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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Disposed of pursuant to the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 2018 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), by and among Civitas Solutions, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), Celtic Tier II Corp. and Celtic Intermediate Corp.  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the &quot;Effective Time&quot;), each issued and outstanding share of common stock of the Company (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;) held by the Company's stockholders, including the reporting persons, was converted into the right to receive $17.75 in cash.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares are held directly by the Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P. (the &quot;Fund&quot;). Vestar Associates V, L.P (&quot;Vestar Associates V&quot;) is the general partner of the Fund. Vestar Managers V Ltd. (&quot;VMV&quot;) is the general partner of Vestar Associates V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by the Fund. Each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by the Fund, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares are held directly by Vestar Capital Partners V-A, L.P. (&quot;Fund V-A&quot;). Vestar Associates V is the general partner of Fund V-A. VMV is the general partner of Vestar Associates V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Fund V-A. Each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Fund V-A, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These shares are held directly by Vestar Capital Partners V-B, L.P. (&quot;Fund V-B&quot;). Vestar Associates V is the general partner of Fund V-B. VMV is the general partner of Vestar Associates V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Fund V-B. Each of Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Fund V-B, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These shares are held directly by Vestar/NMH Investors. The Fund is the managing member of Vestar/NMH Investors, and Vestar Executives V, L.P. (&quot;Vestar Executives V&quot;) and Vestar Co-Invest V, L.P. (&quot;Vestar Co-Invest V&quot;) are members of Vestar/NMH Investors. Vestar Associates V is the general partner of the Fund and Vestar Executives V. VMV is the general partner of Vestar Associates V and Vestar Co-Invest V. Mr. O'Connell is the sole director of VMV. As a result of these relationships, each of Vestar Executives V, Vestar Co-Invest V, Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Vestar/NMH Investors. Each of Vestar Executives V, Vestar Co-Invest V, Vestar Associates V, VMV and Mr. O'Connell disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by Vestar/NMH Investors, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney</signatureName>
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    <ownerSignature>
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        <signatureName>Vestar Managers V Ltd., by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>Daniel S. O'Connell, by /s/ Steven Della Rocca, by power of attorney</signatureName>
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