Vertiv S1 IPO registration | VRT 7 Feb 20

Exhibit 10.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 7, 2020, is made and entered into by and among Vertiv Holdings Co (f/k/a GS Acquisition Holdings Corp), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), GS Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “GS Sponsor Member”), Cote SPAC 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Cote Sponsor Member” and, together with the GS Sponsor Member, the “Sponsor Members”), James Albaugh, Roger Fradin, Steven S. Reinemund (such individuals, collectively, the “Director Holders”), VPE Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Vertiv Holder”), GSAH Investors Emp LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “GS ESC PIPE Investor”), Atlanta Sons LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Cote PIPE Investor”), and the Other Cote Holders (as defined below). The Sponsor Members, the Director Holders, the Vertiv Holder, the GS ESC PIPE Investor, the Cote PIPE Investor, the Other Cote Holders and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant toSection 5.2 orSection 5.10 of this Agreement are each referred to herein as a “Holder” and collectively as the “Holders”.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on June 7, 2018, the Company and GS DC Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) entered into that certain Sponsor Warrant Subscription Agreement (the “Sponsor Warrant Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 10,533,333 warrants (the “Sponsor Warrants”) in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering on June 12, 2018;

WHEREAS, on June 7, 2018, the Company, the Sponsor, the Director Holders and the Sponsor Members entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted the Sponsor, the Director Holders and the Sponsor Members certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Sponsor, distributed its shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Founder Shares”) and Sponsor Warrants to the Sponsor Members (such Sponsor Members assuccessors-in-interest to the Sponsor, collectively with the Director Holders, the “GSAH Holders”);

WHEREAS, the GSAH Holders own an aggregate of 17,250,000 Founder Shares;

WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions (the “Transactions”) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 10, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Crew Merger Sub I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Crew Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Vertiv Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Vertiv”), and the Vertiv Holder, the Founder Shares were converted into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), on aone-for-one basis;

WHEREAS, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Vertiv Holder received 118,261,955 shares of Common Stock;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the GS ESC PIPE Investor, the Cote PIPE Investor, the Other Cote Holders and certain other investors (such other investors, collectively, the “OtherPIPE Investors”) purchased an aggregate of 123,900,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act (the “PIPE Shares”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders (as defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) of at least amajority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) at the time in question; and

WHEREAS, the Company, the GSAH Holders and the Sponsor Members desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, in order to provide the Holders with registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities on the terms set forth herein.

NOW,THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1Definitions. The terms defined in thisArticle I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

“Additional Holder” shall have the meaning given inSection 5.10.

“Additional Holder Common Stock” shall have the meaning given inSection 5.10.

“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of materialnon-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to a specified person, each other person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified;provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other Holder by reason of an investment in, or holding of Common Stock (or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for share of Common Stock) of, the Company. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Block Trade” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.4.1.

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.

“Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation,spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.

“CotePIPE Investor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Cote Sponsor Member” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Demanding Holder” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.4.

“Director Holder” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

“Existing Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“FormS-1 Shelf” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.1.

“FormS-3 Shelf” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.1.

“Founder Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

“Founder SharesLock-up Period” shall mean the period ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the Closing Date or (B) subsequent to the Closing Date, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30)-trading day period commencing at least one hundred fifty (150) days after the Closing Date or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

“GSESCPIPE Investor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“GS ESCPIPE Investor Distributees” shall mean the equityholders of the GS ESC PIPE Investor who have become a party to this Agreement pursuant toSection 5.2.

“GS Sponsor Member” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“GSAH Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Holder Information” shall have the meaning given insubsection 4.1.2.

“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble, for so long as such person or entity holds any Registrable Securities.

“Insider Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of June 7, 2018, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and each of the other parties thereto.

“Joinder” shall have the meaning given inSection 5.2.6.

“Lock-up Period” shall mean each of (i) the Founder SharesLock-up Period, (ii) the Sponsor WarrantLock-up Period and (iii) the Vertiv HolderLock-Up Period.

“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.5.

“Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

“Other Cote Holders” shall mean the investors set forth onSchedule 1 who purchased PIPE Shares pursuant to Subscription Agreements, each dated as of December 10, 2019, by and between the Company and such Other Cote Holder.

“OtherPIPE Investors” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“OtherPIPE Investors Subscription Agreements” shall mean the respective Subscription Agreements, each dated as of December 10, 2019, by and between the Company and the Other PIPE Investors.

“Permitted Transferees” shall mean (a) with respect to the GSAH Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, any person or entity to whom such Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Founder SharesLock-up Period or Sponsor WarrantsLock-up Period, as the case may be, pursuant to and in accordance with the Insider Letter and any other applicable agreement between such GSAH Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and to any transferee thereafter, (b) with respect to the Vertiv Holder and its Permitted Transferees, any person or entity to whom such Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Vertiv HolderLock-up Period pursuant to and in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement and any other applicable agreement between such Vertiv Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and to any transferee thereafter, (c) with respect to the GS ESC PIPE Investor, any GS ESC PIPE Investor Distributees, and (d) with respect to the Cote PIPE Investor and the Other Cote Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, any person or entity to whom such Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter.

“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.2.1.

“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Merger Agreement and any PIPE Shares), (b) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any equity security) of the Company acquired by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that such securities are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) or are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, (c) any Additional Holder Common Stock, and (d) any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clause (a), (b) or (c) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation,spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction;provided,however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement by the applicable Holder; (B)(i) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, (ii) new certificates for such securities not

bearing (or book entry positions not subject to) a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and (iii) subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act;provided, that the foregoingclause(B) shall not apply to securities held by Permitted Transferees to the extent subsequent distribution of such securities by such Permitted Transferees requires registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities have been sold without registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 or Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission); and (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

“Registration” shall mean a registration, including any related Shelf Takedown, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, Prospectus or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

“Registration Expenses” shall mean theout-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

(A)

all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

(B)

fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

(C)

printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

(D)

reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

(E)

reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

(F)

reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the Demanding Holders in an Underwritten Offering.

“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Requesting Holders” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.5.

“Requisite Percentage” shall mean (a) with respect to each of the Sponsor Members, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities directly held by such Sponsor Member immediately following the Closing Date, and (b) with respect to the Vertiv Holder, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities received by the Vertiv Holder in connection with the Transactions.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

“Shelf” shall mean the FormS-1 Shelf, the FormS-3 Shelf or any Subsequent Shelf Registration, as the case may be.

“Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

“Shelf Takedown” shall mean an Underwritten Shelf Takedown or any proposed transfer or sale using a Registration Statement, including a Piggyback Registration.

“Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Sponsor Members” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Sponsor WarrantLock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to Sponsor Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers of such Sponsor Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, and any of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Sponsor Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Sponsor Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.

“Sponsor Warrant Subscription Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Sponsor Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Stockholders Agreement” shall mean the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2020, by and among the Company, the Sponsor Members and the Vertiv Holder.

“Subsequent Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.2.

“Transactions” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

“Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

“Underwritten Shelf Takedown” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.4.

“Vertiv” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Vertiv Holder” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Vertiv HolderLock-up Period” shall mean, with respect to shares of Common Stock received by the Veritv Holder in connection with the Transactions, the period set forth in Section 3.1 of the Stockholders Agreement.

“Withdrawal Notice” shall have the meaning given insubsection 2.1.6.

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

2.1Shelf Registration.

2.1.1Filing. As soon as practicable but no later than (i) forty-five (45) calendar days following the Closing Date and (ii) ninety (90) calendar days following the Company’s most recent fiscal year end (in either case, the “Filing Date”), the Company shall file a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on FormS-3 (the “FormS-3 Shelf”) or, if the Company is ineligible to use a FormS-3 Shelf, a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on FormS-1 (the “FormS-1 Shelf”), in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two business days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) the ninetieth (90^th) calendar day following the Filing Date if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf and (y) the tenth (10^th) business day after the date the Company is notified in writing by the Commission that such Shelf will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a FormS-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the FormS-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration) to a FormS-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use FormS-3.

2.1.2Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject toSection 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonably efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on FormS-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form.

2.1.3Additional Registrable Securities. In the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon written request of the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member or the Cote Sponsor Member, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered by either, at the Company’s option, any then available Shelf (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration and cause the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Shelf or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof;provided,however, that the Company shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be so covered twice per calendar year for each of the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member and the Cote Sponsor Member. In addition, in connection with the distribution of Registrable Securities by the GS ESC PIPE Investor to the GS ESC PIPE Investor Distributees, the Company, upon written notification from the GS ESC PIPE Investor that such distribution has been made, shall as promptly as practicable file a prospectus supplement to any then available Shelf naming such GS ESC PIPE Investor Distributees as substitute selling stockholders for the Registrable Securities so distributed (but shall refrain from individually naming such GS ESC PIPE Investor Distributee to the extent permitted by applicable laws) and such Shelf shall be subject to the terms hereof.

2.1.4Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject toSection 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member or the Cote Sponsor Member (the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member or the Cote Sponsor Member being in such case a “Demanding Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”);provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include either (x) Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $100 million, or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder ((x) or (y), as applicable, the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Subject tosubsection 2.4.4, the initial Demanding Holder shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the Company’s and the other Demanding Holders’ (if any) prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member and the Cote Sponsor Member may each demand not more than two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns pursuant to thissubsection 2.1.4 in any twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a FormS-3, that is then available for such offering.

2.1.5Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Holders requesting piggy back rights pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the “Requesting Holders”) (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, that have been requested to be sold in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, before including any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities proposed to be sold by Company or by other holders of Common Stock or other equity securities, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

2.1.6Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, any Demanding Holder initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown;provided that the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member or the Cote Sponsor Member may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member, the Cote Sponsor Member or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes ofsubsection 2.1.4, unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (or, if there is more than one Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown);provided that, if the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member or the Cote Sponsor Member elects to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by the Vertiv Holder, the GS Sponsor Member or the Cote Sponsor Member, as applicable, for purposes of subsection2.1.4. Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under thissubsection 2.1.6, other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of thissubsection 2.1.6.

2.2Piggyback Registration.

2.2.1Piggyback Rights. Subject tosubsection 2.4.3, if the Company or any Holder proposes to conduct a registered offering of, or if the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration of, equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant toSection 2.1), other than a Registration Statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on FormS-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (v) a Block Trade, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed offering to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or

Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject tosubsection 2.2.2, the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to thissubsection 2.2.1 to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of any Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Holder’s agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering.

2.2.2Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant toSection 2.2 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

(a) if the Registration or registered offering is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant tosubsection 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

(b) if the Registration or registered offering is pursuant to a demand by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant tosubsection 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to the piggy-back registration rights, if any, of the Other PIPE Investors set forth in the Other PIPE Investors Subscription Agreement, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (E) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder or the Other PIPE Investors, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

(c) if the Registration or registered offering and Underwritten Shelf Takedown is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant toSection 2.1.4 hereof, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering securities in the priority set forth insubsection 2.1.5.

2.2.3Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed bysubsection 2.1.6) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include a Shelf) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other thansubsection 2.1.6), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under thissubsection 2.2.3.

2.2.4Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, subject tosubsection 2.1.6, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant toSection 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown undersubsection 2.1.4 hereof.

2.3MarketStand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of Common Stock of the Company (other than a Block Trade), if requested by the Underwriters managing the offering, each Holder that is an executive officer or director of the Company or the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, and any other Holder reasonably requested by the managing Underwriter, agrees not to, and to execute a customarylock-up agreement (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders, including customary waiver “mfn” provisions) in favor of the managing Underwriters to not, sell or dispose of any shares of Common Stock of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, during the ninety(90)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriters) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except as expressly permitted by suchlock-up agreement or in the event the managing Underwriters otherwise agree by written consent.

2.4Block Trades.

2.4.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of thisArticle II, but subject toSection 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”), with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, either (x) $40 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Block Trade at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade;provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade.

2.4.2 Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade, any Demanding Holder initiating such Block Trade shall have the right to submit a Withdrawal Notice to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a block trade prior to its withdrawal under thissubsection 2.4.2.

2.4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,Section 2.2 shall not apply to a Block Trade initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to this Agreement.

2.4.4 The Demanding Holder in a Block Trade shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such Block Trade (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).

ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

3.1General Procedures. In connection with any Shelf and/or Shelf Takedown, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible (without limiting the generality of the Company’s obligations pursuant toSection 2.1):

3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities;

3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by amajority-in-interest of the Holders with Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement, or the Sponsor Members and/or the Vertiv Holder (provided that such Sponsor Member and/or the Veritv Holder, as applicable, holds at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement) or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions;provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

3.1.7 advise each seller of such 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 commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or such shorter period of time as may be necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable), furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any exhibits thereto and any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein);

3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth inSection 3.4;

3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration;provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters agree to confidentiality arrangements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

3.1.11 in connection with such Registration, including in the event of (x) an Underwritten Offering, (y) a Block Trade or (z) a sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent (subject to such broker, placement agent or sales agent provided such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Company’s counsel), request the Company’s independent registered public accountants to provide a “cold comfort” letter, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters, and reasonably satisfactory to amajority-in-interest of the participating Holders and the applicable broker, placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any;

3.1.12 in connection with such Registration, including in the event of (x) an Underwritten Offering, (y) a Block Trade or (z) a sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent, obtain an opinion and negative assurance letter, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the participating Holders and to the broker, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, or such broker, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to amajority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

3.1.13 enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement or distribution agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or the broker, placement agent or sales agent of such offering or sale;

3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

3.1.15 with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant tosubsection 2.1.4, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering;

3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders and the broker, placement agent or sales agent, if any, and Underwriters, if any, as applicable; and

3.1.17 upon request of a Holder, the Company shall (i) authorize the Company’s transfer agent to remove any legend on share certificates of such Holder’s Common Stock restricting further transfer (or any similar restriction in book entry positions of such Holder) if such restrictions are no longer required by the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws or any agreement with the Company to which such Holder is a party, including if such shares subject to such a restriction have been sold on a Registration Statement, (ii) request the Company’s transfer agent to issue in lieu thereof shares of Common Stock without such restrictions to the Holder upon, as applicable, surrender of any stock certificates evidencing such

shares of Common Stock, or to update the applicable book entry position of such Holder so that it no longer is subject to such a restriction, and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Holder to have such Holder’s shares of Common Stock transferred into a book-entry position at The Depository Trust Company, in each case, subject to delivery of customary documentation, including any documentation required by such restrictive legend or book-entry notation.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter if such Underwriter has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering.

3.2Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that each Holder shall bear, with respect to such Holder’s Registerable Securities being sold, all Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing such Holders.

3.3Requirements for Participation in Registration Statement in Underwritten Offerings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holder’s Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The exclusion of a Holder’s Registrable Securities as a result of thisSection 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.

3.4Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure; Restrictions on Registration Rights.

3.4.1 Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

3.4.2 If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing

or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period, determined in good faith by the Board to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under thissubsection3.4.2.

3.5Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings;provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to thisSection 3.5. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

4.1Indemnification.

4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors and agents and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities andout-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act), and each broker, placement agent or sales agent to or through which a Holder effects or executes the resale of Registrable Securities, to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (the “Holder Information”) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors, officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities andout-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein;provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act), and each broker, placement agent or sales agent to or through which a Holder effects or executes the resale of Registrable Securities, to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of 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. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

4.1.5 If the indemnification provided underSection 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities andout-of-pocket expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities andout-of-pocket expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action;provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under thissubsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth insubsections 4.1.1,4.1.2 and4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges orout-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to thissubsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in thissubsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to thissubsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Vertiv

Holdings Co, 1050 Dearborn Drive, Columbus, OH, 43085, Attention: Colin Flannery, General Counsel, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in thisSection 5.1.

5.2Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

5.2.2 Subject toSection 5.2.4 andSection 5.2.6, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to such Holder’s Permitted Transferees. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and Permitted Transferees.

5.2.3 For the avoidance of doubt, the GS ESC PIPE Investor may assign its rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement to each equityholder of the GS ESC PIPE Investor to which it expects to distribute Registrable Securities and such equityholder shall, following the execution of a Joinder (as defined below) and effective upon such distribution, become a Holder hereunder and the PIPE Shares which such equityholder receives in such distribution shall remain Registrable Securities until they cease to be Registrable Securities in accordance with the definition thereof.

5.2.4 Prior to the expiration of the applicableLock-up Period, no Holder who is subject to aLock-up Period may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee and in accordance with the provisions of the agreement providing for suchLock-up Period and thisSection 5.2;provided, that, with respect to the Sponsor Members and the Vertiv Holder, the rights, duties and obligations hereunder that are personal to the Vertiv Holder and such Sponsor Member, as applicable, may not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part, except that (x) a Sponsor Member shall be permitted to assign or delegate its rights, duties and obligations hereunder as such Sponsor Member to one or more Affiliates of such Sponsor Member (it being understood that no such assignment or delegation shall reduce any rights, duties or obligations of such Sponsor Member or such transferees) and (y) the Vertiv Holder shall be permitted to assign or delegate its rights, duties and obligations hereunder as the Vertiv Holder to one or more Affiliates of the Vertiv Holder (it being understood that no such assignment or delegation shall reduce any rights, duties or obligations of the Vertiv Holder or such transferees).

5.2.5 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement andSection 5.2.

5.2.6 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided inSection 5.1 and (ii) an executed joinder to this Agreement from such successor or permitted assignee in the form ofExhibit A attached hereto (a “Joinder”). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in thisSection 5.2 shall be null and void.

5.3Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

5.4Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (1) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTIONS5-1401 AND5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW AND NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAWS AND RULES 327(B), AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK AND (2) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

5.5TRIAL BY JURY.EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

5.6Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least amajority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified;provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof shall also require the written consent of the Sponsor Members and/or the Vertiv Holder so long as such Sponsor Member and/or the Vertiv Holder and their respective Affiliates hold, in the aggregate the applicable Requisite Percentage;provided,further, that any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

5.7 Other Registration Rights. Other than (i) the Other PIPE Investors who have registration rights with respect to their PIPE Shares pursuant to their Other PIPE Investors Subscription Agreements and (ii) as provided in the Warrant Agreement, dated June 7, 2018, among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., and Computershare Inc., the Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person.

5.8Term. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions ofSection 3.5 andArticle IV shall survive any termination.

5.9Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.

5.10Additional Holder; Joinder. In addition to Persons who may become Holders pursuant toSection 5.2 hereof, subject to the prior written consent of the Sponsor Members and/or the Vertiv Holder so long as such Sponsor Member and/or the Vertiv Holder and their respective Affiliates hold, in the aggregate, the applicable Requisite Percentage, the Company may make any person or entity who acquires Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock after the date hereof a party to this Agreement (each such Person, an “Additional Holder”) by obtaining an executed Joinder from such Additional Holder in the form ofExhibit A attached hereto. Such Joinder shall specify the rights and obligations of the applicable Additional Holder under this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery and subject to the terms of a Joinder by such Additional Holder, the Common Stock of the Company then owned, or underlying any rights then owned, by such Additional Holder (the “Additional Holder Common Stock”) shall be Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein and therein and such Additional Holder shall be a Holder under this Agreement with respect to such Additional Holder Common Stock.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.


COMPANY:

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO

By:		/s/ Colin Flannery
		Name: Colin Flannery
		Title: General Counsel and Secretary

HOLDERS:

GS SPONSOR LLC

By:		/s/ Raanan A. Agus
		Name: Raanan A. Agus
		Title: President

COTE SPAC 1 LLC

By:		/s/ David M. Cote
		Name: David M. Cote
		Title: Member

/s/ James Albaugh
James Albaugh

/s/ Roger Fradin
Roger Fradin

/s/ Steven S. Reinemund
Steven S. Reinemund

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]


VPE HOLDINGS, LLC

By:		/s/ Mary Ann Sigler
		Name: Mary Ann Sigler
		Title: President

GSAH INVESTORS EMP LP

By:		/s/ Andres Gonzalez
		Name: Andres Gonzalez
		Title: Authorized Signatory

ATLANTA SONS LLC

By:		/s/ David M. Cote
		Name: David M. Cote
		Title: Manager

FV PE HOLDINGS, LLC

By:		/s/ Thomas M. Siebel
		Name: Thomas M. Siebel
		Title: President, First Virtual Group, Inc. – Manager of FV PE Holdings, LLC

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]


JAK II LLC

By:		/s/ Jonathan A. Kraft
		Name: Jonathan A. Kraft
		Title: Managing Member

KPC US EQUITY LLC

By:		/s/ Jonathan A. Kraft
		Name: Jonathan A. Kraft
		Title: Assistant Secretary of its Member

THE CHERYL C AND BLAIR EFFRON FAMILY FOUNDATION

By:		/s/ Blair W. Effron
		Name: Blair W. Effron
		Title: Trustee

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]


		/s/ Maureen Cote
		Maureen Cote

		/s/ Richard F. Smith
		Richard F. Smith

		/s/ Joseph van Dokkum
		Joseph van Dokkum

		/s/ Lynn van Dokkum
		Lynn van Dokkum

		/s/ Patricia Eileen Adler & Max David Adler
		Patricia Eileen Adler & Max David Adler as joint tenants with right of survivorship

		/s/ Darius E. Adamczyk
		Darius E. Adamczyk

		/s/ John Cote
		John Cote

		/s/ Kristel Adler
		Kristel Adler

THE 2017 STEVEN S REINEMUND GRAT

By:		/s/ Steven S Reinemund
		Name: Steven S Reinemund
		Title: Trustee

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]


JAMES M. KILTS TRUST

By:		/s/ James M. Kilts
		Name: James M. Kilts
		Title: Trustee


CARL AND ROBIN WASHINGTON REVOCABLE TRUST

By:		/s/ Robin L. Washington

By:		/s/ Carl D. Washington

		Name: Carl D. Washington and Robin L. Washington
		Title: Trustees of the Carl and Robin Washington Trust Dated March 13, 2003, and Successor Trustees Thereunder


LEONARDO LEBRUN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST

By:		/s/ Leonardo LeBrun
		Name: Leonardo LeBrun
		Title: Trustee


JAMES F ALBAUGH LIVING TRUST

By:		/s/ James F Albaugh
		Name: James F Albaugh
		Title: Trustee

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement]

SCHEDULE 1

OTHER COTE HOLDERS

Joseph J. and Lynn van Dokkum, as tenants in common

Carl and Robin Washington Revocable Trust

Patricia Eileen Adler and Max David Adler (joint tenants WROS)

Richard F. Smith

Darius E. Adamczyk

Cheryl C. and Blair Effron Family Foundation

Maureen Cote

Leonardo Lebrun Revocable Living Trust

James M. Kilts Trust

KPC US Equity LLC

JAK II LLC

John Cote and Kristel Adler

FV PE Holdings, LLC

Roger Fradin (with respect to 200,000 shares of Class A common stock purchased in the PIPE Investment)

2017 Steven S Reinemund GRAT

James F. Albaugh Living Trust

Schedule 1 to A&R Registration Rights Agreement

EXHIBIT A

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER

The undersigned is executing and delivering this joinder (this “Joinder”) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2020 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), among Vertiv Holdings Co (f/k/a GS Acquisition Holdings Corp), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons or entities named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein;provided,however, that the undersigned and its permitted assigns (if any) shall not have any rights as a Holder, and the undersigned’s (and its transferees’) shares of Common Stock shall not be included as Registrable Securities, for purposes of the Excluded Sections.

[For purposes of this Joinder, “Excluded Sections” shall mean [ ].]

For Permitted Transferees of the GS ESC PIPE Investor executing this Joinder pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Registration Rights Agreement include the following:

Notwithstanding anything herein or the Registration Rights Agreement to the contrary, this Joinder will become effective only upon the distribution by the GS ESC PIPE Investor of PIPE Shares to the undersigned.

Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day of , 20 .

Signature of Stockholder

Print Name of Stockholder

By:

Its:

Address:

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement Joinder]

Agreed and Accepted as of , 20 .


VERTIV HOLDINGS CO



By:


Name:
Its:

[Signature Page to A&R Registration Rights Agreement Joinder]

Vertiv (VRT) S-1IPO registration