FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
ONE WATER MARINE HOLDINGS, LLC
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 11, 2020
THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN ONE WATER MARINE HOLDINGS, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS 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 AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS FOURTH 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 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 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 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 2 |
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| Section 1.1 | Definitions | 2 |
| Section 1.2 | Interpretive Provisions | 15 |
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ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 15 |
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| Section 2.1 | Formation | 15 |
| Section 2.2 | Filing | 16 |
| Section 2.3 | Name | 16 |
| Section 2.4 | Registered Office; Registered Agent | 16 |
| Section 2.5 | Principal Place of Business | 16 |
| Section 2.6 | Purpose; Powers | 16 |
| Section 2.7 | Term | 16 |
| Section 2.8 | Intent | 16 |
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ARTICLE III CLOSING TRANSACTIONS | 16 |
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| Section 3.1 | Reorganization Transactions | 16 |
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ARTICLE IV OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS | 17 |
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| Section 4.1 | Authorized Units; General Provisions With Respect to Units | 17 |
| Section 4.2 | Voting Rights | 21 |
| Section 4.3 | Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership | 21 |
| Section 4.4 | Capital Accounts | 22 |
| Section 4.5 | Other Matters | 22 |
| Section 4.6 | Redemption of Units | 23 |
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ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES | 30 |
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| Section 5.1 | Profits and Losses | 30 |
| Section 5.2 | Special Allocations | 31 |
| Section 5.3 | Allocations for Tax Purposes in General | 33 |
| Section 5.4 | Other Allocation Rules | 34 |
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ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS | 35 |
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| Section 6.1 | Distributions | 35 |
| Section 6.2 | Tax-Related Distributions | 35 |
| Section 6.3 | Distribution Upon Withdrawal | 35 |
| Section 6.4 | Issuance of Additional Equity Securities | 36 |
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ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT | | 36 |
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| Section 7.1 | The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties | 36 |
| Section 7.2 | Officers | 36 |
| Section 7.3 | Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others | 37 |
| Section 7.4 | Indemnification | 38 |
| Section 7.5 | Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements | 39 |
| Section 7.6 | Resignation or Termination of Managing Member | 39 |
| Section 7.7 | No Inconsistent Obligations | 39 |
| Section 7.8 | Reclassification Events of PubCo | 39 |
| Section 7.9 | Certain Costs and Expenses | 40 |
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ARTICLE VIII ROLE OF MEMBERS | 40 |
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| Section 8.1 | Rights or Powers | 40 |
| Section 8.2 | Voting | 41 |
| Section 8.3 | Various Capacities | 42 |
| Section 8.4 | Investment Opportunities | 42 |
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ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS | 42 |
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| Section 9.1 | Restrictions on Transfer | 42 |
| Section 9.2 | Notice of Transfer | 44 |
| Section 9.3 | Transferee Members | 44 |
| Section 9.4 | Legend | 45 |
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ARTICLE X ACCOUNTING; CERTAIN TAX MATTERS | 45 |
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| Section 10.1 | Books of Account | 45 |
| Section 10.2 | Tax Elections | 45 |
| Section 10.3 | Tax Returns; Information | 46 |
| Section 10.4 | Company Representative | 46 |
| Section 10.5 | Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations | 47 |
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ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION | 48 |
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| Section 11.1 | Liquidating Events | 48 |
| Section 11.2 | Bankruptcy | 49 |
| Section 11.3 | Procedure | 49 |
| Section 11.4 | Rights of Members | 50 |
| Section 11.5 | Notices of Dissolution | 51 |
| Section 11.6 | Reasonable Time for Winding Up | 51 |
| Section 11.7 | No Deficit Restoration | 51 |
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ARTICLE XII GENERAL | 51 |
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| Section 12.1 | Amendments; Waivers | 51 |
| Section 12.2 | Further Assurances | 52 |
| Section 12.3 | Successors and Assigns | 52 |
| Section 12.4 | Certain Representations by Members | 53 |
| Section 12.5 | Entire Agreement | 53 |
| Section 12.6 | Rights of Members Independent | 53 |
| Section 12.7 | Governing Law | 53 |
| Section 12.8 | Jurisdiction and Venue | 53 |
| Section 12.9 | Headings | 54 |
| Section 12.10 | Counterparts | 54 |
| Section 12.11 | Notices | 54 |
| Section 12.12 | Representation By Counsel; Interpretation | 54 |
| Section 12.13 | Severability | 55 |
| Section 12.14 | Expenses | 55 |
| Section 12.15 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 55 |
| Section 12.16 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | 55 |
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
ONE WATER MARINE HOLDINGS, LLC
This Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of February 11, 2020, by and among One Water Marine Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), OneWater Marine Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”), Special Situations Investing Group II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Goldman”), OWM BIP Investor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Beekman”), the other parties listed on Exhibit A hereto (together with Goldman and Beekman, collectively, the “Legacy Owners”) and each other Person who is or at any time becomes a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Act. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company was formed under the name “
Gale-Force Marine Holdings, LLC” pursuant to the Articles of Organization filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia on February 20, 2014, and on such date the original members adopted said Articles of Organization and entered into a written operating agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company filed a
Certificate of Conversion with the Georgia Secretary of State on March 24, 2014 and filed a
Certificate of Conversion and Certificate of Formation under the name “Gale Force Marine Holdings, LLC” with the State of Delaware on March 28, 2014, pursuant to the Act;
WHEREAS, the original members unanimously consented to the change of the Company’s name from “Gale Force Marine Holdings, LLC” to “One Water Marine Holdings, LLC” on September 5, 2014;
WHEREAS,
immediately prior to the adoption of this Agreement, the Company was governed by the
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2017 (the “
Existing LLC Agreement”);
WHEREAS, as part of a restructuring and pursuant to the Master Reorganization Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Master Reorganization Agreement”), the equity interests in the Company are being recapitalized into the Units (as defined in Section 1.1);
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that PubCo will, subject to the approval of its board of directors, issue up to 5,307,693 Class A Shares to the public for cash in the initial underwritten public offering of shares of its stock (the “IPO”);
WHEREAS, if the IPO is consummated, PubCo will contribute all of the net proceeds received by it from the IPO and Class B Shares to the Company in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Class A Shares issued in the IPO, and the Company will then distribute such Class B Shares to each of its Members (other than PubCo and its Subsidiaries);
WHEREAS, each Unit (other than any Unit held by PubCo and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries) may be redeemed, at the election of the holder of such Unit (together with the surrender and delivery by such holder of one Class B Share), for one Class A Share in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Members of the Company desire that PubCo become the sole managing member of the Company (in its capacity as managing member as well as in any other capacity, the “Managing Member”);
WHEREAS, the Members of the Company desire to amend and restate the Existing LLC Agreement and adopt this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall supersede the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.1
Definitions. As used in this Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
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Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6
Del. C.
§ 18-101, et seq., as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
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Action” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity.
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Adjusted Basis” has the meaning given such term in Section 1011 of the Code.
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Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year or other taxable period, with the following adjustments:
| (a) | credit to such Capital Account any amount that such Member is obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), as well as any addition thereto pursuant to the next to last sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) after taking into account thereunder any changes during such year in Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain; and |
| (b) | debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6). |
This definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For these purposes, “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, (a) no Member shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any Member.
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Agreement” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Beekman” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Beekman Entity” means each of Beekman, its Affiliates (including any investment funds managed or advised by Beekman Investment Advisors, LLC or its Affiliates) and any Transferee (for the avoidance of doubt, other than PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo) to whom any of the foregoing entities
Transfer Units in a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.
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beneficially own” and “
beneficial owner” shall be as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act.
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Beneficial Ownership Limitation” means 4.99% (or, upon written election by Goldman up to 19.99%) of the number of Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Class A Shares issuable upon redemption of Class B Shares held by Goldman. Goldman, upon notice to PubCo, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions applicable to its Class B Shares provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of Class A Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Class A Shares upon redemption of the Class B Shares held by Goldman and the provisions of this definition shall continue to apply. Any such increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to PubCo.
“Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or Atlanta, Georgia are authorized or required by law to be closed.
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Business Opportunities Exempt Party” is defined in
Section 8.4.
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Call Right” is defined in
Section 4.6(m).
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Capital Account” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with
Section 4.4.
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Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of cash and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than cash) contributed to the Company by such Member. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a Member will include any Capital Contributions made by a predecessor holder of such Member’s Units to the extent that such Capital Contribution was made in respect of
Units Transferred to such Member.
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Cash Election” means an election by the Company to redeem Units for cash pursuant to
Section 4.6(d) or an election by PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) to purchase Units for cash pursuant to an exercise of its Call Right set forth in
Section 4.6(m).
“Cash Election Amount” means with respect to a particular Redemption for which a Cash Election has been made, (a) other than in the case of clause (b), if the Class A Shares trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the average of the volume-weighted closing price for a Class A Share on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Shares trade, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the 5 consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Notice Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Shares; (b) if the Cash Election is made in respect of a Redemption Notice issued by a Redeeming Member in connection with a Registered Offering, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the price per Class A Share sold to the public in such Registered Offering (reduced by the amount of any Discount associated with such Class A Share), and (c) if the Class A Shares no longer trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the fair market value of one Class A Share, as determined by the Managing Member in Good Faith, that would be obtained in an arms’ length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to buy or sell, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller and without any discounts for liquidity or minority discount.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events or series of related events after the date hereof:
| (i) | any Person (excluding a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of PubCo in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of PubCo) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of PubCo representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of PubCo’s then outstanding voting securities; |
| (ii) | there is consummated a merger or consolidation of PubCo with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (A) the members of the board of directors of PubCo immediately prior to the merger or consolidation do not constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger, or if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (B) all of the Persons who were the respective “beneficial owners” (as defined above) of the voting securities of PubCo immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to beneficially own 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 PubCo approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of PubCo or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by PubCo of all or substantially all of PubCo’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by PubCo of all or substantially all of PubCo’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of PubCo in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of PubCo immediately prior to such sale. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to clause (ii)(A) above, 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 PubCo immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns, either directly or through a Subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of PubCo immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.
“Change of Control Exchange Date” is defined in Section 4.6(p).
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Chief Executive Officer” means the person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company by the Managing Member pursuant to
Section 7.2(a).
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Class A Shares” means, as applicable, (a) the
Class A Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.01 per share, or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving PubCo, any shares or other securities of PubCo or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class A Shares or into which the Class A Shares are exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.
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Class B Shares” means, as applicable, (a) the
Class B common stock of PubCo, par value $0.01 per share, or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving PubCo, any shares or other securities of PubCo or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class B Shares or into which the Class B Shares are exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.
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Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
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Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions thereof.
“Common Stock” means the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares.
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Company” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Company Level Taxes” means any federal, state or local taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any examination of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ affairs by any federal, state or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings under the Partnership Tax Audit Rules.
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Company Minimum Gain” has the meaning of “partnership minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d). It is further understood that Company Minimum Gain shall be determined in a manner consistent with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), including the requirement that if the adjusted Gross Asset Value of property subject to one or more Nonrecourse Liabilities differs from its adjusted tax basis, Company Minimum Gain shall be determined with reference to such Gross Asset Value.
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Company Representative” has, with respect to taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, the meaning assigned to the term “partnership representative” (including any “designated individual,” if applicable) in Section 6223 of the Code and any Treasury Regulations or other administrative or judicial pronouncements promulgated thereunder, and with respect to taxable periods beginning on or before December 31, 2017, and for any applicable state and local tax purposes, the meaning assigned to the term “tax matters partner” as defined in Code Section 6231(a)(7) prior to its amendment by Title XI of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, in each case as appointed pursuant to
Section 10.4.
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Contract” means any written agreement, contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, obligation, promise or undertaking.
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control” (including the terms “
controlled by” and “
under common control with”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract or otherwise.
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Covered Audit Adjustment” means an adjustment to any partnership-related item (within the meaning of Section 6241(2)(B) of the Code) to the extent such adjustment results in an “imputed underpayment” as described in Section 6225(b) of the Code or any analogous provision of state or local Law.
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Covered Person” is defined in
Section 7.4.
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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.
“Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction (excluding depletion) allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, except that (a) with respect to any such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes and which difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial method” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be the amount of book basis recovered for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(2), and (b) with respect to any other such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period bears to such beginning Adjusted Basis; provided, however, that if the Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period is zero, Depreciation with respect to such asset shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.
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DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
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Discount” is defined in
Section 4.6(i).
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Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time on the date of the initial closing of the IPO.
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Equity Securities” means (a) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company or similar Person, any and all units, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options or other equivalents of, or other ownership interests in, any such Person as well as debt or equity instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into any such units, interests, rights or other ownership interests and (b) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, including all common stock and preferred stock, or warrants, options or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing, including any debt instrument convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing.
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ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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Excess Tax Amount” is defined in
Section 10.5(c).
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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
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Existing LLC Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
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Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of any property as determined in Good Faith by the Managing Member after taking into account such factors as the Managing Member shall deem appropriate.
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Federal Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company, which shall end on September 30 of each calendar year unless, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, another fiscal year is required. The Company shall have the same fiscal year for U.S. federal income tax purposes and for accounting purposes.
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GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles at the time.
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Goldman” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Goldman Entity” means each of Goldman, its Affiliates and any Transferee (for the avoidance of doubt, other than PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo) to whom any of the foregoing entities
Transfer Units in a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.
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Good Faith” means a Person having acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and the PubCo Holdings Group and, with respect to a criminal proceeding, having had no reasonable cause to believe such Person’s conduct was unlawful.
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Governmental Entity” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local, foreign or other government, governmental, stock exchange, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitral body.
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Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
| (a) | the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of such contribution; |
| (b) | the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an interest (or additional interest) in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution to the Company or in exchange for the performance of more than a de minimis amount of services to or for the benefit of the Company; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)(1), (iv) the acquisition of an interest in the Company by any new or existing Member upon the exercise of a noncompensatory option in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); or (v) any other event to the extent determined by the Managing Member to be permitted and necessary or appropriate to properly reflect Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above shall be made only if the Managing Member reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company. If any noncompensatory options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an event described in this paragraph (b)(i) through (b)(v), the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2); |
| (c) | the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of such distribution; |
| (d) | the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the Adjusted Basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) (including any such adjustments pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.734-2(b)(1)), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and clause (f) in the definition of “Profits” or “Losses” below or Section 5.2(h); provided, however, that the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection to the extent the Managing Member determines in Good Faith that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d); and |
| (e) | if the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (d) of this definition of Gross Asset Value, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits, Losses and other items allocated pursuant to Article V. |
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Indebtedness” means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money (including capitalized lease obligations, sale-leaseback transactions or other similar transactions, however evidenced), (b) any other indebtedness that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, draft or similar instrument, (c) notes payable and (d) lines of credit and any other agreements relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit.
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Interest” means the entire interest of a Member in the Company, including the Units and all of such Member’s rights, powers and privileges under this Agreement and the Act.
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Investment Company Act” is defined in
Section 8.1(b).
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IPO” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement
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“IPO TRA” means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among PubCo and certain current and former Members or Affiliates thereof, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
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Law” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).
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Legacy Owners” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Legal Action” is defined in
Section 12.8.
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Liability” means any liability or obligation, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due, regardless of when asserted.
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Liquidating Event” is defined in
Section 11.1.
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Lock-Up Period” means the period of 180 days commencing with the pricing of the IPO.
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Managing Member” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Master Reorganization Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
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Member” means any Person that executes this Agreement as a Member and any other Person admitted to the Company as an additional or substituted Member, in each case, that has not made a disposition of such Person’s entire Interest.
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Member Minimum Gain” has the meaning ascribed to “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). It is further understood that the determination of Member Minimum Gain and the net increase or decrease in Member Minimum Gain shall be made in the same manner as required for such determination of Company Minimum Gain under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(g)(3).
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Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning of “partner nonrecourse debt” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
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Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning of “partner nonrecourse deductions” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).
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Minority Member Redemption Date” is defined in
Section 4.6(n).
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Minority Member Redemption Notice” is defined in
Section 4.6(n).
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National Securities Exchange” means an exchange registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act.
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Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning assigned that term in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1).
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Nonrecourse Liability” is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).
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Officer” means each Person appointed as an officer of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.2.
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Option” means the option to purchase an additional 692,308 Class A Shares granted by PubCo to the underwriters for the IPO as described in PubCo’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-232639), initially filed with the Commission on July 12, 2019.
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Partnership Tax Audit Rules” means Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, together with any final or temporary Treasury Regulations,
Revenue Rulings and case law interpreting Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code (and any analogous provision of state or local tax Law).
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Permitted Transferee” means, with respect to any Member: (a) any Affiliate of such Member; (b) any successor entity of such Member; (c) with respect to any Member that is a natural person or of which a majority of the outstanding Equity Securities and voting power with respect to the election of directors (or the selection of any other similar governing body in the case of an entity other than a corporation) are beneficially owned (as such term is defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) by a single natural person, a trust established by or for the benefit of such natural person of which only such natural person and his or her immediate family members are beneficiaries; and (d) upon the death of any Member that is a natural person, an executor, administrator or beneficiary of the estate of the deceased Member.
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Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
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Plan Asset Regulations” means the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Post-IPO TRA” means any tax receivable agreement (or comparable agreement), other than the IPO TRA, entered into by PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which PubCo is obligated to pay over amounts with respect to tax benefits resulting from any tax attributes to which PubCo becomes entitled.
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Proceeding” is defined in
Section 7.4.
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Profits” or “
Losses” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be separately stated pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):
| (a) | any income or gain of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax or otherwise described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) of the Code and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss; |
| (b) | any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss; |
| (c) | in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value above, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) from the disposition of such asset and shall, except to the extent allocated pursuant to Section 5.2, be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; |
| (d) | gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be computed with reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value; |
| (e) | in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions (excluding depletion) taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation; |
| (f) | to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Account balances as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and |
| (g) | any items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are specifically allocated pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses for any taxable year, but such items available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.2 will be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in clauses (a) through (f) above. |
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Property” means all real and personal property owned by the Company from time to time, including both tangible and intangible property.
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PubCo” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
“PubCo Approved Change of Control” means any Change of Control of PubCo that meets the following conditions: (i) such Change of Control was approved by the board of directors of PubCo prior to such Change of Control, (ii) such Change of Control results in an early termination of and acceleration of payments under the IPO TRA, (iii) the terms of such Change of Control provide for the consideration for the Units in such Change of Control to consist solely of (A) freely and immediately tradeable common equity securities of an issuer listed on a national securities exchange and/or (B) cash, and (iv) if such consideration includes common equity, the market value of the outstanding common equity held by non-affiliates of such issuer is at least twice as large as the market value of all of the outstanding common equity of PubCo, in each case on a fully-diluted basis immediately before the public announcement of such Change of Control.
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PubCo Holdings Group” means PubCo and each other Subsidiary of PubCo (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries).
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PubCo Shares” means all classes and series of common stock of PubCo, including the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares.
“PubCo Tax-Related Liabilities” means (a) any U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax obligations (including any Company Level Taxes for which the PubCo Holdings Group is liable hereunder) owed by the PubCo Holdings Group (other than any obligations to remit any withholdings withheld from payments to third parties) and (b) any obligations under the IPO TRA and any Post-IPO TRA payable by the PubCo Holdings Group.
“Reclassification Event” means any of the following: (a) any reclassification or recapitalization of PubCo Shares (other than 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 4.1(e)), (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 Shares shall be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their PubCo Shares.
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Redeeming Member” is defined in
Section 4.6(a).
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Redemption” means any redemption of Units into Class A Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
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Redemption Date” means a Regular Redemption Date or a Special Redemption Date.
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Redemption Notice” is defined in
Section 4.6(b).
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Redemption Notice Date” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the date specified by PubCo that is no later than 10 Business Days before such Redemption Date,
provided that if such date falls on a weekend or holiday, the Redemption Notice Date shall be on the following Business Day.
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Redemption Right” is defined in
Section 4.6(a).
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Registered Offering” means any secondary securities offering (which may include a “bought deal” or “overnight” offering), and any primary securities offering for which piggyback rights are offered, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
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Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, by and among PubCo and the Members, to be entered into concurrently with the closing of the IPO.
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Regular Redemption Date” means a date within each fiscal quarter specified by PubCo from time to time, which will generally be set so that the corresponding Redemption Notice Date falls within a window after PubCo’s earnings announcement for the prior fiscal quarter or in connection with a Registered Offering.
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Regulatory Allocations” is defined in
Section 5.2(i).
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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
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Special Redemption Date” means a date specified by PubCo in addition to or in lieu of the Regular Redemption Date during the same fiscal quarter. PubCo must specify a Regular Redemption Date or Special Redemption Date effective with any Registered Offering.
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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person with respect to which such specified Person (a) has, directly or indirectly, the power, through the ownership of securities or otherwise, to elect a majority of directors or similar managing body or (b) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of such Person’s Equity Securities.
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Tax Contribution Obligation” is defined in
Section 10.5(c).
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Tax Offset” is defined in
Section 10.5(c).
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Trading Day” means a day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are listed 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, when used as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), transfer, sale, pledge or hypothecation or other disposition and, when used as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), to transfer, sell, pledge or hypothecate or otherwise dispose of. The terms “
Transferee,” “
Transferor,” “
Transferred” and other forms of the word “
Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.
“Transfer Agent” means Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. or such other agent or agents of PubCo as may be designated by the board of directors of PubCo as the transfer agent for the Class A Shares.
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Treasury Regulations” means pronouncements, as amended from time to time, or their successor pronouncements, that clarify, interpret and apply the provisions of the Code, and that are designated as “Treasury Regulations” by the United States Department of the Treasury.
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Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of Delaware.
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Units” means the Units issued hereunder and shall also include any Equity Security of the Company issued in respect of or in exchange for Units, whether by way of dividend or other distribution, split, recapitalization, merger, rollup transaction, consolidation, conversion or reorganization.
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Winding-Up Member” is defined in
Section 11.3(a).
Section 1.2
Interpretive Provisions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
| (a) | the terms defined in Section 1.1 are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; |
| (b) | all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under GAAP; |
| (c) | all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars; |
| (d) | when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; |
| (e) | whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; |
| (f) | “or” is not exclusive; |
| (g) | pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; and |
| (h) | 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. |
ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Section 2.1
Formation. The Company has been formed as a limited liability company subject to the provisions of the Act upon the terms, provisions and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Section 2.2
Filing. The
Company’s Certificate of Formation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act. The Members shall execute such further documents (including amendments to such
Certificate of Formation) and take such further action as is appropriate to comply with the requirements of Law for the formation or operation of a limited liability company in Delaware and in all states and counties where the Company may conduct its business.
Section 2.3
Name. The name of the Company is “One Water Marine Holdings, LLC” and all business of the Company shall be conducted in such name or, in the discretion of the Managing Member, under any other name.
Section 2.4
Registered Office; Registered Agent. The location of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, or at such other place as the Managing Member from time to time may select. The name and address for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware are Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, or such other qualified Person as the Managing Member may designate from time to time and its business address.
Section 2.5
Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be located in such place as is determined by the Managing Member from time to time.
Section 2.6
Purpose; Powers. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions and engage in any and all activities necessary, appropriate, desirable, advisable, ancillary or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing purpose.
Section 2.7
Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date of filing of the Certificate of Formation of the Company with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act and shall continue indefinitely. The Company may be dissolved and its affairs wound up only in accordance with
Article XI.
Section 2.8
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 state income tax purposes. It is also the intent of the Members that the Company not be operated or treated as a “partnership” for purposes of Section 303 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. Neither the Company nor any Member shall take any action inconsistent with the express intent of the parties hereto as set forth in this
Section 2.8.
Section 3.1
Reorganization Transactions.
| (a) | Effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) the Existing LLC Agreement shall be amended and restated and this Agreement shall be adopted and (ii) all of the membership interests in the Company prior to the adoption of this Agreement shall be recapitalized to consist solely of a single class of Units with the rights and privileges as set forth in this Agreement and each Member will receive its pro rata share of such Units in accordance with the Master Reorganization Agreement and the right to receive the Class B Shares pursuant to Section 3.1(c). |
| (b) | Immediately following the initial closing of the IPO, (i) PubCo shall contribute to the Company all of the net proceeds received by PubCo in connection with such initial closing and 6,087,906 Class B Shares in exchange for the issuance of 6,087,906 Units. |