AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
GLOBAL ATLANTIC FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED
GLOBAL ATLANTIC FINANCIAL LIFE LIMITED
MAGNOLIA PARENT LLC
MAGNOLIA MERGER SUB LIMITED
and
Solely for Section 2.10(a) hereunder
LAMC LP
and
THE EQUITY REPRESENTATIVE
Dated as of July 7, 2020
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS AND TERMS |
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Section 1.01 | Defined Terms | 2 |
Section 1.02 | Interpretation | 17 |
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ARTICLE II |
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THE MERGER |
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Section 2.01 | The Merger | 18 |
Section 2.02 | Merger Effective Time | 18 |
Section 2.03 | Effects of Merger | 19 |
Section 2.04 | Board of Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company | 19 |
Section 2.05 | Organizational Documents | 19 |
Section 2.06 | Closing | 19 |
Section 2.07 | Merger Consideration | 20
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Section 2.08 | Effect of Merger on the Share Capital of Merger Sub and the Company; Company SARs and Company RSAs | 20 |
Section 2.09 | Adjustments to Prevent Dilution | 23 |
Section 2.10 | LAMC Distribution; Life Rollover. | 23 |
Section 2.11 | Life Merger | 24
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Section 2.12 | Life Merger Effective Time | 24 |
Section 2.13 | Effects of Life Merger. | 24 |
Section 2.14 | Effect of Life Merger on the Share Capital of Life and the Surviving Company | 25 |
Section 2.15 | Determination of Closing Book Value | 26 |
Section 2.16 | Equity Representative | 32 |
Section 2.17 | Escrow Account. | 34 |
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ARTICLE III |
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EXCHANGE OF BOOK-ENTRY SHARES; COMPANY SARS |
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Section 3.01 | Paying Agent; Company SARs | 34 |
Section 3.02 | Exchange Procedures | 35 |
Section 3.03 | No Further Ownership Rights | 35 |
Section 3.04 | Termination of Exchange Fund | 35 |
Section 3.05 | No Liability | 36 |
Section 3.06 | Shares of Dissenting Holders | 36 |
Section 3.07 | Withholding of Tax | 36 |
ARTICLE IV |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 4.01 | Organization | 37 |
Section 4.02 | Subsidiaries | 38 |
Section 4.03 | Capitalization | 38 |
Section 4.04 | Authorization | 39 |
Section 4.05 | Consents and Approvals; No Violations | 40 |
Section 4.06 | Financial Statements | 40 |
Section 4.07 | Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities | 41 |
Section 4.08 | Absence of Certain Changes | 41 |
Section 4.09 | Litigation | 41 |
Section 4.10 | Compliance with Laws | 41 |
Section 4.11 | Real Property | 42 |
Section 4.12 | Intellectual Property | 42 |
Section 4.13 | Employee Benefit Plans | 43 |
Section 4.14 | Labor Relations | 44 |
Section 4.15 | Contracts | 44 |
Section 4.16 | Product Tax Matters | 46 |
Section 4.17 | Tax Matters | 47 |
Section 4.18 | Insurance Coverage | 48 |
Section 4.19 | Insurance Subsidiaries | 48 |
Section 4.20 | Statutory Statements; Examinations | 49
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Section 4.21 | Reinsurance | 50
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Section 4.22 | Insurance Reserves; Actuarial Reports | 50
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Section 4.23 | Insurance Contracts | 51
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Section 4.24 | Distributors | 52
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Section 4.25 | Separate Accounts and Registered Funds | 52
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Section 4.26 | Investment Assets | 53
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Section 4.27 | Investment Adviser | 53
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Section 4.28 | Broker-Dealer | 54
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Section 4.29 | Anti-Corruption and Sanctions | 55
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Section 4.30 | Brokers | 55
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Section 4.31 | Related Party Transactions | 56
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Section 4.32 | Investment Company Status | 56
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Section 4.33 | No Other Representation or Warranty | 56
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ARTICLE V |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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Section 5.01 | Organization | 57 |
Section 5.02 | Authorization | 57 |
Section 5.03 | Consents and Approvals; No Violations | 57 |
Section 5.04 | Litigation | 58 |
Section 5.05 | No Regulatory Impediments | 58 |
Section 5.06 | Financing | 58 |
Section 5.07 | Equity Financing | 58 |
Section 5.08 | Business Plan | 60
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Section 5.09 | Parent Limited Guaranty | 60
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Section 5.10 | Parent and Merger Sub Operations | 60
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Section 5.11 | Vote/Approval Required | 60 |
Section 5.12 | Brokers | 60 |
Section 5.13 | Information Supplied | 61 |
Section 5.14 | U.S. Federal Income Tax Status of Parent | 61 |
Section 5.15 | Purchase for Investment | 61 |
Section 5.16 | No Other Representation or Warranty | 61 |
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ARTICLE VI |
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COVENANTS |
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Section 6.01 | Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger | 62 |
Section 6.02 | Access to Information and Employees; Confidentiality | 65 |
Section 6.03 | Reasonable Best Efforts to Consummate Merger; Notification | 67 |
Section 6.04 | Proxy Statement; Company Shareholder Meeting; Voting Agreement; Exclusive Dealings. | 71 |
Section 6.05 | Equity Financing | 73 |
Section 6.06 | Financing Cooperation | 73 |
Section 6.07 | Public Announcements | 74 |
Section 6.08 | Employee Matters | 75 |
Section 6.09 | Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance | 76 |
Section 6.10 | Section 280G | 78 |
Section 6.11 | No Control of the Other Party’s Business | 78 |
Section 6.12 | Shareholder Litigation | 78 |
Section 6.13 | Tax Matters | 79
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Section 6.14 | Termination of Related Party Arrangements | 81 |
Section 6.15 | Annual Assumption Review | 81 |
Section 6.16 | Rollover Offer. | 81 |
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ARTICLE VII |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Section 7.01 | Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger | 82 |
Section 7.02 | Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub | 83 |
Section 7.03 | Additional Conditions to Obligation of the Company | 83 |
ARTICLE VIII |
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 8.01 | Termination | 84 |
Section 8.02 | Expense Allocation | 85 |
Section 8.03 | Effect of Termination | 85 |
Section 8.04 | Amendment | 86 |
Section 8.05 | Extension; Waiver | 86 |
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ARTICLE IX |
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GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 9.01 | Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements | 86 |
Section 9.02 | Notices | 86 |
Section 9.03 | Counterparts | 90 |
Section 9.04 | Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 90 |
Section 9.05 | Assignment | 91 |
Section 9.06 | Governing Law | 91 |
Section 9.07 | Consent to Jurisdiction | 91 |
Section 9.08 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 92 |
Section 9.09 | Specific Performance | 92 |
Section 9.10 | Exclusions from Representations and Warranties | 93 |
Section 9.11 | Severability | 93 |
Section 9.12 | Parent Undertaking | 93 |
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EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A | Surviving Company Memorandum of Continuance | |
Exhibit B | Surviving Company Bye-Laws | |
Exhibit C-1 | Form of Statutory Merger Agreement | |
Exhibit C-2 | Form of Life Merger Statutory Merger Agreement | |
Exhibit D | Form of Voting Agreement | |
Exhibit E | Applicable Accounting Principles | |
Exhibit F-1 | Section 1445 and 1446(F) Certificate | |
Exhibit F-2 | Section 1445 Certificate | |
DISCLOSURE LETTERS
Company Disclosure Letter
Parent Disclosure Letter
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (together with all annexes, letters, schedules and exhibits hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of July 7, 2020, is by and among Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (the “Company”), Global Atlantic Financial Life Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (“Life”), Magnolia Merger Sub Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (“Merger Sub”), Magnolia Parent LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“Parent”), and solely for Section 2.10(a) hereunder, LAMC LP, a Cayman Island exempted limited partnership (“LAMC”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, solely as the Equity Representative.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of the Company (the “Company Board of Directors”), Merger Sub and Parent (i) have approved the business combination transaction provided for herein in which the Merger Sub will, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Statutory Merger Agreement, merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such merger (the “Merger”), (ii) have determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Statutory Merger Agreement are in the best interests of and fair to the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable and (iii) have declared the advisability of this Agreement, the Statutory Merger Agreement and the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Company Board of Directors and the board of directors of Life (i) have approved the business combination transaction provided for herein in which, following the Merger, Life will, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Life Statutory Merger Agreement, merge with and into the Company with the Company surviving such merger (the “Life Merger”), (ii) have determined that the terms of this Agreement and the Life Statutory Merger Agreement are in the best interests of and fair to the Company and Life, as applicable and (iii) have declared the advisability of this Agreement, the Life Statutory Merger Agreement and the Life Merger;
WHEREAS, Parent, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, shall approve this Agreement immediately following the execution of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company and LAMC, as the only shareholders of Life, shall approve this Agreement immediately following the execution of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, concurrently with and following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and material inducement to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain Company Shareholders (the “Proposing Shareholders”) will execute and deliver to the Company and Parent one or more agreements substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Voting Agreements”) pursuant to which such Company Shareholders have agreed or will agree, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Voting Agreements, to vote or cause to be voted any Company Shares beneficially owned by them in favor of the Merger, adopting this Agreement and the Statutory
Merger Agreement and any other actions contemplated hereby and thereby in respect of which approval of Company Shareholders is required;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, KKR Group Partnership L.P. (“KKR”) has committed to provide or cause to be provided to Parent the equity financing necessary to fund the Aggregate Merger Consideration and certain additional amounts pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letter (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, KKR is delivering to the Company a limited guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, in favor of the Company (the “Parent Limited Guaranty”), whereby KKR has guaranteed certain obligations of Parent and Merger Sub under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, LAMC and Life desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.
“280G Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.
“Accommodation Filings” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(f).
“Actuarial Analysis” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.22(b).
“Advisers Act” shall mean the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Affiliate” of any Person shall mean another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person.
“Aggregate Merger Consideration” shall mean the product of Closing Book Value as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.15 and the Multiplier; provided, however, that in no event shall the Aggregate Merger Consideration exceed the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration by more than an amount equal to the Escrow Amount.
“Aggregate Parent Interest Rollover Value” means the aggregate value of the portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid in interests in Parent in respect of all Rollover Equityholders.
“Aggregate Rollover Equity” means all of the Company Rollover Equity and all of the Life Rollover Equity.
“Aggregate SAR Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(g).
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Anti-Bribery Laws” shall mean the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and all other anti-bribery and anti-corruption Laws applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective operations from time to time.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean all applicable Laws relating to money laundering, the proceeds of criminal activity, terrorist financing, or financial recordkeeping or reporting requirements, including without limitation (1) the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, and the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986; (2) the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997 and other Bermudian anti-money laundering legislation; and (3) other similar laws applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective operations from time to time.
“Applicable Accounting Principles” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
“Applicable SAP” shall mean, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the applicable statutory accounting principles (or local equivalent in the applicable jurisdiction) prescribed or permitted by the applicable insurance Governmental Authority under the Insurance Laws of such Insurance Subsidiary’s domiciliary jurisdiction.
“Appraisal Withdrawal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.06(b).
“Appraised Fair Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.06(a).
“Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(b).
“Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).
“Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).
“Beneficial Owner” shall mean, with respect to a Security, any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any Contract, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such Security, (b) the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such Security or (c) the right to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in such Security.
“Benefit Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(a).
“Bermuda Companies Act” shall mean the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda.
“Book-Entry Share” shall mean each entry in the register of shareholders of the Company (or its transfer agent) representing uncertificated Company Class A Ordinary Shares or Company Class G Ordinary Shares, as the case may be.
“Broker-Dealer Activities” shall mean activities by a Person that would require such Person to register with the SEC as a broker or dealer under the Exchange Act, except activities conducted pursuant to an exemption from such registration.
“Business” shall mean the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as conducted as of the date hereof and at any time between the date hereof and the Closing.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or Bermuda are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to be closed.
“Certificate of Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Change” shall mean a change, circumstance, condition, event, effect, development or state of facts.
“Class A Ordinary Share Escrow Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“Class B Ordinary Share Escrow Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Class G Ordinary Share Escrow Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(d).
“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
“Closing Book Value” shall mean an amount equal to (a) total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries minus (b) total liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, determined in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
“Closing Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(b).
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Company Class A Ordinary Shares” shall mean the Class A Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company with a par value of $0.01.
“Company Class G Ordinary Shares” shall mean the Class G Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company with a par value of $0.01.
“Company Disclosure Letter” shall mean the Company Disclosure Letter dated the date hereof and delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement.
“Company Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.08(a).
“Company Fundamental Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.01, Section 4.02(a), the first sentence of Section 4.02(b), Section 4.03(a), Section 4.03(b), and Section 4.04.
“Company Required Vote” shall mean the affirmative vote passed by at least a majority of the outstanding Company Shares and Founder Incentive Interests as, being entitled to do so, are voted at a general meeting of shareholders of the Company, in favor of adoption of this Agreement.
“Company Rollover Equity” means Founder Incentive Interests or Company Shares subject to a Rollover Agreement.
“Company Rollover Equityholders” means any Company Stakeholder that has executed and delivered a Rollover Agreement.
“Company RSAs” shall mean rights to receive Company Shares granted under the Amended and Restated Global Atlantic Financial Company Annual Incentive Plan.
“Company SAR Plan” shall mean the Amended and Restated Global Atlantic Financial Life Limited Long-Term Incentive Plan.
“Company SARs” shall mean stock appreciation rights granted under the Company SAR Plan covering ordinary shares of Global Atlantic Financial Life Limited.
“Company Shares” shall mean the Company Class A Ordinary Shares and the Company Class G Ordinary Shares.
“Company Shareholders” shall mean all of the holders of the Company Class A Ordinary Shares and the Company Class G Ordinary Shares.
“Company Shareholders Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
“Company Stakeholders” shall mean Company Shareholders, the Founder (in its capacity as holder of Founder Incentive Interests), the holders of Company SARs, the holders of L&A Incentive Interests and the holders of GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares.
“Company Stock Awards” shall mean the Company SARs and the Company RSAs.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(c).
“Constituent Documents” shall mean, with respect to any entity, its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws and any similar charter or other organizational documents of such entity.
“Contagion Event” shall mean the outbreak or spread, or threat of outbreak or spread, of contagious disease, epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19).
“Contract” shall mean any legally binding written contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, commitment, understanding, franchise, warranty, guaranty, mortgage, note, bond, option, warrant or other legally binding arrangement.
“control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of stock, as trustee or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.
“Delaware Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.07.
“Disclosed Conditions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(e).
“Disputed Item” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c).
“Dispute Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c).
“Dissenting Shares” shall mean (i) with respect to the Company Shares, the Company Shares held by a holder of Company Shares who (a) did not vote in favor of the Merger, (b) complied with all provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act concerning the right of holders of Company Shares to require appraisal of the fair value of their Company Shares pursuant to the Bermuda Companies Act, (c) perfected such right to appraisal and (d) did not deliver an Appraisal Withdrawal, and (ii) with respect to the shares of Life, the shares of Life held by a holder of shares of Life who (a) did not vote in favor of the Life Merger, (b) complied with all provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act concerning the right of holders of shares of Life to require appraisal of the fair value of their Company Shares pursuant to the Bermuda Companies Act (c) perfected such right to appraisal and (d) did not deliver an Appraisal Withdrawal.
“Distribution Agreement” shall mean any Contract related to the distribution of Insurance Contracts issued by any Insurance Subsidiary.
“Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Equity Commitment Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Equity Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Equity Representative” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Escrow Amount” shall mean an amount equal to $150,000,000.
“Estimated Aggregate Cash Merger Consideration” shall mean an amount equal to the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration minus the Aggregate Parent Interest Rollover Value.
“Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration” shall mean the product of the Estimated Closing Book Value and the Multiplier.
“Estimated Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e).
“Estimated Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(d).
“Estimated Closing Book Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
“Estimated Company Merger Consideration” shall mean a portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration equal to the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration minus the Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration.
“Estimated Closing Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
“Estimated Founder Incentive Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).
“Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Estimated L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
“Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule” means a spreadsheet provided by the Company setting forth (i) with respect to each holder of a Company Class G Ordinary Share, the amount of Estimated Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration which such holder is entitled to receive at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.08(d), (ii) with respect to each holder of a Company Class A Ordinary Share, the amount of Estimated Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration which such holder is entitled to receive at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.08(e), (iii) with respect to the Founder, the amount of the Estimated Founder Incentive Merger Consideration that the Founder is entitled to receive at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.08(c), (iv) with respect to each holder of a Company SAR, the portion of the Estimated SAR Value which such holder is entitled to receive at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.08(g), (v) with respect to each holder of L&A Incentive Interest, the amount of the Estimated L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration which such holder is entitled to receive at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.14(b) and (vi) with respect to each holder of a GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share, the amount of the Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.14(c).
“Estimated SAR Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(g).
“Exchange Act” shall mean 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.
“Exchange Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
“Filing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(b).
“Final Aggregate Cash Merger Consideration” shall mean an amount equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration minus the Aggregate Parent Interest Rollover Value.
“Final Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(g)(i)(C).
“Final Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(g)(i)(B).
“Final Closing Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(e).
“Final Company Merger Consideration” shall mean a portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration minus the Final GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration.
“Final Founder Incentive Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(g)(i)(A).
“Final GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(g)(i)(G).
“Final L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(g)(i)(F).
“Final Merger Consideration Schedule” means a spreadsheet provided by the Company setting forth (i) with respect to each holder of a Company Class G Ordinary Share, the amount of Final Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.15(g), (ii) with respect to each holder of a Company Class A Ordinary Share, the amount of Final Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.15(g), (iii) with respect to the Founder, the amount of the Final Founder Incentive Merger Consideration that the Founder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.15(g), (iv) with respect to each holder of a Company SAR, the portion of the Final SAR Value which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.15(g), (v) with respect to each holder of L&A Incentive Interest, the amount of the Final L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.15(g) and (vi) with respect to each holder of a GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share, the amount of the Final GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive at the pursuant to Section 2.15(g).
“Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).
“Financings” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.06.
“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“FINRA Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.28(c).
“Flow-Through Entities” shall mean the Company, Life and LAMC.
“Founder” shall mean The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
“Founder Incentive Escrow Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).
“Founder Incentive Interests” shall mean the Incentive Shares (as defined in the Bye-Laws of the Company) held by the Founder in the Company.
“Founder Incentive Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).
“GAAP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).
“GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares” shall mean the Class B Ordinary Shares in the capital of Global Atlantic Financial Life Limited with a par value of $0.01.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any court, tribunal or arbitrator and any self-regulatory organization.
“HSR Act” shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Indebtedness” shall mean, without duplication, (a) indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages or similar instruments or securities, (c) obligations upon which interest charges are customarily paid (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices), (d) obligations under conditional sale or other title retention Contracts relating to any property purchased, (e) obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding obligations to creditors for inventory, services and supplies incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices), (f) obligations under capital leases, (g) reimbursement, payment or similar obligations under letters of credit and (h) all guarantees and Contracts with respect to any of the liabilities described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (g), other than clearing house guarantees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Indebtedness” will not include (i) obligations under operating leases or real property leases, (ii) undrawn letters of credit or (iii) intercompany indebtedness, obligations or liabilities between or among the Company and any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries.
“Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).
“Independent Accounting Firm” shall mean Ernst & Young LLP, or if Ernst & Young LLP is unwilling or unable to serve in such role, another “big four” accounting firm as mutually agreed by the parties.
“Independent Distributor” shall mean the brokers, broker-dealers, insurance agents, producers, distributors or other Persons who market, produce, sell, solicit or negotiate any Insurance Contracts, or any successors thereto, that are not employees or Affiliates of the Company.
“Insurance Contract” shall mean any insurance policy or Contract, or any annuity Contract or certificate, whether or not registered under the Securities Act, in each case, together with all policies, binders, slips, certificates, participation agreements, applications, supplements, endorsements, riders and ancillary agreements in connection therewith that are issued, reinsured or assumed by any Insurance Subsidiary prior to the Closing; provided, that “Insurance Contracts” shall not include any reinsurance contract or treaty.
“Insurance Law” shall mean all Laws applicable to the business of insurance or the regulation of insurance holding companies, whether domestic or foreign, and all applicable Orders of Governmental Authorities, including Laws relating to the underwriting, pricing, sale, issuance, marketing, advertising and administration of insurance products (including licensing and appointments).
“Insurance Reserves” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.22(a).
“Insurance Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all intellectual property and proprietary rights, including trademarks, service marks, trade names, and trade dress, whether registered or unregistered, and all applications for registrations thereof, and all goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing; internet domain names; patents, including pending applications, provisional applications, continuations, divisionals, reissues, and reexaminations thereof and therefor; and copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, and all applications for registration thereof.
“Investment Assets” shall mean the investment assets owned beneficially or of record by the Company or any of its Insurance Subsidiaries.
“Investment Company Act” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
“KKR” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“KKR Co-Investors” shall mean co-investors identified by KKR who will provide capital contributions, directly or indirectly, to Parent or the Surviving Company as of the Effective Time.
“Knowledge of the Company” shall mean the actual knowledge of the Persons specified in Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
“L&A Incentive Interests” shall mean the L&A Incentive Shares (as such term is defined in the Bye Laws of Life held by LAMC in Life.
“LAMC” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“LAMC Partners” shall mean the partners of LAMC (in their capacity as indirect holders of L&A Incentive Interests).
“Law” shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational or other rule, regulation, statute, Order, ordinance, constitution, treaty, administrative interpretation, directive or code promulgated by any Governmental Authority, including any binding case law.
“Lease” shall mean any lease, sublease, license, occupancy agreement or similar Contract relating to real property.
“Leased Real Property” shall mean all real property interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to any Lease except for any such interests held as Investment Assets.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, claim, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), servitude, easement, right of way or other charge or security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever.
“Life” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Life Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Life Rollover” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b).
“Life Rollover Equity” shall mean the equity interests in Life (or any successor entity thereto) subject to a Rollover Agreement.
“Life Rollover Equityholder” shall mean any LAMC Partner that has executed and delivered a Rollover Agreement.
“Life Merger Statutory Merger Agreement” shall mean the Life Merger Statutory Merger Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-2 (subject to such amendments or modifications as the parties may determine to make prior to the Effective Time) to be executed and delivered by the Company and Life as contemplated by the terms hereof.
“Litigation” shall mean any action, cease and desist letter, demand, suit, arbitration proceeding, administrative or regulatory proceeding, citation, summons or subpoena of any nature, civil, criminal, regulatory or otherwise, in law or in equity; provided, that “Litigation”
shall not include any ordinary course examinations or market conduct examinations by Governmental Authorities.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any Change that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have (a) a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger; provided, that, solely for purposes of clause (a), none of the following will be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following will be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any Change generally affecting economic, regulatory or political conditions, (ii) any Change generally affecting the financial, credit, securities or other capital markets in the United States, Bermuda or any foreign jurisdiction, (iii) any Change generally affecting the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates, (iv) any Contagion Event or any declaration of martial law, quarantine or similar directive, policy or guidance or other action by any Governmental Authority in connection therewith, or any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption or other natural disaster, (v) any Change in national or international political conditions, including acts of war, riots, political protests, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, riots, political protests, sabotage or terrorism occurring after the date of this Agreement, (vi) any Change occurring after the date of this Agreement in applicable Law, GAAP or Applicable SAP, (vii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement, pendency or performance of the transactions contemplated hereunder, including the impact thereof on the relationships of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with employees, customers, insureds, cedents, policyholders, brokers, agents, financing sources, business partners, service providers, Governmental Authorities or reinsurance providers (provided that no effect shall be given to this clause (vii) for purposes of any representation or warranty in Article IV which expressly addresses the effect of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), (viii) any communication by KKR, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives regarding plans or intentions with respect to modifications in the employment or business relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and their respective employees, Independent Distributors, suppliers, reinsurers, third-party administrators or asset managers following the Closing, (ix) any action required to be taken by the Company, or that the Company is required to cause one of its Subsidiaries to take, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (x) any failure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take an action prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, or (xi) any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (but not the facts or circumstances underlying or giving rise to such failure), except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), to the extent that the effects of any such matter are disproportionally adverse to the business, financial condition, operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in any material respect as compared to other life insurance and annuity companies operating in the United States with a meaningful portion of its business off-shore.
“Material Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(b).
“Maximum Premium” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(b).
“Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Merger Application” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Merger Consideration” shall mean, in respect of any Company Share, the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration the holder of such Company Share is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.08(d) or (e), as applicable, in the case of the Founder Incentive Interests, the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration the Founder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.08(c), in the case of any Company SAR, the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration the holder of such Company SAR is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.08(g), in the case of any GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share or L&A Incentive Interest, the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration that holder thereof is to receive pursuant to Section 2.14(b) or (c), as applicable, in each case as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.15(g).
“Multiplier” shall mean one (1).
“Order” shall mean any charge, order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, determination, directive, award or settlement, whether civil, criminal or administrative, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Outside Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(c).
“Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Parent Disclosure Letter” shall mean the Parent Disclosure Letter dated the date hereof and delivered by Parent to the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement.
“Parent Fundamental Representations” shall means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.01 and Section 5.02.
“Parent Limited Guaranty” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a failure of, or a material impairment of, or material delay in, the ability of Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries to perform their obligations under this Agreement.
“Parent Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.08(e).
“Paying Agent” shall mean a bank or trust company reasonably satisfactory to the Company that is organized and doing business under the Laws of the United States or any state thereof appointed by Parent and the Equity Representative to act as paying agent for payment of the Merger Consideration.
“Permit” shall mean any qualifications, registrations, franchises, filings, licenses, permits, certificates, consents, approvals, statement of no objection, Orders or authorizations issued or granted by Governmental Authorities.
“Permitted Liens” shall mean (a) any Lien for Taxes not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) carrier’s, warehousemen’s, mechanic’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other similar Liens, (c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, (d) Liens comprising deposits required by applicable Insurance Law, (e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances, which do not materially interfere with the use of the property subject thereto, (f) statutory Liens in favor of lessors arising in connection with leased property, (g) Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of any of the property, rights or assets of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or materially interfere with the use thereof as currently used by the Company or, as the case may be, any of its Subsidiaries, (h) any Lien on assets held in a trust or similar account, (i) any Leases related to the Investment Assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (j) any Liens arising from assets pledged to a Federal Home Loan Bank or under the Federal Reserve Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, (k) any Liens arising from securities pledged under certain repurchase arrangements set out in the Financial Statements and (l) any Liens described in the Company Disclosure Letter.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, joint venture, joint-stock company, syndicate, association, entity, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority.
“Personal Data” shall mean a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or customer or account number, or any other piece of information that allows the identification of a natural person.
“Personally Identifiable Information” shall mean (i) any Personal Data, (ii) any personal information that is prohibited from public disclosure under or otherwise regulated by any applicable Laws pertaining to privacy, security or data protection, (iii) any personal financial information of any individual that is an applicant under any filing with a Governmental Authority made pursuant to this Agreement, or any immediate family member of such Person, (iv) biographical affidavits, (v) fingerprints and fingerprint cards, and (vi) background investigation reports.
“Proxy Statement” shall mean the proxy statement, including any amendment or supplement thereto, relating to the Merger and this Agreement to be mailed to the Company Shareholders in connection with the Company Shareholders Meeting.
“Registered Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(e).
“Registered Fund Advisory Agreement” means any (i) investment advisory Contract entered into by Global Atlantic Investment Advisors, LLC for the purpose of providing investment advisory services to a Registered Fund (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any series thereof) or (ii) Registered Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement.
“Registered Fund Board Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(e).
“Registered Fund Sub-Advisory Agreement” means any sub-advisory Contract under which investment advisory services are provided to a Registered Fund (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any series thereof) and to which Global Atlantic Investment Advisors, LLC is a party.
“Registered Fund Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(e).
“Registrar” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Reinsurance Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.21.
“Replacement Units” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(h).
“Representatives” shall mean directors, officers, employees, accountants, auditors, counsel, financial advisors, consultants, financing sources and other advisors or representatives.
“Resolution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(d).
“Rollover Agreement” shall mean an agreement by and between Parent and the other party thereto pursuant to which, immediately prior to the Closing, such other party will contribute all or a portion of such party’s Founder Incentive Interests, Company Shares, L&A Incentive Interests or GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares, to Parent pursuant to and in accordance with the terms therein.
“Rollover Equity” shall mean the Company Rollover Equity and the Life Rollover Equity.
“Rollover Equityholders” shall mean those certain Parties that have executed and delivered a Rollover Agreement.
“Rollover Statement” has the meaning as set forth in Section 2.15(a).
“Rollover Value” shall mean, with respect to Rollover Equity held by a Rollover Equityholder, (i) the value of such Rollover Equity that such Rollover Equityholder has agreed to rollover into equity securities of Parent pursuant to such Rollover Equityholder’s Rollover Agreement to be determined as of the Closing Date based on the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration plus (ii) a cash amount representing such Rollover Equity’s pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount. Such value shall be equal to the portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration that such Rollover Equityholder would have received hereunder in respect of such Rollover Equity if such Rollover Equityholder had not agreed to rollover such Rollover Equity into equity securities of Parent (i.e., before giving effect to any reduction in the relevant portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration for Rollover Value).
“Sanctioned Person” shall mean a Person that is (i) the subject of Sanctions, (ii) ordinarily resident in, located in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory which is or has been the subject of country- or territory-wide Sanctions within the last five years (including
without limitation Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or the Crimea region), or (iii) majority-owned or controlled by any of the foregoing.
“Sanctions” shall mean those trade, economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures administered, enacted, or enforced by (i) the United States (including without limitation the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control), (ii) the European Union, (iii) the United Nations, (iv) the United Kingdom, or (v) other similar Governmental Authorities with regulatory authority over the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective operations from time to time.
“SARs Value Holdback Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(g).
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any class or series of common stock, preferred stock, membership interest and any other equity securities or capital stock of such Person, however described and whether voting or non-voting.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.
“Separate Accounts” shall mean the separate accounts established by the Insurance Subsidiaries that are utilized in connection with their respective Insurance Contracts.
“Shareholders Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).
“Statutory Merger Agreement” shall mean the Statutory Merger Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (subject to such amendments or modifications as the parties may determine to make prior to the Effective Time) to be executed and delivered by the Company, Merger Sub and Parent as contemplated by the terms hereof.
“Statutory Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(a).
“
Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests
(a) having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions or (b) representing more than fifty percent of such securities or ownership interests are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person;
provided, that “Subsidiary” does not include any entity the securities of which are held as an Investment Asset.
“Surviving Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes”) shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign income, alternative, minimum, accumulated earnings, personal holding company, franchise, capital stock, profits, windfall profits, gross receipts, sales, use, value added, transfer, registration, stamp, premium, excise, escheat, customs duties, environmental, real property, personal property, ad valorem, occupancy, license, occupation, employment, payroll, social security, disability, unemployment, workers’ compensation, withholding, estimated or other
similar tax, duty, fee, assessment or other governmental charge or deficiencies thereof (including all interest and penalties thereon and additions thereto).
“Tax Proceeding” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(d).
“Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, filing, declaration, claim for refund, or information return or statement in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or imposition of any Taxes or otherwise related to Taxes filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority, including any schedule or attachment, and including any amendment thereof.
“Taxing Authority” shall mean, with respect to any Tax, the Governmental Authority that imposes such Tax or is otherwise responsible for Tax Returns and the agency, if any, charged with the collection of such Tax for such Governmental Authority.
“Third Party” shall mean any Person or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than Parent, Merger Sub or any Affiliates thereof.
“Unaudited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).
“Unresolved Items” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(e).
“Voting Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Section 1.02
Interpretation.
(a) As used in this Agreement, references to the following terms have the meanings indicated: (i) to the Preamble or to the Recitals, Sections, Articles, Exhibits or Schedules are to the Preamble or a Recital, Section or Article of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary; (ii) to any Contract (including this Agreement) or “organizational document” are to the Contract or organizational document as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time; (iii) to any Law are to such Law as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder and to any section of any Law including any successor to such section; (iv) to any Governmental Authority include any successor to the Governmental Authority and to any Affiliate include any successor to the Affiliate; (v) to any “copy” of any Contract or other document or instrument are to a true and complete copy thereof; (vi) to “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby,” “herewith” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or clause of this Agreement, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary; (vii) to the “date of this Agreement,” “the date hereof” and words of similar import refer to July 7, 2020; and (viii) to “this Agreement” includes the Exhibits and Schedules (including the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter) to this Agreement.
(b) Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The word
“or” shall not be exclusive. Any singular term in this Agreement will be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. All pronouns and variations of pronouns will be deemed to refer to the feminine, masculine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person referred to may require. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.
(c) Whenever the last day for the exercise of any right or the discharge of any duty under this Agreement falls on a day other than a Business Day, the party hereto having such right or duty shall have until the next Business Day to exercise such right or discharge such duty. Unless otherwise indicated, the word “day” shall be interpreted as a calendar day.
(d) The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(e) References to a “party” hereto shall mean Parent, Merger Sub, LAMC, Life or the Company and references to “parties” hereto shall mean Parent, Merger Sub, LAMC, Life and the Company.
(f) References to “dollars” or “$” mean United States dollars, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.
(g) The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement; consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
(h) No summary of this Agreement prepared by or on behalf of any party hereto shall affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(i) All capitalized terms used without definition in the Exhibits and Schedules (including the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter) to this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in this Agreement.
Section 2.01
The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Statutory Merger Agreement, and pursuant to Section 104H of the Bermuda Companies Act, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease, and the Company shall be the surviving company in the Merger (such surviving company, the “
Surviving Company”).
Section 2.02
Merger Effective Time. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Statutory Merger Agreement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub will (a) on the Closing Date, execute and deliver the Statutory Merger Agreement, (b) on or
prior to the Closing Date, cause an application for registration of the Surviving Company (the “Merger Application”) to be executed and delivered to the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda (the “Registrar”) as provided under Section 108 of the Bermuda Companies Act and to be accompanied by the documents required by Section 108(2) of the Bermuda Companies Act and (c) cause to be included in the Merger Application a request that the Registrar issue the certificate of merger with respect to the Merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) on the Closing Date at the time of day mutually agreed upon by the Company, Merger Sub and Parent and set forth in the Merger Application. The Merger shall become effective upon the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Registrar at the time and date shown on the Certificate of Merger. The Company, Merger Sub and Parent agree that they will request that the Registrar provide in the Certificate of Merger that the effective time of the Merger shall be 10:00 a.m., Bermuda time (or such time mutually agreed upon by the Company, Merger Sub and Parent) on the Closing Date (such time, the “Effective Time”).
Section 2.03
Effects of Merger. From and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and Section 109(2) of the Bermuda Companies Act.
Section 2.04
Board of Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company. The directors of the Surviving Company at the Effective Time shall be appointed by Parent and such directors shall continue thereafter until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, as the case may be, in accordance with the Bermuda Companies Act and the bye-laws of the Surviving Company. The officers of the Company in office immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Company until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, as the case may be.
Section 2.05
Organizational Documents.
(a) At the Merger Effective Time, pursuant to the Merger, the memorandum of continuance of the Company as set forth on
Exhibit A, shall be the memorandum of continuance of the Surviving Company;
provided, that the parties shall cooperate prior to the Closing to make any amendments or modifications to the form of memorandum set forth on
Exhibit A as the parties may mutually agree will be beneficial to the Company from and after the Effective Time. Thereafter, the memorandum of continuance of the Surviving Company may be amended as provided by Law.
(b) At the Merger Effective Time, pursuant to the Merger, new bye-laws of the Company shall be adopted to read in their entirety as set forth on
Exhibit B, and, as so amended, shall be the bye-laws of the Surviving Company;
provided, that the parties shall cooperate prior to the Closing to make any amendments or modifications to the form of bye-laws set forth on
Exhibit B as the parties may mutually agree will be beneficial to the Company from and after the Effective Time. Then, at the Effective Time, the bye-laws of the Surviving Company shall be the bye-laws of the Surviving Company. Thereafter, the bye-laws of the Surviving Company may be amended in accordance with their terms and as provided by Law.
Section 2.06
Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “
Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m., Bermuda time, on the date
that is the first Business Day of the month immediately following the month in which the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) set forth in Article VII occurs, at the offices of Wakefield Quinn Limited, Victoria Place, 31 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 10, Bermuda, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”
Section 2.07 Merger Consideration.
(a) Subject to the occurrence of the Merger as of the Effective Time and the Life Merger immediately thereafter, the Company Stakeholders shall be entitled to receive merger consideration with an aggregate value equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(b) The Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration and the Aggregate Merger Consideration will be allocated among the Company Stakeholders as set forth in the Merger Consideration Schedule, which shall be determined by the Company in accordance with the Third Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2020, by and among the Company, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and the other signatories thereto (the “Shareholders Agreement”), the Second Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2020, by and among Life, the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and LAMC, Article 38 of the Bye-Laws of the Company and the Company SAR Plan, with such allocation being performed by the Company, in consultation with the Incentive Interest Administrator (as such term is defined in the Bye-Laws of the Company). A portion of the Estimated Company Merger Consideration and the Final Company Merger Consideration, as applicable, shall be allocated to cover the aggregate amounts payable hereunder to holders of Company SARs. The balance of the Estimated Company Merger Consideration and the Final Company Merger Consideration, as applicable, will be allocated to cover the aggregate amounts payable hereunder to the holders of the Class A Ordinary Shares, the holders of the Class G Ordinary Shares, the holders of the Founder Incentive Interests and the holders of the L&A Incentive Interests.
Section 2.08
Effect of Merger on the Share Capital of Merger Sub and the Company; Company SARs and Company RSAs. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the occurrence of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Merger Sub or Parent or the holders of any of the following securities (except as set forth in
Section 2.08(j)):
(b)
Merger Sub Shares. Each common share, par value US$0.01, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and become one (1) validly issued and fully paid common share of par value US$0.01 of the Surviving Company.
(c)
Founder Incentive Interests.
Subject to the adjustment described in
Section 2.15(g), in redemption of the Founder Incentive Interests held by the Founder, the Founder shall be entitled to receive cash in the amount equal to the Estimated Founder Incentive Merger Consideration
minus Founder Incentive Escrow Amount. The “
Estimated Founder Incentive
Merger Consideration” shall be an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Estimated Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to the Founder in respect of its Founder Incentive Interests in accordance with clause (iv) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement minus the Rollover Value of the Founder Incentive Interests constituting Company Rollover Equity. The “Founder Incentive Escrow Amount” shall be an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the Estimated Founder Incentive Merger Consideration divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(d) Company Class G Ordinary Shares. Except as provided in Section 2.08(f) or in respect of any Dissenting Shares, subject to the adjustment described in Section 2.15(g), each Company Class G Ordinary Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Rollover Equity) shall automatically be cancelled and converted into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Estimated Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration minus the Class G Ordinary Share Escrow Amount. The “Estimated Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall be in respect of any Company Class G Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity), an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Estimated Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to such Class G Ordinary Share in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement. The “Class G Ordinary Share Escrow Amount” shall be an amount for each Company Class G Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the Estimated Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration for such Company Class G Ordinary Share divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(e)
Company Class A Ordinary Shares.
Except as provided in
Section 2.08(f) or in respect of any Dissenting Shares, subject to the adjustment described in
Section 2.15(g), each Company Class A Ordinary Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Rollover Equity) shall automatically be cancelled and converted into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Estimated Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration
minus the Class A Ordinary Share Escrow Amount. The “
Estimated Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall be in respect of any Company Class A Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity), an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Estimated Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to such Class A Ordinary Share in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement. The “
Class A Ordinary Share Escrow Amount” shall be an amount for each Company Class A Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the Estimated Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration for such Company Class A Ordinary Share divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(f) Each Company Share that is (i) owned by the Company as treasury shares or owned by any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) owned by KKR, Parent, Merger Sub or any
other direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent or KKR issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist and be outstanding and a fixed consideration of US$0.01 per share shall be delivered in exchange therefor and no further or other repayment of capital made in respect thereof.
(g) Company SARs. Subject to the adjustment described in Section 2.15(g), at the Effective Time, all outstanding Company SARs (whether vested or unvested) shall be cancelled, and, in consideration of such cancellation, for each such Company SAR, the holder thereof shall be entitled to be paid in cash an amount equal to the Estimated SAR Value minus the SARs Value Holdback Amount, with all withholding Taxes being deducted from the amount of such cash amount. The “Estimated SAR Value” shall be (i) in respect of each Company SAR, an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to (i) the Change in Control Price (as defined in the Company SAR Plan) determined based on the Estimated Company Merger Consideration minus (ii) the base price applicable to such Company SAR. The “SARs Value Holdback Amount” shall be an amount for each Company SAR calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Estimated SAR Value and (ii) a fraction resulting from dividing the Escrow Amount by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration. The amount payable under this Section 2.08(g) to any holder of Company SARs shall be paid by the Surviving Company in accordance with the Merger Consideration Schedule through its payroll system as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, with all withholding Taxes being deducted from the amount of such cash amount. The aggregate amount payable to holders of Company SARs pursuant to this Section 2.08(g) shall be the “Aggregate SAR Value”.
(h)
Company RSAs. At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company RSA award that is not vested immediately prior to the Effective Time (after giving effect to any accelerated vesting in connection with the Closing provided for under the terms of such Company RSAs) shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into an award of a number of Parent restricted units having a value per unit immediately following the Closing that is the same as the per-share value of the Company RSAs subject to such Company RSA award immediately prior to Closing (such units, the “
Replacement Units”). Each Replacement Unit shall otherwise have the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting conditions) applicable to the Company RSA award from which it was converted under the Amended and Restated Global Atlantic Financial Company Annual Incentive Plan and award agreement governing such Company RSA as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. It is intended that Parent will provide periodic liquidity to holders of the Replacement Units by redeeming Replacement Units at a value based on the book value of Parent at such time.
(i) Rollover. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company Rollover Equity contributed to Parent by the Company Rollover Equityholders pursuant to the Rollover Agreements shall be exchanged for the right to receive, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Rollover Agreements, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof or any Party, equity interests of Parent representing a pro-rata portion of the interests in Parent equal in value to (x) the Rollover Value in respect of such Company Rollover Equity (in lieu of the portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration payable to the Company Rollover Equityholders in respect of their
Company Rollover Equity if such Company Rollover Equity had not been rolled over), subject to the adjustment described in
Section 2.15(g) minus (y) the Company Rollover Escrow Amount. “Company Rollover Escrow Amount” shall mean a cash amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the Rollover Value of the Company Rollover Equity divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(j) At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company (or the applicable Affiliate thereof) shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions which are necessary to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.08.
(k) Except in respect of any Dissenting Shares or Company RSA, at and following the Closing, in no event shall Parent, Merger Sub or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Closing, the Surviving Company) be required to pay, or be liable to, any Company Stakeholder or the holder of any other Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any amount or consideration in respect of such Securities of such Company Stakeholder or other holder in excess of the Aggregate Merger Consideration in connection with, or arising out of, or as a result of, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder.
Section 2.09
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution. Subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 6.01, in the event that the Company changes the number of Company Shares issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split (including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization, merger, subdivision, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction, the Merger Consideration shall be proportionately adjusted to reflect such change.
Section 2.10
LAMC Distribution; Life Rollover.
(a) On the same date as, and immediately following, the Effective Time of the Merger, LAMC shall liquidate and distribute to its partners shares of Life in accordance with the Amended and Restated Exempted Limited Partnership Agreement of LAMC dated April 30, 2013, as amended, and the Second Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement by and among Life, the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
(b) Immediately following the liquidation of LAMC and the distribution of shares of Life, the Life Rollover Equity contributed to Parent by the Life Rollover Equityholders pursuant to the Rollover Agreements in exchange for the right to receive, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Rollover Agreements, at the Life Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Life Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof or any Party, equity interests of Parent representing a pro-rata portion of the interests in Parent equal in value to (x) the Rollover Value in respect of such Life Rollover Equity (in lieu of the portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration payable to the Life Rollover Equityholders in respect of their Life Rollover Equity) minus (y) the Life Rollover Escrow Amount, subject to the adjustment described in Section 2.15(g) (the “Life Rollover”). “Life Rollover Escrow Amount” shall mean a cash amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the
Rollover Value of the Life Rollover Equity divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
Section 2.11 Life Merger. Immediately following the distribution and contribution of shares of Life pursuant to Section 2.10, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Life Statutory Merger Agreement, and pursuant to Section 104H of the Bermuda Companies Act, at the Life Merger Effective Time (as defined below), Life shall be merged with and into the Company, the separate corporate existence of Life shall thereupon cease, and the Company shall be the surviving company in the Life Merger.
Section 2.12 Life Merger Effective Time. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Life Statutory Merger Agreement, the Company, and Life
will (a) on the Closing Date, execute and deliver the Life Statutory Merger Agreement, (b) on or prior to the Closing Date, cause an application for registration of the Surviving Company (the “Life Merger Application”) to be executed and delivered to the Registrar as provided under Section 108 of the Bermuda Companies Act and to be accompanied by the documents required by Section 108(2) of the Bermuda Companies Act and (c) cause to be included in the Life Merger Application a request that the Registrar issue the certificate of merger with respect to the Life Merger (the “Certificate of Life Merger”) on the Closing Date at the time of day mutually agreed upon by the Company, and Life set forth in the Life Merger Application. The Life Merger shall become effective upon the issuance of the Certificate of Life Merger by the Registrar at the time and date shown on the Certificate of Life Merger. The Company and Life agree that they will request that the Registrar provide in the Certificate of Life Merger that the effective time of the Life Merger shall be 10:01 a.m., Bermuda time (or such time mutually agreed upon by the Company and Life) on the Closing Date (such time, the “Life Merger Effective Time”).
Section 2.13
Effects of Life Merger.
(a) Effects of Life Merger. From and after the Life Merger Effective Time, the Life Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and Section 109(2) of the Bermuda Companies Act.
(b) Board of Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company. The directors and officers of the Company in office immediately prior to the Life Merger Effective Time (as appointed pursuant to Section 2.04 shall remain the directors and the officers of the Company from and after the Life Merger Effective Time until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified, as the case may be.
(c) Organizational Documents. The memorandum of continuance and bye-laws of the Company immediately prior to the Life Merger Effective Time (as adopted pursuant to Section 2.05) shall remain the memorandum of continuance and bye-laws of the Company from and after the Effective Time. Thereafter, the memorandum and bye-laws of the Company may be amended in accordance with their terms and as provided by Law.
Section 2.14 Effect of Life Merger on the Share Capital of Life and the Surviving Company. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Life Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the occurrence of the Life Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Life or the holders of any of the following securities:
(a) Company Shares. Each common share of par value US $0.01 of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Life Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and become one (1) validly issued and fully paid common share of par value US $0.01 of the Surviving Company.
(b) L&A Incentive Shares. Except as provided in Section 2.14(d) or in respect of any Dissenting Shares, subject to the adjustment described in Section 2.15(g), each L&A Incentive Interest issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Life Merger Effective Time (other than Rollover Equity) shall automatically be cancelled and converted into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Estimated L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration minus the L&A Incentive Interest Escrow Amount. The “Estimated L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration” shall be in respect of any L&A Incentive Interest (other than Rollover Equity), an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Estimated Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to such L&A Incentive Interest in accordance with clause (i) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement. The “L&A Incentive Interest Escrow Amount” shall be an amount for each L&A Incentive Interest (other than Rollover Equity) calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the Estimated L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration for such L&A Incentive Interest divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(c) GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares. Except as provided in Section 2.14(d) or in respect of any Dissenting Shares, subject to the adjustment described in Section 2.15(g), each GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Rollover Equity) shall automatically be cancelled and converted into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration minus the Class B Ordinary Share Escrow Amount. The “Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration” shall be in respect of any GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Rollover Equity) an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the amount that would have been payable in respect of such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share had the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration had been distributed pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Second Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2020, by and among Life, the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and LAMC. The “Class B Ordinary Share Escrow Amount” shall be an amount for each GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) calculated by the Company and set forth in the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the product of (i) the Escrow Amount and (ii) the quotient of the Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration for such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share divided by the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration.
(d) Each share of Life that is (i) owned by the Life as treasury shares or owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) owned by KKR, Parent, or any other direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent or KKR issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Life Merger Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist and be outstanding and a fixed consideration of US$0.01 per share shall be delivered in exchange therefor and no further or other repayment of capital made in respect thereof.
Section 2.15 Determination of Closing Book Value.
(a) At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver to the Company a statement setting forth (i) the Aggregate Rollover Equity, (ii) the Rollover Value with respect to each Rollover Equityholder and (iii) the name of each Rollover Equityholder (the “
Rollover Statement”). At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Parent (i) a statement (the “
Estimated Closing Statement”) consisting of (x) an estimated consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of 12:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date (except as provided in the Applicable Accounting Principles) and (y) an estimated calculation in reasonable detail of the estimated Closing Book Value derived from such balance sheet (the “
Estimated Closing Book Value”), in each case, together with the financial and other records supporting such estimates and calculations and (b) the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule. The Estimated Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the accounting principles, practices and methodologies set forth in
Exhibit E (the “
Applicable Accounting Principles”) and this Agreement. Following Parent’s receipt of the Estimated Closing Statement and prior to the Closing, Parent shall have the right to comment on such calculations and estimates, and the Company shall consider in good faith any such comments. The Company shall provide promptly Parent reasonable access to supporting data and employees as Parent shall reasonably request in connection with its review of the Estimated Closing Statement, including all work papers of the accountants who audited, compiled or reviewed such Estimated Closing Statement. In the event that the Parent requests access to the work papers and other supporting data of the independent accountants of the Company relating to the preparation of the Estimated Closing Statement, the Company shall cause its independent accounts to make any such work papers and other supporting data available to Parent; provided, that Parent, as applicable, has signed a customary confidentiality and hold harmless agreement relating to such access to working papers and other supporting data in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such independent accountants. The Company shall promptly provide any consents requested by its independent accountants in connection with such access.
The amounts specified in the Merger Consideration Schedule will take into account the Aggregate Rollover Equity and Aggregate Parent Interest Rollover Value (as set forth in the Rollover Statement). The Company will be entitled to conclusively rely, without inquiry, investigation or liability, on the Rollover Statement as to the Aggregate Rollover Equity and in no event will the Company have any liability to Parent, any Company Stakeholder, LAMC Partner or other Person on account of the amounts set forth in the Rollover Statement. Parent will be entitled to conclusively rely, without inquiry, investigation or liability, on the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule as the allocation of the portion of the Estimated Aggregate Merger Consideration payable to each Company Stakeholder for all purposes hereunder and in no event will Parent have any liability to any Company Stakeholder or other
Person on account of payments made in accordance with the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule or the Final Merger Consideration Schedule.
(b) Within seventy-five (75) days following the Closing Date, Parent shall prepare and deliver to the Equity Representative a statement (the “Closing Statement”) consisting of (i) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of 12:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date and (ii) a calculation in reasonable detail of the Closing Book Value derived from such balance sheet.
(c) The Closing Statement shall become final, binding and conclusive upon Parent and the Company on the date that is the seventy-fifth (75th) day following the date on which Parent delivers the Closing Statement to the Equity Representative in accordance with Section 2.15(b), unless prior to such date, the Equity Representative shall have delivered to Parent a written notice (a “Dispute Notice”) stating that it disputes the Closing Statement and specifying in reasonable detail each item in dispute (each, a “Disputed Item”), the amount in dispute for each such Disputed Item and the reasons supporting the Equity Representative’s positions.
(d) If the Equity Representative delivers a Dispute Notice, then the Equity Representative and Parent shall seek in good faith to resolve the Disputed Items during the fifteen (15) day period beginning on the date such Dispute Notice is received by Parent (the “Resolution Period”). If Parent and the Equity Representative reach agreement with respect to any Disputed Items, the Closing Statement shall be revised to reflect such agreement.
(e) If Parent and the Equity Representative are unable to resolve all of the Disputed Items during the Resolution Period, then they shall jointly engage and submit the unresolved Disputed Items (the “
Unresolved Items”) to the Independent Accounting Firm. The Independent Accounting Firm shall act as an expert and not an arbitrator, but shall determine, based solely on presentations by Parent and the Equity Representative and not by independent review, only the Unresolved Items still in dispute. Parent and the Equity Representative shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Independent Accounting Firm to issue its written determination regarding the Unresolved Items within thirty (30) days after such items are submitted for review. The Independent Accounting Firm shall make a determination with respect to the Unresolved Items only in a manner consistent with this
Section 2.15 and the Applicable Accounting Principles, and in no event shall the Independent Accounting Firm’s determination of the Unresolved Items be for an amount that is outside the range of the disagreement between Parent and the Equity Representative. Each of Parent and the Equity Representative shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the Independent Accounting Firm such information pertaining to the Unresolved Items as the Independent Accounting Firm may reasonably request, including all work papers of the accountants who audited, compiled or reviewed such Closing Statement or the Dispute Notice, as applicable. The determination of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the parties absent manifest error, and the Company shall revise the Closing Statement to reflect such determination upon receipt thereof (such revised statement, or any Closing Statement that becomes final pursuant to
Section 2.15(c) or
Section 2.15(d), the “
Final Closing Statement”). The Closing Book Value for purposes of this agreement shall be such amount as it is finally determined pursuant to
Section 2.15(c),
Section 2.15(d) or
Section 2.15(e), as applicable. The fees, expenses and costs of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be allocated by the Independent Accounting Firm between Parent, on the one hand, and the Company Stakeholders (which shall be paid by the Company and taken into account as reduction in Closing Book Value), on the other hand, based upon the percentage that the portion of the contested amount not awarded to each Party bears to the amount actually contested by such Party. The fees, expenses and costs incurred by the Equity Representative in connection with the provisions of
Section 2.15 shall be paid by the Company and taken into account as reduction in Closing Book Value.
(f) Parent shall, and shall cause the Company to, provide promptly to the Equity Representative reasonable access during normal business hours to supporting data and employees as the Equity Representative shall reasonably request in connection with its review of the Closing Statement, including all work papers of the accountants who audited, compiled or reviewed such Closing Statement. In the event that the Equity Representative or the Independent Accounting Firm requests, pursuant to
Section 2.15(e) or this
Section 2.15(f), as applicable, access to the work papers and other supporting data of the independent accountants of the Company relating to the preparation of the Closing Statement, Parent shall, and shall cause its and the Company’s independent accountants to, make any such work papers and other supporting data available to the Equity Representative and the Independent Accounting Firm;
provided, that Equity Representative or the Independent Accounting Firm, as applicable, has signed a customary confidentiality and hold harmless agreement relating to such access to working papers and other supporting data in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such independent accountants. Parent and the Company shall promptly provide any consents requested by its independent accountants in connection with such access.
(g) If the Closing Book Value as reflected in the Final Closing Statement is not equal to the Estimated Closing Book Value, within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Statement becomes final pursuant to
Section 2.15(d),
Section 2.15(e) and
Section 2.15(f), the Company shall prepare the Final Merger Consideration Schedule.
(i) If the Closing Book Value as reflected in the Final Closing Statement is greater than the Estimated Closing Book Value:
(A) In addition to the amount received by the Founder pursuant to Section 2.08(c), the Founder shall be entitled to receive in respect of the Founder Incentive Interests cash in an amount equal to (x) the Founder Incentive Escrow Amount out of the Escrow Account and (y) the difference between the Estimated Founder Incentive Merger Consideration and the Final Founder Incentive Merger Consideration from Parent. The “Final Founder Incentive Merger Consideration” shall be an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Final Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Final Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to the Founder in respect of its Founder Incentive Interests in accordance with clause (iv) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement minus the Rollover Value of the Founder Incentive Interests constituting Company Rollover Equity and the amount received in respect of such Founder Incentive Interest constituting Company Rollover Equity pursuant to clause (y) of Section 2.15(g)(i)(E).
(B) In addition to the amount received by a holder of a Company Class G Ordinary Share pursuant to Section 2.08(d), the holder of any such Company Class G Ordinary Share shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such Company Class G Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to (x) the Class G Ordinary Share Escrow Amount for that Company Class G Ordinary Share out of the Escrow Account and (y) the difference between Estimated Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration for such Company Class G Ordinary Share and the Final Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration for such Company Class G Ordinary Share from Parent. The “Final Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall be, in respect of any Company Class G Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity), an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Final Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Final Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to such Class G Ordinary Share in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement.
(C) In addition to the amount received by a holder of a Company Class A Ordinary Share pursuant to Section 2.08(e), the holder of any such Company Class A Ordinary Share shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such Company Class A Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to (x) the Class A Ordinary Share Escrow Amount for that Company Class A Ordinary Share out of the Escrow Account and (y) the difference between Estimated Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration for such Company Class A Ordinary Share and the Final Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration for such Company Class A Ordinary Share. The “Final Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration” shall be, in respect of any Company Class A Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity), an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Final Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Final Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to such Class A Ordinary Share in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement.
(D) In addition to the amount received by a holder of any Company SAR pursuant to Section 2.08(g), the holder of such Company SAR shall be entitled to receive in respect of such Company Class SARs cash in an amount equal to (x) the SARs Value Holdback Amount in respect of such Company SAR from the Surviving Company and (y) the difference between the Estimated SAR Value for that Company SAR and the Final SAR Value for such Company SAR from the Surviving Company. The “Final SAR Value” shall be (i) in respect of any Company each Company SAR, an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Final Merger Consideration Schedule equal to (i) the Change in Control Price (as defined in the Company SAR Plan) determined based on the Final Company Merger Consideration minus (ii) the base price applicable to such Company SAR. The amount payable under this Section 2.15(g)(i)(D) to any holder of a Company SAR shall be paid by the Surviving Company in accordance with the Merger Consideration Schedule through its payroll system, with all withholding Taxes being deducted from the amount of such cash amount.
(E) In addition to the interests in Parent received by a Company Rollover Equityholder pursuant to Section 2.08(i) and the applicable Rollover Agreement, any Company Rollover Equityholder shall be entitled to receive in respect of the Company Rollover Equity cash in an amount equal to (x) the Company Rollover Escrow Amount in respect of such Company Rollover Equity out of the Escrow Account and (y) the product of (A) the quotient of the Rollover Value of the Company Rollover Equity divided by the Final Aggregate Merger
Consideration multiplied by the (B) difference between the Estimated Aggregated Merger Consideration and the Final Aggregate Merger Consideration from Parent.
(F) In addition to the amount received by a holder of an L&A Incentive Interest pursuant to Section 2.14(b), the holder of any such L&A Incentive Interest shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such L&A Incentive Interest (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to (x) the L&A Incentive Interest Escrow Amount in respect of such L&A Incentive Interest out of the Escrow Account and (y) the difference between the Estimated L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration for that L&A Incentive Interest and the Final L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration for that L&A Incentive Interest from Parent. The “Final L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration” shall be, in respect of any L&A Incentive Interest (other than Rollover Equity), an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Final Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the portion of the Final Company Merger Consideration allocated by the Company to such L&A Incentive Interest in accordance with clause (i) of Section 7.1(b) of the Shareholders Agreement.
(G) In addition to the amount received by a holder of a GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share pursuant to Section 2.14(c), the holder of any such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to (x) the Class B Ordinary Share Escrow Amount in respect of such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share out of the Escrow Account and (y)
the difference between Estimated GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration and the Final GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration. The “Final GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration” shall be, in in respect of any GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Rollover Equity) an amount calculated by the Company and set forth in the Final Merger Consideration Schedule equal to the amount that would have been payable in respect of such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share had the Aggregate Merger Consideration had been distributed pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Second Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of January 21, 2020, by and among Life, the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and LAMC.
(H) In addition to the interests in Parent received by a Life Rollover Equityholder pursuant to Section 2.10(b) and the applicable Rollover Agreement, any Life Rollover Equityholder shall be entitled to receive in respect of the Life Rollover Equity cash in an amount equal to (x) the Life Rollover Escrow Amount in respect of such Life Rollover Equity out of the Escrow Account and (y) the product of (A) the quotient of the Rollover Value of the Life Rollover Equity divided by the Final Aggregate Merger Consideration multiplied by the (B) difference between the Estimated Aggregated Merger Consideration and the Final Aggregate Merger Consideration from Parent.
(ii) If the Closing Book Value as reflected in the Final Closing Statement is less than the Estimated Closing Book Value:
(A) Parent shall be entitled to a payment out of the Escrow Account of cash in an amount equal to the amount by which (i) the Final Aggregate Cash Merger Consideration minus the aggregate Final SAR Value in respect of all Company SARs exceeds
(ii) the Estimated Aggregate Cash Merger Consideration
minus the Aggregate SAR Value in respect of all Company SARs.
(B) In addition to the amount received by the Founder pursuant to Section 2.08(c), the Founder shall be entitled to receive in respect of the Founder Incentive Interests cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the Founder Incentive Escrow Amount (if any) out of the Escrow Account such that the aggregate payments received by the Founder in respect of the Founder Incentive Interests equals the Final Founder Incentive Merger Consideration.
(C) In addition to the amount received by a holder of a Company Class G Ordinary Share pursuant to Section 2.08(d), the holder any such Company Class G Ordinary Share shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such Company Class G Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the Class G Ordinary Share Escrow Amount (if any) out of the Escrow Account such that the aggregate payments received by such holder in respect to such Company Class G Ordinary Share equals the Final Class G Ordinary Merger Consideration.
(D) In addition to the amount received by a holder of a Company Class A Ordinary Share pursuant to Section 2.08(e), the holder any such Company Class A Ordinary Share shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such Company Class A Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the Class A Ordinary
Share Escrow Amount (if any) out of the Escrow Account such that the aggregate payments received by such holder in respect of such Company Class A Ordinary Share equals the Final Class A Ordinary Merger Consideration.
(E) Except as set forth in clause (F) below, with respect to each Company SAR, the Company shall be entitled to retain an amount of the SARs Value Holdback Amount equal to the amount by which the Final SAR Value in respect of such Company SARs exceeds the Estimated SAR Value in respect of such Company SARs.
(F) In addition to the amount received by a holder of Company SARs pursuant to Section 2.08(g), the holder any such Company SARs shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such Company SAR cash in respect of any remaining amount of the SARs Value Holdback Amount (if any) such that the aggregate amount received by such holder in respect of such Company equals the Final SAR Value. The amount payable under this Section 2.15(g)(ii)(E) to any holder of a Company SAR shall be paid by the Surviving Company in accordance with the Merger Consideration Schedule through its payroll system, with all withholding Taxes being deducted from the amount of such cash amount.
(G) In addition to the pro rata interests in Parent received by a Company Rollover Equityholder pursuant to Section 2.08(i) and the applicable Rollover Agreement, any Company Rollover Equityholder shall be entitled to receive in respect of the Company Rollover Equity cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the Company Rollover Escrow Amount (if any) allocable to such Company Rollover Equityholder.
(H) In addition to the amount received by a holder of an L&A Incentive Interest pursuant to Section 2.14(b), the holder any such L&A Incentive Interest shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such L&A Incentive Interest (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the L&A Incentive Interest Escrow Amount (if any) out of the Escrow Account such that the aggregate payments received by such holder in respect of such Company Class A Ordinary Share equal to the Final L&A Incentive Interest Merger Consideration.
(I) In addition to the amount received by a holder of a GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share pursuant to Section 2.14(c), the holder any such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share shall be entitled to receive in respect of each such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share (other than Rollover Equity) cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the Class B Ordinary Share Escrow Amount (if any) out of the Escrow Account such that the agreement amount received by such holder in respect of such GAFLL Class B Ordinary Share equals the Final GAFLL Class B Merger Consideration.
(J) In addition to the interests in Parent received by a Life Rollover Equityholder pursuant to Section 2.10(b), any Life Rollover Equityholder shall be entitled to receive in respect of the Life Rollover Equity cash in an amount equal to the remaining portion of the Life Rollover Escrow Amount (if any) allocable to such Life Rollover Equityholder.
(iii) Following delivery of the Final Merger Consideration Schedule, (a) Parent and the Equity Representative (on behalf of the Company Stakeholders) shall promptly deliver a joint written instruction to the Escrow Agent to make the payments described above in this Section 2.15(g), (b) Parent shall promptly pay to the Paying Agent (for distribution by the Paying Agent to the Company Stakeholders) any additional amounts payable by Parent under this Section 2.15(g) in accordance with the Final Merger Consideration Schedule) and shall cause the Paying Agent to pay such amount promptly to the Company Stakeholders, (c) Parent shall pay to the Company (for payment to the holders of Company SARs) any amounts payable by the Company to holders of Company SARs pursuant to Section 2.15(g)(ii)(F) and (d) Parent shall cause the Company to promptly pay the amounts payable by it under this Section 2.15.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company Stakeholders and the Equity Representative shall not have any liability for any amounts due pursuant to this Section 2.15(g) except to the extent of the funds available in the Escrow Account.
Section 2.16
Equity Representative.
(a) Each of the Company Shareholders, by the requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement at the Company Shareholders Meeting, and the exercise of the drag-along rights under Section 6.3 of the Shareholders Agreement by the Proposing Shareholders (as such term is defined in the Shareholders Agreement) pursuant to the Voting Agreement, irrevocably appoint the Equity Representative as their agent and attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of each Company Shareholder, in connection with the determination of the final Closing Book Value and the tax matters contemplated in
Section 6.13. The Equity Representative is authorized: (i) to take all action necessary in its sole discretion determine the Final Closing Book Value, including to review the Closing Statement, send a Dispute Notice (or refrain from sending such a Dispute
Notice), negotiate, settle and compromise any Disputed Item or Unresolved Item and make submissions and provide information to the Independent Accounting Firm and (ii) to take all action necessary in its sole discretion to enforce the rights of the Company Shareholders under Section 6.13.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by Law, all decisions and actions by the Equity Representative in connection with the foregoing (including the settlement of any claims) shall be binding upon all of the Company Shareholders and none of the Company Shareholders shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same.
(c) The Equity Representative shall not have any liability to the Company Shareholders for any act done or omitted hereunder (except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud). The Equity Representative shall be indemnified, held harmless and defended by the Company (and, after the Closing, the Company Stakeholders) from and against all losses arising out of or in connection with (i) the Equity Representative’s actions taken, or omissions to act, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement, and (ii) actions taken with respect to this Agreement believed by Equity Representative to be within the scope of its authority; provided, that such losses do not arise out of the willful misconduct or fraud of the Equity Representative. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Equity Representative is a party to this Agreement solely for the convenience of the parties in connection with the performance of the duties described in this Section 2.16 and for no other purpose.
(d) To the fullest extent permitted by Law and with respect to the Company Shareholder, as a result of exercise of the drag-along rights under the Shareholders Agreement by the Proposing Shareholders, the Equity Representative shall have full power and authority on behalf of each Company Shareholder to take any and all actions on behalf of, execute any and all instruments on behalf of, and execute or waive any and all rights of, the Company Shareholders in connection with the matters identified in Section 2.16(a).
(e) Each Company Shareholder, by his, her or its approval of the Merger and this Agreement, and with respect to the Company Shareholder, as a result of exercise of the drag-along rights under the Shareholders Agreement by the Proposing Shareholders, in addition to the foregoing, agrees and acknowledges that Parent and the Surviving Company shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the instructions and decisions of the Equity Representative as to (A) the settlement of any Disputed Item or Unresolved Item or (B) the exercise or waiver of any of the rights delegated to the Equity Representative under
Section 6.13.
(f) The provisions of this
Section 2.16 are independent and severable, are irrevocable and coupled with an interest and shall be enforceable notwithstanding any rights or remedies that any Company Shareholder may have in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) The letter of transmittal delivered by each holder of record of one or more Company Shares, Founder Incentive Interests, L&A Incentive Interests or GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares shall include a provision whereby such holder expressly agrees to the provisions of this
Section 2.16, including agreeing and acknowledging that the Equity Representative (i) shall not have any liability to the Company Shareholders for any act done or omitted hereunder
(except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud) and (ii) shall be indemnified, held harmless and defended by the Company Stakeholders from and against all losses arising out of or in connection with (x) the Equity Representative’s actions taken, or omissions to act, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement, and (y) actions taken with respect to this Agreement believed by Equity Representative to be within the scope of its authority;
provided, that such losses do not arise out of the willful misconduct or fraud of the Equity Representative.
(h) The provisions of this Section 2.16 shall be binding upon the executors, heirs, legal representatives, personal representatives, successor trustees, successors of any Company Shareholder, whether pursuant to testamentary disposition, the Laws of descent and distribution or otherwise.
Section 2.17 Escrow Account.
At the Closing, Parent shall deposit the Escrow Amount in immediately available funds into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) to be established and maintained by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of an escrow agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company, to be entered into on the Closing Date by Parent, the Equity Representative and the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Agreement”). The Escrow Amount shall serve as security for, and be the sole source of payment of, Parent’s rights pursuant to Section 2.15(g), if any. Promptly following the determination of the Closing Book Value as reflected in the Final Closing Statement, and the making of all payments due pursuant to Section 2.15(g), if any, if there are any amounts remaining in the Escrow Account (the “Remaining Escrow Amount”), then Parent and the Equity Representative shall deliver a joint written instruction to the Escrow Agent to pay to the Paying Agent (for distribution by the Paying Agent to the Company Stakeholders (including the Rollover Equityholders) in accordance with the Final Merger Consideration Schedule) the Remaining Escrow Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Paying Agent to the Escrow Agent. In respect of any payment out of the Escrow Account to a Company Stakeholder that is subject to employment Tax withholding (or any other Tax withholding for which the Surviving Company or a Subsidiary thereof is the withholding agent), such payment shall be first paid to the Surviving Company (or a Subsidiary thereof, at the Surviving Company’s direction) in order for such Person to effect such Tax withholding, with the net amount paid to the applicable Company Stakeholder.
EXCHANGE OF BOOK-ENTRY SHARES; COMPANY SARS
Section 3.01
Paying Agent; Company SARs.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Equity Representative shall enter into an agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) with the Paying Agent to act as paying agent for the payment of the Merger Consideration. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to deposit with the Paying Agent cash in the aggregate amount required to pay the Estimated Aggregate Cash Merger Consideration less the
Escrow Amount
less the Aggregate SAR Value (such cash amount being referred to herein as the “
Exchange Fund”). The Exchange Fund shall be used solely for purposes of paying the applicable portion of the Estimated Aggregate Cash Merger Consideration in accordance with this
Article III and shall not be used to satisfy any other obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Parent shall pay all charges and expenses, including those of the Paying Agent, in connection with the exchange of Company Shares, Founder Incentive Interests, L&A Incentive Interests or GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares for the Merger Consideration.
(b) At the Closing, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to pay to the Company cash an amount equal to the Aggregate SAR Value to the account designated by the Company in writing at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
Section 3.02 Exchange Procedures. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each holder of Company Shares, Founder Incentive Interests, L&A Incentive Interests or GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares shall not be required to deliver a share certificate to the Paying Agent to receive the Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Article II. Each holder of record of one or more Company Shares, Founder Incentive Interests, L&A Incentive Interests or GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall upon the delivery by the holder thereof of a duly executed and completed letter of transmittal pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.02, be entitled to receive cash out of the Exchange Fund determined in accordance with the Estimated Merger Consideration Schedule. In connection with such exchange, by no later than
two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall cause the Paying Agent to provide each holder of Company Shares, Founder Incentive Interests, L&A Incentive Interests or GAFLL Class B Ordinary Shares with a letter of transmittal. Parent shall cause the Paying Agent to pay as promptly as practicable and in any event within three (3) Business Days after receipt of the letter of transmittal, the cash portion of the Merger Consideration to which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Article II.
Section 3.03
No Further Ownership Rights. The Merger Consideration paid in accordance with the terms Article II shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights of any Company Stakeholder in respect of the Aggregate Merger Consideration and, after the Effective Time, except as contemplated in Article II, there shall be no further registration of transfers in the register of shareholders of the Surviving Company of the Company Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Section 3.04
Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including any interest and other income received with respect thereto) that remains undistributed to the former Company Shareholders on the date twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any former holder of Company Shares who has not theretofore received any applicable portion of the Merger Consideration to which such Company Shareholder is entitled under this
Article III shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Company (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws) for payment of claims with respect thereto.
Section 3.05 No Liability. None of the Company, Parent, the Surviving Company or Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives shall be liable to any holder of Company Shares for any part of the portion of the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any such Company Shares two years after the Effective Time or at such earlier date as is immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to, or become property of, any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law or Order, become the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any such holders or their successors, assigns or personal representatives previously entitled thereto.
Section 3.06 Shares of Dissenting Holders.
(a) At the Effective Time, all Dissenting Shares shall automatically be canceled and, unless otherwise required by applicable Law, converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.08. Any Dissenting Shareholder shall receive payment of the Merger Consideration only upon final determination of the claim relating to those Dissenting Shares and any holder of Dissenting Shares shall, in the event that the fair value of a Dissenting Share as appraised by the Supreme Court of Bermuda under Section 106(6) of the Bermuda Companies Act (the “Appraised Fair Value”) is greater than the Merger Consideration applicable to such Company Shares be entitled to receive such difference from the Surviving Company by payment made within thirty (30) days after such Appraised Fair Value is finally determined pursuant to such appraisal procedure.
(b) In the event that a holder fails to perfect, effectively withdraws or otherwise waives any right to appraisal (each, an “Appraisal Withdrawal”), such holder shall have no other rights with respect to such Dissenting Shares other than as contemplated by Section 2.08.
(c) The Company shall give Parent (i) written notice of (A) any demands for appraisal of Dissenting Shares or Appraisal Withdrawals and any other written instruments, notices, petitions or other communication received by the Company in connection with the foregoing and (B) to the extent that the Company has Knowledge thereof, any applications to the Supreme Court of Bermuda for appraisal of the fair value of the Dissenting Shares and (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the opportunity to participate with the Company in any settlement negotiations and proceedings with respect to any demands for appraisal under the Bermuda Companies Act. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, offer to settle or settle any such demands or applications, or waive any failure to timely deliver a written demand for appraisal or to timely take any other action to exercise appraisal rights in accordance with the Bermuda Companies Act or exercise any right to terminate this Agreement and the Merger under section 106(7) of the Bermuda Companies Act as a result of dissenter claims. Payment of any amount payable to holders of Dissenting Shares shall be the obligation of the Surviving Company.
Section 3.07
Withholding of Tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Aggregate Merger Consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement any amounts required by Law to be deducted or withheld
;
provided,
that, absent any change in Law between the date hereof and the Closing, no U.S. Tax will be withheld on the Aggregate Merger Consideration (other than withholdings described in Section 2.08(g) and Section 2.17 in respect of payments to the holders of Company SARs in respect of such Company SARs) if the Company, Life and Global Atlantic Financial Limited at or prior to the Closing furnish a duly completed and validly executed statement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-1 (in the case of the Company and Life) and Exhibit F-2 (in the case of Global Atlantic Financial Limited). Prior to making any deduction or withholding (other than in respect of the Company SARs), Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent and the Escrow Agent shall provide the Company with reasonable advance notice of the intention to make such deduction or withholding, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company so as to reduce or eliminate such deduction or withholding as permitted by applicable Law. Any amounts deducted or withheld shall be paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority, and Parent shall promptly furnish to the Equity Representative copies of the official receipts therefor. To the extent that amounts deducted or withheld by Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent are paid over to the applicable Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving Company, the Paying Agent or Escrow Agent, as the case may be.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as otherwise disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter (it being understood that any information contained therein will qualify and apply to the representations and warranties in this
Article IV to which the information is specifically stated as referring to and will qualify and apply to other representations and warranties in this
Article IV to the extent that it is reasonably apparent upon reading such information that such disclosure also qualifies or is responsive to such other sections), the Company represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto as follows:
Section 4.01
Organization. The Company is an exempted company duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of Bermuda. The Company (i) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (ii) is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it make such licensing or qualification necessary, except where failure to have such power and authority, or to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the Company’s Constituent Documents, as amended and in effect on the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.02 Subsidiaries.
(a) Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation duly incorporated or a limited liability company, partnership or other entity duly organized and is validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. Each Subsidiary of the Company (a) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and (b) is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it make such licensing or qualification necessary, except where failure to have such power and authority, or to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries is the record holder and Beneficial Owner of all of the outstanding Securities of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of any Liens and free of any other limitation or restriction, including any limitation or restriction on the right to vote, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Securities, other than generally applicable limitations or restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities Laws and applicable Insurance Laws governing the acquisition of control of the Insurance Subsidiaries. All of the Securities so owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and no such shares have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. Except for the Securities of the Subsidiaries of the Company and Investment Assets acquired in the ordinary course of business consistent with the investment policies and guidelines applicable to the Company at the time of acquisition, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any Securities or other ownership interests in any Person or any Indebtedness of any Person.
Section 4.03
Capitalization.
(a) The authorized share capital stock of the Company is US$0.01 par value per share and consists of 500,000,010 Company Shares and ten (10) Founder Incentive Interests. As of the date hereof, 105,808,904 shares of Company Class A Ordinary Shares, 37,468,278 shares of Company Class G Ordinary Shares and ten (10) Founder Incentive Interests are issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, 24,167 Company SARs and 3,505,452 Company RSAs are outstanding. The Company Shares that have been issued and are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in this
Section 4.03(a), there are no outstanding Securities of the Company.
(b) Other than as set forth in the Shareholders Agreement and the Constituent Documents, there are no preemptive or similar rights that obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for Securities having the right to vote) with the holders of any class of Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on any matter submitted to such holders of Securities.
Except pursuant to this Agreement and as described above, and other than the Company Stock Awards, there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, Contracts or undertakings of any kind to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound (i) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver, sell or transfer or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold or transferred or repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, any Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security, Contract or undertaking or (iii) that give any Person the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights accruing to holders of Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Other than the Voting Agreements, the Shareholders Agreement and the Constituent Documents, there are no proxies, voting trusts or other Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound with respect to the voting of the Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the registration of the Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any United States or foreign securities Law.
(c) All Company SARs have been granted having a per share exercise or base price at least equal to the fair market value of the underlying equity on the date of grant, and have not otherwise been subject to “modification” or “extension” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and associated Treasury Department guidance (“Section 409A”). All grants of awards under the Amended and Restated Global Atlantic Financial Company Annual Incentive Plan, Global Atlantic Equipment Long Term Incentive Plan and Company SAR Plan and grants of L&A Incentive Interests were validly issued and properly approved by the applicable governing body in accordance with the applicable plan or award agreement governing such award and applicable Laws (including Section 409A).
Section 4.04
Authorization.
(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the Company Required Vote, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including the approval of the Company Board of Directors), and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company, and no other votes or approvals of any class or series of capital stock of the Company, are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby (other than, with respect to the consummation of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement, the Company Required Vote). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) The Company Required Vote is the only vote or approval of the holders of any class or series of Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is necessary to approve this Agreement, the Statutory Merger Agreement and the Merger.
Section 4.05 Consents and Approvals; No Violations.
(a) Assuming that all Approvals of or from, or Filings with, Governmental Authorities described in Section 4.05(b) and Section 5.03(b) have been obtained or made and the Company Required Vote has been obtained, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) conflict with any provisions of the Constituent Documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of the Company, (ii) violate any Law or Order or (iii) result, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, in any violation, default or loss of a benefit under, or permit the acceleration or termination of any obligation under or require any consent under, any Material Contract, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No clearance, consent, approval, order, waiver, license or authorization of or from (an “Approval”), or declaration, registration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority (a “Filing”) is required to be made or obtained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) compliance by the Company with the HSR Act, (ii) compliance by Global Atlantic Distributors, LLC with FINRA Rule 1017, (iii) the matters set forth in Section 4.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter and (iv) such other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.06
Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has delivered to Parent complete copies of
the (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries at and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 (the last such date, the “
Balance Sheet Date”), together with the report of the Company’s independent auditors thereon (collectively, the “
Audited Financial Statements”) and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries at and for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “
Unaudited Financial Statements”, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “
Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements, which have been derived from the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“
GAAP”), applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto). The balance sheets (including the related notes) included in such Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated statements of income (including the related notes) included in such Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the results of
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods indicated subject, in the case of the Unaudited Financial Statements, to absence of footnote disclosures and changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments (which are expected to be consistent with past practice and not material in nature or amount).
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain (i) books and records reflecting their respective assets and liabilities that are accurate in all material respects and (ii) systems of internal accounting controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the accurate recording of transactions in all material respects.
(c) Since January 1, 2018, the Company has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has identified or has been advised by any employee, the auditors or accountants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any (i) material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices or (ii) fraud or allegation of fraud, whether or not material, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls.
Section 4.07 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any liabilities of the type required to be recorded or reflected in a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities or obligations (a) reserved against in the Financial Statements, (b) incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date that do not relate to any breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, misappropriation or violation of Law, (c) that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect or (d) incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.08
Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date to the date hereof, (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (b) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.09
Litigation. There is no Litigation (whether at Law or in equity) pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Order outstanding against or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any investigation by any Governmental Authority involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.10
Compliance with Laws.
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries holds all Permits necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective businesses or ownership of their respective assets and
properties, except where failure to hold Permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms of the Permits, except where non-compliance, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received at any time since January 1, 2018 any notice or other written communication from any Governmental Authority regarding any actual or threatened revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or material modification of any Permit, except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, since January 1, 2018, have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Since January 1, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other communication from any Governmental Authority regarding any actual or possible noncompliance with any Law by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) This Section 4.10 does not relate to intellectual property matters (which are the subject of Section 4.12), employee plan and labor matters (which are the subject of Section 4.13 and Section 4.14), Tax matters (which are the subject of Section 4.17) or insurance regulatory matters (which are the subject of Section 4.19, Section 4.22, Section 4.23, Section 4.24 and Section 4.25).
Section 4.11 Real Property.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any material real property other than real property held as Investment Assets.
(b) With respect to each Lease relating to a parcel of material Leased Real Property (i) the Company or its applicable Subsidiary that is party thereto has good and valid leasehold interests in such Lease (subject to the terms of the applicable Lease governing its interests therein), in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, (ii) each such Lease is the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or its applicable Subsidiary that is lessee thereunder and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and (iii) the Company or its applicable Subsidiary has complied with the terms of such Lease and none of the Company or its applicable Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in default or breach under the terms of any Lease, except, in each case, in respects that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.12
Intellectual Property. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had a Material Adverse Effect, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owns, or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all Intellectual Property Rights that are used in the conduct of the Business, taken as a whole. To the Knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, and, as of the date hereof, there is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in
writing that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, except for such infringements, misappropriations, violations and claims that individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person is infringing any Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company in a manner that, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.13 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.13_ of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list as of the date hereof of each material Benefit Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, “Benefit Plan” shall mean (i) each “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries sponsors, maintains, participates in, is a party or contributes to (or is required to contribute to), or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or could reasonably be expected to have any liability; and (ii) each other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, including any stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, phantom stock or equity or any other stock-or equity-based incentive plan, cash bonus or incentive compensation arrangement, retirement or deferred compensation plan, profit sharing plan, unemployment or severance compensation plan, employment or consulting agreement, change in control benefit, retention or post-employment arrangement for the benefit of any current or former employee, individual independent contractor or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that does not constitute an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries sponsors, maintains, participates in, is a party or contributes to (or is required to contribute to), or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or would reasonably be expected to have any liability (each, a “Benefit Plan”).
(b) With respect to each material Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of such Benefit Plan, including any amendments thereto, and a true and complete copy of the following items (in each case, only if applicable): (i) each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) each summary plan description and summary of material modifications, (iii) the most recently filed annual report on IRS Form 5500, (iv) the most recent financial statements and actuarial or other valuation reports prepared with respect thereto and (v) the most recently received IRS determination letter.
(c) Neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor any Person that is a member of a “controlled group of corporations” with, or is under “common control” with, or is a member of the same “affiliated service group” with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, as defined in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (nor any of their respective predecessors) maintains, contributes to or sponsors (or has in the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, or sponsored) a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA or a plan that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV Plan of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code.
(d) Except as has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Benefit Plan has been established, operated and administered in accordance with its
terms and applicable Law, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, (ii) there is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by or on behalf of any Benefit Plan, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any such Benefit Plan, as applicable, or otherwise involving any such Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), and (iii) there is no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding before any Governmental Authority, including the IRS, the Department of Labor or the Pension Guaranty Benefit Corporation is pending, threatened or in progress. With respect to each Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code, (A) each such Benefit Plan has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS with respect to its qualification, (B) the trusts maintained thereunder have been determined to be exempt from Taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, and (C) no event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to result in disqualification or adversely affect such exemption. Neither the Company nor or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability with respect to, and no Benefit Plan provides welfare benefits, including death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), beyond retirement or termination of service, other than coverage mandated solely by applicable Law
(e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, either alone or in combination with another event, (A) entitle any current or former officer, director, individual independent contractor or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment or benefit, or (B) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due any such officer, director, individual independent contractor or employee. No amounts payable or benefits provided under the Benefit Plans will fail to be deductible for U.S. federal income Tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G of the Code. No current or former officer, director, individual independent contractor or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has the right to be indemnified for Taxes incurred pursuant to Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.
Section 4.14 Labor Relations. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement. Since January 1, 2018, there has been no strike or lockout affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no such action is pending or has been threatened. Except as has not had and would not be expected to be, individually or in aggregate, material, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, fair employment practices, Tax withholding, authorization to work, classification matters (as to employee/contractor status and exempt/nonexempt status) and terms and conditions of employment.
(a)
Section 4.15 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of the following Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound as of the date hereof:
(i) any joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other similar Contract relating to the formation, creation, operation, management, sharing of profit or losses or control of any partnership, strategic alliance or joint venture, in each case, material to the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, but excluding investment portfolio transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(ii) any Contract, including any option Contract, entered into since January 1, 2018, relating to the acquisition or disposition, with material obligations remaining to be performed or material liabilities continuing after the date of this Agreement, of any business or real property that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) (other than any such Contracts related to the acquisition or disposition of Investment Assets);
(iii) any investment advisory Contract or any other Contract relating to investment management, investment advisory or sub-advisory services to which any Insurance Subsidiary or Global Atlantic Investment Advisors, LLC is a party or under which any Subsidiary of the Company receives such services and which involves annual fee payments in excess of $10,000,000 per year;
(iv) any Contract that involved aggregate payments or receipts by or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000 during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, other (x) than those terminable on less than ninety (90) days’ notice without payment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any material penalty or (y) any Contract related to Investment Assets;
(v) the top five Distribution Agreements, measured by commissions and other fees paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries thereunder in the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019;
(vi) any Contract (including any exclusivity Contract) that limits or restricts or purports to limit or restrict either the type of business in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may engage or the manner or locations in which any of them may so engage in any business, including any covenant not to compete (geographically or otherwise), in each case that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vii) any Contract that imposes “standstill” restrictions on any Person with respect to acquisitions of common stock or mergers, consolidations, acquisitions of stock or assets or other business combinations involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(viii) any Contract that provides for Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having an outstanding or committed amount in excess of $25,000,000.
(b) The Contracts listed or required to be listed in
Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter are referred to herein as the “
Material Contracts”. Except for matters which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had a Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof (i) each Material Contract is a valid and binding Contract of the Company or any of its applicable Affiliates, as the case may be, and, to the