0001193125-21-213211.txt : 20210712 0001193125-21-213211.hdr.sgml : 20210712 20210712172630 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-21-213211 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210712 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210712 GROUP MEMBERS: BCP VII SBS HOLDINGS L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BCP VII SIDE-BY-SIDE GP NQ L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (IPO) NQ L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII - ESC NQ L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS II L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VII NQ L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE SIDE-BY-SIDE UMBRELLA GP L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BLACKSTONE SIDE-BY-SIDE UMBRELLA PARTNERSHIP L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BMA VII NQ L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BTAS ASSOCIATES-NQ L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C. GROUP MEMBERS: STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Alight Group, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001809104 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 850545098 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-91522 FILM NUMBER: 211086231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 OVERLOOK POINT CITY: LINCOLNSHIRE STATE: IL ZIP: 60069 BUSINESS PHONE: (702) 323-7330 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 OVERLOOK POINT CITY: LINCOLNSHIRE STATE: IL ZIP: 60069 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20200410 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Blackstone Holdings III L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001404073 IRS NUMBER: 260288853 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 583-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 SC 13D 1 d188688dsc13d.htm SC 13D SC 13D

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Alight, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

01626W101

(CUSIP Number)

John G. Finley

The Blackstone Group Inc.

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Tel: (212) 583-5000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 2, 2021

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box  ☐.

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 2 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  48,483,961

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  48,483,961

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  48,483,961

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  9.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 3 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  181,904

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  181,904

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  181,904

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.0%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 4 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII - ESC NQ L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  524,248

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  524,248

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  524,248

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.1%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 5 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  5,590,958

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  5,590,958

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  5,590,958

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  1.2%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 6 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  54,733,898

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  54,733,898

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  54,733,898

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  12.3%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 7 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  103,217,859

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  103,217,859

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  103,217,859

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  20.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 8 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  BMA VII NQ L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  103,217,859

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  103,217,859

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  103,217,859

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  20.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 9 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Holdings II L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  109,333,065

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  109,333,065

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  109,333,065

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  21.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 10 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  181,904

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  181,904

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  181,904

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.0%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 11 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  181,904

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  181,904

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  181,904

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.0%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 12 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Quebec, Canada

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  181,904

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  181,904

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  181,904

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.0%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 13 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  181,904

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  181,904

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  181,904

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.0%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  PN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 14 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  181,904

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  181,904

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  181,904

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.0%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 15 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  524,248

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  524,248

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  524,248

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  0.1%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 16 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  5,590,958

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  5,590,958

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  5,590,958

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  1.2%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 17 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  109,333,065

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  109,333,065

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  109,333,065

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  21.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 18 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  The Blackstone Group Inc.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  109,514,969

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  109,514,969

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  109,514,969

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  21.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  CO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 19 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  109,514,969

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  109,514,969

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  109,514,969

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  21.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  OO


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 20 of 43

 

  1    

  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

  Stephen A. Schwarzman

  2  

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3  

  SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

  SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

  OO

  5  

  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

 

  ☐

  6  

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

  United States

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7     

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  0

     8   

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  109,514,969

     9   

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

   10   

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  109,514,969

11    

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

  109,514,969

12  

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ☒

13  

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

  21.8%

14  

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

  IN


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 21 of 43

 

Item 1. Security and Issuer

This Schedule 13D relates to Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Alight, Inc. (the “Issuer” or “Alight”). The address of the principal executive office of the Issuer is 4 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069.

Item 2. Identity and Background

(a)-(b) Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons”. This statement is filed on behalf of:

 

   

(i) Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (ii) BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (iv) BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (v) Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (vi) Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (vii) BMA VII NQ L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (viii) Blackstone Holdings II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (ix) Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (x) Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (xi) Blackstone Holdings III L.P., a Québec société en commandite, (xii) Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (xiii) Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (xiv) BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (xv) BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (xvi) Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, (xvii) The Blackstone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blackstone”), (xviii) Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “Blackstone Entities”), and

 

   

Stephen A. Schwarzman, a United States citizen.

Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P., BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C., and Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P. are collectively referred to herein as the “Blackstone Funds.”

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o The Blackstone Group Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154.

Information regarding each director and executive officer of The Blackstone Group Inc. is set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

 

(c)

The principal business of Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P. BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P., BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C. and Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P. is investing in securities. The principal business of Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the general partner (or similar position) of Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P. and Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of BMA VII NQ L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the sole member (or similar position) of Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the managing member or sole member (or similar position) of BMA VII NQ L.L.C, Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C. and other affiliated Blackstone

The principal business of Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the sole member (or similar position) of BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the general partner (or similar position) of, Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the sole member (or similar position) of Blackstone Side-by-Side


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 22 of 43

 

Umbrella GP L.L.C. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. . The principal business of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the general partner of, Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the managing member (or similar position) of, BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the general partner (or similar position) of Blackstone Holdings II L.P. and other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of The Blackstone Group Inc. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the sole member of of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. and Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., and in a similar capacity for other affiliated Blackstone entities. The principal business of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is performing the functions of, and serving as, the sole holder of the Series II preferred stock of The Blackstone Group Inc.

The principal occupation of Mr. Schwarzman is serving as an executive of Blackstone and Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

 

(d)

During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the other persons set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

 

(e)

During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the other persons set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

(f)

See Item 2(a)-(b) above for citizenship or place of organization, as applicable, of each of the Reporting Persons.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or other Consideration.

The securities reported herein as beneficially owned by the Blackstone Funds were acquired in connection the business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of April 29, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation n/k/a Alight Group, Inc. (“FTAC”), Tempo Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company n/k/a Alight Holding Company, LLC (“Tempo”), Acrobat SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FTAC Merger Sub”), Acrobat Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tempo Merger Sub”), Acrobat Blocker 1 Corp., Acrobat Blocker 2 Corp., Acrobat Blocker 3 Corp. and Acrobat Blocker 4 Corp., each of which is a Delaware corporation (the “Blocker Merger Subs”), Tempo Blocker I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tempo Blocker 1”), Tempo Blocker II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tempo Blocker 2”), Blackstone Tempo Feeder Fund VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Tempo Blocker 3”), New Mountain Partners IV Special (AIV-E2), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Tempo Blocker 4” and, together with Tempo Blocker 1, Tempo Blocker 2, Tempo Blocker 3 and Tempo Blocker 4, the “Tempo Blockers”) and New Mountain Partners IV Special (AIV-E), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

On July 2, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things, (i) FTAC Merger Sub merged with and into FTAC, with FTAC being the surviving corporation in the merger and becoming a subsidiary of Alight (the “FTAC Merger”) and being renamed Alight Group, Inc. (in such capacity, the “FTAC Surviving Corporation”), (ii) Tempo Merger Sub merged with and into Tempo, with Tempo being the


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 23 of 43

 

surviving company in the merger (the “Tempo Merger”), becoming a subsidiary of Alight and being renamed Alight Holding Company, LLC (in such capacity, “Alight Holdings”) and (iii) each of the Blocker Merger Subs merged with and into the correspondingly numbered Tempo Blocker, with the applicable Tempo Blocker being the surviving entity in such mergers (in such capacity, the “Alight Blockers”). As a result of the Business Combination, and by virtue of such series of mergers and related transactions, the combined company is now organized in an “Up-C” structure, in which substantially all of the assets and business of Alight are held by Alight Holdings, of which Alight is the managing member pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Alight Holdings (the “Alight Holdings Operating Agreement”) that went into effect upon the completion of the Business Combination.

As a result of these transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Blackstone Funds received the types of shares of common stock of the Issuer and units of Alight Holdings described below.

Common stock of the Issuer

 

   

Shares of Class A Common Stock represent economic interests in the Issuer and except as provided in the Issuer’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) or as required by applicable law, holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by the Issuer’s stockholders generally.

 

   

Shares of the Issuer’s Class V common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class V Common Stock”), do not represent economic interests in the issuer. Except as provided in the Charter or as required by applicable law, holders of Class V Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by the Issuer’s stockholders generally. Upon exchange of Class A Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class A Units”), an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock will be cancelled for no consideration.

 

   

Shares of the Issuer’s Class B-1 common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class B-1 Common Stock”), do not represent economic interests in the issuer, except for participation together with Class A Common Stock in any dividends or distributions, which amounts will accrue and only become payable upon the occurrence of certain Class B vesting events. Holders of Class B-1 Common Stock are not entitled to any voting rights with respect to such shares, except as required by applicable law. Class B-1 Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment) upon the occurrence of certain Class B-1 vesting events.

 

   

Shares of the Issuer’s Class B-2 common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class B-2 Common Stock”), do not represent economic interests in the issuer, except for participation together with Class A Common Stock in any dividends or distributions, which amounts will accrue and only become payable upon the occurrence of certain Class B vesting events. Holders of Class B-2 Common Stock are not entitled to any voting rights with respect to such shares, except as required by applicable law. Class B-2 Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment) upon the occurrence of certain Class B-2 vesting events.

 

   

Shares of the Issuer’s Class Z-A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class Z-A Common Stock”), will, with respect to each holder’s applicable portion thereof (as determined pursuant to the Charter), (i) vest and be converted into an equivalent portion of Class A Common Stock in the event the corollary unvested shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Issuer’s management are forfeited pursuant to an applicable award agreement or (ii) be forfeited for no consideration in the event that such corollary shares of Class A Common Stock vest pursuant to the terms of an applicable award agreement.

 

   

Shares of the Issuer’s Class Z-B-1 common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class Z-B-1 Common Stock”), will, with respect to each holder’s applicable portion thereof (as determined pursuant to the Charter) (i) vest and be converted into an equivalent portion of Class B-1 Common Stock in the event the corollary unvested shares of Class B-1 Common Stock held by the Issuer’s management are forfeited pursuant to an applicable award agreement or (ii) be forfeited for no consideration in the event that such corollary shares of Class B-1 Common Stock vest pursuant to the terms of an applicable award agreement.

 

   

Shares of the Issuer’s Class Z-B-2 common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Class Z-B-2 Common Stock”), will, with respect to each holder’s applicable portion thereof (as determined pursuant to the Charter) (i) vest and be converted into an equivalent portion of Class B-2 Common Stock in the event the corollary unvested shares of Class B-2 Common Stock held by the Issuer’s management are forfeited pursuant to an applicable award agreement or (ii) be forfeited for no consideration in the event that such corollary shares of Class B-2 Common Stock vest pursuant to the terms of an applicable award agreement.


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Units of Alight Holdings

 

   

Class A Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class A Units”) will have no voting rights but are entitled to share in the profits and losses of Alight Holdings. Class A Units held by the reporting persons can be exchanged, up to once per calendar quarter (and in the case of the Blackstone entities described herein, twice per calendar quarter in the aggregate), for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer will be permitted, at its sole discretion, in lieu of delivering shares of the issuer’s Class A Common Stock for any Class A Units surrendered for exchange, to pay an amount in cash per Class A Unit equal to the 5-day volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock ending on the day such measurement is made.

 

   

Class B Units will not be entitled to share in any profits or losses of Alight Holdings and will have no voting rights or rights to distributions. Class B Units will vest and automatically convert into an equal number of Class A Units as follows: (i) the Class B-1 Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class B-1 Units”) will vest upon the occurrence of a Class B-1 vesting event and (ii) the Class B-2 Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class B-2 Units”) will vest upon the occurrence of a Class B-2 vesting event. Upon the conversion of a Class B Unit, the holder of such Class B Unit will be entitled to receive a payment (a “Dividend Catch-Up Payment”) equal to the aggregate amount of distributions paid per Class A Unit (excluding tax distributions) from July 2, 2021 and ending on the day prior to the date on which such Class B Unit converts into a Class A Unit. If any of the Class B Units do not vest on or before July 2, 2028, such units will be automatically forfeited and cancelled for no consideration, and will not be entitled to receive any Dividend Catch-Up Payments.

 

   

Class Z Units will initially be unvested and will not be entitled to share in any profits or losses of Alight Holdings and will not have any voting rights or rights to distributions. In the event that any Class A Common Stock or Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock is forfeited by management under the terms of the applicable award agreement, an equivalent portion of the unvested shares of Class Z-A Common Stock and Class Z-A Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class Z-A Units”), in the aggregate, or Class Z-B-1 Common Stock or Class Z-B-2 Common Stock and Class Z-B-1 Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class Z-A Units”) or Class Z-B-2 Units of Alight Holdings (the “Class Z-A Units”), in the aggregate, will vest, with such vested portion being allocated among the holders of Class Z common stock and Class Z Units based on the allocation principles under the Business Combination Agreement. Only if and when an applicable vesting event has occurred with respect to a whole Class Z-A Unit or Class Z-B Unit, the unit will automatically convert into a Class A Unit or Class B Unit, as applicable, at which time such units will be entitled to all of the benefits of those Class A Units or Class B Units. In addition, (x) each Class Z-A Unit that converts into a Class A Unit will entitle the holder to receive the aggregate amount of any distributions declared on the Class A Units since the closing date (a “Distribution Catch-Up Payment”) and (y) if a Class B vesting event occurs resulting in the conversion of any unvested Class B consideration into unvested Class A consideration because such consideration remains unvested under the terms of a management award agreement, such management holder will not be entitled to a Distribution Catch-Up Payment upon the conversion event and, if and when such unvested Class A consideration is forfeited (triggering the vesting and conversion of the corresponding Class Z consideration), the Distribution Catch-Up Payment will be paid to the converting holders of Class Z Units.

The number of shares of common stock of the Issuer and units of Alight Holdings received by each of the Blackstone Funds is set forth in the table below.


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Blackstone

Fund

   Class A
Common
Stock
     Class V
Common
Stock
     Class B-1
Common
Stock
     Class B-2
Common
Stock
     Class Z-A
Common
Stock
     Class Z-B-
1 Common
Stock
     Class Z-B-
2 Common
Stock
 

Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P.,

     88,505        48,395,456        0        0        0        0        0  

BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C.

     332        181,572        0        0        0        0        0  

Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P.

     957        523,291        0        0        0        0        0  

BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C.

     10,206        5,580,752        0        0        0        0        0  

Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P.

     54,733,898        0        1,768,709        1,768,709        1,955,285        106,303        106,303  

 

Blackstone

Fund

   Class A Units      Class B-1
Units
     Class B-2
Units
     Class Z-A
Units
     Class Z-B-1
Units
     Class Z-B-2
Units
 

Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P.,

     48,395,456        1,566,744        1,566,744        1,732,015        94,164        94,164  

BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C.

     181,572        5,878        5,878        6,498        353        353  

Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P.

     523,291        16,941        16,941        18,728        1,018        1,018  

BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C.

     5,580,752        180,670        180,670        199,728        10,859        10,859  

Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P.

     0        0        0        0        0        0  


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The description of the Business Combination Agreement contained in this Item 3 is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement, which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

The Reporting Persons acquired the securities reported herein for investment purposes, subject to the following:

The information in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

The Reporting Persons intend to review their investment in the Issuer on an ongoing basis and, in the course of their review, may take actions (including through their affiliates) with respect to their investment or the Issuer, including communicating with the board of directors of the Issuer (the “Board”), members of management or other security-holders of the Issuer, or other third parties from time to time, taking steps to implement a course of action, including, without limitation, engaging advisors, including legal, financial, regulatory, technical and/or industry advisors, to assist in any review, and evaluating strategic alternatives as they may become available. Such discussions and other actions may relate to, subject to the terms and conditions of the documents described herein to which the Reporting Persons are a party, various alternative courses of action, including, without limitation, those related to an extraordinary corporate transaction (including, but not limited to a merger, reorganization or liquidation) involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; business combinations involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; material asset purchases; the formation of joint ventures with the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or the entry into other material projects; changes in the present business, operations, strategy, future plans or prospects of the Issuer, financial or governance matters; changes to the Board (including board composition) or management of the Issuer; acting as a participant in debt financings of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, changes to the capitalization, ownership structure, dividend policy, business or corporate structure or governance documents of the Issuer; de-listing or de-registration of the Issuer’s securities, or any action similar to those enumerated above.

Such discussions and actions may be preliminary and exploratory in nature, and not rise to the level of a plan or proposal. Subject to the terms and conditions of the documents described herein to which the Reporting Persons are a party, the Reporting Persons or their affiliates may seek to acquire securities of the Issuer, including Class A Common Stock and/or other equity, debt, notes or other financial instruments related to the Issuer or the Class A Common Stock (which may include rights or securities exercisable or convertible into securities of the Issuer), and/or sell or otherwise dispose of some or all of such Issuer securities or financial instruments (which may include distributing some or all of such securities to such Reporting Person’s respective partners or beneficiaries, as applicable) from time to time, in each case, in open market or private transactions, block sales or otherwise. Any transaction that any of the Reporting Persons or their affiliates may pursue, subject to the terms and conditions of the documents described herein to which the Reporting Persons are a party, may be made at any time and from time to time without prior notice and will depend on a variety of factors, including, without limitation, the price and availability of the Issuer’s securities or other financial instruments, the Reporting Persons’ or such affiliates’ trading and investment strategies, subsequent developments affecting the Issuer, the Issuer’s business and the Issuer’s prospects, other investment and business opportunities available to such Reporting Persons and their affiliates, general industry and economic conditions, the securities markets in general, tax considerations and other factors deemed relevant by such Reporting Persons and such affiliates.


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Peter Wallace and David Kestnbaum, each of whom is an employee of Blackstone, each serve as a member of the Board, and, in such capacity, may have influence over the corporate activities of the Issuer, including activities which may relate to items described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Except as described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons do not have any present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, although, subject to the agreements described herein, the Reporting Persons, at any time and from time to time, may review, reconsider and change their position and/or change their purpose and/or develop such plans and may seek to influence management or the Board of the Issuer with respect to the business and affairs of the Issuer and may from time to time consider pursuing or proposing such matters with advisors, the Issuer or other persons.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The information provided or incorporated by reference in Item 3 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

(a) and (b) Calculations of the percentage of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned assumes that there were 446,790,011 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding following the Closing Date, based on information provided by the Issuer, and takes into account any shares of Class A Common Stock underlying Class A Units, as applicable.

The aggregate number and percentage of the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.

The general partner of each of Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P. and Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P. is Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., the sole member of which is BMA VII NQ L.L.C., the managing member of which is Blackstone Holdings II L.P.

The sole member of BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C. is Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., the general partner of which is Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., the sole member of which is Blackstone Holdings III L.P., the general partner of which is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., the general partner of which is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C.

The general partner of Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII – ESC NQ L.P. is BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., the sole member of which is Blackstone Holdings II L.P.

The managing member of BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C. is BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., the managing member of which is Blackstone Holdings II L.P.

The general partner of Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. The Blackstone Group Inc. is the sole member of each of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. and Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is the sole holder of the Series II Preferred Stock of The Blackstone Group Inc. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone’s senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.


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Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Class A Common Stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose and each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Class A Common Stock.

Any beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock by any of the persons listed on Schedule I is set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.

(c) Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D and below, none of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any other person named in Schedule I, has effected any transaction in Class A Common Stock in the past 60 days.

(d) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no one other than the Reporting Persons, or the partners, members, affiliates or shareholders of the Reporting Persons, has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Class A Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

The information provided or incorporated by reference in Item 3 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Alight Holdings Operating Agreement

On the Closing Date, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and in connection with the Tempo Merger, the existing amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Tempo was amended and restated in its entirety to become the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Alight Holding Company, LLC (the “Alight Holdings Operating Agreement”). Pursuant to the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement, the limited liability company interests of Alight Holdings (the “Alight Holdings Units”) were recapitalized to generally mirror the shares of capital stock of Alight.

Proportionality of Interests

The Alight Holdings Operating Agreement contains provisions which require that a one-to-one ratio is maintained between each class of Alight Holdings Units held by Alight and its subsidiaries (including the FTAC Surviving Corporation and the Alight Blockers, but excluding subsidiaries of Alight Holdings) and the number of outstanding shares of the corresponding class of Alight common stock, subject to certain exceptions (including in respect of management equity in the form of options, rights or other securities which have not been converted into or exercised for Alight common stock). In addition, the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement permits Alight, in its capacity as the managing member of Alight Holdings, to take actions to maintain such ratio, including undertaking stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations and exercises of the exchange rights of holders of Alight Holdings Units. Alight, as the managing member of Alight Holdings, has the authority to create new equity interests in Alight Holdings and establish the rights and privileges of such interests.

Management

Alight was appointed and admitted as the managing member of Alight Holdings upon the effective time of the Tempo Merger (the “Tempo Effective Time”). Alight, as the managing member of Alight Holdings, has the sole authority to manage Alight Holdings in accordance with the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement and applicable law. No other member of Alight Holdings has the right to participate in or have any control over the business of Alight Holdings, and except for certain limited consent rights set forth in the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement, no member other than Alight (in its capacity as the managing member) has any right to vote on any matter involving Alight Holdings. The managing member solely manages the business, property and affairs of Alight Holdings, and the managing member cannot be removed or replaced except by the incumbent managing member.


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Tax Distributions

Holders of Class Z Units will only be entitled to receive certain payments due upon a Class Z-A vesting event, a Class Z-B-l vesting event or a Class Z-B-2 vesting event, when and if payable thereunder. The Alight Holdings Operating Agreement also provides for pro rata quarterly tax distributions with respect to Class A Units, based upon an agreed-upon formula that, in general, calculates the amount of pro rata tax distributions that would be necessary to enable the holder allocated the highest proportionate amount of taxable income of Alight Holdings to pay its income taxes in respect of such allocated income. The formula is subject to certain customary assumptions and adjustments, including, among other things, using an assumed tax rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined United States federal, state and local income tax rate prescribed for an individual (or, if greater, a corporation) resident in New York, New York at the time of such distribution, disregarding certain unitholder-specific tax basis adjustments, and assuming that all available foreign tax credits and research and development credits will be utilized. Tax distributions may also be paid to holders of Class C Units, except that they shall be paid only once annually and shall generally be limited to the taxable income allocated to such holders multiplied by such assumed tax rate. Payments of tax distributions are subject to there being available cash, and will be treated as an advance against, and will reduce and offset, other distributions or payments made with respect to the applicable Units.

Liquidation

Upon the liquidation or winding up of Alight Holdings, all net proceeds thereof (after satisfying any debts and liabilities of Alight Holdings as well as any tax distribution payments or Dividend Catch-Up Payments or other payments due to certain holders of Alight Holdings Units pursuant to the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement) will be distributed 100% on a pro rata basis solely among the Class A Units (other than any unvested Class A Units). For purposes of any such liquidating distribution, the Class A Units will include any Class A Units issuable in respect of any Class B Units or Class Z Units which have automatically converted into Class A Units upon a Class B vesting event or Class Z-A vesting event, as applicable, and Class C Units.

Transfer Restrictions

The Alight Holdings Operating Agreement contains restrictions on transfers of Alight Holdings Units and will require the prior consent of the managing member for such transfers, except, in each case, for (i) certain transfers to permitted transferees under certain conditions and (ii) transfers by a holder of Class C Units as permitted pursuant to the the warrant agreement in effect between Alight and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Restrictions on Class A Exchanges

The Alight Board is permitted to limit the rights of holders of Class A Units to exchange their Class A Units under the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement if Alight determines in good faith that such restrictions are necessary so that Alight Holdings will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” under applicable tax laws and regulations.

Expenses

Alight Holdings will reimburse all of Alight’s expenses in connection with its ownership and management of Alight Holdings and its business (other than certain expenses, such as income taxes and payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement (as defined below)).

Tax Receivable Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the completion of the Business Combination, Alight entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), with FTAC, Tempo and certain of the former direct and indirect equityholders of Tempo, including the former equityholders of the Tempo Blockers (such equityholders, together, the “TRA Parties”) and Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., as the representative of the TRA Parties (the “TRA Party Representative”).


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The Tax Receivable Agreement provides for the payment by Alight to such TRA Parties of 85% of the benefits, if any, that Alight is deemed to realize (calculated using certain assumptions) as a result of (i) Alight’s direct and indirect allocable share of existing tax basis acquired in the Business Combination, (ii) increases in Alight’s allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that will increase the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Alight Holdings as a result of the Business Combination and as a result of sales or exchanges of Alight Holdings Units for shares of Alight Class A common stock after the Business Combination and (iii) Alight’s utilization of certain tax attributes of the Tempo Blockers (including the Tempo Blockers allocable share of existing tax basis), and of certain other tax benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These increases in existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments generated over time may increase (for tax purposes) depreciation and amortization deductions and, therefore, may reduce the amount of tax that Alight would otherwise be required to pay in the future, although the IRS may challenge all or part of the validity of that tax basis, and a court could sustain such a challenge. Actual tax benefits realized by Alight may differ from tax benefits calculated under the Tax Receivable Agreement as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the Tax Receivable Agreement, including the use of an assumed weighted-average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits. The payment obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement is an obligation of Alight and not of Alight Holdings. While the amount of existing tax basis, the anticipated tax basis adjustments and the actual amount and utilization of tax attributes, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges of Alight Holdings Units for shares of Class A Common Stock, the applicable tax rate, the price of shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of exchanges, the extent to which such exchanges are taxable and the amount and timing of Alight’s income, Alight expects that as a result of the size of the transfers and increases in the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Alight Holdings and Alight’s possible utilization of tax attributes, including existing tax basis acquired at the time of the Business Combination, the payments that Alight may make under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be substantial. The payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are not conditioned on the exchanging holders of Alight Holdings Units or other TRA Parties continuing to hold ownership interests in Alight Holdings or Alight. To the extent payments are due to the TRA Parties under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the payments are generally required to be made within 10 business days after the tax benefit schedule (which sets forth Alight’s realized tax benefits covered by the Tax Receivable Agreement for the relevant taxable year) is finalized. Alight is required to deliver such a tax benefit schedule to the TRA Parties’ representative, for its review, within 90 calendar days after the due date (including extensions) of Alight’s federal corporate income tax return for the relevant taxable year.

Investor Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, Alight entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) with Trasimene Capital FT, LP and Bilcar FT, LP (together, the “Sponsors”), Cannae Holdings, LLC (“Cannae”) and THL FTAC LLC (collectively with the Sponsors and Cannae, and together with their affiliated transferees, the “Sponsor Investors”), each of the funds and investment vehicles affiliated with The Blackstone Group Inc. that holds equity interests in Alight or Alight Holdings following the completion of the Business Combination (collectively and together with their affiliated transferees, the “Blackstone Investors”). New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E) L.P. and New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E2) L.P. (collectively, the “New Mountain Investors”). Jasmine Ventures Pte. Ltd. and Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited (collectively with the Blackstone Investors and the New Mountain Investors, and together with each of their respective affiliated transferees, the “Existing Investors”).

Designation Rights

Following the Closing Date, for so long as the Sponsor Investors beneficially own at least 50% of the aggregate outstanding number of shares of capital stock of Alight entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the Alight Board (“Voting Securities”) held by the Sponsor Investors on the Closing Date, (i) the Sponsor Investors (through the applicable Sponsor designator under the Investor Rights Agreement) will have the right to designate three directors and Cannae (or, if Cannae is no longer party to the Investor Rights Agreement, the applicable designator for the Sponsor Investors at such time) will have the right, jointly with the Blackstone Investors, to designate one director. If the Sponsor Investors hold less than 50% of the Voting Securities held by the Sponsor Investors on the Closing Date, they will have the right to designate (1) if they collectively beneficially own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, three directors, (2) if they collectively beneficially own at least 6.25% (but less than 7.5%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, two directors; and (3) if the Sponsor Investors collectively beneficially own at least 2.5% (but less than 6.25%) of the aggregate outstanding


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Voting Securities, one director. In addition, Cannae (or, if Cannae is no longer party to the Investor Rights Agreement, the applicable designator for the Sponsor Investors at such time) will have the right, jointly with the Blackstone Investors, to designate one director, and to consent to any individual nominated for election to the Alight Board seat initially occupied by the chief executive officer of Alight, for so long as the Sponsor Investors collectively beneficially own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities.

Additionally, following the Closing Date, for so long as the Blackstone Investors beneficially own at least 50% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by the Blackstone Investors on the Closing Date, the Blackstone Investors will have the right to designate three directors and the right to jointly with Cannae designate one director. If the Blackstone Investors collectively beneficially own less than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by the Blackstone Investors on the Closing Date, the Blackstone Investors will have the right to designate (1) if the Blackstone Investors beneficially own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, three directors, (2) if the Blackstone Investors beneficially own at least 6.25% (but less than 7.5%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, then two directors and (3) if the Blackstone Investors beneficially own at least 2.5% (but less than 6.25%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, then the Blackstone Investors are entitled to appoint one director. In addition, for so long as the Blackstone Investors beneficially own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, then the Blackstone Investors will remain entitled, jointly with Cannae (or the replacement Sponsor Investor designator), to designate one director and to consent to any individual nominated for election to the Alight Board seat initially occupied by the chief executive officer of Alight.

Under the Investor Rights Agreement, any director that has been designated by the Blackstone Investors or the Sponsor Investors may only be removed with the consent of such investor, and the Blackstone Investors and Sponsor Investors (or, if applicable, the joint designator) will be entitled to appoint replacement designees in the event a vacancy is created with respect to one of their designees.

Alight has agreed to include the applicable designees in its slate of nominees for election at any stockholder meetings and to use reasonable best efforts to cause each designee to be elected. Each of the Sponsor Investors and the Existing Investors agreed with Alight that it would vote in favor of the Alight Board’s slate of nominees.

Lock-Up Period; Vesting and Transfer Restrictions

The Existing Investors have agreed not to transfer any securities of Alight or Alight Holdings (other than any securities purchased on the open market following the Closing Date) for a period of beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (A) 180 days thereafter or (B) if the VWAP of the Company Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a consecutive 30 trading day period, 60 days thereafter. During the lock-up period, the Existing Investors will be permitted to sell up to 30 million shares of Alight Class A common stock, in the aggregate, subject to certain coordination requirements among the Existing Investors.

The parties to the Investor Rights Agreement have also agreed to certain forfeiture and vesting terms in respect of their Alight common stock that are consistent with the vesting and forfeiture provisions in the Charter and the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement.

In the event that the lock-up provisions in the Sponsor Agreement are waived in a manner that is favorable to the Sponsor Investors or the lock-up in the Investor Rights Agreement is waived with respect to any of the Existing Investors, the Investor Rights Agreement provides that the lock-up provisions applicable to the Existing Investors or Sponsor Investors, as applicable, will automatically be waived on a pro rata basis. In addition, if any of the forfeiture or vesting provisions with respect to the Alight Class B common stock in the Sponsor Agreement or the Alight Charter (or the equivalent provisions regarding forfeiture or vesting of the Class B Units of Alight Holdings in the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement) are modified in a manner that is favorable to the Sponsor Investors then the corresponding modifications will automatically apply to the transfer restrictions and vesting provisions in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, Alight entered into the Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), dated as of July 2, 2021, with the Sponsor Investors, the Blackstone Investors and the other Existing Investors (collectively, the “RRA Parties”).


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Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Alight is required, as soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after the Closing Date, to file a registration statement to permit the public resale of all “Registrable Securities” (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) held by the RRA Parties from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act. In addition, upon the demand of any such RRA Party, Alight will be required to facilitate a non-shelf registered offering of shares of Class A common stock requested by such RRA Party to be included in such offering. Any demanded non-shelf registered offering may, at Alight’s option, include shares of Class A common stock to be sold by Alight for its own account and will also include registrable shares to be sold by holders that exercise their related piggyback rights in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement. Within 90 days after receipt of a demand for such registration, Alight will be required to use its reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement relating to such demand. In certain circumstances, the RRA Parties will be entitled to piggyback registration rights in connection with the demand of a non-shelf registered offering.

In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement will entitle the RRA Parties to demand and be included in a shelf registration when Alight is eligible to sell its shares of Class A common stock in a secondary offering on a delayed or continuous basis in accordance with Rule 415 of the Securities Act.

The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that Alight will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against (or make contributions in respect of) certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act.

The description of the Business Combination Agreement contained in Item 3 and the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement, the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contained in this Item 6 are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such documents, which are filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

 

Exhibit A    Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2021, by and among the Reporting Persons (filed herewith).
Exhibit B    Business Combination Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of FTAC’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2021).
Exhibit C    Alight Holdings Operating Agreement (filed herewith).
Exhibit D    Tax Receivable Agreement (filed herewith).
Exhibit E    Investor Rights Agreement (filed herewith).
Exhibit F    Registration Rights Agreement (filed herewith).


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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BCP VII SBS HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., its sole member
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Manager
BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII-ESC NQ L.P.
By: BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Authorized Signatory
BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director


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BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (IPO) NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VII NQ L.L.C.
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BMA VII NQ L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS II L.P.
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director


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BLACKSTONE SIDE-BY-SIDE UMBRELLA PARTNERSHIP L.P.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Manager
BLACKSTONE SIDE-BY-SIDE UMBRELLA GP L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Manager
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P.
By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner,
By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P.

By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner

By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director


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BCP VII SIDE-BY-SIDE GP NQ L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BTAS ASSOCIATES-NQ L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman

Name:   Stephen A. Schwarzman


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SCHEDULE 1

Executive Officers and Directors of The Blackstone Group Inc.

The name and principal occupation of each director and executive officer of The Blackstone Group Inc. are set forth below. The address for each person listed below is c/o The Blackstone Group Inc., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. All executive officers and directors listed are United States citizens other than The Honorable Brian Mulroney, who is a citizen of Canada, and Sir John Antony Hood, who is a citizen of New Zealand.

OFFICERS:

 

Name

  

Present Principal Occupation or Employment

Stephen A. Schwarzman    Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Blackstone Group Inc.
Jonathan D. Gray    President, Chief Operating Officer of The Blackstone Group Inc.
Hamilton E. James    Executive Vice Chairman of The Blackstone Group Inc.
Michael S. Chae    Chief Financial Officer of The Blackstone Group Inc.
John G. Finley    Chief Legal Officer of The Blackstone Group Inc.

DIRECTORS:

 

Name

  

Present Principal Occupation or Employment

Stephen A. Schwarzman    Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Blackstone Group Inc.
Jonathan D. Gray    President, Chief Operating Officer of The Blackstone Group Inc.
Hamilton E. James    Executive Vice Chairman of The Blackstone Group Inc.
Kelly A. Ayotte    Former United States Senator from New Hampshire
Joseph P. Baratta    Global Head of Private Equity at The Blackstone Group Inc.
James W. Breyer    Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breyer Capital
Reginald J. Brown    Partner for the law firm, WilmerHale
Sir John Antony Hood    President and Chief Executive Officer of the Robertson Foundation and Chair of the Rhodes Trust


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Rochelle B. Lazarus    Chairman Emeritus & Former Chief Executive Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
Jay O. Light    Dean Emeritus, Harvard Business School
The Right Honorable Brian Mulroney    Senior Partner and International Business Consultant for the Montreal law firm, Norton Rose Canada LLP
William G. Parrett    Retired CEO and Senior Partner, Deloitte (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu)
Ruth Porat    Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc.

Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the individuals listed above beneficially owns any Class A Common Stock.

 

EX-99.A 2 d188688dex99a.htm EX-99.A EX-99.A
CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 39 of 43

 

EXHIBIT 99.A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of any filing required by such party under Section 13 of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder (including any amendment, restatement, supplement, and/or exhibit thereto) with respect to securities of Alight, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and further agree to the filing, furnishing, and/or incorporation by reference of this agreement as an exhibit thereto. Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such filings and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This agreement shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by any party hereto in a signed writing provided to each other party hereto, and then only with respect to such revoking party. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Date: July 12, 2021

 

BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner

By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member

By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member

By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director


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BCP VII SBS HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., its sole member
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Manager
BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII-ESC NQ L.P.
By: BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Authorized Signatory
BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (IPO) NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director


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BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VII NQ L.L.C.
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BMA VII NQ L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS II L.P.
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE SIDE-BY-SIDE UMBRELLA PARTNERSHIP L.P.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Manager
BLACKSTONE SIDE-BY-SIDE UMBRELLA GP L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Manager


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BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P.
By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner,
By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P.

By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner

By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BCP VII SIDE-BY-SIDE GP NQ L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BTAS ASSOCIATES-NQ L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS I/II GP L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director


CUSIP No. 01626W101    13D    Page 43 of 43

 

THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Tabea Hsi

Name:   Tabea Hsi
Title:   Senior Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman

Name:   Stephen A. Schwarzman
EX-99.C 3 d188688dex99c.htm EX-99.C EX-99.C

Exhibit 99.C

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

Dated as of July 2, 2021

 

 

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNITS OF ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH UNITS MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THE UNITS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS; THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THEREFORE, PURCHASERS AND OTHER TRANSFEREES OF SUCH UNITS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

 

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Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     E-5  

Section 1.01.

   Definitions      E-5  

ARTICLE II FORMATION, TERM, PURPOSE AND POWERS

     E-18  

Section 2.01.

   Formation      E-18  

Section 2.02.

   Name      E-18  

Section 2.03.

   Term      E-18  

Section 2.04.

   Offices      E-18  

Section 2.05.

   Agent for Service of Process; Existence and Good Standing; Foreign Qualification      E-19  

Section 2.06.

   Business Purpose      E-19  

Section 2.07.

   Powers of the Company      E-19  

Section 2.08.

   Members; Reclassification; Admission of New Members      E-19  

Section 2.09.

   Resignation      E-19  

Section 2.10.

   Investment Representations of Members      E-19  

Section 2.11.

   Intent      E-20  

ARTICLE III MANAGEMENT

     E-20  

Section 3.01.

   Managing Member      E-20  

Section 3.02.

   Compensation      E-20  

Section 3.03.

   Expenses      E-20  

Section 3.04.

   Officers      E-21  

Section 3.05.

   Authority of Members      E-21  

Section 3.06.

   Fiduciary Duties.      E-22  

ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS

     E-22  

Section 4.01.

   Distributions      E-22  

Section 4.02.

   Liquidation Distribution      E-24  

Section 4.03.

   Limitations on Distribution      E-24  

ARTICLE V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; TAX ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

     E-24  

Section 5.01.

   Initial Capital Contributions      E-24  

Section 5.02.

   No Additional Capital Contributions      E-24  

Section 5.03.

   Capital Accounts      E-24  

Section 5.04.

   Allocations of Profits and Losses      E-25  

Section 5.05.

   Special Allocations      E-25  

Section 5.06.

   Tax Allocations      E-26  

Section 5.07.

   Tax Advances      E-26  

Section 5.08.

   Tax Matters      E-27  

Section 5.09.

   Other Allocation Provisions      E-28  

ARTICLE VI BOOKS AND RECORDS; REPORTS

     E-28  

Section 6.01.

   Books and Records      E-28  

ARTICLE VII COMPANY UNITS

     E-29  

Section 7.01.

   Units      E-29  

Section 7.02.

   Register; Certificates; Legends      E-36  

Section 7.03.

   Registered Members      E-37  

Section 7.04.

   Reclassification Events of Pubco      E-37  

Section 7.05.

   Automatic Adjustment      E-37  

ARTICLE VIII PERFORMANCE VESTING; FORFEITURE OF UNITS; EXCHANGES; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

     E-38  

Section 8.01.

   Unvested Performance Vesting Units.      E-38  

Section 8.02.

   [Reserved]      E-38  

Section 8.03.

   Member Transfers.      E-38  

 

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Section 8.04.

   Class A Exchanges      E-39  

Section 8.05.

   [Reserved]      E-42  

Section 8.06.

   Further Restrictions      E-43  

Section 8.07.

   Rights of Assignees      E-43  

Section 8.08.

   Admissions, Resignations and Removals      E-43  

Section 8.09.

   Admission of Assignees as Substitute Members      E-44  

Section 8.10.

   Resignation and Removal of Members      E-44  

ARTICLE IX DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION

     E-44  

Section 9.01.

   No Dissolution      E-44  

Section 9.02.

   Events Causing Dissolution      E-44  

Section 9.03.

   Distribution upon Dissolution      E-45  

Section 9.04.

   Time for Liquidation      E-46  

Section 9.05.

   Termination      E-46  

Section 9.06.

   Claims of the Members      E-46  

Section 9.07.

   Survival of Certain Provisions      E-46  

ARTICLE X LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

     E-46  

Section 10.01.

   Liability of Members      E-46  

Section 10.02.

   Indemnification      E-47  

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

     E-50  

Section 11.01.

   Severability      E-50  

Section 11.02.

   Notices      E-50  

Section 11.03.

   Cumulative Remedies      E-51  

Section 11.04.

   Binding Effect      E-52  

Section 11.05.

   Interpretation      E-52  

Section 11.06.

   Counterparts      E-52  

Section 11.07.

   Further Assurances      E-52  

Section 11.08.

   Entire Agreement      E-52  

Section 11.09.

   Governing Law      E-52  

Section 11.10.

   Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial      E-52  

Section 11.11.

   Expenses      E-53  

Section 11.12.

   Amendments and Waivers      E-53  

Section 11.13.

   No Third Party Beneficiaries      E-54  

Section 11.14.

   Headings      E-55  

Section 11.15.

   Power of Attorney      E-55  

Section 11.16.

   Partnership Status      E-55  

Section 11.17.

   Delivery by Facsimile or Email      E-55  

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF

ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) of Alight Holding Company, LLC (the “Company”), is made as of July 2, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Alight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), as a Member and the Managing Member as of the date hereof, Alight Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (the “Pubco Sub”), Alight Blocker 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Blocker 1”), Alight Blocker 2 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Blocker 2”), Alight Blocker 3 LP, a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Blocker 3”), Alight Blocker 4 [LLC/LP], a Delaware [limited liability company/limited partnership] and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Blocker 4”) and Alight Blocker 5 LP, a Delaware limited partnership and wholly owned subsidiary of Blocker 4 (“Blocker 5” and together with Blocker 1, Blocker 2, Blocker 3 and Blocker 4, collectively, the “Blockers” and each, a “Blocker”)), the other Members whose names are set forth in the Schedule of Members under the heading “Founder Members” (the “Founder Members”), the other Members (including the Management Aggregator) whose names are set forth in the Schedule of Members under the heading “Continuing Members” (the “Continuing Members”) and Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in its capacity as the Continuing Member Representative. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01 to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

R-E-C-I-T-A-L-S

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the Act upon the filing of the Certificate in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the execution of the initial Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of March 7, 2017;

WHEREAS, the initial Limited Liability Company Agreement was amended and restated on May 1, 2017 (the “Amended and Restated LLCA”);

WHEREAS, the members entered into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated LLCA (the “First Amendment”) on July 10, 2017;

WHEREAS, the members entered into the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated LLCA (the “Second Amendment”) on March 27, 2020;

WHEREAS, the members entered into the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated LLCA (the “Third Amendment”) on April 14, 2020 (the Amended and Restated LLCA, as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment and the Third Amendment, the “Existing Agreement”);

WHEREAS, immediately prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company was wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Continuing Members, the Tempo Investors (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), and the Blockers;

WHEREAS, on January 25, 2021 the Company, Pubco, Pubco Sub, the Blockers and certain other parties thereto entered into the Business Combination Agreement, as amended and restated on April 29, 2021, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) as of the Tempo Effective Time, Acrobat Merger Sub, LLC merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such merger and (ii) immediately thereafter, the Blocker Merger Subs (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) merged with and into the Blockers, with the Blockers surviving such mergers as wholly owned Subsidiaries of Pubco, in each case, in exchange for the consideration set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS, the required members of the Company consented to and adopted the Business Combination Agreement and approved the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Tempo Merger (as defined in the

 

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Business Combination Agreement) and the amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement in connection therewith, in accordance with the Existing Agreement and the Act;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and the Act, at the Tempo Effective Time and by virtue of the Tempo Merger, the Existing Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth herein to give effect, among other things, to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including, among other things, (i) the recapitalization of all of the outstanding limited liability company interests of the Company into Class A Units, Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units, Class B-3 Units, Class C Units, Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units, (ii) the admission of Pubco as the Managing Member and a Member holding Units as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, (iii) the admission of the Founder Members as Members hereunder holding Class C Units (in exchange for the contribution of shares of FTAC Class C Common Stock to the Company), (iv) the admission of Pubco Sub as a Member hereunder holding Units as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, (v) to reflect the ownership of Units by the Members after giving effect to the Equity Transactions as set forth on Exhibit A hereto and (vi) provide for the management and governance of the Company following the Tempo Effective Time; and

WHEREAS, the Members desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Tempo Effective Time.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements of the parties set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Members and the Managing Member hereby agree to amend and restate the Existing Agreement to read in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the following meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular and plural form of the terms defined):

Act” means, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. Section 18-101, et seq., as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time and any successor thereto.

Adjusted Capital Account Balance” means, with respect to each Member, the balance in such Member’s Capital Account adjusted (i) by taking into account the adjustments, allocations and distributions described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6); and (ii) by adding to such balance such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5), any amounts such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or by applicable Law. The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Balance is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, no Member shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any other Member solely as a result of membership in the Company.

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

Amended and Restated LLCA” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.

Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.07.

Assumed Tax Rate” means the highest effective marginal combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate (including, without limitation, the “Medicare” contribution tax imposed on certain

 

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investment income under Section 1411 of the Code) for a taxable year prescribed for an individual (or, if greater, a corporation) resident in the city of New York, New York at the time of such distribution, taking into account (a) the deductibility of state and local income taxes for U.S. federal income tax purposes (if applicable, and taking into account any limitations thereon, provided, that, for administrative convenience, it shall be assumed that no portion of any state or local taxes shall be deductible for so long as the limitation set forth in Section 164(b)(6)(B) of the Code as of the date hereof remains unchanged), and (b) the character (e.g., long-term or short-term capital gain or ordinary or exempt income) of the applicable income. For the avoidance of doubt, the Assumed Tax Rate shall be the same for all Members.

Available Cash” means the amount of cash on hand, available borrowings, and other funds available for Tax Distributions (including cash on hand, available borrowings, and other funds available to be lent or distributed to the Company by any Subsidiary of the Company, including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, for such purpose), as reasonably determined by the Managing Member, taking into account all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company then due.

Blackstone Party” means an entity listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading Blackstone Parties and its respective successors and Permitted Transferees.

Blockers” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of Pubco at any time.

Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2021, by and among the Managing Member, Pubco Sub, the Company, the Blockers and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.

Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.

Capital Account” means the separate capital account maintained for each Member in accordance with Section 5.03 hereof.

Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the aggregate amount of money contributed to the Company and the Carrying Value of any property (other than money), net of any liabilities assumed by the Company upon contribution or to which such property is subject, contributed to the Company pursuant to Article V.

Carrying Value” means, with respect to any Company asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except that the initial carrying value of assets contributed to the Company shall be their respective gross fair market values on the date of contribution, and the Carrying Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective fair market values, in accordance with the rules set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), except as otherwise provided herein, as of: (a) the date of the acquisition of any additional limited liability company interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (b) the date of the distribution of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets to a Member; (c) the date a limited liability company interest in the Company is relinquished to the Company; (d) the conversion of any Class B Unit or Class Z Unit into Class A Units upon the occurrence of a Class B Vesting Event or Class Z Vesting Event, respectively, in accordance with principles similar to those set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s) or (e) any other date specified in the Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) through (e) above shall be made only if such adjustments are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Managing Member in its reasonable discretion to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members. The Carrying Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted immediately before such distribution to equal its fair market value. In the case of any asset that has a Carrying Value that differs from its adjusted tax basis, Carrying Value shall be adjusted by the amount of depreciation calculated for purposes of the definition of “Profits” and “Losses” rather than the

 

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amount of depreciation determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and depreciation shall be calculated by reference to Carrying Value rather than tax basis once Carrying Value differs from tax basis.

Certificate” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 7, 2017, as amended.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any transaction or series of related transactions in which: (a) any Person or any group of Persons (other than Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries, including Pubco Sub or any Blocker) that would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Pubco, Pubco Sub or the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of Pubco’s, Pubco Sub’s or the Company’s, as applicable, then outstanding voting securities (excluding a transaction or series of related transactions described in clause (b) that would not constitute a Change of Control), (b) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of Pubco, Pubco Sub or the Company with any other Person, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the outstanding voting securities of Pubco, Pubco Sub or the Company, as applicable, immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if Pubco, Pubco Sub or the Company, as applicable (or its successor) is a Subsidiary of such Person, the ultimate parent thereof, or (c) there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements resulting in the sale or transfer, directly or indirectly, by Pubco of all or substantially all of Pubco’s and its Subsidiaries’ assets (including equity interests in Pubco Sub or the Company). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions immediately following which the record holders of the shares of Pubco immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the assets of Pubco immediately following such transaction or series of related transactions.

Class” means the classes of Units into which the limited liability company interests in the Company may be classified or divided from time to time by the Managing Member in its sole discretion pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement the only Classes are the Class A Units, the Class B Units (which are comprised of Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units, and Class B-3 Units), the Class C Units and the Class Z Units (which are comprised of Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units). For all purposes hereunder and under the Act, only such Classes expressly established under this Agreement, including by the Managing Member in accordance with this Agreement, shall be deemed to be a class of limited liability company interests in the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the Managing Member holds limited liability company interests of any Class, the Managing Member shall not be deemed to hold a separate Class of such interests from any other Member because it is the Managing Member.

Class A 5-Day VWAP” means the arithmetic average of the VWAP of a share of Class A Common Stock for each of the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day immediately prior to the delivery of the relevant Class A Exchange Notice.

Class A Cash Amount” means, in respect of any Class A Units subject to a Class A Exchange Notice for which the Managing Member has delivered a Cash Exchange Notice, a cash amount equal to the product of (x) the Class A 5-Day VWAP and (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been received in such Class A Exchange had the Managing Member not delivered a Cash Exchange Notice.

Class A Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class A Common Stock or into which the Class A Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

 

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Class A Exchange” means the exchange by the Company of Class A Units held by a Continuing Member (together with the corresponding number of outstanding shares of Class V Common Stock) for the Class A Exchanged Shares or, at the option of the Managing Member, the Class A Cash Amount in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.04 or the direct purchase by Pubco of Class A Units (and shares of Class V Common Stock) held by a Continuing Member in accordance with its calls rights as set forth in Section 8.04.

Class A Exchange Date” means the date that is five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Member holding Class A Units provides the Company with a Class A Exchange Notice indicating such Member’s desire for the Company to exchange its Class A Units in accordance with Section 8.04; provided, that if a Class A Exchanging Member delays the consummation of a Class A Exchange by delivering an Exchange Delay Notice, the Class A Exchange Date shall occur on the date that is three (3) Business Days following the date on which the conditions giving rise to such delay cease to exist, which shall in no event be prior to the date otherwise determined pursuant to this definition (or such earlier day as the Managing Member and such Class A Exchanging Member may agree in writing); provided, further, that if the Class A Exchange Date for any Class A Exchange with respect to which the Managing Member does not elect to provide a Cash Exchange Notice falls within any Exchange Blackout Period, then the Class A Exchange Date shall occur on the next Business Day following the end of such Exchange Blackout Period; provided, further, that to the extent a Class A Exchange is made in connection with a Class A Exchanging Member’s proper exercise of its rights to participate in a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Class A Exchange Date shall be the date on which the offering with respect to such Piggyback Registration is completed.

Class A Exchange Notice” means a written election of a Class A Exchange in the form of Exhibit B, duly executed by the Class A Exchanging Member.

Class A Exchanged Shares” means, in respect of any Class A Units subject to a Class A Exchange Notice for which the Managing Member has not delivered (or has revoked) a Cash Exchange Notice, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Class A Units so exchanged.

Class A Exchanged Units” means, with respect to any Class A Exchange, the Class A Units (together with the equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock held by the relevant Class A Exchanging Member) being exchanged pursuant to a relevant Class A Exchange Notice.

Class A Exchanging Member” means any Member holding Class A Units (other than the Managing Member and its Subsidiaries, including Pubco Sub and the Blockers) whose Class A Units are subject to a Class A Exchange.

Class A Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class A Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class B Common Stock” means the Class B-1 Common Stock, the Class B-2 Common Stock and the Class B-3 Common Stock.

Class B-1 Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class B-1 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class B-1 Common Stock or into which the Class B-1 Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class B-2 Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class B-2 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class B-2 Common Stock or into which the Class B-2 Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class B-3 Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class B-3 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event

 

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involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class B-3 Common Stock or into which the Class B-3 Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class B Conversion Date” means, with respect to any Class B Unit, the date on which a Class B Vesting Event occurs for such Class B Unit.

Class B Units” means the Class B-1 Units, the Class B-2 Units and the Class B-3 Units.

Class B Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-1 Unit, a Class B-1 Vesting Event, with respect to each Class B-2 Unit, a Class B-2 Vesting Event, and with respect to each Class B-3 Unit, a Class B-3 Vesting Event.

Class B-1 Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class B-1 Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class B-1 Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-1 Unit, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the occurrence of: (a) a Class B-1 VWAP Vesting Event, (b) a Change of Control or (c) a Dissolution Event; provided, however, that in respect of clauses (b) and (c), the valuation of a Class A Unit or a share of Class A Common Stock in such Change of Control or Dissolution Event is equal to or in excess of $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the Closing Date).

Class B-1 VWAP Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-1 Unit, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the first day on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) Trading Days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days; provided, that the reference to $12.50 shall be decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the Closing Date.

Class B-2 Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class B-2 Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class B-2 Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-2 Unit, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the occurrence of: (a) a Class B-2 VWAP Vesting Event, (b) a Change of Control or (c) a Dissolution Event; provided, however, that in respect of clauses (b) and (c), the valuation of a Class A Unit or a share of Class A Common Stock in such Change of Control or Dissolution Event is equal to or in excess of $15.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the Closing Date).

Class B-2 VWAP Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-2 Unit, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the first day on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) Trading Days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days; provided, that the reference to $15.00 shall be decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the Closing Date.

Class B-3 Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class B-3 Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class B-3 Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-3 Unit, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the occurrence of: (a) a

 

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Class B-3 VWAP Vesting Event, (b) a Change of Control or (c) a Dissolution Event; provided, however, that in respect of clauses (b) and (c), the valuation of a Class A Unit or a share of Class A Common Stock in such Change of Control or Dissolution Event is equal to or in excess of $13.75 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the Closing Date).

Class B-3 VWAP Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class B-3 Unit, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the first day on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $13.75 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) Trading Days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days; provided, that the reference to $13.75 shall be decreased by the aggregate per share amount of dividends actually paid in respect of a share of Class A Common Stock following the Closing Date.

Class C Cash Amount” means, in respect of a Class C Unit, a cash amount equal to (i) the Sponsors Fair Market Value (as defined in the FTAC Warrant Agreement) less (ii) the strike price of the FTAC Founder Warrant exchanged in connection with the Founder FTAC Warrant Recapitalization (as may be adjusted pursuant to the FTAC Warrant Agreement) less (iii) the aggregate amount of Tax Distributions received in respect of a Class C Unit as of immediately prior to the Class C Exchange.

Class C Exchange” means the exchange by the Company of Class C Units held by a Member in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.01(e).

Class C Exchange Notice” means a written election of a Class C Exchange in the form of Exhibit C, duly executed by the Class C Exchanging Member.

Class C Exchange Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(e).

Class C Exchanged Shares” means, in respect of a Class C Unit, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock, valued at the Sponsors Fair Market Value (as defined in the FTAC Warrant Agreement) prior to the delivery of a Class C Exchange Notice, equal to the Class C Cash Amount.

Class C Exchanged Units” means, with respect to any Class C Exchange, the Class C Units held by the relevant Class C Exchanging Member being exchanged pursuant to a relevant Class C Exchange Notice.

Class C Exchanging Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(e).

Class C Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class C Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class V Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class V Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class V Common Stock or into which the Class V Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class Z Common Stock” means the Class Z-A Common Stock, Class Z-B-1 Common Stock and the Class Z-B-2 Common Stock.

Class Z-A Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class Z-A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class Z-A Common Stock or into which the Class Z-A Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class Z-B-1 Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class Z-B-1 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar

 

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event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class Z-B-1 Common Stock or into which the Class Z-B-1 Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class Z-B-2 Common Stock” means, as applicable, (a) the Class Z-B-2 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Pubco, any shares or other securities of Pubco or any other Person that become payable in consideration for the Class Z-B-2 Common Stock or into which the Class Z-B-2 Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class Z-A Tranche” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Class Z Units” means the Class Z-A Units, the Class Z-B-1 Units and the Class Z-B-2 Units).

Class Z-A Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class Z-A Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class Z-B-1 Tranche” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Class Z-B-1 Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class Z-B-1 Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class Z-B-2 Tranche” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Class Z-B-2 Units” means the Units of the Company designated as the “Class Z-B-2 Units” herein and having the rights, powers and duties pertaining thereto as are set forth in this Agreement.

Class Z Triggered Portion” means, with respect to a vesting or forfeiture of any Unvested Consideration, with respect to each Forfeiture Reallocation Tranche (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), a percentage expressed as a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Unvested Consideration (which relates to such Forfeiture Reallocation Tranche) which is either vested, or forfeited, in accordance with the terms of an applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of shares and units in such Forfeiture Reallocation Tranche as of the Closing Date; where the Class Z Triggered Portion is always expressed as a percentage of a whole share or unit (and does not represent a percentage of a portion of a share or unit of Forfeiture Reallocation Shares remaining after a prior vesting or forfeiture of such share).

Class Z Vesting Event” means, with respect to each Class Z-A Unit, a Class Z-A Vesting Event, with respect to each Class Z-B-1 Unit, a Class Z- B-1 Vesting Event, and with respect to each Class Z-B-2 Unit, a Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

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

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Company Minimum Gain” has the meaning ascribed to the term “partnership minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).

Contingencies” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a).

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

Continuing Member Representative” means the representative of the Continuing Members as set forth herein, who shall initially be Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and shall at all times that the Blackstone Parties collectively own any outstanding Units, be a Blackstone Party, and if a Blackstone Party no longer holds Units hereunder, it shall be a Person appointed by the Continuing Members holding a majority of the then outstanding Class A Units held by all Continuing Members.

 

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Control” (including the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise, including, without limitation, the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar body governing the affairs of such Person.

Debt Securities” means, with respect to Pubco, any and all debt instruments or debt securities that are not convertible or exchangeable into Equity Securities of Pubco.

Designated Individual” has the meaning given to the term “designated individual” under Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1((b)(3).

Dissolution Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02.

Encumbrance” means any mortgage, hypothecation, claim, lien, encumbrance, conditional sales or other title retention agreement, right of first refusal, preemptive right, pledge, option, charge, security interest or other similar interest, easement, judgment or imperfection of title of any nature whatsoever.

Exchange Blackout Period” means any “black out” or similar period under Pubco’s policies covering trading in Pubco’s securities to which the applicable Class A Exchanging Member is subject (or will be subject at such time as it will own Class A Common Stock), which period restricts the ability of such Class A Exchanging Member to immediately resell shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered to such Class A Exchanging Member in connection with Class A Exchanged Shares.

Exchange Conditions” means any of the following conditions: (a) any Registration Statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Class A Exchanging Member at or immediately following the consummation of the Class A Exchange shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the Commission or no such resale Registration Statement has yet become effective, (b) Pubco shall have failed to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Class A Exchange, (c) Pubco shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Class A Exchanging Member to have its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately following the consummation of the Class A Exchange, (d) any stop order relating to the Registration Statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Class A Exchanging Member at or immediately following the Class A Exchange shall have been issued by the Commission, (e) there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Authority (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) that restrains or prohibits the Class A Exchange, or (f) Pubco shall have failed to comply in any material respect with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent related to the resale of the Class A Common Stock of a Class A Exchanging Member, and such failure shall have adversely affected the ability of such Class A Exchanging Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such Class A Exchange pursuant to an effective Registration Statement.

Equity Securities” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock or preferred interests or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or equity of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, including convertible debt securities, or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares or equity (or such other interests), restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, equity appreciation rights, phantom equity rights, profit participation and all of the other ownership or profit interests of such Person (including partnership or member interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.

Equity Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

ERISA” means The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

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Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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

Family Member” means, with respect to a Person who is an individual, (i) such individual’s spouse and descendants (whether natural or adopted) (collectively, for purposes of this definition, “relatives”), (ii) such individual’s executor or personal representative, (iii) any trust, the trustee of which is such individual or such individual’s executor or personal representative and which at all times is and remains solely for the benefit of such individual and/or such individual’s relatives, (iv) any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other tax flow-through entity the governing instruments of which such individual or such individual’s executor or personal representative shall have the exclusive, nontransferable power to direct the management and policies of such entity and of which the sole record and beneficial owners of stock, partnership interests, membership interests or any other equity interests are limited to such individual, such individual’s relatives and/or the trusts described in clause (iii) above, and (v) any retirement plan for such individual.

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

Fiscal Year” means, unless otherwise determined by the Managing Member in its reasonable discretion in accordance with Section 11.02, (i) the period commencing upon the formation of the Company and ending on December 31, 2017 or (ii) any subsequent twelve-month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31. The taxable year of the Company shall be the same as the Fiscal Year unless otherwise required under Section 706 of the Code.

FTAC” means Pubco Sub prior to the FTAC Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), formerly known as Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp.

FTAC Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of FTAC outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Equity Transactions.

FTAC Class C Common Stock” means the Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco Sub, authorized pursuant to the charter of Pubco Sub.

FTAC Founder Warrant” means each private placement warrant held by the Founder Members prior to the consummation of the Equity Transactions that entitled the holder thereof to purchase one share of FTAC Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share acquired pursuant to that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2020;

FTAC Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2020, between FTAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as assumed by Pubco in connection with the Equity Transactions and modified as specifically set forth in Section 3.03 of the Business Combination Agreement, including to give effect to Section 4 thereof, such that the FTAC Warrant Agreement entitles the holders of warrants, including the FTAC Founder Warrants, to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock.

GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.

Highest Member Tax Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).

Highest Tax Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).

HSR Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.

Indemnitee” (a) the Managing Member, (b) any additional or substitute Managing Member, (c) any Person who is or was a Tax Matters Partner, Partnership Representative or Designated Individual, officer or director of the Managing Member or any additional or substitute Managing Member or Officer of the Company, (d) any Person that is required to be indemnified by the Managing Member as an “indemnitee” in

 

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accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Managing Member as in effect from time to time, (e) any officer or director of the Managing Member or Officer of the Company or any additional or substitute Managing Member who is or was serving at the request of the Managing Member or any additional or substitute Managing Member as an officer, director, employee, member, Member, Tax Matters Partner, Partnership Representative or Designated Individual, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another Person; provided, that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, (f) any Officer or other Person the Managing Member in its sole discretion designates as an “Indemnitee” for purposes of this Agreement and (g) any heir, executor or administrator with respect to Persons named in clauses (a) through (f).

Investor Party” means an “Investor” under the Investor Rights Agreement.

Investor Rights Agreement” means that certain Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Managing Member and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order issued or promulgated by any national, supranational, state, federal, provincial, local or municipal government or any administrative or regulatory body with authority therefrom with jurisdiction over the Company or any Member, as the case may be.

Liquidation Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03.

Management Aggregator” means Tempo Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Managing Member” means Alight, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor Managing Member admitted to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in its capacity as the managing member of the Company.

Member” means each of the Persons from time to time listed as a Member in the Schedule of Members, and, for purposes of Section 8.01, Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.04, Section 8.05 and Section 8.06, any Personal Planning Vehicle of such Member.

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” means an amount with respect to each partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such partner nonrecourse debt were treated as a nonrecourse liability (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2)) determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning ascribed to the term “partner nonrecourse deductions” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1). The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions of the Company for a taxable year equals the net increase, if any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain of the Company during that taxable year, determined according to the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

Officer” means each Person designated or appointed as an officer of the Company by the Managing Member pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.04, subject to any resolutions of the Managing Member appointing such Person as an officer of the Company or relating to such appointment.

Partnership Audit Provisions” means Title XI, Section 1101, of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, P.L. 114-74 (together with any subsequent amendments thereto, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and published administrative interpretations thereof, and any comparable provisions of state or local tax law).

Partnership Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08.

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directors or any Affiliates or Family Members of such Member’s officers or directors, (iii) to any limited partners, members or stockholders of such Member or any Affiliates of such Member, or any employees of such Affiliates; (iv) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family, or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family, an Affiliate of such Person, or to a charitable organization; (v) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (vi) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (vii) by virtue of the Laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such Member, as applicable, or the organizational documents of such Member, as amended from time to time, upon dissolution of such Member, or (viii) in the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in the holders of all of the shares of Class A Units having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Equity Transactions, including the entry into an agreement in connection with such liquidation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction;

Person” means any individual, estate, corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, limited liability limited partnership, limited liability company, limited company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated or governmental organization or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Personal Planning Vehicle” means, in respect of any Person that is a natural person, any estate, family limited liability company, family limited partnership, or inter vivos or testamentary trust that holds Units and is designated as a “Personal Planning Vehicle” of such natural person in the Schedule of Members.

Pre-Closing Award Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means and taxable period that ends on or prior to the Closing Date, including the portion of any Straddle Period through and including the date hereof.

Primary Indemnification” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(a).

Profits” and “Losses” means, for each taxable year or other period, the taxable income or loss of the Company, or particular items thereof, determined in accordance with the accounting method used by the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the following adjustments: (a) all items of income, gain, loss or deduction allocated pursuant to Section 5.05 shall not be taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss; (b) any income of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income taxation and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits and Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss; (c) if the Carrying Value of any asset differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, any gain or loss resulting from a disposition of such asset shall be calculated with reference to such Carrying Value; (d) upon an adjustment to the Carrying Value (other than an adjustment in respect of depreciation) of any asset, pursuant to the definition of Carrying Value, the amount of the adjustment shall be included as gain or loss in computing such taxable income or loss; (e) if the Carrying Value of any asset differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of depreciation, amortization or cost recovery deductions with respect to such asset for purposes of determining Profits and Losses, if any, shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such Carrying Value as the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deductions bears to such adjusted tax basis (provided that if the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction is zero, the Managing Member may use any reasonable method for purposes of determining depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deductions in calculating Profits and Losses); and (f) except for items in (a) above, any expenditures of the Company not deductible in computing taxable income or loss, not properly capitalizable and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits and Losses pursuant to this definition shall be treated as deductible items.

Pubco Charter” means that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco. as filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 2, 2021, as amended.

Pubco Common Stock” means, collectively, the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class V Common Stock and Class Z Common Stock.

 

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Reclassification Event” means any of the following: (a) any reclassification or recapitalization of Pubco Common Stock, a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section 7.01(k)), (b) any merger, consolidation or other combination involving Pubco or (c) any sale, conveyance, lease, or other disposal of all or substantially all the properties and assets of Pubco to any other Person, in each of clauses (a), (b) or (c), as a result of which holders of Pubco Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their shares of Pubco Common Stock.

Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and among the Managing Member and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

Registration Statement” means any registration statement that the Managing Member is required to file pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Schedule of Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.

Second Amendment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

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

Shortfall Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).

Similar Law” means any law or regulation that could cause the underlying assets of the Company to be treated as assets of the Member by virtue of its limited liability company interest in the Company and thereby subject the Company and the Managing Member (or other persons responsible for the investment and operation of the Company’s assets) to laws or regulations that are similar to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions contained in Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Sponsor Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Letter Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021, by and among the Founder Members, FTAC, Pubco and certain other parties thereto, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Straddle Period” means any taxable period beginning on or prior to and ending after the date hereof.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other than voting rights or voting partnership interest 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 interest of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first person (collectively, “Subsidiaries”).

Tax Advances” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.

Tax Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).

Tax Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).

Tax Receivable Agreement” means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of or about the date hereof among the Company, the Managing Member and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

Tempo Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Third Amendment” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Total Percentage Interest” means, with respect to any Member, the quotient obtained by dividing the number of Class A Units then owned by such Member by the number of Class A Units then owned by all Members.

Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed, quoted or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

 

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Transfer” means, in respect of any Unit, security, property or other asset, any sale, assignment, transfer, distribution, exchange, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition thereof, whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of Law, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, including, without limitation, the exchange of any Unit for any other security.

Transferee” means any Person that is Transferred a Member’s interest in the Company, or part thereof, in accordance with this Agreement.

Treasury Regulations” means the income tax regulations, including temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

Ultimate Class Z Date” means the earlier of (i) the date on which the Blackstone Investors (as such term is defined in the Pre-Closing Award Agreements) sell or dispose of their remaining Equity Securities in Pubco and its Subsidiaries (other than any shares of Class Z Common Stock or Class Z Units), upon which any then Unvested Consideration (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) will either become vested, or be forfeited for failure to achieve vesting, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreements, or if in accordance with the terms of any Pre-Closing Award Agreement at such time any then Unvested Consideration would remain subject to continued vesting pursuant to the terms of such Pre-Closing Award Agreement, such later date on which the conditions set forth in clause (ii) are satisfied, and (ii) the date on which all of the Unvested Consideration has either become vested or forfeited pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreements (and therefore all of the Forfeiture Reallocation Shares have either become vested or forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Pubco Charter, with respect to any shares of Class Z Common Stock, or this Agreement, with respect to any Class Z Units).

Units” means the Class A Units, the Class B Units (including the Class B-1 Units, the Class B-2 Units and the Class B-3 Units), Class C Units and the Class Z Units (including the Class Z-A Units, the Class Z-B-1 Units and the Class Z-B-2 Units) and any other Class or series of Units that is established in accordance with this Agreement, which shall constitute limited liability company interests in the Company as provided in this Agreement and under the Act, entitling the holders thereof to the relative rights, title and interests in the profits, losses, deductions and credits of the Company at any particular time as set forth in this Agreement, and any and all other benefits to which a holder thereof may be entitled as a Member as provided in this Agreement, together with the obligations of such Member to comply with all terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Unvested Class A Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Unvested Class A Units” means Class A Units held by Pubco which relate Unvested Service Provider Class A Shares. and, if any, any Unvested Service Provider Class A Units.

Unvested Class B Consideration” means the aggregate of the Unvested Class B-1 Consideration and the Unvested Class B-2 Consideration.

Unvested Class B-1 Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Unvested Class B-2 Consideration” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Unvested Consideration” means, at any time, the Unvested Class A Consideration and the Unvested Class B Consideration.

Unvested Service Provider Class A Units” means Class A Units that are unvested pursuant to the terms of an applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, make up part of the Unvested Consideration).1

 

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Unvested Service Provider Class A Shares” means shares of Class A Common Stock that are unvested pursuant to the terms of an applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, make up part of the Unvested Consideration).

VWAP” means, for any security as of any date(s), the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Refinitiv Workspace (or an equivalent successor if such page is not available) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Refinitiv Workspace (or an equivalent successor if such page is not available), or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Refinitiv Workspace (or an equivalent successor if such page is not available) for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date(s) on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date(s) shall be the fair market value per share on such date(s) as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE II

FORMATION, TERM, PURPOSE AND POWERS

Section 2.01. Formation. The Company was formed as a limited liability company under the provisions of the Act by the filing of the Certificate on March 7, 2017. If requested by the Managing Member, the Members shall promptly execute all certificates and other documents consistent with the terms of this Agreement necessary for the Managing Member to accomplish all filing, recording, publishing and other acts as may be appropriate to comply with all requirements for (a) the formation and operation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) if the Managing Member in its sole discretion deems it advisable, the operation of the Company as a limited liability company, or entity in which the Members have limited liability, in all jurisdictions where the Company proposes to operate and (c) all other filings required to be made by the Company. The rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the Members shall be determined pursuant to the Act and this Agreement. To the extent that the rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of any Member are different by reason of any provision of this Agreement than they would be in the absence of such provision, this Agreement shall, to the extent permitted by the Act, control. The execution, delivery and filing of the Certificate and each amendment thereto is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed by the Members.

Section 2.02. Name. The name of the Company shall be, and the business of the Company shall be conducted under the name of “Alight Holding Company, LLC,” and all Company business shall be conducted in that name or in such other names that comply with applicable law as the Managing Member in its sole discretion may select from time to time. Subject to the Act, the Managing Member in its sole discretion may change the name of the Company (and amend this Agreement to reflect such change) at any time and from time to time without the consent of any other Person.

Section 2.03. Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date of the filing of the Certificate, and the term shall continue until the dissolution of the Company in accordance with Article IX. The existence of the Company shall continue until cancellation of the Certificate in the manner required by the Act.

Section 2.04. Offices. The Company may have offices at such places either within or outside the State of Delaware as the Managing Member from time to time may select in its sole discretion. As of the date hereof, the principal place of business and the office of the Company is located at 4 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069.

 

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Section 2.05. Agent for Service of Process; Existence and Good Standing; Foreign Qualification.

(a) The registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The name of the registered agent of the Company for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such address shall be Corporation Service Company.

(b) The Managing Member in its sole discretion may take all action which may be necessary or appropriate (i) for the continuation of the Company’s valid existence as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware (and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to enable the Company to conduct the business in which it is engaged) and (ii) for the maintenance, preservation and operation of the business of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable laws and regulations. The Managing Member in its sole discretion may file or cause to be filed for recordation in the proper office or offices in each other jurisdiction in which the Company is formed or qualified, such certificates (including certificates of formation and fictitious name certificates) and other documents as are required by the applicable statutes, rules or regulations of any such jurisdiction or as are required to reflect the identity of the Members. The Managing Member in its sole discretion may cause the Company to comply, to the extent procedures are available and those matters are reasonably within the control of the Officers, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Company to do business in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

Section 2.06. Business Purpose. The Company was formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature and character of the business to be conducted by the Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act.

Section 2.07. Powers of the Company. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Company will possess and may exercise all of the powers and privileges granted to it by the Act including, without limitation, the ownership and operation of the assets and other property contributed to the Company by the Members, by any other Law or this Agreement, together with all powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the purpose of the Company set forth in Section 2.06.

Section 2.08. Members; Reclassification; Admission of New Members. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and for the consideration set forth therein, as of the Tempo Effective Time and by virtue of the Tempo Merger, this Agreement was amended and restated and the limited liability company interests of the Company were recapitalized as set forth herein in order to give effect to the Equity Transactions. Each Continuing Member previously was admitted as a Member and shall remain a Member of the Company at the Tempo Effective Time. Each of the other Persons listed in the Schedule of Members as of the Effective Date is admitted as a Member of the Company. The rights, duties and liabilities of the Members shall be as provided in the Act, except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, and the Members consent to the variation of such rights, duties and liabilities as provided herein. A new Managing Member or substitute Managing Member may be admitted to the Company solely in accordance with Section 8.08 or Section 9.02(d) hereof.

Section 2.09. Resignation. No Member shall have the right to resign as a member of the Company other than following the Transfer of all Units owned by such Member in accordance with Article VIII (including via a Class A Exchange or a Class C Exchange).

Section 2.10. Investment Representations of Members. Each Member hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges to the Company that: (a) such Member has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company and is making an informed investment decision with respect thereto; (b) such Member is acquiring interests in the Company for investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution to the public or public offering thereof; and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by such Member.

 

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Section 2.11. Intent. It is the intent of the Members that the Company be operated in a manner consistent with its treatment as a “partnership” for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income and franchise tax purposes. The Company and each Member shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax, financial and other reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment. Neither the Company nor any Member shall take any action inconsistent with the intent of the Parties set forth in this Section 2.11. No election (including an entity classification election for the Company) contrary to the intent of the Parties as set forth in this Section 2.11 shall be made by the Company or any Member, and the Company shall not convert into or merge into (with the Company not being the surviving entity in such merger) an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal or applicable state and local income or franchise tax purposes.

ARTICLE III

MANAGEMENT

Section 3.01. Managing Member.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the business, property and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the sole, absolute and exclusive direction of Pubco as the Managing Member, which may from time to time delegate authority to Officers or to other Persons to act on behalf of the Company in accordance herewith, and Pubco shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.01, the Managing Member shall have the general power to manage or cause the management of the Company (which may be delegated to Officers of the Company), including, without limitation, the following powers:

(i) to develop and prepare a business plan each year setting forth the operating goals and plans for the Company;

(ii) to execute and deliver or to authorize the execution and delivery of contracts, deeds, leases, licenses, instruments of transfer and other documents on behalf of the Company;

(iii) to make any expenditures, to lend or borrow money, to assume or guarantee, or otherwise contract for, indebtedness and other liabilities, to issue evidences of indebtedness and to incur any other obligations on behalf of the Company;

(iv) to establish and enforce limits of authority and internal controls with respect to all personnel and functions on behalf of the Company;

(v) to engage attorneys, consultants and accountants for the Company;

(vi) to develop or cause to be developed accounting procedures for the maintenance of the Company’s books of account; and

(vii) to do all such other lawful acts as shall be authorized in this Agreement or by the Members in writing from time to time.

Section 3.02. Compensation. The Managing Member shall not be entitled to any compensation for services rendered to the Company in its capacity as Managing Member.

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professionals) incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the activities of the Company. The Company shall also, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member, bear and/or reimburse the Managing Member for (i) any costs, fees or expenses incurred by the Managing Member in connection with serving as the Managing Member and (ii) all other expenses allocable to the Company or otherwise incurred by the Managing Member in connection with operating the Company’s business (including expenses allocated to the Managing Member by its Affiliates). To the extent that the Managing Member determines in its reasonable discretion that such expenses are related to the business and affairs of the Managing Member that are conducted through the Company and/or its subsidiaries (including expenses that relate to the business and affairs of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and that also relate to other activities of the Managing Member), the Managing Member may cause the Company to pay or bear all expenses of the Managing Member, including, without limitation, compensation and meeting costs of any board of directors or similar body of the Managing Member, any salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts paid to any Person to perform services for the Company, litigation costs and damages arising from litigation, accounting and legal costs and franchise taxes, except to the extent such franchise taxes are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits, provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall not pay or bear any income tax obligations of the Managing Member or any obligations of the Managing Member under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Reimbursements pursuant to this Section 3.03 shall be in addition to (but without duplication of) any reimbursement to the Managing Member as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 10.02.

Section 3.04. Officers. Subject to the direction and oversight of the Managing Member, the day-to-day administration of the business of the Company may be carried out by individuals who may be designated as officers by the Managing Member, with titles including but not limited to “assistant secretary,” “assistant treasurer,” “chairman,” “chief executive officer,” “chief financial officer,” “chief operating officer,” “director,” “general counsel,” “general manager,” “managing director,” “president,” “principal accounting officer,” “secretary,” “senior chairman,” “senior managing director,” “treasurer,” “vice chairman,” “executive vice president” or “vice president,” and as to the extent authorized by the Managing Member in its sole discretion. The Officers of the Company shall have such titles and powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Managing Member and otherwise as shall customarily pertain to such offices. Any number of offices may be held by the same individual. In its sole discretion, the Managing Member may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable. All Officers and other individuals providing services to or for the benefit of the Company shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Managing Member and may be removed, with or without cause, from such office by the Managing Member and the authority, duties or responsibilities of any employee, agent or officer of the Company may be suspended by the Managing Member from time to time, in each case in the sole discretion of the Managing Member. The Managing Member shall not cease to be a Managing Member of the Company as a result of the delegation of any duties hereunder. No Officer of the Company, in his or her capacity as such, shall be considered a Managing Member of the Company by agreement, as a result of the performance of his or her duties hereunder or otherwise.

Section 3.05. Authority of Members. No Member (other than the Managing Member, in its capacity as such), shall participate in or have any control over the business of the Company, except as expressly provided herein. Except as expressly provided herein, the Units do not confer any rights upon the Members to participate in the affairs of the Company described in this Agreement. No Member (other than the Managing Member) shall have any right to vote on any matter involving the Company, including with respect to any merger, consolidation, combination or conversion of the Company, or any other matter that a Member might otherwise have the ability to vote on or consent with respect to under the Act, at law, in equity or otherwise. The conduct, control and management of the Company shall be vested exclusively in the Managing Member, subject to the terms of this Agreement. In all matters relating to or arising out of the conduct of the operation of the Company, the decision of the Managing Member shall be the decision of the Company. Except as required or permitted by Law, or expressly provided herein, including in the ultimate sentence of this Section 3.05 or by separate agreement with the Company, no Member who is not also the Managing Member (and acting in such capacity) shall take any part in the management or control of the operation or business of the Company in its capacity as a Member, nor shall

 

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any Member who is not also the Managing Member (and acting in such capacity) have any right, authority or power to act for or on behalf of or bind the Company in his or its capacity as a Member in any respect or assume any obligation or responsibility of the Company or of any other Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time appoint one or more Members as Officers or employ one or more Members as employees, and such Members, in their capacity as officers or employees of the Company (and not, for clarity, in their capacity as Members of the Company), may take part in the control and management of the business of the Company to the extent such authority and power to act for or on behalf of the Company has been delegated to them by the Managing Member.

Section 3.06. Fiduciary Duties.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 3.07(b), (i) the Managing Member shall, in its capacity as Managing Member, and not in any other capacity, have the same fiduciary duties to the Company and the Members as a member of the board of directors of a Delaware corporation; and (ii) each officer of the Company shall, in his or her capacity as such, and not in any other capacity, have the same fiduciary duties to the Company and Members as an officer of a Delaware corporation

(b) In connection with the performance of its duties as the Managing Member of the Company, the Managing Member (solely in its capacity as such) will owe to the other Members the same fiduciary duties as it would owe to the stockholders of a Delaware corporation if it were a member of the board of directors of such a corporation and the other Members were stockholders of such corporation. The Managing Member will use commercially reasonable and appropriate efforts and means, as determined in good faith by the Managing Member, to minimize any conflict of interest between the Members, on the one hand, and the stockholders of the Managing Member, on the other hand, and to effectuate any transaction that involves or affects any of the Company, the Managing Member, the Members and/or the stockholders of the Managing Member in a manner that does not (i) disadvantage the Members of their interests relative to the stockholders of the Managing Member; (ii) advantage the stockholders of the Company relative to the Members; or (iii) treat the Members and the stockholders of the Managing Member differently.

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01. Distributions

(a) The Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may authorize distributions by the Company to the Class A Members, which distributions shall be made pro rata in accordance with the Members’ respective Class A Units (other than Unvested Class A Units) on the date the distribution is made; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, no distributions shall be paid in respect of Class C Units (subject to Section 4.01(c) with respect to Tax Distributions), Class B Units (other than any Distribution Catch-Up Payment, when and if payable hereunder) or Class Z Units (subject to the rights of the Class Z Units as expressly set forth in Section 7.01(f)).

(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.01(a) of this Agreement to the contrary, no distribution (excluding Tax Distributions) shall be made in respect of any Unvested Class A Unit. However, upon the vesting of Unvested Class A Unit in accordance with the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, which with respect to any Unvested Class A Unit held by Pubco shall be upon the vesting of the corresponding Unvested Service Provider Class A Share) the holder of a Class A Unit shall be entitled to a cash payment from the Company in an amount equal to the distributions such Member would have received pursuant to Section 4.01(a) had such Unvested Class A Unit been vested beginning at the Tempo Effective Time and ending on the day prior to the date such Unvested Class A Unit Vests (which amount shall, for the avoidance of doubt,

 

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be paid by the Company in the same manner that Pubco pays dividends on Restricted Stock (as such term is defined in the Alight 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan) and no such amount shall be paid to Pubco in respect of an Unvested Class A Unit unless Pubco pays the corresponding amount to the holder of the corresponding Unvested Service Provider Class A Share.

(c) Before distributing amounts pursuant to Sections 4.01(a) or 4.01(b), the Company shall distribute to each Member their proportionate share of the Tax Amount with respect to each taxable year, from the Available Cash of the Company (such distribution, a “Tax Distribution”). Tax Distributions shall be paid quarterly and no later than five (5) days before the date specified in Section 6655(c)(2) of the Code based on the Managing Member’s reasonable estimate of the taxable income of the Company and in accordance herewith; provided, (i) there will be an adjustment at the end of each taxable year and the Company will distribute any additional amounts or reduce future distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(a) and 4.01(b) as necessary to make the total amounts distributed pursuant to this Section 4.01(c) for such taxable year (or portion thereof) equal such Member’s proportionate share of the Tax Amount with respect to such taxable year (or portion thereof) and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any Tax Distributions in respect of Class C Units shall be made only once annually. The “Tax Amount”, calculated for each quarter of the taxable year, is the Highest Member Tax Amount divided by the Total Percentage Interest for the Highest Tax Member. The “Highest Member Tax Amount” is, with respect to the Member receiving the greatest proportionate allocation (based on such Member’s Total Percentage Interest) of estimated net taxable income pursuant to Section 5.06 of this Agreement in the taxable year (or portion thereof) and any “guaranteed payment” within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code to which the distribution relates (such Member, the “Highest Tax Member”), an amount, as reasonably determined by the Managing Member in accordance herewith, equal to the product of (i) the estimated aggregate taxable income allocated to the Highest Tax Member, calculated by excluding the tax consequences resulting from any adjustment pursuant to Section 743(b) of the Code, (X) including any allocation of income pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder in such applicable taxable year (or portion thereof), (Y) presuming all available foreign tax credits and research and development credits will be taken as deductions and (Z) taking into account all items of loss, deduction, expense and any other Tax items which have the effect of reducing Taxes payable, including the utilization of any excess business interest expense under Code Section 163(j), previously allocated to such Member for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that begins after the Effective Date to the extent not previously taken into account for purposes of determining the Tax Amount for a taxable year (or portion thereof), multiplied by (ii) the Assumed Tax Rate. For purposes of Tax Distributions, any Class C Units held by a Member shall only be entitled to an annual Tax Distribution hereunder in an amount equal to the amount of taxable income allocated to the holders thereof for the relevant taxable year (less any losses allocated thereto in a prior taxable year and not previously taken into account hereunder) multiplied by the Assumed Tax Rate. In the event that the Available Cash for any Tax Distribution to be made hereunder is insufficient to pay the full amount of the Tax Distribution that would otherwise be required under this Section 4.01(c) (such shortfall, a “Shortfall Amount”), then the amount of Available Cash shall be distributed to the Members under this Section 4.01(c) on a pro rata basis (in the same proportions that would have been distributed to each Member pursuant to this Section 4.01(c) if Available Cash had existed in a sufficient amount to make such Tax Distribution in full). The Managing Member shall in good faith increase subsequent Tax Distributions to appropriately take into account any Shortfall Amount. Tax Distributions shall be treated as an advance against distributions pursuant to Sections 4.01(a) and 4.01(b) for all purposes (and in the case of Class C Units, as an advance against, as applicable, the Class C Cash Amount or Class C Exchanged Shares), and, thus shall reduce and offset subsequent distributions under Sections 4.01(a) and 4.01(b) (and, in the case of Class C Units, Section 7.01(e)). For the avoidance of doubt, Tax Distributions shall be made only with respect to income of the Company allocated to the Members (as opposed to income recognized by any Member with respect to the issuance or vesting of such Member’s units or any guaranteed payment in respect of services).

(d) No Class B Unit shall be entitled to receive any distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(a); provided, that, subject to any Catch-Up Reallocation (as defined below) no later than five (5) Business Days following the applicable Class B Conversion Date with respect to a Class B Unit, the Company shall pay to the holder of such Class B Unit (including, in respect of any Class B Units held by Pubco or its Subsidiaries, to Pubco or such

 

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Subsidiary for further payment to the holder of the applicable share of Class B Common Stock) an aggregate amount (each such distribution, the “Distribution Catch-Up Payment”) equal to the aggregate per Class A Unit amount of distributions actually paid pursuant to Section 4.01(a) (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(c)) during the period beginning at the Tempo Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and ending on the day prior to the Class B Conversion Date with respect to such Class B Unit (for each Class B Unit, the “Distribution Catch-Up Period”); provided that with respect to any Class B Unit that remains unvested pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Pre-Closing Award Agreement as of its Class B Conversion Date, the holder of such Class A Unit (into which the Class B Unit converted hereunder) shall not receive the Distribution Catch-Up Payment in respect of such unvested Class B Unit unless and until such Unit vests in accordance with the terms of such Pre-Closing Award Agreement, and if such Unit is subsequently forfeited in accordance with the terms of such Pre-Closing Award Agreement such Distribution Catch-Up Payment shall be paid to the holders of the Class Z-B-1 Units or Class Z-B-2 Units, as appropriate, in accordance with Section 7.01(f) below (the “Catch-Up Reallocation”). To the extent that the Class B Conversion Date in respect of a Class B Unit occurs following the date that a distribution is declared under Section 4.01(a), but on or before the date such distribution is paid, the amount distributable on each Class A Unit in such distribution shall not be included in the Distribution Catch-Up Payment, and such holder of such Class B Unit shall be entitled to receive such distribution when paid to the holders of Class A Units, assuming such holder continues to hold a Class A Unit on the record date with respect to such distribution.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Managing Member shall cause any distributions paid to any Subsidiary of the Managing Member who holds Units (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers) to distribute the full amount of such distribution to the Managing Member, and the Managing Member shall take all actions necessary to cause such distributions.

Section 4.02. Liquidation Distribution. Distributions made upon dissolution of the Company shall be made as provided in Section 9.03.

Section 4.03. Limitations on Distribution. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall not make a distribution to any Member if such distribution would violate Section 18-607 of the Act or other applicable Law.

ARTICLE V

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS;

TAX ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

Section 5.01. Initial Capital Contributions. The Members have made, on or prior to the date hereof, Capital Contributions and, in exchange, the Company has issued to the Members the number of Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units and Class Z Units as specified in the Schedule of Members (as of the Effective Date).

Section 5.02. No Additional Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise provided in this Article V, no Member shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to the Company without the consent of such Member or permitted to make additional capital contributions to the Company without the consent of the Managing Member, which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion.

Section 5.03. Capital Accounts. A separate Capital Account shall be established and maintained for each Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). The Capital Account of each Member shall be credited with such Member’s Capital Contributions, if any, all Profits allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.04 and any items of income or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.05; and shall be debited with all Losses allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.04, any

 

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items of loss or deduction of the Company specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.05, and all cash and the Carrying Value of any property (net of liabilities assumed by such Member and the liabilities to which such property is subject) distributed by the Company to such Member. Any references in any section of this Agreement to the Capital Account of a Member shall be deemed to refer to such Capital Account as the same may be credited or debited from time to time as set forth above. In the event of any transfer of any interest in the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred interest. Upon the conversion of any Class B Units or Class Z Units into Class A Units upon a Class B Vesting Event or Class Z Vesting Event, respectively, the parties intend that the allocations and capital maintenance rules shall be governed under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3 with adjustments being made in accordance with principles similar to those set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s) and consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder in order to effectuate the Members’ agreed upon economic sharing of items within the Company.

Section 5.04. Allocations of Profits and Losses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Profits and Losses (and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain or loss or deduction of the Company) shall be allocated in a manner such that the Capital Account of each Member after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.05 is, as nearly as possible, equal (proportionately) to (i) the distributions that would be made pursuant to Section 9.03 if the Company were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their Carrying Value in a hypothetical liquidation, all Company liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each non-recourse liability to the Carrying Value of the assets securing such liability) and the net assets of the Company were distributed to the Members pursuant to this Agreement, minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) such allocations may be adjusted as reasonably deemed necessary by the Managing Member, acting in good faith, to give economic effect to the provisions of this Agreement and (B) allocations to holders of Class C Units shall be made in consultation with the Continuing Member Representative.

Section 5.05. Special Allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Article V:

(a) Minimum Gain Chargeback. If there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain or Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (determined in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(i)) during any Company taxable year, the Members shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to their respective shares of such net decrease during such year, determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5). The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f). This Section 5.05(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirements in such Treasury Regulations Sections and shall be interpreted consistently therewith; including that no chargeback shall be required to the extent of the exceptions provided in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f) and 1.704-2(i)(4).

(b) Qualified Income Offset. If any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate the deficit balance in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account Balance created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as promptly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.05(b) shall be made only to the extent that a Member would have a deficit Adjusted Capital Account Balance in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.05(b) were not in this Agreement. This Section 5.05(b) is intended to comply with the “qualified income offset” requirement of the Code and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

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provision of this Agreement, and (ii) the amount such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.05(c) shall be made only if and to the extent that a Member would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if Section 5.05(b) and this Section 5.05(c) were not in this Agreement.

(d) Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Total Percentage Interests.

(e) Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the liability to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(j).

(f) Ameliorative Allocations. Any special allocations of income or gain pursuant to Sections 5.05(b) or 5.05(c) hereof shall be taken into account in computing subsequent allocations pursuant to Section 5.04 and this Section 5.05(f), so that the net amount of any items so allocated and all other items allocated to each Member shall, to the extent possible, be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each Member if such allocations pursuant to Sections 5.05(b) or 5.05(c) had not occurred.

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (1) no allocation (of Profits or Losses or otherwise) shall be made in respect of any Class B Units or Class Z Units in determining Capital Accounts unless and until such Units are converted into Class A Units upon the occurrence of a Class B Vesting Event or Class Z Vesting Event, if any, and (2) in the event the Carrying Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of Carrying Value, any Profits or Losses resulting from such adjustment shall, in the manner reasonably determined by the Managing Member, be allocated among the Members such that the Capital Account balance relating to each Class A Unit (including such Class B Units or Class Z Units that have been converted into Class A Units) is equal in amount immediately after making such allocation, after taking into account the non-distribution amounts (as applicable) in accordance with principles similar to those set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); provided, that if the foregoing allocations pursuant to clause (2) are insufficient to cause the Capital Account balance relating to each Class A Unit to be so equal in amount, then the Managing Member, in its reasonable discretion, shall cause a Capital Account reallocation in accordance with principles similar to those set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3) to cause the Capital Account balance relating to each Class A Unit to be so equal in amount.

Section 5.06. Tax Allocations. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as the corresponding items of Profits and Losses and specially allocated items are allocated for Capital Account purposes; provided that in the case of any asset the Carrying Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall be allocated, solely for income tax purposes, to account for such difference using (i) the “traditional method” without curative allocations under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b) or (ii) any other permissible method or methods determined by the Managing Member (solely with the prior written consent of the Continuing Member Representative) to be appropriate and in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations.

Section 5.07. Tax Advances. To the extent the Managing Member reasonably believes that the Company is required by law to withhold or to make tax payments on behalf of or with respect to any Member, or the Company is subjected to tax itself by reason of the status of any Member (including any taxes paid pursuant to Section 6225 of the Code) (“Tax Advances”), the Managing Member may cause the Company to withhold such amounts and cause the Company to make such tax payments as so required. All Tax Advances made on behalf of a Member shall be repaid by reducing the amount of the current or next succeeding distribution or

 

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distributions which would otherwise have been made to such Member or, if such distributions are not sufficient for that purpose, by so reducing the proceeds of liquidation otherwise payable to such Member. For all purposes of this Agreement such Member shall be treated as having received the amount of the distribution that is equal to the Tax Advance. Each Member hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from and against any liability (including any liability for taxes, penalties, additions to tax or interest, but excluding any penalties, additions to tax or interest imposed as a result of the Company’s failure to withhold or make a tax payment on behalf of such Member which withholding or payment is required pursuant to applicable Law) with respect to income or Tax Advances attributable to such Member. The obligation of a Member set forth in this Section 5.07 shall survive the withdrawal of a Member from the Company or any Transfer of a Member’s interest.

Section 5.08. Tax Matters.

(a) For Tax Years beginning on or before December 31, 2017, the Managing Member shall act as or appoint a “tax matters partner” within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code (prior to amendment by the Partnership Audit Provisions) (the “Tax Matters Partner”). For Tax Years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the Managing Member shall act as or designate a Person to act as the “partnership representative” pursuant to the Partnership Audit Provisions (the “Partnership Representative”) and such Person shall have the power to exercise any and all rights that it is or may be entitled to exercise in that capacity. The Partnership Representative shall keep the Continuing Members timely and reasonably informed as to all material tax audits, actions, examinations or proceedings relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“Tax Proceedings”). Subject to Section 5.08(b), the Partnership Representative shall have the exclusive right to represent the Company in respect of any Tax Proceedings. The Members shall cooperate as reasonably requested by the Partnership Representative in connection with any election or decision made by the Partnership Representative acting in that capacity (including by filing amended tax returns and providing information requested).

(b) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Continuing Member Representative shall have the right to control any Tax Proceeding of the Company (and its Subsidiaries) for any Pre-Closing Tax Period (other than the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date) relating to income taxes for which the Continuing Members are primarily liable as a matter of tax Law (a “Pre-Closing Tax Proceeding”), provided, that the Continuing Member Representative shall (i) keep the Members and the Partnership Representative informed of all material developments in respect of such Pre-Closing Tax Proceeding and provide all materials and material correspondence to the Partnership Representative with respect thereto, (ii) permit the Partnership Representative, at its own expense, to participate in the defense of such Pre-Closing Tax Proceeding, (iii) obtain the prior consent of the Partnership Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), before entering into any settlement or surrender of such Pre-Closing Tax Proceeding and (iv) make an election pursuant to Code Section 6226 (or similar provision of state or local tax Law) with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Proceeding that is subject to Partnership Audit Provisions.

(c) To the extent that the Continuing Member Representative fails to make a valid election under Code Section 6226 (or similar provision of state or local tax Law) in respect of a Pre-Closing Tax Proceeding and the Company incurs or is required to pay any liability for taxes, interest or penalties pursuant to the Partnership Audit Provisions (or similar provision of state or local tax Law), then (i) the Continuing Member Representative shall use reasonable best efforts to reduce under Section 6225(c) of the Code any Company-level assessment under the Partnership Audit Provisions to reflect the particular tax status of any Member (or its constituent owners); and (ii) the Members (including any former Member) to whom such liability relates shall indemnify the Company and other Members from and against such liability pursuant to Section 5.07. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Partnership Representative shall obtain the prior written consent of the Continuing Member Representative before taking any action (or omitting to take any action) with respect to any taxes or tax matters that could reasonably be expected to have a material, disproportionate and adverse effect on any Continuing Member.

 

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Section 5.09. Other Allocation Provisions. Certain of the foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such regulations. In addition to amendments effected in accordance with Section 11.12 or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, Sections 5.03, 5.04 and 5.05 may also, so long as any such amendment does not materially change the relative economic interests of the Members and the prior written consent of the Continuing Member Representative has been obtained, be amended at any time by the Managing Member if necessary, in the opinion of tax counsel to the Company, to comply with such regulations or any applicable Law.

ARTICLE VI

BOOKS AND RECORDS; REPORTS

Section 6.01. Books and Records

(a) At all times during the continuance of the Company, the Company shall prepare and maintain separate books of account for the Company in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Except as limited by Section 6.01(c), each Member shall have the right to receive, for a purpose reasonably related to such Member’s interest as a Member in the Company, upon reasonable written demand stating the purpose of such demand and at such Member’s own expense:

(i) a copy of the Certificate and this Agreement and all amendments thereto, together with a copy of the executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which the Certificate and this Agreement and all amendments thereto have been executed; and

(ii) promptly after their becoming available, copies of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the three most recent years.

(c) The Managing Member may keep confidential from the Members, for such period of time as the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion, (i) any information that the Managing Member reasonably believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or (ii) other information the disclosure of which the Managing Member believes is not in the best interests of the Company, could damage the Company or its business or that the Company is required by law or by agreement with any third party to keep confidential, including without limitation, information as to the Units held by any other Member. With respect to any schedules, annexes or exhibits to this Agreement, each Member (other than the Managing Member) shall only be entitled to receive and review any such schedules, annexes and exhibits relating to such Member and shall not be entitled to receive or review any schedules, annexes or exhibits relating to any other Member (other than the Managing Member).

(d) The Managing Member shall direct the preparation and filing of all necessary U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns for the Company and its Subsidiaries and all other tax returns deemed necessary and required in each non-U.S. jurisdiction, including making any tax elections; provided, that any such U.S. federal, state or local income tax return for any Straddle Period (i) shall be prepared in accordance with the past practice of the Company, except to the extent required by Law, and submitted to the Continuing Member Representative for its review and comment no later than 20 days prior to its due date (taking into account applicable extensions), (ii) in the case of property taxes and other similar periodic taxes, the amounts that are allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the portion of the taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Straddle Period, (iii) in the case of all other taxes for a Straddle Period (including taxes based on or measured by income, receipts, payments, or payroll), the amount allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on an

 

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interim closing of the books as of the end of the day on the Closing Date using a “closing of the books” methodology, provided that for purposes of this clause (iii) any item determined on an annual or periodic basis (including amortization and depreciation deductions and the effects of graduated rates) shall be allocated to the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date based on the mechanics set forth in clause (ii), and (iv) all items of loss or deduction resulting from or attributable to the Tempo Transaction Expenses (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), and 70% of any applicable success-based fees that are deductible under an election under Revenue Procedure 2011-29, will in each case be allocated and attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period to the extent permitted by applicable Law at a “more likely than not” or higher level of comfort. At the Company’s expense, the Managing Member, within ninety (90) days following the close of the taxable year of the Company, shall cause to be prepared and sent to each Member that was a Member during such taxable year such tax information (including a Schedule K-1) reasonably required for U.S. federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) comply with any reasonable requests by any Stockholder Party or any Member for any tax-related information (including any applicable state withholdings) and (ii) provide to each Person that was a Member during the taxable year by February 28th, May 31st, August 31st and November 30th of such taxable year with an estimate of the taxable income, gains, deductions, losses and other items (including reasonable estimates of such Member’s state tax apportionment information) for, respectively, the first, second, third and fourth fiscal quarters that such Member will be required to include in its taxable income.

(e) The Managing Member shall (i) not rescind the Company’s existing election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code without the prior written consent of the Continuing Member Representative and (ii) cause the Company (and each direct or indirect subsidiary that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to make or keep in effect an election, pursuant to Section 754 of the Code for each taxable year in which the Effective Date or any Class A Exchange occurs.

(f) No Member may make an election for the Company to be excluded from the application of the provisions of subchapter K of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Code or any similar provisions of applicable state law, and no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to sanction or approve such an election.

(g) Subject to Section 5.08(b) and the proviso in the first sentence of Section 6.01(d), but notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event of any conflict between Section 10.05 of the Business Combination Agreement and this Agreement, Section 10.05 of the Business Combination Agreement shall control. The Company, the Partnership Representative, the Managing Member, and the Members hereby acknowledge and agree to the foregoing sentence and expressly agree to be bound by the terms of Section 10.05 of the Business Combination Agreement, including that with respect to any Tax Proceeding for any taxable period ending before or including the Closing Date.

ARTICLE VII

COMPANY UNITS

Section 7.01. Units.

(a) Units. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be authorized to issue from time to time such number of Units and other Equity Securities as the Managing Member shall determine in accordance with and subject to the restrictions in this Section 7.01 and Section 7.02. Subject to this Section 7.01 and Section 7.02, each authorized Unit may be issued pursuant to such agreements as the Managing Member shall approve, including pursuant to warrants, options, or other rights or property to acquire Units or that may be converted into Units. The Company may reissue any Units that have been repurchased or acquired by the Company; provided that any such issuance, and the admission of any Person as a Member in connection therewith, is otherwise made in accordance with and subject to the restrictions in this LLC Agreement.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than in connection with any subdivision or combination in accordance with Section 7.01(j) or (k) or any Reclassification Event or as expressly contemplated hereby in connection with the vesting or conversion of any Class Z Units, from and after the Effective Date the Managing Member shall not be authorized to issue any Class B Units, Class C Units or Class Z Units. The Units shall be uncertificated. The Company shall not, and the Managing Member shall not cause the Company to, issue any Units if such issuance would result in the Company having more than 100 partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h) (determined taking into account the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)).

(b) Outstanding Units. Immediately after the Tempo Effective Time, the Units comprise (i) Class A Units, (ii) Class B Units, comprising Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units and Class B-3 Units, (iii) Class C Units and (iv) Class Z Units, comprising Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each outstanding Class A Unit shall be identical to each other Class A Unit, each outstanding Class B-1 Unit shall be identical to each other Class B-1 Unit, each outstanding Class B-2 Unit shall be identical to each other Class B-2 Unit, each outstanding Class B-3 unit shall be identical to each other Class B-3 Unit, each outstanding Class C Unit shall be identical to each other Class C Unit, each outstanding Class Z-A Unit shall be identical to each other Class Z-A Unit, each outstanding Class Z-B-1 Unit shall be identical to each other Class Z-B-1 Unit, each outstanding Class Z-B-2 unit shall be identical to each other Class Z-B-2 Unit. The Managing Member’s interest in its capacity as such shall be a non-economic interest in the Company, which does not entitle the Managing Member, solely in its capacity as such, to any Units, distributions or Tax Distributions.

(c) Schedule of Members. The Company shall maintain a schedule, appended hereto as Exhibit A (as updated and amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and current as of the date set forth therein), which shall include: (i) the name and address of each Member; (ii) the aggregate number of and type of Units issued and outstanding and held by each Member; and (iii) each Member’s Capital Contributions following the Tempo Effective Time. The number of Units of each Class held by each Member at the completion of the Equity Transactions is as set forth in the Schedule of Members (as of the Effective Date).

(d) Class B Units. Each Class B Unit will be held in accordance with this Agreement unless and until a Class B Vesting Event occurs with respect to such Class B Unit or such Class B Unit is forfeited in accordance with Section 7.01(d)(ii).

(i) From and after the Effective Date until the occurrence of the applicable Class B Vesting Event, each Class B-1 Unit, Class B-2 Unit and Class B-3 Unit shall be unvested. Upon the occurrence of (i) a Class B-1 Vesting Event, with respect to the Class B-1 Units, (ii) a Class B-2 Vesting Event, with respect to the Class B-2 Units or (iii) a Class B-3 Vesting Event, with respect to the Class B-3 Units, such Class B Units shall immediately and automatically without any further action on the part of the holder thereof or any other Person (including the Company and the Managing Member) vest and be converted into an equal number of Class A Units, with all rights and privileges of a Class A Unit under this Agreement from and after the Class B Conversion Date (together with the right to receive a Distribution Catch-Up Payment in accordance with Section 4.01(d), subject to the Catch-Up Reallocation, if any). On the Class B Conversion Date with respect to any Class B Unit held by a Continuing Member (and for the avoidance of doubt not Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries, including Pubco Sub and the Blockers), Pubco shall issue to such Continuing Member, for each applicable Class B Unit which has converted to a Class A Unit under this Agreement, one share of Class V Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a subdivision or combination referred to in Section 7.01(k)(i) or Section 7.01(k)(ii), the number of shares of Class V Common Stock to which a Member shall be entitled upon vesting of its Class B Units shall equal the number of Class A Units held by the Member as a result of the conversion of the Class B Units held by such Member as a result of such subdivision or combination. The Managing Member hereby agrees to reserve for issuance at all times an adequate number of shares of Class V Common Stock to permit the issuance of all Class V Common Stock assuming all of the Continuing Members’ Class B Units vest under this Agreement.

 

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(ii) To the extent that, on or before the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date, a Class B Vesting Event has not occurred with respect to a Class B Unit (and as a result a Class B Unit has not vested and converted into a Class A Unit under this Agreement), then immediately and without any further action under this Agreement, on the date that is the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date, any such Class B Units shall automatically be forfeited and surrendered to the Company and be canceled and extinguished for no consideration.

(iii) To the extent that, prior to the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Date, any Unvested Class B Consideration is forfeited in accordance with the terms of an applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the corresponding Class B Units held by Pubco (in respect of Unvested Class B Consideration in the form of shares of Class B Common Stock) shall immediately be forfeited for no consideration therefor.

(iv) The parties hereto intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) the Class B Units and Class Z Units received by the Continuing Members in connection with the transaction contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement not be treated as being received in connection with the performance of services and (b) no such Member be treated as having taxable income or gain as a result of such receipt of such Class B Units or as a result of holding any such Class B Units at the time of any Class B Vesting Event or Class Z Vesting Event and the Company shall prepare and file all tax returns consistent therewith unless otherwise required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code.

(e) Class C Units. From and after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period until the Expiration Date (as set forth in the FTAC Warrant Agreement), each Member holding Class C Units shall have the right, upon delivery of a Class C Exchange Notice, to cause the Company to redeem all or a portion of its Class C Units (but for the avoidance of doubt, no fraction of a Class C Unit) in exchange for, at the option of the Managing Member, the Class C Cash Amount or the Class C Exchanged Shares (such holder, the “Class C Exchanging Member”, and such right to such exchange, the “Class C Exchange Right”) in accordance with the same exchange procedures set forth in Section 8.04(b)(i) through Section 8.04(b)(v) with respect to the Class A Exchange Right mutatis mutandis. Other than as set forth in this Section 7.01(e), all of the existing rights and obligations set forth in the FTAC Warrant Agreement, including those set forth in Section 6 thereof, shall apply to the Company, the Managing Member, and each holder of Class C Units mutatis mutandis, including with respect to the redemption rights (which shall apply to the Class C Units mutatis mutandis); provided, that in no event shall the Company or the Managing Member be entitled to redeem the Class C Units under Section 6.2 of the FTAC Warrant Agreement at a time when the holders of Class C Units are not entitled to exercise their Class C Exchange Right hereunder.

(f) Class Z Units.

(i) Unvested Class A Consideration. At any time that any share or unit of Unvested Class A Consideration (a) vests in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-A Unit shall automatically be forfeited for no consideration (each, a “Class Z-A Forfeiture Event”) or (b) is forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each share of Class Z-A Common Stock will automatically be deemed vested (each, a “Class Z-A Vesting Event”). At any time the portion of a Class Z-A Unit for which a Class Z-A Forfeiture Event has occurred shall be referred to herein as the “Class Z-A Forfeited Portion” and for which a Class Z-A Vesting Event has occurred shall be referred to herein as the “Class Z-A Vested Portion”.

(ii) Unvested Class B-1 Consideration. At any time that any share or unit of Unvested Class B Consideration (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (which is a share of Class B-1 Common Stock or a Class B-1 Unit) (a) (x) vests in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-B-1 Unit shall automatically be forfeited for no consideration or (y) is canceled in accordance with Section 4(E) of the Pubco Charter or Section 7.01(d)(ii) of this Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-B-1 Unit shall automatically be forfeited for no

 

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consideration (each, a “Class Z-B-1 Forfeiture Event”) or (b) is forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-B-1 Unit will automatically be deemed vested (each, a “Class Z-B-1 Vesting Event”). At any time the portion of a Class Z-B-1 Unit for which a Class Z-B-1 Forfeiture Event has occurred shall be referred to herein as the “Class Z-B-1 Forfeited Portion” and for which a Class Z-B-1 Vesting Event has occurred shall be referred to herein as the “Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion”.

(iii) Unvested Class B-2 Consideration. At any time that a share of Unvested Class B Consideration (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (which is a share of Class B-2 Common Stock or a Class B-2 Unit) (a) (x) vests in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-B-2 Unit shall automatically be forfeited for no consideration or (y) is canceled in accordance with Section 4(E) of the Pubco Charter or Section 7.01(d)(ii) of this Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-B-2 Unit shall automatically be forfeited for no consideration (each, a “Class Z-B-2 Forfeiture Event”) or (b) is forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement, the Class Z Triggered Portion of each Class Z-B-2 Unit will automatically be deemed vested (each, a “Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event”). At any time the portion of a Class Z-B-2 Unit for which a Class Z-A Forfeiture Event has occurred shall be referred to herein as the “Class Z-B-2 Forfeited Portion” and for which a Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event has occurred shall be referred to herein as the “Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion”.

(iv) Conversion of Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units to Class Z-A Units. To the extent any Unvested Class B Consideration automatically converts into a share of Class A Common Stock or Class A Unit in accordance with Section 4(D) of the Pubco Charter or Section 7.01(d) of this Agreement due to a Class B Vesting Event, (a) such share or unit shall remain unvested in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement until it vests or is forfeited in accordance with the terms thereof, (b) such share or unit shall be treated as Unvested Class A Consideration for all purposes herein as if such share or unit was part of the Unvested Class A Consideration as of the Closing Date, (c) the Class Z Triggered Portion (assuming that the number of shares of Unvested Class B Consideration which automatically converted into Unvested Class A Consideration is the number of shares “which is vested” in accordance with the defined term “Class Z Triggered Portion”) of each Class Z-B-1 Unit and Class Z-B-2 Unit, as appropriate, shall automatically convert, on the same day of the relevant Class B Conversion Event (as defined in the Pubco Charter) or Class B Vesting Event to Class Z-A Units, and thereafter shall be considered for all purposes herein and all defined terms herein as if such Class Z-A Units were part of the Class Z-A Tranche as of the Closing Date.

(v) Conversion of Class Z Units to Class A Units and Class B Units. On the Ultimate Class Z Date, with respect to each Member:

 

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after aggregating all Class Z-A Units held by such Member in respect of which there is a fractional Class Z-A Vested Portion, for (x) each Class Z-A Unit for which the Class Z-A Vested Portion is a whole unit shall automatically be converted into a Class A Unit plus the right to receive an amount in cash, and the Company shall pay to the holder of such unit, no later than five (5) days following the Ultimate Class Z Date, an amount in cash equal to the amount of distributions declared on a Class A Unit from the Closing Date to the date immediately prior to the Ultimate Class Z Date (the “Class A Ultimate Distribution Amount”) (collectively in this clause (x), the “Class A Whole Unit Conversion Entitlement”) and (y) each Class Z-A Unit for which the Class Z-A Vested Portion is a fraction of a unit (a) shall automatically be converted into the right to receive, and the Company shall pay to the holder of such unit, no later than five (5) days following the Ultimate Class Z Date, a cash payment equal to the Class A 5-Day VWAP multiplied by the Class Z-A Vested Portion of such Class Z-A Unit plus the Class A Ultimate Distribution Amount multiplied by the Class Z-A Vested Portion and (b) the Class Z-A Forfeited Portion of such unit shall be forfeited and canceled for no consideration;

 

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  (B)

after aggregating all Class Z-B-1 Units held by such Member in respect of which there is a fractional Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion, (x) each Class Z-B-1 Unit for which the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion is a whole unit shall automatically be converted into a Class B-1 Unit and (y) each Class Z-B-1 Unit for which the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion is a fraction of a unit (a) shall automatically be converted into the right to receive upon the occurrence of a Class B-1 Vesting Event, and the Company shall pay no later than five (5) days following a Class B-1 Vesting Event, a cash payment equal to the Class A 5-Day VWAP multiplied by the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion of such Class Z-B-1 Unit plus the Distribution Catch-Up Payment for a share of Class B-1 Common Stock multiplied by the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion (collectively in this clause (y), the “Class B-1 Partial Unit Conversion Entitlement”) and (b) the Class Z-B-1 Forfeited Portion of such unit shall be forfeited and canceled for no consideration; and

 

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after aggregating all Class Z-B-2 Units held by such Member in respect of which there is a fractional Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion, (x) each Class Z-B-2 Unit for which the Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion is a whole unit shall automatically be converted into a Class B-2 Unit and (y) each Class Z-B-2 Unit for which the Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion is a fraction of a unit (a) shall automatically be converted into the right to receive upon the occurrence of a Class B-2 Vesting Event, and the Company shall pay no later than five (5) days following a Class B-2 Vesting Event, a cash payment equal to the Class A 5-Day VWAP multiplied by the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion of such Class Z-B-2 Unit plus the Distribution Catch-Up Payment for a share of Class B-2 Common Stock multiplied by the Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion (collectively in this clause (y), the “Class B-2 Partial Unit Conversion Entitlement”) and (b) the Class Z-B-2 Forfeited Portion of such unit shall be forfeited and canceled for no consideration;

provided that, in order to determine what to issue and pay to the Management Aggregator, Pubco shall calculate the number of whole and fractional Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units separately in respect of each member of the Management Aggregator based on each such member’s applicable vested portion of the equivalent class of the Management Aggregator (after aggregating all fractional units of the applicable class of the Management Aggregator held by such member).

If, at any time prior to the Ultimate Class Z Date, (i) the Class Z-A Vested Portion of a Class Z-A Unit is a whole unit, such Class Z-A Unit shall automatically convert into the Class A Whole Unit Conversion Entitlement, (ii) the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion of a Class Z-B-1 Unit is a whole unit, such Class Z-B-1 Unit shall automatically convert into a Class B-1 Unit and (iii) the Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion of a Class Z-B-2 Unit is a whole unit, such Class Z-B-2 Unit shall automatically convert into a Class B-2 Unit.

In the event a Class Z-B-1 Vesting Event or Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event occurs on the same day as a Class B-1 Vesting Event or Class B-2 Vesting Event (including pursuant to Section 9.03), including as a result of such Class B-1 Vesting Event or Class B-2 Vesting Event, as appropriate, (i) the Class Z-B-1 Unit or Class Z-B-2 Unit for which the Class Z-B-1 Vesting Event or Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event occurred, as appropriate, shall be treated as having been converted into a Class B-1 Unit or Class B-2 Unit prior to the Class B-1 Vesting Event or Class B-2 Vesting Event, as appropriate, and shall participate in such Class B-1 Vesting Event or Class B-2 Vesting Event, as appropriate and (ii) the Class B-1 Partial Unit Entitlement for the Class Z-B-1 Vested Portion of any Class Z-B-1 Unit and the Class B-2 Partial Unit Entitlement for the Class Z-B-2 Vested Portion of any Class Z-B-2 Unit shall become due and payable.

(vi) Any Catch-Up Reallocation shall be paid to the holders of Class Z Units pro rata in respect of the Class Z-B-1 Tranche or Class Z-B-2 Tranche, as appropriate, with respect to the portion of each such tranche held by such holder.

(g) New Pubco Issuances.

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Common Stock), (x) upon the contribution set forth in clause (y), the Company shall concurrently issue to Pubco an equal number of Class A Units (if Pubco issues shares of Class A Common Stock), or an equal number of such other Equity Security of the Company corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by Pubco (if Pubco issued Equity Securities other than Class A Common Stock), and, in each case, with the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities so issued and (y) Pubco shall concurrently contribute to the Company all of the net proceeds or other property received by Pubco, if any, for such share of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Security (provided, that, the Company shall not be required to reimburse hereunder any costs or expenses which were netted off the gross proceeds received).

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01(g)(i) or Section 7.01(g)(iii), this Section 7.01(g) shall not apply to (x) the issuance and distribution to holders of shares of Pubco Common Stock of rights to purchase Equity Securities of Pubco under a “poison pill” or similar shareholder rights plan (and upon exchange of Class A Units for Class A Common Stock, such Class A Common Stock shall be issued together with a corresponding right under such plan) or (y) the issuance under Pubco’s employee benefit plans of any warrants, options, stock appreciation right, restricted stock units, performance based award or other rights to acquire Equity Securities of Pubco or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of Pubco, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of Pubco in connection with the exercise or settlement of such warrants, options, stock appreciation right, restricted stock units, performance based awards (including as set forth in clause (iii) below, as applicable). Restricted stock granted under any such employee benefit plan shall be treated as outstanding for purposes of Section 7.01(g)(i).

(iii) In the event any outstanding Equity Security of Pubco is exercised or otherwise converted and, as a result, any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of Pubco are issued (including as a result of the exercise of any Public Warrants or Forward Purchase Warrants of Pubco), (x) the corresponding Equity Security outstanding at the Company, if any, shall be similarly exercised or otherwise converted, if applicable, (y) an equivalent number of Class A Units or equivalent Equity Securities of the Company shall be issued to Pubco as required by the first sentence of Section 7.01(e)(i), and (z) Pubco shall concurrently contribute to the Company, the net proceeds received by Pubco from any such exercise or conversion (provided, that, the Company shall not be required to reimburse hereunder any costs or expenses which were netted off the gross proceeds received).

(h) Pubco Debt Issuance. If at any time Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) issues Debt Securities, Pubco or such Subsidiary shall transfer to the Company, the net proceeds received by Pubco or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in exchange for such Debt Securities in a manner that directly or indirectly burdens the Company with the repayment of the Debt Securities (provided, that, the Company shall not be required to reimburse hereunder any costs or expenses which were netted off the gross proceeds received).

(i) New Company Issuances. Except pursuant to Section 8.04, (x) the Company may not issue any additional Units to Pubco, Pubco Sub, the Blockers or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) unless (i) substantially simultaneously therewith Pubco or such Subsidiary issues or transfers an equal number of newly-issued shares of Class A Common Stock (or relevant Equity Security of such Subsidiary) to another Person or Persons, and (ii) such issuance is in accordance with Section 7.01(g), and (y) the Company may not issue any other Equity Securities of the Company to Pubco, Pubco Sub, the Blockers or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) unless (i) substantially simultaneously therewith Pubco or such Subsidiary issues or transfers, to another Person, an equal number of newly-issued shares of Equity Securities of Pubco or such Subsidiary with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Company, and (ii) such issuance is in accordance with Section 7.01(g).

 

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(j) Repurchases and Redemptions.

(i) Subject to Section 7.01(j)(ii), Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) may redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (A) shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a repurchase plan or program approved by the Board of Directors (or otherwise in connection with a transaction approved by the Board of Directors), provided that substantially simultaneously therewith, the Company shall redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire from Pubco (together with Pubco Sub and the Blockers) or such Subsidiary an equal number of Class A Units for the same price per security, if any, or (B) any other Equity Securities of Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) pursuant to a Board of Directors approved repurchase plan or program (or otherwise in connection with a transaction approved by the Board of Directors), provided that substantially simultaneously therewith, the Company shall redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire from Pubco (together with Pubco Sub and the Blockers) or such Subsidiary an equal number of the corresponding class or series of Equity Securities of the Company with the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of Pubco or such Subsidiary for the same price per security, if any.

(ii) The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (x) any Class A Units from Pubco, Pubco Sub, the Blockers or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) unless substantially simultaneously Pubco or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires pursuant to a repurchase plan or program approved by the Board of Directors (or otherwise in connection with a transaction approved by the Board of Directors) an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock for the same price per security from holders thereof or (y) any other Equity Securities of the Company from Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) unless substantially simultaneously Pubco or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires pursuant to a repurchase plan or program approved by the Board of Directors (or otherwise in connection with a transaction approved by the Board of Directors) for the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of Pubco (or such Subsidiary) of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of Pubco or such Subsidiary.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent that any consideration payable by Pubco in connection with the redemption, repurchase or acquisition of any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) consists (in whole or in part) of shares of Class A Common Stock or such other Equity Securities (including in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant (or other convertible right or security)) other than under Pubco’s employee benefit plans for which there is no corresponding Class A Units or other Equity Securities of the Company, then the redemption, repurchase or acquisition of the corresponding Class A Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner.

(k) Equity Subdivisions and Combinations.

(i) The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Units unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Pubco Common Stock or other related class or series of Equity Security of Pubco, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible Equity Securities of the Company and Pubco.

(ii) Except in accordance with Section 8.04(c), Pubco shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Pubco Common Stock or any other class or series of Equity Security of Pubco, unless accompanied by an identical

 

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subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Units or other related class or series of Equity Security of the Company, with corresponding changes made with respect to any applicable exchangeable or convertible Equity Securities of the Company and Pubco.

(l) Class Z Unit Adjustment. In the event of any change in the number of (i) shares of Unvested Consideration due to any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the underlying Pubco Common Stock or underlying Units or (ii) Class A Units or Class B Units, there shall be an automatic adjustment hereunder of the corresponding Class Z Units.

(m) Class C Provisions. There shall be no corresponding security outstanding at Pubco with respect to the Class C Units, and therefore there shall be no adjustment to the number of Class C Units except as provided for in the FTAC Warrant Agreement with respect to any adjustment in the shares of Class A Common Stock, in which case there shall be a proportionate adjustment to the number of Class C Units and Class C Cash Amount (or otherwise in the Class C Exchange Right) hereunder in accordance with the FTAC Warrant Agreement.

(n) General Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to the rest of the provisions of this Section 7.01, the Company and Pubco (including in its capacity as the Managing Member of the Company) shall be permitted to undertake all actions, including an issuance, redemption, reclassification, distribution, division or recapitalization, with respect to the Units to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between (i) the number of Class A Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) the number of Class B-1 Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Series B-1 Common Stock, (iii) the number of Class B-2 Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Series B-2 Common Stock, (iv) the number of Class B-3 Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Series B-3 Common Stock, (v) the number of Class Z-A Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Class Z-A Common Stock, (vi) the number of Class Z-B-1 Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Class Z-B-1 Common Stock, (vii) the number of Class Z-B-2 Units owned by Pubco and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Class Z-B-2 Common Stock, and (viii) the number of outstanding shares of Class V Common Stock held by any Person and the number of Class A Units held by such Person (other than Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries, but excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries) (other than to the extent such ratio is as a result of any Person failing to Transfer an equal number of Class A Units and shares of Class V Common Stock), disregarding, for purposes of maintaining the one-to-one ratios in clause (i), (A) options, rights or securities of Pubco issued under any plan involving the issuance of any Equity Securities that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock, (B) treasury stock, or (C) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including warrants, options or rights) issued by Pubco that are convertible or into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (but in each case prior to such conversion or exchange).

Section 7.02. Register; Certificates; Legends. The Company shall maintain a schedule of Units, other Company securities and all Members setting forth: (i) the name and address of each Member; (ii) the aggregate number of Units and the aggregate number of each Class or series of Units or other Company securities; (iii) the aggregate number of Units and the aggregate number of each Class or series of Units or other Company securities held by each Member or Assignee; (iv) whether such Units are related to Unvested Consideration; and (v) the Capital Contributions made or deemed made by each Member (such schedule, as amended and/or restated in accordance with this Agreement, the “Schedule of Members”). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable

 

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Law, the Schedule of Members shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit and all relevant information with respect to each Member. Unless the Managing Member in its sole discretion shall determine otherwise, Units shall be uncertificated and recorded in the Schedule of Members. Certificates, if any, representing Units that are issued to any Member shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SECURITIES PRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC DATED AS OF JULY 2, 2021, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME A COPY OF WHICH WILL BE FURNISHED BY ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC UPON REQUEST.

Section 7.03. Registered Members. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person listed on the Schedule of Members as the owner of Units for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Act or other applicable Law.

Section 7.04. Reclassification Events of Pubco. If a Reclassification Event occurs, the Managing Member or its successor as a result of such Reclassification Event, as the case may be, shall, as and to the extent necessary, amend this Agreement in compliance with Section 11.12, and enter into any necessary supplementary or additional agreements, to ensure that, following the effective date of the Reclassification Event: (a) the exchange rights of holders of Units set forth in Section 8.04 provide that each Class A Unit (together with the surrender and delivery of one (1) share of Class V Common Stock) is exchangeable for the same amount and same type of property, securities or cash (or combination thereof) that one (1) share of Class A Common Stock (subject to Section 8.04(c)) becomes exchangeable for or converted into as a result of the Reclassification Event and (b) Pubco or the successor to Pubco as a result of such Reclassification Event, as applicable, is obligated to deliver such property, securities or cash upon such exchange. Pubco shall not consummate or agree to consummate any Reclassification Event unless the successor Person as a result of such Reclassification Event, if any, becomes obligated to comply with the obligations of Pubco (in whatever capacity) under this Agreement.

Section 7.05. Automatic Adjustment. In the event of any amendment, modification or waiver of the forfeiture or vesting provisions or transfer restrictions with respect to the Class B Common Stock or Class B Units that is subject to Paragraph 6(d) of the Sponsor Agreement or Section 4.3(d) of the Investor Rights Agreement, the Managing Member shall take such action, including any amendment, modification or waiver to the terms of any Class B Units in this Agreement, that is required to give effect to such provisions or to provide for a proportionate waiver, modification or amendment of any transfer restriction or vesting condition with respect to any Class B Units as is required in accordance with such provisions; provided that any such amendment, modification or waiver shall be subject to and contingent on the effectiveness of any amendment, modification or waiver of the Pubco Charter such that no change contemplated hereby shall take effect in respect of the Class B Units without a corresponding change in respect of the Class B Common Stock. To the extent required by this Agreement or applicable Law, each Member agrees to consent and take any other action necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Section 7.05, Section 4.3 of the Investor Rights Agreement and Paragraph 7(d) of the Sponsor Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

PERFORMANCE VESTING; FORFEITURE OF UNITS; EXCHANGES; TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

Section 8.01. Unvested Performance Vesting Units.

(a) Any Unvested Service Provider Class A Units held by Pubco shall (i) automatically vest when and if the corresponding shares of Unvested Service Provider Class A Common Stock vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement and (ii) automatically be forfeited for no consideration when and if the corresponding shares of Unvested Service Provider Class A Common Stock are forfeited pursuant to the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement. Any Unvested Service Provider Class A Units held by a Continuing Member shall automatically vest or be forfeited pursuant to the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement.

(b) Any Unvested Service Provider Class B Units held by Pubco shall (i) automatically vest when and if the corresponding shares of Unvested Service Provider Class B Common Stock vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement (provided, that, in the event a Class B Vesting Event has not occurred in respect of the applicable Class B Units, such Class B Unit shall remain unvested in accordance with Section 7.01(d)) and (ii) automatically be forfeited for no consideration when and if the corresponding shares of Unvested Service Provider Class B Common Stock are forfeited pursuant to the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement. Any Unvested Service Provider Class B Units held by a Continuing Member shall automatically vest or be forfeited pursuant to the terms of the applicable Pre-Closing Award Agreement (provided, that, in the event a Class B Vesting Event has not occurred in respect of the applicable Class B Units, such Class B Unit shall remain unvested in accordance with Section 7.01(d)).

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, neither the Managing Member nor the Company (nor any of their respective Subsidiaries) shall be permitted to cause the acceleration, modification, waiver or amendment of any vesting condition under any Pre-Closing Award Agreement or the vesting of any Service Provider Unvested Unit, and only the Unitholder Representative (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall be able to take actions with respect to the Pre-Closing Award Agreements (including the amendment of the terms and conditions thereof). The Company and the Managing Member will use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in connection with any such actions to the extent expressly requested by the Unitholder Representative.

(d) Upon the vesting of any Service Provider Unvested Unit in accordance with the terms of this Section 8.01, the Managing Member shall modify the books and records of the Company to reflect such vesting.

Section 8.02. [Reserved]

Section 8.03. Member Transfers.

(a) No Member shall be permitted to Transfer all or any portion of its Units, except Transfers made in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.03(b). If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.03(a), all or any portion of a Member’s Units are Transferred by such Member in violation of this Section 8.03(a), involuntarily, by operation of Law or otherwise, the Transferee of such Units (or portion thereof) shall not be admitted to the Company as a Member nor be entitled to any rights as a Member under this Agreement, and the Transferor will continue to be bound by all obligations under this Agreement. Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Units in violation of this Section 8.03(a) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, be null and void ab initio and of no force or effect whatsoever. Subject to the restrictions set forth herein, (i) no shares of Class V Common Stock may be Transferred by a Member unless an equal number of Class A Units are Transferred therewith in accordance with this Agreement (including in respect of those Transfers permitted by Section 8.03(b)), and (ii) no Class A Units may be Transferred by a Member holding Class V Common Stock unless an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock are Transferred therewith in accordance with this Agreement (including in respect of those Transfers permitted by Section 8.03(b)).

 

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(b) The Transfer restrictions contained in Section 8.03(a) shall not apply to any Transfer (each, a “Permitted Transfer”): (i) in connection with an Class A Exchange or the Class C Exchange Right, in either case, effected in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) by a Member to Pubco or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, (iii) by a Member to any of such Member’s Permitted Transferees, in each case, in accordance with this Section 8.03 or (iv) by a holder of Class C Units as permitted pursuant to the FTAC Warrant Agreement (subject to the terms and conditions thereof and hereof); provided however, that, following any Permitted Transfer pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (iv), the restrictions contained in this Agreement will continue to apply to such Units and, as a condition to such Transfer, the Transferee shall be required to execute a joinder to this Agreement and agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. In the case of a Permitted Transfer of any Class A Units by a Continuing Member, such Transferring Member shall be required to Transfer an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock to such Transferee. All Permitted Transfers are subject to the additional limitations set forth in Section 8.06.

Section 8.04. Class A Exchanges.

(a) Right to Exchange for Class A Common Stock.

(i) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.04(c) and to the provisions of this Agreement, each Member holding Class A Units (together with its Affiliates, including other Continuing Members, and Permitted Transferees), other than the Managing Member and its Subsidiaries (including Pubco Sub and the Blockers) who shall not have the right to effect a Class A Exchange, (i) that is not a Blackstone Party or an Affiliate or Permitted Transferee thereof, shall be entitled to cause the Company to effect a Class A Exchange up to one (1) time per calendar quarter by delivering a Class A Exchange Notice to the Company and the Managing Member and (ii) that is a Blackstone Party or any Affiliate or Permitted Transferee thereof shall be entitled to cause the Company to effect a Class A Exchange up to two (2) times per calendar quarter, collectively, by delivering a Class A Exchange Notice to the Managing Member and to the Company.

(ii) For the avoidance of doubt, Class B Units are not permitted to be exchanged pursuant to this Section 8.04, and in no event shall the Company or Pubco effect an exchange of a Class B Unit unless and until a Class B Vesting Event and Class B Conversion Date has occurred with respect to such Class B Unit and it has been converted to a Class A Unit in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b) Exchange Procedures.

(i) A Class A Exchanging Member shall exercise its right to make a Class A Exchange as set forth in Section 8.04(a) above by providing such Class A Exchange Notice during normal business hours at the principal executive office of Pubco and the Company (or otherwise in accordance with Section 11.02). Within three (3) Business Days following its receipt of a Class A Exchange Notice, the Managing Member may elect to settle all or a portion of the Class A Exchanged Units in cash in an amount equal to the Class A Cash Amount (in lieu of shares of Class A Common Stock), by giving written notice of such election to the Class A Exchanging Member within such three (3) Business Day period (such notice, the “Cash Exchange Notice”). The Cash Exchange Notice shall set forth the portion of the Class A Exchanged Units subject to the Class A Exchange which shall be exchanged for cash in lieu of Class A Common Stock. To the extent any Class A Exchange relates to the exercise of the Class A Exchanging Member’s registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement, Pubco and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with such Class A Exchanging Member to exercise such Class A Exchange in a manner which preserves such Class A Exchanging Member’s rights thereunder. At any time following the delivery of a Cash Exchange Notice and prior to the Class A Exchange Date, the Managing Member may elect (by giving written notice of such election to the Class A Exchanging Member) to revoke the Cash Exchange Notice with respect to all or any portion of the Class A Exchanged Units and instead deliver the applicable Class A Exchanged Shares with respect to any such Class A Exchanged Units on the Class A Exchange Date.

 

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(ii) In the event the Managing Member does not timely give a Cash Exchange Notice (or revokes a Cash Exchange Notice) in accordance with the foregoing clause (i), the Class A Exchanging Member may, if and only if any Exchange Condition exists, elect to (x) retract its Class A Exchange Notice or (y) delay the consummation of a Class A Exchange, in each case, exercisable by giving written notice of such election to the Managing Member within two (2) Business Days of the occurrence of an Exchange Condition and in any event no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Class A Exchange Date (such notice under clause (y), an “Exchange Delay Notice”); provided that any such notice must specify the particular Exchange Condition giving rise to such election. The giving of any notice pursuant to clause (x) shall terminate all of the Class A Exchanging Member’s, the Managing Member’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 8.04 arising from such retracted Class A Exchange Notice, but shall not count against the maximum number of Class A Exchanges that a Class A Exchanging Member may effect in a calendar quarter.

(iii) Each Class A Exchange shall be consummated on the Class A Exchange Date. On the Class A Exchange Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Class A Exchange Date), (a) Pubco shall contribute to the Company for delivery to the Class A Exchanging Member (x) the Class A Exchanged Shares with respect to such Class A Exchanged Units not subject to a Cash Exchange Notice and (y) the Class A Cash Amount with respect to any Class A Exchanged Units subject to a Cash Exchange Notice, (b) the Class A Exchanging Member shall transfer and surrender the Class A Exchanged Units to the Company, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (c) the Company shall issue to Pubco a number of Class A Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to clause (a)(x), (d) solely to the extent necessary in connection with a Class A Exchange, Pubco shall undertake all actions, including an issuance, reclassification, distribution, division or recapitalization, with respect to the Class A Common Stock necessary in order to maintain a one-to-one ratio between the number of Class A Units owned by Pubco, directly or indirectly, and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, taking into account the issuance in clause (c), any Class A Exchanged Shares, and any other action taken in connection with this Section 8.04, (e) the Company shall (x) cancel the redeemed Class A Units which were Class A Exchanged Units held by the Class A Exchanging Member and (y) transfer to the Class A Exchanging Member the Class A Cash Amount and/or the Class A Exchanged Shares, as applicable, and (f) Pubco shall cancel the surrendered shares of Class V Common Stock. Upon the Class A Exchange of all of a Member’s Class A Units, such Class A Member shall cease to be a Class A Member of the Company.

(iv) The Company and each Class A Exchanging Member shall bear their own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Class A Exchange, except that the Company shall bear any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Class A Exchange; provided, however, that if any shares of Class A Common Stock are to be delivered in a name other than that of the Class A Exchanging Member, then such Class A Exchanging Member and/or the person in whose name such shares are to be delivered shall pay to the Company the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, such Class A Exchange or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

(v) Pubco may adopt reasonable procedures for the implementation of the Class A Exchange provisions set forth in this Section 8.04; provided that without the consent of each Continuing Member, Pubco shall not adopt any procedures inconsistent with or that impair or adversely affect the rights of a Member to Exchange Class A Units pursuant to this Agreement. A Class A Exchanging Member may not revoke a Class A Exchange Notice delivered pursuant to Section 8.04(a) above without the consent of the Managing Member, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, other than in accordance with Section 8.04(b)(ii).

(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the board of directors of Pubco reasonably determines that additional restrictions on Class A Exchanges are necessary so that the Company is not treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code, the Company may impose such additional restrictions on Class A Exchanges as the Board of Directors reasonably determines to be so necessary.

 

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(c) Adjustment. If there is: (i) any subdivision (by any unit split, unit distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Class A Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Class A Common Stock; or (ii) any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend or distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Class A Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Units, then, in each case, to the extent necessary to maintain the economic equivalency in the value surrendered for exchange and the value received, the Managing Member shall in good faith adjust the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which a Class A Unit is entitled to be exchanged under this Section 8.04 accordingly. If there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, then upon any subsequent Class A Exchange, a Class A Exchanging Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such Class A Exchanging Member would have received if such Class A Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. Except as may be required in the immediately preceding sentence, no adjustments in respect of distributions shall be made upon a Class A Exchange.

(d) Class A Common Stock to be Issued.

(i) Pubco shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Class A Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be deliverable upon any such Class A Exchange; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Company from satisfying its obligations in respect of the Class A Exchange by delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock which are held in the treasury of Pubco or the Company or any of their subsidiaries or by delivery of purchased shares of Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of Pubco or any subsidiary thereof). Pubco and the Company covenant that all Class A Common Stock issued upon a Class A Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(ii) Pubco and the Company covenant and agree that, to the extent that a Registration Statement under the Securities Act is effective and available for shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered with respect to any Class A Exchange, shares that have been registered under the Securities Act shall be delivered in respect of such Class A Exchange. In the event that any Class A Exchange in accordance with this Agreement is to be effected at a time when any required registration has not become effective or otherwise is unavailable, upon the request and with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable Class A Exchanging Member, Pubco and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly facilitate such Exchange pursuant to any reasonably available exemption from such registration requirements. Pubco and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon a Class A Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the outstanding Class A Common Stock may be listed or traded at the time of such delivery.

(e) Pubco Offers. In the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, or take-over bid or similar transaction with respect to Class A Common Stock or another Equity Security of Pubco (a “Pubco Offer”) is proposed by Pubco or is proposed to Pubco or its stockholders, the holders of Class A Units (or such other Equity Security of the Company corresponding to such Pubco Equity Security) shall be permitted to participate in such Pubco Offer by delivery of a Class A Exchange Notice (which Class A Exchange Notice shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Pubco Offer (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be contingent upon such Pubco Offer and not be effective if such Pubco Offer is not consummated)). In the case of a Pubco Offer, Pubco shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or

 

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desirable to enable and permit the holders of Class A Units or other Equity Security to participate in such Pubco Offer to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Security without discrimination; provided that, without limiting the generality of this sentence (and without limiting the ability of any Member holding Class A Units or such other Equity Security to consummate a Class A Exchange at any time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), the Managing Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such holders of Class A Units or such other Equity Security may participate in such Pubco Offer without being required to effect a Class A Exchange of their Class A Units and cancel their shares of Class V Common Stock, as the case may be, (or, if so required, to ensure that any such Class A Exchange and cancelation shall be effective only upon, and shall be conditional upon, the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Pubco Offer). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the holders of Class A Units be entitled to receive in such Pubco Offer aggregate consideration for each Class A Unit and share of Class V Common Stock, taken together, that is greater than or less than the consideration payable in respect of each share of Class A Common Stock in connection with such Pubco Offer (it being understood that payments under or in respect of the Tax Receivable Agreement shall not be considered part of any such consideration, and shall be in addition thereto).

(f) Pubco Call Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.04, with respect to any Class A Exchange Notice, a Class A Exchanging Member shall be deemed to have offered to sell its Class A Exchanged Units as described in any Class A Exchange Notice directly to Pubco (rather than to the Company), and Pubco may, by delivery of a written notice to the Class A Exchanging Member no later than three (3) Business Days following the giving of a Class A Exchange Notice, in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Section 8.4(f) (such notice, a “PubCo Call Notice”), elect to purchase directly and acquire such Class A Exchanged Units on the Class A Exchange Date by paying to the Class A Exchanging Member (or such other Person specified in the Class A Exchange Notice) the Class A Exchanged Shares and/or the Class A Cash Amount with respect to the Class A Exchanged Units, whereupon Pubco shall acquire the Class A Exchanged Units on the Class A Exchange Date and be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Class A Units. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.04(f), an exercise of the call right of Pubco set forth in this Section 8.04(f) shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Class A Exchange would have been consummated if Pubco had not given a Pubco Call Notice, in each case as relevant.

(g) Distribution Rights. No Class A Exchange shall impair the right of the Class A Exchanging Member to receive any distributions payable on the Units redeemed pursuant to such Class A Exchange in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Class A Exchange Date for such Class A Exchange. No Class A Exchanging Member, or a Person designated by a Class A Exchanging Member to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to such record date, distributions or dividends both on Class A Units redeemed by the Company from such Class A Exchanging Member and on shares of Class A Common Stock received by such Class A Exchanging Member, or other Person so designated, if applicable, in such Class A Exchange.

(h) Tax Treatment. For U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, each of the Class A Exchanging Member, the Company and Pubco agree to treat each Class A Exchange as a sale by the Class A Exchanging Member of the Class A Exchanging Member’s Class A Units (together with a corresponding number of outstanding shares of Class V Common Stock, which shares shall not be allocated any economic value) to Pubco.

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Section 8.06. Further Restrictions.

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, other than with respect to Transfers in accordance with Section 8.04, in no event may any Transfer of a Unit be made by any Member or Assignee if the Managing Member determines in its reasonable discretion that:

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

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

(iii) such Transfer would cause (i) all or any portion of the assets of the Company to (A) constitute “plan assets” (under ERISA, the Code or any applicable Similar Law) of any existing or contemplated Member, or (B) be subject to the provisions of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any applicable Similar Law, or (ii) the Managing Member to become a fiduciary with respect to any existing or contemplated Member, pursuant to ERISA, any applicable Similar Law, or otherwise.

(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, in no event shall any Transfer of a Unit be made by any Member or Assignee if such Transfer would (i) be considered to be effected on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof” as such terms are used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1, (ii) result in the Company having more than 100 partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h) (determined taking into account the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)), or (iii) cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, to the extent the Managing Member reasonably determines that additional restrictions on Transfers (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Class A Exchanges) are necessary so that the Company is not treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code, the Managing Member may impose such additional restrictions on Transfers as the Managing Member reasonably determines to be so necessary.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Transfer in violation of this Article VIII shall be deemed null and void ab initio and of no effect.

Section 8.07. Rights of Assignees. The Transferee of any Permitted Transfer permitted pursuant to this Article VIII will be an assignee only (“Assignee”), and only will receive, to the extent transferred, the distributions and allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or similar item to which the Member which transferred its Units would be entitled, and such Assignee will not be entitled or enabled to exercise any other rights or powers of a Member, such other rights, and all obligations relating to, or in connection with, such interest remaining with the transferring Member, unless and until such time as such Transferee is admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 8.09. The transferring Member will remain a Member even if it has transferred all of its Units to one or more Assignees until such time as all such Assignee(s) have been admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 8.09.

Section 8.08. Admissions, Resignations and Removals

(a) Pubco shall not, by any means, resign as, cease to be or be replaced as Managing Member except in compliance with this Section 8.08. No termination or replacement of Pubco as Managing Member shall be effective unless proper provision is made, in compliance with this Agreement, so that the obligations of Pubco, its successor by merger (if applicable) and any new Managing Member and the rights of all Members under this

 

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Agreement and applicable Law remain in full force and effect. No appointment of a Person other than Pubco (or its successor by merger, as applicable) as Managing Member shall be effective unless (a) the new Managing Member executes a joinder to this Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions in this Agreement, and (b) Pubco (or its successor by merger, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable) provide all other Members with contractual rights, directly enforceable by such other Members against Pubco (or its successor by merger, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable), to cause (i) Pubco to comply with all Pubco’s obligations under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 8.04 and 7.01(c)(iii)) other than those that must necessarily be taken solely in its capacity as Managing Member and (ii) the new Managing Member to comply with all the Managing Member’s obligations under this Agreement.

(b) No Member will be removed or entitled to resign from being a Member of the Company except in accordance with Section 8.10 hereof. Any additional Managing Member or substitute Managing Member admitted as a Managing Member of the Company pursuant to this Section 8.08 is hereby authorized to, and shall, continue the Company without dissolution.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Article IX or the Act, no admission, substitution, resignation or removal of a Member will cause the dissolution of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any purported admission, resignation or removal that is not in accordance with this Agreement shall be null and void.

Section 8.09. Admission of Assignees as Substitute Members. An Assignee will become a substitute Member only if and when each of the following conditions is satisfied:

(a) the Managing Member consents in writing to such admission (to the extent required in accordance with Section 8.03);

(b) if required by the Managing Member, the Managing Member receives written instruments (including, without limitation, copies of any instruments of Transfer) that are in a form satisfactory to the Managing Member; and

(c) such Assignee signs a joinder or counterpart to this Agreement agreeing to become a party to and bound by this Agreement as a substitute Member.

Section 8.10. Resignation and Removal of Members. Subject to Section 8.07, if a Member (other than the Managing Member) ceases to hold any Units, including as a result of a forfeiture of Units pursuant to Section 8.02, then such Member shall cease to be a Member and to have the power to exercise any rights or powers of a member of the Company, and shall be deemed to have resigned from the Company.

ARTICLE IX

DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION

Section 9.01. No Dissolution. Except as required by the Act, the Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of additional Members or resignation of Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company may be dissolved, liquidated, wound up and terminated only pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX, and the Members hereby irrevocably waive any and all other rights they may have to cause a dissolution of the Company or a sale or partition of any or all of the Company assets.

Section 9.02. Events Causing Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “Dissolution Event”):

(a) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act upon the finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business of the Company in conformity with this Agreement;

 

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(b) any event which makes it unlawful for the business of the Company to be carried on by the Members;

(c) the written consent of all Members;

(d) at any time there are no Members, unless the Company is continued in accordance with the Act; or

(e) the determination of the Managing Member, with the consent of the Continuing Member Representative for so long as the Continuing Members hold Units; provided that in the event of a dissolution pursuant to this clause (e), the relative economic rights of each Class of Units immediately prior to such dissolution shall be preserved to the greatest extent practicable with respect to distributions made to Members pursuant to Section 9.03 below in connection with the winding up of the Company, taking into consideration tax and other legal constraints that may adversely affect one or more parties hereto and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, unless, and to the extent that, with respect to any Class of Units, holders of not less than 75% of the Units of such Class consent in writing to a treatment other than as described above; provided, that (i) prior to the occurrence of a Class B-1 Vesting Event, a Class B-2 Vesting Event or a Class B-3 Vesting Event with respect to the Class B-1 Units, the Class B-2 Units and the Class B-3 Units, respectively, such Units shall not have any economic rights under this Agreement (provided, that the foregoing shall not affect the rights in respect of any Class B Units to the extent a Dissolution Event constitutes a Class B Vesting Event in respect thereof) and (ii) prior to the occurrence of a Class Z-A Vesting Event, Class Z- B-1 Vesting Event or a Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event with respect to the Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and the Class Z-B-2 Units, respectively, such Units shall not have any economic rights under this Agreement (provided, that the foregoing shall not affect the rights in respect of any Class Z Units to the extent a Dissolution Event constitutes a Class Z Vesting Event in respect thereof or both a Class Z Vesting Event and a Class B Vesting Event).

Section 9.03. Distribution upon Dissolution. Upon dissolution, the Company shall not be terminated and shall continue until the winding up of the affairs of the Company is completed. Upon the winding up of the Company, the Managing Member, or any other Person designated by the Managing Member (the “Liquidation Agent”), shall take full account of the assets and liabilities of the Company and shall, unless the Managing Member determines otherwise, liquidate the assets of the Company as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof. The proceeds of any liquidation shall be applied and distributed in the following order:

(a) First, to the satisfaction of debts and liabilities of the Company (including satisfaction of all indebtedness to Members and/or their Affiliates to the extent otherwise permitted by law) including the expenses of liquidation, and including the establishment of any reserve which the Liquidation Agent shall deem reasonably necessary for any contingent, conditional or unmatured contractual liabilities or obligations of the Company (“Contingencies”). Any such reserve may be paid over by the Liquidation Agent to any attorney-at-law, or acceptable party, as escrow agent, to be held for disbursement in payment of any Contingencies and, at the expiration of such period as shall be deemed advisable by the Liquidation Agent for distribution of the balance in the manner hereinafter provided in this Section 9.03;

(b) Second, to the satisfaction of (i) any payments due pursuant to Section 4.01(b), if any, to the Members holding Class A Units for which such distributions are due, pro rata in accordance with all such Members’ respective Class A Units for which such distributions are due and (ii) the payment of any Distribution Catch-Up Payments or payments to holders of Class Z Units payable in connection with such Dissolution Event as a result of any Class B Vesting Event or Class Z Vesting Event (including a Dissolution Event which is both a Class B Vesting Event and a Class Z Vesting Event), to the holders of such Class B Units and Class Z Units, respectively, pro rata among all such holders of Class B Units or Class Z Units, respectively, for which such distributions are due; and

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avoidance of doubt, Class B Units or Class Z-A Units which have automatically converted into Class A Units upon a Class B Vesting Event or Class Z-A Vesting Event, as applicable, occurring in connection with such Dissolution Event, and including any Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units which automatically converted into Class B Units upon a Class Z-B-1 Vesting Event or Class Z-B-2 Vesting Event and upon such conversion, automatically converted to Class A Units in connection with such Dissolution Event if such Dissolution Event constituted both a Class B Vesting Event and a Class Z Vesting Event), whereby the holders of such resulting Class A Units shall be treated as a holder of Class A Units in accordance with this Section 9.03).

Section 9.04. Time for Liquidation. A reasonable amount of time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets of the Company and the discharge of liabilities to creditors so as to enable the Liquidation Agent to minimize the losses attendant upon such liquidation.

Section 9.05. Termination. The Company shall terminate when all of the assets of the Company, after payment of or due provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company, shall have been distributed to the holders of Units in the manner provided for in this Article IX, and the Certificate shall have been cancelled in the manner required by the Act.

Section 9.06. Claims of the Members. The Members shall look solely to the Company’s assets for the return of their Capital Contributions, and if the assets of the Company remaining after payment of or due provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company are insufficient to return such Capital Contributions, the Members shall have no recourse against the Company or any other Member or any other Person. No Member with a negative balance in such Member’s Capital Account shall have any obligation to the Company or to the other Members or to any creditor or other Person to restore such negative balance during the existence of the Company, upon dissolution or termination of the Company or otherwise, except to the extent required by the Act.

Section 9.07. Survival of Certain Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the provisions of Section 5.07, Section 10.02, Section 11.09 and Section 11.10 shall survive the termination of the Company.

ARTICLE X

LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

Section 10.01. Liability of Members

(a) No Member and no Affiliate, manager, member, employee or agent of a Member shall be liable for any debt, obligation or liability of the Company or of any other Member or have any obligation to restore any deficit balance in its Capital Account solely by reason of being a Member of the Company, except to the extent required by the Act.

(b) This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, create or impose any duty (including any fiduciary duty) on any of the Members (other than the Managing Member in its capacity as such) hereto or on their respective Affiliates. Further, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, the parties hereto agree that no Member (other than the Managing Member, in its capacity as such, as set forth in Section 3.06) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duties (including fiduciary duties) to any other Member or to the Company, and in doing so, the parties recognize, acknowledge and agree that their duties and obligations to one another and to the Company are only as expressly set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that each Member shall have the duty to act in accordance with the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, any Member has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company, to another Member or to another Person who is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement, the Members (other than the Managing Member in its capacity as such) acting under this Agreement will not be liable to the Company, to any such other Member or to any such other Person who is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement, for their good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties and liabilities relating thereto of any Member otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace to that extent such other duties and liabilities of the Members relating thereto.

(d) The Managing Member may consult with legal counsel, accountants and financial or other advisors selected by it, and any act or omission taken by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interests of the Company in good faith in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such Person as to matters the Managing Member reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion or advice, and the Managing Member will be fully protected in so acting or omitting to act so long as such counsel or accountants or financial or other advisors were selected with reasonable care.

Section 10.02. Indemnification.

(a) Exculpation and Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Indemnitee shall be liable to the Company or any Member for any act or omission in relation to the Company or this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby taken or omitted by an Indemnitee in good faith and in the reasonable belief that such act or omission was in the best interests of the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or hereafter be amended (but in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment), the Company shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Company or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal (hereinafter a “Proceeding”), including appeals, by reason of his or her or its status as an Indemnitee or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted to be taken by an Indemnitee in such capacity, from and against all loss and liability suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals; provided that such Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification hereunder if, but only to the extent that, such Indemnitee’s conduct constituted fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02(c), the Company shall be required to indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) (i) commenced by such Indemnitee only if the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by such Indemnitee was authorized by the Managing Member, and (ii) by or in the right of the Company only if the Managing Member has provided its prior written consent. The indemnification of an Indemnitee of the type identified in clause (e) of the definition of Indemnitee shall be secondary to any and all indemnification to which such Indemnitee is entitled from the relevant other Person (including any payment made to such Indemnitee under any insurance policy issued to or for the benefit of such Person or Indemnitee) (the “Primary Indemnification”), and will only be paid to the extent the Primary Indemnification is not paid and/or does not provide coverage (e.g., a self-insured retention amount under an insurance policy). No such Person shall be entitled to contribution or indemnification from or subrogation against the Company. The indemnification of any other Indemnitee shall, to the extent not in conflict with such policy, be secondary to any and all payment to which such Indemnitee is entitled from any relevant insurance policy issued to or for the benefit of the Company or any Indemnitee. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall not affect the indemnification and advancement of rights provided pursuant to the Existing Agreement in favor of any Person relating to proceedings arising out of actions or omissions occurring in whole or in part prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Advancement of Expenses. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall promptly pay reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any Indemnitee in appearing at, participating in or defending any Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, including appeals, upon presentation of an undertaking on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 10.02 or otherwise. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02(c), the Company shall be required to pay expenses of an Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or part thereof) (i) commenced by such Indemnitee only if the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by such Indemnitee was authorized by the Managing Member and (ii) by or in the right of the Company only if the Managing Member has provided its prior written consent.

(c) Unpaid Claims. If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Section 10.02 is not paid in full within thirty (30) days after a written claim therefor by any Indemnitee has been received by the Company, such Indemnitee may file proceedings to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Company shall have the burden of proving that such Indemnitee is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable Law.

(d) Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person described in Section 10.02(a) against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Section 10.02 or otherwise.

(i) In the event of any payment by the Company under this Section 10.02, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee from any relevant other Person or under any insurance policy issued to or for the benefit of the Company, such relevant other Person, or any Indemnitee. Each Indemnitee agrees to execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce any such rights in accordance with the terms of such insurance policy or other relevant document. The Company shall pay or reimburse all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such subrogation.

(ii) The Company shall not be liable under this Section 10.02 to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, and excise taxes with respect to an employee benefit plan or penalties) if and to the extent that the applicable Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under this Section 10.02 or any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

(e) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The provisions of this Section 10.02 shall be applicable to all actions, claims, suits or proceedings made or commenced after the date of this Agreement, whether arising from acts or omissions to act occurring before or after its adoption. The provisions of this Section 10.02 shall be deemed to be a contract between the Company and each person entitled to indemnification under this Section 10.02 (or legal representative thereof) who serves in such capacity at any time while this Section 10.02 and the relevant provisions of applicable Law, if any, are in effect, and any amendment, modification or repeal hereof shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts or any action, suit or proceeding then or theretofore existing, or any action, suit or proceeding thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part on any such state of facts. If any provision of this Section 10.02 shall be found to be invalid or limited in application by reason of any law or regulation, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions hereof. The rights of indemnification provided in this Section 10.02 shall neither be exclusive of, nor be deemed in limitation of, any rights to which any person may otherwise be or become entitled or permitted by contract, this Agreement or as a matter of law, both as to actions in such person’s official capacity and actions in any other capacity, it being the policy of the Company that indemnification of any person whom the Company is obligated to indemnify pursuant to Section 10.02(a) shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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(f)

(i) In recognition and anticipation that (i) members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Company (“Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates and Affiliated Entities (each, as defined below) may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (ii) the Stockholder Parties and their respective Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage, and the provisions of this Article X are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Company with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any of the Non-Employee Directors, the Stockholder Parties or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Company and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.

(ii) None of (i) any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Company in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates or Affiliated Entities and (ii) the Stockholder Parties or any of their respective Affiliates (the Persons (as defined below) above being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (1) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Company or any of its Affiliates, has historically engaged, now engages or proposes to engage at any time or (2) otherwise competing with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Company for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Company or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section 10.1(C) of this Article X. Subject to Section 10.1(C) of this Article X, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Company or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Company or any of its Affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Company for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder, director or officer of the Company solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another Person or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.

(iii) Subject to Section 10.1(D), the Company does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director if such opportunity is expressly offered or presented to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company, and the provisions of Section 10.1(B) of this Article X shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.

(iv) In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article X, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Company if it is a business opportunity that (i) the Company is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake, (ii) from its nature, is not in the line of the Company’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Company, (iii) is one in which the Company has no interest or reasonable expectancy, or (iv) is one presented to any Person for the benefit of a member of the Board of Directors or such member’s Affiliate over which such member of the Board of Directors has no direct or indirect influence or control, including, but not limited to, a blind trust.

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Directors (other than the Company and any entity that is controlled by the Company), (b) in respect of any of the Stockholder Parties, a Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by any of the Stockholder Parties, controls any of the Stockholder Parties or is under common control with any of the Stockholder Parties and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Company and any entity that is controlled by the Company) and (c) in respect of the Company, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company; (ii) “Affiliated Entity” shall mean (x) any Person of which a Non-Employee Director serves as an officer, director, employee, agent or other representative (other than the Company and any entity that is controlled by the Company), (y) any direct or indirect partner, stockholder, member, manager or other representative of such Person or (z) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of the foregoing, including any investment fund or vehicle under common management; and (iii) “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.

(vi) For the purposes of this Article, “control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise. A person who is the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such person holds voting stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this Section (F) of Article X, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.

For purposes of this Section 10.02, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; 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 Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries.

This Section 10.02 shall not limit the right of the Company, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to, and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of, persons other than persons described in Section 10.02(a).

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 11.02. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service (delivery receipt requested), by fax, by electronic mail or by registered or certified

 

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mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.02):

(a) If to the Company, to:

Alight Inc.

4 Overlook Point

Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069

Attention:         Paulette Dodson, General Counsel

Email:               paulette.dodson@alight.com

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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Peter Martelli, P.C.; Lauren M. Colasacco, P.C.; Andrew Arons, P.C.

E-mail: peter.martelli@kirkland.com; lauren.colasacco@kirkland.com;

andrew.arons@kirkland.com

and

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

Attention: Michael J. Aiello; Sachin Kohli

Email: michael.aiello@weil.com; sachin.kohli@weil.com

(b) If to any Member other than the Managing Member, to such Member at the address of such Member as set forth on Exhibit A.

(c) If to the Managing Member, to:

Alight Inc.

4 Overlook Point

Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069

Attention:         Paulette Dodson, General Counsel

Email:               paulette.dodson@alight.com

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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Peter Martelli, P.C.; Lauren M. Colasacco, P.C.; Andrew Arons, P.C.

E-mail: peter.martelli@kirkland.com; lauren.colasacco@kirkland.com;

andrew.arons@kirkland.com

and

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

Attention: Michael J. Aiello; Sachin Kohli

Email: michael.aiello@weil.com; sachin.kohli@weil.com

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all other remedies. Said rights and remedies are given in addition to any other rights the parties may have by Law.

Section 11.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all of the parties and, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, their successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns.

Section 11.05. Interpretation. Throughout this Agreement, nouns, pronouns and verbs shall be construed as masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, whichever shall be applicable. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to “Articles,” “Sections” and paragraphs shall refer to corresponding provisions of this Agreement.

Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the parties hereto have participated collectively in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and that he or she or it has had the opportunity to draft, review and edit the language of this Agreement; accordingly, it is the intention of the parties that no presumption for or against any party arising out of drafting all or any part of this Agreement will be applied in any dispute relating to, in connection with or involving this Agreement. Accordingly, the parties hereby waive to the fullest extent permitted by law the benefit of any rule of law or any legal decision that would require that in cases of uncertainty, the language of a contract should be interpreted most strongly against the party who drafted such language.

Section 11.06. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by email or facsimile transmission of a “.pdf” format data) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data rile or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 12.06.

Section 11.07. Further Assurances. Each Member shall perform all other acts and execute and deliver all other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

Section 11.08. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, pertaining thereto (including, without limitation, the Existing Agreement).

Section 11.09. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to its principles of conflicts laws.

Section 11.10. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) Any and all disputes which cannot be settled amicably with respect to this Agreement, including any action (at law or in equity), claim, litigation, suit, arbitration, hearing, audit, review, inquiry, proceeding or investigation or ancillary claims of any party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity, negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement or any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder or thereunder brought by a party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Chancery Court, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware, or, if neither of such courts shall have jurisdiction, any other Delaware state court. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such dispute for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any dispute relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this

 

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Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each party irrevocably consents to service of process in any dispute in any of the aforesaid courts by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight delivery service, to such party at such party’s address referred to in Section 12.02. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action brought by any party with respect to this Agreement (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with this Section 11.10; (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); or (iii) any objection which such party may now or hereafter have (A) to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions arising out of or in connection with this Agreement brought in the courts referred to above; (B) that such action brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and (C) that this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof or thereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

(b) To the extent that any party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself, or to such party’s property, each such party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of such party’s obligations with respect to this Agreement.

(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREEING TO THE CHOICE OF DELAWARE LAW TO GOVERN THIS AGREEMENT AND TO THE JURISDICTION OF DELAWARE COURTS IN CONNECTION WITH PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT HEREUNDER. THE PARTIES INTEND THIS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE CHOICE OF DELAWARE LAW AND AN EFFECTIVE CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS UNDERDEL. C. § 2708.

(d) EACH PARTY, FOR ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THEREOF.

Section 11.11. Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for all costs and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred by the Members and the Company in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and operation of this Agreement.

Section 11.12. Amendments and Waivers

(a) This Agreement (including the Schedules and Annexes hereto) may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified only with the approval of the Managing Member in its sole discretion (including by means of merger, consolidation or other business combination to which the Company is a party); provided that no amendment shall be effective until written notice has been provided to the Members, and any Member holding Class A Units or Class C Units shall have the right to file a Class A Exchange Notice or Class C Exchange Notice, as applicable, prior to the effectiveness of such amendment; provided, further, that no amendment, supplement, waiver or modification may disproportionately and adversely affect a Member or remove or alter a right or privilege granted to a Member, without such Member’s prior written consent; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, no amendment, supplement, waiver or modification, including any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification effected by way of merger, consolidation or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, may without the prior written consent of each such affected Member modify the limited liability of any Member, or increase the liabilities of any Member, in each case, without the prior written consent of each such affected Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the

 

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Managing Member may, without the written consent of any Member or any other Person, amend, supplement, waive or modify any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect: (1) any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification that the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of Units or any Class or series of equity interest in the Company or Unit combinations or subdivisions effected pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (2) the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Members in accordance with this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof; (3) a change in the name of the Company, the location of the principal place of business of the Company, the registered agent of the Company or the registered office of the Company; and/or (4) a change in the Fiscal Year or taxable year of the Company; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, supplement, waiver or modification, including any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification effected by way of merger, consolidation or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, may materially and adversely affect the rights, powers or duties of a Member without the consent of such Member. If an amendment, supplement, waiver or modification has been approved in accordance with this Agreement, such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall be adopted and effective with respect to all Members. Upon obtaining such approvals as may be required by this Agreement, and without further action or execution on the part of any other Member or other Person, any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to this Agreement may be implemented and reflected in a writing executed solely by the Managing Member and the other Members shall be deemed a party to and bound by such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification.

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

(c) The Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, unilaterally amend this Agreement on or before the effective date of the final regulations to provide for (i) the election of a safe harbor under Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-3(l) (or any similar provision) under which the fair market value of a Company interest (or interest in an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is transferred is treated as being equal to the liquidation value of that interest, (ii) an agreement by the Company and each of its Members to comply with all of the requirements set forth in such regulations and Notice 2005-43 (and any other guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such election) with respect to all Company interests (or interest in an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) transferred in connection with the performance of services while the election remains effective, (iii) the allocation of items of income, gains, deductions and losses required by the final regulations similar to Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii)(b) and (c), 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(b)(1) and any other related amendments.

(d) Except as may be otherwise required by law in connection with the winding-up, liquidation, or dissolution of the Company, each Member hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain an action for judicial accounting or for partition of any of the Company’s property.

Section 11.13. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and successors and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 10.02 hereof); provided, however that each employee, officer, director, agent or indemnitee of any Person who is bound by this Agreement or its Affiliates is an intended third party beneficiary of Section 11.10 and shall be entitled to enforce its rights thereunder.

 

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Section 11.14. Headings. The headings and subheadings in this Agreement are included for convenience and identification only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

Section 11.15. Power of Attorney. Each Member, by its execution hereof, hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Managing Member as its true and lawful agent and attorney in fact, with full power of substitution and full power and authority in its name, place and stead, to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, swear to, record and file (a) this Agreement and any amendment to this Agreement that has been consented to and adopted as herein provided; (b) all amendments to the Certificate required or permitted by law or the provisions of this Agreement; (c) all certificates and other instruments (including consents and ratifications which the Members have agreed to provide upon a matter receiving the agreed support of Members) deemed advisable by the Managing Member to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and Law or to permit the Company to become or to continue as a limited liability company or entity wherein the Members have limited liability in each jurisdiction where the Company may be doing business; (d) all instruments that the Managing Member deems appropriate to reflect a change or modification of this Agreement or the Company in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, the admission of additional Members or substituted Members pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (e) all conveyances and other instruments or papers deemed advisable by the Managing Member to effect the liquidation and termination of the Company; and (f) all fictitious or assumed name certificates required or permitted (in light of the Company’s activities) to be filed on behalf of the Company.

Section 11.16. Partnership Status. The Members intend to treat the Company as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no election to the contrary shall be made. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this Agreement, the Tax Receivables Agreement, and any other separate agreement described in this Section 11.16 shall constitute a “partnership agreement” within the meaning of Section 706(c) of the Code.

Section 11.17. Delivery by Facsimile or Email. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or email with scan or facsimile attachment, or electronic signature or electronic transmission shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No Person that is a party to or is otherwise bound by this Agreement or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine, email or electronic signature or electronic transmission to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine, email or otherwise electronically as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement or have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers, in each case as of the date first above stated.

 

COMPANY:
ALIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Stephan Scholl

Name:   Stephan Scholl
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
MANAGING MEMBER:
ALIGHT, INC.
By:  

/s/ Katie J. Rooney

Name:   Katie J. Rooney
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
PUBCO SUB:
ALIGHT GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel


BLOCKERS:
ALIGHT BLOCKER 1 LLC
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel
ALIGHT BLOCKER 2 LLC
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel
ALIGHT BLOCKER 3 LP
By: Alight Group, Inc., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel
ALIGHT BLOCKER 4 [LP/LLC]
By: Alight Group, Inc., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel
ALIGHT BLOCKER 5 LP
By: Alight Group, Inc., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel


CONTINUING MEMBERS:
BLACKSTONE PARTIES
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII.2 NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BCP VII SBS HOLDING L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII-ESC NQ L.P.
By: BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director


BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
NEW MOUNTAIN PARTY
NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV (AIV-E), L.P.
By: New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

Name:   Adam B. Weinstein
Title:   Authorized Person
OTHER CONTINUING MEMBERS
TEMPO MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel
MOMENTUM HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Mitchell Habib

Name:   Mitchell Habib
Title:   Manager
RANDOLPH STREET INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. - 2016 DIF (RSIP)
By: Randolph Street Investment Management, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Ted H. Zook

Name:   Ted H. Zook
Title:   Manager


FOUNDER MEMBERS:
TRASIMENE CAPITAL FT, LP
By: Trasimene Capital FT, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
BILCAR FT, LP
By: Bilcar FT, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
EX-99.D 4 d188688dex99d.htm EX-99.D EX-99.D

Exhibit 99.D

Execution Version

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

among

ALIGHT, INC.

and

THE PERSONS NAMED HEREIN

Dated as of July 2, 2021

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Article I

  DEFINITIONS      5  

SECTION 1.1

  Definitions      5  

Article II

  DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN REALIZED Tax BENEFIT      17  

SECTION 2.1

  Basis Schedule      17  

SECTION 2.2

  Tax Benefit Schedule      17  

SECTION 2.3

  Procedures, Amendments      18  

SECTION 2.4

  Section 754 Election      20  

Article III

  TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS      20  

SECTION 3.1

  Payments      20  

SECTION 3.2

  No Duplicative Payments      21  

SECTION 3.3

  Pro Rata Payments      21  

SECTION 3.4

  Payment Ordering      21  

Article IV

  TERMINATION      22  

SECTION 4.1

  Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement      22  

SECTION 4.2

  Early Termination Notice      24  

SECTION 4.3

  Payment upon Early Termination      24  

Article V

  SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS      25  

SECTION 5.1

  Subordination      25  

SECTION 5.2

  Late Payments by the Corporate Taxpayer      25  

Article VI

  NO DISPUTES; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION      26  

SECTION 6.1

  Participation in the Corporate Taxpayer’s and OpCo’s Tax Matters      26  

SECTION 6.2

  Consistency      26  

SECTION 6.3

  Cooperation      26  

Article VII

  MISCELLANEOUS      27  

SECTION 7.1

  Notices      27  

SECTION 7.2

  Counterparts      27  

SECTION 7.3

  Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries      28  

SECTION 7.4

  Governing Law      28  

 

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SECTION 7.5

  Severability.      28  

SECTION 7.6

  Successors; Assignment; Amendments; Waivers      28  

SECTION 7.7

  Interpretation      29  

SECTION 7.8

  Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction      30  

SECTION 7.9

  Reconciliation      30  

SECTION 7.10

  Withholding      31  

SECTION 7.11

  Admission of the Corporate Taxpayer into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets      32  

SECTION 7.12

  Confidentiality      33  

SECTION 7.13

  TRA Party Representative      33  

 

 

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TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (this “TRA Agreement”), is dated as of July 2, 2021, among Alight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporate Taxpayer”), Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, (“SPAC”), Tempo Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OpCo”), the TRA Parties, the TRA Party Representative, and each of the other Persons from time to time that become a party to this TRA Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, units in OpCo, which is classified as a partnership for United States federal income Tax purposes, are held directly or indirectly by the TRA Parties;

WHEREAS, each of Tempo Blocker 1, Tempo Blocker 2, Tempo Blocker 3 and Tempo Blocker 4 (in each case, as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (collectively, the “Blockers”, and each, individually, a “Blocker”), is classified as an association taxable as a corporation for United States federal income Tax purposes;

WHEREAS, (i) pursuant to the that certain Restructuring Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2021, among other things Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Blackstone Capital Partners VII.2 NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, each distributed OpCo units to Tempo Blocker 3 and Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ LLC (“Blackstone GP”), and the equity holders of Tempo Blocker 3 contributed their equity in Tempo Blocker 3 to Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“BX Blocker Feeder”), in exchange for interests therein and (ii) pursuant to another certain Restructuring Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2021, New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, distributed OpCo units to Tempo Blocker 5 (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“NM GP”), NM GP and the equity holders of Tempo Blocker 5 contributed to the newly formed Tempo Blocker 4, in exchange for interests therein, such Interests and equity in Tempo Blocker 5, respectively, and NM GP and such equity holders contributed such interests in Tempo Blocker 4 to New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E2) L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“NM Blocker Feeder”) in exchange for interests therein (the “Pre-Closing Reorganization”);

WHEREAS, the Corporate Taxpayer, OpCo, SPAC, Acrobat SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Corporate Taxpayer, the Blocker Merger Subs, the Blockers and the other parties thereto entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things Acrobat SPAC Merger Sub, Inc. merged with and into SPAC, with SPAC surviving as a Subsidiary of Corporate Taxpayer;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things (a) SPAC formed a subsidiary (Acrobat Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) that merged with and into OpCo, with OpCo surviving, in connection with which (i) new classes of OpCo units were created, including Common Units, Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units, Class B-3 Units, Class C Units, Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units,

 

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(ii) holders of OpCo common units (other than the Blockers) received, in exchange for such OpCo common units, Common Units, cash, Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units, Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units and (iii) the Blockers received, in exchange for their OpCo common units, Common Units, Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units, Class Z-A Units, Class Z-B-1 Units and Class Z-B-2 Units, (b) each Blocker Merger Sub merged with and into the applicable Blocker, with such Blocker surviving, pursuant to which the Blocker Shareholders received cash, shares of Class A Common Stock, shares of Class B-1 Common Stock, shares of Class B-2 Common Stock, shares of Class Z-A Common Stock, shares of Class Z-B-1 Common Stock and shares of Class Z-B-2 Common Stock (each a “Blocker Merger”), (c) the Blackstone GP contributed their Units to Corporate Taxpayer in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock, shares of Class B-1 Common Stock, shares of Class B-2 Common Stock, shares of Class Z-A Common Stock, shares of Class Z-B-1 Common Stock and shares of Class Z-B-2 Common Stock, (d) the Founders (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement) contributed their Class C Common Stock of SPAC to OpCo in exchange for Class C Units, and (e) the Corporate Taxpayer and SPAC contributed (or were deemed to contribute) cash to OpCo in exchange for Common Units, the proceeds of which were used to pay OpCo debt and other expenses as described in the Business Combination Agreement (the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e), together with the Continuing Member Contribution (defined below), the “Purchase”);

WHEREAS, immediately following the transactions described in clauses (a) through (e) of the definition of Purchase, each of the Continuing Member Contributors (as such term is defined in the Business Combination Agreement) contributed certain Common Units to the Corporate Taxpayer in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to that certain Contribution and Exchange Agreement dated as of July 2, 2021 (the “Continuing Member Contribution”);

WHEREAS, following the Purchase, the Corporate Taxpayer is the sole managing member of OpCo;

WHEREAS, OpCo and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code for each Taxable Year that includes the Closing Date and for each Taxable Year in which an Exchange occurs;

WHEREAS, following the Closing, each Common Unit held by a TRA Party may be Exchanged, together with the surrender and delivery by such holder of one share of Class V Common Stock, for one share of Class A Common Stock in accordance with and subject to the conditions and limitations in the LLC Agreement;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Purchase and future Exchanges, the income, gain, loss, deduction, expense and other Tax items of the Corporate Taxpayer may be affected by the (i) Blocker NOLs, (ii) Transferred Basis, (iii) Exchange Basis, (iv) Contribution Basis, (v) Exchange Basis Adjustments, (vi) Purchase Basis Adjustments, and (vii) any deduction attributable to any payment (including amounts attributable to Imputed Interest) made under this TRA Agreement (collectively, the “Tax Attributes”); and

 

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WHEREAS, the parties to this TRA Agreement desire to provide for certain payments and make certain arrangements with respect to the effect of the Tax Attributes on the liability for Taxes of the Corporate Taxpayer.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions.

As used in this TRA Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings.

Actual Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the actual liability for U.S. federal income Taxes of the Corporate Taxpayer for such Taxable Year and, if applicable, determined in accordance with a Determination or Amended Schedule (including any interest and penalty imposed in respect thereof under applicable law), and (ii) the product of (A) the actual amount of taxable income of the Corporate Taxpayer for U.S. federal income Tax purposes for such Taxable Year and, if applicable, determined in accordance with a Determination or Amended Schedule and (B) the Blended Rate for such Taxable Year.

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, its capacity as a sole or managing member or otherwise, including any private equity fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person. For purposes of this TRA Agreement, no TRA Party shall be considered to be an Affiliate of the Corporate Taxpayer or OpCo.

Agreed Rate” means a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

Amended Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

Ancillary Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Attributable” means the portion of any Tax Attribute of the Corporate Taxpayer that is attributable to a TRA Party (including, for the absence of doubt, the Blocker Shareholders and any present or former holder of OpCo units, including Blackstone GP, but excluding the Corporate Taxpayer and SPAC) and shall be determined by reference to the Tax Attributes, under the following principles:

 

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(i) any Purchase Basis Adjustments shall be determined separately with respect to each TRA Party and are Attributable to each TRA Party in an amount equal to the Purchase Basis Adjustments, if any, relating to the Units or OpCo units Purchased, directly or indirectly, from such TRA Party; provided, that any Purchase Basis Adjustments relating to Blackstone GP shall be Attributable to BX Blocker Feeder;

(ii) any Exchange Basis and Exchange Basis Adjustments shall be determined separately with respect to each Exchanging Member and are Attributable to each Exchanging Member in an amount equal to the total Exchange Basis and Exchange Basis Adjustments relating to such Units Exchanged by such Exchanging Member;

(iii) any Blocker NOLs shall be determined separately with respect to each Blocker, and are Attributable to the Blocker Shareholders of such Blocker (for the avoidance of doubt, any Blocker NOL relating to Tempo Blocker 4 or Tempo Blocker 5 shall be Attributable to NM Blocker Feeder);

(iv) any Transferred Basis shall be determined separately with respect to each TRA Party that is a holder of Units or OpCo units and is Attributable (a) to the Blocker Shareholders of each Blocker to the extent relating to such Blocker (for the avoidance of doubt, any Transferred Basis relating to Tempo Blocker 4 or Tempo Blocker 5 shall be Attributable to NM Blocker Feeder), (b) to BX Blocker Feeder to the extent relating to Blackstone GP, and (c) to each TRA Party that is a holder of Units (other than the Blockers, the Blocker Shareholders or Blackstone GP), as the case may be;

(v) any Contribution Basis shall be determined separately with respect to each TRA Party and is Attributable to each TRA Party in proportion to the relative direct or indirect percentage interests of the TRA Parties in OpCo as of immediately prior to the Purchase; provided, that any Contribution Basis relating to Blackstone GP shall be Attributable to BX Blocker Feeder;

(vi) any Transferred Basis relating to a present or former direct or indirect holder of OpCo units (excluding the Corporate Taxpayer and SPAC) that is not a TRA Party shall be Attributable to each TRA Party in proportion to the relative direct or indirect percentage interests of the TRA Parties in OpCo as of immediately prior to the Purchase; provided, that any such attribution relating to Blackstone GP’s relative percentage interest immediately prior to the Purchase shall be Attributable to BX Blocker Feeder; and

(vii) any deduction to the Corporate Taxpayer with respect to a Taxable Year in respect of any payment (including amounts attributable to Imputed Interest) made under this TRA Agreement is Attributable to the Person that is required to include such payment or such Imputed Interest in income (without regard to whether such Person is actually subject to Tax thereon).

Basis Adjustment” means a Purchase Basis Adjustment or an Exchange Basis Adjustment.

Basis Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

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Blended Rate” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the sum of the apportionment-weighted effective rates of Tax imposed on the aggregate net income of the Corporate Taxpayer in each U.S. state or local jurisdiction in which the Corporate Taxpayer files Tax Returns for such Taxable Year, with the maximum effective rate in any state or local jurisdiction being equal to the product of (i) the apportionment factor on the income or franchise Corporate Taxpayer Return in such jurisdiction for such Taxable Year and (ii) the maximum applicable corporate income Tax rate in effect in such jurisdiction in such Taxable Year. Exhibit B sets forth an illustrative example.

Blocker” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. With respect to any Tax item or other appropriate matter relating to Taxes, the term “Tempo Blocker 4” shall, as the context requires for purposes hereof, include Tempo Blocker 5 (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).

Blocker Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Blocker Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Blocker NOLs” means the net operating losses, capital losses, disallowed interest expense carryforwards under Section 163(j) of the Code, research and development credits, charitable deductions, foreign Tax credits, and any Tax attributes (subject to carryforward or otherwise), in each case of any Blocker relating to taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that in order to determine whether any such Tax attribute is a Blocker NOL, the Taxable Year of the Corporate Taxpayer that includes the Closing Date shall be deemed to end as of the close of the Closing Date.

Blocker Shareholder” means, a Person who, immediately prior to the Blocker Mergers (and, for the avoidance of doubt, following the Pre-Closing Reorganization), holds equity interests of the applicable Blocker, and as a result of the Blocker Mergers, holds Class A Common Stock.

Blocker Stock” means, with respect to any Blocker, the equity, membership interests or stock of such Blocker, as applicable, outstanding immediately prior to the Blocker Mergers.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporate Taxpayer.

Breach Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

Business Combination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.

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

 

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(i) any Person or any group of Persons acting together that would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or any successor provisions thereto, is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporate Taxpayer representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Corporate Taxpayer’s then outstanding voting securities; or

(ii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporate Taxpayer with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation the voting securities of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or

(iii) the stockholders of the Corporate Taxpayer approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporate Taxpayer or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale, lease or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporate Taxpayer of all or substantially all of the Corporate Taxpayer’s direct or indirect assets (including any direct or indirect assets of OpCo).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the shares of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Class B-1 Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Class B-2 Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Class C Unit” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Class V Common Stockhas the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Class Z-A Common Stock means “Company Class Z-A Common Stock” as that term is defined in the LLC Agreement.

Class  Z-B-1 Common Stock means “Company Class Z-B-1 Common Stock” as that term is defined in the LLC Agreement.

 

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Class Z-B-2 Common Stock means “Company Class Z-B-2 Common Stock” as that term is defined in the LLC Agreement.

Closing” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Common Unit” means Class A Unit, as defined in the LLC Agreement.

Contribution” means the contribution (or deemed contribution) of money or property by the Corporate Taxpayer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by SPAC) to OpCo in connection with the Closing.

Contribution Basis” means the share of Tax basis of the Reference Assets that are amortizable under Section 197 of the Code or that are otherwise amortizable or depreciable for United States federal (or applicable state or local) income Tax purposes relating to the Contribution Units at the time of the Contribution.

Contribution Units” means the Units acquired by the Corporate Taxpayer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, SPAC) in the Contribution.

Corporate Taxpayer” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals; provided that, with respect to any Tax, Tax Return, Tax item, or other appropriate matter relating to Taxes, the term “Corporate Taxpayer” shall include any direct or indirect Subsidiary that is a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group (including, after the Closing, SPAC and each of the Blockers) that join in filing any Tax Return with Corporate Taxpayer.

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

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year means the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporate Taxpayer, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same such Taxable Years. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination; provided that the computation of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit shall be adjusted to reflect any applicable Determination with respect to any Realized Tax Benefits and/or Realized Tax Detriments.

Default Rate” means a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 400 basis points.

Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law, as applicable, or any other event (including, without limitation, the execution of IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for Tax.

 

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DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

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

Early Termination Effective Date” means the date on which an Early Termination Schedule becomes binding pursuant to Section 4.2.

Early Termination Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Early Termination Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

Early Termination Rate” means (a) in respect of Tax Benefit Payments resulting solely from the application of clause (5) of the Valuation Assumptions, a per annum rate of LIBOR and (b) in respect of all Tax Benefit Payments not described in the foregoing clause (a), a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

Early Termination Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Exchange” means a “Class A Exchange” as that term is defined in the LLC Agreement, and “Exchanged” has a correlative meaning.

Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Exchange Basis” means the Exchanging Member’s share of Tax basis of the Reference Assets that are amortizable under Section 197 of the Code or that are otherwise amortizable or depreciable for United States federal (or applicable state or local) income Tax purposes relating to the Units transferred upon an Exchange by such Exchanging Member.

Exchange Basis Adjustment” means the adjustment to the Tax basis of a Reference Asset under Sections 732, 734(b) and/or 1012 of the Code (in situations where, as a result of one or more Exchanges, OpCo becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for United States federal income Tax purposes) or under Sections 734(b), 743(b), 754 and/or 755 of the Code (in situations where, following an Exchange, OpCo remains in existence as an entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income Tax purposes) and, in each case, any similar provision of state, local or foreign tax law, as a result of (i) an Exchange, (ii) the payments made pursuant to this TRA Agreement in respect of such Exchange, and (iii) the payments made pursuant to this TRA Agreement in respect of Exchange Basis. The amount of any Exchange Basis Adjustment shall be determined using the Market Value with respect to such Exchange, except, for the avoidance of doubt, as otherwise required by a Determination. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this TRA Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in an Exchange Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest.

Exchange Date” means the date of any Exchange.

Exchanging Member” means a “Class A Exchanging Member” as that term is defined in the LLC Agreement.

 

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Expert” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.

Final Payment Date” means, with respect to any payment required to be made pursuant to this TRA Agreement, the last date on which such payment may be made within the applicable time period prescribed for such payment under this TRA Agreement (i.e., the date on which such payment is due under this TRA Agreement). For example, the Final Payment Date in respect of a Tax Benefit Payment is determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of this TRA Agreement.

Future TRAs” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Hypothetical Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of (i) the hypothetical liability for U.S. federal income Taxes of the Corporate Taxpayer for such Taxable Year and (ii) the product of (A) the hypothetical amount of taxable income of the Corporate Taxpayer for U.S. federal income Tax purposes for such Taxable Year and (B) the Blended Rate for such Taxable Year, in each case determined using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporate Taxpayer Return (taking into account any modifications required by an applicable Determination or Amended Schedule), but (a) calculating depreciation, amortization or similar deductions and income, gain or loss using the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis, the Non-Transferred Basis, the Non-Exchange Basis, and the Non-Contribution Basis, in each case, of the Reference Assets as reflected on the Schedules including amendments thereto for such Taxable Year, (b) without taking into account any depreciation, amortization or similar deductions allocable to the Corporate Taxpayer (including under Section 704(c)) with respect to Contribution Basis, Exchange Basis or Transferred Basis, (c) without taking into account any Blocker NOLs and (d) excluding any deduction attributable to any payment (including amounts attributable to Imputed Interest) made under this TRA Agreement for such Taxable Year. For the avoidance of doubt, Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be determined without taking into account the carryover or carryback of any Tax item (or portions thereof) that is attributable to a Tax Attribute, as applicable.

ICC” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.

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

Interest Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

LIBOR” means during any period, the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Corporate Taxpayer as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such

 

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period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Corporate Taxpayer at such time, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided that at no time shall LIBOR be less than 0%. If the Corporate Taxpayer has made the determination (such determination to be conclusive absent manifest error) that LIBOR is no longer a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars, then the Corporate Taxpayer shall, subject to the prior written consent of the TRA Party Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, establish a replacement interest rate (the “Replacement Rate”), after giving due consideration to any evolving or then prevailing conventions for similar loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars for such alternative benchmark, and including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then prevailing convention for similar loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars for such benchmark, which adjustment, method for calculating such adjustment and benchmark shall be published on an information service as selected from time to time by the Corporate Taxpayer. The Replacement Rate shall, subject to the next two sentences, replace LIBOR for all purposes under this TRA Agreement. In connection with the establishment and application of the Replacement Rate, this TRA Agreement shall be amended, with the consent of the Corporate Taxpayer and OpCo, as necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Corporate Taxpayer, to replace the definition of LIBOR and otherwise to effect the provisions of this definition. The Replacement Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that, in each case, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Corporate Taxpayer, such Replacement Rate shall be applied as otherwise reasonably determined by the Corporate Taxpayer.

Liquidity Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

LLC Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of OpCo, dated the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement.

Mandatory Assignment” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(c).

Market Value” means, with respect to a Unit (a) Exchanged for a Stock Exchange Payment or that is subject to a deemed Exchange under this TRA Agreement, the Stock Value on the Exchange Date or the date of the applicable deemed Exchange, as applicable, or (b) Exchanged for a Cash Exchange Payment, the amount of the Cash Exchange Payment paid in respect of such Unit.

Material Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Net Tax Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Non-Adjusted Tax Basis” means, with respect to any Reference Asset, the Tax basis that such asset would have had if no Basis Adjustments had been made.

Non-Contribution Basis” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at the time of the Contribution that is amortizable under Section 197 of the Code or that is otherwise amortizable or depreciable for United States federal (or applicable state or local) income Tax purposes, the Tax basis that such Reference Asset would have had if the Contribution Basis of such Reference Asset at the time of the Contribution was equal to zero.

 

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Non-Exchange Basis” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at the time of an Exchange that is amortizable under Section 197 of the Code or that is otherwise amortizable or depreciable for United States federal (or applicable state or local) income Tax purposes, the Tax basis that such Reference Asset would have had if the Exchange Basis at the time of such Exchange was equal to zero.

Non-Transferred Basis” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at the time of the Purchase that is amortizable under Section 197 of the Code or that is otherwise amortizable or depreciable for United States federal (or applicable state or local) income Tax purposes, the Tax basis that such Reference Asset would have had if such Transferred Basis at the time of the Purchase was equal to zero.

Non-Payment Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

OpCo” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Payment Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

Person” means any natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, corporation, limited liability company, entity or governmental entity.

Purchase” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals, and “Purchased” has a correlative meaning.

Purchase Basis Adjustment” means the adjustment to the Tax basis of a Reference Asset under Sections 734(b), 743(b), 754 and/or 755 of the Code and, in each case, any similar provision of state, local or foreign tax law, as a result of (a) the Purchase (including, for the absence of doubt, as a result of any (i) Blocker Merger or (ii) transfer or deemed transfer of Units or OpCo units in connection with the Closing), (b) the Pre-Closing Reorganization, (c) the payments made pursuant to this TRA Agreement in respect of the Purchase, (d) the payments made pursuant to this TRA Agreement in respect of Contribution Basis, and (e) the payments made pursuant to this TRA Agreement in respect of Transferred Basis. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this TRA Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Purchase Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest.

Realized Tax Benefit” means, for a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit, unless and until there has been a Determination.

 

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Realized Tax Detriment” means, for a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment, unless and until there has been a Determination.

Reconciliation Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.

Reconciliation Procedures” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

Reference Asset” means an asset that is held by OpCo, or by any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries treated as a partnership or disregarded entity (but only if such indirect Subsidiaries are held only through Subsidiaries treated as partnerships or disregarded entities) for purposes of the applicable Tax, at the time of the Purchase or an Exchange, as relevant. A Reference Asset also includes any asset the Tax basis of which is determined, in whole or in part, for purposes of the applicable Tax, by reference to the Tax basis of an asset that is described in the preceding sentence, including, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, any asset that is “substituted basis property” under Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to a Reference Asset.

Schedule” means any of the following: (i) a Basis Schedule; (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule; or (iii) the Early Termination Schedule, and, in each case, any amendments thereto.

Section 734(b) Exchange” means any Basis Adjustment under Section 734(b) of the Code.

Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Senior Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Stock Exchange Payment” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Stock Value” means, on any date, (a) if the Class A Common Stock trades on a national securities exchange (as defined in the LLC Agreement) or automated or electronic quotation system, the arithmetic average of the high trading price on such date (or if such date is not a Trading Day (as used in this definition, as defined in the LLC Agreement), the immediately preceding Trading Day) and the low trading price on such date (or if such date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day) or (b) if the Class A Common Stock is not then traded on a national securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, as applicable, the Appraiser FMV (as defined in the LLC Agreement) on such date of one (1) share of Class A Common Stock that would be obtained in an arm’s-length transaction between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to buy or sell, respectively, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.

Subsidiaries” means, of any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power or equity is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person, or one (1) or more of the Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof.

 

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Tax Attributes” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Tax Benefit Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Tax Benefit Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, information returns, claims for refund, disclosures or similar statement filed or required to be filed with respect to or in connection with Taxes (including any related or supporting schedules, attachments, statements or information filed or required to be filed with respect thereto), including any amendments thereof and declarations of estimated Tax.

Taxable Year” means a taxable year of the Corporate Taxpayer as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or comparable section of state or local Tax law, as applicable (and which may include a period of more or less than twelve (12) months for which a Tax Return is made), ending on or after the Closing Date.

Tax Item” means any item of loss, deduction, credit, carryforward or other similar attribute that has the effect of reducing income Taxes paid or payable.

Taxes” means any and all United States federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits (including franchise taxes that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits), and any interest related to such Tax.

Taxing Authority” means any domestic, federal, national, state, county or municipal or other local government, any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body, in each case, exercising any taxing authority or any other authority or jurisdiction of any kind in relation to Tax matters.

TRA Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

TRA Party” means the parties set forth on Schedule A hereto.

TRA Party Representative” means, initially, Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., and thereafter, that TRA Party or committee of TRA Parties determined from time to time by a plurality vote of the TRA Parties ratably in accordance with their right to receive Early Termination Payments hereunder if the Corporate Taxpayer had exercised its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange.

Transfer” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement and the terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.

Transferred Basis” means the share of Tax basis of the Reference Assets as of the Closing Date that are amortizable under Section 197 of the Code or that are otherwise amortizable or depreciable for United States federal (or applicable state or local) income Tax purposes relating to (a) with respect to the Blockers, the Units or OpCo units held by the applicable Blocker acquired (or deemed acquired) directly or indirectly by the Corporate Taxpayer in the Purchase or (b) with respect to Units or OpCo units held by Persons other than the Blockers, such Units or OpCo units to the extent acquired (or deemed acquired) directly or indirectly by the Corporate Taxpayer in the Purchase.

 

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

Units” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

Valuation Assumptions” means, as of an Early Termination Date, the assumptions that in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Date, (1) the Corporate Taxpayer will have taxable income sufficient to fully utilize Tax Items arising from the Tax Attributes (other than any items addressed in clause (2) below) during such Taxable Year or future Taxable Years (including Tax Items arising from Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest that would result from the applicable future payments made under this TRA Agreement that would be paid in accordance with the Valuation Assumptions, further assuming that such applicable future payments would be paid on the due date, without extensions, for filing the Corporate Taxpayer Return for the applicable Taxable Year) in which such Tax Items would become available, (2) any Blocker NOLs or carryovers generated by deductions or expenses arising from any Tax Attributes or Imputed Interest that are available as of such Early Termination Date will be fully utilized by the Corporate Taxpayer on a pro rata basis from such Early Termination Date through the earlier of (A) the scheduled expiration date (if any) of such Blocker NOLs and/or carryovers or (B) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Early Termination Date, (3) the United States federal, state and local income Tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Date and the Blended Rate will be calculated based on such rates and the apportionment factors applicable in the most recently ended Taxable Year, except to the extent any change to such Tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into law, (4) any non-amortizable or non-depreciable Reference Assets will be deemed to be disposed of for an amount sufficient to fully utilize the Exchange Basis, Contribution Basis, Transferred Basis and Basis Adjustment with respect to such Reference Asset, on the later of (i) the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the Closing or (ii) the Early Termination Date, provided that in the event of a Change of Control, such Reference Assets shall be deemed disposed of at the time of sale (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of the relevant asset (if otherwise earlier than the time generally provided for in this clause (4)), and (5) if, on the Early Termination Date, there are Units that have not been Exchanged, then each such Unit shall be deemed Exchanged for the Market Value (as determined in accordance with clause (a) of the definition thereof) that would be transferred if the Exchange occurred on the Early Termination Date.

 

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ARTICLE II

DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

SECTION 2.1 Basis Schedule. Within ninety (90) calendar days after the due date (including extensions) of IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporate Taxpayer for each relevant Taxable Year, the Corporate Taxpayer shall deliver to the TRA Party Representative a schedule (the “Basis Schedule”) that shows, in reasonable detail necessary to perform the calculations required by this TRA Agreement, (i) the actual Tax basis and the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis of the Reference Assets as of the Closing Date and the date of any Exchange made during such Taxable Year, (ii) the Exchange Basis and the Exchange Basis Adjustments Attributable to a TRA Party as a result of Exchanges effected by such TRA Party in such Taxable Year, (iii) the Purchase Basis Adjustments Attributable to a TRA Party in such Taxable Year, (iv) the Blocker NOLs Attributable to a TRA Party for the Taxable Year of the Closing that have not been previously utilized by the Corporate Taxpayer, (v) the Transferred Basis and Contribution Basis, in each case Attributable to a TRA Party, that has not been previously taken into account by the Corporate Taxpayer, (vi) the period (or periods) over which the Reference Assets in respect of such TRA Party are amortizable and/or depreciable, and (vii) the period (or periods) over which the Transferred Basis, the Contribution Basis, each Contribution Basis Adjustment, the Exchange Basis, each Exchange Basis Adjustment, and each Purchase Basis Adjustment in respect of such TRA Party are amortizable and/or depreciable, in each case, calculated in the aggregate for all TRA Parties and solely with respect to the TRA Party to which such Basis Schedule is delivered. Each Basis Schedule shall become final as provided in Section 2.3(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.3(b) (subject to the procedures set forth in Section 2.3(b)).

SECTION 2.2 Tax Benefit Schedule.

(a) Tax Benefit Schedule. Within ninety (90) calendar days after the due date (including extensions) of IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporate Taxpayer for any Taxable Year in which there is a Realized Tax Benefit or a Realized Tax Detriment Attributable to a TRA Party, the Corporate Taxpayer shall provide to the TRA Party Representative a schedule showing, in reasonable detail necessary to perform the calculations required by this TRA Agreement, the calculation of the Tax Benefit Payment (and any Realized Tax Benefit) or the lack of a Tax Benefit Payment (and any Realized Tax Detriment), as applicable, Attributable to the TRA Parties for such Taxable Year (a “Tax Benefit Schedule”). Each Tax Benefit Schedule shall become final as provided in Section 2.3(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.3(b) (subject to the procedures set forth in Section 2.3(b)).

(b) Applicable Principles.

(i) Subject to Section 3.3, the Realized Tax Benefit (or the Realized Tax Detriment) for each Taxable Year is intended to measure the decrease (or increase) in the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporate Taxpayer for such Taxable Year attributable to the Tax Attributes, determined using a “with and without” methodology. Carryovers or carrybacks of any Tax item attributable to any of the Tax Attributes shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations or the appropriate provisions of United States state and local income and franchise Tax law, as applicable, governing the use, limitation and expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any Tax item includes a portion that is attributable to any Tax Attribute and another portion that is not, such portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology (for the absence of doubt, as if the portion that is not attributable to any Tax Attribute is deemed utilized first followed by the portion that is attributable to any Tax Attribute). The parties agree, except as

 

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required by law, that (A) all payments made pursuant to this TRA (other than Imputed Interest) Attributable to TRA Parties that are Blocker Shareholders will be treated as additional consideration received in exchange for shares of Blocker Stock in the Purchase, (B) subject to clause (A), all payments made pursuant to this TRA (other than Imputed Interest) attributable to Transferred Basis, Exchange Basis, Contribution Basis or Basis Adjustments will be treated as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments that have the effect of creating additional Basis Adjustments to Reference Assets for the Corporate Taxpayer in the year of payment, and as a result, such additional Basis Adjustments will be incorporated into the current year calculation and into future year calculations, as appropriate, and (C) the Actual Tax Liability will take into account the deduction of the portion any payment made pursuant to this TRA that must be accounted for as Imputed Interest under applicable law.

(ii) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this TRA Agreement, the foregoing treatment set out in Section 2.2(b)(i)(B) shall not be required to apply to payments hereunder to a TRA Party in respect of a Section 734(b) Exchange by such TRA Party. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this TRA Agreement relating to a Section 734(b) Exchange shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest. The parties intend that (A) a TRA Party that has made a Section 734(b) Exchange shall, with respect to the Basis Adjustment resulting from such Section 734(b) Exchange or any payments hereunder in respect of such Section 734(b) Exchange, be entitled to Tax Benefit Payments attributable to such Basis Adjustment only to the extent such Basis Adjustment is allocable to the Corporate Taxpayer immediately following such Section 734(b) Exchange (without taking into account any concurrent or subsequent Exchanges) and (B) if, as a result of a subsequent Exchange, an increased portion of the Basis Adjustments resulting from such Section 734(b) Exchange or any payments hereunder in respect of such Section 734(b) Exchange becomes allocable to the Corporate Taxpayer, then the TRA Party that makes such subsequent Exchange shall be entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment calculated in respect of such increased portion. For purposes of this TRA Agreement, such Basis Adjustments resulting from subsequent Section 734(b) Exchanges as described in (B) in the previous sentence shall be reported and treated as Exchange Basis Adjustments for purposes of this TRA Agreement.

SECTION 2.3 Procedures, Amendments.

(a) Procedure. Every time the Corporate Taxpayer delivers to the TRA Party Representative an applicable Schedule under this TRA Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.3(b), and any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination Schedule, the Corporate Taxpayer shall also (x) deliver to the TRA Party Representative supporting schedules and work papers, as determined by the Corporate Taxpayer or as reasonably requested by the TRA Party Representative, providing reasonable detail regarding data and calculations that were relevant for purposes of preparing the Schedule, and (y) allow the TRA Party Representative or any TRA Party and their advisors reasonable access, at no cost to the Corporate Taxpayer or its appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporate Taxpayer or as reasonably requested by such TRA Party Representative or TRA Party. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Corporate Taxpayer shall ensure that any Tax Benefit

 

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Schedule or Early Termination Schedule that is delivered to the TRA Party Representative, along with any supporting schedules and work papers, provides a reasonably detailed presentation of the calculation of the Actual Tax Liability and the Hypothetical Tax Liability and identifies any material assumptions or operating procedures or principles that were used for purposes of such calculations. An applicable Schedule or amendment thereto shall become final and binding on all parties thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which the TRA Party Representative has been given the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto under Section 7.1, unless the TRA Party Representative (i) within thirty (30) calendar days from such date gives the Corporate Taxpayer written notice of a material objection to such Schedule or amendment thereto made in good faith (“Objection Notice”), or (ii) provides a written waiver of its right to give an Objection Notice within the period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Schedule or amendment thereto shall become binding on the date such waiver is received by the Corporate Taxpayer. If the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in the Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporate Taxpayer of such Objection Notice, the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative shall employ the reconciliation procedures described in Section 7.9 (the “Reconciliation Procedures”), in which case such Schedule or Amended Schedule shall become binding in accordance with Section 7.9. The TRA Party Representative (at the expense of the applicable TRA Parties) will represent the interests of each of the TRA Parties and shall use reasonable efforts to raise and pursue, in accordance with this Section 2.3(a), any reasonable objection to a Schedule or amendment thereto timely given in writing to the TRA Party Representative by a TRA Party.

(b) Amended Schedule. The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporate Taxpayer (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct material inaccuracies in the Schedule, including those identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was provided to the TRA Party Representative, (iii) to comply with an Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit, or the Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year, (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or the Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year or (vi) to adjust an applicable TRA Party’s Basis Schedule to take into account payments made pursuant to this TRA Agreement (any such Schedule, an “Amended Schedule”). The Corporate Taxpayer shall provide an Amended Schedule to the TRA Party Representative when the Corporate Taxpayer delivers the Basis Schedule for the following Taxable Year. In the event a Schedule is amended after such Schedule becomes final pursuant to Section 2.3(a) or, if applicable, Section 7.9, (A) the Amended Schedule shall not be taken into account in calculating any Tax Benefit Payment in the Taxable Year to which the amendment relates but instead shall be taken into account in calculating the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit for the Taxable Year in which the amendment actually occurs, and (B) as a result of the foregoing, any increase of the Net Tax Benefit attributable to an Amended Schedule shall not accrue the Interest Amount (or any other interest hereunder) until after the due date (without extensions) for filing IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporate Taxpayer with respect to Taxes for the Taxable Year in which the amendment actually occurs.

 

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SECTION 2.4 Section 754 Election.

For the Taxable Year that includes the date hereof and for each Taxable Year in which an Exchange occurs and with respect to which the Corporate Taxpayer has obligations under this TRA Agreement, the Corporate Taxpayer, in its capacity as the sole managing member of OpCo, shall (i) ensure that OpCo will, and (ii) ensure that each of OpCo’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes will, in each case, have in effect a valid election under Section 754 of the Code (and under any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law) for each such Taxable Year.

ARTICLE III

TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

SECTION 3.1 Payments.

(a) Payments. Within ten (10) Business Days after a Tax Benefit Schedule delivered to the TRA Party Representative becomes final in accordance with Section 2.3(a) or, if applicable, Section 7.9, the Corporate Taxpayer shall pay such TRA Party for such Taxable Year the Tax Benefit Payment determined pursuant to Section 3.1(b) that is Attributable to the relevant TRA Party. Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account previously designated by such TRA Party to the Corporate Taxpayer or as otherwise agreed by the Corporate Taxpayer and such TRA Party. The payments provided for pursuant to the above sentence shall be computed separately for each TRA Party. No TRA Party shall be required to make a payment or return a payment to the Corporate Taxpayer in respect of any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment previously paid to such TRA Party (including any portion of any Early Termination Payment); provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, if the Corporate Taxpayer makes a payment to a TRA Party under this Agreement in an amount that exceeds the amount that should have been paid to such TRA Party, then the amount of such excess shall offset and reduce, dollar-for-dollar, any future payments payable to such TRA Party under this Agreement. The TRA Parties acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of this TRA Agreement and as of the date of any future Exchange that may be subject to this TRA Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot be reasonably ascertained for U.S. federal income or other applicable tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this TRA Agreement, unless the applicable TRA Party notifies the Corporate Taxpayer otherwise, the stated maximum selling price (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 15A.453-1(c)(2)) (A) with respect to the Blocker Mergers (including amounts payable to the Blocker Shareholders pursuant to this TRA Agreement) shall not exceed sum of (I) the Stock Value of the Class A Common Stock delivered to the Blocker Shareholders in the Blocker Mergers on the closing date of such Blocker Mergers, (II) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Blocker Shareholders in the Blocker Mergers plus (III) 46.75% of Blocker NOLs and (as applicable) the Transferred Basis, and the aggregate payments under this TRA Agreement to such Blocker Shareholders (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) shall not exceed the amount described in this clause (III) and (B) with respect to any transfer (or deemed transfer) of Units or OpCo units by a TRA Party (other than the Blocker Shareholders) pursuant to the Purchase or an Exchange shall not exceed the sum of (I) the value of the Common Units or the Class A Common Stock (in each case based on the Stock Value of the Class A Common Stock) and the amount of cash delivered to the TRA Party plus (II) 87.79% of all Exchange Basis, Contribution Basis, Transferred Basis and Basis Adjustments arising therefrom, and the aggregate payments under this TRA Agreement to such TRA Party (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) shall not exceed the amount described in this clause (II).

 

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(b) A “Tax Benefit Payment” in respect of a TRA Party for a Taxable Year means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of (i) the Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such TRA Party and (ii) the Interest Amount with respect thereto. Subject to Section 3.3, the “Net Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of eighty-five percent (85%) of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year, over the total amount of payments previously made under the first sentence of Section 3.1(a) (excluding payments attributable to Interest Amounts). The “Interest Amount” shall equal the interest on the Net Tax Benefit calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporate Taxpayer with respect to Taxes for the applicable Taxable Year until the payment date under Section 3.1(a).

SECTION 3.2 No Duplicative Payments. It is intended that the provisions of this TRA Agreement will not result in duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) required under this TRA Agreement. For purposes of this TRA Agreement, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be based on estimated Tax payments, including United States federal estimated income Tax payments. The provisions of this TRA Agreement shall be construed in the appropriate manner to ensure such intentions are realized.

SECTION 3.3 Pro Rata Payments. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1 to the contrary, to the extent that the aggregate Realized Tax Benefit of the Corporate Taxpayer with respect to the Tax Attributes is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporate Taxpayer does not have sufficient taxable income, the Net Tax Benefit for the Corporate Taxpayer shall be allocated among all parties eligible for Tax Benefit Payments under this TRA Agreement in proportion to the amounts of Net Tax Benefit, respectively, that would have been Attributable to each TRA Party if the Corporate Taxpayer had sufficient taxable income so that there were no such limitation.

SECTION 3.4 Payment Ordering. If for any reason the Corporate Taxpayer does not fully satisfy its payment obligations to make all Tax Benefit Payments due under this TRA Agreement in respect of a particular Taxable Year, then the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Parties agree that (i) Tax Benefit Payments for such Taxable Year shall be allocated to all parties eligible for Tax Benefit Payments under this TRA Agreement in proportion to the amounts of Net Tax Benefit, respectively, that would have been Attributable to each TRA Party if the Corporate Taxpayer had sufficient cash available to make such Tax Benefit Payments and (ii) no Tax Benefit Payments shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments to all TRA Parties in respect of all prior Taxable Years have been made in full.

 

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ARTICLE IV

TERMINATION

SECTION 4.1 Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement.

(a) Corporate Taxpayer’s Early Termination Right. The Corporate Taxpayer may terminate this TRA Agreement (including with respect to all amounts payable to the TRA Parties and with respect to all of the Units held by the TRA Parties, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence) at any time by paying to each TRA Party the entire Early Termination Payment in respect of such TRA Party; provided, however, that this TRA Agreement shall terminate only upon the receipt by each TRA Party of its respective entire Early Termination Payment and payments described in the next sentence, if any, and provided, further that the Corporate Taxpayer may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights under this Section 4.1(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid in its entirety. Upon payment of the entire Early Termination Payment by the Corporate Taxpayer to all of the TRA Parties, none of the TRA Parties or the Corporate Taxpayer shall have any further payment rights or obligations under this TRA Agreement, other than with respect to any (i) any Tax Benefit Payments due and payable and that remain unpaid as of the Early Termination Date (which Tax Benefit Payments shall not be included in the Early Termination Payments) and as of the date of payment of the Early Termination Payment and (ii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for the Taxable Year ending immediately prior to or including the Early Termination Date (except to the extent that the amounts described in this clause (ii) are included in the the Early Termination Payment); provided that upon payment in full of all amounts to all TRA Parties, to the extent applicable and without duplication, described in this Section 4.1(a), this TRA Agreement shall terminate. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Exchange occurs after the Corporate Taxpayer has made all of the required Early Termination Payments described herein, the Corporate Taxpayer shall have no obligations under this TRA Agreement with respect to such Exchange.

(b) Acceleration Upon Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Corporate Taxpayer shall provide at least 30 days’ prior written notice of such Change of Control to the TRA Parties, and the TRA Party Representative shall have the option, upon written notice to the Corporate Taxpayer, to cause the acceleration of the unpaid payment obligations as calculated in accordance with this Section 4.1(b), and such payment obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such Change of Control and shall include, without duplication: (i) the Early Termination Payments calculated with respect to such TRA Parties as if the Early Termination Date is the date of such Change of Control; (ii) any Tax Benefit Payments due and payable and that remain unpaid as of the date of such Change of Control; and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for the Taxable Year ending immediately prior to or including the date of such Change of Control; provided that the procedures of Section 4.2 (and Section 2.3, to the extent applicable) and Section 4.3 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the determination of the amount payable by the Corporate Taxpayer pursuant to this sentence and the payment thereof. In the event of an acceleration following a Change of Control, any Early Termination Payment described in the preceding sentence shall be calculated utilizing the Valuation Assumptions, substituting in each case the terms “date of a Change of Control” for “Early Termination Date.” For the avoidance of doubt, if an Exchange occurs after the Corporate Taxpayer makes all such required Early Termination Payments in their entirety and other payments described in this Section 4.1(b), the Corporate Taxpayer shall have no obligations under this TRA Agreement with respect to such Exchange.

 

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(c) Acceleration Upon Material Breach of TRA Agreement.

(i) In the event that the Corporate Taxpayer (1) breaches any of its material obligations under this TRA Agreement, whether (A) as a result of any failure to make a payment required to be made pursuant to this TRA Agreement (which failure has not been cured by full payment thereof within twenty (20) days of receiving written notice from the TRA Party Representative) or any material breach of any of its obligations under this TRA Agreement (a “Specified Default”) or (B) by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this TRA Agreement in a case commenced under bankruptcy laws or otherwise or (2)(A) commences any case, proceeding or other action (I) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate a bankruptcy or insolvency, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts or (II) seeking an appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or it shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (B) has commenced against it any case, proceeding or other action of the nature referred to in the foregoing clause (2)(A) (such breach, rejection or commencement as described in the foregoing clauses (1) or (2), a “Breach Event”), all unpaid payment obligations hereunder as calculated in accordance with Section 4.1(c)(ii) shall automatically accelerate and become immediately due and payable.

(ii) The unpaid payment obligations specified in Section 4.1(c)(i) shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such Breach Event and shall include, without duplication: (i) the Early Termination Payments calculated with respect to the TRA Parties as if the Early Termination Date is the date of such Breach Event; (ii) any Tax Benefit Payments due and payable and that remain unpaid as of the date of such Breach Event; and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for the Taxable Year ending immediately prior to or including the date of such Breach Event; provided that the procedures of Section 4.2 (and Section 2.3, to the extent applicable) and Section 4.3 shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to the determination of the amount payable by the Corporate Taxpayer pursuant to this sentence and the payment thereof. In the event of an acceleration described in this Section 4.1(c), any Early Termination Payment described in the preceding sentence shall be calculated utilizing the Valuation Assumptions, substituting in each case the terms “date of a Breach Event” for “Early Termination Date.” For the avoidance of doubt, if an Exchange occurs after the Corporate Taxpayer makes all such required Early Termination Payments in their entirety and other payments described in this Section 4.1(c), the Corporate Taxpayer shall have no obligations under this TRA Agreement with respect to such Exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporate Taxpayer breaches this TRA Agreement, a TRA Party shall still be entitled to enforce all of its rights otherwise available under this TRA Agreement.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this TRA Agreement to the contrary, except in the case of an Early Termination Payment or any payment made in connection with a Change of Control, it shall not be a Specified Default if the Corporate Taxpayer fails to make any payment due pursuant to this TRA Agreement (other than an Early Termination

 

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Payment or any payment made in connection with a Change of Control) to the extent that the Corporate Taxpayer cannot make such payment as a result of limitations imposed in connection with any Senior Obligations, and cannot take any actions to obtain a waiver of such limitations, or otherwise to obtain sufficient funds, to make such payment (the “Liquidity Exception”); provided that (A) the interest provisions of Section 5.2 shall apply to such late payment, (B) any such payment obligation shall nonetheless accrue for the benefit of the TRA Parties, and the Corporate Taxpayer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Liquidity Exception not to apply and shall make such payment at the first opportunity that the Liquidity Exception does not apply, and (C) if the Liquidity Exception applies and the Corporate Taxpayer declares or pays any dividend of cash to its shareholders while any such Tax Benefit Payment is due and payable and remains unpaid following the relevant Final Payment Date, then the Liquidity Exception shall immediately cease to apply.

SECTION 4.2 Early Termination Notice. If the Corporate Taxpayer chooses to exercise its right of early termination in accordance with Section 4.1 above, the Corporate Taxpayer shall deliver to each TRA Party written notice of such decision to exercise such right (“Early Termination Notice”) and a schedule (the “Early Termination Schedule”) specifying the Corporate Taxpayer’s decision to exercise such right and showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment(s) due to each TRA Party. Each Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties thirty (30) calendar days from the first date on which all TRA Parties have been given such Schedule or amendment thereto under Section 7.1, unless the TRA Party Representative (i) within thirty (30) calendar days after such date gives the Corporate Taxpayer written notice of a material objection to such Schedule made in good faith (“Material Objection Notice”) or (ii) provides a written waiver of its right to give a Material Objection Notice within the period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Schedule shall become binding on the date such waiver is received by the Corporate Taxpayer. If the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such Material Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporate Taxpayer of the Material Objection Notice, the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures in which case such Schedule shall become binding in accordance with Section 7.9. The TRA Party Representative will represent the interests of each of the TRA Parties and shall use reasonable efforts to raise and pursue, in accordance with this Section 4.2, any reasonable objection to an Early Termination Schedule or amendment thereto timely given in writing to the TRA Party Representative by a TRA Party.

SECTION 4.3 Payment upon Early Termination.

(a) Within ten (10) Business Days after an Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporate Taxpayer shall pay to each TRA Party an amount equal to the entire Early Termination Payment in respect of such TRA Party. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by such TRA Party or as otherwise agreed by the Corporate Taxpayer and such TRA Party or, in the absence of such designation or agreement, by check mailed to the last mailing address provided by such TRA Party to the Corporate Taxpayer. Upon making such Early Termination Payments and any other payments due hereunder in full, the Corporate Taxpayer shall have no further liability or obligation under or in respect of this Agreement and each TRA Party, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, fully, finally and forever unconditionally and irrevocably releases, discharges and waives any and all claims, proceedings, suits or causes of action it may have against the Corporate Taxpayer, of any kind whatsoever.

 

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(b) “Early Termination Payment” in respect of a TRA Party shall equal the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate as of and starting from the applicable Early Termination Date, of all Tax Benefit Payments (excluding the Interest Amount, unless such amount was previously due and owing hereunder and not previously paid) in respect of such TRA Party that would be required to be paid by the Corporate Taxpayer beginning from the Early Termination Date, and assuming that the Valuation Assumptions in respect of such TRA Party are applied and that each such Tax Benefit Payment for each relevant Taxable Year would be paid on the due date (without extensions) under applicable law as of the Early Termination Date for filing of IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporate Taxpayer. For the avoidance of doubt, an entire Early Termination Payment shall be made to each applicable TRA Party regardless of whether such TRA Party has exchanged all of its Units as of the Early Termination Date.

ARTICLE V

SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

SECTION 5.1 Subordination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this TRA Agreement to the contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment, Early Termination Payment or any other payment required to be made by the Corporate Taxpayer to any TRA Party under this TRA Agreement shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporate Taxpayer and its Subsidiaries (the “Senior Obligations”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporate Taxpayer that are not Senior Obligations. To the extent that any payment under this TRA Agreement is not permitted to be made at the time payment is due as a result of this Section 5.1 and the terms of agreements governing Senior Obligations, such payment obligation nevertheless shall accrue for the benefit of TRA Parties and the Corporate Taxpayer shall make such payments at the first opportunity that such payments are permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Senior Obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this TRA Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Affiliates enters into future Tax receivable or other similar agreements (“Future TRAs”), the Corporate Taxpayer shall ensure that the terms of any such Future TRA shall provide that the Tax Attributes subject to this TRA Agreement are senior in priority in all respects to any Tax attributes subject to any such Future TRA for purposes of calculating the amount and timing of payments under any such Future TRA.

SECTION 5.2 Late Payments by the Corporate Taxpayer. The amount of all or any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment not made to the TRA Parties when due under the terms of this TRA Agreement (whether as a result of Section 4.1(c), Section 5.1 or otherwise) shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate (in place of the Agreed Rate, if applicable) commencing from the date on which such Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment was first due and payable until the date of actual payment.

 

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ARTICLE VI

NO DISPUTES; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

SECTION 6.1 Participation in the Corporate Taxpayers and OpCos Tax Matters. Except as otherwise provided in this TRA Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or the LLC Agreement, the Corporate Taxpayer shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all Tax matters concerning the Corporate Taxpayer and OpCo, including the preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporate Taxpayer shall notify the TRA Party Representative in writing of the commencement of, and keep the TRA Party Representative reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any audit or proceeding of the Corporate Taxpayer and OpCo or any of OpCo’s Subsidiaries by a Taxing Authority the outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially affect the rights and obligations of a TRA Party under this TRA Agreement, including the Tax Benefit Payments or Early Termination Payments payable to TRA Parties, and shall provide to the TRA Party Representative reasonable opportunity (at the cost and expense of the TRA Party Representative, on behalf of the TRA Parties) to participate in or provide information and other input to the Corporate Taxpayer, OpCo and its Subsidiaries and their respective advisors concerning the conduct of any such portion of such audit or proceeding; provided, however, that the Corporate Taxpayer and OpCo (and its Subsidiaries) shall not be required to take any action that is inconsistent with any provision of the LLC Agreement or the Business Combination Agreement.

SECTION 6.2 Consistency. The Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Parties agree to report and cause their respective Affiliates to report for all purposes, including United States federal, state and local Tax purposes and financial reporting purposes, all Tax-related items (including the Basis Adjustments and each Tax Benefit Payment) in a manner consistent with that set forth in this TRA Agreement or specified by the Corporate Taxpayer in any Schedule, or Amended Schedule, provided by or on behalf of the Corporate Taxpayer under this TRA Agreement that is final and binding on the parties, unless otherwise required by applicable law. The Corporate Taxpayer shall (and shall cause OpCo and its other Subsidiaries to) (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account the interests and entitlements of all TRA Parties under this TRA Agreement) use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the Tax treatment contemplated by this TRA Agreement and any Schedule (or Amended Schedule, as applicable) in any audit, contest or similar proceeding with any Taxing Authority.

SECTION 6.3 Cooperation. Each of the TRA Parties shall (a) furnish to the Corporate Taxpayer in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporate Taxpayer may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this TRA Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (b) make itself available to the Corporate Taxpayer and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporate Taxpayer or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (a) above, and (c) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter. OpCo shall reimburse the TRA Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 6.3. Upon the request of any TRA Party, the Corporate Taxpayer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in taking any action reasonably requested by such TRA Party in connection with its tax or financial reporting and/or the consummation of any assignment or transfer of any of its rights and/or obligations under this TRA Agreement, including without limitation, providing any information or documentation.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under this TRA Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when personally delivered (or, if delivery is refused, upon presentment) or received by email (with confirmation of transmission), (b) one (1) Business Day following delivery by reputable express courier (charges prepaid) or (c) three (3) calendar days following mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested. Unless another address is specified in writing pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.1, notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the addresses indicated below:

If to the Corporate Taxpayer, to:

Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp.

1701 Village Center Circle

Las Vegas, NV 89124

Attn: Michael L. Gravelle, General Counsel

E-mail: mgravelle@fnf.com

with a copy to:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attn: Michael J. Aiello

Sachin Kohli

E-mail: michael.aiello@weil.com

sachin.kohli@weil.com

If to the TRA Parties, to the respective addresses and email addresses set forth in the records of OpCo.

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

SECTION 7.2 Counterparts. This TRA Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts and by fax, email or other electronic transmission (including by means of telecopied signature pages or electronic transmission in portable document format (pdf) or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. No party shall raise the use of a fax machine or email to

 

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deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a fax machine or email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each party forever waives any such defense. In addition, the parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this TRA Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this TRA Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.

SECTION 7.3 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This TRA Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, together with all Exhibits and Schedules to this TRA Agreement, contain the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, whether written or oral, relating to such subject matter in any way. This TRA Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this TRA Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this TRA Agreement.

SECTION 7.4 Governing Law. This TRA Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this TRA Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.

SECTION 7.5 Severability. If any provision of this TRA Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any governmental entity, all other provisions of this TRA Agreement shall, to the greatest extent possible, nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this TRA Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

SECTION 7.6 Successors; Assignment; Amendments; Waivers.

(a) Each TRA Party may assign all or any portion of its rights under this TRA Agreement to any Person as long as such transferee has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such transfer, executes and delivers, a joinder to this TRA Agreement, substantially in form of Exhibit A hereto, agreeing to become a TRA Party for all purposes of this TRA Agreement, except as otherwise provided in such joinder. If a TRA Party Transfers Units in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement but does not assign to the Transferee of such Units its rights and obligations under this TRA Agreement with respect to such Transferred Units, (i) such TRA Party shall remain a TRA Party under this TRA Agreement for all purposes, including with respect to the receipt of Tax Benefit Payments to the extent payable hereunder (including any Tax Benefit Payments in respect of the Exchanges of such Transferred Units by such Transferee), and (ii) the Transferee of such Units shall not be a TRA Party. The Corporate Taxpayer may not assign any

 

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of its rights or obligations under this TRA Agreement to any Person (other than in connection with a Mandatory Assignment) without the prior written consent of the TRA Party Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Any purported assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 7.6 shall be null and void.

(b) No provision of this TRA Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by the Corporate Taxpayer and by each of the TRA Parties who would be entitled to receive at least two-thirds of the total amount of the Early Termination Payments payable to all TRA Parties hereunder if the Corporate Taxpayer had exercised its right of early termination on the date of such amendment; provided, that no such amendment shall be effective if such amendment will have a disproportionate adverse effect on the payments one or more TRA Parties receive under this TRA Agreement unless such amendment is consented in writing by such TRA Parties disproportionately affected who would be entitled to receive at least two-thirds of the total amount of the Early Termination Payments payable to all TRA Parties disproportionately affected hereunder if the Corporate Taxpayer had exercised its right of early termination on the date of such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any TRA Party pursuant to this TRA Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange). No provision of this TRA Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

(c) All of the terms and provisions of this TRA Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporate Taxpayer shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporate Taxpayer, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this TRA Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporate Taxpayer would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place (any such assignment, a “Mandatory Assignment”).

SECTION 7.7 Interpretation. The headings and captions used in this TRA Agreement and the table of contents to this TRA Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this TRA Agreement. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit attached hereto and not otherwise defined therein shall have the meanings set forth in this TRA Agreement. The use of the word “including” herein shall mean “including without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this TRA Agreement, shall refer to this TRA Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this TRA Agreement. References herein to the Recitals or to a specific Section, Subsection, Clause, Schedule or Exhibit shall refer, respectively, to the Recitals, Sections, Subsections, Clauses, Schedules or Exhibits of this TRA Agreement. Terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. References herein to any gender shall include each other gender. The word “or” shall not be exclusive unless the context clearly requires the selection of one (1) (but not more than one (1)) of a number of items. References to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form. References herein to any Person shall include such Person’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 7.7 is intended to authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this TRA Agreement.

 

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References herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity. Any reference to “days” shall mean calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; provided that if any action is required to be done or taken on a day that is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be done or taken not on such day but on the first succeeding Business Day thereafter. References herein to any contract or agreement (including this TRA Agreement) mean such contract or agreement as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. With respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including”. References herein to any law shall be deemed also to refer to such law, as amended (and any successor laws), and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” (or similar phrases) shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” Except where otherwise expressly provided, all amounts in this TRA Agreement are stated and shall be paid in United States dollars. The parties to this TRA Agreement and their respective counsel have reviewed and negotiated this TRA Agreement as the joint agreement and understanding of such parties, and the language used in this TRA Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by such parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Person.

SECTION 7.8 Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction. Any action based upon, arising out of or related to this TRA Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any action arising out of or relating to this TRA Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 7.8. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 7.9 Reconciliation. In the event that the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to the calculation of amounts owed hereunder (including any matters governed by Sections 2.3, 3.1, 4.1 and 4.2) within the relevant period designated in this TRA Agreement (“Reconciliation Dispute”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally recognized expert in the particular area of disagreement, acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator (the “Expert”), mutually acceptable to the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative. The Expert shall be a nationally recognized accounting or law firm, and unless the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative agree otherwise, the Expert shall not have any material relationship with the Corporate Taxpayer or the TRA Party Representative or any other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, then the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative shall cause the Expert to be selected by the International Chamber of Commerce Centre for

 

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Expertise (the “ICC”) in accordance with the criteria set forth above in this Section 7.9. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to the Basis Schedule or an amendment thereto or the Early Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within thirty (30) calendar days and shall resolve any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days or, in each case, as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on the date prescribed by this TRA Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporate Taxpayer, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The sum of (a) the costs and expenses relating to (i) the engagement (and, if applicable, selection by the ICC) of such Expert and (ii) if applicable, amending any Tax Return in connection with the decision of such Expert and (b) the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Party Representative incurred in the conduct of such proceeding shall be allocated between the Corporate Taxpayer, on the one hand, and the TRA Party Representative (on behalf of the TRA Parties), on the other hand, in the same proportion that the aggregate amount of the disputed items so submitted to the Expert that is unsuccessfully disputed by each such party (as finally determined by the Expert) bears to the total amount of such disputed items so submitted, and each such party shall promptly reimburse the other party for the excess that such other party has paid in respect of such costs and expenses over the amount it has been so allocated. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of this Section 7.9 shall be decided by the Expert. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.9 shall be binding on the Corporate Taxpayer and each of the TRA Parties and may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.

SECTION 7.10 Withholding. The Corporate Taxpayer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment payable pursuant to this TRA Agreement such amounts as the Corporate Taxpayer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of applicable state, local, or foreign Tax law; provided, however, that the Corporate Taxpayer shall notify and shall reasonably cooperate with the TRA Party Representative reasonably in advance of such payment to determine whether such deductions or withholding are required under applicable law and in obtaining any available exemption from or reduction of, or otherwise minimizing to the extent permitted by applicable law, such deduction and withholding. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and duly paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporate Taxpayer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this TRA Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such withholding was made. Each TRA Party shall promptly provide the Corporate Taxpayer, OpCo or other applicable withholding agent with any applicable Tax forms and certifications (including IRS Form W-9 or the applicable version of IRS Form W-8) reasonably requested (provided that it is legally eligible to provide such forms or certifications and can do so without commercial prejudice).

 

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SECTION 7.11 Admission of the Corporate Taxpayer into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets.

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

(b) If the Corporate Taxpayer (or any member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) transfers or is deemed to transfer any Unit or any Reference Asset to a transferee that is treated as a corporation for United States federal income Tax purposes (other than a member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) in a transaction in which the transferee’s basis in the property acquired is determined in whole or in part by reference to such transferor’s basis in such property, then the Corporate Taxpayer shall cause such transferee to assume the obligation to make payments hereunder with respect to the applicable Tax Attributes associated with any Reference Asset or interest therein acquired (directly or indirectly) in such transfer (taking into account any gain recognized in the transaction) in a manner consistent with the terms of this TRA Agreement as the transferee (or one of its Affiliates) actually realizes Tax benefits from the Tax Attributes.

(c) If OpCo transfers (or is deemed to transfer for United States federal income Tax purposes) any Reference Asset to a transferee that is treated as a corporation for United States federal income Tax purposes (other than a member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) in a transaction in which the transferee’s basis in the property acquired is determined in whole or in part by reference to such transferor’s basis in such property, OpCo shall be treated as having disposed of the Reference Asset in a wholly taxable transaction. The consideration deemed to be received by OpCo in a transaction contemplated in the prior sentence shall be equal to the fair market value of the deemed transferred asset, plus (i) the amount of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a transfer of an encumbered asset or (ii) the amount of debt allocated to such asset, in the case of a transfer of a partnership interest.

(d) If any member of a group described in Section 7.11(a) that owns any Unit deconsolidates from the group (or the Corporate Taxpayer deconsolidates from the group), then the Corporate Taxpayer shall cause such member (or the parent of the consolidated group in a case where the Corporate Taxpayer deconsolidates from the group) to assume the obligation to make payments hereunder with respect to the applicable Tax Attributes associated with any Reference Asset it owns (directly or indirectly) in a manner consistent with the terms of this TRA Agreement as the member (or one of its Affiliates) actually realizes Tax benefits. If a transferee or a member of a group described in Section 7.11(a) assumes an obligation to make payments pursuant to this Section 7.11(d), then the initial obligor is relieved of the obligation assumed.

(e) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 7.11(d), if the Corporate Taxpayer (or any member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) transfers (or is deemed to transfer for United States federal income Tax purposes) any Unit in a transaction that is wholly or partially taxable, then for purposes of calculating payments under this TRA Agreement, OpCo shall be treated as having disposed of the portion of any Reference Asset (determined based on a pro rata share of an undivided interest in each Reference Asset) that is indirectly transferred by the Corporate Taxpayer or other entity described above (i.e., taking into account the number of Units

 

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transferred) in a wholly or partially taxable transaction, as applicable, in which all income, gain or loss is allocated to the Corporate Taxpayer in accordance with the LLC Agreement. The consideration deemed to be received by OpCo shall be equal to the fair market value of the deemed transferred asset, plus (i) the amount of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a transfer of an encumbered asset or (ii) the amount of debt allocated to such asset, in the case of a transfer of a partnership interest.

SECTION 7.12 Confidentiality.

(a) Subject to Section 6.3, each TRA Party acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporate Taxpayer is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporate Taxpayer and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this TRA Agreement, such person shall keep and retain in confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters of the Corporate Taxpayer and its Affiliates and successors or concerning OpCo and its Affiliates and successors learned by the TRA Party pursuant to this TRA Agreement. This Section 7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of the TRA Party in violation of this TRA Agreement) or is generally known and (ii) the disclosure of information (x) to the extent necessary for the TRA Party to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing Authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing Authority with respect to such returns or (y) by a TRA Party to its Affiliates and its and their respective employees, directors, counsel and advisors on a confidential basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this TRA Agreement, to the extent required by applicable law or to the extent reasonably necessary for the TRA Party to comply with any applicable reportable transaction requirements under applicable law, each TRA Party (and each employee, representative or other agent of the TRA Party, as applicable) may disclose the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Corporate Taxpayer, OpCo and their Affiliates, and any of their transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other Tax analyses) that are provided to the TRA Party relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure.

(b) If a TRA Party breaches any of the provisions of this Section 7.12, the Corporate Taxpayer shall have the right to seek to have the provisions of this Section 7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Subsidiaries and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

SECTION 7.13 TRA Party Representative. By executing this TRA Agreement, each of the TRA Parties shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the TRA Party Representative as its agent and attorney in fact with full power of substitution to act from and after the date hereof and to do any and all things and execute any and all documents on behalf of such TRA Parties which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate to facilitate any matters under this TRA Agreement, including: (i) execution of the documents and certificates required pursuant to this TRA Agreement; (ii) except to the extent provided in this TRA Agreement, receipt and forwarding of notices and communications pursuant to this TRA Agreement; (iii) administration

 

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of the provisions of this TRA Agreement; (iv) any and all consents, waivers, amendments or modifications deemed by the TRA Party Representative to be necessary or appropriate under this TRA Agreement and the execution or delivery of any documents that may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith; (v) amending this TRA Agreement or any of the instruments to be delivered to the Corporate Taxpayer pursuant to this TRA Agreement; (vi) taking actions the TRA Party Representative is authorized to take pursuant to the other provisions of this TRA Agreement; (vii) negotiating and compromising, on behalf of such TRA Parties, any dispute that may arise under, and exercising or refraining from exercising any remedies available under, this TRA Agreement and executing, on behalf of such TRA Parties, any settlement agreement, release or other document with respect to such dispute or remedy; and (viii) engaging attorneys, accountants, agents or consultants on behalf of such TRA Parties in connection with this TRA Agreement and paying any fees related thereto on behalf of such TRA Parties, subject to reimbursement by such TRA Parties. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, the TRA Party Representative will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the TRA Parties informed in a timely manner of actions taken on their behalf in accordance with this Section 7.13 and to consider in good faith their reasonable comments and requests. The TRA Party Representative may resign upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Corporate Taxpayer. All reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the TRA Party Representative in its capacity as such shall be promptly reimbursed by the Corporate Taxpayer upon invoice and reasonable support therefor by the TRA Party Representative. To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the TRA Party Representative, any of its Affiliates, or any of the TRA Party Representative’s or Affiliate’s directors, officers, employees or other agents (each a “Covered Person”) shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise to any TRA Party, OpCo or the Corporate Taxpayer for damages arising from any action taken or omitted to be taken by the TRA Party Representative or any other Person with respect to the OpCo or the Corporate Taxpayer, except in the case of any action or omission which constitutes, with respect to such Person, willful misconduct or fraud. Each of the Covered Persons may consult with legal counsel, accountants, and other experts selected by it, and any act or omission suffered or taken by it on behalf of OpCo or the Corporate Taxpayer or in furtherance of the interests of OpCo or the Corporate Taxpayer in good faith in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants, or other experts shall create a rebuttable presumption of the good faith and due care of such Covered Person with respect to such act or omission; provided, that such counsel, accountants, or other experts were selected with reasonable care. Each of the Covered Persons may rely in good faith upon, and shall have no liability to OpCo, the Corporate Taxpayer or the TRA Parties for acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

SECTION 7.14 Change in Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, in connection with an actual or proposed change in law, a TRA Party reasonably believes that the existence of this TRA Agreement could cause income (other than income arising from receipt of a payment under this TRA Agreement) recognized by the TRA Party upon any Exchange by such TRA Party to be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain (or otherwise taxed at ordinary income rates) for United States federal income Tax purposes or would have other material adverse Tax consequences to such TRA Party, then at the election of such TRA Party and to the extent specified by such TRA Party, this TRA Agreement (i) shall cease to have further effect with respect to such TRA Party, (ii) shall not apply to an Exchange (or any other action that

 

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may give rise to payments under this TRA Agreement) by such TRA Party occurring after a date specified by such TRA Party, or (iii) shall otherwise be amended in a manner determined by such TRA Party, provided that such amendment shall not (a) result in an increase in payments under this TRA Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment or (b) adversely affect any other TRA Party.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

TEMPO HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

By:  

/s/ Stephan Scholl

Name:   Stephan Scholl
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

ALIGHT, INC.

By:  

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

FOLEY TRASIMEME ACQUISITION CORP.

By:  

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

BLOCKER FEEDERS

BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII (IPO) NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:   BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII-ESC NQ L.P.
By: BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director


BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV (AIV-E), L.P.
By: New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

Name:   Adam B. Weinstein
Title:   Authorized Person
NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV SPECIAL (AIV-E2), L.P.
By: New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

Name:   Adam B. Weinstein
Title:   Authorized Person
JASMINE VENTURES PTE. LTD.
By:  

/s/ Alexander S. Moskowitz

Name:   Alexander S. Moskowitz
Title:   Authorized Signatory
PLATINUM FALCON B 2018 RSC LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Alqubaisi

Name:   Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Alqubaisi
Title:   Director
By:  

/s/ Humaid Bin Bishr Almarri

Name:   Humaid Bin Bishr Almarri
Title:   Director


RANDOLPH STREET INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. – 2016 DIF
By: Randolph Street Investment Management, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Ted H. Zook

Name:   Ted H. Zook
Title:   Manager
CONTINUING MEMBER CONTRIBUTORS
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII.2 NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By: BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII.2 NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., its managing member
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director


OTHER CONTINUING MEMBERS
TEMPO MANAGEMENT, LLC, on behalf of other continuing members
By: Alight, Inc., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Paulette Dodson

Name:   Paulette Dodson
Title:   General Counsel
MOMENTUM HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Mitchell Habib

Name:   Mitchell Habib
Title:   CEO


EXHIBIT A

Form of Joinder

This JOINDER (this “Joinder”) to the TRA Agreement (as defined below), is by and among Alight Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any successor corporation “Corporate Taxpayer”), ___________ (“Transferor”) and ______________ (“Transferee”).

WHEREAS, on ______________________, Transferee shall acquire __ percent of the Transferor’s right to receive payments that may become due and payable under the TRA Agreement (as defined below) (the “Acquired Interests”) from Transferor (the “Acquisition”); and

WHEREAS, Transferor, in connection with the Acquisition, has required Transferee to execute and deliver this Joinder pursuant to Section 7.6(a) of the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2021, between the Corporate Taxpayer, OpCo, SPAC the TRA Parties and the TRA Party Representative (each as defined therein) (the “TRA Agreement”).

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

Section 1.1 Definitions. To the extent capitalized words used in this Joinder are not defined in this Joinder, such words shall have the respective meanings set forth in the TRA Agreement.

Section 1.2 Acquisition. For good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the Transferor and the Transferee, the Transferor hereby transfers and assigns absolutely to the Transferee all of the Acquired Interests.

Section 1.3 Joinder. Transferee hereby acknowledges and agrees (i) that it has received and read the TRA Agreement, (ii) that the Transferee is acquiring the Acquired Interests in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the TRA Agreement and (iii) to become a “TRA Party” (as defined in the TRA Agreement) for all purposes of the TRA Agreement.

Section 1.4 Notice. Any notice, request, consent, claim, demand, approval, waiver or other communication hereunder to Transferee shall be delivered or sent to Transferee at the address set forth on the signature page hereto in accordance with Section 7.1 of the TRA Agreement.

Section 1.5 Governing Law. This Joinder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.

[Signature Page Follows]


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

 

ALIGHT, INC.
By:  

             

  Name:
  Title:
[TRANSFEROR]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[TRANSFEREE]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B

As an illustration of the calculation of Blended Rate for a Taxable Year, if the Corporate Taxpayer solely files Tax Returns in State 1 and State 2 in a Taxable Year, the maximum applicable corporate income Tax rates in effect in such states in such Taxable Year are 6.5% and 5.5%, respectively, and the apportionment factors for such states in such Taxable Year are 55% and 45%, respectively, then the Blended Rate for such Taxable Year is equal to 6.05% (i.e., the sum of (a) 6.5% multiplied by 55%, plus (b) 5.5% multiplied by 45%).

 

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Schedule A

TRA Parties

Blocker Shareholders

Blackstone Capital Partners VII (IPO) NQ L.P.

New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E2) L.P.

Jasmine Ventures Pte. Ltd.

Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited

Randolph Street Investment Partners, L.P.—2016 DIF

Continuing Member Contributors

Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ LP

Blackstone Capital Partners VII.2 NQ LP

BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C.

Blackstone Family Investment Partnership VII—ESC NQ L.P.

BTAS NQ Holdings L.L.C.

New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E), LP

Other Continuing Members

Tempo Management, LLC (on behalf of its members)

Momentum Holdings LLC

Randolph Street Investment Partners, L.P.—2016 DIF

 

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EX-99.E 5 d188688dex99e.htm EX-99.E EX-99.E

Exhibit 99.E

 

 

 

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF July 2, 2021

AMONG

ALIGHT, INC.

AND

THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO

 

 

 

 

H-1


Table of Contents

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

     H-3  

1.1

   Defined Terms      H-3  

1.2

   Construction      H-8  

ARTICLE II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

     H-8  

2.1

   Initial Board Composition      H-8  

2.2

   Election of Directors      H-8  

2.3

   Compensation      H-10  

2.4

   Other Rights of Investor Designees      H-10  

2.5

   Director Independence      H-11  

ARTICLE III. INFORMATION; VCOC

     H-11  

3.1

   Books and Records; Access      H-11  

3.2

   Certain Reports      H-11  

3.3

   VCOC      H-11  

3.4

   Confidentiality      H-14  

3.5

   Information Sharing      H-14  

ARTICLE IV. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     H-14  

4.1

   Pledges or Transfers      H-14  

4.2

   Spin-Offs or Split-Offs      H-14  

4.3

   Lock-Up; Vesting; Transfer Restrictions and Requirements      H-15  

ARTICLE V. GENERAL PROVISIONS

     H-16  

5.1

   Termination      H-16  

5.2

   Notices      H-17  

5.3

   Amendment; Waiver      H-17  

5.4

   Further Assurances      H-18  

5.5

   Assignment      H-18  

5.6

   Third Parties      H-18  

5.7

   Governing Law      H-19  

5.8

   Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial      H-19  

5.9

   Specific Performance      H-19  

5.10

   Entire Agreement      H-19  

5.11

   Severability      H-19  

5.12

   Table of Contents, Headings and Captions      H-19  

5.13

   Grant of Consent      H-20  

5.14

   Counterparts      H-20  

5.15

   Effectiveness      H-20  

5.16

   No Recourse      H-20  

5.17

   Obligations are Several      H-20  

5.18

   Amendments to Organizational Documents      H-20  

 

H-2


INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Investor Rights Agreement is entered into as of July 2, 2021 by and among Alight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the Persons set forth on the signature pages hereto, as the Existing Investors and the Sponsor Investors as of the date hereof, and each of the other Persons from time to time party hereto.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, in connection with the Equity Transactions (as defined below) and effective upon the consummation thereof, the parties hereto wish to set forth certain understandings between such parties in relation to the Company, including with respect to certain governance matters of the Company and other matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Business Combination Agreement:

ADIA” means the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.

Affiliated Transferees” means, with respect to any Investor, any Affiliate thereof that is Transferred Equity Securities Beneficially Owned by such Investor as of the date hereof.

Agreement” means this Investor Rights Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Alight OpCo” means [Alight Holding Company, LLC], a Delaware limited liability company.

Alight OpCo LLC Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Alight OpCo as in effect on the Closing Date, and as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Alight OpCo Units” means the Class A Units and Class B Units.

Beneficially Own” (including its correlative meanings “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” and words with a similar correlative meaning) has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Blackstone Designator” means the Blackstone Investor, or any group of Blackstone Investors collectively, that then Beneficially Owns a majority of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by all Blackstone Investors.

Blackstone Designee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(a).

Blackstone Investors” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Blackstone Investors,” any Transferee that becomes party to this Agreement as a “Blackstone Investor” in accordance with Section 5.5 hereof, and their respective Affiliated Transferees.1

 

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Note: To include all Blackstone related entities that will hold equity in Alight or Alight OpCo following the consummation of the transaction (including any new feeder funds).

 

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Board” means the board of directors of the Company from time to time.

Business Combination Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2021, by and among the Company, Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp., Alight Opco, and the other parties thereto.

Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal or New York State holiday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided, that for any act, action or notices involving or relating to the PF Investors, “Business Day” means a day other than a Friday, Saturday or any day that is an official public holiday in the United Arab Emirates.

Cannae” means Cannae Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its Affiliated Transferees.

Chairman” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

Class A Common Stock” means shares of class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

Class A Units” means the Class A Units of limited liability company interest in Alight OpCo (other than any such interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

Class B Common Stock” means shares of class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (comprising Class B-1 Common Stock, Class B-2 Common Stock and Class B-3 Common Stock), and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

Class B Units” means the Class B Units (comprising Class B-1 Units, Class B-2 Units and Class B-3 Units) of limited liability company interest in Alight OpCo, all of which convert into Class A Units upon vesting pursuant to the Alight OpCo LLC Agreement (other than any such interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

Class B-1 Conversion Event” has the meaning set forth in the Company Charter.

Class B-2 Conversion Event” has the meaning set forth in the Company Charter.

Class C Units” means the Class C Units of limited liability company interest in Alight OpCo (other than any such interests owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

Class V Common Stock” means shares of class V common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

Closing Date” means the date of the closing of the Equity Transactions in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement.

Common Stock” means, collectively, the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class V Common Stock.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Company Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof and as may be amended, restated or modified and in effect from time to time.

Confidential Information” means any proprietary, business relevant or sensitive information concerning the Company or its Subsidiaries (including Alight OpCo) that is furnished after the date of this Agreement by or on behalf of the Company or its designated representatives to an Investor or its designated representatives, together with any notes, analyses, reports, models, compilations, studies, documents, records or extracts thereof containing, based upon or derived from such information, in whole or in part; provided, however, that Confidential Information does not include information:

(i) that is or has become publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure by an Investor or its designated representatives in violation of this Agreement;

(ii) that was already known to an Investor or its designated representatives or was in the possession of an Investor or its designated representatives prior to its being furnished by or on behalf of the Company or its designated representatives;

(iii) that is received by an Investor or its designated representatives from a source other than the Company or its designated representatives, provided, that the source of such information was not actually known by such Investor or designated representative to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual obligation of confidentiality to, the Company;

(iv) that was independently developed or acquired by an Investor or its designated representatives or on its or their behalf without the violation of the terms of this Agreement; or

(v) that an Investor or its designated representatives is required, in the good faith determination of such Investor or designated representative, to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process, provided, that such Investor or designated representative first takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure, and provided, further, that no such steps to minimize disclosure shall be required where disclosure is made (a) in response to a request by a regulatory or self-regulatory authority of competent authority or (b) in connection with an audit or examination by a bank examiner or auditor or regulatory authority and such audit or examination does not specifically reference the Company, Alight OpCo or this Agreement.

Control” (including its correlative meanings, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.

Covered Shares” means all Equity Securities held by the Existing Investors as of the date hereof or of which the Existing Investors acquire record or Beneficial Ownership, including by purchase, as a result of a share dividend, share split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities, other than any Equity Securities purchased on the open market after the Closing Date.

Director” means any director of the Company from time to time.

Equity Securities” means any and all shares of Common Stock of the Company, and any and all securities of the Company or Alight OpCo convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for (whether or not subject to contingencies or the passage of time, or both), such shares, and any options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock of the Company; including, without limitation, Alight OpCo Units.

Equity Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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Existing Investors” means collectively, the Blackstone Investors, the New Mountain Partners Investors, the GIC Investors and the PF Investors.

GIC Investors” means Jasmine Ventures Pte. Ltd., a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of Singapore, and its Affiliated Transferees.

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal.

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.

Investors” means the Existing Investors and the Sponsor Investors.

Investor Designator” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d).

Investor Designee” means any Blackstone Designee or Sponsor Designee.

Investor Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).

Jointly Designated Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.

Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule, treaty, code, directive, regulation, governmental approval (whether granted or required) or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.

NewCo” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 hereof.

New Mountain Partners Investors” means, collectively, New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E) L.P. and New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E2) L.P. and their respective Affiliated Transferees.

Non-Recourse Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16 hereof.

Non-PED Affiliate” has the meaning set out in Section 4.5.

PED Affiliate” has the meaning set out in Section 4.5.

Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 hereof.

Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.

PF Investors” means Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited, a restricted scope company incorporated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, and its Affiliated Transferees.

Plan Asset Regulation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) hereof.

Sponsors” means Bilcar FT, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Trasimene Capital FT, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and their respective Affiliated Transferees.

Sponsor Designators” means the Sponsor Investor, or any group of Sponsor Investors collectively, that then Beneficially Owns a majority of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by all Sponsor Investors.

 

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Sponsor Designee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(c).

Sponsor Investors” means the Sponsors, Cannae and THL, any Transferee thereof that becomes party to this Agreement as a “Sponsor Investor” in accordance with Section 5.5 hereof and the respective Affiliated Transferees of any such Transferees.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or any combination thereof; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock or majority ownership interest of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or any combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall (a) be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or (b) Control the managing member, managing director or other governing body or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

THL” means THL FTAC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its Affiliated Transferees.

Total Number of Directors” means the total number of directors comprising the Board from time to time.

Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange, or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed, quoted or admitted to trading, is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

Transfer” (including its correlative meanings, “Transferor,” “Transferee” and “Transferred”) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such security. When used as a noun, “Transfer” shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.

VCOC Investor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) hereof.

Voting Securities” means, at any time, outstanding shares of any class of capital stock of the Company which are then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the Board.

VWAP” means, for any security as of any date(s), the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Refinitiv Workspace (or an equivalent successor if such page is not available) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Refinitiv Workspace (or an equivalent successor if such page is not available), or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Refinitiv Workspace (or an equivalent successor if such page is not available) for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date(s) on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date(s) shall be the fair market value per share on such date(s) as reasonably determined by the Board.

 

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1.2 Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE II.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

2.1 Initial Board Composition. Effective as of the Closing Date, the Board is anticipated to be comprised of eight (8) Directors, as follows: (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (ii) three (3) Directors designated by the Blackstone Designator, (iii) three (3) directors jointly designated by the Sponsor Designators and (iv) one Director, to be jointly designated as mutually agreed by the Blackstone Designator and Sponsor Designator, who shall be independent as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable listing exchange rules and regulations (such jointly designated director, the “Jointly Designated Director”). The initial chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) is anticipated to be William P. Foley (who shall be one of the Sponsor Designees). Mr. Foley shall be appointed as the Chairman for so long as he is a Sponsor Designee, and, thereafter, the Chairman shall be elected by a majority of the Board.

2.2 Election of Directors.

(a) Following the Closing Date, for so long as the Blackstone Investors continue to Beneficially Own at least 50% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by the Blackstone Investors as of the Closing Date, the Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof shall include, three (3) Directors and the Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation to (i) jointly with Cannae (or, if Cannae is no longer a party hereto, the Sponsor Designator), designate the Jointly Designated Director (subject to Section 2.2(c)) and (ii) to consent to any individual nominated for election to the Board seat initially occupied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. If and when the Blackstone Investors collectively Beneficially Own less than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by the Blackstone Investors as of the Closing Date, the Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof shall include: (i) if the Blackstone Investors collectively Beneficially Own, 7.5% or more of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, three (3) Directors; (ii) if the Blackstone Investors collectively Beneficially Own at least 6.25% (but less than 7.5%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, two (2) Directors; and (iii) if the Blackstone Investors collectively Beneficially Own at least 2.5% (but less than 6.25%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, one (1) Director (in each case, each such person a “Blackstone Designee”). In addition, if the Blackstone Investors collectively Beneficially Own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, the Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to (i) jointly with Cannae (or, if Cannae is no longer a party hereto, the Sponsor Designator), designate the Jointly Designated Director (subject to Section 2.2(c)) and (ii) to consent to any individual nominated for election to the Board seat initially occupied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(b) Following the Closing Date, for so long as the Sponsor Investors continue to Beneficially Own at least 50% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by the Sponsor Investors as of the Closing Date, the Sponsor Designators shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof shall include, three (3) Directors (in the aggregate), and Cannae (or, if Cannae is no longer party hereto, the Sponsor Designator) shall have the right, but not the obligation to (i) jointly with the Blackstone Designator, designate the

 

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Jointly Designated Director (subject to Section 2.2(c)) and (ii) to consent to any individual nominated for election to the Board seat initially occupied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. If and when the Sponsor Investors collectively Beneficially Own less than 50% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by the Sponsor Investors as of the Closing Date, the Sponsor Designators shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof shall include: (i) if the Sponsor Investors collectively Beneficially Own 7.5% or more of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, three (3) Directors (in the aggregate); (ii) if the Sponsor Investors collectively Beneficially Own at least 6.25% (but less than 7.5%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, two (2) Directors (in the aggregate); and (iii) if the Sponsor Investors collectively Beneficially Own at least 2.5% (but less than 6.25%) of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, one (1) Director (in the aggregate) (in each case, each such person a “Sponsor Designee”). In addition, if the Sponsor Investors collectively Beneficially Own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, Cannae (or, if Cannae is no longer party hereto, the Sponsor Designator) shall have the right, but not the obligation, to (i) jointly with Blackstone Designator, designate the Jointly Designated Director (subject to Section 2.2(c)) and (ii) to consent to any individual nominated for election to the Board seat initially occupied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(c) If at any time the Blackstone Designator or the Sponsor Designator (or Cannae, with respect to the Jointly Designated Director) (collectively, the “Investor Designators” and each an “Investor Designator”) has designated fewer than the total number of individuals that it is then entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) hereof, the Blackstone Investors or the Sponsor Investors, or the Blackstone Investor and Cannae (or, the Sponsor Designator, if applicable) jointly with respect to the Jointly Designated Director, as applicable, shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to designate such additional individuals which it is entitled to so designate (or in the case of the Jointly Designated Director, jointly designate), in which case, any individuals nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof for election as Directors to fill any vacancy on the Board shall include such designees, and the Company shall use its best efforts to (i) effect the election of such additional designees, whether by increasing the size of the Board or otherwise, and (ii) cause the election of such additional designees to fill any such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies. If at any time either the Blackstone Investors or the Sponsor Investors no longer Beneficially Own the requisite amount of Voting Securities required to participate in the designation of the Jointly Designated Director, then the Blackstone Designator or the Sponsor Designator, as appropriate, continuing to Beneficially Own such requisite amount of Voting Securities shall not have the unilateral right to designate the Jointly Designated Director, but instead have the right to propose a nominee to the nominating committee of the Board, who shall be nominated (or not) in the sole discretion of the nominating committee of the Board acting in their capacity as such.

(d) Directors are subject to removal pursuant to the applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, for as long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Blackstone Designees may only be removed with the consent of the Blackstone Designator, the Sponsor Designees may only be removed with the consent of the Sponsor Designator and the Jointly Designated Director may only be removed with the consent of the Blackstone Designator and Cannae (or the Sponsor Designator, if applicable), in each case delivered in accordance with Section 5.13 hereof.

(e) In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by death, disability, retirement, removal (with or without cause), disqualification, resignation or otherwise with respect to a Blackstone Designee, a Sponsor Designee or the Jointly Designated Director, any individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof to fill such vacancy shall be, and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such vacancy to be filled, as soon as reasonably possible, by a new designee of the Blackstone Designator, the Sponsor Designator or (subject to Section 2.2(c)) jointly by the Blackstone Designator and Cannae (or, if applicable, the Sponsor Designator), as applicable.

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consent in lieu of meeting), the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.2 and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of each such designee to the Board, including nominating each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, recommending such individual’s election and soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof. In the event that any Investor Designee or the Jointly Designated Director shall fail to be elected to the Board at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors (or consent in lieu of meeting), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Investor Designee or Jointly Designated Director (or a new designee of the applicable Investor Designator or new Jointly Designated Director, as appropriate) to be elected to the Board, as soon as possible, and the Company shall take or cause to be taken, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same, including, without limitation, actions to effect an increase in the Total Number of Directors.

(g) Each Investor hereby agrees with the Company to vote all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by such Investor in favor of the slate of Directors nominated by or at the direction of the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof in connection with each vote taken or written consent executed in connection with the election of Directors to the Board, and each Investor agrees with the Company not to seek to remove or replace an Investor Designee (other than, in the case of any Investor Designator, such Investor Designator’s Investor Designees). For the avoidance of doubt, the covenants contained in this Section 2.2(g) are made by each Investor solely to the Company, not to each other Investor hereto.

(h) In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the stockholders of the Company required by applicable Law or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, (i) any action by the Board to increase the Total Number of Directors to greater than 8 (other than any increase in the Total Number of Directors in connection with the election of one or more Directors elected exclusively by the holders of one or more classes or series of the Company’s shares other than the Common Stock) shall require the prior written consent of (A) the Blackstone Designator, for so long as the Blackstone Investors Beneficially Own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities and (B) the Sponsor Designator, for so long as the Sponsor Investors Beneficially Own at least 7.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities, in each case delivered in accordance with Section 5.13 hereof and (ii) in no event shall any decrease in the Total Number of Directors, in any instance, eliminate, abridge, or otherwise modify the right of (A) the Blackstone Designator to designate Blackstone Designees in accordance with Section 2.2(a), without the consent of the Blackstone Investors, or (B) the right of the Sponsor Designator to designate Sponsor Designees in accordance with Section 2.2(b), without the consent of the Sponsor Designator, in each case delivered in accordance with Section 5.13 hereof.

2.3 Compensation. Except to the extent any Investor Designator may otherwise notify the Company with respect to such Investor Designator’s Investor Designees, each Investor Designee shall be entitled to compensation consistent with the Director compensation received by other Directors, including any fees and equity awards, provided, that (x) to the extent any Director compensation is payable in the form of equity awards, at the election of an Investor Designee that is an employee or affiliate (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of an Investor, in lieu of any equity award, such compensation shall be paid in an amount of cash equal to the value of the equity award as of the date of the award, with any such cash subject to the same vesting terms, if any, as the equity awarded to other Directors and (y) at the election of an Investor Designee that is an employee or affiliate (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of an Investor, any Director compensation (whether cash, equity awards and/or cash in lieu of equity as may be designated by the electing Investor Designee) shall be paid to an Investor or an Affiliate thereof specified by such Investor Designee rather than to such Investor Designee. If the Company adopts a policy that Directors own a minimum amount of equity in the Company, any Investor Designees that is an employee or affiliate of an Investor shall not be subject to such policy unless otherwise determined by the Investor Designator designating such Investor Designee in its sole discretion.

2.4 Other Rights of Investor Designees. Except as provided in Section 2.3, each Investor Designee serving on the Board shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges applicable to all other members of the Board

 

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generally or to which all such members of the Board are entitled. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, indemnify, exculpate, and reimburse fees and expenses of the Investor Designees (including by entering into an indemnification agreement in a form substantially similar to the Company’s form director indemnification agreement) and provide the Investor Designees with director and officer insurance to the same extent it indemnifies, exculpates, reimburses and provides insurance for the other members of the Board pursuant to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, applicable Law or otherwise.

2.5 Director Independence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties hereto shall ensure the composition of the Board will continue to meet all requirements for a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (or such other stock exchange on which the Class A Common Stock may be listed from time to time), including with respect to director independence.

ARTICLE III.

INFORMATION; VCOC

3.1 Books and Records; Access. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books, records and accounts, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) permit the Investors and their respective designated representatives (or other designees), at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to review the books and records of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Company or any such Subsidiary, (b) host regular conference calls for the Investors with senior officers of the Company upon request and (c) provide each Investor, at its request, all information of a type, at such times and in such manner as is consistent with the Company’s past practice or that is otherwise reasonably requested by such Investors from time to time (all such information so furnished pursuant to this Section 3.1, the “Information”). Subject to Section 3.4, any Investor (and any party receiving Information from an Investor) who shall receive Information shall maintain the confidentiality of such Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged or Confidential Information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Investors without the loss of any such privilege or otherwise as provided for in a confidentiality agreement between the parties.

3.2 Certain Reports.

(a) The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Investor, at its request:

(i) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including such periodic information packages provided to the Board); and

(ii) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, such other reports and information as may be reasonably requested by such Investor; provided, however, that in either case of clause (i) and (ii), the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged or Confidential Information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Investors without the loss of any such privilege or otherwise as provided for in a confidentiality agreement between the parties.

3.3 VCOC.

(a) With respect to each Investor or Affiliate thereof that is intended to qualify its direct or indirect investment in the Company as a “venture capital investment” as defined in the Department of Labor regulations

 

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codified at 29 CFR Section 2510.3-101 (the “Plan Asset Regulation”) (each, a “VCOC Investor”), for so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more Subsidiaries, continues to hold any Common Stock (or securities of Alight OpCo that may be convertible into or exchangeable for any such Common Stock or other securities of the Company or Alight OpCo into which such Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units may be converted or for which such Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units may be exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any of the rights provided to the Investors hereunder, the Company shall, with respect to each such VCOC Investor:

(i) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with:

(A) upon reasonable notice and at mutually convenient times, the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and inspect and copy the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(B) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, and subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end adjustments;

(C) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, together with an auditor’s report thereon of a firm of established national reputation;

(D) to the extent the Company is required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, actually prepared by the Company as soon as available; and

(E) upon written request by the VCOC Investor, copies of all materials provided to the Board, subject to appropriate protections with respect to confidentiality and preservation of attorney-client privilege;

provided, that, in each case, if the Company makes the information described in clauses (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 3.3(a)(i) available through public filings on the EDGAR System or any successor or replacement system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the requirement to deliver such information shall be deemed satisfied;

(ii) make appropriate officers and/or Directors of the Company available, and cause the officers and directors of its Subsidiaries to be made available, periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by each VCOC Investor, upon reasonable notice and at mutually convenient times, for consultation with such VCOC Investor or its designated representative with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(iii) to the extent that the VCOC Investor requests to receive such information and rights, and to the extent consistent with applicable Law or listing standards (and with respect to events which require public disclosure, only following the Company’s public disclosure thereof through applicable securities law filings or otherwise), inform each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in advance with respect to any significant corporate actions, and to provide (or cause to be provided) each VCOC Investor or its designated

 

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representative with the right to consult with the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such actions should the VCOC Investor elect to do so; provided, however, that this right to consult must be exercised within five days after the Company informs the VCOC Investor of the proposed corporate action; provided, further, that the Company shall be under no obligation to provide the VCOC Investor with any material non-public information with respect to such corporate action; and

(iv) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with such other rights of consultation which the VCOC Investor’s counsel may determine in writing to be reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date hereof to qualify its investment in the Company as a “venture capital investment” for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulation; provided that the parties agree that any such rights of consultation shall be of a nature consistent with those granted above and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the Company to grant to the VCOC Investor any additional rights with respect to the governance or management of the Company.

(b) The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above in this Section 3.3, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.

(c) In the event a VCOC Investor or any of its Affiliates Transfers all or any portion of their investment in the Company to an Affiliated entity that is intended to qualify its investment in the Company as a “venture capital investment” (as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation), such Transferee shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company afforded to the VCOC Investor hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.

(d) In the event that the Company ceases to qualify as an “operating company” (as defined in the first sentence of 2510.3-101(c)(1) of the Plan Asset Regulation), or the investment in the Company by a VCOC Investor does not qualify as a “venture capital investment” as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation, then the Company and each Investor will cooperate in good faith and take all reasonable actions necessary, subject to applicable Law, to preserve the VCOC status of each VCOC Investor or the qualification of the investment as a “venture capital investment,” it being understood that such reasonable actions shall not require a VCOC Investor to purchase or sell any investments.

(e) For so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more subsidiaries, continues to hold any Common Stock (or securities of Alight OpCo that may be convertible into or exchangeable for any such Common Stock or other securities of the Company or Alight OpCo into which such Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units may be converted or for which such Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units may be exchanged) and upon the written request of such VCOC Investor, without limitation or prejudice of any of the rights provided to the Investors hereunder, the Company shall, with respect to each such VCOC Investor, furnish and deliver a letter covering the matters set forth in Sections 3.3(a), 3.3(b), 3.3(c) and 3.3(d) hereof in a form and substance satisfactory to such VCOC Investor.

(f) In the event a VCOC Investor is an Affiliate of an Investor, as described in Section 3.3(a) above, such affiliated entity shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company and afforded to the Investor under this Section 3.3 and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.

(g) For so long as any Investor that is not a VCOC Investor is a party to this Agreement (subject to Section 5.1), each such Investor shall be provided, at its request, with the same access and information rights that are afforded to any VCOC Investor.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the GIC Investors and PF Investors, and their respective Affiliates, shall not be provided access to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries “Restricted Information” which includes (i) any specific direct or indirect contracts by the Company or any of its

 

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Subsidiaries with the Executive Office of the President or agencies of the United States government involved in the performance of national security (including homeland security) or intelligence functions, including but not limited to, any statements of work and any technical or other specifications related to such contracts received or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any “material non-public technical information” within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.232 of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any “sensitive personal data” within the meaning of 31 C.F.R. § 800.241 in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ possession; provided that “Restricted Information” shall not include (x) customer and employee analytics provided on an aggregated, anonymized and de-identified basis only for so long as the provision of such analytics does not result in a violation of law, or otherwise require any filings with, any Governmental Authority or (y) summary information presented on an aggregated basis reporting on the financial performance of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Company’s or any its Subsidiaries’ government or public sector business.

3.4 Confidentiality. Each Investor agrees that it will, and will direct its designated representatives to, keep confidential and not disclose any Confidential Information; provided, however, that such Investor and its designated representatives may disclose Confidential Information to the other Investors, to the Investor Designees and to (a) its Affiliates and its Affiliates’ attorneys, accountants, consultants, insurers, financing sources and other advisors in connection with such Investor’s investment in the Company, (b) any Person, including a prospective purchaser of Common Stock, as long as such Person has first agreed, in writing, to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information, (c) any of such Investor’s or its respective Affiliates’ partners, members, equityholders, directors, officers, employees or agents who have the need to know such Confidential Information (the Persons referenced in clauses (a), (b) and (c), an Investor’s “designated representatives”) or (d) as the Company may otherwise consent in writing; provided, further, however, that each Investor agrees to be responsible for any breaches of this Section 3.4 by such Investor’s designated representatives.

3.5 Information Sharing. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that Investor Designees may share any information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries received by them from or on behalf of the Company or its designated representatives with each Investor and its designated representatives (subject to such Investor’s obligation to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information in accordance with Section 3.4).

ARTICLE IV.

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

4.1 Pledges or Transfers. Upon the request of any Investor that wishes to (x) pledge, charge, hypothecate or grant security interests in any or all of the shares of Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units held by it, including to banks or financial institutions as collateral or security for loans, advances or extensions of credit or (y) subject to Section 4.3, sell or transfer any or all of the shares of Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units held by it, including to a third party investor, the Company agrees, subject to applicable Law, to cooperate with such Investor in taking any action (and, to the extent necessary, shall cause Alight OpCo to take any action) reasonably necessary to consummate any such pledge, charge, hypothecation, grant or transfer, including without limitation, but subject to applicable Law, delivery of letter agreements to lenders in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such lenders (which may include agreements by the Company in respect of the exercise of remedies by such lenders), instructing the transfer agent to transfer any such shares of Common Stock subject to the pledge, hypothecation or grant into the facilities of The Depository Trust Company without restricted legends and cooperating in diligence or other matters as may reasonably requested by any Investor in connection with a proposed transfer.

4.2 Spin-Offs or Split-Offs. In the event that the Company effects the separation of any portion of its business into one or more entities (each, a “NewCo”), whether existing or newly formed, including without limitation by way of spin-off, split-off, carve-out, demerger, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, and any Investor will receive equity interests in any such NewCo as part of such separation, the

 

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Company shall cause any such NewCo to enter into a stockholders or investor rights agreement with the Investors that provides the Investors with rights vis-à-vis such NewCo that are substantially identical to those set forth in this Agreement.

4.3 Lock-Up; Vesting; Transfer Restrictions and Requirements.

(a) Lock-Up. For the period beginning on the Closing Date until the earlier of (i) 180 days thereafter or (ii) if the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) Trading Days within a period of thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days, 60 days thereafter (such applicable period, the “Investor Lock-Up Period”), each Existing Investor agrees with the Company that it shall not, and shall cause any other holder of record of such Existing Investor’s Covered Shares not to, Transfer any of such Existing Investor’s Covered Shares; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing the Existing Investors shall be permitted to Transfer, in the aggregate among all Existing Investors and in accordance with applicable Law (including applicable securities Laws), up to thirty (30) million shares of Class A Common Stock (including through the exchange of Class A Units for shares of Class A Common Stock) (such number of shares of Class A Common Stock, the “Unrestricted Shares”) during the Investor Lock-Up Period. A Transfer of Unrestricted Shares may be initiated during the Investor Lock-Up Period only by a Blackstone Investor, in which case the other Existing Investors shall have the right to piggy-back on such Transfer in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Registration Rights Agreement, applied mutatis mutandis. Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding sentences post-Closing Transfers of Covered Shares that are held by any of the Existing Investors or any of their respective Permitted Transferees (as defined below) that have entered into a written agreement contemplated by Section 4.3(d) are permitted, (i) to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by or under common control with such Existing Investor, (ii) to such Existing Investor’s officers or directors or any Affiliates or family members of such Existing Investor’s officers or directors, (iii) to any limited partners, members or stockholders of such Existing Investor or any Affiliates of such Existing Investor, or any employees of such Affiliates; (iv) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family, or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family, an Affiliate of such Person, or to a charitable organization; (v) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (vi) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (vii) by virtue of the Laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such Existing Investor, as applicable, or the organizational documents of such Existing Investor, as amended from time to time, upon dissolution of such Existing Investor; or (viii) in the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in the holders of all of the shares of Class A Common Stock having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of the Equity Transactions, including the entry into an agreement in connection with such liquidation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction (each Transferee contemplated by clauses (i) through (vi), each, a “Permitted Transferee”).

(b) Vesting. Each Existing Investor and the Company agrees that, from and after the Closing, each share of Class B-1 Common Stock and Class B-2 Common Stock shall be unvested and restricted and that each such share shall vest automatically and cease to be subject to any restrictions hereunder as of immediately prior to the occurrence of a Class B-1 Conversion Event or Class B-2 Conversion Event, as applicable; provided that, during the Lock-Up Period, Section 4.3(a) hereof shall apply with respect to any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon any such conversion event. Upon the occurrence of (i) a Class B-1 Conversion Event, each share of Class B-1 Common Stock shall automatically convert into one share of Company Class A Common Stock and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive a Dividend Catch-Up Payment in respect thereof as provided in Section 4.3(D) of the Company Charter and (ii) a Class B-2 Conversion Event, each share of Class B-2 Common Stock shall automatically convert into one share of Company Class A Common Stock and the holder thereof shall be entitled to receive a Dividend Catch-Up Payment in respect thereof as provided in Section 4.3(D) of the Company Charter.

 

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(c) Forfeiture. To the extent that, on or prior to the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Closing Date, (i) a Class B-1 Conversion Event shall not have occurred in accordance with the Company Charter, all outstanding shares of Class B-1 Common Stock that shall not have been converted into shares of Company Class A Common Stock shall automatically be forfeited and surrendered to the Company for no consideration and any dividends or distributions previously declared in respect of such shares and any Dividend Catch-Up Payments in respect thereof shall also be forfeited to the Company for no consideration, in accordance with Section 4.3(E) of the Company Charter or (ii) a Class B-2 Conversion Event shall not have occurred in accordance with the Company Charter, all outstanding shares of Class B-2 Common Stock that shall not have been converted into shares of Company Class A Common Stock shall automatically be forfeited and surrendered to the Company for no consideration and any dividends or distributions previously declared in respect of such shares and any Dividend Catch-Up Payments in respect thereof shall also be forfeited to the Company for no consideration, in accordance with Section 4.3(E) of the Company Charter. Following such forfeiture, such shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock shall be canceled, no longer be outstanding and become void and of no further force and effect.

(d) Parity. The parties hereto agree that, if the lock-up provisions in Paragraph 6(b) of the Sponsor Agreement or the forfeiture or vesting provisions or transfer restrictions with respect to the Class B Common Stock in Paragraph 7 of the Sponsor Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021, by and among Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp., the Company, Alight OpCo, the Sponsors and the other parties that are signatories thereto, or in the Company Charter or with respect to the Class B Units in Article VII of the Alight OpCo LLC Agreement are modified in a manner that is favorable to the Sponsor Investors, the corresponding modifications shall automatically apply to this Section 4.3. Similarly, to the extent that the Company waives the lock-up provisions in Section 4.3(a) of this Agreement with respect to any Existing Investor, such waiver in connection with the lock-up provisions shall automatically apply to all other Existing Investors on a pro rata basis.

(e) Transfer Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no shares of Class B Common Stock, or shares of Class V Common Stock shall be Transferable at any time other than to an Investor’s Permitted Transferees. Without limiting the foregoing, shares of Class V Common Stock and Class A Units shall be Transferable solely to the extent that the same number of Class A Units or shares of Class V Common Stock, respectively, are Transferred to such Permitted Transferee.

(f) Transfer Conditions. As a condition to any Transfer to a Permitted Transferee permitted by this Section 4.3, each Transferee must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the provisions contained in this Section 4.3. Any Transfer in violation of the provisions of this Section 4.3 shall be null and void ab initio and of no force or effect.

(g) Tax Treatment. The parties hereto intend that, for U.S. federal and all applicable state and local income tax purposes, (i) a conversion of shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock into Company Class A Common Stock upon the occurrence of a Class B-1 Conversion Event or Class B-2 Conversion Event, respectively, shall qualify as a “recapitalization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code, (ii) this Agreement be, and the parties hereby adopt this Agreement as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g), and (iii) the amount of any dividends declared with respect to the shares of Class B-1 Common Stock or Class B-2 Common Stock not be reported as taxable income (on IRS Form 1099 or otherwise) to the holders thereof unless and until such dividends are paid in cash or in kind, as the case may be. The parties to this Agreement shall not take any position inconsistent with the intent set forth in this Section 4.3(g) except to the extent otherwise required by a law.

ARTICLE V.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Termination. Subject to the early termination of any provision as a result of an amendment to this Agreement agreed to by the Board and the Investors, as provided under Section 5.3, and except for Section 3.3

 

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and Section 4.3 hereof, this Agreement, excluding Article V hereof, shall terminate with respect to each Investor at such time as such Investor and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 2.5% of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities of the Company or such earlier time as such Investor shall deliver a written notice to the Company requesting that this Agreement terminate with respect to such Investor in accordance with Section 5.3(d). The VCOC Investors shall advise the Company when they collectively first cease to hold any Common Stock (or other securities of the Company into which such Common Stock or Alight OpCo Units may be converted or for which such Common Stock may be exchanged), whereupon Section 3.3 hereof shall terminate as to such VCOC Investor.

5.2 Notices. Any notice, designation, request, request for consent or consent provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, sent by email or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient at the address indicated on the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as set forth on Schedule A hereto or as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices and other such documents will be deemed to have been given or made hereunder when delivered personally or sent by email and one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.

If to the Company:

Alight, Inc.

4 Overlook Point

Lincolnshire, IL 60069

Attn: Paulette Dodson, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

E-mail: paulette.dodson@alight.com

With a copy to:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Peter Martelli, P.C.; Lauren M. Colasacco, P.C.; Andrew Arons, P.C.

E-mail: peter.martelli@kirkland.com; lauren.colasacco@kirkland.com; andrew.arons@kirkland.com

If to any of the Investors or any other Person who becomes party to this Agreement, to such Person’s address as set forth on Schedule A hereto (as may be updated from time to time by the Company upon written notice thereof in accordance with this Section 5.2).

5.3 Amendment; Waiver.

(a) The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only with the written approval of the Company and Investors holding a majority of the Voting Securities then held by all Investors in the aggregate; provided, however, that any modification or amendment (i) to Section 2.1, Section 2.2 or this Section 5.3 shall also require the approval of the Blackstone Designator and the Sponsor Designator and (ii) that would adversely affect the rights of, or impose any additional obligations on, any of the Existing Investors or Sponsor Investors hereunder shall also require the approval of each of the affected Existing Investors or Sponsor Investors, as applicable.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence.

 

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(c) No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, right, remedy, power or privilege is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

(d) Each Investor, in such Investor’s sole discretion, may withdraw from this Agreement at any time by written notice to the Company. Thereafter, such Investor shall cease to be a party to this Agreement, shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder and none of the terms or provisions hereof shall have any continuing force and effect with respect to such Investor; provided, that the following provisions shall survive any such withdrawal and shall continue to apply to the withdrawing Investor (and such Investor shall continue to be a party hereto with respect to the following provisions of this Agreement): (i) until the expiration of the Investor Lock-Up Period, the transfer restrictions and requirements set forth in Section 4.3 with respect to any Covered Shares held by such Investor and (ii) at all times that any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class V Common Stock are Beneficially Owned by such Investor, Section 4.3 (other than, following the expiration of the Investor Lock-Up Period, Section 4.3(a)), and in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), as it relates thereto, Article I and this Article V.

(e) Any party hereto may unilaterally waive any of its rights hereunder in a signed writing delivered to the Company.

5.4 Further Assurances. Subject to Section 10.01(f) of the Business Combination Agreement, the parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company shall not directly or indirectly take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, any Investor being deprived of the rights contemplated by this Agreement.

5.5 Assignment; Affiliated Transferees.

(a) The rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that, each of the Blackstone Investors and Sponsor Investors may, without the prior written consent of the Company or any other Person, assign its rights and obligations under Section 2.2 of this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any Transferee of Voting Securities held by such Blackstone Investor or Sponsor Investor so long as any right to designate Directors to the Board will not result in the Transferee receiving the right to designate more than one Director where such designation rights would result in the Transferee receiving the right to designate a percentage of the Total Number of Directors that is greater than the percentage of the aggregate outstanding Voting Securities held by such Transferee after giving effect to such Transfer, if not already a party to this Agreement, executes and delivers to the Company a joinder to this Agreement evidencing its agreement to become a party to and to be bound by all of the applicable provisions of this Agreement as a “Blackstone Investor” or “Sponsor Investor”, as applicable, hereunder, and whereupon such Transferee shall also be deemed an “Investor” hereunder. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(b) Any Affiliated Transferee of an Investor who acquires Beneficial Ownership of any Equity Securities must concurrently with becoming an equityholder execute and deliver to the Company a counterparty copy of this Agreement or a joinder hereto agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement on the same terms as the applicable Investor.

5.6 Third Parties. Except as provided for in Article III with respect to any VCOC Investor that is an Affiliate of an Investor, this Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.

 

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5.7 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS ENFORCEMENT AND ANY CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE MAKING OR PERFORMANCE OF 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 IN THAT STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW OR OTHERWISE.

5.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby (i) agrees that any action, directly or indirectly, arising out of, under or relating to this Agreement shall exclusively be brought in and shall exclusively be heard and determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction, any federal court within the State of Delaware (and if both such courts decline to accept jurisdiction, any other state court located in the State of Delaware), and, in each case, any appellate court therefrom, and (ii) solely in connection with the action(s) contemplated by subsection (i) hereof, (A) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts identified in subsection (i) hereof, (B) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue in any of the courts identified in clause (i) of this Section 5.8, (C) irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any of the courts identified in such clause (i) is an inconvenient forum or does not have personal jurisdiction over any party hereto, (D) irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it is not entitled to any immunity on the basis of sovereignty or otherwise (and waives and agrees not to claim any immunity or right to claim immunity from any such action or proceeding brought in any of the courts identified in clause (i) of this Section 5.8) and (E) agrees that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action in the manner provided in Section 5.2 hereof or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. Notwithstanding clause (ii)(D) of this Section 5.8, neither the PF Investors nor the GIC Investors make any waiver of sovereign immunity hereby. Each of the PF Investors and the GIC Investors acknowledge and agree that, in connection with this Agreement, such Existing Investors act in a commercial capacity and not as part of the instrumentality of a government to achieve a public function. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

5.9 Specific Performance. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and agrees that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to seek specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of a bond.

5.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof. This Agreement supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

5.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.

5.12 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions. The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.

 

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5.13 Grant of Consent. Any consent or approval of, or designation by, or any other action of, an Investor Designator (in its capacity as such) hereunder shall be effective if notice of such consent, approval, designation or action is provided to the Company in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof by the applicable Investor Designator as of the latest date any such notice is so provided to the Company.

5.14 Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of separate counterparts (including by means of telecopied signature pages or electronic transmission in portable document format (pdf) or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement (or amendment, as applicable). The parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.

5.15 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing Date.

5.16 No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or cause of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the subject matter hereof may only be made against the parties hereto and no past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, equityholder, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto or any past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, equityholder, agent, attorney or representative of any of the foregoing (each, a “Non-Recourse Party”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the rights of any party against the other parties hereto, in no event shall any party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

5.17 Obligations are Several. For the avoidance of doubt, Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, all obligations, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of each party hereto contained in this Agreement are several and not joint.

5.18 Amendments to Organizational Documents. Following the Closing, each Investor agrees, and shall cause any of its Affiliated Transferees or other Person that is a holder of record of any of such Investor’s Covered Shares, in each case in its capacity as a holder of Covered Shares, at any meeting of Company stockholders or members of Alight OpCo, as applicable, called for the purpose of, or in the event of any action proposed to be taken by written consent by the Company stockholders or Alight OpCo members, as applicable, with respect to, any waiver, amendment or modification to the terms of any series of Class B Common Stock or Class B Units contained in the Company Charter or the Alight OpCo LLC Agreement, as applicable, that are required to give effect to the provisions of Section 4.3(d) of this Agreement or Paragraph 6(d) of the Sponsor Agreement (as in effect as of the date hereof) or to provide for a proportionate waiver, modification or amendment of any transfer restriction or vesting condition with respect to such series of Class B Common Stock or Class B Units, as applicable, in accordance with such provisions, to vote or consent all Covered Shares then held by it that are entitled to vote on the proposal or waiver, amendment or modification in favor thereof and the Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to take such actions as necessary to give effect to the provisions of Section 4.3(d) of this Agreement and Paragraph 6(d) of the Sponsor Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:

ALIGHT, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

  Name: Michael L. Gravelle
  Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

BLACKSTONE INVESTORS:

BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P.

By:

  Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:   BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member
By:  

/s/ Peter Wallace

  Name: Peter Wallace
  Title: Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS
VII.2 NQ L.P.
By:   Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:   BMA VII NQ L.L.C., its sole member

By:

 

/s/ Peter Wallace

  Name: Peter Wallace
  Title: Senior Managing Director

 

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BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII-ESC NQ L.P.

By:

  BCP VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., its general partner

By:

 

/s/ Peter Wallace

 

Name: Peter Wallace

 

Title: Senior Managing Director

BCP VII SBS Holdings L.L.C.

By:

  Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., its managing member

By:

  Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner

By:

 

/s/ Peter Wallace

  Name: Peter Wallace
  Title: Senior Managing Director

BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C.

By:

  BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C., its managing member

By:

 

/s/ Peter Wallace

  Name: Peter Wallace
  Title: Senior Managing Director
NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS INVESTORS:

NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV (AIV-E), L.P.

By:

  New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C., its general partner
 

By:

 

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

  Name: Adam B. Weinstein
  Title: Authorized Person

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 

 

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NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV (AIV-E2), L.P.

 

By:

  New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C., its general partner
 

By:

 

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

  Name: Adam B. Weinstein
  Title: Authorized Person
 

SPONSOR INVESTORS:

CANNAE HOLDINGS LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

  Name: Michael L. Gravelle
  Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 

THL FTAC LLC

By:

  THL Equity Advisors, VIII, LLC, its manager

By:

  Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its sole member

By:

  Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its general partner

By:

  THL Holdco, LLC, its managing member
 

By:

 

/s/ Thomas M. Hagerty

  Name: Thomas M. Hagerty
  Title: Director
 

BILCAR FT, LP

By:

  Bilcar FT, LLC, its general partner
 

By:

 

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

  Name: Michael L. Gravelle
  Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 

TRASIMENE CAPITAL FT, LP

By:

  Trasimene Capital FT, LLC, its general partner
 

By:

 

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

  Name: Michael L. Gravelle
  Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 

 

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GIC INVESTOR:
JASMINE VENTURES PTE. LTD.
By:   /s/ Alexander S. Moskowitz
 

Name: Alexander S. Moskowitz

Title: Authorized Signatory

 
PF INVESTORS:
PLATINUM FALCON B 2018 RSC LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Alqubaisi

 

Name: Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Alqubaisi

Title: Director

 
By:  

/s/ Ahmed Ghubash

 

Name: Ahmed Ghubash

Title: Director

 

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EX-99.F 6 d188688dex99f.htm EX-99.F EX-99.F

Exhibit 99.F

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 2, 2021 among Alight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the persons identified on Schedule A hereto (each such person, together with each Affiliate of such person that acquires Registrable Securities (as defined below) from such first Person other than pursuant to a registered offering or Rule 144 (but only for so long as such Affiliate holds Registrable Securities), and their respective successors and permitted assigns, an “Investor”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual and dependent covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

144 Coordination” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Blackstone” means the entities comprising (i) Blackstone Capital Partners VII NQ L.P., (ii) Blackstone Capital Partners VII.2 NQ L.P., (iii) BCP VII SBS HOLDINGS L.L.C., (iv) BTASA NQ Holdings L.L.C., (v) Blackstone Family Investment partnership VII—ESC NQ L.P., their respective Affiliates and the successors and permitted assigns and transferees of such entities and their respective Affiliates.

Block Trade” means any non-marketed underwritten takedown offering taking the form of a bought deal or a block sale to a financial institution.

Board” means the board of directors (or any successor governing body) of the Company.

Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.

Co-Investors” means (i) each of Platinum Falcon B 2018 RSC Limited, Jasmine Ventures PTE. LTD., New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E), L.P., New Mountain Partners IV (AIV-E2), L.P., each of the executives listed on the signature pages under the caption “Executives” or who executes a Joinder as an “Executive”; (ii) with respect to each Person in clause (i), each Affiliate of such Person that acquires Registrable Securities from such first Person other than pursuant to a registered offering or Rule 144 (but only for so long as the Affiliate holds Registrable Securities); and (iii) the successors and permitted assigns and transferees of such Persons described in clauses (i) and (ii) (but only for so long as the Affiliate holds Registrable Securities).

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and includes the Company’s successors by merger, amalgamation, acquisition, reorganization or otherwise.

Controlling Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(g).

Coordination Committee” means the Coordination Committee created by Blackstone and maintained for as long as this Agreement remains in effect. Blackstone and each Co-Investor shall designate one representative to participate on the Coordination Committee; provided that (i) a Co-Investor’s designee shall be automatically

 

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removed (and not replaced) at such time as such Co-Investor ceases to hold more than 2% of the then outstanding Equity Securities; (ii) Blackstone’s designee has a majority of the votes of the Coordinate Committee; and (iii) Blackstone shall determine, from time to time, the procedures which govern the conduct of the Coordination Committee and shall at all times ultimately control the actions and decisions of the Coordination Committee.

Coordination Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(c).

Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

DTCDRS” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(r).

Earn-Out Securities” means the non-voting shares of Class B-1 and Class B-2 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Effectiveness Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Equity Securities” means (i) all of the issued shares of Class A common stock of the Company from time to time and all warrants to acquire any such shares, (ii) any shares of Class A common stock of the Company or other securities issued or issuable (without material condition) as a distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of any of the foregoing shares or warrants or in exchange for or in replacement of other equity securities of the Company or its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, LLC Units, Earn-Out Securities, Restricted Founder Securities, any warrants or any shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants and any other shares issued or issuable with respect thereto) and (iii) any other securities issued or transferred in exchange for or upon conversion of any of the foregoing shares in clauses (i) and (ii) as a result of a share dividend or share split or in exchange for or upon conversion of such shares or otherwise in connection with a combination of shares, distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, other corporate reorganization or other similar event with respect to the Equity Securities.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Initial Registrable Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(ii).

Initial Registrable Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(ii).

Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h).

Investor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Opco, dated as of May 1, 2017, as amended from time to time.

LLC Units” means Membership Interests (as defined in the LLC Agreement).

Long-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

New Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(ii).

Opco” means Tempo Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.

 

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Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Piggyback Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Piggyback Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Piggyback Shelf Takedown” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Prospectus” means the prospectus or prospectuses included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 430A under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including any Shelf Supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus or prospectuses.

Public Offering” shall mean a public offering and sale of Equity Securities of the Company for cash, other than by the Company, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h).

Registrable Securities” means (a) any Equity Securities beneficially owned or otherwise held directly or indirectly by any of the Investors, (b) any Equity Securities issued or issuable as a distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any of the foregoing Equity Securities, including, without limitation, LLC Units, Earn-Out Securities and Restricted Founder Securities and (c) with respect to any Equity Securities described in subsections (a) and (b) by way of a share dividend or share split or in exchange for or upon conversion of such shares or otherwise in connection with a combination of shares, distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, other reorganization or other similar event with respect to the Equity Securities (it being understood that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to then acquire or obtain from the Company any Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected). As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) the Commission has declared a Registration Statement covering such securities effective and such securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, or (ii) such securities are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act are met.

Registration Date” means the date on which the Company becomes subject to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements (including Shelf Supplements) to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Related Group” means, with respect to any 144 measurement period, all Co-Investors other than those (a) who have agreed to forego their full pro rata share of the Rule 144 group limit in accordance with the last sentence of Section 9(b)(i), (b) who have opted out of 144 Coordination pursuant to Section 9(b)(iii), or (c) who have been excluded from the provisions of Section 9(b) pursuant to the last sentence of Section 9(d), unless, in each case, such Person’s sales of Registrable Securities are required to be aggregated with sales of Registrable Securities of all Co-Investors not described in clauses (a) through (c) for purposes of clauses (e)(1) or (2) of Rule 144.

Restricted Founder Securities” means the non-voting shares of Class B-3 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

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Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and share transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for any holder of Registrable Securities, except for the fees and disbursements of counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities required to be paid by the Company pursuant to Section 6.

Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Shelf Supplement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

Shelf Takedown” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

Shelf Takedown Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

Short-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Target Filing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Transfer” (including its correlative meanings, “Transferor”, “Transferee” and “Transferred”) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such security. When used as a noun, “Transfer” shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.

2. Registration.

(a) To the extent that a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b) or a Shelf Registration Statement is not available to effect the proposed transaction, each Investor (other than each Co-Investor who shall have the right to make such a request after the expiration of the Coordination Period) may request that the Company register under the Securities Act all or any portion of its Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-1, S-1 or any successor form thereto with respect to an underwritten public offering of Registrable Securities (each, a “Long-Form Registration”). Each request for a Long-Form Registration shall specify the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Long-Form Registration. Upon receipt of any such request, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 10 days following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities who shall then have 15 days from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such registration. The Company shall prepare and file with (or confidentially submit to) the Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-1, S-1 or any successor form thereto covering all of the Registrable Securities that the holders thereof have requested to be included in such Long-Form Registration within 60 days after the date on which the initial request is given and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

(b) The Company shall, as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, file (or confidentially submit) a Registration Statement to permit the public resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Investors from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities

 

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Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) on the terms and conditions specified in this Section 2(b) and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but in no event later than the earlier of (i) the 75th day (or 135th day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing Date and (ii) the 5th business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Deadline”). The Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall be on Form F-3 or S-3, or if Form F-3 or S-3 is not then available to the Company, on Form F-1 or S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for the sale or resale of such Registrable Securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule or provision similar thereto adopted by the Commission, covering such Registrable Securities, and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit any Investor to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement. A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2(b) shall provide for the sale or resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Investors. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(b) to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement is continuously available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. As soon as practicable following the effective date of a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2(b), but in any event within one (1) business day of such date, the Company shall notify the Investors of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. If, after the filing such Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities requests registration under the Securities Act of additional Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, the Company shall amend such Registration Statement to cover such additional Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 2(d) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any resale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to this Section 2(b).

(c) The Company shall use its best efforts to qualify and remain qualified to register the offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-3, S-3 or any successor form thereto. As soon as practicable after the date hereof, but not later than the Target Filing Date, the Company shall (i) prepare and file with (or confidentially submit to) the Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-3, S-3 or the then appropriate form for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (a “Shelf Registration Statement”) that covers all Registrable Securities then outstanding for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (a “Shelf Registration”) and (ii) use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter. In addition, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(c) to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Shelf Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Shelf Registration Statement (if the Company is eligible to file a Shelf Registration Statement) or other Registration Statement (if the Company is not so eligible) is continuously available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. For purposes hereof, “Target Filing Date” shall mean the date which is 30 days after the Company becomes qualified to register the offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement. If, after the filing of a Shelf Registration Statement, a holder of Registrable Securities requests registration under the Securities Act of additional Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration, the Company shall amend such Shelf Registration Statement to cover such additional Registrable Securities. At such time as the Company shall have qualified for the use of a Registration Statement on Form F-3, S-3 or any successor form thereto, the

 

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holders of Registrable Securities (other than the Co-Investors who shall have the right to make such a request after the expiration of the Coordination Period) shall have the right to request an unlimited number of registrations under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-3, S-3 or any similar short-form Registration Statement (each, a “Short-Form Registration” and, collectively with each Long-Form Registration and Shelf Registration (as defined below), a “Demand Registration”). Each request for a Short-Form Registration shall specify the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the Short-Form Registration. Upon receipt of any such request, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than 10 days following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities who shall then have 15 days from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such registration. The Company shall prepare and file with (or confidentially submit to) the Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-3, S-3 or any successor form thereto covering all of the Registrable Securities that the holders thereof have requested to be included in such Short-Form Registration within 30 days after the date on which the initial request is given and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

(d) At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if a holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement delivers a notice to the Company (a “Shelf Takedown Notice”) (other than a Co-Investor who shall have the right to deliver a Shelf Takedown Notice after the expiration of the Coordination Period) stating that the holder intends to effect an offering of all or part of its Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf Takedown”) and the Company is eligible to use such Shelf Registration Statement for such Shelf Takedown, then the Company shall take all actions reasonably required, including amending or supplementing (a “Shelf Supplement”) such Shelf Registration Statement, to enable such Registrable Securities to be offered and sold as contemplated by such Shelf Takedown Notice. Each Shelf Takedown Notice shall specify the number of Registrable Securities to be offered and sold under the Shelf Takedown. Upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Notice, the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than five (5) business days, or, in the case of an underwritten overnight Block Trade, two (2) business days, following receipt thereof) deliver notice of such Shelf Takedown Notice to all other holders of Registrable Securities who shall then have ten (10) business days, or, in the case an underwritten overnight Block Trade, two (2) business days, from the date such notice is given to notify the Company in writing of their desire to be included in such Shelf Takedown. Each holder of Registrable Securities and the Company agrees to use its good faith efforts to provide advance notice as soon as reasonably practicable to the holders of Registrable Securities of such first holder’s or the Company’s intention to deliver a Shelf Takedown Notice; provided, however, that none of the holders or the Company shall be obligated hereby to provide any such advance notice and, if provided, such advance notice shall not be binding in any respect. The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Shelf Supplement as soon as practicable after the date on which it received the Shelf Takedown Notice and, if such Shelf Supplement is an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement, shall use its best efforts to cause such Shelf Supplement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter.

(e) The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Long-Form Registration (x) within 90 days after the effective date of a previous Long-Form Registration or Shelf Takedown or a previous Piggyback Registration in which holders of Registrable Securities were permitted to register the offer and sale under the Securities Act, and actually sold, all of the shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein (y) or, except with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 2(b), while a lock-up agreement pursuant to Section 4 or any other lock-up agreement relating to such holder’s Registrable Securities is in effect and has not been waived with respect to any Investor. Notwithstanding anything otherwise to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be required to provide notice of any requested underwritten public offering to any holders of Registrable Securities whose shares are subject to any applicable lock-up arrangements at the time of such request, and any such holders shall not have the right to receive information on or participate in any such underwritten public offering. The Company may postpone for up to 60 days the filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration or the filing of a Shelf Supplement for a Shelf Takedown if the Board determines in its reasonable good

 

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faith judgment that such Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. The Company may delay a Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence only once in any period of 12 consecutive months.

(f) If the holders of the Registrable Securities initially requesting a Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown elect to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request in an underwritten offering, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to Section 2(a), Section 2(b), Section 2(c) or Section 2(d), and the Company shall include such information in its notice to the other holders of Registrable Securities. The holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities initially requesting the Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

(g) The Company shall not include in any Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If a Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter of the requested Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown advises the Company and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that in its reasonable and good faith opinion the number of Equity Securities proposed to be included in the Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown, including all Registrable Securities and all other Equity Securities proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of Equity Securities which can be sold in such underwritten offering and/or the number of Equity Securities proposed to be included in such Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown would adversely affect the price per share of the Equity Securities proposed to be sold in such underwritten offering, the Company shall include in such Demand Registration or Shelf Takedown (i) first, the Equity Securities that the holders of Registrable Securities propose to sell (pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such holders at the time the cutback is made), and (ii) second, the Equity Securities proposed to be included therein by any other Persons (including Equity Securities to be sold for the account of the Company and/or other holders of Equity Securities) (pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such holders at the time the cutback is made). If the managing underwriter determines that less than all of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated pro rata among the respective holders thereof on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder.

3. Piggyback Registration.

(a) Whenever the Company proposes to offer or sell any Equity Securities pursuant to a registered offering under the Securities Act (other than a registration (i) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or other registration solely relating to an offering or sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee share plan or other employee benefit arrangement), (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-4, S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), or (iii) in connection with any dividend or distribution reinvestment or similar plan), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more shareholders of the Company and the form of Registration Statement (a “Piggyback Registration Statement”) to be used may be used for any registration of Registrable Securities (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than ten (10) business days prior to either the filing of such Registration Statement or, with respect to a Piggyback Shelf Takedown, the filing of a prospectus supplement to the applicable Piggyback Shelf Registration Statement) to the holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Section 3(b) and Section 3(c), shall

 

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include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the holders of Registrable Securities within five (5) business days after the Company’s notice has been given to each such holder. The Company agrees to use its good faith efforts to provide advance notice as soon as reasonably practicable to the holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect a Piggyback Registration; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated hereby to provide any such advance notice and, if provided, such advance notice shall not be binding in any respect. A Piggyback Registration shall not be considered a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 2. If any Piggyback Registration Statement pursuant to which holders of Registrable Securities have registered the offer and sale of Registrable Securities is a Registration Statement on Form F-3, S-3 or the then appropriate form for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (a “Piggyback Shelf Registration Statement”), such holder(s) shall have the right to be notified of and to participate (it being specified that it shall not be obligated to participate) in any offering under such Piggyback Shelf Registration Statement (a “Piggyback Shelf Takedown”).

(b) If a Piggyback Registration or Piggyback Shelf Takedown is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter advises the Company and the holders of Registrable Securities (if any holders of Registrable Securities have elected to include Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Registration or Piggyback Shelf Takedown) in writing that in its reasonable and good faith opinion the number of Equity Securities proposed to be included in such registration or takedown, including all Registrable Securities and all other Equity Securities proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of Equity Securities which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of Equity Securities proposed to be included in any such registration or takedown would adversely affect the price per share of the Equity Securities to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration or takedown (i) first, the Equity Securities that the Company proposes to sell; (ii) second, the Equity Securities requested to be included therein by holders of Registrable Securities, allocated pro rata among all such holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such holder or in such manner as they may otherwise agree; and (iii) third, the Equity Securities requested to be included therein by holders of Equity Securities other than holders of Registrable Securities, allocated among such holders in such manner as they may agree.

(c) If a Piggyback Registration or Piggyback Shelf Takedown is initiated as an underwritten offering on behalf of a holder of Equity Securities other than Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that in its reasonable and good faith opinion the number of Equity Securities proposed to be included in such registration or takedown, including all Registrable Securities and all other Equity Securities proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of Equity Securities which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of Equity Securities proposed to be included in any such registration or takedown would adversely affect the price per share of the Equity Securities to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration or takedown (i) first, the Equity Securities requested to be included therein by the holder(s) requesting such registration or takedown and by the holders of Registrable Securities, allocated pro rata among all such holders on the basis of the number of Equity Securities other than the Registrable Securities (on a fully diluted, as converted basis) and the number of Registrable Securities, as applicable, owned by all such holders or in such manner as they may otherwise agree; and (ii) second, the Equity Securities requested to be included therein by other holders of Equity Securities, allocated among such holders in such manner as they may agree.

(d) If any Piggyback Registration or Piggyback Shelf Takedown is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, the Company shall, subject to the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Piggyback Registration or Piggyback Shelf Takedown, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

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Registrable Securities agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement; provided, that each such holder shall sign a lock-up agreement that contains restrictions that are no more restrictive than the restrictions contained in the lock-up agreements executed by any other holder of Registrable Securities participating in such offering. The Company shall cause its executive officers and its directors, which directors are selling Equity Securities in such offering (as applicable), and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause other holders of Equity Securities who beneficially own (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement) 10% or more of the then outstanding Equity Securities and holders of any of the Registrable Securities participating in such offering, to enter into lock-up agreements that contain restrictions that are no less restrictive than the restrictions contained in the lock-up agreements executed by the holders of Registrable Securities. Each holder of Registrable Securities agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the managing underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4, each holder of Registrable Securities shall be released, pro rata, from any lock-up agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 4 in the event and to the extent that the managing underwriter or the Company permit any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any lock-up agreement pertaining to any officer, director or holder of greater than 10% of the outstanding Equity Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Investor shall be subject to such lock-up arrangements so long as such Investor holds less than 1% of the Equity Securities.

5. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the holders of Registrable Securities request that the offer and sale of any Registrable Securities be registered under the Securities Act or any Registrable Securities be distributed in a Shelf Takedown pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration of the offer and sale of such Registrable Securities under the Securities Act in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall as soon as practicable and as applicable:

(a) subject to Section 2(a), Section 2(b), Section 2(c) and Section 2(d), (i) prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective; and (ii) if (A) the Company has filed a Registration Statement (the “Initial Registration Statement”) with the Commission that covers Registrable Securities (the “Initial Registrable Securities”), (B) pursuant to Rule 415(a)(5) under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto, the Initial Registration Statement may no longer be used for offers and sales of any of the Initial Registrable Securities, and (C) any of the Initial Registrable Securities are Registrable Securities at the time that (B) above occurs, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission within the time limits required by Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto a new Registration Statement covering any Initial Registrable Securities that have not ceased to be Registrable Securities for an offering to be made on a delayed on continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto (a “New Registration Statement”) and shall use its best efforts to cause such New Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter;

(b) (i) in the case of a Long-Form Registration or a Short-Form Registration, prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for a period of not less than 180 days, or if earlier, until all of such Registrable Securities have been disposed of and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of disposition set forth in such Registration Statement; and (ii) in the case of a Shelf-Registration, prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, post-effective amendments and supplements, including Shelf Supplements, to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities subject thereto for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 36 months after the effective date of such Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all the Registrable Securities subject thereto have been sold pursuant to such Registration Statement;

 

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(c) within a reasonable time before filing such Registration Statement, Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto with the Commission, furnish to one counsel selected by holders of a majority of such Registrable Securities copies of such documents proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review, comment and approval of such counsel;

(d) notify each selling holder of Registrable Securities, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such Registration Statement has been declared effective or a supplement, including a Shelf Supplement, to any Prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission;

(e) furnish to each selling holder of Registrable Securities such number of copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any supplement thereto, including a Shelf Supplement (in each case including all exhibits and documents incorporated by reference therein), and such other documents as such seller may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

(f) use its best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any selling holder requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be necessary or advisable to enable such holders to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders; provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business, subject itself to general taxation or consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to do so but for this Section 5(f);

(g) notify each selling holder of such Registrable Securities, at any time when a Prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event that would cause the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit any fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and, at the request of any such holder, the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(h) make available for inspection by any selling holder of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such holder or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement;

(i) provide a transfer agent and registrar (which may be the same entity) for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration;

(j) use its best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Equity Securities is then listed or, if the Equity Securities is not then listed, on a national securities exchange selected by the holders of a majority of such Registrable Securities;

(k) in connection with an underwritten offering, enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and lock-up agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the holders of such Registrable Securities or the managing underwriter of such offering request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, without limitation, making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in “road show” and other customary marketing activities (including one-on-one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Registrable Securities));

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Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto) no later than 30 days after the end of the 12-month period beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full fiscal quarter after the effective date of such Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall cover said 12-month period, and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 20-F, 6-K, 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as applicable, under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto; and

(m) furnish to each selling holder of Registrable Securities and each underwriter, if any, with (i) a written legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, dated the closing date of the offering, in form and substance as is customarily given in opinions of the Company’s counsel to underwriters in underwritten registered offerings; and (ii) on the date of the applicable Prospectus, on the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement and at the closing of the offering, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, a “comfort” letter signed by the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given in accountants’ letters to underwriters in underwritten registered offerings;

(n) without limiting Section 5(f), use its best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company to enable the holders of such Registrable Securities to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with their intended method of distribution thereof;

(o) notify the holders of Registrable Securities promptly of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information;

(p) advise the holders of Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued;

(q) permit any holder of Registrable Securities which holder, in its sole and exclusive judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a “controlling person” (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (a “Controlling Person”) of the Company, to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement and to require the insertion therein of language, furnished to the Company in writing, which in the reasonable judgment of such holder and its counsel should be included;

(r) cooperate with the holders of the Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144 free of any restrictive legends and representing such number of Equity Securities and registered in such names as the holders of the Registrable Securities may reasonably request a reasonable period of time prior to sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144; provided, that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical share certificates through the use of The Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System (the “DTCDRS”);

(s) not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company; provided, that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical share certificates through the use of the DTCDRS;

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(u) otherwise use its best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

6. Expenses. All expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incurred by the Company in complying with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and in connection with the registration and disposition of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company, including, without limitation, all (i) registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, any fees relating to filings required to be made with, or the listing of any Registrable Securities on, any securities exchange or over-the-counter trading market on which the Registrable Securities are listed or quoted); (ii) underwriting expenses (other than fees, commissions or discounts); (iii) expenses of any audits incident to or required by any such registration; (iv) fees and expenses of complying with securities and “blue sky” laws (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with “blue sky” qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities); (v) printing expenses; (vi) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses; (vii) fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants; (viii) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. filing fees (if any); and (ix) fees and expenses of one counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities participating in such registration as a group (selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the registration). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties) and the expense of any annual audits. All Selling Expenses relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities registered under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement shall be borne and paid by the holders of such Registrable Securities, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities included in such registration for each such holder.

7. Indemnification.

(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each holder of Registrable Securities, such holder’s officers, directors, managers, members, partners, shareholders and Affiliates, each underwriter, broker or any other Person acting on behalf of such holder of Registrable Securities and each other Controlling Person, if any, who controls any of the foregoing Persons, against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several, to which any of the foregoing Persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus, free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto) or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or free writing prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; and shall reimburse such Persons for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, action, damage or liability, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such holder expressly for use therein or by such holder’s failure to deliver a copy of the Registration Statement, Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus, free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto) or any amendments or supplements thereto (if the same was required by applicable law to be so delivered) after the Company has furnished such holder with a sufficient number of copies of the same prior to any written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have.

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foregoing Persons against any losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus, free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto) or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, preliminary Prospectus or free writing prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such holder; provided, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, for each holder and shall not exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds (after underwriting fees, commissions or discounts) actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the selling holder may otherwise have.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement of any action involving a claim referred to in this Section 7, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is made against an indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of such action. The failure of any indemnified party to notify an indemnifying party of any such action shall not (unless such failure shall have a material adverse effect on the indemnifying party) relieve the indemnifying party from any liability in respect of such action that it may have to such indemnified party hereunder. In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and to assume the defense of the claims in any such action that are subject or potentially subject to indemnification hereunder, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified to the extent that it may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after written notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be responsible for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, that, if (i) any indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to such indemnified party which are additional to or conflict with those available to the indemnifying party, or that such claim or litigation involves or could have an effect upon matters beyond the scope of the indemnity provided hereunder, or (ii) such action seeks an injunction or equitable relief against any indemnified party or involves actual or alleged criminal activity, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party without such indemnified party’s prior written consent (but, without such consent, shall have the right to participate therein with counsel of its choice) and such indemnifying party shall reimburse such indemnified party and any Controlling Person of such indemnified party for that portion of the fees and expenses of any counsel retained by the indemnified party which is reasonably related to the matters covered by the indemnity provided hereunder. If the indemnifying party is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim, it shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicting indemnified parties shall have a right to retain one separate counsel, chosen by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the registration, at the expense of the indemnifying party.

(d) If the indemnification provided for hereunder is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, that the maximum amount of liability in respect of such contribution shall be limited, in the case of each holder of Registrable Securities, to an amount equal to the net proceeds (after

 

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underwriting fees, commissions or discounts) actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party, whether the violation of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any applicable registration, qualification or compliance was perpetrated by the indemnifying party or the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant hereto were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method or allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. No Person guilty or liable of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

8. Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such Person (a) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any customary underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided, that no holder of Registrable Securities included in any underwritten registration shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company or the underwriters (other than representations and warranties regarding such holder, such holder’s ownership of its Equity Securities to be sold in the offering and such holder’s intended method of distribution) or to undertake any indemnification obligations to the Company or the underwriters with respect thereto, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.

9. Rule 144 Compliance; Permitted Public Transfers.

(a) With a view to making available to the holders of Registrable Securities the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit a holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, the Company shall:

(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the Registration Date;

(ii) use best efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, at any time after the Registration Date; and

(iii) furnish to any holder so long as the holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed or furnished by the Company as such holder may request in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities without registration.

(b) Prior to the expiration of the Coordination Period, no Co-Investor shall Transfer any or all of its Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 or a Block Trade, in each case other than in compliance with this Section 9(b) hereof. Prior to the expiration of the Coordination Period, Blackstone may require the Co-Investors to make reasonable efforts to coordinate their efforts to Transfer Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (“144 Coordination”) or to discontinue such requirement. As of the date of this Agreement, 144 Coordination shall be required until the earlier of (x) the expiration of the Coordination Period and (y) such time as Blackstone provides a subsequent notice to the Co-Investors that such coordination is discontinued. Blackstone may reinstitute and discontinue 144 Coordination from time to time during the Coordination Period by providing notice to the Co-Investors.

 

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(i) For so long as 144 Coordination is in effect, each Co-Investor shall promptly notify the Coordination Committee when it wishes to sell Registrable Securities under Rule 144; provided that for any given measurement period for purposes of the Rule 144 group volume limit, no Co-Investor shall be permitted to effect Transfers of Registrable Securities in excess of their pro rata share (based on its percentage ownership of Registrable Securities held by all Co-Investors at the applicable time) of all Registrable Securities that may be Transferred by members of the Related Group during the applicable measurement period based on its percentage ownership of Registrable Securities held by all Co-Investors at the start of such measurement period. In the event any Co-Investor agrees to forego its full pro rata share of the Rule 144 group volume limit by written notice to the Coordination Committee, the remainder shall be re-allocated pro rata among the other Co-Investors in like manner (except that the Registrable Securities held by such forfeiting Co-Investor at the start of such measurement period shall be excluded from such calculation).

(ii) The provisions of this Section 9(b) shall not apply to any Transfer of Registrable Securities (i) in a Public Offering, (ii) to an Affiliate in a transaction that does not rely on Rule 144 or (iii) at any time with respect to which 144 Coordination is not effective.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Co-Investor may opt out of 144 Coordination with respect to any period of time if such Co-Investor delivers a notice to the Coordination Committee irrevocably committing not to Transfer Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 during such period.

(c) The restrictions set forth Section 9(b) shall terminate with respect to any Registrable Securities on the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (b) with respect to each Co-Investor, such time as such Co-Investor owns less than 2% of the then outstanding Equity Securities (the “Coordination Period”). Blackstone, in its sole discretion, may elect to exclude any Co-Investor from the restrictions set forth in Section 9(b) at any time during the Coordination Period.

(d) No Co-Investor shall Transfer Registrable Securities in a transaction that would violate a lock-up agreement entered into pursuant thereto but for the fact that such Co-Investor has been granted permission to make such Transfer or has been released from such restriction or such lock-up agreement unless each Co-Investor is granted similar permission or has been similarly released.

10. Preservation of Rights. The Company shall not (a) grant any registration rights to third parties which are more favorable than or inconsistent with the rights granted hereunder, or (b) enter into any agreement, take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities that violates or subordinates the rights expressly granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement.

11. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect when there shall no longer be any Registrable Securities outstanding, and shall be of no further force or effect with respect to any party when such party no longer holds Registrable Securities; provided, that the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 shall survive any such termination.

12. Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier or, in the case of a recipient located outside the United States, an internationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next business day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the fifth day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid (provided that notice may not be given to Platinum Falcon pursuant to clause (d)) . Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the addresses indicated below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 12).

 

If to the Company:   

 

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Name:

For the attention of:

Address:

  

Alight, Inc.

Attn: Paulette Dodson, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

4 Overlook Point

Lincolnshire, IL 60069

E-mail: paulette.dodson@alight.com

With a copy to:

For the attention of:

Address:

E-mail:

  

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Attn: Peter Martelli, P.C.; Lauren M. Colasacco, P.C.;
Andrew Arons, P.C.

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

E-mail: peter.martelli@kirkland.com; lauren.colasacco@kirkland.com; andrew.arons@kirkland.com

If to any Investor, to such Investor’s address as set forth on Schedule A hereto.

13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

14. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Each Investor may assign its rights hereunder to any purchaser or transferee of Registrable Securities; provided, that such purchaser or transferee shall, as a condition to the effectiveness of such assignment, be required to execute a counterpart to this Agreement agreeing to be treated as an Investor whereupon such purchaser or transferee shall have the benefits of, and shall be subject to the restrictions contained in, this Agreement as if such purchaser or transferee was originally included in the definition of an Investor herein and had originally been a party hereto.

15. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever, under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge that the Persons set forth in Section 7 are express third-party beneficiaries of the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in Section 7.

16. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

17. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. The provisions of this Agreement may only be amended, modified, supplemented or waived with the prior written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided, that any amendment or waiver that would materially adversely impact the rights of any Investor under this agreement in a manner different from the other Investors shall require the written consent of such Investor. No waiver by any party or parties shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

18. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such

 

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determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

19. Remedies. Each holder of Registrable Securities, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and the Company hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

20. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any non-contractual rights or obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

The parties irrevocably agree that the state and federal courts located in the State of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any Disputes, and waive any objection to proceedings before such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds that such proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum.

For the purposes of this Section 20, “Dispute” means any dispute, controversy, claim or difference of whatever nature arising out of, relating to, or having any connection with this Agreement, including a dispute regarding the existence, formation, validity, interpretation, performance or termination of this Agreement or the consequences of its nullity and also including any dispute relating to any non-contractual rights or obligations arising out of, relating to, or having any connection with this Agreement.

21. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted under or otherwise conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement.

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by means of a telecopied signature pages or electronic transmission in portable document format (pdf) or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement. The parties irrevocably and unreservedly agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and the parties agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be challenged or denied any legal effect, validity and/or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.

23. Further Assurances. Subject to Section 10.01(f) of the Business Combination Agreement dated January 25, 2021, each of the parties to this Agreement shall, and shall cause their Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and to give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
ALIGHT, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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INVESTORS:
CANNAE HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   /s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

THL FTAC LLC

 

By: THL Equity Advisors, VIII, LLC, its manager

By: Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its sole member

By: Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, its general partner

By: THL Holdco, LLC, its managing member

By:   /s/ Thomas M. Hagerty
Name:   Thomas M. Hagerty
Title:   Director
BILCAR FT, LP
By: Bilcar FT, LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
TRASIMENE CAPITAL FT, LP
By: Trasimene Capital FT, LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Michael L. Gravelle
Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ, L.L.C., its general partner
By:   /s/ Peter Wallace
Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS VII.2 NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ, L.L.C., its general partner
By:   /s/ Peter Wallace
Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BCP VII SBS HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella Partnership L.P., its sole member
By: Blackstone Side-by-Side Umbrella GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:   /s/ Peter Wallace
Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
BTAS NQ HOLDINGS L.L.C.
By: BTAS Associates-NQ L.L.C.
Its: Managing Member
By:   /s/ Peter Wallace
Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP VII—ESC NQ L.P.
By: Blackstone VII Side-by-Side GP NQ L.L.C., its general partner
By:   /s/ Peter Wallace
Name:   Peter Wallace
Title:   Senior Managing Director
PLATINUM FALCON B 2018 RSC LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Alqubaisi

Name:   Mohamed Ahmed Darwish Alqubaisi
Title:   Director
By:   /s/ Ahmed Ghubash
Name:   Ahmed Ghubash
Title:   Director
JASMINE VENTURES PTE. LTD.
By:   /s/ Alexander S. Moskowitz
Name:   Alexander S. Moskowitz
Title:   Authorized Signatory
NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV (AIV-E), L.P.
By: New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C.
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

Name:   Adam B. Weinstein
Title:   Authorized Person

NEW MOUNTAIN PARTNERS IV (AIVE2),

L.P.

By: New Mountain Investments IV, L.L.C.
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Adam B. Weinstein

Name:   Adam B. Weinstein
Title:   Authorized Person

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

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