Section 2. The Closing as to the Grant of Profits Units.
(a) Time and Place. The grant of the Profits Units pursuant to Section 1 (the “Closing”) shall take place at a time and place selected by the Company or within five (5) business days following the date on which the Closing requirements of the Director and the Company as set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(c) have been completed.
(b) Delivery by the Director. At or prior to the Closing, the Director shall deliver to the Company, (1) a counterpart signature to this Agreement and (2) a joinder to the Company Operating Agreement in the form attached hereto as Appendix B.
(c) Delivery by the Company. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall evidence the Director’s ownership of the Profits Units of the Company in its customary manner.
(d) Status as an “Other Member”. The Director hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Director, as a member of the Company, shall have the same rights and be subject to the same obligations as an “Other Member” under the Company Operating Agreement.
Section 3. Vesting and Forfeiture of Profits Units; Effect of Termination of Services on Profits Units.
(a) Service Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b) or Section 3(c) of this Agreement or as agreed in writing between the Company and the Director, the Profits Units shall become vested in five (5) equal annual installments on each of the first (1st) through fifth (5th) anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date, subject to the continuous service of the Director with the Company until the applicable vesting date; provided that, in the event of a Centerbridge Exit, subject to the Director’s continued service with the Company until the Centerbridge Exit, any Profits Units which are then unvested and outstanding shall automatically become vested upon the occurrence of the Centerbridge Exit.
(b) General Principles Applicable to Vesting of the Profits Units
(i) Discretionary Acceleration. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting of all or a portion of the Profits Units at any time and from time to time.
(ii) No Other Accelerated Vesting. The vesting provisions set forth in this Section 4, or expressly set forth in the Profits Unit Plan, shall be the exclusive vesting provisions applicable to the Profits Units and shall supersede any other provisions relating to vesting, unless such other provision expressly refers to the Profits Unit Plan by name and this Agreement by name and date.
(c) Effect of Termination of Service
(i) By Reason of Death or Disability. Subject to Section 3(c)(iii), if the Director’s service terminates as a result of the Director’s death or Disability, all of the Director’s unvested Units shall become fully and immediately vested upon such termination of service.
(ii) Without Cause. Subject to Section 3(c)(iii), if the Director’s service terminates and such termination is by or at the request of the Board without Cause (excluding death or Disability), then (A) a pro rata portion of the Profits Units scheduled to vest on the next following anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (or Grant Date, if applicable) shall vest, with such prorated amount to be determined by multiplying such number of Profits Units by a fraction , the numerator of which is number of whole and partial months elapsed since the most recent anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (or Grant Date, if applicable), and the denominator of which is twelve (12), and (B) all unvested Profits Units shall automatically be forfeited.
(iii) By Resignation or With Cause. If the Director’s service terminates and such termination is by the Director, then all of the Director’s unvested Profits Units shall automatically be forfeited. If the Director’s service terminates and such termination is by the Company with Cause, then all of the Director’s Profits Units, whether vested or unvested, will automatically be forfeited.
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