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8-K 1 onestream_closing_8-k_no.htm 8-K 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2024

OneStream, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-42187

87-3199478

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

191 N. Chester Street

Birmingham, Michigan 48009

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 650-1490

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

OS

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

In connection with the initial public offering (the “Offering”) by OneStream, Inc. (the “Company”) of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, described in the prospectus dated July 23, 2024 (the “Prospectus”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2024 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which is deemed to be part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-280573) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), the Company entered into the following agreements:

Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OneStream LLC”), dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among OneStream LLC, the Company and each of the other Members (as defined therein) (the “Amended LLC Agreement”);

Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among the Company, OneStream LLC and each of the Members (as defined therein);

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among the Company and each of the Holders (as defined therein); and

Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among the Company and KKR Dream Holdings LLC.

The Company also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers.

The terms of the fore going agreements are substantially identical to the forms of such agreements filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and as described therein. Certain parties to certain of these agreements have various relationships with the Company. For further information, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in the Prospectus.

The Amended LLC Agreement, Tax Receivable Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement, Stockholders’ Agreement and form of indemnification agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.03

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth under Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On July 23, 2024, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the “Reorganization Transactions” described in the Prospectus, in the form previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement. A description of the Restated Certificate is set forth in the section titled “Description of Capital Stock” in the Prospectus and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Certificate filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Effective as of July 23, 2024, the Company’s bylaws were amended and restated (the “Restated Bylaws”) in connection with the “Reorganization Transactions” described in the Prospectus, in the form previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement. A description of the Restated Bylaws is set forth in the section of the Prospectus titled “Description of Capital Stock” and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Bylaws filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Channels for Disclosure of Information

 

Investors and others should note that the Company may announce material information to the public through filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, its website (www.onestream.com), press releases, public conference calls and public webcasts. The Company uses these channels, as well as social media, to communicate with the public about the Company and other matters. As such, investors, the media and others are encouraged to review the information disclosed through the Company’s social media and other channels listed above as such information could be deemed to be material information. Please note that this list may be updated from time to time.

 

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 on this Form 8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

On July 25, 2024, the Company closed the Offering of 28,175,000 shares of its Class A common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 3,675,000 additional shares, at a price to the public of $20.00 per share. The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering of the 21,729,333 shares sold by the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, was $402.6 million. Immediately following the closing, the Company used $56.7 million of the net proceeds to purchase 3,006,037 common units of OneStream LLC from KKR Dream Holdings LLC and certain other members of OneStream LLC, together with an equal number of shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of OneStream, Inc., held by the same sellers that were canceled for no consideration.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of OneStream, Inc.

 

 

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of OneStream, Inc.

 

 

10.1

 

Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among OneStream Software LLC, OneStream, Inc. and each of the other Members (as defined therein).

 

 

10.2

Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among OneStream, Inc., OneStream Software LLC and each of the Members (as defined therein).

 

 

10.3

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among OneStream, Inc. and each of the Holders (as defined therein).

 

 

10.4

Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among OneStream, Inc. and KKR Dream Holdings LLC.

 

 

10.5

Form of Director and Executive Officer Indemnification Agreement.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: July 26, 2024

 

By:

/s/ Holly Koczot

 

 

 

Holly Koczot

 

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EX-3.1 2 ck0001889956-ex3_1.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

 

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ONESTREAM, INC.

OneStream, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

1.
The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 15, 2021 (as heretofore amended, the “Original Certificate”).
2.
The Corporation is filing this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which restates, integrates and further amends the Original Certificate, as heretofore amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and which was duly adopted by all necessary action of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
3.
The text of the Original Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by this Certificate of Incorporation to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the Corporation is OneStream, Inc.

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19904. The name of its registered agent at such address is Cogency Global Inc.

ARTICLE III

The nature of the business of the Corporation and the objects or purposes to be transacted, promoted or carried on by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL, including, without limitation, (i) investing in securities of OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor entities thereto (“OneStream Software LLC”) and any of its subsidiaries, (ii) exercising all rights, powers, privileges and other incidents of ownership or possession with respect to the Corporation’s assets, including managing, holding, selling and disposing of such assets and (iii) engaging in any other activities incidental or ancillary thereto.

 


 

ARTICLE IV

Section 4.1 Authorized Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 3,800,000,000, which shall be divided into two classes, consisting of 3,700,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Common Stock shall be divided into four series, of which 2,500,000,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), 300,000,000 shares are designated as Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock”), 300,000,000 shares are designated as Class C Common Stock (the “Class C Common Stock”) and 600,000,000 shares are designated as Class D Common Stock (the “Class D Common Stock”). For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock is a series of the class of Common Stock for all purposes, including, without limitation, under Section 242 of the DGCL.

Immediately upon the effectiveness of the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), (i) each share of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Class A Common Stock”) shall, automatically and without further action by any stockholder, be reclassified as, and shall become, one share of Class A Common Stock, (ii) each share of the Corporation’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Class B Common Stock”) shall, automatically and without further action by any stockholder, be reclassified as, and shall become, one share of Class B Common Stock, (iii) each share of the Corporation’s Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Old Class C Common Stock”) shall, automatically and without further action by any stockholder, be reclassified as, and shall become, one share of Class C Common Stock, and (iv) each share of the Corporation’s Class D Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively with the Old Class A Common Stock, the Old Class B Common Stock, and the Old Class C Common Stock, the “Old Common Stock”) shall, automatically and without further action by any stockholder, be reclassified as, and shall become, one share of Class D Common Stock ((i)-(iv), collectively, the “Reclassification”). The stockholders registered on the Corporation’s books as the owner of any shares of Old Common Stock shall be registered on the Corporation’s books as the owners of shares of the applicable series of Common Stock issued upon the Reclassification. Each stock certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Old Common Stock shall, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, from and after the Effective Time, be deemed to represent the shares of Common Stock into which such shares have been reclassified pursuant to the Reclassification until such time as the same shall have been cancelled or exchanged.

Section 4.2 Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a “Preferred Stock Designation”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, the authority to fix or alter, by resolution or resolutions, the dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, exchange rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking and purchase fund provisions), redemption price or prices, restrictions on the issuance of shares of such series, dissolution preferences and rights in respect of any distribution of assets of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting any such series, and the designation thereof, or any of them and to increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series so created (except where otherwise provided in the Preferred Stock Designation), subsequent to the issue of that series.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Preferred Stock Designation(s), if the authorized number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the Corporation shall take all such steps as are necessary to cause the shares constituting such decrease to resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. Unless otherwise provided in any Preferred Stock Designation, there shall be no limitation or restriction on any variation between any of the different series of Preferred Stock as to the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and the several series of Preferred Stock may vary in any and all respects as fixed and determined by the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors or by a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors, providing for the issuance of the various series of Preferred Stock.

Section 4.3 Number of Authorized Shares. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the requisite vote of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, without a separate class vote of the holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, unless a separate vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

Section 4.4 Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock. The powers, preferences and rights of the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, are as follows:

(a)
Voting Rights. Except as otherwise required by law,
(i)
Each share of Class A Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof as of the applicable record date to one vote per share in person or by proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class A Common Stock, whether voting separately as a series or otherwise.
(ii)
Each share of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof as of the applicable record date to one vote per share in person or by proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock, whether voting separately as a series or otherwise.
(iii)
Each share of Class C Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof as of the applicable record date to ten votes per share in person or by proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class C Common Stock, whether voting separately as a series or otherwise.
(iv)
Each share of Class D Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof as of the applicable record date to ten votes per share in person or by proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Class D Common Stock, whether voting separately as a series or otherwise.

 

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(v)
Except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall vote together as a single class (or, if any holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock) on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(b)
Dividends. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock out of the assets or funds of the Corporation that are by law available therefor, at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine. Dividends may not be declared or paid (i) on the Class A Common Stock unless a dividend of the same amount per share and same type of cash or property (or combination thereof) per share is concurrently declared or paid on the Class D Common Stock or (ii) on the Class D Common Stock unless a dividend of the same amount per share and same type of cash or property (or combination thereof) per share is concurrently declared or paid on the Class A Common Stock; provided, however, in the event any dividend is declared or paid in-kind in shares of Class A Common Stock or shares of Class D Common Stock (or rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such shares), as applicable, then the holders of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends only in the form of shares of Class A Common Stock (or rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, Class A Common Stock) and the holders of Class D Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividend only in the form of shares of Class D Common Stock (or rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, Class D Common Stock) (provided, any such dividend shall be required to be declared and paid at the same rate on the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock as it is on the outstanding shares of Class D Common Stock and vice versa). Other than in connection with a dividend declared by the Board of Directors in connection with a “poison pill” or similar stockholder rights plan, dividends shall not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock and the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock shall have no right to receive dividends in respect of such shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock; provided, however, in the event any dividend is declared or paid in-kind in shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class D Common Stock (or rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such shares), the holders of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends in the form of shares of Class B Common Stock (or rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, Class B Common Stock) and the holders of Class C Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividend only in the form of shares of Class C Common Stock (or rights to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, Class C Common Stock) such that the same proportionate equity ownership among the holders of outstanding Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock on the record date for such dividend is preserved through the payment date, unless different treatment of the shares of each such series is approved by (i) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, (iii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock, (iv) and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class D Common Stock, each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) voting as separate series. In the event of any such dividend, the Corporation shall cause OneStream Software LLC to make corresponding changes to the Common Units to give effect to such dividend.

 

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(c)
Liquidation Rights. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and after making provisions for preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over the Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock with respect to payments in liquidation shall be entitled, the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation available for distribution shall be divided among and paid ratably to the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder. The holders of shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any liquidation. A consolidation, reorganization or merger of the Corporation with any other Person or Persons (as defined below), or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be considered to be a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this ‎Section 4.4(c)‎. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, and for so long as the KKR Investors (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement (as defined below)) are entitled to exercise the rights set forth in Section 2(g)(i) of the Stockholders’ Agreement or any successor provision, the written consent or agreement of KKR shall be required before the Corporation enters into a transaction or agreement that would result in a Change of Control (as defined below) as set forth in Section 2(g)(i) of the Stockholders’ Agreement, and (ii) from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event (as defined below), the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required for the Corporation or its subsidiaries to engage in any transaction that results in a Change of Control.
(d)
Class B Common Stock.
(i)
From and after the Effective Time, shares of Class B Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered only in the name of, (A) Permitted Class C Owners (as defined below) upon a conversion of such Permitted Class C Owner’s shares of Class C Common Stock into an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, and (B) holders of Common Units (as defined in the Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “LLC Agreement”)) issued after the Effective Time (other than to the Corporation) for such consideration and for such corporate purposes as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), their respective Permitted Transferees (as defined below) in accordance with ‎Section 4.5‎ (including all subsequent Permitted Transferees).
(ii)
In the event that there is a merger, consolidation or Change of Control that was approved by the Board of Directors prior to such merger, consolidation or Change of Control, without limiting the rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock to have their Common Units redeemed or exchanged in accordance with ‎Article XI‎ of the LLC Agreement, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive more than $0.0001 per share of Class B Common Stock.

 

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(e)
Class C Common Stock.
(i)
From and after the Effective Time, shares of Class C Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered only in the name of, the Continuing Members (as defined below) and their respective Permitted Transferees (as defined below) in accordance with ‎Section 4.5 (including all subsequent Permitted Transferees) (collectively, the “Permitted Class C Owners”).
(ii)
In the event that there is a merger, consolidation or Change of Control that was approved by the Board of Directors prior to such merger, consolidation or Change of Control, without limiting the rights of the holders of Class C Common Stock to have their Common Units redeemed or exchanged in accordance with Article XI of the LLC Agreement, the holders of shares of Class C Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive more than $0.0001 per share of Class C Common Stock.
(f)
Class D Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, shares of Class D Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered only in the name of, (i) Permitted Class C Owners in connection with a redemption or exchange of such Permitted Class C Owner’s Common Units in accordance with the LLC Agreement and (ii) beneficial owners of equity securities of a corporation or other business entity that held Common Units immediately prior to the Effective Time, provided that such shares of Class D Common Stock are issued in connection with a merger of such corporation or other business entity with and into the Corporation prior to the completion of the IPO, and in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), their respective Permitted Transferees in accordance with ‎Section 4.5‎ (including all subsequent Permitted Transferees).
(g)
Equal Ratio of Common Units and Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, undertake all necessary and appropriate action within its control to ensure that the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock issued by the Corporation at any time to, or otherwise held of record by, any stockholder of the Corporation shall be equal to the aggregate number of Common Units held of record by such Person in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement.
(h)
Adjustments for Subdivisions, Combinations or Reclassifications of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock. If the Corporation in any manner subdivides, combines or reclassifies the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, the outstanding shares of the other such series shall, concurrently therewith, be subdivided, combined, or reclassified in the same proportion and manner such that the same proportionate equity ownership among the holders of outstanding Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock on the record date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification is preserved, unless different treatment of the shares of each such series is approved by (i) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, (iii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock, (iv) and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class D Common Stock, each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) voting as separate series. In the event of any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, the Corporation shall cause OneStream Software LLC to make corresponding changes to the Common Units to give effect to such subdivision, combination or reclassification, as applicable.

 

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Section 4.5 Transfer of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock; Conversion of Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock.

(a)
A holder of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock may surrender and Transfer shares of such Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, to the Corporation for cancellation for no consideration at any time. Following the surrender and Transfer, or other acquisition, of any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock to or by the Corporation, the Corporation will take all actions necessary to cancel and retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.
(b)
Except as set forth in ‎Section 4.5(a), a holder of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock may Transfer shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock only to a Permitted Transferee of such holder, and only if such holder also simultaneously Transfers an equal number of such holder’s Common Units to such Permitted Transferee in compliance with the LLC Agreement. The Transfer restrictions described in this ‎Section 4.5(b) are referred to as the “Restrictions.”
(c)
Any purported Transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions shall be null and void ab initio. If, notwithstanding the Restrictions, a Person, voluntarily or involuntarily (including by way of a foreclosure), purportedly becomes or attempts to become, the purported owner (the “Purported Owner”) of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, in violation of the Restrictions, then the Purported Owner shall not obtain any rights in, to or with respect to such shares of (i) Class B Common Stock (the “Restricted Class B Shares”) or (ii) Class C Common Stock (the “Restricted Class C Shares”), and the purported Transfer of the Restricted Class B Shares or the Restricted Class C Shares, as applicable, to the Purported Owner shall not be recognized by the Corporation, the Corporation’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) or the Secretary of the Corporation and each holder of such Restricted Class B Shares or Restricted Class C Shares shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, automatically, without any further action on the part of the Corporation, the holder thereof, the Purported Owner or any other party, not be entitled to any voting rights with respect to those shares.
(d)
If any holder of shares of Class D Common Stock Transfers shares of Class D Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee of such holder, such shares shall remain shares of Class D Common Stock upon consummation of such Transfer. If any holder of shares of Class D Common Stock, voluntarily or involuntarily (including by way of a foreclosure), purportedly Transfers, or attempts to Transfer, any such shares of Class D Common Stock to any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of such holder, upon consummation of such Transfer, such shares of Class D Common Stock shall be automatically converted into an equal number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock and the purported transferee of such shares of Class D Common Stock shall not obtain any rights in, to or with respect to such shares of Class D Common Stock (the “Class D Restricted Shares”) (other than rights in, to or with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock into which such Class D Restricted Shares are converted), and the purported Transfer of such Class D Restricted Shares shall not be recognized by the Corporation, the Transfer Agent or the Secretary of the Corporation (other than to the extent necessary to recognize the ownership by the transferee of the shares of Class A Common Stock into which such Class D Restricted Shares are converted).
(e)
Upon a determination by the Board of Directors that a Person has attempted or may attempt to Transfer or to acquire Restricted Class B Shares or Restricted Class C Shares in violation of the Restrictions, the Corporation may take such action as it deems necessary or advisable to refuse to give effect to such Transfer or acquisition on the books and records of the Corporation, including without limitation to cause the Transfer Agent or the Secretary of the Corporation, as applicable, to not record the Purported Owner as the record owner of the Restricted Class B Shares or the Restricted Class C Shares and to institute proceedings to enjoin or rescind any such Transfer or acquisition.

 

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Upon a determination by the Corporation that a Person has attempted or may attempt to Transfer shares of Class D Common Stock to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of such holder, the Corporation may take such action as it deems necessary or advisable to refuse to give effect to such Transfer or acquisition by such purported transferee of the shares of Class D Common Stock on the books and records of the Corporation, including without limitation to cause the Transfer Agent or the Secretary of the Corporation, as applicable, to not record the purported transferee as the record owner of the Class D Restricted Shares, and to institute proceedings to enjoin or rescind any such Transfer or acquisition (in each case, other than to the extent necessary to recognize the ownership by the transferee of the shares of Class A Common Stock into which such Class D Restricted Shares are converted).
(f)
The Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind, by bylaw or otherwise, regulations and procedures not inconsistent with the provisions of this ‎Section 4.5‎ for determining whether any Transfer or acquisition of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock would violate the Restrictions, or whether any Transfer or acquisition of shares of Class D Common Stock is being made to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee of the transferor, and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of the provisions of this ‎Section 4.5. Any such procedures and regulations shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Corporation and with the Transfer Agent and shall be made available for inspection by and, upon written request shall be mailed to, any requesting holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and/or Class D Common Stock.
(g)
At 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the first trading day that is seven years following the closing of the Corporation’s initial public offering of Class A Common Stock in a firm commitment underwritten offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (as defined below) (the “IPO”), (i) each share of the outstanding Class C Common Stock shall automatically, without further action by the Corporation or the holder thereof, convert into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class B Common Stock and (ii) each share of the outstanding Class D Common Stock shall automatically, without further action by the Corporation or the holder thereof, convert into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class A Common Stock.
(h)
Each share of the outstanding Class C Common Stock held of record by a natural person, other than Thomas Shea, or by such natural person’s Permitted Transferees, shall automatically, without further action by the Corporation or the holder thereof, convert into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class B Common Stock upon the death or Incapacity of such natural person, and each share of the outstanding Class D Common Stock held of record by a natural person, other than Thomas Shea, or by such natural person’s Permitted Transferees, shall automatically, without further action by the Corporation or the holder thereof, convert into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Class A Common Stock upon the death or Incapacity of such natural person. Upon the death or Incapacity of Thomas Shea, each outstanding share of Class C Common Stock held of record by Thomas Shea, the Shea Related Parties or Thomas Shea’s Permitted Transferees shall automatically convert into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class B Common Stock at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date that is nine months after the date of death or Incapacity of Thomas Shea. Upon the death or Incapacity of Thomas Shea, each share of the outstanding Class D Common Stock held of record by Thomas Shea, the Shea Related Parties or by Thomas Shea’s Permitted Transferees shall automatically convert into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Class A Common Stock at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date that is nine months after the date of death or Incapacity of Thomas Shea.

 

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(i)
Each share of Class C Common Stock shall be convertible at any time, at the option of the holder thereof and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class D Common Stock shall be convertible at any time, at the option of the holder thereof and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Class A Common Stock. To effect a voluntary conversion of shares of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, the holder thereof shall provide written notice to the Transfer Agent; provided, that such notice may specify a future time or future event upon which such conversion shall be effective.

Section 4.6 Certificates. All certificates representing shares of Class B Common Stock and/or Class C Common Stock shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such other form as the Board of Directors may determine):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION AS IT MAY BE AMENDED AND/OR RESTATED AND THE OPERATING AGREEMENT OF ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC AS IT MAY BE AMENDED AND/OR RESTATED (COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).

A notice of such legend shall be given to holders of shares of Class B Common Stock and/or Class C Common Stock in accordance with applicable law.

All certificates representing shares of Class D Common Stock shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such other form as the Board of Directors may determine):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION AS IT MAY BE AMENDED AND/OR RESTATED (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).

A notice of such legend shall be given to holders of shares of Class D Common Stock in accordance with applicable law.

Section 4.7 Amendment.

Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the rights, powers, or preferences of, the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of, or the other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock.

 

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ARTICLE V

Section 5.1 Shares Reserved for Issuance.

(a)
The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall from time to time be sufficient to effect (i) the redemption or exchange of all outstanding Common Units held by the holders of Class B Common Stock (along with Class B Common Stock) for shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class D Common Stock (including those shares of Class D Common Stock issuable upon exchange or redemption of all outstanding Common Units held by holders of Class C Common Stock (along with Class C Common Stock)) into shares of Class A Common Stock; provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of the exchange of the Common Units or conversion of shares of Class D Common Stock by delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock that are held in the treasury of the Corporation.
(b)
The Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause to be reserved and kept available for issuance at all times a number of authorized but unissued shares of Class B Common Stock that shall be sufficient to effect (i) the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock into shares of Class B Common Stock and (ii) the issuance of shares of Class B Common Stock to holders of Common Units issued after the Effective Time for such consideration and for such corporate purposes as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
(c)
The Corporation shall use its best efforts to cause to be reserved and kept available for issuance at all times a sufficient number of authorized but unissued shares of Class D Common Stock to permit the redemption or exchange of all outstanding Common Units held by the holders of Class C Common Stock (along with Class C Common Stock) for shares of Class D Common Stock.

ARTICLE VI

Section 6.1 In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the DGCL, the Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation as in effect from time to time (the “Bylaws”). From and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, the stockholders may not adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws unless such action is approved, in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

Section 6.2 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in addition to any other vote or consent required by this Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the Disinterested Majority Quorum Condition (as defined in the Bylaws) may not be amended, altered or repealed, and no provision of the Bylaws inconsistent therewith may be adopted, unless such amendment, alteration or repeal is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Section 7.1 Ballot. Elections of directors of the Corporation (each such director, in such capacity, a “Director”) need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

Section 7.2 Number and Terms of the Board of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, to elect directors, the number of Directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by a majority of the Whole Board of Directors (as defined below); provided, that for as long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the number of Directors shall never be less than the aggregate number of Directors that the KKR Investors are entitled to nominate from time to time pursuant to Section 2(a) thereof. Each Director shall be entitled to one vote on each matter presented to the Board of Directors; provided, that for so long as the Disinterested Majority Quorum Condition is satisfied, the affirmative vote of the Disinterested Majority (as defined in the LLC Agreement) shall be required for the authorization by the Board of Directors of any of the matters expressly requiring such approval as set forth in the Bylaws or the LLC Agreement. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, that so long as the KKR Director Quorum Requirement (as defined in the Bylaws) is applicable, the presence of at least one KKR Director (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) shall be required to have a quorum for the transaction of business by the Board of Directors; provided further, however, that the KKR Director Quorum Requirement shall not apply to any meeting of the Disinterested Majority to the extent that each KKR Director would be an interested director for purposes of any transaction to be considered by the Disinterested Majority at such meeting and a Disinterested Majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such business as long as such Disinterested Majority comprises at least one-third of the Whole Board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present; provided, that if a quorum does not exist at any properly called meeting of the Board of Directors due to the failure to satisfy the KKR Director Quorum Requirement, such meeting shall be adjourned and, subject to the obligation to provide prior notice pursuant to these bylaws to the Whole Board of Directors, recalled for the same purpose at least 24 hours and not more than 10 days from the date of such adjournment, and the attendance of a KKR Director shall not be required to establish quorum for such recalled meeting.

Section 7.3 Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, to elect Directors, any newly created directorship that results from an increase in the number of directors or any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from the death, disability, resignation, disqualification or removal of any Director (including pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement) or from any other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancy or newly created directorship shall be filled by the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for as long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, any vacancy caused by the death, disability, removal or resignation of any KKR Director shall, at KKR’s option, be filled solely by (x) KKR in a written instrument delivered to the Corporation or (y) a majority of the remaining Directors, even if less than a quorum, in accordance with the Stockholders’ Agreement, so long as, after giving effect to the filling of such vacancy, the number of KKR Directors in office does not exceed the number of Directors the KKR Investors are entitled to nominate pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Stockholders’ Agreement. Any Director elected to fill a newly created directorship or vacancy in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 7.3 shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders held to elect the class of Directors to which such Director is elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal.

 

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Section 7.4 Term and Removal for Cause. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, to elect Directors, each Director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which such Director’s term expires and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, to elect Directors, the Board of Directors or any individual Director may be removed from office at any time either with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon; provided, however, that from and after the time when the KKR Related Parties (as defined below) and the Shea Related Parties first cease to beneficially own, in the aggregate, a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (the “Trigger Event”), (i) any individual Director (other than any Director elected by the separate vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock) may be removed from office only by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon and (ii) for so long as the Board of Directors is classified as provided in Section 7.5, no such Director may be removed without cause.

Section 7.5 Classified Board. Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, to elect Directors, the Directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, by dividing them into three classes, with each Director then in office to be designated as a Class I Director, a Class II Director or a Class III Director, with each class to be apportioned as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. The initial Class I Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation following the time at which the initial classification of the Board of Directors becomes effective; the initial Class II Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the time at which the initial classification of the Board of Directors becomes effective; and the initial Class III Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the time at which the initial classification of the Board of Directors becomes effective. Following the initial term as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting of stockholders at which such director was elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with ‎Section 7.4 of this Certificate of Incorporation. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign each Director already in office at the Effective Time, as well as each Director elected or appointed to a newly created directorship due to an increase in the size of the Board of Directors, to Class I, Class II or Class III. If the number of Directors is changed, any newly created directorships or decrease in directorships shall be so apportioned hereafter among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as is practicable; provided, that no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director. The provisions of this ‎Section 7.5 are subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors and such directors need not serve classified terms.

Section 7.6 Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for election of Directors and other business to be brought by stockholders before a meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the Bylaws.

Section 7.7 Preferred Directors. Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect Directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation) applicable thereto.

 

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The number of Directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to ‎Section 7.2‎ hereof, and the total number of Directors constituting the Whole Board of Directors shall be automatically adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional Directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional Directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional Directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such Director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a Director) and the total authorized number of Directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

Section 7.8 No Cumulative Voting. No stockholder will be permitted to cumulate votes at any election of Directors.

Section 7.9 Chairperson of the Board of Directors. For so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, KKR shall have the sole power to appoint any Director as chairperson of the Board of Directors (including, without limitation, appointing any Director to fill a vacancy in the role of chairperson of the Board of Directors) and to remove any person serving as chairperson of the Board of Directors from such position.

Section 7.10 Lead Independent Director. For so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (i) KKR shall have the sole power to appoint any Director as Lead Independent Director (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) (including, without limitation, appointing any Director to fill a vacancy in the role of Lead Independent Director) and to remove any person serving as Lead Independent Director from such position and (ii) the Corporate Governance Guidelines (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) of the Corporation shall not be amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated with respect to the role, responsibilities or duties of the Lead Independent Director without the consent of KKR.

Section 7.11 Committees. For so long as the KKR Investors are entitled to elect at least one Director pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Stockholders’ Agreement, KKR shall have the power to appoint or direct the appointment of at least one KKR Director to each committee of the Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions on the right of any KKR Director to serve on any such committee set forth in Section 2(e) of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Section 7.12 Chief Executive Officer. For so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall not terminate, hire or appoint the Corporation’s chief executive officer (or other Person performing duties of principal executive officer of the Corporation) without first obtaining the written consent or agreement of KKR.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

Section 8.1 Consent of Stockholders In Lieu of Meeting. Prior to the occurrence of the Trigger Event, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents, setting forth the action so taken, are (i) signed by the holders of outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation representing not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of stock of the Corporation then issued and outstanding entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and (ii) delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law. From and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and shall not be taken by consent in lieu of a meeting; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Preferred Stock Designation(s).

Section 8.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by (i) the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board of Directors, (ii) the chairperson of the Board of Directors, or (iii) the chief executive officer. Prior to the Trigger Event, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by (i) the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board of Directors, (ii) the chairperson of the Board of Directors, (iii) the chief executive officer, or (iv) the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock. Except as set forth in this Section 8.2, a special meeting may not be called by any other person or persons and any power of stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is specifically denied. Only such business shall be considered at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been stated in the notice for such meeting.

ARTICLE IX

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, adopt or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with, ‎Section 4.2‎, Section 4.3, Section 4.4, ‎Section 6.1‎ , ‎Section 7.3‎, ‎Section 7.4, ‎Section 7.5, ‎Section 7.6, ‎Section 7.8‎, ‎Section 8.1‎, ‎Section 8.2‎ or this ‎Article IX; provided further, that (i) for so long as the KKR Director Quorum Requirement remains in effect, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with ‎Section 6.2, and (ii) any amendment (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to this Certificate of Incorporation that gives holders of the Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock (A) any rights to receive dividends (other than as set forth in the last sentence of ‎Section 4.4(b)‎ of ‎Article IV‎) or any other kind of distribution, (B) any right to convert into or be exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock or (C) any other economic rights (except for payments in cash in lieu of receipt of fractional shares of stock) shall, in addition to the vote of the holders of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, also require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock voting separately as a series and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class D Common Stock voting separately as a series.

 

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If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any Person or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other Persons and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Each reference in this Certificate of Incorporation to any article, section or provision of the Bylaws, the Stockholders’ Agreement or the LLC Agreement, as applicable, shall include, without limitation, any equivalent provision and any such article, section or provision as renumbered as a result of any amendment alteration, change, repeal or adoption of any other provision thereof.

ARTICLE X

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended, no Director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a Director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. All references in this Article X to a Director shall also be deemed to refer to such other person or persons who, pursuant to a provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, exercise or perform any of the powers or duties otherwise conferred or imposed upon the Board of Directors by the DGCL. No amendment to, or modification or repeal of, this ‎Article X shall adversely affect any right or protection of a Director or of any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, modification or repeal.

ARTICLE XI

Section 11.1 Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware and in accordance with Section 122(17) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), (i) the Corporation hereby renounces all interest and expectancy that it otherwise would be entitled to have in, and all rights to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that from time to time may be presented to KKR Related Parties or any Directors who are employees of or Affiliates of KKR Related Parties (other than any such Director who is also an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries) (each such Person, an “Exempt Person”); (ii) no Exempt Person will have any duty to refrain from (1) engaging in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar lines of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries from time to time is engaged or proposes to engage or (2) otherwise competing, directly or indirectly, with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; and (iii) if any Exempt Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity both for such Exempt Person or any of his or her respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and for the Corporation or its subsidiaries, on the other hand, such Exempt Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to the Corporation or its subsidiaries and such Exempt Person or any of his or her respective Affiliates may take any and all such transactions or opportunities for itself or offer such transactions or opportunities to any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the preceding sentence of this ‎Article XI shall not apply to any potential transaction or business opportunity that is expressly offered to any Exempt Person solely in his or her capacity as a Director, officer, employee or other service provider of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

 

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To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, no potential transaction or business opportunity may be deemed to be a corporate opportunity of the Corporation or its subsidiaries unless (i) the Corporation or its subsidiaries would be permitted to undertake such transaction or opportunity in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) the Corporation or its subsidiaries at such time have sufficient financial resources to undertake such transaction or opportunity, (iii) the Corporation or its subsidiaries have an interest or expectancy in such transaction or opportunity and (iv) such transaction or opportunity would be in the same or similar line of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are then engaged or a line of business that is reasonably related to, or a reasonable extension of, such line of business.

ARTICLE XII

Section 12.1 Section 203 of the DGCL. The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL and the restrictions and limitations set forth therein.

Section 12.2 Interested Stockholder Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not engage in any Business Combination (as defined below) at any point in time at which any of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act with any Interested Stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, unless:

(a)
prior to such time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, the Board of Directors approved either the Business Combination or the transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder;
(b)
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder, the Interested Stockholder owned at least 85% of the Voting Stock (as defined below) of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the Voting Stock outstanding (but not the outstanding Voting Stock owned by the Interested Stockholder) those shares owned by (A) persons who are Directors and also officers and (B) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
(c)
at or subsequent to such time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, the Business Combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation which is not owned by such Interested Stockholder.

Section 12.3 Definitions. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

(a)
“Affiliate” means (i) with respect to any Person (other than KKR Related Parties), an “affiliate” of such Person as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, and (ii) with respect to any KKR Related Party, an “affiliate” of such KKR Related Party as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and any investment fund, vehicle, managed account or holding company with respect to which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. or an Affiliate thereof serves as the general partner, managing member, discretionary manager or advisor, or in any such similar capacity; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no KKR Related Party shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Corporation or any subsidiary or controlled Affiliate of the Corporation (or vice versa). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such Person holds Voting Stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this ‎Article XII, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.

 

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(b)
“Associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such Person is a director, manager, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of such corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such Person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such Person.
(c)
“Business Combination” means (i) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (A) with the Interested Stockholder, or (B) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the Interested Stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation, Section 12.2 is not applicable to the surviving entity; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, Transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the Interested Stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation; (iii) any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the Interested Stockholder, except: (A) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became such; (B) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) (or any successor provision thereto) of the DGCL; (C) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed pro rata to all holders of a class or series of stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the Interested Stockholder became such; (D) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase stock made on the same terms to all holders of said stock; or (E) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (C) through (E) of this subsection (iii) shall there be an increase in the Interested Stockholder’s proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the Voting Stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments); (iv) any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary which is owned by the Interested Stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the Interested Stockholder; or (v) any receipt by the Interested Stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (i) through (iv) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary.

 

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(d)
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or any other class or classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation (if any) representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote; (ii) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummated a transaction or series of related transactions for the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (including a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of OneStream Software LLC); (iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent, or are not converted into, voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the 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 (iv) the Corporation ceases to be the sole managing member of OneStream Software LLC; provided, however, that a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions immediately following which (a) the beneficial owners of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or any other class or classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and Voting Control (as defined below) over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions or (b) in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) or (iii), the KKR Related Parties or the Shea Related Parties are the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or any other class or classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation (if any) representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote (or, in the case of a transaction described in the foregoing clause (3), more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger of consolidation or, if the surviving company is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof).
(e)
“Continuing Member” means a holder of Common Units (other than the Corporation) as of the Effective Time.
(f)
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.
(g)
“Family Member” means, with respect to a natural person, each of the spouse, domestic partner, parents, grandparents, lineal descendants, siblings and lineal descendants of siblings of such natural person (including adopted persons of any such person).
(h)
“Incapacity” shall mean that such holder is incapable of managing his or her financial affairs under the criteria set forth in the applicable probate code that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months as determined by a licensed practitioner. In the event of a dispute regarding whether a holder of Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock has suffered an Incapacity, no Incapacity of such holder will be deemed to have occurred unless and until an affirmative determination regarding such Incapacity has been made by the Board of Directors.

 

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(i)
“Independent Directors” means the Directors designated as independent directors in accordance with the listing standards of any national stock exchange on which the Corporation’s equity securities are listed for trading that are generally applicable to companies with common equity securities listed thereon.
(j)
“Interested Stockholder” means any Person (other than the Corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation, or (ii) is an Affiliate or Associate of the Corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such Person is an Interested Stockholder, and the Affiliates and Associates of such Person; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Shea Related Party, together or individually, shall be deemed an Interested Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything in this ‎Article XII to the contrary, the term “Interested Stockholder” shall not include: (w) the KKR Related Parties or any of their current and future Affiliates (so long as such affiliate remains an affiliate) or Associates, including any investment funds managed, directly or indirectly, by KKR or any other Person with whom any of the foregoing are acting as a group or in concert for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of capital stock of the Corporation; (x) any Person who acquires ownership of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation directly or indirectly from a KKR Related Party, and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Person who acquires Voting Stock of the Corporation through a brokers transaction executed on any securities exchange or other over-the-counter market or pursuant to an underwritten public offering; (y) a stockholder that becomes an Interested Stockholder inadvertently and (A) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that such stockholder ceases to be an Interested Stockholder and (B) would not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a Business Combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, have been an Interested Stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or (z) any Person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, however, that such Person specified in this clause (z) shall be an Interested Stockholder if thereafter such Person acquires additional shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation, except as a result of further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such Person. For the purpose of determining whether a Person is an Interested Stockholder, the Voting Stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include stock deemed to be owned by the Person through application of the definition of “owner” below but shall not include any other unissued stock of the Corporation which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.
(k)
“KKR” means KKR Dream Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
(l)
“KKR Related Parties” means KKR and its Affiliates.
(m)
“owner,” including the terms “own” and “owned,” when used with respect to any stock, means, for purposes of this ‎Article XII, a Person that individually or with or through any of its Affiliates or Associates:
(i)

 

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(ii)
beneficially owns such stock, directly or indirectly; has (A) the right to acquire such stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the owner of stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (B) the right to vote such stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the owner of any stock because of such Person’s right to vote such stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to ten or more Persons; or
(iii)
has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in clause (B) of subsection (ii) above), or disposing of such stock with any other Person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such stock.
(n)
“Permitted Entity” means, with respect to any Qualified Stockholder, (i) any trust for the exclusive benefit of such Qualified Stockholder and/or one or more Family Members of such Qualified Stockholder; provided, that to the extent any shares are deemed to be held by the trustee of such trust in the trustee’s capacity as such, such trustee shall be deemed a Permitted Entity, (ii) any general partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity exclusively controlling, owned or controlled by, or under common control with, such Qualified Stockholder, one or more Family Members of such Qualified Stockholder or any other Permitted Entity, and (iii) any Individual Retirement Account, as defined in Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other type of plan or trust of which such Qualified Stockholder is a participant or beneficiary and which satisfies the requirements for qualification under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(o)
“Permitted Transfer” means (i) with respect to shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, a Transfer of such shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock by the holder thereof to (A) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (B) an Affiliate of such holder, so long as such holder also Transfers an equal number of such holder’s Common Units to such Permitted Transferee in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement; and (ii) with respect to shares of Class D Common Stock, (X) a Transfer of such shares of Class D Common Stock from a Qualified Stockholder, from a Permitted Entity, from a Family Member of a Qualified Stockholder, from the estate of a Qualified Stockholder or a Family Member of a Qualified Stockholder or from a Permitted Transferee, to a Qualified Stockholder, to any Family Member of a Qualified Stockholder, to the estate of a Qualified Stockholder or any Family Member of a Qualified Stockholder, or to any Permitted Entity; provided, that if the transferee of such shares of Class D Common Stock is not a Qualified Stockholder, then such Transfer shall qualify as a Permitted Transfer only if one or more of a Qualified Stockholder, a Permitted Entity or a spouse of a Qualified Stockholder shall have exclusive Voting Control with respect to such shares of Class D Common Stock following such Transfer or such shares shall be subject to a voting proxy in a form approved by the Board of Directors following such Transfer (it being understood that such voting proxy may be executed promptly following such Transfer and in no event later than 10 days thereafter); or (Y) a Transfer of such shares of Class D Common Stock from a holder to such holder’s Affiliate with the prior written approval of the Board of Directors; provided, that, in the case of the foregoing clause (Y), if the transferee of such shares of Class D Common Stock is not a Qualified Stockholder, then such Transfer shall qualify as a Permitted Transfer only if a Qualified Stockholder shall have exclusive Voting Control with respect to such shares of Class D Common Stock following such Transfer or such shares shall be subject to a voting proxy in a form approved by the Board following such Transfer (it being understood that such voting proxy may be executed promptly following such Transfer and in no event later than 10 days thereafter).

 

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(p)
“Permitted Transferee” means a transferee of shares Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock (or rights or interests therein), as applicable, received in a Transfer that constitutes a Permitted Transfer.
(q)
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated association or other entity.
(r)
“Qualified Stockholder” means (i) the registered holder of any shares of Class D Common Stock upon the completion of the IPO; and (ii) the initial registered holder of any shares of Class D Common Stock that are originally issued by the Corporation.
(s)
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.
(t)
“Shea Related Parties” means Thomas Shea and his Affiliates.
(u)
“stock” means, for purposes of this ‎Article XII‎, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest.
(v)
“Stockholders’ Agreement” means that certain Stockholders’ Agreement to be entered into by and among the Company, KKR and the other parties named therein in connection with the IPO, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
(w)
“Transfer” of a share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock means, directly or indirectly, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law (including by merger, consolidation or otherwise), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to the transfer of, Voting Control over such share by proxy or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not be considered a “Transfer”:
(i)
granting a revocable proxy to officers or directors of the Corporation at the request of the Board of Directors in connection with (A) actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, or (B) any other action of the stockholders permitted by this Certificate of Incorporation;
(ii)
entering into a voting trust, agreement or arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) solely with stockholders who are holders of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, which voting trust, agreement or arrangement (A) is disclosed either in a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, (B) either has a term not exceeding one year or is terminable by the holder of the shares subject thereto at any time, and (C) does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration to the holder of the shares subject thereto other than (if applicable) the mutual promise to vote shares in a designated manner; any pledge of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction for so long as such stockholder continues to exercise Voting Control over such pledged shares; provided, that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee will constitute a “Transfer” unless such foreclosure or similar action qualifies as a “Permitted Transfer” at such time;

 

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(iii)
(iv)
the fact that the spouse of any Qualified Stockholder possesses or obtains an interest in such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock arising solely by reason of the application of the community property laws of any jurisdiction, so long as no other event or circumstance shall exist or have occurred that constitutes a “Transfer” that is not a “Permitted Transfer”;
(v)
any entry into a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act with a broker or other nominee; provided, that a sale of such shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock pursuant to such plan shall constitute a “Transfer” at the time of such sale;
(vi)
entering into a support, voting, tender or similar agreement, arrangement or understanding (with or without granting a proxy) in connection with a Change of Control or liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation or other proposal, or consummating the actions or transactions contemplated therein (including, without limitation, tendering shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock or voting such shares in connection therewith or such other proposal, the consummation of such event or such other proposal or the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock or any legal or beneficial interest in shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock in connection with such event or such other proposal), provided that it was approved by a majority of the Independent Directors then in office; and
(vii)
any issuance or reissuance by the Corporation of a share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, or any redemption, purchase or acquisition by the Corporation of a share of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock.
(x)
“Voting Control” means, with respect to a share of capital stock or other security, the power (whether exclusive or shared) to vote or direct the voting of such security, including by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise.
(y)
“Voting Stock” means stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity. Every reference in this ‎Article XII‎ to a percentage or proportion of Voting Stock shall refer to such percentage or other proportion of the votes of such Voting Stock.
(z)
“Whole Board of Directors” shall mean the total number of authorized Directors (from time to time) whether or not there exist any vacancies or unfilled newly created directorships.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed on this 23rd day of July, 2024.

 

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Holly Koczot

 

Name:

 Holly Koczot

 

Title:

General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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EX-3.2 3 ck0001889956-ex3_2.htm EX-3.2 EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF

ONESTREAM, INC.

(initially adopted on October 15, 2021)

(as amended on July 8, 2024; effective as of the Effective Time as defined in

the Company’s certificate of incorporation filed on July 23, 2024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I - CORPORATE OFFICES

1

1.1

REGISTERED OFFICE

1

1.2

OTHER OFFICES

1

ARTICLE II - MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

1

2.1

PLACE OF MEETINGS

1

2.2

ANNUAL MEETING

1

2.3

SPECIAL MEETING

1

2.4

ADVANCE NOTICE PROCEDURES

2

2.5

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

8

2.6

QUORUM

9

2.7

ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

9

2.8

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

9

2.9

VOTING

10

2.10

STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

10

2.11

RECORD DATES

10

2.12

PROXIES

11

2.13

LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

12

2.14

INSPECTORS OF ELECTION

12

ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS

12

3.1

POWERS

12

3.2

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

13

3.3

ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

13

3.4

RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES

13

3.5

PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

13

3.6

REGULAR MEETINGS

14

3.7

SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

14

3.8

QUORUM; VOTING

14

3.9

BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

15

3.10

FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

15

3.11

REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

15

ARTICLE IV - COMMITTEES

16

4.1

COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

16

4.2

COMMITTEE MINUTES

16

4.3

MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

16

4.4

SUBCOMMITTEES

17

ARTICLE V - OFFICERS

17

5.1

OFFICERS

17

5.2

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS

17

5.3

REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

17

5.4

VACANCIES IN OFFICES

18

5.5

REPRESENTATION OF SECURITIES OF OTHER ENTITIES

18

5.6

AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

18

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE VI - STOCK

18

6.1

STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES

18

6.2

SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES

19

6.3

LOST CERTIFICATES

19

6.4

DIVIDENDS

19

6.5

TRANSFER OF STOCK

19

6.6

STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENTS

20

6.7

REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS

20

ARTICLE VII - MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE AND WAIVER

20

7.1

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

20

7.2

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

20

7.3

NOTICE TO PERSON WITH WHOM COMMUNICATION IS UNLAWFUL

20

7.4

WAIVER OF NOTICE

21

ARTICLE VIII - INDEMNIFICATION

21

8.1

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN THIRD PARTY PROCEEDINGS

21

8.2

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY

21

8.3

SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE

22

8.4

INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS

22

8.5

ADVANCED PAYMENT OF EXPENSES

22

8.6

LIMITATION ON INDEMNIFICATION

23

8.7

DETERMINATION; CLAIM

23

8.8

NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS

24

8.9

INSURANCE

24

8.10

SURVIVAL

24

8.11

EFFECT OF REPEAL OR MODIFICATION

24

8.12

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

24

ARTICLE IX - GENERAL MATTERS

25

9.1

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS

25

9.2

FISCAL YEAR

25

9.3

SEAL

25

9.4

CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

25

9.5

FORUM SELECTION

26

ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS

27

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

ARTICLE I - CORPORATE OFFICES

1.1
REGISTERED OFFICE

The registered office of OneStream, Inc. (the “Company”) shall be fixed in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time.

1.2
OTHER OFFICES

The Company may at any time establish other offices.

ARTICLE II - MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

2.1
PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at a place, if any, within or outside the State of Delaware, determined by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”). The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law or any successor legislation (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Company’s principal executive office.

2.2
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year. The Board of Directors shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business, brought in accordance with Section 2.4 of these bylaws, may be transacted. The Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board (as defined below) may cancel, postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled annual meeting at any time, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent to the stockholders. For the purposes of these bylaws, the term “Whole Board” shall mean the total number of authorized directorships whether or not there exist any vacancies or any unfilled newly created directorships.

2.3
SPECIAL MEETING
(a)
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation and subject to the rights of holders of preferred stock of the Company (if any), from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event (as defined in the certificate of incorporation), a special meeting of the stockholders, other than as required by statute, may be called at any time by (i) the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, (ii) the chairperson of the Board of Directors, or (iii) the chief executive officer. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, prior to the occurrence of the Trigger Event, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by (i) the Board of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, (ii) the chairperson of the Board of Directors, (iii) the chief executive officer, or (iv) the holders of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company then issued and outstanding.

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Except as set forth in this Section 2.3(a), a special meeting may not be called by any other person or persons and any power of stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is specifically denied. The Board of Directors, acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, may cancel, postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting at any time, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent to the stockholders.
(b)
The notice of a special meeting shall include the purpose for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been set forth in the notice of the meeting.
2.4
ADVANCE NOTICE PROCEDURES
(a)
Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(i)
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal of other business to be transacted by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made only (1) pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (2) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof that has been formally delegated authority to nominate such persons or propose such business pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, (3) as may be provided in the certificate of designations for any class or series of preferred stock, or (4) by any stockholder of the Company who (A) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice contemplated by Section 2.4(a)(ii), (B) is a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the annual meeting, (C) is a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting, (D) is a stockholder of record at the time of the annual meeting, and (E) complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.4(a).
(ii)
For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder pursuant to clause (4) of Section 2.4(a)(i), the stockholder must have given timely notice in writing to the secretary of the Company (the “Secretary”) and any such nomination or proposed business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company no earlier than 8:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the 120th day and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the 90th day prior to the day of the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders as first specified in the Company’s notice of such annual meeting (which date shall, for purposes of the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of a series of its Common Stock (as defined in the certificate of incorporation) are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on July 26, 2024). However, except with respect to the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of a series of its Common Stock are first publicly traded, if no annual meeting of stockholders was held in the preceding year, or if the date of the annual meeting for the current year has been advanced by more than 30, or delayed by more than 70 days, from the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, then to be timely such notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company no earlier than 8:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the 120th day prior to the day of the annual meeting and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the later of the 90th day prior to the day of the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was first made by the Company. In no event will the adjournment, rescheduling, postponement or other delay of any annual meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. In no event may a stockholder provide notice with respect to a greater number of director candidates than there are director seats subject to election by stockholders at the annual meeting. If the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 10 days before the last day that a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination pursuant to the foregoing provisions, then a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.4(a)(ii) will also be considered timely, but only with respect to any nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it is received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made.

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“Public announcement” means disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Section 13, Section 14 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended and inclusive of rules and regulations thereunder, the “1934 Act”) or by such other means as is reasonably designed to inform the public or stockholders of the Company in general of such information, including, without limitation, posting on the Company’s investor relations website.
(iii)
A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth:
(1)
as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director:
(A)
such person’s name, age, business address, residence address and principal occupation or employment;
(B)
the class and number of shares of the Company that are held of record or are beneficially owned by such person and any (i) Derivative Instruments (as defined below) held or beneficially owned by such person, including the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any Derivative Instrument and (ii) other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) that has been made the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of such person with respect to the Company’s securities;
(C)
all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in connection with solicitations of proxies for the contested election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act;
(D)
such person’s written consent (x) to being named as a nominee of such stockholder, (y) to being named in the Company’s form of proxy pursuant to Rule 14a‑19 under the 1934 Act (“Rule 14a-19”), and (z) to serving as a director of the Company if elected;
(E)
any compensation, payment, indemnification or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding that such person has (or, within the past three years, had) with any person or entity other than the Company and its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the amount of any payment or payments received or receivable thereunder), in each case in connection with his or her candidacy or service as a director of the Company (such agreement, arrangement or understanding, a “Third-Party Compensation Arrangement”); and
(F)
a description of any other material relationships between such person and such person’s respective affiliates on the one hand, and such stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, and their respective affiliates on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such stockholder, beneficial owner, affiliate or associate were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and such person were a director or executive officer of such registrant; as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting:

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(2)
(A)
a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting;
(B)
the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, if applicable, the text of any proposed amendment to these bylaws);
(C)
the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; and
(D)
any material interest in such business of such stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, and their respective affiliates; and
(3)
as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:
(A)
the name and address of such stockholder (as they appear on the Company’s books), of such beneficial owner, and of their respective affiliates;
(B)
for each class or series, the number of shares of stock of the Company that are, directly or indirectly, held of record or are beneficially owned by such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates;
(C)
any agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates in connection with the proposal of such nomination or other business;
(D)
any (i) agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, without limitation and regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates with respect to the Company’s securities (any of the foregoing, a “Derivative Instrument”) including the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any Derivative Instrument; and (ii) other agreement, arrangement or understanding that has been made the effect or intent of which is to create or mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates with respect to the Company’s securities;
(E)
any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company;
(F)
any rights to dividends on the Company’s securities owned beneficially by such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates that are separated or separable from the underlying security; any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of the Company’s securities or Derivative Instruments;

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(G)
(H)
any significant equity interests or any significant Derivative Instruments in any entity that develops or provides products or services that compete with or are alternatives to the principal products developed or produced or services provided by the Company or its affiliates (each a “Principal Competitor”) that are held by such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates;
(I)
any material financial interest of such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates in any contract with the Company, any affiliate of the Company or any Principal Competitor of the Company (in each case, including, without limitation, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement);
(J)
any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates is a party or material participant involving the Company or any of its officers, directors or affiliates;
(K)
any material relationship between such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its officers, directors or affiliates, on the other hand;
(L)
a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Company as of the date of submission of the stockholder’s notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such nomination or other business before the annual meeting;
(M)
a representation as to whether such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates intends, or is part of a group that intends, to (x) deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or to elect each such nominee (which representation must include a statement as to whether such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates intends to solicit the requisite percentage of the voting power of the Company’s stock under Rule 14a‑19) or (y) otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination;
(N)
any other information relating to such stockholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates, or director nominee or proposed business, that, in each case, would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies in support of such nominee (in a contested election of directors) or proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act; and
(O)
such other information relating to any proposed item of business as the Company may reasonably require to determine whether such proposed item of business is a proper matter for stockholder action.
(iv)
In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice (and any additional information submitted to the Company in connection therewith) must further be updated and supplemented (1) if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct as of the record date(s) for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the annual meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the annual meeting or any adjournment, rescheduling, postponement or other delay thereof, and (2) to provide any additional information that the Company may reasonably request.

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Any such update and supplement or additional information (including, if requested pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii)(3)(O)) must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company (A) in the case of a request for additional information, promptly following a request therefor, which response must be received by the Secretary not later than such reasonable time as is specified in any such request from the Company, or (B) in the case of any other update or supplement of any information, not later than five business days after the record date(s) for the annual meeting (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date(s)), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the annual meeting or any adjournment, rescheduling, postponement or other delay thereof (in the case of any update or supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the annual meeting or any adjournment, rescheduling, postponement or other delay thereof). No later than five business days prior to the annual meeting or any adjournment, rescheduling, postponement or other delay thereof, a stockholder nominating individuals for election as a director will provide the Company with reasonable evidence that such stockholder has met the requirements of Rule 14a‑19. The failure to timely provide such update, supplement, evidence or additional information shall result in the nomination or proposal no longer being eligible for consideration at the annual meeting. If the stockholder fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a‑19 (including because the stockholder fails to provide the Company with all information or notices required by Rule 14a‑19), then the director nominees proposed by such stockholder shall be ineligible for election at the annual meeting and any votes or proxies in respect of such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that such proxies may have been received by the Company and counted for the purposes of determining quorum. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement, or provide additional information or evidence, as set forth in these bylaws shall not limit the Company’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines pursuant to these bylaws or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice pursuant to these bylaws to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination. No disclosure pursuant to these bylaws will be required with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is the stockholder submitting a notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 solely because such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee has been directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.
(b)
Special Meetings of Stockholders. Except to the extent required by the DGCL, and subject to Section 2.3(a), special meetings of stockholders may be called only in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and these bylaws. Only such business will be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as has been brought before the special meeting pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting. If the election of directors is included as business to be brought before a special meeting in the Company’s notice of meeting, then nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at such special meeting may be made by any stockholder who (i) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice contemplated by this Section 2.4(b), (ii) is a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the special meeting, (iii) is a stockholder of record on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting, (iv) is a stockholder of record at the time of the special meeting, and (v) complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.4(b). For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder before a special meeting pursuant to this Section 2.4(b), the stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company no earlier than 8:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the 120th day prior to the day of the special meeting and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting was first made. In no event will any adjournment, rescheduling, postponement or other delay of a special meeting or any announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must comply with the applicable notice requirements of Section 2.4(a)(iii), with references therein to “annual meeting” deemed to mean “special meeting” for the purposes of this final sentence of this Section 2.4(b).

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(c)
Other Requirements and Procedures.
(i)
To be eligible to be a nominee of any stockholder for election as a director of the Company, the proposed nominee must provide to the Secretary, in accordance with the applicable time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 2.4(a)(ii) or Section 2.4(b):
(1)
a signed and completed written questionnaire (in the form provided by the Secretary at the written request of the nominating stockholder, which form will be provided by the Secretary within five business days of receiving such request) containing information regarding such nominee’s background and qualifications and such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such nominee to serve as a director of the Company or to serve as an independent director of the Company;
(2)
a written representation that, unless previously disclosed to the Company, such nominee is not a party to any voting agreement, arrangement, commitment, assurance or understanding with any person or entity as to how such nominee, if elected as a director, will vote on any issue;
(3)
a written representation that, unless previously disclosed to the Company, such nominee is not a party to any Third-Party Compensation Arrangement;
(4)
a written representation that, if elected as a director, such nominee would be in compliance with the Company’s corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading guidelines, and other policies and guidelines applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary will provide to such proposed nominee all such policies and guidelines then in effect); and
(5)
a written representation that such nominee, if elected, intends to serve a full term on the Board of Directors.
(ii)
At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election as a director must furnish to the Secretary the information that is required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice of nomination pertaining to such nominee.
(iii)
No person will be eligible to be nominated by a stockholder for election as a director of the Company, or to be seated as a director of the Company, unless nominated and elected in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.4. No business proposed by a stockholder will be conducted at a stockholder meeting except in accordance with this Section 2.4.
(iv)
The chairperson of the applicable meeting of stockholders will, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these bylaws or that other proposed business was not properly brought before the meeting. If the chairperson of the meeting should so determine, then the chairperson of the meeting will so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination will be disregarded or such business will not be transacted, as the case may be.

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(v)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear in person at the meeting to present a nomination or other proposed business, such nomination will be disregarded or such proposed business will not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination or business may have been received by the Company and counted for purposes of determining a quorum. For purposes of this Section 2.4, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting, and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting.
(vi)
Without limiting this Section 2.4, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.4, it being understood that (1) any references in these bylaws to the 1934 Act are not intended to, and will not, limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 2.4; and (2) compliance with clause (4) of Section 2.4(a)(i) and with Section 2.4(b) are the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than as provided in Section 2.4(c)(vii)).
(vii)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, the notice requirements set forth in these bylaws with respect to the proposal of any business pursuant to this Section 2.4 will be deemed to be satisfied by a stockholder if (1) such stockholder has submitted a proposal to the Company in compliance with Rule 14a‑8 under the 1934 Act; and (2) such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Company to solicit proxies for the meeting of stockholders. Subject to Rule 14a‑8 and other applicable rules and regulations under the 1934 Act, nothing in these bylaws will be construed to permit any stockholder, or give any stockholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Company’s proxy statement any nomination of a director or any other business proposal.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, (i) subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholders’ Agreement (as defined in the certificate of incorporation), KKR (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) shall have the rights related to the nomination of any KKR Directors (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) as set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholders’ Agreement, and such nominations shall not be subject to the notice requirements set forth in this Section 2.4, and (ii) prior to the occurrence of the Trigger Event, KKR shall not be subject to the notice requirements set forth in this Section 2.4 with respect to the proposal of any business (other than with respect to the nomination of directors as set forth in the preceding clause (i)) at any annual or special meeting of stockholders.
2.5
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice of the meeting shall be given in accordance with Section 232 of the DGCL, and such notice shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Except as otherwise provided in the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting.

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2.6
QUORUM

The holders of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders, unless otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or the rules of any applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed. Where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter, except as otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or the rules of any applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed.

If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (a) the chairperson of the meeting, or (b) the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

2.7
ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

Unless these bylaws otherwise require, when a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (including an adjournment taken to address a technical failure to convene or continue a meeting using remote communication), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are (i) announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, (ii) displayed, during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxy holders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication, or (iii) set forth in the notice of meeting given in accordance with Section 222(a) of the DGCL. At the adjourned meeting, the Company may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 213(a) of the DGCL and Section 2.11 of these bylaws, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

2.8
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business and discussion as seem to the chairperson in order. The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall be designated by the Board of Directors; in the absence of such designation, the chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, or the chief executive officer (in the absence of the chairperson of the Board of Directors) or the president (in the absence of the chairperson of the Board of Directors and the chief executive officer), or in their absence any other executive officer of the Company, shall serve as chairperson of the stockholder meeting.

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The chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date or time, whether or not a quorum is present.

2.9
VOTING

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11 of these bylaws, subject to Section 217 (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock) and Section 218 (relating to voting trusts and other voting agreements) of the DGCL.

Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder as of the applicable record date that has voting power upon the matter in question.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or the rules of any applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed, and subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or the rules of any applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s securities are listed, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of such class or series or classes or series.

2.10
STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation and subject to the rights of holders of preferred stock of the Company (if any), prior to the occurrence of the Trigger Event, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Company may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents, setting forth the action so taken, are (a) signed by the holders of outstanding shares of stock of the Company representing not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of capital stock of the Company then issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and (b) delivered to the Company in accordance with applicable law. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation and subject to the rights of holders of preferred stock of the Company, from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Company must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

2.11
RECORD DATES

In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination.

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If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the provisions of Section 213 of the DGCL and this Section 2.11 at the adjourned meeting.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, in order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action without a meeting is fixed by the Board of Directors, (a) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company in accordance with applicable law, and (b) if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

2.12
PROXIES

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or such stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent, may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by a document or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The authorization of a person to act as a proxy may be documented, signed and delivered in accordance with Section 116 of the DGCL; provided that such authorization shall set forth, or be delivered with information enabling the Company to determine, the identity of the stockholder granting such authorization. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL.

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2.13
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

The Company shall prepare, no later than the tenth day before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Company shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of 10 days ending on the day before the meeting date: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the Company’s principal place of business. In the event that the Company determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Company may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Company.

2.14
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION

Before any meeting of stockholders, the Company shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment. The Company may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act.

Such inspectors shall:

(a)
ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each;
(b)
determine the shares represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots;
(c)
count all votes and ballots;
(d)
determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; and
(e)
certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots.

The inspectors of election shall perform their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of their ability and as expeditiously as is practical. If there are multiple inspectors of election, the decision, act or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act or certificate of all. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS

3.1
POWERS

The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided in the DGCL or the certificate of incorporation.

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3.2
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, each of whom shall be a natural person. Unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the number of directors, the total number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall be determined from time to time by a resolution of the Board of Directors approved by a majority of the Whole Board; provided, however, that for as long as the Stockholders’ Agreement is in effect, the total number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall never be less than the aggregate number of directors that KKR is entitled to nominate from time to time pursuant to Section 2(a) thereof. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

3.3
ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. The certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or the Stockholders’ Agreement may prescribe other qualifications for directors.

If so provided in the certificate of incorporation, the directors of the Company shall be divided into three classes.

3.4
RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES

Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Company. A resignation is effective when the resignation is delivered unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events. A resignation which is conditioned upon the director failing to receive a specified vote for reelection as a director may provide that it is irrevocable. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws and subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, when one or more directors resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective.

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws or permitted in the specific case by resolution of the Board of Directors, and subject to the rights of holders of preferred stock of the Company and the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and not by stockholders. If the directors are divided into classes, a person so chosen to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

3.5
PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

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Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

3.6
REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

3.7
SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the Lead Independent Director (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) or Secretary or by a majority of the Whole Board; provided that the person(s) authorized to call a special meeting of the Board of Directors may authorize another person or persons to send notice of such meeting.

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:

(a)
delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
(b)
sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid; or
(c)
sent by electronic mail;

directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the Company’s records.

If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone or (ii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered, sent or otherwise directed to each director, as applicable, at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by United States mail, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice of the time and place of the meeting may be communicated to the director in lieu of written notice if such notice is communicated at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Company’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting, unless required by statute.

3.8
QUORUM; VOTING

At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, that, for so long as, pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, KKR has the right to designate at least two directors to the Board of Directors and there are at least two KKR Directors then serving on the Board of Directors, the presence of at least one KKR Director shall be required to have a quorum for the transaction of business by the Board of Directors (the “KKR Director Quorum Requirement”); provided further, however, that the KKR Director Quorum Requirement shall not apply to any meeting of the Disinterested Majority (as defined in the Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “LLC Agreement”)) to the extent, and solely in the case, that each KKR Director would be an interested director for purposes of any transaction to be considered by the Disinterested Majority at such meeting (the “Disinterested Majority Quorum Condition”) and a Disinterested Majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such business as long as such Disinterested Majority comprises at least one-third of the Whole Board.

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If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present; provided, that if a quorum does not exist at any properly called meeting of the Board of Directors due to the failure to satisfy the KKR Director Quorum Requirement, such meeting shall be adjourned and, subject to the obligation to provide prior notice pursuant to these bylaws to the Whole Board, recalled for the same purpose at least 24 hours and not more than 10 days from the date of such adjournment, and the attendance of a KKR Director shall not be required to establish quorum for such recalled meeting.

The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

If the certificate of incorporation provides that one or more directors shall have more or less than one vote per director on any matter, except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein or therein and denoted with the phrase “notwithstanding the final paragraph of Section 3.8 of the bylaws” or language to similar effect, every reference in these bylaws to a majority or other proportion of the directors shall refer to a majority or other proportion of the votes of the directors.

3.9
BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, (i) any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and (ii) a consent may be documented, signed and delivered in any manner permitted by Section 116 of the DGCL. Any person (whether or not then a director) may provide, whether through instruction to an agent or otherwise, that a consent to action will be effective at a future time (including a time determined upon the happening of an event), no later than 60 days after such instruction is given or such provision is made and such consent shall be deemed to have been given for purposes of this Section 3.9 at such effective time so long as such person is then a director and did not revoke the consent prior to such time. Any such consent shall be revocable prior to its becoming effective. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors, or the committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained.

3.10
FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.

3.11
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

Subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office by stockholders of the Company in the manner specified in the certificate of incorporation and applicable law. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.

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ARTICLE IV - COMMITTEES

4.1
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, and subject to the rights of holders of preferred stock of the Company (if any) and the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, the Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the Whole Board, or a Disinterested Majority if the Disinterested Majority Quorum Condition is satisfied, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Company. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (a) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (b) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Company.

4.2
COMMITTEE MINUTES

Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, each committee and subcommittee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report to the Board of Directors as appropriate.

4.3
MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

Unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, meetings and actions of committees and subcommittees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:

(a)
Section 3.5 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone);
(b)
Section 3.6 (regular meetings);
(c)
Section 3.7 (special meetings; notice);
(d)
Section 3.8 (quorum; voting);
(e)
Section 3.9 (board action by written consent without a meeting); and
(f)
Section 7.4 (waiver of notice)

with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee or subcommittee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members. However, (i) the time and place of regular meetings of committees or subcommittees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee or subcommittee; (ii) special meetings of committees or subcommittees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors or the committee or the subcommittee; and (iii) notice of special meetings of committees and subcommittees shall also be given to all alternate members who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee or subcommittee.

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The Board of Directors or a committee or subcommittee may also adopt other rules for the governance of any committee or subcommittee.

Any provision in the certificate of incorporation providing that one or more directors shall have more or less than one vote per director on any matter shall apply to voting in any committee or subcommittee, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

4.4
SUBCOMMITTEES

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or the resolutions of the Board of Directors designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

ARTICLE V - OFFICERS

5.1
OFFICERS

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, the officers of the Company shall be a president and a secretary. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, the Company may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chairperson of the Board of Directors, a vice chairperson of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer or treasurer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more assistant secretaries and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws (provided that other than the president and secretary, persons holding any other titles shall not be officers of the Company unless specifically designated as such by the Board of Directors) and, in the case of the chief executive officer and the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the certificate of incorporation and the Stockholders’ Agreement. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

5.2
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, and subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement, the Board of Directors shall appoint the officers of the Company.

5.3
REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, and subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors or, for the avoidance of doubt, any duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof, or by any officer who has been conferred such power of removal.

Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice, in writing or by electronic transmission, to the Company. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any contract to which the officer is a party.

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5.4
VACANCIES IN OFFICES

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, and subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement, any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

5.5
REPRESENTATION OF SECURITIES OF OTHER ENTITIES

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, and except with respect to OneStream Software LLC, the chairperson of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the treasurer, the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer, the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the Company all rights incident to any and all shares or other securities of, or interests in, or issued by, any other entity or entities, and all rights incident to any management authority conferred on the Company in accordance with the governing documents of any entity or entities, standing in the name of the Company, including the right to act by written consent. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority. All rights, obligations, decisions, determinations, votes or approvals of the Company, as the manager or as a member of OneStream Software LLC, under the LLC Agreement or under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act shall be exercised by the Board of Directors or its designee.

5.6
AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each officer of the Company shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Company as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or, for the avoidance of doubt, any duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof or by any officer who has been conferred such power of designation and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to such office, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VI - STOCK

6.1
STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES

The shares of the Company shall be represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Company. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Company by any two officers of the Company representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. The Company shall not have power to issue a certificate in bearer form.

The Company may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly-paid shares, or upon the books and records of the Company in the case of uncertificated partly-paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated.

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Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully-paid shares, the Company shall declare a dividend upon partly-paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

6.2
SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES

If the Company is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the Company shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the Company shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the registered owner thereof shall be given a notice, in writing or by electronic transmission, containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to this Section 6.2 or Sections 151, 156, 202(a), 218(a) or 364 of the DGCL or with respect to this Section 6.2 a statement that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.

6.3
LOST CERTIFICATES

Except as provided in this Section 6.3, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Company and cancelled at the same time. The Company may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Company may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

6.4
DIVIDENDS

The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in the certificate of incorporation or applicable law, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the Company’s capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Company’s capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Company available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.

6.5
TRANSFER OF STOCK

Transfers of record of shares of stock of the Company shall be made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by an attorney duly authorized, and, subject to Section 6.3 of these bylaws, if such stock is certificated, upon the surrender of a certificate or certificates for a like number of shares, properly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer.

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6.6
STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENTS

The Company shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Company to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Company of any one or more classes or series owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

6.7
REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS

The Company:

(a)
shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and notices and to vote as such owner; and
(b)
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

ARTICLE VII - MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE AND WAIVER

7.1
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner set forth in the DGCL.

7.2
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

Except as otherwise prohibited under the DGCL, without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Company under the provisions of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Company. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Company, within 60 days of having been given written notice by the Company of its intention to send the single notice, shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice. This Section 7.2 shall not apply to Sections 164, 296, 311, 312 or 324 of the DGCL.

7.3
NOTICE TO PERSON WITH WHOM COMMUNICATION IS UNLAWFUL

Whenever notice is required to be given, under the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the Company is such as to require the filing of a certificate under the DGCL, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

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7.4
WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

ARTICLE VIII - INDEMNIFICATION

8.1
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN THIRD PARTY PROCEEDINGS

The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or otherwise becomes involved in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, investigation, inquiry, hearing, mediation, arbitration or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory, investigative or otherwise (as further defined in Section 8.12, a “Proceeding”) (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company, or, while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, manager, member, partner, tax matters partner, employee, fiduciary, trustee, agent or other representative of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether for profit or not-for-profit, including any subsidiaries of the Company, any entities formed by the Company and any employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Company (each such entity, an “Other Enterprise” and each such director or officer, a “Covered Person”), against Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with such Proceeding if such Covered Person 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, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such Covered Person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that a Covered Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such Covered Person’s conduct was unlawful.

8.2
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY

The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, any Covered Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or otherwise becomes involved in, any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding by or in the right of the Company against Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with the defense or settlement of such Proceeding if such Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Covered Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Covered Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

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8.3
SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE

To the extent that a present or former director or officer (for purposes of this Section 8.3 only, as such term is defined in Section 145(c)(1) of the DGCL) of the Company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding described in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. The Company may indemnify any other person who is not a present or former director or officer of the Company against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person to the extent he or she has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding described in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.

8.4
INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS

The Company, by action of the Board of Directors, shall have power to indemnify its employees and agents and any other person whom it is permitted to indemnify under Section 145 of the DGCL.

8.5
ADVANCED PAYMENT OF EXPENSES

Expenses incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding and within 20 days following receipt by the Company of a written request therefor (together with documentation reasonably evidencing such expenses) and an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of appeal that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VIII or the DGCL. The Covered Person’s undertaking to repay the Company any amounts advanced for Expenses shall not be required to be secured and shall not bear interest, and except as otherwise provided in the DGCL or this Section 8.5, the Company shall not impose on the Covered Person additional conditions to the advancement of Expenses or require from the Covered Person additional undertakings regarding repayment. Advancements of Expenses shall be made without regard to the Covered Person’s ability to repay the Expenses. Advancements of Expenses pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall not require approval of the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Company, or of any other person or body. The Secretary shall promptly advise the Board of Directors in writing of the request for advancement of Expenses, of the amount and other details of the request and of the undertaking to make repayment provided pursuant to this Section 8.5. Advancements of Expenses to a Covered Person shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advancements claimed. The right to advancement of Expenses shall not apply to any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) to the extent indemnity is excluded pursuant to these bylaws, but shall apply to any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) referenced in Section 8.6(b) or 8.6(c) prior to a determination that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to Section 8.8, no advance shall be made by the Company to an officer of the Company (except by reason of the fact that such officer is or was a director of the Company, in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any Proceeding if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (a) by a vote of the directors who are not parties to such Proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (b) by a committee of such directors designated by the vote of the majority of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (c) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

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8.6
LIMITATION ON INDEMNIFICATION

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, but subject to the requirements in Section 8.3 and the DGCL, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify any person pursuant to this Article VIII in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding):

(a)
for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of such person under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid;
(b)
for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if such person is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
(c)
for any reimbursement of the Company by such person of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by such person from the sale of securities of the Company, in either case as required under any clawback or compensation recovery policy adopted by the Company, applicable securities exchange and association listing requirements, including, without limitation, those adopted in accordance with Rule 10D-1 under the 1934 Act and/or the 1934 Act (including, without limitation, any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by such person of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if such person is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
(d)
initiated by such person, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by such person against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board of Directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise required to be made under Section 8.5 or Section 8.7 or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or
(e)
if prohibited by applicable law.
8.7
DETERMINATION; CLAIM

If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VIII is not paid in full within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the written request therefor, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of Expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the claimant shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify such person against any and all Expenses that are actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Article VIII, to the extent such person is successful in such action, and to the extent not prohibited by law. In any such suit, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving that the claimant is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of Expenses.

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8.8
NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS

The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the certificate of incorporation or any statute, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The Company is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law.

8.9
INSURANCE

The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

8.10
SURVIVAL

The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Article VIII shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

8.11
EFFECT OF REPEAL OR MODIFICATION

A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the certificate of incorporation or a bylaw shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal or elimination of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such action or omission has occurred.

8.12
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Article VIII, references to the “Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting entity, any constituent company (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as such person would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Article VIII.

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For purposes of this Article VIII, (a) the term “Proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, mediation, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, investigation (including any internal investigation), inquiry, hearing, mediation, arbitration, other alternative dispute mechanism or any other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, investigative or otherwise and whether formal or informal, including an action initiated by a Covered Person to enforce such Covered Person’s rights to indemnification under these Bylaws, and whether instituted by or in the right of the Company, a governmental agency, the Board of Directors, any committee thereof, a class of its security holders or any other party, and (b) the term “Expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include all direct and indirect losses, liabilities, expenses, including fees and expenses of attorneys, fees and expenses of accountants, court costs, transcript costs, fees and expenses of experts, witness fees and expenses, travel expenses, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, delivery service fees, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any bond (including cost bonds, appraisal bonds, or their equivalents), judgments, fines (including excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan) and amounts paid in settlement and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with (i) the investigation, prosecution, defense, appeal or settlement of a Proceeding, (ii) serving as an actual or prospective witness, or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or other participation in, or other preparation for, any Proceeding, (iii) any compulsory interviews or depositions related to a Proceeding, (iv) any non-compulsory interviews or depositions related to a Proceeding, subject to the person receiving advance written approval by the Company to participate in such interviews or depositions, (v) responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding, and (vi) any federal, state, local and foreign taxes imposed on a person as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Article VIII.

ARTICLE IX - GENERAL MATTERS

9.1
EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS

Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, or employee or employees, to enter into any contract or execute any document or instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Company; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, agent or employee, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Company by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

9.2
FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Company shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors.

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9.3
SEAL

The Company may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board of Directors. The Company may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

9.4
CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and a natural person. Any reference in these bylaws to a section of the DGCL shall be deemed to refer to such section as amended from time to time and any successor provisions thereto.

9.5
FORUM SELECTION

Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, stockholder, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (c) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Company or any current or former director, stockholder, officer or other employee of the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws (as either may be amended and/or restated from time to time), (d) any action, suit or proceeding as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (e) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Company or any current or former director, stockholder, officer or other employee of the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Any person or entity purchasing, holding or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 9.5. This provision shall be enforceable by any party to a complaint covered by the provisions of this Section 9.5. If any provision of this Section 9.5 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Section 9.5 (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Section 9.5 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities or circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby Subject to the last sentence of this Article X and unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws may be adopted, altered, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of this Article X, from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, in addition to any other vote required by the certificate of incorporation, shall be required for the stockholders of the Company to adopt, alter, amend or repeal, or adopt any bylaw inconsistent with, any bylaw of the Company.

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ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS

Subject to the last sentence of this Article X and unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors shall also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws; provided, however, that a bylaw amendment adopted by stockholders which specifies the votes that shall be necessary for the election of directors shall not be further amended or repealed by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Disinterested Majority Quorum Condition of Section 3.8 of these bylaws (including, without limitation, any such Article or Section as renumbered as a result of any amendment, alteration, change, repeal, or adoption of any other bylaw) may not be amended, altered or repealed, and no provision inconsistent therewith may be adopted, unless such amendment, alteration or repeal is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

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EX-10.1 4 ck0001889956-ex10_1.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

OPERATING AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 23, 2024

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

2

ARTICLE II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

16

Section 2.01

Organization

15

Section 2.02

Amended and Restated Operating Agreement

15

Section 2.03

Name

16

Section 2.04

Purpose; Powers

16

Section 2.05

Principal Office; Registered Office

16

Section 2.06

Term

16

Section 2.07

No State-Law Partnership

17

Section 2.08

Liability

17

ARTICLE III. MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

17

Section 3.01

Members

17

Section 3.02

Units

18

Section 3.03

Recapitalization; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units

18

Section 3.04

Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units

19

Section 3.05

Repurchase or Redemption of Shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock; Other Redemptions or Repurchases

21

Section 3.06

Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units

22

Section 3.07

Negative Capital Accounts

22

Section 3.08

No Withdrawal

22

Section 3.09

Loans From Members

23

Section 3.10

Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans

23

Section 3.11

Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan

25

ARTICLE IV. DISTRIBUTIONS

25

Section 4.01

Distributions

25

ARTICLE V. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

29

Section 5.01

Capital Accounts

29

Section 5.02

Allocations

30

Section 5.03

Regulatory Allocations

30

Section 5.04

Final Allocations

31

Section 5.05

Tax Allocations

32

Section 5.06

Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member

33

 


 

ARTICLE VI. MANAGEMENT

34

Section 6.01

Authority of Manager; Officer Delegation

34

Section 6.02

Actions of the Manager

35

Section 6.03

Resignation; No Removal

35

Section 6.04

Vacancies

36

Section 6.05

Transactions Between the Company and the Manager

36

Section 6.06

Reimbursement for Expenses

36

Section 6.07

Delegation of Authority

37

Section 6.08

Limitation of Liability of Manager

37

Section 6.09

Investment Company Act

38

ARTICLE VII. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS AND MANAGER

39

Section 7.01

Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members

39

Section 7.02

Lack of Authority

39

Section 7.03

No Right of Partition

40

Section 7.04

Indemnification

40

ARTICLE VIII. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

43

Section 8.01

Records and Accounting

43

Section 8.02

Fiscal Year

43

Section 8.03

Inspection Rights

43

ARTICLE IX. TAX MATTERS

43

Section 9.01

Preparation of Tax Returns

43

Section 9.02

Tax Elections

44

Section 9.03

Tax Controversies

44

ARTICLE X. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

45

Section 10.01

Transfers by Members

45

Section 10.02

Permitted Transfers

45

Section 10.03

Restricted Units Legend

46

Section 10.04

Transfer

46

Section 10.05

Assignee’s Rights

47

Section 10.06

Assignor’s Rights and Obligations

47

Section 10.07

Overriding Provisions

47

Section 10.08

Spousal Consent

49

Section 10.09

Certain Transactions with respect to the Corporation

49

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ARTICLE XI. REDEMPTION AND DIRECT EXCHANGE RIGHTS

51

Section 11.01

Redemption Right of a Member

51

Section 11.02

Election and Contribution of the Corporation

56

Section 11.03

Direct Exchange Right of the Corporation

57

Section 11.04

Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation

58

Section 11.05

Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Direct Exchange

58

Section 11.06

Tax Treatment

59

ARTICLE XII. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

59

Section 12.01

Substituted Members

59

Section 12.02

Additional Members

60

ARTICLE XIII. WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

60

Section 13.01

Withdrawal and Resignation of Members

60

ARTICLE XIV. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

60

Section 14.01

Dissolution

60

Section 14.02

Winding Up

61

Section 14.03

Deferment; Distribution in Kind

61

Section 14.04

Cancellation of Certificate

62

Section 14.05

Reasonable Time for Winding Up

62

Section 14.06

Return of Capital

62

ARTICLE XV. GENERAL PROVISIONS

62

Section 15.01

Power of Attorney

62

Section 15.02

Confidentiality

63

Section 15.03

Amendments

64

Section 15.04

Title to Company Assets

65

Section 15.05

Addresses and Notices

65

Section 15.06

Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries

66

Section 15.07

Creditors

66

Section 15.08

Waiver

66

Section 15.09

Counterparts

66

Section 15.10

Applicable Law

66

Section 15.11

Severability

67

Section 15.12

Further Action

67

Section 15.13

Execution and Delivery by Electronic Signature and Electronic Transmission

67

Section 15.14

Right of Offset

68

Section 15.15

Entire Agreement

68

Section 15.16

Remedies

68

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Section 15.17

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation

68

Section 15.18

Approval of Agreement

69

 

Schedules

SCHEDULE 1 - Schedule of Pre-IPO Members

SCHEDULE 2 - Schedule of Members

Exhibits

Exhibit A - Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit B-1 - Form of Agreement and Consent of Spouse

Exhibit B-2 - Form of Spouse’s Confirmation of Separate Property SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

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ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

This SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) of OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of July 23, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among the Company, OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), as the sole Manager (as defined herein) of the Company, and each of the other Members (as defined herein).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meaning ascribed to them in Article I;

WHEREAS, the Company was initially formed on November 15, 2012, under the name OneStream LLC as a limited liability company under the Michigan Limited Liability Company Act by the filing of Articles of Organization with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (the “Articles of Organization”);

WHEREAS, the Company changed its name to “OneStream Software LLC” effective January 1, 2013, by the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Organization on December 26, 2012;

WHEREAS, the Company was converted to a Delaware limited liability company under the Delaware Act and the Michigan Limited Liability Company Act upon the filing of a Certificate of Conversion with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs on February 5, 2019, and the filing of a Certificate of Conversion and a Certificate of Formation with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 5, 2019;

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the date hereof, the Company was governed by that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 5, 2021 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “Prior LLC Agreement”), which the parties listed on Schedule 1 hereto executed in their capacity as members (including pursuant to consents and joinders thereto) prior to the Effective Date (collectively, the “Pre-IPO Members”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, the Company was a party to a series of reorganization transactions (the “Reorganization”) with the Corporation and various other parties, including, without limitation, the transactions set forth in the Reorganization Agreement;

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, the Company, the Corporation and the Pre-IPO Members desire to reclassify the Original Units into Common Units (the “Recapitalization”) as provided herein; WHEREAS, the Corporation will sell shares of its Class A Common Stock to public investors in the IPO and will use the net proceeds received from the IPO (the “IPO Net Proceeds”) to (i) purchase newly issued Common Units from the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Reorganization Agreement and (ii) purchase certain Common Units held by certain of the Members;

 


 

WHEREAS, the Corporation may issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the IPO as a result of the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) and, if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in whole or in part, any additional net proceeds (the “Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds”) shall be used by the Corporation to purchase newly issued Common Units from the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Reorganization Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing matters, the Company and the Members desire to continue the Company without dissolution and amend and restate the Prior LLC Agreement in its entirety as of the Effective Date to reflect, among other things, (a) the Recapitalization and the Reorganization, (b) the admission of the Corporation as a Member and its designation as sole Manager of the Company and (c) the other rights and obligations of the Members as provided and agreed upon in the terms of this Agreement as of the Effective Date, at which time the Prior LLC Agreement shall be superseded entirely by this Agreement and shall be of no further force or effect.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Prior LLC Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and the Company, the Corporation and the other Members, each intending to be legally bound, each hereby agrees as follows:

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in this Agreement for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

“Additional Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02.

“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to the Capital Account of any Member as of the end of any Taxable Year, the amount by which the balance in such Capital Account is less than zero. For this purpose, such Member’s Capital Account balance shall be:

(a) reduced for any items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6); and

(b) increased for any amount such Member is obligated to contribute or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) (relating to minimum gain).

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“Admission Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.06.

“Affiliate” (and, with a correlative meaning, “Affiliated”) means, (i) with respect to any Person (other than KKR Related Parties), an “affiliate” of such Person as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, and (ii) with respect to any KKR Related Party, an “affiliate” of such KKR Related Party as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and any investment fund, vehicle, managed account or holding company with respect to which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. or an Affiliate thereof serves as the general partner, managing member, discretionary manager or advisor, or in any such similar capacity; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no KKR Related Party shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company or any subsidiary or controlled Affiliate of the Company (or vice versa). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such Person holds Units, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this ‎Article I, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Assignee” means a Person to whom a Unit has been transferred but who has not become a Member pursuant to Article XII.

“Assumed Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Member, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the product of (A) the Distribution Tax Rate multiplied by (B) the estimated or actual cumulative taxable income or gain of the Company, as determined for federal income tax purposes, allocated to such Member for Taxable Years or Fiscal Periods (or portions thereof) commencing on or after the Effective Date, less prior losses of the Company allocated to such Member for Taxable Years or Fiscal Periods (or portions thereof) commencing on or after the Effective Date, to the extent such prior losses are available to reduce such income and have not previously been taken into account in the calculation of Assumed Tax Liability for any prior period, in each case, as determined by the Manager and, for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any Code Section 704(c) allocations (including “reverse” Section 704(c) allocations) over (ii) the cumulative Tax Distributions made to such Member after the Effective Date pursuant to Sections 4.01(b)(i), 4.01(b)(ii) and 4.01(b)(iii); provided that, in the case of the Corporation, such Assumed Tax Liability (x) shall be computed without regard to any increases to the tax basis of the Company’s property pursuant to Sections 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code and (y) shall in no event be less than an amount that will enable the Corporation to meet both its tax obligations and its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement for the relevant Taxable Year.

“Base Rate” means, on any date, a variable rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” at large U.S. money center banks.

“Black-Out Period” means any “black-out” or similar period under the Corporation’s policies covering trading in the Corporation’s securities to which the applicable Redeeming Member is subject (or will be subject at such time as it owns Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable), which period restricts the ability of such Redeeming Member to immediately resell shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered to such Redeeming Member in connection with a Share Settlement.

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“Book Value” means, with respect to any property of the Company, the Company’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, adjusted from time to time to reflect the adjustments required or permitted by Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d) through (g) and (m) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s).

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks located in New York City, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.

“Capital Account” means the capital account maintained for a Member in accordance with Section 5.01.

“Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of any cash, cash equivalents, promissory obligations or the Fair Market Value of other property that such Member (or such Member’s predecessor) contributes (or is deemed to contribute) to the Company pursuant to Article III hereof.

“Cash Settlement” means immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Redeemed Units Equivalent (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.02) and (ii) if the Redemption Notice provides that the Redemption is to be contingent upon the consummation of a transaction with another Person and specifies the amount of cash to be received therein, such amount of cash which the Redeeming Member would be entitled to receive in such transaction.

“Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and excluding the Permitted Transferees) becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of voting securities representing in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation;

(b) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummated a sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (including a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company);

(c) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent, or are not converted into, voting securities representing in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the 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 (d) the Corporation ceases to be the sole Manager of the Company.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

“Change of Control Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.09(a).

“Change of Control Transaction” means any Change of Control that was approved by the Corporate Board prior to such Change of Control.

“Class A Common Stock” means the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Class B Common Stock” means the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Class C Common Stock” means the shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Class D Common Stock” means the shares of Class D common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference herein to a specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

“Common Unit” means a Unit designated as a “Common Unit” and having the rights, powers and obligations specified with respect to the Common Units in this Agreement.

“Common Unit Redemption Price” means, with respect to any Redemption, the VWAP for the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the applicable Redemption Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock. If the Class A Common Stock no longer trades on the Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system as of any particular Redemption Date, then the Manager (through a Disinterested Majority of the Corporate Board) shall determine the Common Unit Redemption Price in good faith.

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.02(a).

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“Corporate Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.

“Corporate Incentive Award Plan” means the 2024 Incentive Award Plan of the Corporation, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.

“Corresponding Rights” means any rights issued with respect to a share of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock pursuant to a “poison pill” or similar stockholder rights plan approved by the Corporate Board.

“Credit Agreements” means any promissory note, mortgage, loan agreement, indenture or similar instrument or agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or becomes a borrower, as such instruments or agreements may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and including any one or more refinancing or replacements thereof, in whole or in part, with any other debt facility or debt obligation, for as long as the payee or creditor to whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owes such obligation is not an Affiliate of the Company.

“Delaware Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

“Direct Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(a).

“Discount” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.

“Disinterested Majority” means a majority of the directors of the Corporate Board who are disinterested, as determined by the Corporate Board in accordance with the DGCL and applicable common law, with respect to the matter being considered by the Corporate Board; provided, that to the extent a matter being considered by the Corporate Board is required to be considered by disinterested directors under the rules of the Stock Exchange or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange, the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, such rules with respect to the definition of disinterested director shall apply solely with respect to such matter. For purposes of any election to be made by the Corporation between a Cash Settlement and a Share Settlement upon a Redemption of Common Units, the Disinterested Majority shall exclude any director who is (i) the beneficial owner of such Common Units; (ii) Affiliated with the beneficial owner of such Common Units; or (iii) serving on the Corporate Board as a nominee of the beneficial owner of such Common Units or its Affiliates.

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“Distributable Cash” means, as of any relevant date on which a determination is being made by the Manager regarding a potential distribution pursuant to Section 4.01(a), the amount of cash that could be distributed by the Company for such purposes in accordance with any applicable Credit Agreements (and without otherwise violating any applicable provisions of any applicable Credit Agreements) and applicable Law.

“Distribution” (and, with a correlative meaning, “Distribute”) means each distribution made by the Company to a Member with respect to such Member’s Units, whether in cash, property or securities of the Company and whether by liquidating distribution or otherwise; provided, however, that none of the following shall be a Distribution: (a) any recapitalization or any exchange of securities of the Company, in each case, that does not result in the distribution of cash or property (other than securities of the Company) to Members, and any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Units or (b) any other payment made by the Company to a Member that is not properly treated as a “distribution” for purposes of Sections 731, 732, or 733 or other applicable provisions of the Code.

“Distribution Tax Rate” means a rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate (including, if relevant, any corporate-level tax rate applicable to the income of Subchapter S corporations) for a Taxable Year applicable to a corporate taxpayer or an individual taxpayer (including any individual taxpayer earning income through a Subchapter S corporation that is fully taxable in New York, New York or California) (whichever combined rate is highest) that may potentially apply to any Member or any direct or indirect partner or member (that is tax resident in only the United States) of any Member for such Taxable Year, taking into account the character of the relevant items of income or gain (e.g., ordinary or capital), the estimated deductibility of state and local income taxes for U.S. federal income tax purposes (but only to the extent such taxes are deductible under the Code), as reasonably determined by the Manager. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be a single Distribution Tax Rate for all Members.

“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

“Equity Plan” means any stock or equity purchase plan, restricted stock or equity plan or other similar equity compensation plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or the Corporation.

“Equity Securities” means, with respect to any Person, (a) Units or other equity interests in such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person (including, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, other classes or groups thereof having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established by the Manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including rights, powers and/or duties senior to existing classes and groups of Units and other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company), (b) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable into any equity interests in such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person, and (c) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any equity interests in such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person.

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“Event of Withdrawal” means the occurrence of any event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company. “Event of Withdrawal” shall not include an event that (a) terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including, without limitation, (i) a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3, (ii) a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Code Sections 336 or 338, or (iii) merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member) but that (b) does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Units of such trust that is a Member).

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.

“Exchange Election Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b).

“Fair Market Value” of a specific asset of the Company will mean the amount that the Company would receive in an all-cash sale of such asset in an arms-length transaction with a willing unaffiliated third party, with neither party having any compulsion to buy or sell, consummated on the day immediately preceding the date on which the event occurred which necessitated the determination of the Fair Market Value (and after giving effect to any transfer taxes payable in connection with such sale), as such amount is determined by the Manager (or, if pursuant to Section 14.02, the Liquidators) in its good faith judgment using all factors, information and data it deems to be pertinent.

“Fiscal Period” means any interim accounting period within a Taxable Year established by the Manager and which is permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code.

“Fiscal Year” means the Company’s annual accounting period established pursuant to Section 8.02.

“Founder Members” means each Pre-IPO Member and its Permitted Transferees, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries.

“Governmental Entity” means (a) the United States of America, (b) any other sovereign nation, (c) any state, province, county, municipal, district, territory or other political subdivision of (a) or (b) of this definition, including, but not limited to, any county, municipal or other local subdivision of the foregoing, or (d) any agency, arbitrator or arbitral body (public or private), authority, board, body, bureau, commission, court, department, entity, instrumentality, organization (including any public international organization such as the United Nations) or tribunal exercising executive, legislative, judicial, quasi-judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government on behalf of (a), (b) or (c) of this definition.

“Indemnified Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(a).

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“Indemnification Priority and Information Sharing Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Indemnification Priority and Information Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2024, by and among Kohlberg Kravis & Co, L.P., the funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. identified therein, the Corporation and the Company, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

“Internal Revenue Service” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

“Investment Company Act” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

“IPO” means the initial underwritten public offering of shares of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock.

“IPO Common Unit Purchase” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b).

“IPO Net Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

“KKR” means KKR Dream Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“KKR Related Parties” means KKR and its Affiliates.

“Law” means all laws, statutes, acts, constitutions, treaties, principles of common law, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations of any Governmental Entity.

“Liquidator” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.02.

“LLC Employee” means an employee of, or other service provider (including, without limitation, any management member whether or not treated as an employee for the purposes of U.S. federal income tax) to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case acting in such capacity.

“Losses” means items of loss or deduction of the Company determined according to Section 5.01(b).

“M&A Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(c).

“Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

“Market Price” means, with respect to a share of Class A Common Stock as of a specified date, the last sale price per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, or if no such sale took place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporate Board.

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“Member” means, as of any date of determination, (a) each of the members named on the Schedule of Members and (b) any Person admitted to the Company as a Substituted Member or Additional Member in accordance with Article XII, but in each case only so long as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records as the owner of one or more Units, each in its capacity as a member of the Company.

“Minimum Gain” means “partnership minimum gain” determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

“Minimum Exchange Requirement” means, with respect to a Member, the lesser of (a) 1,000 Common Units and (b) the total number of Common Units then held by such Member.

“Net Loss” means, with respect to a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of Losses for such Taxable Year over Profits for such Taxable Year (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.03 and Section 5.04).

“Net Profit” means, with respect to a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of Profits for such Taxable Year over Losses for such Taxable Year (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.03 and Section 5.04).

“Non-Foreign Person Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.06(a).

“Officer” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).

“Optionee” means a Person to whom a stock option is granted under any Stock Option Plan.

“Original Units” means the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units (each as defined in Section 2.10(b) of the Prior LLC Agreement) of the Company and the Common Units and Incentive Units (each as defined in Section 2.10(a) of the Prior LLC Agreement) of the Company.

“Other Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04.

“Over-Allotment Option” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Partnership Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03.

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“Percentage Interest” means, with respect to a Member at a particular time, such Member’s percentage interest in the Company determined by dividing the number of such Member’s Units by the total number of Units of all Members at such time. The Percentage Interest of each Member shall be calculated to the fourth decimal place.

“Permitted Redemption Event” means any of the following events, which has or is occurring, or is otherwise satisfied, as of the Redemption Date:

(a) The Redemption is part of one or more Redemptions by a Member and any related persons (within the meaning of Section 267(b) or 707(b)(1) of the Code) during any 30 calendar day period representing in the aggregate of more than 2% of all outstanding Common Units (excluding any Common Units held by the Corporation, so long as the Corporation is the Manager and owns more than 10% of all outstanding Common Units at any point during the taxable year during which such Redemption or Redemptions occurs or occur determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(k)(1)),

(b) The Redemption is in connection with a Pubco Offer; provided that any such Redemption pursuant to this clause (b) shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of the closing of the Pubco Offer (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be effective if such Pubco Offer is not consummated), or

(c) The Redemption is permitted by the Manager, in its sole discretion, in connection with circumstances not otherwise set forth herein, if the Manager determines, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and tax advisor, that the Company would not be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) as a result of or in connection with such Redemption.

“Permitted Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.

“Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.

“Person” means an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or any other organization or entity, whether or not a legal entity.

“Pre-IPO Members” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Prior LLC Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Private Placement Safe Harbor” means the “private placement” safe harbor set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1); provided that whether the Private Placement Safe Harbor shall be treated as satisfied at any time for any purpose under this Agreement shall be determined by the Manager in its sole and absolute discretion.

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“Pro rata,” “pro rata portion,” “according to their interests,” “ratably,” “proportionately,” “proportional,” “in proportion to,” “based on the number of Units held,” “based upon the percentage of Units held,” “based upon the number of Units outstanding,” and other terms with similar meanings, when used in the context of a number of Units of the Company relative to other Units, means as amongst an individual class of Units, pro rata based upon the number of such Units within such class of Units.

“Profits” means items of income and gain of the Company determined according to Section 5.01(b).

“Pubco Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.09(b).

“Qualifying Offering” means a public or private offering of shares of Class A Common Stock by the Corporation following the date hereof.

“Quarterly Exchange Date” means, either (x) for each fiscal quarter, the first (1st) Business Day occurring after the thirtieth (30th) day after the expiration of the applicable Quarterly Exchange Notice Period or (y) such other date as the Manager shall determine in its sole discretion; provided that such date is at least thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Quarterly Exchange Notice Period.

“Quarterly Exchange Notice Period” means, for each fiscal quarter, the period commencing on the second (2nd) Business Day after the day on which the Company releases its earnings for the prior fiscal period, beginning with the first such date that falls on or after the waiver or expiration of any contractual lock-up period relating to the shares of the Corporation that may be applicable to a Member (or such other date within such quarter as the Manager shall determine in its sole discretion) and ending five (5) Business Days thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager may change the definition of Quarterly Exchange Notice Period with respect to any Quarterly Exchange Notice Period scheduled to occur in a calendar quarter subsequent to the then-current calendar quarter if (x) the revised definition provides for a Quarterly Exchange Notice Period occurring at least once in each calendar quarter, (y) the first Quarterly Exchange Notice Period pursuant to the revised definition will occur no less than 10 Business Days from the date written notice of such change is sent to each Member (other than the Corporation) and (z) the revised definition, together with the revised Quarterly Exchange Date resulting therefrom, do not materially adversely affect the ability of the Members to exercise their Redemption Rights pursuant to this Agreement.

“Quarterly Tax Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(i).

“Recapitalization” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Redeemed Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

“Redeemed Units Equivalent” means the product of (a) the number of Redeemed Units to be redeemed by Cash Settlement, multiplied by (b) the Common Unit Redemption Price.

“Redeeming Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

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“Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

“Redemption Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

“Redemption Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

“Redemption Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, certain of the Members as of the date hereof and certain other Persons whose signatures are affixed thereto (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such agreement).

“Regulatory Allocations” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(f).

“Reorganization” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

“Reorganization Agreement” means that certain Reorganization Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and between the Corporation, the Company and the other parties thereto.

“Retraction Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c).

“Revised Partnership Audit Provisions” means Section 1101 of Title XI (Revenue Provisions Related to Tax Compliance) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 1314, Public Law Number 114-74, as amended. Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference herein to a specific section of the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

“Schedule of Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions thereof.

“Secondary Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

“Share Settlement” means a number of shares of Class A Common Stock or, in the event of a Redemption by a Founder Member holding Class C Common Stock, a number of shares of Class D Common Stock (together with any Corresponding Rights), as applicable, equal to the number of Redeemed Units.

“Stock Exchange” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.

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“Stock Option Plan” means any stock option plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or by the Corporation, including the Corporate Incentive Award Plan.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the voting interests thereof are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of the Company shall be given effect only at such times that the Company has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Subsidiaries” of the Company shall include any and all of the Company’s direct and indirect, greater than fifty percent (50%) owned joint ventures.

“Substituted Member” means a Person that is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 12.01.

“Tax Distributions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(i).

“Tax Receivable Agreement” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Corporation and the Company, on the one hand, and the TRA Parties (as such term is defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement) party thereto, on the other hand (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such agreement).

“Taxable Year” means the Company’s accounting period for U.S. federal income tax purposes determined pursuant to Section 9.02.

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

“Transfer” (and, with a correlative meaning, “Transferred” and “Transferring”) means any sale, transfer, assignment, redemption, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of (whether directly or indirectly, whether with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of Law) (a) any interest (legal or beneficial) in any Equity Securities of the Company or (b) any equity or other interest (legal or beneficial) in any Member that is not an institutional investor if substantially all of the assets of such Member consist solely of Units.

“Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

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“Underwriting Agreement” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, the Company, certain stockholders of the Corporation named therein and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.

“Unit” means a limited liability company interest in the Company representing the fractional interest of a Member in Profits, Losses and Distributions of the Company, and otherwise having the rights, powers and obligations specified with respect to “Units” in this Agreement; provided, however, that any class or group of Units issued shall have the relative rights, powers and obligations set forth in this Agreement applicable to such class or group of Units.

“Unvested Corporate Shares” means shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards granted under the Corporate Incentive Award Plan that are not Vested Corporate Shares.

“Value” means (a) for any Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under such Stock Option Plan and (b) for any Equity Plan other than a Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the Trading Day immediately preceding the Vesting Date.

“Vested Corporate Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to awards granted under the Corporate Incentive Award Plan that are vested pursuant to the terms thereof or any award or similar agreement relating thereto.

“Vesting Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(c)(ii).

“VWAP” means with respect to shares of Class A Common Stock, the daily per share volume-weighted average price per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, or if no such sale took place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if the Class A Common Stock is not quoted by any such system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in shares of Class A Common Stock selected by the Corporate Board or, in the event that no trading price is available for the shares of Class A Common Stock, the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporate Board.

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ARTICLE II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

Section 2.01 Organization. The Company is a limited liability company under the Delaware Act.

Section 2.02 Amended and Restated Operating Agreement. The Members hereby execute this Agreement for the purpose of amending, restating and superseding the Prior LLC Agreement in its entirety and otherwise establishing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Act. The Members hereby agree that during the term of the Company set forth in Section 2.06 the rights and obligations of the Members with respect to the Company will be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Delaware Act. No provision of this Agreement shall be in violation of the Delaware Act and to the extent any provision of this Agreement is in violation of the Delaware Act, such provision shall be void and of no effect to the extent of such violation without affecting the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement. Neither any Member nor the Manager nor any other Person shall have appraisal rights with respect to any Units. The Prior LLC Agreement is hereby superseded and of no further force or effect.

Section 2.03 Name. The name of the Company is “OneStream Software LLC”. The Manager in its sole discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time. Notification of any such change shall be given to all of the Members. The Company’s business may be conducted under its name and/or any other name or names deemed advisable by the Manager.

Section 2.04 Purpose; Powers. The primary business and purpose of the Company shall be to engage in such activities as are permitted under the Delaware Act and determined from time to time by the Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company shall have the power and authority to take (directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries) any and all actions and engage in any and all activities necessary, appropriate, desirable, advisable, ancillary or incidental to accomplish the foregoing purpose.

Section 2.05 Principal Office; Registered Office. The principal office of the Company shall be located at such place or places as the Manager may from time to time designate, each of which may be within or outside the State of Delaware. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time. The Manager may from time to time change the Company’s registered agent and registered office in the State of Delaware.

Section 2.06 Term. The Company shall continue in perpetuity unless dissolved in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV. The existence of the Company as a separate legal entity shall continue until cancellation of the Certificate of Formation in accordance with the Delaware Act and Section 14.04.

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Section 2.07 No State-Law Partnership. The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including, without limitation, a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.07, and neither this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the Company or any Member relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and, if applicable, state or local income tax purposes, and each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.

Section 2.08 Liability. Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Member or Manager shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member or a Manager.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

Section 3.01 Members.

(a) In connection with the Reorganization, among other things, the Corporation is hereby admitted as a Member upon the Effective Date and will acquire Common Units pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Reorganization Agreement.

(b) The Company shall maintain a schedule setting forth: (i) the name and address of each Member; (ii) the aggregate number of outstanding Units and the number and class of Units held by each Member; (iii) the Capital Account of each Member on the Effective Date; (iv) the aggregate amount of cash Capital Contributions that has been made by the Members with respect to their Units; and (v) the Fair Market Value of any property other than cash contributed by the Members with respect to their Units (including, if applicable, a description and the amount of any liability assumed by the Company or to which contributed property is subject) (such schedule, the “Schedule of Members”). The applicable Schedule of Members in effect as of the Effective Date and after giving effect to the Recapitalization, the IPO Common Unit Purchase and any Common Units to be purchased by the Corporation from the Members with the IPO Net Proceeds is set forth as Schedule 2 to this Agreement. The Schedule of Members may be updated by the Manager without the consent of any Member in the Company’s books and records from time to time, and as so updated, it shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit of the Company and all relevant information with respect to each Member. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person properly registered on its records as the owner of Units for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act or other applicable Law.

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(c) No Member shall be required, except for a deemed Capital Contribution by the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(ii) or Section 3.10(c)(ii) or a Capital Contribution by the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(i), Section 3.10(b)(iv), or, except as approved by the Manager pursuant to Section 6.01 and in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement, permitted to (i) loan any money or property to the Company, (ii) borrow any money or property from the Company or (iii) make any additional Capital Contributions.

Section 3.02 Units.

(a) Interests in the Company shall be represented by Units, or such other securities of the Company, in each case as the Manager may establish in its discretion in accordance with the terms and subject to the restrictions hereof. At the Effective Date, the Units will be comprised of a single class of Common Units.

(b) Subject to Section 3.04(a), the Manager, without the vote or consent of any Member or any other Person, may (i) issue additional Common Units at any time in its sole discretion and (ii) create and issue one or more classes or series of Units or preferred Units solely to the extent such new class or series of Units or preferred Units are substantially economically equivalent to a class or series of common or other stock of the Corporation or class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, respectively; provided, that as long as there are any Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), unless approved by the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Units then outstanding (excluding all Units held directly or indirectly by the Corporation), (A) no such new class or series of Units may deprive such Members of, or dilute or reduce, the allocations and distributions they would have received, and the other rights and benefits to which they would have been entitled, in respect of their Units if such new class or series of Units had not been created and (B) no such new class or series of Units may be issued, in each case, except to the extent (and solely to the extent) the Company actually receives cash in an aggregate amount, or other property with a Fair Market Value in an aggregate amount, equal to the aggregate distributions that would be made in respect of such new class or series of Units if the Company were liquidated immediately after the issuance of such new class or series of Units. When any such other Units or other Equity Securities are issued, the Schedule of Members and this Agreement shall be amended by the Manager without the consent of any other Person to reflect such additional issuances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Company has one hundred (100) or fewer “partners” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1), the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to restrict issuances of Units in an amount sufficient for the Company to be eligible for the Private Placement Safe Harbor.

(c) Subject to Sections 15.03(b) and Section 15.03(c), the Manager may amend this Agreement, without the consent of any Member or any other Person, in connection with the creation and issuance of such classes or series of Units, pursuant to Sections 3.02(b), 3.04(a) or 3.10.

Section 3.03 Recapitalization; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units.

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(a) In order to effect the Recapitalization, the number of Original Units that were issued and outstanding and held by the Pre-IPO Members immediately prior to the Effective Date as set forth opposite the respective Pre-IPO Member’s name in Schedule 1 are hereby reclassified, as of the Effective Date, and after giving effect to such reclassification and the other transactions related to the Recapitalization, into the number of Common Units set forth opposite the name of the respective Pre-IPO Member’s name on the Schedule of Members attached hereto as Schedule 2 (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the number of Common Units set forth on Schedule 2 includes the Common Units issued on the Effective Date to the Corporation pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Purchase and reflects any Common Units to be purchased by the Corporation from the Members with a portion of the IPO Net Proceeds on the closing date of the IPO), and such Common Units are hereby issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date and the holders of such Common Units hereby continue as members of the Company (and, for the avoidance of doubt, are Members hereunder) and the Company is hereby continued without dissolution.

(b) Following the Recapitalization, (i) the Company shall issue to the Corporation, and the Corporation will acquire from the Company 15,048,296 newly issued Common Units in exchange for a portion of the IPO Net Proceeds payable to the Company upon consummation of the IPO pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Reorganization Agreement (the “IPO Common Unit Purchase”). The IPO Common Unit Purchase and the purchase by the Corporation of Common Units from the Members with a portion of the IPO Net Proceeds on the closing date of the IPO shall be reflected on the Schedule of Members. In addition, to the extent the underwriters in the IPO exercise the Over-Allotment Option in whole or in part, upon the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Corporation will use the Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds to purchase Common Units from the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(c) of the Reorganization Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation shall be admitted as a Member with respect to all Common Units it holds from time to time.

Section 3.04 Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units.

(a) The Company and the Corporation shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, undertake all actions, including, without limitation, an issuance, reclassification, distribution, division, repurchase, redemption, cancellation or recapitalization, with respect to the Common Units, the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock, the Class C Common Stock or the Class D Common Stock, as applicable, to maintain at all times (i) a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, and the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, and (ii) a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, in each case disregarding, for purposes of maintaining the one-to-one ratio, (A) Unvested Corporate Shares, (B) treasury stock or (C) preferred stock or other debt or Equity Securities (including any Corresponding Rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock (except to the extent the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, has been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of the Company). In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases or redeems Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager, the Company and the Corporation shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the number of outstanding Common Units owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation will equal on a one-for-one basis the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock.

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In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases or redeems the Corporation’s capital stock (other than the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock) or preferred stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager, the Company and the Corporation shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the Corporation, directly or indirectly, holds (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or ceases to hold (in the case of any repurchase or redemption) Equity Securities in the Company which (in the good faith determination by the Manager) are in the aggregate substantially economically equivalent to the outstanding capital stock (other than the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock) or preferred stock of the Corporation so issued, transferred, delivered, repurchased or redeemed. In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases or redeems Class B Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated in this Agreement, the Manager, the Company and the Corporation shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the number of outstanding Common Units owned, directly or indirectly, by the Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, will equal on a one-for-one basis the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock. The Company, the Manager and the Corporation shall not undertake any subdivision (by any Common Unit split, stock split, Common Unit distribution, stock distribution, reclassification, division, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse Common Unit split, reverse stock split, reclassification, division, recapitalization or similar event) of the Common Units or the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock or Common Units respectively, to maintain at all times (x) a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, and (y) a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, in each case, unless such action is necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between each of (i) the number of Common Units owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation and the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, (ii) the number of Common Units owned by Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, and the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, in each case as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section 3.04(a).

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(b) The Company shall only be permitted to issue additional Common Units, and/or establish other classes or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company to the Persons and on the terms and conditions provided for in Section 3.02, this Section 3.04, Section 3.10 and Section 3.11. Subject to the foregoing, the Manager may cause the Company to issue additional Common Units authorized under this Agreement and/or establish other classes or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company at such times and upon such terms as the Manager shall determine and the Manager shall amend this Agreement solely to the extent necessary in connection with the issuance of additional Common Units, to establish other classes or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company, or admission of additional Members under this Section 3.04, in each case without the requirement of any consent or acknowledgement of any other Member or any other Person and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, including Section 15.03. Without the prior written consent of the Members holding a majority of the Units then outstanding, at any other time (excluding for purposes of such calculation the Corporation and all Units held directly or indirectly by it), the Corporation agrees not to form or hold any interest in any Subsidiary other than (X) indirectly through the Company or (Y) a Subsidiary of the Corporation that holds no assets other than, directly or indirectly, Equity Securities of the Company.

Section 3.05 Repurchase or Redemption of Shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock; Other Redemptions or Repurchases. If at any time, any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock are repurchased or redeemed (whether by exercise of a put or call, automatically or by means of another arrangement) by the Corporation for cash, then the Manager shall cause the Company, immediately prior to such repurchase or redemption of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, to redeem a corresponding number of Common Units held (directly or indirectly) by the Corporation, at an aggregate redemption price equal to the aggregate purchase or redemption price of the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock being repurchased or redeemed by the Corporation (plus any expenses related thereto) and upon such other terms as are the same for the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock being repurchased or redeemed by the Corporation; provided, if the Corporation uses funds received from distributions from the Company or the net proceeds from an issuance of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock to fund such repurchase or redemption, then the Company shall cancel a corresponding number of Common Units held (directly or indirectly) by the Corporation for no consideration. The Corporation may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any other Equity Securities of the Corporation unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires (and the Company agrees to so redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire) from the Corporation (and the Corporation agrees to deliver to the Company) an equal number of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to distributions (including distributions upon dissolution) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Corporation for the same price per security. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Corporation shall make any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition if such repurchase, redemption or other acquisition, or the corresponding repurchase, redemption or other acquisition at the other of the Company or the Corporation, would violate any applicable Law.

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Section 3.06 Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units.

(a) Units shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by the Manager. If the Manager determines that one or more Units shall be certificated, each such certificate shall be signed by or in the name of the Company, by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Secretary or any other officer designated by the Manager, representing the number and class or series of Units held by such holder. Such certificate shall, subject to Section 10.03, be in such form (and shall contain such legends) as the Manager may determine. Any or all of such signatures on any certificate representing one or more Units may be a facsimile, engraved or printed, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. No Units shall be treated as a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code unless all Units then outstanding are certificated; notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, including Section 15.03, the Manager is authorized to amend this Agreement in order for the Company to opt-in to the provisions of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code without the consent or approval of any Member or any other Person.

(b) If Units are certificated, the Manager may direct that a new certificate representing one or more Units be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Manager of an affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation. The Manager may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

(c) To the extent Units are certificated, upon surrender to the Company or the transfer agent of the Company, if any, of a certificate for one or more Units, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, in compliance with the provisions hereof, the Company shall issue a new certificate representing one or more Units to the Person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Manager may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, Transfer and registration of Units.

Section 3.07 Negative Capital Accounts. No Member shall be required to pay to any other Member or the Company any deficit or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Member’s Capital Account (including upon and after dissolution of the Company).

Section 3.08 No Withdrawal. No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person’s Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any Distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

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Section 3.09 Loans From Members. Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01(c), the amount of any such loans shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such loans are made.

Section 3.10 Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans.

(a) Options Granted to Persons other than LLC Employees. If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to a Person other than an LLC Employee is duly exercised, the following will occur or be deemed to have occurred:

(i)
The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the exercise price paid to the Corporation by such exercising Person in connection with the exercise of such stock option.
(ii)
Notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(i), the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company as a Capital Contribution, in lieu of the Capital Contribution actually made and in consideration of additional Common Units, an amount equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then being issued by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option.
(iii)
The Corporation shall receive in exchange for such Capital Contributions (as deemed made under Section 3.10(a)(ii)), a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such option was exercised.

(b) Options Granted to LLC Employees. If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to an LLC Employee is duly exercised:

(i)
The Corporation shall be deemed to sell to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall be deemed to purchase from the Corporation, for a cash price per share equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of the exercise, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price payable by the Optionee in connection with the exercise of such stock option divided by (y) the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of such exercise.
(ii)
The Corporation shall sell to the Company (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Corporation shall sell to such Subsidiary), and the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) shall purchase from the Corporation, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the difference between (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which such stock option is being exercised minus (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold pursuant to Section 3.10(b)(i) hereof. The purchase price per share of Class A Common Stock for such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of exercise of such stock option.

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(iii)
The Company shall transfer to the Optionee (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Subsidiary shall transfer to the Optionee) at no additional cost to such LLC Employee and as additional compensation (and, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, not a distribution) to such LLC Employee, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock described in Section 3.10(b)(ii).
(iv)
The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise, make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to all proceeds received (from whatever source, but excluding any payment in respect of payroll taxes or other withholdings) by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option. The Corporation shall receive for such Capital Contribution, a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such option was exercised.

(c) Restricted Stock Granted to LLC Employees. If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Equity Plan (other than a Stock Option Plan) any shares of Class A Common Stock are issued to an LLC Employee (including any shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture in the event such LLC Employee terminates his or her employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or that are otherwise subject to vesting or other conditions) in consideration for services performed for the Company or any Subsidiary:

(i)
The Corporation shall issue such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as are to be issued to such LLC Employee in accordance with the Equity Plan;
(ii)
On the date (such date, the “Vesting Date”) that the Value of such shares is includible in taxable income of such LLC Employee, the following events will be deemed to have occurred: (1) the Corporation shall be deemed to have sold such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or if such LLC Employee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, to such Subsidiary) for a purchase price equal to the Value of such shares of Class A Common Stock, (2) the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have delivered such shares of Class A Common Stock to such LLC Employee, (3) the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed the purchase price for such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company as a Capital Contribution, and (4) in the case where such LLC Employee is an employee of a Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed such amount to the capital of the Subsidiary;
(iii)
The Company shall issue to the Corporation on the Vesting Date a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued under Section 3.10(c)(i) in consideration for a Capital Contribution that the Corporation is deemed to make to the Company pursuant to clause (3) of Section 3.10(c)(ii) above; and In the event that shares of Class A Common Stock described in this Section 3.10(c) are forfeited after a Vesting Date has occurred, the Common Units issued to the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.10(c)(iii) with respect to such Class A Common Stock shall also be forfeited.

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(iv)

(d) Future Stock Incentive Plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain the Corporation from adopting, modifying or terminating stock incentive plans for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the Corporation, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates. The Members acknowledge and agree that, in the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by the Corporation, amendments to this Section 3.10 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or consent to any such amendments requested by the Corporation shall be deemed granted by the Manager and the Members, as applicable, without the requirement of any further consent or acknowledgement of any other Member or any other Person.

(e) Anti-dilution Adjustments. For all purposes of this Section 3.10, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and the corresponding number of Common Units shall be determined after giving effect to all anti-dilution or similar adjustments that are applicable, as of the date of exercise or vesting, to the option, warrant, restricted stock or other equity interest that is being exercised or becomes vested under the applicable Stock Option Plan or other Equity Plan and applicable award or grant documentation.

Section 3.11 Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article III, all amounts received or deemed received by the Corporation in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement, either (a) shall be utilized by the Corporation to effect open market purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock, or (b) if the Corporation elects instead to issue new shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by the Corporation to the Company in exchange for additional Common Units. Upon such contribution, the Company will issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of new shares of Class A Common Stock so issued.

ARTICLE IV. DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.01 Distributions.

(a) Distributable Cash; Other Distributions.

(i)
To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, Distributions to Members may be declared by the Manager out of Distributable Cash or other funds or property legally available therefor in such amounts, at such time and on such terms (including the payment dates of such Distributions) as the Manager in its sole discretion shall determine using such record date as the Manager may designate. All Distributions made under this Section 4.01 shall be made to the Members holding Common Units as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest as of the close of business on such record date; provided, however, that the Manager shall have the obligation to make Distributions as set forth in Sections 4.01(b) and 14.02; provided, further, that notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate the Delaware Act or other applicable law.

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For purposes of the foregoing sentence, “insolvency” means the inability of the Company to meet its payment obligations when due. In furtherance of the foregoing, it is intended that the Manager shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, have the right in its sole discretion to cause the Company to make Distributions of Distributable Cash to the Members pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) in such amounts as shall enable the Corporation to meet its obligations, including its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (to the extent such obligations are not otherwise able to be satisfied as a result of Tax Distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.01(b)).
(ii)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.01(a)(i), (i) the Company shall not make a distribution (other than Tax Distributions under Section 4.01(b)) to any Member in respect of any Common Units which remain subject to vesting conditions in accordance with any applicable equity plan or individual award agreement and (ii) with respect to any amounts that would otherwise have been distributed to a Member but for the preceding clause (i), such amount shall be held in trust by the Company for the benefit of such Member unless and until such time as such Common Units have vested or been forfeited in accordance with the applicable equity plan or individual award agreement, and within five (5) Business Days of such time, the Company shall distribute such amounts to such Member; provided, that, if any condition to the vesting of such unvested Common Units becomes incapable of being satisfied, then any amounts that have not been distributed with respect to such unvested Common Units may be distributed to all other Members in accordance with Section 4.01(a)(i) as if such distribution were a new distribution pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(i).

(b) Tax Distributions.

(i)
With respect to each Taxable Year, the Company shall, to the extent it has Distributable Cash and is permitted by applicable Law, make cash distributions to each Member in accordance with, and to the extent of, such Member’s Assumed Tax Liability (“Tax Distributions”). Tax Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)(i) shall be estimated by the Company on a quarterly basis and, to the extent feasible, shall be distributed to the Members (together with a statement showing the calculation of such Tax Distribution and an estimate of the Company’s net taxable income allocable to each Member for such period) on a quarterly basis before each April 15th, June 15th, September 15th and December 15th (or such other dates for which corporations or individuals are required to make quarterly estimated tax payments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, whichever is earlier) (each, a “Quarterly Tax Distribution”); provided, that the foregoing shall not restrict the Company from making a Tax Distribution on any other date as the Company determines is necessary to enable the Members to timely make estimated income tax payments. Quarterly Tax Distributions shall take into account the estimated taxable income or loss of the Company for the Taxable Year through the end of the relevant quarterly period. A final accounting for Tax Distributions shall be made for each Taxable Year after the allocation of the Company’s actual net taxable income or loss has been determined and any shortfall in the amount of Tax Distributions a Member received for such Taxable Year based on such final accounting shall promptly be distributed to such Member.

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For the avoidance of doubt, Tax Distributions shall not be treated as an advance on any Distributions.
(ii)
To the extent a Member otherwise would be entitled to receive less than its Percentage Interest of the aggregate Tax Distributions to be paid pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) (other than any distributions made pursuant to the second clause of the last sentence of this Section 4.01(b)(ii) in respect of a shortfall or pursuant to the last sentence of Section 4.01(b)(iii) in respect of a shortfall) on any given date, the Tax Distributions to such Member shall be increased to ensure that all Distributions made pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) are made pro rata in accordance with the Members’ respective Percentage Interests (except, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent a Member’s Tax Distributions are subject to offset pursuant to Section 5.06). If, on the date of a Tax Distribution, there are insufficient funds on hand to distribute to the Members the full amount of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled, Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) shall be made to the Members to the extent of available funds in accordance with their Percentage Interests and the Company shall make future Tax Distributions in accordance with the Members’ Percentage Interests (determined at the time of such shortfalls) as soon as sufficient funds become available to pay the remaining portion of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled.
(iii)
In the event of any audit by, or similar event with, a Governmental Entity that affects the calculation of any Member’s Assumed Tax Liability for any Taxable Year (other than an audit conducted pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions for which no election is made pursuant to Section 6226 thereof and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder), or in the event the Company files an amended tax return or administrative adjustment request, each Member’s Assumed Tax Liability with respect to such year shall be recalculated by giving effect to such event (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account interest or penalties). Any shortfall in the amount of Tax Distributions the Members and former Members received for the relevant Taxable Years based on such recalculated Assumed Tax Liability promptly shall be distributed to such Members and the successors of such former Members in accordance with the applicable Members’ and former Members’ Percentage Interests (determined at the time of such shortfalls), except, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Distributions were made to such Members and former Members pursuant to Section 4.01(a) and this Section 4.01(b) in the relevant Taxable Years sufficient to cover such shortfall.
(iv)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tax Distributions pursuant to this Section 4.01(b), if any, shall be made to a Member for the applicable Taxable Year only to the extent all previous Tax Distributions to such Member pursuant to Section 4.01(b) with respect to such Taxable Year are less than the Tax Distributions such Member otherwise would have been entitled to receive with respect to such Taxable Year pursuant to this Section 4.01(b).

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(c) Special Distributions to Facilitate Acquisitions. The Manager shall be permitted to cause a distribution, loan or other transfer of cash by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries to be made solely to the Corporation (or one of its Subsidiaries, other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) (such distribution, loan or other transfer satisfying the following proviso, an “M&A Distribution”); provided, however, that (i) each such distribution, loan or other transfer is (A) made at or following such time as the Manager reasonably determines that a specific acquisition is reasonably likely to be consummated and (B) used solely to facilitate the consummation of an acquisition by the Corporation or its Subsidiary (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) within the time reasonably specified therefor by the Manager at the time of such M&A Distribution (with any interest accrued thereon for the benefit of the Company), and (ii) the Corporation or such Subsidiary (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) (x) contributes (in the case of an M&A Distribution that was a distribution), (y) transfers in repayment of the applicable M&A Distribution that was a loan, or (z) sells solely in exchange for the applicable previously made M&A Distribution that was not a distribution or a loan, or causes to be contributed (in the case of an M&A Distribution that was a distribution), transferred in repayment of the applicable M&A Distribution that was a loan, or sold solely in exchange for the applicable previously made M&A Distribution that was not a distribution or a loan, as soon as practicable thereafter, to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company the assets directly or indirectly acquired with such distribution, loan or other transfer, as directed by the Manager. If the M&A Distribution is not used solely to facilitate the consummation of an acquisition in accordance with the foregoing clause (i) within the time specified therefor by the Manager, the Corporation (or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries)) will contribute (in the case of an M&A Distribution that was a distribution), transfer in repayment of the applicable M&A Distribution that was a loan, or retransfer (in the case of an M&A Distribution that was not a distribution or a loan) the full amount of such M&A Distribution and any interest accrued thereon to the Company or the applicable Subsidiaries of the Company at or prior to 5:00 pm New York time on the applicable date. During any time period between the time of the M&A Distribution and the contribution, repayment or sale contemplated by the foregoing clause (ii) of the immediately foregoing sentence, the Corporation (or its Subsidiary, as applicable) shall hold such cash, and operate any acquired assets, for the benefit of the Company. The number of Common Units held by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) in the aggregate shall not change as a result of any M&A Distribution or the re-contribution, repayment or retransfer of such M&A Distribution (together with any interest accrued thereon) or contribution, repayment or sale of any assets directly or indirectly acquired with such M&A Distribution, in each case as described in this Section 4.01(c). For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of any M&A Distribution that has not been repaid to the Company or the applicable Subsidiaries of the Company (including, to the extent an acquisition has been consummated with the proceeds of such M&A Distribution but the assets so acquired have not yet been contributed, repaid or sold to the Company or the applicable Subsidiaries of the Company as required hereby, the value of the assets so acquired) shall be treated as an asset owned by the Company or the applicable Subsidiaries of the Company and not by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries). To the extent that any fees, costs and expenses are incurred in connection with the pursuit of an acquisition described in this Section 4.01(c), such fees, costs and expenses will be subject to the reimbursement provisions in Section 6.06.

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(d) Distribution of Class C Common Stock. In connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and immediately following the Recapitalization, the Company shall, and the Manager shall cause the Company to, distribute to the Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) the Class C Common Stock held by the Company pro rata based on the number of Common Units held by such Members.

ARTICLE V. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

Section 5.01 Capital Accounts.

(a) The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Member according to the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). For this purpose, the Company may (as reasonably determined by the Manager), upon the occurrence of the events specified in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), and shall, in connection with the execution of this Agreement, the IPO Common Unit Purchase and other transactions taking place in connection therewith, increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in accordance with the rules of such Treasury Regulations and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to reflect a revaluation of the Company’s property; provided, that if any noncompensatory options are outstanding upon the occurrence of any revaluation of the Company’s property, the Company shall adjust the Book 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).

(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of book income, gain, loss or deduction with respect to the Company to be allocated pursuant to Section 5.02 and Section 5.03 and to be reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Members, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for this purpose); provided, however, that:

(i)
the computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include those items described in Code Section 705(a)(l)(B) or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
(ii)
if the Book Value of any property of the Company is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property;
(iii)
items of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of property of the Company having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property;
(iv)
items of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions with respect to property of the Company having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the property’s Book Value in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g); and to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset of the Company pursuant to Code Sections 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis).

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(v)

Section 5.02 Allocations. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.03 and Section 5.04, Net Profits and Net Losses for any Taxable Year or Fiscal Period shall be allocated among the Capital Accounts of the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests; provided that the Manager may make such adjustments to the allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses as is reasonably necessary to reflect the economic arrangement among the Members as reflected in this Agreement or to comply with the requirements of Code Section 704 or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 5.03 Regulatory Allocations.

(a) Losses attributable to partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated in the manner required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). Except as otherwise provided for in Section 5.03(b), if there is a net decrease during a Taxable Year in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)), Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) shall be allocated to the Members in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4).

(b) Nonrecourse deductions (as determined according to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any Taxable Year shall be allocated pro rata among the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests. If there is a net decrease in the Minimum Gain during any Taxable Year, each Member shall be allocated Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f). This Section 5.03(b) is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

(c) If any Member that unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or Distribution described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Taxable Year, after all other allocations pursuant to Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04 and 5.05 have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.03(c) were not in this Agreement, then Profits for such Taxable Year shall be allocated to such Member in proportion to, and to the extent of, such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. This Section 5.03(c) is intended to be a qualified income offset provision as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

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(d) If the allocation of Net Losses (or items of Losses) to a Member as provided in Section 5.02 would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, there shall be allocated to such Member only that amount of Losses as will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit. The Net Losses that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, subject to this Section 5.03(d).

(e) Profits and Losses described in Section 5.01(b)(v) shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner that the adjustments to the Capital Accounts are required to be made pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(j) and (m).

(f) The allocations set forth in Section 5.03(a) through and including Section 5.03(e) (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations. The Regulatory Allocations may not be consistent with the manner in which the Members intend to allocate Net Profit and Net Loss of the Company or make Distributions. Accordingly, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article V, but subject to the Regulatory Allocations, income, gain, deduction and loss with respect to the Company shall be reallocated among the Members so as to eliminate the effect of the Regulatory Allocations and thereby cause the respective Capital Accounts of the Members to be in the amounts (or as close thereto as possible) they would have been if Net Profit and Net Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) had been allocated without reference to the Regulatory Allocations. In general, the Members anticipate that this will be accomplished by specially allocating other Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) among the Members so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and such special allocations to each such Member is zero. In addition, if in any Taxable Year or Fiscal Period there is a decrease in partnership minimum gain, or in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, and application of the minimum gain chargeback requirements set forth in Section 5.03(a) or Section 5.03(b) would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Manager may, if it does not expect that the Company will have sufficient other income to correct such distortion, request the Internal Revenue Service to waive either or both of such minimum gain chargeback requirements pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f)(4). If such request is granted, this Agreement shall be applied in such instance as if it did not contain such minimum gain chargeback requirement.

(g) If any holder of Common Units which are subject to vesting conditions forfeits (or the Company has repurchased at less than fair market value) all or a portion of such holder’s unvested Common Units, the Company shall make forfeiture allocations in respect of such unvested Common Units in the manner and to the extent required by Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii) (as such Proposed Treasury Regulations may be amended or modified, including upon the issuance of temporary or final Treasury Regulations).

Section 5.04 Final Allocations. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement except Section 5.03, the Manager shall make appropriate adjustments to allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses to (or, if necessary, allocate items of gross income, gain, loss or deduction of the Company, which allocations shall be made first out of items described in Section 5.01(b)(ii), among) the Members upon the liquidation of the Company (within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Treasury Regulations), upon the transfer of substantially all the Units (whether by sale or exchange or merger), upon the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, or to the extent necessary in connection with a distribution in respect of a shortfall pursuant to the second clause of the last sentence of Section 4.01(b)(ii) or pursuant to the last sentence of Section 4.01(b)(iii), such that, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Accounts of the Members are proportionate to their Percentage Interests.

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In each case, such adjustments or allocations shall occur, to the maximum extent possible, in the Taxable Year of the event requiring such adjustments or allocations.

Section 5.05 Tax Allocations.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the Company will be allocated, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses, deductions and credits among the Members for computing their Capital Accounts.

(b) Items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Code Section 704(c) so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using any permissible method selected by the Manager.

(c) If the Book Value of any asset of the Company is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.01(b), including adjustments to the Book Value of any asset of the Company in connection with the execution of this Agreement, subsequent allocations of items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using any permissible method selected by the Manager; provided, that the Company shall use the “traditional method” with respect to any “reverse” Code Section 704(c) layer created in connection with the Reorganization, Recapitalization or IPO.

(d) Allocations of tax credits, tax credit recapture, and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members as determined by the Manager taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).

(e) For purposes of determining a Member’s share of the Company’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Member’s interest in income and gain shall be determined pursuant to any proper method, as reasonably determined by the Manager; provided, that each year the Manager shall use its reasonable best efforts (using in all instances any proper method permitted under applicable Law, including without limitation the “additional method” described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3)) to allocate a sufficient amount of the excess nonrecourse liabilities to those Members who would have at the end of the applicable Taxable Year, but for such allocation, taxable income due to the deemed distribution of money to such Member pursuant to Section 752(b) of the Code that is in excess of such Member’s adjusted tax basis in its Units.

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(f) If, as a result of an exercise of a noncompensatory option to acquire an interest in the Company, a Capital Account reallocation is required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3), the Company shall make corrective allocations pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x). If, pursuant to Section 5.03(f), the Manager causes a Capital Account reallocation in accordance with principles similar to those set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3), the Manager shall make corrective allocations in accordance with principles similar to those set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x).

(g) Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.05 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Distributions or other items of the Company pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

Section 5.06 Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member.

(a) The Company is hereby authorized at all times to make payments with respect to each Member in amounts required to discharge any obligation of the Company (as determined by the Manager) to withhold or make payments to any Governmental Entity with respect to any distribution or allocation by the Company of income or gain to such Member and to withhold the same from distributions to such Member. If the Company or any other Person in which the Company holds an interest is obligated to pay (including by way of withholding) any amount to a Governmental Entity (or otherwise makes a payment to a Governmental Entity) that is specifically attributable to a Member or a Member’s status as such (including U.S. federal income taxes, additions to tax, interest and penalties as a result of obligations of the Company pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions, U.S. federal withholding taxes, state personal property taxes and state unincorporated business taxes, but excluding payments such as payroll taxes, withholding taxes, benefits or professional association fees and the like required to be made or made voluntarily by the Company on behalf of any Member based upon such Member’s status as an employee of the Company), then such Member shall indemnify the Company in full for the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses). The Manager may offset Distributions to which a Member is otherwise entitled under this Agreement (including Tax Distributions paid or to be paid pursuant to Section 4.01(b)) against such Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each Member agrees that any Cash Settlement such Member is entitled to receive pursuant to Article XI may be offset by an amount equal to such Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 and that such Member shall be treated as receiving the full amount of such Cash Settlement and paying to the Company an amount equal to such obligation. A Member’s obligation to make payments to the Company under this Section 5.06 shall survive the transfer or termination of any Member’s interest in any Units of the Company, the termination of this Agreement and the dissolution, liquidation, winding up and termination of the Company. In the event that the Company has been terminated prior to the date such payment is due, such Member shall make such payment to the Manager (or its designee), which shall distribute such funds in accordance with this Agreement. The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each Member under this Section 5.06 and Section 5.07, including instituting a lawsuit to collect such contribution with interest calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus 300 basis points (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by Law).

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(b) Each Member hereby agrees to furnish to the Company such information and forms (including IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8, as may be applicable) as required or reasonably requested by the Company in order to comply with any Laws and regulations governing withholding of tax or in order to claim any reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding to which the Member is legally entitled. The Company may withhold any amount that it reasonably determines is required to be withheld from any amount otherwise payable to any Member hereunder in order to comply with applicable Law, and any such withheld amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Member for all purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise reimbursed by such Member under this Section 5.06. For the avoidance of doubt, any income taxes, penalties, additions to tax and interest payable by the Company or any fiscally transparent entity in which the Company owns an interest that are attributable to income or gain that is (or otherwise would be) passed through to the Members under applicable Law shall be treated as specifically attributable to the Members and shall be allocated among the Members such that the burden of (or any diminution in distributable proceeds resulting from) any such amounts is borne by those Members to whom such amounts are specifically attributable, in each case as reasonably determined by the Manager.

(c) Neither the Company nor the Manager shall be liable for any excess taxes withheld in respect of any distribution or allocation of income or gain to a Member. In the event of an over-withholding, a Member’s sole recourse shall be to apply for a refund from the appropriate taxing authority. The Company shall provide any such Member reasonable assistance (but shall not be required to incur any material unreimbursed expense) in respect of any such application for a refund.

ARTICLE VI. MANAGEMENT

Section 6.01 Authority of Manager; Officer Delegation.

(a) Except for situations in which the approval of any Member(s) is specifically required by this Agreement, (i) all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Corporation, as the sole manager of the Company (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “Manager”), (ii) the Manager shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the Company and (iii) no Member shall have any right, authority or power to vote, consent or approve any matter, whether under the Delaware Act, this Agreement or otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision of the Delaware Act to the contrary, Units will have no voting rights or voting power, and each Member or other holder of Units (x) shall have only the right or power to vote on, approve or consent to matters in its capacity as such as expressly provided in this Agreement and (y) expressly acknowledges and agrees it has no additional or different rights or powers to vote on, approve or consent to matters under the Delaware Act. The Manager shall be the “manager” of the Company for the purposes of the Delaware Act. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of all such powers and rights conferred on members of a limited liability company by the Delaware Act with respect to the management and control of the Company.

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Any vacancies in the position of Manager shall be filled in accordance with Section 6.04.

(b) Without limiting the authority of the Manager to act on behalf of the Company, the day-to-day business and operations of the Company shall be overseen and implemented by officers of the Company (each, an “Officer” and collectively, the “Officers”), subject to the limitations imposed by the Manager. An Officer may, but need not, be a Member. Each Officer shall be appointed by the Manager and shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any one Person may hold more than one office. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement (including Section 6.07 below), the salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager. The authority and responsibility of the Officers shall be limited to such duties as the Manager may, from time to time, delegate to them. Unless the Manager decides otherwise, if the title is one commonly used for officers of a business corporation formed under the DGCL (including, without limitation, chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and secretary), the assignment of such title shall constitute the delegation to such person of the authorities and duties that are normally associated with that office. All Officers shall be, and shall be deemed to be, officers and employees of the Company. An Officer may also perform one or more roles as an officer of the Manager. Any Officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Manager.

(c) Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Manager shall have the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, conversion, division, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity or entities, for the avoidance of doubt, without the prior consent of any Member or any other Person being required.

Section 6.02 Actions of the Manager. All rights, obligations, decisions, determinations, votes or approvals of the Corporation as the Manager under this Agreement (as amended or amended and restated from time to time) or under the Delaware Act shall be exercised by the Corporate Board or its designee.

Section 6.03 Resignation; No Removal. The Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Members; provided, however, that any such resignation shall be subject to the appointment of a new Manager in accordance with Section 6.04. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon delivery thereof to the Members (subject to the appointment of a new Manager in accordance with Section 6.04), and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. For the avoidance of doubt, the Members have no right under this Agreement to remove or replace the Manager. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no replacement of the Corporation as the Manager shall be effective unless proper provision is made, in compliance with this Agreement, so that the obligations of the Corporation, its successor or assign (if applicable) and any new Manager and the rights of all Members under this Agreement and applicable Law remain in full force and effect.

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No appointment of a Person other than the Corporation (or its successor or assign, as applicable) as the Manager shall be effective unless the Corporation (or its successor or assign, as applicable) and the new Manager (as applicable) provide all other Members with contractual rights, directly enforceable by such other Members against the Corporation (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Manager (as applicable), to cause (a) the Corporation to comply with all of the Corporation’s obligations under this Agreement (in its capacity as a Member) and (b) the new Manager to comply with all of the Manager’s obligations under this Agreement.

Section 6.04 Vacancies. Vacancies in the position of Manager occurring for any reason shall be filled by the Corporation (or, if the Corporation has ceased to exist without any successor or assign, then by the holders of a majority in voting power of the voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such cessation). For the avoidance of doubt, the Members (other than the Corporation) have no right under this Agreement to fill any vacancy in the position of Manager.

Section 6.05 Transactions Between the Company and the Manager. Notwithstanding any duty existing at law or in equity, the Manager may cause the Company to contract and deal with the Manager, or any Affiliate of the Manager, provided, that such contracts and dealings (other than contracts and dealings between the Company and its Subsidiaries) are (i) in the ordinary course of the Company's business, (ii) de minimis in nature (it being understood that any transaction or series of related transactions that involves goods, services, property or other consideration valued in excess of $1,000,000 will not be deemed to be de minimis), (iii) on terms comparable to and competitive with those available to the Company from others dealing at arm’s length, (iv) approved by the disinterested Members (other than the Manager in its capacity as a Member) holding a majority of the Percentage Interests of the disinterested Members (other than the Manager in its capacity as a Member) or (v) approved by the Disinterested Majority, and in each case, otherwise are permitted by the Credit Agreements; provided that the foregoing shall in no way limit the Manager’s rights under Sections 3.02, 3.04, 3.05 or 3.10. (A) Any contracts or agreements between or among the Manager or a Member or their respective Affiliates (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and the Company or a Member or their respective Affiliates (other than the Manager and any of the Company’s Subsidiaries), on the other hand, entered into on or prior to the date of this Agreement or that the Board (as defined in the Prior LLC Agreement) of the Company or the Corporate Board has approved in connection with the Recapitalization, the Reorganization or the IPO as of the date of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Reorganization Agreement, the IPO Common Unit Purchase, the Tax Receivable Agreement, any transactions, matters or actions disclosed in any SEC disclosure material for the IPO or, from time to time, for the Corporation, and the reorganization agreement related to the Reorganization, and (B) the Indemnification Priority and Information Sharing Agreement, and all documents, agreements, certificates or other instruments contemplated thereby or related thereto, and any amendment and/or amendment and restatement of any of the foregoing, are hereby approved, authorized, confirmed and ratified in all respects notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement.

Section 6.06 Reimbursement for Expenses. The Manager shall not be compensated for its services as Manager of the Company except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

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The Members acknowledge and agree that, upon consummation of the IPO, the Manager’s Class A Common Stock will be publicly traded and, therefore, the Manager will have access to the public capital markets and that such status and the services performed by the Manager will inure to the benefit of the Company and all Members; therefore, the Manager shall be reimbursed by the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of, or that inure to the benefit of, the Company, including, without limitation, all fees, expenses and costs associated with the IPO and all fees, expenses and costs of being a public company (including, without limitation, public reporting obligations, proxy statements, stockholder meetings, Stock Exchange fees, transfer agent fees, legal fees, SEC and FINRA filing fees, offering expenses and indemnification and advancement obligations of the Manager to its officers and directors and to other persons) and maintaining its corporate existence. In the event that shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to underwriters in the IPO (or in any Qualifying Offering) at a price per share that is lower than the price per share for which such shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to the public in the IPO (or in such Qualifying Offering), after taking into account underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions (such difference, the “Discount”) (i) the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company in exchange for newly issued Common Units the full amount for which such shares of Class A Common Stock were sold to the public and (ii) the Company shall be deemed to have paid the Discount as an expense. To the extent practicable, expenses incurred by the Manager on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company shall be billed directly to and paid by the Company and, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the Manager or any of its Affiliates by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.06 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) (unless otherwise required by the Code and Treasury Regulations) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not bear any obligations with respect to income tax of the Manager or any payments made pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement other than in a manner that is expressly contemplated under this Agreement.

Section 6.07 Delegation of Authority. The Manager (a) may, from time to time, delegate to one or more Persons (who may, but need not be, Officers or employees of the Company) such authority and duties as the Manager may deem advisable, and (b) may assign titles and delegate certain authority and duties to such Persons, which may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time. Any number of titles may be held by the same individual. The salaries or other compensation, if any, of such agents of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager, subject to the other provisions in this Agreement.

Section 6.08 Limitation of Liability of Manager.

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or in an agreement entered into by such Person and the Company, neither the Manager nor any of the Manager’s Affiliates or Manager’s officers, directors, employees or other agents (collectively “Manager’s Representatives”) shall be liable to the Company, to any Member that is not the Manager or to any other Person (other than the Manager) bound by this Agreement for any act or omission performed or omitted by the Manager or such Manager's Representative in its capacity as the sole manager of the Company or as an Affiliate, officer, director, employee or agent of the Manager, as applicable, pursuant to authority granted to the Manager by this Agreement; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission was attributable to the Manager’s or a Manager’s Representative’s intentional fraud, intentional misconduct or knowing violation of Law or for any present or future material breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by the Manager or any Manager’s Representative contained herein or in the Other Agreements with the Company; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not limit the exculpation of the Manager and the Manager’s Representatives in respect of the performance of its or their duties to the fullest extent permitted by Law.

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The Manager may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent (so long as such agent was selected in good faith and with reasonable care). The Manager and each Manager’s Representative shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts, including financial advisors, as to matters the Manager or such Manager’s Representative reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and any act of or failure to act by the Manager or such Manager’s Representative in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject the Manager or any Manager’s Representative to liability to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager or any other Person (other than the Manager) bound by this Agreement.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or in any agreement contemplated herein or applicable provisions of law or equity or otherwise, whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein provides that the Manager is permitted to or shall act or make a decisions (i) in its “sole discretion” or “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Manager shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or any other Person, (ii) in its reasonable discretion or in a manner which is, or provide terms which are, “fair and reasonable” to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager, the Manager shall determine such appropriate action or provide such terms considering, in each case, the relative interests of each party to such agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable United States generally accepted accounting practices or principles, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or in any agreement contemplated herein or applicable provisions of Law or equity or otherwise, or (iii) in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Manager shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standard.

(c) In connection with the performance of its duties as the Manager, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Manager acknowledges that, solely in its capacity as Manager, it will owe to the Company and the Members the same fiduciary duties as it would owe to a Delaware corporation and its stockholders if it were a member of the board of directors of such a corporation and the Members were stockholders of such corporation.

Section 6.09 Investment Company Act. The Manager shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act.

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ARTICLE VII. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS AND MANAGER

Section 7.01 Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members.

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business and affairs under this Agreement or the Delaware Act shall not be grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members or the Manager for liabilities of the Company.

(b) In accordance with the Delaware Act and the laws of the State of Delaware, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member. It is the intent of the Members that no Distribution to any Member pursuant to Articles IV or XIV shall be deemed a return of money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Delaware Act. The payment of any such money or Distribution of any such property to a Member shall be deemed to be a compromise within the meaning of Section 18-502(b) of the Delaware Act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other Person, unless such distribution was made by the Company to its Members in clerical error. However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Delaware Act, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (but subject, and without limitation, to Section 6.08 with respect to the Manager in its capacity as such) or in any agreement contemplated herein or applicable provisions of Law or equity or otherwise, the parties hereto hereby agree that to the extent that any Member in its capacity as such (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the Manager in its capacity as such) (or any Member’s Affiliate or any manager, managing member, partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of any Member or of any Affiliate of a Member) has duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, to the Manager, to another Member, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Unit or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Unit and each other Person bound by this Agreement, are approved by the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Unit and each other Person bound by this Agreement. Any exculpation or indemnification standards contained in this Agreement shall not restore or create, whether in contract or otherwise, any duties otherwise restricted or eliminated by this Agreement.

Section 7.02 Lack of Authority. No Member, other than the Manager or a duly appointed Officer or other agent of the Company, in each case in its capacity as such, has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company or to make any expenditure on behalf of the Company. The Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of the powers conferred on them by Law and this Agreement.

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Section 7.03 No Right of Partition. No Member, other than the Manager, shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of Law of any property of the Company, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company.

Section 7.04 Indemnification.

(a) Subject to Section 5.06, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Person (each an “Indemnified Person”) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, substituted or replaced, against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Person (or one or more of such Person’s Affiliates) by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a Member, Manager, tax matters partner, Partnership Representative, or officer of the Company (other than solely as a result of an ownership interest in the Corporation) or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, officer, director, principal, member, employee or agent of another Person; provided, however, that no Indemnified Person shall be indemnified for any expenses, liabilities and losses suffered that are attributable to such Indemnified Person’s or its Affiliates’ intentional fraud, intentional misconduct or knowing violation of Law or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Indemnified Person or its Affiliates contained herein or in Other Agreements with the Company; provided, that the foregoing shall not limit the Company’s ability to provide indemnification to the Manager and its officers in respect of the performance of its or their duties to the fullest extent permitted by Law. Reasonable expenses, including out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees, incurred by any such Indemnified Person in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal therefrom, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

(b) The right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 7.04 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, bylaw, action by the Manager or otherwise.

(c) The Company shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or substantially equivalent insurance, at its expense, to protect any Indemnified Person against any expense, liability or loss described in Section 7.04(a) whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Indemnified Person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this Section 7.04. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain property, casualty and liability insurance in types and at levels customary for companies of similar size engaged in similar lines of business, as determined by the Manager, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (including employment practices coverage) with a carrier and in an amount determined necessary or desirable as determined by the Manager.

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for in this Section 7.04 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only. No Member (unless such Member otherwise agrees in writing or is found in a non-appealable decision by a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction to have personal liability on account thereof) shall have personal liability on account thereof or shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to help satisfy such indemnity of the Company.

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The Company hereby acknowledges that one or more of the Indemnified Persons may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more of the Members and certain of their Affiliates (collectively, the “Member Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to any such Indemnified Person are primary and any obligation of the Member Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Person are secondary (or tertiary in accordance with the Indemnification Priority and Information Sharing Agreement)), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of any such Indemnified Person to the extent legally permitted and as required by this Agreement (or any other agreement between the Company and such Indemnified Person), without regard to any rights such Indemnified Person may have against the Member Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Member Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Member Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Member Indemnitors on behalf of any such Indemnified Person with respect to any claim for which such Indemnified Person has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Member Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnified Person against the Company. Any applicable Indemnified Person and the Member Indemnitors are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 7.04(c) and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions of this Section 7.04(c) as though they were a party to this Agreement.

 

(d) If this Section 7.04 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 7.04 to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section 7.04 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

(e) Except as otherwise provided herein or in an agreement entered into by such Person and the Company, no Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company, to any Member or to any other Person bound by this Agreement for any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission was attributable to such Indemnified Person’s intentional fraud, intentional misconduct or knowing violation of Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exculpation rights in this Section 7.04(e) shall not apply to the Manager or any Manager’s Representative, whose exculpation rights shall be governed by Section 6.08.

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(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to make any indemnification payment or advance any expenses in connection with any proceeding initiated by an Indemnified Person unless the Manager authorized the proceeding prior to its initiation or the Manager otherwise approves such indemnification payment and/or advancement.

(g) The rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Agreement on any Person shall continue as to such Person following such Person's cessation as a Person having rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a Person.

(h) If the Company or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges, converts or divides into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation, merger, conversion or division, then to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company assume the obligations of the Company with respect to indemnification of Indemnified Persons as in effect immediately before such transaction, whether such obligations are contained in this Agreement, or elsewhere, as the case may be.

(i) Investor Business Opportunities. The Company, the Manager and each Member hereby renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Act and applicable law, any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered, an opportunity to participate in, any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, (i) any Manager's Representative who is not an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any Member (other than the Corporation) or any holder of Units (other than the Corporation), any stockholder of the Corporation or any partner, member, director, manager, stockholder, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of any Member or of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee of the Corporation, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a Manager's Representative (an “Investor Business Opportunity”), and the pursuit or acquisition of any Investor Business Opportunity, direction of such opportunity to another Person or failure to present any Investor Business Opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not constitute a breach of any duty or of this Agreement. Notwithstanding, and in addition to, the immediately preceding sentence, the Company, the Manager and each Member expressly acknowledge and agree that (A) KKR Dream Holdings LLC, its Affiliates, any current or former limited partner, member or other equityholder of any of its Affiliates, and any Manager's Representative that is a current or former employee, adviser, consultant, partner, member, officer or equity holder of KKR Dream Holdings LLC or any of its Affiliates have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company, the Manager or any of their Subsidiaries, including those deemed to be competing with the Company, the Manager or any of their Subsidiaries; and (B) in the event that any of the foregoing Persons acquire knowledge of an Investor Business Opportunity, such Person shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such company opportunity to the Company, the Manager or any of their Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the

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contrary, the pursuit or acquisition of any Investor Business Opportunity, direction of such opportunity to another Person or failure to present any Investor Business Opportunity to the Company, the Manager or any of their Subsidiaries shall not constitute a breach of any duty or of this Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, and solely in connection therewith, the Company hereby waives any claim against a Covered Person, and agrees to indemnify all Covered Persons against any claim, that is based on fiduciary duties, the corporate opportunity doctrine or any other legal theory which could limit any Covered Person from pursuing or engaging in any Investor Business Opportunity in accordance with this Section 7.05. Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.05 shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director, officer, manager or other agent of the Company existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.

ARTICLE VIII. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Section 8.01 Records and Accounting. The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business, including all books and records necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required pursuant to applicable Laws. All matters concerning (a) the determination of the relative amount of allocations and Distributions among the Members pursuant to Articles IV and V and (b) accounting procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the Manager in a fair and reasonable manner, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members absent manifest clerical error or common law fraud.

Section 8.02 Fiscal Year. The Fiscal Year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each year or such other date as may be established by the Manager.

Section 8.03 Inspection Rights. The Company shall permit each Member and each of its designated representatives, at such Member’s sole cost and expense, to examine the books and records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the principal office of the Company or such other location as the Manager shall reasonably approve during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice for any purpose reasonably related to such Member’s interest as a member of the Company; provided, that the Manager has a right to keep confidential from the Members certain information in accordance with Section 18-305 of the Delaware Act.

ARTICLE IX. TAX MATTERS

Section 9.01 Preparation of Tax Returns. The Manager shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company. The Manager shall use reasonable efforts (taking into account applicable extensions of time to file tax returns) to furnish, within one hundred and ninety (190) days of the close of each Taxable Year, to each Member an IRS Schedule K-1 (and any comparable state and local income tax form), either in final form or in estimated form subject to completion, and such other information as is reasonably requested by such Member relating to the Company that is necessary for such Member to comply with its tax reporting obligations.

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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in its capacity as Partnership Representative, the Corporation shall have the authority to prepare the tax returns of the Company using such permissible methods and elections as it determines in its reasonable discretion, including without limitation the use of any permissible method under Section 706 of the Code for purposes of determining the varying Units of its Members.

Section 9.02 Tax Elections. The Taxable Year shall be the Fiscal Year set forth in Section 8.02, unless otherwise required by Section 706 of the Code. The Manager shall cause the Company and each of its Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable state, local or foreign tax Law) for the Taxable Year that includes the Effective Date and each subsequent Taxable Year, and the Manager shall take commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Person in which the Company owns a direct or indirect equity interest (other than a Subsidiary) that is so treated as a partnership to have in effect any such election for such Taxable Years. Each Member will upon request supply any information reasonably necessary to give proper effect to any such elections.

Section 9.03 Tax Controversies. The Manager shall cause the Company to take all necessary actions required by Law to designate the Corporation as the “tax matters partner” of the Company within the meaning of Section 6231 of the Code (as in effect prior to repeal of such section pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions) with respect to any Taxable Year beginning on or before December 31, 2017. The Manager shall further cause the Company to take all necessary actions required by Law to designate the Corporation as the “partnership representative” of the Company as provided in Section 6223(a) of the Code with respect to any Taxable Year of the Company beginning after December 31, 2017, and the Corporation is hereby authorized to designate an individual to be the sole individual through which the Corporation, as a “partnership representative,” will act (in such capacities, including in similar capacities under analogous provisions of state or local Law, collectively, the “Partnership Representative”). The Company and the Members shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Corporation (or its designated individual, as applicable) to become the Partnership Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired (and causing any tax matters partner, partnership representative or designated individual designated prior to the Effective Time to resign, be revoked or replaced, as applicable), including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d) and completing IRS Form 8979 or any other form or certificate required pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(e)(1). The Partnership Representative shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, by the Code and Treasury Regulations (and analogous provisions of state or local Law) for the Partnership Representative and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including any resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and the Partnership Representative and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company or the Partnership Representative with respect to the conduct of such proceedings. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to any audit or other proceeding, the Partnership Representative shall be entitled to cause the Company (and any of its Subsidiaries) to make any available elections pursuant to Section 6226 of the Code (and similar provisions of state, local and other Law), and the Members shall cooperate to the extent reasonably requested by the Company in connection therewith.

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The Company shall reimburse the Partnership Representative for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Partnership Representative, including reasonable fees of any professional attorneys, in carrying out its duties as the Partnership Representative. The provisions of this Section 9.03 shall survive the transfer or termination of any Member’s interest in any Units of the Company, the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Company, and shall remain binding on each Member for the period of time necessary to resolve all tax matters relating to the Company, and shall be subject to the provisions of the Tax Receivable Agreement, as applicable. The Partnership Representative will, within ten (10) days of the receipt of any notice from the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority of any audit, investigation or other proceeding relating to any flow-through income tax matters, mail a copy of such notice to each Member.

ARTICLE X. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

Section 10.01 Transfers by Members. No holder of Units shall Transfer any interest in any Units, except Transfers (a) pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 10.02 and 10.09 or (b) approved in advance and in writing by the Manager, in the case of Transfers by any Member other than the Manager, or (c) in the case of Transfers by the Manager, to any Person who succeeds to the Manager in accordance with Section 6.04. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Transfer” shall not include (i) an event that terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including, without limitation, a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3, a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Code Sections 336 or 338, or merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member), but that does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state Law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Units of such trust that is a Member) or (ii) any indirect Transfer of Units held by the Manager by virtue of any Transfer of Equity Securities in the Corporation.

Section 10.02 Permitted Transfers. The restrictions contained in Section 10.01 shall not apply to any of the following (each, a “Permitted Transfer” and each transferee, a “Permitted Transferee”): (i)(A) a Transfer pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange in accordance with Article XI hereof or that are necessary to comply with Sections 3.04 or 3.05 as determined by the Manager, or (B) a Transfer by a Member to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) a Transfer to an Affiliate of such Member; provided, however, that (x) the restrictions contained in this Agreement will continue to apply to Units after any Permitted Transfer of such Units, and (y) in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), the Permitted Transferees of the Units so Transferred shall at the time of the Permitted Transfer agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, and prior to such Transfer the transferor will deliver a written notice to the Company and the Members, which notice will disclose in reasonable detail the identity of the proposed Permitted Transferee. If a Permitted Transfer pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence would result in a Change of Control, such Member must provide the Manager with written notice of such proposed Permitted Transfer at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the consummation of such Permitted Transfer.

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In the case of a Permitted Transfer of any Common Units by any Member holding Class B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with this Section 10.02, such Member shall also transfer a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units that were transferred by such Member in the transaction to such Permitted Transferee. In the case of a Permitted Transfer of any Common Units by any Member holding Class C Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with this Section 10.02, such Member shall also transfer a number of shares of Class C Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units that were transferred by such Member in the transaction to such Permitted Transferee. All Permitted Transfers are subject to the additional limitations set forth in Section 10.07(b).

Section 10.03 Restricted Units Legend. The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, in addition to the other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or if an exemption from such registration is then available with respect to such sale. To the extent such Units have been certificated, each certificate evidencing Units and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Units shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SPECIFIED IN THE SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, RESTATED, AMENDED AND RESTATED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSFER. A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates (if any) evidencing Units. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates (if any) evidencing any Units which cease to be Units in accordance with the definition thereof.

Section 10.04 Transfer. Prior to Transferring any Units (other than in connection with a Redemption or Direct Exchange), the Transferring holder of Units shall cause the prospective Permitted Transferee to be bound by this Agreement and any other agreements executed by the holders of Units and relating to such Units in the aggregate to which the Transferring Member was a party (collectively, the “Other Agreements”) by executing and delivering to the Company counterparts of or joinders to this Agreement and any applicable Other Agreements.

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Section 10.05 Assignee’s Rights.

(a) The Transfer of a Unit in accordance with this Agreement shall be effective as of the date of such Transfer (assuming compliance with all of the conditions to such Transfer set forth herein), and such Transfer shall be shown on the books and records of the Company. Profits, Losses and other items of the Company shall be allocated between the transferor and the transferee according to Code Section 706, using any permissible method as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Manager. Distributions made before the effective date of such Transfer shall be paid to the transferor, and Distributions made on or after such date shall be paid to the Assignee.

(b) Unless and until an Assignee becomes a Member pursuant to Article XII, the Assignee shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted to a Member hereunder or under applicable Law, other than the rights granted specifically to Assignees pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that, without relieving the Transferring Member from any such limitations or obligations as more fully described in Section 10.06, such Assignee shall be bound by any limitations and obligations of a Member contained herein by which a Member would be bound on account of the Assignee’s Units (including the obligation to make Capital Contributions on account of such Units).

Section 10.06 Assignor’s Rights and Obligations. Any Member who shall Transfer any Unit in a manner in accordance with this Agreement shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units and shall no longer have any rights or privileges, or, except as set forth Section 5.06, Section 9.03 or in this Section 10.06, duties, liabilities or obligations, of a Member with respect to such Units (it being understood, however, that the applicable provisions of Sections 6.08 and 7.04 shall continue to inure to such Person’s benefit), except that unless and until the Assignee (if not already a Member) is admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with the provisions of Article XII (the “Admission Date”), (i) such Transferring Member shall retain all of the duties, liabilities and obligations of a Member with respect to such Units, and (ii) the Manager may, in its sole discretion, reinstate all or any portion of the rights and privileges of such Member with respect to such Units for any period of time prior to the Admission Date. Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Member who Transfers any Units in the Company from any liability of such Member to the Company with respect to such Units that may exist as of the Admission Date or that is otherwise specified in the Delaware Act or for any liability to the Company or any other Person for any materially false statement made by such Member (in its capacity as such) or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Member (in its capacity as such) contained herein or in the Other Agreements with the Company or as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 5.06 or Section 9.03 of this Agreement.

Section 10.07 Overriding Provisions.

(a) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Units in violation of this Agreement (including any prohibited indirect Transfers) shall be, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, null and void ab initio, and the provisions of Sections 10.05 and 10.06 shall not apply to any such Transfers. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person to whom a Transfer is made or attempted in violation of this Agreement shall not become a Member and shall not have any other rights in or with respect to any rights of a Member of the Company with respect to the applicable Units. The approval of any Transfer in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any other or future instance.

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The Manager shall promptly amend the Schedule of Members without the consent or approval of any Member or any other Person to reflect any Permitted Transfer pursuant to this Article X.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 10.01 and Article XI and Article XII), in no event shall any Member Transfer any Units to the extent such Transfer would:

(i)
result in the violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable U.S. federal, state or non-U.S. Laws;
(ii)
cause an assignment under the Investment Company Act;
(iii)
be a Transfer to a Person who is not legally competent or who has not achieved his or her majority of age under applicable Law (excluding trusts for the benefit of minors);
(iv)
cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” or to be taxed as a corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code or any successor provision thereto under the Code; or
(v)
to the extent the Company has one hundred (100) or fewer “partners,” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1), cause the number of partners to exceed one hundred (100), determined pursuant to the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3); or, if the number of partners exceeds one hundred (100) prior to such transfer, materially increase the possibility of the Company becoming a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code (it being understood that a transfer by a Member whose Percentage Interest prior to such transfer is 10% or greater that increases such excess by 2 or fewer partners shall be deemed not to materially increase such possibility).

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Member that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code Transfer any Units (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with a Redemption or a Direct Exchange), unless such Member and the transferee have delivered to the Company, in respect of the relevant Transfer (or Redemption or Direct Exchange, as applicable), written evidence that all required withholding under Section 1446(f) of the Code will have been done and duly remitted to the applicable Governmental Entity or duly executed certifications (prepared in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations or other authorities) of an exemption from such withholding; provided, that the Company shall cooperate in the manner set forth in Section 11.06(a) with any reasonable requests from such Member for certifications or other information from the Company in connection with satisfying this Section 10.07(c) prior to the relevant Transfer (or Redemption or Direct Exchange, as applicable).

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Section 10.08 Spousal Consent. In connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any Member who is a natural person will deliver to the Company an executed consent from such Member’s spouse (if any) in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto or a Member’s spouse confirmation of separate property in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto. If, at any time subsequent to the date of this Agreement, such Member becomes legally married (whether in the first instance or to a different spouse), such Member shall cause his or her spouse to execute and deliver to the Company a consent in the form of Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2 attached hereto. Such Member’s non-delivery to the Company of an executed consent in the form of Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2 at any time shall constitute such Member’s continuing representation and warranty that such Member is not legally married as of such date.

Section 10.09 Certain Transactions with respect to the Corporation.

(a) In connection with a Change of Control Transaction, the Manager shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require (y) each Member (other than the Founder Members, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) to effect a Redemption of all or a portion of such Member’s Units together with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, pursuant to which such Units and such shares of Class B Common Stock will be exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock (or to the extent being received by or offered to other stockholders of the Corporation economically equivalent cash or securities of a successor entity (or an offer thereof)), provided, however, that in the event of a Change of Control Transaction intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or as a transfer described in Section 351(a) or Section 721 of the Code, the Members shall not be required to exchange Units pursuant to this Section 10.09 unless, as a part of such transaction, the Members are permitted to exchange their Units for securities in a transaction that is expected to permit such exchange without current recognition of gain or loss, for U.S. and non-U.S. tax purposes, for the direct and indirect holders of Units (except to the extent that property other than securities is received in such exchange), based on a “should” or “will” level opinion from independent tax counsel of recognized standing and expertise, and (z) each Founder Member to effect a Redemption of all or a portion of such Member’s Units together with an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock, pursuant to which such Units and such shares of Class C Common Stock will be exchanged for shares of Class D Common Stock (or to the extent being received by or offered to other stockholders of the Corporation economically equivalent cash or securities of a successor entity (or an offer thereof)), provided, however, that in the event of a Change of Control Transaction intended to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or as a transfer described in Section 351(a) or Section 721 of the Code, the Founder Members shall not be required to exchange Units pursuant to this Section 10.09 unless, as a part of such transaction, the Founder Members are permitted to exchange their Units for securities in a transaction that is expected to permit such exchange without current recognition of gain or loss, for U.S. and non-U.S. tax purposes, for the direct and indirect holders of Units (except to the extent that property other than securities is received in such exchange), based on a “should” or “will” level opinion from independent tax counsel of recognized standing and expertise, in each case in accordance with the Redemption provisions of Article XI, mutatis mutandis (applied for this purpose as if the Corporation had delivered an Election Notice that specified a Share Settlement with respect to such Redemption) and otherwise in accordance with this Section 10.09(a). Any such Redemption pursuant to this Section 10.09(a) shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be contingent upon the consummation of such Change of Control Transaction and shall not be effective if such Change of Control Transaction is not consummated) (the date of such Redemption pursuant to this Section 10.09(a), the “Change of Control Date”).

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From and after the Change of Control Date, (i) the Units and any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, subject to such Redemption shall be deemed to be transferred to the Company and the Corporation, as applicable, on the Change of Control Date and (ii) each such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units and any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, subject to such Redemption (other than the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable (or economically equivalent cash or Equity Securities in a successor entity) pursuant to such Redemption). In the event the Manager desires to initiate the provisions of this Section 10.09, the Manager shall provide written notice of an expected Change of Control Transaction to all Members no later than the earlier of (x) five (5) Business Days following the execution of a definitive agreement with respect to such Change of Control Transaction and (y) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the contemplated Change of Control Transaction is to be effected, including in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the Change of Control Transaction, subject to applicable Law, including the date of execution of such definitive agreement or such proposed effective date, as applicable, the amount and types of consideration to be paid for shares of Class A Common Stock in the Change of Control Transaction and any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with a Change of Control Transaction (which election shall be available to each Member on the same terms as holders of shares of Class A Common Stock). Following delivery of such notice and on or prior to the Change of Control Date, the Members shall take all actions necessary to effect such Redemption, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to this Section 10.09(a) to effect such Redemption.

(b) In the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization, or similar transaction with respect to Class A Common Stock (a “Pubco Offer”) is proposed by the Corporation or is proposed to the Corporation or its stockholders and approved by the Corporate Board or is otherwise effected or to be effected with the consent or approval of the Corporate Board, the Manager shall provide written notice of the Pubco Offer to all Members no later than the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days following the execution of a definitive agreement (if applicable) with respect to, or the commencement of (if applicable), such Pubco Offer and (ii) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the Pubco Offer is to be effected, including in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the Pubco Offer, subject to applicable Law, including the date of execution of such definitive agreement (if applicable) or of such commencement (if applicable), the material terms of such Pubco Offer, including the amount and types of consideration to be received by holders of shares of Class A Common Stock in the Pubco Offer, any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with such Pubco Offer, and the number of Units (and the corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock) held by such Member that is applicable to such Pubco Offer. The Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) shall be permitted to participate in such Pubco Offer by delivering a written notice of participation that is effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Pubco Offer (and that is contingent upon consummation of such offer and shall not be effective if such Pubco Offer is not consummated), and shall include such information necessary for consummation of such offer as requested by the Corporation.

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In the case of any Pubco Offer that was initially proposed by the Corporation, the Corporation shall use reasonable best efforts to enable and permit the Members (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) to participate in such transaction to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock, and to enable such Members to participate in such transaction without being required to exchange Units or shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, prior to the consummation of such transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Members be entitled to receive in such Pubco Offer aggregate consideration for each Common Unit that is less or greater than the consideration payable in respect of each share of Class A Common Stock in connection with a Pubco Offer (it being understood that payments under or in respect of the Tax Receivable Agreement shall not be considered part of any such consideration).

(c) In the event that a transaction or proposed transaction constitutes both a Change of Control Transaction and a Pubco Offer, the provisions of Section 10.09(b) shall take precedence over the provisions of Section 10.09(a) with respect to such transaction, and the provisions of Section 10.09(a) shall be subordinate to provisions of Section 10.09(b), and may only be triggered if the Manager elects to waive the provisions of Section 10.09(b) (and such waiver shall not require the consent of any Member or any other Person).

ARTICLE XI. REDEMPTION AND DIRECT EXCHANGE RIGHTS

Section 11.01 Redemption Right of a Member.

(a) Each Member (other than the Corporation) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem (a “Redemption”) its Common Units (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Common Units that are subject to vesting conditions or rights of repurchase or risk of forfeiture, or are subject to Transfer limitations pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement) in whole or in part (the “Redemption Right”) from time to time following the waiver or expiration of any contractual lock-up period relating to the shares of the Corporation that may be applicable to such Member. A Member desiring to exercise its Redemption Right (each, a “Redeeming Member”) shall exercise such right by giving written notice (the “Redemption Notice”) to the Company with a copy to the Corporation, which Redemption Notice may be submitted on any Business Day that is not during a Black-Out Period (if applicable to such Redeeming Member), if (A) the applicable Redemption is in connection with a Permitted Redemption Event or (B) the Company meets the requirements of the Private Placement Safe Harbor (each of (A) and (B), an “Unrestricted Redemption”), or, in any case other than an Unrestricted Redemption, during the Quarterly Exchange Notice Period preceding the desired Redemption Date.

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The Redemption Notice shall specify the number of Common Units (subject, in the case of a Redemption that is not an Unrestricted Redemption, to the Minimum Exchange Requirement, it being understood that a Member may specify in its Redemption Notice a number of Common Units in excess of the Minimum Exchange Requirement) (the “Redeemed Units”) that the Redeeming Member intends to have the Company redeem and either (X) with respect to any Unrestricted Redemption, a date not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of such Redemption Notice (unless, and to the extent, that the Manager in its sole discretion agrees in writing to waive such time periods), or (Y) in any other case, the Quarterly Exchange Date, which date in each case shall be the date on which the exercise of the Redemption Right shall be completed (as applicable, the “Redemption Date”); provided, that solely with respect to Unrestricted Redemptions, the Company, the Corporation and the Redeeming Member may change the number of Redeemed Units and/or the Redemption Date specified in such Redemption Notice to another number and/or date by mutual agreement signed in writing by each of them; provided, further, that the Company and the Corporation shall not be required to comply with a Redemption Notice delivered in connection with a Redemption that is not an Unrestricted Redemption if such Redemption Notice does not comply with the Minimum Exchange Requirement (and such Redemption Notice shall be deemed null and void ab initio and ineffective with respect to the Redemption specified therein); provided, further, that any Redemption that is an Unrestricted Redemption may be conditioned (including as to timing) by the Redeeming Member (in the Redeeming Member’s sole discretion) on (i) the Corporation and/or the Redeeming Member having entered into a valid and binding agreement with a third party for the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption (whether in a tender or exchange offer, private sale, public sale or otherwise) and such agreement is subject to customary closing conditions for agreements of this kind and the delivery of the Class A Common Stock by the Corporation or the Redeeming Member, as applicable, to such third party, (ii) the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event in which the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable or convertible into cash or other securities or property and/or (iii) the closing of an underwritten distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption; provided, further, that if the Corporation closes an underwritten distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock and the Members (other than, or in addition to, the Corporation) were entitled to resell shares of Class A Common Stock in connection therewith (by the exercise by such Members of the Redemption Right in connection with a Share Settlement or otherwise) (a “Secondary Offering”), then, except as provided in the following proviso, the immediately succeeding Quarterly Exchange Date shall be automatically cancelled and of no force or effect (and no Member shall be entitled to exercise its Redemption Right or deliver a Redemption Notice with respect to a Redemption that is not an Unrestricted Redemption in respect of such Quarterly Exchange Date); provided, further, however, that the next Quarterly Exchange Date in the Taxable Year ending December 31, 2024 shall not automatically be cancelled if there have been, in the aggregate, no more than three Quarterly Exchange Dates and Secondary Offerings in such Taxable Year; provided, further that the Company may effect a Redemption if the Manager determines (in its sole and absolute discretion), after consultation with its legal counsel and tax advisors, that such Redemption, together with any other Redemptions that have occurred or are expected to occur, would not be reasonably likely to result in the Company being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, (a) for so long as the Company does not meet the requirements of the Private Placement Safe Harbor, any such Secondary Offering (other than that pursuant to which all Redemptions are Unrestricted Redemptions) shall only be undertaken if, during the applicable Taxable Year, the total number of Quarterly Exchange Dates and prior Secondary Offerings (other than any pursuant to which all Redemptions are Unrestricted Redemptions) on which Redemptions occur is three (3) or fewer and (b) the Company and the Corporation shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with their respective obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement if a Secondary Offering cannot be undertaken due to the restriction set forth in the preceding clause (a).

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Subject to Section 11.03 and unless the Redeeming Member timely has delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(c) or Section 11.01(e) or has revoked or delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(d), on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date):

(i)
the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (x) the Redeemed Units to the Company, and (y) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as the case may be, equal to the number of Redeemed Units to the Corporation to the extent applicable;
(ii)
the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Units, (y) transfer to the Redeeming Member the consideration to which the Redeeming Member is entitled under Section 11.01(b), and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 11.01(a) and the Redeemed Units; and
(iii)
the Corporation shall cancel for no consideration the shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as the case may be (and the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire such shares transferred to the Corporation and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation) upon a transfer of such shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as the case may be, that were Transferred pursuant to Section 11.01(a)(i)(y) above.

(b) In exercising its Redemption Right, a Redeeming Member shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be entitled to receive the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement; provided, that the Corporation shall have the option as provided in Section 11.02 and subject to Section 11.01(f) to select whether the redemption payment is made by means of a Share Settlement or a Cash Settlement in any combination. Within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to the Redeeming Member) of its intended settlement method; provided, that if the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, the Corporation shall be deemed to have elected the Share Settlement method (subject to the limitations set forth above). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) nor the Company shall effectuate a Cash Settlement unless the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) has authorized and consummated a Qualifying Offering by no later than the Redemption Date for the purpose of satisfying such Cash Settlement. If for any reason the Corporation is unable to complete such Qualifying Offering by the Redemption Date, then the applicable Redeemed Units shall instead be redeemed by Share Settlement, notwithstanding that the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) may have initially elected a Cash Settlement of such Redeemed Units.

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(c) In the event the Corporation elects the Cash Settlement in connection with any portion of a Redemption that is an Unrestricted Redemption, the Redeeming Member may retract its Redemption Notice with respect to such Redemption by giving written notice (the “Retraction Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Contribution Notice. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice under this Section 11.01(c) shall terminate all of the Redeeming Member’s, Company’s and the Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Section 11.01 arising from the Redemption Notice.

(d) In the event the Corporation elects a Share Settlement in connection with a Redemption that is an Unrestricted Redemption, a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to revoke its Redemption Notice by delivering a Retraction Notice to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) or delay the consummation of such Redemption by giving written notice to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation), in either case, within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Contribution Notice (or, if the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, within three (3) Business Days after the delivery period therefor shall have lapsed), if any of the following conditions exists:

(i)
any registration statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the SEC or no such resale registration statement has yet become effective;
(ii)
the Corporation shall have failed to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Redemption;
(iii)
the Corporation shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Redeeming Member to have its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption;
(iv)
the Corporation shall have disclosed in good faith to such Redeeming Member any material non-public information concerning the Corporation, the receipt of which results in such Redeeming Member being prohibited or restricted from selling Class A Common Stock at or immediately following the Redemption without disclosure of such information (and the Corporation does not permit disclosure);
(v)
any stop order relating to the registration statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the Redemption shall have been issued by the SEC;
(vi)
there shall have occurred a material disruption in the securities markets generally or in the market or markets in which the Class A Common Stock is then traded;
(vii)
there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Entity that restrains or prohibits the Redemption; the Corporation shall have failed to comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and such failure shall have affected the ability of such Redeeming Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such redemption pursuant to an effective registration statement; or

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(viii)
(ix)
the Redemption Date would occur three (3) Business Days or less prior to, or during, a Black-Out Period.

If a Redeeming Member delays the consummation of a Redemption pursuant to this Section 11.01(d), the Redemption Date shall occur on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which the conditions giving rise to such delay cease to exist (or such earlier day as the Corporation, the Company and such Redeeming Member may agree in writing).

(e) Subject to the last two sentences of this Section 11.01(e), if, in the case of a Redemption that is not an Unrestricted Redemption, the Common Unit Redemption Price on a date (determined treating such date as Redemption Date) decreases by more than 10% following the delivery of a Redemption Notice by a Redeeming Member, such Redeeming Member may revoke its Redemption Notice by delivering a Retraction Notice to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Redemption Date. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice under this Section 11.01(e) shall terminate all of the Redeeming Member’s, Company’s and the Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Section 11.01 arising from the Redemption Notice. A Redeeming Member may only revoke a Redemption under this Section 11.01(e) once in every twelve (12)-month period (and any additional Retraction Notice delivered by a Redeeming Member within such twelve-month period shall be deemed null and void ab initio and ineffective with respect to the revocation of the Redemption specified therein). A Redeeming Member who revokes a Redemption under this Section 11.01(e) may not participate in the Redemption to occur on the next Quarterly Exchange Date immediately following the Quarterly Exchange Date with respect to which the Retraction Notice pertains.

(f) The number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, or the Redeemed Units Equivalent that a Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b) (whether through a Share Settlement or Cash Settlement) shall not be adjusted on account of any Distributions previously made with respect to the Redeemed Units or dividends previously paid with respect to Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable; provided, however, that if a Redeeming Member causes the Company to redeem Redeemed Units and the Redemption Date occurs subsequent to the record date for any Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units but prior to payment of such Distribution, the Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive such Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units on the date that it is made notwithstanding that the Redeeming Member transferred and surrendered the Redeemed Units to the Company prior to such date; provided, further, however, that a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive any and all Tax Distributions that such Redeeming Member otherwise would have received in respect of income allocated to such Member for the portion of any Fiscal Year irrespective of whether such Tax Distribution(s) are declared or made after the Redemption Date.

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(g) In the case of a Share Settlement, in the event of a reclassification or other similar transaction as a result of which the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock are converted into another security, then in exercising its Redemption Right a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security that the Redeeming Member would have received if such Redemption Right had been exercised and the Redemption Date had occurred immediately prior to the record date of such reclassification or other similar transaction.

Section 11.02 Election and Contribution of the Corporation. In connection with the exercise of a Redeeming Member’s Redemption Rights under Section 11.01(a), the Corporation shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b). The Corporation, at its option, subject to the succeeding sentence and to the limitations set forth in Section 11.01(b), shall determine whether to contribute, pursuant to Section 11.01(b), the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement. The Corporation’s election to contribute pursuant to the Cash Settlement shall be made by the Disinterested Majority. Unless the Redeeming Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(c), (d) or (e), or has delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(d), on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (i) the Corporation shall make its Capital Contribution to the Company (in the form of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement) required under this Section 11.02, and (ii) in the event of a Share Settlement, the Company shall issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of Redeemed Units surrendered by the Redeeming Member. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Corporation elects (through the Disinterested Majority) a Cash Settlement, the Corporation shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in respect of such Cash Settlement equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any Discounts) from the sale by the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Qualified Offering equal to the number of Redeemed Units to be redeemed with such Cash Settlement, which in no event shall exceed the amount paid by the Company to the Redeeming Member as Cash Settlement; provided, that (i) the Discount shall be an expense of the Company as described in Section 6.06 and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, if the Cash Settlement to which the Redeeming Member is entitled exceeds the amount that is contributed to the Company by the Corporation, the Company shall only be required to pay the Redeeming Member the amount contributed to the Company by the Corporation. If the net proceeds from the Qualifying Offering consummated for the purpose of satisfying such Cash Settlement exceed the amount required to satisfy such Cash Settlement, the Corporation shall retain, contribute or otherwise manage such excess cash in its discretion, consistent with how the Corporation manages any other excess cash it may obtain or receive from time to time. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Company’s and the Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Section 11.02 arising from the Redemption Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) nor the Company shall effectuate a Cash Settlement unless the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) has authorized and consummated a Qualifying Offering by no later than the Redemption Date for the purpose of satisfying such Cash Settlement. If for any reason the Corporation is unable to complete such Qualifying Offering by the Redemption Date, then the applicable Redeemed Units shall instead be redeemed by Share Settlement, notwithstanding that the Corporation (acting through the Disinterested Majority) may have initially elected a Cash Settlement of such Redeemed Units.

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Section 11.03 Direct Exchange Right of the Corporation.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XI (save for the limitations set forth in Section 11.01(b) regarding the Corporation’s option to select the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, and without limitation to the rights of the Members under Section 11.01, including the right to revoke a Redemption Notice), the Corporation may, in its sole and absolute discretion (as determined solely by the Disinterested Majority) (subject to the limitations set forth on such discretion in Section 11.01(b)), elect to effect on the Redemption Date the exchange of Redeemed Units for the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, as the case may be, through a direct exchange of such Redeemed Units and the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, as applicable, between the Redeeming Member and the Corporation (a “Direct Exchange”) (rather than contributing the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, as the case may be, to the Company in accordance with Section 11.02 for purposes of the Company redeeming the Redeemed Units from the Redeeming Member in consideration of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, as applicable). Upon such Direct Exchange pursuant to this Section 11.03, the Corporation shall acquire the Redeemed Units and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units.

(b) The Corporation may, at any time prior to a Redemption Date deliver written notice (an “Exchange Election Notice”) to the Company and the Redeeming Member setting forth its election to exercise its right to consummate a Direct Exchange; provided, that such election is subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.01(b) and does not unreasonably prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct Exchange on the Redemption Date. An Exchange Election Notice may be revoked by the Corporation at any time; provided, that any such revocation does not unreasonably prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct Exchange on the Redemption Date. The right to consummate a Direct Exchange in all events shall be exercisable for all of the Redeemed Units that would have otherwise been subject to a Redemption.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this Section 11.03, a Direct Exchange shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe as the relevant Redemption would have been consummated if the Corporation had not delivered an Exchange Election Notice and as follows:

(i)
the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (x) the Redeemed Units and (y) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable (together with any Corresponding Rights), equal to the number of Redeemed Units, to the extent applicable, in each case, to the Corporation;
(ii)
the Corporation shall (x) pay to the Redeeming Member the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement, as applicable, (y) cancel and retire for no consideration the shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable (together with any Corresponding Rights), that were Transferred to the Corporation pursuant to Section 11.03(c)(i)(y) above, and (z) to the extent the Redeeming Member holds certificated Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, equal to the difference (if any) between the number of shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock, as applicable, evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member and the Redeemed Units; and

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(iii)
the Company shall (x) register the Corporation as the owner of the Redeemed Units and (y) if the Common Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to Section 11.03(c)(i)(x) and the Redeemed Units, and issue to the Corporation a certificate for the number of Redeemed Units.

Section 11.04 Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation. At all times the Corporation shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock and Class D Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Share Settlement in connection with a Redemption or Direct Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, as shall be issuable upon any such Share Settlement pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such Share Settlement pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange by delivery of purchased Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable (which may or may not be held in the treasury of the Corporation), or by way of Cash Settlement. The Corporation shall deliver Class A Common Stock that has been registered under the Securities Act with respect to any Share Settlement for Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange to the extent a registration statement is effective and available with respect to such shares. The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon any such Share Settlement pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange upon which the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are listed at the time of such Share Settlement for Class A Common Stock pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange (it being understood that any such shares may be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws). The Corporation covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock, as applicable, issued in connection with a Share Settlement pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The provisions of this Article XI shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with any corresponding provisions of the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation (if any).

Section 11.05 Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Direct Exchange. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding the consummation of a Redemption or Direct Exchange by a Member and all rights set forth herein shall continue in effect with respect to the remaining Members and, to the extent the Redeeming Member has any remaining Units following such Redemption or Direct Exchange, the Redeeming Member. No Redemption or Direct Exchange shall relieve a Redeeming Member of any prior breach of this Agreement by such Redeeming Member.

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Section 11.06 Tax Treatment.

(a) In connection with any Redemption or Direct Exchange, the Redeeming Member shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to deliver such form, deliver to the Manager or the Company, as applicable, a certificate, dated as of the Redemption Date, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Manager or the Company, as applicable, certifying as to such Redeeming Member’s taxpayer identification number and that such Redeeming Member is a not a foreign person for purposes of Section 1445 and Section 1446(f) of the Code (which certificate may be an IRS Form W-9 if then sufficient for such purposes under applicable Law) (such certificate a “Non-Foreign Person Certificate”). If a Redeeming Member is unable to provide a Non-Foreign Person Certificate in connection with a Redemption or a Direct Exchange, then (i) such Redeeming Member and the Company shall cooperate to provide any other certification or determination described in proposed Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1446(f)-2(b) and 1.1446(f)-2(c) or otherwise permitted under applicable Law at the time of such Redemption or Direct Exchange, and the Manager or the Company, as applicable, shall be permitted to withhold on the amount realized by such Redeeming Member in respect of such Redemption or Direct Exchange to the extent required under in Section 1446(f) of the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder after taking into account the certificate or other determination provided pursuant this sentence and (ii) upon request and to the extent permitted under applicable Law, the Company shall deliver a certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-11T(d)(2) certifying that fifty percent (50%) or more of the value of the gross assets of the Company does not consist of “U.S. real property interests” (as used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-11T), and that ninety percent (90%) or more of the value of the gross assets of the Company does not consist of “U.S. real property interests” plus “cash or cash equivalents” (as used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-11T); provided, that if the other certification described in clause (i) of this sentence is not available, or the Company is not legally entitled to provide the certificate described in clause (ii), the Corporation shall be permitted to withhold on the amount realized by such Redeeming Member in respect of such Redemption or Direct Exchange to the extent required under Section 1445 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations.

(b) Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that a Redemption or a Direct Exchange, as the case may be, shall be treated as a direct exchange of a Share Settlement or a Cash Settlement, as applicable, on the one hand, and the Redeemed Units, on the other hand, between the Corporation and the Redeeming Member for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes.

ARTICLE XII. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

Section 12.01 Substituted Members. Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, in connection with the Permitted Transfer of a Unit hereunder, the Permitted Transferee shall become a Substituted Member on the effective date of such Transfer, which effective date shall not be earlier than the date of compliance with the conditions to such Transfer, and such admission shall be shown on the books and records of the Company, including the Schedule of Members.

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Section 12.02 Additional Members. Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, any Person that is not a Member as of the Effective Date may be admitted to the Company as an additional Member (any such Person, an “Additional Member”) only upon furnishing to the Manager (a) duly executed Joinder and counterparts to any applicable Other Agreements and (b) such other documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect such Person’s admission as a Member (including entering into such documents as may reasonably be requested by the Manager). Such admission shall become effective on the date on which the Manager determines in its sole discretion that such conditions have been satisfied and when any such admission is shown on the books and records of the Company, including the Schedule of Members.

ARTICLE XIII. WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

Section 13.01 Withdrawal and Resignation of Members. Except in the event of Transfers pursuant to Section 10.06 or redemptions pursuant to Section 3.05 or Article XI and the Manager’s right to resign pursuant to Section 6.03, no Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV. Any Member, however, that attempts to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company without the prior written consent of the Manager upon or following the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV, but prior to such Member receiving the full amount of Distributions from the Company to which such Member is entitled pursuant to Article XIV, shall be liable to the Company for all damages (including all lost profits and special, indirect and consequential damages) directly or indirectly caused by the withdrawal or resignation of such Member. Upon a Transfer of all of a Member’s Units in a Transfer or a redemption of all of a Member's Units, in each case as permitted by this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 10.06, such Member shall cease to be a Member.

ARTICLE XIV. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Section 14.01 Dissolution. The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substituted Members or the attempted resignation, removal, dissolution, bankruptcy or resignation of a Member. The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

(a) the decision of the Manager together with the written approval of the Members holding at least 80% of the Units then outstanding to dissolve the Company (excluding for purposes of such calculation the Corporation and all Units held directly or indirectly by it);

(b) a dissolution of the Company under Section 18-801(a)(4) of the Delaware Act, unless the Company is continued without dissolution pursuant thereto; or

(c) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

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Except as otherwise set forth in this Article XIV, the Company is intended to have perpetual existence. An Event of Withdrawal shall not in and of itself cause a dissolution of the Company and the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, continue in existence without dissolution subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 14.02 Winding Up. Subject to Section 14.05, on dissolution of the Company, the Manager shall act as liquidating trustee or may appoint one or more Persons as liquidating trustee (each such Person, a “Liquidator”). The Liquidators shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Delaware Act. The costs of winding up the Company shall be borne as an expense of the Company. Until final distribution, the Liquidators shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, continue to operate the properties of the Company with all of the power and authority of the Manager. The steps to be accomplished by the Liquidators are as follows:

(a) as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after the last sale of Company property, the Liquidators shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the dissolution occurs or the final liquidation is completed, as applicable;

(b) Liquidators shall pay, satisfy or discharge from the Company’s funds, or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including, without limitation, the establishment of a cash fund for contingent, conditional and unmatured liabilities in such amount and for such term as the Liquidators may reasonably determine) the following: first, all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company owed to creditors other than the Members, including all expenses incurred in connection with the liquidation and winding up of the Company; and second, all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company owed to the Members (other than any payments or distributions owed to such Members in their capacity as Members pursuant to this Agreement); and

(c) following satisfaction of the Company’s debts, liabilities and obligations pursuant to the foregoing Section 14.02(b), all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Section 4.01(a)(i).

The distribution of cash and/or property to the Members in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.02 and Section 14.03 below shall constitute a complete return to the Members of their Capital Contributions, a complete distribution to the Members of their interest in the Company and all of the Company’s property and shall constitute a compromise to which all Members have consented within the meaning of the Delaware Act. To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those funds.

Section 14.03 Deferment; Distribution in Kind. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.02, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if upon dissolution of the Company the Liquidators determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss (or would otherwise not be beneficial) to the Members, the Liquidators may, in their sole discretion and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy the Company’s liabilities (other than loans to the Company by any Member(s)) and reserves.

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Subject to the order of priorities set forth in Section 14.02, the Liquidators may, with the written approval of the Members holding a majority of the Units then outstanding, at any other time (excluding for purposes of such calculation the Corporation and all Units held directly or indirectly by it), distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, either (a) all or any portion of such remaining assets in-kind of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(c), (b) as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(c), undivided interests in all or any portion of such assets of the Company or (c) a combination of the foregoing. Any such Distributions in-kind shall be subject to (y) such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such assets as the Liquidators deem reasonable and equitable and (z) the terms and conditions of any agreements governing such assets (or the operation thereof or the holders thereof) at such time. Any assets of the Company distributed in kind will first be written up or down to their Fair Market Value, thus creating Profit or Loss (if any), which shall be allocated in accordance with Article V. The Liquidators shall determine the Fair Market Value of any property distributed.

Section 14.04 Cancellation of Certificate. On completion of the winding up of the Company as provided herein, the Manager (or such other Person or Persons as the Delaware Act may require or permit) shall file a certificate of cancellation of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, cancel any other filings made pursuant to this Agreement that should be canceled and take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the existence of the Company. The Company shall continue in existence for all purposes of this Agreement until it is terminated pursuant to this Section 14.04.

Section 14.05 Reasonable Time for Winding Up. A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Sections 14.02 and 14.03 in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up.

Section 14.06 Return of Capital. The Liquidators shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from assets of the Company).

ARTICLE XV. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 15.01 Power of Attorney.

(a) Each Member hereby constitutes and appoints the Manager (or the Liquidator, if applicable) with full power of substitution and re-substitution, as his or her true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his, her or its name, place and stead, to:

(i)

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execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (A) this Agreement, all certificates and other instruments and all amendments thereof which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify, or continue the qualification of, the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (B) all conveyances and other instruments or documents which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution, winding up and termination of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a certificate of cancellation; and (C) all instruments relating to the admission, substitution or resignation of any Member pursuant to Article XII or XIII; and sign, execute, swear to and acknowledge all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to evidence, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder.

(b) The foregoing power of attorney coupled with an interest and, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, is irrevocable, and shall survive the death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or termination of any Member and the transfer of all or any portion of his, her or its Units and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

Section 15.02 Confidentiality.

(a) Each of the Members (other than the Corporation) agrees to hold the Company’s Confidential Information in confidence and may not disclose or use such information except as otherwise authorized separately in writing by the Manager. “Confidential Information” as used herein includes all information concerning the Corporation, the Company or their Subsidiaries, in whatever form, whether written, electronic or oral, including, but not limited to, ideas, financial product structuring, business strategies, innovations and materials, all aspects of the Corporation’s and/or the Company’s business plan, proposed operation and products, corporate structure, financial and organizational information, analyses, proposed partners, software code and system and product designs, employees and their identities, equity ownership, the methods and means by which either the Corporation or the Company plans to conduct its business, all trade secrets, trademarks, tradenames and all intellectual property associated with the Corporation’s and/or Company’s business. With respect to each Member, Confidential Information does not include information or material that: (a) is, or becomes, generally available to the public other than as a direct or indirect result of a disclosure by such Member or its Affiliates or representatives; (b) is, or becomes, available to such Member from a source other than the Corporation, the Company or their representatives, provided that such source is not, and was not, known to such Member to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or any other contractual, fiduciary or other legal obligation of confidentiality to, the Corporation, the Company or any of their Affiliates or representatives; (c) is approved for release by written authorization of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel of the Company or of the Corporation, or any other officer designated by the Manager; (d) is or becomes independently developed by such Member or its respective representatives without use of or reference to the Confidential Information; or (e) that is shared or used in accordance with the Indemnification Priority and Information Sharing Agreement.

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(b) Solely to the extent it is reasonably necessary or appropriate to fulfill its obligations or to exercise its rights under this Agreement, any Other Agreement or any other agreement to which such Member is party with the Corporation, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information to its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, partners, members, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents, on the condition that such Persons keep the Confidential Information confidential to the same extent as such Member is required to keep the Confidential Information confidential; provided, that such Member shall remain liable with respect to any breach of this Section 15.02 by any such Subsidiaries, Affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents (as if such Persons were party to this Agreement for purposes of this Section 15.02).

(c) Notwithstanding Section 15.02(a) or Section 15.02(b), each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent that such Member is required by Law (by oral questions, interrogatories, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential Information or to regulatory authorities requesting information from such Member, (ii) for purposes of reporting to its stockholders and direct and indirect equity holders (each of whom are bound by customary confidentiality obligations) the performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries and for purposes of including applicable information in its financial statements to the extent required by applicable Law or applicable accounting standards, or (iii) to any bona fide prospective purchaser of the equity or assets of a Member, or the Units held by such Member, or a prospective merger partner of such Member (provided, that (i) such Persons will be informed by such Member of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree in writing to keep such information confidential in accordance with the contents of this Agreement and (ii) each Member will be liable for any breaches of this Section 15.02 by any such Persons (as if such Persons were party to this Agreement for purposes of this Section 15.02)). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing in this Section 15.02 will restrict in any manner the ability of the Corporation to comply with its disclosure obligations under Law, and the extent to which any Confidential Information is necessary or desirable to disclose.

Section 15.03 Amendments. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended or modified upon the prior written consent of the Manager, together with the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Units then outstanding (excluding all Units held directly or indirectly by the Corporation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification:

(a) to this Section 15.03 that would adversely affect any Member disproportionately from the other Members may be made without the prior written consent of such affected Member;

(b) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain Persons (including for the avoidance of doubt, provisions that require the approval of or action through the Disinterested Majority), may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such Persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter; and

(c) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which would (A) reduce the amounts distributable to a Member pursuant to Articles IV and XIV in a manner that is not pro rata with respect to all Members, (B) increase the liabilities of such Member hereunder, (C) otherwise adversely affect in any material respect a holder of Units in a manner materially disproportionate to any other holder of Units (other than amendments, modifications and waivers necessary to implement the provisions of Article XII) or (D) adversely affect in any material respect the rights of any Member under Article XI, shall be effective against such affected Member or holder of Units, as the case may be, without the prior written consent of such Member or holder of Units, as the case may be.

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Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Manager may make any amendment to this Agreement (i) of an administrative nature that is necessary in order to implement the substantive provisions hereof, without the consent of any Member or any other Person; provided, that any such amendment does not adversely change the rights of the Members hereunder in any respect, or (ii) to reflect any changes to the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock or the issuance of any other capital stock of the Corporation without the consent of any other Member or any other Person. The Manager shall deliver a copy of any amendment or modification to this Agreement that does not receive the consent of all Members promptly (but in any event within 30 days) after the effectiveness thereof to all Members that did not consent to such amendment or modification.

Section 15.04 Title to Company Assets. Company assets shall be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such assets of the Company or any portion thereof. The Company shall hold title to all of its property in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member. All assets of the Company shall be recorded as the property of the Company on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such assets is held. The Company’s credit and assets shall be used solely for the benefit of the Company, and no asset of the Company shall be transferred or encumbered for, or in payment of, any individual obligation of any Member.

Section 15.05 Addresses and Notices. All notices and other communications to be given to any party hereunder shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service, or when received in the form of an electronic transmission (receipt confirmation requested), and shall be directed to the address set forth, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the Company or the sending party.

To the Company:

OneStream Software LLC

362 South Street

Rochester, MI 48307

Attention:

Email:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attn: Allison B. Spinner; Michael Nordtvedt

E-mail:

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To the Corporation:

OneStream, Inc.

362 South Street

Rochester, MI 48307

Attn:

E-mail:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attn: Allison B. Spinner; Michael Nordtvedt

E-mail:

To the Members, as set forth on Schedule 2.

Section 15.06 Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

Section 15.07 Creditors. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company (other than Indemnified Persons) or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Profits, Losses, Distributions, capital or property of the Company other than as a secured creditor.

Section 15.08 Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

Section 15.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.

Section 15.10 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any suit, dispute, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement shall be heard in the state or federal courts of the State of Delaware, and the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such suit, action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE SERVED ON ANY PARTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHETHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT (INCLUDING BY PREPAID CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A VALIDATED PROOF OF MAILING RECEIPT) AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SERVED UPON SUCH PARTY PERSONALLY WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

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WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 15.05 (INCLUDING BY PREPAID CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A VALIDATED PROOF OF MAILING RECEIPT), TOGETHER WITH WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO SUCH PARTY, SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

Section 15.11 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced with a valid, legal and enforceable provision for such jurisdiction that as closely as possible reflects the parties’ intent with respect thereto, or if not possible, this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

Section 15.12 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 15.13 Execution and Delivery by Electronic Signature and Electronic Transmission. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby or entered into by the Company in accordance herewith, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of an electronic signature and/or electronic transmission, including by a facsimile machine or via email, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of electronic signature or electronic transmission to execute and/or deliver a document or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

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Section 15.14 Right of Offset. Whenever the Company or the Corporation is to pay any sum (other than pursuant to Article IV) to any Member, any amounts that such Member owes to the Company or the Corporation which are not the subject of a good faith dispute may be deducted from that sum before payment. For the avoidance of doubt, the distribution of Units to the Corporation shall not be subject to this Section 15.14.

Section 15.15 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein (including the Reorganization Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Tax Receivable Agreement and the Indemnification Priority and Information Sharing Agreement), any indemnity agreements entered into in connection with the limited liability company agreement governing the Company prior to the Effective Date with any member of the board of directors, board of managers or other management body at that time and other documents that are executed, adopted or become effective in connection with the IPO or the Reorganization embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. For the avoidance of doubt, the Prior LLC Agreement is superseded in its entirety by this Agreement as of the Effective Date and shall be of no further force and effect thereafter, except to the extent reference thereto is contemplated in this Agreement, and only for such limited purposes as stated herein.

Section 15.16 Remedies. Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any Law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by Law.

Section 15.17 Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, no amendment or other modification to any agreement, document or instrument that requires the consent of any Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement will be given effect hereunder unless such Person has consented in writing to such amendment or modification. Wherever required by the context, references to a Fiscal Year shall refer to a portion thereof. The use of the words “or,” “either” and “any” shall not be exclusive. Each of the parties hereto agrees that they have been represented by independent counsel of its own choice during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the parties hereto and their counsel have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

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Section 15.18 Approval of Agreement. By signing below, each of the signatories to this Agreement (a) approves, ratifies and authorizes the adoption of this Agreement, the Reorganization, the Recapitalization and agrees that the adoption of this Agreement, the Reorganization and the Recapitalization are permitted, ratified and approved notwithstanding any provision of the Prior LLC Agreement and that the Prior LLC Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in this Agreement, (b) approves, authorizes, ratifies and consents to the issuance of (i) Class A Common Stock by the Corporation in the IPO, (ii) Class C Common Stock by the Corporation to the Company and the Distribution thereof by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) Common Units to the Corporation pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement and (c) waives any rights of participation arising under Article XI of the Prior LLC Agreement with respect to the issuance of any of the foregoing.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill Koefoed

 

 

Name: Bill Koefoed

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

MANAGER:

 

 

 

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill Koefoed

 

 

Name: Bill Koefoed

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

MEMBERS:

 

 

 

 

OLIVIER DE GAETANO

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Olivier de Gaetano

 

 

 

 

MIDWEST FISH HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Abram Gordon

 

 

Name: Abram Gordon

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

MAERTSENO HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Cracchiolo

 

 

Name: Anthony Cracchiolo

 

 

Title: Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

DATASENSE HOLDINGS LLC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack Lucci

 

 

Name: Jack Lucci

 

 

Title: Member

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

 

 

TIDEMARK EXECUTIVE FUND I LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark I GP LP, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark Capital LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

 

 

Name: David Yuan

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

TIDEMARK FUND I LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark I GP LP, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark Capital LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

 

 

Name: David Yuan

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

FARMCO

 

 

 

 

By:

Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Long Beach

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alexandra Chamber

 

 

Name: Alexandra Chamber

 

 

Title: Principal Officer

 

 

 

 

IGSB AVATAR P I, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy K. Bliss

 

 

Name: Timothy K. Bliss

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

LA CENTRA-SUMERLIN FOUNDATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Abby Honikman

 

 

Name: Abby Honikman

 

 

Title: Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

 

 

KKR DREAM HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Dream Aggregator, L.P., its sole member

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Dream Aggregator GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

GROWTH EQUITY OPPORTUNITY FUND LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, its Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

BROAD STREET PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

STONEBRIDGE 2019, LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Bridge Street Opportunities Advisors, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

FIRE JACK CONSULTING, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Dimitrie

 

 

Name: Anthony Dimitrie

 

 

Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

 

 

ONE STREAM INTERESTS LLC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark Reed

 

 

Name: Mark Reed

 

 

Title: RVP Sales

 

 

 

 

GERMAINE, MT LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Micheal Germaine

 

 

Name: Micheal Germaine

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

CAITRYAN LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ken Hohenstein

 

 

Name: Ken Hohenstein

 

 

Title: Chief Revenue Officer

 

 

 

 

JOHN E. KINZER TRUST

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John Kinzer

 

 

Name: John Kinzer

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL BURKLAND

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Burkland

 

 

 

 

FUGERE HOLDING LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter Fugere

 

 

Name: Peter Fugere

 

 

Title: Chief Solutions Officer

 

 

 

 

IRONSTREAM, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steve Mebius

 

 

Name: Steve Mebius

 

 

Title: Sole Member

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

 

 

FALKEN PEAK MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ricardo Rasche

 

 

Name: Ricardo Rasche

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

CALLAWOODY LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jim Campbell

 

 

Name: Jim Campbell

 

 

Title: Owner

 

 

 

 

A CIABURRO SERVICES LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Ciaburro

 

 

Name: Anthony Ciaburro

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

B LOVELACE SERVICES, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill Lovelace

 

 

Name: Bill Lovelace

 

 

Title: Global Vice President – Solution Consulting

 

 

 

 

SHADY OAKS ENTERPRISES LLC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew Dellenger

 

 

Name: Matthew Dellenger

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

CKOA LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chad Hart

 

 

Name: Chard Hart

 

 

Title: CEO

 

 

 

 

BLAZING ELK MANAGEMENT I, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Koefoed

 

 

Name: William Koefoed

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

 

 

BLAZING ELK MANAGEMENT II, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Koefoed

 

 

Name: William Koefoed

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

KARA WILSON

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kara Wilson

 

 

 

 

JONATHAN MARINER

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jonathan Mariner

 

 

 

 

JONATHAN D MARINER REVOCABLE TRUST

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jonathan Mariner

 

 

Name: Jonathan Mariner

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

TSICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tom Shea

 

 

Name: Tom Shea

 

 

Title: CEO

 

 

 

 

JDICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey DeGrieck

 

 

Name: Jeffrey DeGrieck

 

 

Title: Member

 

 

 

 

CCICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig Colby

 

 

Name: Craig Colby

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

POWERS OS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bob Powers

 

 

Name: Bob Powers

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

 

CALLAWOODY II, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jim Campbell

 

 

Name: Jim Campbell

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement]


 

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE OF PRE-IPO MEMBERS

 

Name

Common (CU)

Incentive

Common (ICU)

Series A Preferred

(PA)

Series B

Preferred Unit

(PB)

Outstanding

Units

A CIABURRO Services LLC

 

 

 

 

 

B Lovelace Services, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Blazing Elk Management I, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Blazing Elk Management II, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

 

CaitRyan LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Callawoody II, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Callawoody LLC

 

 

 

 

 

CCICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

CKOA LLC

 

 

 

 

 

DataSense Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Falken Peak Management, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

FARMCO

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Jack Consulting, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Fugere Holding LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Germaine, MT LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Equity Opportunity Fund LP

 

 

 

 

 

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IGSB Avatar P I, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

IronStream, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

JDICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

John E. Kinzer Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan D Mariner Revocable Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Mariner

 

 

 

 

 

Kara Wilson

 

 

 

 

 

KKR Dream Aggregator L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

Maertseno Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Mariner Family Equity Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Burkland

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Fish Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Olivier de Gaetano

 

 

 

 

 

ONE STREAM INTERESTS LLC

 

 

 

 

 

Powers OS Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Shady Oaks Enterprises LLC

 

 

 

 

 

StoneBridge 2019, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

Tidemark Fund I LP

 

 

 

 

 

Tidemark Executive Fund I LP

 

 

 

 

 

TSICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 2*

SCHEDULE OF MEMBERS

Name

Common Units

Contact Information for Notice

OneStream, Inc.

 

 

A CIABURRO Services LLC

 

 

B Lovelace Services, LLC

 

 

Blazing Elk Management I, Inc.

 

 

Blazing Elk Management II, Inc.

 

 

Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.

 

 

CaitRyan LLC

 

 

Callawoody II, Inc.

 

 

Callawoody LLC

 

 

CCICU Corp.

 

 

CKOA LLC

 

 

DataSense Holdings LLC

 

 

Falken Peak Management, LLC

 

 

FARMCO

 

 

Fire Jack Consulting, LLC

 

 

Fugere Holding LLC

 

 

Germaine, MT LLC

 

 

Growth Equity Opportunity Fund LP

 

 

IGSB Avatar P I, LLC

 

 

IronStream, LLC

 

 

S-3


 

JDICU Corp.

 

 

John E. Kinzer Trust

 

 

Jonathan Mariner

 

 

Jonathan D. Mariner Revocable Trust

 

 

Kara Wilson

 

 

KKR Dream Aggregator L.P.

 

 

La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation

 

 

Maertseno Holdings LLC

 

 

Michael Burkland

 

 

Midwest Fish Holdings LLC

 

 

Olivier de Gaetano

 

 

ONE STREAM INTERESTS LLC

 

 

Powers OS Holdings, Inc.

 

 

Shady Oaks Enterprises LLC

 

 

StoneBridge 2019, L.P.

 

 

Tidemark Executive Fund I LP

 

 

Tidemark Fund I LP

 

 

TSICU Corp.

 

 

A CIABURRO Services LLC

 

 

B Lovelace Services, LLC

 

 

Total Units Outstanding

 

 

 

* This Schedule of Members shall be updated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including to reflect any adjustment with respect to any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Units, or to reflect any additional issuances of Units pursuant to this Agreement.

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Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of _________________, 20___ (this “Joinder”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of July 23, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “LLC Agreement”) by and among the Company, OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole manager of the Company (the “Corporation”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement.

1.
Joinder to the LLC Agreement. Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the LLC Agreement and a party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof. The undersigned hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that it has received a copy of the LLC Agreement and has reviewed the same and understands its contents.
2.
Incorporation by Reference. All terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.
3.
Address. All notices under the LLC Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

Facsimile:

E-mail:

Form of Joinder Agreement


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW MEMBER]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and agreed
as of the date first set forth above:

 

 

ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

 

 

 

By:

 

ONESTREAM, INC., its Manager

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Form of Joinder Agreement


 

Exhibit B-1

FORM OF AGREEMENT AND CONSENT OF SPOUSE

The undersigned spouse of _____________________________ (the “Member”), a party to that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of July 23, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”) by and among the Company, OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole manager of the Company, and each of the Members from time to time party thereto (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), acknowledges on his or her own behalf that:

I have read the Agreement and understand its contents. I acknowledge and understand that under the Agreement, any interest I may have, community property or otherwise, in the Units owned by the Member is subject to the terms of the Agreement, which include certain restrictions on Transfer.

I hereby consent to and approve the Agreement. I agree that said Units and any interest I may have, community property or otherwise, in such Units are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and that I will take no action at any time to hinder operation of the Agreement on said Units or any interest I may have, community property or otherwise, in said Units.

I hereby acknowledge that the meaning and legal consequences of the Agreement have been explained fully to me and are understood by me, and that I am signing this Agreement and consent without any duress and of free will.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

[NAME OF SPOUSE]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Form of Spouse’s Confirmation of Separate Property


 

Exhibit B-2

FORM OF SPOUSE’S CONFIRMATION OF SEPARATE PROPERTY

I, the undersigned, the spouse of _____________________________ (the “Member”), who is a party to that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of July 23, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”) by and among the Company, OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole manager of the Company, and each of the Members from time to time party thereto (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement), acknowledge and confirm that the Units owned by said Member are the sole and separate property of said Member, and I hereby disclaim any interest in same.

I hereby acknowledge that the meaning and legal consequences of this Member’s spouse’s confirmation of separate property have been fully explained to me and are understood by me, and that I am signing this Member’s spouse’s confirmation of separate property without any duress and of free will.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

[NAME OF SPOUSE]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Form of Spouse’s Confirmation of Separate Property


EX-10.2 5 ck0001889956-ex10_2.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

by and among

ONESTREAM, INC.

ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

and

THE MEMBERS OF ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

Dated as July 23, 2024

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

2

 

 

Section 1.1.

Definitions

2

Section 1.2.

Rules of Construction

12

 

 

 

ARTICLE II DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

13

 

 

Section 2.1.

Basis Adjustments; LLC 754 Election

13

Section 2.2.

Basis Schedules

13

Section 2.3.

Tax Benefit Schedules

14

Section 2.4.

Procedures; Amendments

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE III TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

16

 

 

Section 3.1.

Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments

16

Section 3.2.

No Duplicative Payments

18

Section 3.3.

Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the Members

18

Section 3.4.

Overpayments

19

Section 3.5.

Optional Estimated Tax Benefit Payment Procedure

19

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV TERMINATION

20

 

 

Section 4.1.

Early Termination of Agreement; Acceleration Events

20

Section 4.2.

Early Termination Notice

21

Section 4.3.

Payment upon Early Termination

22

 

 

 

ARTICLE V SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

22

 

 

Section 5.1.

Subordination

22

Section 5.2.

Late Payments by the Corporation

22

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

23

 

 

Section 6.1.

Participation in the Corporation’s and the LLC’s Tax Matters

23

Section 6.2.

Consistency

23

Section 6.3.

Cooperation

23

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS

24

 

 

Section 7.1.

Notices

24

Section 7.2.

Counterparts

25

Section 7.3.

Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries

25

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Section 7.4.

Severability

25

Section 7.5.

Right of First Refusal; Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver

26

Section 7.6.

Titles and Subtitles

28

Section 7.7.

Resolution of Disputes; Governing Law

28

Section 7.8.

Reconciliation Procedures

29

Section 7.9.

Withholding

30

Section 7.10.

Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets

30

Section 7.11.

Confidentiality

31

Section 7.12.

Change in Law

31

Section 7.13.

Interest Rate Limitation

31

Section 7.14.

Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations

32

Section 7.15.

LLC Agreement

32

Section 7.16.

Representative

32

Section 7.17.

Alternate Rate of Interest

33

Section 7.18.

Confirmation of Consent

33

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TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 23, 2024, is hereby entered into by and among OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”), and each of the Members (as defined herein) from time to time party hereto.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

WHEREAS, each of the members of the LLC as of the date hereof owns limited liability company interests in the LLC in the form of Units (as defined herein) (such members (other than the Corporation), together with each Person that sells Units in the Secondary Purchase, each Person that holds stock of a Blocker immediately prior to the Reorganization and each other Person that becomes party hereto by satisfying the Joinder requirements, the “Members”);

WHEREAS, the Corporation is the sole managing member of the LLC;

WHEREAS, the Corporation will issue 18,054,333 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) to certain purchasers in an initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock (the “IPO”);

WHEREAS, the Corporation will use a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to acquire newly issued Units directly from the LLC, which proceeds will be used by the LLC for general company purposes;

WHEREAS, the Corporation will use a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to acquire Units from certain Person that hold Units immediately prior to the IPO (the “Secondary Purchase”);

WHEREAS, the Operating Agreement (as defined herein) provides each Member a redemption right pursuant to which each Member may cause the LLC to redeem all or a portion of its Units from time to time for shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock or, at the Corporation’s option, cash (a “Redemption”), subject to the Corporation’s right, in its sole discretion, to elect to effect a direct exchange of cash or shares of Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock for such Units between the Corporation and the applicable Member in lieu of such a Redemption (a “Direct Exchange”);

WHEREAS, the LLC and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined herein) that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (as defined herein) for the Taxable Year (as defined herein) in which any Exchange (as defined herein) occurs, which election will cause any such Exchange to result in an adjustment to the Corporation’s proportionate share of the tax basis of the assets owned by the LLC or certain of its Subsidiaries; WHEREAS, pursuant to those certain Merger Agreements, dated as of July 23, 2024, among the Corporation and the parties named therein, each Blocker and OneStream Software Holdings Corp.

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will merge with and into the Corporation (the “Reorganization”);

WHEREAS, the income, gain, loss, expense, deduction and other Tax items of the Corporation may be affected by (i) Basis Adjustments, (ii) Blocker NOLs, and (iii) Imputed Interest; and

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to make certain arrangements with respect to the effect of the Basis Adjustments, Blocker NOLs and Imputed Interest on the liability for Covered Taxes of the Corporation.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

Section 1.1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to (i) the singular and plural, (ii) the active and passive and (iii) for defined terms that are nouns, the verified forms of the terms defined).

“Actual Interest Amount” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(vii).

“Actual Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for Covered Taxes of the Corporation (a) appearing on Tax Returns of the Corporation (and the LLC, but only to the extent allocable to the Corporation) filed for such Taxable Year or (b) if applicable, determined in accordance with a Determination; provided, that for purposes of determining Actual Tax Liability for all U.S. state and local Covered Taxes (as well as the federal benefit relating to state and local Covered Taxes), the Corporation shall use the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate.

“Advisory Firm” means an accounting firm that is nationally recognized as being expert in Covered Tax matters, selected by the Corporation.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.

“Agreed Rate” means a per annum rate of Term SOFR for an Interest Period of one-month plus 100 basis points.

“Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

“Amended Schedule” is defined in Section 2.4(b).

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“Assumed State and Local Tax Rate” means the assumed blended maximum state and local tax rate applicable to the Corporation, based on its income tax apportionment factor for each applicable state and local jurisdiction, which shall initially be 5.06% and which may be adjusted from time to time by the Corporation in its reasonable discretion if such adjustment is necessary to take into account any change in applicable Law or any material change in (i) the apportionment factor on the Tax Returns of the Corporation in the applicable U.S. state or local jurisdiction or (ii) the U.S. state and local jurisdictions in which the Corporation is liable for Covered Taxes, in each case, from Taxable Year to Taxable Year.

“Attributable” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(i).

“Audit Committee” means the audit committee of the Board.

“Basis Adjustment” means the increase or decrease to, or Corporation’s proportionate share of, the tax basis of the Reference Assets (i) if the LLC continues to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes following an Exchange, under Section 734(b), 743(b), 754, 755 of the Code, in each case, or any similar provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law, and (ii) if the LLC becomes treated as an entity disregarded from its owner for U.S. federal tax purposes following an Exchange, under Section 362(a), 732 or 1012, in each case, or any similar provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law, in each case of (i) and (ii), as a result of any Exchange or any payment made under this Agreement (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of the Reorganization). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Units is to be determined as if any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units had not occurred, and, further, payments under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest. Any adjustments to tax basis occurring pursuant to Section 743(b) shall also refer to any new Section 743(b) adjustments with respect to the same Units that occur in tax-deferred transactions following an Exchange with respect to such Units.

“Basis Schedule” is defined in Section 2.2.

“Beneficial Owner” means, with respect to any security, a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security, or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security.

“Blocker” means KKR Americas XII (Dream) Blocker L.P., KKR Americas XII (Dream II) Blocker L.P., KKR Americas XII EEA (Dream) Blocker L.P., KKR NGT (Dream) Blocker (EEA) LP, KKR NGT (Dream) Blocker L.P., KKR Wolverine I Tax Sub LLC, KKR Dream Blocker LLC, StoneBridge Dream Offshore, Inc., K-Prime Dream Blocker LLC, Alkeon Innovation I Blocker, LLC, Alkeon Innovation II Blocker, LLC, Alkeon Innovation II, Private Series Blocker, LLC, Alkeon Innovation Lux Blocker, LLC, Alkeon Innovation Opportunity Blocker, LLC, Tidemark Fund I (OS) Blocker LLC and Tiger Global PIP 14-1 Inc.

“Blocker NOLs” means the net operating losses of any Blocker relating to taxable periods ending on or prior to IPO Date that the Corporation is entitled to utilize following the Blockers’ participation in the Reorganization and that arise out of such Blocker’s ownership of equity interests of the LLC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Blocker NOLs” shall not include any Tax attribute of a Blocker that is used to offset Covered Taxes of such Blocker, if such offset Covered Taxes are attributable to taxable periods ending on or prior to the date of the Reorganization.

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“Blocker Stock” means, with respect to any Blocker, the membership interests, stock or other equity interests of such Blocker, as applicable, outstanding immediately prior to the Reorganization.

“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banks located in New York City, New York generally are authorized or required by Law to close.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i)
any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Sections 13(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the Beneficial Owner of securities of the Corporation representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities;
(ii)
the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors of the Corporation then serving: individuals who, on the date the IPO is consummated, constitute the Board and any new director whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date the IPO is consummated or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended by the directors referred to in this clause (ii);
(iii)
(A) the shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or (B) there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (including a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the LLC), other than such sale or other disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to an entity at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Corporation immediately prior to such sale or other disposition;
(iv)
there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (A) the Board immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof or (B) the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than fifty percent (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

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(v)
the Corporation ceases to be the sole managing member of the LLC.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 (a) the record holders of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation (if any) immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions or (b) in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) or (iv), Representative is the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation (if any) representing in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote (or, in the case of a transaction described in the foregoing clause (iv), more than fifty percent (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).

“Class A Common Stock” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Class B Common Stock” means the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Class C Common Stock” means the shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Class D Common Stock” means the shares of Class D common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Control” means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Corporation” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Covered Tax Benefit” is defined in Section 3.3(a) of this Agreement.

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“Covered Taxes” means any U.S. federal, state and local taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits and any interest and penalties imposed in respect thereof under applicable Law.

“Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(iii).

“Default Rate” means a per annum rate of the Agreed Rate plus 500 basis points.

“Default Rate Interest” is defined in Section 5.2.

“Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or any similar provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for tax.

“Direct Exchange” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Early Termination Effective Date” means (i) with respect to an early termination pursuant to Section 4.1(a), the date an Early Termination Notice is delivered, (ii) with respect to an early termination pursuant to Section 4.1(b), the date of the applicable Change of Control and (iii) with respect to an early termination pursuant to Section 4.1(c), the date of the applicable Material Breach.

“Early Termination Notice” is defined in Section 4.2(a).

“Early Termination Payment” is defined in Section 4.3(b).

“Early Termination Reference Date” is defined in Section 4.2(b).

“Early Termination Schedule” is defined in Section 4.2(b).

“Exchange” means any (i) Direct Exchange, (ii) Redemption, (iii) other purchase (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of Units by the Corporation (including a purchase by the LLC deemed or treated as a purchase by the Corporation under Section 707(a) of the Code) from a Member, including the Secondary Purchase, or (iv) distribution (including a deemed distribution) by the LLC to a Member that results in a Basis Adjustment.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.

“Exchange Date” means the date of any Exchange.

“Expert” is defined in Section 7.8(a).

“Final Payment Date” means any date on which a Payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement. The Final Payment Date in respect of (i) a Tax Benefit Payment is determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and (ii) an Early Termination Payment is determined pursuant to Section 4.3(a).

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“Hypothetical Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the hypothetical liability of the Corporation (and the LLC, but only to the extent allocable to the Corporation) that would arise in respect of Covered Taxes, using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used in computing the Actual Tax Liability but (i) calculating depreciation, amortization or other similar deductions, or otherwise calculating any items of income, gain or loss, using the Corporation’s proportionate share of the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis as reflected on the Basis Schedule, including amendments thereto, for such Taxable Year, (ii) excluding any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amounts, or Default Rate Interest for such Taxable Year and (iii) excluding any Blocker NOLs; provided, that for purposes of determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability, the combined tax rate for U.S. state and local Covered Taxes (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, federal Covered Taxes) shall be the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be determined without taking into account the carryover or carryback of any tax item (or portions thereof) that is attributable to any of the items described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the previous sentence.

“Imputed Interest” means any interest imputed under Section 483, 1272 or 1274 or any other provision of the Code or any similar provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law with respect to the Corporation’s payment obligations under this Agreement.

“Independent Directors” means the members of the Board who are “independent” under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the standards of the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted.

“Interest Period” means, with respect to any determination of Term SOFR, the period commencing on the date of determination and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one month thereafter; provided that (x) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (y) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period.

“IPO” if defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“IPO Date” means the closing date of the IPO.

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

“Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

“Joinder Requirement” is defined in Section 7.5(b).

“Law” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the U.S., any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, regulatory or self-regulatory body, agency or other political subdivision thereof.

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“LLC” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

“LLC Group” means the LLC and each of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for applicable tax purposes (but excluding any such Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly held by any entity treated as a corporation for applicable tax purposes (other than the Corporation)).

“Market Value” means the Common Unit Redemption Price, as defined in the Operating Agreement.

“Material Breach” means the (i) material breach by the Corporation of a material obligation under this Agreement that cannot be cured or has not been cured within twenty (20) Business Days after the Corporation receives notice thereof from any Member or (ii) the rejection of this Agreement by operation of law in a case commenced in bankruptcy or otherwise.

“Members” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Net Tax Benefit” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(ii).

“Non-Adjusted Tax Basis” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at any time, the tax basis that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustments had been made.

“Objection Notice” is defined in Section 2.4(a).

“Operating Agreement” means that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Parties” means the parties named on the signature pages to this agreement and each additional party that satisfies the Joinder Requirement, in each case with their respective successors and assigns.

“Payment” means any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment and in each case, unless otherwise specified, refers to the entire amount of such Payment or any portion thereof.

“Permitted Transfer” means the Transfer of Units by a holder of Units to any Transferee as permitted by the Operating Agreement.

“Permitted Transferee” means a holder of Units pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

“Pre-Exchange Transfer” means any transfer of one or more Units (including upon the death of a Member) (i) that occurs after the IPO but prior to an Exchange of such Units and (ii) to which Section 743(b) of the Code applies.

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“Realized Tax Benefit” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(iv).

“Realized Tax Detriment” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(v).

“Reconciliation Dispute” is defined in Section 7.8(a).

“Reconciliation Procedures” is defined in Section 7.8(a).

“Redemption” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Reference Asset” means any asset of any member of the LLC Group at the time of an Exchange. A Reference Asset also includes any asset the tax basis of which is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of an asset that is described in the preceding sentence, including any “substituted basis property” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to a Reference Asset.

“Reorganization” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Replacement Rate” is defined in Section 7.17.

“Representative” means initially, KKR Dream Holdings LLC, and thereafter, that Member or committee of Members determined from time to time by a plurality vote of the Members ratably in accordance with their right to receive Early Termination Payments under this Agreement determined as if all Members directly holding Common Units had fully Exchanged their Common Units for shares of Class A Common Stock, Class D Common Stock or other consideration and the Corporation had exercised its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange.

“Schedule” means any of the following: (i) a Basis Schedule, (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule, and (iii) an Early Termination Schedule and, in each case, any amendments thereto.

"Secondary Purchase” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Senior Obligations” is defined in Section 5.1.

“SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).

“SOFR Adjustment” means 0.10% per annum for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration.

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person and as of any determination date, any other Person as to which such first Person (i) owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, more than 50% of the voting power or other similar interests of such other Person or (ii) is the sole general partner interest, or managing member or similar interest, of such other Person.

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“Subsidiary Stock” means any stock or other equity interest in any Subsidiary of the Corporation that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

“Tax Benefit Payment” is defined in Section 3.1(b).

“Tax Benefit Schedule” is defined in Section 2.3(a).

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement filed or required to be filed with respect to taxes (including any schedules or other attachments thereto), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated tax.

“Taxable Year” means a taxable year of the Corporation as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or any comparable provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law, as applicable (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is filed), ending on or after the date of the Effective Time.

“Taxing Authority” means any national, federal, state, county, municipal or local government, or any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body, or any other authority of any kind, exercising regulatory or other authority in relation to tax matters.

“Term SOFR” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; provided that if the Term SOFR determined pursuant to the foregoing would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Corporation) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Corporation from time to time).

“Transfer” has the meaning set forth in the Operating Agreement and the terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) and as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

“U.S.” means the United States of America.

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“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.

“Units” means Common Units, as defined in the Operating Agreement.

“Valuation Assumptions” means, as of an Early Termination Effective Date, the assumptions that:

(i)
subject to clause (ii) below, in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporation will have taxable income sufficient to fully use the deductions arising from the Basis Adjustments, the Imputed Interest, and Blocker NOLs during such Taxable Year or future Taxable Years (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest that would result from future Tax Benefit Payments that would be paid in accordance with the Valuation Assumptions) in which such deductions would become available;
(ii)
the U.S. federal income tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other applicable Law as in effect on the Early Termination Effective Date, except to the extent any change to such tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into Law and the taxable income of the Corporation will be subject to such maximum applicable tax rates for each Covered Tax; provided that, the combined U.S. state and local income tax rates shall be the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate applicable to the Taxable Year that includes the Early Termination Effective Date;
(iii)
any loss carryovers or carrybacks or disallowed interest expense (without duplication) generated by any Basis Adjustment, Blocker NOLs or Imputed Interest (including any such Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest generated as a result of payments made or deemed to be made under this Agreement) and available (taking into account any known and applicable limitations) as of the Early Termination Effective Date will be used by the Corporation ratably from such Early Termination Effective Date through (A) the scheduled expiration date of such Blocker NOLs and/or loss carryovers (if any) or (B) if there is no such scheduled expiration, then the Taxable Year that includes the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Early Termination Effective Date (by way of example, if on the Early Termination Effective Date the Corporation had $100 of net operating losses that is scheduled to expire in 10 years, $10 of such net operating losses would be used in each of the 10 consecutive Taxable Years beginning in the Taxable Year that includes such Early Termination Effective Date);
(iv)
any non-amortizable assets (other than Subsidiary Stock) will be disposed of on the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the Early Termination Effective Date; provided that, in the event of a Change of Control that includes the direct sale of any non-amortizable assets, such non-amortizable assets shall be disposed of at the time of the direct sale of the relevant assets in such Change of Control for such price; any Subsidiary Stock will be deemed never to be disposed of except if Subsidiary Stock is directly disposed of in the Change of Control;

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(v)
(vi)
if, on the Early Termination Effective Date, any Member has Units that have not been Exchanged, then such Units shall be deemed to be Exchanged for the Market Value of the shares of Class A Common Stock (or Class D Common Stock, the Market Value of which shall be deemed equal to that of Class A Common Stock for this purpose) or the amount of cash that would be received by such Member, had such Units actually been Exchanged on the Early Termination Effective Date; and
(vii)
any future payment obligations pursuant to this Agreement will be satisfied on the date that any Tax Return to which any such payment obligation relates is required to be filed, excluding any extensions.

“Voluntary Early Termination” is defined in Section 4.2(a).

Section 1.2. Rules of Construction. Unless otherwise specified herein:

(a)
For purposes of interpretation of this Agreement:
(i)
The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.
(ii)
Unless specified otherwise, references to an Article, Section or clause refer to the appropriate Article, Section or clause in this Agreement.
(iii)
References to dollars or “S” refer to the lawful currency of the U.S.
(iv)
The terms “include” or “including” are by way of example and not limitation and shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation”.
(v)
The term “or”, when used in a list of two or more items, means “and/or” and may indicate any combination of the items.
(vi)
The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.
(b)
In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c)
Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(d)

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Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to organizational documents (including the Operating Agreement), agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments means such organization documents, agreements and other contractual instruments as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof, and (ii) references to any Law (including the Code and the Treasury Regulations) include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

ARTICLE II

Determination of Realized Tax Benefit

Section 2.1. Basis Adjustments; LLC 754 Election.

(a)
Basis Adjustments. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each Redemption using cash, Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock contributed to the LLC by the Corporation shall be treated as a direct purchase of Units by the Corporation from the applicable Member pursuant to Section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local tax Law) (i.e., equivalent to a Direct Exchange) and (ii) each (A) Exchange and (B) payment made by the Corporation under this Agreement to a Member in connection with an Exchange will give rise to Basis Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent that such payments are treated as deductible interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes or as other than consideration for Units for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(b)
LLC Section 754 Election. In its capacity as the sole Manager (as defined in the Operating Agreement), the Corporation shall cause the LLC and each of its Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local tax Law) for each Taxable Year in which an Exchange occurs and with respect to which the Corporation has obligations under this Agreement, including for the Taxable Year that includes the date hereof. The Corporation shall take commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Person in which the LLC owns a direct or indirect equity interest (other than a Subsidiary) and that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to have in effect any such election for each Taxable Year.

Section 2.2. Basis Schedules. Within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the filing of the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for each relevant Taxable Year, the Corporation shall deliver to Representative a schedule showing, in reasonable detail as necessary in order to understand and as necessary to perform the calculations required by this Agreement, (a) the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis of the Reference Assets as of each applicable Exchange Date, (b) the Basis Adjustments to the Reference Assets for such Taxable Year, (c) the periods over which the Reference Assets are amortizable or depreciable, (d) the Blocker NOLs of each Blocker for the Taxable Year and (d) the period over which each Basis Adjustment is amortizable or depreciable (such schedule, a “Basis Schedule”). A Basis Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a) and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a).

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Section 2.3. Tax Benefit Schedules.

(a)
Tax Benefit Schedule. Within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the filing of the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for any Taxable Year in which there is a Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporation shall provide to Representative a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “Tax Benefit Schedule”). For the avoidance of doubt, any Tax Benefit Schedule shall include the applied Assumed State and Local Tax Rate and describe any basis for any change in the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate from the rate specified herein. A Tax Benefit Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a) and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a).
(b)
Applicable Principles. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year is intended to measure the decrease or increase in the Actual Tax Liability of the Corporation for such Taxable Year attributable to the Basis Adjustments, Imputed Interest, Blocker NOLs, Actual Interest Amounts and Default Rate Interest as determined using a “with and without” methodology described in Section 2.4(a). Carryovers or carrybacks of any tax item attributable to any Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest, Blocker NOLs, Actual Interest Amounts, and Default Rate Interest shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, and the appropriate provisions of U.S. state and local tax Law, governing the use, limitation or expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any tax item includes a portion that is attributable to a Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest, Blocker NOLs, Actual Interest Amounts and Default Rate Interest (a “TRA Portion”) and another portion that is not (a “Non‑TRA Portion”), (i) the amount of any Non-TRA Portion shall be deemed to be utilized first, followed by the amount of any TRA Portion (with the TRA Portion being applied on a proportionate basis consistent with the provisions of Section 3.3(a)) and (ii) such portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology, and in the case of a carryback of a Non-TRA Portion, such carryback shall not affect the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment calculation made in the prior Taxable Year. The Parties agree that all Tax Benefit Payments attributable to an Exchange will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (A) be treated as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments with respect to the relevant Units purchased by the Corporation from the applicable Members and (B) give rise to further Basis Adjustments for the Corporation in the year of payment, and as a result, such additional Basis Adjustments will be incorporated into the calculations contemplated hereunder for such Taxable Year and into future Taxable Years, as appropriate, continuing until any incremental Basis Adjustments are immaterial as reasonably determined by the Corporation and Representative. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that all Tax Benefit Payments attributable to Blocker NOLs will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be treated as additional consideration received by each applicable Member that held stock of the applicable Blocker immediately prior to the Reorganization pursuant to the Reorganization.

Section 2.4. Procedures; Amendments.

(a)
Procedures.

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Each time the Corporation delivers a Schedule to Representative under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.4(b), the Corporation shall, with respect to such Schedule, also (i) deliver supporting schedules and work papers, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by Representative, that provide a reasonable level of detail regarding relevant data and calculations that were relevant for purposes of preparing the Schedule and (ii) allow Representative and its respective advisors to have reasonable access to the appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by Representative, at the Corporation or at the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of relevant information. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall ensure that any Tax Benefit Schedule that is delivered to Representative, along with any supporting schedules and work papers, provides a reasonably detailed presentation of the calculations of the Actual Tax Liability for the relevant Taxable Year (the “with” calculation) and the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year (the “without” calculation), and identifies any material assumptions or operating procedures or principles that were used for purposes of such calculations. A Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties thirty (30) calendar days from the date on which Representative first received the applicable Schedule unless Representative, within such period, provides the Corporation with written notice of a material objection (made in good faith) to such Schedule and sets forth in reasonable detail the material objection(s) (an “Objection Notice”) or Representative provides a written waiver to the Corporation of its right to give an Objection Notice within such period, in which case such Schedule becomes final and binding on the date the Corporation has received waivers from Representative. If the Parties, for any reason, are unable to resolve the issues raised in such Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Objection Notice, the Corporation and Representative, as applicable, shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures described in Section 7.8 and the finalization of the Schedule will be conducted in accordance therewith.
(b)
Amended Schedule. A Schedule (other than an Early Termination Schedule) for any Taxable Year may only and shall be amended from time to time by the Corporation (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct inaccuracies in such Schedule, including those identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date such Schedule was originally provided to Representative, (iii) to comply with an Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryover or carryback of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year, (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year, or (vi) to adjust an applicable Basis Schedule to take into account any Tax Benefit Payments made pursuant to this Agreement (any such Schedule in its amended form, an “Amended Schedule”). The Corporation shall provide any Amended Schedule to Representative at the earlier of (a) within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of the occurrence of an event referred to in any of clauses (i) through (vi) of the preceding sentence or (b) when the Corporation delivers the next Basis Schedule after the occurrence of an event described in clauses (i) through (vi) (or, in the sole discretion of the Corporation, at an earlier date), and the delivery and finalization of any such Amended Schedule shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the procedures described in Section 2.4(a). In the event a Schedule is amended after such Schedule becomes final pursuant to Section 2.4(a) or, if applicable, Section 7.8, the Amended Schedule shall be taken into account in calculating the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit for the Taxable Year in which the amendment actually occurs; provided, that with respect to any Amended Schedule relating to an event described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (v), such calculation shall compute the Interest Amount in accordance with Section 3.1(b)(vi), and with respect to all Amended Schedules, the Final Payment Date for purposes of computing the Interest Amount and any Default Rate Interest shall be five (5) Business Days following the date on which such Amended Schedule becomes final in accordance with Section 2.4(a).

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ARTICLE III

Tax Benefit Payments

Section 3.1. Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments.

(a)
Timing of Payments. Subject to Section 3.2 and Section 3.3, by the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the date on which each Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule becomes final in accordance with Section 2.4(a), Section 2.4(b) or Section 7.8, if applicable (such date, the “Final Payment Date” in respect of any Tax Benefit Payment), the Corporation shall pay in full to each relevant Member the Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(b) for the applicable Taxable Year. Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer or other electronic payment method of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by such Member. Without limiting the Corporation’s ability to make offsets against Tax Benefit Payments to the extent permitted under Section 3.4 or Section 7.8, no Member shall be required under any circumstances to return any Payment or any Default Rate Interest paid by the Corporation to such Member.
(b)
Amount of Payments. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Tax Benefit Payment” with respect to any Member means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of the Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such Member and the Interest Amount. No Tax Benefit Payment shall be calculated or made in respect of any estimated tax payments, including any estimated U.S. federal income tax payments.
(i)
Attributable. A Net Tax Benefit (and related Realized Tax Benefit) is “Attributable” to a Member to the extent that it is derived from any Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest, Actual Interest Amount or Default Rate Interest arising as a result of an Exchange undertaken by or with respect to such Member or derived from any Blocker NOLs relating to the Blocker acquired (via merger) from such Member.
(ii)
Net Tax Benefit. The “Net Tax Benefit” with respect to a Member for a Taxable Year equals the amount of the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of (i) 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit Attributable to such Member that is derived from Blocker NOLs as of the end of such Taxable Year, plus (ii) 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit Attributable to such Member (other than the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit Attributable to such Member that is derived from Blocker NOLs) as of the end of such Taxable Year over (B) the aggregate amount of all Tax Benefit Payments previously made to such Member under this Section 3.1 (excluding payments attributable to Interest Amounts).
(iii)
Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit. The “Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year equals the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.

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(iv)
Realized Tax Benefit. The “Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Tax Liability) shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination.
(v)
Realized Tax Detriment. The “Realized Tax Detriment” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability (and the corresponding portion of the Hypothetical Tax Liability) shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.
(vi)
Imputed Interest. The parties acknowledge that a portion of any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a Member under this Agreement is to be treated as Imputed Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, the deduction for the amount of Imputed Interest as determined with respect to any Net Tax Benefit payable by the Corporation to a Member shall be excluded in determining the Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation for purposes of calculating Realized Tax Benefits and Realized Tax Detriments pursuant to this Agreement.
(vii)
Actual Interest Amount. The “Actual Interest Amount” in respect of a Member equals interest on the unpaid amount of the Net Tax Benefit with respect to such Member for a Taxable Year, calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the earlier of (A) the date on which no remaining Tax Benefit Payment to the Member is due in respect of such Net Tax Benefit and (B) the applicable Final Payment Date.
(viii)
The Parties acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of any future Exchange that may be subject to this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot be reasonably ascertained for U.S. federal income or other applicable tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, unless the applicable Member notifies the Corporation otherwise, the stated maximum selling price (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §15A.453-1(c)(2)) with respect to any transfer of Units by a Member pursuant to an Exchange shall not exceed 150% of the value of the Class A Common Stock or Class D Common Stock or the amount of cash or other property delivered to the Member, in each case, in the Exchange, and the aggregate Payments under this Agreement to such Member with respect to such Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) shall not exceed the amount described in this sentence.
(c)
Interest. The parties intend that interest will effectively accrue in respect of the Net Tax Benefit for any Taxable Year as follows:

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(i)
first, at the applicable rate used to determine the amount of Imputed Interest under the Code (from the relevant Exchange Date until the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year and, if required under applicable law, through the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a));
(ii)
second, at the Agreed Rate (from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a)); and
(iii)
third, at the Default Rate (from the Final Payment Date for a Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a) until the date on which the Corporation makes the relevant Tax Benefit Payment to a Member).

Section 3.2. No Duplicative Payments. It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement will not result in the duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) that may be required under this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be consistently interpreted and applied in accordance with that intent.

Section 3.3. Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the Members.

(a)
Insufficient Taxable Income. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1(b) to the contrary, if the aggregate Net Tax Benefits with respect to the Basis Adjustments, Actual Interest Amounts, Blocker NOLs, Default Rate Interest, and Imputed Interest (collectively, the “Covered Tax Benefit”) (in each case, without regard to the Taxable Year of origination) is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporation does not have sufficient Actual Taxable Income, then the available Covered Tax Benefit for the Corporation shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to the respective Tax Benefit Payment that would have been payable if the Corporation had sufficient Actual Taxable Income. For example, if the Corporation had $200 of potential Covered Tax Benefits with respect to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest in a particular Taxable Year (with $50 of such Covered Tax Benefits attributable to Member A and $150 attributable to Member B), such that Member A would have been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $42.50 and Member B would have been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $127.50 if the Corporation had sufficient Actual Taxable Income, and if the Corporation instead had insufficient Actual Taxable Income in such Taxable Year, such that the Covered Tax Benefit was limited to $100, then $25 of the aggregate $100 actual Covered Tax Benefit for the Corporation for such Taxable Year would be allocated to Member A and $75 would be allocated to Member B, such that Member A would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $21.25 and Member B would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $63.75.
(b)
Late Payments. If for any reason the Corporation is not able to fully satisfy its payment obligations to make all Tax Benefit Payments due in respect of a particular Taxable Year, then (i) Default Rate Interest will accrue pursuant to Section 5.2, (ii) the Corporation shall pay the available amount of such Tax Benefit Payments (and any applicable Default Rate Interest) in respect of such Taxable Year to each Member pro rata in line with Section 3.3(a) and (iii) no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments (and any applicable Default Rate Interest) to all Members in respect of all prior Taxable Years have been made in full.

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Section 3.4. Overpayments. Subject to the procedures described in Section 2.4(a), to the extent the Corporation makes a payment to a Member in respect of a particular Taxable Year under Section 3.1(a) in an amount in excess of the amount of such payment that should have been made to such Member in respect of such Taxable Year (taking into account Section 3.3) under the terms of this Agreement, then such Member shall not receive further payments under Section 3.1(a) until such Member has foregone an amount of payments equal to such excess; provided, that for the avoidance of the doubt, no Member shall be required to return any Payment or any Default Rate Interest paid by the Corporation to such Member.

Section 3.5. Optional Estimated Tax Benefit Payment Procedure. As long as the Corporation is current in respect of its payment obligations owed to each Member pursuant to this Agreement and there are no delinquent Tax Benefit Payments (including interest thereon) outstanding in respect of prior Taxable Years for any Member, the Corporation may, at any time on or after the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for a Taxable Year and at the Corporation’s option, in its sole discretion, make one or more estimated payments to the Members in respect of any anticipated amounts to be owed with respect to a Taxable Year to the Members pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement (any such estimated payments referred to as an “Estimated Tax Benefit Payment”); provided that any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment made to a Member pursuant to this Section 3.5 is matched by a proportionately equal Estimated Tax Benefit Payment to all other Members then entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment. Any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment made under this Section 3.5 shall be paid by the Corporation to the Members and applied against the final amount of any Tax Benefit Payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1. The payment of an Estimated Tax Benefit Payment by the Corporation to the Members pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall also terminate the obligation of the Corporation to make payment of any Actual Interest Amount that might have otherwise accrued with respect to the proportionate amount of the Tax Benefit Payment that is being paid in advance of the applicable Tax Benefit Schedule being finalized pursuant to Section 2.4. Upon the making of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payment pursuant to this Section 3.5, the amount of such Estimated Tax Benefit Payment shall first be applied to any estimated Actual Interest Amount, then to Imputed Interest, and then applied to the remaining residual amount of the Tax Benefit Payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1. In determining the final amount of any Tax Benefit Payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1, and for purposes of finalizing the Tax Benefit Schedule pursuant to Section 2.3(a), the amount of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payments that may have been made with respect to the Taxable Year shall be increased, if the finally determined Tax Benefit Payment for a Taxable Year exceeds the Estimated Tax Benefit Payments made for such Taxable Year, with such increase being paid by the Corporation to the Members along with an appropriate Actual Interest Amount in respect of the amount of such increase (a “True-Up”). If the Estimated Tax Benefit Payment to a Member for a Taxable Year exceeds the finally determined Tax Benefit Payment to the Member for such Taxable Year, such excess, along with an appropriate Actual Interest Amount in respect of such excess (being charged by the Corporation to the Member), shall be applied to reduce the amount of any subsequent future Tax Benefit Payments (including Estimated Tax Benefit Payments, if any) to be paid by the Corporation to such Member. As of the date on which any Estimated Tax Benefit Payments are made, and as of the date on which any True-Up is made, all such payments shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as otherwise contemplated by Section 3.1 and all other applicable terms of this Agreement.

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For the avoidance of doubt, as is the case with Tax Benefit Payments made by the Corporation to the Members pursuant to Section 3.1, the amount of any Estimated Tax Benefit Payments made pursuant to this Section 3.5 that are attributable to (i) an Exchange shall also be treated, in part, as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments that give rise to Basis Adjustments in the Taxable Year of payment to the extent permitted by applicable law and as of the date on which such payments are made; provided that any additional Basis Adjustments arising from an Estimated Tax Benefit Payment will be determined on an iterative basis continuing until any incremental Basis Adjustments are immaterial as reasonably determined by the Corporation and Representative; and (ii) Blocker NOLs will, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be treated as additional consideration received by each applicable Member that held stock of the applicable Blocker immediately prior to the Reorganization pursuant to the Reorganization.

ARTICLE IV

Termination

Section 4.1. Early Termination of Agreement; Acceleration Events.

(a)
Corporation’s Early Termination Right. With the written approval of a majority of the Independent Directors, the Corporation may terminate this Agreement, as and to the extent provided herein, by paying in full each and every Member the Early Termination Payment (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) due to such Member.
(b)
Acceleration upon Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Early Termination Payment (calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Change of Control) shall become due and payable in accordance with Section 4.3 and this Agreement shall terminate, as and to the extent provided herein.
(c)
Acceleration upon Breach of Agreement. In the event of a Material Breach, unless otherwise waived in writing by Representative, the Early Termination Payment (calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Material Breach) shall become due and payable in accordance with Section 4.3 and the Agreement shall terminate, as and to the extent provided herein. Subject to the next sentence, the Corporation’s failure to make a Payment (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) within ninety (90) calendar days of the applicable Final Payment Date (except for all or a portion of such Payment that is being validly disputed in good faith under this Agreement, and then only with respect to the amount in dispute) shall be deemed to constitute a Material Breach. To the extent that any Tax Benefit Payment is not made by the date that is ninety (90) calendar days after the relevant Final Payment Date because the Corporation (i) is prohibited from making such payment under Section 5.1 or the terms of any agreement governing any Senior Obligations or (ii) does not have, and despite using commercially reasonable efforts cannot obtain, sufficient funds to make such payment, such failure will not constitute a Material Breach; provided that (A) such payment obligation nevertheless will accrue for the benefit of the Members, (B) the Corporation shall promptly (and in any event, within twenty (20) Business Days) pay the entirety of the unpaid amount (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) once the Corporation is not prohibited from making such payment under Section 5.1 or the terms of the agreements governing the Senior Obligations and the Corporation has sufficient funds to make such payment and (C) the failure of the Corporation to take actions contemplated in clause (B) will constitute a Material Breach; provided further that that the interest provisions of Section 5.2 shall apply to such late payment, but, if such a failure of the Corporation to make a payment is the result of the Corporation being prohibited from making such payment under Section 5.1 or the terms of any agreement governing any Senior Obligations, the Default Rate shall be replaced by the Agreed Rate.

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It shall be a Material Breach if the Corporation makes any distribution of cash or other property (other than shares of Class A Common Stock) to its stockholders or uses cash or other property to repurchase any capital stock of the Corporation (including Class A Common Stock), in each case, before (x) all Tax Benefit Payments (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) that are due and payable as of the date the Corporation enters into a binding commitment to make such distribution or repurchase have been paid or (y) sufficient funds for the payment of all Tax Benefit Payments (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) that are due and payable on the date of the distribution or repurchase have been reserved therefor. The Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) obtain sufficient available funds for the purpose of making Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement and (2) avoid entering into any agreements that could be reasonably anticipated to materially delay the timing of the making of any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement.
(d)
In the case of a termination pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs (a), (b) or (c), upon the Corporation’s payment in full of the Early Termination Payment (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) to each Member, the Corporation shall have no further payment obligations under this Agreement other than with respect to any Tax Benefit Payments (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) in respect of any Taxable Year ending prior to the Early Termination Effective Date, and such payment obligations shall survive the termination of, and be calculated and paid in accordance with, this Agreement. If an Exchange subsequently occurs with respect to Units for which the Corporation has paid the Early Termination Payment in full, the Corporation shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Exchange.

Section 4.2. Early Termination Notice.

(a)
If (i) the Corporation chooses to exercise its termination right under Section 4.1(a) (“Voluntary Early Termination”), (ii) a Change of Control has or is reasonably expected to occur or (iii) a Material Breach occurs, the Corporation shall, in each case, deliver to Representative a reasonably detailed notice of the Corporation’s decision to exercise such right or the occurrence of such event, as applicable (an “Early Termination Notice”). In the case of an Early Termination Notice delivered with respect to a Voluntary Early Termination, the Corporation may withdraw such Early Termination Notice and rescind its Voluntary Early Termination at any time prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment is paid.
(b)
The Corporation shall deliver a schedule showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment (an “Early Termination Schedule”) (i) simultaneously with the delivery of an Early Termination Notice or (ii) in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 4.1(b) or Section 4.1(c), as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of the Change of Control or Material Breach giving rise to such termination. For the avoidance of doubt, the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a) shall apply with respect to an Early Termination Schedule. The date on which such Early Termination Schedule becomes final in accordance with Section 2.4(a) shall be the “Early Termination Reference Date”.

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Section 4.3. Payment upon Early Termination.

(a)
Timing of Payment. By the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the Early Termination Reference Date (such date, the “Final Payment Date” in respect of the Early Termination Payment), the Corporation shall pay in full to each Member an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment Attributable to such Member. Such Early Termination Payment shall be made by the Corporation by wire transfer or other electronic payment method of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by the applicable Member.
(b)
Amount of Payment. The “Early Termination Payment” payable to a Member pursuant to Section 4.3(a) shall equal the present value, discounted at the Agreed Rate and determined as of the Early Termination Reference Date, of all Tax Benefit Payments (other than any Tax Benefit Payments in respect of Taxable Years ending prior to the Early Termination Effective Date) that would be required to be paid by the Corporation to such Member, beginning from the Early Termination Effective Date and using the Valuation Assumptions. For the avoidance of doubt, an Early Termination Payment shall be made to each Member in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether such Member has Exchanged all of its Units as of the Early Termination Effective Date.

ARTICLE V

Subordination and Late Payments

Section 5.1. Subordination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Payment required to be made by the Corporation to the Members under this Agreement shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations owed in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any trade payables, intercompany debt or other similar obligations) (“Senior Obligations”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations. To the extent that any Payment is not permitted to be made when due as a result of this Section 5.1 and the terms of the agreements governing Senior Obligations, such Payment nevertheless shall accrue for the benefit of the Members and the Corporation shall make such Payment at the first opportunity that such Payment is permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Senior Obligations.

Section 5.2. Late Payments by the Corporation. Subject to the proviso in the third sentence of Section 4.1(c), the amount of any Payment not made to any Member by the applicable Final Payment Date shall be payable together with “Default Rate Interest”, calculated at the Default Rate and accruing on the amount of the unpaid Payment from the applicable Final Payment Date until the date on which the Corporation makes such Payment to such Member; provided, further, that if any unpaid portion of any Tax Benefit Payment is the subject of a Reconciliation Dispute and is finally determined in such Reconciliation Dispute to be due and payable, then interest shall accrue on such unpaid portion at the Default Rate (in place of the Agreed Rate) from the date that is thirty (30) days following the due date for the applicable Tax Benefit Schedule until the date of actual payment.

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ARTICLE VI

Tax Matters; Consistency; Cooperation

Section 6.1. Participation in the Corporation’s and the LLC’s Tax Matters. Except as otherwise provided herein or in Article IX of the Operating Agreement, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all tax matters concerning the Corporation or the LLC, including preparing, filing or amending any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to taxes; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not settle any issue pertaining to Covered Taxes that is reasonably expected to adversely affect the rights and obligations of a Member under this Agreement in any material respect without the consent of Representative, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If Representative fails to respond to any notice with respect to the settlement of any such issue within thirty (30) days of its receipt of the applicable notice, Representative shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed settlement or other disposition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify Representative of, and keep it reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any audit by any Taxing Authority of the Corporation, the LLC or any of the LLC’s Subsidiaries, the outcome of which is reasonably expected to materially adversely affect the Members’ rights and obligations under this Agreement, and Representative shall have the right to participate in and to monitor at its own expense (but not to control) any such portion of any such audit; provided, that neither the Corporation nor the LLC shall be required to take any action, or refrain from taking any action, that is a violation of any provision of the Operating Agreement.

Section 6.2. Consistency. Except upon the written advice of the Advisory Firm and except for items that are explicitly described as “deemed” or treated in a similar manner by the terms of this Agreement, all calculations and determinations made hereunder, including any Basis Adjustments, the Schedules and the determination of any Realized Tax Benefits or Realized Tax Detriments, shall be made in accordance with the elections, methodologies and positions taken by the Corporation and the LLC on their respective Tax Returns. Each Member shall prepare its Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and any related calculations or determinations made hereunder, including the terms of Section 2.1 and the Schedules provided to each such Member, except as otherwise required by Law or a Determination. If the Corporation and any Member, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve any disagreement with respect to the foregoing within sixty (60) calendar days, the Corporation and such Member shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures under Section 7.8 or the Resolution of Dispute procedures under Section 7.7, as applicable, unless otherwise agreed by the Corporation and such Member. In the event that an Advisory Firm is replaced with another Advisory Firm acceptable to the Audit Committee, the Parties shall cause such replacement Advisory Firm to perform its services necessitated by this Agreement using procedures and methodologies consistent with those of the previous Advisory Firm, unless otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination or unless the Corporation and all of the Members agree to the use of other procedures and methodologies.

Section 6.3. Cooperation.

(a)
Each Member, on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand, shall (i) furnish to the other in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the other may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return of or contesting or defending any related audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, or estimating any future Tax Benefit Payments hereunder (ii) make itself available to the other and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as may be reasonably requested in connection with any of the matters described in clause (i) above and (iii) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter.

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Upon the request of any Member, the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in taking any action reasonably requested by such Member in connection with its tax or financial reporting and/or the consummation of any assignment or transfer of any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, providing any information or executing any documentation.
(b)
The requesting party shall reimburse the other party for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket third-party costs and expenses incurred by the other party pursuant to Section 6.3(a).

ARTICLE VII

Miscellaneous

Section 7.1. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by e-mail or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

If to the Corporation, to:

OneStream, Inc.

362 South Street

Rochester, MI 48307

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

E-mail:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Attn: Allison B. Spinner; Michael Nordtvedt

E-mail:

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If to Representative, to:

KKR Dream Holdings LLC

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Attn: David Welsh

E-mail:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Jones Day

1755 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, California 94303

Attn: Timothy Curry

E-mail:

If to any other Member, to the address and e-mail address specified on such Member’s signature page to the applicable Joinder.

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices, requests, consents or other communications shall be deemed effective (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) on the date received if delivered by e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) two (2) Business Days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the Parties shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other Parties.

Section 7.2. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by e-mail transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 7.3. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 7.4. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions hereunder shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner.

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Section 7.5. Right of First Refusal; Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver.

(a)
Before a Member (such Member, the “Seller”) may Transfer any interest in this Agreement, including the right to receive any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement (collectively, “TRA Interests”), to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee), in addition to any other requirements set forth in this Agreement (including as set forth in Section 7.5(b)), Seller must comply with the following (the “Right of First Refusal”):
(i)
Prior to Seller Transferring any of its TRA Interests to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee), Seller shall deliver to the Corporation a written notice (the “Transfer Notice”) stating: (A) Seller’s bona fide intention to Transfer such TRA Interests; (B) the name, address and phone number of each proposed purchaser or other Transferee (each, a “Proposed Transferee”); (C) a description of Seller’s TRA Interests (or portion thereof) proposed to be Transferred to each Proposed Transferee (the “Offered TRA Interests”); and (D) the bona fide cash price or, in reasonable detail, other consideration for which Seller proposes to Transfer the Offered TRA Interests (the “Offered Price”).
(ii)
For a period of 30 days (the “Exercise Period”) after the date on which the Transfer Notice is, pursuant to Section 7.1, deemed to have been delivered to the Corporation, the Corporation shall have the right to purchase all or any portion of the Offered TRA Interests on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7.5(a). In order to exercise its right hereunder, the Corporation must deliver written notice to elect to purchase to Seller within the Exercise Period. If no such written notice is given within the Exercise Period, the Corporation shall be deemed to have elected not to purchase the Offered TRA Interests.
(iii)
The purchase price for the Offered TRA Interests to be purchased by the Corporation exercising its Right of First Refusal under this Agreement will be the Offered Price, and will be payable as set forth in Section 7.5(a)(iv). If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration will be determined by the Board in good faith, which determination will be binding upon the Corporation and the Seller, absent fraud or manifest error.
(iv)
Subject to compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws, the Corporation and Seller shall effect the purchase and sale of all or any portion of the Offered TRA Interests, including the payment of the purchase price, within ten days after the expiration of the Exercise Period or as promptly as otherwise practicable thereafter (the “Right of First Refusal Closing”). Payment of the purchase price will be made by wire transfer to a bank account designated by Seller in writing to the Corporation at least 3 days prior to the Right of First Refusal Closing. At such Right of First Refusal Closing, Seller shall deliver to the Corporation, among other things, such documents and instruments of conveyance as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Corporation to effect the Transfer of such Offered TRA Interests.
(v)

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If any of the Offered TRA Interests remain available after the exercise, if any, of the Corporation’s Right of First Refusal, then the Seller shall be free to transfer, subject to the general conditions to transfer set forth in Section 7.5(b), any such remaining Offered TRA Interests to the Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price set forth in the Transfer Notice; provided, however, that if the Offered TRA Interests are not so transferred during the 90-day period following the delivery of the Transfer Notice, then the Seller may not Transfer any of such remaining Offered TRA Interests without complying again in full with the provisions of this TRA Agreement.
(b)
No Member may Transfer any TRA Interests to any Person (other than the Corporation or a Permitted Transferee) without the prior written consent of the Corporation (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that such Member may Transfer a TRA Interest if such Member shall have complied with Section 7.5(a) of this Agreement; provided, further that such Member may transfer a TRA Interest if such Member is transferring such interest to the Corporation; and provided, further that such Person (other than the Corporation, but including any Permitted Transferee) shall execute and deliver a Joinder agreeing to succeed to the applicable portion of such Member’s interest in this Agreement and to become a party for all purposes of this Agreement (the “Joinder Requirement”). If a Member Transfers Units in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement but does not assign to the Transferee of such Units its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, (i) such Member shall remain a Member under this Agreement for all purposes, including with respect to the receipt of Tax Benefit Payments to the extent payable hereunder (including any Tax Benefit Payments in respect of the Exchanges of such transferred Units by such Transferee), and (ii) the Transferee of such Units shall not be a Member for purposes of this Agreement. The Corporation may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person (other than in connection with a Mandatory Assignment) without the prior written consent of Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Any purported assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 7.5 shall be null and void.
(c)
No provision of this Agreement may be amended, unless such amendment is approved in writing by each of the Corporation and by the Members who would be entitled to receive at least 50% of the total amount of the Early Termination Payments payable to all Members under this Agreement if the Corporation had exercised its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any Member pursuant to this Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange); provided that no such amendment shall be effective if such amendment will have a disproportionate effect on the payments one or more Members will be entitled to receive under this Agreement unless such amendment is consented to in writing by such Members disproportionately affected. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(d)
All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place (any such assignment, a “Mandatory Assignment”).

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Section 7.6. Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

Section 7.7. Resolution of Disputes; Governing Law.

(a)
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each of the parties hereto agrees (a) that this Agreement involves at least $100,000.00, and (b) that this Agreement has been entered into by the parties hereto in express reliance upon 6 Del. C. § 2708. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (i) that it is and will continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware and (ii) that service of process may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be made on such party in accordance with this Section 7.7(a). Any suit, dispute, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement shall be heard in the state or federal courts of the State of Delaware, and the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such suit, action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE SERVED ON ANY PARTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHETHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT (INCLUDING BY PREPAID CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A VALIDATED PROOF OF MAILING RECEIPT) AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME LEGAL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SERVED UPON SUCH PARTY PERSONALLY WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS REFERRED TO IN Section 7.1 (INCLUDING BY PREPAID CERTIFIED MAIL WITH A VALIDATED PROOF OF MAILING RECEIPT), TOGETHER WITH WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO SUCH PARTY, SHALL BE DEEMED EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SUCH PARTY.
(b)
Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (i) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 7.7 and (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
(c)
Each Party irrevocably consents to service of process by means of notice in the manner provided for in Section 7.1. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.
(d)
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ITS COUNSEL, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER A CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, OR THIRD PARTY CLAIM, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

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Section 7.8. Reconciliation Procedures.

(a)
In the event that the Corporation and any Member are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to a Schedule prepared in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4 or Section 4.2, as applicable, within the relevant time period designated in this Agreement (a “Reconciliation Dispute”), the procedures described in this paragraph (the “Reconciliation Procedures”) will apply. The applicable Parties shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days of the commencement of a Reconciliation Dispute, mutually select an expert in the particular area of disagreement (the “Expert”) and submit the Reconciliation Dispute to such Expert for determination. The Expert shall be a partner or principal in a nationally recognized accounting firm, and unless the Corporation and such Member agree otherwise, the Expert (and its employing firm) shall not have any material relationship with the Corporation or such Member or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the applicable Parties are unable to agree on an Expert within such 15 calendar-day time period, then the Corporation and the relevant Member shall cause the Expert to be selected by the International Chamber of Commerce Centre for Expertise, which shall pick an Expert from a nationally recognized accounting firm that does not have any material relationship with the applicable Parties or other actual or potential conflict of interest. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to (i) a Basis Schedule, Early Termination Schedule or an amendment to either within thirty (30) calendar days and (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days or, in each case, as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid by the date prescribed by this Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute, and its determinations pursuant to this Section 7.8(a) shall be binding on the applicable Parties and may be entered and enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of this Section 7.8 or a dispute within the meaning of Section 7.7 shall be decided and resolved as a Dispute subject to the procedures set forth in Section 7.7.
(b)
The sum of the costs and expenses relating to (i) the engagement (and, if applicable, selection by the arbitration panel) of such Expert and (ii) if applicable, amending any Tax Return in connection with the decision of such Expert shall be allocated between the Corporation, on the one hand, and the Member, on the other hand, in the same proportion that the aggregate amount of the disputed items so submitted to the Expert that is unsuccessfully disputed by each such party (as finally determined by the Expert) bears to the total amount of such disputed items so submitted, and each such party shall promptly reimburse the other party for the excess that such other party has paid in respect of such costs and expenses over the amount it has been so allocated. The Corporation may withhold payments under this Agreement to collect amounts due under the preceding sentence. Each of the Corporation and the Member shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in the conduct of such proceeding described in Section 7.8(a) unless the Expert substantially adopts one such party’s position and awards such party reimbursement of its costs and expenses.

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Section 7.9. Withholding. The Corporation and its Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment that is payable to any Member pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment by applicable Law. The Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify each Member in writing of its (or any of its Affiliate’s) intent to deduct and withhold any applicable Taxes with respect to any payment that is payable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement prior to any such withholding, except with respect to any withholding applicable as a result of a failure by such Member to provide a valid Form W-8 or a valid Form W-9, as may be applicable; provided that if the Corporation has previously notified a Member of its intent to deduct or withhold Taxes from any payment pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be required to provide notifications of its intent to deduct or withhold Taxes from subsequent payments to such Members on the same basis as such prior deduction or withholding was made. The Corporation shall cooperate with each Member in a commercially reasonable manner to reduce or eliminate any applicable withholding. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporation, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid by the Corporation to the relevant Member in respect of whom the deduction and withholding was made. Each Member shall promptly provide the Corporation with any applicable tax forms and certifications reasonably requested by the Corporation in connection with determining whether any such deductions and withholdings are required by applicable Law.

Section 7.10. Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets.

(a)
If the Corporation is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law, then (i) the provisions hereunder shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole, and (ii) Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.
(b)
If the Corporation or any member of the LLC Group transfers or is deemed to transfer one or more Reference Assets to a Person treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (with which, in the case of the Corporation, the Corporation does not file a consolidated Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law), such transferor, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Payment due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully taxable transaction on the date of such transfer. The consideration deemed to be received by the Corporation or the LLC Group member, as the applicable transferor, shall be equal to the fair market value of the transferred asset plus the amount of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a transfer of an encumbered asset. For purposes of this Section 7.10, a transfer of a partnership interest shall be treated as a transfer of the transferring partner’s applicable share of each of the assets and liabilities of that partnership.

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if the Corporation or any member of a group described in Section 7.10(a) transfers its assets pursuant to a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code) in which such entity does not survive, pursuant to a contribution described in Section 351(a) of the Code or pursuant to any other transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Code applies (other than any such reorganization or any such other transaction, in each case, pursuant to which such entity transfers assets to a corporation with which the Corporation or any member of the group described in Section 7.10(a) (other than any such member being transferred in such reorganization or other transaction) does not file a consolidated Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups), the transfer will not cause such entity to be treated as having transferred any assets to a corporation (or a Person classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) pursuant to this Section 7.10(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the prior written consent of the Representative (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), after the occurrence of any such transfer as described in the first sentence of this Section 7.10(b), if the Corporation takes actions to ensure that the amount to be received by the Members hereunder and the timing thereof, taking into account such actions (which actions may, at the election of the Corporation, include the payment of an additional amount to the Members), would be the same amount and timing as if such transfer described in the first sentence of this Section 7.10(b) did not occur, then this Section 7.10(b) shall not apply with respect to such transfer.

Section 7.11. Confidentiality. Section 15.02 (Confidentiality) of the Operating Agreement as in effect on the date of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to any information of the Corporation provided to the Members and their assignees pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 7.12. Change in Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, in connection with an actual or proposed change in Law, a Member reasonably believes that the existence of this Agreement could cause income (other than income arising from receipt of a payment under this Agreement) recognized by such Member (or direct or indirect equity holders in such Member) in connection with any Exchange to be treated as ordinary income (other than with respect to assets described in Section 751(a) of the Code) rather than capital gain (or otherwise taxed at ordinary income rates) for U.S. federal income tax purposes or would have other material adverse tax consequences to such Member or any direct or indirect owner of such Member, then, at the written election of such Member in its sole discretion (in an instrument signed by such Member and delivered to the Corporation) and to the extent specified therein by such Member, this Agreement shall cease to have further effect and shall not apply to an Exchange occurring after a date specified by such Member, or may be amended in a manner reasonably determined by such Member; provided that such amendment shall not result in an increase in any payments owed by the Corporation under this Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not be treated as a termination of this Agreement that results in an Early Termination Payment obligation of the Corporation.

Section 7.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the interest paid or agreed to be paid hereunder with respect to amounts due to any Member hereunder shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).

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If any Member shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the applicable payment (but in each case exclusive of any component thereof comprising interest) or, if it exceeds such unpaid non-interest amount, refunded to the Corporation. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by any Member exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Member may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof or (iii) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the payment obligations owed by the Corporation to such Member hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Parties to conform strictly to any applicable usury Laws.

Section 7.14. Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations. The rights and obligations of each Member hereunder are several and not joint with the rights and obligations of any other Person. A Member shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Person hereunder (other than its Affiliates or representatives as described herein), nor shall a Member have the right to enforce the rights or obligations of any other Person hereunder (other than obligations of the Corporation). The obligations of a Member hereunder are solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable solely by, the Corporation.

Section 7.15. LLC Agreement. This Agreement shall be treated as part of the LLC Agreement as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that the Members that held Blocker Stock prior to the Reorganization shall not be treated as partners of the LLC for tax purposes or for purposes of this Agreement.

Section 7.16. Representative By executing this Agreement, each of the Members shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed Representative as its agent and attorney in fact with full power of substitution to act from and after the date hereof and to do any and all things and execute any and all documents on behalf of such Member which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate to facilitate any matters under this Agreement, including: (i) execution of the documents and certificates required pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) except to the extent provided in this Agreement, receipt and forwarding of notices and communications pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) administration of the provisions of this Agreement; (iv) any and all consents, waivers, amendments or modifications deemed by Representative to be necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the execution or delivery of any documents that may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith; (v) taking actions Representative is authorized to take pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement; (vi) negotiating and compromising, on behalf of such Members, any dispute that may arise under, and exercising or refraining from exercising any remedies available under, this Agreement and executing, on behalf of such Members, any settlement agreement, release or other document with respect to such dispute or remedy; and (vii) engaging attorneys, accountants, agents or consultants on behalf of such Members in connection with this Agreement and paying any fees related thereto on behalf of such Members, subject to reimbursement by such Members. Representative may resign upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Corporation.

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Section 7.17. Alternate Rate of Interest If the Corporation has made the determination (such determination to be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) Term SOFR is no longer a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars or (ii) the applicable supervisor or administrator (if any) of Term SOFR has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which Term SOFR shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars, then the Corporation shall (as determined by the Corporation to be consistent with market practice generally), establish a replacement interest rate (the “Replacement Rate”), in which case, the Replacement Rate shall, subject to the next two sentences, replace Term SOFR for all purposes under this Agreement. In connection with the establishment and application of the Replacement Rate, this Agreement shall be amended solely with the consent of the Corporation and the LLC, as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Corporation, to effect the provisions of this section. The Replacement Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that, in each case, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Corporation, such Replacement Rate shall be applied as otherwise reasonably determined by the Corporation in a manner consistent with the purposes and use of SOFR in this Agreement.

Section 7.18. Confirmation of Consent. Each of the parties to this Agreement, including any Member that becomes a party by executing a Joinder, acknowledges, agrees, ratifies and consents to the Reorganization and the adoption of the Operating Agreement and any transaction contemplated thereby or related thereto notwithstanding any provision of the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the LLC, dated as of April 5, 2021. To the extent not already a party thereto, any Member holding Units executing this Agreement or a Joinder agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement.

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

 

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill Koefoed

 

 

Name: Bill Koefoed

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONESTREAM SOFTWARE LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill Koefoed

 

 

Name: Bill Koefoed

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMBERS:

 

 

 

 

KKR AMERICAS XII (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII AIV L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Americas XII AIV GP LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

KKR AMERICAS XII (DREAM II) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII AIV L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Americas XII AIV GP LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR AMERICAS XII EEA (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

 

 

By:

KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII AIV L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Americas XII AIV GP LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR NGT (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Associates NGT L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Next Gen Tech Growth Limited, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

Name: David Welsh

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

KKR NGT (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT (EEA) L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

 KKR Associates NGT L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Next Gen Tech Growth Limited, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR WOLVERINE I LTD.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey B. Van Horn, Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR TFO PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR ASSOCIATES TFO L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR TFO GP Limited, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey B. Van Horn, Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

KKR CUSTOM EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Associates Custom Equity Opportunities L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Custom Equity Opportunities Limited, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR-MILTON STRATEGIC PARTNERS L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Associates Milton Strategic L.P., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Milton Strategic Limited, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

STONEBRIDGE 2019 OFFSHORE HOLDINGS, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

K-PRIME AG FINANCING L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

K-PRIME Hedge-Finance GP Limited., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Attorney-in-fact for Sung Bum Cho, Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

ALKEON INNOVATION MASTER FUND, LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Name: Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALKEON INNOVATION MASTER FUND II, LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Name: Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALKEON INNOVATION MASTER FUND II, PRIVATE SERIES, LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Name: Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALKEON INNOVATION LUX, SCSP SICAV-RAIF

 

 

 

 

By:

Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Name: Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

ALKEON INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Name: Jennifer Shufro

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIGER GLOBAL INTERMEDIARY 3 LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard Fortunato

 

 

Name: Richard Fortunato

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIDEMARK FUND I-A LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark I GP LP, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark Capital LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

 

 

Name: David Yuan

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLIVIER DE GAETANO

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Olivier de Gaetano

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDWEST FISH HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Abram Gordon

 

 

Name: Abram Gordon

 

 

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAERTSENO HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Cracchiolo

 

 

Name: Anthony Cracchiolo

 

 

Title: Assistant Secretary

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

DATASENSE HOLDINGS LLC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jack Lucci

 

 

Name: Jack Lucci

 

 

Title: Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIDEMARK EXECUTIVE FUND I LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark I GP LP, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark Capital LLC, its General Parenter

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

 

 

Name: David Yuan

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIDEMARK FUND I LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark I GP LP, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Tidemark Capital LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

 

 

Name: David Yuan

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

FARMCO

 

 

 

 

By:

Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Long Beach

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alexandra Chamber

 

 

Name: Alexandra Chamber

 

 

Title: Principal Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

IGSB AVATAR P I, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy K. Bliss

 

 

Name: Timothy K. Bliss

 

 

Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

LA CENTRA-SUMERLIN FOUNDATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Abby Honikman

 

 

Name: Abby Honikman

 

 

Title: Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR DREAM HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Dream Aggregator, L.P., its sole member

 

 

 

 

By:

KKR Dream Aggregator GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

 

 

Name: David Welsh

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROWTH EQUITY OPPORTUNITY FUND LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, its Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROAD STREET PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

STONEBRIDGE 2019, LP

 

 

 

 

By:

Bridge Street Opportunities Advisors, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Name: Jason Kreuziger

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRE JACK CONSULTING, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Dimitrie

 

 

Name: Anthony Dimitrie

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE STREAM INTERESTS LLC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark Reed

 

 

Name: Mark Reed

 

 

Title: RVP Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

GERMAINE, MT LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Micheal Germaine

 

 

Name: Micheal Germaine

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAITRYAN LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ken Hohenstein

 

 

Name: Ken Hohenstein

 

 

Title: Chief Revenue Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN E. KINZER TRUST

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John Kinzer

 

 

Name: John Kinzer

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

MICHAEL BURKLAND

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Burkland

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUGERE HOLDING LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter Fugere

 

 

Name: Peter Fugere

 

 

Title: Chief Solutions Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRONSTREAM, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steve Mebius

 

 

Name: Steve Mebius

 

 

Title: Sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

FALKEN PEAK MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ricardo Rasche

 

 

Name: Ricardo Rasche

 

 

Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALLAWOODY LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jim Campbell

 

 

Name: Jim Campbell

 

 

Title: Owner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A CIABURRO SERVICES LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Ciaburro

 

 

Name: Anthony Ciaburro

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

B LOVELACE SERVICES, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill Lovelace

 

 

Name: Bill Lovelace

 

 

Title: Global Vice President – Solution Consulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHADY OAKS ENTERPRISES LLC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew Dellenger

 

 

Name: Matthew Dellenger

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

CKOA LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chad Hart

 

 

Name: Chard Hart

 

 

Title: CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLAZING ELK MANAGEMENT I, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Koefoed

 

 

Name: William Koefoed

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLAZING ELK MANAGEMENT II, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Koefoed

 

 

Name: William Koefoed

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

 

KARA WILSON

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kara Wilson

 

 

 

 

 

JONATHAN MARINER

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jonathan Mariner

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

 

 

JONATHAN D MARINER REVOCABLE TRUST

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jonathan Mariner

 

 

Name: Jonathan Mariner

 

 

Title: Trustee

 

 

TSICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tom Shea

 

 

Name: Tom Shea

 

 

Title: CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

JDICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey DeGrieck

 

 

Name: Jeffrey DeGrieck

 

 

Title: Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCICU Corp.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig Colby

 

 

Name: Craig Colby

 

 

Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWERS OS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bob Powers

 

 

Name: Bob Powers

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALLAWOODY II, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jim Campbell

 

 

Name: Jim Campbell

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to the Tax Receivable Agreement]


 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of [ • ], 20[ • ] (this “Joinder”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of [ • ], 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), by and among OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement.

1.
Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Corporation that, as of the date hereof, the undersigned has been assigned an interest in the Tax Receivable Agreement from a Member.
2.
Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the Tax Receivable Agreement and a Party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof. By executing this Joinder, the undersigned hereby acknowledges, agrees, ratifies and consents to the Reorganization and the adoption of the Operating Agreement and any transaction contemplated thereby or related thereto notwithstanding any provision of the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the LLC, dated as of April 5, 2021. To the extent not already a party thereto and a holder of Units, by execution of this Joinder, the undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Operating Agreement.
3.
Incorporation by Reference. All terms and conditions of the Tax Receivable Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.
4.
Address. All notices under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

E-mail:

[Signature Page Follows this Page]

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

[NAME OF NEW PARTY]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Acknowledged and agreed

as of the date first set forth above

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 


EX-10.3 6 ck0001889956-ex10_3.htm EX-10.3 EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of July 23, 2024 (as it may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and each Person identified on the Schedule of Holders attached hereto as of the date hereof (such Persons, collectively, the “Holders”).

WHEREAS, the Corporation is contemplating an offering and sale of shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined below) in an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, the Corporation, OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and the other parties thereto are entering into the Reorganization Agreement (as defined below) providing for, among other things, the Corporation’s entry into this Agreement which is intended to set forth certain rights with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined below) for the purpose of superseding the registration rights provided to the Holders in that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 5, 2021.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein made and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION I DEFINITIONS

1.1.
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)
“Adverse Disclosure” means public disclosure of material non-public information which, in the Board’s good faith judgment, after consultation with independent outside counsel to the Corporation, (i) would be required to be made in any report or Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Corporation so that such report or Registration Statement would not be materially misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such report or Registration Statement; and (iii) the Corporation has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
(b)
“Affiliate” means (i) with respect to any Person (other than a KKR Holder), an “affiliate” of such Person as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, and (ii) with respect to any KKR Holder, an “affiliate” of such KKR Holder as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and any investment fund, vehicle, managed account or holding company with respect to which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. or an Affiliate thereof serves as the general partner, managing member, discretionary manager or advisor, or in any such similar capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation, its Subsidiaries and the Corporation’s other controlled Affiliates shall not be considered Affiliates of any Holder.
(c)
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
(d)
“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405.

 


 

(e)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(f)
“Blue Sky” means the statutes of any state of the United States regulating the sale of corporate securities in that state.
(g)
“Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as it may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
(h)
“Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.
(i)
“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.
(j)
“Class C Common Stock” means the Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.
(k)
“Class D Common Stock” means the Class D common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.
(l)
“Common Units” means the Common Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Company.
(m)
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(n)
“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
(o)
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(p)
“Fiscal Quarter” means the fiscal quarter of the Corporation consisting of the three calendar month periods ending on each of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
(q)
“Form S-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof, or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC, which permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Corporation with the SEC.
(r)
“Free Writing Prospectus” means a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
(s)
“Governmental Authority” means any domestic or foreign multinational, federal, state, provincial, municipal or local government (or any political subdivision thereof) or any domestic or foreign governmental, regulatory or administrative authority or any department, commission, board, agency, court, tribunal, judicial body or instrumentality thereof, or any other body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power of any nature (including any arbitral body).
(t)
“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph and also includes any holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been duly and validly transferred in accordance with Section 2.7.

 

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(u)
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
(v)
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
(w)
“IPO” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(x)
“Initiating Holders” means any Holder or Holders who collectively hold not less than thirty percent (30%) of the outstanding Registrable Securities.
(y)
“Joinder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
(z)
“KKR Holder” means each of the Holders identified as a “KKR Holder” on the Schedule of Holders, and such Holder’s Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Charter and the LLC Agreement) to which Registrable Securities are transferred by such Holder, as long as such party continues to hold Registrable Securities.
(aa)
“LLC Agreement” means that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date of this Agreement, as it may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
(bb)
“Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v)(A).
(cc)
“Other Selling Stockholders” means Persons other than Holders who hold Shares that are not Registrable Securities.
(dd)
“Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
(ee)
“register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by filing with the SEC a registration statement (a “Registration Statement”) in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering by the SEC of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.
(ff)
“Registrable Securities” means (i) Shares issued or issuable upon conversion, redemption or exchange of other securities of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Shares issuable in connection with a Share Settlement (as defined below)), and (ii) any Shares issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall not include any Shares described in clause (i) or (ii) above which have previously been registered or which have been sold to the public either pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144, or which have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not validly assigned in accordance with this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, although Common Units and shares of Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock may constitute Registrable Securities for purposes of this Agreement, under no circumstances shall the Corporation be obligated to register any securities other than Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
(gg)

 

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“Registration Expenses” means all expenses incurred in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, printing expenses, road show costs and other marketing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Corporation and one special counsel for the Holders (such fees and disbursements of one special counsel for the Holders not to exceed $75,000 per registration), Blue Sky fees and expenses, and expenses of any regular or special audits or accounting review or services incident to or required by any such registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses, fees and disbursements of other counsel for the Holders and the compensation of regular employees of the Corporation, which shall be paid in any event by the Corporation.
(hh)
“Reorganization Agreement” means that certain Reorganization Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, by and between the Corporation, the Company and the other parties thereto.
(ii)
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.
(jj)
“Rule 145” means Rule 145 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.
(kk)
“Rule 405” means Rule 405 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.
(ll)
“Rule 415” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i)(B).
(mm)
“Schedule of Holders” means the schedule attached to this Agreement entitled “Schedule of Holders,” which shall reflect each Holder from time to time party to this Agreement.
(nn)
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(oo)
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(pp)
“Shelf Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v)(B).
(qq)
“Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder (other than the fees and disbursements of one special counsel to the Holders included in Registration Expenses).
(rr)
“Shares” means shares of Class A Common Stock.
(ss)
“Share Settlement” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.
(tt)
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), (A) a majority of the ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person, or (B) that Person shall be or control, directly or indirectly, any manager, managing director or general partner of such business entity.

 

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(uu)
“Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v)(A).
(vv)
“Underwritten Shelf Take-Down” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v)(A).
(ww)
“Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Participating Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v)(B).
(xx)
“Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Participation Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(v)(B).
(yy)
“Withdrawn Registration” means a forfeited demand registration under Section 2.1 in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.3.
(zz)
“WKSI” means a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405 and which (i) is a “well-known seasoned issuer” under paragraph (1)(i)(A) of such definition, or (ii) is a “well-known seasoned issuer” under paragraph (1)(i)(B) of such definition and is also a Seasoned Issuer.

SECTION II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

2.1.
Demand Registration.
(a)
Form S-1 Registration.
(i)
Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.1, if the Corporation shall receive from Initiating Holders a written request signed by such Initiating Holders that the Corporation effect any registration with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities (such request shall state the number of Registrable Securities to be disposed of and the intended methods of disposition of such Registrable Securities by such Initiating Holders), the Corporation shall:
(A)
promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other Holders; and
(B)
use its commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable, submit a Draft Registration Statement (DRS) on Form S-1 or file a Registration Statement on Form S-1 and effect such registration (including, without limitation, filing post-effective amendments, appropriate qualifications under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws, and appropriate compliance with the Securities Act) and to permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request received by the Corporation within ten (10) days after such written notice from the Corporation is mailed or delivered.
(ii)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any such registration pursuant to this Section 2.1(a):
(A)

 

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(B)
Prior to the date that is six (6) months following the closing of the IPO; If the Initiating Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Corporation entitled to inclusion in such Registration Statement, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate offering price (after deduction of underwriters’ discounts and expenses related to issuance) of less than $20,000,000;
(C)
In any particular jurisdiction in which the Corporation would be required to qualify to do business, to subject itself to general taxation or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance, unless the Corporation is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act; or
(D)
After the Corporation has initiated four such registrations pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) (counting for these purposes only (x) registrations, which have been declared or ordered effective, and (y) Withdrawn Registrations); provided that in the event that the Corporation is not eligible to file a Form S-3 after one year from the closing of the IPO, the demand registration rights on Form S-1 described in this Section 2.1(a) will be increased by one (1) additional registration per Fiscal Quarter (to be effective on the first day following the completion of such Fiscal Quarter) until such time as the Corporation files a Form S-3.
(b)
Form S-3 Registration.
(i)
After the IPO, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to qualify for registration on Form S-3. After the Corporation has qualified for the use of Form S-3, in addition to the rights contained in the foregoing provisions of this Section II and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.1(b), if the Corporation shall receive from a Holder or Holders of outstanding Registrable Securities a written request that the Corporation effect any registration on Form S-3 with respect to all or part of the Registrable Securities (such request shall state the number of Registrable Securities to be disposed of and the intended methods of disposition of such Registrable Securities by such Holder or Holders), the Corporation shall:
(A)
promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all other Holders; and
(B)
use its commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable, file a Form S-3 (subject to Section 2.1(b)(iv)) and effect such registration (including, without limitation, filing post-effective amendments, appropriate qualifications under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws, and appropriate compliance with the Securities Act), which Form S-3 shall be filed pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis (“Rule 415”) if the Corporation is eligible to conduct offerings of securities on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415, and to permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request received by the Corporation within ten (10) days after such written notice from the Corporation is mailed or delivered.
(ii)
The Corporation shall not be obligated to effect, or take any action to effect, any such registration pursuant to this Section 2.1(b):
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(B)
In the circumstances described in either Sections 2.1(a)(ii)(B) or 2.1(a)(ii)(C); or If, in the prior twelve (12)-month period, the Corporation has effected two registrations pursuant to this Section 2.1(b); provided, however, that if neither such registration included any Registrable Securities held by a KKR Holder, the KKR Holders shall collectively be permitted to request one (1) additional registration in such twelve (12)-month period pursuant to this Section 2.1(b).
(iii)
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall not be counted as requests for registration or registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1(a).
(iv)
The Corporation shall effect any requested registration under this Section 2.1(b) using an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement if it is a WKSI.
(v)
Requests for Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs.
(A)
If a registration statement has been filed pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) and is effective, then each of the Holders may from time to time initiate a take-down underwritten offering from such registration statement (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”) by delivering a notice to the Corporation (a “Take-Down Notice”) stating that it intends to effect an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $20,000,000 and that such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be subject to compliance with the requirements of this Section 2.1(b)(v). The Take-Down Notice shall indicate whether such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down will involve a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) or other substantial marketing effort by the underwriters over a period of at least two days (a “Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”). Any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be deemed to be an effected registration for purposes of Section 2.1(b)(ii)(B).
(B)
In connection with any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the initiating Holder shall also deliver the Take-Down Notice to all other Holders of Registrable Securities included on such Shelf Registration Statement (each, a “Shelf Holder”) as far in advance of the completion of such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down as shall be reasonably practicable in light of the circumstances applicable to such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down and permit each such Shelf Holder to include its Registrable Securities included on such Shelf Registration Statement in the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down if such Shelf Holder notifies the initiating Holder and the Corporation within five (5) days after delivery of the Take-Down Notice to such Shelf Holder (in connection with any Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down) or within three (3) days after delivery of the Take-Down Notice to such Shelf Holder (in connection with any non-Marketed Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, including any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is structured as a “block” trade). Each such Take-Down Notice shall set forth (1) the total number of Registrable Securities expected to be offered and sold in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, (2) the expected plan of distribution of such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, (3) an invitation to each other Shelf Holder to elect (such other Shelf Holders who make such an election being “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Participating Holders”) to include in the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Registrable Securities held by such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Participating Holder (on the terms set forth in this Section 2.1(b)(v) and (4) the action or actions required (including the expected timing thereof) in connection with such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down with respect to each such other Shelf Holder that elects to exercise such right (including the delivery of one or more certificates representing Registrable Securities of such other Shelf Holder to be sold in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down). Upon delivery of such Take-Down Notice, each such other Shelf Holder may elect to sell Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, at the same price per Registrable Security and pursuant to the same terms and conditions with respect to payment for the Registrable Securities as agreed to by such initiating Holder, by sending a written notice (an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Participation Notice”) to such initiating Holder and the Corporation within the time period specified in such Take-Down Notice, indicating such other Shelf Holder’s election to sell up to the number of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down specified by such other Shelf Holder in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Participation Notice (on the terms set forth in this Section 2.1(b)(v)).

 

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Notwithstanding the delivery of any Take-Down Notice, subject to Section 2.1(c), all determinations as to whether to complete any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms of any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down shall be at the sole discretion of the initiating Holder. With respect to such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the Corporation shall, if so requested by such initiating Holder, file and effect an amendment or supplement of the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose as soon as practicable. The Corporation shall, together with all Shelf Holders that are permitted to distribute their securities through such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected in accordance with Section 2.1(e).
(c)
Deferral. If (i) in the good faith judgment of the members of the Board, the filing of a Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities, including any amendment or supplement thereto, would require the Corporation to make an Adverse Disclosure and, as a result, that it is in the best interests of the Corporation to defer the filing of such Registration Statement, including any amendment or supplement thereto, at such time, and (ii) the Corporation furnishes to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation stating that in the good faith judgment of the members of the Board, the filing or effectiveness of such Registration Statement, including any amendment or supplement thereto, would require the Corporation to make an Adverse Disclosure, then the Corporation shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a) or the Holder or Holders under Section 2.1(b); provided that the Corporation shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any twelve (12)-month period.
(d)
Other Shares. The Registration Statement filed pursuant to the request of the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a) or the Holder or Holders under Section 2.1(b) may also include Shares being sold either for the Corporation’s own account or the account of Other Selling Stockholders.
(e)
Underwriting.
(i)
If the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a) or the requesting Holder or Holders under Section 2.1(b) intend to distribute all or part of the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Corporation as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 2.1 and the Corporation shall include such information in the written notice given pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i)(A) or Section 2.1(b)(i)(A), as applicable. In such event, the right of any Holder to include all or any portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such registration (or portion thereof that will be underwritten) pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein. If the Corporation shall request inclusion in any registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 of securities being sold for its own account, or if any other Person shall request inclusion in any registration pursuant to this Section 2.1, the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a) or the requesting Holder or Holders under Section 2.1(b) shall, on behalf of all Holders, offer to include such securities in the underwriting and such offer shall be conditioned upon the participation of the Corporation or such other Persons in such underwriting and the inclusion of the Corporation’s and such Person’s other securities of the Corporation and their acceptance of the further applicable provisions of this Section II (including Section 2.9). The Corporation shall (together with all Holders and other Persons proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the representative of the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Corporation, which underwriters are reasonably acceptable to the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a) or the requesting Holder or Holders under Section 2.1(b) holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities that are proposed to be included in such underwriting.

 

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(ii)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.1, if the underwriters advise the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a) or the requesting Holder or Holders under Section 2.1(b) in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of Shares to be underwritten, the number of Registrable Securities that may be so included shall be allocated as follows: (A) first, among all Holders requesting to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement, or for a Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 providing for an offering of securities on a continuous basis, requesting all or a portion of such Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting based on the pro rata percentage of Registrable Securities held by such Holders, which pro rata percentage shall be based upon the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities owned by all such related entities and individuals; and (B) second, to the Corporation, which the Board may allocate, at its discretion, for the Corporation’s own account or for the account of Other Selling Stockholders. For purposes of the preceding sentence concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder that is a Holder and that is a venture capital or private equity fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the affiliated venture capital or private equity funds, partners, retired partners, members, retired members, managers, retired managers, managing members, retired managing members and stockholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners or retired partners, members and retired members, managers and retired managers, managing members and retired managing members, and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons shall be deemed to be a single selling Holder.
(iii)
If a Person who has requested inclusion in such registration as provided above does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, such Person shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Corporation, the underwriter, the Initiating Holders under Section 2.1(a), or the Holders under Section 2.1(b). Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall also be withdrawn from such registration unless such registration is a Registration Statement filed on a Form S-3 providing for an offering of securities on a continuous basis. If Shares are so withdrawn from the registration or if the number of Shares to be included in such registration was previously reduced as a result of marketing factors pursuant to Section 2.1(e)(ii), the Corporation shall then offer to all Holders who have retained rights to include Shares in the registration the right to include additional Shares in the registration in an aggregate amount equal to the number of Shares so withdrawn or reduced, with such Shares to be allocated among such Holders requesting additional inclusion as set forth in Section 2.1(e)(ii).
2.2.
Corporation Registration.
(a)
Corporation Registration. If the Corporation shall determine to register any Shares either for its own account or the account of Other Selling Stockholders, other than: a registration pursuant to Section 2.1; a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans; a registration relating to the offer and sale of debt securities; a registration relating to a company or corporate reorganization or other Rule 145 transaction; or a registration on any registration form that does not permit secondary sales, the Corporation shall:
(i)
promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all Holders; and
(ii)
use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in such registration (and any related qualification under Blue Sky laws or other compliance), except as set forth in Section 2.2(b) and in any underwriting involved therein, all of such Registrable Securities as are specified in a written request or requests made by any Holder or Holders received by the Corporation within ten (10) days after such written notice from the Corporation is mailed or delivered.

 

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Such written request may specify all or a part of a Holder’s Registrable Securities.
(b)
Underwriting.
(i)
If the registration for which the Corporation gives notice is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Corporation shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Corporation and any Other Selling Stockholders) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the representative of the underwriter or underwriters selected by the Corporation.
(ii)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.2, if the underwriters advise the Corporation in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of Shares to be underwritten, the Corporation and the underwriters may (subject to the limitations set forth below) limit the number of Shares to be included in the registration and underwriting. The Corporation shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities requesting registration, and the number of Shares that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated as follows: (A) first, to the Corporation for securities being sold for its own account; and (B) second, among the Holders requesting to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement based on the pro rata percentage of Registrable Securities held by such Holders; provided, however, that in no event shall any Registrable Securities be excluded from such offering unless all Shares proposed to be registered for the account of Other Selling Stockholders have first been excluded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such reduction shall reduce the value of the Registrable Securities of the Holders included in such registration below twenty-five percent (25%) of the total value of securities included in such registration. For purposes of the preceding sentence concerning apportionment, for any selling stockholder that is a Holder and that is a venture capital or private equity fund, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the affiliated venture capital or private equity funds, partners, retired partners, members, retired members, managers, retired managers, managing members, retired managing members and stockholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners or retired partners, members and retired members, managers and retired managers, managing members and retired managing members, and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons shall be deemed to be a single selling Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such selling Holder shall be based upon the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities owned by all such related entities and individuals.
(iii)
If a Person who has requested inclusion in such registration as provided above does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, such Person shall also be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Corporation or the underwriter. Any Registrable Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration.
(c)
Right to Terminate Registration. The Corporation shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder or Other Selling Stockholder has elected to include securities in such registration.
2.3.
Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with registrations pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 shall be borne by the Corporation. All Selling Expenses relating to Registrable Securities registered on behalf of the Holders, to the extent not reimbursed by the Corporation, shall be borne by the Holders holding the Registrable Securities included in such registration pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities so registered.

 

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2.4.
Registration Procedures. In the case of each registration effected by the Corporation pursuant to Section II, the Corporation shall keep each Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof. At its expense, the Corporation shall:
(a)
Keep such registration effective for a period ending on such time as the Holder or Holders have completed the distribution described in the Registration Statement relating thereto;
(b)
Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement for the period set forth in Section 2.4(a);
(c)
Furnish such number of prospectuses, including any preliminary prospectuses and Free Writing Prospectuses, and other documents incident thereto, including any amendment of or supplement to the prospectus, as a Holder from time to time may reasonably request;
(d)
Register and qualify the securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdiction as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders; provided that the Corporation shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business, to subject itself to general taxation or to execute a general consent to service in any such states or jurisdictions in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance, unless the Corporation is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act;
(e)
Take all reasonable actions to ensure that any prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any registration hereunder (i) complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, (ii) is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, (iii) when taken together with the related prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (iv) in the case of such prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(f)
Notify each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto 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 an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, and following such notification promptly prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances in which they were made;
(g)
Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Registration Statement and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement; Take all reasonable actions in connection with each registration effected by the Corporation in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and to the extent required by the underwriter, participate, on a customary basis and upon reasonable advance notice, in a road show of reasonable duration arranged by the underwriter with investors;

 

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(h)
(i)
Cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed or quoted on each securities exchange or quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed or quoted;
(j)
In connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement in form reasonably necessary to effect the offer and sale of Shares; provided that such underwriting agreement contains reasonable and customary provisions; and provided, further, that each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement (provided that the Corporation’s obligations under this Section 2.3(j) to each performing Holder shall not be affected or limited by the lack of performance by any other Holder);
(k)
Notify each Holder as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Corporation of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC or any other Governmental Authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such prospectus or for additional information;
(l)
Use reasonable efforts to prevent and remediate the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any securities included in such Registration Statement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction and notify each Holder covered by such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Corporation of the issuance by the SEC of any such stop order or order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any securities included in such Registration Statement for sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, or any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included in such Registration Statement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(m)
Make available for inspection by each Holder including Registrable Securities in such registration, any underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to such registration and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holder or underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent company or corporate documents and properties of the Corporation, as such parties may reasonably request, and cause the Corporation’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information (including in due diligence calls and meetings) reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement;
(n)
In connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, obtain for delivery to the underwriters an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Corporation, dated the date of the closing of the offering and such other dates as the underwriting agreement may provide, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinion or opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such underwriters and their counsel; and
(o)
In connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2, obtain for delivery to the underwriters and the Board one or more “comfort” letters from the independent public accountants for the Corporation, dated the date of the underwriting agreement and such other dates as the underwriting agreement may provide, in customary form, scope and substance, which comfort letters shall be reasonably satisfactory to such underwriters and their counsel.

 

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2.5.
Indemnification.
(a)
To the extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each of their directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants and each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, with respect to which registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this Section II, and each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act any underwriter, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions, proceedings or settlements in respect thereof), as and when incurred, arising out of or based on: (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any prospectus, offering circular or other document (including any related Registration Statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, any issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act), any issuer information (as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or any other document incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance prepared by or on behalf of the Corporation or used or referred to by the Corporation; (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation (or alleged violation) by the Corporation of the Securities Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Corporation and relating to any action or inaction required of the Corporation in connection with any offering covered by such registration, qualification or compliance, and the Corporation shall reimburse each such Holder, each of their directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants and each Person controlling such Holder, each such underwriter and each Person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, defending or settling any such expense, claim, loss, damage, liability or action, and shall reimburse, as incurred, each such Holder, each such underwriter and each such director, officer, partner, agent and controlling person, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such expense, claim, loss, damage or liability; provided that the Corporation shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, claim, loss, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) made in conformity with and based upon written information furnished to the Corporation or its counsel by or on behalf of such Holder, or any of such Holder’s directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants, any Person controlling such Holder, such underwriter or any Person who controls any such underwriter, and expressly stated to be for use in connection with such registration.
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To the extent permitted by law, each Holder, severally and not jointly, shall, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, each of its directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants and each underwriter, if any, of the Corporation’s securities covered by such a Registration Statement, each Person who controls the Corporation or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, each other such Holder, and each of their directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants, and each Person controlling each other such Holder against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or proceedings or settlements in respect thereof), as and when incurred, arising out of or based on: (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any prospectus, offering circular or other document (including any related Registration Statement, notification or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, any issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act), any issuer information (as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or any other document incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance prepared by or on behalf of the Corporation or used or referred to by the Corporation; (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation (or alleged violation) by such Holder of the Securities Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to such Holder and relating to any action or inaction required of such Holder in connection with any offering covered by such registration, qualification or compliance; and such Holder shall reimburse, as incurred, the Corporation and such Holders, directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants, and each Person controlling the Corporation or such Holder, each such underwriter and each Person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, defending or settling any such expense, claim, loss, damage, liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent that any such expense, claim, loss, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) based upon written information furnished to the Corporation by or on behalf of such Holder, any of such Holder’s directors, officers, partners, members, managers, managing members, legal counsel and accountants, any Person controlling such Holder, such underwriter or any Person who controls any such underwriter, and stated to be for use in connection with such registration; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2.5 exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder. It is understood and agreed that the indemnification obligations of each Holder pursuant to any underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any Registration Statement shall be limited to the obligations contained in this Section 2.5(b).
(c)
Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 2.5 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense; and provided, further, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of his, her or its obligations under this Section 2.5, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such claim (and then only to the extent of such material prejudice). No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that 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. Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
(d)
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.5 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

 

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The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any indemnity and/or contribution under this Section 2.5 exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.
2.6.
Information by Holder. Each Holder shall furnish to the Corporation such information regarding such Holder and the distribution proposed by such Holder as the Corporation may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Section II.
2.7.
Transfer of Registration Rights. The rights, contained in Section II, to cause the Corporation to register the Registrable Securities, may be assigned or otherwise conveyed by the Holders pursuant to a transfer of Registrable Securities to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the Charter and the LLC Agreement) in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Charter and the LLC Agreement; provided, however, that such Permitted Transferee shall, as a condition to the effectiveness of such assignment, execute a joinder to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Joinder”). Upon due execution and delivery of a Joinder by such Permitted Transferee and the Corporation, such Permitted Transferee shall become an additional Holder with respect to the Registrable Securities so transferred and the Corporation shall add such additional Holder’s name and address to the Schedule of Holders.
2.8.
Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Corporation agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a)
Make and keep public information regarding the Corporation available as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times from and after ninety (90) days following the effective date of the first registration under the Securities Act filed by the Corporation for an offering of its securities to the general public;
(b)
File with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Corporation under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements;
(c)
So long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to the Holder forthwith upon written request a written statement by the Corporation as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time from and after ninety (90) days following the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed by the Corporation for an offering of its securities to the general public), and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(d)
Upon the written request of any Holder in connection with that Holder’s sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Corporation shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether the Corporation has complied, and is in compliance, with the requirements of Rule 144, and the Corporation shall, at the request of any Holder, provide a legal opinion from its counsel as to whether such sale is exempt under Rule 144.

 

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2.9.
Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to take any action to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise delay any registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section II.
2.10.
Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date hereof, the Corporation shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any Holder or prospective Holder of any securities of the Corporation giving such Holder or prospective Holder any registration rights, the terms of which are pari passu with or senior to the registration rights granted to the Holders hereunder. Subject to this Section 2.10, the Corporation may make any Person who acquires Shares or rights to acquire Shares from the Corporation after the date hereof (including without limitation any Person who acquires Common Units) a party to this Agreement and to succeed to all of the rights and obligations of a Holder under this Agreement by obtaining an executed Joinder from such additional Holder. Upon due execution and delivery of a Joinder by such additional Holder and the Corporation, the Shares acquired by such additional Holder or issuable upon redemption or exchange of Common Units acquired by such additional Holder shall become Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein, such additional Holder shall become a Holder under this Agreement with respect to the acquired Shares and the Corporation shall add such additional Holder’s name and address to the Schedule of Holders.

SECTION III TERMINATION

3.1.
Termination of Registration Rights. The right of any Holder to request registration or inclusion in any registration pursuant to Sections 2.1 or 2.2 shall terminate on the earlier of (a) such date on which all Registrable Securities held by such Holder may be sold without restrictions of any kind under Rule 144, (b) seven (7) years after the closing of the IPO, and (c) with respect to any Holder, the date on which such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the provisions of Section 2.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION IV MISCELLANEOUS

4.1.
Amendments and Waivers. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified except pursuant to a writing signed by the Corporation and the Holders holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement requested by any party hereto must be granted in writing by the party granting such waiver; provided, however, that the Holders holding at least a majority of the Registrable Securities may grant a waiver on behalf of all Holders.
4.2.
Remedies. Each party hereto shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any applicable law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. It is agreed and understood that monetary damages would not adequately compensate an injured party for the breach of this Agreement by any party, that this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable, and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement shall be the proper subject of a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order. Further, each party hereto waives any claim or defense that there is an adequate remedy at law for such breach or threatened breach.

 

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4.3.
Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, and such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced with a valid, legal and enforceable provision for such jurisdiction that as closely as possible reflects the parties’ intent with respect thereto, or if not possible, this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
4.4.
Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement contains the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.
4.5.
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the Corporation and its successors and assigns and the Holders and their respective successors and assigns (whether so expressed or not). In addition, whether or not any express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of Holders are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent or successor Holder.
4.6.
Notices. Any notice, demand or other communication to be given under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient but, if not, then on the next business day, (iii) one business day after it is sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (iv) three (3) business days after it is mailed to the recipient by first class mail, return receipt requested. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the Corporation at the address specified below and to any Holder or to any other party subject to this Agreement at such address as indicated on the Schedule of Holders, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any party may change such party’s address for receipt of notice by providing prior written notice of the change to the sending party as provided herein. The Corporation’s address is:

OneStream, Inc.

191 N. Chester Street

Birmingham, Michigan 48009

Attn: General Counsel and Secretary

Email:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

Attn: Allison Spinner; Michael Nordtvedt; Victor Nilsson

Email:

If to any KKR Holder, to:

 

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

30 Hudson Yards

New York, NY 10001

 

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Attn: David Welsh

Email:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Jones Day

1755 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, California 94303

Attn: Timothy Curry

Email:

 

or to such other address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

4.7.
Business Days. If any time period for giving notice or taking action hereunder expires on a day that is not a business day, the time period shall automatically be extended to the immediately following business day.
4.8.
Governing Law. The corporate law of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues and questions concerning the relative rights of the Corporation and its stockholders. All other issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
4.9.
MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
4.10.
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY U.S. REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS TO WHICH IT HAS SUBMITTED TO JURISDICTION IN THIS PARAGRAPH. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, AND HEREBY AND THEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

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4.11.
No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Corporation and each Holder agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement, shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
4.12.
Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.
4.13.
No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.
4.14.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signature of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
4.15.
Electronic Delivery. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent executed and delivered by means of a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of such signed writing using a facsimile machine or electronic mail shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.
4.16.
Further Assurances. In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Holder shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.17.
Dividends, Recapitalizations, Etc. If at any time or from time to time there is any change in the capital structure of the Corporation by way of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment will be made in the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby will continue.

 

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[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Holly Koczot

Name:

 Holly Koczot

Title:

 General Counsel

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

THOMAS SHEA

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Shea

Name:

 Thomas Shea

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

CRAIG COLBY

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig Colby

Name:

 Craig Colby

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

MIDWEST FISH HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

By:

/s/ Abram Gordon

Name:

 Abram Gordon

Title:

 Manager

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

MAERTSENO HOLDINGS LLC

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony Cracchiolo

Name:

 Anthony Cracchiolo

Title:

 Assistant Secretary

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR DREAM HOLDINGS LLC

 

By:KKR Dream Aggregator, L.P., its sole member

By: KKR Dream Aggregator GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR AMERICAS XII (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

By: KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII AIV L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Americas XII AIV GP LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR AMERICAS XII EEA (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

By: KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII AIV L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Americas XII AIV GP LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR AMERICAS XII (DREAM II) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

By: KKR ASSOCIATES AMERICAS XII AIV L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Americas XII AIV GP LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR TFO PARTNERS L.P.

 

By: KKR ASSOCIATES TFO L.P., its general partner

By: KKR TFO GP Limited, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey B. Van Horn, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR CUSTOM EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND L.P.

 

By: KKR Associates Custom Equity Opportunities L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Custom Equity Opportunities Limited, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR-MILTON STRATEGIC PARTNERS L.P.

 

By: KKR Associates Milton Strategic L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Milton Strategic Limited, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR NGT (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT L.P.

 

By: KKR Associates NGT L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Next Gen Tech Growth Limited, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR NGT (DREAM) BLOCKER PARENT (EEA) L.P.

 

By: KKR Associates NGT L.P., its general partner

By: KKR Next Gen Tech Growth Limited, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Christopher Lee, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

KKR WOLVERINE I LTD.

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey B. Van Horn, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

K-PRIME AG FINANCING L.P.

 

By: K-PRIME Hedge-Finance GP Limited., its general partner

By: KKR Next Gen Tech Growth Limited, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

 David Welsh

Title:

 Attorney-in-fact for Sung Bum Cho, Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

ALKEON INNOVATION MASTER FUND, LP

 

By: Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

Name:

 Jennifer Shufro

Title:

 Managing Director

 

ALKEON INNOVATION MASTER FUND II, LP

 

By: Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

Name:

 Jennifer Shufro

Title:

 Managing Director

 

ALKEON INNOVATION MASTER FUND II, PRIVATE SERIES, LP

 

By: Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

Name:

 Jennifer Shufro

Title:

 Managing Director

 

ALKEON INNOVATION LUX, SCSP SICAV-RAIF

 

By: Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Portfolio Manager

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

Name:

 Jennifer Shufro

Title:

 Managing Director

 

ALKEON INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, LP

 

By: Alkeon Capital Management, LLC, its Investment Adviser and Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Shufro

Name:

 Jennifer Shufro

Title:

 Managing Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

FARMCO

 

By: Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Long Beach

 

 

By:

/s/ Alexandra Chambers

Name:

 Alexandra Chambers

Title:

 Principal Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

IGSB AVATAR P I, LLC

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy K. Bliss

Name:

 Timothy K. Bliss

Title:

 Manager

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

LA CENTRA-SUMERLIN FOUNDATION

 

 

By:

/s/ Abby Honikman

Name:

 Abby Honikman

Title:

 Secretary

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

 

TIDEMARK FUND I-A LP

 

By: Tidemark I GP LP

Its: General Partner

 

By: Tidemark Capital LLC

Its: General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

Name:

 David Yuan

Title:

 Managing Member

 

TIDEMARK FUND I LP

 

By: Tidemark I GP LP

Its: General Partner

 

By: Tidemark Capital LLC

Its: General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

Name:

 David Yuan

Title:

 Managing Member

 

TIDEMARK EXECUTIVE FUND I LP

 

By: Tidemark I GP LP

Its: General Partner

 

By: Tidemark Capital LLC

Its: General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/ David Yuan

Name:

 David Yuan

Title:

 Managing Member

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

TIGER GLOBAL INTERMEDIARY 3 LLC

 

 

By:

/s/ Rick Fortunato

Name:

 Richard Fortunato

Title:

 Manager

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 

SCHEDULE OF HOLDERS

 

Holder

Address

Thomas Shea

c/o OneStream, Inc.

191 N. Chester Street

Birmingham, Michigan 48009.

Craig Colby

Midwest Fish Holdings LLC

27777 Franklin Road, Suite 2500

Southfield, MI 48034

Maertseno Holdings LLC

KKR Dream Holdings LLC*

30 Hudson Yards

New York, NY 10001

KKR Americas XII (Dream) Blocker Parent L.P.*

KKR Americas XII EEA (Dream) Blocker Parent L.P.*

KKR Americas XII (Dream II) Blocker Parent L.P.*

KKR TFO Partners L.P.*

KKR Custom Equity Opportunities Fund L.P.*

KKR-Milton Strategic Partners L.P.*

KKR NGT (Dream) Blocker Parent L.P.*

KKR NGT (Dream) Blocker Parent (EEA) L.P.*

KKR Wolverine I Ltd.*

K-PRIME AG Financing L.P.*

Alkeon Innovation Master Fund, LP

c/o Alkeon Capital Management

350 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017

Alkeon Innovation Master Fund II, LP

Alkeon Innovation Master Fund II, Private Series, LP

Alkeon Innovation Lux, SCSP SICAV-RAIF

Alkeon Innovation Opportunity Master Fund, LP

FARMCO

1034 Santa Barbara Street

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Attn: Alexandra Chambers

Email:

IGSB Avatar P I, LLC

1482 East Valley Road, Suite 30

Santa Barbara, CA 93108

P.O. Box 50440

Santa Barbara, CA 93150

Attn: Timothy K. Bliss

Email:

La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation

1483 East Valley Road, Suite L

Santa Barbara, CA 93108

P.O. Box 5518

Santa Barbara, CA 93150

Attn: Abby Honikman

Email:

Tidemark Fund I LP

555 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tidemark Fund I-A LP

Tidemark Executive Fund I LP

Tiger Global Intermediary 3 LLC

c/o Tiger Global Management, LLC

9 West 57th Street, 35th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Legal Counsel

Email:

 

* KKR Holder

 


 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF JOINDER

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this Joinder pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 23, 2024 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Registration Rights Agreement”), by and among OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and the other parties thereto.

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Corporation, and upon acceptance hereof by the Corporation 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 provisions of 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 Class A Common Stock (and shares convertible into or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock) shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein. The Corporation is directed to add the address below the undersigned’s signature on this Joinder to the Schedule of Holders attached to the Registration Rights Agreement. Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the ___ day of ____________, 20___.

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

Print Name

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreed and Accepted as of

 

 

 

, 20

 

 

 

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Its:

 

 

 


EX-10.4 7 ck0001889956-ex10_4.htm EX-10.4 EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

This STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT, dated as of July 23, 2024 (as it may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and KKR Dream Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KKR”).

WHEREAS, KKR and certain of its Affiliates are stockholders of the Corporation;

WHEREAS, the Corporation is contemplating an offering and sale of shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined below) in an underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”);

WHEREAS, immediately following the consummation of the IPO, KKR and certain of its Affiliates will remain stockholders of the Corporation; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, the Corporation and KKR wish to set forth certain understandings between such parties, including with respect to certain governance and voting matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein made and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Action” means any claim, charge, demand, action, cause of action, inquiry, audit, suit, arbitration, indictment, litigation, hearing or other proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or private).

“Affiliate” means (i) with respect to any Person (other than a KKR Investor), an “affiliate” of such Person as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, and (ii) with respect to any KKR Investor, an “affiliate” of such KKR Investor as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and any investment fund, vehicle, managed account or holding company with respect to which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. or an Affiliate thereof serves as the general partner, managing member, discretionary manager or advisor, or in any such similar capacity; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no KKR Investor shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or controlled Affiliate of the Corporation (or vice versa).

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“Applicable Exchange Listing Standards” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

“Associated Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(o).

“Board” means the Corporation’s board of directors.

“Business Day” means any calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required to close.

“Certificate of Incorporation” means the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as in effect on the date hereof and as may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Chosen Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h).

 


 

“Class A Common Stock” means a series of Common Stock designated in the Certificate of Incorporation as Class A Common Stock.

“Class B Common Stock” means a series of Common Stock designated in the Certificate of Incorporation as Class B Common Stock.

“Class C Common Stock” means a series of Common Stock designated in the Certificate of Incorporation as Class C Common Stock.

“Class D Common Stock” means a series of Common Stock designated in the Certificate of Incorporation as Class D Common Stock.

“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Company” means OneStream Software LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“control”, “controlled” or “controlling” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of company securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“Directors” means the directors of the Corporation at the applicable time.

“EDGAR” means the SEC’s publicly available electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval system.

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.

“Equity Incentive Plan” means the Corporation’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, including any assumed equity originally issued by the Company pursuant to its 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time).

“Governmental Entity” means the United States of America or any other nation, any state or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government, including any court, in each case, having jurisdiction over the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the property or other assets of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Lead Independent Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d).

“IPO” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“KKR” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

“KKR Director(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

“KKR Investors” means KKR, its Affiliates and its and their respective successors, assigns and Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation).

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“Person” means an individual, a partnership (including a limited partnership), a corporation, a limited liability company, an exempted company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, association or other entity or a Governmental Entity.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Stockholders” means holders of Common Stock.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the limited liability company, partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control any managing member, general partner or analogous controlling Person of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity. Unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Corporation.

2. Operative Provisions.

(a) Nomination of Directors. As of the date hereof and for so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own, on a collective basis:

(i)
at least 40% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, KKR shall have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate to the Board a number of Directors (rounded up to the nearest whole number) equal to the authorized number of Directors of the Board at such time multiplied by 50.1%; and
(ii)
at least 10%, but less than 40%, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, KKR shall have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate to the Board a number of Directors (rounded up to the nearest whole number) equal to the authorized number of Directors of the Board at such time multiplied by such percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned collectively by the KKR Investors.

The Corporation agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the listing standards of the stock exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed (the “Applicable Exchange Listing Standards”), to take all necessary and desirable actions to (1) include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors the individuals designated pursuant to this Section 2(a) (to the extent that Directors of such nominee’s class are to be elected at such meeting for so long as the Board is classified), (2) nominate and recommend each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, and (3) solicit proxies or consents in favor thereof.

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The Corporation is entitled, solely for the purposes set forth in this Section 2(a), to identify each such individual as a KKR Director pursuant to this Agreement.

In the event that KKR has nominated fewer than the total number of designees KKR is entitled to nominate pursuant to this Section 2(a), KKR shall have the right, at any time, to nominate such additional designees to which it is entitled, in which case the Corporation and the Directors shall take all necessary corporate action, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to (x) enable KKR to nominate and effect the election or appointment of such additional individuals, and (y) to effect the election or appointment of such additional individuals nominated by KKR to fill such newly-created directorships or to fill any other existing vacancies.

Any such Director(s) nominated pursuant to this Section 2(a) shall be the “KKR Director” or “KKR Directors,” as applicable.

(b) Vacancies of Directors. Unless the Board otherwise requests, in the event of a reduction in the number of KKR Directors to be nominated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(a), KKR shall use its best efforts to obtain the resignations of the number of KKR Directors corresponding with such reduction. If a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, removal or resignation of any KKR Director nominated pursuant to Section 2(a), other than the removal or resignation of a KKR Director due to a reduction in the number of KKR Directors to be nominated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(a), if requested by KKR, the remaining Directors shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, cause the vacancy created thereby to be filled by a new nominee, designee or appointee of KKR as soon as possible, and the Corporation agrees to take, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.

(c) Chairperson of the Board. As of the date hereof and for so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall take all action necessary to ensure that KKR shall have the right to appoint (including filling any vacancy in the position of chairperson of the Board) a then-serving Director as the chairperson of the Board and to remove any person serving as chairperson of the Board of Directors from such position.

(d) Lead Independent Director. As of the date hereof, and for so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall take all action necessary to ensure that KKR shall have the right to appoint (including filling any vacancy in the position of Lead Independent Director) a then-serving Director as the Lead Independent Director (as defined in the Corporation’s corporate governance guidelines, as may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Corporate Governance Guidelines”) of the Board and to remove any person serving as Lead Independent Director from such position. For so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall take all action necessary to ensure that the Corporate Governance Guidelines are not amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated with respect to the role, responsibilities or duties of the Lead Independent Director without the consent of KKR.

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(e) Committee Membership. Subject to applicable law and Applicable Exchange Listing Standards, the Board may delegate any of its power and authority to manage the business and affairs of the Corporation to any standing or special committee upon such terms as it sees fit as permitted by law and as set forth in the resolutions creating such committee. As of the date hereof, the Board has designated the following committees: the (i) Audit Committee and (ii) Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee. For so long as KKR is entitled to nominate at least one KKR Director to the Board in accordance with Section 2(a), KKR shall also be entitled to designate at least one KKR Director to each committee of the Board, including those formed after the date hereof; provided, however, that any such KKR Director designee must at all times remain eligible to serve on the applicable committee under applicable law and the Applicable Exchange Listing Standards, including any applicable general and heightened independence requirements (subject in each case to any applicable exceptions, including those for newly public companies and for “controlled companies,” and any applicable phase-in periods); provided, further, that any special committee established to evaluate any transaction in which any of the KKR Investors or KKR Directors has an interest which is in conflict with the interests of the Corporation, as reasonably determined by a number of Directors equal to at least one-third of the Whole Board of Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), shall not include any KKR Director. If the continued service of a committee member designated by KKR would cause the Corporation to violate any applicable law or Applicable Exchange Listing Standard, including any applicable general and heightened independence requirements, KKR shall use their best efforts to obtain the resignation of such nominee from the applicable committee. It is understood by the parties hereto that no KKR Director is required to be designated by KKR on any committee and any failure by KKR to exercise such right in this section in a prior period shall not constitute any waiver of such right in a subsequent period. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, each committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board as appropriate.

(f) No Liability for Election of Recommended Directors. None of the Corporation, the KKR Investors, nor any officer, director, stockholder, partner, employee or agent of any such party, makes any representation or warranty as to the fitness or competence of the nominee of any party hereunder to serve on the Board by virtue of such party’s execution of this Agreement or by the act of such party in voting for such nominee pursuant to this Agreement.

(g) Protective Provisions. As of the date hereof and for so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the written consent or agreement of KKR, take any of the following actions:

(i)
enter into a transaction or agreement that would result in a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) of the Corporation; or
(ii)
terminate, hire or appoint a chief executive officer (or other person performing the duties of principal executive officer) of the Corporation.

(h) Information Rights.

(i)
The Corporation shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books, records and accounts, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. As of the date hereof and for so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, permit KKR and its designated representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Corporation, to review the books and records of the Corporation or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Corporation or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Corporation or any such Subsidiaries.
(ii)
As of the date hereof and for so long as the KKR Investors beneficially own on a collective basis at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Corporation shall, upon the reasonable request of KKR, deliver to KKR:

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(1)
as soon as practicable, but in any event within 90 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Corporation, (A) a balance sheet as of the end of such year, (B) statements of income and of cash flows for such year, and (C) a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such year, all of which shall be audited and certified by independent public accountant(s) of nationally recognized standing selected by the Corporation;
(2)
as soon as practicable, but in any event within 45 calendar days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Corporation, unaudited statements of income and of cash flows for such fiscal quarter, an unaudited balance sheet and a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such fiscal quarter, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP);
(3)
as soon as practicable, but in any event with 45 calendar days after the end of each fiscal quarter, financial and operating information presented in a manner consistent (including as to information presented and level of detail) with financial and operating reports historically provided by the Company to KKR during the period preceding the consummation of the IPO pursuant to the provisions of the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company, as amended; and
(4)
as soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 calendar days of the end of each calendar month, only to the extent provided to the Board, an unaudited income statement and statement of cash flows for such month, and an unaudited balance sheet and statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such month, all prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such financial statements may (A) be subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and (B) not contain all notes thereto that may be required in accordance with GAAP);

provided, that the Corporation may satisfy any or all of its obligations under this Section 2(h)(ii) in whole or in part by reference to its filings with the SEC that are publicly available on EDGAR.

3. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or made (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) one Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (iii) when transmitted, if sent by email transmission before 5:00 p.m. Birmingham, Michigan time on a Business Day, and otherwise on the next Business Day. Such notices, demands and other communications shall be sent to the Corporation and KKR at the addresses indicated below or, in each case, to any such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.

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If to the Corporation, to:

OneStream, Inc.

191 N. Chester Street

Birmingham, Michigan 48009

Attn: Chief Financial Officer; General Counsel and Secretary

Email:

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

Attn: Allison Spinner; Michael Nordtvedt; Victor Nilsson

Email:

If to KKR Dream Holdings LLC, to:

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

30 Hudson Yards

New York, NY 10001

Attn: David Welsh

Email:

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Jones Day

1755 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, California 94303

Attn: Timothy Curry

Email:

(b) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, and such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced with a valid, legal and enforceable provision for such jurisdiction that as closely as possible reflects the parties’ intent with respect thereto, or if not possible, this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

(c) Headings and Sections. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. The use of the words “including” or “include” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. The use of the words “or,” “either” and “any” shall not be exclusive.

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(d) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Corporation and KKR.

(e) Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Any waiver by the Corporation or KKR of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall only be effective if executed in writing by the party making such waiver.

(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided, however, that KKR shall be entitled to assign, in whole or in part, any of its rights hereunder to any of its Permitted Transferees without such prior written consent.

(g) Remedies. Each party hereto shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any applicable law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. It is agreed and understood that monetary damages would not adequately compensate an injured party for the breach of this Agreement by any party, that this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable, and that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement shall be the proper subject of a temporary or permanent injunction or restraining order. Further, each party hereto waives any claim or defense that there is an adequate remedy at law for such breach or threatened breach.

(h) Governing Law; Venue and Forum. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware, or, if both the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal courts within the State of Delaware decline to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any other state court within the State of Delaware, and, in each case, any appellate court therefrom (together, the “Chosen Courts”), for the purposes of any Action arising out of this Agreement (and agrees that no such Action relating to this Agreement shall be brought by it or any of its Subsidiaries except in such courts). Each of the parties further agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such person’s respective address set forth in Section 3(a) shall be effective service of process for any Action in the State of Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives (and agrees not to plead or claim), any objection to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of this Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the Chosen Courts, or that any such Action, brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

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(i) Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial. As a specifically bargained inducement for each of the parties to enter into this Agreement (with each party having had opportunity to consult counsel), each party hereto expressly and irrevocably waives the right to trial by jury in any lawsuit or legal proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, and any lawsuit or legal proceeding relating to or arising in any way from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein shall be tried in a court of competent jurisdiction by a judge sitting without a jury.

(j) No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict.

(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no other agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those expressly set forth herein.

(l) Counterparts. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument with respect to each agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other electronic transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other electronic transmission method to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of such method as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

(m) Further Action. The parties agree to execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

(n) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) such time as the KKR Investors no longer beneficially own on a collective basis at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) the delivery of a written notice by KKR to the Corporation requesting that this Agreement terminate; provided, however, that such termination shall not affect rights or obligations expressly stated to survive such cessation of ownership of Common Stock.

(o) No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that any party hereto may be a partnership or limited liability company, each party hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Persons other than the named parties hereto shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or under any documents or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative or employee of any other party (or any of their

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successors or permitted assignees), against any former, current, or future general or limited partner, manager, stockholder or member of any KKR Investor (or any successors or permitted assignees of a KKR Investor) or any Affiliate thereof or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, stockholder, manager or member of any of the foregoing, but in each case not including the named parties hereto (each, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the named parties hereto, an “Associated Person”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such party against the Associated Persons, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or otherwise be incurred by any Associated Person, as such, for any obligations of the applicable party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, under any documents or instruments delivered contemporaneously herewith, in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.

[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Holly Koczot

Name:

 Holly Koczot

Title:

 General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement]


 

 

KKR DREAM HOLDINGS LLC

 

By: KKR Dream Aggregator, L.P., its sole member

 

 

By: KKR Dream Aggregator GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Welsh

Name:

David Welsh

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement]


EX-10.5 8 ck0001889956-ex10_5.htm EX-10.5 EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

ONESTREAM, INC.

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [insert date], and is between OneStream, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [insert name of indemnitee] (“Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

A.
Indemnitee’s service to the Company substantially benefits the Company.
B.
Individuals are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or in certain other capacities unless they are provided directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and rights to reimbursement of expenses and indemnification to protect them against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their status as directors and officers and service in those capacities.
C.
Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and any insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as a director or officer without additional protection.
D.
In order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, Indemnitee as permitted by applicable law.
E.
This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided in the Company’s governing documents, and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and this Agreement shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to limit, diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

The parties therefore agree as follows:

1.
Definitions.
(a)
A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:
(i)
Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than though an acquisition of securities of the Company by the Company; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Person who or which is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities as of immediately prior to the date of this Agreement;
(ii)
Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s board of directors, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv)) whose election by the board of directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors;

 


 

(iii)
Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Surviving Entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Surviving Entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body (or otherwise direct the management and policies) of such Surviving Entity;
(iv)
Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and
(v)
Other Events. Any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

For purposes of this Section 1(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1)
“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Beneficial Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Company’s board of directors approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person.
(2)
“Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
(3)
“Surviving Entity” shall mean the surviving or resulting entity in a merger or consolidation or any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, such surviving or resulting entity.
(b)
“Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise.
(c)
“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(d)
“Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(e)
“Enterprise” means the Company and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

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(f)
“Expenses” include all reasonable and actually incurred attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d), Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(g)
“Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(h)
“Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, audit, administrative hearing or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, including any appeal therefrom and including without limitation any such Proceeding pending as of the date of this Agreement, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or otherwise by reason of (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, (ii) any action taken by Indemnitee or any action or inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or (iii) the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. Reference to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

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2.
Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 2, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
3.
Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
4.
Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a participant in and is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. For purposes of this section, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
5.
Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, (x) a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party or (y) was made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests in any such Proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.
6.
Additional Indemnification.
(a)
Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.
(b)
For purposes of Section 6(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to:

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(i)
the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and
(ii)
the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.
7.
Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding):
(a)
for which (and solely to the extent that) payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid;
(b)
for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
(c)
for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, in either case as required under any clawback or compensation recovery policy adopted by the Company, applicable securities exchange and association listing requirements including, without limitation, those adopted in accordance with Rule 10D-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including, without limitation, any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
(d)
initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Company’s board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise authorized in Section 12(d) or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or
(e)
if prohibited by applicable law.
8.
Advances of Expenses. The Company shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding prior to its final disposition, and such advancement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses, provided that Indemnitee may redact therefrom any references to legal work performed at the direction of or for the benefit of Indemnitee or to expenditure made by or on behalf of Indemnitee if Indemnitee determines that the disclosure thereof would jeopardize any privilege accorded to Indemnitee by applicable law). Advances shall be unsecured and interest free and made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay such advances. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8 shall constitute such an undertaking on the part of Indemnitee providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) by the Company pursuant to this Section 8, if and only to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company therefor under this Agreement. This Section 8 shall not apply to the extent advancement is prohibited by law and shall not apply to any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) for which indemnity is not permitted under this Agreement, but shall apply to any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) referenced in Section 7(b) or 7(c) prior to a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company and to any action initiated pursuant to Section 12(d).
9.
Procedures for Notification and Defense of Claim.
(a)
Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include, in reasonable detail, a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights, except to the extent that such failure or delay actually and materially prejudices the Company.
(b)
If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect that may be applicable to the Proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all commercially-reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c)
Other than in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company, (i) the Company shall be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense and (ii) Indemnitee shall consult with the Company and consider in good faith the advisability and appropriateness of joint representation in the event that either the Company or other indemnitees in addition to Indemnitee require representation in connection with any Proceeding.
(d)
Indemnitee shall not enter into any settlement in connection with a Proceeding (or any part thereof) without providing at least three days’ prior written notice to the Company of Indemnitee’s intention to settle the Proceeding.
(e)
The Company shall not settle any Proceeding (or any part thereof) in a manner that imposes any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty, liability or limitation on Indemnitee in respect of which Indemnitee is not fully indemnified hereunder or that requires an admission of fault or wrongdoing on the part of Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
10.
Procedures upon Application for Indemnification.
(a)
To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and as is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Proceeding. Any delay in providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure is prejudicial.

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(b)
Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a), a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Company’s board of directors, by the stockholders of the Company. If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
(c)
In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 10(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company’s board of directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Company’s board of directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 10(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
(d)
The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel.

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11.
Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a)
In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption.
(b)
The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
(c)
Neither the knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
12.
Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a)
Subject to Section 12(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 or 12(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement within 90 days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to Sections 4, 5 and 12(d) of this Agreement, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 4 of this Agreement. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement.
(b)
Neither (i) the failure of the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.

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In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.
(c)
To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d)
To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 90 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.
(e)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.
13.
Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and agents) in connection with such events and transactions.
14.
Non-exclusivity. The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set forth herein, no right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

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15.
[Reserved.][Primary Responsibility. The Company acknowledges that Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by [KKR & Co. Inc.] and certain affiliates (including affiliated investment funds) thereof (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company agrees that (i) it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) it shall be required to advance the full amount of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or any agreement between the Company and Indemnitee, including this Agreement), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors, and (iii) it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or other recovery thereof against the Secondary Indemnitors with respect to the liabilities for which the Company is primarily responsible under this Section 15. No advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification or advancement of expenses from the Company shall affect the foregoing. In the event of any payment by the Secondary Indemnitors of amounts otherwise required to be indemnified or advanced by the Company under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or this Agreement, the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement of expenses under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or this Agreement or, to the extent such subrogation is unavailable and contribution is found to be the applicable remedy, shall have a right of contribution with respect to the amounts paid; provided, however, that the foregoing sentence will be deemed void if and to the extent that it would violate any applicable insurance policy. The Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 15.]
16.
No Duplication of Payments. [Subject to Section 15, the][The] Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
17.
Insurance. To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, trustees, general partners, managing members, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries of the Company or any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies to the same extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or policies in a comparable position.
18.
Subrogation. [Subject to Section 15, in][In] the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
19.
Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the request of the Company, as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or is removed from such position.

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Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position; provided that Indemnitee shall continue to enjoy the benefits of this Agreement with respect to any continuing or subsequent such positions and with respect to Indemnitee’s services in such position prior to resignation therefrom. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that any employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), any existing formal severance policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or the DGCL. No such document shall be subject to any oral modification thereof.
20.
Duration. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (a) ten years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise, as applicable; or (b) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.
21.
Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
22.
Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
23.
Enforcement. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company.

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24.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable law.
25.
Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
26.
Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed:
(a)
if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof; or
(b)
if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at 191 N. Chester Street, Birmingham, Michigan 48009, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Allison Spinner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304.

Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day.

27.
Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, Cogency Global Inc., 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19904, as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

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28.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
29.
Captions. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
30.
OneStream Software LLC. To the extent the Company fails or is otherwise unable to fund any portion of its indemnification or advancement obligations under this Agreement, the Company agrees that it will, in its capacity as manager of OneStream Software LLC, cause OneStream Software LLC to fund such unfunded portion, including by causing the reimbursement of such expenses pursuant to the limited liability company agreement of OneStream Software LLC.

(signature page follows)

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The parties are signing this Indemnification Agreement as of the date stated in the introductory sentence.

 

ONESTREAM, INC.

 

 

(Signature)

 

 

(Print name)

 

 

(Title)

 

 

[INSERT INDEMNITEE NAME]

 

 

(Signature)

 

 

(Print name)

 

 

(Street address)

 

 

(City, State and ZIP)

 

(Signature page to Indemnification Agreement)