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):
November 30, 2022
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
001-41490
(Commission File Number)
Delaware85-2487422
(State or Other Jurisdiction of 
Incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
801 Grand Avenue, Suite 2600
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
(515) 330-3340
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
F&G Common Stock, $0.001 par valueFGNew York Stock Exchange
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
Separation-Related Agreements
On November 30, 2022, F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (“F&G”) entered into several agreements with Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) in connection with the separation of F&G from FNF (the “Separation”) and the distribution of approximately 15% of the shares of F&G’s outstanding common stock to holders of FNF common stock as of November 22, 2022 record date (the “Distribution”). The agreements between F&G and FNF govern the relationship of the parties following the Separation and the Distribution, and include the following:
Separation and Distribution Agreement
Tax Sharing Agreement
Corporate Services Agreement
Reverse Corporate Services Agreement
A summary of certain features of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Corporate Services Agreement and the Reverse Corporate Services Agreement can be found in the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” in F&G’s Information Statement, which is included as Exhibit 99.2 to F&G’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2022 (the “Information Statement”). These summaries are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 in their entirety.
The foregoing summary of the separation-related agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Corporate Services Agreement and the Reverse Corporate Services Agreement, which are included with this report as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and each of which is incorporated here by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
The information included under Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
In connection with the completion of the Separation and the Distribution, the size of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of F&G was expanded from three directors to six directors, and William P. Foley, II, Douglas K. Ammerman and John D. Rood were appointed to the Board.
Christopher Blunt, Raymond Quirk and Michael Nolan previously served as directors of F&G prior to the Distribution and will continue to serve as a directors of F&G after the Distribution.
Biographical information for each member of the Board can be found in F&G’s Information Statement under the section entitled “Management,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
Effective as of the completion of the Separation and the Distribution, the Board is comprised of three classes, as follows:
Class I: Messrs. Nolan and Rood are class I directors, whose terms expire at the first annual meeting of F&G’s stockholders following the Distribution;
Class II: Messrs. Quirk and Ammerman are class II directors, whose terms expire at the second annual meeting of F&G’s stockholders following the Distribution; and
Class III: Messrs. Foley and Blunt are class III directors, whose terms expire at the third annual meeting of F&G’s stockholders following the Distribution.




In connection with the completion of the Separation and the Distribution:
Messrs. Ammerman and Rood were appointed as members of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Ammerman was appointed the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board;
Messrs. Ammerman and Rood were appointed as members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. Mr. Rood was appointed the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee; and
Messrs. Ammerman and Rood were appointed as members of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Ammerman was appointed the Chair of the Compensation Committee.
F&G expects to use a combination of cash and equity-based compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on its board of directors. In setting director compensation, F&G expects to be guided by similar principles as FNF, whose plans and programs more fully described in the Information Statement under the heading “Non-Employee Director Compensation,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the individuals listed above and any other person pursuant to which such individuals were selected as directors.
There are no other transactions involving any of the individuals listed above that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Compensation Plans
In connection with the completion of the Separation and the Distribution, F&G adopted the following compensation plans:
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Deferred Compensation Plan
Summaries of certain material features of these plans can be found in the section titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in the Information Statement, which summaries are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the plans set forth under this Item 5.02 are not complete, and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the full text of the plans, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Effective as of immediately prior to the Distribution, the certificate of incorporation of F&G was amended and restated (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) and the bylaws of F&G were amended and restated (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). A description of the material provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws can be found in the section entitled “Description of Capital Stock” in the Information Statement, and such section is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03. The description set forth under this Item 5.03 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively.
Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
In connection with the completion of the Separation and the Distribution, the Board adopted a code of business conduct and ethics (the “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics”) effective as of the completion of the Separation and the Distribution. A copy of F&G’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available under the Investors—Corporate Governance section of F&G’s website at www.fglife.com.
Item 8.01 Other Events
In connection with the completion of the Separation and the Distribution, the Board adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines effective as of the completion of the Separation and the Distribution. A copy of F&G’s Corporate




Governance Guidelines is available under the Investors—Corporate Governance section of F&G’s website at www.fglife.com.
On December 1, 2022, FNF announced the completion of the Separation and the Distribution. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)     Exhibits.
Exhibit No.Description
2.1
3.1
3.2
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
99.1




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
Date: December 1, 2022By:/s/ Jodi Ahlman
Name: Jodi Ahlman
Title: General Counsel & Secretary


Exhibit 2.1

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.,
and
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
dated as of November 30, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS2
Section 1.1.    Definitions
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ARTICLE II  SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION5
Section 2.1.    Separation
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Section 2.2.    Distribution
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Section 2.3.    Conditions to the Distribution
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Section 2.4.    Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of F&G
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Section 2.5.    Tax Treatment
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ARTICLE III  NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FNF7
Section 3.1.    No Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE IV  NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF F&G7
Section 4.1.    No Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE V  COVENANTS7
Section 5.1.    Further Assurances
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Section 5.2.    Access to Information
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Section 5.3.    Confidentiality
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Section 5.4.    Preparation of Registration Statement
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Section 5.5.    NYSE Listing
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Section 5.6.    Approval of F&G Employee Incentive Arrangements
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Section 5.7.    Reasonable Best Efforts
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ARTICLE VI  CLOSING10
Section 6.1.    Closing
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Section 6.2.    Conditions to Closing
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Section 6.3.    Deliveries at Closing
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ARTICLE VII  TERMINATION11
Section 7.1.    Termination
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Section 7.2.    Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE VIII  MISCELLANEOUS12
Section 8.1.    Survival of Covenants
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Section 8.2.    Specific Performance
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Section 8.3.    No Third-Party Beneficiary Rights
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Section 8.4.    Notices
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 8.5.    Entire Agreement
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Section 8.6.    Binding Effect; Assignment
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Section 8.7.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 8.8.    Dispute Resolution
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Section 8.9.    Severability
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Section 8.10.    Amendments; Waivers
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Section 8.11.    No Strict Construction; Interpretation
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Section 8.12.    Conflicts with Tax Sharing Agreement
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Section 8.13.    Headings
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Section 8.14.    Counterparts
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Schedules
Schedule 1    Separation Plan
Exhibits
Exhibit A    Corporate Services Agreement
Exhibit B    Reverse Corporate Services Agreement
Exhibit C    Tax Sharing Agreement
Exhibit D    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of F&G
Exhibit E    Amended and Restated Bylaws of F&G
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (together with all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 2022, is entered into by and between FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“FNF”), and F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“F&G”) and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of FNF.
WHEREAS, F&G is, and prior to the Separation will be, a wholly owned Subsidiary of FNF;
WHEREAS, prior to the F&G Stock Split the authorized capital stock of F&G was 1,000 shares of F&G Common Stock;
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2022, F&G effected a 105,000-for-1 stock split of the F&G Common Stock, pursuant to which FNF received in the form of a dividend, and without surrender of any certificates for its shares, 104,999 additional shares of F&G Common Stock for each share of F&G Common Stock held by FNF prior to such stock split (the “F&G Stock Split”);
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2022, in connection with the F&G Stock Split, the authorized capital stock of F&G was increased from 1,000 shares of F&G Common Stock to 500,000,000 shares of F&G Common Stock;
WHEREAS, following the F&G Stock Split, on June 24, 2022, FNF contributed the F&G Note to F&G in exchange for 20,000,000 shares of F&G Common Stock in a value-for-value exchange (the “Conversion”);
WHEREAS, following the F&G Stock Split and the Conversion, F&G has a total of 125,000,000 shares of F&G Common Stock issued and outstanding;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Separation, subject to the conditions described herein;
WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Separation, have been approved by the board of directors of FNF (the “FNF Board”) and the board of directors of F&G (the “F&G Board”); and
WHEREAS capitalized terms used herein and not defined in the accompanying text have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 1.1(a) or in the text referenced in Section 1.1(b).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1.    Definitions.
(a)    For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the corresponding meanings:
Action” means any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, litigation, arbitration, prosecution, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation whether or not commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court, grand jury or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For this purpose, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, (i) none of F&G and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Affiliates of any of FNF or any of its Subsidiaries (other than F&G and its Subsidiaries) and (ii) none of FNF or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Affiliates of F&G or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, for any periods prior to or following the Closing.
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Contract” means any loan or credit agreement, debenture, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation.
Corporate Services Agreement” means the Corporate Services Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Distribution Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Distribution Agent Agreement” means that certain Distribution Agent Agreement to be entered into by and among FNF, F&G and the Distribution Agent in connection with the Distribution.
Distribution Date” means the date of the Distribution.
Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on the date of the Distribution.
F&G Common Stock” means the common stock of F&G.
F&G Employee Stock Purchase Program” means the F&G Annuities & Life Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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F&G Note” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of September 15, 2021 by and among FNF and F&G.
F&G Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan” means the F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
FNF Common Stock” means the common stock of FNF.
Governmental Authority” means any government, court, arbitrator, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or authority or other governmental instrumentality, federal, state or local, domestic, foreign or multinational.
IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.
Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign or provincial law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, injunction, decree or agency requirement of or undertaking to any Governmental Authority, including common law.
Person” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any kind.
Registration Statement” means the registration statement on Form 10 filed under the Securities Act (No. 001-41490) pursuant to which the offering of shares of F&G Common Stock in the Distribution will be registered.
Representatives” means, with respect to any party, such party’s directors, officers, employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives.
Reverse Corporate Services Agreement” means the Reverse Corporate Services Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Separation Plan” means the step set forth on Schedule 1.
Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person, means (i) (A) a corporation of which a majority in voting power of its share capital or capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by a Subsidiary of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, (B) a partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, (1) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such partnership or (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such
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limited liability company, or (C) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, a Subsidiary of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has (1) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, or (2) in the absence of such a governing body, at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) any other Person of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the equity interests are, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, none of F&G and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Subsidiaries of any of FNF or its Subsidiaries.
Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies, customs, duties, tariffs, or other assessments, including income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal property, sales, withholding, social security, retirement, unemployment, occupation, use, goods and services, service use, license, value added, capital, net worth, payroll, profits, franchise, transfer and recording taxes, fees and charges, and any other taxes, charges, fees, levies, customs, duties, tariffs or other assessments imposed by the IRS or any taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign including any state, county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof (including a United States possession)), whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis; and such term shall include any interest thereon, fines, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to, any such taxes, charges, fees, levies, customs, duties, tariffs, or other assessments.
Tax Sharing Agreement” means the Tax Sharing Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement, the Corporate Services Agreement, the Reverse Corporate Services Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and any other documents entered into in connection therewith.
(b)    As used herein, the following terms will have the meanings set forth in the applicable section of this Agreement set forth below:
Defined TermSection Reference
AgreementPreamble
Closing
Section 6.1
Closing Date
Section 6.1
ConversionRecitals
Disclosing Party
Section 5.3(a)
Dispute
Section 8.8(a)
DistributionSchedule 1
F&GPreamble
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Defined TermSection Reference
F&G BoardRecitals
F&G Stock-SplitRecitals
FNFPreamble
FNF BoardRecitals
NYSE
Section 5.5
Proprietary Information
Section 5.3(a)
Receiving Party
Section 5.3(b)
Separation
Section 2.1(a)
ARTICLE II
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION
Section 2.1.    Separation.
(a)    In accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the parties will take, and as applicable will cause their respective Subsidiaries to take, all actions that are necessary or appropriate to accomplish the step set forth in the Separation Plan (the “Separation”), as soon as practicable after the conditions thereto have been satisfied or, to the extent waivable, waived.
(b)    All documents and instruments used to effect the Separation and otherwise to comply with this Agreement will be in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to FNF and F&G.
(c)    The transactions contemplated hereby shall not include (a) the contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery, directly or indirectly, of any assets of FNF to F&G, on the one hand, or any assets of F&G to FNF, on the other hand, or (b) the assignment, directly or indirectly, of any liabilities of FNF to F&G, on the one hand, or F&G to FNF, on the other hand, other than, in each case pursuant to (i) the Distribution and (ii) the Transaction Agreements.
Section 2.2.    Distribution.  Without limiting Section 2.1, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement:
(a)    The parties have taken or will take, and have caused or will cause their respective Subsidiaries to take, by no later than immediately before the Effective Time, all actions that are necessary or appropriate to implement and accomplish the Distribution of certain shares of F&G Common Stock pro rata to the holders of FNF Common Stock by means of book-entry transfer through the Distribution Agent in accordance with the Separation Plan.
(b)    The FNF Board will have the authority (i) to (A) effect the Distribution, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3, or (B) terminate the Distribution at any time prior to the Effective Time, (ii) to establish or change the Distribution Date or the Effective Time
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and (iii) prior to the Effective Time, to establish or change the procedures for effecting the Distribution, subject to, in all cases, applicable law and the organizational documents of FNF.
(c)    On the Distribution Date, subject to the satisfaction or waiver, as applicable, of the conditions to the Distribution set forth in Section 2.3, FNF will cause the Distribution Agent to distribute the applicable number of shares of F&G Common Stock necessary to effect the Distribution on the Distribution Date pro rata to the holders of FNF Common Stock by means of book-entry transfer.
(d)    No fractional shares of F&G Common Stock will be distributed in connection with the Distribution. If any record holder of FNF Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share of F&G Common Stock in the Distribution, such record holder will instead receive cash in accordance with the Distribution Agent Agreement.
(e)    All of the shares of F&G Common Stock that are distributed in the Distribution will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Section 2.3.    Conditions to the Distribution.
(a)    The performance by each party of its obligations in connection with the Distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
(i)    each party shall have delivered each Transaction Agreement to which it is a party duly executed by an authorized officer of such party;
(ii)    the Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC; and
(iii)    the shares of F&G Common Stock deliverable to the stockholders of FNF as contemplated by this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.
Section 2.4.    Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of F&G.  Prior to the Closing, (a) the existing certificate of incorporation of F&G shall be amended and restated substantially in the form of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of F&G attached as Exhibit D hereto and (b) the existing bylaws of F&G shall be amended and restated substantially in the form of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of F&G attached as Exhibit E hereto.
Section 2.5.    Tax Treatment.  For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, (1) the F&G Stock Split is intended to qualify as a tax-free stock distribution under Section 305(a) of the Code, (2) the Conversion is intended not to result in gain or loss to FNF or F&G, and (3) the Distribution is intended to be treated as a distribution taxable to FNF and its shareholders under Sections 311(b) and 301 of the Code respectively.
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ARTICLE III
NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FNF
Section 3.1.    No Representations or Warranties.  Neither FNF nor any other Person makes or has made any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to FNF or with respect to any other information provided to F&G in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements (including with respect to the business, assets, liabilities, condition or prospects (financial or otherwise) of, or any other matter involving, either business, or the sufficiency of any assets, the title to any assets or the requirements of any applicable Laws).
ARTICLE IV
NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF F&G
Section 4.1.    No Representations or Warranties.  Neither F&G nor any other Person makes or has made any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to F&G or with respect to any other information provided to FNF in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements (including with respect to the business, assets, liabilities, condition or prospects (financial or otherwise) of, or any other matter involving, either business, or the sufficiency of any assets, the title to any assets or the requirements of any applicable Laws).
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.1.    Further Assurances.  At any time before or after the Closing, each party hereto covenants and agrees to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver such instruments, agreements, consents, assurances and other documents, and to take all such other commercially reasonable actions, as any other party may reasonably request and as may reasonably be required in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement and to implement the terms hereof.
Section 5.2.    Access to Information.
(a)    Upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, each party hereto shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to the other party and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours (and, with respect to books and records, the right to copy) to any information in its possession or under its control that the requesting party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party by a foreign or U.S. federal, state or local judicial, regulatory or administrative authority having jurisdiction over the requesting party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) to enable the requesting party to institute or defend against any action, suit or proceeding in any foreign or U.S. federal, state or local court or (iii) to enable the requesting party to implement the transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to performing its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements (provided, however,
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that any information relating to matters governed by the Tax Sharing Agreement shall be subject to the provisions thereof in lieu of this Section 5.2).
(b)    Any information owned by a party that is provided to another party pursuant to Section 5.2(a) will remain the property of the providing party. The parties agree to cooperate in good faith to take all reasonable efforts to maintain any legal privilege that may attach to any information delivered pursuant to this Section 5.2 or which otherwise comes into the receiving party’s possession and control pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each party’s access to information shall be subject, in all cases, to any bona fide concerns of attorney-client privilege that the other party may reasonably have and any restrictions contained in Contracts to which the other party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (it being understood that such party shall use its reasonable efforts to provide any such information in a manner that does not result in such violation). Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as granting or conferring license or other rights in any such information.
(c)    The party requesting any information under this Section 5.2 will reimburse the providing party for the reasonable out of pocket costs, if any, of creating, gathering and copying such information, to the extent that such costs are incurred for the benefit of the requesting party.
Section 5.3.    Confidentiality.  Each party will keep confidential for five (5) years following the Closing Date (or for three (3) years following disclosure to such party, whichever is longer), and will use reasonable efforts to cause its officers, directors, members, employees, Affiliates and agents to keep confidential during such period, all Proprietary Information of the other party, in each case to the extent permitted by applicable Law.
(a)    “Proprietary Information” means any proprietary ideas, plans and information, including information of a technological or business nature, of a party (in this context, the “Disclosing Party”) (including all trade secrets, intellectual property, data, summaries, reports or mailing lists, in whatever form or medium whatsoever, including oral communications, and however produced or reproduced), that is marked proprietary or confidential, or that bears a marking of like import, or that the Disclosing Party states is to be considered proprietary or confidential, or that a reasonable and prudent person would consider proprietary or confidential under the circumstances of its disclosure.
(b)    Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, information of Disclosing Party will not constitute Proprietary Information (and the other party (in this context, the “Receiving Party”) will have no obligation of confidentiality with respect thereto), to the extent such information: (i) is in the public domain other than as a result of disclosure made in breach of this Agreement or breach of any other agreement relating to confidentiality between the Disclosing Party and the Receiving Party; (ii) was lawfully acquired by the Disclosing Party from a third party not bound by a confidentiality obligation; (iii) is approved for release by prior written authorization of the Disclosing Party; or (iv) is disclosed in order to comply with a judicial order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or to comply with the Laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Receiving Party, in
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which event the Receiving Party will give prior written notice to the Disclosing Party of such disclosure as soon as or to the extent practicable and will cooperate with the Disclosing Party in using reasonable efforts to disclose the least amount of such information required and to obtain an appropriate protective order or equivalent, and provided, that the information will continue to be Proprietary Information to the extent it is covered by a protective order or equivalent or is not so disclosed.
Section 5.4.    Preparation of Registration Statement.  F&G and FNF shall prepare, and F&G shall file with the SEC the Registration Statement. F&G shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and keep the Registration Statement effective for so long as necessary to consummate the Distribution. F&G shall take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or filing a general consent to service of process) required to be taken under any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the distribution of shares of F&G Common Stock in the Distribution, and FNF shall furnish all information concerning FNF and the holders of shares of FNF Common Stock as may be reasonably requested by F&G in connection with any such action. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement will be made without FNF’s consent (which may be oral or written and shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned). If at any time prior to the Closing any information relating to FNF, F&G or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by FNF or F&G which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, so that the Registration Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the holders of FNF Common Stock. The parties shall notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or for additional information and shall supply each other with copies of (x) correspondence between it or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the other hand, with respect to the Registration Statement or the transactions contemplated hereby and (y) all orders of the SEC relating to the Registration Statement.
Section 5.5.    NYSE Listing.  F&G shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of F&G Common Stock to be issued in the Distribution to be listed on The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as of the Closing, subject to official notice of issuance.
Section 5.6.    Approval of F&G Employee Incentive Arrangements.  Prior to the Closing, FNF (as the sole equity holder of F&G) shall approve resolutions to adopt the F&G Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and the F&G Employee Stock Purchase Program, and take any other actions necessary to adopt such arrangements.
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Section 5.7.    Reasonable Best Efforts.  FNF and F&G shall use their respective reasonable best efforts, and cause their respective Subsidiaries to use their respective reasonable best efforts, (i) to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to execute and deliver the other documents and instruments required to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case as soon as practicable after the date hereof.
ARTICLE VI
CLOSING
Section 6.1.    Closing.  Unless this Agreement is terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement abandoned pursuant to the provisions of ARTICLE VII, the closing of the Separation (the “Closing”) will take place remotely via the exchange of executed documents on the same day as the Effective Time, which date shall be no later than two (2) business days following satisfaction of all conditions set forth in Section 6.2 (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time) (the date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”).
Section 6.2.    Conditions to Closing.
(a)    The obligations of the parties to complete the transactions provided for herein are conditioned upon the absence of any injunction, Law, regulation or court order that would prohibit the Separation.
(b)    The performance by each party of its obligations hereunder is further conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of:
(i)    the performance in all material respects by the other party of its covenants and agreements contained herein to the extent such are required to be performed at or prior to the Closing;
(ii)    there being no Law, injunction, judgment or ruling enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any Governmental Authority in effect enjoining, restraining, preventing or prohibiting consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or making the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal;
(iii)    the Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC; and
(iv)    the shares of F&G Common Stock deliverable to the stockholders of FNF as contemplated by this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.
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Section 6.3.    Deliveries at Closing.
(a)    FNF.  At the Closing, FNF will deliver or cause to be delivered to F&G:
(i)    the Corporate Services Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of FNF;
(ii)    the Reverse Corporate Services Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of FNF;
(iii)    the Tax Sharing Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of FNF; and
(iv)    a secretary’s certificate certifying that the FNF Board has authorized the execution, delivery and performance by FNF of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, which authorization will be in full force and effect at and as of the Closing.
(b)    F&G.  At the Closing, F&G will deliver or cause to be delivered to FNF:
(i)    the Corporate Services Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of F&G;
(ii)    the Reverse Corporate Services Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of F&G;
(iii)    the Tax Sharing Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of F&G; and
(iv)    a secretary’s certificate certifying that the F&G Board has authorized the execution, delivery and performance by F&G of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, which authorization will be in full force and effect at and as of the Closing.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
Section 7.1.    Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by the written agreement of FNF and F&G.
Section 7.2.    Effect of Termination.  In the event of any termination of this Agreement as provided by Section 7.1, this Agreement will immediately become void and the parties hereto will have no liability whatsoever to each other with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1.    Survival of Covenants.  The covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement that contemplate performance prior to the Closing, shall terminate and be of no further force and effect from and after the Closing and no party shall have any liability with respect thereto from and after the Closing. The covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement that contemplate performance at or following the Closing shall survive the Closing until such covenants have been fully performed.
Section 8.2.    Specific Performance.  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that the benefits to the other party of the performance by such party of its obligations under this Agreement are unique and that the other party hereto is willing to enter into this Agreement only in reliance that such party will perform such obligations, and agrees that monetary damages may not afford an adequate remedy for any failure by such party to perform any of such obligations. Accordingly, each party hereby agrees that the other party will have the right to enforce the specific performance of such party’s obligations hereunder and irrevocably waives any requirement for securing or posting of any bond or other undertaking in connection with the obtaining by the other party of any injunctive or other equitable relief to enforce their rights hereunder.
Section 8.3.    No Third-Party Beneficiary Rights.  Except for the provisions of Section 8.2, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement is intended or will be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement, or any provision hereof, it being the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 8.4.    Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, by email, by overnight courier or sent by certified, registered or express air mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered in
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person, or when so received by email or courier, or, if mailed, three (3) calendar days after the date of mailing, as follows:
if to FNF:Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
1701 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Email: MGravelle@fnf.com
Attention:  General Counsel
if to F&G:F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
801 Grand Ave, Suite 2600
Des Moines, IA 50309
Email: Jodi.Ahlman@fglife.com
Attention: Jodi Ahlman
or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other party in writing in the manner set forth above.
Section 8.5.    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement together with the other Transaction Agreements (in each case, including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto and thereto) embodies the entire understanding among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes and terminates any prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter, and no party to this Agreement shall have any right, responsibility or liability under any such prior agreement or understanding. Any and all prior correspondence, conversations and memoranda are merged herein and shall be without effect hereon. No promises, covenants or representations of any kind, other than those expressly stated herein and in the other agreements referred to above, have been made to induce either party to enter into this Agreement.
Section 8.6.    Binding Effect; Assignment.  This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except with respect to a merger of a party, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that FNF and F&G may assign their respective rights, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement to any of their respective wholly-owned Subsidiaries, but such assignment shall not relieve FNF or F&G, as the assignor, of its obligations hereunder.
Section 8.7.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)    This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to Contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provisions or rules that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
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(b)    Subject to Section 8.8, each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such Action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 8.7, (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (x) the suit, Action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such suit, Action or proceeding is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Process in any such suit, Action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 8.4 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
(c)    EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 8.8.    Dispute Resolution.
(a)    The parties hereto mutually desire that friendly collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings connected with their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (a “Dispute”) between parties hereto in connection with this Agreement, then the Dispute, upon written request of either party, will be referred for resolution to the president (or similar position) of the division implicated by the matter for each party hereto, which presidents will have fifteen (15) days to resolve such Dispute. If the presidents of the relevant
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divisions for each party hereto do not agree to a resolution of such Dispute within fifteen (15) days after the reference of the matter to them, such presidents of the relevant divisions will refer such matter to the president of each party for final resolution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.8, any amendment to the terms of this Agreement may only be effected in accordance with Section 8.10.
(b)    In the event that the Dispute is not resolved in a friendly manner as set forth in Section 8.8(a), either party involved in the Dispute may submit the dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 8.8(b). All Disputes submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section 8.8(b) shall be resolved in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, unless the parties mutually agree to utilize an alternate set of rules, in which event all references herein to the American Arbitration Association shall be deemed modified accordingly. Expedited rules shall apply regardless of the amount at issue. Arbitration proceedings hereunder may be initiated by either party making a written request to the American Arbitration Association, together with any appropriate filing fee, at the office of the American Arbitration Association in Orlando, Florida. All arbitration proceedings shall be held in the city of Jacksonville, Florida in a location to be specified by the arbitrators (or any place agreed to by the parties and the arbitrators). The arbitration shall be by a single qualified arbitrator experienced in the matters at issue, such arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by the parties. If the parties fail to agree on an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after notice of commencement of arbitration, the American Arbitration Association shall, upon the request of either party to the Dispute, appoint the arbitrator. Any order or determination of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the parties to the arbitration as to matters submitted and may be enforced by either party to the Dispute in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter or over either party. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such arbitration proceeding (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be borne by the party incurring such costs. The use of any alternative dispute resolution procedures hereunder will not be construed under the doctrines of laches, waiver or estoppel to affect adversely the rights of either party.
(c)    Nothing in this Section 8.8 will prevent either party from immediately seeking injunctive or interim relief in the event (i) of any actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 5.3 or (ii) that the Dispute relates to, or involves a claim of, actual or threatened infringement of intellectual property. All such actions for injunctive or interim relief shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 8.7. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement, and further remedies may be pursued in accordance with Section 8.8(a) and Section 8.8(b) above.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties hereto, but none of their respective Affiliates, are entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, whether pursuant to this Section 8.8 or otherwise, and each party hereto will cause its respective Affiliates not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such party as provided in this Section 8.8.
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Section 8.9.    Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon a determination that any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the provisions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 8.10.    Amendments; Waivers.  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Laws. Any consent provided under this Agreement must be in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such consent is sought.
Section 8.11.    No Strict Construction; Interpretation.
(a)    The parties hereto each acknowledge that this Agreement has been prepared jointly by the parties hereto and shall not be strictly construed against any party hereto.
(b)    When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to agreements and instruments include all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns and references to a party means a party to this Agreement.
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Section 8.12.    Conflicts with Tax Sharing Agreement.  In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Sharing Agreement, the provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement shall prevail.
Section 8.13.    Headings.  The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 8.14.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or email scan transmission of a signed copy thereof.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:/s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name: Michael L. Gravelle
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]


F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
By:/s/ Jodi Ahlman
Name: Jodi Ahlman
Title: General Counsel & Secretary
[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]


SCHEDULE 1
SEPARATION PLAN
FNF shall cause approximately 19,017,062 shares of F&G Common Stock, comprising approximately fifteen percent (15%) of the total issued and outstanding shares of F&G Common Stock, to be distributed pro rata to the holders of FNF Common Stock by means of book-entry transfer through the Distribution Agent (the “Distribution”). All of the F&G Common Stock issued to FNF in the Conversion shall be distributed pursuant to the Distribution.



EXHIBIT A
CORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT
Attached.



EXHIBIT B
REVERSE CORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT
Attached.



EXHIBIT C
TAX SHARING AGREEMENT
Attached.



EXHIBIT D
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF F&G
Attached.



EXHIBIT E
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF F&G
Attached.

Exhibit 3.1

 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:
First: The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name “F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.”  The Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 7, 2020. 
Second: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 
Third: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends, restates and integrates the provisions of the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation. 
Fourth: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 30, 2022.
Fifth: The text of this Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the Corporation is “F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.”
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED AGENT
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at that address is “The Corporation Trust Company.”
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may now or hereafter be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “DGCL”).
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
SECTION 4.1. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 525,000,000, consisting of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).
SECTION 4.2. Shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series, each of which class or series shall have such distinctive designation and title as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) prior to the issuance of any shares thereof. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fix the designation and title for each such class or series of Preferred Stock, to fix the voting powers, whether full or limited, or no voting powers, and such powers, preferences and


relative, participating, optional or other special rights (including, without limitation, redemption rights, dividend rights and conversion or exchange rights) and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and to fix the number of shares constituting such class or series (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding), in each case as shall be stated in such resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such class or series of Preferred Stock as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors prior to the issuance of any shares thereof pursuant to the authority hereby expressly vested in it.
SECTION 4.3. (a) Except as otherwise expressly required by law or provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to any voting rights provided to holders of Preferred Stock at any time outstanding, the holders of any outstanding shares of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters with respect to which stockholders are entitled to vote under applicable law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, or upon which a vote of stockholders is otherwise duly called for by the Corporation.  At each annual or special meeting of stockholders, each holder of record of shares of Common Stock on the relevant record date shall be entitled to cast one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the Common Stock outstanding in such holder’s name on the stock transfer records of the Corporation.
(b) Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.
(c) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder.
ARTICLE V
DIRECTORS
SECTION 5.1. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, consisting of not less than one member with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock as set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, shall be, effective upon date of the distribution of shares of the corporation’s common stock pursuant to an effective Form 10 Registration Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Effective Date”), divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. The initial assignment of members of the Board of Directors to each such class shall be made by the Board of Directors. The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the first regularly-scheduled annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Date, the term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of the stockholders, following the Effective Date and the term of office of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the Effective Date. At each annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the first regularly-scheduled annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date, each of the successors elected to replace the directors of a Class whose term shall have expired at such annual meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third annual meeting next succeeding his or her election and until his or her respective successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.
SECTION 5.2. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten


the term of any incumbent director. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors, however resulting, may be filled only by an affirmative vote of the majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by an affirmative vote of the sole remaining director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the class to which such director shall have been elected.
SECTION 5.3. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation, or the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Certificate of Incorporation applicable thereto, and such directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant to this Article V unless expressly provided by such terms. 
ARTICLE VI
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
SECTION 6.1. In anticipation of the possibility (a) that the officers and/or directors of the Corporation may also serve as officers and/or directors of Fidelity (as defined below) and (b) that the Corporation on one hand, and Fidelity on the other hand, may engage in the same or similar activities or lines of business and have an interest in the same corporate opportunities, and in recognition of the benefits to be derived by the Corporation through its continued contractual, corporate and business relations with Fidelity, the provisions of this Article VI are set forth to regulate, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation as they relate to Fidelity and its respective officers and directors, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith.
SECTION 6.2. (a) Except as may be otherwise provided in a written agreement between the Corporation on one hand, and Fidelity on the other hand, Fidelity shall have no duty to refrain from engaging in the same or similar activities or lines of business as the Corporation, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Fidelity nor any officer or director thereof (except in the event of any violation of Section 6.3 hereof, to the extent such violation would create liability under applicable law) shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of any such activities of Fidelity.
(b) The Corporation may from time to time be or become a party to and perform, and may cause or permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to be or become a party to and perform, one or more agreements (or modifications or supplements to pre-existing agreements) with Fidelity.  Subject to Section 6.3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no such agreement, nor the performance thereof in accordance with its terms by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or Fidelity, shall be considered contrary to any fiduciary duty to the Corporation or to its stockholders of any director or officer of the Corporation who is also a director, officer or employee of Fidelity.  Subject to Section 6.3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no director or officer of the Corporation who is also a director, officer or employee of Fidelity shall have or be under any fiduciary duty to the Corporation or its stockholders to refrain from acting on behalf of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or Fidelity in respect of any such agreement or performing any such agreement in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 6.3. In the event that a director or officer of the Corporation who is also a director or officer of Fidelity acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity of both the Corporation on one hand, and Fidelity on the other hand, such director or officer of the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have fully satisfied and fulfilled the fiduciary duty of such director or officer to the Corporation and its stockholders with respect to such corporate opportunity, if such director or officer acts in a manner consistent with the following policy:
(a) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an officer of the Corporation, and who is also a director but not an officer of Fidelity, shall belong to the Corporation, unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person in a capacity other than such person’s capacity as an officer of the Corporation, in which case it shall not belong to the Corporation;


(b) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is a director but not an officer of the Corporation, and who is also a director or officer of Fidelity, shall belong to the Corporation only if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person in such person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation; and
(c) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an officer of both the Corporation on one hand, and Fidelity on the other hand, shall belong to the Corporation only if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person in such person’s capacity as an officer of the Corporation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be prohibited from pursuing any corporate opportunity of which the Corporation becomes aware. 
SECTION 6.4. Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article VI.
SECTION 6.5. (a) For purposes of this Article VI, a director of any company who is the chairman of the board of directors of that company shall not be deemed to be an officer of the company solely by reason of holding such position.
(b) The term “Corporation” shall mean, for purposes of this Article VI, the Corporation and all corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and other entities in which the Corporation beneficially owns (directly or indirectly) fifty percent or more of the outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar voting interests.  The term “Fidelity” shall mean, for purposes of this Article VI and Article IX, Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereof, and all corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and other entities in which it beneficially owns (directly or indirectly) fifty percent or more of the outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar voting interests (“Subsidiaries”) other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.6. Anything in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary notwithstanding, the foregoing provisions of this Article VI shall not apply at any time that no person who is a director or officer of the Corporation is also a director or officer of Fidelity. Neither the alteration, amendment, termination, expiration or repeal of this Article VI nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VI shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VI in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article VI, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, termination, expiration, repeal or adoption.
ARTICLE VII
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS 
Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, so long as the Corporation maintains a classified board structure, any or all of the directors of the Corporation may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, considered for purposes of this Article VII as one class. 
ARTICLE VIII
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Elections of directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders shall be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall otherwise provide. 


ARTICLE IX
WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS
    SECTION 9.1. Subject to the terms of any one or more series of Preferred Stock, from and after the time that Fidelity and its affiliates collectively, beneficially own (as shall be determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) less than 50% of the then outstanding shares of the Common Stock, then any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any written consent in lieu of a meeting by such stockholders. For purposes of this Article IX, “affiliates” shall mean, with respect to a given person, any person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified; provided, however, that for the purposes of this definition none of (i) the Corporation, its subsidiaries and any entities (including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies or other persons) in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries hold, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest, on the one hand, or (ii) Fidelity and its affiliates (excluding the Corporation, its subsidiaries or other entities described in clause (i)), on the other hand, shall be deemed to be “affiliates” of one another. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) as applied to any person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
ARTICLE X
SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purposes may be called at any time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Corporation, as applicable. Except as required by law or provided by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by any other person or persons.
ARTICLE XI
OFFICERS 
The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen in such manner, shall hold their offices for such terms and shall carry out such duties as are determined solely by the Board of Directors, subject to the right of the Board of Directors to remove any officer or officers at any time with or without cause.
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNITY
The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent authorized or permitted by law any person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or by reason of the fact that such director or officer, at the request of the Corporation, is or was serving any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, in any capacity. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which employees other than directors and officers may be entitled by law. No director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such a director as a director or an officer as an officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same now exists or hereafter may be amended. No amendment to or repeal of this Article XII shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director or officer of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director or officer occurring prior to such amendment.


ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENT 
The Corporation reserves the right at any time from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at any time may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law. All rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article XIII. In addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock required by law, by this Certificate of Incorporation or by the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of such Preferred Stock, the provisions (a) of the Bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed if approved by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office or approved by holders of the Common Stock in accordance with applicable law and this Certificate of Incorporation and (b) of this Certificate of Incorporation may be adopted, amended or repealed as provided by applicable law.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the Corporation has executed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on behalf of the Corporation this November 30, 2022.
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. 
By:/s/ Jodi Ahlman
Name:Jodi Ahlman
Title:General Counsel & Secretary


































[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION]

Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC. AS ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2022
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.1  Registered Office. The registered office of F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19801 and the name of its registered agent is “The Corporation Trust Company”.
Section 1.2  Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.1  Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of the stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the manner authorized by Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
Section 2.2  Annual Meetings. (a) The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meetings the stockholders, subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), shall elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten days nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.
(b) No business may be transacted at an Annual Meeting, other than business that is either (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the Annual Meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the Annual Meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (A) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.2 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such Annual Meeting and (B) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.2.
(c) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an Annual Meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than one-hundred and twenty days prior to the anniversary date of the date of the proxy statement for the immediately preceding Annual Meeting (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporation’s first Annual Meeting of stockholders after its shares of common stock are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on June 17, 2022); provided, however, that in the event that the Annual Meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding Annual Meeting, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of the Annual Meeting was first made. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the Annual Meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the Annual Meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the Annual Meeting, (ii) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Company’s books, and the name of the



address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or owned of record by such stockholder and owned by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given as of the date of the notice, and a representation that such stockholder shall notify the Company in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such Annual Meeting of the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or owned of record by such stockholder and owned by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given as of such record date, (iv) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder (or such beneficial owner) and any material interest of such stockholder (or such beneficial owner) in such business and a representation that such stockholder shall notify the Company in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such Annual Meeting of any such agreements, arrangements or understandings in effect as of such record date, (v) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profits interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of such stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given or any of their affiliates or associates, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes of any series or class of the Company’s capital stock for, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given and a representation that such stockholder shall notify the Company in writing within five (5) business day after the record date for such Annual Meeting of any such agreements, arrangements or understandings in effect as of such record date and (vi) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting to bring such business before the meeting.
(d) No business shall be conducted at the Annual Meeting except business brought before the Annual Meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2, provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the Annual Meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 2.2 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the Executive Chairman of an Annual Meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the Annual Meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the Executive Chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be discussed or transacted.
Section 2.3  Special Meetings. Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders (“Special Meetings”), for any purpose or purposes, may be called by the majority vote of the Board of Directors or by the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable. Except as required by law or provided by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors designating the rights, powers and preferences of any preferred stock of the Corporation, Special Meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten days nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 2.4  Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law, these Amended and Restated Bylaws (these “Bylaws”) or by the Certificate of Incorporation, holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and entitled to vote thereat present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 2.5  Voting. Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the



stock represented and entitled to vote on the matter. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot.
Section 2.6  Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Actions required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting upon the written consent of the stockholders, but only if such action is taken in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 2.7  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.
Section 2.8  Stock Ledger. The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 2.7 hereof or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 3.1  Number and Election of Directors. (a) Subject to the rights, if any, of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to elect directors of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall consist of not less than one member with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting, and, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, each director so elected shall hold office until the Annual Meeting for the year in which his term expires and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Any director may resign at any time effective upon giving written notice to the Corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. Directors need not be stockholders.
(b) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any Annual Meeting or at any Special Meeting called by a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable, for the purpose of electing directors (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation (A) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.1 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such Annual or Special Meeting and (B) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.1.
(c) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 3.1, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, such stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) in the case of an Annual Meeting, not less than one-hundred and twenty days prior to the anniversary date of the date of the proxy statement for the immediately preceding Annual Meeting (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporation’s first Annual Meeting of stockholders



after its shares of common stock are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on June 17, 2022); provided, however, that in the event that the Annual Meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding Annual Meeting, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of the Annual Meeting was first made; and (ii) in the case of a Special Meeting called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of the Special Meeting was first made.
(d) To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice of nomination submitted to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (C) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (D) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Company’s books, and the name of the address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, (B) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or owned of record by such stockholder and owned by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made as of the date of the notice, and a representation that such stockholder shall notify the Company in writing within five (5) business day after the record date for such Annual Meeting of the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or owned of record by such stockholder and owned by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given as of such record date, (C) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder (or such beneficial owner) and a representation that such stockholder shall notify the Company in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such Annual Meeting of any such agreements, arrangements or understandings in effect as of such record date, (D) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice, (E) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profits interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of such stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made or any of their affiliates or associates, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes of any series or class of the Company’s capital stock for, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made and a representation that such stockholder shall notify the Company in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such Annual Meeting of any such agreements, arrangements or understandings in effect as of such record date and (F) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.
(e) No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.1. If the Executive Chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the Executive Chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(f) Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may appoint from its members an Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there is one, or such other director or officer designated by the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and may adopt rules and



regulations for the conduct of such meetings. Except where by law the signature of the Chief Executive Officer or the President is required, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors shall possess the same power as the Chief Executive Officer or the President to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. During the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or the President, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors. The Executive Chairman need not be an employee or officer of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may from time-to-time designate the Chairman as either a Non-Executive Chairman or an Executive Chairman. References in the Bylaws to “Executive Chairman” shall also mean a Non-Executive Chairman to the extent applicable.

Section 3.2  Vacancies. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors, however created, may be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in any class of directors shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of the other directors of that class. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the class to which such director shall have been elected.
Section 3.3  Duties and Powers. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 3.4  Meetings. The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Executive Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any directors, as applicable. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone or facsimile on twenty-four hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.
Section 3.5  Quorum. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 3.6  Actions of Board. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
Section 3.7  Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.



Section 3.8  Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. In the event any person shall cease to be a director of the Corporation, such person shall simultaneously therewith cease to be a member of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors. Any committee, to the extent allowed by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the limitations set forth in applicable Delaware law. Each committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required.
Section 3.9  Audit Committee. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, may designate three or more directors to constitute an Audit Committee, to serve as such until the next Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors or until their respective successors are designated. The audit committee will carry out its responsibilities as set forth in an audit committee charter to be adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.10  Compensation. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
Section 3.11  Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose if: (a) the material facts as to his or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (b) the material facts as to his or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
Section 3.12  Entire Board of Directors. As used in these Bylaws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS 
Section 4.1  General. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall include a President and a Secretary. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may also appoint a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Chief Financial Officers, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, and other officers, who shall have such authority



and perform such duties as may be prescribed in such appointment. In addition, the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate to any officer the power to appoint officers or agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties. Any action by an appointing officer may be superseded by action by the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor need such officers be directors of the Corporation.

Section 4.2  Election. The Board of Directors, at its first meeting held after each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, shall elect the officers of the Corporation who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; and all officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors. Officers and agents appointed pursuant to delegated authority as provided in Section 4.1 shall hold their offices for such terms as may be determined from time to time by the appointing officer. Any officer granted the power to appoint subordinate officers and agents as provided in Section 4.1 may remove any subordinate officer or agent appointed by such officer, for or without cause. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.3  Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation. Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President, as applicable, and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
Section 4.4  Duties of Officers. The duties of the officers of the Corporation shall be as follows:
(a) President. The President shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, have general supervision of the business of the Corporation, general executive charge, management and control of the properties, business and operations of the Corporation, with all such powers as may reasonably be incident to such responsibilities, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President may agree upon and execute all leases, contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other obligations in the name of the Corporation and may sign all certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation. The President shall execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officers of the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer, as applicable. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The President shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.
(b)  Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of stockholders and record all the proceedings thereat in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall also perform like duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable, under whose supervision he shall be. If the Secretary shall be unable or shall refuse to cause to be given



notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and if there is no Assistant Secretary, then either the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable, may choose another officer to cause such notice to be given. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there is one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his signature. The Secretary shall see that all books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be.
(d)  Assistant Secretaries. Except as may be otherwise provided in these Bylaws, Assistant Secretaries, if there are any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President,  or the Secretary, as applicable, and in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Secretary.
(e)  Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Chief Financial Officer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable, and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable.
(f)  Assistant Chief Financial Officer. The Assistant Chief Financial Officer, or if there is more than one, the Assistant Chief Financial Officers, in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there is no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Chief Financial Officer or in the event of the Chief Financial Officer’s inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Financial Officer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer, as applicable.
(g)  Chief Accounting Officer. The Board of Directors may elect a Chief Accounting Officer who shall be responsible for all accounting and auditing functions of the Corporation and who shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be required of him by the Board of Directors.
(h)  Treasurer. The Treasurer, if there is one, shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as applicable, and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.



(i)  Assistant Treasurers. Assistant Treasurers, if there are any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer, as applicable, and in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Treasurer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, an Assistant Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.
(j)  Vice Presidents. At the request of the President or in his absence or in the event of his inability or refusal to act (and if there is no Chief Executive Officer), the Vice President or the Vice Presidents if there is more than one (in the order designated by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. Each Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe. If there is no Chief Executive Officer and no Vice President, the Board of Directors shall designate the officer of the Corporation who, in the absence of the President or in the event of the inability or refusal of the President to act, shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.
(k)  Other Officers. Such other officers as the Board of Directors may choose shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate to any other officer of the Corporation the power to choose such other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.1  Form of Certificates. Except as otherwise provided in a resolution approved by the Board of Directors, all shares of capital stock of the Corporation issued shall be uncertificated shares.
Section 5.2  Signatures. Where a certificate is countersigned by (a) a transfer agent other than the Corporation or its employee, or (b) a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 5.3  Lost Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
Section 5.4  Transfers. Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these Bylaws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, and in the case of certificated shares of stock, only by the person named in the certificate or by his attorney lawfully constituted in writing and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, which shall be canceled before a new certificate shall be issued; or, in the case of uncertificated shares of stock, upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of the shares or by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing, and upon payment of all necessary transfer



taxes and compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form; provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement, compliance or payment of taxes shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement.
Section 5.5  Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 5.6  Beneficial Owners. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
Section 6.1  Notices. Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or transmitted via facsimile or by means of electronic transmission.
Section 6.2  Waivers of Notice. Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. The attendance of any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when such person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 7.1  Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.
Section 7.2  Disbursements. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.



Section 7.3  Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 7.4  Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 8.3 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 8.2  Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 8.3 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 8.3  Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification under this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 hereof, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (a) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (b) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (c) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
Section 8.4  Good Faith Defined. For purposes of any determination under Section 8.1 or 8.2 hereof, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed



to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful, if their action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to them by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Section 8.4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 8.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or 8.2 hereof, as the case may be.
Section 8.5  Indemnification by a Court. Notwithstanding any contrary determination made in any specific case under Section 8.3 hereof, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination made thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 8.l and 8.2 hereof. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because they have met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or 8.2 hereof. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 8.3 hereof nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
Section 8.6  Expenses Payable in Advance. Expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending or investigating a threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII.
Section 8.7  Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 hereof shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 8.1 or 8.2 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL or otherwise.
Section 8.8  Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against them and incurred by them in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify them against such liability under the provisions of this Article VIII.
Section 8.9 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request



of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article VIII.
Section 8.10 Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 8.11  Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VIII to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 8.5 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Section 8.12 Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VIII to directors and officers of the Corporation.
Section 8.13 Secondary Indemnifications. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those persons provided indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is acknowledged that certain persons may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the stockholders of the Corporation or one or more of the affiliates of such stockholders of the Corporation other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries (any of such entities, together with their affiliates (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries), the “Stockholder Sponsors”) as an employee of any of such entities (or their respective payroll companies) or pursuant to separate written agreements, which the Company and the Stockholder Sponsors intend to be secondary to the primary obligation of the Corporation to provide indemnification as provided herein. If any Stockholder Sponsor pays or causes to be paid, for any reason, any amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder or under any other indemnification agreement or arrangement (whether pursuant to contract, by-laws or charter) to a person indemnifiable hereunder, then (a) the applicable Stockholder Sponsor entity shall be fully subrogated to all of such person’s rights with respect to such payment and (b) the Company shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the applicable Stockholder Sponsor entity for the payments actually made. The Stockholder Sponsors shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Article VIII, having the rights to enforce this Article VIII.
ARTICLE IX
FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES
Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum (an “Alternative Forum Consent”), the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a duty (including any fiduciary duty) owed by any current or former director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent



of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation arising out of or relating to any provision of the DGCL or the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (each, as in effect from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the State of Delaware; provided, however, that, in the event that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks subject matter jurisdiction over any such action or proceeding, the sole and exclusive forum for such action or proceeding shall be another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware, in each such case, unless the Court of Chancery (or such other state or federal court located within the State of Delaware, as applicable) has dismissed a prior action by the same plaintiff asserting the same claims because such court lacked personal jurisdiction over an indispensable party named as a defendant therein. Unless the Corporation gives an Alternative Forum Consent, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding the foregoing, this Article IX will not apply to claims arising under the Exchange Act or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Failure to enforce the foregoing provisions would cause the Corporation irreparable harm and the Corporation shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, to enforce the foregoing provisions. Any person or entity purchasing, otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article IX. The existence of any prior Alternative Forum Consent shall not act as a waiver of the Corporation’s ongoing consent right as set forth above in this Article IX with respect to any current or future actions or claims.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or Board of Directors as the case may be. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of outstanding capital stock or by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.
ARTICLE XI
CONFLICTS
If there is a conflict between the provisions of these Bylaws and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or the mandatory provisions of the DGCL, such provision or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL, as the case may be, will be controlling.

Exhibit 10.1
TAX SHARING AGREEMENT
THIS TAX SHARING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 30, 2022 among Fidelity National Financial Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FNF”), and F&G Annuities & Life, Inc, a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF and member of the consolidated group for U.S. federal tax purposes of which FNF is the common parent (“F&G”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, In June 2020, FNF acquired FGL Holdings, Inc. (“FGL Cayman”), a publicly traded Cayman Islands company, in a transaction that was intended to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(A) by reason of Section 368(a)(2)(D) (the “FGL Acquisition”). Subsequent to the FGL Acquisition, FNF undertook certain internal restructuring steps resulting in F&G becoming the successor to FGL Cayman and joining, along with certain of the domestic subsidiaries of FGL Cayman, the FNF Group (as defined herein) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the common parent of which is FNF.
WHEREAS, in order to achieve the desired amount of total outstanding shares of F&G stock and thereby facilitate the Conversion and Distribution (each as defined herein), on June 24, 2022, F&G effected a 105,000-for-1 stock split of the F&G common stock, pursuant to which FNF received in the form of a dividend, and without surrender of any certificates for its shares, 104,999 additional shares of F&G common stock for each share of F&G common stock held by FNF prior to such stock split (the “Stock Split”).
WHEREAS, following the F&G Stock Split, on June 24, 2022, FNF contributed its $400 million intercompany note receivable due from F&G to F&G in exchange for 20,000,000 shares of F&G common stock in a value-for-value exchange (the “Conversion”).
WHEREAS, following the Stock Split and the Conversion, and pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated as of November 30, 2022 stock (the “Separation And Distribution Agreement”), FNF will distribute pro rata to its shareholders approximately fifteen percent of the total outstanding shares of F&G (the “Distribution”).
WHEREAS, following the Distribution, F&G will continue to be a member of the FNF consolidated group within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) of which FNF is the common parent corporation.
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Agreement is to promote corporate efficiencies by having a tax-sharing agreement between FNF and F&G to set forth the method by which FNF will allocate taxes after the Distribution;
WHEREAS, FNF will include F&G in its consolidated federal income tax returns in accordance with Code sections 1501 and 1502 and wishes to enter into this Agreement so that FNF and F&G are parties to the same tax-sharing agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto deem it equitable that, with respect to each taxable year for which a consolidated return is filed on behalf of the FNF Group, F&G shall pay FNF an amount equal to its Separate Company Tax Liability (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, the parties wish to provide for the treatment of various other matters that may arise as a result of the filing of consolidated returns, and the parties wish to set forth in this Agreement the



agreement between FNF and F&G with respect to the allocation and settlement of the federal, state and local taxes of the FNF Group with respect to each taxable period ending on or after the date hereof during which F&G is included in the affiliated group of which FNF is the common parent (the “Affiliation Periods”);and
WHEREAS, to the extent any F&G Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is bound by any other tax sharing agreement or similar arrangement, the parties intend for this Agreement to control.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1.Filing of Returns.
a.With respect to each Affiliation Period, FNF shall file, and each Subsidiary shall agree to join in the filing of, consolidated federal income tax returns on behalf of the FNF Group. Each Subsidiary shall execute and file such consents, elections and documents as FNF reasonably requests with respect to the filing of the FNF Group’s consolidated federal income tax returns, and shall, consistently with Section 4 herein, timely provide to FNF such information as may be necessary for the filing of such returns or for the determination of amounts due under this Agreement.
b.Each Subsidiary acknowledges and agrees that the rights conferred upon FNF in connection with the filing of the FNF Group’s returns include, without limitation, the right to reasonably determine the allocation of income or loss of FNF and any Subsidiary between the last Affiliation Period and the next taxable period.
c.Each Subsidiary shall file all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns with respect to all periods for which such Subsidiary does not join FNF in filing a consolidated return and the Subsidiary shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes in connection therewith. The Subsidiary shall file any such tax returns in a manner consistent with the manner in which FNF filed its returns for Affiliation Periods except as required by law or to the extent any inconsistency would not adversely affect the tax returns of the FNF Group.
2.Tax Payments.
a.Due Dates. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement: (i) each Subsidiary will pay to FNF the amount due FNF, as determined under Section 2(b), no earlier than 10 days prior to, and no later than 30 days after, the filing of any federal income tax return of the FNF Group that includes such Subsidiary, and (ii) FNF will pay to each Subsidiary the amount due such Subsidiary, as determined under Section 2(c), no later than 30 days after the filing of any federal income tax return of the FNF Group that includes such Subsidiary; provided, however, that no earlier than 10 days before, and no later than 30 days after, each estimated federal income tax payment date of the FNF Group for which the FNF Group actually incurs a federal income tax liability with respect to an Affiliation Period, each Subsidiary shall pay to FNF the greater of (i) the minimum amount required to be paid to avoid the imposition of any penalties or additions to tax under the Code, determined on the same basis as the total amount due for an Affiliation Period under Section 2(b) or (ii) one-fourth of the amount projected to be payable by such Subsidiary for such taxable year under Section 2(b). The amount of any overpayment or underpayment pursuant to this Section 2(a) shall be credited against, or added to, as the
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case may be, the amount otherwise required to be paid for the period within which the amount of such overpayment or underpayment first becomes reasonably ascertainable. The settlements may be satisfied by check, wire transfer or through intercompany accounts as the parties may mutually agree. Any payable set up in lieu of actual payments must be established within the time described in this Section. Balances not settled within 90 days will be non-admitted.
b.Amount Due to FNF. Each Subsidiary shall pay FNF in the time and manner described in Section 2(a) an amount equal to any Separate Company Tax Liability of that Subsidiary. The “Separate Company Tax Liability” for any Affiliation Period shall be the amount, if any, of the federal income tax liability, including, without limitation, liability for any penalty, fine, additions to tax, interest, minimum tax, alternative minimum tax and other items applicable to that Subsidiary in connection with the determination of the Subsidiary’s tax liability, which the Subsidiary would have incurred had it filed a separate federal income tax return for such Affiliation Period, computed in the manner prescribed in Federal Tax Regulation (the “Regulation”) section 1.1552-1(a)(2)(ii), except that no carryforward or carryback of losses or credits shall be allowed. The Separate Company Tax Liability for a Subsidiary shall be determined by FNF, with the cooperation and assistance of the Subsidiary, in a manner consistent with (i) general tax accounting principles, (ii) the Code and regulations thereunder and (iii) so long as a reasonable legal basis exists therefore, prior custom and practice. In addition, transactions or items between FNF and a Subsidiary that are deferred under the federal income tax return shall also be deferred for purposes of this Agreement until such time as they are restored or otherwise triggered into income under the Code or regulations.
c.Amount due to a Subsidiary. In the event a Subsidiary incurs a net operating loss, a net capital loss and/or credits for such period, FNF shall pay the Subsidiary in the time and manner prescribed in Section 2(a) the amount by which the FNF Group’s federal income tax liability for such period is actually reduced by reason of the actual use of such losses or credits attributable to the Subsidiary in the FNF Group’s federal income tax return. The FNF Group adopts the reimbursement principles set forth in Regulation Section 1.1502-33(d)(3) using 100%. In the event a Subsidiary incurs any tax losses or tax credits that, as permitted under the Code and the regulations, are carried back or forward to one or more Affiliation Periods, FNF shall pay that Subsidiary an amount equal to the amount by which the FNF Group’s federal income tax liability is actually reduced by reason of the actual use of such carried over losses or credits in the FNF Group’s federal income tax return. Any payment from FNF to the Subsidiary required on account of such carryover shall be paid no later than 30 days of the date the benefit of the carryover is realized by FNF by reason of the receipt of a refund or credit of taxes.
d.Paying Agent. FNF agrees to make all required payments to the IRS of the consolidated federal income tax liability, if any, of the FNF Group.
3.Adjustments to Tax Liability.
a.Adjustment-Related Payments. If the consolidated federal income tax liability of the FNF Group or any of its members is adjusted for any taxable period for any reason other than a loss or credit carryback to the extent already provided for in Section 2(c), whether by means of an amended return, judicial decision, claim for refund or tax audit by the
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IRS, the Separate Company Tax Liability or the amount of tax benefits realized by the FNF Group by reason of the use of a Subsidiary’s losses or credit shall be recomputed to give effect to such adjustment, and the amount of any payments due under Section 2 shall be appropriately adjusted. Any additional payment between FNF and a Subsidiary required by reason of such recomputed Separate Company Tax Liability or FNF Group tax refund or credit shall include an allocable share of any refunded interest received from the IRS, if applicable, or deficiency interest, penalties and additions to tax, if applicable, such allocable share of refunded interest or deficiency interest, penalties and additions to tax shall be paid or charged, respectively, to a Subsidiary to the extent such amount relates to (i) reduced FNF Group tax liability due to decreased Separate Company Tax Liability or increased FNF Group tax refund or credit resulting from increased use of a Subsidiary’s losses or credits, on the one hand, or (ii) increased FNF Group tax liability due to increased Separate Company Tax Liability or decreased FNF Group tax benefits arising from decreased use of a Subsidiary’s losses or credits, on the other hand.
b.Timing of Payments. Any payments to be paid to or by a Subsidiary under this Section 3 shall be made in the time and manner prescribed in Section 2(a), unless the following scenarios apply, in which case the payment shall be made on or before the earliest to occur of (i) a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction that is not subject to further judicial review by appeal or otherwise and that has become final, (ii) the expiration of the time for (A) filing a claim for refund or (B) instituting suit in respect to a claim for refund disallowed in whole or in part by the IRS or for which the IRS took no action, (iii) the execution of a closing agreement under section 7121 of the Code or the acceptance by the IRS or its counsel of an offer in compromise under section 7122 of the Code or any successor provisions, (iv) the expiration of 30 days after (A) IRS acceptance of a Waiver of Restrictions on Assessment and Collection of Deficiency in Tax on Over-assessment on Internal Revenue Form 870 or 870-AD or any successor or comparable form, or (B) the expiration of the 90 day period after receipt of the statutory notice of deficiency resulting in immediate assessment, unless within such 30 days FNF notifies the Subsidiary of its intent to attempt recovery of any relevant amounts paid under the waiver by filing a timely claim for refund, (v) the expiration of the statute of limitations with respect to the relevant period or (vi) any other event the parties reasonably agree is a final determination of the tax liability at issue.
4.Books and Records.
a.FNF and each Subsidiary agree that the preparation of the federal income and other tax returns, amended returns, claims for refund or IRS examination or litigation relating to the foregoing may require the use of records and information that is within the exclusive possession and control of either of FNF and the Subsidiary. FNF and each Subsidiary will provide such records, information and assistance, which may include making employees of any of the foregoing entities available to provide additional information and explanation material, as are requested by FNF or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, during regular business hours, in connection with any of the developments described in the preceding sentence; provided, however, that each Subsidiary shall provide FNF with all information necessary to enable FNF to file the FNF Group consolidated federal income tax return for each Affiliation Period as soon as practicable, but in no event later than five months, after the last day of such Affiliation Period, and on the date the FNF
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Group federal income tax returns that include a Subsidiary are filed FNF shall provide that Subsidiary with those portions of such returns relating to the Subsidiary.
b.Each of the parties agrees that it shall retain, until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations and in accordance with the FNF Record Retention Policy, extensions, copies of any tax returns for any Affiliation Periods and for any other periods that might be subject to adjustment under this Agreement, and supporting work schedules and other records or information, that may be relevant to the tax returns of the parties, and that it will not destroy or otherwise dispose of such records and information without providing the other parties with a reasonable opportunity to review and copy such records and information.
c.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Agreement, each Subsidiary shall maintain Books and Records relating to the services provided under the Agreement in an adequate format and in accordance with applicable laws, and any and all books or records maintained under or related to the Agreement shall be included as part of the Subsidiary’s Books and Records.
d.Any and all Books and Records of the Subsidiary are and remain the property of the Subsidiary and are subject to its direct supervision, management, and control.
e.Any and all Books and Records of FNF are and remain the property of FNF and are subject to its direct supervision, management, and control.
5.Assignment.
This Agreement shall not be transferable or assignable by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties. The rights and obligations hereunder of the parties shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement shall he binding upon each corporation in which a Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, stock meeting the requirements of section 1504(a)(2) of the Code, whether or not the Subsidiary owns stock in such corporation upon the execution of this Agreement or at any time during Affiliation Periods, and the Subsidiary shall cause each such corporation as soon as practicable to assent formally to the terms of this Agreement. Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this Agreement shall confer any right or benefit upon any person or entity other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
6.Disputes.
Any dispute concerning the interpretation of this Agreement or amount of payment due under this Agreement shall be resolved by FNF’s regular independent registered public accounting firm for federal income tax matters, whose judgment shall be conclusive and binding on the parties and who shall act in consultation with FNF’s tax counsel.
7.Tax Controversies.
If any party receives notice of a tax examination, audit or challenge involving amounts subject to this Agreement, such party shall timely notify the other parties of the information and shall provide the other parties a written copy of any relevant letters, forms or schedules received from the IRS or otherwise in its possession and shall provide notice and information relating to all
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material proceedings in connection therewith. In any audit conference or other proceeding with the IRS or in any judicial proceedings concerning the determination of the federal income tax liabilities of the FNF Group or any of its members, including any Subsidiary, the FNF Group and each of its members shall be represented by persons selected by FNF. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 6, the settlement and terms of settlement of any issues relating to such proceeding shall be in the sole discretion of FNF, and each Subsidiary hereby appoints FNF as its agent for the purpose of proposing and concluding any such settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall FNF be obligated to file any amended returns or claims for refund with respect to Affiliation Periods.
8.State and Local Taxes.
a.To the extent appropriate, all provisions of this Agreement shall apply with the same force and effect to any state or local income tax liabilities that are computed on a combined, consolidated or unitary method (“Combined Tax”).
b.Such Combined Tax shall be allocated to members of the FNF group based on each member’s relative attribute (positive or negative).
c.Payments of Combined Tax among members of the FNF Group shall be made at the times and in the amounts otherwise consistent with the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 hereof.
d.In the event a state or local law or regulation provides for an allocation of income tax liability in a manner inconsistent with this agreement, FNF will allocate the tax liability to its Subsidiaries in accordance with the state or local law.
9.Indemnity.
a.Each Subsidiary shall be adequately indemnified by FNF in the event the IRS levies upon the assets of the Subsidiary for unpaid taxes in excess of the amounts paid by FNF pursuant to the terms of this agreement and for any loss suffered by the Subsidiary resulting from or related to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of FNF.
10.Compensation.
Compensation for any services rendered in accordance with this Agreement shall be on a cost basis and limited to payment for actual expenses. Any indirect and shared expenses shall be allocated in accordance with a method of cost allocation in conformity with SSAP No. 70.
11.Term of Agreement.
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date hereof and shall continue, unless earlier terminated by mutual agreement of the parties, until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, including extensions, for the Affiliation Period (the “Final Date”); provided that the provisions of Sections 1, 2 and 3 shall continue to apply after the Final Date only to the extent they deal with matters relevant to tax periods that end on or before such Final Date or that begin prior to and end after such Final Date.
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12.Termination. In addition to the provisions outlined in section 11 of the Agreement, which allow for termination by mutual agreement of the parties, subject to certain other requirements stated therein, the parties agree to the following:
a.Termination without cause. Each party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement without cause, but only with respect to such party, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice.
b.Termination with cause. Each party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement for cause, but only with respect to such party, upon ten (10) days prior written notice, and if the reason for such cause has not been cured during the notice period.
c.This agreement shall terminate if FNF fails to file a consolidated federal income tax return for any tax year of this agreement.
d.Termination by mutual agreement must be made in writing.
e.Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, its provisions shall remain in effect with respect to any period of time during the tax year in which termination occurs for which the income of the terminating party must be included in the consolidated federal income tax return.
f.The terms outlined in Section 4, Books and Records, survive termination of this Agreement.
13.Insurance Regulatory Provisions. All parties agree to the following provisions, as required by certain state regulatory authorities:
a.FNF will maintain oversight for functions provided to FNF by the applicable Subsidiary and FNF will monitor services annually for quality assurance. F&G will maintain oversight for the services provided to them by FNF under the Agreement and will monitor such services annually for quality assurance.
b.If FNF or any applicable Subsidiary is placed in receivership or seized by the commissioner under applicable state law, all of the rights of FNF or the Subsidiary under the Agreement extend to the receiver or commissioner.
c.If FNF or an applicable Subsidiary is placed in receivership or seized by the commissioner under applicable state law, all Books and Records will immediately be made available to the receiver or the commissioner, and must be turned over to the receiver or commissioner immediately upon the receiver or the commissioner’s request.
d.FNF will continue to maintain any systems, programs, or other infrastructure notwithstanding a seizure by the commissioner under applicable law, and will make them available to the receiver, for so long as the affiliate continues to receive timely payment for services rendered.
e.All funds and invested assets of FNF are the exclusive property of FNF, held for FNF’s benefit, and are subject to FNF’s control.
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f.FNF has no automatic right to terminate the agreement if a Subsidiary is placed in receivership pursuant to applicable state and federal law.
g.All funds and invested assets of the Subsidiary shall remain the exclusive property of the Subsidiary, held for the benefit of the Subsidiary, and are subject to the Subsidiary’s control.
h.Other than the tax payments described in Section 2 of the Agreement, the Subsidiary agrees not to advance any funds to FNF.
14.Miscellaneous.
a.Joinder of F&G Subsidiaries to the FNF Group. FNF and F&G agree, for the avoidance of doubt, that the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on any of the F&G Subsidiaries to the extent that: (i) FNF permits such F&G Subsidiary to file a consolidated return as part of the FNF Group; and (ii) such F&G Subsidiary files a United States federal income tax return, or a state tax return in any of the fifty states or applicable territories of the United States, during the Affiliation Periods.
b.Regulatory Approval; Cooperation. If an F&G Subsidiary joins the FNF Group as described in Section 14(a), FNF shall, in good faith, and using commercially reasonable efforts, seek the required regulatory approvals regarding such joinder by the F&G Subsidiary to the FNF Group. FNF and F&G shall, in good faith, and using commercially reasonable efforts, cooperate to obtain such approval and to reach agreement to any amendments commercially reasonably necessary to obtain such approval.
c.Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated unless such invalidity or enforceability would frustrate the essential purposes of the parties in entering into this Agreement. In the event that any such term, provision, covenant or restriction is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to find and employ an alternate means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction.
d.Parties in Interest. Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied is intended to confer any right or benefit upon any person, firm or corporation other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
e.Change of Law. If, due to any change in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof by any court of law or other governing body having jurisdiction subsequent to the date of this Agreement, performance of any provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby shall become impracticable or impossible, the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such provision.
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f.Confidentiality. Subject to any contrary requirement of law and the right of each party to enforce its rights hereunder in any legal action, each party agrees that it shall keep strictly confidential, and shall cause its employees and agents to keep strictly confidential, any information which it or any of its agents or employees may acquire pursuant to, or in the course of performing its obligations under, any provision of this Agreement; provided, however, that such obligation to maintain confidentiality shall not apply to information which (i) at the time of disclosure was in the public domain not as a result of acts by the receiving party or (ii) was in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure.
g.Counterparts. For the convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts of this Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto, and each such executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed to be, an original instrument.
h.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. To the extent the laws of more than one state would apply to a given transaction, the laws of the state of domestication of the insurer bringing the action will be applicable.
i.Effect of Agreement. This Agreement shall supersede any other tax sharing arrangement or agreement in effect between the parties. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to change or otherwise affect any election made by or on behalf of the FNF Group with respect to the calculation of earnings and profits under section 1552 of the Code.
j.Modifications. This Agreement may be modified or amended only pursuant to an instrument in writing executed by all the parties hereto.
k.Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties relating to the allocation of the consolidated and combined tax liabilities of the FNF Group between or among the parties.
l.Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications provided for herein shall be validly given, made or served, if in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail or reputable national delivery service to:
FNF (including F&G and all other subsidiaries listed on Form 851)
Attn: FNF Tax Department
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
15.Definitions.
In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified or referred to in this Section 15:
a.Books and Records” shall include, but not be limited to, all books and records developed or maintained by the insurer under or related to the Agreement.
b.FNF Group” shall mean members of an affiliated FNF Group within the meaning of section 1504(a) of the Code of which FNF is the common parent corporation.
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c.IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
d.Subsidiary” shall refer to F&G, and as applicable (i) any of CF Bermuda Holdings Limited, FGL U.S. Holdings Inc., F&G Cayman Re Ltd., Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc., Fidelity & Guaranty Life Business Services, Inc.to the extent that such company is listed on the IRS Form 851 Affiliations Schedule, as amended from time to time or (ii) any company which is listed on the IRS Form 851 Affiliations Schedule, as amended from time to time, but only to the extent such company is a direct or indirect subsidiary of F&G (collectively referred to as “F&G Subsidiaries” and each also referred to as a “F&G Subsidiary”).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers on November 30, 2022.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC.
By:/s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name: Michael L. Gravelle
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
By:/s/ Jodi Ahlman
Name: Jodi Ahlman
Title: General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit 10.2
CORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT
(F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.)
This Corporate Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FNF” or “PROVIDING PARTY”) and F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“F&G” or “RECEIVING PARTY”). FNF and F&G shall be referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.
WHEREAS, FNF and F&G have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, FNF shall distribute certain of the FNF Owned F&G Shares (as defined therein) to the holders of FNF common stock;
WHEREAS, following the Effective Time (as defined in the Separation Agreement), FNF will no longer hold, directly or indirectly, the FNF Owned F&G Shares distributed to the holders of FNF Common Stock;
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, the Parties wish to enter into this Agreement for the provision of certain corporate services by FNF and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to RECEIVING GROUP (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CORPORATE SERVICES
1.1    Corporate Services. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for the provision by PROVIDING PARTY to RECEIVING GROUP (as defined below) of various corporate services and products, as more fully described below and in Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto (the Scheduled Services, the Omitted Services, the Resumed Services and Special Projects (each as defined below), collectively, the “Corporate Services”).
(a)    Scheduled Services. PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (each as defined below), and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING GROUP all services set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) (the “Scheduled Services”) on and after the Effective Time. RECEIVING PARTY shall pay fees to PROVIDING PARTY for providing the Scheduled Services or causing the Scheduled



Services to be provided to a member of RECEIVING GROUP as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) and in accordance with Section 3.1. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person (provided that, for all purposes under this Agreement, when and with respect to the PROVIDING PARTY, “Subsidiary” shall not include F&G or any of its Subsidiaries); an “Affiliate” of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person (provided that, for all purposes under this Agreement, when and with respect to the PROVIDING PARTY, “Affiliate” shall not include F&G or any of its Subsidiaries); a “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity; and “RECEIVING GROUP” means RECEIVING PARTY, its Subsidiaries (including any other Persons when they become Subsidiaries of RECEIVING PARTY), subject to the exception set forth in Section 2.1.
(b)    Omitted Services. PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING GROUP all services that PROVIDING PARTY was performing for the business on or before the Effective Time that pertain to and are a part of Scheduled Services under Section 1.1(a), which are not expressly included in the list of Scheduled Services in Schedule 1.1(a), but are required to conduct the business (the “Omitted Services”), unless RECEIVING PARTY consents in writing to the termination of such services. Such Omitted Services shall be added to Schedule 1.1(a) and thereby become Scheduled Services, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time by the Parties. RECEIVING PARTY shall pay to PROVIDING PARTY for providing the Omitted Services (or causing the Omitted Services to be provided) hereunder fees as set forth in Section 3.1; provided, that payment of such fees by RECEIVING PARTY for the Omitted Services provided hereunder shall be retroactive to the first day such services are provided, but in no event shall RECEIVING PARTY be required to pay for any Omitted Services provided hereunder by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates prior to the Effective Time.
(c)    Resumed Services. At RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING GROUP any Scheduled Service that has been terminated at RECEIVING PARTY’s request pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (the “Resumed Services”); provided, that PROVIDING PARTY shall have no obligation to provide a Resumed Service if providing such Resumed Service will have a material adverse impact on the other Corporate Services or the Transition Assistance (as defined below). Schedule 1.1(a) shall from time to time be amended to reflect the resumption of a Resumed Service and the Resumed Service shall be set forth thereon as a Scheduled Service.
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(d)    Special Projects. At RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide additional corporate services that are not described in Schedule 1.1(a) and that are neither Omitted Services nor Resumed Services (“Special Projects”). RECEIVING PARTY shall submit a written request to PROVIDING PARTY specifying the nature of the Special Project and requesting an estimate of the costs applicable for such Special Project and the expected time frame for completion. PROVIDING PARTY shall respond promptly to such written request, but in no event later than twenty (20) days, with a written estimate of the cost of providing such Special Project and the expected time frame for completion (the “Cost Estimate”). If RECEIVING PARTY provides written approval of the Cost Estimate within ten (10) days after PROVIDING PARTY delivers the Cost Estimate, then within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such written approval, PROVIDING PARTY shall begin providing the Special Project; provided, that PROVIDING PARTY shall have no obligation to provide a Special Project where, in its reasonable discretion and prior to providing the Cost Estimate, it has determined and notified RECEIVING PARTY in writing that (i) it would not be feasible to provide such Special Project, given reasonable priority to other demands on its resources and capacity both under this Agreement or otherwise or (ii) it lacks the experience or qualifications to provide such Special Project.
1.2    Provision of Corporate Services; Excused Performance.
All obligations of PROVIDING PARTY with respect to any one or more individual Corporate Services or Transition Assistance under this Agreement shall be excused to the extent and only for so long as a failure by PROVIDING PARTY with respect thereto is directly attributable to and caused specifically by a failure by RECEIVING GROUP to meet its obligations (including any performance) under that certain Reverse Corporate Services Agreement, by and between F&G and PROVIDING PARTY, dated as of the date hereof, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
1.3    Third Party Vendors; Consents.
(a)    Third Party Consents. PROVIDING PARTY shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain in effect its relationships with its licensors, vendors and service providers that are integral to the provision of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance. PROVIDING PARTY shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure any waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses required by third party licensors, vendors or service providers under existing agreements with such third parties in order to provide any Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder (“Third Party Consents”). In the event that PROVIDING PARTY is unable to procure such Third Party Consents on commercially reasonable terms, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to promptly so notify RECEIVING PARTY, and to assist RECEIVING PARTY with the transition to another licensor, vendor or service provider. If, after the Effective Time, any one or more licensors, vendors or service providers (i) terminates its contractual relationship with PROVIDING PARTY or ceases to provide the products or services associated with the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance or (ii)
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notifies PROVIDING PARTY of its desire or plan to terminate its contractual relationship with PROVIDING PARTY, then, in either case, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to so notify RECEIVING PARTY, and to assist RECEIVING PARTY with the transition to another licensor, vendor or service provider so that RECEIVING PARTY may continue to receive similar products and services.
(b)    No Transfer of Software. PROVIDING PARTY shall not be required to transfer or assign to RECEIVING PARTY any third party software licenses or any hardware owned by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with the provision of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance or at the conclusion of the Term (as defined below).
1.4    Dispute Resolution.
(a)    Amicable Resolution. PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY mutually desire that friendly collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings connected with their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (a “Dispute”) between PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the standards of performance, delay of performance or non-performance of obligations, or payment or non-payment of fees hereunder), then the Dispute, upon written request of either Party, will be referred for resolution to the president (or similar position) of the division implicated by the matter for each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY, which presidents will have fifteen (15) days to resolve such Dispute. If the presidents of the relevant divisions for each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY do not agree to a resolution of such Dispute within fifteen (15) days after the reference of the matter to them, such presidents of the relevant divisions will refer such matter to the president of each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY for final resolution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.4, any amendment to the terms of this Agreement may only be effected in accordance with Section 11.10.
(b)    Arbitration. In the event that the Dispute is not resolved in a friendly manner as set forth in Section 1.4(a), either Party involved in the Dispute may submit the dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 1.4(b). All Disputes submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section 1.4(b) shall be resolved in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, unless the Parties involved mutually agree to utilize an alternate set of rules, in which event all references herein to the American Arbitration Association shall be deemed modified accordingly. Expedited rules shall apply regardless of the amount at issue. Arbitration proceedings hereunder may be initiated by either Party making a written request to the American Arbitration Association, together with any appropriate filing fee, at the office of the American Arbitration Association in Orlando, Florida. All arbitration proceedings shall be held in the city of Jacksonville, Florida in a location to be specified by the arbitrators (or any place agreed to by the Parties and the arbitrators). The arbitration shall be by a single qualified arbitrator experienced in the matters at issue, such arbitrator to be mutually
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agreed upon by PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY. If PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY fail to agree on an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after notice of commencement of arbitration, the American Arbitration Association shall, upon the request of either Party to the Dispute, appoint the arbitrator. Any order or determination of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the Parties to the arbitration as to matters submitted and may be enforced by either Party to the Dispute in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter or over either Party. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such arbitration proceeding (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be borne by the Party incurring such costs. The use of any alternative dispute resolution procedures hereunder will not be construed under the doctrines of laches, waiver or estoppel to affect adversely the rights of either Party.
(c)    Non-Exclusive Remedy. Nothing in this Section 1.4 will prevent either PROVIDING PARTY or RECEIVING PARTY from immediately seeking injunctive or interim relief in the event (i) of any actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Article VIII or (ii) that the Dispute relates to, or involves a claim of, actual or threatened infringement of intellectual property. All such actions for injunctive or interim relief shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 11.6. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement, and further remedies may be pursued in accordance with Section 1.4(a) and Section 1.4(b) above.
(d)    Commencement of Dispute Resolution Procedure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY, but none of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, are entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, whether pursuant to this Section 1.4 or otherwise, and each Party will cause its respective Affiliates not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such Party as provided in this Section 1.4(d).
(e)    Compensation. RECEIVING PARTY shall continue to make all payments due and owing under Article III for Corporate Services and Transition Assistance not the subject of a Dispute and shall not off-set such fees by the amount of fees for Corporate Services or Transition Assistance that are the subject of the Dispute.
1.5    Standard of Services.
(a)    General Standard. PROVIDING PARTY shall perform the Corporate Services and Transition Assistance for RECEIVING GROUP in a professional, timely and competent manner, using standards of performance consistent with its performance of such services for itself during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Effective Time.
(b)    Disaster Recovery. During the Term, PROVIDING PARTY shall maintain a disaster recovery program for the Corporate Services and Transition Assistance substantially consistent with the disaster recovery program in place for such Corporate Services and Transition Assistance as of the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, the disaster recovery program maintained by PROVIDING PARTY will not include a business continuity program.
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(c)    Shortfall in Services. If RECEIVING PARTY provides PROVIDING PARTY with written notice (“Shortfall Notice”) setting forth in reasonable detail the occurrence of any Significant Service Shortfall (as defined below), as determined by RECEIVING PARTY in good faith, PROVIDING PARTY shall rectify such Significant Service Shortfall as soon as reasonably practicable. For purposes of this Section 1.5(c), a “Significant Service Shortfall” shall be deemed to have occurred if the timing or quality of performance of Corporate Services or Transition Assistance provided by PROVIDING PARTY hereunder falls below the standard required by Section 1.5(a) hereof; provided that PROVIDING PARTY’s obligations under this Agreement shall be relieved to the extent, and for the duration of, any force majeure event as set forth in Article V.
1.6    Response Time. PROVIDING PARTY shall respond to and resolve any problems in connection with the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance for RECEIVING GROUP within a commercially reasonable period of time, using response and proposed resolution times consistent with its response and resolution of such problems for itself.
1.7    Ownership of Materials; Results and Proceeds. All data and information submitted to PROVIDING PARTY by RECEIVING GROUP, in connection with the Corporate Services or the Transition Assistance (the “RECEIVING GROUP Data”), and all results and proceeds of the Corporate Services and the Transition Assistance with regard to the RECEIVING GROUP Data, is and will remain, as between the Parties, the property of RECEIVING GROUP and subject to the provisions of Article VIII. Any data or information possessed or controlled by PROVIDING PARTY on RECEIVING PARTY’s behalf shall be promptly provided by PROVIDING PARTY to RECEIVING PARTY upon written request by RECEIVING PARTY.
ARTICLE II
TERM AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
2.1    Term. The term (the “Term”) of this Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue until the earliest of:
(i)    the date on which the last of the Corporate Services under this Agreement is terminated,
(ii)    the date on which the last of the Transition Assistance under this Agreement is terminated, and
(iii)    the date on which this Agreement is terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties,
whichever is earlier (in any case, the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that, with respect to any Person that ceases to be a member of the RECEIVING GROUP prior to the Termination Date, subject to Section 7.2, the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Person shall terminate effective as of the date that such Person ceases to be a member of RECEIVING GROUP.
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2.2    Termination.
(a)    Thirty (30) Day Extension. If (i) RECEIVING GROUP is not able to complete its transition of the Corporate Services or (ii) the Transition Assistance is not completed, in either case, by the Termination Date, then upon written notice provided to PROVIDING PARTY at least thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall have the right to request and cause PROVIDING PARTY to provide up to thirty (30) days of additional Corporate Services and/or Transition Assistance, as applicable, to RECEIVING GROUP; provided, that RECEIVING PARTY shall pay for all such additional Corporate Services and/or Transition Assistance, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement.
(b)    Early Termination. If RECEIVING PARTY wishes to terminate a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (or a portion thereof) on a date that is earlier than the Termination Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall provide written notice (the “Termination Notice”) to PROVIDING PARTY of a proposed termination date for such Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (or portion thereof), at least ninety (90) days prior to such proposed termination date. Within ten (10) days of the date on which the Termination Notice was received, then, effective on the termination date proposed by RECEIVING PARTY in its Termination Notice, such Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (or portion thereof) shall be discontinued (thereafter, a “Discontinued Service”) and deemed deleted from the Scheduled Services to be provided hereunder and thereafter, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect with respect to the Discontinued Service (or portion thereof), except as to obligations accrued prior to the date of discontinuation of such Corporate Service (or portion thereof). Upon the occurrence of any Discontinued Service, the Parties shall promptly update Schedule 1.1(a) to reflect the discontinuation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at any time that employees of PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates are transferred to a department within RECEIVING GROUP or its Affiliates (an “Employee Shift”), a proportional portion of the relevant Corporate Service or Transition Assistance shall be deemed automatically terminated. If a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance, or portion thereof, is terminated as a result of an Employee Shift, then such termination shall take effect as of the date of the Employee Shift.
(c)    Termination of All Services. If all Corporate Services and Transition Services shall have been terminated under this Section 2.2 prior to the expiration of the Term, then either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party, which termination shall be effective upon delivery as provided in Section 6.1.
2.3    Transition Assistance. In preparation for the discontinuation of any Corporate Service provided under this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY shall, consistent with its obligations to provide Corporate Services hereunder and with the cooperation and assistance of RECEIVING GROUP, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such knowledge transfer services and to take such steps as are reasonably required in order to facilitate a smooth and efficient transition and/or migration of records to RECEIVING PARTY or its Affiliates (or at RECEIVING PARTY’s direction, to a third party) and responsibilities so as to minimize any
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disruption of services (“Transition Assistance”). RECEIVING GROUP shall cooperate with PROVIDING PARTY to allow PROVIDING PARTY to complete the Transition Assistance as early as is commercially reasonable to do so. Fees for any Transition Assistance shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.1.
2.4    Return of Materials. As a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance is terminated, each Party will return all materials and property owned by the other Party, including, without limitation, all RECEIVING GROUP Data, if any, and materials and property of a proprietary nature involving a Party or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates relevant to the provision or receipt of that Corporate Service or Transition Assistance and no longer needed regarding the performance of other Corporate Services or other Transition Assistance under this Agreement, and will do so (and will cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to do so) within thirty (30) days after the applicable termination. Upon the end of the Term, each Party will return all material and property of a proprietary nature involving the other Party or its Subsidiaries, in its possession or control (or the possession or control of an Affiliate as a result of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance provided hereunder) within thirty (30) days after the end of the Term. In addition, upon RECEIVING PARTY’s request, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to provide to RECEIVING PARTY copies of RECEIVING GROUP’s Data, files and records on magnetic media, or such other media as the Parties shall agree upon, to the extent practicable. PROVIDING PARTY may retain archival copies of RECEIVING GROUP’s Data, files and records and all such Data, files and records so retained shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
COMPENSATION AND PAYMENTS
3.1    Compensation for Corporate Services and Transition Assistance.
(a)    In accordance with the payment terms described in Section 3.2 below, RECEIVING GROUP agrees to timely pay PROVIDING PARTY, as compensation for the Corporate Services and the Transition Assistance provided hereunder, fees in an amount equal to PROVIDING PARTY’s cost of such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance, as the case may be, plus the cost of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the provision of such Corporate Service or Transition Assistance. In the case of employee costs, such fees shall include a ten percent (10%) markup in lieu of PROVIDING PARTY being reimbursed for employee expenses.
(b)    Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that RECEIVING PARTY is also obligated to pay, or reimburse PROVIDING PARTY for its payment of, all Out of Pocket Costs (as defined below); provided, however, that the incurrence of any liability by RECEIVING GROUP for any Out of Pocket Cost (as defined below) that requires the payment by RECEIVING GROUP of more than $10,000, on an annualized basis, shall require the subsequent approval of the chief financial officer of RECEIVING PARTY (or his/her designee) after his/her receipt of the Monthly Summary Statement (as defined in Section 3.2) provided to RECEIVING PARTY for the calendar month in which the Out of Pocket Cost was incurred or paid by PROVIDING PARTY on behalf of RECEIVING PARTY. PROVIDING PARTY shall
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use commercially reasonable efforts to not incur Out of Pocket Costs that are inconsistent with the type of Out of Pocket Costs incurred under past practices with the applicable Scheduled Service. If (x) PROVIDING PARTY has not obtained the prior approval of the chief financial officer of RECEIVING GROUP before incurring or paying any Out of Pocket Cost that exceeds $10,000 on an annualized basis, and (y) after receiving and reviewing the applicable Monthly Summary Statement, the chief financial officer of RECEIVING PARTY (or his/her designee) has not expressly approved the Out of Pocket Cost in question, then RECEIVING PARTY shall be entitled to dispute the Out of Pocket Cost until the close of the next audit cycle, provided that if PROVIDING PARTY disagrees with RECEIVING PARTY's dispute of the Out of Pocket Cost, then PROVIDING PARTY shall be entitled to exercise its rights under the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Section 1.4. For purposes hereof, the term “Out of Pocket Costs” means all fees, costs or other expenses paid by PROVIDING PARTY to third parties that are not Affiliates of PROVIDING PARTY in connection with the Corporate Services provided hereunder; and the term “Out of Pocket Cost” means any Out of Pocket Cost incurred after the Effective Time that is not a continuation of services provided to RECEIVING GROUP in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and for which RECEIVING GROUP had paid or reimbursed a portion thereof prior to the Effective Time.
3.2    Payment Terms; Monthly Summary Statements. Within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, PROVIDING PARTY shall prepare and deliver to the chief financial officer (or his designee) of RECEIVING PARTY a monthly summary statement (each a “Monthly Summary Statement”) setting forth all of the costs owing by the RECEIVING PARTY to the PROVIDING PARTY, including all fees for Corporate Services and Transition Assistance, as calculated in accordance with Section 3.1, and such other information as RECEIVING PARTY may reasonably request. The specific form of the Monthly Summary Statement shall be as agreed to between the Parties from time to time, acting with commercial reasonableness.
3.3    Audit Rights. Upon reasonable advance notice from RECEIVING PARTY, PROVIDING PARTY shall permit RECEIVING PARTY to perform annual audits of PROVIDING PARTY’s records only with respect to fees invoiced and Out of Pocket Costs invoiced pursuant to this Article III. Such audits shall be conducted during PROVIDING PARTY’s regular office hours and without disruption to PROVIDING PARTY’s business operations and shall be performed at RECEIVING PARTY’s sole expense.
ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
4.1    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY FOR A CLAIM ASSERTED BY THE OTHER PARTY BASED ON BREACH OF ANY COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERTAKING REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE FEES PAYABLE BY RECEIVING PARTY TO PROVIDING PARTY DURING THE TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE BREACH FOR THE PARTICULAR CORPORATE SERVICE OR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE AFFECTED BY SUCH BREACH UNDER THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED THAT SUCH
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LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIMS BASED ON A PARTY’S (A) GROSS NEGLIGENCE, (B) WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, (C) IMPROPER USE OR DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION, (D) VIOLATIONS OF LAW, OR (E) INFRINGEMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A PERSON WHO IS NOT A PARTY HERETO OR A SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF A PARTY HERETO.
4.2    DAMAGES. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT TO THE EXTENT AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY UNDER ARTICLE X IS REQUIRED TO PAY ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, COLLATERAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A PARTY OR A SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH A THIRD PARTY CLAIM, SUCH DAMAGES WILL CONSTITUTE DIRECT DAMAGES AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE IV.
ARTICLE V
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither Party shall be held liable for any delay or failure in performance of any part of this Agreement from any cause beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, including, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, terrorist acts, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, nuclear accidents, floods, strikes, terrorism and power blackouts. Promptly following the occurrence of a condition described in this Article, the Party whose performance is prevented shall give written notice to the other Party, and the Parties shall promptly confer, in good faith, to agree upon equitable, reasonable action to minimize the impact, on both Parties, of such conditions.
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES AND DEMANDS
6.1    Notices. Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement (including Schedule 1.1(a)), all notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by a nationally-recognized overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) or (iii) sent by electronic transmission (including email), provided that receipt of such electronic transmission is promptly
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confirmed by telephone), in each case to the Parties at the following addresses or email (or as shall be specified by like notice):
If to PROVIDING PARTY, to:
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
1701 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Email: mgravelle@fnf.com
Attention: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
If to RECEIVING PARTY, to:
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
801 Grand Ave. Suite 2600
Des Moines, IA 50309
Email: Jodi.Ahlman@fglife.com
Attention: General Counsel & Secretary
Any notice, request, claim, demand or other communication given as provided above shall be deemed received by the receiving Party (i) upon actual receipt, if delivered personally; (ii) on the next Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by a nationally-recognized overnight courier; or (iii) upon confirmation of successful transmission if sent by email (provided that if given by email, such notice, request, claim, demand or other communication shall be followed up within one Business Day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other methods described herein).
ARTICLE VII
REMEDIES
7.1    Remedies Upon Material Breach. In the event of material breach of any provision of this Agreement by a Party, the non-defaulting Party shall give the defaulting Party written notice thereof, and:
(a)    If such breach is for RECEIVING PARTY’s non-payment of an amount that is not in dispute, the defaulting Party shall cure the breach within thirty (30) calendar days of such notice and such amount not in dispute shall include an amount of interest equal to two and a half (2.5%) per annum above the “3-Month LIBOR Rate” as announced in the “Money Rates” section of the most recent edition of the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal on the day prior to the notice of non-payment being sent, which interest rate shall change as and when the “3-Month LIBOR Rate” changes. If the defaulting Party does not cure such breach by such date, then the defaulting Party shall pay the non-defaulting Party the undisputed amount, any interest that has accrued hereunder through the expiration of the cure period plus an additional amount of interest equal to four percent (4%) per annum above the “prime rate” as announced in the “Money Rates” section of the most recent edition of the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street
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Journal prior to the date of payment, which interest rate shall change as and when the “prime rate” changes. The Parties agree that this rate of interest constitutes reasonable liquidated damages and not an unenforceable penalty.
(b)    If such breach is for any other material failure to perform in accordance with this Agreement, the defaulting Party shall cure such breach within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such notice. If the defaulting Party does not cure such breach within such period, then the defaulting Party shall pay the non-defaulting Party all of the non-defaulting Party’s actual damages, subject to Article IV above.
7.2    Survival Upon Expiration or Termination. The provisions of Section 1.4 (Dispute Resolution), Section 2.4 (Return of Materials), Article IV (Limitation of Liability), Article VI (Notices and Demands), this Section 7.2, Article VIII (Confidentiality), Article X (Indemnification) and Article XI (Miscellaneous) shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both Parties.
ARTICLE VIII
CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1    Confidential Information. Each Party shall use at least the same standard of care in the protection of Confidential Information of the other Party as it uses to protect its own confidential or proprietary information; provided that such Confidential Information shall be protected in at least a reasonable manner. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to each Party, “Confidential Information” includes all confidential or proprietary information and documentation of the other Party, including the terms of this Agreement, and all of the other Party’s software, data, financial information, all reports, exhibits and other documentation prepared by any of the other Party’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case, to the extent provided or made available under, or in furtherance of, this Agreement. Each Party shall use the Confidential Information of the other Party only in connection with the purposes of this Agreement and shall make such Confidential Information available only to its employees, subcontractors, or agents having a “need to know” with respect to such purpose. Each Party shall advise its respective employees, subcontractors, and agents of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement. The obligations in this Section 8.1 will not restrict disclosure by a Party of Confidential Information of the other Party pursuant to applicable law, or by order or request of any court or government agency; provided that prior to such disclosure the Party making such disclosure shall (at the other Party’s sole cost and expense), if legally permitted and reasonably practicable, (a) promptly give notice to the other Party, (b) cooperate with the other Party with respect to taking steps to respond to or narrow the scope of such order or request and (c) only provide such information as is required by law, court order or a final, non-appealable ruling of a court of proper jurisdiction. Confidential Information of a Party will not be afforded the protection of this Article VIII if such Confidential Information was (A) developed by the other Party independently as shown by its written business records regularly kept, (B) rightfully obtained by the other Party without restriction from a third party, (C) publicly available other than through the fault or negligence of the other Party or (D) released by the Party that owns or has the rights to the Confidential Information without restriction to anyone.
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8.2    Work Product Privilege. RECEIVING PARTY represents and PROVIDING PARTY acknowledges that, in the course of providing Corporate Services or Transition Assistance pursuant to this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY may have access to (a) documents, data, databases or communications that are subject to attorney client privilege and/or (b) privileged work product prepared by or on behalf of the Affiliates of RECEIVING PARTY in anticipation of litigation with third parties (collectively, the “Privileged Work Product”) and RECEIVING PARTY represents and PROVIDING PARTY understands that all Privileged Work Product is protected from disclosure by Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the equivalent rules and regulations under the law chosen to govern the construction of this Agreement. RECEIVING PARTY represents and PROVIDING PARTY understands the importance of maintaining the strict confidentiality of the Privileged Work Product to protect the attorney client privilege, work product doctrine and other privileges and rights associated with such Privileged Work Product pursuant to such Rule 26 and the equivalent rules and regulations under the law chosen to govern the construction of this Agreement. After PROVIDING PARTY is notified or otherwise becomes aware that documents, data, databases, or communications are Privileged Work Product, only PROVIDING PARTY personnel for whom such access is necessary for the purposes of providing Services to RECEIVING PARTY as provided in this Agreement shall have access to such Privileged Work Product. Should PROVIDING PARTY ever be notified of any judicial or other proceeding seeking to obtain access to Privileged Work Product, PROVIDING PARTY shall, if legally permitted and reasonably practicable, (A) promptly give notice to RECEIVING GROUP, (B) cooperate with RECEIVING PARTY in challenging the right to such access and (C) only provide such information as is required by a court order or a final, non-appealable ruling of a court of proper jurisdiction. RECEIVING PARTY shall pay all of the costs and expenses incurred by PROVIDING PARTY in complying with the immediately preceding sentence. RECEIVING PARTY has the right and duty to represent PROVIDING PARTY in such challenge or to select and compensate counsel to so represent PROVIDING PARTY or to reimburse PROVIDING PARTY for reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses as such fees and expenses are incurred in challenging such access. If PROVIDING PARTY is ultimately required, pursuant to a court order or a final, non-appealable ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction, to produce documents, disclose data, or otherwise act in contravention of the confidentiality obligations imposed in this Article VIII, or otherwise with respect to maintaining the confidentiality, proprietary nature, and secrecy of Privileged Work Product, PROVIDING PARTY is not liable for breach of such obligation to the extent such liability does not result from failure of PROVIDING PARTY to abide by the terms of this Article VIII. All Privileged Work Product is the property of RECEIVING GROUP and will be deemed Confidential Information, except as specifically authorized in this Agreement or as shall be required by law.
8.3    Unauthorized Acts. Each Party shall (a) notify the other Party promptly upon becoming aware of any unauthorized possession, use, or knowledge of the other Party’s Confidential Information by any Person, any attempt by any Person to gain possession of such Confidential Information without authorization or any attempt to use or acquire knowledge of any such Confidential Information without authorization (collectively, “Unauthorized Access”), (b) promptly furnish the other Party with reasonable detail of the Unauthorized Access and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other Party in investigating or preventing the
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reoccurrence of any Unauthorized Access, (c) cooperate with the other Party in any litigation and investigation against third parties deemed necessary by such Party to protect its proprietary rights, and (d) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent a reoccurrence of any such Unauthorized Access.
8.4    Publicity. Except as required by law or national stock exchange rule, neither Party shall issue any press release, distribute any advertising, or make any public announcement or disclosure (a) identifying the other Party by name, trademark or otherwise or (b) concerning this Agreement without the other Party’s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in the event either Party is required to issue a press release relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by the laws or regulations of any governmental authority, agency or self-regulatory agency, such Party shall, to the extent legally permissible and reasonably practicable, (A) give notice and a copy of the proposed press release to the other Party as far in advance as reasonably possible and (B) make any changes to such press release reasonably requested by the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, RECEIVING GROUP shall be permitted under this Agreement to communicate the existence of the business relationship contemplated by the terms of this Agreement internally within PROVIDING PARTY’s organization and orally and in writing communicate PROVIDING PARTY’s identity as a reference with potential and existing customers.
8.5    Data Privacy. (a) Where, in connection with this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY processes or stores information about a living individual that is held in automatically processable form (for example in a computerized database) or in a structured manual filing system (“Personal Data”), on behalf of RECEIVING GROUP or its clients, then PROVIDING PARTY shall implement appropriate measures to protect those personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access and shall use such data solely for purposes of carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.
(b)    RECEIVING GROUP may, in connection with this Agreement, collect Personal Data in relation to PROVIDING PARTY and PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors and other officers involved in providing Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder. Such Personal Data may be collected from PROVIDING PARTY, its employees, its directors, its officers, or from other (for example, published) sources; and some limited personal data may be collected indirectly at RECEIVING GROUP’s locations from monitoring devices or by other means (e.g., telephone logs, closed circuit TV and door entry systems). Nothing in this Section 8.5(b) obligates PROVIDING PARTY or PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors or officers to provide Personal Data requested by RECEIVING PARTY. RECEIVING GROUP may use and disclose any such data disclosed by PROVIDING PARTY solely for purposes connected with this Agreement and for the relevant purposes specified in the data privacy policy of RECEIVING GROUP or any Affiliate of RECEIVING GROUP (a copy of which is available on request). RECEIVING PARTY will maintain the same level of protection for Personal Data collected from PROVIDING PARTY (and PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors and officers, as appropriate) as RECEIVING PARTY maintains with its own Personal Data, and will implement appropriate administrative, physical and technical measures to protect the personal data collected from PROVIDING PARTY and PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors and
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other officers against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alternation, unauthorized disclosure or access.
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN THIS AGREEMENT, PROVIDING PARTY HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, QUANTITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED OF THE CONTINUING BUSINESS. ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, COMMON LAW OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, QUANTITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED OF THE CONTINUING BUSINESS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY PROVIDING PARTY.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1    Indemnification.
(a)    Subject to Article IV, RECEIVING PARTY will indemnify, defend and hold harmless PROVIDING PARTY, each Subsidiary and Affiliate of PROVIDING PARTY, each of their respective past and present directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants and attorneys (“Representatives”), and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “PROVIDING PARTY Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages (as defined below) incurred or suffered by the PROVIDING PARTY Indemnified Parties arising or resulting from the provision of Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder, which Damages shall be reduced to the extent of:
(i)    Damages caused or contributed to by PROVIDING PARTY’s improper use or disclosure of the RECEIVING GROUP’s customer information, negligence, willful misconduct or violation or law; or
(ii)    Damages caused or contributed to by a breach of this Agreement by PROVIDING PARTY.
Damages” means, subject to Article IV hereof, all losses, claims, demands, damages, liabilities, judgments, dues, penalties, assessments, fines (civil, criminal or administrative), costs, liens, forfeitures, settlements, fees or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, prosecuting or defending a claim or action).
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(b)    Except as set forth in this Section 10.1(b), PROVIDING PARTY will have no liability to RECEIVING PARTY for or in connection with any of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance rendered hereunder or for any actions or omissions of PROVIDING PARTY in connection with the provision of any Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder. Subject to the provisions hereof and subject to Article IV, PROVIDING PARTY will indemnify, defend and hold harmless RECEIVING PARTY, each Subsidiary and Affiliate of RECEIVING PARTY, each of their respective past and present Representatives, and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “RECEIVING PARTY Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the RECEIVING PARTY Indemnified Parties arising or resulting from either of the following:
(i)    any claim that PROVIDING PARTY’s use of the software or other intellectual property used to provide the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance, or any results and proceeds of such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance, infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any United States patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights; provided, that such intellectual property indemnity shall not apply to the extent that any such claim arises out of any modification to such software or other intellectual property made by RECEIVING PARTY without PROVIDING PARTY’s authorization or participation, or
(ii)    PROVIDING PARTY’s (A) gross negligence, (B) willful misconduct, (C) improper use or disclosure of the RECEIVING GROUP’s customer information or (D) violations of law;
provided, that in each of the cases described in subclauses (i) through (ii) above, the amount of Damages incurred or sustained by RECEIVING PARTY shall be reduced to the extent such Damages shall have been caused or contributed to by any action or omission of RECEIVING PARTY in amounts equal to RECEIVING PARTY’s equitable share of such Damages determined in accordance with its relative culpability for such Damages or the relative fault of RECEIVING GROUP.
10.2    Indemnification Procedures.
(a)    Claim Notice. A Party that seeks indemnity under this Article X (an “Indemnified Party”) will give written notice (a “Claim Notice”) to the Party from whom indemnification is sought (an “Indemnifying Party”), whether the Damages sought arise from matters solely between the Parties or from Third Party Claims. The Claim Notice must contain a description and, if known, estimated amount (the “Claimed Amount”) of any Damages incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the Indemnified Party, (ii) a reasonable explanation of the basis for the Claim Notice to the extent of facts then known by the Indemnified Party, and (iii) a demand for payment of those Damages. No delay or deficiency on the part of the Indemnified Party in so notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability for Damages or obligations hereunder except to the extent of any Damages caused by or arising out of such failure.
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(b)    Response to Notice of Claim. Within thirty (30) days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party will deliver to the Indemnified Party a written response in which the Indemnifying Party will either: (i) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive all of the Claimed Amount, in which case, the Indemnifying Party will pay the Claimed Amount in accordance with a payment and distribution method reasonably acceptable to the Parties; or (ii) dispute that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive all or any portion of the Claimed Amount, in which case, the Parties will resort to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 1.4.
(c)    Contested Claims. In the event that the Indemnifying Party disputes the Claimed Amount, as soon as practicable but in no event later than ten (10) days after the receipt of the written response referenced in Section 10.2(b)(ii) hereof, the Parties will begin the process to resolve the matter in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of Section 1.4 hereof. Upon ultimate resolution thereof, the Parties will take such actions as are reasonably necessary to comply with such agreement or instructions.
(d)    Third Party Claims.
(i)    In the event that the Indemnified Party receives notice or otherwise learns of the assertion by a Person who is not a Party hereto or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Party hereto of any claim or the commencement of any action (a “Third-Party Claim”) with respect to which the Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification under this Article X, the Indemnified Party will give written notification to the Indemnifying Party of the Third-Party Claim. Such notification will be given within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnified Party of notice of such Third-Party Claim, will be accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation submitted by such third party (to the extent then in the possession of the Indemnified Party) and will describe in reasonable detail (to the extent known by the Indemnified Party) the facts constituting the basis for such Third-Party Claim and the amount of the claimed Damages; provided, however, that no delay or deficiency on the part of the Indemnified Party in so notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability for Damages or obligation hereunder except to the extent of any Damages caused by or arising out of such failure. Within twenty (20) days after delivery of such notification, the Indemnifying Party may, upon written notice thereof to the Indemnified Party, assume control of the defense of such Third- Party Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. During any period in which the Indemnifying Party has not so assumed control of such defense, the Indemnified Party will control such defense.
(ii)    The Party not controlling such defense (the “Non-controlling Party”) may participate therein at its own expense.
(iii)    The Party controlling such defense (the “Controlling Party”) will keep the Non-controlling Party reasonably advised of the status of such Third- Party Claim and the defense thereof and will consider in good faith
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recommendations made by the Non-controlling Party with respect thereto. The Non-controlling Party will furnish the Controlling Party with such Information as it may have with respect to such Third-Party Claim (including copies of any summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served on such Party and any written claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and will otherwise cooperate with and assist the Controlling Party in the defense of such Third-Party Claim.
(iv)    The Indemnifying Party will not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that the consent of the Indemnified Party will not be required if (A) the Indemnifying Party agrees in writing to pay any amounts payable pursuant to such settlement or judgment, and (B) such settlement or judgment includes a full, complete and unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from further liability. The Indemnified Party will not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1    Relationship of the Parties. The Parties declare and agree that each Party is engaged in a business that is independent from that of the other Party and each Party shall perform its obligations as an independent contractor. It is expressly understood and agreed that RECEIVING PARTY and PROVIDING PARTY are not partners, and nothing contained herein is intended to create an agency relationship or a partnership or joint venture with respect to the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance. Neither Party is an agent of the other and neither Party has any authority to represent or bind the other Party as to any matters, except as authorized herein or in writing by such other Party from time to time.
11.2    Employees. (a) As between the Parties, PROVIDING PARTY shall be solely responsible for payment of compensation to its employees and for its Subsidiaries’ employees and for any injury to them in the course of their employment. PROVIDING PARTY shall assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed or required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax laws with respect to such Persons.
(b)    As between the Parties, RECEIVING PARTY shall be solely responsible for payment of compensation to its employees and for its Subsidiaries’ employees and for any injury to them in the course of their employment. RECEIVING PARTY shall assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed or required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax laws with respect to such Persons.
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11.3    Assignment. Neither Party may assign, transfer or convey any right, obligation or duty, in whole or in part, or of any other interest under this Agreement relating to such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance without the prior written consent of the other Party, including any assignment, transfer or conveyance in connection with a sale of an asset to which one or more of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance relate. All obligations and duties of a Party under this Agreement shall be binding on all successors in interest and permitted assigns of such Party. Each Party may use its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or subcontractors to perform the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance; provided that such use shall not relieve such assigning Party of liability for its responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
11.4    Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall for any reason be held to be unenforceable in any respect under applicable law, such unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein.
11.5    Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement are for the benefit of the Parties and their Affiliates and not for any other Person. However, should any third party institute proceedings, this Agreement shall not provide any such Person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action, or other right.
11.6    Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO SUCH STATE’S LAWS AND PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF LAWS. Subject to Section 1.4, if any Dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by another provision of this Agreement, the Parties irrevocably (a) consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located in Jacksonville, Florida, (b) waive any objection to that choice of forum based on venue or to the effect that the forum is not convenient and (c) WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL OR ADJUDICATION BY JURY.
11.7    Executed in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same document.
11.8    Construction. The headings and numbering of articles, Sections and paragraphs in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms or affect the scope, meaning, or interpretation of this Agreement or the particular Article or Section to which they relate. This Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall not be construed or interpreted for or against any Party because that Party drafted or caused its legal representative to draft any of its provisions.
11.9    Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all attachments, constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, representations, statements, negotiations, understandings, proposals and undertakings, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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11.10    Amendments and Waivers.
(a)    The Parties may amend this Agreement only by a written agreement signed by each Party and that identifies itself as an amendment to this Agreement. No waiver of any provisions of this Agreement and no consent to any default under this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Party against whom such waiver or consent is claimed. No course of dealing or failure of any Party to strictly enforce any term, right or condition of this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of such term, right or condition. Waiver by either Party of any default by the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any other default.
11.11    Remedies Cumulative. Unless otherwise provided for under this Agreement, all rights of termination or cancellation, or other remedies set forth in this Agreement, are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of other remedies to which the injured Party may be entitled by law or equity in case of any breach or threatened breach by the other Party of any provision in this Agreement. Unless otherwise provided for under this Agreement, use of one or more remedies shall not bar use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing any provision of this Agreement.
11.12    Taxes. All charges and fees to be paid to PROVIDING PARTY under this Agreement are exclusive of any applicable taxes required by law to be collected from RECEIVING PARTY (including, without limitation, withholding, sales, use, excise, or services tax, which may be assessed on the provision of Corporate Services or Transition Assistance). In the event that a withholding, sales, use, excise, or services tax is assessed on the provision of any of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance under this Agreement, RECEIVING PARTY will pay directly, reimburse or indemnify PROVIDING PARTY for such tax, plus any applicable interest and penalties. The Parties will cooperate with each other in determining the extent to which any tax is due and owing under the circumstances, and shall provide and make available to each other any resale certificate, information regarding out-of-state use of materials, services or sale, and other exemption certificates or information reasonably requested by either Party.
11.13    Changes in Law. PROVIDING PARTY’s obligations to provide Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder are to provide such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance in accordance with applicable laws as in effect on the date of this Agreement. Each Party reserves the right to take all actions in order to ensure that the Corporate Services and Transition Assistance are provided in accordance with any applicable laws.
11.14    Effectiveness. Notwithstanding the date hereof, this Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties, acting through their authorized officers, have caused this Corporate Services Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
PROVIDING PARTY:
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:/s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:Michael L. Gravelle
Title:
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
[Signature Page – Corporate Services Agreement]


RECEIVING PARTY:
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
By:/s/ Jodi Ahlman
Name:Jodi Ahlman
Title:General Counsel & Secretary
[Signature Page – Corporate Services Agreement]
Exhibit 10.3
REVERSE CORPORATE SERVICES AGREEMENT
(F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.)
This Reverse Corporate Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of November 30, 2022, by and between F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company (“F&G” or “PROVIDING PARTY”) and Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FNF” or “RECEIVING PARTY”). F&G and FNF shall be referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.
WHEREAS, FNF and F&G have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, FNF shall distribute certain of the FNF Owned F&G Shares (as defined therein) to the holders of FNF common stock;
WHEREAS, following the Effective Time (as defined in the Separation Agreement), FNF will no longer hold, directly or indirectly, the FNF Owned F&G Shares distributed to the holders of FNF Common Stock;
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, the Parties wish to enter into this Agreement for the provision of certain corporate services by F&G and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to RECEIVING GROUP (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CORPORATE SERVICES
1.1    Corporate Services. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for the provision by PROVIDING PARTY to RECEIVING GROUP (as defined below) of various corporate services and products, as more fully described below and in Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto (the Scheduled Services, the Omitted Services, the Resumed Services and Special Projects (each as defined below), collectively, the “Corporate Services”).
(a)    Scheduled Services. PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (each as defined below), and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING GROUP all services set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) (the “Scheduled Services”) on and after the Effective Time. RECEIVING PARTY shall pay fees to PROVIDING PARTY for providing the Scheduled Services or causing the Scheduled



Services to be provided to a member of RECEIVING GROUP as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) and in accordance with Section 3.1. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person (provided that, for all purposes under this Agreement, when and with respect to the RECEIVING PARTY, “Subsidiary” shall not include F&G or any of its Subsidiaries); an “Affiliate” of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person (provided that, for all purposes under this Agreement, when and with respect to the PROVIDING PARTY, “Affiliate” shall not include FNF or any of its Subsidiaries); a “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity; and “RECEIVING GROUP” means RECEIVING PARTY and its Subsidiaries (including any other Persons when they become Subsidiaries of RECEIVING PARTY), subject to the exception set forth in Section 2.1.
(b)    Omitted Services. PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING GROUP all services that PROVIDING PARTY was performing for the business on or before the Effective Time that pertain to and are a part of Scheduled Services under Section 1.1(a), which are not expressly included in the list of Scheduled Services in Schedule 1.1(a), but are required to conduct the business (the “Omitted Services”), unless RECEIVING PARTY consents in writing to the termination of such services. Such Omitted Services shall be added to Schedule 1.1(a) and thereby become Scheduled Services, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time by the Parties. RECEIVING PARTY shall pay to PROVIDING PARTY for providing the Omitted Services (or causing the Omitted Services to be provided) hereunder fees as set forth in Section 3.1; provided, that payment of such fees by RECEIVING PARTY for the Omitted Services provided hereunder shall be retroactive to the first day such services are provided, but in no event shall RECEIVING PARTY be required to pay for any Omitted Services provided hereunder by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates prior to the Effective Time.
(c)    Resumed Services. At RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided to RECEIVING GROUP any Scheduled Service that has been terminated at RECEIVING PARTY’s request pursuant to Section 2.2(b) (the “Resumed Services”); provided, that PROVIDING PARTY shall have no obligation to provide a Resumed Service if providing such Resumed Service will have a material adverse impact on the other Corporate Services or the Transition Assistance (as defined below). Schedule 1.1(a) shall from time to time be amended to reflect the resumption of a Resumed Service and the Resumed Service shall be set forth thereon as a Scheduled Service.
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(d)    Special Projects. At RECEIVING PARTY’s written request, PROVIDING PARTY, through its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective employees, agents or contractors, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide additional corporate services that are not described in Schedule 1.1(a) and that are neither Omitted Services nor Resumed Services (“Special Projects”). RECEIVING PARTY shall submit a written request to PROVIDING PARTY specifying the nature of the Special Project and requesting an estimate of the costs applicable for such Special Project and the expected time frame for completion. PROVIDING PARTY shall respond promptly to such written request, but in no event later than twenty (20) days, with a written estimate of the cost of providing such Special Project and the expected time frame for completion (the “Cost Estimate”). If RECEIVING PARTY provides written approval of the Cost Estimate within ten (10) days after PROVIDING PARTY delivers the Cost Estimate, then within a commercially reasonable time after receipt of such written approval, PROVIDING PARTY shall begin providing the Special Project; provided, that PROVIDING PARTY shall have no obligation to provide a Special Project where, in its reasonable discretion and prior to providing the Cost Estimate, it has determined and notified RECEIVING PARTY in writing that (i) it would not be feasible to provide such Special Project, given reasonable priority to other demands on its resources and capacity both under this Agreement or otherwise or (ii) it lacks the experience or qualifications to provide such Special Project.
1.2    Provision of Corporate Services; Excused Performance.
All obligations of PROVIDING PARTY with respect to any one or more individual Corporate Services or Transition Assistance under this Agreement shall be excused to the extent and only for so long as a failure by PROVIDING PARTY with respect thereto is directly attributable to and caused specifically by a failure by RECEIVING GROUP to meet its obligations (including any performance) under that certain Corporate Services Agreement, by and between FNF and PROVIDING PARTY, dated as of the date hereof, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
1.3    Third Party Vendors; Consents.
(a)    Third Party Consents. PROVIDING PARTY shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain in effect its relationships with its licensors, vendors and service providers that are integral to the provision of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance. PROVIDING PARTY shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure any waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses required by third party licensors, vendors or service providers under existing agreements with such third parties in order to provide any Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder (“Third Party Consents”). In the event that PROVIDING PARTY is unable to procure such Third Party Consents on commercially reasonable terms, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to promptly so notify RECEIVING PARTY, and to assist RECEIVING PARTY with the transition to another licensor, vendor or service provider. If, after the Effective Time, any one or more licensors, vendors or service providers (i) terminates its contractual relationship with PROVIDING PARTY or ceases to provide the products or services associated with the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance or (ii)
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notifies PROVIDING PARTY of its desire or plan to terminate its contractual relationship with PROVIDING PARTY, then, in either case, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to so notify RECEIVING PARTY, and to assist RECEIVING PARTY with the transition to another licensor, vendor or service provider so that RECEIVING PARTY may continue to receive similar products and services.
(b)    No Transfer of Software. PROVIDING PARTY shall not be required to transfer or assign to RECEIVING PARTY any third party software licenses or any hardware owned by PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with the provision of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance or at the conclusion of the Term (as defined below).
1.4    Dispute Resolution.
(a)    Amicable Resolution. PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY mutually desire that friendly collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings connected with their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (a “Dispute”) between PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the standards of performance, delay of performance or non-performance of obligations, or payment or non-payment of fees hereunder), then the Dispute, upon written request of either Party, will be referred for resolution to the president (or similar position) of the division implicated by the matter for each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY, which presidents will have fifteen (15) days to resolve such Dispute. If the presidents of the relevant divisions for each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY do not agree to a resolution of such Dispute within fifteen (15) days after the reference of the matter to them, such presidents of the relevant divisions will refer such matter to the president of each of PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY for final resolution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.4, any amendment to the terms of this Agreement may only be effected in accordance with Section 11.10.
(b)    Arbitration. In the event that the Dispute is not resolved in a friendly manner as set forth in Section 1.4(a), either Party involved in the Dispute may submit the dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 1.4(b). All Disputes submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section 1.4(b) shall be resolved in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, unless the Parties involved mutually agree to utilize an alternate set of rules, in which event all references herein to the American Arbitration Association shall be deemed modified accordingly. Expedited rules shall apply regardless of the amount at issue. Arbitration proceedings hereunder may be initiated by either Party making a written request to the American Arbitration Association, together with any appropriate filing fee, at the office of the American Arbitration Association in Orlando, Florida. All arbitration proceedings shall be held in the city of Jacksonville, Florida in a location to be specified by the arbitrators (or any place agreed to by the Parties and the arbitrators). The arbitration shall be by a single qualified arbitrator experienced in the matters at issue, such arbitrator to be mutually
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agreed upon by PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY. If PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY fail to agree on an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after notice of commencement of arbitration, the American Arbitration Association shall, upon the request of either Party to the Dispute, appoint the arbitrator. Any order or determination of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding upon the Parties to the arbitration as to matters submitted and may be enforced by either Party to the Dispute in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter or over either Party. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such arbitration proceeding (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be borne by the Party incurring such costs. The use of any alternative dispute resolution procedures hereunder will not be construed under the doctrines of laches, waiver or estoppel to affect adversely the rights of either Party.
(c)    Non-Exclusive Remedy. Nothing in this Section 1.4 will prevent either PROVIDING PARTY or RECEIVING PARTY from immediately seeking injunctive or interim relief in the event (i) of any actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Article VIII or (ii) that the Dispute relates to, or involves a claim of, actual or threatened infringement of intellectual property. All such actions for injunctive or interim relief shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 11.6. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement, and further remedies may be pursued in accordance with Section 1.4(a) and Section 1.4(b) above.
(d)    Commencement of Dispute Resolution Procedure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY and RECEIVING PARTY, but none of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, are entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, whether pursuant to this Section 1.4 or otherwise, and each Party will cause its respective Affiliates not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such Party as provided in this Section 1.4(d).
(e)    Compensation. RECEIVING PARTY shall continue to make all payments due and owing under Article III for Corporate Services and Transition Assistance not the subject of a Dispute and shall not off-set such fees by the amount of fees for Corporate Services or Transition Assistance that are the subject of the Dispute.
1.5    Standard of Services.
(a)    General Standard. PROVIDING PARTY shall perform the Corporate Services and Transition Assistance for RECEIVING GROUP in a professional, timely and competent manner, using standards of performance consistent with its performance of such services for itself during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Effective Time.
(b)    Disaster Recovery. During the Term, PROVIDING PARTY shall maintain a disaster recovery program for the Corporate Services and Transition Assistance substantially consistent with the disaster recovery program in place for such Corporate Services and Transition Assistance as of the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, the disaster recovery program maintained by PROVIDING PARTY will not include a business continuity program.
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(c)    Shortfall in Services. If RECEIVING PARTY provides PROVIDING PARTY with written notice (“Shortfall Notice”) setting forth in reasonable detail the occurrence of any Significant Service Shortfall (as defined below), as determined by RECEIVING PARTY in good faith, PROVIDING PARTY shall rectify such Significant Service Shortfall as soon as reasonably practicable. For purposes of this Section 1.5(c), a “Significant Service Shortfall” shall be deemed to have occurred if the timing or quality of performance of Corporate Services or Transition Assistance provided by PROVIDING PARTY hereunder falls below the standard required by Section 1.5(a) hereof; provided that PROVIDING PARTY’s obligations under this Agreement shall be relieved to the extent, and for the duration of, any force majeure event as set forth in Article V.
1.6    Response Time. PROVIDING PARTY shall respond to and resolve any problems in connection with the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance for RECEIVING GROUP within a commercially reasonable period of time, using response and proposed resolution times consistent with its response and resolution of such problems for itself.
1.7    Ownership of Materials; Results and Proceeds. All data and information submitted to PROVIDING PARTY by RECEIVING GROUP, in connection with the Corporate Services or the Transition Assistance (the “RECEIVING GROUP Data”), and all results and proceeds of the Corporate Services and the Transition Assistance with regard to the RECEIVING GROUP Data, is and will remain, as between the Parties, the property of RECEIVING GROUP and subject to the provisions of Article VIII.
ARTICLE II
TERM AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
2.1    Term. The term (the “Term”) of this Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue until the earliest of:
(i)    the date on which the last of the Corporate Services under this Agreement is terminated,
(ii)    the date on which the last of the Transition Assistance under this Agreement is terminated, and
(iii)    the date on which this Agreement is terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties,
whichever is earlier (in any case, the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that, with respect to any Person that ceases to be a member of the RECEIVING GROUP prior to the Termination Date, subject to Section 7.2, the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Person shall terminate effective as of the date that such Person ceases to be a member of RECEIVING GROUP.
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2.2    Termination.
(a)    Thirty (30) Day Extension. If (i) RECEIVING GROUP is not able to complete its transition of the Corporate Services or (ii) the Transition Assistance is not completed, in either case, by the Termination Date, then upon written notice provided to PROVIDING PARTY at least thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall have the right to request and cause PROVIDING PARTY to provide up to thirty (30) days of additional Corporate Services and/or Transition Assistance, as applicable, to RECEIVING GROUP; provided, that RECEIVING PARTY shall pay for all such additional Corporate Services and/or Transition Assistance, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement.
(b)    Early Termination. If RECEIVING PARTY wishes to terminate a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (or a portion thereof) on a date that is earlier than the Termination Date, RECEIVING PARTY shall provide written notice (the “Termination Notice”) to PROVIDING PARTY of a proposed termination date for such Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (or portion thereof), at least ninety (90) days prior to such proposed termination date. Within ten (10) days of the date on which the Termination Notice was received, then, effective on the termination date proposed by RECEIVING PARTY in its Termination Notice, such Corporate Service or Transition Assistance (or portion thereof) shall be discontinued (thereafter, a “Discontinued Service”) and deemed deleted from the Scheduled Services to be provided hereunder and thereafter, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect with respect to the Discontinued Service (or portion thereof), except as to obligations accrued prior to the date of discontinuation of such Corporate Service (or portion thereof). Upon the occurrence of any Discontinued Service, the Parties shall promptly update Schedule 1.1(a) to reflect the discontinuation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at any time that employees of PROVIDING PARTY or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates are transferred to a department within RECEIVING GROUP or its Affiliates (an “Employee Shift”), a proportional portion of the relevant Corporate Service or Transition Assistance shall be deemed automatically terminated. If a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance, or portion thereof, is terminated as a result of an Employee Shift, then such termination shall take effect as of the date of the Employee Shift.
(c)    Termination of All Services. If all Corporate Services and Transition Services shall have been terminated under this Section 2.2 prior to the expiration of the Term, then either Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party, which termination shall be effective upon delivery as provided in Section 6.1.
2.3    Transition Assistance. In preparation for the discontinuation of any Corporate Service provided under this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY shall, consistent with its obligations to provide Corporate Services hereunder and with the cooperation and assistance of RECEIVING GROUP, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such knowledge transfer services and to take such steps as are reasonably required in order to facilitate a smooth and efficient transition and/or migration of records to RECEIVING PARTY or its Affiliates (or at RECEIVING PARTY’s direction, to a third party) and responsibilities so as to minimize any
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disruption of services (“Transition Assistance”). RECEIVING GROUP shall cooperate with PROVIDING PARTY to allow PROVIDING PARTY to complete the Transition Assistance as early as is commercially reasonable to do so. Fees for any Transition Assistance shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.1.
2.4    Return of Materials. As a Corporate Service or Transition Assistance is terminated, each Party will return all materials and property owned by the other Party, including, without limitation, all RECEIVING GROUP Data, if any, and materials and property of a proprietary nature involving a Party or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates relevant to the provision or receipt of that Corporate Service or Transition Assistance and no longer needed regarding the performance of other Corporate Services or other Transition Assistance under this Agreement, and will do so (and will cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to do so) within thirty (30) days after the applicable termination. Upon the end of the Term, each Party will return all material and property of a proprietary nature involving the other Party or its Subsidiaries, in its possession or control (or the possession or control of an Affiliate as a result of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance provided hereunder) within thirty (30) days after the end of the Term. In addition, upon RECEIVING PARTY’s request, PROVIDING PARTY agrees to provide to RECEIVING PARTY copies of RECEIVING GROUP’s Data, files and records on magnetic media, or such other media as the Parties shall agree upon, to the extent practicable. PROVIDING PARTY may retain archival copies of RECEIVING GROUP’s Data, files and records and all such Data, files and records so retained shall continue to be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
COMPENSATION AND PAYMENTS
3.1    Compensation for Corporate Services and Transition Assistance.
(a)    In accordance with the payment terms described in Section 3.2 below, RECEIVING GROUP agrees to timely pay PROVIDING PARTY, as compensation for the Corporate Services and the Transition Assistance provided hereunder, fees in an amount equal to PROVIDING PARTY’s cost of such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance, as the case may be, plus the cost of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the provision of such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance. In the case of employee costs, such fees shall include a ten percent (10%) markup in lieu of PROVIDING PARTY being reimbursed for employee expenses.
(b)    Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that RECEIVING PARTY is also obligated to pay, or reimburse PROVIDING PARTY for its payment of, all Out of Pocket Costs (as defined below); provided, however, that the incurrence of any liability by RECEIVING GROUP for any Out of Pocket Cost (as defined below) that requires the payment by RECEIVING GROUP of more than $10,000, on an annualized basis, shall require the subsequent approval of the chief financial officer of RECEIVING PARTY (or his/her designee) after his/her receipt of the Monthly Summary Statement (as defined in Section 3.2) provided to RECEIVING PARTY for the calendar month in which the Out of Pocket Cost was incurred or paid by PROVIDING PARTY on behalf of RECEIVING PARTY. PROVIDING PARTY shall
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use commercially reasonable efforts to not incur Out of Pocket Costs that are inconsistent with the type of Out of Pocket Costs incurred under past practices with the applicable Scheduled Service. If (x) PROVIDING PARTY has not obtained the prior approval of the chief financial officer of RECEIVING GROUP before incurring or paying any Out of Pocket Cost that exceeds $10,000 on an annualized basis, and (y) after receiving and reviewing the applicable Monthly Summary Statement, the chief financial officer of RECEIVING PARTY (or his/her designee) has not expressly approved the Out of Pocket Cost in question, then RECEIVING PARTY shall be entitled to dispute the Out of Pocket Cost until the close of the next audit cycle, provided that if PROVIDING PARTY disagrees with RECEIVING PARTY's dispute of the Out of Pocket Cost, then PROVIDING PARTY shall be entitled to exercise its rights under the dispute resolution provisions set forth in Section 1.4. For purposes hereof, the term “Out of Pocket Costs” means all fees, costs or other expenses paid by PROVIDING PARTY to third parties that are not Affiliates of PROVIDING PARTY in connection with the Corporate Services provided hereunder; and the term “Out of Pocket Cost” means any Out of Pocket Cost incurred after the Effective Time that is not a continuation of services provided to RECEIVING GROUP in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and for which RECEIVING GROUP had paid or reimbursed a portion thereof prior to the Effective Time.
3.2    Payment Terms; Monthly Summary Statements. Within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, PROVIDING PARTY shall prepare and deliver to the chief financial officer (or his designee) of RECEIVING PARTY a monthly summary statement (each a “Monthly Summary Statement”) setting forth all of the costs owing by the RECEIVING PARTY to the PROVIDING PARTY, including all fees for Corporate Services and Transition Assistance, as calculated in accordance with Section 3.1, and such other information as RECEIVING PARTY may reasonably request. The specific form of the Monthly Summary Statement shall be as agreed to between the Parties from time to time, acting with commercial reasonableness.
3.3    Audit Rights. Upon reasonable advance notice from RECEIVING PARTY, PROVIDING PARTY shall permit RECEIVING PARTY to perform annual audits of PROVIDING PARTY’s records only with respect to fees invoiced and Out of Pocket Costs invoiced pursuant to this Article III. Such audits shall be conducted during PROVIDING PARTY’s regular office hours and without disruption to PROVIDING PARTY’s business operations and shall be performed at RECEIVING PARTY’s sole expense.
ARTICLE IV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
4.1    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY FOR A CLAIM ASSERTED BY THE OTHER PARTY BASED ON BREACH OF ANY COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERTAKING REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE FEES PAYABLE BY RECEIVING PARTY TO PROVIDING PARTY DURING THE TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD PRECEDING THE BREACH FOR THE PARTICULAR CORPORATE SERVICE OR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE AFFECTED BY SUCH BREACH UNDER THIS AGREEMENT; PROVIDED THAT SUCH
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LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIMS BASED ON A PARTY’S (A) GROSS NEGLIGENCE, (B) WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, (C) IMPROPER USE OR DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION, (D) VIOLATIONS OF LAW, OR (E) INFRINGEMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A PERSON WHO IS NOT A PARTY HERETO OR A SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF A PARTY HERETO.
4.2    DAMAGES. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT TO THE EXTENT AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY UNDER ARTICLE X IS REQUIRED TO PAY ANY SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, COLLATERAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT A PARTY OR A SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH A THIRD PARTY CLAIM, SUCH DAMAGES WILL CONSTITUTE DIRECT DAMAGES AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE IV.
ARTICLE V
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither Party shall be held liable for any delay or failure in performance of any part of this Agreement from any cause beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, including, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, terrorist acts, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, nuclear accidents, floods, strikes, terrorism and power blackouts. Promptly following the occurrence of a condition described in this Article, the Party whose performance is prevented shall give written notice to the other Party, and the Parties shall promptly confer, in good faith, to agree upon equitable, reasonable action to minimize the impact, on both Parties, of such conditions.
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES AND DEMANDS
6.1    Notices. Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement (including Schedule 1.1(a)), all notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by a nationally-recognized overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) or (iii) sent by electronic transmission (including email), provided that receipt of such electronic transmission is promptly
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confirmed by telephone), in each case to the Parties at the following addresses or email (or as shall be specified by like notice):
If to PROVIDING PARTY, to:
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
801 Grand Ave. Suite 2600
Des Moines, IA 50309
Email: Jodi.Ahlman@fglife.com
Attention: General Counsel & Secretary
If to RECEIVING PARTY, to:
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
1701 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
Email: mgravelle@fnf.com
Attention: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
    Any notice, request, claim, demand or other communication given as provided above shall be deemed received by the receiving Party (i) upon actual receipt, if delivered personally; (ii) on the next Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by a nationally-recognized overnight courier; or (iii) upon confirmation of successful transmission if sent by email (provided that if given by email, such notice, request, claim, demand or other communication shall be followed up within one Business Day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other methods described herein).
ARTICLE VII
REMEDIES
7.1    Remedies Upon Material Breach. In the event of material breach of any provision of this Agreement by a Party, the non-defaulting Party shall give the defaulting Party written notice thereof, and:
(a)    If such breach is for RECEIVING PARTY’s non-payment of an amount that is not in dispute, the defaulting Party shall cure the breach within thirty (30) calendar days of such notice and such amount not in dispute shall include an amount of interest equal to two and a half (2.5%) per annum above the “3-Month LIBOR Rate” as announced in the “Money Rates” section of the most recent edition of the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal on the day prior to the notice of non-payment being sent, which interest rate shall change as and when the “3-Month LIBOR Rate” changes. If the defaulting Party does not cure such breach by such date, then the defaulting Party shall pay the non-defaulting Party the undisputed amount, any interest that has accrued hereunder through the expiration of the cure period plus an additional amount of
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interest equal to four percent (4%) per annum above the “prime rate” as announced in the “Money Rates” section of the most recent edition of the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal prior to the date of payment, which interest rate shall change as and when the “prime rate” changes. The Parties agree that this rate of interest constitutes reasonable liquidated damages and not an unenforceable penalty.
(b)    If such breach is for any other material failure to perform in accordance with this Agreement, the defaulting Party shall cure such breach within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of such notice. If the defaulting Party does not cure such breach within such period, then the defaulting Party shall pay the non-defaulting Party all of the non-defaulting Party’s actual damages, subject to Article IV above.
7.2    Survival Upon Expiration or Termination. The provisions of Section 1.4 (Dispute Resolution), Section 2.4 (Return of Materials), Article IV (Limitation of Liability), Article VI (Notices and Demands), this Section 7.2, Article VIII (Confidentiality), Article X (Indemnification) and Article XI (Miscellaneous) shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both Parties.
ARTICLE VIII
CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1    Confidential Information. Each Party shall use at least the same standard of care in the protection of Confidential Information of the other Party as it uses to protect its own confidential or proprietary information; provided that such Confidential Information shall be protected in at least a reasonable manner. For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to each Party, “Confidential Information” includes all confidential or proprietary information and documentation of the other Party, including the terms of this Agreement, and all of the other Party’s software, data, financial information all reports, exhibits and other documentation prepared by any of the other Party’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in each case, to the extent provided or made available under, or in furtherance of, this Agreement. Each Party shall use the Confidential Information of the other Party only in connection with the purposes of this Agreement and shall make such Confidential Information available only to its employees, subcontractors, or agents having a “need to know” with respect to such purpose. Each Party shall advise its respective employees, subcontractors, and agents of such Party’s obligations under this Agreement. The obligations in this Section 8.1 will not restrict disclosure by a Party of Confidential Information of the other Party pursuant to applicable law, or by order or request of any court or government agency; provided that prior to such disclosure the Party making such disclosure shall (at the other Party’s sole cost and expense), if legally permitted and reasonably practicable, (a) promptly give notice to the other Party, (b) cooperate with the other Party with respect to taking steps to respond to or narrow the scope of such order or request and (c) only provide such information as is required by law, court order or a final, non-appealable ruling of a court of proper jurisdiction. Confidential Information of a Party will not be afforded the protection of this Article VIII if such Confidential Information was (A) developed by the other Party independently as shown by its written business records regularly kept, (B) rightfully obtained by the other Party without restriction from a third party, (C) publicly available other
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than through the fault or negligence of the other Party or (D) released by the Party that owns or has the rights to the Confidential Information without restriction to anyone.
8.2    Work Product Privilege. RECEIVING PARTY represents and PROVIDING PARTY acknowledges that, in the course of providing Corporate Services or Transition Assistance pursuant to this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY may have access to (a) documents, data, databases or communications that are subject to attorney client privilege and/or (b) privileged work product prepared by or on behalf of the Affiliates of RECEIVING PARTY in anticipation of litigation with third parties (collectively, the “Privileged Work Product”) and RECEIVING PARTY represents and PROVIDING PARTY understands that all Privileged Work Product is protected from disclosure by Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the equivalent rules and regulations under the law chosen to govern the construction of this Agreement. RECEIVING PARTY represents and PROVIDING PARTY understands the importance of maintaining the strict confidentiality of the Privileged Work Product to protect the attorney client privilege, work product doctrine and other privileges and rights associated with such Privileged Work Product pursuant to such Rule 26 and the equivalent rules and regulations under the law chosen to govern the construction of this Agreement. After PROVIDING PARTY is notified or otherwise becomes aware that documents, data, databases, or communications are Privileged Work Product, only PROVIDING PARTY personnel for whom such access is necessary for the purposes of providing Services to RECEIVING PARTY as provided in this Agreement shall have access to such Privileged Work Product. Should PROVIDING PARTY ever be notified of any judicial or other proceeding seeking to obtain access to Privileged Work Product, PROVIDING PARTY shall, if legally permitted and reasonably practicable, (A) promptly give notice to RECEIVING GROUP, (B) cooperate with RECEIVING PARTY in challenging the right to such access and (C) only provide such information as is required by a court order or a final, non-appealable ruling of a court of proper jurisdiction. RECEIVING PARTY shall pay all of the costs and expenses incurred by PROVIDING PARTY in complying with the immediately preceding sentence. RECEIVING PARTY has the right and duty to represent PROVIDING PARTY in such challenge or to select and compensate counsel to so represent PROVIDING PARTY or to reimburse PROVIDING PARTY for reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses as such fees and expenses are incurred in challenging such access. If PROVIDING PARTY is ultimately required, pursuant to a court order or a final, non-appealable ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction, to produce documents, disclose data, or otherwise act in contravention of the confidentiality obligations imposed in this Article VIII, or otherwise with respect to maintaining the confidentiality, proprietary nature, and secrecy of Privileged Work Product, PROVIDING PARTY is not liable for breach of such obligation to the extent such liability does not result from failure of PROVIDING PARTY to abide by the terms of this Article VIII. All Privileged Work Product is the property of RECEIVING GROUP and will be deemed Confidential Information, except as specifically authorized in this Agreement or as shall be required by law.
8.3    Unauthorized Acts. Each Party shall (a) notify the other Party promptly upon becoming aware of any unauthorized possession, use, or knowledge of the other Party’s Confidential Information by any Person, any attempt by any Person to gain possession of such Confidential Information without authorization or any attempt to use or acquire knowledge of
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any such Confidential Information without authorization (collectively, “Unauthorized Access”), (b) promptly furnish the other Party with reasonable detail of the Unauthorized Access and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other Party in investigating or preventing the reoccurrence of any Unauthorized Access, (c) cooperate with the other Party in any litigation and investigation against third parties deemed necessary by such Party to protect its proprietary rights, and (d) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent a reoccurrence of any such Unauthorized Access.
8.4    Publicity. Except as required by law or national stock exchange rule, neither Party shall issue any press release, distribute any advertising, or make any public announcement or disclosure (a) identifying the other Party by name, trademark or otherwise or (b) concerning this Agreement without the other Party’s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in the event either Party is required to issue a press release relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by the laws or regulations of any governmental authority, agency or self-regulatory agency, such Party shall, to the extent legally permissible and reasonably practicable, (A) give notice and a copy of the proposed press release to the other Party as far in advance as reasonably possible and (B) make any changes to such press release reasonably requested by the other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, RECEIVING GROUP shall be permitted under this Agreement to communicate the existence of the business relationship contemplated by the terms of this Agreement internally within PROVIDING PARTY’s organization and orally and in writing communicate PROVIDING PARTY’s identity as a reference with potential and existing customers.
8.5    Data Privacy. (a) Where, in connection with this Agreement, PROVIDING PARTY processes or stores information about a living individual that is held in automatically processable form (for example in a computerized database) or in a structured manual filing system (“Personal Data”), on behalf of RECEIVING GROUP or its clients, then PROVIDING PARTY shall implement appropriate measures to protect those personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access and shall use such data solely for purposes of carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.
(b)    RECEIVING GROUP may, in connection with this Agreement, collect Personal Data in relation to PROVIDING PARTY and PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors and other officers involved in providing Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder. Such Personal Data may be collected from PROVIDING PARTY, its employees, its directors, its officers, or from other (for example, published) sources; and some limited personal data may be collected indirectly at RECEIVING GROUP’s locations from monitoring devices or by other means (e.g., telephone logs, closed circuit TV and door entry systems). Nothing in this Section 8.5(b) obligates PROVIDING PARTY or PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors or officers to provide Personal Data requested by RECEIVING PARTY. RECEIVING GROUP may use and disclose any such data disclosed by PROVIDING PARTY solely for purposes connected with this Agreement and for the relevant purposes specified in the data privacy policy of RECEIVING GROUP or any Affiliate of RECEIVING GROUP (a copy of which is available on request). RECEIVING PARTY will maintain the same level of protection for Personal Data collected from PROVIDING PARTY (and PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors and
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officers, as appropriate) as RECEIVING PARTY maintains with its own Personal Data, and will implement appropriate administrative, physical and technical measures to protect the personal data collected from PROVIDING PARTY and PROVIDING PARTY’s employees, directors and other officers against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alternation, unauthorized disclosure or access.
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS EXPRESSLY MADE IN THIS AGREEMENT, PROVIDING PARTY HAS NOT MADE AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, QUANTITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED OF THE CONTINUING BUSINESS. ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, COMMON LAW OR OTHERWISE, OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, QUANTITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED OF THE CONTINUING BUSINESS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY PROVIDING PARTY.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1    Indemnification.
(a)    Subject to Article IV, RECEIVING PARTY will indemnify, defend and hold harmless PROVIDING PARTY, each Subsidiary and Affiliate of PROVIDING PARTY, each of their respective past and present directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants and attorneys (“Representatives”), and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “PROVIDING PARTY Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages (as defined below) incurred or suffered by the PROVIDING PARTY Indemnified Parties arising or resulting from the provision of Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder, which Damages shall be reduced to the extent of:
(i)    Damages caused or contributed to by PROVIDING PARTY’s improper use or disclosure of the RECEIVING GROUP’s customer information, negligence, willful misconduct or violation or law; or
(ii)    Damages caused or contributed to by a breach of this Agreement by PROVIDING PARTY.
Damages” means, subject to Article IV hereof, all losses, claims, demands, damages, liabilities, judgments, dues, penalties, assessments, fines (civil, criminal or administrative), costs,
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liens, forfeitures, settlements, fees or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, prosecuting or defending a claim or action).
(b)    Except as set forth in this Section 10.1(b), PROVIDING PARTY will have no liability to RECEIVING PARTY for or in connection with any of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance rendered hereunder or for any actions or omissions of PROVIDING PARTY in connection with the provision of any Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder. Subject to the provisions hereof and subject to Article IV, PROVIDING PARTY will indemnify, defend and hold harmless RECEIVING PARTY, each Subsidiary and Affiliate of RECEIVING PARTY, each of their respective past and present Representatives, and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns (collectively, the “RECEIVING PARTY Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the RECEIVING PARTY Indemnified Parties arising or resulting from either of the following:
(i)    any claim that PROVIDING PARTY’s use of the software or other intellectual property used to provide the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance, or any results and proceeds of such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance, infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates any United States patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights; provided, that such intellectual property indemnity shall not apply to the extent that any such claim arises out of any modification to such software or other intellectual property made by RECEIVING PARTY without PROVIDING PARTY’s authorization or participation, or
(ii)    PROVIDING PARTY’s (A) gross negligence, (B) willful misconduct, (C) improper use or disclosure of the RECEIVING GROUP’s customer information or (D) violations of law;
provided, that in each of the cases described in subclauses (i) through (ii) above, the amount of Damages incurred or sustained by RECEIVING PARTY shall be reduced to the extent such Damages shall have been caused or contributed to by any action or omission of RECEIVING PARTY in amounts equal to RECEIVING PARTY’s equitable share of such Damages determined in accordance with its relative culpability for such Damages or the relative fault of RECEIVING GROUP.
10.2    Indemnification Procedures.
(a)    Claim Notice. A Party that seeks indemnity under this Article X (an “Indemnified Party”) will give written notice (a “Claim Notice”) to the Party from whom indemnification is sought (an “Indemnifying Party”), whether the Damages sought arise from matters solely between the Parties or from Third Party Claims. The Claim Notice must contain a description and, if known, estimated amount (the “Claimed Amount”) of any Damages incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the Indemnified Party, (ii) a reasonable explanation of the basis for the Claim Notice to the extent of facts then known by the Indemnified Party, and (iii) a demand for payment of those Damages. No delay or deficiency on the part of the
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Indemnified Party in so notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability for Damages or obligations hereunder except to the extent of any Damages caused by or arising out of such failure.
(b)    Response to Notice of Claim. Within thirty (30) days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party will deliver to the Indemnified Party a written response in which the Indemnifying Party will either: (i) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive all of the Claimed Amount, in which case, the Indemnifying Party will pay the Claimed Amount in accordance with a payment and distribution method reasonably acceptable to the Parties; or (ii) dispute that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive all or any portion of the Claimed Amount, in which case, the Parties will resort to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 1.4.
(c)    Contested Claims. In the event that the Indemnifying Party disputes the Claimed Amount, as soon as practicable but in no event later than ten (10) days after the receipt of the written response referenced in Section 10.2(b)(ii) hereof, the Parties will begin the process to resolve the matter in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of Section 1.4 hereof. Upon ultimate resolution thereof, the Parties will take such actions as are reasonably necessary to comply with such agreement or instructions.
(d)    Third Party Claims.
(i)    In the event that the Indemnified Party receives notice or otherwise learns of the assertion by a Person who is not a Party hereto or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Party hereto of any claim or the commencement of any action (a “Third-Party Claim”) with respect to which the Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification under this Article X, the Indemnified Party will give written notification to the Indemnifying Party of the Third-Party Claim. Such notification will be given within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnified Party of notice of such Third-Party Claim, will be accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation submitted by such third party (to the extent then in the possession of the Indemnified Party) and will describe in reasonable detail (to the extent known by the Indemnified Party) the facts constituting the basis for such Third-Party Claim and the amount of the claimed Damages; provided, however, that no delay or deficiency on the part of the Indemnified Party in so notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability for Damages or obligation hereunder except to the extent of any Damages caused by or arising out of such failure. Within twenty (20) days after delivery of such notification, the Indemnifying Party may, upon written notice thereof to the Indemnified Party, assume control of the defense of such Third- Party Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. During any period in which the Indemnifying Party has not so assumed control of such defense, the Indemnified Party will control such defense.
(ii)    The Party not controlling such defense (the “Non-controlling Party”) may participate therein at its own expense.
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(iii)    The Party controlling such defense (the “Controlling Party”) will keep the Non-controlling Party reasonably advised of the status of such Third- Party Claim and the defense thereof and will consider in good faith recommendations made by the Non-controlling Party with respect thereto. The Non-controlling Party will furnish the Controlling Party with such Information as it may have with respect to such Third-Party Claim (including copies of any summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served on such Party and any written claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and will otherwise cooperate with and assist the Controlling Party in the defense of such Third-Party Claim.
(iv)    The Indemnifying Party will not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that the consent of the Indemnified Party will not be required if (A) the Indemnifying Party agrees in writing to pay any amounts payable pursuant to such settlement or judgment, and (B) such settlement or judgment includes a full, complete and unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from further liability. The Indemnified Party will not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1    Relationship of the Parties. The Parties declare and agree that each Party is engaged in a business that is independent from that of the other Party and each Party shall perform its obligations as an independent contractor. It is expressly understood and agreed that RECEIVING PARTY and PROVIDING PARTY are not partners, and nothing contained herein is intended to create an agency relationship or a partnership or joint venture with respect to the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance. Neither Party is an agent of the other and neither Party has any authority to represent or bind the other Party as to any matters, except as authorized herein or in writing by such other Party from time to time.
11.2    Employees. (a) As between the Parties, PROVIDING PARTY shall be solely responsible for payment of compensation to its employees and for its Subsidiaries’ employees and for any injury to them in the course of their employment. PROVIDING PARTY shall assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed or required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax laws with respect to such Persons.
(b)    As between the Parties, RECEIVING PARTY shall be solely responsible for payment of compensation to its employees and for its Subsidiaries’ employees and for any injury to them in the course of their employment. RECEIVING PARTY shall assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed or
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required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax laws with respect to such Persons.
11.3    Assignment. Neither Party may assign, transfer or convey any right, obligation or duty, in whole or in part, or of any other interest under this Agreement relating to such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance without the prior written consent of the other Party, including any assignment, transfer or conveyance in connection with a sale of an asset to which one or more of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance relate. All obligations and duties of a Party under this Agreement shall be binding on all successors in interest and permitted assigns of such Party. Each Party may use its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or subcontractors to perform the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance; provided that such use shall not relieve such assigning Party of liability for its responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
11.4    Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall for any reason be held to be unenforceable in any respect under applicable law, such unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained herein.
11.5    Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement are for the benefit of the Parties and their Affiliates and not for any other Person. However, should any third party institute proceedings, this Agreement shall not provide any such Person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action, or other right.
11.6    Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO SUCH STATE’S LAWS AND PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF LAWS. Subject to Section 1.4, if any Dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by another provision of this Agreement, the Parties irrevocably (a) consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located in Jacksonville, Florida, (b) waive any objection to that choice of forum based on venue or to the effect that the forum is not convenient and (c) WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL OR ADJUDICATION BY JURY.
11.7    Executed in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same document.
11.8    Construction. The headings and numbering of articles, Sections and paragraphs in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms or affect the scope, meaning, or interpretation of this Agreement or the particular Article or Section to which they relate. This Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall not be construed or interpreted for or against any Party because that Party drafted or caused its legal representative to draft any of its provisions.
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11.9    Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all attachments, constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements, representations, statements, negotiations, understandings, proposals and undertakings, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
11.10    Amendments and Waivers.
(a)    The Parties may amend this Agreement only by a written agreement signed by each Party and that identifies itself as an amendment to this Agreement. No waiver of any provisions of this Agreement and no consent to any default under this Agreement shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Party against whom such waiver or consent is claimed. No course of dealing or failure of any Party to strictly enforce any term, right or condition of this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of such term, right or condition. Waiver by either Party of any default by the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any other default.
11.11    Remedies Cumulative. Unless otherwise provided for under this Agreement, all rights of termination or cancellation, or other remedies set forth in this Agreement, are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of other remedies to which the injured Party may be entitled by law or equity in case of any breach or threatened breach by the other Party of any provision in this Agreement. Unless otherwise provided for under this Agreement, use of one or more remedies shall not bar use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing any provision of this Agreement.
11.12    Taxes. All charges and fees to be paid to PROVIDING PARTY under this Agreement are exclusive of any applicable taxes required by law to be collected from RECEIVING PARTY (including, without limitation, withholding, sales, use, excise, or services tax, which may be assessed on the provision of Corporate Services or Transition Assistance). In the event that a withholding, sales, use, excise, or services tax is assessed on the provision of any of the Corporate Services or Transition Assistance under this Agreement, RECEIVING PARTY will pay directly, reimburse or indemnify PROVIDING PARTY for such tax, plus any applicable interest and penalties. The Parties will cooperate with each other in determining the extent to which any tax is due and owing under the circumstances, and shall provide and make available to each other any resale certificate, information regarding out-of-state use of materials, services or sale, and other exemption certificates or information reasonably requested by either Party.
11.13    Changes in Law. PROVIDING PARTY’s obligations to provide Corporate Services or Transition Assistance hereunder are to provide such Corporate Services or Transition Assistance in accordance with applicable laws as in effect on the date of this Agreement. Each Party reserves the right to take all actions in order to ensure that the Corporate Services and Transition Assistance are provided in accordance with any applicable laws.
11.14    Effectiveness. Notwithstanding the date hereof, this Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties, acting through their authorized officers, have caused this Reverse Corporate Services Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
PROVIDING PARTY:
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
By:/s/ Jodi Ahlman
Name:Jodi Ahlman
Title:General Counsel & Secretary
[Signature Page - Reverse Corporate Services Agreement]


RECEIVING PARTY:
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
By:/s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:Michael L. Gravelle
Title:Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
[Signature Page - Reverse Corporate Services Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4

F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1. Establishment, Objectives, and Duration
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1.1.    Establishment of the Plan..
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1.2.    Objectives of the Plan.
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1.3.    Duration of the Plan..
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Article 2. Definitions
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Article 3. Administration
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3.1.    The Committee..
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3.2.    Authority of the Committee.
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3.3.    Decisions Binding..
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Article 4. Shares Subject to the Plan; ISO Limit; and Anti-Dilution Adjustments
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4.1.    Number of Shares Available for Grants.
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4.2.    Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards.
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Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
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5.1.    Eligibility.
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5.2.    Actual Participation
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Article 6. Options
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6.1.    Grant of Options
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6.2.    Award Agreement.
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6.3.    Exercise Price.
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6.4.    Duration of Options.
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6.5.    Exercise of Options.
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6.6.    Payment.
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6.7.    Restrictions on Share Transferability.
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6.8.    Dividend Equivalents..
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6.9.    Termination of Employment or Service.
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6.10.    Nontransferability of Options.
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Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights
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7.1.    Grant of SARs.
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7.2.    Exercise of Tandem SARs.
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7.3.    Exercise of Freestanding SARs.
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7.4.    Award Agreement..
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7.5.    Term of SARs.
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7.6.    Payment of SAR Amount.
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7.7.    Dividend Equivalents..
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7.8.    Termination of Employment or Service..
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7.9.    Nontransferability of SARs..
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Article 8. Restricted Stock
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8.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock.
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8.2.    Award Agreement..
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8.3.    Other Restrictions..
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8.4.    Removal of Restrictions..
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8.5.    Voting Rights.
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8.6.    Dividends and Other Distributions..
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8.7.    Termination of Employment or Service.
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8.8.    Nontransferability of Restricted Stock
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Article 9. Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares
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9.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares..
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9.2.    Award Agreement..
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9.3.    Form and Timing of Payment.
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9.4.    Voting Rights..
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9.5.    Dividend Equivalents.
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9.6.    Termination of Employment or Service..
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9.7.    Nontransferability..
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Article 10. Performance Units
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10.1.    Grant of Performance Units..
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10.2.    Award Agreement..
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10.3.    Value of Performance Units..
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10.4.    Form and Timing of Payment.
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10.5.    Dividend Equivalents.
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10.6.    Termination of Employment or Service..
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10.7.    Nontransferability.
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Article 11. Other Awards
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11.1.    Grant of Other Awards..
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11.2.    Payment of Other Awards
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11.3.    Termination of Employment or Service..
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11.4.    Nontransferability.
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Article 12. Replacement Awards
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Article 13. Performance Measures
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Article 14. Beneficiary Designation
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Article 15. Deferrals
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Article 16. Rights of Participants
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16.1.    Continued Service
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16.2.    Participation..
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Article 17. Change in Control
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Article 18. Additional Forfeiture Provisions
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Article 19. Amendment, Modification, Termination, and Shareholder Approval
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19.1.    Amendment, Modification, and Termination..
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19.2.    Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events..
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19.3.    Awards Previously Granted..
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19.4.    No Repricings.
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Article 20. Withholding
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20.1.    Tax Withholding.
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20.2.    Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding Obligation
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Article 21. Indemnification
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Article 22. Successors
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Article 23. Limitation on Dividends and Dividend Equivalents
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Article 24. Minimum Vesting Period
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Article 25. Clawback of Benefits
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Article 26. Legal Construction
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26.1.    Gender, Number and References..
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26.2.    Severability.
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26.3.    Requirements of Law.
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26.4.    Governing Law..
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26.5.    Non-Exclusive Plan.
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26.6.    Code Section 409A Compliance..
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F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan

Article 1. Establishment, Objectives, and Duration
1.1.    Establishment of the Plan. F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the “F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), effective as of December 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). The Plan permits the granting of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units and Other Awards.
1.2.    Objectives of the Plan. The objectives of the Plan are to optimize the profitability and growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent with the Company’s goals and that link the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s shareholders.
The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of Participants who make or are expected to make significant contributions to the Company’s success and to allow Participants to share in the success of the Company.
1.3.    Duration of the Plan. No Award may be granted under the Plan after the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, or such earlier date as the Board shall determine. The Plan will remain in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until no Awards remain outstanding.
Article 2. Definitions
The following terms, when capitalized, shall have the meanings set forth below:
2.1.    “Award” means, individually or collectively, Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other Awards granted under the Plan.
2.2.    “Award Agreement” means an agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award.
2.3.    “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
2.4.    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.




2.5.    “Change in Control” means that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:
(a)    an acquisition immediately after which any Person possesses direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership of 35% or more of either the then outstanding Shares (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, that the following acquisitions shall be excluded: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2.5; provided, further, that a Change in Control under this clause (a) shall not be deemed to occur if Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and its Affiliates collectively directly or indirectly are the largest shareholder (or other holder of equity) of the Company; or
(b)    during any period of two consecutive years, the individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that for purposes of this Section 2.5, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of such period and whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or
(c)    consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (“Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which:
(i)    all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who have Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, the Company or a
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corporation that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Resulting Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be;
(ii)    no Person (other than (1) the Company, (2) an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or Resulting Corporation, or (3) any entity controlled by the Company or Resulting Corporation) will have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Resulting Corporation or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Resulting Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction and except to the extent that Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and its Affiliates collectively directly or indirectly are the largest shareholder (or other holder of equity) of the Company; and
(iii)    individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will continue to constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Resulting Corporation; or
For the avoidance of doubt, a Corporate Transaction shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this clause (c) as a result of a transaction pursuant to which Beneficial Ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or the Outstanding Company Voting Securities is transferred to the stockholders of Fidelity National, Inc. on a pro-rata basis in a stock dividend, spinoff, splitoff, merger or similar transaction.
(d)    the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred under the Plan with respect to such Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Code.
2.6.    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.7.    “Committee” means the entity, as specified in Section 3.1, authorized to administer the Plan.
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2.8.    “Company” means F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
2.9.    “Consultant” means any consultant or advisor to the Company or a Subsidiary.
2.10.    “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.
2.11.    “Dividend Equivalent” means, with respect to Shares subject to an Award, a right to be paid an amount equal to the dividends declared and paid on an equal number of outstanding Shares of the same class.
2.12.    “Employee” means any employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.
2.13.    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
2.14.    “Exercise Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.
2.15.    “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of a Share as determined in good faith by the Committee or pursuant to a procedure specified in good faith by the Committee; provided, however, that if the Committee has not specified otherwise, Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price of a Share as reported in a consolidated transaction reporting system on the date of valuation, or, if there was no such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported.
2.16.    “Freestanding SAR” means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article 7 herein.
2.17.    “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.
2.18.    “Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NQSO” means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.
2.19.    “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under the Plan, as described in Article 6 herein.
2.20.    “Other Award” means a cash, Share-based or Share-related Award (other than an Award described in Article 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the Plan) that is granted pursuant to Article 11 herein.
2.21.    “Participant” means a current or former Employee, Director or Consultant who has rights relating to an outstanding Award.
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2.22.    “Performance Period” means the period during which a performance measure must be met.
2.23.    “Performance Share” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9 herein.
2.24.    “Performance Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 10 herein.
2.25.    “Period of Restriction” means the period Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not transferable, as provided in Articles 8 and 9 herein.
2.26.    “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.
2.27.    “Replacement Awards” means Awards issued in assumption of or substitution for awards granted under equity-based incentive plans sponsored or maintained by an entity with which the Company engages in a merger, acquisition or other business transaction, pursuant to which awards relating to interests in such entity (or a related entity) are outstanding immediately prior to such merger, acquisition or other business transaction. Except as provided in Section 4.1, for all purposes hereunder, Replacement Awards shall be deemed Awards.
2.28.    “Restricted Stock” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 8 herein.
2.29.    “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9 herein.
2.30.    “Share” means, as applicable with respect to an Award, a share of common stock of the Company, having a par value of $0.001 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.
2.31.    “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted to a Participant, either alone or in connection with a related Option, as described in Article 7 herein.
2.32.    “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive Stock Options, “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Code Section 424(f).
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2.33.    “Tandem SAR” means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option, as described in Article 7 herein.
Article 3. Administration
3.1.    The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee as the Board shall select (the “Committee”). The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board.
3.2.    Authority of the Committee. Except as limited by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants who shall participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered into in connection with the Plan; establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; and, subject to the provisions of Section 19.3 herein, amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award and Award Agreement. Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the right, from time to time, to delegate in writing to one or more officers of the Company the authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of Awards granted under the Plan, subject to applicable law or such other limitations as the Committee shall determine.
3.3.    Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, its shareholders, Directors, Employees, Consultants and their estates and beneficiaries and any transferee of an Award.
Article 4. Shares Subject to the Plan; ISO Limit; and Anti-Dilution Adjustments
4.1.    Number of Shares Available for Grants.
(a)    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2 herein, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 6,000,000, provided that:
(i)    Shares that are potentially deliverable under an Award that is canceled, forfeited, settled in cash, expires or is otherwise terminated without delivery of such Shares shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan;
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(ii)    Shares that are held back, tendered or returned to cover the Exercise Price or tax withholding obligations with respect to an Award shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan; and
(iii)    Shares that have been issued in connection with an Award of Restricted Stock that is canceled or forfeited prior to vesting or settled in cash, causing the Shares to be returned to the Company, shall not be counted as having been delivered under the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Shares are returned to the Company in satisfaction of taxes relating to Restricted Stock, in connection with a cash out of Restricted Stock (but excluding upon forfeiture of Restricted Stock) or in connection with the tendering of Shares by a Participant in satisfaction of the Exercise Price or taxes relating to an Award, such issued Shares shall not become available again under the Plan if (x) the transaction resulting in the return of Shares occurs more than ten years after the date the Plan is approved by shareholders in a manner that constitutes shareholder approval for purposes of the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or (y) such event would constitute a “material revision” of the Plan subject to shareholder approval under then applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Shares delivered or deliverable pursuant to Replacement Awards shall not reduce the number of Shares available for delivery pursuant to Awards under the Plan.
Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open market.
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Shares available for grant as Incentive Stock Options shall be the number or Shares set forth in Section 4.1(a), and only Shares that are subject to an Award that expires or is cancelled, forfeited or settled in cash shall be treated as not having been issued for purposes of such limit.
4.2.    Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination, share exchange, extraordinary dividend, or any change in the corporate structure affecting the Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares that may be delivered under the Plan as set forth in Section 4.1(a) and (b), and, with respect to outstanding Awards, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of shares subject to outstanding Awards, any performance conditions relating to shares, the market price of shares, or per-share results, and other terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be rounded down to a whole number.
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Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
5.1.    Eligibility. Persons eligible to participate in the Plan include all Employees, Directors and Consultants.
5.2.    Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award.
Article 6. Options
6.1.    Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.
6.2.    Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO. Options that are intended to be ISOs shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Code Section 422.
6.3.    Exercise Price. The Exercise Price for each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Option) on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2 herein. No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have an Exercise Price that is less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the ISO) on the date the ISO is granted.
6.4.    Duration of Options. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant. No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be exercisable later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of its grant.
6.5.    Exercise of Options. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement and as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant.
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6.6.    Payment. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Company, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and specifying the method of payment of the Exercise Price.
The Exercise Price of an Option shall be payable to the Company in full: (a) in cash or its equivalent, (b) by tendering Shares (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Option) or directing the Company to withhold Shares from the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (c) by broker-assisted cashless exercise, (d) in any other manner then permitted by the Committee, or (e) by a combination of any of the permitted methods of payment. The Committee may limit any method of payment, other than that specified under (a), for administrative convenience, to comply with applicable law, or for any other reason.
6.7.    Restrictions on Share Transferability. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.
6.8.    Dividend Equivalents. An Award of Options may not provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.
6.9.    Termination of Employment or Service. Each Participant’s Option Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.
6.10.    Nontransferability of Options.
(a)    Incentive Stock Options. ISOs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.
(b)    Nonqualified Stock Options. NQSOs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.
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Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights
7.1.    Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these forms of SAR.
The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to Article 4 herein) and, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.
The grant price of a Freestanding SAR shall at least equal the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the SAR) on the date of grant of the SAR, and the grant price of a Tandem SAR shall equal the Exercise Price of the related Option; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2 herein.
7.2.    Exercise of Tandem SARs. A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for which its related Option is then exercisable. To the extent exercisable, Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option. The exercise of all or part of a Tandem SAR shall result in the forfeiture of the right to purchase a number of Shares under the related Option equal to the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. Conversely, upon exercise of all or part of an Option with respect to which a Tandem SAR has been granted, an equivalent portion of the Tandem SAR shall similarly be forfeited.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO: (i) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Exercise Price of the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Exercise Price of the ISO.
7.3.    Exercise of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes upon them and sets forth in the Award Agreement.
7.4.    Award Agreement. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the grant price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
7.5.    Term of SARs. The term of an SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that such term shall not exceed ten (10) years.
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7.6.    Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:
(a)    the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the SAR) on the date of exercise over the grant price; by
(b)    the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
7.7.    Dividend Equivalents. An Award of SARs may not provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.
7.8.    Termination of Employment or Service. Each SAR Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all SARs, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.
7.9.    Nontransferability of SARs. SARs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant.
Article 8. Restricted Stock
8.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stock may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.
8.2.    Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction and, if applicable, Performance Period(s), the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
8.3.    Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock, a requirement that the issuance of Shares of Restricted Stock be delayed, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which
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such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock. The Company may retain in its custody any certificate evidencing the Shares of Restricted Stock and place thereon a legend and institute stop-transfer orders on such Shares, and the Participant shall be obligated to sign any stock power requested by the Company relating to the Shares to give effect to the forfeiture provisions of the Restricted Stock.
8.4.    Removal of Restrictions. Subject to applicable laws, Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the Participant after the last day of the Period of Restriction applicable thereto. Once Restricted Stock is released from the restrictions, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a certificate evidencing the Shares.
8.5.    Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction.
8.6.    Dividends and Other Distributions. Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, during the Period of Restriction, all distributions, including regular cash dividends, paid with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock shall be credited to Participants. With respect to Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions, such amounts shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid and paid at such time following full vesting as are paid the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which such distributions were made.
8.7.    Termination of Employment or Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain unvested Restricted Stock following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Awards of Restricted Stock, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.
8.8.    Nontransferability of Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, during the applicable Period of Restriction, a Participant’s Restricted Stock and rights relating thereto shall be available during the Participant’s lifetime only to such Participant, and such Restricted Stock and related rights may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Article 9. Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares
9.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance Shares. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares may be
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granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.
9.2.    Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the applicable Period(s) of Restriction and/or Performance Period(s) (as the case may be), the number of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The initial value of a Restricted Stock Unit or Performance Shares shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Award) on the date of grant; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2 herein.
9.3.    Form and Timing of Payment. Except as otherwise provided in Article 17 herein or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be made at a specified settlement date that shall not be earlier than the last day of the Period of Restriction or Performance Period, as the case may be. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares by delivery of Shares (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares) or by payment in cash of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares (or a combination thereof). The Committee may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant.
9.4.    Voting Rights. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted hereunder; provided, however, that the Committee may deposit Shares potentially deliverable in connection with Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares in a rabbi trust, in which case the Committee may provide for pass through voting rights with respect to such deposited Shares.
9.5.    Dividend Equivalents. At the discretion of the Committee, an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares may provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents. With respect to Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions, the Dividend Equivalents will be credited to an account for the Participant and subject to the restrictions and vesting conditions applicable to such Award, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares (of the same class as the Shares that are subject to the Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares), as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Dividend Equivalents be currently payable with respect to unearned Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions.
9.6.    Termination of Employment or Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive a payout with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares following
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termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.
9.7.    Nontransferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Article 10. Performance Units
10.1.    Grant of Performance Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Performance Units may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine.
10.2.    Award Agreement. Each grant of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the number of Performance Units granted, the Performance Period(s), the performance goals and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
10.3.    Value of Performance Units. The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion that, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or value of Performance Units that will be paid out to the Participants.
10.4.    Form and Timing of Payment. Except as otherwise provided in Article 17 herein or a Participant’s Award Agreement, payment of earned Performance Units shall be made following the close of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units in cash or in Shares that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units (or a combination thereof). The Committee may provide that settlement of Performance Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant.
10.5.    Dividend Equivalents. At the discretion of the Committee, an Award of Performance Units may provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents, which will be credited to an account for the Participant and subject to the restrictions and vesting conditions applicable to such Award, and may be settled in cash and/or Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Dividend Equivalents be currently payable with respect to unearned Performance Unit Awards.
10.6.    Termination of Employment or Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive a payout with respect to an Award of Performance Units following termination of the Participant’s
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employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Performance Units and may reflect distinctions based on reasons for termination of employment or service.
10.7.    Nontransferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Units and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Article 11. Other Awards
11.1.    Grant of Other Awards. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Other Awards may be granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine. Types of Other Awards that may be granted pursuant to this Article 11 include, without limitation, the payment of cash or Shares based on attainment of performance goals established by the Committee, the payment of Shares as a bonus or in lieu of cash based on attainment of performance goals established by the Committee, and the payment of Shares in lieu of cash under other Company incentive or bonus programs.
11.2.    Payment of Other Awards. Payment under or settlement of any such Awards shall be made in such manner and at such times as the Committee may determine.
11.3.    Termination of Employment or Service. The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other Awards following termination of the Participant’s employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the Company and/or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, may be included in an agreement entered into with each Participant, but need not be uniform among all Other Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment or service.
11.4.    Nontransferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Other Awards and rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Article 12. Replacement Awards
Each Replacement Award shall have substantially the same terms and conditions (as determined by the Committee) as the award it replaces; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, any performance conditions relating to Shares underlying Replacement Awards, or the market price of Shares underlying
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Replacement Awards or per-Share results may differ from the awards they replace to the extent such differences are determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
Article 13. Performance Measures
The Committee may specify that the attainment of one or more of the performance measures set forth in this Article 13 shall determine the degree of granting, vesting and/or payout with respect to Awards (including any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents). The performance goals to be used for such Awards may be chosen from among the following performance measure(s): earnings per share, economic value created, market share (actual or targeted growth), net income (before or after taxes), operating income (before or after taxes), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring costs (EBITDAR), adjusted net income after capital charge, return on assets (actual or targeted growth), return on capital (actual or targeted growth), return on equity (actual or targeted growth), return on investment (actual or targeted growth), revenue (actual or targeted growth), cash flow, operating margin (before or after taxes) (including pre-tax title margin), profit measures (e.g., gross profit, net profit, operating profit, investment profit and/or underwriting profit), investment income generated by underwriting or other operations or on the float from such operations, equity, or revenue, working capital targets or improvements, share price, share price growth, total shareholder return, book value growth and strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business expansion goals, capital expenditures, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger synergies, management of employment practices and employee benefits, or supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of Subsidiaries and/or other affiliates or joint ventures. The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such performance measures may be established at such levels and on such terms as the Committee may determine, in its discretion, including performance of the Company, a Subsidiary and/or any individual business units or divisions of the Company or a Subsidiary, and they may be established in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies. Awards (including any related dividends or Dividend Equivalents) may be based on these or such other performance measures as the Committee may determine.
Article 14. Beneficiary Designation
Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only
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when filed by the Participant in writing during the Participant’s lifetime with the Committee. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
Article 15. Deferrals
A Participant may defer receipt of amounts that would otherwise be provided to such Participant with respect to an Award, including Shares deliverable upon exercise of an Option or SAR or upon payout of any other Award. If permitted, such deferral (and the required deferral election) shall be made in accordance with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions of the applicable nonqualified deferred compensation plan and Section 409A of the Code, agreement or arrangement under which such deferral is made and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe.
Article 16. Rights of Participants
16.1.    Continued Service. Nothing in the Plan shall:
(a)    interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or service at any time,
(b)    confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or a Subsidiary, nor
(c)    confer on any Director any right to continue to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.
16.2.    Participation. No Employee, Director or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive future Awards.
Article 17. Change in Control
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws, or by the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies or national securities exchanges:
(a)    any and all outstanding Options and SARs granted hereunder shall become immediately exercisable; provided, however, that the Committee may instead provide that such Awards shall be automatically cashed out upon a Change in Control;
(b)    any Period of Restriction or other restriction imposed on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards shall lapse; and
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(c)    any and all Performance Shares, Performance Units and other Awards (if performance-based) shall be deemed earned at the target level (or if no target level is specified, the maximum level) with respect to all open Performance Periods.
Article 18. Additional Forfeiture Provisions
The Committee may condition a Participant’s right to receive a grant of an Award, to vest in the Award, to exercise the Award, to retain cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property acquired in connection with the Award, or to retain the profit or gain realized by the Participant in connection with the Award, including cash or other proceeds received upon sale of Shares acquired in connection with an Award, upon compliance by the Participant with specified conditions relating to non-competition, confidentiality of information relating to or possessed by the Company, non-solicitation of customers, suppliers, and employees of the Company, cooperation in litigation, non-disparagement of the Company and its officers, directors and affiliates, and other restrictions upon or covenants of the Participant, including during specified periods following termination of employment with or service for the Company and/or a Subsidiary.
Article 19. Amendment, Modification, and Termination
19.1.    Amendment, Modification, and Termination. The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment that requires shareholder approval in order for the Plan to continue to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or any rule promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of shareholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule. Except as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, the Board does not have the power to amend the terms of previously granted options to reduce the exercise price per share subject to such options, or to cancel such options and grant substitute options with a lower exercise price per share than the cancelled options. The Company is not permitted to purchase for cash previously granted options with an exercise price that is greater than the Company’s trading price on the proposed date of purchase.
19.2.    Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.2 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.
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19.3.    Awards Previously Granted. No termination, amendment or modification of the Plan or of any Award shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award, unless such termination, modification or amendment is required by applicable law and except as otherwise provided herein.
19.4.    No Repricings. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, without first obtaining shareholder approval, (i) the exercise price of outstanding Options and grant price of outstanding SARs may not be reduced, (ii) Options and SARs may not be cancelled and replaced with Options or SARs with a lower exercise price or grant price, (iii) Options and SARs with an exercise or grant price that is equal to or in excess of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Share may not be purchased from Participants for cash or other securities, and (iv) outstanding Options or SARs may not otherwise be amended or modified in a manner that would be treated as a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the New York Stock Exchange.
Article 20. Withholding
20.1.    Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, domestic or foreign taxes required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan.
20.2.    Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding Obligation. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the vesting or settlement of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, the Committee may require or may permit Participants to elect that the withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold, or by tendering to the Company, Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the applicable statutory withholding (based on statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes) that could be imposed on the transaction and, in any case in which it would not result in additional accounting expense to the Company. Any such elections by a Participant shall be irrevocable, made in writing and signed by the Participant.
Article 21. Indemnification
Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with
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the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification is subject to the person having been successful in the legal proceedings or having acted in good faith and what is reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in the Company’s best interests. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
Article 22. Successors
All obligations of the Company under the Plan and with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
Article 23. Limitation on Dividends and Dividend Equivalents
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if dividends or Dividend Equivalents are granted with respect to any Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions, the dividends or Dividend Equivalents shall be accumulated or reinvested and paid only after such performance-based vesting conditions are met as set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement.
Article 24. Minimum Vesting Period
Awards under the Plan generally will not contain vesting schedules that provide for vesting to occur more quickly than ratably over two years; provided, however, that this minimum vesting requirement may be waived in extraordinary circumstances, shall not apply to Awards granted to non-employee Directors, and shall not prevent Awards from vesting upon death or disability, termination of service as an Employee, Director or Consultant, or a Change in Control.
Article 25. Clawback of Benefits
The Company may (a) cause the cancellation of any Award, (b) require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant or beneficiary, and (c) effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company and/or applicable law (each, a “Clawback Policy”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with any Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, a Participant is also agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback
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Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Award Agreements may be unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Participant’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.
Article 26. Legal Construction
26.1.    Gender, Number and References. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. Any reference in the Plan to an act or code or to any section thereof or rule or regulation thereunder shall be deemed to refer to such act, code, section, rule or regulation, as may be amended from time to time, or to any successor act, code, section, rule or regulation.
26.2.    Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
26.3.    Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
26.4.    Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to conflicts or choice of law principles.
26.5.    Non-Exclusive Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the shareholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable.
26.6.    Code Section 409A Compliance.
(a)    To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service (collectively “Section 409A”). All Award Agreements shall be interpreted and applied by the Committee in a manner consistent with this intent in order to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A. Any (i) provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement, (ii) Award, payment, transaction or (iii) other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions
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of the Plan that would cause the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A.
(b)    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, no payments in respect of any Awards that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A and which would otherwise be payable upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) shall be made to such Participant prior to the date that is six months after the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death (or such other period as required to comply with Section 409A). Following any applicable six-month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A that is also a business day. For purposes of Section 409A, a Participant’s right to receive any installment payments pursuant to this Plan or any Award granted hereunder shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. For the avoidance of doubt, each applicable tranche of shares of Common Stock subject to vesting under any Award shall be considered a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalties that may be imposed on a Participant by Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.
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Exhibit 10.5
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), hereby adopts the F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), effective as of January 1, 2023. The Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, until all of the shares of Company Stock authorized under the Plan have been purchased according to the Plan’s provisions.
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
1.1    PURPOSE. The Company has determined that it is in its best interests to provide an incentive to attract and retain Employees and to increase Employee morale by providing a program through which Employees may acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through the purchase of shares of Company Stock. The Plan shall permit Employees to purchase shares of Company Stock through payroll deductions and through a Company matching program. Participation in the Plan is entirely voluntary and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries makes any recommendations to their Employees as to whether they should participate in the Plan. The Plan is not intended to be an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, nor qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
2.1    ACCOUNT. “Account” means the bookkeeping entry maintained by the Company on behalf of each Participant for the purpose of accounting for all Participant Contributions credited to the Participant pursuant to the Plan.
2.2    BASE EARNINGS. “Base Earnings” means the amount of a Participant’s regular salary before deductions required by law and deductions authorized by the Participant, including any elective deferrals with respect to a plan of an Employer qualified under Sections 125 or 401(a) of the Code and any amounts deferred by the Participant to a nonqualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by an Employer. In the case of Participants primarily compensated on a commission basis, “Base Earnings” may include commission earnings not to exceed $10,000 per month. “Base Earnings” shall not include: wages paid for overtime, extended workweek schedules or any other form of extra compensation, payments made by an Employer based upon salary for Social Security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, disability payments or any other payment mandated by state or federal statute, or salary-related contributions made by an Employer for insurance, annuity or any other employee benefit plan.



2.3    BOARD. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.4    BROKER. “Broker” means the financial institution designated by the Company to act as Broker for the Plan.
2.5    CODE. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.6    COMMITTEE. “Committee” means the Committee described in Article 8.
2.7    COMPANY. “Company” means F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
2.8    COMPANY STOCK. “Company Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
2.9    EMPLOYEE. “Employee” means each person currently employed by an Employer (a) any portion of whose income is subject to withholding of income tax or for whom Social Security retirement contributions are made by an Employer, or (b) who qualifies as a common-law employee of an Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons determined by the Committee not to be Employees and persons on a leave of absence shall not be treated as “Employees” for purposes of this Plan.
2.10    EMPLOYER. “Employer” means the Company and any Subsidiary designated by the Committee.
2.11    MATCHING DATE. “Matching Date” means the date during the calendar month following the annual anniversary of the applicable Quarter End on which an Employer credits Match Shares to a Participant’s Share Account.
2.12    MATCH PRICE. “Match Price” means the closing price of a share of Company Stock on the Wednesday preceding the Matching Date (or on such other date during the week that includes the Matching Date, as determined by the Company).
2.13    MATCH SHARES. “Match Shares” means shares of Company Stock credited to Participants’ Share Accounts pursuant to Article 5 and Sections 6.1 and 6.2(a).
2.14    PARTICIPANT. “Participant” means an Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1 and has become a participant in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.2.
2.15    PAYROLL PERIOD. “Payroll Period” means the pay periods coinciding with an Employer’s payroll practices, as revised from time to time.
2.16    PLAN YEAR. “Plan Year” means the twelve consecutive month period ending each December 31.
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2.17    QUALIFYING EMPLOYMENT. “Qualifying Employment” means employment with any Employer (including both current employment and, with respect to employees who were reinstated or rehired by an Employer within one (1) year after the cessation of employment with an Employer and employment with the Employer prior to the cessation of employment).
2.18    QUARTER. “Quarter” means, with respect to each Plan Year, the following four calendar quarters: January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30 and October 1 through December 31.
2.19    QUARTER END. “Quarter End” means the last day of each Quarter (i.e., March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31).
2.20    SHARE ACCOUNT. “Share Account” means the account maintained by the Broker on behalf of each Participant for the purpose of accounting for Match Shares and Company Stock purchased by the Participant pursuant to the Plan.
2.21    SUBSIDIARY. “Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined equity thereof.
ARTICLE 3
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
3.1    ELIGIBILITY.
(a)    All Employees of an Employer shall be eligible to become Participants in the Plan following the later of:
(i) attaining the age of eighteen (18), and

(ii) the completion of ninety (90) days of Qualifying Employment.

The Committee may, in its discretion, waive any of the foregoing eligibility requirements on an individual or group basis.

(b)    Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, each Employee who was employed by an organization, which was part of a corporate transaction with the Company immediately prior to commencing employment with an Employer, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan upon commencing employment with an Employer if (1) such corporate transaction documents provided for such immediate eligibility or (2) the Committee so decides.
3.2    PARTICIPATION. An Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1 may become a Participant in the Plan upon his or her completion of such enrollment procedures as the Company may prescribe, which procedures may include responding to enrollment procedures set forth via an Internet website or a voice response system authorizing
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payroll deductions. Payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence as soon as administratively practicable following the completion of the enrollment procedures established by the Company and shall remain in effect until changed by the Participant in accordance with Section 4.2 below. Employees who become eligible to participate in the Plan due, in whole or in part, to Qualifying Employment attributable to prior employment with an Employer will commence participation on the first day of the month following the later of (a) commencement of employment with an Employer (if the employee has (90) days of Qualifying Employment on the employment commencement date) and (b) completion of ninety (90) days of Qualifying Employment.
3.3    SPECIAL RULES. In the event that a person is excluded from participation in the Plan under Section 2.9 above and a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the person is eligible to participate in the Plan, the person shall be treated as an Employee only from the date of the court’s determination and shall not be entitled to retroactive participation in the Plan.
ARTICLE 4
PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1    PARTICIPANT ELECTION. Pursuant to the enrollment procedures established by the Company in Section 3.2, each Participant shall designate the amount of payroll deductions (“Participant Contributions”) to be made from his or her paycheck to purchase Company Stock under the Plan. The amount of Participant Contributions shall be designated in whole percentages of Base Earnings, of at least 3% and not to exceed 15% of Base Earnings for any Plan Year. The amount so designated by the Participant shall be effective as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the enrollment procedures and shall continue until terminated or altered in accordance with Section 4.2 below.
4.2    CHANGES IN ELECTION. In accordance with procedures established by the Company, a Participant may decrease or increase the rate of his or her Participant Contributions or elect to discontinue his or her Participant Contributions, in either case as soon as administratively practicable. No such election may be made retroactive, and any new election shall remain in effect until subsequently modified by the Participant pursuant to this Section 4.2.
4.3    PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS. The Company shall establish and maintain a separate Account for each Participant. The amount of each Participant’s Participant Contribution shall be credited to his or her Account. No interest shall accrue at any time for any amount credited to an Account of a Participant.
ARTICLE 5
COMPANY MATCH
5.1    ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE MATCH SHARES; MATCH FORMULA. Each Employee who is a Participant in the Plan and remains an Employee on each day from a Quarter End until the Matching Date for such Quarter End shall be eligible to receive Match Shares. The number of Match Shares credited to a Participant’s Share Account pursuant to Article 6 shall be
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determined by dividing the Participant’s “Matching Credit” (determined pursuant to this Article 5) by the applicable Match Price.
5.2    OFFICERS. For each Officer who is a Participant in the Plan and remains an Employee on each day from a Quarter End until the Matching Date for such Quarter End, the Matching Credit shall be an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the Participant Contributions credited to the Participant’s Account for the Quarter ending on the applicable Quarter End. For purposes of the Plan and unless otherwise determined by the Committee, “Officer” means chief executive officer, president, executive vice president, senior vice president, vice president, or assistant vice president.
5.3    OTHER PARTICIPANTS. For each Participant who is not an Officer under Section 5.2 above and who remains an Employee on each day from a Quarter End until the Matching Date for such Quarter End, the Matching Credit shall be an amount equal to one-third of the amount of Participant Contributions credited to the Participant’s Account for the Quarter ending on the applicable Quarter End.
5.4    TEN-YEAR EMPLOYEES. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.3 to the contrary, with respect to each Participant who has completed at least ten years of Qualifying Employment as of a Matching Date (“Ten-Year Employee”), the Matching Credit for such Participant under Section 5.3 above with respect to any Participant Contributions made on or after the date the Participant becomes a Ten-Year Employee shall be one-half of the amount of the Participant’s Participant Contributions instead of one-third. For purposes of this Section 5.4, unless determined otherwise by the Committee, a Participant’s years of employment shall include such Participant’s years of employment with Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) immediately prior to commencing employment with the Company, including all direct and indirect subsidiaries of FNF, or such Participant’s years of employment with an organization that was part of a corporate transaction with the Company immediately prior to commencing employment with an Employer if (1) such corporate transaction documents provided for such credit or (2) if the Committee so decides. Likewise, for purposes of this Section 5.4, a Participant’s years of employment with FGL Holdings immediately prior to the merger of FGL Holdings with FNF, including all direct and indirect subsidiaries of FGL Holdings, shall be included in determining whether the Participant is a Ten-Year Employee.
5.5    CHANGES IN STATUS. In the event that a Participant becomes an Officer of an Employer, as described in Section 5.2 herein, or a Ten-Year Employee, as described in Section 5.4 herein, during a Quarter, for purposes of determining such Participant’s Matching Credit, all Participant Contributions made during the Quarter in which the change in status occurred shall be considered to have been made as an Officer or Ten-Year Employee for that Quarter.
ARTICLE 6
PURCHASE OF STOCK AND ALLOCATION OF MATCH SHARES
6.1    PURCHASE OF COMPANY STOCK. As soon as practicable following the close of each Payroll Period, the amount credited to a Participant’s Account shall be transferred by the Company or an Employer to the Broker, and the Company shall cause the Broker to use
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such amount to purchase shares of Company Stock on the open market on the Participant’s behalf (each such case, a “Purchase Date”). Any balance remaining after the purchase shall be credited to the Participant’s Share Account and shall be used to purchase additional shares of Company Stock as of the next Purchase Date.
6.2    MATCHING ALLOCATIONS. As soon as practicable following each Quarter End, the Company shall cause to be allocated to the Share Account of each Participant who is eligible to receive Match Shares that number of Match Shares determined pursuant to Article 5. Match Shares shall be posted to the Participant’s Share Account as soon as practicable after, and credited to such Share Account as of, each Matching Date.
6.3    FEES AND COMMISSIONS. The Company shall pay the Broker’s administrative charges for opening the Share Accounts for the Participants and the brokerage commissions on purchases made that are attributable to Match Shares and the purchase of Company Stock with Participant Contributions. Participants shall pay all other expenses of their Share Account, including but not limited to the Broker’s fees attributable to the issuance of certificates for any and all shares of Company Stock held in a Participant’s Share Account. Participants shall also pay the brokerage commissions and any charges associated with the sale of Company Stock held in the Participant’s Share Account.
ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
7.1    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event that a Participant’s employment with an Employer terminates for any reason, the Participant will cease to be a Participant in the Plan as of the date of termination. All cash in the Participant’s Account will be transferred to the Participant’s Share Account. The Broker may continue to maintain the Participant’s Share Account on behalf of the Participant; however, the Participant’s Share Account will cease to be administered under or have any other affiliation with the Plan. As of the date of termination of employment, the Participant shall pay for any and all expenses and costs related to his or her Share Account, including but not limited to the brokerage commissions on purchases of shares of Company stock made on or after the date of termination and any other fees, commissions, or charges for which the Participant would otherwise have been responsible for if he or she had continued to be a Participant in the Plan.
ARTICLE 8
PLAN ADMINISTRATION
8.1    PLAN ADMINISTRATION.
(a)    Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Board, or a committee (“Committee”) appointed by the Board. Until such time as the Board appoints a Committee to administer the Plan, the Board shall serve as the Committee for purposes of the Plan. The Board or Committee shall have all powers necessary to supervise the administration of the Plan and control its operations.
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(b)    In addition to any powers and authority conferred on the Board or Committee elsewhere in the Plan or by law, the Board or Committee shall have the following powers and authority:
(i)    To designate agents to carry out responsibilities relating to the Plan;
(ii)    To administer, interpret, construe and apply this Plan and to answer all questions that may arise or that may be raised under this Plan by a Participant, his or her beneficiary or any other person whatsoever;
(iii)    To establish rules and procedures from time to time for the conduct of its business and for the administration and effectuation of its responsibilities under the Plan; and
(iv)    To perform or cause to be performed such further acts as it may deem to be necessary, appropriate, or convenient for the operation of the Plan.
(c)    Any action taken in good faith by the Board or Committee or their designated agents in the exercise of authority conferred upon it by this Plan shall be conclusive and binding upon a Participant and his or her beneficiaries. All discretionary powers conferred upon the Board and Committee shall be absolute.
8.2    LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. No Employee, officer, member of the Board or Committee, or designated agent of the Board or Committee shall be subject to any liability with respect to his or her duties under the Plan unless the person acts fraudulently or in bad faith. To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each member of the Board or Committee and any of their designated agents, and any other Employee or officer of an Employer with duties under the Plan who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the person’s conduct in the performance of his or her duties under the Plan.
ARTICLE 9
COMPANY STOCK
9.1    MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to Section 9.3 below, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock which may be allocated as Match Shares and purchased under the Plan pursuant to Participant Contributions is 2,000,000 shares. All shares of Company Stock purchased pursuant to the terms of this Plan shall be purchased on the open market.
9.2    VOTING COMPANY STOCK. The Participant will have no interest or voting right in shares of Company Stock to be purchased under Article 6 of the Plan until such shares have been posted to the Participant’s Share Account.
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9.3    ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination, share exchange, extraordinary dividend, or any change in the corporate structure affecting the shares of Company Stock, such adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares of Company Stock that may be purchased under the Plan as set forth in Section 9.1, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The decision by the Committee regarding any such adjustment shall be final, binding and conclusive.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
10.1    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. Since future conditions affecting the Company cannot be anticipated or foreseen, the Board reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no amendment that requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to continue to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or any rule promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed shall be effective unless such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the time period required under such applicable listing standard or rule. Upon termination of the Plan, all cash in an Employee’s Account will be transferred to the Employee’s Share Account. The Broker may continue to maintain the Employee’s Share Account on behalf of the Employee; however, the Participant’s Share Account will cease to be administered under or have any other affiliation with the Plan, and the Employee shall thereafter be responsible for any and all expenses and costs related to his or her Share Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment or termination shall affect rights previously granted, nor may an amendment make any change in any right previously granted which adversely affects the rights of any Participant without the consent of such Participant.
10.2    TAX WITHOLDING. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all amounts payable or provided to a Participant (whether under this Plan or otherwise) any taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of amounts payable or provided under this Plan. Withholding with respect to Match Shares may be satisfied, at the Company’s option, by withholding from a Participant’s other wages, by reducing the number of Match Shares credited to a Participant’s Share Account by that number of shares of Company Stock having a fair market value equal to all or part of the withholding obligation, by requiring the Participant to remit the withholding amount to the Company or the Participant’s Employer, and/or by such other means as the Company or the Participant’s Employer may determine.
10.3    BENEFITS NOT ALIENABLE. Benefits under the Plan may not be assigned or alienated, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, except as expressly permitted in this Plan. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect.
10.4    NO ENLARGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS. This Plan is strictly a voluntary undertaking on the part of an Employer and shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between an Employer and any Employee or to be consideration for, or an inducement to,
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or a condition of, the employment of any Employee. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed to give the right to any Employee to be retained in the employ of an Employer or to interfere with the right of an Employer to discharge any Employee at any time.
10.5    GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not preempted by Federal law, the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
10.6    NON-BUSINESS DAYS. When any act under the Plan is required to be performed on a day that falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, that act shall be performed on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
10.7    COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall administer the Plan in such a way to insure that the Plan at all times complies with any applicable requirements of Federal securities laws.
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Exhibit 10.6

F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan
Effective January 1, 2023



ARTICLE I
Establishment and Purpose1
ARTICLE II
Definitions1
ARTICLE III
Eligibility and Participation7
ARTICLE IV
Deferrals7
ARTICLE V
Company Contributions10
ARTICLE VI
Benefits11
ARTICLE VII
Modifications to Payment Schedules14
ARTICLE VIII
Valuation of Account Balances; Investments15
ARTICLE IX
Administration16
ARTICLE X
Amendment and Termination17
ARTICLE XI
Informal Funding18
ARTICLE XII
Claims18
ARTICLE XIII
General Provisions23



ARTICLE I
Establishment and Purpose
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby establishes the F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), effective January 1, 2023. The purpose of the Plan is to attract and retain key employees and Directors by providing each Participant with an opportunity to defer receipt of a portion of their salary, bonus, Directors’ Fees and other specified compensation. The Plan is not intended to meet the qualification requirements of Code Section 401(a), but is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, and shall be operated and interpreted consistent with that intent.
The Plan constitutes an unsecured promise by a Participating Employer to pay benefits in the future. Participants in the Plan shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company or the Adopting Employer, as applicable. Each Participating Employer shall be solely responsible for payment of the benefits of its employees and their beneficiaries. The Plan is unfunded for Federal tax purposes and is intended to be an unfunded arrangement for eligible employees who are part of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Employer within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(l) of ERISA. Any amounts set aside to defray the liabilities assumed by the Company or an Adopting Employer will remain the general assets of the Company or the Adopting Employer and shall remain subject to the claims of the Company’s or the Adopting Employer’s creditors until such amounts are distributed to the Participants.
ARTICLE II
Definitions
2.1    Account. Account means a bookkeeping account maintained by the Committee to record the payment obligation of a Participating Employer to a Participant as determined under the terms of the Plan. The Committee may maintain an Account to record the total obligation to a Participant and component Accounts to reflect amounts payable at different times and in different forms. Reference to an Account means any such Account established by the Committee, as the context requires. Accounts are intended to constitute unfunded obligations within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
2.2    Account Balance. Account Balance means, with respect to any Account, the total payment obligation owed to a Participant from such Account as of the most recent Valuation Date.
2.3    Adopting Employer. Adopting Employer means an Affiliate that, with the consent of the Company, has adopted the Plan for the benefit of its eligible employees.
2.4    Affiliate. Affiliate means a corporation, trade or business that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Code Section 414(b) or (c).
2.5    Beneficiary. Beneficiary means a natural person, estate, or trust designated by a Participant to receive payments to which a Beneficiary is entitled in accordance with
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provisions of the Plan. The Participant’s spouse, if living, otherwise the Participant’s estate, shall be the Beneficiary if: (i) the Participant has failed to properly designate a Beneficiary, or (ii) all designated Beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant. If the Participant names someone other than his or her spouse as a Beneficiary, a spousal consent, in the form designated by the Committee, must be signed by that Participant’s spouse and returned to the Committee.
A former spouse shall have no interest under the Plan, as Beneficiary or otherwise, unless the Participant designates such person as a Beneficiary after dissolution of the marriage, except to the extent provided under the terms of a domestic relations order as described in Code Section 414(p)(l)(B).
2.6    Business Day. A Business Day is each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
2.7    Change in Control. Change in Control, with respect to a Participating Employer that is organized as a corporation, occurs on the date on which any of the following events occur (i) a change in the ownership of the Participating Employer; (ii) a change in the effective control of the Participating Employer; (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Participating Employer.
For purposes of this Section, a change in the ownership of the Participating Employer occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Participating Employer that, together with stock held by such person or group constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Participating Employer. A change in the effective control of the Participating Employer occurs on the date on which either (i) a person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the Participating Employer possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Participating Employer, taking into account all such stock acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition, or (ii) a majority of the members of the Participating Employer’s Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors prior to the date of the appointment or election, but only if no other corporation is a majority shareholder of the Participating Employer. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, other than a person or group of persons that is related to the Participating Employer, acquires assets from the Participating Employer that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Participating Employer immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions, taking into account all such assets acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition.
An event constitutes a Change in Control with respect to a Participant only if the Participant performs services for the Participating Employer that has experienced the
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Change in Control, or the Participant’s relationship to the affected Participating Employer otherwise satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-3(i)(5)(ii).
The determination as to the occurrence of a Change in Control shall be based on objective facts and in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
2.8    Claimant. Claimant means a Participant or Beneficiary filing a claim under Article XII of this Plan.
2.9    Code. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.10    Code Section 409A. Code Section 409A means section 409A of the Code, and regulations and other guidance issued by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service thereunder.
2.11    Committee. Committee means the committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company (or the appropriate committee of such board) to administer the Plan. If no designation is made, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his delegate shall have and exercise the powers of the Committee.
2.12    Company. Company means F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
2.13    Company Contribution. Company Contribution means a credit by a Participating Employer to a Participant’s Account(s) in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the Plan. Company Contributions are credited at the sole discretion of the Participating Employer and the fact that a Company Contribution is credited in one year shall not obligate the Participating Employer to continue to make such Company Contribution in subsequent years. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, a reference to Company Contribution shall include Earnings attributable to such contribution.
2.14    Compensation. Compensation means a Participant’s base salary, bonus, commission, Directors’ Fees and such other cash or equity-based compensation (if any) approved by the Committee as Compensation that may be deferred under this Plan. Compensation shall not include any compensation that has been previously deferred under this Plan or any other arrangement subject to Code Section 409A.
2.15    Compensation Deferral Agreement. Compensation Deferral Agreement means an agreement between a Participant and a Participating Employer that specifies (i) the amount of each component of Compensation that the Participant has elected to defer to the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, and (ii) the Payment Schedule applicable to one or more Accounts. The Committee may permit different deferral amounts for each component of Compensation and may establish a minimum or maximum deferral amount for each such component. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the Compensation Deferral Agreement, Participants may defer up to 75% of their Annual Base Salary, up to 100% of their Annual Bonus, up to 100% of their quarterly bonuses, up to 75% of their Commissions, and up to 100% of Directors’ Fees
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for a Plan Year. A Compensation Deferral Agreement may also specify the investment allocation described in Section 8.4.
2.16    Death Benefit. Death Benefit means the benefit payable under the Plan to a Participant’s Beneficiary(ies) upon the Participant’s death as provided in Section 6.1 of the Plan.
2.17    Deferral. Deferral means a credit to a Participant’s Account(s) that records that portion of the Participant’s Compensation that the Participant has elected to defer to the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IV. Unless the context of the Plan clearly indicates otherwise, a reference to Deferrals includes Earnings attributable to such Deferrals.
Deferrals shall be calculated with respect to the gross cash Compensation payable to the Participant prior to any deductions or withholdings, but shall be reduced by the Committee as necessary so that it does not exceed 100% of the cash Compensation of the Participant remaining after deduction of all required income and employment taxes, 401(k) and other employee benefit deductions, and other deductions required by law. Changes to payroll withholdings that affect the amount of Compensation being deferred to the Plan shall be allowed only to the extent permissible under Code Section 409A.
2.18    Director. Director means a non-Employee member of the Board of Directors of the Company or an Adopting Employer.
2.19    Earnings. Earnings means an adjustment to the value of an Account in accordance with Article VIII.
2.20    Effective Date. Effective Date means January 1, 2023.
2.21    Eligible Employee. Eligible Employee means a member of a “select group of management or highly compensated employees” of a Participating Employer within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 40l(a)(l) of ERISA, as determined by the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion.
2.22    Employee. Employee means a common-law employee of an Employer.
2.23    Employer. Employer means, with respect to Employees it employs, each Participating Employer and any Affiliate of such Participating Employer.
2.24    ERISA. ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
2.25    Fiscal Year Compensation. Fiscal Year Compensation means Compensation earned during one or more consecutive fiscal years of a Participating Employer, all of which is paid after the last day of such fiscal year or years.
2.26    Participant. Participant means an Eligible Employee or a Director who has received notification of his or her eligibility to defer Compensation under the Plan under Section 3.1 and any other person with an Account Balance greater than zero, regardless of
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whether such individual continues to be an Eligible Employee or a Director. A Participant’s continued participation in the Plan shall be governed by Section 3.2 of the Plan.
2.27    Participating Employer. Participating Employer means the Company and each Adopting Employer.
2.28    Payment Schedule. Payment Schedule means the date as of which payment of an Account under the Plan will commence and the form in which payment of such Account will be made.
2.29    Performance-Based Compensation. Performance-Based Compensation means Compensation where the amount of, or entitlement to, the Compensation is contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least twelve consecutive months. Organizational or individual performance criteria are considered pre-established if established in writing by not later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the period of service to which the criteria relate, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established. The determination of whether Compensation qualifies as “Performance-Based Compensation” will be made in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-l(e) and subsequent guidance.
2.30    Plan. Generally, the term Plan means the “F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan” as documented herein and as may be amended from time to time hereafter. However, to the extent permitted or required under Code Section 409A, the term Plan may in the appropriate context also mean a portion of the Plan that is treated as a single plan under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-l(c), or the Plan or portion of the Plan and any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan or portion thereof that is treated as a single plan under such section. “Plan”, in the appropriate context, refers to the portion of this Plan represented by each Adopting Employer’s liabilities with respect to its Employees and Directors.
2.31    Plan Year. Plan Year means January 1 through December 31.
2.32    Primary Account. Primary Account means the Participant’s Retirement/Termination Account established in his or her Compensation Deferral Agreement submitted upon his or her initial enrollment in the Plan.
2.33    Retirement. Retirement means a Participant’s Separation from Service after attainment of age 60.
2.34    Retirement Benefit. Retirement Benefit means the benefit payable to a Participant under the Plan following the Retirement of the Participant.
2.35    Retirement/Termination Account. Retirement/Termination Account means an Account established by the Committee to record the amounts payable to a Participant upon
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Separation from Service. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant may maintain no more than five Retirement/Termination Accounts.
2.36    Separation from Service. An Employee incurs a Separation from Service upon termination of employment with the Employer. A Director incurs a Separation from Service when he or she no longer serves on the Board of Directors of the Company. Whether a Separation from Service has occurred shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 409A.
Except in the case of an Employee on a bona fide leave of absence as provided below, an Employee is deemed to have incurred a Separation from Service if the Employer and the Employee reasonably anticipated that the level of services to be performed by the Employee after a date certain would be reduced to 20% or less of the average services rendered by the Employee during the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the total period of employment, if less than 36 months), disregarding periods during which the Employee was on a bona fide leave of absence.
An Employee who is absent from work due to military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence shall incur a Separation from Service on the first date immediately following the later of (i) the six-month anniversary of the commencement of the leave or (ii) the expiration of the Employee’s right, if any, to reemployment under statute or contract.
For purposes of determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, the Employer means the Employer as defined in Section 2.23 of the Plan, except that for purposes of determining whether another organization is an Affiliate of the Company, common ownership of at least 50% shall be determinative.
The Committee specifically reserves the right to determine whether a sale or other disposition of substantial assets to an unrelated party constitutes a Separation from Service with respect to a Participant providing services to the seller immediately prior to the transaction and providing services to the buyer after the transaction. Such determination shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A.
2.37    Specified Date Account. A Specified Date Account means an Account established by the Committee to record the amounts payable at a future date as specified in the Participant’s Compensation Deferral Agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant may maintain no more than five Specified Date Accounts. A Specified Date Account may be identified in enrollment materials as an “In-Service Account” or such other name without affecting the meaning of this Section.
2.38    Specified Date Benefit. Specified Date Benefit means the benefit payable to a Participant under the Plan in accordance with Section 6.l(c).
2.39    Substantial Risk of Forfeiture. Substantial Risk of Forfeiture shall have the meaning specified in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-l(d).
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2.40    Termination Benefit. Termination Benefit means the benefit payable to a Participant under the Plan following the Participant’s Separation from Service prior to Retirement.
2.41    Unforeseeable Emergency. An Unforeseeable Emergency means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code section 152, without regard to section 152(b)(l), (b)(2), and (d)(l)(B)) or a Beneficiary; loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance, for example, as a result of a natural disaster); or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. The types of events which may qualify as an Unforeseeable Emergency may be limited by the Committee.
2.42    Valuation Date. Valuation Date shall mean each Business Day.
ARTICLE III
Eligibility and Participation
3.1    Eligibility and Participation. An Eligible Employee or a Director becomes a Participant upon the earlier to occur of (i) a credit of Company Contributions under Article V or (ii) receipt of notification of eligibility to participate.
3.2    Duration. A Participant shall be eligible to defer Compensation and receive allocations of Company Contributions, subject to the terms of the Plan, for as long as such Participant remains an Eligible Employee or a Director. A Participant who is no longer an Eligible Employee or a Director but has not Separated from Service may not file a Compensation Deferral Agreement under Article IV, but may otherwise exercise all of the rights of a Participant under the Plan with respect to his or her Account(s). On and after a Separation from Service, a Participant shall remain a Participant as long as his or her Account Balance is greater than zero and during such time may continue to make allocation elections as provided in Section 8.4. An individual shall cease being a Participant in the Plan when all benefits under the Plan to which he or she is entitled have been paid.
ARTICLE IV
Deferrals
4.1    Deferral Elections, Generally.
(a)    A Participant may elect to defer Compensation by submitting a Compensation Deferral Agreement during the enrollment periods established by the Committee and in the manner specified by the Committee, but in any event, in accordance with Section 4.2. A Compensation Deferral Agreement that is not timely filed with respect to a service period or component of Compensation shall be considered void and shall have no effect with respect to such service period or Compensation. The Committee may modify or cancel any Compensation Deferral
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Agreement prior to the date the election becomes irrevocable under the rules of Section 4.2.
(b)    The Participant shall specify on his or her Compensation Deferral Agreement the amount of Deferrals and whether to allocate Deferrals to a Retirement/Termination Account or to a Specified Date Account. If no designation is made, Deferrals shall be allocated to the Participant’s Primary Account. A Participant may also specify in his or her Compensation Deferral Agreement the Payment Schedule applicable to his or her Plan Accounts. If the Payment Schedule is not specified in a Compensation Deferral Agreement, the Payment Schedule shall be the Payment Schedule specified in Section 6.2.
4.2    Timing Requirements for Compensation Deferral Agreements.
(a)    First Year of Eligibility. In the case of the first year in which an Eligible Employee or a Director becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, he has up to 30 days following his initial eligibility to submit a Compensation Deferral Agreement with respect to Compensation to be earned during such year. The Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph becomes irrevocable upon the end of such 30-day period. The determination of whether an Eligible Employee or a Director may file a Compensation Deferral Agreement under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Code Section 409A, including the provisions of Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-2(a)(7).
A Compensation Deferral Agreement filed under this paragraph applies to Compensation earned on and after the date the Compensation Deferral Agreement becomes irrevocable.
(b)    Prior Year Election. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.2, Participants may defer Compensation by filing a Compensation Deferral Agreement no later than December 31 of the year prior to the year in which the Compensation to be deferred is earned. A Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph shall become irrevocable with respect to such Compensation as of January 1 of the year in which such Compensation is earned.
(c)    Performance-Based Compensation. Participants may file a Compensation Deferral Agreement with respect to Performance-Based Compensation no later than the date that is six months before the end of the performance period, provided that:
(i)    the Participant performs services continuously from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date the criteria are established through the date the Compensation Deferral Agreement is submitted; and
(ii)    the Compensation is not readily ascertainable as of the date the Compensation Deferral Agreement is filed.
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A Compensation Deferral Agreement becomes irrevocable with respect to Performance-Based Compensation as of the day immediately following the latest date for filing such election. Any election to defer Performance-Based Compensation that is made in accordance with this paragraph and that becomes payable as a result of the Participant’s death or disability (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-l(e)) or upon a change in control (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-3(i)(5)) prior to the satisfaction of the performance criteria, will be void.
(d)    Sales Commissions. Sales commissions (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-2(a)(l2)(i)) are considered to be earned in the taxable year of the Participant in which the sale occurs. The Compensation Deferral Agreement must be filed before the last day of the year preceding the year in which the sales commissions are earned and becomes irrevocable after that date.
(e)    Short-Term Deferrals. Compensation that meets the definition of a “short-term deferral” described in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-l(b)(4) may be deferred in accordance with the rules of Article VII, applied as if the date the Substantial Risk of Forfeiture lapses is the date payments were originally scheduled to commence, provided, however, that the provisions of Section 7.3 shall not apply to payments attributable to a change in control (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-3(i)(5)).
(f)    Certain Forfeitable Rights. With respect to a legally binding right to a payment in a subsequent year that is subject to a forfeiture condition requiring the Participant’s continued services for a period of at least twelve months from the date the Participant obtains the legally binding right, an election to defer such Compensation may be made on or before the 30th day after the Participant obtains the legally binding right to the Compensation, provided that the election is made at least twelve months in advance of the earliest date at which the forfeiture condition could lapse. The Compensation Deferral Agreement described in this paragraph becomes irrevocable after such 30th day. If the forfeiture condition applicable to the payment lapses before the end of the required service period as a result of the Participant’s death or disability (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-3(i)(4)) or upon a change in control (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-3(i)(5)), the Compensation Deferral Agreement will be void unless it would be considered timely under another rule described in this Section.
(g)    Company Awards. Participating Employers may unilaterally provide for deferrals of Company awards prior to the date of such awards. Deferrals of Company awards (such as sign-on, retention, or severance pay) may be negotiated with a Participant prior to the date the Participant has a legally binding right to such Compensation.
4.3    Allocation of Deferrals. A Compensation Deferral Agreement may allocate Deferrals to one or more Specified Date Accounts and/or to one or more Retirement/Termination
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Accounts. The Committee may, in its discretion, establish a minimum deferral period for Specified Date Accounts (for example, the fourth Plan Year following the year Compensation subject to the Compensation Deferral Agreement is earned).
4.4    Deductions from Pay. The Committee has the authority to determine the payroll practices under which any component of Compensation subject to a Compensation Deferral Agreement will be deducted from a Participant’s Compensation.
4.5    Vesting. Participant Deferrals shall be 100% vested at all times.
4.6    Cancellation of Deferrals. The Committee may cancel a Participant’s Deferrals (i) for the balance of the Plan Year in which an Unforeseeable Emergency occurs, (ii) if the Participant receives a hardship distribution under the Employer’s qualified 40l(k) plan, through the end of the Plan Year in which the six-month anniversary of the hardship distribution falls, and (iii) during periods in which the Participant is unable to perform the duties of his or her position or any substantially similar position due to a mental or physical impairment that can be expected to result in death or last for a continuous period of at least six months (a “Disability”), provided cancellation occurs by the later of the end of the taxable year of the Participant or the 15th day of the third month following the date the Participant incurs the Disability.
ARTICLE V
Company Contributions
5.1    Discretionary Company Contributions. The Participating Employer may, from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion, credit Company Contributions to any Participant in any amount determined by the Participating Employer. Such contributions will be credited to a Participant’s Primary Account.
5.2    Vesting. Company Contributions described in Section 5.1, above, and the Earnings thereon, shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule(s) established by the Committee at the time that the Company Contribution is made. All Company Contributions shall become 100% vested upon the occurrence of the earliest of: (i) the death of the Participant while actively employed; (ii) the disability of the Participant, (iii) Retirement of the Participant, or (iv) a Change in Control (except to the extent vesting would result in tax under Code Section 280G). The Participating Employer may, at any time, in its sole discretion, increase a Participant’s vested interest in a Company Contribution. The portion of a Participant’s Accounts that remains unvested upon his or her Separation from Service after the application of the terms of this Section 5.2 shall be forfeited.
5.3    Company Make-Up Contributions. For each year a Participant is entitled to a matching contribution under the Company’s 40l(k) plan, the Company shall credit at the end of the Plan Year to such Participant’s Primary Account an amount equal to (a) minus (b) plus (c):
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(a)    The amount of matching contribution that would have been made by the Company to a Participant’s account in the Company 40l(k) plan for the 401(k) plan year as if the Participant had made no deferrals into this Plan (assuming Deferrals reduce compensation for purposes of computing the maximum company match in the 401(k) plan).
(b)    The actual amount of Company matching contributions to such Participant’s 40l(k) plan account for the Plan Year.
(c)    The amount of any lost matching contribution to the Participant’s account in the Company 40l(k) plan due to ACP testing pursuant to Code Section 40l(m).
Company Make-Up Contributions shall vest in accordance with the Company’s 40l(k) plan vesting schedule.
ARTICLE VI
Benefits
6.1    Benefits, Generally. A Participant shall be entitled to the following benefits under the Plan:
(a)    Retirement Benefit. Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service due to Retirement, he or she shall be entitled to a Retirement Benefit. The Retirement Benefit shall be equal to the vested portion of the Retirement/Termination Account(s) and any Specified Date Accounts that have not commenced payments. The Retirement Benefit shall be based on the value of such Accounts as of the January 31 or July 31 immediately preceding the payment commencement date, or such other date determined by the Committee. If the Participant Separates from Service during the first half of the year (January-June), then payment will commence February 1st of the following year. If the Participant Separates from Service during the second half of the year (July-December), then payment will commence August 1st of the following year. If payments are to be made in annual installments, each installment will be paid on each anniversary of the payment commencement date described above.
(b)    Termination Benefit. Upon the Participant’s Separation from Service for reasons other than death or Retirement, he or she shall be entitled to a Termination Benefit. The Termination Benefit shall be equal to the vested portion of the Retirement/Termination Account(s) and the vested portion of any unpaid Specified Date Accounts that have not commenced payments. The Termination Benefit shall be based on the value of such Accounts as of the January 31 or July 31 immediately preceding the payment commencement date, or such other date determined by the Committee. If the Participant Separates from Service during the first half of the year (January-June), then payment will commence February 1st of the following year. If the Participant Separates from Service during the second half of the year (July-December), then payment will commence August 1st of the following year. If payments are to be made in annual installments, each
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installment will be paid on each anniversary of the payment commencement date described above.
(c)    Specified Date Benefit. If the Participant has established one or more Specified Date Accounts, he or she shall be entitled to a Specified Date Benefit with respect to each such Specified Date Account. The Specified Date Benefit shall be equal to the vested portion of the Specified Date Account, based on the value of that Account as of January 31 of the Plan Year designated by the Participant. Payment of the Specified Date Benefit will be made within 2-1/2 months following January 31 of the Plan Year designated by the Participant.
(d)    Death Benefits. In the event of the Participant’s death, his or her designated Beneficiary(ies) shall be entitled to a Death Benefit. The Death Benefit shall be equal to the vested portion of the Retirement/Termination Account(s) and the vested portion of any unpaid Specified Date Accounts that have not commenced payment. The Death Benefit shall be based on the value of the Accounts as of the January 31 or July 31 immediately preceding the payment commencement date, or such other date as determined by the Committee. If the Participant’s death occurs during the first half of the year (January - June), then payment will commence the following August 1st. If the Participant’s death occurs during the second half of the year (July - December), then payment will commence February 1st of the following year.
(e)    Unforeseeable Emergency Payments. A Participant who experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency may submit a written request to the Committee to receive payment of all or any portion of his or her vested Accounts. Whether a Participant or Beneficiary is faced with an Unforeseeable Emergency permitting an emergency payment shall be determined by the Committee based on the relevant facts and circumstances of each case, but, in any case, a distribution on account of Unforeseeable Emergency may not be made to the extent that such emergency is or may be reimbursed through insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not cause severe financial hardship, or by cessation of Deferrals under this Plan. If an emergency payment is approved by the Committee, the amount of the payment shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the need, taking into account the additional compensation that is available to the Participant as the result of cancellation of deferrals to the Plan, including amounts necessary to pay any taxes or penalties that the Participant reasonably anticipates will result from the payment. The amount of the emergency payment shall be subtracted first from the vested portion of the Participant’s Retirement/Termination Account(s) until depleted and then from the vested Specified Date Accounts, beginning with the Specified Date Account with the latest payment commencement date. Emergency payments shall be paid in a single lump sum within the 90-day period following the date the payment is approved by the Committee.
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6.2    Form of Payment.
(a)    Retirement Benefit. A Participant who is entitled to receive a Retirement Benefit shall receive payment of such benefit from each Retirement/Termination Account in a single lump sum, unless the Participant elects on his or her initial or a subsequent Compensation Deferral Agreement to have such benefit paid from one or more of the Participant’s Retirement/Termination Accounts in one of the following alternative forms of payment (i) substantially equal annual installments over a period of five (5), ten (10), or fifteen (15) years, as elected by the Participant; or (ii) a lump sum payment of a percentage of the balance in such Retirement/Termination Account, with the balance paid in substantially equal annual installments over a period of five (5), ten (10), or fifteen (15) years, as elected by the Participant. Payment of any portion of the Retirement Benefit from a Participant’s Specified Date Account(s) shall be paid in the same form of benefit as the Participant’s Primary Account.
(b)    Termination Benefit. A Participant who is entitled to receive a Termination Benefit shall receive payment of such benefit in substantially equal annual installments over a period of five years.
(c)    Specified Date Benefit. The Specified Date Benefit shall be paid in a single lump sum, unless the Participant elects on the Compensation Deferral Agreement with which such Specified Date Account was established to have such Account paid in substantially equal annual installments over a period of two to five years, as elected by the Participant. Notwithstanding any election of a form of payment by the Participant, Specified Date Benefits that have not commenced as of the Participant’s Separation from Service will be paid according to the payment schedule for the Retirement Benefit, Termination Benefit or Death Benefit, whichever applies to the Participant upon his or her Separation from Service. However, if the Retirement, Termination or Death Benefit is payable in a lump sum, the unpaid balance of all Specified Date Accounts (regardless of such Accounts’ payment status) will be payable in a lump sum.
(d)    Death Benefit. If the Participant dies prior to the payment commencement date of his or her Retirement Benefit, his or her designated Beneficiary shall receive payment of such benefit in a single lump sum, unless the Participant elects on his or her initial Compensation Deferral Agreement to have the Death Benefit paid in one of the following alternative forms of payment (i) substantially equal annual installments over a period of five (5), ten (10), or fifteen (15) years, as elected by the Participant; or (ii) a lump sum payment of a percentage of the Death Benefit, with the balance paid in substantially equal annual installments over a period of five (5), ten (10), or fifteen (15) years, as elected by the Participant.
If the Participant dies on or after his Retirement Benefit payment commencement date, his or her designated Beneficiary shall receive the remaining payments under the payment schedule in effect for the Retirement Benefit.
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(e)    Change in Control. A Participant will receive a single lump sum payment equal to the unpaid balance of all of his or her Accounts in the event of a Separation from Service within 24 months following a Change in Control. Accounts will be valued and paid under the payment timing rules described in Section 6. l(b). In addition to the foregoing, a Participant who has incurred a Separation from Service prior to a Change in Control and any Beneficiary of such Participant who is receiving or is scheduled to receive payments at the time of a Change in Control, will receive the balance of all unpaid Accounts in a single lump sum on the next scheduled payment date described in Section 6.1.
(f)    Small Account Balances. The Committee may, in its sole discretion which shall be evidenced in writing no later than the date of payment, elect to pay the value of the Participant’s Accounts upon a Separation from Service in a single lump sum if the balance of such Accounts is not greater than the applicable dollar amount under Code Section 402(g)(l)(B), provided the payment represents the complete liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the Plan.
(g)    Rules Applicable to Installment Payments. If a Payment Schedule specifies installment payments, annual payments will be made beginning as of the payment commencement date for such installments and shall continue on each anniversary thereof until the number of installment payments specified in the Payment Schedule has been paid. The amount of each installment payment shall be determined by dividing (a) by (b), where (a) equals the Account Balance as of the Valuation Date and (b) equals the remaining number of installment payments.
For purposes of Article VII, installment payments will be treated as a single form of payment. If a lump sum equal to less than 100% of a Retirement/Termination Account is paid, the payment commencement date for the installment form of payment will be the first anniversary of the payment of the lump sum.
6.3    Acceleration of or Delay in Payments. The Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect to accelerate the time or form of payment of a benefit owed to the Participant hereunder, provided such acceleration is permitted under Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-3(j)(4). The Committee may also, in its sole and absolute discretion, delay the time for payment of a benefit owed to the Participant hereunder, to the extent permitted under Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-2(b)(7).
ARTICLE VII
Modifications to Payment Schedules
7.1    Participant’s Right to Modify. A Participant may modify any or all of the alternative Payment Schedules with respect to an Account, consistent with the permissible Payment Schedules available under the Plan, provided such modification complies with the requirements of this Article VII.
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7.2    Time of Election. The date on which a modification election is submitted to the Committee must be at least twelve months prior to the date on which payment is scheduled to commence under the Payment Schedule in effect prior to the modification.
7.3    Date of Payment under Modified Payment Schedule. Except with respect to modifications that relate to the payment of a Death Benefit, the date payments are to commence under the modified Payment Schedule must be no earlier than five years after the date payment would have commenced under the original Payment Schedule. Under no circumstances may a modification election result in an acceleration of payments in violation of Code Section 409A.
7.4    Effective Date. A modification election submitted in accordance with this Article VII is irrevocable upon receipt by the Committee and becomes effective 12 months after such date.
7.5    Effect on Accounts. An election to modify a Payment Schedule is specific to the Account or payment event to which it applies, and shall not be construed to affect the Payment Schedules of any other Accounts. For the avoidance of doubt, a Participant’s election to modify the Payment Schedule under one of a Participant’s Specified Date or Retirement/Termination Account shall not be treated as an election to modify the Payment Schedule under any of the Participant’s other Specified Date or Retirement/Termination Accounts.
ARTICLE VIII
Valuation of Account Balances; Investments
8.1    Valuation. Deferrals shall be credited to appropriate Accounts on the date such Compensation would have been paid to the Participant absent the Compensation Deferral Agreement. Company Contributions shall be credited to a Retirement/Termination Account at the times determined by the Committee. Valuation of Accounts shall be performed under procedures approved by the Committee.
8.2    Earnings Credit. Each Account will be credited with Earnings on each Business Day, based upon the Participant’s investment allocation among a menu of investment options selected in advance by the Committee, in accordance with the provisions of this Article VIII (“investment allocation”).
8.3    Investment Options. Investment options will be determined by the Committee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall be permitted to add or remove investment options from the Plan menu from time to time, provided that any such additions or removals of investment options shall not be effective with respect to any period prior to the effective date of such change.
8.4    Investment Allocations. A Participant’s investment allocation constitutes a deemed, not actual, investment among the investment options comprising the investment menu. At no time shall a Participant have any real or beneficial ownership in any investment option included in the investment menu, nor shall the Participating Employer or any trustee
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acting on its behalf have any obligation to purchase actual securities as a result of a Participant’s investment allocation. A Participant’s investment allocation shall be used solely for purposes of adjusting the value of a Participant’s Account Balances.
A Participant shall specify an investment allocation for each of his Accounts in accordance with procedures established by the Committee. Allocation among the investment options must be designated in increments of 1%. The Participant’s investment allocation will become effective on the same Business Day or, in the case of investment allocations received after a time specified by the Committee, the next Business Day.
A Participant may change an investment allocation on any Business Day, both with respect to future credits to the Plan and with respect to existing Account Balances, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Committee. Changes shall become effective on the same Business Day or, in the case of investment allocations received after a time specified by the Committee, the next Business Day, and shall be applied prospectively.
8.5    Unallocated Deferrals and Accounts. If the Participant fails to make an investment allocation with respect to an Account, such Account shall be invested in an investment option, the primary objective of which is the preservation of capital, as determined by the Committee.
ARTICLE IX
Administration
9.1    Plan Administration. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee which shall have discretionary authority to make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and to utilize its discretion to decide or resolve any and all questions, including but not limited to eligibility for benefits and interpretations of this Plan and its terms, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Claims for benefits shall be filed with the Committee and resolved in accordance with the claims procedures in Article XII.
9.2    Administration Upon Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control affecting the Company, the Committee, as constituted immediately prior to such Change in Control, shall continue to act as the Committee. The individual who was the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or if such person is unable or unwilling to act, the next highest ranking officer) prior to the Change in Control shall have the authority (but shall not be obligated) to appoint an independent third party to act as the Committee.
Upon such Change in Control, the Company may not remove the Committee, unless 2/3rds of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and a majority of Participants and Beneficiaries with Account Balances consent to the removal and replacement Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Committee nor the officer described above shall have authority to direct investment of trust assets under any rabbi trust described in Section 11.2.
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The Participating Employer shall, with respect to the Committee identified under this Section, (i) pay all reasonable expenses and fees of the Committee, (ii) indemnify the Committee (including individuals serving as Committee) against any costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the Committee hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the Committee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct and (iii) supply full and timely information to the Committee on all matters related to the Plan, any rabbi trust, Participants, Beneficiaries and Accounts as the Committee may reasonably require.
9.3    Withholding. The Participating Employer shall have the right to withhold from any payment due under the Plan (or with respect to any amounts credited to the Plan) any taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of such payment (or credit). Withholdings with respect to amounts credited to the Plan shall be deducted from Compensation that has not been deferred to the Plan.
9.4    Indemnification. The Participating Employers shall indemnify and hold harmless each employee, officer, director, agent or organization, to whom or to which are delegated duties, responsibilities, and authority under the Plan or otherwise with respect to administration of the Plan, including, without limitation, the Committee and its agents, against all claims, liabilities, fines and penalties, and all expenses reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him or it (including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees) which arise as a result of his or its actions or failure to act in connection with the operation and administration of the Plan to the extent lawfully allowable and to the extent that such claim, liability, fine, penalty, or expense is not paid for by liability insurance purchased or paid for by the Participating Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participating Employer shall not indemnify any person or organization if his or its actions or failure to act are due to gross negligence or willful misconduct or for any such amount incurred through any settlement or compromise of any action unless the Participating Employer consents in writing to such settlement or compromise.
9.5    Delegation of Authority. In the administration of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, employ agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to time consult with legal counsel who shall be legal counsel to the Company.
9.6    Binding Decisions or Actions. The decision or action of the Committee in respect of any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations thereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.
ARTICLE X
Amendment and Termination
10.1    Amendment and Termination. The Company may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan or may terminate the Plan as provided in this Article X. Each Participating Employer may also terminate its participation in the Plan.
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10.2    Amendments. The Company, by action taken by its Board of Directors, may amend the Plan at any time and for any reason, provided that any such amendment shall not reduce the vested Account Balances of any Participant accrued as of the date of any such amendment or restatement (as if the Participant had incurred a voluntary Separation from Service on such date) or reduce any rights of a Participant under the Plan or other Plan features with respect to Deferrals made prior to the date of any such amendment or restatement without the consent of the Participant. The Board of Directors of the Company may delegate to the Committee the authority to amend the Plan without the consent of the Board of Directors for the purpose of (i) conforming the Plan to the requirements of law, (ii) facilitating the administration of the Plan, (iii) clarifying provisions based on the Committee’s interpretation of the document and (iv) making such other amendments as the Board of Directors may authorize.
10.3    Termination. The Company, by action taken by its Board of Directors, may terminate the Plan and pay Participants and Beneficiaries their Account Balances in a single lump sum at any time, to the extent and in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-3(j)(4)(ix). If a Participating Employer terminates its participation in the Plan, the benefits of affected Employees shall be paid at the time provided in Article VI.
ARTICLE XI
Informal Funding
11.1    General Assets. Obligations established under the terms of the Plan may be satisfied from the general funds of the Participating Employers, or a trust described in this Article XI No Participant, spouse or Beneficiary shall have any right, title or interest whatever in assets of the Participating Employers. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship, between the Participating Employers and any Employee, spouse, or Beneficiary. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments hereunder, such rights are no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Participating Employer.
11.2    Rabbi Trust. A Participating Employer may, in its sole discretion, establish a grantor trust, commonly known as a rabbi trust, as a vehicle for accumulating assets to pay benefits under the Plan. Payments under the Plan may be paid from the general assets of the Participating Employer or from the assets of any such rabbi trust. Payment from any such source shall reduce the obligation owed to the Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan.
ARTICLE XII
Claims
12.1    Filing a Claim. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Plan shall be filed in writing with the Committee which shall make all determinations concerning such claim. Any claim filed with the Committee and any decision by the Committee denying
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such claim shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Participant or Beneficiary filing the claim (the “Claimant”).
(a)    In General. Notice of a denial of benefits will be provided within ninety (90) days of the Committee’s receipt of the Claimant’s claim for benefits. If the Committee determines that it needs additional time to review the claim, the Committee will provide the Claimant with a notice of the extension before the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. The extension will not be more than ninety (90) days from the end of the initial ninety (90) day period and the notice of extension will explain the special circumstances that require the extension and the date by which the Committee expects to make a decision.
(b)    Contents of Notice. If a claim for benefits is completely or partially denied, notice of such denial shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons for denial in plain language. The notice shall (i) cite the pertinent provisions of the Plan document and (ii) explain, where appropriate, how the Claimant can perfect the claim, including a description of any additional material or information necessary to complete the claim and why such material or information is necessary. The claim denial also shall include an explanation of the claims review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse decision on review.
12.2    Appeal of Denied Claims. A Claimant whose claim has been completely or partially denied shall be entitled to appeal the claim denial by filing a written appeal with a committee designated to hear such appeals (the “Appeals Committee”). A Claimant who timely requests a review of the denied claim (or his or her authorized representative) may review, upon request and free of charge, copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the denial and may submit written comments, documents, records and other information relevant to the claim to the Appeals Committee. All written comments, documents, records, and other information shall be considered “relevant” if the information (i) was relied upon in making a benefits determination,(ii) was submitted, considered or generated in the course of making a benefits decision regardless of whether it was relied upon to make the decision, or (iii) demonstrates compliance with administrative processes and safeguards established for making benefit decisions. The Appeals Committee may, in its sole discretion and if it deems appropriate or necessary, decide to hold a hearing with respect to the claim appeal.
(a)    In General. Appeal of a denied benefits claim must be filed in writing with the Appeals Committee no later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the written notification of such claim denial. The Appeals Committee shall make its decision regarding the merits of the denied claim within sixty (60) days following receipt of the appeal (or within one hundred and twenty (120) days after such receipt, in a case where there are special circumstances requiring extension of time for reviewing the appealed claim). If an extension of time for reviewing the appeal is required because of special circumstances, written notice of the extension shall be
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furnished to the Claimant prior to the commencement of the extension. The notice will indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Appeals Committee expects to render the determination on review. The review will take into account comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
(b)    Contents of Notice. If a benefits claim is completely or partially denied on review, notice of such denial shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons for denial in plain language. The decision on review shall set forth (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, or other information relevant (as defined above) to the Claimant’s claim, and (iv) a statement describing any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the plan and a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
12.3    Claims Appeals Upon Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, the Appeals Committee, as constituted immediately prior to such Change in Control, shall continue to act as the Appeals Committee. Upon such Change in Control, the Company may not remove any member of the Appeals Committee, but may replace resigning members if 2/3rds of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and a majority of Participants and Beneficiaries with Account Balances consent to the replacement.
The Appeals Committee shall have the exclusive authority at the appeals stage to interpret the terms of the Plan and resolve appeals under the Claims Procedure.
Each Participating Employer shall, with respect to the Committee identified under this Section, (i) pay its proportionate share of all reasonable expenses and fees of the Appeals Committee, (ii) indemnify the Appeals Committee (including individual committee members) against any costs, expenses and liabilities including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses arising in connection with the performance of the Appeals Committee hereunder, except with respect to matters resulting from the Appeals Committee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct and (iii) supply full and timely information to the Appeals Committee on all matters related to the Plan, any rabbi trust, Participants, Beneficiaries and Accounts as the Appeals Committee may reasonably require.
12.4    Legal Action. A Claimant may not bring any legal action, including a suit in state or federal court or commencement of any arbitration, relating to a claim for benefits under the Plan unless and until the Claimant has followed the claims procedures under the Plan and exhausted his or her administrative remedies under such claims procedures. In no event may legal action be brought more than five years after the events giving rise to the claim have occurred.
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If a Participant or Beneficiary prevails in a legal proceeding brought under the Plan to enforce the rights of such Participant or any other similarly situated Participant or Beneficiary, in whole or in part, the Participating Employer shall reimburse such Participant or Beneficiary for all legal costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and such other liabilities incurred as a result of such proceedings. If the legal proceeding is brought in connection with a Change in Control, or a “change in control” as defined in a rabbi trust described in Section 11.2, the Participant or Beneficiary may file a claim directly with the trustee for reimbursement of such costs, expenses and fees. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount of the claim shall be treated as if it were an addition to the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s Account Balance.
12.5    Discretion of Appeals Committee. All interpretations, determinations and decisions of the Appeals Committee with respect to any claim shall be made in its sole discretion, and shall be final and conclusive.
12.6    Arbitration.
(a)    Prior to Change in Control. If, prior to a Change in Control, any claim or controversy between a Participating Employer and a Participant or Beneficiary is not resolved through the claims procedure set forth in Article XII, such claim shall be submitted to and resolved exclusively by expedited binding arbitration by a single arbitrator. Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:
The complaining party shall promptly send written notice to the other party identifying the matter in dispute and the proposed remedy. Following the giving of such notice, the parties shall meet and attempt in good faith to resolve the matter. In the event the parties are unable to resolve the matter within twenty one (21) days, the parties shall meet and attempt in good faith to select a single arbitrator acceptable to both parties. If a single arbitrator is not selected by mutual consent within ten (10) Business Days following the giving of the written notice of dispute, an arbitrator shall be selected from a list of nine persons each of whom shall be an attorney who is either engaged in the active practice of law or recognized arbitrator and who, in either event, is experienced in serving as an arbitrator in disputes between employers and employees, which list shall be provided by the main office of either JAMS, the American Arbitration Associate (“AAA”) or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. If, within three Business Days of the parties’ receipt of such list, the parties are unable to agree on an arbitrator from the list, then the parties shall each strike names alternatively from the list, with the first to strike being determined by the flip of a coin. After each party has had four strikes, the remaining name on the list shall be the arbitrator. If such person is unable to serve for any reason, the parties shall repeat this process until an arbitrator is selected.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, within sixty (60) days of the selection of the arbitrator, a hearing shall be conducted before such arbitrator at a time and a place
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agreed upon by the parties. In the event the parties are unable to agree upon the time or place of the arbitration, the time and place shall be designated by the arbitrator after consultation with the parties. Within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall issue an award, accompanied by a written decision explaining the basis for the arbitrator’s award.
In any arbitration hereunder, the Participating Employer shall pay all administrative fees of the arbitration and all fees of the arbitrator, except that the Participant or Beneficiary may, if he/she/it wishes, pay up to one-half of those amounts. Each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, unless the arbitrator orders otherwise. The prevailing party in such arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator, and in any enforcement or other court proceedings, shall be entitled, to the extent permitted by law, to reimbursement from the other party for all of the prevailing party’s costs (including but not limited to the arbitrator’s compensation), expenses, and attorneys’ fees. The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to or to modify this Plan, shall apply all applicable law, and shall have no lesser and no greater remedial authority than would a court of law resolving the same claim or controversy. The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to or to modify this Plan, shall apply all applicable law, and shall have no lesser and no greater remedial authority than would a court of law resolving the same claim or controversy. The arbitrator shall, upon an appropriate motion, dismiss any claim without an evidentiary hearing if the party bringing the motion establishes that it would be entitled to summary judgment if the matter had been pursued in court litigation.
The parties shall be entitled to discovery as follows: Each party may take no more than three depositions. The Participating Employer may depose the Participant or Beneficiary plus two other witnesses, and the Participant or Beneficiary may depose the Participating Employer, pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plus two other witnesses. Each party may make such reasonable document discovery requests as are allowed in the discretion of the arbitrator.
The decision of the arbitrator shall be final, binding, and non-appealable, and may be enforced as a final judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
This arbitration provision of the Plan shall extend to claims against any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of each party, and, when acting within such capacity, any officer, director, shareholder, Participant, Beneficiary, or agent of any party, or of any of the above, and shall apply as well to claims arising out of state and federal statutes and local ordinances as well as to claims arising under the common law or under this Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and unless otherwise agreed between the parties, either party may apply to a court for provisional relief, including a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, on the ground that the arbitration
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award to which the applicant may be entitled may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief.
Any arbitration hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act: provided, however, that, in the event of any inconsistency between the rules and procedures of the Act and the terms of this Plan, the terms of this Plan shall prevail.
If any of the provisions of this Section 12.6(a) are determined to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, in the whole part, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this section and this section shall be reformed to the extent necessary to carry out its provisions to the greatest extent possible and to insure that the resolution of all conflicts between the parties, including those arising out of statutory claims, shall be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration. If a court should find that the provisions of this Section 12.6(a) are not absolutely binding, then the parties intend any arbitration decision and award to be fully admissible in evidence in any subsequent action, given great weight by any finder of fact and treated as determinative to the maximum extent permitted by law.
The parties do not agree to arbitrate any putative class action or any other representative action. The parties agree to arbitrate only the claims(s) of a single Participant or Beneficiary.
(b)    Upon Change in Control. If, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, any dispute, controversy or claim arises between a Participant or Beneficiary and the Participating Employer out of or relating to or concerning the provisions of the Plan, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be finally settled by a court of competent jurisdiction which, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, shall apply a de novo standard of review to any determination made by the Company or its Board of Directors, a Participating Employer, the Committee, or the Appeals Committee.
ARTICLE XIII
General Provisions
13.1    Assignment. No interest of any Participant, spouse or Beneficiary under this Plan and no benefit payable hereunder shall be assigned as security for a loan, and any such purported assignment shall be null, void and of no effect, nor shall any such interest or any such benefit be subject in any manner, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment or encumbrance by or through any Participant, spouse or Beneficiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, however, the Committee has the discretion to make payments to an alternate payee in accordance with the terms of a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(l)(B)).
The Company may assign any or all of its liabilities under this Plan in connection with any organizational restructuring, recapitalization, sale of assets (including a sale with respect to which an agreement under Treas. Reg. Section l.409A-l(h)(4) has been entered
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into) or other similar transaction affecting a Participating Employer without the consent of the Participants.
13.2    Accounts Taxable Under Code Section 409A. The Plan is intended to constitute a plan of deferred compensation that meets the requirements for deferral of income taxation under Code Section 409A. The Committee, pursuant to its authority to interpret the Plan, may sever from the Plan or any Compensation Deferral Agreement any provision or exercise of a right that otherwise would result in a violation of Code Section 409A.
13.3    No Legal or Equitable Rights or Interest. No Participant or other person shall have any legal or equitable rights or interest in this Plan that are not expressly granted in this Plan. Participation in this Plan does not give any person any right to be retained in the service of the Participating Employer. The right and power of a Participating Employer to dismiss or discharge an Employee is expressly reserved. The Participating Employers make no representations or warranties as to the tax consequences to a Participant or a Participant’s beneficiaries resulting from a deferral of income pursuant to the Plan.
13.4    No Employment Contract. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between an Employee and a Participating Employer.
13.5    Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be delivered to the Committee under this Plan shall be delivered in writing, in person, or through such electronic means as is established by the Committee. Notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification. Written transmission shall be sent by certified mail to:
F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE, INC.
ATTN: [TITLE – REDACTED]
[ADDRESS – REDACTED]
Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing or hand-delivered, or sent by mail to the last known address of the Participant.
13.6    Headings. The headings of Sections are included solely for convenience of reference, and if there is any conflict between such headings and the text of this Plan, the text shall control.
13.7    Invalid or Unenforceable Provisions. If any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof and the Committee may elect in its sole discretion to construe such invalid or unenforceable provisions in a manner that conforms to applicable law or as if such provisions, to the extent invalid or unenforceable, had not been included.
13.8    Lost Participants or Beneficiaries. Any Participant or Beneficiary who is entitled to a benefit from the Plan has the duty to keep the Committee advised of his or her current mailing address. If benefit payments are returned to the Plan or are not presented for
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payment after a reasonable amount of time, the Committee shall presume that the payee is missing. The Committee, after making such efforts as in its discretion it deems reasonable and appropriate to locate the payee, shall stop payment on any uncashed checks and may discontinue making future payments until contact with the payee is restored.
13.9    Facility of Payment to a Minor. If a distribution is to be made to a minor, or to a person who is otherwise incompetent, then the Committee may, in its discretion, make such distribution (i) to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of a minor payee with whom the payee maintains his or her residence, or (ii) to the conservator or committee or, if none, to the person having custody of an incompetent payee. Any such distribution shall fully discharge the Committee, the Company, and the Plan from further liability on account thereof.
13.10    Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the State of Florida shall govern the construction and administration of the Plan.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Fidelity National Financial Completes Planned Transaction
to Distribute Approximately 15% Ownership of F&G to FNF Shareholders
Jacksonville, Fla., December 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) (“FNF” or the “Company”), a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries and a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients through FNF’s subsidiary, F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (“F&G”), today announced completion of the distribution to FNF shareholders, on a pro rata basis, of approximately 15% of the common stock of its subsidiary, F&G. Effective today, F&G has commenced “regular-way” trading of its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “FG”. FNF retains control of F&G through an approximate 85% equity ownership stake and will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “FNF”.
William P. Foley, II, Chairman of the Board of FNF, commented, “We are pleased to have successfully completed our planned dividend to FNF shareholders, on a pro rata basis, of approximately 15% of F&G’s common stock, which we believe will highlight the substantial equity value of F&G that has been and will continue to be created. At the time of our acquisition of F&G in June of 2020, we committed to F&G doubling assets under management to $50 billion over five years through organic growth. In just over two years, Chris and his team are well ahead of expectations with F&G’s assets under management increasing to $42 billion as of the third quarter of 2022. This financial performance not only validates our initial strategy during the acquisition, it also provides confidence for the future of F&G and its ability to generate value for both FNF and F&G shareholders.”
Mike Nolan, Chief Executive Officer of FNF, said, “We want to congratulate the F&G team on their transition back to a public company. Importantly, we remain committed to F&G’s business and talented team as F&G continues to grow through its multi-channel new business platform, while also benefitting from the rising interest rate environment. As F&G continues to scale, their steady and growing earnings over time will provide a counterbalance for our business during higher mortgage rate environments. In fact, F&G has contributed $900 million of adjusted net earnings over the last nine quarters on a cumulative basis. By retaining an approximate 85% majority interest in F&G, we will continue to benefit from F&G’s growth and cash flow generation.”
Chris Blunt, President and Chief Executive Officer of F&G, added, “We are thrilled to achieve this milestone in partnership with FNF and appreciate their continued support. Since the time of our merger with FNF, we have successfully and profitably increased our market share as a result of greater exposure to new and existing products and distribution channels, growing assets under management to $42 billion. As a result, our business has reached an inflection point to balance our deployment of capital to fund growth, while also returning capital to shareholders through a quarterly cash dividend at an initial aggregate amount of approximately $100 million per year beginning in 2023. Looking forward, we are well-positioned for continued growth and I would like to thank our team for their extraordinary efforts.”
BofA Securities, Inc. served as FNF’s financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as FNF’s legal counsel in connection with the distribution transaction.
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About Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. More information about FNF can be found at www.fnf.com.
About F&G
F&G is part of the FNF family of companies. F&G (NYSE: FG) is committed to helping Americans turn their aspirations into reality. F&G is a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, please visit www.fglife.com.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: diversion of management’s attention and the potential impact of the consummation of the F&G transaction on relationships, including with employees, suppliers, customers and competitors; our ability to successfully realize the anticipated benefits of the separation and distribution; changes in general economic, business, political crisis, war and COVID-19 conditions, including changes in the financial markets; weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U.S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates; our dependence on distributions from our title insurance underwriters as a main source of cash flow; significant competition that F&G and our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” “Risk Factors” and other sections of FNF's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SOURCE Fidelity National Financial, Inc.; F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
Contact:
Lisa Foxworthy-Parker
SVP of Investor & External Relations
515.330.3307
FNF shareholders contact:
Investors@fnf.com
F&G shareholders contact:
Investor.relations@fglife.com