UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2018

 

ZYNGA INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-35375

42-1733483

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

699 Eighth Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

 

94103

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (855) 449-9642

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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

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

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

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

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

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Acquisition of Small Giant Games

On December 20, 2018, Zynga Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Zynga ” or the “ Company ”), entered into a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) with the shareholders and option holders (collectively, the “ Sellers ”) of Small Giant Games Oy, a Finnish company (“ Small Giant ”), pursuant to which Zynga will acquire (i) at closing, 80% of all issued and outstanding share capital (including all rights to acquire share capital) of Small Giant (the “ Shares ”) in exchange for consideration of $560 million of which (a) $330 million will be payable in cash (the “ Closing Cash Consideration ”) and (b) the remaining $230 million will be satisfied by the issue of 63,794,746 shares (the “ Zynga Stock Consideration ”) of Class A common stock of Zynga (the “ Zynga Stock ”), based on the average closing price of the Zynga Stock during the 30 trading days immediately preceding the date of the Agreement, subject to adjustments as set forth within the Agreement, and (ii) the remaining 20% of the Shares for additional cash consideration during each of the three years following the closing (the “ Step-In Period ”) payable annually based upon the achievement of specified profitability metrics by Small Giant, as set forth within the Agreement. Following the end of the Step-In Period, Small Giant will be a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Zynga.

The Closing Cash Consideration will be increased by the amount of the Small Giant’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable and decreased by accounts payable (including unpaid transaction expenses), specified change of control fees and outstanding indebtedness.

The closing is expected to occur on January 2, 2019, subject to satisfaction or waiver of specified conditions.

The Agreement is governed by the laws of Finland. The Agreement provides investors with information regarding its terms. The terms and information in the Agreement should not be relied on as factual disclosure about the Company or Small Giant without consideration of the periodic and current reports and other statements that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The terms of the Agreement govern the contractual rights and relationships, and allocate risks, among the parties thereto in relation to the transaction. In particular, the Agreement contains customary warranties of each of Zynga and the Sellers. The warranties of each party set forth in the Agreement have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Agreement, and such warranties should not be relied on by any other person. In addition, such warranties (1) have been qualified by a disclosure letter from the Sellers, (2) are subject to the materiality standards set forth in the Agreement, which may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, (3) in certain cases, were made as of a specific date, and (4) may have been used for purposes of allocating risk between the respective parties rather than establishing matters of fact. Accordingly, no person should rely on the warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the warranties may change after the date of the execution of the Agreement. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these warranties, except as required under U.S. federal or other applicable securities laws.

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Sellers have agreed to indemnify Zynga for losses related to specified matters, including, among other things, breaches or inaccuracies of warranties of the Sellers contained in the Agreement, specified tax matters, and for other customary matters. As security for such indemnification obligations, $30 million of the Closing Cash Consideration otherwise payable to the Sellers has been deposited into an escrow fund.

The Agreement may be terminated upon material breach of certain provisions in the Agreement or if the closing has not occurred by March 31, 2019.

The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement. The Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Revolving Credit Facility

On December  20 , 2018, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as subsidiary guarantors, and Bank of America, N.A., as lender.  The Credit Agreement provides for a three-year secured revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200 million.  The revolving loans available under the revolving loan facility were undrawn on the date hereof.  The proceeds of the revolving loans may be used for general corporate purposes .

At the Company’s option, revolving loans accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either (i) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.50% to 1.00%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio or (ii) the LIBOR rate (for interested periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months) plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.00%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio.  The base rate is defined as the highest of (i)  the federal funds rate, plus 0.50%, (ii)  Bank of America, N.A.’s prime rate and (iii) the LIBOR rate for a 1-month interest period plus 1.00%.  The Company is also obligated to pay other customary closing fees, commitment fees and letter of credit fees for a credit facility of this size and type.

The Company may borrow, repay and reborrow funds under the revolving loan facility until the third anniversary of the closing date, at which time the revolving loan facility will terminate, and all outstanding revolving loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, must be repaid.  The aggregate revolving loan facility commitments shall be reduced to $150 million upon the earlier of (i) a


sale of the Company’s corporate headquarters and (ii) the first anniversary of the closing date, unless, within 90 days after such anniversar y, the Company mortgages its corporate headquarters as collateral to secure the revolving loan facility.

The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are required to be guaranteed by certain of its domestic subsidiaries meeting materiality thresholds set forth in the Credit Agreement.  Such obligations, including the guaranties, are secured by substantially all of the personal property of the Company and the Company’s subsidiary guarantors.  As of the closing date, the only subsidiary guarantor was Big Dog Holdings LLC.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens, undergo certain fundamental changes, make investments, make certain restricted payments, dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, and enter into burdensome agreements, in each case, subject to limitations and exceptions set forth in the Credit Agreement.   The Company is also required to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio, a consolidated interest coverage ratio, and a liquidity covenant, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default that include, among other things, certain payment defaults, cross defaults to other indebtedness, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, change of control defaults, judgment defaults, and bankruptcy and insolvency defaults. If an event of default exists, the lender may require immediate payment of all obligations under the Credit Agreement and may exercise certain other rights and remedies provided for under the Credit Agreement, the other loan documents and applicable law.  Under certain circumstances, a default interest rate will apply on all obligations during the existence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement at a per annum rate equal to 2.00% above the applicable interest rate.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the subheading “ Revolving Credit Facility ” is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the subheading “ Acquisition of Small Giant Games ” is hereby incorporated into this Item 3.02. In accordance with the Agreement, a portion of the consideration to be delivered to the Sellers at closing consists of the Zynga Stock Consideration. The Zynga Stock Consideration will be issued pursuant to exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 20, 2018, Zynga issued a press release announcing the planned acquisition of Small Giant and providing updated financial guidance for its fourth quarter 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8‑K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits .

 

Exhibit Number

Description

2.1+

Share Sale and Purchase Agreement relating to the sale and purchase of all issued and outstanding shares and other equity securities of Small Giant Games Oy between those persons listed in Schedule 1 as Sellers and Zynga Inc. as Purchaser

10.1

Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2018, by and among Zynga Inc., as borrower, certain subsidiaries of Zynga Inc., as guarantor subsidiaries, and Bank of America, N.A., as lender.

99.1

Press Release, dated December 20, 2018

+

Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions of this exhibit, which portions have been omitted and submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.


SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

ZYNGA INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: December 20, 2018

 

By:

/s/ Phuong Y. Phillips

 

 

 

Phuong Y. Phillips

 

 

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

 

Certain portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for Confidential Treatment and, where applicable, have been marked with “[***]” to indicate where omissions have been made. The confidential material has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION COPY

 

Dated December 20, 2018

Share Sale and Purchase Agreement

relating to the sale and purchase of all issued and outstanding shares and other equity securities of Small Giant Games Oy

between

Those persons listed in Schedule 1

as Sellers

Zynga Inc.

as Purchaser

 

 

White & Case llp

 

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[***] Confidential treatment has been requested for the bracketed portions. The confidential redacted portion has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


 

 

 

Table of Contents

Page

1

 

Interpretation

1

2

 

Sale and Purchase

15

3

 

Conditions

16

4

 

Consideration

16

5

 

Step-In Consideration

17

6

 

Escrow

20

7

 

Closing

20

8

 

Step-In Closings

22

9

 

Minority Shareholders during Step-In Periods

23

10

 

Purchaser's Warranties and Undertakings

24

11

 

Obligations During Step-In Period

30

12

 

Sellers' Warranties

31

13

 

Indemnification by Sellers

32

14

 

Tax Indemnity

32

15

 

Sellers' Limitations on Liability

33

16

 

Restrictions on Sellers

33

17

 

Certain Exclusions and Key Managers' Undertaking

34

18

 

Business Information

34

19

 

Termination

34

20

 

Confidentiality

34

21

 

Announcements

35

22

 

No Assignment

35

23

 

Further Assurance

36

24

 

Entire Agreement

36

25

 

Severance and Validity

36

26

 

Variations

37

27

 

Remedies and Waivers

37

28

 

Effect of Closing

37

29

 

Third Party Rights

38

30

 

Payments

38

31

 

Costs and Expenses; Transfer Taxes

38

32

 

Default Interest

39

33

 

Notices

39

34

 

Retiring Directors

40

35

 

Counterparts

40

36

 

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

40

37

 

Sellers' Representative

41

Schedule 1

 

The Sellers

43

Schedule 2

 

The Company

44

Part 1

 

Details of the Company

44

Part 2

 

Capitalization Table

45

Schedule 3

 

Signing and Closing Arrangements

46

Part 1

 

Sellers' Signing and Closing Obligations

46

Part 2

 

Purchaser's Signing and Closing Obligations

47

Part 3

 

Sellers' Step-In Closing Obligations

48

 

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Part 4

 

Purchaser's Step-In Closing Obligations

48

Schedule 4

 

Warranties

49

Part 1

 

Sellers' Fundamental Warranties

49

Part 2

 

Sellers' Investment Warranties

50

Part 3

 

Sellers' Operational Warranties

51

Schedule 5

 

Sellers' Limitations on Liability

71

Schedule 6

 

Closing Accounts

76

Part 1

 

Rules for Preparation of Closing Accounts

76

Part 2

 

Specific Accounting Treatments

76

Part 3

 

Preparation, Delivery and Agreement

77

Part 4

 

Closing Accounts Format

79

Schedule 7

 

Post-Closing Financial Adjustments

80

Part 1

 

General

80

Part 2

 

Settlement of Adjustments

80

Schedule 8

 

Step-In Consideration

82

Part 1

 

Rules for Preparation of Step-In Accounts and Accounting Treatment

82

Part 2

 

Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts

82

Part 3

 

Company EBITDA Calculation Format

85

Part 4

 

Revenue and Cost Booking

86

Schedule 9

 

Step-In Covenants

87

Schedule 10

 

Escrow Account

89

Part 1

 

General

89

Part 2

 

Payments from the Escrow Account

89

Schedule 11

 

Accounts

91

Part 1

 

Accounts

91

Part 2

 

Management Accounts

92

Schedule 12

 

Permitted Activities

93

 


 

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Agreed Form Documents

Bring Down Certificate

Data Room Index

Escrow Agreement

Form of Key Managers’ Service Agreement

Form of Resignation Letter

Operating Plan 2019

Paying Agent Agreement

Power of Attorney regarding Company Shares not sold at Closing

Form of Share Transfer Agreement

Form of Option Transfer Agreement

Form of Securities Law and Lock-Up Legends

*** The registrant agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit. ***

 

 

 

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This Agreement is made on December 20 , 2018

Between:

(1)       The Several Persons whose details are set out in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ) (together, the “ Sellers ”); and

(2)       Zynga Inc. a company incorporated in Delaware with registered number 4446916 and whose registered office is at 699 8 th Street, San Francisco, California 94103, the United States (the “ Purchaser ”);

Whereas:

(A)       Particulars of the Company (as defined in Clause 1 ( Interpretation )) are set out in Schedule 2 ( The Company ).

(B)       The Sellers have agreed to sell and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase the Company Shares (as defined in Clause 1 ( Interpretation )) in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

It is agreed:

1.       Interpretation

1.1       In this Agreement:

Accounts ” means the audited statutory financial statements of the Company for the accounting reference period ended on the Accounts Date, together with the auditors’ report and the notes to the audited financial statements, attached hereto as Part 1 ( Accounts ) to Schedule 11 ( Accounts );

Accounts Date ” means 31 December 2017;

Actual Cash ” means the Cash as at the Effective Time as calculated and determined in accordance with Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

Actual Debt ” means the Debt as at the Effective Time as calculated and determined in accordance with Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

Adjustment Payment ” has the meaning given in Part 2 ( Settlement of Adjustments ) of Schedule 7 ( Post-Closing Financial Adjustments );

Agreement ” means this agreement together with its schedules and appendices thereto;

Agents ” means, in relation to a person, that person’s directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents and representatives;

Anti‑Bribery Laws ” means, in each case to the extent that they have been applicable to the Company at any time prior to the date of this Agreement: (i)  the UK Bribery Act 2010; (ii)  the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended); (iii) any applicable law, rule, or regulation promulgated to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed on December 17, 1997; and (iv) any other applicable law, rule or regulation of similar purpose and scope in any jurisdiction;

Applicable Accounting Standards ” means the generally accepted accounting principles in Finland, as adopted and consistently applied by the Company, subject to the Finnish Accounting Act (1336/1997, as amended), the Finnish Accounting Decree (1339/1997, as amended) and, with respect to the Accounts, the Finnish Government Decree on the information

 

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presented in the financial statements of a small undertaking and micro-undertaking (1753/2015, as amended) ;

Application Store ” has the meaning given in paragraph 6.1, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Application Store Contracts ” has the meaning given in paragraph 6.1, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Auditors ” means Deloitte Oy;

Authority ” means a supra-national, national or sub-national authority, commission, department, agency, regulator or regulatory body with jurisdiction in any jurisdiction whose laws are applicable to the Company;

Breach Notice ” has the meaning given in Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants );

Bring Down Certificate ” means a certificate in the agreed form setting forth (in reasonable detail) the circumstances (if any) relating to the operations of the Company that have come to the awareness of the Management Sellers between the date of this Agreement and Closing which give rise to a material breach of any of the Warranties and would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Business, taken as a whole;

Business ” means the business of the Company comprising the development, marketing and publishing of games on mobile and online platforms as conducted by it on the date of this Agreement;

Business Data ” means all data and information that is created or used by the Company, or is processed by or stored on any Company IT Asset;

Business Day ” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday) when commercial banks are open for ordinary banking business in London, United Kingdom, Helsinki, Finland and San Francisco, California, the United States;

Business Domain Name ” means any Internet domain name in which the Company has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another person, or otherwise);

Business Information ” means drawings, formulae, test results, reports, project reports and testing, operation and manufacturing procedures, shop practices, instruction and training manuals, tables of operating conditions, market forecasts, specifications, data, quotations, tables, lists and particulars of customers and suppliers, marketing methods and procedures, technical literature and brochures and any other technical, industrial and commercial information and techniques in any tangible form (including, but not limited to paper, electronically stored data, magnetic media, microfiche, film and microfilm);

Business IP ” means (a) the Business Owned IP; and (b) any Intellectual Property Right that is used by the Company under a license;

Business Owned IP ” means (i) all Registered Business IP Rights; (ii) all Business Domain Names; (iii) all Business Owned Software; and (iv) all other Intellectual Property Rights in which the Company has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another person, or otherwise);

Business Owned Software ” means any and all Business Software in which the Company has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another person, or otherwise);

 

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Business Product means all games and products marketed, made commercially available, sold, licensed out or otherwise distributed by or on behalf of the Company . The Business Product s include the games Empires & Puzzles, Oddwings Escape and Rope Racers ;

Business Social Media Account ” means any online social media accounts maintained by the Company;

Business Software ” means all Software that is used, marketed, sold, distributed, provided, published or licensed, or is being developed, or is used in the design, development, distribution, publication, testing, maintenance, or support of, any Business Product, in each case by or on behalf of the Company at any time, but excluding any third-party Software that (a) is not part of the Empire & Puzzles Game or used in connection with it and is not material; or (b) that is generally available on standard commercial terms and is licensed to the Company on a non-exclusive basis;

Business Third Party Software ” means any and all Business Software in which a third party has an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another person, or otherwise);

Cash ” means, in relation to the Company, and as specified in the Closing Accounts, the aggregate of: (i) its unrestricted cash in hand or credited to any account with any banking, financial, acceptance credit, lending or other similar institution or organisation (and any accrued and outstanding interest thereon); (ii) current accounts receivables (net of all reserves); (iii) liquid or easily realisable stocks, shares, bonds, treasury bills and other such securities, less the aggregate cash value of any declared but unpaid dividends and other distributions attributable to the Closing Shares and (iv) the aggregate exercise price of options acquired as of the Closing where the exercise price has been actually received by the Company at the relevant time;

Cause Event ” means any event, act or omission that entitles the Company to terminate the employment of an Employee (i) for a cause attributable to the Employee that can be considered similar to the so-called lawful termination grounds related to the Employee’s person pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter 7 (in Finnish: työntekijän henkilöön liittyvät irtisanomisperusteet ) or (ii) in accordance with Chapter 8 (in Finnish: työsopimuksen purkaminen ) of the Finnish Employment Contracts Act (55/2001, as amended);

Change of Control Payments ” means any bonuses, severance payments and other similar benefits (if applicable) owed by the Company to the Company’s employees or contractors (which remain unpaid as at the Closing Date) that are, directly or indirectly, triggered as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (excluding the acceleration of any options);

Closing ” means closing of the sale and purchase of the Closing Shares under this Agreement;

Closing Accounts ” means the accounts prepared in accordance with Part 1 ( Rules for Preparation of Closing Accounts ) of Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

Closing Cash Consideration ” has the meaning given in Clause 4.2;

Closing Consideration ” means US$560,000,000 ( five hundred and sixty million dollars );

Closing Date ” means 2 January 2019 or such other date as the Parties agree in writing (provided that the Conditions are satisfied at that time);

Closing Shares ” means, in relation to a Seller, those Company Shares set out beside that Seller’s name in Column (C) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Company ” means Small Giant Games Oy, further details of which are set out in Schedule 2 ( The Company );

 

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Company Bookings means the Company ’s revenue bookings as determined on the basis of accounting policies and principles consistent with the principles applied by the Company to determine revenue prior to Effective Time (as further described in Part 4 ( Revenue and Cost Booking ) of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) . The Company Bookings shall be calculated as specified in Part 4 ( Revenue and Cost Booking ) of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) and in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards ;

Company Documents ” has the meaning given in paragraph 1.4, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Company EBITDA ” means the EBITDA of the Company as determined on the basis of accounting policies and principles consistent with the principles applied by the Company to determine EBITDA prior to the Effective Time (as further described in Part 3 ( Company EBITDA Calculation Format ) of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration )), specifically including amounts attributable to the operations of the Company (consisting of Company Bookings, cost of sales and operating expenses, but not the impact of the change in the Company’s deferred revenue which is included in the Purchaser’s “Adjusted EBITDA” for external reporting purposes). The Company EBITDA shall be calculated as specified in Part 3 ( Company EBITDA Calculation Format ) of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) and in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards;

Company EBITDA Margin ” means, for the relevant Step-In Period, the Company’s EBITDA divided by the Company Bookings for that Step-In Period;

Company IT Assets ” means all Software, databases (for clarity, excluding any data contained in such databases), servers, computers, Hardware, networks, routers, and other information technology or communication equipment used in, and which are material to the operation of, the Business;

Company Shares ” means all the issued and outstanding 224,008 shares, divided in three share classes, of the Company as at the date of this Agreement, together with all issued and allocated option rights (whether vested or unvested), convertible securities or any other rights to acquire shares (or interests in shares) in the Company;

Conditions ” means the conditions referred to in Clause 3.3;

Connected Person ” means, in relation to an Undertaking:

(a)      any other person who has Control of that Undertaking (a “ Controlling Person ”);

(b)      any Controlling Person’s own spouse or civil partner, parents and siblings (including step-siblings and half-siblings), linear ancestors and direct descendants, including adopted children, of that Controlling Person and their respective spouses or civil partners (together, the “ Controlling Person’s Family ”);

(c)      any trust established by or for the benefit of a Controlling Person or a member of a Controlling Person’s Family;

(d)      any Undertaking in whose equity shares or partnership interests a Controlling Person and/or one or more members of a Controlling Person’s Family are, taken together, able to exercise or control the exercise of at least 20  per cent (20%) of the votes able to be cast at general meetings, or to appoint or remove directors or equivalent officers holding a majority of voting rights at meetings of the board or equivalent management body, in each case on all, or substantially all, matters;

(e)      any Undertaking whose directors or equivalent officers are bound to act in accordance with the directions or instructions of a Controlling Person and/or any one or more members of a Controlling Person’s Family;

 

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(f)        any Undertaking (other than the Company) of which a Controlling Person or a member of a Controlling Person’s Family is a director or equivalent officer; and

any nominee, trustee or agent or any other person acting on behalf of any person referred to in in this definition;

Consideration ” means the Closing Consideration and the Step-In Considerations;

Continuing Provisions ” means Clause 1 ( Interpretation ), Clause 15 and Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ), Clause 20 ( Confidentiality ), Clause 21 ( Announcements ), Clause 22 ( No Assignment ), Clause 24 ( Entire Agreement ), Clause 25 ( Severance and Validity ), Clause 26 ( Variations ), Clause 27 ( Remedies and Waivers ), Clause 29 ( Third Party Rights ), Clause 30 ( Payments ), Clause 31 ( Costs and Expenses ), Clause 32 ( Default Interest ), Clause 33 ( Notices ), Clause 36 ( Governing Law and Jurisdiction ) and Clause 37 ( Sellers’ Representative ), all of which shall continue to apply after the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Clause 7.9 without limit in time;

Control ” means, in relation to a person:

(a)      holding or controlling, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting rights exercisable at shareholder meetings (or the equivalent) of that person; or

(b)      having, directly or indirectly, the right to appoint or remove directors holding a majority of the voting rights exercisable at meetings of the board of directors (or the equivalent) of that person; or

(c)      having, directly or indirectly, the ability to direct or procure the direction of the management and policies of that person, whether through the ownership of shares, by contract or otherwise; or

(d)      having the ability, directly or indirectly, whether alone or together with another, to ensure that the affairs of that person are conducted in accordance with his or its wishes; and

(i)      the terms “ Controlling ”, “ Control ”, and “ Controlled ” shall be construed accordingly; and

(ii)      any two or more persons acting together to secure or exercise Control of another person shall be viewed as Controlling that other person;

Controller ” the entity which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data;

Data Protection Laws ” means the laws applicable to the Processing of Personal Data, including, but not limited to, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, EU Directives 2002/58/EC and 2009/136/EC (each Directive as implemented into the national laws of EU Member States), each to the extent in force, implemented, and applicable on or prior to the date of this Agreement;

Data Room ” means the electronic Project Stronghold data room facility hosted by Merrill Corporation comprising the actual copies of documents and other information relating to the Business and the Company made available to the Purchaser’s Group and its advisers, as itemised in the data room index in the agreed terms;

Data Subject ” means a natural person who is the subject of the relevant Personal Data;

Debt ” means, as specified in the Closing Accounts, without duplication, the aggregate of:

(a)      all borrowings, and indebtedness in the nature of borrowings, of the Company (including by way of loan stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, commercial paper or finance leases)

 

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owed to any banking, financial, acceptance credit, lending or other similar institution or organisation (including (i) loans from Business Finland and (ii) grants from Business Finland to the extent applicable in accordance with, and subject to, Clause 17.2 );

(b)      all Change of Control Payments;

(c)      all Expenses;

(d)      any additional current liabilities of the Company excluding the items set out in (a) to (c) above); and

(e)      any accrued and outstanding interest thereon;

Deliverables ” has the meaning given in Clause 7.4;

Disclosed ” means fairly disclosed in the Disclosure Letter in such manner and such detail to enable a professional purchaser to make a reasonably informed assessment of the relevant matter, fact or circumstance disclosed;

Disclosed Plans ” has the meaning given in paragraph 23, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Disclosure Letter ” means the letter of this Agreement’s date from the Management Sellers (on behalf of the Sellers) to the Purchaser, in the agreed terms, and delivered to the Purchaser before the execution of this Agreement;

Distribution Platforms ” has the meaning given in paragraph 6.2, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Documents ” has the meaning given in paragraph 1.3, Part 1 ( Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Draft Closing Accounts ” has the meaning given in paragraph 1.1, Part 3 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement ) of Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

Draft Step-In Accounts ” has the meaning given in paragraph 1, Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ) of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration );

Effective Time ” means 00.00.01 am (Pacific Time) on 1 January 2019;

Employees ” means the employees, directors, officers and workers of the Company;

Encumbrance ” means any pledge, charge, lien, mortgage, debenture, hypothecation, security interest, pre‑emption right, option, claim, equitable right, power of sale, pledge, retention of title, right of first refusal or other third party right or security interest of any kind or an agreement, arrangement or obligation to create any of the above;

Escrow Account ” means the deposit account to be opened in the name of the Purchaser with the Escrow Agent in Luxembourg and operated in accordance with the Escrow Agreement;

Escrow Agent ” means JP Morgan Chase Bank Luxembourg S.A. to be appointed under the Escrow Agreement;

Escrow Agreement ” means the escrow agreement, in the agreed terms, to be entered into on or around the date of this Agreement between the Escrow Agent, the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative;

Escrow Amount ” means the sum of US$30,000,000 ( thirty million dollars ) deposited on the Escrow Account;

 

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Escrow Period ” has the meaning given in Part 2 ( Payments from the Escrow Account ) of Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ) ;

Estimated Cash means US$[***];

Estimated Debt means US$[***];

Exchange Act ” has the meaning given in Clause 10.2(h);

Exchange Rate ” has the meaning given in Clause 1.13;

Expenses ” means (i) any termination, balloon or similar payments resulting from early termination of contracts or outstanding debt; (ii) any payments required to obtain consents, waivers, terminations or amendments under any agreement of the Company; (iii) any amounts which are the liability of the Company in respect of any Taxes resulting from the cash out of share options and other compensatory payments of the employees of the Company; and (iv) any premiums and other amounts payable to obtain reasonable tail coverage under the Company’s existing directors and officers’ insurance policy, in each case of (i) – (iv) which remain unpaid as at the Effective Time and that become payable as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as well as (v) all fees, costs and expenses, including without limitation, all legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting and other fees, incurred in connection with the preparation of and discussions regarding the Term Sheet, and the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement which are the liability of the Company and remain unpaid as at the Effective Time (in each case excluding any salaries, remunerations and reimbursement of costs and expenses paid to the Employees in accordance with their terms of employment, engagement or service with the Company or any existing remuneration or reimbursement policy of the Company, and any contributions related thereto which are not otherwise accounted as a Change of Control Payment);

Expert ” has the meaning given in paragraph 2.1, Part 3 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement ) of Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

FCA ” means the Finnish Companies Act (624/2006, as amended);

First Step-In Period means the period commencing as of immediately after the Effective Time and ending on 31 December 2019;

Fundamental Operational Warranties ” means the Warranties set out in paragraphs 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 ( Company Incorporation and Authority; Company Shares ), paragraph 5 ( Broker and Finders Fees ), paragraph 17.14 ( Ownership of Core IP used in the Game ) and paragraph 25.1 ( Taxation ), in each case of Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Fundamental Operational Warranty Claim ” means any claim for breach of a Sellers’ Fundamental Operational Warranties.

Games ” means (a) the following games, including their gameplay and each part or element of them, in any form, format or version: Empires & Puzzles, Oddwings Escape, and Rope Racers ; (b) the current names of the games listed under (a); and (c) all concepts and materials (existing or under development) for future development of the games listed under (a) or for future games based on the same or similar concepts or gameplays as the games listed under (a);

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, branch, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or arbitral or judicial body;

 

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Hardware ” means any and all computer s , telecommunications and network equipment; (but expressly not including Software);

Harmful Code ” means “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus,” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry), or any other code designed or intended to have, or intended to be capable of performing, any of the following functions: (a) disrupting, disabling, harming, or otherwise impeding in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorised access to, a computer system or network or other device on which such code is stored or installed; or (b) damaging or destroying any data or file, in each case, without the user’s consent;

HQ ” has the meaning given in paragraph 21.1, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Inbound IP Contracts ” has the meaning given in paragraph 17.23, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Indemnity Claim ” means any claim under the Tax Indemnity;

Independent Accountant ” means PricewaterhouseCoopers;

Initial Consideration ” has the meaning given in Clause 4.1;

Intellectual Property Rights ” means (i) patents, all reissues, divisionals, renewals, extensions, continuations and continuations in part thereof, rights in inventions and invention disclosures, utility models, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade and business names, trade dress, rights in get-up, the goodwill relating to the foregoing, rights in and to Internet domain names, (iii) design rights, (iv) copyright and neighbouring rights (including rights in Software), (v) database rights and semiconductor typography rights, (vi) rights in proprietary trade secrets, confidential know-how and confidential information and (vii) any other intellectual property rights or industrial property rights or proprietary rights equivalent or similar to the foregoing which may subsist, in each case of (i) through (vii) in any part of the world and whether or not registered, issued or granted, or subject to a pending application for registration;

Interest Rate ” means the United States prime rate as reported by the Wall Street Journal (it being understood that the Interest Rate shall in no event be less than 5%), calculated and compounded quarterly;

IP Contracts ” has the meaning given to it in paragraph 17.25, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

IT Contracts ” means all written agreements relating to any of the Company IT Assets or under which any third party provides or is obliged to provide any element of, or services relating to, any of the Company IT Assets;

Key Managers ” means each of the Management Sellers and [***];

Key Employee ” means each of the Key Managers and [***].

Licences ” has the meaning given in paragraph 10.1, Part 3 of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Long Stop Date ” means 31 March 2019 or such other date as the Parties may agree in writing;

Loss ” or “ Losses ” means any losses, liabilities, actions and claims, including charges, costs, damages, fines, penalties, interest and all reasonable legal and other professional fees and expenses including, in each case, all related Taxes;

Management Accounts ” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as at 30 November 2018 and the unaudited profit and loss account of the Company for the period

 

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ended on such date attached hereto as Part 2 ( Management Accounts ) to Schedule 11 ( Accounts );

Management Sellers ” means each of [***];

Managing Director ” means the managing director (Fi. toimitusjohtaja ) of the Company;

Material Purchaser Breach ” has the meaning given in Clause 9.4;

NASDAQ ” has the meaning given in Clause 10.2(i) ;

Non‑Acceptance Notice ” has the meaning given in paragraph 1.2(b), Part 3 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement ) of Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

Notice ” has the meaning given in Clause 33.1;

OFAC ” has the meaning given in paragraph 9.4, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Open Source Code ” (a) means any software (including libraries) that requires as a condition of its use, modification or distribution that it, or other software incorporated into it, linked with it, distributed with it, or derived from it, be disclosed, licensed or distributed in source code form or  be licensed or redistributable at no charge or for the purpose of making modifications or derivative works; or (b) any and all software (including libraries) licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU Lesser/Library GPL, the Mozilla Public License, or any other licence listed at www.opensource.org/licenses ;

Operating Plan ” has the meaning given in Clause 11.3;

Option Transfer Agreement ” means the option transfer agreement, as applicable, in the agreed terms, to be entered into at each of the Step-In Closings between each relevant Seller and the Purchaser;

Outbound IP Contracts ” has the meaning given in paragraph 17.25, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Parent Undertaking ” means an Undertaking which, in relation to another Undertaking, a “ Subsidiary Undertaking ”:

(a)      holds a majority of the voting rights in the Undertaking; or

(b)      is a member of the Undertaking and has the right to appoint or remove a majority of its board of directors; or

(c)      has the right to exercise a dominant influence over the Undertaking, by virtue of provisions contained in its constitutional documents or elsewhere; or

(d)      is a member of the Undertaking and controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with the other shareholders or members, a majority of the voting rights in the Undertaking,

and an Undertaking shall be treated as the Parent Undertaking of any Undertaking in relation to which any of its Subsidiary Undertakings is, or is to be treated as, the Parent Undertaking, and “ Subsidiary Undertaking ” shall be construed accordingly;

Party ” means a party to this Agreement and “ Parties ” shall mean the parties to this Agreement;

Paying Agent ” means Acquiom Financial LLC;

 

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Paying Agent Agreement ” means the paying agent agreement, in the agreed terms, to be entered into on or around the date of this Agreement between the Paying Agent and the Sellers’ Representative;

Paying Agent’s Account ” means the account held to the benefit of the Sellers in accordance with the Paying Agent Agreement;

Pension Benefits ” has the meaning given in paragraph 23, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Personal Data ” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning given in Clause 10.2(m);

Platform Agreements ” has the meaning given in paragraph 6.2, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Premises ” has the meaning given in paragraph 21.1, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Prior Agreement ” means the shareholders agreement, dated [***], pertaining to the Company, and any other possible shareholders agreements or minority shareholders agreements pertaining to the Company entered into prior to this Agreement;

Privacy and Data Security Policies ” means: (1) all of the written privacy policies and procedures of the Company; and (2) all of the written policies and procedures of the Company relating to data security, in each case that have been adopted and implemented at any time on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that are valid on the date of this Agreement;

Pro Rata Portion ” means, in relation to a Seller, the percentage figure specified opposite that Seller’s name in column (B) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Processing ” means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Data, whether or not by automatic means, including but not limited to: collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction;

Processor ” means any person or entity that Processes Personal Data on behalf of a Controller (other than an employee of the Controller);

Purchaser ” has the meaning given in the preamble of this Agreement;

Purchaser Reports ” has the meaning given in Clause 10.2(g);

Purchaser’s Group ” means the Purchaser, its Subsidiary Undertakings, any Parent Undertaking of the Purchaser and all other Subsidiary Undertakings of any such Parent Undertaking as the case may be from time to time (and including, after Closing, the Company);

Purchaser’s Lawyers ” means White & Case LLP;

Registered Business IP Right ” means any Intellectual Property Right that is the subject matter of a grant, issuance or registration, or of an application for any of the foregoing, and in which the Company has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another person, or otherwise), excluding the Business Domain Names;

 

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Registration Statement ” has the meaning given in Clause 10.2(m) ;

Regulation D ” means Rules 500 - 507 promulgated under the Securities Act;

Regulation S ” means Rules 901 - 905 promulgated under the Securities Act;

Related Persons ” has the meaning given in Clause 24.4;

Relevant Claim ” has the meaning given in Part 2 ( Payments from the Escrow Account ) of Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account );

Relevant Party’s Group ” means in relation to the Purchaser, the Purchaser’s Group; in relation to a Seller, the Sellers and their Related Persons;

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such rule;

Schemes ” has the meaning given in paragraph 22.3, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

SEC ” has the meaning given in Clause 10.2(g);

Second Step-In Period means the period commencing on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020;

Securities Act ” has the meaning given in Part 2 ( Sellers’ Investment Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Sellers ” has the meaning given in the preamble of this Agreement;

Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties ” means the Warranties set out in Part 1 ( Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty Claim ” means any claim for breach of a Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty;

Sellers’ Investment Warranties ” means the Warranties set out in Part 2 ( Sellers’ Investment Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Sellers’ Knowledge ” means the knowledge of the Management Sellers;

Sellers’ Lawyers ” means Avance Attorneys Ltd;

Sellers’ Operational Warranties ” means the Warranties set out in Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Sellers’ Operational Warranty Claim ” means any claim for breach of a Sellers’ Operational Warranty;

Sellers’ Representative ” means Timo Soininen in accordance with Clause 37 ( Sellers’ Representative );

Share Transfer Agreement ” means the share transfer agreement, as applicable, in the agreed terms, to be entered into at each of the Step-In Closings between each relevant Seller and the Purchaser;

Software ” means any and all (i) computer code and computer programs, including all application programming interfaces (APIs), whether in source code, object code or other form and (ii) electronic databases (excluding any data, including Personal Data, contained in such databases) and (iii) algorithms and source code annotations;

 

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Source Code ” means the software programming code (including flash .swf source code, C++ server source code and JAVA source code) expressed in human readable language;

Step-In Accounts ” means the statements of Company Bookings, Company EBITDA and Company EBITDA Margin for the accounting reference periods ending on the last day of each of the First Step-In Period, Second Step-In Period and Third Step-In Period, as determined in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards and the provisions set out in Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration );

Step-In Closings ” means each of the Step-In Year One Closing, the Step-In Year Two Closing, and the Step-In Year Three Closing;

Step-In Consideration ” means each of the Step-In Year One Closing Consideration, the Step-In Year Two Closing Consideration, and the Step-In Year Three Closing Consideration;

Step-In Covenants ” has the meaning given in Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants );

Step-In Deliverables ” has the meaning given in Clause 8.6;

Step-In Period ” means the First Step-In Period, the Second Step-In Period or the Third Step-In Period, as applicable;

Step-In Shares ” means the Step-In Year One Closing Shares, the Step-In Year Two Closing Shares, and the Step-In Year Three Closing Shares;

Step-In Year One Closing ” means the closing of the sale and purchase of the Step-In Year One Closing Shares;

Step-In Year One Closing Consideration ” has the meaning given in Clause 5.2;

Step-In Year One Closing Date ” has the meaning given in Clause 8.1;

Step-In Year One Closing Shares ” means, in relation to a Seller, those Company Shares set out beside that Seller’s name in Column (F) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Step-In Year One EBITDA Threshold ” has the meaning given in Clause 5.3(a)(i);

Step-In Year One Multiple ” shall be determined in accordance with Clause 5.3;

Step-In Year One Pro Rata Portion ” means, in relation to a Seller, the percentage figure specified opposite that Seller’s name in column (G) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Step-In Year Three Closing ” means the closing of the sale and purchase of the Step-In Year Three Closing Shares;

Step-In Year Three Closing Consideration ” has the meaning given in Clause 5.6;

Step-In Year Three Closing Date ” has the meaning given in Clause 8.3;

Step-In Year Three Closing Shares ” means, in relation to a Seller, those Company Shares set out beside that Seller’s name in Column (J) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Step-In Year Three EBITDA Threshold ” has the meaning given in Clause 5.7(a)(i);

Step-In Year Three Multiple ” shall be determined in accordance with Clause 5.7;

Step-In Year Three Pro Rata Portion ” means, in relation to a Seller, the percentage figure specified opposite that Seller’s name in column (K) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Step-In Year Two Closing ” means the closing of the sale and purchase of the Step-In Year Two Closing Shares;

 

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Step-In Year Two Closing Consideration ” has the meaning given in Clause  5.4 ;

Step-In Year Two Closing Date ” has the meaning given in Clause 8.2;

Step-In Year Two Closing Shares ” means, in relation to a Seller, those Company Shares set out beside that Seller’s name in Column (H) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Step-In Year Two EBITDA Threshold ” has the meaning given in Clause 5.5(a)(i);

Step-In Year Two Multiple ” shall be determined in accordance with Clause 5.5;

Step-In Year Two Pro Rata Portion ” means, in relation to a Seller, the percentage figure specified opposite that Seller’s name in column (I) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers );

Subsidiary Undertaking ” means any Undertaking in relation to which another Undertaking is its Parent Undertaking;

subsidiary ” means, with respect to any person (the “parent”) at any date, any entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of such date, as well as any other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held;

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Purchaser;

Tax ” or “ Taxation ” means and includes all forms of, direct and indirect, taxation and statutory and governmental, state, provincial, local governmental or municipal charges, duties, contributions and levies, withholdings and deductions, in each case whether of Finland or elsewhere and whenever imposed and all related penalties, charges, costs and interest;

Tax Claim ” means any Tax Indemnity Claim or Tax Warranty Claim;

Tax Indemnity ” means the tax indemnity set out in Clause 14 ( Tax Indemnity );

Tax Indemnity Claim ” means any claim by the Purchaser under the Tax Indemnity;

Tax Warranties ” means the Warranties set out in paragraph 25 of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Tax Warranty Claim ” means any claim for breach of a Tax Warranty;

Taxation Authority ” means any governmental or other authority competent to impose Taxation whether in Finland or elsewhere;

Term Sheet ” means the term sheet entered into between Zynga Inc., the Company, EQT Ventures Investments S.à r.l., Creandum III, L.P., Spintop Investments Partners II AB, and the Management Sellers, dated [***], pertaining to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement;

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning given in Clause 3.1 of Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability );

Third Step-In Period means the period commencing on 1 January 2021 and ending on 31 December 2021;

Trade Control Laws ” has the meaning given in paragraph 9.3, Part 3 ( Sellers’ Operational Warranties ) of Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

 

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Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the Escrow Agreement, the Share Transfer Agreements and the Option Transfer Agreements ;

Transfer ” means any direct or indirect sale, offer to sell, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, license, gift, creation of a security interest in or lien or, placement in trust (voting or otherwise), encumbrance or other disposition to any person, including by way of spin-off (such as through a dividend), hedging, or derivative transactions or otherwise. The term “Transferable” or other similar words have correlative meanings to “Transfer”;

Transfer Agent ” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the Purchaser’s transfer agent for the Zynga Stock;

Transfer Taxes ” has the meaning given in Clause 31.2;

Trigger Event ” has the meaning given in Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants );

U.S. GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect as of the applicable date of determination;

Undertaking ” means a body corporate or partnership or an unincorporated association carrying on trade or business;

Warranties ” means the warranties referred to in Clause 12 ( Sellers’ Warranties) and set out in Schedule 4 ( Warranties );

Warranty Claim ” means any claim for breach of Warranty;

Zynga Stock ” means the Zynga Inc. Class A common stock, par value $0.00000625 per share; and

Zynga Stock Consideration ” has the meaning given in Clause 4.2(c).

1.2       The expression “ in the agreed terms ” or “ agreed form ” means in the form agreed between the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative and initialled, as applicable, for the purposes of identification by or on behalf of the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative.

1.3       Any reference to “ writing ” or “ written ” means any method of reproducing words in a legible and non‑transitory form (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, email).

1.4       References to “ include ” or “ including ” are to be construed without limitation.

1.5       References to a “ company ” include any company, corporation or other body corporate wherever and however incorporated or established.

1.6       References to a “ person ” include any individual, company, partnership, joint venture, firm, association, trust, governmental or regulatory authority or other body or entity (whether or not having separate legal personality).

1.7       References to “ $ ” or “ US$ ” are to United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America from time to time. References to “ ” or “ EUR ” are to Euros, the lawful currency of certain member states of the European Union.

1.8       The table of contents and headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the construction of this Agreement.

1.9       Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular include the plural and vice versa and a reference to any gender includes all other genders.

1.10       References to Clauses, paragraphs and Schedules are to Clauses and paragraphs of, and schedules to, this Agreement.  The Schedules form part of this Agreement.

 

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1.11        References to any statute or statutory provision include a reference to that statute or statutory provision as amended, consolidated or replaced from time to time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) and include any subordinate legislation made under the relevant statute or statutory provision.

1.12       References to any Finnish legal term for any action, remedy, method of financial proceedings, legal document, legal status, court, official or any legal concept or thing shall, in respect of any jurisdiction other than Finland, be deemed to include what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to the Finnish legal term.

1.13       All payments required in accordance with this Agreement shall be made in US$. For the purposes of applying a reference to a monetary sum expressed in a currency other than US$, an amount in a currency other than US$ shall be converted into US$ on a particular date at an exchange rate equal to the mid‑point closing rate for converting that currency into US$ on the immediately preceding Business Day as quoted in the London edition of the Financial Times first next published (or, if no such rate is quoted in the Financial Times, the mid‑point closing rate quoted by Barclays Bank PLC in London) (the “ Exchange Rate ”). In relation to a Warranty Claim or an Indemnity Claim, the date of such conversion shall be the date of receipt of written notice of that claim in accordance with Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ).

1.14       The expressions “ ordinary course of business ” or “ business in the ordinary course ” mean the ordinary and usual course of business of the Company during the 12 months preceding the date of this Agreement, consistent in all material respects (including nature and scope) with the prior practice of the Company.

1.15       Unless expressly provided otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement which relate to the Sellers are given and entered into by them severally.

1.16       This Agreement shall be binding on and be for the benefit of the successors and permitted assignees of the Parties.

2.       Sale and Purchase

2.1       At Closing, the Purchaser shall purchase the Closing Shares with all rights attaching to them as at the Closing and each of the relevant Sellers shall transfer full legal and beneficial title to its Closing Shares to the Purchaser free from all Encumbrances on the terms of this Agreement.

2.2       At the Step-In Year One Closing, the Purchaser shall purchase the Step-In Year One Closing Shares with all rights attaching to them as at the Step-In Year One Closing Date and each of the relevant Sellers shall transfer full legal and beneficial title to its Step-In Year One Closing Shares to the Purchaser free from all Encumbrances on the terms of this Agreement.

2.3       At the Step-In Year Two Closing, the Purchaser shall purchase the Step-In Year Two Closing Shares with all rights attaching to them as at the Step-In Year Two Closing Date and each of the relevant Sellers shall transfer full legal and beneficial title to its Step-In Year Two Closing Shares to the Purchaser free from all Encumbrances on the terms of this Agreement.

2.4       At the Step-In Year Three Closing, the Purchaser shall purchase the Step-In Year Three Closing Shares with all rights attaching to them as at the Step-In Year Three Closing Date and each of the relevant Sellers shall transfer full legal and beneficial title to its Step-In Year Three Closing Shares to the Purchaser free from all Encumbrances on the terms of this Agreement.

2.5       Each of the Sellers hereby waives any restrictions on transfer (including all pre‑emption rights) which may exist in relation to the Company Shares at Closing and at each of the Step-In Closings.

2.6       The Purchaser shall not be obliged to complete the purchase of any of the:

 

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(a)        Closing Shares unless the purchase of all of the Closing Share s is completed simultaneously at Closing;

(b)       Step-In Year One Closing Shares unless the purchase of all of the Step-In Year One Closing Shares is completed simultaneously on Step-In Year One Closing;

(c)       Step-In Year Two Closing Shares unless the purchase of all of the Step-In Year Two Closing Shares is completed simultaneously on Step-In Year Two Closing; and

(d)       Step-In Year Three Closing Shares unless the purchase of all of the Step-In Year Three Closing Shares is completed simultaneously on Step-In Year Three Closing,

in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

3.       Conditions

3.1       The obligation of the Purchaser to complete the sale and purchase of the Closing Shares is conditional only upon there not having occurred a material breach of the Sellers’ covenants relating to the period prior to the Closing (unless such breach is capable of being remedied and is actually remedied within 10 days from the Purchaser’s written notice thereof).

3.2       The obligation of the Sellers to complete the sale and purchase of the Closing Shares is conditional only upon there not having occurred a material breach of the Purchaser’s  covenants relating to the period prior to the Closing (unless such breach is capable of being remedied and is actually remedied within 10 days from the Sellers’ Representative’s written notice thereof).

3.3       The conditions referred to in Clauses 3.1 and 3.2 together the “ Conditions ”.

3.4       For the avoidance of doubt, the Step-In Closings are not subject to any conditions.

4.       Consideration

4.1       The overall consideration for the sale of the Closing Shares shall be the payment by the Purchaser to the relevant Sellers (subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) of an aggregate amount equal to:

(a)       US$560,000,000 ( five hundred and sixty million dollars );

(b)       plus the Estimated Cash;

(c)       less the Estimated Debt,

(together, the “ Initial Consideration ”), as subsequently increased or decreased (as the case may be) by any Adjustment Payment made in accordance with Part 2 ( Settlement of Adjustments ) of Schedule 7 ( Post-Closing Financial Adjustments ).

4.2       At Closing, the Purchaser shall make the following payments:

(a)       to the Paying Agent, US$333,549,846 (the “ Closing Cash Consideration ”, receipt by the Paying Agent of said sum constituting satisfaction of the amounts due to the relevant Seller as set out against their name in column (D) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ), and being the amount equal to:

(i)       the Initial Consideration; less ,

(ii)       US$230,936,975 being an amount equal to the agreed value of the Zynga Stock Consideration; and less ,

 

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(iii)        the Escrow Amount (each Seller ’s contribution to the Escrow Amount is set out against their name in column (D) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ) ) ,

(b)       to the Escrow Account, an amount equal to the Escrow Amount; and

(c)       to the relevant Sellers, the Zynga Stock as set out against their names in column (E) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ) (the “ Zynga Stock Consideration ”, constituting satisfaction of the amount of Zynga Stock due to the relevant Seller as set out against their name in column (E) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers )).

4.3       At Step-In Year One Closing, the Purchaser shall pay such amounts for the Step-In Year One Closing Shares in cash to the relevant Sellers as determined in accordance with Clause 5.2.

4.4       At Step-In Year Two Closing, the Purchaser shall pay such amounts for the Step-In Year Two Closing Shares in cash to the relevant Sellers as determined in accordance with Clause 5.4.

4.5       At Step-In Year Three Closing, the Purchaser shall pay such amounts for the Step-In Year Three Closing Shares in cash to the relevant Sellers as determined in accordance with Clause 5.6.

4.6       Payments from the Escrow Account shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ).

4.7       The Parties shall prepare the Closing Accounts and make the Adjustment Payments in cash in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ) and Schedule 7 ( Post-Closing Financial Adjustments ) respectively.

4.8       All payments of Consideration (to the extent payable in cash) shall be made by the Purchaser in US$ by no later than 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on each of the Closing Date and the dates of the Step-In Closings.

5.       Step-In Consideration

5.1       For the avoidance of doubt, the payment of the Step-In Consideration to the relevant Sellers shall not be conditional or dependent upon whether any Seller who is an Employee of the Company continues or ceases to be employed by the Company or the Purchaser following Closing.

Step-In Year One Closing Consideration

5.2       The Purchaser shall pay to the Paying Agent’s Account (for the benefit of the relevant Sellers identified in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers )) as consideration for the Step-In Year One Closing Shares, an aggregate amount in cash equal to (“ Step-In Year One Closing Consideration ”):

(a)       the Company EBITDA for the First Step-In Period; multiplied by,

(b)       the Step-In Year One Multiple (as determined in accordance with Clause 5.3 below), multiplied by ;

(c)       six-and-two-thirds per cent.

5.3       The Step-In Year One Multiple shall be calculated as follows:

(a)       The Step-In Year One Multiple shall be [***] if:

(i)       the Company EBITDA for the First Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds an amount of US$[***] (“ Step-In Year One EBITDA Threshold ”); and

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the First Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds [***].

(b)       The Step-In Year One Multiple shall be [***] if:

 

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(i)        the Company EBITDA for the First Step-In Period is less than the Step-In Year One EBITDA Threshold; and

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the First Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds [***]; and

(c)       If the Company EBITDA Margin for the First Step-In Period is less than [***], the Step-In Year One Multiple shall be equal to:

(i)       [***]; multiplied by ;

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the First Step-In Period; divided by;

(iii)       [***].

Step-In Year Two Closing Consideration

5.4       The Purchaser shall pay to the Paying Agent’s Account (for the benefit of the relevant Sellers identified in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers )) as consideration for the Step-In Year Two Closing Shares, an aggregate amount in cash equal to (“ Step-In Year Two Closing Consideration ”):

(a)       the Company EBITDA for the Second Step-In Period, multiplied by;

(b)       the Step-In Year Two Multiple (as determined in accordance with Clause 5.5 below), multiplied by ;

(c)       six-and-two-thirds per cent.

5.5       The Step-In Year Two Multiple shall be calculated as follows:

(a)       The Step-In Year Two Multiple shall be [***] if:

(i)       the Company EBITDA for the Second Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds an amount of US$[***] (“ Step-In Year Two EBITDA Threshold ”); and

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the Second Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds [***];

(b)       The Step-In Year Two Multiple shall be [***] if:

(i)       the Company EBITDA for the Second Step-In Period is less than the Step-In Year Two EBITDA Threshold; and

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the Second Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds [***]; and

(c)       If the Company EBITDA for the Second Step-In Period is less than [***], the Step-In Year Two Multiple shall be equal to :

(i)       [***], multiplied by ;

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the Second Step-In Period, divided by;

(iii)       [***].

Step-In Year Three Closing Consideration

5.6       The Purchaser shall pay to the Paying Agent’s Account (for the benefit of the relevant Sellers identified in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers )) as consideration for the Step-In Year Three Closing Shares, an aggregate amount in cash equal to (“ Step-In Year Three Closing Consideration ”):

(a)       the Company EBITDA for the Third Step-In Period, multiplied by;

 

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(b)        the Step-In Year Three Multiple (as determined in accordance with Clause  5.7 below), multiplied by;

(c)       six-and-two-thirds per cent.

5.7       The Step-In Year Three Multiple shall be calculated as follows:

(a)       The Step-In Year Three Multiple shall be [***] if:

(i)       the Company EBITDA for the Third Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds an amount of US$[***] (“ Step-In Year Three EBITDA Threshold ”); and

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the Third Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds [***];

(b)       The Step-In Year Three Multiple shall be [***] if:

(i)       the Company EBITDA for the Third Step-In Period is less than the Step-In Year Three EBITDA Threshold; and

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the Third Step-In Period is equal to or exceeds [***]; and

(c)       If the Company EBITDA for the Third Step-In Period is less than [***], the Step-In Year Three Multiple shall be equal to:

(i)       [***], multiplied by ,

(ii)       the Company EBITDA Margin for the Third Step-In Period, divided by,

(iii)       [***].

5.8       If the Company EBITDA for the relevant Step-In Period is a negative number, then the Step-In Consideration payable by the Purchaser with respect to that relevant corresponding Step-In Period shall be US$0.01 (USD one cent).

5.9       Payments due pursuant to this Clause 5 ( Step-In Consideration ) shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ).

5.10       The Parties agree that the Purchaser shall not be entitled to set-off or defer any payments due to indemnification or other claims under this Agreement against the Step-In Year One Closing Consideration, the Step-In Year Two Closing Consideration or the Step-In Year Three Closing Consideration unless such claim has been mutually agreed or settled by a competent arbitration tribunal and an indemnification amount is due and payable.

6.       Escrow

6.1       The Parties undertake to comply with the provisions of Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ).

6.2       Column (D) of Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ) sets forth the USD amount each of the Sellers shall contribute, respectively, to the Escrow Amount, such amount forming a part of their Closing Cash Consideration. For the avoidance of doubt, the Escrow Amount shall be paid by the Purchaser in accordance with Clause 4.2(a)(iii).

6.3       The Parties acknowledge and agree that amounts shall only be deducted from the Escrow Account in accordance with Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ) in order to satisfy claims against the Sellers under this Agreement, as specified below:

(i)       for a breach of any of the Sellers’ Operational Warranties;

 

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(ii)        under the Tax Indemnity;

(iii)       for a breach of covenant under this Agreement (save where a breach of covenant is made only by a specific Seller(s), in which case only such Seller(s) shall be responsible for such indemnification and only such Seller’s Pro Rata Portion of the Escrow Amount may be deducted); and

(iv)       for a claim in respect of fraud, intentional misrepresentations or wilful breach by the Sellers (save where only a specific Seller committed or had knowledge of such fraud, intentional misrepresentations or wilful breach, in which case only such Seller shall be responsible for such indemnification and only such Seller’s Pro Rata Portion of the Escrow Amount may be deducted).

6.4       Payments from the Escrow Account shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ); in particular, payments shall only be made out of the Escrow Account once a claim has been settled or agreed in accordance with paragraph 6, Part 2 ( Payments from the Escrow Account ) of Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ).

7.       Closing

7.1       Subject to the Conditions being satisfied at that time, Closing shall take place at 2:00 p.m (Helsinki Time) on the Closing Date, at the offices of the Purchaser’s Lawyers or at such other place as is agreed in writing by the Sellers’ Representative and Purchaser.

7.2       Upon execution of this Agreement and/or at Closing (as applicable), the Sellers shall undertake those actions listed in Part 1 ( Sellers’ Signing and Closing Obligation s) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ).

7.3       Upon execution of this Agreement and/or at Closing (as applicable), the Purchaser shall undertake those actions listed in Part 2 ( Purchaser’s Signing and Closing Obligations) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ).

7.4       The Parties agree that all certificates, documents and the Consideration deliverable on Closing to any Party, or the Purchaser’s Lawyers or the Seller’s Lawyers respectively (together the “ Deliverables ”), shall be held by the Purchaser’s Lawyers or the Seller’s Lawyers (as the case may be) to the order of the person delivering the same until such time as Closing shall have taken place at which such time such Deliverables shall be released immediately to the order of the intended recipient.

7.5       The Parties agree that at Closing, the Prior Agreement terminates and this Agreement serves as the sole agreement by and among the Sellers, the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the governance of the Company and other matters described herein.

7.6       If there is a material breach of Clause 7.2 and Part 1 ( Sellers’ Signing and Closing Obligations ) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ) on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall not be obliged to consummate the Closing and may:

(a)       defer Closing until such breach has been reasonably cured (with the provisions of this Clause 7 ( Closing ) applying to Closing as so deferred); or

(b)       proceed to Closing as far as practicable (without limiting its rights and remedies under this Agreement) and complete the remaining aspects of the Closing without delay after the breach has been reasonably cured.

 

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7.7        If there is a material breach of Clause 7.3 and Part 2 ( Purchaser’s Signing and Closing Obligations ) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ), on the Closing Date , the Sellers shall not be obliged to consummate the Closing and the Sellers’ Representative may:

(a)       defer Closing until such breach has been reasonably cured (with the provisions of this Clause 7 ( Closing ) applying to Closing as so deferred) ; or

(b)       proceed to Closing as far as practicable (without limiting the Sellers’ rights and remedies under this Agreement) and complete the remaining aspects of the Closing without delay after the breach has been reasonably cured.

7.8       The payment of the Closing Cash Consideration, the Zynga Stock Consideration and the Escrow Amount in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Section B, Part 2 ( Purchaser’s Signing and Closing Obligations) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ) shall discharge the obligations of the Purchaser under Clause 2 ( Sale and Purchase ) and Clause 4 ( Consideration ), in each case pertaining to the payment of the Initial Consideration for the Closing Shares, and the Purchaser shall not be required to concern itself with any subsequent allocation of such amounts between the Sellers.

7.9       If Closing has not occurred by the Long Stop Date, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and on the basis set out in Clause 19 ( Termination ). A Party having complied with its obligations under this Agreement is not liable for any loss caused by the termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Clause 7.9. Nothing in this Clause 7.9 relieves the breaching Party from liability for any prior breach of its obligations to consummate the Closing hereunder and to comply with Clause 2 or limit the non-breaching Parties’ right to demand specific performance of such obligations by the breaching Party or, in the absence of such specific performance, compensation for loss.

7.10       Each of the Management Sellers undertakes to procure that, in the period between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the Company is run in all material respects in the ordinary course of business.

8.       Step-In Closings

8.1       Step-In Year One Closing shall take place within twenty (20) Business Days of the final determination of the first Step-In Accounts after the First Step-In Period in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) as reasonably specified in advance by the Purchaser (the “ Step-In Year One Closing Date ”) at the offices of the Purchaser’s Lawyers or at such other place as is agreed in writing by the Sellers’ Representative and Purchaser.

8.2       Step-In Year Two Closing shall take place within twenty (20) Business Days of the final determination of the second Step-In Accounts after the Second Step-In Period in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) as reasonably specified in advance by the Purchaser (the “ Step-In Year Two Closing Date ”) at the offices of the Purchaser’s Lawyers or at such other place as is agreed in writing by the Sellers’ Representative and Purchaser.

8.3       Step-In Year Three Closing shall take place within twenty (20) Business Days of the final determination of the third Step-In Accounts after the Third Step-In Period in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) as reasonably specified in advance by the Purchaser (the “ Step-In Year Three Closing Date ”) at the offices of the Purchaser’s Lawyers or at such other place as is agreed in writing by the Sellers’ Representative and Purchaser.

8.4       At each Step-In Closing, the relevant Sellers shall undertake those actions listed in Part 3 (Sellers’ Step-In Closing Obligations ) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ).

8.5       At each Step-In Closing, the Purchaser shall undertake those actions listed in Part 4 ( Purchaser’s Step-In Closing Obligations ) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ).

 

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8.6        The Parties agree that all certificates, documents and the Step-In Consideration deliverable on the Step-In Closings to any Party, or the Purchaser’s Lawyers or the Seller’s Lawyers respectively (together the “ Step-In Deliverables ”), shall be held by the Purchaser’s Lawyers or the Seller’s Lawyers (as the case may be) to the order of the person delivering the same until such time as the relevant Step-In Closing shall have taken place at which such time such Step-In Deliverables shall be released immediately to the order of the intended recipient.

8.7       If there is a material breach of Clause 8.4 and Part 3 (Sellers’ Step-In Closing Obligations ) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ) on the relevant Step-In Closing (as applicable) the Purchaser shall not be obliged to complete that Step-In Closing and may:

(a)       defer the relevant Step-In Closing until such breach has been reasonably cured (with the provisions of this Clause 8 ( Step-In Closings ) applying to Closing as so deferred); or

(b)       proceed to the relevant Step-In Closing as far as practicable (without limiting its rights and remedies under this Agreement) and complete the remaining aspects of the Step-In Closing without delay after the breach has been reasonably cured.

8.8       If there is a material breach of Clause 8.5 and Part 4 ( Purchaser’s Step-In Closing Obligations ) of Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ) on the relevant Step-In Closing (as applicable) the Sellers shall not be obliged to complete that Step-In Closing and the Sellers’ Representative may:

(a)       defer the relevant Step-In Closing until such breach has been reasonably cured (with the provisions of this Clause 8 ( Step-In Closings ) applying to Closing as so deferred); or

(b)       proceed to the relevant Step-In Closing as far as practicable (without limiting the Sellers’ rights and remedies under this Agreement) and complete the remaining aspects of the Step-In Closing without delay after the breach has been reasonably cured.

8.9       The payment of the relevant Step-In Consideration (as applicable) in accordance with Schedule 3 ( Signing and Closing Arrangements ) shall discharge the obligations of the Purchaser under Clauses 2 ( Sale and Purchase ) and 5 ( Step-In Consideration ), in each case pertaining to the payment of the  Step-In Consideration for the relevant Step-In Shares and the Purchaser shall not be required to concern itself with any subsequent allocation of such amounts between the Sellers.

9.       Minority Shareholders during Step-In Periods

9.1       The Parties agree and acknowledge that as the Prior Agreement terminates at Closing in accordance with Clause 7.5 and the Sellers waive (including with respect to any options and Company Shares issued to the Sellers upon the exercise of options) all their rights under the Prior Agreement in accordance with Clause 27.3, the Sellers acknowledge that each Seller is a minority shareholder and/or minority holder of options in the Company during the Step-In Period.

9.2       The Sellers agree and acknowledge that no Seller shall have any management rights pertaining to the Company if not explicitly provided for in the Agreement or in a separate employment or service agreement.

9.3       The Finnish Companies Act (624/2006, as amended) (the “ FCA ”) is applied to the Company and it contains certain minority rights which may be applicable to the Sellers during the Step-In Period.

9.4       Subject to there not having occurred a material breach by the Purchaser of Clause 11, the Step-In Covenants or any of its covenants to consummate any of the Step-In Closings and to duly and timely pay the Step-In Consideration (which breach has not been cured (to the extent

 

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curable) by the Purchaser within thirty (30) days from the receipt of a written notice hereof by the Sellers’ Representative) (a “ Material Purchaser Breach ”), t he Sellers hereby agree that none of the Sellers shall have any of the minority rights provided in the FCA, including but not limited to the following matters:

(a)       pre-emptive right to subscribe for new shares issued by the Company under Chapter 9 of the FCA;

(b)       right to postpone certain matters to be decided by the annual general meeting to an extended annual general meeting held at a later stage under Section 24 of Chapter 5 of the FCA;

(c)       right to demand an extraordinary general meeting to be held under Section 4 of Chapter 5 of the FCA;

(d)       right to request an appointment of an additional auditor under Section 5 of Chapter 7 of the FCA;

(e)       right to demand a special audit under Section 7 of Chapter 7 of the FCA;

(f)       right to demand the Company to make a dividend distribution to shareholders of the Company under Section 7 of Chapter 13 of the FCA, with the Sellers also acknowledging that the Purchaser may, subject to the restrictions in Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ), decide whether dividends or any other asset distribution is resolved upon during the Step-In Period and whether such asset distribution is directed solely to the Purchaser;

(g)       right to demand a shareholder holding more than nine-tenths of all the issued and outstanding shares to redeem the Company shares held by a minority shareholder under Section 1 of Chapter 18 of the FCA; and

(h)       right to bring a claim against the Company or the Purchaser’s Group by virtue of the minority rights under the FCA.

9.5       At Closing, each Seller who does not sell hundred percent (100%) of their Company Shares at Closing, undertakes to deliver a duly executed power of attorney, in the agreed terms, pertaining to such Company Shares that will be sold to the Purchaser in any of the Step-In Closings, giving the full right to the Purchaser to exercise, at its sole discretion subject to the general principles of the FCA, each Seller’s voting rights in any and all the shareholder meetings, including the annual general meetings and the extraordinary meetings of the shareholders, of the Company during the Step-In Period. Such power of attorney shall be considered revoked upon a Material Purchaser Breach for as long as such Material Purchaser Breach is continuing.

10.       Purchaser’s Warranties and Undertakings

10.1       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Sellers are entering into this Agreement on the basis of and in reliance on the Purchaser warranties set forth herein.

10.2       The Purchaser warrants to the Sellers that each of the following statements is true and correct at the date of this Agreement and, with respect to paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (f) of this Clause 10.2, each of the Step-In Closings:

(a)       it has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its place of incorporation and has all requisite power to carry on its business as it is carried on at the date of this Agreement;

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NASDAQ Stock Market (“ NASDAQ ”), to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is or will be party ;

(c)       this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is or will be party constitutes, or will when executed constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations on it in accordance with their respective terms (assuming that each such Transaction Document has been properly executed by the other parties to it and that their entry into them has been duly authorised by such other parties), except as enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by moratorium laws from time to time in effect;

(d)       the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, will not (i) violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation, by‑laws or equivalent constitutional documents, (ii) violate any laws or regulations applicable to the Purchaser in any relevant jurisdiction or (iii) violate any order, judgment, decree or decision of any court or governmental authority applicable to the Purchaser in any jurisdiction, except any matters described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would prevent the Purchaser from performing its obligations hereunder;

(e)       there are no agreements (including its certificate of incorporation, by‑laws or other constitutional documents), arrangements or any other restrictions of any kind that prohibit or restrict the ability of the Purchaser to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is or will be party;

(f)       the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party will not require it to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of, or give any notice to or make any registration or filing with, any governmental, regulatory, other authority or other person which has not been obtained or made at the date of this Agreement on a basis both unconditional and which cannot be revoked;

(g)       the statements in paragraph 16 ( Insolvency ) of Part 3 of Schedule 4 ( Warranties ) are true and accurate in respect of itself (as if all references to “Company” in said paragraph 16 ( Insolvency ) were references to the Purchaser);

(h)       the Purchaser has filed or furnished, as applicable, forms, statements, reports and schedules required to be filed or furnished by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or the Securities Act since 31 December 2016 (collectively, the “ Purchaser Reports ”). Each of the Purchaser Reports, at the time of its filing or being furnished, and if amended or supplemented, at the time of the last such amendment or supplement, complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and any rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the Purchaser Reports. As of their respective dates (and, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment), the Purchaser Reports did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;

 

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(i)        the Purchaser is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of NASDAQ;

(j)       each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the Purchaser Reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act fairly presents in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of its date and each of the consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows included in or incorporated by reference into Purchaser Reports (including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents in all material respects the results of operations, retained earnings (loss) and changes in financial position, as the case may be, of such companies for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except as may be noted therein;

(k)       neither the Purchaser nor any person acting on its behalf has offered to sell or sold the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration (or any other securities of the Purchaser) to any Seller by means of any form of “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as defined in Regulation D) in the United States or “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S);

(l)       with a view to making available to the Sellers the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may permit the Sellers to sell the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration to the public without registration while a public market exists for the Zynga Stock, as long as the Sellers own Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration or until the date which is twenty four (24) months from and including the Closing Date, whichever is earlier, the Purchaser shall make available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, including all reports and other documents required of the Purchaser under the Exchange Act, so long as the Purchaser remains legally obligated to comply with such public reporting requirements and for so long as the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;

(m)       After the Closing Date and until the six (6) month anniversary date of the Closing Date, whenever the Purchaser proposes to register any of its equity securities on a registration statement (“ Registration Statement ”) (except with respect to registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or another form not available for registering or qualifying the Zynga Stock Consideration for sale to the public), the Purchaser will give written notice at least fifteen (15) days before the anticipated filing date to the Sellers of its intention to effect such a registration and will include in such registration all shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration held by the Sellers with respect to which the Purchaser has received from the Sellers a written request for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after the date of the Purchaser’s notice (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). If a Seller has made such a written request, it may withdraw its shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration from such Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Purchaser and the managing underwriter(s), if any, on or before the fifth (5th) day prior to the planned effective date of such Piggyback Registration. The Purchaser may terminate or withdraw any registration under this Clause prior to the effectiveness of such registration, whether or not any Seller has elected to include its shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration in such registration, and, except for the obligation to pay expenses as described below, the Purchaser will have no liability to any Seller in connection with such termination or withdrawal. The Purchaser may postpone a request for inclusion in a Piggyback Registration from a Seller if the Purchaser in good faith determines that any such Seller participating in the Piggyback Registration is in possession of material non-public information the disclosure of which the Purchaser reasonably believes

 

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would not be in the best interests of the Purchaser.   If the registration referred to herein is proposed to be underwritten, the Purchaser will so advise the Sellers as a part of the written notice described above. In such event, the right of the Sellers to registration pursuant to this Clause will be conditioned upon such Seller’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Seller’s shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration in the underwriting, and any Seller which holds shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration which are to be sold in such offering will (together with the Purchaser and any other holders distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering by the Purchaser. If a Seller disapproves of the terms of the underwriting, the Seller may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Purchaser and the managing underwriter(s). The Purchaser will pay all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Purchaser, all independent certified public accountants, underwriters and other persons retained by the Sellers, including the reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel to represent the Sellers selected by the holders of more than 50% of the Zynga Stock Consideration requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration , and all transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of any Seller, the Purchaser or any underwriters, or their representatives, in connection with “roadshow” presentations and the holding of meetings with potential investors to facilitate the distribution and sale of the shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration pursuant to Piggyback Registration; in connection with any Piggyback Registration, whether or not any registration or prospectus becomes effective or final. If the managing underwriters advise the Purchaser in writing that in their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering, the Purchaser will include in such registration or prospectus only such number of securities that in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: ( i first , the securities the Purchaser proposes to sell and ( ii second , the shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration requested to be included in such registration by any Seller and other securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the holders of shares of Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration and other securities on the basis of the number of securities owned by each such holder ;

(n)       the Purchaser shall cooperate with each Seller to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 free and clear of any restrictive legends and representing such number of shares of Zynga Stock, and registered in such name or names, as the such Seller may reasonably request a reasonable period of time prior to sales of such Zynga Stock pursuant to Rule 144; the Purchaser’s obligation set forth in the previous sentence shall be subject to the delivery, if reasonably requested by the Purchaser or its transfer agent, by counsel to such Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and its transfer agent, of an opinion that such legends need not appear on such share;

(o)       the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable endeavours to file any forms legally required by the Purchaser to be filed in connection with the increase of 5% or more in the number of shares outstanding pursuant to Rule 5250(e)(i) of the Nasdaq listing rules with respect to the Zynga Stock Consideration no later than ten (10) calendar days after the Closing Date;

 

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(p)       upon the issuance of the Zynga Stock contemplated pursuant to this Agreement, the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Purchaser , and will have been issued in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction;

(q)       the Purchaser shall not register any transfer of the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration issued pursuant to Regulation S except in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration except as required by any applicable legal requirement;

(r)       the Purchaser has immediately available on an unconditional basis (subject only to Closing) the necessary cash resources to pay the Closing Cash Consideration, and will have, at the time any payment is due, immediately available on an unconditional basis (subject only to relevant Step-In Closing) the necessary cash resources to pay any Step-In Consideration;

(s)       as at the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser has no intention to make a Warranty Claim against the Sellers based on the circumstances known to the Purchaser as at the date of this Agreement. For the purpose of this Clause 10.2(s), the Purchaser’s knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge of only the following individuals: [***];

(t)       no representation or warranty by Purchaser in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document or any certificate or other document to be furnished to the Sellers or the Company pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and

(u)       the initial press release regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be issued by the Purchaser (after consultation with the Company) and thereafter the Company shall consult with the Purchaser prior to making any public announcements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as may be required by any legal requirement or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation service or by the request of any governmental authority.

10.3       The Purchaser undertakes to the Sellers that in the event of a change of Control of the Purchaser, the Purchaser will procure that the terms of this Agreement are upheld in all respects, including the Purchaser’s obligations during the Step-In Period set forth in Clause 11 and the obligations to make payments subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

10.4       The Purchaser undertakes to the Sellers that the Zynga Stock Consideration will be issued as of the Closing Date and that evidence thereof will be provided to the Sellers’ Representative as of such date.

10.5       In connection with the Piggyback Registration set forth in Clause 10.2(m), in addition to any other indemnification rights set forth herein:

(a)       The Purchaser shall indemnify, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Seller, its officers, directors, partners, managers, members, investment managers, employees, affiliates, agents and representatives, and each Person who controls each Seller (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable legal expenses) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in (or incorporated by reference therein) any Registration Statement, free writing prospectus, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, filing under any state securities (or blue sky) law or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a

 

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material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Purchaser of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Zynga Consideration Shares pursuant to a Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not be liable to any such indemnified party in any such case to the extent that (A) such claim arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (or incorporated by reference therein) any Registration Statement, free writing prospectus, prospectus or preliminary prospectus, filing under any state securities (or blue sky) law or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Purchaser  by or on behalf of such indemnified party or its Affiliates specifically for use therein, or (B) such claim is related to the use by a Seller or underwriter, if any, of an outdated or defective prospectus after such party has received written notice from the Purchaser that such prospectus is outdated or defective.  In connection with an underwritten offering, the Purchaser shall indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the holders of Zynga Consideration Shares;

(b)       Each Seller shall, severally and not jointly, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify the Purchaser, its directors and officers and each person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable legal expenses) arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in (or incorporated by reference therein) the Registration Statement, free writing prospectus, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements herein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished in writing to the Purchaser by such Seller or its representatives by or on behalf of such Seller expressly for use therein; provided that each Seller shall be liable under this Clause 10.5(b) of this Agreement (and otherwise) for only up to the amount of net amount of proceeds actually received by each Seller as a result of the sale of Zynga Consideration Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation;

(c)       Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless, in the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.  After written notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement subsequently made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, a conflict of interest may exist between such

 

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indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim, in which case the indemnifying party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of one additional firm of attorneys with respect to the indemnified parties. The indemnifying party shall keep the indemnified party reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a full release from all liability with respect to such claim;

(d)       If the indemnification provided for in this Clause 10.5 of this Agreement is unavailable to or is insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under the provisions above in respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no person involved in the sale of Zynga Consideration Shares which person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation, and (ii) contribution by each Seller shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds actually received by such Seller from the sale of such Zynga Consideration Shares pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement.

11.       Obligations During Step-In Period

11.1       The Purchaser undertakes to comply with the Step-In Covenants set forth in Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ) during the Step-In Period.

11.2       From Closing until the end of the Step-In Period, the Company will be managed by its board of directors. After Closing the board of directors shall consist of at least two (2) members appointed by the Purchaser and one (1) member appointed by the Management Sellers as long as the Sellers hold any Company Shares; in the event that the Management Sellers fail to appoint (due to disagreement between the Management Sellers’ or otherwise) one (1) member to the board of directors, the Sellers’ Representative shall appoint, at his or her sole discretion, such one (1) member that was to be appointed by the Management Sellers until the Management Sellers are able to appoint such member.

11.3       The Company’s board of directors will approve, among other things, (i) an annual budget and operating plan for the Company (the “ Operating Plan ”) which shall be mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and the Management Sellers, and (ii) management compensation. The Operating Plan for 2019, in agreed terms, is in place on the date of this Agreement. If the Purchaser and Management Sellers are unable to mutually agree on an annual Operating Plan prior to the commencement of an applicable Step-In Period, then the Operating Plan applicable to the prior Step-In Period shall represent the Operating Plan for such subsequent Step-In Period with a [***] increase in Company operating expenses and Company Bookings.

11.4       The Operating Plan will be prepared on an annual basis, with quarterly detail, and jointly (between the Purchaser and the Management Sellers) updated during the year based on then-current facts and circumstances affecting the business and operations of the Company, in line with the Purchaser’s periodic review cycle.

11.5       The Parties agree that Timo Soininen shall remain as the Managing Director of the Company after the transactions contemplated in this Agreement in accordance with the managing director service agreement entered into on or about the date of this Agreement and it is contemplated that Timo Soininen shall serve in this role for the entire Step-In Period.

 

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11.6        Subject to the Operating Plan, the Management Sellers shall have the primary responsibility for and control of the day-to-day operations and management of the Company and its business (in particular, game design, product roadmap and new title launches, marketing and employee matters, setting team compensations and operational bonus targets and schemes for others than Management Sellers ). Unless otherwise agreed with the Purchaser as part of the Operating Plan or otherwise , the Management Sellers shall conduct the operations of the Company in a manner consistent in all material respects with the Company’s operating model prior to the Closing , while complying with the Purchaser’s applicable operating, accounting and employment policies (it being understood that such policies are subject to updating from time to time in the ordinary course of business) .

11.7       During the Step-In Period, the principle regarding the integration and improvement of business operations shall be that corporate functions (including legal, accounting, financial reporting and human resources) shall be integrated or be compliant with the Purchaser’s systems and operations, and for other areas the Purchaser and the Management Sellers shall mutually agree whether and to what extent the Company shall adopt, use and utilize the available Purchaser’s Group services and tools. For the avoidance of doubt, when the Management Sellers and the Purchaser mutually agree to take any actions described in this Clause 11.7, it shall in no circumstances be deemed a breach of any covenant under this Agreement undertaken by the Purchaser and such actions can therefore not give rise to any claims by any Seller.

12.       Sellers’ Warranties

12.1       Each of the Sellers warrant, on a several and not joint basis, to the Purchaser that each of the Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties is true and accurate in all respects on the date of this Agreement, at Closing and, save for the last sentence in Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty 2.1, on each of the Step-In Closings, in each case, in respect of himself, herself or itself and the Company Shares held by him, her or it only.

12.2       Each of the Sellers warrant, on a several and not joint basis, to the Purchaser that each of the Sellers’ Investment Warranties is true and accurate in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and at Closing in each case, in respect of himself, herself or itself only.

12.3       Each of the Management Sellers warrants, on a several and not joint basis and on behalf of all of the Sellers, to the Purchaser that each of the Sellers’ Operational Warranties (as if references to “Sellers” were references to “Management Sellers”) is true and accurate in all respects on the date of this Agreement and at Closing.

12.4       Each of the Sellers and the Management Sellers severally acknowledges that the Purchaser is entering into this Agreement on the basis of and in reliance on the Warranties. It is specifically stated and agreed that the Sellers have not made, and the Purchaser has not relied on, any other expressed or implied warranties than the Warranties (which exclude, for the sake of clarity, all other expressed or implied warranties, whether statutory or otherwise). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sellers have not made any warranty to the Purchaser with respect to, and assume no liability towards Purchaser based on, any financial or other projection, forecast, or estimate of any future development or event (including any general market information or market development, matter of opinion, evaluation, assessment of business potential, anticipated future performance, prospects, or similar matter) relating to the Company or the Business, whether or not such projection, forecast, or estimate has been included in the Data Room.

12.5       The Sellers shall not be liable under the Warranties to the extent that the facts, matters, events or circumstances which cause the Warranties to be untrue or inaccurate were Disclosed (save for the Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties which may not be Disclosed against) but in all other circumstances the Purchaser shall be entitled to claim that any of the Warranties has been breached notwithstanding that the Purchaser knew, or should have known, or could have

 

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discovered the fact of such breach or inaccuracy on or before Closing other than by reason of it being Disclosed.

12.6       Each of the Sellers severally undertakes to notify the Purchaser of circumstances of which they become aware prior to the Closing which had occurred prior to the date of this Agreement and which they are aware constitutes a breach of the Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties as soon as reasonably practicable upon becoming aware of the same. Each of the Management Sellers severally undertakes to notify the Purchaser of circumstances of which they become aware prior to the Closing which had occurred prior to the date of this Agreement and which they are aware constitutes a material breach of the Sellers’ Operational Warranties and which would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Business, taken as a whole, as soon as reasonably practicable upon becoming aware of the same. The Sellers’ obligations under this Clause 12.6 shall expire on the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, any breach by a Seller of its undertakings in this Clause 12.6 shall not result in any liability of such Seller that would exceed in any respect (or otherwise increase) the liability that would result from the underlying breach of the Warranty with respect to which a Seller has undertaken to notify the Purchaser hereunder.

12.7       After the Closing, the Parties acknowledge that the board of directors of the Company may inquire into circumstances and instruct management to report on circumstances that are covered by the Warranties relating to the Company.

12.8       Each of the Sellers and the Management Sellers severally undertakes to irrevocably waive any right and claim which it may have against the Company or any present or past Agent of the Company arising in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, save in the case of fraud.

12.9       Each of the Warranties shall be separate and independent and (unless expressly provided otherwise) shall not be limited by reference to any other Warranty or by anything in this Agreement.

12.10       Where the context so requires, references in Schedule 4 ( Warranties ) to the date of this Agreement or similar terminology shall (to the extent that the relevant Warranty is repeated) mean the Closing Date and/or, with respect to the Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties only, the relevant Step-In Closing (as applicable).

13.       Indemnification by Sellers

13.1       Subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement (including Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability )), the Sellers shall, on a several and pro rata and not joint basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser’s Group in respect of any Loss actually suffered or incurred by the Purchaser’s Group as a result of or in connection with, or become subject to, as a result of or in connection with:

(i)       a breach of any of the Warranties (save where a breach of a Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty is made only by a specific Seller, in which case only such Seller shall be responsible for such indemnification);

(ii)       under the Tax Indemnity;

(iii)       a breach of covenant under this Agreement (save where a breach of covenant is made only by a specific Seller, in which case only such Seller and any Sellers who actually participated in such breach) shall be responsible for such indemnification); and

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committed or had knowledge of such fraud, intentional misrepresentations or wilful breach, in which case only such Seller shall be responsible for such indemnification ) .

14.       Tax Indemnity

The Sellers shall, on a several and pro rata and not joint basis, irrespective of whether or not the Sellers are in breach of any of the Warranties or any other provision of this Agreement, and irrespective of any Disclosure or knowledge of the Purchaser, indemnify and hold the Purchaser’s Group harmless on a euro for euro basis from and against any Loss or Tax arising out of or relating to Taxes imposed on the Company for the time prior to Closing. The Purchaser’s right to make a claim under this tax indemnity shall terminate on the date that is six (6) months from the end of the applicable statutory period of limitation for Tax reassessment.

15.       Sellers’ Limitations on Liability

The liability of the Sellers in respect of a claim under this Agreement shall be limited as provided in Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ).

16.       Restrictions on Sellers

16.1       Each of the Key Employees severally undertakes that he/she shall not, directly or indirectly, either alone or jointly with or as agent for any other person or in any capacity whatsoever:

(a)       subject to Clause 16.2, neither pending nor within three (3) years following the Closing Date (except as holder of not more than one  per cent of any class of shares or securities of a person which is dealt in on any investment exchange) carry on or be engaged or otherwise interested in any business anywhere in the world which competes with the Business or any part of the Business;

(b)       neither pending nor within three (3) years following the Closing Date solicit or entice away any employee of, or consultant to, the Company or any member of the Purchaser’s Group or employ any such person provided that nothing in this Clause 16 ( Restrictions on Sellers ) shall prevent any of the Key Employees from employing, or interviewing with a view to employing, any employee of the Company or any member of the Purchaser’s Group who responds to a publicly advertised vacancy or who, of his own volition, applies for employment with any of the Key Employees;

(c)       at any time after the Closing Date in the course of any business (for the avoidance of doubt, other than in the course of, or in relation to, or referencing to, the Business of the Company) use the words “Small Giant Games” or “Small Giant” or use any trade, business or domain name or mark or logo previously used in the Business by the Company;

(d)       challenge the validity or enforceability of any of the Registered Business IP Rights; or

(e)       knowingly assist or incite any other person to do any of the above.

16.2       Clause 16.1 shall not prohibit the Key Employees from carrying out the current activities and ownership interests listed in Schedule 12 ( Permitted Activities ) or such other activities approved by the Purchaser from time to time, which activities shall not be considered as competing activities as long as said activities are carried out substantially in the magnitude and scope currently conducted or as otherwise approved by the Purchaser.

 

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16.3        Each of the restrictions contained in this Clause  16 ( Restrictions on Sellers ) is given to the Purchaser and the Company.  Each such restriction shall be construed as a separate provision of this Agreement.  If any restriction is unenforceable but would be valid if reduced in scope or duration the restriction shall apply with the minimum modifications as may be necessary to make it valid and enforceable. Each of the Key Employees acknowledges that each restriction is no greater than is reasonably necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser’s Group and the Company.

16.4       Each Management Seller who receives Zynga Stock pursuant to Zynga Stock Consideration acknowledges and agrees that such Zynga Stock shall become Transferable only as follows: (i) fifty percent (50%) upon the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) fifty percent (50%) upon the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date and each Management Seller understands and agrees that the Purchaser shall cause the applicable legends, in the agreed form, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Zynga Stock Consideration such Management Seller owns.

16.5       All Sellers employed by the Company following the Closing Date shall comply with the Purchaser’s insider trading policy, as amended from time-to-time, subject to being provided with a copy of said policy and any subsequent amendments.

17.       Certain Exclusions and Key Managers’ Undertaking

17.1       The Sellers and the Purchaser do not have any liability to the other Party attributable directly to adverse changes in applicable laws, regulations or Taxation, changes in the general business climate and competition, or force majeure events affecting the Business after Closing.

17.2       The Company has received certain loans and grants from Business Finland. The Key Managers jointly undertake to use their commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a waiver of the repayment of such loans and grants from Business Finland pursuant to which Business Finland confirms in material respects that it will not claim repayment of the loans and grants. The Parties acknowledge and agree that if no such waiver is obtained by the date the Purchaser is to deliver the Draft Closing Accounts to the Sellers’ Representative, the amounts of such loans and grants (including any applicable interest through such date) shall be treated as Debt for the purposes of this Agreement.  

18.       Business Information

If any Business Information required for the Business of the Company is not in the possession of the Company but is only held by a Seller after Closing, such Seller shall provide such Business Information to the Purchaser or, as directed by the Purchaser, to the Company, without delay on written request.

19.       Termination

If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Clause 7.9, the rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall, subject to the terms of said Clauses, cease immediately, save in respect of antecedent breaches and under the Continuing Provisions.

20.       Confidentiality

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the Transaction Documents and, with effect from Closing, all information it possesses relating to the Company , and shall not disclose or use any such information.

20.2       Save as expressly provided in Clause 20.3, the Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each member of the Purchaser’s Group shall, treat as confidential the provisions of the Transaction Documents and all information it has received or obtained relating to the Sellers as a result of negotiating or entering into the Transaction Documents, and, until Closing, all information it possesses relating to the Company, and shall not disclose or use any such information.

20.3       A Party may disclose, or permit the disclosure of, information which would otherwise be confidential if and to the extent that it:

(a)       is disclosed to Agents of that Party or of other members of the Relevant Party’s Group if this is reasonably required in connection with this Agreement (and provided that such persons are required to treat that information as confidential); or

(b)       is disclosed to a person qualifying as a prospective permitted assignee under Clause 22 ( No Assignment ) or to its Agents in connection with a potential assignment to that person in accordance with the provisions of that Clause (provided that any such person needs to know the information for the purposes of considering, evaluating, advising on or furthering the potential assignment and is required to treat the information as confidential);

(c)       is required by law or any securities exchange, regulatory or governmental body or Taxation Authority (including the Purchaser being permitted to file an appropriately redacted copy of this Agreement at its discretion, however, in cooperation with the Sellers’ Representative, with the SEC at its discretion);

(d)       was already in the lawful possession of that Party or its Agents without any obligation of confidentiality (as evidenced by written records); or

(e)       is in the public domain at the date of this Agreement or comes into the public domain other than as a result of a breach by a Party of this Clause 20 ( Confidentiality ),

provided that prior written notice of any confidential information to be disclosed pursuant to Clause 20.3(c) shall be given to the other Party and their reasonable comments taken into account.

21.       Announcements

21.1       Save as expressly provided in Clause 20.2 no announcement shall be made by or on behalf of any Seller or his Related Persons relating to the terms of the Transaction Documents without the prior written approval of the Purchaser.

21.2       A Seller may make an announcement relating to the terms of the Transaction Documents if (and only to the extent) required by the law of any relevant jurisdiction or any securities exchange, regulatory or governmental body provided that prior written notice of any announcement required to be made is given to the Purchaser in which case such Seller shall take all steps as may be reasonable in the circumstances to agree the contents of such announcement with the Purchaser prior to making such announcement.

22.       No Assignment

22.1       No Seller may assign, transfer, charge, create an Encumbrance over, declare a trust of or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its rights and benefits under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including any cause of action arising in connection with any of them) or of any right or interest in any of them without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.

 

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22.2        The Purchaser’ s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be freely assignable by the Purchaser, without having to obtain the consent of the Sellers, provided that (i) any assignee agrees to be bound to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (as may be amended from time to time); and (ii) if the Purchaser proposes to assign its obligations under this Agreement, it shall, prior to such assignment, enter into a guarantee with and in favour of the Sellers, in a form satisfactory to the Sellers (acting reasonably and in good faith, having regard to the relevant circumstances, the id entity of the assignee and customary market practice), pursuant to which, amongst other things, the Purchaser will, as principal obligor (A) guarantee to the Sellers the due, punctual and full performance by the a ssignee of all of the Purchaser’ s obligations under this Agreement (including the payment, when due, of any amount payable to the Sellers); (B) in the event of default by the assignee, perform immediately on demand such obligations (including paying any amount which has become due to the Sellers); and (C) indemnify the Sellers in respect of any failure or delay by the assignee in complying with or discharging any of the obligations under this Agreement assigned to it by the Purchaser. The Purchaser’ s guarantee will remain in full force and effect until all of the assigned obligations have been discharged in full and will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any waiver, amendment or variation to the Agreement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that a change of control of the Purchaser shall not constitute an assignment of the Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

23.       Further Assurance

The Parties shall from time to time and at their own cost do, execute and deliver or procure to be done, executed and delivered all such further acts, documents and things necessary in order to give full effect to this Agreement and its rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement.

24.       Entire Agreement

24.1       This Agreement, together with the Transaction Documents and any other documents referred to in this Agreement or any Transaction Document, constitutes the whole agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous arrangements or agreements between them (including the Term Sheet) relating to the sale and purchase of the Company Shares.

24.2       Each Party confirms that it has not entered into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the basis of any representation, warranty, undertaking or other statement whatsoever which is not expressly incorporated into this Agreement or the relevant Transaction Document.

24.3       Save for any claim under or for breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, no Party nor any of its Related Persons shall have any right or remedy, or make any claim, against another Party nor any of its Related Persons in connection with the sale and purchase of the Company Shares.

24.4       In this Clause 24 ( Entire Agreement ), “ Related Persons ” means, in relation to a Party, members of the Relevant Party’s Group and the Agents of that Party and of members of the Relevant Party’s Group.

24.5       Nothing in this Clause 24 ( Entire Agreement ) shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.

25.       Severance and Validity

If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the applicable law of any jurisdiction, it shall be deemed to be severed from this Agreement and the Parties shall use all reasonable endeavours to replace such provision with

 

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one having an effect as close as possible to the deficient provision . The remaining provisions will remain in full force in that jurisdiction and all provisions will continue in full force in any other jurisdiction.

26.       Variations

No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative.

27.       Remedies and Waivers

27.1       The Sellers (including, where applicable, in their capacity as holders of options and of Company Shares that are issued upon exercise of options) hereby waive any pre-emptive, redemption, right of first refusal, tag along, co sale or similar acquisition or sale rights that may be conferred upon the Sellers by the Prior Agreement or otherwise, in each case to the extent triggered in connection with the sale and transfer of Company Shares and other transaction contemplated under this Agreement.

27.2       The Sellers (including, where applicable, in their capacity as holders of options and of Company Shares that are issued upon exercise of options) hereby waive any and all clauses in the Company’s articles of association triggered by the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, including but not limited to, the redemption clause, the consent clause and the liquidation preference clause.

27.3       The Sellers (including, where applicable, in their capacity as holders of options and of Company Shares that are issued upon exercise of options) hereby confirm that they have no claims against the Company or any shareholder of the Company pursuant to the Prior Agreement in respect of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or otherwise and the Sellers hereby waive all their rights, whether realized or unrealized, under and arising out of or in connection with the Prior Agreement.

27.4       Each Seller (including, where applicable, in their capacity as holders of options and of Company Shares that are issued upon exercise of options) that has been involved in the previous financing rounds of the Company waive his/her/its right to make any claims under the relevant transaction documents and confirm that he/she/it, on the date of this Agreement, does not have any claims under the relevant transaction documents.

27.5       No waiver of any right under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be effective unless in writing. Unless expressly stated otherwise a waiver shall be effective only in the circumstances for which it is given.

27.6       No delay or omission by any Party in exercising any right or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such right or remedy.

27.7       The single or partial exercise of a right or remedy under this Agreement shall not preclude any other nor restrict any further exercise of any such right or remedy.

27.8       The rights and remedies of the Parties under this Agreement are exclusively set forth in this Agreement and no remedy under the Finnish Sale of Goods Act (355/1987, as amended), any international sale of good statutes (or corresponding laws) or legal principle or theory is available to the Purchaser, including the right to withhold any payment, set-off any claim or receivable, rescind or terminate this Agreement or to refuse to proceed with the Closing (unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement).

 

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28.        Effect of Closing

The provisions of this Agreement and of the other Transaction Documents which remain to be performed following Closing shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding Closing.

29.       Third Party Rights

29.1       This Agreement is made for the benefit of the Parties and their successors and is not intended to benefit any other person, and no other person shall have any right to enforce any of its terms, except that Clause 20 ( Confidentiality ) is intended to benefit any member of the Purchaser’s Group and Clause 24 ( Entire Agreement ) is intended to benefit a Party’s Related Persons, and each such Clause shall be enforceable by any of them to the full extent permitted by law, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

29.2       The Parties may amend or vary this Agreement in accordance with its terms without the consent of any other person.

30.       Payments

30.1       Any amount payable by the Sellers to, or at the direction of, the Purchaser under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable from the Escrow Account to the Purchaser) shall, so far as possible, be deemed to be a reduction of the Consideration.

30.2       Any amount payable by the Sellers to the Purchaser or by the Purchaser to the Sellers shall be made in full without set‑off or counter‑claim and free from any deduction or withholding whatsoever, except as required by law provided, however, that if any withholding of Taxes is required by law, Purchaser shall, to the extent practicable, (i) provide written notice of such withholding prior to such withholding together with an explanation of the relevant legal requirement that requires such withholding and (ii) upon the request of the Sellers, cooperate with the Sellers to reduce or eliminate such withholding.

30.3       Any amount payable by the Purchaser to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement shall be transferred to the Paying Agent’s Account, or such other account notified by the Sellers’ Representative to the Purchaser in writing not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the due date for such payment, by electronic transfer in immediately available cleared funds. The Paying Agent is irrevocably and unconditionally authorised to receive any sum paid to it in accordance with this Clause 30.3 and receipt of such sum in the Paying Agent’s Account shall be an effective discharge of the Purchaser’s obligation to pay such sum, and the Purchaser shall not be required to concern itself with any subsequent allocation of such amounts. The Sellers shall not have any recourse against the Purchaser once the Purchaser has discharged its payment obligations in accordance with this Clause 30.3.

31.       Costs and Expenses; Transfer Taxes

31.1       Except as provided in Clauses 31.2 and 31.3, each Party shall pay its own costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation, preparation and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

31.2       The Purchaser shall be responsible for (i) the due payment of all Finnish transfer taxes which may become payable in connection with the transfer by the Sellers to the Purchaser of the Closing Shares and/or Step-In Shares (the “ Transfer Taxes ”) and for (ii) filing all necessary transfer tax notifications with the Finnish tax authorities, both of which the Purchaser shall do and complete within applicable statutory deadlines as of the Closing and each respective Step-In Closing. The Purchaser shall provide the Sellers’ Representative with a copy of each Transfer Tax notification filed hereunder as soon as practicable after filing of the same with the Finnish

 

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tax authorities. The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Sellers against any Transfer Taxes that any Seller becomes obligated to pay under Finnish law as a result of the Purchaser’s failure to timely pay the Transfer Taxes (and any costs, expenses or claims which the Sellers may sustain or incur as a result of or in connection with such failure to timely pay the Transfer Taxes).

31.3       All charges incurred in relation to the Escrow Account shall be borne by the Purchaser.

32.       Default Interest

Any and all amounts which are due and payable by one Party to another under this Agreement shall be paid in US$ and shall carry interest at the Interest Rate from the due date for payment up to and including the date of actual payment (both before and after any judgment).  

33.       Notices

33.1       Any notice or other communication to be given under or in connection with this Agreement (“ Notice ”) shall be in the English language in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Party giving it.  A Notice may be delivered personally or sent by email, pre‑paid recorded delivery or international courier to the address provided in Clause 33.3, and marked for the attention of the person specified in that Clause. A Notice served to the Sellers’ Representative shall be deemed to have validly served to each of the Sellers.

33.2       A Notice shall be deemed to have been received:

(a)       at the time of delivery if delivered personally;

(b)       at the time of transmission if sent by email (provided that no notice of unsuccessful transmission has been received);

(c)       two (2) Business Days after the time and date of posting if sent by pre‑paid recorded delivery; or

(d)       three (3) Business Days after the time and date of posting if sent by international courier,

provided that if deemed receipt of any Notice occurs after 6:00 pm or is not on a Business Day, deemed receipt of the Notice shall be 9:00 am on the next Business Day. References to time in this Clause 33 ( Notices ) are to local time in the country of the addressee.

33.3       The addresses for service of Notice are:

Sellers’ Representative:

Name:      Timo Soininen

Address:       [***]

For the attention of:      Timo Soininen

Email address:      [***]

with a copy (which shall not constitute a Notice) to its counsel

Name:      Avance Attorneys Ltd

Address:       Mannerheimintie 20 A, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

For the attention of:      Ilkka Perheentupa

Email address:      ilkka.perheentupa@avanceattorneys.com

Purchaser:

Name:      Zynga Inc.

 

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Address:        699 Eighth Street, San Francisco, CA USA 94010

For the attention of:      Chief Legal Officer

Email address:      legalnotices@zynga.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute a Notice) to its counsel

Name:      White & Case LLP

Address:       5 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1DW, UK

For the attention of:      Gavin Weir

Email address:      gweir@whitecase.com

Name:      White & Case LLP

Address:       Aleksanterinkatu 44, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

For the attention of:      Janko Lindros

Email address:      jlindros@whitecase.com

33.4       A Party shall notify the other Parties of any change to its details in Clause 33.3 in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 33 ( Notices ), provided that such notification shall only be effective on the later of the date specified in the notification and five (5) Business Days after deemed receipt.

33.5       Notice given to the Sellers’ Representative shall be deemed to be Notice to all of the Sellers and the rights of the Sellers in respect of such Notice shall be exercised or waived on behalf of them if exercised or waived by the Sellers’ Representative.

34.       Retiring Directors

The Purchaser undertakes to procure that, at the next annual general meeting of the Company, those members of the board of directors of the Company who have resigned or have been replaced prior to or in connection with Closing are granted discharge from liability for their management and administration until the Closing Date (or the earlier date of their resignation). Furthermore, the Purchaser shall not, and shall cause that the Company does not, make any claims against such directors (in their capacity as (former) directors of the Company) and shall hold each of them harmless against any such claims, save for situations where such individual is guilty of fraud or wilful misconduct.

35.       Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and shall be effective when each Party has executed and delivered a counterpart. Such counterparts may be executed and delivered in electronic format (including by e-mail and by way of DocuSign signatures). Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

36.       Governing Law and Jurisdiction

36.1       This Agreement, including any non‑contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, shall be governed and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Finland. It is specifically agreed and acknowledged that the application of the Finnish Sale of Goods Act (355/1987, as amended) and any international sale of goods statutes (or corresponding laws) are excluded.

36.2       Any dispute or claim (whether contractual or non-contractual) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, its subject matter or formation (including an question regarding its validity or termination) shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the Rules of

 

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Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference to this Clause and:

(a)       The language to be used in the arbitration shall be English.

(b)       The number of arbitrators shall be one, nominated jointly by the Parties. If the arbitrator is not nominated within 30 days of the receipt of the claimant’s request for arbitration by the other party, or within such additional time as may be allowed by the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce shall make the appointment in accordance with said Rules.

(c)       The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be Helsinki, Finland.

36.3       Any award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Parties undertake to carry out any award without delay and shall be deemed to have waived their right to any form of recourse insofar as such waiver can be validly be made. Enforcement of any award may be sought in any court of competent jurisdiction.

36.4       Clause 36.2 does not limit a Party’s right to seek interim orders or injunctions or any other provisional remedies available under applicable law, to collect uncontested claims from another Party, or to enforce an arbitral award in any competent court of law.

37.       Sellers’ Representative

37.1       Each of the Sellers designates Timo Soininen to serve as its representative (the “ Sellers’ Representative ”) and to act on its behalf with respect to notices, consents or approvals or requests, elections or proposals required to be given or accepted by the Sellers acting together and otherwise with respect to the actions or decisions expressly identified in this Agreement to be performed or made by the Sellers’ Representative.

37.2       Each of the Sellers irrevocably appoints the Sellers’ Representative as its agent, proxy and attorney and gives the Sellers’ Representative full power and authority on such Seller’s behalf to do all acts and to execute and deliver and receive all such documents or deeds as may be required to resolve or address all matters as are expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

37.3       Any action taken or document executed by the Sellers’ Representative on behalf of a Seller in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on behalf of such Seller and the Purchaser shall be entitled to rely upon such action or document as being binding on such Seller without further enquiry.

37.4       The Sellers’ Representative may resign and be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement by giving notice and specifying a date (which date shall be the later of the date specified in the notice and five (5) Business Days after deemed receipt) on which such resignation shall take effect or be removed by the Sellers provided, however, that until a successor Sellers’ Representative shall have been appointed, the Sellers’ Representative shall continue to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

37.5       By signing this Agreement, the Sellers grant the authority in respect of the matters described above in this Clause 37 ( Sellers’ Representative ) to the Sellers’ Representative without issuing a separate power of attorney.

37.6       Each Seller hereby waives all its rights to claim damages or other compensation or indemnification from the Sellers’ Representative based on such representative’s actions taken pursuant to the authority granted under this Clause 37. Each Seller undertakes, on a several and not joint basis, to indemnify the Sellers’ Representative against all losses, expenses or costs

 

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which such representative may sustain or incur as a result of any action taken by the representative pursuant to the authority granted under this Clause 37 .

 

In Witness Whereof each Party has executed and delivered this Agreement on the date which first appears above.

 

 

 

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Schedule 1      

The Sellers

 

 

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Schedule 2       

The Company

Part 1      
Details of the Company

Company name

:

Small Giant Games Oy

Company number

:

2534733-4

Date and place of incorporation

:

February 19, 2013, Finland

Registered address

:

Kasarmikatu 42

00130 Helsinki

Finland

Registered share capital

:

585,400

Shareholders

:

Capitalization table of the Company is included in Part 2 ( Capitalization Table ) of this Schedule 2.

Amount of issued shares

:

A shares: 130,168

B shares: 41,029

C shares: 52,811

Total: 224,008

Members of the Board of Directors

:

Nieminen Otto Aleksis

Blomquist Daniel Erik Bertil

Halttunen Markus Juha Petteri

Jörnow Lars Mikael Bo

Soininen Timo Juhani

Vajlok Andras Daniel

Wenngren Karl Erik

Managing Director

:

Soininen Timo Juhani

Auditor

:

Deloitte Oy, responsible auditor Lahtinen Mikko Petteri

Accounting reference date

:

December 31

Tax residency

:

Finland

 


 

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Part 2       
Capitalization Table

Part 3      

 

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Schedule 3       

Signing and Closing Arrangements

Part 1      
Sellers’ Signing and Closing Obligations

A.      Upon execution of this Agreement, the Sellers shall:

1.      Deliver to the Purchaser, Purchaser’s Lawyers or such other person as the Purchaser may nominate:

1.1      a duly executed copy of this Agreement;

1.2      a duly executed copy of the Disclosure Letter executed by the Sellers’ Representative; and

1.3      a duly executed copy of the Operating Plan 2019 Certificate executed by the Sellers’ Representative;

1.4      initialled agreed form documents; and

1.5      a copy of powers of attorney signed by each Seller or authorized signatories of each of the Sellers (if applicable) authorising the execution of this Agreement.

B.      At Closing the Sellers shall:

2.      Provide a copy of a duly executed written unanimous resolution of the shareholders of the Company in which:

2.1      the liquidation preference clause from the Company’s articles of association is resolved to be removed conditional upon and with effect from Closing;

2.2      the Company’s Prior Agreement is resolved to be terminated conditional upon and with effect from Closing;

2.3      all the Company’s applicable equity plans are cancelled to the extent that they only remain in force so that the options surviving to the Step-In Period remain valid and any rights pertaining to them can only be exercised at the Step-In Closings conditional upon and with effect from Closing;

2.4      all unallocated options are cancelled conditional upon and with effect from Closing;

2.5      new auditor shall be appointed in accordance with the Purchaser’s nominations conditional upon and with effect from Closing;

2.6      new members of the board of directors including the chairperson shall be appointed in accordance with the Purchaser’s nominations conditional upon and with effect from Closing; and

3.      Provide a copy of a duly executed written unanimous resolution of the board of directors of the Company in which:

3.1      the sale and transfer of the Closing Shares to the Purchaser be approved;

3.2      the vesting of all the issued and unvested options is accelerated.

4.      Deliver to the Purchaser a counterpart Escrow Agreement executed by the Sellers’ Representative.

5.      Deliver to the Purchaser, Purchaser’s Lawyers such other person as the Purchaser may nominate:

5.1      Bring Down Certificate signed by the Sellers’ Representative on behalf of the Management Sellers (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that any failure by a Management Seller

 

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to include a description of any circumstance in said certificate shall not result in any liability of such Management Seller that would exceed in any respect (or increase) the liability that would result from the breach of underlying the Warranty that such circumstance relates to);

5.2      service agreements in the form of the drafts in the agreed terms signed by each of the Management Sellers;

5.3      duly executed power of attorneys, in the agreed terms, pertaining to the voting rights of the Company Shares not sold at Closing referred to in Clause 9.5;

5.4      a copy of each power of attorney under which any document to be delivered to the Purchaser has been executed;

5.5      written resignation letters in the agreed terms to take effect from Closing of Andras Vajlok, Lars Jörnow, Daniel Blomquist, Erik Wenngren, Otto Nieminen and Markus Halttunen, members of the board of directors of the Company (other than such persons who, as agreed with the Purchaser, will remain in office) confirming that they do not have any claims against the Company for loss of office.

Part 2      
Purchaser’s Signing and Closing Obligations

A.      Upon execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall:

1.      Deliver to the Sellers’ Representative, Sellers’s Lawyers or such other person as the Sellers may nominate:

1.1      a duly executed copy of this Agreement;

1.2      a duly executed copy of the Disclosure Letter;

1.3      a duly executed copy of the Operating Plan 2019 Certificate executed by the Purchaser; and

1.4      initialled agreed form documents.

B.      At Closing the Purchaser shall:

1.      procure that the Closing Cash Consideration shall be transferred to the Paying Agent’s Account by electronic transfer in immediately available cleared funds ;

2.      procure that the Transfer Agent has opened an electronic book-entry account for each Seller receiving Zynga Stock Consideration, and deposited into such account the appropriate amount of Zynga Stock to be issued to each such Seller, with evidence of such issuance to be provided to each such Seller on such date (acknowledging that evidence of the deposits will be delivered promptly after Closing when available); and

3.      procure that the Escrow Amount shall be transferred to the Escrow Account by electronic transfer,

4.      deliver to the Sellers’s Lawyers:

4.1      a copy of the chief legal officer’s certificate containing extracts of the minutes of the meeting of the board and/or supervisory board (as necessary to provide valid authorisation) of directors of the Purchaser authorising the execution of this Agreement, Escrow Agreement and the issuance of the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration to the relevant Sellers; and

4.2      executed counterpart of the Escrow Agreement.

 

 

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Part 3       
Sellers’ Step-In Closing Obligations

At each relevant Step-In Closing the Sellers shall:

1.      Deliver to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s Lawyers:

1.1      Share Transfer Agreements and Option Transfer Agreements regarding the Step-In Shares (as applicable to the relevant Step-In Closing) duly executed by the relevant Sellers, as applicable.

Part 4      
Purchaser’s Step-In Closing Obligations

At each relevant Step-In Closing the Purchaser shall:

1.      procure that the relevant Step-In Consideration shall be transferred to the Paying Agent’s Account by electronic transfer in immediately available cleared funds.

2.      deliver to the Sellers’ Lawyers:

2.1      Share Transfer Agreements and Option Transfer Agreements regarding the Step-In Shares (as applicable to the relevant Step-In Closing) duly executed by the Purchaser

 

 

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Schedule 4       

Warranties

Part 1      
Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties

1.       Incorporation and Authority

1.1      To the extent applicable, each of the Sellers has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing under the laws of its place of incorporation or formation and has requisite power to carry on its business as it is carried on at the date of this Agreement.

1.2      To the extent applicable, none of the Sellers is bankrupt or insolvent or unable to pay its debts under the insolvency laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation nor has stopped paying debts as they fall due.  No order has been made, petition presented or resolution passed for the winding‑up of any of the Sellers. No administrator, receiver, manager or equivalent officer has been appointed by any person in respect of any of the Sellers or all or any of their assets, no steps have been taken to initiate any such appointment and no voluntary equivalent arrangement has been proposed relating to any of the Sellers.

1.3      Each of the Sellers has requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party (together, the “ Documents ”), each of which is valid and legally binding and constitutes (when executed) valid and legally binding obligations on it in accordance with the Documents’ respective terms (assuming that each such Transaction Document has been properly executed by the other parties to it and that their entry into them has been duly authorised by such other parties), except as enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by moratorium laws from time to time in effect. The execution, delivery and performance by, respectively, each Seller of the Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each other Document to which it is a party, will not (i) violate provision of its articles of association or other constitutional documents, if applicable, (ii) violate any laws or regulations applicable to such Seller in any relevant jurisdiction, or (iii) violate any order, judgment, decree or decision of any court or governmental authority applicable to such Seller in any jurisdiction; except any matters described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Seller, or would prevent such Seller from performing its obligations hereunder;

1.4      The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Sellers of its obligations under the Documents will not require it to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of, or give notice to or make any registration of filing with, any governmental, regulatory or other authority which has not been duly obtained or made at the date of this Agreement.

2.       Ownership of Company Shares

2.1      Each of the Sellers is the sole legal and beneficial owner of, and has the right to exercise all voting rights (where applicable) over, all of the Company Shares (and where applicable, options and/or shares which are issued upon the exercise of options) set opposite its name in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ). Said Company Shares are free from all Encumbrances and there is no agreement or commitment to give or create any Encumbrance over or affecting said Company Shares. Other than as listed in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ), there are no rights to acquire any shares in the Company.

 

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2.2        The Company Shares constitute all the issued and outstanding shares, option rights, convertible notes or other securities entitling to shares in the Company and the Company’s share capital is fully paid up.

Part 2      
Sellers’ Investment Warranties

1.1       Each of the Sellers is acquiring the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration for his own account, with the present intention of holding such Zynga Stock for the purpose of investment, and is not acquiring the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution of the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) or any securities laws of any state of the United States of America or any other applicable jurisdiction. Each of the Sellers acknowledges and understands that the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement has not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and is issued by reason of specific exemptions from registration under the provisions thereof which depend in part upon the investment intent of the Sellers, upon the other warranties made by the Sellers in this Agreement and the manner of distribution by the Purchaser.

1.2      The name, address and tax ID (where applicable) information the Sellers receiving Zynga Stock Consideration have provided for KYC purposes to the Transfer Agent is accurate.

1.3       Except in accordance with the registration or prospectus requirements of the Securities Act and of any applicable state or “blue sky” securities laws or regulations or an exemption from such registration or prospectus requirements or regulations, each of the Sellers acknowledges and understands that it may not offer, sell, transfer or hedge the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement and each of the Sellers understands and agrees that the Purchaser shall cause the applicable legends, in the agreed form, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Zynga Stock Consideration.

1.4       Each of the Sellers acknowledges and understands that the Purchaser has no obligation (except as set forth under Clause 10.2(m)) or present intention of so registering the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration, and that there is no assurance that any exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state or “blue sky” securities laws or regulations will be available, or if available, that such exemption will allow the Sellers to dispose of or otherwise transfer any or all of the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration in the amounts or at the times that the Sellers may propose.

1.5       Each of the Sellers warrants that neither the Purchaser nor any person acting on its behalf has offered to sell or sold the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration (or any other securities of the Purchaser) to the Seller by means of any form of “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as defined in Regulation D) or “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S).

1.6       Each of the Sellers (a) has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (b) has been granted the opportunity to review the Purchaser Reports, ask questions of, and receive satisfactory answers from, representatives of the Purchaser concerning the Purchaser’s business affairs and financial condition and the terms and conditions of the purchase of the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration and has had the opportunity and to obtain and has obtained any additional information which it deems necessary regarding such purchase; (c) has not relied on any person in connection with its investigation of the accuracy or sufficiency of such information or its investment decision; (d) fully understands the nature, scope and duration of the limitations applicable to the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration; and (e) is able to bear the economic risk of

 

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the investment in the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration for an indefinite period of time .

1.7       Each of the Sellers warrants that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act; or (ii) it is not within the United States, is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) and is not purchasing the Zynga Stock comprising the Zynga Stock Consideration for the account or benefit of a U.S. person.

1.8      The information supplied by such Seller for inclusion in a registration statement pursuant to Clause 10.2(m) shall not, as of the date of such registration statement (i) contain any statement that is inaccurate or misleading with respect to any material fact, or (ii) omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make such information (in light of the circumstances under which it is provided) not false or misleading.

Part 3      
Sellers’ Operational Warranties

1.       Company Incorporation and Authority; Company Shares

1.1      The Company has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing under the laws of its place of incorporation or formation and has requisite power to carry on its business as it is carried on at the date of this Agreement.

1.2      The Company Shares are free from all Encumbrances and there is no agreement or commitment to give or create any Encumbrance over or affecting the Company Shares. Other than as listed in Schedule 1 ( The Sellers ), which is true, complete and accurate as of the date hereof, there are no rights to acquire any shares in the Company or any agreements or commitments outstanding which give to any person the right to call for the issue of any shares, option rights, convertible notes or other securities of the Company.

1.3      The execution, delivery and performance by, respectively, each Seller of the Documents will not constitute a breach of or a default under or otherwise be prohibited under any agreement or instrument to which such Seller is a party or by which it is bound.

1.4      The Company has requisite power and authority to enter into and perform each Transaction Document to which it is a party (together, the “ Company Documents ”), each of which is valid and legally binding and constitutes (when executed) valid and legally binding obligations on it in accordance with the Company Documents’ respective terms (assuming that each such Company Document has been properly executed by the other parties to it and that their entry into them has been duly authorised by such other parties), except as enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by moratorium laws from time to time in effect. The execution, delivery and performance by  the Company of the Company Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each other Document to which it is a party, will not (i) violate any provision of its articles of association, by‑laws or equivalent constitutional documents, (ii) violate any laws or regulations applicable to the Company in any relevant jurisdiction or (iii) violate any order, judgment, decree or decision of any court or governmental authority applicable to the Company in any jurisdiction; except any matters described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above which would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or would prevent the Company from performing its obligations hereunder.

1.5      The articles of association of the Company included under 1.1.4 in the Data Room are up to date in all respects on the date of this Agreement.

1.6      The particulars of the Company set out in Schedule 2 ( The Company ) are accurate and up to date in all respects on the date of this Agreement.

 

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1.7       The statutory books of the Company have been properly kept, are up to date and contain, in all material respects, complete and accurate details of all matters required by applicable laws to be entered in them. No written notice or indication that any of them is incorrect or should be rectified has been received.

1.8      The Company has not received any written claims pertaining to historical or the existing equity plans and related US addendums of the Company.

1.9      The Company does not have any subsidiary, branch or agency in any jurisdiction.

1.10      The Company does not own any legal or beneficial interest in any shares, securities or participation interests of any kind in any undertaking.

2.       Accounts

2.1      The Accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards.

2.2      The Accounts give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company as a whole at the Accounts Date and for the financial period ended on such date.

2.3      No material change has been made to the accounting policies or to any other accounting treatment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any estimation techniques or approaches to the exercise of accounting discretion or judgment) of the Company for at least two (2) years prior to the Accounts Date.

2.4      The Accounts include full provision or full disclosure to the extent required in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Standards for all liabilities, outstanding capital commitments and all bad and doubtful debts as at the Accounts Date, in each case as required to be provisioned or disclosed under the Applicable Accounting Standards.

2.5      The accounting and other records of the Company are up‑to‑date and have been properly and accurately maintained in each case, in all material respects and are in the possession or under the control of the Company.

2.6      The Management Accounts have been prepared on a basis consistent with the management accounts of the Company and have been prepared in good faith and do not materially misstate the financial position and the profits or losses of the Company for the period concerned, acknowledging that the Management Accounts have not been prepared with the same level of detail as the Accounts.

3.       Events Since the Accounts Date

3.1      Since the Accounts Date:

(a)      the business of the Company has been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business;

(b)      there has been no material adverse change in the financial or trading position or prospects of the Company;

(c)      no asset of a value in excess of US$500,000 has been acquired or disposed of by the Company other than in the ordinary course of business, nor has there been any agreement to acquire or dispose of any such asset;

(d)      to Sellers’ Knowledge, no liability (actual or contingent) has been incurred by or arisen in relation to the Company which is of an amount in excess of US$500,000 other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(e)        no dividend or other distribution of funds to the Sellers has been, or has agreed to be, declared, made or paid by the Company;

(f)      the Company has not borrowed or raised any money and no individual item of capital expenditure, or series of connected items of capital expenditure, has been incurred in an amount in excess of US$500,000 other than in the ordinary course of business;

(g)      the Company has not issued or agreed to issue any shares or other equity interest or share or loan capital; and

(h)      all book debts contained in the Accounts have been realised for an amount not less than that stated or reflected in the Accounts, no debts or other receivables have been factored, sold or agreed to be sold and no written indication has been received that any material debt owing to the Company is bad or doubtful.

3.2      The Company does not have debts which have been outstanding for a period in excess of one hundred and eighty (180).

4.       Contracts

4.1      In this paragraph 4, references to “ contract ” include any binding agreement, arrangement, obligation, understanding or commitment, whether in writing or not, in force on the date hereof and references to “ material ” shall mean material to the business, prospects, profits or assets of the Company.

4.2      A complete and accurate list (including of any amendment, variation or extension of any such contract) is contained in the Disclosure Letter of any contract valid on the date of this Agreement to which the Company is a party which:

(a)      involves revenue or expenditure in excess of five hundred thousand dollars (US$500,000) per annum (including pursuant to the terms of such contract or the course of dealing in the prior twelve (12) months);

(b)      is of an unusual or exceptional nature (meaning that it cannot readily be performed by the Company on time except with undue effort or high expenditure, in each case, materially beyond the effort or expenditure normally required for such contracts in the ordinary course of business) or is not in the ordinary course of business;

(c)      is material, involves monetary commitments and (i) cannot be terminated by the Company with a termination period shorter than twelve (12) months or (ii) has an unexpired fixed term of twelve (12) months or longer;

(d)      can be terminated or amended by the counterparty upon a change in the direct or indirect ownership or control of the Company or whose terms, in the event of such a change of ownership or control, are or could (in accordance with the terms of such contract) be different from those which apply prior to such event;

(e)      restricts the Company’s ability to carry on the whole or any part of its business in any part of the world or to use or exploit any of its material assets;

(f)      contains material employee, officer or director non-solicitation provisions binding the Company;

(g)      is an agency, distribution, franchise, management, joint venture, consortium, partnership, association (other than a bona fide trade association) or shareholders’ agreement or a sale and purchase agreement relating to shares, a business or any material asset;

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(i)        is an agreement with a director of the Company;

(j)      is an agreement with a Seller or a Connected Person of a Seller;

(k)      is a sale or purchase or option or similar arrangement affecting an material asset owned, occupied, or possessed by the Company outside of the ordinary course of business; or

(l)      is a binding bid or offer which, if accepted, would give rise to a contract falling within paragraphs 4.2(a) to (k) above.

4.3      To Sellers’ Knowledge, each of the material contracts to which the Company is a party is in full force and effect and no party is in breach of any such contract nor has any allegation in writing of any breach or invalidity been made or received by any Management Seller or the Company. No written notice of termination of any such contract has been received by any Management Seller or the Company; to Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no grounds for the termination, rescission, avoidance or repudiation of any such contract; and no allegation in writing of any such grounds has been received by any Management Seller or the Company.

4.4      The Company is not a party to a contract which would contain an exclusivity provision or favoured pricing term, in each case materially restricting the Company.

4.5      The Company is not, or within the past three (3) years has not been, a party to a material contract which is, or was, not entirely of an arm’s-length nature and the Company has not transferred or has not agreed to transfer any assets except at market value.

4.6      The Company is not a party to or has no liability (actual or contingent) under any material guarantee, indemnity or letter of credit, or any leasing, rental, hire purchase or credit sale agreement.

5.       Broker and Finders Fees

5.1      No person is entitled to receive from the Company any finder’s fee, brokerage or commission in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.       Material Business Relationships

6.1      The Disclosure Letter sets forth all contracts between the Company, on the one hand, and Apple Inc., Google Inc. or any other mobile device application store service provider (“ Application Store ”), on the other hand, valid on the date of this Agreement, including all such contracts related to the Business Products (the “ Application Store Contracts ”). The Company is in material compliance with all Application Store Contracts and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, all Application Store policies binding on the Company under such Application Store Contracts. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has not received any written notice terminating or threatening to terminate an Application Store Contract, nor to the Sellers’ Knowledge does any Application Store intend to cancel or otherwise materially and adversely modify its relationship with the Company or any Application Store Contract on account of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.

6.2      The Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all “app stores,” and other third person distribution platforms on or through which the Company, directly or indirectly, distributes or otherwise makes available any Games (“ Distribution Platforms ”), and the Company has made available a copy of each user and developer agreement, terms of service, and other material contract applicable to such Distribution Platforms valid on the date of this Agreement (“ Platform Agreements ”) to Purchaser in the Data Room. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, all Platform Agreements are in full force and effect, and enforceable in accordance with their terms. The Company is in material compliance with, and has not materially breached (or otherwise breached in a manner that would provide the counter-party a termination right) any Platform Agreements and to the Sellers’ Knowledge, all other parties to such Platform

 

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Agreements are in material compliance with, and have not materially breached any Platform Agreements. There are no pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened disputes regarding such Platform Agreements, including disputes with respect to the scope thereof, performance thereunder, or payments made or received in connection therewith.

6.3      There are no publishing agreements pertaining to the Games in force on the date of this Agreement and there are currently no ongoing negotiations to bind the Company to such contracts.

6.4      Only the contracts mentioned in this Clause 6 ( Material Business Relationships ) as well as contracts entered into with Unity (Data Room index 6.5.13.1 and 6.5.13.2) contain profit-sharing arrangements binding upon the Company.

7.       Trading

7.1      No customer or supplier of the Company which accounts for five per cent (5%) or more by value of the Company’s annual supply or sales, as the case may be, has during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of this Agreement ceased, materially reduced or indicated an intention to cease or materially reduce, or materially changed the terms of or indicated an intention to materially change the terms of, its trading with or supplies to the Company.

7.2      The Company does not carry on business under any name other than its own corporate name.

8.       Key Performance Indicators

8.1      The report set forth on Annex B to the Disclosure Letter was compiled as a good faith representation by the Company’s management of the operating status of the Company for the months shown, was derived in good faith from data and information contained in the Company’s equipment or third-party servers to which the Company has access to, and is accurate (i) in all material respects, to the extent the underlying data is generated solely by the Company, and (ii), to Sellers’ Knowledge, in all material respects, to the extent the underlying data is generated by a party or person other than the Company.

8.2      The atomic level game event data shared by the Company with the Purchaser through Google Drive and Box.com prior to the date of this Agreement were compiled as a good faith representation by the Company’s management of the operating status of the Company for the months shown, were derived in good faith from data and information contained in the Company’s equipment or third-party servers to which the Company has access to, and are, to Sellers’ Knowledge, accurate in all material respects.

9.       Compliance with Laws and Litigation

9.1      The Company has carried out its business and dealt with its assets in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations in any relevant jurisdictions.

9.2      The Company and, with respect to the Business, no Seller, nor any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, other persons affiliated with, performing a service for or otherwise acting for or on behalf of it or them has not, in connection with the Business, breached any Anti‑Bribery Laws or any applicable anti‑money laundering law, rule or regulation.

9.3      Without limiting the foregoing, to Sellers’ Knowledge, (i) the Company has at all times been in compliance in all material respects with applicable U.S. laws governing the export, re-export, import and transfer of products, software, technical data, services and technologies, and the export-related activities of United States persons (collectively, the “ Trade Control Laws ”); (ii) there is no event, fact or circumstance that has occurred or exists that is reasonably likely to result in a finding of non-compliance with any Trade Control Law; and (iii) the Company has not been subject to any inquiries and investigations with respect to Trade Control Laws.

 

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9.4        Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or , to Sellers’ Knowledge, employees is an Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the United States Treasury (“ OFAC ”) sanctioned person. The Company and its directors, officers and , to Sellers’ Knowledge, employees are in compliance with, and have not previously violated, the OFAC sanctions or any other applicable anti-money laundering and economic sanctions laws. T here are no pending or , to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened claims against the Company with respect to such anti-money laundering and economic sanctions laws.

9.5      Except for actions to recover any debt incurred in the ordinary course of the business owed to the Company, the Company (or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, any of its directors or employees (in each case, past or present)) is not, or has not been in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, engaged in any litigation, arbitration, mediation or other legal proceedings (whether as plaintiff, defendant or otherwise) in relation to the business of the Company, no such litigation, arbitration, mediation or other legal proceedings are pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened by or against the Company, and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no circumstances reasonably likely to give rise to any such proceedings.

9.6      The Company (or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, any of its director or employee (in each case, past or present)) is not the subject of any investigation, enquiry or enforcement proceedings by any governmental or other body in relation to the business of the Company, no such investigations, enquiries, or enforcement proceedings are pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no circumstances likely to give rise to any such investigation, enquiry or enforcement proceedings.  

10.       Licences

10.1      All regulatory licences, permits and other authorisations required to be obtained by the Company in order to lawfully carry on its Business as currently conducted (the “ Licences ”) are listed in the Disclosure Letter, are in full force and effect and none of the Licences will expire within the next twenty-four (24) months.

10.2      The direct or indirect change of control of the Company pursuant to the sale and purchase of the Company Shares will not result in the suspension, cancellation, material variation, revocation, termination or non-renewal of any Licence or give rise to a right to suspend, cancel, vary, revoke, terminate or not renew any Licence.

11.       Ownership of Assets, Facilities and Services

11.1      All fixed or tangible assets used by the Company for or in connection with its Business, or which are required for the continuation of the Business both as it is currently conducted and as it has been conducted in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement are either (i) solely legally and beneficially owned by the Company with good and full title and all rights attaching to them and are free from all Encumbrances or (ii) used by the Company based on valid leases, licenses or other right to possess or use such assets.

11.2      All material assets referred to in paragraph 11.1(i) are included in the Accounts, except for any asset acquired, sold, realised or applied in the ordinary course of business since the Accounts Date.  Each asset referred to in paragraph 11.1  capable of possession is in the possession or under the control of the Company.

11.3      The assets, facilities and services to which the Company has a contractual right include all the assets, facilities and services necessary for the operation of the Business in the same manner as it has been carried on during the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

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12.        Finance Arrangements

12.1      The name and address of each bank with which the Company maintains a bank account together with complete and accurate details of each account and all authorities, mandates, standing orders and direct debits are set out in the Disclosure Letter.

12.2      Complete and accurate details of all overdraft facilities of the Company and a complete and accurate list of all agreements or arrangements in respect of or providing for monies borrowed by the Company (including the amounts of all borrowings) are set out/contained in the Disclosure Letter.

12.3      Other than with respect to ordinary course trade payables not in excess of US$ 1 million, there are no debts owing by the Company which are outstanding and due and remain unpaid. No demand or written notice to repay has been received under, and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred or been alleged which is, or which may become or result in, an event of default, an early repayment or a breach of the terms of or under any borrowing or financial facility of the Company and no change in the direct or indirect control of the Company will or may result in such an event of default, early repayment or breach.

12.4      The Company has not lent or agreed to lend any money which has not been repaid to it when due and there are no material debts owing to the Company other than debts that have arisen in respect of trading and in the ordinary course of business.

12.5      No indebtedness (actual or contingent) and no contract or arrangement regarding such indebtedness is outstanding regarding such indebtedness between the Company or any Connected Person of the Company.

13.       Grants and Allowances

The Company has not applied for or received any grant, subsidy, loan or allowance from any governmental or other body other than as specified in the Disclosure Letter.

14.       Powers of Attorney

The Company has not given any power of attorney or other authority which will be in force after the Effective Time to any person to enter into any material contract or commitment on its behalf.

15.       Insurance

15.1      Accurate details of all insurance policies maintained by or covering the Company is set out in the Disclosure Letter.

15.2      All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, no material claims are outstanding, all premiums due and payable under such policies have been paid; and none of the policies contains any provisions as to change of control or ownership in respect of the insured and to Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred which would be likely to give rise to any material claim under the policies.

15.3      The Company has not any individual insurance claims in excess of US$ 1 million outstanding under any of the policies.

16.       Insolvency

16.1      The Company is not insolvent under the insolvency laws of any jurisdiction applicable to it or is unable to pay, or has stopped paying, its debts as they fall due, and no circumstances have arisen for declaration of bankruptcy or opening of composition proceedings in respect of the Company.

 

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16.2        No order has been made or resolution passed for the winding up of the Company and no provisional liquidator has been appointed in respect of it. No petition has been presented or meeting convened for the purposes of winding up the Company and no step has been taken to initiate any process by or under which the ability of the creditors of the Company to take any action to enforce their debts is suspended, restricted or prevented, or some or all of the creditors of the Company accept, by agreement or pursuant to a court order or any ruling by a competent body, an amount less than the sums owing to them in satisfaction of those sums.  The Company has not become subject to any analogous event, proceedings or arrangements under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction or other process which would be likely to lead to the Company being dissolved and its assets being distributed.

16.3      No administrator, administrative receiver or any other receiver or manager has been appointed by any person in respect of the Company or all or any of its assets and to Sellers’ knowledge, no steps have been taken to initiate any such appointment.  To Sellers’ knowledge, no analogous appointments have been made or initiated under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction for the management of the affairs, business or assets of the Company.

17.       Intellectual Property

Registered Business IP Rights and Business Domain Names

17.1      The Disclosure Letter accurately identifies:

(a)      each Business Domain Name, and each Registered Business IP Right and each Business Social Media Account;

(b)      the jurisdiction in which each Registered Business IP Right has been granted, issued, registered or filed for, and the applicable application, registration or serial number; and

(c)      any other person that has an ownership interest in the relevant Business Domain Name or Registered Business IP Right and the nature of such ownership interest.

17.2      The Company has made available to the Purchaser in the Data Room, substantially complete and accurate copies of all applications and material correspondence between the Company and any Governmental Authority related to each Business Domain Name and Registered Business IP Right as available to the Company.

17.3      Except as disclosed pursuant to warranty 17.1, the Company is the sole and exclusive, legal and beneficial owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all Registered Business IP Rights, all Business Social Media Accounts (to the extent capable of being owned by the holder) and all Business Domain Names, in each case free from any and all Encumbrances.

17.4      All registration, renewal, maintenance and other official fees due in respect of all Business Domain Names and Registered Business IP Rights have been paid in full and on time, and all filings, payments, and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain each Registered Business IP Right and each Business Domain Name in full force and effect have been made by the applicable deadline.

17.5      To Sellers’ Knowledge, no Registered Business IP Right is being opposed in an opposition proceeding, and no third party is seeking its invalidation or revocation. Neither the  Management Sellers nor the Company has received written notice of any opposition to the grant of, or written notice of any legal proceedings or claims relating to, any Registered Business IP Right.

17.6      The Company is the registered proprietor of, or registered applicant in respect of, all Registered Business IP Rights, and is registered with the relevant registry as the registrant of each Business Domain Name.

 

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Business Software

17.7      Save for items of Open Source Code identified under warranty 17.10, Company is the sole, exclusive and unrestricted, legal and beneficial owner of all rights, title and interests to and in all items of the Business Owned Software related to the Empires & Puzzles Game and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, the other Business Owned Software, in each case free and clear of any Encumbrances.

17.8      The Company has in its possession or control a complete and correct copy of all Source Code for all Business Owned Software. No portion of any Source Code for any Business Owned Software has been delivered, licensed, or made available to any escrow agent or other person who was not, as of the date on which such Source Code for any Business Owned Software was made available, an employee of the Company. The Company does not have a legally binding duty or obligation (whether present, contingent, or otherwise) to deliver, license, or make available the Source Code for any Business Owned Software to any escrow agent or other person. To Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license, or disclosure of the Source Code for any Business Owned Software to any other person.

17.9      The Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Business Third Party Software that is material to the operation of the Business.

17.10      The Disclosure Letter identifies in reasonable detail, with respect to the Empires & Puzzles Game:

(a)      each item of Open Source Code that is contained in, linked to or distributed with the Empires & Puzzles Game or from which any part of the Empires & Puzzles Game is derived; and

(b)      the applicable license terms for each item of Open Source Code referred to in (a).

17.11      The Company has complied in all material respects with all of the terms and conditions of the license for each such item of Open Source Code, including all requirements pertaining to attribution and copyright notices.

17.12      No Business Product or Business Owned Software contains, is derived from, is linked to, or is distributed with Open Source Code that is licensed under any terms that, based on the manner in which such Open Source Code is contained in, derived from, linked to, or distributed with, the relevant Business Product or Business Owned Software:

(a)      impose a requirement as a condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open Source Code that the relevant Business Product or Business Owned Software or any part thereof (1) be disclosed, licensed or distributed in Source Code form, (2) be licensed for the purpose of making modifications or derivative works or (3) be redistributable at no charge; or

(b)       otherwise impose any other material limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of the Company to use or distribute any Business Product or Business Owned Software.

17.13      To Sellers’ Knowledge, no Business Software contains any Harmful Code.

Ownership of Core IP used in the Game

17.14      The Company is the sole, exclusive and unrestricted, legal and beneficial owner of all rights, title and interests to and in all Intellectual Property Rights that are fundamental to the operation of the Empires & Puzzles Game, in each case free and clear of any Encumbrances.

 

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Other Business IP

17.15      The Company is the sole, exclusive and unrestricted, legal and beneficial owner of all rights, title and interests to and in all Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of any Encumbrance, in the Empires & Puzzles Game and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, in the Company’s other Games.

17.16      Each person who is or was an employee or contractor of the Company and who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Business Product or Business Owned IP has signed a valid, enforceable agreement containing an irrevocable assignment to the Company of all their rights to Intellectual Property Rights pertaining to such Business Product or Business Owned IP and confidentiality provisions protecting such Business Owned IP or such Intellectual Property Rights have vested automatically in the Company by operation of law based on their employment with the Company. To Sellers’ Knowledge, no current or former stockholder or employee of the Company has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable), or interest to or in any Business Owned IP. To Sellers’ Knowledge, no employee or contractor of the Company is (i) bound by or otherwise subject to any contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for the Company or (ii) in breach of any contract with any former employer or other person concerning Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality.

17.17      No funding, facilities, or personnel of any Governmental Authority or any public or private university, college, or other educational or research institution were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Business Owned IP.

17.18      The Company has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce their rights in all proprietary information belonging to or held by the Company as a trade secret or confidential information, or pertaining to any Business Owned IP.

17.19      The Company has not assigned, exclusively licensed or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign, exclusively license or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Business Owned IP to any person.

17.20      The Company is not, or has not ever been, a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body, consortium or open source organization or similar organization that requires or obligates, or has the right to require or obligate the Company, to grant or offer to any other person any license or right to any Business Owned IP or covenant not to sue another person based upon any Business Owned IP.

17.21      The Company legally and beneficially owns or has valid and enforceable rights, licenses or permissions to use in the manner in which they are currently used by the Company all Business IP needed to conduct the Business as currently conducted. The Company does not require any Intellectual Property Rights other than the Intellectual Property Rights owned or licensed in by it in order to conduct its Business as currently conducted.

17.22      Each of the Business Owned IP is valid, subsisting, and enforceable and shall continue to be valid, subsisting and enforceable by the Company immediately after Closing.

17.23      The Disclosure Letter accurately identifies:

(a)      each contract, agreement or document pursuant to which: (i) any Intellectual Property Right included in the Empires & Puzzles Game or is otherwise material to the Business is or has been sold, assigned, or otherwise conveyed or provided to the Company; or (ii) the Company has licensed or otherwise received rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property Right of a third party included in the Empires & Puzzles Game or is otherwise material to the Business (“ Inbound IP Contracts ”), other than non-exclusive licenses to third-party software that:

 

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(i)        is not incorporated into, or used in the development, testing, distribution, maintenance, or support of, any B usiness P roduct or that is not otherwise material to the Business; and

(ii)      is licensed solely in executable or object code form, in non-customized form, and solely for the Company’s internal use or is generally available on standard terms for less than US$10,000 per month.

17.24      No Inbound IP Contract imposes any ongoing material financial obligation on the Company or any successor entity. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents shall not result in the imposition of any material financial or other obligations on the Company under or in connection with any Inbound IP Contract that the Company would not otherwise have been required to pay or assume had this Agreement not been entered into.

17.25      The Disclosure Letter accurately identifies each contract, agreement or document pursuant to which any person has been granted any licence under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any of the Business Owned IP, if such licence or right is exclusive or sole or if such contract, agreement or document is material (“ Outbound IP Contracts ”). Except as set forth in the Disclosure Letter, the Company is not bound by, and none of the Business Owned IP is subject to, any contract containing any covenant or other provision that:

(a)      limits or restricts the ability of the Company to use, exploit, assert or enforce any Business Owned IP anywhere in the world in any material manner; or

(b)      obligates the Company to license any Business Owned IP to any person.

17.26      The Disclosure Letter lists, and the Sellers have made available in the Data Room complete and accurate copies of all Inbound IP Contracts and all Outbound IP Contracts (together, the “ IP Contracts ”).

17.27      All IP Contracts are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor, to Sellers’ Knowledge, any other party to any IP Contract is in breach of, or default under, any IP Contract. No allegation in writing of any breach, or default under, any IP Contract been made or received by any Management Seller or the Company. No written notice of termination of any IP Contract has been served or received by any Management Seller or the Company and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no grounds for the termination, rescission or repudiation of any IP Contract. No allegation in writing of any such grounds have been made or received by any Management Seller or the Company.

17.28      There are no royalties, fee, commissions or other amounts payable by the Company to any person (other than salaries paid to employees by Company in accordance with the Company’s employee agreements, which have been made available in the Data Room and the contractor and supplier agreements which have been made available in the Data Room) upon or for the development, manufacture, sale, licensing, provision or distribution of any Business Product or the use of any of any Business Owned IP.

17.29      The Sellers have made available in the Data Room the following forms currently being used by the Company:

(a)      employee agreement; and

(b)      professional services, outsourced development, consulting or independent contractor agreements.  

17.30      To Sellers’ Knowledge, no person has during the three (3) year preceding the date of this Agreement infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and, no person is currently

 

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infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Business Owned IP.   The Disclosure Letter accurately identifies (and the Sellers have made available in the Data Room a complete and accurate copy of) each letter or other written or electronic communication or correspondence that has been sent or otherwise delivered by or to any Management Seller or the Company (directly or indirectly) regarding any actual, alleged, or suspected infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Business Owned IP .

17.31      The Company has not infringed, misappropriated, or violated or made unlawful use of any Intellectual Property Right of any other person or engaged in unfair competition and is not currently infringing, misappropriating, or violating or making unlawful use of any Intellectual Property Right of any other person or engaging in unfair competition.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(a)      the conduct of the Business has not infringed, misappropriated, violated or otherwise made unlawful use of any Intellectual Property Right of any other person, nor is there to the Sellers’ Knowledge a legitimate basis for any such claim;

(b)      no Intellectual Property Right infringement, misappropriation, or similar claim or action is pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, has been threatened in writing against any Management Seller or the Company or against any person who is or may be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless, or reimbursed by the Company with respect to such claim or action.  Neither any Management Seller nor the Company has received any written notice or other written communication relating to any actual, alleged, or suspected infringement, misappropriation, or violation by the Company, any of its employees or agents, or any Business Product, of any Intellectual Property Rights of another person, including any letter or other written communication suggesting that the Company is or were required to obtain a license to any Intellectual Property Right of another person; and

(c)      to Sellers’ Knowledge, no claim or action involving any Business IP licensed to the Company is pending or has been threatened, except for any such claim or action that, if adversely determined, would not adversely affect (a) the use or exploitation of such Business IP by the Company in connection with the Business as carried on the date of this Agreement, or (b) the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, provision, licensing or sale of any Business Product in connection with the Business as carried on the date of this Agreement.

17.32      Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents) nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents) will, with or without notice or lapse of time, result in, or give any person the right or option to cause or declare: (a) a loss of, or Encumbrance on, any Business IP; (b) a breach of, default under, or suspension, cancellation, termination or variation of, any IP Contract; (c) the release, disclosure, or delivery of any Business IP by or to any escrow agent or other person; or (d) the grant, assignment, or transfer to any other person of any licence or other right or interest under, to, or in any Business IP.

18.       Information Technology

18.1       The Data Room contains complete copies of all material IT Contracts as in force at the date of this Agreement.

18.2      The Company is the sole and unrestricted, legal and beneficial owner and has direct control of all Company IT Assets or is validly licensed or otherwise authorised to use such Company IT Assets under a valid and subsisting written IT Contract, at the date of this Agreement, to the extent required for the operation of the Businesses of the Company in the ordinary course as conducted at the date of this Agreement. All Company IT Assets owned by the Company are free from any Encumbrance.

 

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18.3        The Company has full and unrestricted access to and use of all Company IT Assets and all Business Data without any further permission or consent from, or agreements with, any third party, including immediately after Closing.

18.4      In the twenty-four (24) months period ending on the date of this Agreement: (a) there have been no security breaches, breakdowns, malfunctions, failures, disruptions, impairments or other defects in any of the Company IT Assets which have caused a material and prolonged disruption to the Business of the Company or a material adverse effect on the Company’s customers; and (b) to Sellers’ Knowledge, no person has gained unauthorised access to any of the Company IT Assets or any Business Data whether stored on or processed by any of the Company IT Assets or by third parties acting on behalf of the Company, and to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no material Business Data stored on, or processed by, any of the Company IT Assets, or by third parties acting on behalf of the Company, have been lost, damaged, or corrupted, or have been accessed, deleted, used or modified unlawfully or without authorisation.

18.5      To Sellers’ Knowledge, none of the Company IT Assets contain any Harmful Code.

18.6      All Company IT Assets that are or have been operated by the Company and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, all Company IT Assets that are or have been operated by a third party are in good working condition and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, all Company IT Assets are functioning properly considering the purposes that such assets are used for by the Company in the Business.

18.7      The Company has in place back-up, recovery and restoration plans intended to ensure that in the event of a security breach, breakdown, malfunction, failure, disruption, impairment or other defect of any the Company IT Assets, the Business of the Company can continue to be conducted without material disruption or interruption.

18.8      All IT Contracts are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor, to Sellers’ Knowledge, any other party to any IT Contract is in material breach of, or default under, any IT Contract, nor has any written allegation of any material breach, or default under, any IT Contract been made or received by any Management Seller or the Company. No written notice of termination of any IT Contract has been served or received by any Management Seller or the Company, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no grounds for the termination, rescission or repudiation of any IT Contract, and no written allegation of any such grounds have been made or received by the Company.

18.9      Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents) nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents) will, with or without notice or lapse of time, result in, or give any person the right or option to cause or declare:  (a) a loss of, or Encumbrance on, any Company IT Asset; or (b) a breach of, default under, or suspension, cancellation, termination or variation of, any IT Contract.

19.       Data Protection

19.1      The Company complies, and has during the past three (3) years complied with and conducted its business in all material respects in compliance with, all applicable Data Protection Laws, including:

(a)      complying with all mandatory data protection principles established under any applicable Data Protection Laws in all material respects;

(b)      honouring requests from Data Subjects under Data Protection Laws to exercise their legal rights with respect to Personal Data for which the Company is a Controller, which have been received within the three-year (3) period immediately prior to Closing; and

 

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(c)        complying with all applicable requirements to notify, or register with, the relevant Authorities in relation to the Processing of Personal Data under applicable Data Protection Laws .

19.2      To Sellers’ Knowledge, at no point in the last three (3) years has there been any unauthorised or unlawful Processing of any Personal Data in respect of which the Company is a Controller.

19.3      The Company has not received:

(a)      any formal written notice from any Authority alleging non-compliance with applicable Data Protection Laws;  

(b)      to the Sellers' Knowledge, within the three-year (3) period immediately prior to Closing any other written complaint from any person alleging that the Processing of Personal Data by, or on behalf of, the Company, is unlawful or materially inconsistent with any Data Protection Laws and/or Privacy and Data Security Policies;

(c)      any written notice of from any individual seeking to exercise their rights under applicable Data Protection Laws, or any claim or legal action brought by, or on behalf of, any person in respect of any breach of any applicable Data Protection Laws, or any contract regarding the processing of personal data;

(d)      the Company has no reason to believe that any such notice or complaint is likely to be received.

19.4      In each instance in which the Company has engaged a Processor to Process Personal Data, the Company has put in place an appropriate written contract with the Processor, in accordance with the requirements of applicable Data Protection Laws that (without limitation) requires such Processor to Process the relevant Personal Data in accordance with the instructions of the Company and to implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect the Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, and, prior to engaging any such processor, the Company has carried out appropriate due diligence to confirm such Processor’s compliance with the requirements of Data Protection Laws and ensure the protection of the right of the Data Subject.

19.5      The Company has not transferred, instructed or expressly permitted any Processor to transfer, any Personal Data to any recipient located outside the European Economic Area, except in accordance with all applicable Data Protection Laws.

19.6      The Company has not accessed or stored any information on a Data Subject device without first providing the Data Subject with clear and comprehensive information about the access or storage and obtaining their consent, except where such access or storage was necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the Data Subject or for the sole purpose of a transmission across a network.

19.7      The Company has obtained all consents necessary under applicable Data Protection Laws for the direct marketing of its (and any third party) products and services to Data Subjects (including by e-mail and SMS), and has provided Data Subjects with an easy-to-exercise and effective means by which they can opt-out of such marketing.

19.8      The Disclosure Letter lists (and the Data Room contains) complete and accurate copies of:

(a)      all current registrations or notifications to Authorities made by the Company under applicable Data Protection Laws;

(b)      the Company’s Privacy and Data Security Policies currently in force, or in force at any point in the last three (3) years;

 

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(c)        all material contracts or agreements between the Company and any Processor and/or Controller, including without limitation material contracts for data storage, servers, and analytics services in force on the date hereof ; and

(d)      all agreements relating to the transfer of Personal Data to any recipient outside the European Economic Area.

19.9      Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents) nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents), including the Company Processing of Personal Data in connection with the Transaction Documents, will result in any violation of any applicable Data Protection Laws.

20.       Business Products

20.1      The Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Business Products. The Disclosure Letter sets forth, for each Business Product, (i) the name of the Business Product; (ii) the territories in which the Business Product is distributed; and (iii) the distribution platforms on which the Group makes the Business Products available.

21.       Premises

21.1      The office premises of the Company is at Kasarmikatu 42, 5th and 4th floor, 00130 Helsinki, Finland (the “ HQ ”), and Hatanpään valtatie 34 D 403, 33100 Tampere, Finland, and the related lease agreements have an aggregate monthly rent of [***] (before VAT) (the “ Premises ”). The lease of the HQ can be terminated as set out in the lease agreements contained in the Data Room under index 6.5.

21.2      Other than in relation to the Premises, the Company is not actually or contingently liable in relation to any existing or previously owned, leased, licenced or occupied real estate (whether as owner or former owner or as tenant or former tenant of any such real estate or as an original contracting party, or guarantor of any party, to any deed, document, lease or licence connected with such real estate).

21.3      All rents and outgoings, fees and other payments due to all applicable authorities have been paid up‑to‑date and there are no outstanding liabilities for any rent, rates, allowances, taxes, charges or other sums due, in each case in respect of the Premises.

21.4      There are no written notices, disputes, complaints, liabilities, claims or demands relating to or in respect of the Premises or their use including any dispute or written notice from any landlord, written notice of eviction request from any landlord or governmental or administrative authority.

21.5      There are no reasons to expect that material expenditure will be incurred by the Company in respect of the Premises (including material repairs/dilapidations costs and service charges).

21.6      To Sellers’ Knowledge, no rent reviews and/or rent adjustments under any leases of the Premises are currently outstanding or in process.

22.       Employment

22.1      Complete and accurate particulars of the terms of employment or engagement of all Key Managers and template (or actual) contracts under which all other Employees are employed or engaged are contained in folder 5 of the Data Room.

22.2      All the Company’s Employees (where applicable) hold a valid visa, immigration and/or work permits they require in order to be legally and validly employed by the Company.

 

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22.3        Complete and accurate details of all remuneration and other benefits actually provided or which the Company is bound to provide (including participation in all profit sharing, incentive, bonus, commission, share option, medical, permanent health insurance, long term disability insurance, life assurance, directors’ and officers’ insurance, redundancy and other benefit schemes, arrangements and understandings in each case exceeding those under applicable law or collective bargaining agreement (the “ Schemes ”)) (save in respect of any pension or other retirement benefit schemes, arrangements and understandings as set out in the Disclosure Letter and in paragraph 23   below), are contained in indexes 5.4, 6.3.19, 7.8, 6.3.17, 1.5 and 1.2.1 of the Data Room .

22.4      The Schemes have at all times been operated in accordance with their governing rules or terms and all applicable laws and all documents which are required to be filed with any regulatory authority, in relation to them, have been so filed.

22.5      There are no terms and conditions in any contract with any Employee, and no commitment has been made (whether or not legally binding) to any Employee, pursuant to which such person will be entitled to receive any payment or benefit or such person’s rights will change, or an entitlement of such Employee to terminate his employment or engagement will be triggered, as a direct consequence of the completion of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

22.6      The Company is in all material respects in compliance with all labour, social security, health, hygiene and work safety, and welfare laws in the relevant jurisdiction. The Company has during the last two (2) years not received any written complaint or claim with respect to any applicable labour, social security, health, hygiene, work safety and safety and welfare laws in relation to an employee of the Company.

22.7      The Company has duly and timely declared and paid all accrued legal and contractual rights and entitlements, including but not limited to salaries, wages, fees and other salary related payments and benefits together with all related payments to relevant governmental authorities, related social and retirement contributions, holiday pay, overtime pay, bonuses, payments for holidays and applicable indemnities of any kind whatsoever, including severance and notice pay of the employees, where applicable.

22.8      Since the Accounts Date, the Company has not made, announced or proposed any material changes to the salary or benefits of or any bonus to any Employees and the Company is not under any express or implied obligation to make any such changes with or without retrospective operation except as provided under applicable collective bargaining agreement.

22.9      There are no amounts owing from, or agreed to be loaned or advanced by the Company to, any Employees (other than amounts representing salary accrued due for the current pay period, accrued holiday pay for the current holiday year or for reimbursement of expenses).

22.10      Full details of all material disciplinary and grievance matters in relation to the Employees within the last twelve (12) months are contained in the Disclosure Letter.

22.11      Since the Accounts Date, no Employee has given or received written notice to terminate his or her employment or engagement.

22.12      To Sellers’ Knowledge, none of the Key Managers are bound by any non‑compete agreements with third parties that may affect its working conditions or the business of the Company.

22.13      There are no outstanding offers of employment or engagement by the Company to any person who would become an Employee and no person has accepted such an offer but not yet taken up the position accepted.

22.14      There are no indemnities in place by the Company for the benefit of any the Company’s directors in respect of third party proceedings.

 

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22.15        Full details of all severance payments and awards for compensation made against the Company in respect of current or past Employees in the last two (2) years are contained in the Disclosure Letter .

22.16      Complete and accurate details are set out in the Disclosure Letter of any redundancy payment which the Company has made in excess of the statutory redundancy entitlement to any Employee or former Employee in the last two (2) years, and there is no provision in any occupational pension scheme in which Employees participate which provides enhanced benefits on redundancy in excess of those following from applicable law or collective bargaining agreement.

22.17      Complete and accurate details are set out in the Disclosure Letter of each trade union, works council, whether national or cross-border, staff association or other body recognised by the Company for the purposes of representing any Employees, including any requests or proposals to establish any such body received or made in writing within the last two (2) years, and complete and accurate copies of all collective agreements applied by the Company are contained under index 6.6.1 of the Data Room.

22.18      Within the two (2) years preceding the date hereof the Company has not been engaged or involved in any trade dispute with any Employee, trade union, works council, staff association or any other body representing Employees.

22.19      To Sellers’ Knowledge, no past or present Employee has any claim pending against the Company.

22.20      The Company has not within the eighteen (18) months preceding the date hereof entered into any agreement which involved or may involve the automatic transfer of staff by operation of law.

22.21      The Company has not outsourced the management or operation of its business or any part thereof to any person or service provider such that any individual and/or the employees of any such relevant person or service provider would be considered as an employee of the Company or there may be an automatic transfer of staff to the Company by operation of law upon the change of any such service provider or the insourcing of the same or similar services.

23.       Pensions

For the purposes of this paragraph 23, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:

Disclosed Plans means the mandatory employee insurances in Finland (including pension insurance (Fi. TyEL ), accident insurance (Fi. työtapaturmavakuutus ) and sickness insurance (Fi. työnantajan sairausvakuutus )).

Pension Benefits means any pension, lump sum or other benefit payable on, in anticipation of, or following retirement, death, reaching a particular age, illness or disability, in each case in excess of those provided by applicable law and collective bargaining agreement; and

Employee ” means a current or former employee or a current or former director or other officer of the Company.

23.1      Other than the Disclosed Plans, there are no agreements, arrangements, obligations or commitments (whether funded or unfunded) under which the Company is required to make payment of a contribution towards, or other provision for, Pension Benefits for the benefit of an Employee or an Employee’s dependants and no written undertaking or assurance has been given by the Company to any person as to the continuance or introduction of any plan or arrangement, or increase, augmentation or improvement of any Pension Benefits (including those provided under the Disclosed Plans) other than pursuant to the Disclosed Plans.

 

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23.2        There are not outstanding contributions, costs (including levies) or expenses payable by the Company in respect of the Disclosed Plans and the Company has no other monetary obligations (including actuarial, consultancy, legal or other fees) to or in respect of the Disclosed Plans , except as accrued in the ordinary course of business or as reflected in the Management Accounts .

23.3      No claim has been made or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened against the Company, or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, against any person whom the Company is or may be liable to indemnify or compensate, in connection with any of the Disclosed Plans (other than routine claims for benefits), nor to Sellers’ Knowledge are there any circumstances which may give rise to any such claim.

24.       Competition

24.1      The Company is not or has not at any time been party to or directly or indirectly concerned in any agreement, arrangement, understanding or practice (whether or not legally binding) or course of conduct which:

(a)      is or was in breach of any competition legislation in any jurisdiction in which the Business is or has been carried on;

(b)      is or has been the subject of any investigation, site inspection or request for information by any court, competition or other governmental or administrative authority pursuant to any competition legislation in any jurisdiction in which the Business is or has been carried on;

(c)      is or has been during the past three (3) years the subject of any complaint, proceedings, or threat of complaint or proceedings, by any third party concerning any competition legislation of any jurisdiction in which the Business is or has been carried on;

(d)      to the Sellers’ Knowledge, is or was otherwise registrable, notifiable, unenforceable or void pursuant to any competition legislation or which renders the Company or any of its officers liable to administrative, civil or criminal proceedings under any competition legislation in any jurisdiction in which the Business is or has been carried on.

24.2      The Company has not given any undertaking, and no order, decision, judgment or direction of any court, competition authority or other governmental or administrative authority has been made against the Company, or in relation to it, pursuant to any competition legislation in any jurisdiction in which the Business is or has been carried on which restricts the manner in which the Company is permitted to conduct any of the Business.

24.3      The Company has not received any aid, or any written notice of any investigation, or complaint in relation to the receipt or the alleged receipt of any aid or alleged aid, from any governmental organisation in any jurisdiction in which the Business is or has been carried on.

25.       Taxation

25.1      All liabilities of the Company for Tax as at the Accounts Date are provided for in the Accounts in accordance with Applicable Accounting Standards and all Tax for which the Company is liable or is liable to account has been duly paid (insofar as it ought to have been paid) and the Company has made all such withholdings and deductions with respect to Tax that it was obliged to make and has accounted in full to the appropriate authority for all amounts so withheld or deducted.  

25.2      The Company has maintained all records in relation to Tax which it is required to maintain, in accordance with any applicable requirements.

 

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25.3        The Company is not involved in any dispute in relation to Tax with any Taxation Authority and there are no circumstances existing which make it likely that such a dispute will arise.

25.4      The Company has not received any written notice from any Taxation Authority which required or will require the Company to withhold Tax from any payment made since the Accounts Date.

25.5      All returns to be submitted, all information required by law to be supplied and all notices and payments required by law to be made by the Company in each case for the purposes of Taxation have been duly submitted, supplied or made to the relevant Taxation Authority, all such returns, information, notices and payments are correct, and there is not, and to the Sellers’ Knowledge, there is not likely to be, any dispute or enquiry in respect of any of them with any Taxation Authority as at the date of this Agreement.

25.6      The Company has not since its incorporation paid or become liable to pay, nor are there any circumstances by virtue of which the Company is likely to become liable to pay, any penalty, fine, surcharge or interest in connection with any Tax.

25.7      The amount of Tax chargeable on the Company since its incorporation has not depended on any concessions, agreements or other formal or informal arrangements with any Taxation Authority.

25.8      The Company has not since its incorporation been the subject of an investigation, audit or visit by any Taxation Authority and there are no circumstances existing which make it likely that such an investigation, audit or visit will be made.

25.9      The Company is not liable to pay any amount or make reimbursement or indemnity to any person in respect of any Tax liability of another person pursuant to the terms of any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Company.

25.10      The Company has not been involved in any scheme, arrangement, transaction or series of transactions in which the main purpose or one of the main purposes was the evasion or avoidance of Tax or which contain any step or steps which have no commercial purpose.

25.11      The Company is, to the extent that it is required to be registered, a registered person for the purposes of the relevant value added or turnover tax applicable in any relevant jurisdiction and has never been treated as a member of a group for such value added or turnover tax.

25.12      The Company has complied with all applicable statutory provisions, rules, regulations and orders concerning the relevant value added or turnover tax in any relevant jurisdiction.

25.13      The Company is resident for Taxation purposes solely in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated and the Company is not or has never been liable for Tax in any other jurisdiction.

25.14      The Company is not a party to any transaction or arrangement, the terms of which are materially different from terms that would exist were the transaction to be entered into by two unconnected parties dealing at “arm’s-length” between independent enterprises.

25.15      All documents in the possession or under the control of the Company to which the Company is a party and which attract stamp duty or other transfer Taxes payable by the Company have been duly stamped or otherwise paid.

 

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Schedule 5       

Sellers’ Limitations on Liability

1.       Limitations on Quantum

Subject to paragraph 7 of this Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ):

1.1      The liability of the Sellers in respect of any Warranty Claim or Tax Claim (where applicable):

(a)      shall not arise unless and until the amount of all Losses subject to Warranty Claims (excluding Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty Claims) for which they would, in the absence of this provision be liable, exceeds US$5,000,000.00 ( five million dollars ), in which case the Purchaser shall be entitled to claim the whole of such amount and not merely the excess (subject to the other limitations set out in this Schedule); and

(b)      shall not:

(i)      in the case of a Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty Claim, exceed the aggregate Closing Consideration paid to the Sellers, on the basis that the maximum aggregate liability of any Seller in respect of all such claims shall not exceed its Pro Rata Portion of the Closing Consideration actually received by the Seller;

(ii)      in the case of a Fundamental Operational Warranty Claim, exceed the aggregate Closing Consideration paid to the Sellers, on the basis that the maximum aggregate liability of any Seller in respect of all such claims shall not exceed its Pro Rata Portion of the Closing Consideration actually received by the Seller; and

(iii)      in the case of a Sellers’ Operational Warranty Claim or Tax Claim, exceed the Escrow Amount, on the basis that the maximum aggregate liability of any Seller in respect of all such claims shall not exceed its Pro Rata Portion of the Escrow Amount.

1.2      Subject to paragraph 8 below, each Seller’s aggregate liability under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever shall be limited to the Pro Rata Portion of the Closing Consideration actually received by such Seller.

1.3      In respect of a claim against the Sellers under this Agreement for breach of any of the Sellers' Operational Warranties, the Purchaser shall, subject to the other limitations in this Schedule 5, be entitled to claim and deduct the entire amount of such claim from the Escrow Amount only.

1.4      In respect of a claim against any of the Sellers under this Agreement for breach of any of the Sellers’ Fundamental Warranties, the Purchaser shall only be entitled to claim damages from the Seller who breached the relevant Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty (unless any other Seller had actual knowledge of such breach).

1.5      In respect of a claim against the Sellers under this Agreement for breach of any of the Fundamental Operational Warranties, the Purchaser shall, subject to the other limitations set out in this Schedule, be entitled to claim the entire amount of such claim from (a) first, the Escrow Amount; and (b) second, to the extent that the amount standing to the credit of the Escrow Account is insufficient to satisfy such claim in full, from the Sellers, subject always to paragraph 1.1(b) above and provided that each Seller shall not be liable for more than its Pro Rata Portion of the aggregate amount settled or determined in favour of the Purchaser in respect of such claim.

 

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2.        Time Limits

Subject to paragraph 7 of this Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ), the Sellers shall not be liable in respect of any Warranty Claim unless written notice of the matter giving rise to the claim setting out reasonable details of the claim (including an estimation of its amount) so far as then known to the Purchaser is given by or on behalf of the Purchaser to the Sellers or the Sellers’ Representative:

2.1      in the case of a Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty Claim, by no later than five (5) years from the Closing Date;

2.2      in the case of a Sellers’ Operational Warranty Claim, by no later than eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date;

2.3      in the case of a Fundamental Operational Warranty Claim, by no later than thirty-six (36) months from the Closing Date; and

2.4      in the case of a Tax Indemnity Claim, by no later than the date that is six (6) months after the expiry of the limitation period in any applicable jurisdiction for raising a Tax assessment in respect of any period ended on or before the Closing Date,

provided that any such claim shall (if not previously satisfied, settled or withdrawn) be deemed to have been withdrawn unless legal proceedings in respect of it have been commenced within six (6) months of such written notice being given to the Sellers or to the Sellers’ Representative, except that the Sellers shall not be liable for any claim based upon a liability which is contingent unless and until such contingent liability becomes an actual liability, save that the fact that the liability may not become an actual liability by the relevant date in this paragraph 2 of this Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ) shall not exonerate or release any of the Sellers from liability in respect of any claim properly notified before that date.

3.       Conduct of Claims

3.1      If any member of the Purchaser’s Group becomes aware of any claim or potential claim against it or the Company by another person or any claim which the Company is entitled to bring against another person, in each case which is reasonably likely to lead to a Warranty Claim or an Indemnity Claim (a “ Third Party Claim ”), the Purchaser shall and shall procure that each relevant member of the Purchaser’s Group shall:

(a)      as soon as reasonably practicable, give the Sellers’ Representative notice in writing of the Third Party Claim;

(b)      make no admission of liability or settle or compromise the Third Party Claim without prior consultation with the Sellers’ Representative (which shall involve taking into account the reasonable comments of the Sellers’ Representative); and

(c)      for the duration of the Third Party Claim, provide the Sellers’ Representative and its respective Agents with such information relating to the Third Party Claim as they may reasonably request (including reasonable access to premises and personnel on reasonable notice). If the Purchaser settles any Third Party Claims, such settlement shall not be dispositive of any claim arising in relation to the same facts, matters, events or circumstances giving rise to such Third Party Claim.

4.       No Double Recovery

4.1      The Purchaser shall be entitled to bring more than one claim arising out of the same subject matter, fact, event or circumstance but shall not be entitled to recover damages or obtain payment, reimbursement, restitution or indemnity more than once in respect of any one shortfall, damage or deficiency, irrespective of whether it gives rise to more than one claim.

 

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5.       Other limitations

Warranty Claims (other than Tax Warranty Claims)

5.1       The Sellers shall not be liable for any Warranty Claim (other than a Tax Warranty Claim) if, and to the extent that:

(a)       a liability arises or is increased as a result of any voluntary act or deliberate omission of the Purchaser (or any persons deriving title from it) or the Company after Closing other than:

(i)       pursuant to a legally binding obligation entered into by the Company before Closing; or

(ii)      in the ordinary course of business; or

(iii)       in order to comply with any mandatory law; or

(iv)       at the written request of or with the written consent of the Sellers’ Representative;

(b)       a specific allowance, provision or reserve in respect of any liability the subject of the Claim was made in the Closing Accounts;

(c)      the matter, fact or circumstance giving rise to the Warranty Claim was Disclosed in the Disclosure Letter;

(d)       it is attributable to

(i)      a change in the law (whether retrospectively or not); or

(ii)       any change after Closing in the bases upon which the accounts of the Company are prepared or any change in accounting or taxation practice, policies or principles; or

(e)       it arises or is increased by a failure by Purchaser to comply with its obligations under this Agreement; or

(f)      it would not have occurred but for any matter or thing done or omitted to be done pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise at the request or with the approval of the Purchaser;

(g)       it has been compensated for by a third party.

5.2       If the subject matter of the Warranty Claim is capable of remedy, the Sellers shall not be liable for the Claim if the breach or default is remedied by them (in their capacity as Sellers but not as agents of the Company) to the reasonable satisfaction of the Purchaser within 30 days of receipt by them of the notification of the Claim pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Schedule 5.

Tax Claims

5.3       The Sellers shall not be liable for any Tax Claim if, and to the extent that:

(a)      a provision or reserve in respect of that Tax liability was made in the Closing Accounts;

(b)      payment or discharge of the Tax liability has been made prior to the Closing and reflected in the Closing Accounts;

(c)      the Tax liability arises or is increased as a result of:

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(ii)        a change or withdrawal after Closing of any published practice, concession or interpretation of any Taxation Authority;

(iii)      a change made after Closing in accounting practice or principles or any change made after Closing in the bases on which the accounts of the Company are prepared except in either case in order to comply with generally accepted accounting practice or law

in each case with retrospective effect;

(d)      the Tax liability has been discharged without cost to the Purchaser or the Company;

(e)      the Tax liability would not have arisen but for a voluntary act, omission or transaction carried out (other than in fulfilment of a legally binding commitment entered into by the Company on or before Closing) by the Purchaser or the Company after the Closing and otherwise than in the ordinary course of business of the Company; or

(f)      the Purchaser or the Company has already been compensated in respect of the Tax liability.

6.       The liability of the Sellers under the Tax Indemnity shall be reduced if and to the extent that any Tax liability has been recovered under the Warranties or under any other part of the Agreement (and vice versa).

General

6.1       The Sellers shall not be liable for any Warranty Claim or a Tax Claim if, and to the extent that the liability of the Sellers is increased as a consequence of a failure by the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under paragraph 3 ( Conduct of Claims ) of this Schedule.

6.2       If the Sellers make any payment to the Purchaser or the Company, or any part of the Escrow Amount is released to the Purchaser, in each case, in relation to any Warranty Claim or Indemnity Claim and the Purchaser or the Company subsequently receives from a third party any sum of funds which would not have been received but for the circumstances giving rise to the subject matter of that claim, the Purchaser shall, once it or the Company has received such funds, immediately repay or procure the repayment to the Sellers of either:

(a)       the amount of such receipt (after deducting an amount equal to the costs of the Purchaser or the Company incurred in recovering such receipt and any Taxation payable on it); or if lesser;

(b)       the amount paid by the Sellers or the amount of the Escrow Amount released to the Purchaser together with any interest paid to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s Group in respect of such amount.

7.       Duty to Mitigate

Nothing in this Agreement restrict or limit the Purchaser’s obligation at law to mitigate any loss or damage which it may incur as a result of a fact, matter, event or circumstance giving rise to a Warranty Claim or an Indemnity Claim.

8.       Exclusion of Sellers’ Limitations

Nothing in this Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ) applies to a claim that arises as a result of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or wilful breach by any of the Sellers or any of their respective Agents.

 

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9.        Consequential and Indirect Loss

The Sellers shall not be liable for any Warranty Claim (save for Sellers’ Fundamental Warranty Claims) under this Agreement in respect of any (i) indirect or consequential losses, damages or costs (unless such losses, damages or costs were reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) any multiple-based losses, damages or costs (unless the Company or any member of the Purchaser’s Group is actually obligated to pay for such multiple-based losses, damages or costs to a third party as a result of a Third Party Claim).

 

 

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Schedule 6       

Closing Accounts

Part 1      
Rules for Preparation of Closing Accounts

1.1      The Closing Accounts shall:

(a)      be prepared:

(i)      as at the Effective Time;

(ii)      based on the Company’s accounting records; and

(iii)      in accordance with this Part 1 ( Rules for Preparation of Closing Accounts ) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

(b)      comprise: an unaudited balance sheet and profit and loss statement of the Company and a Closing statement, each substantially in the form set out in Part 4 ( Closing Accounts Format ) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ), specifying:

(i)      Actual Cash; and

(ii)      Actual Debt;

(c)      subject, where applicable, to the remaining provisions of this Part 1 ( Rules for Preparation of Closing Accounts ) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ), be prepared and determined, and the items and amounts to be included in them shall be identified and calculated:

(i)      by applying the specific accounting treatments set out in Part 2 ( Specific Accounting Treatments ) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

(ii)      subject to paragraph 1.1(c)(i), by applying the accounting principles, policies and practices which were applied in the preparation of the Accounts (including in relation to the exercise of accounting discretion or judgment) to the extent that such accounting principles, policies and practices complied with the Applicable Accounting Standards; and

(iii)      subject to paragraphs 1.1(c)(i) and (ii), by applying the Applicable Accounting Standards.

1.2      Items and amounts to be included in the Closing Accounts in respect of Actual Cash and Actual Debt which are expressed in a currency other than US$ shall be converted into US$ at the Exchange Rate on the Closing Date.

Part 2      
Specific Accounting Treatments

1.1      The Closing Accounts shall be prepared:

(a)       as if the date to which they are made up is the last day of a financial year;

(b)       so as to exclude the effect any and all effects of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including of the change of control and ownership of the Company, and the Closing Accounts shall not re‑appraise the value of any of the assets of the Company resulting from such change of control and ownership or any

 

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related changes to the business of the Company, save as expressly provided in this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

(c)       so as to take account of no events arising or received following the Effective Time, and on the basis that the Closing Accounts reflect the position of the Company as at the Effective Time and shall exclude the effects of any post‑Effective Time reorganisations or other post‑Effective Time actions, intentions or obligations of the Purchaser; and

(d)       on a going concern basis.

1.2      In determining the Actual Cash and Actual Debt, no amount shall be double counted.

1.3      Clause 17.2 regarding grants from Business Finland shall be taken into account when determining Actual Debt.

Part 3      
Preparation, Delivery and Agreement

1.       Process

1.1      As soon as reasonably practicable following Closing and in any event within sixty (60) Business Days of the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall prepare the draft Closing Accounts in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 ( Rules for Preparation of Closing Accounts ) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ) (the “ Draft Closing Accounts ”) and deliver the same to the Sellers’ Representative.

1.2      Within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt from the Purchaser of the Draft Closing Accounts, the Sellers’ Representative shall either:

(a)      confirm to the Purchaser in writing its acceptance of the Draft Closing Accounts; or

(b)      notify the Purchaser in writing of its non‑acceptance of the Draft Closing Accounts (a “ Non‑Acceptance Notice ”), together with reasonable written details of each matter disputed and of its proposed modifications.

1.3      If the Sellers’ Representative serves a Non‑Acceptance Notice pursuant to paragraph 1.2, the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative shall use all reasonable endeavours to meet and discuss the objections of the Sellers and to agree to the adjustments (if any) required to be made to the draft Closing Accounts within twenty (20) Business Days after the Purchaser receives the Non‑Acceptance Notice.

1.4      If the Sellers’ Representative confirms its acceptance of the Draft Closing Accounts (either as originally submitted to it or with such modifications as the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative agree in writing) or fails to notify the Purchaser of its non‑acceptance in accordance with paragraph 1.2(b) of this Part 3 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement ) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ), the Draft Closing Accounts (incorporating any modifications agreed in writing) shall constitute the Closing Accounts for the purposes of this Agreement, which shall be final and binding on the Parties in the absence of manifest error or fraud.

2.       Disputes

2.1      If the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative are unable to agree on the Draft Closing Accounts within fifteen (15) Business Days of the Purchaser’s receipt of the Sellers’ Representative’s Non ‑Acceptance Notice, the disputed matters may be referred for determination by either Party to the Independent Accountant or, if the Independent Accountant is unable or unwilling to act, an independent reputable firm of accountants of international standing to be agreed to by the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative in writing or, failing such agreement, to a third party acceptable for the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser (the “ Expert ”).

 

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2.2        The following provisions shall apply in relation to the Expert:

(a)      within ten (10) Business Days of the Expert’s appointment, the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser shall each prepare a statement in writing on the disputed matters which (together with the relevant supporting documents) shall be submitted to the Expert and simultaneously copied to the other Party;

(b)      each of the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser shall be entitled to comment in writing once only on the other’s submission by written notice to the Expert no later than ten (10) Business Days after receiving that submission, following which neither Party shall be entitled to make further statements or submissions other than in response to a request from the Expert;

(c)      in making its decision in relation to the dispute, the Expert shall be directed to apply:

(i)      the provisions of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts );

(ii)      subject to paragraph 2.2(c)(i) above, such terms of reference as are submitted jointly to it by the Parties in writing any time prior to its final decision in relation to the dispute; and

(iii)      subject to paragraphs 2.2(c)(i) and (ii) above, such terms of reference as it deems reasonably appropriate;

(d)      in giving its determination, the Expert shall state what adjustments (if any) are necessary to the Draft Closing Accounts in relation to the disputed matters for the purposes of this Agreement;

(e)      the Expert shall be requested to notify the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative of its decision within thirty (30) Business Days of its appointment pursuant to this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ), or such longer reasonable period as it may determine;

(f)      the Expert shall act as an expert (and not as an arbitrator) in making its determination; and

(g)      the Expert’s determination shall be final and binding on the Parties in the absence of manifest error or fraud and shall be applied to the Draft Closing Accounts which, as adjusted in the manner which the Expert has determined is necessary, shall constitute the Closing Accounts for the purposes of this Agreement.

3.       Access to Information and Costs

3.1      Each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with the Closing Accounts, save that the fees and costs of any Expert shall be borne equally by the Purchaser and the Sellers.

3.2      The Purchaser and the Sellers shall provide each other, their respective advisers and any Expert appointed pursuant to paragraph 2.1 of this Part 3 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement) of this Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ), with reasonable access (at reasonable times) to all information relating to the operations of the Company in its possession or control, including to all books, records (and the right to take copies, including electronic copies), employees and other personnel, and give all assistance requested, as may in each case be reasonably be required in order for the Purchaser, the Sellers or the Expert (as the case may be) to prepare, review, make submissions in relation to or determine the Closing Accounts.

Part 4      
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Schedule 7       

Post-Closing Financial Adjustments

Part 1      
General

1.       When the Closing Accounts have been agreed or determined in accordance with Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ), the payments set out in this Part 1 ( General ) shall be made in accordance with Part 2 ( Settlement of Adjustments ) of this Schedule 7 ( Post-Closing Financial Adjustments ).

Cash

2.       If the Actual Cash:

2.1       is greater than the Estimated Cash, then the Purchaser shall pay an amount equal to the difference to the Paying Agent who shall receive such amount on behalf of the Sellers; or

2.2       is less than the Estimated Cash, then the Sellers shall pay an amount equal to the difference to the Purchaser.

Debt

3.       If the Actual Debt:

3.1       is less than the Estimated Debt, then the Purchaser shall pay an amount equal to the difference to the Paying Agent who shall receive such amount on behalf of the Sellers; or

3.2       is greater than the Estimated Debt, then the Sellers shall pay an amount equal to the difference to the Purchaser.

Interest

4.       Any amount that is payable pursuant to this Schedule 7 ( Post-Closing Financial Adjustments ) shall be paid in cash in US$ and shall carry interest at the Interest Rate calculated on a daily basis for the period such payment is due in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part 2 ( Settlement of Adjustments ) up to and including the date of actual payment (both before and after any judgment).

Part 2      
Settlement of Adjustments

1.       The Purchaser and the Sellers agree that the sums that each is respectively obliged to pay pursuant to this Schedule 7 ( Post-Closing Financial Adjustments ) shall be aggregated and set-off against each other. Whichever of the Purchaser or Sellers is then left with any payment obligation thereunder shall make such aggregated payment to the other Party (the “ Adjustment Payment ”) within ten (10) Business Days of the date on which the Closing Accounts are agreed or determined pursuant to Schedule 6 ( Closing Accounts ) and in accordance with Clause 30 ( Payments ).

2.       If the final Adjustment Payment is to be made by the Sellers to the Purchaser and such final Adjustment Payment is an amount less than or equal to US$200,000 (two hundred thousand US dollars), then such final Adjustment Payment can be paid from the Sellers to the Purchaser

 

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from the Escrow Account. If, however, the final Adjustment Payment is to be made by the Sellers to the Purchaser and such final Adjustment Payment is an amount greater than US$200,000 (two hundred thousand US dollars), then such final Adjustment Payment shall be payable directly from the Sellers and not from the Escrow Account. If the final Adjustment Payment due from the Sellers to the Purchaser is not satisfied in full by a release from the Escrow Account, the shortfall shall be borne by the Sellers in their Pro Rata Portions.

 

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Schedule 8       

Step-In Consideration

Part 1      
Rules for Preparation of Step-In Accounts and Accounting Treatment

1.       The Sellers and the Purchaser agree that:

1.1       the Step-In Accounts shall be prepared based on the Company’s accounting records in a manner consistent with the principles applied by the Company prior to the Effective Date, as adjusted in accordance with this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ); and

1.2       Company EBITDA and Company Bookings shall be determined based on the Step-In Accounts for the relevant Step-In Period;

2.       The Step-In Accounts shall be prepared and determined, and the items and amounts to be included in them shall be identified and calculated:

(i)      by applying the specific accounting treatments on revenue and cost bookings as set out in Part 3 ( Company EBITDA Calculation Format ) and Part 4 ( Revenue and Cost Booking ) of this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration );

(ii)      subject to (i), exclusion of the impact of revenue deferrals, elimination of transaction and integration-related costs, elimination of Purchaser’s Group overhead allocation, elimination of management charges;

(iii)      subject to (i) and (ii), the accounting principles, policies and practices which were applied in the preparation of the Closing Accounts (including in relation to the exercise of accounting discretion or judgment) to the extent that such accounting principles, policies and practices complied with the Applicable Accounting Standards; and

(iv)      subject to (i) to (iii), by applying the Applicable Accounting Standards.

Part 2      
Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts

Process

1.       As soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the relevant Step-In Period, and in any event within sixty (60) Business Days thereafter, the Purchaser shall procure that draft statements of the Company EBITDA, Company EBITDA Margin and Company Bookings (the “ Draft Step-In Accounts ”) are prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) and delivered to the Sellers’ Representative. The Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to obtain access to all materials that form the basis of the Draft Step-In Accounts.

2.       Within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt from the Purchaser of the Draft Step-In Accounts, the Sellers’ Representative shall either:

2.1       confirm to the Purchaser, in writing, its acceptance of the Draft Step-In Accounts; or

2.2       notify the Purchaser, in writing, of its non-acceptance of the Draft Step-In Accounts, together with reasonable written details of each matter disputed and of its proposed modifications.

 

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3.        If the Sellers’ Representative confirms its acceptance of the Draft Step-In Accounts (either as originally submitted to it or with such modifications as the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative agree in writing ) or fails to notify the Purchaser of its non-acceptance in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of this Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ), then the Draft Step-In Accounts shall constitute the relevant Step-In Accounts for the purposes of this Agreement, which shall be final and binding on the Parties .

Disputes

4.       If the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative are unable to agree on the Draft Step-In Accounts (including the Step-In Year One Multiple, Step-In Year Two Multiple, Step-In Year Three Multiple and/or the amount of the Step-In Consideration) within 20 Business Days of the Sellers’ Representative’s notification of non-acceptance to the Purchaser in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of this Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ), then the following process shall be applied:

4.1       the matters in dispute may be referred for determination by either Party to the Independent Accountant or, if the Independent Accountant is unable or unwilling to act, an independent reputable firm of accountants of international standing to be agreed to by the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative in writing or, failing such agreement, to a third party acceptable for the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser (the “ Expert ”);

4.2       in making its decision in relation to the dispute, the Expert shall be directed to:

(a)       act as an independent expert and not as an arbitrator;

(b)       apply:

(i)       the relevant provisions of this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration );

(ii)       subject to paragraph 4.2(b)(i) of this Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ) of this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ), such terms of reference as are submitted jointly to it by the Parties in writing at any time prior to its final decision in relation to the dispute; and

(iii)       subject to paragraphs 4.2(b)(i) and 4.2(b)(ii) of this Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ), such terms of reference as it deems reasonably appropriate; and

(c)       notify the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative of its decision within 20 Business Days of its appointment pursuant to Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ) of this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ), or such longer reasonable period as it may determine.

5.3      the decision of the Expert shall, in the absence of manifest error or fraud:

(a)       be final and binding on the Parties; and

(b)       be applied to the Draft Step-In Accounts which, subject to such adjustments (if any) as the Expert has determined are necessary (acting in accordance with this paragraph 4) in respect of the matters in dispute, shall constitute the Step-In Accounts for the relevant Step-In Year for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Access to Information and Costs

5.       The Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative shall provide each other, their respective advisers and any Expert appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Part 2 ( Preparation, Delivery and Agreement of Step-In Accounts ) with reasonable access (at reasonable times) to all information relating to the operations of the Company in their respective possession or control, including to all books, records, employees and other personnel, as may be reasonably required in order for the Purchaser, the Sellers’ Representative or the Expert (as the case may be) to prepare, review the Draft Step-In Accounts and prepare and determine the Step-In Account.

6.       Each Party shall bear its own costs in connection with the Step-In Accounts, save that the fees and costs of any Expert shall be borne equally by the Purchaser and the Sellers.

Payment

7.       The Purchaser shall, within ten (10) Business Days of agreement of the Step-In Accounts (in accordance with this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) or determination of the Step-In Accounts (in accordance with this Schedule 8), pay to the Sellers by way of electronic funds transfer to the Paying Agent’s Account the Step-In Consideration in respect of the relevant Step-In Period, such payment to be in full and final satisfaction of its obligations under this Schedule 8 ( Step-In Consideration ) in respect of the relevant Step-In Period.


 

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Schedule 9       

Step-In Covenants

1.       The Purchaser undertakes to the Sellers that it shall and that all members of the Purchaser’s Group shall during the Step-In Periods (the below items jointly the “ Step-In Covenants ”):

1.1       maintain sufficient working capital in the Company to allow it to operate in a manner consistent with the ordinary course of business  and consistent with the approved Operating Plan, and shall, in possibly paying any dividends (or other distributions or repayments of capital), ensure that any dividend payment does not endanger such operation, the execution of the Operating Plan and the Company’s solvency for the relevant year, including investments in marketing campaigns;

1.2       not take any act with the purpose of frustrating or causing any harm to the goodwill of the Company or impairing the Step-In Consideration; and

1.3       not take, and not cause the Company to take, in each case without the prior written consent of the Management Sellers, any of the following acts:

(a)       transfer any ownership interest in the Company to any person other than a, direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser that is bound by the obligations hereunder;

(b)       cease to operate the Company as a stand-alone company operating under the “Small Giant Games” brand;

(c)       enter into any agreement that is not at arm’s length involving the Company;

(d)       terminate any future or existing contracts providing revenue to the Company;

(e)       engage the Company in a new line of business, discontinue a line or business or the stopping of trading;

(f)       carry on the business of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;

(g)       divert or inhibit any of the Management Sellers from spending substantially all of their working time on the business and affairs of the Company;

(h)       dismiss or remove any Employee of the Company (unless such actions is for a Cause Event, in which case no consent shall be required);

(i)       divert any business or assets away from the Company;

(j)       dispose of or exclusively license any material asset of the Company;

(k)       make material capital expenditures by the Company;

(l)       assume any liabilities which were accrued liabilities of the Purchaser’s Group;

(m)       incur or guarantee third-party indebtedness in excess of US$2,000,000 ( two million dollars );

(n)       issue or grant option rights or other equity interests in the Company;

(o)       dissolve or liquidate the Company; or

 

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(p)        transfer, dispose of or encumber any of the business or principal business assets of the Company.

2.       During the Step-In Periods, any material transactions outside of the ordinary course of business between the Purchaser Group, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Management Sellers.

3.       For the avoidance of doubt, unless specified herein, the obligations set out in this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ) shall apply only to the operations of the Company.

4.       If the Management Sellers in the performance of their duties, as employees of the Company, wilfully or recklessly undertake any action or fail to take any action which would result in the Purchaser being in breach of any of the provisions of this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ), the Purchaser shall be deemed not to have breached the provisions of this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ) and the Sellers shall have no right to bring any claims for breach of contract or otherwise in respect of such breach.

5.       References in this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ) to “Management Seller” shall apply only to the extent that a Management Seller remains employed by (or in the service of) the Company or the Purchaser Group.

6.       In the event that any of the Sellers, acting in good faith, reasonably believe that the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser’s Group has breached any of its obligations under this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ) or Clause 11 ( Obligations During Step-In Period ) (“ Trigger Event ”), then the Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to serve a written notice (a “ Breach Notice ”) on the Purchaser, which notice shall set forth (on the basis of the information reasonably available to the Sellers’ Representative at the time he gives such Breach Notice) the nature of the Trigger Event and what, in the reasonable opinion of the Sellers, the effect of the Trigger Event is likely to be on the Step-In Consideration payable under this Agreement.

7.       As soon as possible following the service of a Breach Notice (and in any event no later than 10 Business Days following such service), the Sellers’ Representative and the Chief Executive Officer of the Purchaser shall discuss directly the Trigger Event and the extent to which the Trigger Event is likely to reduce the Step-In Consideration (if at all) and shall attempt to agree in good faith an adjustment to the basis on which the Step-In Consideration is calculated or such other variation to the terms of this Agreement so as to put the Sellers in the position they would have been in had such Trigger Event not occurred. This paragraph 7 of this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ) shall be without prejudice to (a) any other claim or remedy which the Sellers may have against the Purchaser in relation to the Trigger Event; and (b) the Purchaser’s obligation to pay the Step-In Consideration in accordance with this Agreement, in each case, save to the extent that the Sellers’ Representative and the Chief Executive Officer of the Purchaser agree on a resolution in relation to the Trigger Event in writing which waives such claim or remedy or varies the Purchaser’s obligations under this Schedule 9 ( Step-In Covenants ).

8.       In case a Trigger Event has occurred and the Sellers’ Representative and the Chief Executive Officer of the Purchaser have failed to agree on the adjustment referred to in paragraph 8 of this Schedule 9 within thirty (30) Business Days from the service of the Breach Note, and if such Trigger Event is not remedied (if remediable) by such date, then the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Clause 36.2, in which arbitration it shall be determined (i) if the Purchaser or a member of the Purchaser’s Group has breached any of the obligations under Clause 11 or this Schedule 9, and (ii) if such breach is established, the amount by which the Purchaser shall compensate the Sellers for any reduction in the Step-In Consideration caused by such breach.  

 

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Schedule 10       

Escrow Account

Part 1      
General

1.       The Parties shall enter into the Escrow Agreement with the Escrow Agent on the date of this Agreement.

2.       No amount shall be released from the Escrow Account except in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ) and the Escrow Agreement.

3.       All interest or profit generated on the Escrow Account (subject to any deduction of Tax at source that is required by law) shall be distributed to the Paying Agent’s Account at the expiry of the Escrow Period (or at such other time as the Sellers and the Purchaser may agree in writing) and the Sellers shall at all times be treated, for US tax purposes, as beneficial owners of the Escrow Account.

4.       All charges incurred in relation to the Escrow Account shall be borne by the Purchaser.

Part 2      
Payments from the Escrow Account

1.       The Escrow Account shall be maintained and operated for the period commencing on and including the Closing Date and ending on and including the date which is eighteen (18) months from and including the Closing Date or such later date as may be required in accordance with paragraph 4 (the “ Escrow Period ”).

2.       The balance of the Escrow Amount, if any, after payments made in accordance with paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 shall be released from the Escrow Account at the end of the Escrow Period and the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser shall, in accordance with the notification requirements of the Escrow Agreement, instruct the Escrow Agent to pay such Escrow Amount to the Paying Agent’s Account.

3.       Subject always to provisions of Schedule 5 ( Sellers’ Limitations on Liability ), if an Operational Warranty Claim or a Tax Indemnity Claim against the Sellers (the “ Relevant Claim ”) is settled during the Escrow Period, the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser shall, upon such settlement and in accordance with the notification requirements of the Escrow Agreement, instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to the Purchaser an amount equal to the lesser of:

(a)       the amount due under such claim; and

(b)       the amount then remaining in the Escrow Account.

4.       If written notice of a Relevant Claim is given by the Purchaser to the Sellers’ Representative during the Escrow Period but such claim is either:

(a)       not settled during the Escrow Period; or

(b)       settled but not actually paid to and received by the Purchaser during the Escrow Period, then the Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative shall, in accordance with the notification requirements of the Escrow Agreement, instruct the Escrow Agent to retain in the Escrow Account an amount equal to the lesser of:

(i)       the amount then remaining in the Escrow Account; and

 

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(ii)        an amount equal to the amount , as applicable, of all such c laims or such settlement ,

and the Escrow Period shall be deemed to be extended pending settlement of all such claims. In such situations, the Escrow Period shall, however, terminate on the date falling six (6) months from the date of receipt of the Purchaser’s notice of a claim by the Sellers’ Representative, unless legal proceedings in respect of such claim have been commenced by such date. If such legal proceedings have not been commenced by such date, such amount that has been so retained on the Escrow Account shall be released to the Paying Agent’s account.

5.       Subject to the last sentence of paragraph 4 above, any amount retained in the Escrow Account pursuant to paragraph 4 above shall remain in the Escrow Account pending settlement of the Relevant Claim. The Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser shall, promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days following the settlement of such claim in the Purchaser’s favour and in accordance with the notification requirements of the Escrow Agreement, instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to the Purchaser an amount equal to the lesser of:

(a)       the amount then remaining in the Escrow Amount; and

(b)       an amount equal to the amount of the settlement of the Relevant Claim,

and the balance of the Escrow Amount, if any, shall be retained in the Escrow Account pending settlement of the remaining Relevant Claims, if any.  Following payment of the final outstanding Relevant Claim in accordance with this paragraph 5, the balance of the Escrow Account, if any, shall be released to the Paying Agent’s Account and the Escrow Agreement shall terminate (if not released earlier under the last sentence of paragraph 4 above).

6.       For the purposes of Part 2 ( Payments from the Escrow Account ) of this Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ), a claim shall be deemed to be settled:

(a)       when the Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser so agree in writing; or

(b)       when an award of a arbitral tribunal has been given in respect of it in accordance with Clause 36 of the Agreement.

7.       Payment of any amount to the Purchaser in accordance with this Schedule 10 ( Escrow Account ) in satisfaction of any liability for a Relevant Claim shall, so far as possible, be deemed to be a reduction of the Consideration.

8.       The Sellers’ Representative and the Purchaser undertake to issue instructions to the Escrow Agent for payment from the Escrow Account of the amounts due under the above clauses without delay.


 

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Schedule 11       

Accounts

Part 1      

Accounts


 

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Part 2      

Management Accounts

 


 

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Schedule 12       

Permitted Activities

 

Key Manager

Company

Active since

Role

Timo Soininen

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

[***]

Markus Halttunen

[***]

[***]

[***]

Otto Nieminen

[***]

[***]

[***]

Ilkka-Kristian Juopperi

[***]

[***]

[***]

Tommi Vallisto

[***]

[***]

[***]

Jose Saarniniemi

[***]

[***]

[***]

Thien An Vu

[***]

[***]

[***]

 

 

 

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Signed for and on behalf
of : Timo Soininen

}

/s/ Timo Soininen

Timo Soininen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed for and on behalf
of
Otto Nieminen

}

/s/ Otto Nieminen

Otto Nieminen

 

 

 

Signed for and on behalf
of
EQT Ventures Investments S.à r.l.

}

/s/ Antoine Servais

Antoine Servais

 

 

Manager

 

 

 

Signed for and on behalf
of
EQT Ventures Investments S.à r.l.

}

/s/ Karl Heinz Horrer

Karl Heinz Horrer

 

 

Manager

 

 

 

Signed for and on behalf
of:

}

/s/ Timo Soininen

Timo Soininen

 

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Markus Halttunen

Ilkka-Kristian Juopperi

Tommi Vallisto

Creandum III, L.P.

Spintop Investments Partners II AB

PROfounders Capital L.P.

Markku Kaloniemi

El-Express Oy

Jarkko Virtanen

Palmen & Charpentier Investing Oy

Besodos Investors Oy

First Fellow Oy

EGM Investments LLC

Raine Kellokangas

ANG Holding Oy

Musta Aukko Oy

Sisu Game Ventures Oy

Ari Korhonen

Sto-rahoitus Oy

Sonja Angeslevä

Cap A Fund I L.P.

Vesa Engdahl

Teemu Aho

Ben Feder

Angus Lovitt

Silfverlok Invest AB

Andras Vajlok

David Bargo

Gergely Patai

Tim Lönnqvist

Dmitry Mikhaylov

Silviu Anita

Oskari Niittymäki

Thien An Vu

Antti Paikkala

Jose Saarniniemi

Sara Supply

Ninja Tukiainen

Joonatan Sörensen

Petri Lehtinen

Ari Perttunen

Joel Joensuu

Caio Comandulli

Pierluigi Videsott

Eveliina Tarvainen

Eino Nevolainen

Ville Järvi

Aleksandra Vuitcik

Peitsa Hynninen

Mikko Wilkman

Heikki Uljas

Marko Kallikoski

Kalevi Sylvanne

Sofia Vanhanen

Aru Vaitere

Joanna Scott

Laura Laakso

Nuno Pinheiro

Maria Vilko

Janne Kaistinen

Saana Vartama

 

by power of attorney


 

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Signed for and on behalf
of
Zynga Inc.

}

/s/ Frank Gibeau

Frank Gibeau

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

}

/s/ Gerard Griffin

 

Gerard Griffin

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 20, 2018

among

ZYNGA INC.,

as the Borrower,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER PARTY HERETO,

as the Guarantors

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as the Lender

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

Article I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1

1.01

 

Defined Terms

1

1.02

 

Other Interpretive Provisions

30

1.03

 

Accounting Terms

31

1.04

 

Rounding

33

1.05

 

Times of Day; Rates

33

1.06

 

Letter of Credit Amounts

33

1.07

 

UCC Terms

33

Article II REVOLVING COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

33

2.01

 

Revolving Loans

33

2.02

 

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans

34

2.03

 

Letters of Credit

35

2.04

 

Prepayments

39

2.05

 

Termination or Reduction of Revolving Facility

40

2.06

 

Repayment of Loans

41

2.07

 

Interest and Default Rate

41

2.08

 

Fees

42

2.09

 

Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate

43

2.10

 

Payments Generally

43

2.11

 

Cash Collateral

43

Article III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

44

3.01

 

Taxes

44

3.02

 

Illegality

45

3.03

 

Inability to Determine Rates

45

3.04

 

Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans

47

3.05

 

Compensation for Losses

48

3.06

 

Survival

49

Article IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

49

4.01

 

Conditions of Initial Credit Extension

49

4.02

 

Conditions to all Credit Extensions

51

Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

52

5.01

 

Existence, Qualification and Power

52

5.02

 

Authorization; No Contravention

52

5.03

 

Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

52

5.04

 

Binding Effect

52

5.05

 

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

53

5.06

 

Litigation

53

5.07

 

No Default

53

5.08

 

Ownership of Property

53

5.09

 

Environmental Compliance

54

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5.1 0

 

Insurance

54

5.11

 

Taxes

54

5.12

 

ERISA Compliance

55

5.13

 

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

55

5.14

 

Disclosure

56

5.15

 

Solvency

56

5.16

 

Labor

56

5.17

 

Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws

56

5.18

 

Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties

57

5.19

 

Collateral Representations

57

5.20

 

EEA Financial Institutions

58

5.21

 

Regulation H

58

5.22

 

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

58

Article VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

59

6.01

 

Financial Statements

59

6.02

 

Certificates; Other Information

59

6.03

 

Notices

60

6.04

 

Payment of Obligations

61

6.05

 

Preservation of Existence, Etc

61

6.06

 

Maintenance of Properties

61

6.07

 

Maintenance of Insurance

61

6.08

 

Compliance with Laws

62

6.09

 

Books and Records

62

6.10

 

Inspection Rights

62

6.11

 

Use of Proceeds

63

6.12

 

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations

63

6.13

 

Covenant to Give Security

63

6.14

 

Further Assurances

64

6.15

 

Compliance with Environmental Laws

64

6.16

 

Anti-Corruption Laws

64

Article VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS

64

7.01

 

Liens

64

7.02

 

Indebtedness

67

7.03

 

Investments

68

7.04

 

Fundamental Changes

69

7.05

 

Dispositions

70

7.06

 

Restricted Payments

71

7.07

 

Change in Nature of Business

72

7.08

 

Transactions with Affiliates

72

7.09

 

Burdensome Agreements

73

7.10

 

Use of Proceeds

74

7.11

 

Financial Covenants

74

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7.12

 

Amendments to Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity

74

7.13

 

Sanctions

74

7.14

 

Anti-Corruption Laws

75

Article VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

75

8.01

 

Events of Default

75

8.02

 

Remedies upon Event of Default

77

8.03

 

Application of Funds

77

Article IX CONTINUING GUARANTY

78

9.01

 

Guaranty

78

9.02

 

Rights of Lender

78

9.03

 

Certain Waivers

78

9.04

 

Obligations Independent

79

9.05

 

Subrogation

79

9.06

 

Termination; Reinstatement

79

9.07

 

Stay of Acceleration

80

9.08

 

Condition of Borrower

80

9.09

 

Appointment of Borrower

80

9.10

 

Right of Contribution

80

9.11

 

Keepwell

80

9.12

 

Additional Guarantor Waivers and Agreements

81

Article X MISCELLANEOUS

81

10.01

 

Amendments, Etc

81

10.02

 

Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications

82

10.03

 

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

83

10.04

 

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

83

10.05

 

Payments Set Aside

85

10.06

 

Successors and Assigns

85

10.07

 

Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

85

10.08

 

Right of Setoff

86

10.09

 

Interest Rate Limitation

86

10.10

 

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

87

10.11

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties

87

10.12

 

Severability

87

10.13

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc

87

10.14

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

89

10.15

 

Subordination

89

10.16

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

89

10.17

 

Electronic Execution

90

10.18

 

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

90

10.19

 

Recognition of Bail-In

90


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SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.01(a)      Certain Addresses for Notices

Schedule 1.01(b)      Mortgaged Property Support Documentation

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A      Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit B      Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit C      Form of Loan Notice

Exhibit D      Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 20, 2018, among ZYNGA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Guarantors (defined herein), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Lender.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

WHEREAS , the Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined) have requested that the Lender make loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties in an aggregate amount of up to $200,000,000.

WHEREAS , the Lender has agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Loan Parties on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

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

Article I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01        Defined Terms .

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

Acquisition ” means the acquisition, whether through a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of (a) a majority of the Voting Stock or other controlling ownership interest in another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity or other ownership interest or upon the exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity or other ownership interest, or (b) assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a division, line of business or other business unit of such Person.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement.

Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the applicable Pricing Level then in effect (based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio):


 

Pricing Level

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

Commitment Fee

Eurodollar Rate Loans

Base Rate Loans

1

< 1.00 to 1.00

0.25%

1.50%

0.50%

2

≥ 1.00 to 1.00

but < 2.00 to 1.00

0.30%

1.75%

0.75%

3

≥ 2.00 to 1.00

0.35%

2.00%

1.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) ; provided , that , if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing Level 3 shall apply unless otherwise agreed to by the Lender, in each case as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the first Business Day following the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, (a) the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.09(b) and (b) the initial Applicable Rate shall be set forth in Pricing Level 1 until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) for the first fiscal quarter to occur following the Closing Date. Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all Credit Extensions then existing or subsequently made or issued.

Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, without duplication: (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease, (c) all Synthetic Debt of such Person, and (d) in respect of any Securitization Transaction, the outstanding principal amount of such financing, after taking into account reserve accounts and making appropriate adjustments, determined by the Lender in its reasonable judgment.

Audited Financial Statements ” means the audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and the related Consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.05 , and (c) the date of termination of the Revolving Commitment of the Lender to make Revolving Loans and L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 .

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-down and Conversion Powers.

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Bail-In Legislation ” means (a) in relation to an EEA Member Country which has implemented, or which at any time implements, Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, the relevant implementing law or regulation as described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule from time to time, and (b) in relation to any other state, any analogous law or regulation from time to time which requires contractual recognition of any Write-down and Conversion Powers contained in that law or regulation.

Bank of America ” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half of one percent (0.50%), (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus one percent (1.00%); provided , that , if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Beneficial Ownership Certification ” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation ” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrowing ” means a Revolving Borrowing.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Lender’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

Capitalized Leases ” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.

Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Lender, as collateral for L/C Obligations or the Obligations, (a) cash or deposit account balances, (b) backstop letters of credit entered into on terms, from issuers and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, and/or (c) if the Lender shall agree, in its reasonable discretion, other credit support, in each case, in Dollars and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender. “ Cash Collateral ” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

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Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens):

(a)      readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than three hundred sixty days (360) days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided , that , the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;

(b)      time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is the Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof;

(c)      commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof;

(d)      Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) , (b) and (c) of this definition; and

(e)      Investments made pursuant to and in accordance with the Borrower’s investment policy as approved by the Borrower’s board of directors, as in effect on the Closing Date and as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time with the approval of the Borrower’s board of directors.

Cash Management Agreement ” means any agreement that is not prohibited by the terms hereof to provide treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, credit cards, debit cards, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services (but excluding p-cards).

CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.

CERCLIS ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

CFC ” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code.

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CFC Holdco ” means a Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests (including, for this purpose, any debt or other instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of one or more other CFC Holdcos or Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided , that , notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Change of Control ” means an event or series of events by which:

(a)      any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) other than the Permitted Holders becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

(b)      during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower ceases to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.

Closing Date ” means the date hereof.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collateral ” means all of the “Collateral” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

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Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the S ecurity Agreement, the Mortgage , any related Mortgaged Property Support Documents, each Joinder Agreement, each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section 6.13 , and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i) .

Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. ), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Consolidated ” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with the consolidation principles of GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, the sum of the following determined on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:

(a)      Consolidated Net Income for the most recently completed Measurement Period; plus

(b)      the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (without duplication):

(i)      Consolidated Interest Charges;

(ii)      the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable;

(iii)      depreciation and amortization expense;

(iv)      any unusual or non-recurring losses, expenses or charges for such period;

(v)      all other non-cash losses or expenses for such period (excluding (A) any non-cash loss or expense that is an accrual of a reserve for a cash expenditure or payment to be made, or anticipated to be made, in a future period and (B) any write-down or write-off of accounts receivable);

(vi)       any financial advisory fees, commissions, costs, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar third-party advisory and consulting fees and out-of-pocket expenses or other charges or any amortization related to or incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period incurred as a result of the closing of (A ) this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated or effected on the Closing Date, (B) any amendment or other modification to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (C) the Stronghold Acquisition and (D) any issuance of Equity Interests, Investment not prohibited hereunder, acquisition (including earn-out provisions), Disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence, prepayment, amendment, modification, restructuring or refinancing of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement or after the Closing Date or occurring prior to the Closing Date (whether or not successful), in each case, including any amendment or other modification to the terms of any such transactions;

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(vii)        restructuring , integration and similar charges, accruals or reserves (including adjustments to existing reserves) , business optimization expenses, reserves or related items and other cash expenses incurred during such period (including restructuring, severance, transition and relocation costs, retention payments, signing bonuses, change of control bonuses and similar expenses related to Acquisitions) ;

(viii)      losses on assets during such period in connection with asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business);

(ix)      the amount of any net losses from discontinued operations in accordance with GAAP for such period;

(x)      any losses attributable to early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under any Hedging Agreement for such period;

(xi)      the increase (if any) in the balance of the amount of deferred revenue as of the end of any such period over the balance of the amount of deferred revenue as of the end of the immediately preceding period;

(xii)      any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights during such period;

(xiii)      expenses, losses (including lost revenues) or charges incurred during such period in connection with Involuntary Dispositions to the extent that any such amount is covered by business interruption or other insurance and which either has been reimbursed or as to which the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable insurance carrier in writing and (B) in fact reimbursed within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of such determination (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within one hundred eighty (180) days);

(xiv)      charges, losses or expenses to the extent subject to indemnity or reimbursement by a third party to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable indemnitor in writing; and (B) in fact indemnified or reimbursed within one hundred eighty (180) days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such one hundred eighty (180) day period);

(xv)       (i) the deduction (if any) consisting of any net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Stronghold other than any non-controlling interest resulting from a sale of Equity Interests in Stronghold by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date or the issuance of Equity Interests in Stronghold after the Closing Date minus (ii) any Restricted Payments made in cash to shareholders of Stronghold other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary ( provided that such reduction shall exclude any contingent purchase price obligations (including earnouts) paid to such shareholders); and

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(xvi)        non-cash charges or expenses incurred in connection with contingent purchase price obligations (including earnouts) ;

provided , that , the aggregate amount of all amounts under the foregoing clauses (a)(iv) , (a)(vi)(D) and (a)(vii) that increase Consolidated EBITDA in any period shall not exceed, and shall be limited to, ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such add-backs) for such period; minus

(c)      the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (without duplication):

(i)      any gains attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under any Swap Contract for such period;

(ii)      the decrease (if any) in the balance of the amount of deferred revenue as of the end of any such period below the balance of the amount of deferred revenue as of the end of the immediately prior period; and

(iii)      the amount of any net income from discontinued operations in accordance with GAAP for such period;

provided , that , Consolidated EBITDA for any period shall be calculated so as to exclude (without duplication of any adjustment referred to in the foregoing clause (b) or (c) ) the effect of the following: (x) the cumulative effect of any changes in GAAP or accounting principles applied by management, (y) any gains or losses on foreign currency derivatives and any foreign currency transaction gains or losses that arise upon consolidation and (z) purchase accounting adjustments.

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, without duplication, the sum of the following: (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including the Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all purchase money Indebtedness; (c ) to the extent that any amount has been drawn and not reimbursed, such amount outstanding under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and other accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) deferred compensation accruals for payroll and accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business), provided , that , contingent purchase price obligations (including earnouts) shall be included in the determination of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (d) solely to the extent such obligations (i) appear (or would be required to be appear) as a liability on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP and (ii) are payable within twelve (12) months of such date of determination; (e) all Attributable Indebtedness; (f) all mandatory and non-discretionary obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Equity Interests or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (g) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through  (f) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through  (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

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Consolidated Interest Charges ” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of ( a ) all interest, premium payments, debt discounts, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as i nterest in accordance with GAAP and ( b ) the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period to (b) the cash portion of the Consolidated Interest Charges for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, at any date of determination, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period; provided , that , Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such Measurement Period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary during such Measurement Period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such Measurement Period, except that the Borrower’s equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such Measurement Period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income and (c) any income (or loss) for such Measurement Period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that the Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such Measurement Period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such Measurement Period to the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to the Borrower as described in clause (b) of this proviso).

Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.

Controlled Investment Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly is in Control of, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person and (b) is organized by such Person primarily for the purpose of making equity investments in the Borrower or one or more other portfolio companies.

Corporate Headquarters ” means the collective reference to the real property owned by Big Dog Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, located at 699 Eighth Street and 650 Townsend Street in San Francisco, California.

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Cost of Acquisition ” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of entering into any agreement therefor, the sum of the following (without duplication): ( a ) the amount of any cash and fair market value of other property given by the Borrower or any Subsidiary as consideration in connection with such Acquisition, ( b ) the amount of any Indebtedness incurred, assumed or acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such Acquisition and ( c ) all additional purchase price amounts in the form of earnouts and other contingent obligations that (i) are payable in cash and (ii)  should be recorded on the Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP in connection with such Acquisition .  For the avoidance of doubt, the value of the Equity Interests of the Borrower transferred as consideration in connection with such Acquisition shall not be included in the Cost of Acquisition .

Credit Extension ” means each of the following: (a) a Revolving Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default ” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means (a) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is specified, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto and (b) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is not specified or available, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%), in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

Delaware Divided LLC ” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.

Delaware LLC ” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

Delaware LLC Division ” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

Designated Jurisdiction ” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanction.

Disclosure Letter ” means the disclosure letter and schedules attached thereto, dated as of the Closing Date, as amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, delivered by Borrower to the Lender.

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property by any Loan Party or Subsidiary, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division, but excluding any Involuntary Disposition.

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Dollar ” and “ $ ” mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, legally binding agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization for which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has or could reasonably be expected to have withdrawal liability; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or (g) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the document described as such and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time.

Eurodollar Rate ” means:

(a)      for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Lender, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Lender from time to time) (in such case, the “ LIBOR Rate ”) at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

(b)      for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;

provided , that , (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Lender in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided , further , that , to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Lender, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Lender and (ii) if the Eurodollar Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

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Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01 .

Excluded Property ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned or leased real property, other than, solely to the extent required to be mortgaged under Section 2.05(b)(i) , the Corporate Headquarters, (b) the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary of any Loan Party to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 7.09 , is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 7.01(i) pursuant to documentation that prohibits such Loan Party granting any other Lien in such property, (d) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement, (e) letter of credit rights in an amount less than $1,000,000, except to the extent perfection can be accomplished by filing of a UCC financing statement, and commercial tort claims in an amount reasonably estimated by the Borrower to be less than $1,000,000, (f) pledges and security interests prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation including the requirement to obtain consent of any governmental authority after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (g) Equity Interests in any Person other than Wholly-owned Subsidiaries, to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (h) any lease, permit, license or agreement, any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Capitalized Leases or similar arrangement permitted under this Agreement, and any deposit or cash collateral account securing Liens of a type described in Sections 7.01(e) , 7.01(f) , and 7.01(u) , in each case, to the extent the grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, permit, license or agreement, purchase money or similar arrangement, or agreement governing such deposit or cash collateral account or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (i) (A) issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in excess of 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) of any first tier CFC or CFC Holdco or (B) any of the assets of a CFC or CFC Holdco (including any of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of a CFC or CFC Holdco), (j) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted by the terms thereof after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, (k) any U.S. trademark application filed on the basis of an intent-to-use such trademark prior to the filing with and acceptance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto pursuant to Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. §1051, et seq.), to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal law, (l) (i) payroll and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (ii) sales tax accounts, (iii) escrow accounts for the benefit of unaffiliated third parties and (iv) fiduciary or trust accounts for the benefit of unaffiliated third parties, and, in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), the funds or other property held in or maintained in any such account, in each case, other than to the extent perfection may be accomplished by filing of a UCC financing statement and other than proceeds of Collateral, (m) any acquired property (including property acquired through acquisition or merger of another entity), if at the time of such acquisition the granting of a security interest therein or the pledge thereof is prohibited by contract or other agreement binding on such acquired property (in each case, not created in contemplation thereof) to the extent and for so long as such contract or other

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agreement prohibits such security interest or pledge after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, ( n ) Equity Interests issued by, or assets of, Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Material Domestic Subsidiaries , (o) assets to the extent the granting of a security interest in such assets would result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Lender and the Borrower) and ( p ) any other property if the Lender (in consultation with the Borrower) determines in its reasonable discretion that the expense of attaching and/or perfecting a Lien therein under applicable Law is excessive given the value of such property .

Excluded Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, any Subsidiary that is at such time any of the following:

(a)      a Subsidiary that is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary;

(b)      a Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-owned Subsidiary;

(c)      a Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited (but only for so long as such Domestic Subsidiary is so prohibited) from guaranteeing or granting Lien to secure the Secured Obligations by any applicable Law, rule or regulation or that would require consent, approval, license or authorization of a Governmental Authority to Guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Obligations;

(d)      a Domestic Subsidiary that is prohibited (but only for so long as such Domestic Subsidiary is so prohibited) by any applicable contractual requirement from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Secured Obligations existing on the Closing Date or existing at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, so long as such prohibition did not arise as part of such acquisition (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in effect);

(e)      a Foreign Subsidiary;

(f)      a Domestic Subsidiary (i) that is a CFC Holdco or (ii) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a CFC Holdco or of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC; or

(g)      a Domestic Subsidiary with respect to which the Lender and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost (or material adverse Tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee of or granting Liens to secure the Secured Obligations would be excessive in relation to the benefit to be afforded thereby to the Secured Parties.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 9.11 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Loan Party and any and all guarantees of such Loan Party’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Loan Party, or grant by such Loan Party of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable

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to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition .

Facility Termination Date ” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Revolving Commitment has terminated, (b) all Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations), and (c) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements with respect thereto reasonably satisfactory to the Lender shall have been made).

FASB ASC ” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided , that , (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Lender.

Fee Letter ” means the letter agreement, dated as of December 20, 2018, among the Borrower and the Lender.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

FRB ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Flood Hazard Property ” means any owned property of a Loan Party that becomes encumbered by a Mortgage in favor of the Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that is in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being in a special hazard area.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession), including the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied and subject to Section 1.03 .

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,

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regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of the kind described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition thereof or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness of the kind described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition thereof or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed or expressly undertaken by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien), provided , that , if such Indebtedness or other obligation has not been assumed or undertaken by such Person then the amount of such Guarantee shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Guarantee and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “ Guarantee ” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01 .

Guarantors ” means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiaries as are or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.12 , and (b) the Borrower with respect to Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements and any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 9.01 and 9.11 ) under the Guaranty.

Guaranty ” means, collectively, the Guarantee made by the Guarantors under Article IX in favor of the Secured Parties, together with each other guaranty delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 .

Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law based on its dangerous or deleterious properties.

HMT ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sanction(s)”.

Honor Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c) .

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Impacted Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a) .

Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a)      all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)      the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(c)      the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contract;

(d)      all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts and other accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) deferred compensation accruals for payroll and accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business);

(e)      indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business); provided , that , if such indebtedness has not been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse to such Person then the amount of Indebtedness of any Person will be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the fair market value (as determined by such Person in good faith) of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith;

(f)      all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person;

(g)      all mandatory and non-discretionary obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends;

(h)      all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing; and

(i)      all Indebtedness of the types referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through  (h) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) the amount of any obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date; and (ii) in no event will obligations under any Swap Contract be deemed “Indebtedness” for the purpose of calculating any ratio contemplated by this Agreement.

Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b) .

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Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07 .

Intellectual Property ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Debt ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(d) .

Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided , that , if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three (3) months, the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.

Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided , that :

(a)      any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b)      any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(c)      no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person (including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor guaranties Indebtedness of such other Person), or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a division, line of business or other business unit of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.  The amount of any Investment will be the original cost of such Investment plus (x) the cost of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment minus (y) the amount of any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in respect of such Investment.

Involuntary Disposition ” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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ISP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuer Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the Lender and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the Lender and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Joinder Agreement ” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12 .

Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

LCA Election ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.03(e) .

LCA Test Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.03(e) .

Lender ” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors and assigns.

Lender’s Office ” means the Lender’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 1.01(a) , or such other address or account as the Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower; which office may include any Affiliate of the Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of the Lender or such Affiliate.

Letter of Credit ” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder.

Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the Lender.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is seven (7) days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g) .

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Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of ( a ) $ 15 ,000,000 and ( b ) the Revolving Facility. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Facility.

LIBOR ” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

LIBOR Screen Rate ” means the LIBOR quote on the applicable screen page the Lender designates to determine LIBOR (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Lender from time to time).

LIBOR Successor Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c) .

LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes ” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Base Rate, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Lender, to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Lender in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Lender determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Lender determines in consultation with the Borrower).

Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Limited Condition Acquisition ” means any Acquisition (a) that is permitted by this Agreement and (b) the consummation of which is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.

Liquidity ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and Wholly-owned Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries, plus (b) fifty percent (50%) of the cash and Cash Equivalents of (i) Wholly-owned Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries and (ii) for so long as Stronghold is a Subsidiary, Stronghold, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) , on such date of determination that do not appear (or would not be required to appear) as “restricted” on a Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, plus (c) the amount by which the Revolving Facility exceeds the Total Revolving Outstandings on such date of determination.

Loan ” means an extension of credit by the Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan.

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Guaranty, (c) the Collateral Documents, (d) each Issuer Document, (e) each Joinder Agreement, (f) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 , (g) the Fee Letter, (h) the Disclosure Letter and (i) all other certificates, agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered, in each case, by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the foregoing (but specifically excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement).

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Loan Notice ” means a notice of ( a ) a Borrowing, ( b ) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or ( c ) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as may be approved by the Lender (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Lender), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ” means, as of any date of determination, the Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period most recently ended, on a Pro Forma Basis.

Master Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract”.

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of any Loan Party to perform any material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Domestic Subsidiary that, together with its Subsidiaries, (a) generates more than two and one-half percent (2.5%) of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Pro Forma Basis or (b) has total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding investments that are eliminated in consolidation) of equal to or greater than two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis calculated on a Pro Forma Basis; provided , that , if at any time there are Domestic Subsidiaries which are not classified as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” but which collectively (i) generate more than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Pro Forma Basis or (ii) have total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding investments that are eliminated in consolidation) of equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis calculated on a Pro Forma Basis (such occurrence, a “ Coverage Excess Event ”), then the Borrower shall, not later than the date that is forty-five (45) days after the financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable (or such longer period as the Lender may agree in its reasonable discretion) for the Measurement Period in which such Coverage Excess Event occurred, cause one or more Domestic Subsidiaries to comply with the provisions of Section 6.12 with respect to any such Domestic Subsidiaries such that, after such Domestic Subsidiaries become Guarantors hereunder, the Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall (A) generate less than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a Pro Forma Basis or (B) have total assets of less than ten percent (10%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that, together with its Subsidiaries, (a) generates more than two and one-half percent (2.5%) of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Pro Forma Basis or (b) has total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding investments that are eliminated in consolidation) of equal to or greater than two and one-half percent (2.5%)

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of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis calculated on a Pro Forma Basis .

Maturity Date ” means December 20, 2021; provided , that , if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

Measurement Period ” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrower (or, solely for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance, the most recently completed four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 or deemed to have been delivered pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.02 ).

Minimum Collateral Amount ” means, at any time, with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (a)(ii) , an amount equal to 102% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage ” means the deed of trust and assignment of leases and rents executed by the applicable Loan Party that purports to grant a Lien to the Lender (or a trustee for the benefit of the Lender) for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Company Headquarters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

Mortgaged Property Support Documents ” has the meaning specified in Schedule 1.01(b) attached hereto.

Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five (5) plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan ” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

Net Cash Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash or Cash Equivalents proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Involuntary Disposition, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions) and (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non‑cash consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in any Involuntary Disposition.

Non-Extension Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii) .

Notice of Loan Prepayment ” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit D or such other form as may be approved by the Lender (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Lender), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer.

NPL ” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.

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Obligations ” means ( a ) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit and ( b ) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, expenses and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided , that , Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Organization Documents ” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (d) with respect to all entities, any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to the Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from the Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Outstanding Amount ” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

PATRIOT Act ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18 .

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Act ” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Pension Funding Rules ” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

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Pension Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

Permitted Acquisition ” means an Acquisition by a Loan Party (the Person or division, line of business or other business unit of the Person to be acquired in such Acquisition shall be referred to herein as the “ Target ”), in each case that is a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case so long as:

(a)      no Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto;

(b)      the Loan Parties shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lender that, after giving effect to the Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, (i) the Loan Parties are in Pro Forma Compliance and (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 2.25 to 1.00, calculated using the same Measurement Period used to determine Pro Forma Compliance;

(c)      to the extent such Person is required to become a Guarantor under the Loan Documents, the Lender shall have received (or shall receive in connection with the closing of such Acquisition) a first priority perfected security interest (subject to a Permitted Lien) in all property (including Equity Interests but excluding any Excluded Property) acquired with respect to the Target in accordance with the terms of Section 6.13 and the Target, if a Person, shall have executed a Joinder Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 6.12 ;

(d)      such Acquisition shall not be a “hostile” Acquisition and shall have been approved by the board of directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or equivalent) of the applicable Loan Party and the Target;

(e)      the aggregate Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for all such Acquisitions made during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $400,000,000; provided , that , for the period from the Closing Date to the first anniversary thereof, the aggregate Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for all such Acquisitions made during such period shall not exceed $250,000,000; and

(f)      such Acquisition is not a Transformative Acquisition.

Permitted Holders ” means Mark Pincus and his Controlled Investment Affiliates.

Permitted Liens ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01 .

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided , that , (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so refinanced except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees, premiums, penalties and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing, (b) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, the Indebtedness resulting from such refinancing is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lender as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (c) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is secured, no Lien relating thereto shall be expanded

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to cover any additional property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (d) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is not recourse to any of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is not an obligor of the Indebtedness being so refinanced.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided , that , such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 7.0 2 .

Permitted Transfers ” means (a) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided , that , if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party then the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party; (c) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (d) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (e) the sale or disposition of Cash Equivalents for fair market value.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

Pledged Equity ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Pro Forma Basis ” and “ Pro Forma Effect ” means, with respect to any transaction (including any Disposition of all or substantially all of a division or a line of business and any Acquisition, whether actual or proposed), that for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 , each such transaction or proposed transaction (including the incurrence of Indebtedness therewith) shall be deemed to have occurred on and as of the first day of the relevant Measurement Period, and the following pro forma adjustments shall be made:

(a)      in the case of an actual or proposed Disposition, all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the line of business or the Person subject to such Disposition shall be excluded from the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period;

(b)      in the case of an actual or proposed Acquisition, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, line of business or the Person subject to such Acquisition shall be included in the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period;

(c)      interest accrued during the relevant Measurement Period on, and the principal of, any Indebtedness repaid or to be repaid or refinanced in such transaction shall be excluded from the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period; and

(d)      any Indebtedness actually or proposed to be incurred or assumed in such transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable Measurement Period, and interest thereon shall be deemed to have accrued from such day on such Indebtedness at the applicable rates provided therefor (and in the case of interest that does or would accrue at a formula or floating rate, at the rate in effect at the time of determination) and shall be included in the results of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Measurement Period.

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Pro Forma Compliance ” means, with respect to any transaction, that such transaction does not cause, create or result in a Default after giving Pro Forma Effect, based upon the results of operations for the most recently completed Measurement Period, to ( a ) such transaction and ( b ) all other transactions which are contemplated or required to be given Pro Forma Effect hereunder that have occurred on or after the first day of the relevant Measurement Period.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

Request for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application.

Resolution Authority ” means any body which has authority to exercise any Write-down and Conversion Powers.

Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, chief operating officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01 , the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II , any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Lender or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Lender. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Lender, each Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate and to the extent requested by the Lender, appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

Restricted Payment ” means (a) any dividend or other distribution on account of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding.

Revolving Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by the Lender pursuant to Section 2.01 .

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Revolving Commitment ” means the Lender’s obligation to ( a ) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 and ( b ) issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03 . The Revolving Commitment on the Closing Date shall be $200,000,000.

Revolving Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time.

Revolving Facility Reduction Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i) .

Revolving Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 .

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby such Loan Party or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Sanction(s) ” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Scheduled Unavailability Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c)(ii) .

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means any Cash Management Agreement between the any Loan Party and any of its Subsidiaries and the Lender or an Affiliate of the Lender.

Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any interest rate, currency, foreign exchange, or commodity Swap Contract not prohibited under Article VII between any Loan Party and any of its Subsidiaries and the Lender or an Affiliate of the Lender.

Secured Obligations ” means (a) in the case of the Borrower, (i) all Obligations, (ii) all obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements and (iii) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, expenses and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, expenses and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding and (b) in the case of any Guarantor, such Guarantor’s Guaranteed Obligations; provided , that , Secured Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Lender, the Affiliates of the Lender (if any) party to Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements and the Indemnitees.

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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Securitization Transaction ” means, with respect to any Person, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements) pursuant to which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a special purpose subsidiary or affiliate of such Person.

Security Agreement ” means the security and pledge agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed in favor of the Lender by each of the Loan Parties.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Specified Loan Party ” means any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 9.11 ).

Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Voting Stock is at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Stronghold ” means Small Giant Games Oy, a company organized under the laws of Finland.

Stronghold Acquisition ” means the Acquisition by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of Stronghold.

Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master

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agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligations ” means with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) , the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include the Lender or any Affiliate of the Lender).

Synthetic Debt ” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, all obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered into by such Person that are intended to function primarily as a borrowing of funds but are not otherwise included in the definition of “Indebtedness” or as a liability on the Consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Synthetic Lease Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including Sale and Leaseback Transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

Target ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”.

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Transformative Acquisition ” means any Acquisition, the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration for which exceeds thirty-three percent (33%) of the market capitalization of the Borrower as measured at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which the definitive documentation with respect to such Acquisition is executed.

Threshold Amount ” means $30,000,000.

Total Revolving Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations.

Type ” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided , that , if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other

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jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c) .

Voting Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right to so vote has been suspended by the happening of such contingency.

Wholly-owned Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares and Equity Interests held by other Persons to the extent such Equity Interests are required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries) of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Wholly-owned Subsidiary” or to “Wholly-owned Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Wholly-owned Subsidiary or Wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Write-down and Conversion Powers ” means (a) in relation to an EEA Member Country which has implemented, or which at any time implements, Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, the relevant implementing law or regulation as described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule from time to time, and (b) in relation to any other applicable Bail-In Legislation, (i) any powers under that Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank, investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers, and (ii) any similar or analogous powers under that Bail-In Legislation.

1.02        Other Interpretive Provisions .

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a)      The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including the Loan Documents and any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other

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Loan Document), ( ii ) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, ( iii ) the words “hereto”, “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, ( iv ) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, ( v ) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory rules, regulations, orders and provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time, and ( vi ) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

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

(c)      Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

1.03        Accounting Terms .

(a)       Generally . All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

(b)       Changes in GAAP . If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or Lender shall so request, the Lender and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided , that , until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Lender financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, all obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the “ ASU ”) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions, calculations and covenants for purpose of this Agreement (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the

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fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as capitalized lease obligations in accordance with GAAP .

(c)       Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities . All references herein to Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.

(d)       Pro Forma Treatment . Each Disposition in excess of the Threshold Amount and each Acquisition, in each case, by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is consummated during any Measurement Period shall, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 , determining the Applicable Rate and determining compliance with any other financial ratio or test (including in determining any incurrence or maintenance ratios or tests), in each case, be given Pro Forma Effect as of the first day of such Measurement Period

(e)       Limited Condition Acquisitions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any basket, financial ratio or test, (ii) the absence of a Default or an Event of Default or (iii) a determination as to whether the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect), in each case in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (A) on the date of the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Limited Condition Acquisition (such date, the “ LCA Test Date ”), or (B) on the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated, in either case, after giving effect to the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition and any related incurrence of Indebtedness, on a Pro Forma Basis; provided , that , notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, such Limited Condition Acquisition and the related Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith and the use of proceeds thereof shall be deemed incurred and/or applied at the LCA Test Date (until such time as the Indebtedness is actually incurred or the applicable definitive agreement is terminated without actually consummating the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition) and outstanding thereafter for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance with any financial ratio or test (it being understood and agreed that for purposes of determining Pro Forma Compliance in connection with the making of any Restricted Payment, the Borrower shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable test both after giving effect to the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition and assuming that such transaction had not occurred).  For the avoidance of doubt, if any of such ratios or amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are thereafter exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in such ratio or amount (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such ratios or amounts will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to be complied with as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted to be consummated or taken.  It is understood and agreed that this Section 1.03(e) shall not limit the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any proposed Credit Extension in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition or otherwise.

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1.04        Rounding .

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.05        Times of Day; Rates .

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

The Lender does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Lender have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

1.06        Letter of Credit Amounts .

Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided , that , with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

1.07        UCC Terms .

Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.

Article II

REVOLVING COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01        Revolving Loans .

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Revolving Loan ”) to the Borrower, in Dollars, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Revolving Commitment; provided , that , after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility. Within the limits of the Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Revolving Loans, prepay under Section 2.04 , and reborrow under this Section 2.01 . Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein; provided , that , any Revolving Borrowings made on the Closing Date or any of the three (3) Business Days following the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans unless the Borrower delivers a customary funding indemnity letter not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Revolving Borrowing.

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2.02        Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans .

(a)       Notice of Borrowing . Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Lender, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided , that , any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Lender of a Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be, unless otherwise agreed by Lender, in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) , each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be, unless otherwise agreed by Lender, in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, in connection with any conversion or continuation thereof, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding). Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (A) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Loans, as the case may be, (B) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (D) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (E) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

(b)       Advances . Following receipt of a Loan Notice, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01 ), the Lender shall make the requested funds available to the Borrower either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Lender by the Borrower.

(c)       Eurodollar Rate Loans . Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Lender, and the Lender may demand that any or all of the outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans.

(d)       Interest Periods . After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect.

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2.03        Letters of Credit .

(a)       The Letter of Credit Commitment .

(i)      Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees (A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) , and (B) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; provided , that , after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility and (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

(ii)      The Lender shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)      subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii) , the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Lender has approved such expiry date;

(B)      the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than one year after the Maturity Date;

(C)      any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Lender in good faith deems material to it;

(D)      the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Lender applicable to letters of credit generally;

(E)      except as otherwise agreed by the Lender, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;

(F)      the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or

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(G)        the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.

(iii)      The Lender shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the Lender would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

(b)      Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

(i)      Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the Lender in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary, as required by the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by fax transmission, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the Lender, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the Lender. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Lender may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Lender: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the Lender may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Lender (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the Lender may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the Lender such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the Lender may require.

(ii)      Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the Lender will also deliver to the Borrower a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(iii)      If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided , that , any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Lender to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve (12) month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve (12) month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the Lender, the

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Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Lender for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lender shall permit the extension of such Letter of Credit; provided , that , the Lender shall not permit any such extension if ( A ) the Lender has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or  (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or ( B ) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and directing the Lender not to permit such extension.

(c)       Drawings and Reimbursements . Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the Lender shall notify the Borrower thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the Lender under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), the Borrower shall reimburse the Lender in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the Lender by such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans. Any notice given by the Lender pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided , that , the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(d)       Obligations Absolute . The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Lender for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

(ii)      the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or by such Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated hereby or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii)      any draft, demand, endorsement, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv)      waiver by the Lender of any requirement that exists for the Lender’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the Lender which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;

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(v)        honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi)      any payment made by the Lender in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under, such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC or the ISP, as applicable;

(vii)      any payment by the Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

(viii)      any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the Lender. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Lender and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(e)       Role of the Lender . The Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight or time draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided , that , this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Lender, any of its Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Lender shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in Section 2.03(d) . In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the Lender shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring, endorsing or assigning or purporting to transfer, endorse or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The Lender may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“ SWIFT ”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(f)       Applicability of ISP; Limitation of Liability . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Lender and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the Lender’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by,

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any action or inaction of the Lender required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(g)       Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a Letter of Credit fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Loans times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day following each fiscal quarter end, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Maturity Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(h)       Conflict with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

(i)       Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries . Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Lender hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

2.04        Prepayments .

(a)       Optional . The Borrower may, upon notice to the Lender pursuant to delivery to the Lender of a Notice of Loan Prepayment, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty subject to Section 3.05 ; provided , that , unless otherwise agreed by the Lender (i) such notice must be received by Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding); and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 .

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(b)        Mandatory .

(i)       Revolving Outstandings . If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon) and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided , that , the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.04(b)(i) unless, after the prepayment of the Revolving Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Revolving Facility at such time.

(A)       Application of Payments . Prepayments of the Revolving Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.04(b) , first , shall be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, second , shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party that has provided Cash Collateral) to reimburse the Lender.

Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.04(b) shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar Rate Loans in inverse order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.04(b) shall be subject to Section 3.05 , but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date of prepayment.

2.05        Termination or Reduction of Revolving Facility .

(a)       Optional . The Borrower may, upon notice to the Lender, terminate the Revolving Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided , that , (i) any such notice shall be received by the Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Facility or (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.  A notice of termination of the Revolving Facility delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the consummation of any other transaction, in which case such notice may (subject to Section 3.05 ) be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Lender on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

(b)       Mandatory .

(i)      The Revolving Facility shall be automatically and permanently reduced by an amount equal to $50,000,000 ( provided , that , in no event shall the Revolving Facility be reduced to less than $150,000,000) (such reduction of the Revolving Facility, to the extent it occurs, a “ Revolving Facility Reduction Event ”) on the earliest to occur of (A) the date of the Disposition of the Corporate Headquarters, (B) the date of receipt by any Loan Party of Net Cash Proceeds from an Involuntary Disposition of the Corporate Headquarters in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are

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not reinvested in assets (excluding current assets as classified by GAAP) that are useful in the business of the Borrower and its S ubsidiaries within eighteen  (1 8 ) months of the date of such Involuntary Disposition (it being understood that any such Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested shall be deemed to have been received on the Business Day immediately following the expiration of such eighteen (18 ) month period), and ( C the date that is the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Mortgage Notice Date ”); provided , that , in the case of this clause ( C ) , if the Borrower has delivered written notice to the Lender electing to grant a Mortgage (subject to Permitted Liens) in the Corporate Headquarters in favor of the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations (the “ Collateral Notice ”) on or prior to the Mortgage Notice Date, the Revolving Facility shall not be reduced pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i)( C ) so long as the Borrower shall have, on or prior to t he date that is ninety (9 0) days (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Lender in its reasonable discretion ) after the Mortgage Notice Date, provided to the Lender a Mortgage and such Mortgaged Property Support Documents as the Lender may request to cause the Corporate Headquarters to be subject at all times to a Mortgage (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations .   For the avoidance of doubt, the automatic and permanent reduction in the Revolving Facility on the date s contemplated in clause s (A) and (B) above shall occur at any time such Disposition occurs or such Net Cash Proceeds are received, as applicable, whether prior to or after the date the Borrower delivers the Collateral Notice and/or the a Mortgage and Mortgaged Property Support Documents for the Corporate Headquarters pursuant to clause (C) above .

(ii)      If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of the Revolving Facility under this Section 2.05 , the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

(c)       Payment of Fees . All fees in respect of the Revolving Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.06        Repayment of Loans .

The Borrower shall repay to the Lender on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

2.07        Interest and Default Rate .

(a)       Interest . Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07(b) , (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate. To the extent that any calculation of interest or any fee required to be paid under this Agreement shall be based on (or result in) a rate that is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

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(b)        Default Rate .

(i)      If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(ii)      If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (after giving regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Lender such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(iii)      Upon the written notice of the Lender to the Borrower, while any Event of Default exists (including a payment default), all outstanding Obligations (including Letter of Credit Fees) may accrue at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(iv)      Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)       Interest Payments . Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.08        Fees .

In addition to certain fees described in Section 2.03(g) :

(a)       Commitment Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans plus (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)       Other Fees .

(i)      The Borrower shall pay to the Lender fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

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(ii)        The Borrower shall pay to the Lender such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.09        Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate .

(a)       Computation of Interest and Fees . All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365 day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided , that , any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.10 , bear interest for one (1) day. Each determination by the Lender of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b)       Financial Statement Adjustments or Restatements . If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lender determines that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Lender promptly on demand by the Lender (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Lender), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Lender under any provision of this Agreement to payment of any Obligations hereunder at the Default Rate or under Article VIII . The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Revolving Commitment and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

2.10        Payments Generally .

All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Lender at the Lender’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. All payments received by the Lender after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

2.11        Cash Collateral .

(a)       Certain Credit Support Events . If (i) as of the Maturity Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, or (ii) the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof, the Borrower shall immediately following any request by the Lender, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount.

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(b)        Grant of Security Interest . The Borrower hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Lender and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.11(c) . If at any time the Lender determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Lender, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Lender, pay or provide to the Lender additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in one or more blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.

(c)       Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.11 or Sections 2.03 , 2.04 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(d)       Release . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to secure obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable obligations giving rise thereto or (ii) the determination by the Lender that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided , that , (i) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (ii) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated obligations.

Article III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01        Taxes .

If any payments to the Lender under any Loan Document are made from outside the United States, the Borrower will not deduct any foreign T axes imposed as a result of such payments (“ Foreign Indemnified Taxes ”) from any payments it makes to the Lender. If any such Foreign Indemnified Taxes are imposed on any payments made by the Borrower (including payments under this paragraph), the Borrower will pay such Foreign Indemnified Taxes and will also pay to the Lender, at the time interest is paid, any additional amount which the Lender reasonably and timely specifies as necessary to preserve the after-T ax yield the Lender would have received if such Foreign Indemnified Taxes had not been imposed. As soon as practicable after any payment of Foreign Indemnified Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, as provided in this Section 3.01 , the Borrower will deliver to the Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

The Borrower will confirm that it has paid the Foreign Indemnified Taxes by giving the Lender official tax receipts (or notarized copies) within thirty (30) days after the due date.

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3.02        Illegality .

If Lender determines in good faith that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for Lender or its Lending Office to perform any of its obligations hereunder or to make, maintain or fund or charge interest with respect to any Credit Extension or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by Lender to the Borrower, (a) any obligation of Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any such Credit Extension or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until Lender notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from Lender, prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Lender shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Borrower is advised in writing by Lender that it is no longer illegal for Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

3.03        Inability to Determine Rates .

(a)      If in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof, (i) the Lender determines in good faith that (A) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (B) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan (in each case with respect to this clause (i) , “ Impacted Loans ”) or (ii) the Lender determines in its reasonable discretion that for any reason, the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of funding such Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Lender will promptly so notify the Borrower. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Lender revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

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(b)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Lender has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section, the Lender, in consultation with the Borrower, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until ( i ) the Lender revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a)(i) of this Section, ( ii ) the Lender notifies the Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of funding the Impacted Loans or ( iii ) the Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for the Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of the Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Borrower written notice thereof .

(c)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower notifies the Lender that the Borrower has determined, that:

(i)      adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because the LIBOR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

(ii)      the administrator of the LIBOR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Lender has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR or the LIBOR Screen Rate shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “ Scheduled Unavailability Date ”); or

(iii)      syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR;

then, reasonably promptly after such determination by Lender or receipt by the Lender of such notice, as applicable, the Lender and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with an alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein), giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar Dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such alternative benchmarks (any such proposed rate, a “ LIBOR Successor Rate ”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes (as defined below) and any such amendment shall become effective immediately thereafter.

If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Lender will promptly so notify the Borrower.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) the Eurodollar Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Base Rate.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into

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a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein.

Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of LIBOR Successor Rate shall provide that in no event shall such LIBOR Successor Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement.

3.04        Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans .

(a)       Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:

(i)      impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, the Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e) );

(ii)      subject the Lender to any Taxes (other than (A) Foreign Indemnified Taxes, (B) Other Connection Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, or branch profits Taxes, and (C) U.S. federal withholding Taxes, including FATCA withholding Taxes, imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of the Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (1) the Lender acquires an interest in such Loan or Commitment or (2) the Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01 or this Section 3.04 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to the Lender’s assignor immediately before the Lender became a party hereto or to the Lender immediately before it changed its lending office) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii)      impose on the Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by the Lender or any Letter of Credit;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to the Lender of issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of the Lender, the Borrower will pay to the Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)       Capital Requirements . If the Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting the Lender or the Lender’s Office or the Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Lender’s capital or on the capital of the Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Commitment of the Lender or the Loans made by or the Letters of Credit issued by the Lender, to a level below that which the Lender or the Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration the Lender’s policies and the policies of the Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to the Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Lender or the Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

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(c)        Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of the Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a) or  (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d)       Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender, (i) as long as the Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by the Lender (as determined by the Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), and (ii) as long as the Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Revolving Commitment or the funding of the Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Revolving Commitment or Loan by the Lender (as determined by the Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided , that , the Borrower shall have received at least ten (10) days’ prior notice of such additional interest or costs from the Lender. If the Lender fails to give notice ten (10) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable ten (10) days from receipt of such notice.

(e)       Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of the Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of the Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided , that , the Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that the Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of the Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

3.05        Compensation for Losses .

Upon demand of the Lender from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate the Lender for and hold the Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)      any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or

(b)      any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of the Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

excluding any loss of anticipated profits but including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits

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from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by the Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lender under this Section 3.05 , the Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.  A certificate (which shall be in reasonable detail) showing the bases for the determinations set forth in this Section 3.05 by the Lender as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be submitted by the Lender to the Borrower.  Determinations by the Lender under this Section 3.05 and determinations set forth in any such certificate shall be made in good faith.

3.06        Survival .

All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Revolving Commitment, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

Article IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

4.01        Conditions of Initial Credit Extension .

The obligation of the Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)       Execution of Credit Agreement; Loan Documents . The Lender shall have received (i) counterparts of this Agreement, executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, (ii) counterparts of the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document required to be executed on the Closing Date, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto, as applicable and (iii) counterparts of any other Loan Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each other Person party thereto.

(b)       Officer’s Certificate . The Lender shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer dated the Closing Date, certifying as to the Organization Documents of each Loan Party (which, to the extent filed with a Governmental Authority, shall be certified as of a recent date by such Governmental Authority), the resolutions of the governing body of each Loan Party, the good standing, existence or its equivalent of each Loan Party and of the incumbency (including specimen signatures) of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party.

(c)       Legal Opinions of Counsel . The Lender shall have received an opinion or opinions (including, if requested by the Lender, local counsel opinions) of counsel for the Loan Parties, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Lender, in form and substance acceptable to the Lender.

(d)       Personal Property Collateral . The Lender shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender:

(i)       (A) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Loan Party and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or

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where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Lender’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and ( B ) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches;

(ii)      searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Lender in order to perfect the Lender’s security interest in the Intellectual Property;

(iii)      completed UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Lender’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Lender’s security interest in the Collateral;

(iv)      stock or membership certificates, if any, evidencing the Pledged Equity and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank, in each case to the extent such Pledged Equity is certificated; provided , that , to the extent such foregoing deliverables are not provided by the Closing Date, they shall be delivered within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by the Lender in its reasonable discretion); and

(v)      with respect to the intercompany revolving arrangement between the Borrower and Zynga Game International Limited identified on Schedule 7.02 , an acknowledgment and consent from Zynga Game International Limited to the grant of a security interest therein to the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties and to the exercise of remedies by the Lender with respect to such security interest (including an agreement to render performance thereunder to the Lender or its transferee after such exercise of remedies by the Lender); provided , that , (A) to the extent such foregoing deliverables are not provided by the Closing Date, they shall be delivered within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by the Lender in its reasonable discretion) and (B) to the extent that, prior to the date provided in the immediately preceding clause (A) , the obligations under such intercompany revolving arrangement are permanently satisfied (including by way of cancellation of such Indebtedness or contribution of such Indebtedness to capital or similar arrangement), the delivery of such foregoing deliverables shall no longer be required and the obligations under this clause (v) shall be deemed satisfied.

(e)       Liability, Casualty, Property, Terrorism and Business Interruption Insurance . The Lender shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Collateral Documents or as required by the Lender; provided , that , to the extent such foregoing deliverables are not provided by the Closing Date, they shall be delivered within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as permitted by the Lender in its reasonable discretion).

(f)       Existing Indebtedness of the Loan Parties . All of the existing Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 7.02 ) shall be repaid in full and all security interests related thereto shall be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date.

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(g)        Fees and Expenses . The Lender shall have received all fees and expenses, if any, owing pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.08 .

(h)       KYC Information .

(i)       The Borrower shall have provided to the Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three (3) days prior to the Closing Date.

(ii)      At least three (3) days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower (if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation) shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.

4.02        Conditions to all Credit Extensions .

The obligation of the Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)       Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02 , the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) , respectively.

(b)       Default . No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

(c)       Request for Credit Extension . The Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and  (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

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Article V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lender, as of the date made or deemed made, that:

5.01        Existence, Qualification and Power .

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to a Loan Party), (b)(i) or (c) , to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.02        Authorization; No Contravention .

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any material arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law, except in the case referred to in clause (b)(i) , to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.03        Governmental Authorization; Other Consents .

No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, other than (i) authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, (ii) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents and (iii) notices required by Law and other actions in each case expressly contemplated under the Loan Documents in connection with enforcement actions.

5.04        Binding Effect .

This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or

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other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and the enforcement thereof and subject to general principals of equity.

5.05        Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect .

(a)       Audited Financial Statements . The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities required to be set forth therein in accordance with GAAP as of the date thereof.

(b)       Quarterly Financial Statements . The unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated September 30, 2017, and the related Consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) , to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(c)       Material Adverse Effect . Since the date of the balance sheet included in the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.06        Litigation .

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.07        No Default .

Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation that would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

5.08        Ownership of Property .

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has record title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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5.09        Environmental Compliance .

Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a)      The Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all existing Environmental Laws and have not received written notice of any claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties.

(b)       (i) To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, none of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list; (ii) there are no and, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, never have been any underground or above-ground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on any property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any property formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iv) Hazardous Materials have not been released, discharged or disposed of on any property currently or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c)      Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, and has not completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

5.10        Insurance .

The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

5.11        Taxes .

Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal and material state and other Tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal and material state and other Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed Tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any Tax sharing agreement applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than any such agreement the sole

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parties to which are the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary and any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business the primary subject matter of which is not Taxes) .

5.12        ERISA Compliance .

(a)      Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws. Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or is subject to a favorable opinion letter from the IRS to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS. To the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.

(b)      There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)       (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is sixty percent (60%) or higher and no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below sixty percent (60%) as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that would reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan, except where any of the foregoing in any of clauses (i) through (vi) above has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)      The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that it is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Revolving Commitment.

5.13        Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act .

(a)       Margin Regulations . The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing

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under each Letter of Credit, not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between the Borrower and the Lender or any Affiliate of the Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.

(b)       Investment Company Act . Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.14        Disclosure .

No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , that , with respect to projected financial information, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being understood that projections are subject to certain contingencies and assumptions beyond the control of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and no assurance can be given that such projections will be realized). As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.

5.15        Solvency .

The Loan Parties are, together with their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, Solvent.

5.16        Labor .

Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any strike, lockout or other labor dispute, that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.17        Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws .

(a)       Sanctions Concerns . No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (iii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

(b)       Anti-Corruption Laws . The Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries have conducted their business in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

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5.18        Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties .

(a)       Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Equity Investments . Set forth on Schedule 5.18(a) is the following information which is true and complete in all respects as of the Closing Date: (i) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, joint ventures and partnerships and other equity investments of the Loan Parties, (ii) the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests in each Subsidiary outstanding, (iii) the number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and (iv) the class or nature of such Equity Interests ( i.e. , voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.). The outstanding Equity Interests in all Subsidiaries are validly issued and are owned free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than compensatory equity awards granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to the Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except as not prohibited under the Loan Documents.

(b)       Loan Parties . Set forth on Schedule 5.18(b) of the Disclosure Letter is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Closing Date the following as to each Loan Party: (i) the exact legal name, (ii) any former legal names of such Loan Party in the four (4) months prior to the Closing Date, (iii) the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, (iv) the type of organization, (v) the jurisdictions in which such Loan Party is qualified to do business, (vi) the address of its chief executive office, (vii) the address of its principal place of business, (viii) its U.S. federal taxpayer identification number, (ix) the organization identification number, (x) ownership information ( e.g. , publicly held or if private or partnership, the owners and partners of each of the Loan Parties) and (xi) the industry or nature of business of such Loan Party.

5.19        Collateral Representations .

(a)       Collateral Documents . The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Lender a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein. Except for filings completed prior to the Closing Date or as contemplated hereby or by the Collateral Documents, no filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such Liens, except that the Mortgage, if any, for the Corporate Headquarters should be recorded in the official records of the County of San Francisco in California.

(b)       Intellectual Property . (i) Set forth on Schedule 5.19(b) of the Disclosure Letter, as of the Closing Date, is a list of all U.S. registered or issued Intellectual Property (including all applications for registration and issuance) owned by each of the Loan Parties or that each of the Loan Parties has the right to (including the name/title, current owner, registration or application number, and registration or application date and such other information as reasonably requested by the Lender). (ii) Set forth on Schedule 5.19(b) of the Disclosure Letter, as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02 , is a true and complete description of (A) each internet domain name registered to such Loan Party or in which such Loan Party has ownership, operating or registration rights, (B) the name and address of the registrar for such internet domain name, (C) the registration identification information for such internet domain name, (D) the name and address of each operator of each other internet site, internet search engine, internet directory or Web browser with whom such Loan Party maintains any advertising or linking relationship which is material to the operation of or flow of internet traffic to such Loan Party’s website and (E) each technology licensing and other agreement that is material to the operation of such Loan Party’s website or to the advertising and linking relationship

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described in the foregoing clause ( D ) , and the name and address of each other party to such agreement.

(c)       Real Properties . Set forth on Schedule 5.19(c) of the Disclosure Letter is a list of all real property owned by any Loan Party (including the name of the Loan Party owning such property and the property address), in each case as of the Closing Date.

5.20        EEA Financial Institutions .

No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

5.21        Regulation H .

The real property (and improvements thereon) that is required to be subject to the Mortgage herein is not a Flood Hazard Property unless the Lender shall have received the following: (a) the applicable Loan Party’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification (i) as to the fact that such real property is a Flood Hazard Property, (ii) as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (iii) such other flood hazard determination forms, notices and confirmations thereof as requested by the Lender and (b) if the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance of the applicable Loan Party evidencing flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender and naming the Lender as a loss payee. All flood hazard insurance policies required hereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, and the premiums thereon have been paid in full.

5.22        Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc .

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or possesses the right to use pursuant to a transferrable and irrevocable license, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, in each case, except to the extent failure to do so would be a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, neither the operation of the business of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary nor any slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries infringes upon any rights held by any other Person to the extent such infringement would be reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would, if adversely determined, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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Article VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, such Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

6.01        Financial Statements .

Deliver to the Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Lender:

(a)       Audited Financial Statements . As soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if earlier, fifteen (15) days after the date required to be filed with the SEC) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018), a Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related Consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Lender, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.

(b)       Quarterly Financial Statements . As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (or, if earlier, five (5) days after the date required to be filed with the SEC) (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019), a Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related Consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects, certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller who is a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the financial condition, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

6.02        Certificates; Other Information .

Deliver to the Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Lender:

(a)       Compliance Certificate . Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) , a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller which is a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Unless the Lender requests executed originals, delivery of the Compliance Certificate may be by electronic communication including fax or e-mail and shall be deemed to be an original and authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes.

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(b)        Updated Schedules . Concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 6.02(a) , an updated Schedule 5.19(b) to this Agreement, to the extent permitted to be updated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which may be attached to the Compliance Certificate, to the extent required to make the represen tation related to such Schedule true and correct as of the date of such Compliance Certificate.

(c)       Business Plan and Budget .  As soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the first day of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019), an annual business plan and budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, of a Consolidated statement of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year.

(d)       SEC Notices . Promptly after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.

(e)       Know Your Customer Information . Promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.

(f)       Additional Information . Promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (a) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 1.01(a) ; or (b) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which the Lender has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Lender).

6.03        Notices .

Promptly notify the Lender:

(a)      of the occurrence of any Default;

(b)      of any matter that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)      of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including any determination by the Borrower referred to in Section 2.09(b) ; and

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(d)        of the Disposition of the Corporate Headquarters and the effective date thereof .

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and to the extent applicable, stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

6.04        Payment of Obligations .

Pay and discharge all its material obligations and liabilities, including (a) all material Tax liabilities upon it or its properties or assets, prior to delinquency or the date on which penalties attach thereto unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness with an outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, as and when due and payable, but subject to applicable grace and notice periods and any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.

6.05        Preservation of Existence, Etc .

(a)      Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 unless (other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower) the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(b)      Take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(c)      Preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.06        Maintenance of Properties .

(a)      Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted except to the extent failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(b)      With respect to its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business, make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.07        Maintenance of Insurance .

(a)       Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business

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against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, including flood hazard insurance on all Flood Hazard Properties, on such terms and in such amounts as required by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.

(b)       Evidence of Insurance . Cause the Lender to be named as lenders’ loss payable, loss payee or mortgagee, as its interest may appear, and/or additional insured with respect of any such insurance providing liability coverage or coverage in respect of any Collateral, and request, unless otherwise agreed to by the Lender, each provider of any such insurance to agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Lender that it will give the Lender thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or cancelled (or ten (10) days prior notice in the case of cancellation due to the nonpayment of premiums). Upon written request of the Lender and no more than once annually after the expiration of current insurance coverage, the Loan Parties shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Lender, such evidence of insurance as required by the Lender, including, but not limited to: (i) certified copies of such insurance policies, (ii) evidence of such insurance policies (including as applicable ACORD Form 28 certificates (or similar form of insurance certificate), and ACORD Form 25 certificates (or similar form of insurance certificate)), (iii) declaration pages for each insurance policy and (iv) lender’s loss payable endorsement if the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties is not on the declarations page for such policy.

(c)       Redesignation . Solely to the extent the Corporate Headquarters is required to be subject to a Mortgage hereunder, promptly notify the Lender if the Corporate Headquarters is, or becomes, a Flood Hazard Property.

(d)       Post-Closing Requirements .  To the extent that any requirements of the first sentence of Section 6.07(b) are not satisfied on the Closing Date, the Borrower may satisfy such requirements within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (as such period may be extended by the Lender in its reasonable discretion).

6.08        Compliance with Laws .

Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.09        Books and Records .

Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied (except for changes in the application of which the Borrower’s accountants concur) shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

6.10        Inspection Rights .

Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent

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public accountants , all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided , that (a) so long as no Event of Default exists and is continuing, only one  (1) visit per calendar year shall be at the expense of the Borrower, (b)  when an Event of Default exists and is continuing, the Lender (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice and (c) in respect of any such discussions with any independent accountants, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, must receive reasonable advance notice thereof and a reasonable opportunity to participate therein and such discussions will be subject to the execution of any non-reliance letter or other customary requirements of such accountants .

6.11        Use of Proceeds .

Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes (including for making Acquisitions and Restricted Payments) not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

6.12        Covenant to Guarantee Obligations .

The Loan Parties will cause each of their Subsidiaries (including Subsidiaries formed upon the occurrence of a Delaware LLC Division) that are not Excluded Subsidiaries to (x) promptly (and in any event within forty-five (45) days (or such longer period of time as agreed to by the Lender in its reasonable discretion)) after the date of formation or acquisition of such Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary, or (y) promptly (and in any event within the time period set forth in the definition of “Material Domestic Subsidiary”) after the date an Excluded Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, become a Guarantor hereunder by way of execution of a Joinder Agreement. In connection with the foregoing, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Lender, with respect to each new Guarantor to the extent applicable, substantially the same documentation required pursuant to Sections 4.01(b) through (e) and 6.13 and such other documents or agreements as the Lender may reasonably request.

6.13        Covenant to Give Security .

(a)       Equity Interests and Personal Property .  Except with respect to Excluded Property, each Loan Party will cause the Pledged Equity and all of its tangible and intangible personal property now owned or hereafter acquired by it (including any acquisition of such property pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents. Each Loan Party shall provide opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

(b)       Corporate Headquarters .  Upon the Borrower opting to provide a Mortgage and the Mortgaged Property Support Documents required by the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) , if the Borrower has provided a Collateral Notice with respect thereto, then so long as any time thereafter any Loan Party owns the Corporate Headquarters, the Loan Parties shall cause the Corporate Headquarters to be subject at all times to a Mortgage (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Lender for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations; provided , that , neither the foregoing nor any other requirement to provide a Lien under this Agreement or the Loan Documents shall prohibit or restrict the ability of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries to Dispose of the Corporate Headquarters.

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6.14        Further Assurance s .

Promptly upon reasonable request by the Lender, (a) correct any material defect or error that has been discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Lender may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.

6.15        Compliance with Environmental Laws .

Comply, and take reasonable steps to ensure all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action required by any Governmental Entity to remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws; provided , that , neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.

6.16        Anti-Corruption Laws .

Conduct its business in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

Article VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

7.01        Liens .

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (the “ Permitted Liens ”):

(a)      Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

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(b)        Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01 of the Disclosure Letter and , in each case, any renewals or extensions thereof; provided , that , (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or distributions in respect thereof and assets fixed or appurtenant thereto) and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Closing Date and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to such obligations ;

(c)      Liens for taxes not yet delinquent more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(d)      Liens such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which (x) are not overdue for a period of more than ninety (90) days or (y) are being contested in good faith and by appropriate actions diligently conducted; provided , that , adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

(e)      pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

(f)      deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and other obligations of a like nature, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g)      easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

(h)      Liens securing judgments for the payment of money (or appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments) not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) ;

(i)      Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(c) ; provided , that , (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness (other than improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or distributions in respect thereof and assets fixed or appurtenant thereto) and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets of the property being acquired;

(j)      bankers’ or similar Liens, rights of setoff or rights of pledge and other similar Liens resulting from (i) the establishment of depositary or investment relations in one or more security accounts, investment accounts or deposit accounts maintained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with banks or other financial institutions and (ii) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;

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(k)        Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default; provided , that , the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review;

(l)      any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublessor under any lease, license or sublease entered into by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased, licensed or subleased;

(m)      Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;

(n)      any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that is merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date prior to the time such Person is so merged or consolidated or becomes a Subsidiary; provided , that , such Liens were in existence at the time of, and were not created in contemplation of, such merger, consolidation or Investment and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary (other than improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or distributions in respect thereof and assets fixed or appurtenant thereto);

(o)      any zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority;

(p)      other Liens securing obligations outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $30,000,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; provided , that , no such Lien shall extend to or cover the Corporate Headquarters;

(q)      any obligations or duties affecting any of the property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any municipality or public authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license or permit which do not materially impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is held;

(r)      Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases;

(s)      Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(t)      Liens in favor of a seller solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder;

(u)      leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(v)      non-exclusive outbound licenses or sub-licenses of Intellectual Property rights granted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and any interest or title in connection therewith; and

(w)      landlord’s Liens arising at Law.

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7.02        Indebtedness .

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)      Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

(b)      Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and, except with respect to all such Indebtedness the aggregate principal amount of which does not exceed $5,000,000, listed on Schedule 7.02 of the Disclosure Letter, and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(c)      Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in the proviso to Section 7.01(i) ; provided , that , the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (i) $30,000,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;;

(d)      unsecured Indebtedness of a Subsidiary owed to the Borrower or a Subsidiary, which Indebtedness shall (i) to the extent required by the Lender, be evidenced by promissory notes which shall be pledged to the Lender as Collateral for the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement, (ii) be on terms (including subordination terms) reasonably acceptable to the Lender and (iii) be otherwise permitted under Section 7.03 (“ Intercompany Debt ”);

(e)      Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder;

(f)      obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided , that ,  such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for non-speculative purposes;

(g)      to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of Cash Management Agreements;

(h)      unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments);

(i)      obligations in respect of performance, bid, customs, government, appeal and surety bonds, performance and completion guaranties and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(j)       (i) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date; provided , that , (A) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (j) shall not exceed, at the time of incurrence thereof, the greater of (1) $30,000,000 and (2) fifteen percent (15%) of LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect the Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (j)(i) ;

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(k)        Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn by the Borrower or such Subsidiary against insufficient funds , other obligations pursuant to any c ash m anagement a greement of the Loan Parties and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and similar arrangements , in each case, in the ordinary course of business ;

(l)      Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of earn-outs, indemnification, incentive, non-compete, consulting or other similar arrangements and other contingent obligations in respect of any Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investments permitted by Section 7.03 ;

(m)      Indebtedness owing to any insurance company in connection with the financing of any insurance premiums permitted by such insurance company in the ordinary course of business;

(n)      other unsecured Indebtedness; provided , that , the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (n) shall not exceed, at the time of incurrence thereof, the greater of (i) $30,000,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; and

(o)      to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Investments permitted under Section 7.03 .

7.03        Investments .

Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a)      Investments held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(b)      advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, in each case made in the ordinary course of business;

(c)       (i) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, (iii) Investments by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in other Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and (iv) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, Investments by the Loan Parties in Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an aggregate amount invested from the date hereof not to exceed the greater of (i) $30,000,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(d)       (i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors, delinquent debtors or in disputes with customers and suppliers, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, and (c) non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition of assets otherwise permitted by Section 7.05 ;

(e)      Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02 ;

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(f)        Investments existing on the date hereof (other than those referred to in Section 7.03(c)(i) ) and , except with respect to all such Investments the aggregate amount of which does not exceed $5,000,000, set forth on Schedule 7.03 of the Disclosure Letter ;

(g)      the Stronghold Acquisition;

(h)      Permitted Acquisitions (other than of CFCs and Subsidiaries held directly or indirectly by a CFC which Investments are covered by Section 7.03(c)(iv) );

(i)      other Investments not exceeding the greater of (i) $30,000,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in the aggregate at any time outstanding; provided , that ,  at the time of such Investment, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;

(j)      Investments (other than Transformative Acquisitions) to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Equity Interests of the Borrower or with net proceeds of any substantially contemporaneous issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower;

(k)      Investments represented by Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.02(f) ;

(l)      Investments held by any Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted by this Section 7.03 ;

(m)      promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder;

(n)      Guarantees by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of obligations of any Subsidiary or the Borrower incurred in the ordinary course of business and not constituting Indebtedness;

(o)      Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(p)      deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers made in the ordinary course of business;

(q)      Investments in Swap Contracts to the extent constituting an Investment; and

(r)      Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy, workout, recapitalization or reorganization of, or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, the issuer of such Investment or an Affiliate thereof.

7.04        Fundamental Changes .

Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, except that:

(a)      any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower; provided , that , the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries; provided , that , when any Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary, such Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

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(b)        in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, any Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided , that , ( i ) the Person surviving such merger shall be a W holly-owned Subsidiary and ( ii ) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person ;

(c)      any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lender;

(d)      any Subsidiary that is a Loan Party may Dispose of all or substantially all its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;

(e)      any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all its assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation) to (i) another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party;

(f)       any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.03 ; provided , that , the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary, which shall comply with the applicable requirements of Sections 6.12 and 6.13 , to the extent required thereby; provided , further , that , if such Subsidiary was a Loan Party the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Loan Party;

(g)      none of the foregoing shall prohibit any Disposition permitted by Section 7.05 ; and

(h)      any Subsidiary may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or amalgamation to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 .

7.05        Dispositions .

Make any Disposition, except:

(a)      Permitted Transfers;

(b)       (i) Dispositions of used, surplus, obsolete or worn out property (or write-offs or discounts of the same), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business, (ii) leases and subleases of real property in the ordinary course of business, (iii) leases, subleases, sales, assignments, licenses and sublicenses of personal property in the ordinary course of business (including non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property), and (iv) lapse, abandonment or other Disposition of Intellectual Property that is, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, no longer used or useful in the conduct of its business or otherwise uneconomical to prosecute or maintain, in each case with respect to all of the foregoing in the ordinary course of business;

(c)      Dispositions of equipment or real property (other than the Corporate Headquarters) to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d)      Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04 ;

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(e)        the Disposition of the Cor porate Headquarters ;

(f)      other Dispositions so long as (i) at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be cash or Cash Equivalents paid contemporaneously with consummation of the transaction and shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of, (ii) such transaction does not involve a sale or other disposition of receivables other than receivables owned by or attributable to other property concurrently being disposed of in a transaction otherwise permitted under this Section, (iii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (iv) the aggregate net book value of all of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries shall not exceed (A) $5,000,000 in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (B) $10,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement;

(g)      the unwinding of Swap Contracts permitted hereunder;

(h)      Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04 , Investments permitted by Section 7.03 , Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 , in each case, other than by reference to this Section 7.05 ;

(i)      the compromise, settlement, release or surrender of a contract, tort or other litigation, claim, arbitration or other dispute; and

(j)      Dispositions in connection with financing transactions permitted by or executed with a transaction effecting a financing permitted under Section 7.02(c) .

7.06        Restricted Payments .

Declare or make any Restricted Payment, except:

(a)      each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Person that owns Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;

(b)      the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common Equity Interests of such Person;

(c)      the Borrower may make other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed the greater of (i) $30,000,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of LTM Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA; provided , that , (x) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties would be in Pro Forma Compliance and (y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would from such Restricted Payment;

(d)      the Borrower may make other Restricted Payments; provided , that , (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Restricted Payment and (ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender a certificate demonstrating that after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, (A) the Loan Parties would be in Pro Forma Compliance and (B) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio recomputed as of the end of the applicable Measurement Period would not exceed 1.75 to 1.00;

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(e)        the Borrower may make Restr icted Payments, not exceeding $ 5,000,000 in the aggregate for any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans or agreements for directors, officers or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ;

(f)      the Borrower may make Restricted Payments with the proceeds of, or in exchange for, a substantially contemporaneous issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower; and

(g)      the Borrower may (a) purchase or pay cash in lieu of fractional shares of its Equity Interests arising out of stock dividends, splits, or business combinations or in connection with issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower pursuant to mergers, consolidations or other acquisitions permitted by this Agreement, (b) pay cash in lieu of fractional shares upon the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Equity Interests of the Borrower, and (c) make payments in connection with the retention of Equity Interests in payment of withholding taxes in connection with equity-based compensation plans to the extent that net share settlement arrangements are deemed to be repurchases.

7.07        Change in Nature of Business .

Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

7.08        Transactions with Affiliates .

Enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions with any officer, director or Affiliate of such Person other than (a) intercompany transactions expressly permitted by this Agreement, (b) transactions between Loan Parties, (c) transactions between Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (d) indemnity provided to and reasonable and customary fees and expense reimbursements paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (e) issuances of Equity Interests of the Borrower not prohibited by this Agreement, (f) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.06 , any Investment permitted by Section 7.03 , any Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02 , any fundamental changes permitted under Section 7.04 and any Dispositions permitted under Section 7.05 , (g) transactions involving aggregate payments of less than an aggregate amount equal to $2,500,000, (h) any agreement or arrangement in effect on the Closing Date and, except with respect to such agreements or arrangements valued in the aggregate at less than $5,000,000, set forth on Schedule 7.08 of the Disclosure Letter, or any amendment to such agreement or arrangement (so long as such amendment is not materially more adverse to the interest of the Lender when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing Date), and (i) except as otherwise specifically limited in this Agreement, other transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Person’s business on fair and reasonable terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as would be obtainable by it in a comparable arms‑length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director or Affiliate.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.08 shall not apply to (i) compensation, benefits and indemnification arrangements (including the payment of bonuses and other deferred compensation) for directors, officers and other employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary entered in the ordinary course of business or (ii) employment and severance agreements between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and their employees, officers or directors, entered in the ordinary course of business.

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7.09        Burdensome Agreements .

Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation (except for this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) that encumbers or restricts the ability of any such Loan Party or their Subsidiaries to (i) act as a Loan Party (unless such Subsidiary would be an Excluded Subsidiary independent of such Contractual Obligation); (ii) make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party, (iii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Loan Party, (iv) make loans or advances to any Loan Party or (v) create any Lien upon any of their properties or assets in favor of the Lender, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a)      any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(b) , (c) and (j) provided , that , any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith and does not in any event relate to the Corporate Headquarters;

(b)      restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document;

(c)      customary restrictions and conditions contained in asset sale agreements, purchase agreements, acquisition agreements (including by way of merger, acquisition or consolidation) entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary solely to the extent in effect pending the consummation of such transaction;

(d)      customary provisions in leases and licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment or encumbrance thereof;

(e)       (i) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement, document or instrument governing Indebtedness issued or incurred in compliance with this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, or (ii) restrictions and conditions in any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement relating to the assets or business of any Subsidiary existing prior to the consummation of an Acquisition permitted hereunder in which such Subsidiary was acquired (and not created in contemplation of such Acquisition);

(f)      customary provisions in joint venture agreements (and other similar agreements) ( provided that such provisions apply only to such joint venture and to Equity Interests in such joint venture);

(g)      customary net worth provisions or similar financial maintenance provisions contained in real property leases entered into by a Subsidiary, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations under the Loan Documents;

(h)      customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability company or similar Person; and

(i)      any encumbrances or restrictions applicable solely to a Foreign Subsidiary and contained in any credit facility extended to any Foreign Subsidiary.9

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7.10        Use of Proceeds .

Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.

7.11        Financial Covenants .

(a)       Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period, commencing with the Measurement Period ending March 31, 2019, to be less than 4.00 to 1.00.

(b)       Consolidated Leverage Ratio . Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period, commencing with the Measurement Period ending March 31, 2019, to be greater than 2.50 to 1.00.

(c)       Liquidity . Permit the Liquidity at any time to be less than $200,000,000.

7.12        Amendments to Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity .

(a)      Amend any of its Organization Documents in a manner materially adverse to the Lender.

(b)      Change its fiscal year unless the Borrower shall have given the Lender prior written notice; provided , that , promptly after receiving such notice, the Borrower and the Lender shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement that, in the reasonable judgement of the Lender and the Borrower, as nearly as practicable preserves the rights of the parties hereto that would have happened had no such change in fiscal year occurred.

(c)      Without giving notice thereof within thirty (30) days after the occurrence thereof (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Lender), change its name, state of formation, form of organization or principal place of business.

7.13        Sanctions .

Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person of Sanctions.

7.14        Anti-Corruption Laws .

Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Article VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01        Events of Default .

Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)       Non-Payment . The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or deposit any funds as Cash Collateral in respect of L/C Obligations, or (ii) within three (3) Business
Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b)       Specific Covenants . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.01 , 6.02 , 6.03 , 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower), 6.11 or Article VII ; or

(c)       Other Defaults . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) written notice thereof from the Lender to the Borrower and (ii) any Loan Party becoming aware thereof; or

(d)       Representations and Warranties . Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall (i) with respect to representations or warranties that contain a materiality qualification, be incorrect or misleading in any respect when made or deemed made and (ii) with respect to representations or warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(e)       Cross-Default . (i) Any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) when due (beyond any applicable grace period) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so

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defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Material Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or

(f)       Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary thereof institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g)       Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment . (i) Any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary thereof becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or a substantial portion of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or

(h)       Judgments . There is entered against any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary thereof one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of the potential claim and does not deny coverage) and, in either case, (i) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (ii) there is a period of sixty (60) consecutive days during which such judgment shall remain undischarged and not be effectively stayed or bonded; or

(i)       ERISA . (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

(j)       Invalidity of Loan Documents . Any material provision of any material Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as permitted hereunder or thereunder (or otherwise in accordance with its terms) or satisfaction in full of the Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any material Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or payment obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any material Loan Document or it is or becomes unlawful for a Loan Party to perform any of its payment obligations under the material Loan Documents; or

(k)       Collateral Documents . Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on any material portion of the Collateral (except to the extent not required to be valid or perfected by the Loan Documents) purported to be covered

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thereby, or any Loan Party shall assert the invalidity of such Liens , except (i)  as a result of the Disposition of the applicable Collateral to a Person that is not a Loan Party in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) as a result of the Lender’s failure to maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Collateral Documents , and (iii) any other reason other than actions taken by or on behalf of the Lender or the failure of the Lender to tak e any action within its control ; or

(l)       Change of Control . There occurs any Change of Control.

If a Default shall have occurred under the Loan Documents, then such Default will continue to exist until it either is cured (to the extent specifically permitted) in accordance with the Loan Documents or is otherwise expressly waived by Lender as determined in accordance with Section 10.01 ; and once an Event of Default occurs under the Loan Documents, then such Event of Default will continue to exist until it is expressly waived by the Lender, as required hereunder in Section 10.01 .

8.02        Remedies upon Event of Default .

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Lender may take any or all of the following actions:

(a)      declare the Revolving Commitment of the Lender to make Revolving Loans and L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligations shall be terminated;

(b)      declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c)      require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and

(d)      exercise all rights and remedies available to it under the Loan Documents or applicable Law or equity;

provided , that , upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) , the obligation of the Lender to make Loans and L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Lender.

8.03        Application of Funds .

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02 ) or if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Lender to pay fully all Secured Obligations then due hereunder, any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.11 , be applied by the Lender in its sole discretion. Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets.

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Article IX

CONTINUING GUARANTY

9.01        Guaranty .

Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Secured Obligations (for each Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “ Guaranteed Obligations ”); provided , that , (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor and (b) the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law or other applicable Law. The Lender’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Guaranteed Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Guaranteed Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantors, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.

9.02        Rights of Lender .

Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Secured Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Secured Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Lender in its sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.

9.03        Certain Waivers .

Each Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other guarantor, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Secured Party) of the liability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (b) any defense based on any claim that such Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting any Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may

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be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. Each Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Guaranteed Obligations.   Each Guarantor waives any rights and defenses that are or may become available to it by reason of §§ 2787 to 2855, inclusive, and §§ 2899 and 3433 of the California Civil Code.  The foregoing waivers and the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Guaranty which pertain to California law are included solely out of an abundance of caution, and shall not be construed to mean that any of the above-referenced provisions of California law are in any way applicable to this Guaranty or the Guaranteed Obligations.   Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sentence, such waivers by each Guarantor with respect to §§  2847, 2848 and 2849 of the California Civil Code shall only be effective until the Facility Termination Date.

9.04        Obligations Independent .

The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Secured Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against each Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.

9.05        Subrogation .

No Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Secured Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Revolving Commitment and the Revolving Facility are terminated. If any amounts are paid to a Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to reduce the amount of the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

9.06        Termination; Reinstatement .

This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Secured Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or a Guarantor is made, or any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Secured Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Secured Parties in their reasonable discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.

9.07        Stay of Acceleration .

If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Secured Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against a Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or

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otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor, jointly and severally, immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties.

9.08        Condition of Borrower .

Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower and any such other guarantor as such Guarantor requires, and that none of the Secured Parties has any duty, and such Guarantor is not relying on the Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower or any other guarantor (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

9.09        Appointment of Borrower .

Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Borrower may execute such documents and provided such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Borrower deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Lender may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrower on behalf of each of the Loan Parties.

9.10        Right of Contribution .

The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law.

9.11        Keepwell .

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of a Lien under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article IX voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

9.12        Additional Guarantor Waivers and Agreements .

(a)      Each Guarantor understands and acknowledges that if the Secured Parties foreclose judicially or nonjudicially against any real property security for the Secured Obligations, that foreclosure could impair or destroy any ability that such Guarantor may have to seek

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reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification from the Borrower or others based on any right such Guarantor may have of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification for any amounts paid by such Guarantor under this Guaranty.  Each Guarantor further understands and acknowledges that in the absence of this paragraph, such potential impairment or destruction of such Guarantor’s rights, if any, may entitle such Guarantor to assert a defense to this Guaranty based on Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure as interpreted in Union Bank v. Gradsky , 265 Cal. App. 2d 40 (1968).   By executing this Guaranty, each Guarantor freely, irrevocably, and unconditionally: (i)   waives and relinquishes that defense and agrees that it will be fully liable under this Guaranty even though the Secured Parties may foreclose, either by judicial foreclosure or by exercise of power of sale, any deed of trust securing the Secured Obligations; (ii) agrees that it will not assert that defense in any action or proceeding which the Secured Parties may commence to enforce this Guaranty; (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the rights and defenses waived by such Guarantor in this Guaranty include any right or defense that it may have or be entitled to assert based upon or arising out of any one or more of §§   580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or § 2848 of the California Civil Code; and (iv) acknowledges and agrees that the Secured Parties are relying on this waiver in creating the Secured Obligations, and that this waiver is a material part of the consideration which the Secured Parties are receiving for creating the Secured Obligations .

(b)      Each Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that it may have because any of the Secured Obligations is secured by real property.  This means, among other things: (i) the Secured Parties may collect from any Guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the other Loan Parties; and (ii) if the Secured Parties foreclose on any real property collateral pledged by the other Loan Parties: (A) the amount of the Secured Obligations may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price, and (B) the Secured Parties may collect from any Guarantor even if the Secured Parties, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, have destroyed any right such Guarantor may have to collect from the Borrower.  This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses each Guarantor may have because any of the Secured Obligations is secured by real property.  These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon § 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

(c)      Each Guarantor waives any right or defense it may have at law or equity, including California Code of Civil Procedure § 580a, to a fair market value hearing or action to determine a deficiency judgment after a foreclosure.

Article X

MISCELLANEOUS

10.01        Amendments, Etc .

No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Lender and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

10.02        Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications .

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(a)        Notices Generally . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in clause (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax transmission or e-mail transmission as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, to the address, fax number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for the Borrower or any other Loan Party or the Lender on Schedule 1.01(a) .

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by fax transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below shall be effective as provided in such clause (b) .

(b)       Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FPML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Lender. The Lender or the Borrower may each, in its reasonable discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided , that , approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Lender otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices and other communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received by the intended recipient upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail address or other written acknowledgement) indicating that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided , that , for both clauses (i) and  (ii) , if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, e-mail or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.

(c)       Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Lender may change its address, fax number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

(d)       Reliance by Lender . The Lender shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic notices, Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Notice of Loan Prepayment) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of a Loan Party. All telephonic notices

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to and other telephonic communications with the Lender may be recorded by the Lender, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

10.03        No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement .

No failure by the Lender to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

10.04        Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a)       Costs and Expenses . The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Lender and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and out-of-pocket disbursements of one firm of primary counsel for the Lender and, if reasonably necessary, one special and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Lender), in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Lender (including the reasonable fees, charges and out-of-pocket disbursements of one firm of primary counsel for the Lender and, if reasonably necessary, one special and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Lender) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b)       Indemnification by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Lender and each Related Party (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and out-of-pocket disbursements of one firm of primary counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one special and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Indemnitees, taken as a whole) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Loan Party) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01 ), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or

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any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or ( iv ) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrower’s or such Loan Party’s directors, stockholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided , that , such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence , bad faith or willfu l misconduct of such Indemnitee, (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach of such Indemnitee’s funding obligations or other material obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (z) disputes arising solely between Indemnitees and not involving any action or inaction by any Loan Party , if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.   This Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than Taxes that represent loses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c)       Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.

(i)      To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(ii)      To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Loan Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided , that , the foregoing shall in no event limit the Borrower’s indemnification obligations under this Section 10.04 to the extent such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any third-party claim in connection with which such Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(iii)      No party hereto shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Person through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(d)       Payments . All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than thirty (30) days after demand therefor.

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(e)        Survival . The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(d) shall survive the termination of the Revolving Commitment and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Secured Obligations.

10.05        Payments Set Aside .

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Lender, or the Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Lender in its reasonable discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred.

10.06        Successors and Assigns .

This Agreement is binding on each Loan Party’s and the Lender’s successors and assignees. Each Loan Party agrees that it may not assign this Agreement without the Lender’s prior consent. The Lender may (a) sell participations in, or (b) assign, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided , that , solely with respect to the foregoing clause (b) , the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any such assignment unless an Event of Default under Sections 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) has occurred and is continuing. If a participation is sold or all or a portion of the Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement is assigned, the purchaser will have the right of set-off against the Borrower.

10.07        Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality .

(a)       Treatment of Certain Information . The Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Affiliates, its auditors and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party hereto, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to any Loan Party and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) on a confidential basis to any rating agency in connection with rating any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder, (viii) with the consent of the Borrower or to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to the Lender or any of its Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to

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disclosure by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, provided , that , in the case of information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. In addition, the Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers the Lender in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Revolving Commitment.

(b)       Press Releases . The Loan Parties and their Affiliates agree that they will not in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of the Lender or its Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Lender, unless (and only to the extent that) the Loan Parties or such Affiliate is required to do so under law and then, in any event the Loan Parties or such Affiliate will consult with such Person before issuing such press release or other public disclosure (other than in connection with any required SEC filings, for which no such consent shall be required).

(c)       Customary Advertising Material . The Loan Parties consent to the publication by the Lender of customary advertising material relating to the transactions contemplated hereby using the name, product photographs, logo or trademark of the Loan Parties.

10.08        Right of Setoff .

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by the Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the Lender or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not the Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured, secured or unsecured, or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of the Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of the Lender and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Lender or its Affiliates may have. The Lender agrees to notify the Borrower promptly after any such setoff and application, provided , that , the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

10.09        Interest Rate Limitation .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If the Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather

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than interest, ( b ) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and ( c ) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

10.10        Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness .

This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Lender, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Lender and when the Lender shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any certificate delivered thereunder, by fax transmission or e-mail transmission ( e.g. , “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or certificate. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent a manually executed counterpart is not specifically required to be delivered under the terms of any Loan Document, upon the request of any party, such fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

10.11        Survival of Representations and Warranties .

All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Lender or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force until the Facility Termination Date.

10.12        Severability .

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b ) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.13        Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc .

(a)       GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY

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SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b)       SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS ON COLLATERAL UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL IS LOCATED.

(c)       WAIVER OF VENUE . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d)       SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 . NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

10.14        Waiver of Jury Trial .

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED

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HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO ( a ) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND ( b ) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

10.15        Subordination .

Each Loan Party (a “ Subordinating Loan Party ”) hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of any other Loan Party owing to it, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of any such other Loan Party to the Subordinating Loan Party as subrogee of the Secured Parties or resulting from such Subordinating Loan Party’s performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations. If the Secured Parties so request, any such obligation or indebtedness of any such other Loan Party to the Subordinating Loan Party shall be enforced and performance received by the Subordinating Loan Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Secured Parties on account of the Secured Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of the Subordinating Loan Party under this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties may make and receive payments with respect to Intercompany Debt; provided , that , in the event that any Loan Party receives any payment of any Intercompany Debt at a time when such payment is prohibited by this Section, such payment shall be held by such Loan Party, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written request, to the Lender.

10.16        No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) (i) the services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lender and any Affiliate thereof are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lender and its Affiliates, on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Lender and its Affiliates each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Lender nor any of its Affiliates has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Lender and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Lender nor any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Lender or any of its Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby.

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10.17        Electronic Execution .

The words “delivery”, “execute”, “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in any Loan Document or any other document executed in connection herewith shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Lender, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided , that , notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Lender is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Lender pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided , further , that , without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Lender, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

10.18        USA PATRIOT Act Notice .

The Lender hereby notifies the Borrower and the other Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ PATRIOT Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow the Lender to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act. The Borrower and the Loan Parties agree to, promptly following a request by the Lender, provide all such other documentation and information that the Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

10.19        Recognition of Bail-In .

Notwithstanding any other term of any Loan Document or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding between the Loan Parties, each Loan Party acknowledges and accepts that any liability of any Loan Party to any other Loan Party under or in connection with the Loan Documents may be subject to Bail-In Action by the relevant Resolution Authority and acknowledges and accepts to be bound by the effect of:

(a)      any Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability, including (without limitation):

(i)       a reduction, in full or in part, in the principal amount, or outstanding amount due (including any accrued but unpaid interest) in respect of any such liability;

(ii)      a conversion of all, or part of, any such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership that may be issued to, or conferred on, it; and

(iii)      a cancellation of any such liability; and

(b)      a variation of any term of any Loan Document to the extent necessary to give effect to any Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability.

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

 

BORROWER :

 

ZYNGA INC.,
a Delaware corporation

 

 

By:

/s/ Ger Griffin

 

 

Name:

Ger Griffin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

GUARANTORS :

 

BIG DOG HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By: Zynga Inc., its managing member

 

 

By:

/s/ Ger Griffin

 

 

Name:

Ger Griffin

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

LENDER :

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeannette Lu

 

 

Name:

Jeannette Lu

 

 

Title:

Director

 

Credit Agreement

Zynga Inc.

Exhibit 99.1

Zynga Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Small Giant Games, Creator of Hit Mobile Game Franchise Empires & Puzzles

 

 

Adds a Proven Studio, Another Forever Franchise and Expands New Game Pipeline

 

Acquisition Expected to Close Effective as of January 1, 2019

 

Zynga Raises Q4 2018 Financial Guidance Driven by Strength of its Existing Live Services

 

Management will Host a Live Q&A Session Today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time

 

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20, 2018 – Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a leading social game developer, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Helsinki-based mobile game studio, Small Giant Games (“Small Giant”), creator of the hit franchise Empires & Puzzles . Small Giant adds an experienced team and another innovative Forever Franchise to Zynga’s live service portfolio while also expanding its new game pipeline. Small Giant is expected to be accretive to Zynga’s profitability and be a meaningful growth driver in 2019 and beyond.   

 

Founded in 2013, Small Giant is a mobile gaming studio based in Helsinki, Finland that developed the hit franchise, Empires & Puzzles. The game successfully blends approachable Match-3 battles with deeper gameplay elements including Hero Collection, Base Building and Social Alliances. Since its launch 18 months ago, Empires & Puzzles has repeatedly broken into the Top 10 Grossing Games on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The game has been downloaded over 26 million times and expands Zynga’s international and Android audiences.

 

“We’ve been impressed by the quality and momentum of Empires & Puzzles as we add another Forever Franchise into Zynga’s portfolio,” said Frank Gibeau, Zynga CEO. “Small Giant has created an innovative game that delivers a unique player experience that engages over the long term. We are excited that Small Giant is joining Zynga as they enhance our next phase of growth.”

 

“Our studio was founded on the idea that small, skillful teams can accomplish giant things, and I am confident that partnering with Zynga is the right next step in our evolution,” stated Timo Soininen, Small Giant Games CEO. “We will now operate as a separate studio within Zynga, maintaining our identity, culture and creative independence. By leveraging the expertise and support from the wider Zynga team, we will amplify the reach of Empires & Puzzles and the new games in our development pipeline.”

 

Zynga will acquire 80% of Small Giant for $560 million, comprised of approximately $330 million in cash and $230 million of unregistered Zynga common stock (issued at the average closing price per share over the thirty-day trading period ended December 19, 2018). The final upfront transaction consideration will also include customary closing adjustments and will be partially funded by a newly established $200 million revolving credit facility. The transaction is expected to close effective as of January 1, 2019 and Zynga will purchase the remaining 20% of Small Giant over the next three years at valuations based on specified profitability goals.

 

Q4 2018 Guidance Update

 

Zynga is raising its fourth quarter 2018 guidance based on the strong performance of holiday bold beats across its live service portfolio – in particular, Words With Friends , Merge Dragons! and CSR2 . In addition, Wonka’s World of Candy is off to a promising start since its launch in early November.

 

As a reminder, this performance does not include any contributions from Small Giant as the transaction is expected to close effective as of January 1, 2019.

 


U pdated Q4 2018 guidance is as follows:

 

 

 

Original

 

 

 

Raised

 

 

Q4'18

 

Zynga

 

Q4'18

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

Guidance

 

Update

 

Guidance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$235,000

 

$8,000

 

$243,000

(B)

Net increase in deferred revenue (1)

$(15,000)

 

$(2,000)

 

$(17,000)

 

Net (loss) income

$(2,000)

 

500

 

$(1,500)

 

Basic share count

867,000

 

-

 

867,000

 

Diluted net (loss) income per share

$(0.00)

 

-

 

$(0.00)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bookings

$250,000

 

$10,000

 

$260,000

(A)

Adjusted EBITDA

$32,000

 

$1,000

 

$33,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Reporting = (A) - (B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Footnote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) For clarity, a net release of deferred revenue results in revenue being higher than bookings and is a positive impact to Adjusted EBITDA as reported; a net increase in deferred revenue results in revenue being lower than bookings and is a negative impact to Adjusted EBITDA as reported.

 

Live Q&A Session

 

Zynga management will host a live Q&A session at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today, Thursday, December 20, to discuss it has entered into an agreement to acquire Small Giant Games.

 

The live Q&A session can be accessed at http://investor.zynga.com – a replay of which will be available through the website after the call – or via the below conference dial-in number:

 

 

Toll-Free Dial-In Number: (800) 537-0745

 

International Dial-In Number: (253) 237-1142

 

Conference ID: 2365758

 

About Zynga Inc.

Since its founding in 2007, Zynga's mission has been to connect the world through games. To date, more than 1 billion people have played Zynga's games across mobile and web, including  FarmVille, Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Hit it Rich! Slots  and  CSR Racing . Zynga's games are available on a number of global platforms including Apple iOS, Google Android and Facebook. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., and has additional offices in the U.S., Canada, U.K, Ireland, India, Turkey and Finland. Learn more about Zynga at  Zynga.com  or follow us on  Twitter  and  Facebook .    

 

About Small Giant Games

Founded in 2013, and headquartered in Helsinki, Small Giant Games is one of the fastest growing mobile game companies in the world. The company believes that small, skilled and independent teams can accomplish giant things. The company’s latest game, Empires & Puzzles, been downloaded over 26 million times and has attracted a dedicated mid-core audience globally. For more information, visit  SmallGiantGames.com.

 



Forward-Looking Statements

This letter contains forward-looking statements, including those statements relating to our updated outlook for the fourth quarter under the headings "Q4 2018 Guidance Update" and “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Raised Fourth Quarter 2018 Guidance” and statements relating to, among other things: the strength of our live service portfolio, the closing date of the acquisition of Small Giant, our overall growth, and expanding the reach of Small Giants’ games.

Forward-looking statements often include words such as "outlook," "projected," "intends," "will," "anticipate," "believe," "target," "expect," and statements in the future tense are generally forward-looking. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves significant risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of our future performance. Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include risks associated with our acquisition of Small Giant, including (i) our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction; (ii) our ability to successfully integrate Small Giant’s operations and employees; (iii) potential difficulties in employee retention; (iv) unexpected costs, charges or expenses; (v) our management of the credit facility established in connection with the transaction; and (vi) risks associated with international operations. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update such statements. More information about factors that could affect our operating results are described in greater detail in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which may be obtained by visiting our Investor Relations web site at http://investor.zynga.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

In addition, the preliminary financial results set forth in this letter are estimates based on information currently available to us. While we believe these estimates are meaningful, they could differ from the actual amounts that we ultimately report in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. We assume no obligation and do not intend to update these estimates prior to filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K .

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We have provided in this letter certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (our “GAAP financial statements”). Management uses non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results to assess operational performance and liquidity. Our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

The presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, our GAAP financial statements. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to our non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. We believe our non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key financial measures we use in making operating decisions and because our investors and analysts use them to help assess the health of our business.

We have provided reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures used in this letter to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the following tables. Because of the following limitations of our non-GAAP financial measures, you should consider the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this letter with our GAAP financial statements.

Key limitations of our non-GAAP financial measures include:

 

Bookings does not reflect that we defer and recognize online game revenue and revenue from certain advertising transactions over the estimated average playing period of payers for durable virtual items or as consumed for consumable virtual items;

 

Adjusted EBITDA does not include the impact of stock-based expense, acquisition-related transaction expenses, and contingent consideration fair value adjustments;


 

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect provisions for or benefits from income taxes and does not include other income (expense) net, which includes foreign exchange gains and losses, and interest income; and

 

Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets. Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.

 

ZYNGA INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RAISED FOURTH QUARTER 2018 GUIDANCE

(In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2018

Reconciliation of Revenue to Bookings

 

 

Revenue

$

243,000

Change in deferred revenue

 

17,000

Bookings

$

260,000

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

Net loss

$

(1,500)

Provision for income taxes

 

5,000

Other income, net

 

(3,000)

Interest income

 

(1,500)

Depreciation and amortization

 

12,000

Acquisition-related transaction expenses

 

1,000

Contingent consideration fair value adjustment

 

2,000

Stock-based compensation expense

 

19,000

Adjusted EBITDA

$

33,000

 

 

 

GAAP basic shares

 

867,000

Basic net loss per share

$

(0.00)

 

 

Contacts

Investor Relations:
Rebecca Lau
Investors@zynga.com

Press:
Carmen Pearson Argueta
Press@zynga.com