STOCKHOLDER AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This STOCKHOLDER AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of March 1, 2022 (this “Agreement”), is by and between Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and ZimVie Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SpinCo”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I.
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, Parent currently owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SpinCo (the “SpinCo Shares”);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to distribute 80.3% of the outstanding SpinCo Shares owned by Parent to Parent’s shareholders, on a pro rata basis (the “Distribution”);
WHEREAS, Parent intends for the Distribution to take place pursuant to a registration statement on a Form 10 (the “Distribution Registration Statement”);
WHEREAS, Parent may Sell those SpinCo Shares that are not distributed in the Distribution (such SpinCo Shares, the “Retained Shares”) through one or more transactions, including pursuant to one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act;
WHEREAS, SpinCo desires to grant to the Parent Group the Registration Rights for the Retained Shares and other Registrable Securities, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Parent Group desires to grant SpinCo a proxy to vote the Retained Shares in proportion to the votes cast by SpinCo’s other stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Ancillary Agreements” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
“Ancillary Filings” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a)(i).
“Applicable Quarter” shall mean the first full financial accounting quarter beginning after the date of the Distribution; provided, that, if such full financial accounting quarter is the quarter ended December 31, then “Applicable Quarter” shall mean the year ended December 31.
“Blackout Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).
“Blackout Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).