As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2017
Registration No. 333-218955
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
PetIQ, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 5122 | 35-2554312 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208-939-8900
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants principal executive offices)
McCord Christensen
Chief Executive Officer
PetIQ, Inc.
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208-939-8900
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Please send copies of all communications to:
James J. Junewicz, Esq. Christina T. Roupas, Esq. Winston & Strawn LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 558-5600 |
Christopher D. Lueking, Esq. Stelios G. Saffos, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60611 (312) 876-7700 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, check the following box: ☐
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may determine.
Explanatory Note
This pre-effective amendment is being filed solely for the purpose of amending Part IIInformation Not Required in this Prospectus.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by the registrant, other than estimated underwriting discounts and commissions, in connection with our initial public offering. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the NASDAQ listing fee:
SEC registration fee |
$ | 9,851.50 | ||
FINRA filing fee |
13,250 | |||
NASDAQ listing fee |
* | |||
Printing expenses |
* | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
* | |||
Accounting fees and expenses |
* | |||
Blue sky fees and expenses (including legal fees) |
* | |||
Transfer agent and registrar fees |
* | |||
Miscellaneous |
* | |||
|
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Total |
$ | * | ||
* | To be filed by amendment |
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, authorizes a corporations board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors and other corporate agents.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the registrants certificate of incorporation to be in effect upon the closing of this offering includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the bylaws of the registrant to be effective upon completion of this offering provide that:
∎ | The registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers for serving the registrant in those capacities or for serving other business enterprises at the registrants request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that a corporation may indemnify such person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful. |
∎ | The registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where indemnification is permitted by applicable law. |
∎ | The registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding, except that such director or officer shall undertake to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. |
∎ | The registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the bylaws to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person, except with respect to proceedings authorized by the registrants board of directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification. |
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∎ | The rights conferred in the bylaws are not exclusive, and the registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, employees and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons. |
∎ | The registrant may not retroactively amend the bylaw provisions to reduce its indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees and agents. |
The registrant will enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and executive officers by Section 145 of the DGCL and certain additional procedural protections. The registrant will also maintain directors and officers insurance to insure such persons against certain liabilities.
These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements entered into between the registrant and its officers and directors may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the registrants officers and directors for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
The underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for indemnification by the underwriters of the registrant and its officers and directors for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act and otherwise.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
In connection with the recapitalization transactions described in the accompanying prospectus, the registrant will issue shares of Class A common stock to certain entities affiliated with Eos Partners, L.P. and certain entities affiliated with Porchlight Equity Partners. In addition, the registrant will issue shares of Class B common stock to owners of PetIQ Holdings, LLC prior to the consummation for this offering. The shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock described above will be issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis that the transaction will not involve a public offering. No underwriters will be involved in the transaction.
Unless otherwise stated, the sales of the above securities were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (or Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated thereunder), or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or pursuant to benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the stock certificates issued in these transactions.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(3) Exhibits. The following exhibits are included herein or incorporated herein by reference:
EXHIBIT NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION | |
3.1* | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PetIQ, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
3.2* | Form of Bylaws of PetIQ, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.2* | Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.4* | Form of Sixth Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of PetIQ Holdings, LLC, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.5* | Form of Contribution Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.6* | Form of Preference Notes, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.7* | Form of Recapitalization Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.11*+ | PetIQ, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan | |
10.12*+ | Form of Option Award Agreement under PetIQ, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
+ | Indicates exhibits that constitute management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Indicates previously filed. |
(b) Financial Statement Schedules. All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the information is included in the registrants consolidated financial statements or related notes.
Item 17. Undertakings
(1) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
(2) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(3) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(A) for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective; and
(B) for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(4) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(1) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(2) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; |
(3) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and |
(4) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Eagle, Idaho on this 6th day of July, 2017.
PetIQ, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ McCord Christensen | |
Name: |
McCord Christensen | |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE |
TITLE |
DATE | ||
/s/ McCord Christensen McCord Christensen |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) |
July 6, 2017 | ||
/s/ John Newland John Newland |
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Principal Financial Officer Principal Accounting Officer) |
July 6, 2017 | ||
* Scott Adcock |
President and Director | July 6, 2017 | ||
* Mark First |
Director | July 6, 2017 | ||
* Gary Michael |
Director | July 6, 2017 | ||
* James Clarke |
Director | July 6, 2017 | ||
* Ronald Kennedy |
Director | July 6, 2017 |
*By: | /s/ McCord Christensen | |
McCord Christensen, as attorney-in-fact |
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION | |
3.1* | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PetIQ, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
3.2* | Form of Bylaws of PetIQ, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.2* | Form of Registration Rights Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.4* | Form of Sixth Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of PetIQ Holdings, LLC, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.5* | Form of Contribution Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.6* | Form of Preference Notes, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.7* | Form of Recapitalization Agreement, to be effective upon the closing of this offering | |
10.11*+ | PetIQ, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan | |
10.12*+ | Form of Option Award Agreement under PetIQ, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan |
+ | Indicates exhibits that constitute management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Indicates previously filed. |
EXHIBIT 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
PetIQ, INC.
PetIQ Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Holdings) and the sole stockholder of PetIQ, Inc. (the Corporation), certifies as follows:
FIRST: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 29, 2016.
SECOND: The Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation is hereby amended and restated (this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), and is duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 241 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), to read in its entirety as follows:
Article I
Name
The name of the Corporation is PetIQ, Inc.
Article II
Registered Office
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
Article III
Purposes
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.
Article IV
Capital Stock
1. Authorized Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is [ ] shares of stock, consisting of (i) [ ] shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (Preferred Stock), (ii) [ ] shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (Class A Common Stock), and (iii) [ ] shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (Class B Common Stock and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the Common Stock).
2. Common Stock.
A. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers, privileges, preferences and priorities of the holders of Preferred Stock.
B. Voting Rights.
i. Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote.
ii. Each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class B Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders are generally entitled to vote.
iii. Except as otherwise required in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or by applicable law, the holders of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock); provided, that the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock as such shall be entitled to vote separately as a class upon any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Class A Common Stock so as to affect them adversely; and provided further, that the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock as such shall be entitled to vote separately as a class upon any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Class B Common Stock so as to affect them adversely. There shall be no cumulative voting.
iv. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that alters or changes the powers, preferences, rights or other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon as a separate class pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.
C. Dividends. Dividends of cash or property may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Corporation and subject to any preferential dividend rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of record of shares of Class A Common Stock shall share ratably in all dividends payable in cash, stock or otherwise and other
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D. Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder. Holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.
E. Cancellation of Shares of Class B Common Stock. Immediately upon the exchange of a Unit (as defined in the LLC Agreement defined below) (together with a share of Class B Common Stock) with the Corporation pursuant to the terms of the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings among the Corporation, Holdings and holders of Class B Common Stock and Units (the LLC Agreement), such share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically be canceled with no consideration being paid or issued with respect thereto, pursuant and subject to the terms of the LLC Agreement. Any such canceled shares of Class B Common Stock shall thereafter no longer be outstanding, and all rights with respect to such shares shall automatically cease and terminate.
F. Transfers of Class B Common Stock.
i. A holder of Class B Common Stock may transfer all or a portion of shares of Class B Common Stock, together with a corresponding number of Units, to the Corporation for other consideration at any time. Following the surrender of any shares of Class B Common Stock to the Corporation, the Corporation will take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.
ii. A holder of Class B Common Stock may transfer shares of Class B Common Stock to any transferee (other than the Corporation) only if, and only to the extent permitted by the LLC Agreement, such holder also simultaneously transfers a corresponding number of such holders Units (as such numbers may be adjusted to reflect equitably any stock split, subdivision, combination or similar change with respect to the Class B Common Stock or Units) to such transferee in compliance with the LLC Agreement. The restrictions described in this Article IV(2)(F)(ii) are referred to as the Restrictions.
iii. Any purported transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions shall be null and void. If, notwithstanding the Restrictions, a person shall, voluntarily or involuntarily, purportedly become or attempt to become, the purported owner (the Purported Owner) of shares of Class B Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions, then the Purported Owner shall not obtain any rights in and to such shares of Class B Common Stock (the Restricted Shares), and the purported transfer of the Restricted Shares to the Purported Owner shall not be recognized by the Corporations transfer agent (the Transfer Agent).
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iv. Upon a determination by the Board that a person has attempted or may attempt to transfer or to acquire Restricted Shares in violation of the Restrictions, the Board may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to such transfer or acquisition on the books and records of the Corporation, including, without limitation, to cause the Transfer Agent to record the Purported Owners transferor as the record owner of the Restricted Shares, and to institute proceedings to enjoin or rescind any such transfer or acquisition.
v. The Board may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind, by bylaw or otherwise, regulations and procedures that are consistent with the provisions of this Article IV(2)(F) for determining whether any transfer or acquisition of shares of Class B Common Stock would violate the Restrictions and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of the provisions of this Article. Any such procedures and regulations shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Corporation and with its Transfer Agent and shall be made available for inspection by any prospective transferee and, upon written request, shall be mailed to holders of shares of Class B Common Stock.
vi. The Board shall have all powers necessary to implement the Restrictions, including, without limitation, the power to prohibit the transfer of any shares of Class B Common Stock in violation thereof.
G. Shares Reserved for Issuance. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the exchange of all outstanding Units (other than such Units owned by the Corporation or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) along with an equal number of Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock; provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of the exchange of the Units (along with Class B Common Stock) by delivery of purchased shares of Class A Common Stock that are held in the treasury of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and in addition to any other vote required by the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3 percent of the voting power of the then outstanding Class B Common Stock, voting together as a class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal this Article IV(2)(G) or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith.
H. No Preemptive Rights. Holders of Common Stock shall have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any shares of any class of stock of the Corporation whether now or hereafter authorized.
I. No Conversion Rights. Without limiting the rights of holders of Class B Common Stock and Units as provided in the LLC Agreement, the Common Stock shall not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same class of the Corporations capital stock.
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J. All certificates or book entries representing shares of Class B Common Stock, as the case may be, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such form as the Board may determine):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [CERTIFICATE][BOOK ENTRY] ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).
K. The Class B Common Stock may be issued and transferred in fractions of a share which shall entitle the holder to exercise voting rights and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Class B Common Stock. Subject to the Restrictions, holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to transfer fractions thereof and the Corporation shall, and shall cause the Transfer Agent to, facilitate any such transfers, including by issuing certificates or making book entries representing any such fractional shares. For all purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, this Article IV hereof), all references to the Class B Common Stock or any share thereof (whether in the singular or plural) shall be deemed to include references to any fraction of a share of Class B Common Stock.
3. Preferred Stock.
A. General.
1. Issuance of Preferred Stock in Classes or Series. The Preferred Stock of the Corporation may be issued in one or more classes or series at such time or times and for such consideration as the Board may determine. Each class or series shall be so designated as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other classes and series. Except as to the relative designations, preferences, voting rights, powers, qualifications, rights and privileges referred to in this Article IV, in respect of any or all of which there may be variations between different classes or series of Preferred Stock, all shares of Preferred Stock shall be identical. Different series of Preferred Stock shall not be construed to constitute different classes of shares for the purpose of voting by classes unless otherwise specifically set forth herein.
2. Authority to Establish Variations Between Classes or Series of Preferred Stock. The Board is expressly authorized, subject to the limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, without stockholder action, to provide, by adopting a resolution or resolutions, for the issuance of the undesignated Preferred Stock in one or more classes or series, each with such designations, preferences, powers, qualifications and special, participating, optional or relative rights and privileges as shall be stated in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a certificate of designations or a certificate of amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which shall be filed in accordance with the DGCL and the resolutions of the Board creating such class or series. The authority of the Board with respect to each such class or series shall include, without limitation of the foregoing, the right to determine and fix:
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(a) the distinctive designation of such class or series and the number of shares to constitute such class or series;
(b) the rate at which dividends on the shares of such class or series shall be declared and paid, or set aside for payment, whether dividends at the rate so determined shall be cumulative or accruing and whether the shares of such class or series shall be entitled to any participating or other dividends in addition to dividends at the rate so determined, and if so, on what terms;
(c) the right or obligation, if any, of the Corporation to redeem shares of the particular class or series of Preferred Stock and, if redeemable, the price, terms and manner of such redemption (including sinking fund provisions);
(d) the special and relative rights and preferences, if any, and the amount or amounts per share, which the shares of such class or series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation;
(e) the terms and conditions, if any, upon which shares of such class or series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of any other class or series, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the terms of adjustment, if any;
(f) the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to retire, redeem or purchase shares of such class or series pursuant to a sinking fund or fund of a similar nature or otherwise, and the terms and conditions of such obligation;
(g) voting rights, if any, including special voting rights with respect to the election of directors and matters adversely affecting any class or series of Preferred Stock;
(h) limitations, if any, on the issuance of additional shares of such class or series or any shares of any other class or series of Preferred Stock; and
(i) such other preferences, powers, qualifications and special, participating, optional or relative rights and privileges thereof as the Board, acting in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, may deem advisable and are not inconsistent with law and the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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Article V
Bylaws
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute and except as provided herein, the Board shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal or otherwise alter the bylaws of the Corporation (the Bylaws) without any action on the part of the stockholders; provided, however, that any Bylaws made by the Board may be amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders. The Bylaws may only be amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders the notice for which designates that an amendment, alteration or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered and then only by an affirmative vote of a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote upon such amendment or repeal, voting as a single class.
Article VI
Indemnification of Directors
1. Limitation of Liability. No current or former director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except, to the extent provided by applicable law, for liability (i) for breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is hereafter amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the liability of each current or former director or officer of the Corporation shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended from time to time. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VI, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VI, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VI in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article VI, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
2. Indemnification. The Corporation shall, in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) (a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee, partner, representative or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation (an indemnitee), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee. The Corporation shall be required to indemnify an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if the initiation of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the indemnitee was authorized by the Board. Each person who was, is or becomes a
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director or officer of the Corporation shall be deemed to have served or to have continued to serve in such capacity in reliance upon the indemnity provided for in this Article VI. All rights to indemnification under this Article VI shall be deemed to have vested at the time such person becomes or became a director or officer of the Corporation, and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, modification, alteration or repeal of this Article VI that in any way diminishes, limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an indemnitee or his or her successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish, limit, restrict, adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission. Claims for indemnification shall be made pursuant to the procedural requirements of the Bylaws.
3. Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
Article VII
Directors
1. Board of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
2. Number, Term and Classes of Directors. The exact number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board in accordance with the Bylaws. The Board (other than directors elected by the holders of any series or class of Preferred Stock provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof) shall be divided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of directors elected to each class shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board. Each Class I director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, each Class II director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and each Class III director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office for each class of directors, the directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death or removal from office. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.
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3. Director Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. At a special meeting of stockholders called expressly for that purpose, the entire Board, or any member or members thereof, may be removed, but only for cause, by vote for removal of a specific director by stockholders holding at least 66-2/3 percent of the voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at an election for directors of the Corporation, voting as a single class. The notice of such special meeting must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director or directors, as the case may be. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in the Board for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. Any director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
Article VIII
Special Meetings of Stockholders
Except as otherwise required by law, a special meeting of stockholders (a Special Meeting) for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Lead Director of the Board, to be held at such place, date and time as shall be designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof. Only business within the purposes described in the Corporations notice of meeting required by the Bylaws may be conducted at the Special Meeting. The ability of the stockholders to call a Special Meeting is specifically denied. No action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or Special Meeting called in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent without a meeting.
Article IX
Special Stockholder Notice Provisions
1. Nominations for Directorship Positions. Any stockholder or stockholders of the Corporation who wish to nominate a person or persons for election to the Board must deliver written notice to the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Bylaws.
2. Business at Stockholders Meetings. Any stockholder or stockholders of the Corporation who wish to place business before a meeting of the stockholders, other than nominations for election to the Board, must deliver written notice to the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Bylaws.
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Article X
Special Stockholder Voting Requirements
Articles V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may only be amended or repealed by an affirmative vote of at least 66-2/3 percent of the outstanding shares of all capital stock entitled to vote upon such amendment or repeal, voting as a single class, unless such amendment or repeal is declared advisable by the Board by the affirmative vote of at least 75 percent of the entire Board, notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by the DGCL.
Article XI
Renouncement of Corporate Opportunity
1. Scope. The provisions of this Article XI are set forth to define, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the duties of Exempted Persons (as defined below) to the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities. Exempted Persons means each of Eos Partners, L.P., Labore Et Honore LLC and Highland Consumer Partners and all of their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and/or employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the Corporation.
2. Competition and Allocation of Corporate Opportunities. The Exempted Persons shall not have any fiduciary duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time available to the Exempted Persons, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each such Exempted Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Corporation (and there shall be no restriction on the Exempted Persons using the general knowledge and understanding of the Corporation and the industry in which it operates that it has gained as an Exempted Person in considering and pursuing such opportunities or in making investment, voting, monitoring, governance or other decisions relating to other entities or securities) and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries, or uses such knowledge and understanding in the manner described herein.
3. Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XI, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporations business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
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4. Amendment of this Article. No amendment or repeal of this Article XI in accordance with the provisions of Article IV(2) shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Exempted Person for or with respect to any activities or opportunities of which such Exempted Person becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. This Article XI shall not limit any protections or defenses available to, or indemnification or advancement rights of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or applicable law.
Article XII
Exclusive Jurisdiction for Certain Actions
1. Exclusive Forum. Unless the Board of Directors or one of its committees otherwise approves, in accordance with Section 141 of the DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the bylaws of the Corporation, to the selection of an alternate forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or, if the Superior Court of the State of Delaware also does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporations stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation or (v) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine (each, a Covered Proceeding).
2. Personal Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is a Covered Proceeding is filed in a court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where permitted in accordance with paragraph (a) above, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (each, a Foreign Action) in the name of any person or entity (a Claiming Party) without the prior approval of the Board of Directors or one of its committees in the manner described in paragraph (a) above, such Claiming Party shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where applicable, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with any action brought in any such courts to enforce paragraph (a) above (an Enforcement Action) and (ii) having service of process made upon such Claiming Party in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such Claiming Partys counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such Claiming Party.
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3. Notice and Consent. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XII and waived any argument relating to the inconvenience of the forums reference above in connection with any Covered Proceeding.
Article XIII
Severability
If any provision or provisions of this Amended Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Article XIV
Business Combinations with Interested Stockholders
The Corporation expressly opts out of Section 203 of the DGCL.
Article XIV
Amendment
Except as expressly provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or any amendment thereto, in the manner now or hereafter provided by statute, and any and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein is subject to this reservation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been signed by PetIQ Holdings, LLC, the Sole Stockholder of the Corporation, on [ ], 2017.
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EXHIBIT 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
PetIQ, INC.
Adopted [ ], 2017
Article 1
Stockholders
1.1 Place of Meetings. Meetings of stockholders of PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), shall be held at the place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors) from time to time.
1.2 Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such time and place as fixed by the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing directors and transacting any other business as may properly come before such meetings.
1.3 Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Lead Director of the Board of Directors, to be held at such place, date and time as shall be designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof. Only business within the purposes described in the Corporations notice of meeting required by Section 1.4 may be conducted at the special meetings. The ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied.
1.4 Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Corporations Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the written notice of any meeting shall be given no fewer than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
1.5 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
1.6 Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the Certificate of Incorporation) or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum, and the stockholders present at any duly convened meeting may continue to do business until adjournment notwithstanding any withdrawal from the meeting of holders of shares counted in determining the existence of a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.5 of these Bylaws until a quorum shall attend. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
1.7 Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Lead Director, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in his or her absence by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation, by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Board of Directors may appoint a non-executive Lead Director, who shall be a director of the Corporation and shall undertake duties prescribed herein and such other duties or responsibilities as the Board of Directors may assign. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
1.8 Voting; Proxies. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder that has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the Corporation. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders who are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, be decided by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders who are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote. In the case of a matter submitted for a vote of the stockholders as to which a stockholder approval requirement is applicable under the stockholder approval policy of the Nasdaq Global Market or any other exchange or quotation system on which the capital stock of
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the Corporation is quoted or traded, the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or any provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), in each case for which no higher voting requirement is specified by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the DGCL), the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the vote required for approval shall be the requisite vote specified in such stockholder approval policy, Rule 16b-3 or Code provision, as the case may be (or the highest such requirement if more than one is applicable).
1.9 Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date for stockholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting of stockholders, which shall not be more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of a meeting of stockholders, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed: (1) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and (2) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote.
1.10 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is fewer than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder as of the record date. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. An original or duplicate stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the Corporation or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
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1.11 Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. Nominations of one or more individuals to the Board of Directors (each, a Nomination, and more than one, Nominations) and the proposal of business other than Nominations (Business) to be considered by the stockholders of the Corporation may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (1) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting or any supplement thereto (provided, however, that reference in the Corporations notice of meeting to the election of directors or to the election of members of the Board of Directors shall not include or be deemed to include Nominations), (2) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (3) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record of the Corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. Subclause (3) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereto) under the Exchange Act and indicated in the Corporations notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such Business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting; provided, however, that reference in the Corporations notice of meeting to the election of directors or to the election of members of the Board of Directors shall not include or be deemed to include Nominations. Nominations may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may make Nominations of one or more individuals (as the case may be) for election to such positions as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting, if the stockholders notice required by Section 1.11(c)(1) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in accordance with Section 1.11(c)(1)(E).
(c) Stockholder Nominations and Business. For Nominations and Business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with this Section 1.11, and any such proposed Business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. For Nominations to be properly brought before a special meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(b)(2), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with this Section 1.11.
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(1) Stockholder Nominations.
(A) Only individuals subject to a Nomination made in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 shall be eligible for election at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and any individuals subject to a Nomination not made in compliance with this Section 1.11 shall not be considered nor acted upon at such meeting of stockholders.
(B) For Nominations to be properly brought before an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3) or Section 1.11(b)(2), respectively, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 1.11. To be timely, the stockholders notice must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation as provided in Section 1.11(c)(1)(C) or Section 1.11(c)(1)(D), in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and Section 1.11(c)(1)(E), in the case of a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, respectively.
(C) In the case of an annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, to be timely, any Nomination made pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(D) Notwithstanding Section 1.11(c)(1)(C), in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, the stockholders notice required by this Section 1.11 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(E) In the case of a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, to be timely, any Nomination made pursuant to Section 1.11(b)(2) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business
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on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of such special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such special meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(F) To be in proper form, a stockholders notice of Nomination(s) pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3) or Section 1.11(b)(2) shall set forth: (i) as to any Nomination to be made by such stockholder, (a) all information relating to the individual subject to such Nomination that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14 under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, without regard to the application of the Exchange Act to either the Nomination or the Corporation and (b) such individuals written consent to being named in a proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the Nomination is made (a) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner, (b) the class, series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (c) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and such stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such Nomination, (d) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk of stock price changes for, or to increase the voting power of, such stockholder or beneficial owner or any of its affiliates with respect to any share of stock of the Corporation, (e) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group that intends (1) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to elect the individual subject to the Nomination and/or (2) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders of the Corporation in support of such Nomination and (f) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the Nomination between or among such stockholder, any of its affiliates or associates and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, including the individual subject to the Nomination. The Corporation may require any individual subject to such Nomination to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such individual to serve as a director of the Corporation.
(2) Stockholder Business.
(A) Only such Business shall be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation as shall have been brought before such meeting in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11, and any Business not brought in accordance with this Section 1.11 shall not be considered nor acted upon at such meeting of stockholders.
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(B) In the case of an annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, to be timely, any such written notice of a proposal of Business pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(C) To be in proper form, a stockholders notice of a proposal of Business pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3) shall set forth: (i) as to the Business proposed by such stockholder, a brief description of the Business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or Business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such Business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such Business at the meeting and any material interest in such Business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made (a) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner, (b) the class, series, and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (c) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and such stockholder (or a qualified representative of such stockholder) intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such Business, (d) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk of stock price changes for, or to increase the voting power of, such stockholder or beneficial owner or any of its affiliates with respect to any share of stock of the Corporation and (e) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group that intends (1) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposed Business and/or (2) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders of the Corporation in support of such Business.
(d) General.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall have the power and duty (a) to determine whether a Nomination or Business proposed to be brought before such meeting was made or proposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11, and (b) if any proposed
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Nomination or Business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.11, to declare that such Nomination or Business shall be disregarded or that such proposed Nomination or Business shall not be considered or transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, if a stockholder (or a qualified representative of such stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a Nomination or Business, such Nomination or Business shall be disregarded and such Nomination or Business shall not be considered or transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.
(2) For purposes of this Section 1.11, public announcement shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) Nothing in this Section 1.11 shall be deemed to affect (a) the rights or obligations, if any, of stockholders of the Corporation to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereto) under the Exchange Act or (b) the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation.
Article 2
Board of Directors
2.1 Number; Qualifications. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, no directors term shall be shortened by reason of a resolution reducing the number of directors. Directors must be natural persons who are 18 years of age or older but need not be residents of the State of Delaware, stockholders of the Corporation or citizens of the United States.
2.2 Staggered Board; Term. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of directors elected to each class shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. The initial division of the Board of Directors into classes shall be made by a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. Each Class I director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, each Class II director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, and each Class III director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office for each class of directors, the directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death or removal from office. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
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2.3 Resignation; Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, and each director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
2.4 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined, notices thereof need not be given.
2.5 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, the Secretary, the Lead Director of the Board of Directors or by a majority of the Board of Directors. Notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting at least 24 hours before the special meeting.
2.6 Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
2.7 Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
2.8 Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Lead Director, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
2.9 Board of Directors Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if such minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if such minutes are maintained in electronic form.
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2.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors, or may delegate such authority to an appropriate committee.
Article 3
Committees
3.1 Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate two or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all pages that may require it.
3.2 Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors or the charter of any such committee otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 2 of these Bylaws.
Article 4
Officers
4.1 Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, and the Board of Directors may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Lead Director (who shall not be an executive officer) and a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from among its members. The Board of Directors may also elect a General Counsel, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Controllers, Assistant Controllers and such other officers as the Board of Directors deems necessary. Each such officer shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or until he or she shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
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4.2 Powers and Duties of Executive Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, and to the extent not so prescribed, they shall each have such powers and authority and perform such duties in the management of the property and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, as generally pertain to their respective offices. The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties. Without limitation of the foregoing:
(a) Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall be a director of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall undertake duties prescribed herein and such other duties or responsibilities as the Board of Directors may assign.
(b) Lead Director of the Board of Directors. The Lead Director of the Board, if any, shall be a director of the Corporation, who is not also an officer of the Corporation. The Lead Director of the Board of Directors shall undertake duties prescribed herein and such other duties or responsibilities as the Board of Directors may assign.
(c) Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision over the business of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as chief executive officers of corporations usually have or as the Board of Directors may assign.
(c) President. The President shall be the chief operations officer of the Corporation. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the President shall have general supervision over the business of the Corporation, to the extent not the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer, and shall have such other powers and duties as presidents of corporations usually have or as the Board of Directors may assign.
(d) Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the principal financial officer of the Corporation and shall have custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation and shall sign all instruments and documents as require his or her signature. The Chief Financial Officer shall undertake such other duties or responsibilities as the Board of Directors may assign.
(e) Vice President. Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may assign.
(f) Secretary. The Secretary shall issue notices of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors where notices of such meetings are required by law or these Bylaws and shall keep the minutes of such meetings. The Secretary shall sign such instruments and attest such documents as require his or her signature of attestation and affix the corporate seal thereto where appropriate.
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4.3 Compensation. The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any officer from serving the Corporation in any other capacity, including that of director, or from serving any of its stockholders, subsidiaries or affiliated entities in any capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor.
4.4 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
Article 5
Stock
5.1 Certificates.
(a) The Corporation is authorized to issue shares of common stock of the Corporation in certificated or uncertificated form. The shares of the common stock of the Corporation shall be registered on the books of the Corporation in the order in which they shall be issued. Any certificates for shares of the common stock, and any other shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented by certificates, shall be numbered, shall be signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a Vice President and (ii) the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile signature. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he, she or it were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send, or cause to be sent, to the record owner thereof a written statement setting forth the name of the Corporation, the name of the stockholder, the number and class of shares and such other information as is required by law, including Section 151(f) of the DGCL. Any stock certificates issued and any notices given shall include such other information and legends as shall be required by law or necessary to give effect to any applicable transfer, voting or similar restrictions.
(b) No certificate representing shares of stock shall be issued until the full amount of consideration therefor has been paid, except as otherwise permitted by law.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of certificates or uncertificated shares representing fractions of a share of stock that shall entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, receive dividends and participate in liquidating distributions,
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in proportion to the fractional holdings; or it may authorize the payment in cash of the fair value of fractions of a share of stock as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined; or it may authorize the issuance, subject to such conditions as may be permitted by law, of scrip in registered form over the signature of an officer or agent of the Corporation, exchangeable as therein provided for full shares of stock, but such scrip shall not entitle the holder to any rights of a stockholder, except as therein provided.
5.2 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. If shares represented by a stock certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed have become uncertificated shares, the Corporation may, in lieu of issuing a new certificate, cause such shares to be reflected on its books as uncertificated shares and may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate.
5.3 Transfer of Shares.
(a) Transfers of shares shall be made upon the books of the Corporation (i) only by the holder of record thereof, or by a duly authorized agent, transferee or legal representative and (ii) in the case of certificated shares, upon the surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
(b) The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any legal, equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share or shares of stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
5.4 Transfer Agent; Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint a transfer agent and one or more co-transfer agents and registrar and one or more co-registrars and may make, or authorize any such agent to make, all such rules and regulations deemed expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.
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Article 6
Indemnification
6.1 Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee, partner, manager, representative or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation (an Indemnitee), whether the basis in such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as director, officer, employee, member, trustee, partner, manager, representative or agent or in any other capacity while serving as such, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful. The Corporation shall indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if the initiation of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnitee was authorized by the Board of Directors.
6.2 Prepayment of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking (an Undertaking) by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article or otherwise.
6.3 Claims.
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Article 6, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the claimant is entitled to indemnification. Upon written request by an Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 6.3(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to the Indemnitees entitlement thereto shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not and were not parties to the matter in respect of which indemnification is
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sought by Indemnitee (Disinterested Directors), (2) if a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, such quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by less than a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested Directors or (3) if a majority of Disinterested Directors so directs, by the stockholders of the Corporation.
(b) If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim therefor by the Indemnitee has been received by the Corporation (except in the case of a claim for advancement of expenses, for which the applicable period is 30 days), the Indemnitee may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required Undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct that makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnitee for the amount claimed. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6.3(b) that the claimant is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 6.3(b). The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 6.3(b) that the procedures and presumptions of this Article 6 are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in such proceeding that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Article 6.
6.4 Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification, and rights to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article 6 with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of current or former directors and officers of the Corporation.
6.5 Nonexclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise.
6.6 Other Indemnification. The Corporations obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit enterprise.
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6.7 Nature of Indemnification Rights; Amendment or Repeal. Each person who was, is, or becomes a director or officer shall be deemed to have served or to have continued to serve in such capacity in reliance upon the indemnity provided for in this Article 6. Such rights shall be deemed to have vested at the time such person becomes or became a director or officer of the Corporation, and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, modification, alteration or repeal of this Article 6 that in any way diminishes, limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an Indemnitee or his or her successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish, limit, restrict, adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission.
6.8 Enforceability. If any provision or provisions of this Article 6 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then (1) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article 6 (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section or paragraph of this Article 6 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (2) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article 6 (including, without limitation, each such portion of any Section or paragraph of this Article 6 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
6.9 Insurance for Indemnification. The Corporation may purchase and maintain, at its expense, insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of Section 145 of the DGCL. To the extent that the Corporation maintains any policy or policies providing such insurance, each such current or former director or officer, and each such agent or employee to which rights to indemnification have been granted as provided in Section 6.4, shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage thereunder for any such current or former director, officer, employee or agent.
6.10 Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article 6 to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 6.3), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or
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officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors.
Article 7
Miscellaneous
7.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
7.2 Seal. The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.
7.3 Notices. Except as may otherwise be required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any notice to the Corporation, any stockholder or director must be in writing and may be transmitted by: mail, private carrier or personal delivery; telegraph or teletype; or telephone, wire or wireless equipment that transmits a facsimile of the notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if:
(a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent; and
(b) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice.
Inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. An electronic transmission means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
Written notice by the Corporation to its stockholders shall be deemed effective when mailed, if mailed with first-class postage prepaid and correctly addressed to the stockholders address shown in the Corporations current record of stockholders. Except as set forth in the previous sentence, written notice shall be deemed effective at the earliest of the following: (a) when received; (b) five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed with first-class postage, prepaid and correctly addressed; (c) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; (d) when directed to the stockholder, if by electronic transmission (other than as set forth in (e) below); or (e) if sent to a stockholders address, telephone number or other number appearing on the records of the Corporation, when dispatched by telegraph, teletype or facsimile equipment.
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7.4 Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees. Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.
7.5 Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the Disinterested Directors, even though the Disinterested Directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. All directors, including interested directors, may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes the contract or transaction.
7.6 Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, hard drives or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.
7.7 Amendment of Bylaws.
(a) These Bylaws may only be amended or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the notice for which designates that an amendment or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered, only by an affirmative vote of the stockholders holding a majority in interest of all shares entitled to vote upon such amendment or
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repeal, voting as a single class; provided, however, that Article 1, Section 2.2, Article 6 and Section 7.7 of these Bylaws may only be amended or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the notice for which designates that an amendment or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered, only by an affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least 66-2/3 percent of the voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at an election for directors of the Corporation, voting as a single class.
(b) The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend or repeal these Bylaws of, or adopt new bylaws for, the Corporation. Any such bylaws, or any alternation, amendment or repeal of these Bylaws, may be subsequently amended or repealed by the stockholders as provided in Section 7.7(a) of these Bylaws.
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EXHIBIT 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of July , 2017, is entered into by and among PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), each person executing this Agreement and listed as a Continuing LLC Owner on the signature pages hereto (together with their Permitted Transferees that become a party hereto, the Continuing LLC Owners) and each Person executing this Agreement and listed as a C-Corp LLC Owner Parent on the signature pages hereto (collectively, together with their Permitted Transferees that become party hereto, the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, PetIQ Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (PetIQ LLC), the Continuing LLC Owners, the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents and certain other parties thereto (the Recapitalization Agreement), the Company has effected a series of recapitalization transactions (the Recapitalization Transactions);
WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Recapitalization Transactions, (a) the Continuing LLC Owners own limited liability company interests PetIQ LLC (Holdings Units), together with shares of the Companys Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Class B Common Stock), which, subject to certain restrictions, are exchangeable from time to time at the option of the holder thereof for shares of the Companys Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Class A Common Stock and, together with the Class B Common Stock, the Common Stock) pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, of PetIQ LLC (the PetIQ LLC Operating Agreement) and (b) the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents own shares of Class A Common Stock;
WHEREAS, the Class B Common Stock issued to the Continuing LLC Owners and the Class A Common Stock issued to the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents pursuant to the Recapitalization Transactions are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time (the Securities Act);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company has priced an initial public offering of shares of its Class A Common Stock (the IPO); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Recapitalization Agreement, the parties believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the other parties hereto to set forth their agreements regarding registration rights following the IPO;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
EFFECTIVENESS
Section 1.1. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the closing of the IPO.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
Section 2.1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Adverse Disclosure means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement, from and after its effective date, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, (b) a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person, and (c) any investment fund advised or managed by, or under common control or management with, such specified Person; provided that the Company and each of its subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of any C-Corp LLC Owner Parent. As used in this definition, the term control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.
C-Corp LLC Owner Parents shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Class A Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Class B Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Common Stock shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Continuing LLC Owners shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Demand Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.3.
Demand Registration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).
Demand Registration Request shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).
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Demand Registration Statement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(c).
Demand Suspension shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.6.
Exchange means the exchange of shares of Class B Common Stock together with Holdings Units for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the PetIQ LLC Operating Agreement.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Exchange Registration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1.
Exchange Registration Statement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1.
FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Holders means C-Corp LLC Owner Parents and Continuing LLC Owners who then hold Registrable Securities under this Agreement.
IPO shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.
Loss shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.1.
Member of the Immediate Family means, with respect to any Person who is an individual, (a) each parent, spouse (but not including a former spouse or a spouse from whom such Person is legally separated) or child (including those adopted) of such individual and (b) each trust naming only one or more of the Persons listed in sub-clause (a) as beneficiaries.
Holdings Units shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Participation Conditions shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.5(b).
Permitted Transferee means (a) any Affiliate of a Holder and (b) such other Persons designated by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities under this Agreement.
Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
PetIQ LLC shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
PetIQ LLC Operating Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Piggyback Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.1.
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Piggyback Registration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.1.
Potential Takedown Participant shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.5(b).
Pro Rata Portion means, with respect to each Holder requesting that its shares be registered or sold in an Underwritten Public Offering, a number of such shares equal to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold in such Public Offering (excluding any shares to be registered or sold for the account of the Company) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities then held by such Holder, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities then held by all Holders requesting that their Registrable Securities be registered or sold.
Prospectus means (a) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments and supplements, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (b) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
Public Offering means the offer and sale of Registrable Securities for cash pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form).
Registrable Securities means (a) all shares of Class A Common Stock that are not then subject to forfeiture to the Company, (b) all shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any option, warrant or convertible security (including shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Exchange) not then subject to vesting or forfeiture to the Company and (c) all shares of Class A Common Stock directly or indirectly issued or then issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (a) or (b) above by way of unit or stock dividend or unit or stock split, or in connection with a combination of units or shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (w) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement, (x) such securities shall have been Transferred pursuant to Rule 144, (y) such holder is able to immediately sell such securities (including all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Exchange) under Rule 144 without any restrictions on transfer (including without application of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144), as determined in the reasonable opinion of the holder (it being understood that a written opinion of the Companys outside legal counsel to the effect that such securities may be so sold removed shall be conclusive evidence this clause has been satisfied), or (z) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Continuing LLC Owner shall be deemed not to hold any Registrable Securities at any time the Exchange Registration Statement is effective if such Continuing LLC Owner is able to immediately sell shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Exchange under Rule 144 without any restrictions on transfer (including without application of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144), as determined in the reasonable opinion of the holder (it being understood that a written opinion of the Companys outside legal counsel to the effect that such securities may be so sold removed shall be conclusive evidence this clause has been satisfied).
Recapitalization Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Recapitalization Transactions shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
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Registration means registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale of shares of Class A Common Stock under a Registration Statement. The terms register, registered and registering shall have correlative meanings.
Registration Expenses shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.
Registration Statement means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement other than a registration statement (and related Prospectus) filed on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form thereto.
Representatives means, with respect to any Person, any of such Persons officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule).
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction under the Securities Act.
Securities Act shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Selling Stockholder Information shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.1.
Shelf Period shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.3.
Shelf Registration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1(a).
Shelf Registration Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.2.
Shelf Registration Request shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1(a).
Shelf Registration Statement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1(a).
Shelf Suspension shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.4.
Shelf Takedown Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.5(b).
Shelf Takedown Request shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.5(a).
Transfer means, with respect to any Registrable Security, any interest therein, or any other securities or equity interests relating thereto, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition thereof, including the grant of an option or other right, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. Transferred shall have a correlative meaning.
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Underwritten Public Offering means an underwritten Public Offering, including any bought deal or block sale to a financial institution conducted as an underwritten Public Offering.
Underwritten Shelf Takedown means an Underwritten Public Offering pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement.
WKSI means any Securities Act registrant that is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act at the most recent eligibility determination date specified in paragraph (2) of that definition.
Section 2.2. Other Interpretive Provisions.
Section 2.2.1. The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
Section 2.2.2. The words hereof, herein, hereunder and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and any subsection and section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Section 2.2.3. The term including is not limiting and means including without limitation.
Section 2.2.4. The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 2.2.5. Whenever the context requires, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms.
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
The Company will perform and comply, and cause each of its subsidiaries to perform and comply, with such of the following provisions as are applicable to it. Each Holder will perform and comply with such of the following provisions as are applicable to such Holder.
Section 3.1. Exchange Registration.
Section 3.1.1. Mandatory Exchange Registration. At such time as the Company first becomes eligible to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable file with the SEC and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Securities Act a Registration Statement (Exchange Registration Statement) for all shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the Exchange of all of the shares of Class B Common Stock and the Holdings Units held by the Continuing LLC Owners. Such Registration pursuant to this Section 3.1, including as amended, renewed or replaced as provided herein, shall hereinafter be referred to as an Exchange Registration. If for any reason such Exchange Registration is prohibited under applicable law, as determined by the Company in its discretion, the Company shall instead file and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be promptly declared effective under the Securities Act a Registration Statement for the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Exchange of all of the shares of Class B Common Stock together with all of the Holdings Units held by the Continuing LLC Owners.
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Section 3.1.2. Continued Effectiveness; Renewal and Replacement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date as of which no Continuing LLC Owner holds Class B Common Stock or Holdings Units. In addition, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly amend, renew or replace, as necessary, any Exchange Registration Statement that shall have expired or otherwise been deemed unusable and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such amended, renewed or replaced Exchange Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date as of which no Continuing LLC Owner holds Class B Common Stock or Holdings Units.
Section 3.1.3. Suspension of Registration. If the continued use of the Exchange Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or if the Company is not then eligible to file an Exchange Registration Statement on Form S-3, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Continuing LLC Owners, suspend use of the Exchange Registration Statement.
Section 3.2. Demand Registration.
Section 3.2.1. Request for Demand Registration.
(a) | Following the consummation of the IPO, each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent shall have the right to make a written request from time to time (a Demand Registration Request) to the Company for Registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder. Any such Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a Demand Registration. |
(b) | Each Demand Registration Request shall specify (x) the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered and (y) the intended method or methods of disposition thereof. |
(c) | Upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall as promptly as practicable file a Registration Statement (a Demand Registration Statement) relating to such Demand Registration and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be promptly declared effective under the Securities Act. |
Section 3.2.2. Limitation on Demand Registrations. The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Demand Registration if (x) a Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration was declared effective or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown was consummated within the preceding 90 days or (y) the value of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the initiating Holders is not at least the lesser of $20,000,000 and all of such Holders Registrable Securities.
Section 3.2.3. Demand Notice. Promptly upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request pursuant to Section 3.2.1 (but in no event more than two Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a Demand Notice) of any such Demand Registration Request to all other Holders and the Demand Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Demand Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing. Subject to Section 3.2.7, Company shall include in the Demand Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three Business Days after the date that the Demand Notice was delivered.
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Section 3.2.4. Demand Withdrawal. Each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent that has requested the inclusion of Registrable Securities in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.2.3 may withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration from such Demand Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement. Upon receipt of a notice to such effect with respect to all of the Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration by such C-Corp LLC Owner Parent, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement. Any such withdrawn Demand Registration Statement shall count as a Demand Registration with respect to any participating C-Corp LLC Owner Parent unless such C-Corp LLC Owner Parent reimburses the Company its pro rata portion (based on shares requested to be included in such Registration) of the Registration Expenses incurred prior to the withdrawal.
Section 3.2.5. Effective Registration. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Demand Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for not less than 180 days (or such shorter period as will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn) or, if such Demand Registration Statement relates to an Underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter or underwriters a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer.
Section 3.2.6. Delay in Filing; Suspension of Registration. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Demand Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, the Demand Registration Statement (a Demand Suspension); provided, however, that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Demand Suspension (a) more than twice during any 12-month period, (b) for a period exceeding 60 days on any one occasion or (c) for an aggregate of more than 90 days in any 12-month period. In the case of a Demand Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Demand Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or amend the Demand Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Demand Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are included in such Demand Registration Statement.
Section 3.2.7. Priority of Securities Registered Pursuant to Demand Registrations. If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Public Offering of the Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration, advise the Company in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be in the case of any Demand Registration (a) first, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Demand Registration an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of
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such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holders Pro Rata Portion, and (b) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (a) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.
Section 3.2.8. Resale Rights. In the event that an C-Corp LLC Owner Parent requests to participate in a Registration pursuant to this Section 3.2 in connection with a distribution of Registrable Securities to its partners or members, the Registration shall provide for resale by such partners or members, if requested by such C-Corp LLC Owner Parent.
Section 3.3. Shelf Registration.
Section 3.3.1. Request for Shelf Registration.
(a) | At such time as the Company is eligible to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3, upon the written request of any C-Corp LLC Owner Parent from time to time (a Shelf Registration Request), the Company shall promptly file with the SEC a shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (Shelf Registration Statement) relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities by any Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to promptly become effective under the Securities Act. Any such Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a Shelf Registration. |
(b) | If on the date of the Shelf Registration Request the Company is a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request may request Registration of an unspecified amount of Registrable Securities to be sold by unspecified Holders. If on the date of the Shelf Registration Request the Company is not a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered. The Company shall provide to the Holders the information necessary to determine the Companys status as a WKSI upon request. |
Section 3.3.2. Shelf Registration Notice. Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Registration Request (but in no event more than two Business Days thereafter (or such shorter period as may be reasonably requested in connection with an underwritten block trade), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a Shelf Registration Notice) of any such request to all other Holders, which notice shall specify, if applicable, the amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and the Shelf Registration Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Shelf Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing. The Company shall include in such Shelf Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be reasonably requested in connection with an underwritten block trade) after the date that the Shelf Registration Notice has been delivered.
Section 3.3.3. Continued Effectiveness. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming part of the Shelf Registration Statement to be usable by Holders until the earlier of: (a) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable
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period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) and (b) the date as of which no Holder holds Registrable Securities (such period of effectiveness, the Shelf Period). Subject to Section 3.3.4, the Company shall be deemed not to have used its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Period if the Company voluntarily takes any action or omits to take any action that would result in Holders of the Registrable Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by applicable law.
Section 3.3.4. Suspension of Registration. If the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a Shelf Suspension); provided, however, that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Shelf Suspension more than (a) more than twice during any 12-month period, (b) for a period exceeding 60 days on any one occasion or (c) for an aggregate of more than 90 days in any 12-month period. In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Shelf Registration Statement or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are included in such Shelf Registration Statement.
Section 3.3.5. Shelf Takedown.
(a) | At any time the Company has an effective Shelf Registration Statement with respect to Registrable Securities, by notice to the Company specifying the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, any C-Corp LLC Owner Parent may make a written request (a Shelf Takedown Request) to the Company to effect a Public Offering, including an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, of all or a portion of such Holders Registrable Securities that are registered on such Shelf Registration Statement, and as soon as practicable the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as necessary for such purpose. No Holder, other than a C-Corp LLC Owner Parent, may effect a Public Offering pursuant to this Section 3.3, except pursuant to Section 3.3.5(b) as a Potential Takedown Participant. |
(b) | Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Request (but in no event more than two Business Days thereafter (or such shorter period as may be reasonably requested in connection with an underwritten block trade) for any Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company shall deliver a notice (a Shelf Takedown Notice) to each other Holder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement, or to all other Holders if such Registration Statement is undesignated (each a Potential Takedown Participant). The Shelf Takedown Notice shall offer each such Potential Takedown Participant the opportunity to include in any Underwritten Shelf Takedown such number of Registrable Securities as each such Potential Takedown Participant may request in writing. The Company shall include in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three Business Days (or such shorter period as may |
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be reasonably requested in connection with an underwritten block trade) after the date that the Shelf Takedown Notice has been delivered. Any Potential Takedown Participants request to participate in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be binding on the Potential Takedown Participant; provided that each such Potential Takedown Participant that elects to participate may condition its participation on the Underwritten Shelf Takedown being completed within 10 Business Days of its acceptance at a price per share (after giving effect to any underwriters discounts or commissions) to such Potential Takedown Participant of not less than 90 percent (or such lesser percentage specified by such Potential Takedown Participant) of the closing price for the shares on their principal trading market on the Business Day immediately prior to such Potential Takedown Participants election to participate (the Participation Conditions). Notwithstanding the delivery of any Shelf Takedown Notice, but subject to the Participation Conditions (to the extent applicable), all determinations as to whether to complete any Underwritten Shelf Takedown and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown contemplated by this Section 3.3.5 shall be determined by the initiating C-Corp LLC Owner Parents. |
(c) | The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Underwritten Shelf Takedown if (a) a Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration was declared effective or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown was consummated within the preceding 90 days or (b) the value of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the initiating Holders is not at least the lesser of $10,000,000 and all of such Holders Registrable Securities. |
Section 3.3.6. Priority of Securities Sold Pursuant to Shelf Takedowns. If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 3.3.5 advise the Company in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in the proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown exceeds the number that can be sold in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such offering shall be (a) first, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holders Pro Rata Portion, and (b) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (a) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.
Section 3.3.7. Resale Rights. In the event that a C-Corp LLC Owner Parent elects to request a Registration pursuant to this Section 3.3 in connection with a distribution of Registrable Securities to its partners or members, the Registration shall provide for resale by such partners or members, if requested by such C-Corp LLC Owner Parent.
Section 3.4. Piggyback Registration.
Section 3.4.1. Participation. If the Company at any time proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or to conduct a Public Offering with respect to any offering of its equity securities for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (a) a Registration under Section 3.1, Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, (b) a Registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form to such forms or (c) a Registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to any employee stock plan, employee stock purchase plan,
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dividend reinvestment program or other employee benefit plan arrangement), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than 10 Business Days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement or, in the case of a Public Offering under a Shelf Registration Statement, the anticipated pricing or trade date), the Company shall give written notice (a Piggyback Notice) of such proposed filing or Public Offering to all Holders, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to register under such Registration Statement, or to sell in such Public Offering, such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a Piggyback Registration). Subject to Section 3.4.2, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement or in such Public Offering as applicable, all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within five Business Days after the receipt by such Holder of any such notice; provided, however, that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register or sell any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, or the pricing or trade date of a Public Offering under a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company determines for any reason not to register or sell or to delay Registration or the sale of such securities, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon, (x) in the case of a determination not to register or sell, shall be relieved of its obligation to register or sell any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration or Public Offering (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holders entitled to request that such Registration or sale be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 3.2 or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 3.3, as the case may be, and (y) in the case of a determination to delay Registration or sale, in the absence of a request for a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as the case may be, shall also be permitted to delay registering or selling any Registrable Securities. Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw all or part of its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw.
Section 3.4.2. Priority of Piggyback Registration. If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the participating Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities that such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (a) first, 100 percent of the securities that the Company proposes to sell, and (b) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (a) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be sold by such Holder, and (y) a number of such shares equal to such Holders Pro Rata Portion and (z) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (y) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.
Section 3.4.3. No Effect on Other Registrations. No Registration of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to a request under this Section 3.4 shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 or shall relieve the Company of its obligations under Section 3.2 and Section 3.3.
Section 3.5. Lock-Up Agreements. In connection with each Registration or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.2, Section 3.3 or Section 3.4 conducted as an Underwritten Public Offering, each Holder agrees, if requested, to become bound by and to execute and deliver a lock-up agreement with the underwriter(s) of such Public Offering restricting such Holders right to (a) Transfer,
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directly or indirectly, any equity securities of the Company held by such Holder or (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities during the period commencing on the date of the final Prospectus relating to such Public Offering and ending on the date specified by the underwriters (such period not to exceed 90 days plus such additional period as may be requested by the Company or an underwriter due to regulatory restrictions on the publication or other distribution of research reports and analyst recommendations and opinions, if applicable). The terms of such lock-up agreements shall be negotiated among the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents, the Company and the underwriters and shall include customary carve-outs from the restrictions on Transfer set forth therein.
Section 3.6. Registration Procedures.
Section 3.6.1. Requirements. In connection with the Companys obligations under Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3 and Section 3.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration and to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company shall:
(a) | as promptly as practicable, prepare the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith and Prospectus, and, before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, (i) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such underwriters and such Holders and their respective counsel, (ii) make such changes in such documents concerning the Holders prior to the filing thereof as such Holders, or their counsel, may reasonably request and (iii) except in the case of a Registration under Section 3.4, not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which the participating Holders, in such capacity, or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object; |
(b) | prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus as may be (i) reasonably requested by any participating Holder with Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, (ii) reasonably requested by any participating Holder (to the extent such request relates to information relating to such Holder) or (iii) necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the period of time required by this Agreement and comply with provisions of the applicable securities laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement; |
(c) | notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such notice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (i) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, (ii) of any written comments by the SEC, or any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement |
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or such Prospectus, or for additional information (whether before or after the effective date of the Registration Statement) or any other correspondence with the SEC relating to, or which may affect, the Registration, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (iv) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; |
(d) | promptly notify each selling Holder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, when any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes information that may conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to the selling Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance; |
(e) | to the extent the Company is eligible under the relevant provisions of Rule 430B under the Securities Act and if the Company files any Shelf Registration Statement, include in such Shelf Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act (referring to the unnamed selling security holders in a generic manner by identifying the initial offering of the securities to the Holders) in order to ensure that the Holders may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a Prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment; |
(f) | prevent, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order or other order or notice preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus; |
(g) | promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and the participating C-Corp LLC Owner Parents agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment; |
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(h) | furnish to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment or supplement thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference); |
(i) | deliver to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter (it being understood that the Company shall consent to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto); |
(j) | on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the Registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of each state and other jurisdiction as any such selling Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, as applicable, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; |
(k) | cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters; |
(l) | cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; |
(m) | make such representations and warranties to the Holders being registered, and the underwriters or agents, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in public offerings similar to the offering then being undertaken; |
(n) | enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as the participating C-Corp LLC Owner Parents or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the Registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities; |
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(o) | obtain for delivery to the Holders being registered and to the underwriter or underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Company dated the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Public Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel; |
(p) | in the case of an Underwritten Public Offering, obtain for delivery to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters, with copies to the Holders included in such Registration or sale, a comfort letter from the Companys independent certified public accountants or independent auditors (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of any subsidiary of the Company or any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement; |
(q) | cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; |
(r) | comply with all applicable securities laws and, if a Registration Statement was filed, make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; |
(s) | provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement; |
(t) | cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of the Companys equity securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Companys equity securities are then quoted. |
(u) | make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by a representative appointed by the participating C-Corp LLC Owner Parents, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holders or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Companys officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement; |
(v) | in the case of an Underwritten Public Offering, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary road show presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in any such offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto; |
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(w) | take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act; |
(x) | take all reasonable action to ensure that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Registration complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related Prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and |
(y) | take all such other commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
Section 3.6.2. Company Information Requests. The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any Registration or sale is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such Registration or sale the Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 3.6.3. Discontinuing Registration. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 3.6.1(d), such Holder will discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holders receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.6.1(d), or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holders possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.6.1(d) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
Section 3.7. Underwritten Offerings.
Section 3.7.1. Shelf and Demand Registrations. If requested by the underwriters for any Underwritten Public Offering, pursuant to a Registration or sale under Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to each of the Company, the participating C-Corp LLC
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Owner Parents and the underwriters, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, including indemnities no less favorable to the recipient thereof than those provided in Section 3.10. The Holders of the Registrable Securities proposed to be distributed by such underwriters shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of the underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof, and such Holders shall complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney and other documents reasonably requested by the underwriters and required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holders title to the Registrable Securities, such Holders intended method of distribution and any other representations to be made by the Holder as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder under such agreement shall not exceed such Holders proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses.
Section 3.7.2. Piggyback Registrations. If the Company proposes to register or sell any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 3.4 and such securities are to be distributed through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 3.4 and, subject to the provisions of Section 3.4.2, use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration or sale all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in such Registration or sale. The Holders of Registrable Securities to be distributed by such underwriters shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters and shall complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney and other documents reasonably requested by the underwriters and required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holders title to the Registrable Securities, such Holders intended method of distribution and any other representations to be made by the Holder as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder shall not exceed such Holders proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses.
Section 3.7.3. Selection of Underwriters; Selection of Counsel. In the case of an Underwritten Public Offering under Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering shall be determined by the C-Corp LLC Owner Parent or, if not participating, by any other C-Corp LLC Owner Parent; provided that such underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. In the case of an Underwritten Public Offering under Section 3.4, the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering shall be determined by the Company; provided that such underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold. In the case of an Underwritten Public Offering under Section 3.2, Section 3.3 or Section 3.4, legal counsel for a C-Corp LLC Owner Parent shall be selected by such C-Corp LLC Owner Parent and legal counsel for the other Holders shall be selected by participating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be included in the Public Offering.
Section 3.8. No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall hereafter enter into, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the
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Holders by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement granting registration or similar rights to any Person, and the Company hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, no registration or similar rights have been granted to any other Person other than pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 3.9. Registration Expenses. All expenses incident to the Companys performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including (a) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or FINRA, (b) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or Blue Sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (c) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses), (d) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of the Company and any subsidiaries of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (e) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (f) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (g) all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel for the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents and one counsel for other Holders collectively, (h) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration or sale, (i) all of the Companys internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties) and (j) all expenses related to the road show for any Underwritten Public Offering (including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Holders and underwriters, if so requested). All such expenses are referred to herein as Registration Expenses. The Company shall not be required to pay any fees and disbursements to underwriters not customarily paid by the issuers of securities in an offering similar to the applicable offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities.
Section 3.10. Indemnification.
Section 3.10.1. Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of such Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of each such shareholder, member, limited or general partner, each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons and each of their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a Loss and collectively Losses) arising out of or based upon (a) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or any other disclosure document produced by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries including any report and other document filed under the Exchange Act, (b) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case
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of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (c) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and relating to action or inaction in connection with any such registration, disclosure document or other document or report; provided, that no selling Holder shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.10.1 in respect of any untrue statement or omission contained in any information relating to such selling Holder furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in a Registration Statement and used by the Company in conformity therewith (such information, Selling Stockholder Information). This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Transfer of such securities by such Holder and regardless of any indemnity agreed to in the underwriting agreement that is less favorable to the Holders. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above (with appropriate modification) with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.
Section 3.10.2. Indemnification by the Selling Holders. Each selling Holder agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses resulting from (a) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or (b) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in such selling Holders Selling Stockholder Information. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such indemnification obligation, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses, less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.10.4 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale.
Section 3.10.3. Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (b) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however, that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (l) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (m) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (n) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or
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other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (o) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of such indemnified party. If such defense is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 3.10.3 and in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.
Section 3.10.4. Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 3.10.1 and Section 3.10.2 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein (other than as a result of exceptions or limitations on indemnification contained in Section 3.10.1 and Section 3.10.2), then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.10.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 3.10.4. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Section 3.10.1 and Section 3.10.2 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.10.4, in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to
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such contribution obligation, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses, less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.10.2 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale. If indemnification is available under this Section 3.10, the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Section 3.10.1 and Section 3.10.2 hereof without regard to the provisions of this Section 3.10.4. The remedies provided for in this Section 3.10 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
Section 3.11. Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S. The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC), and it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without Registration under the Securities Act in transactions that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement and within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144, Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.
Section 3.12. Existing Registration Statements. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to applicable law and regulation, the Company may satisfy any obligation hereunder to file a Registration Statement or to have a Registration Statement become effective by a specified date by designating, by notice to the Holders, a Registration Statement that previously has been filed with the SEC or become effective, as the case may be, as the relevant Registration Statement for purposes of satisfying such obligation, and all references to any such obligation shall be construed accordingly; provided that such previously filed Registration Statement may be, and is, amended or, subject to applicable securities laws, supplemented to add the number of Registrable Securities, and, to the extent necessary, to identify as selling stockholders those Holders demanding the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. To the extent this Agreement refers to the filing or effectiveness of other Registration Statements, by or at a specified time and the Company has, in lieu of then filing such Registration Statements or having such Registration Statements become effective, designated a previously filed or effective Registration Statement as the relevant Registration Statement for such purposes, in accordance with the preceding sentence, such references shall be construed to refer to such designated Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented in the manner contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1. Authority; Effect. Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association. The Company and its subsidiaries shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of each such party pursuant to this Agreement.
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Section 4.2. Notices. Any notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by facsimile or e-mail or (c) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:
If to the Company to:
PetIQ, Inc.
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Email: rmooney@truescience.com
Attn: Robert P. K. Mooney, General Counsel
with a copy to:
Winston & Strawn LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
Fax: (212) 294-4700
Email: ddechiara@winston.com
Attn: Dominick P. DeChiara
and
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Fax: (312) 558-5700
Email: jjunewicz@winston.com
Attn: James J. Junewicz
If to a C-Corp LLC Owner Parent or Continuing LLC Owner, to such partys address as set forth on the signature pages hereto.
Notice to the holder of record of any Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such securities for all purposes hereof.
Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (x) on the date received, if personally delivered, (y) on the date received if delivered by facsimile or e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (z) two Business Days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other parties hereto.
Section 4.3. Termination and Effect of Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the date on which no Holder holds any Registrable Securities, except for the provisions of Section 3.10 and Section 3.11, which shall survive any such termination. No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any
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Person of liability for breach or Registration Expenses incurred prior to termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated, each Person entitled to indemnification rights pursuant to Section 3.10 hereof shall retain such indemnification rights with respect to any matter that (a) may be an indemnified liability thereunder and (b) occurred prior to such termination.
Section 4.4. Permitted Transferees. The rights of a Holder hereunder may be assigned (but only with all related obligations as set forth below) in connection with a Transfer of Registrable Securities to a Permitted Transferee of that Holder. Without prejudice to any other or similar conditions imposed hereunder with respect to any such Transfer, no assignment permitted under the terms of this Section 4.4 will be effective unless the Permitted Transferee to which the assignment is being made, if not a Holder, has delivered to the Company a written acknowledgment and agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company that the Permitted Transferee will be bound by, and will be a party to, this Agreement. A Permitted Transferee to whom rights are transferred pursuant to this Section 4.4 may not again transfer those rights to any other Permitted Transferee, other than as provided in this Section 4.4.
Section 4.5. Remedies. The parties to this Agreement shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances. No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.
Section 4.6. Amendments. This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified, extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective. This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by (a) the Company, (b) a majority of the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents and (c) a majority of the Continuing LLC Owners; provided, however, that any amendment, modification, extension or termination that disproportionately and adversely affects any Holder shall require the prior written consent of such Holder. Each such amendment, modification, extension or termination shall be binding upon each party hereto. In addition, each party hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party.
Section 4.7. Governing Law. This Agreement and all claims arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.
Section 4.8. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert,
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and agrees not to allow any of its subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above-named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this Agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by New York law and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
Section 4.9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 4.9 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.9 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
Section 4.10. Merger; Binding Effect. This Agreement (along with the PetIQ LLC Operating Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or discussions with respect to such subject matter, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Holder or other party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.
Section 4.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
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Section 4.12. Severability. In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.
Section 4.13. No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company and each Holder covenant, agree and acknowledge that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY | ||
PetIQ, INC. |
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CONTINUING LLC OWNERS | ||
TRUE SCIENCE FOUNDERS, LLC |
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HIGHLAND CONSUMER FUND I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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HIGHLAND CONSUMER ENTREPRENEURS FUND I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
ROCKHURST LLC |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
LABORE ET HONORE LLC |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
GLEN MOORE | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
NATE SMITH | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
RONALD KENNEDY | ||
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CHRISTENSEN CLASS F, LLC |
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CHRISTENSEN VENTURES LLC |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
SCOTT ADCOCK | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
THE JNC TRUST |
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JAMES N. CLARKE IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
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ANDREA M. CLARKE IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
JW OPPORTUNITIES FUND LLC |
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JW PARTNERS, LP |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
TOVEY CALL | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
JEFF CAYWOOD | ||
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ADAM FELLERS | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
PEARL KUNZ | ||
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ROBERT MOONEY | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
JOHN NEWLAND | ||
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
BOBBY WREN | ||
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C-CORP LLC OWNER PARENTS | ||
EOS PARTNERS, L.P. |
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EOS CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
HIGHLAND CONSUMER FUND I-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT 10.4
PetIQ HOLDINGS, LLC
A Delaware Limited Liability Company
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
Dated as of [ ], 2017
THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN PetIQ HOLDINGS, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS AND ARE BEING SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT, AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THEREFORE, PURCHASERS AND OTHER TRANSFEREES OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1. |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
Section 1.2. |
Terms Generally | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 2.1. |
Formation | 11 | ||||
Section 2.2. |
Name | 11 | ||||
Section 2.3. |
Term | 11 | ||||
Section 2.4. |
Purpose; Powers | 11 | ||||
Section 2.5. |
Existence and Good Standing; Foreign Qualification | 11 | ||||
Section 2.6. |
Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices | 12 | ||||
Section 2.7. |
Admission | 12 | ||||
Section 2.8. |
Effectiveness; No Liabilities in Event of Termination; Certain Covenants | 12 | ||||
ARTICLE III CAPITALIZATION |
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Section 3.1. |
Units; Initial Capitalization; Schedules | 12 | ||||
Section 3.2. |
Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units | 13 | ||||
Section 3.3. |
Capital Accounts | 16 | ||||
Section 3.4. |
No Withdrawal | 17 | ||||
Section 3.5. |
Loans From Members | 17 | ||||
Section 3.6. |
No Right of Partition | 17 | ||||
Section 3.7. |
Non-Certification of Units; Legend; Units are Securities | 18 | ||||
Section 3.8. |
Exchange of Units for Common Stock | 19 | ||||
ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 4.1. |
Distributions | 23 | ||||
Section 4.2. |
Distributions to PetIQ | 24 | ||||
Section 4.3. |
Tax Distributions | 24 | ||||
Section 4.4. |
Withholding; Indemnification | 26 | ||||
Section 4.5. |
Limitation | 26 | ||||
ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS |
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Section 5.1. |
Allocations for Capital Account Purposes | 26 | ||||
Section 5.2. |
Allocations for Tax Purposes | 27 | ||||
Section 5.3. |
Members Tax Reporting | 28 |
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ARTICLE VI MANAGEMENT |
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Section 6.1. |
Managing Member; Delegation of Authority and Duties | 29 | ||||
Section 6.2. |
Officers | 30 | ||||
Section 6.3. |
Liability of Members | 30 | ||||
Section 6.4. |
Indemnification by the Company | 31 | ||||
Section 6.5. |
Investment Representations of Members | 32 | ||||
Section 6.6. |
Representations and Warranties of PetIQ | 33 | ||||
ARTICLE VII WITHDRAWAL; DISSOLUTION; TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS; ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS |
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Section 7.1. |
Member Withdrawal | 34 | ||||
Section 7.2. |
Dissolution | 34 | ||||
Section 7.3. |
Transfer by Members | 35 | ||||
Section 7.4. |
Admission or Substitution of New Members | 37 | ||||
Section 7.5. |
Additional Requirements | 38 | ||||
Section 7.6. |
Bankruptcy | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION; TAX MATTERS |
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Section 8.1. |
Books and Records | 39 | ||||
Section 8.2. |
Information | 39 | ||||
Section 8.3. |
Fiscal Year | 39 | ||||
Section 8.4. |
Certain Tax Matters | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1. |
Schedules | 41 | ||||
Section 9.2. |
Governing Law | 41 | ||||
Section 9.3. |
Consent to Jurisdiction | 41 | ||||
Section 9.4. |
Successors and Assigns | 42 | ||||
Section 9.5. |
Amendments and Waivers | 42 | ||||
Section 9.6. |
Notices | 43 | ||||
Section 9.7. |
Counterparts | 44 | ||||
Section 9.8. |
Power of Attorney | 44 | ||||
Section 9.9. |
Entire Agreement | 44 | ||||
Section 9.10. |
Remedies | 44 | ||||
Section 9.11. |
Severability | 45 | ||||
Section 9.12. |
Creditors | 45 | ||||
Section 9.13. |
Waiver | 45 | ||||
Section 9.14. |
Further Action | 45 | ||||
Section 9.15. |
Delivery by Facsimile or Email | 45 |
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EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A Schedule of Members
Exhibit B Form of Exchange Notice
Exhibit C Vesting Schedule for Certain Units
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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
PetIQ HOLDINGS, LLC
A Delaware Limited Liability Company
This SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of PetIQ Holdings, LLC (the Company), dated [ ], 2017 and effective as set forth herein (this Agreement), is adopted, executed and agreed to, for good and valuable consideration, by and among the Members (as defined herein).
WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act by the filing of a Certificate of Formation of a limited liability company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 25, 2012 (the Certificate) and the execution of the limited liability company agreement, as amended and restated on December 8, 2014 (the Pre-IPO Agreement);
WHEREAS, PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (PetIQ), a holding company, has entered into that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the Contribution Agreement), with Eos Partners, L.P., Eos Capital Partners IV, L.P. and Highland Consumer Partners Management Company LLC (together, the Contributing Stockholders) pursuant to which PetIQ acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity of ECP IV TS Investor Co., Eos TS Investor Co. and HCP - TS Blocker Corp. (together, the C-Corp Members), each of which in turn holds as its only asset an equity interest in the Company, in exchange for certain shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined herein) issued to the Contributing Stockholders;
WHEREAS, PetIQ has entered into an underwriting agreement to (i) issue and sell to the several Underwriters named therein (the Underwriters) shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) make a public offering of such shares of Class A Common Stock (collectively, the IPO);
WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, pursuant to that certain Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the Recapitalization Agreement), prior to the IPO, all of the outstanding limited liability company interests in the Company will be converted into Units (as defined herein) (the Recapitalization Transactions);
WHEREAS, at such time, PetIQ will also issue shares of Class B Common Stock (as defined herein) to the Members other than the Contributing Stockholders, PetIQ and the C-Corp Members (together, the Existing Members), and each such share of Class B Common Stock, together with a corresponding Unit, may be exchanged for one share of Class A Common Stock or, at the election of PetIQ, for certain cash amounts, as described herein;
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the Pricing (as such term is defined herein), PetIQ will contribute certain cash amounts to the Company in exchange for a certain number of Units; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Members set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto now wish to amend and restate the Pre-IPO Agreement to give effect to the Recapitalization Transactions and to provide for the admission of PetIQ as a Member and as sole Managing Member (as defined herein) of the Company, subject to Section 2.8.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, agree that the Pre-IPO Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement:
Act means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. Sections 18-101 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to the Act.
Additional Member means any Person that has been admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 7.4 by virtue of having received its Company Interest from the Company and not from any other Member or Assignee.
Affiliate when used with reference to another Person means any Person (other than the Company), directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other Person. In addition, Affiliates of the Members shall include all their directors, managers, officers and employees in their capacities as such.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Asset Value of any tangible or intangible property of the Company (including goodwill) means its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes unless:
(a) the property was accepted by the Company as a contribution to capital at a value different than its adjusted basis, in which event the initial Asset Value for such property means the Fair Market Value of such asset, as determined by the Managing Member; or
(b) as a consequence of the issuance of additional Units or the redemption of all or part of the Company Interest of a Member, the property of the Company is revalued in accordance with Section 3.3(b) (Revaluations of Assets and Capital Account Adjustments).
As of any date, references to the then prevailing Asset Value of any property means the Asset Value last determined for such property less the depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss in fiscal periods subsequent to such prior determination date.
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Assignee means any Transferee to which a Member or another Assignee has Transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, but that is not admitted to the Company as a Member.
Bankruptcy means, with respect to any Person, (A) if such Person (i) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, (iii) is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against it an order for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, (iv) files a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, (v) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of this nature, (vi) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, or (B) if 120 days after the commencement of any proceeding against the Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, if the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within 90 days after the appointment without such Persons consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, the appointment is not vacated or stayed, or within 90 days after the expiration of any such stay, the appointment is not vacated. The foregoing definition of Bankruptcy is intended to replace and shall supersede and replace the definition of Bankruptcy set forth in Sections 18-101(1) and 18-304 of the Act.
Board means the board of directors of the Managing Member.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to close.
Capital Account means the capital account maintained for a Member pursuant to Section 3.3.
Cash Exchange Payment means an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the number of Units exchanged, (y) the then-applicable Exchange Rate, and (z) the average of the daily volume weighted average price (VWAP) of a share of Class A Common Stock for the five (5) Trading Days immediately prior to (A) in the case of a Voluntary Exchange, the date of delivery of the relevant Exchange Notice, (B) in the case of a Mandatory Exchange in connection with a Change in Control, the date of the consummation of the Change in Control (and, in the case of a Change in Control described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Change in Control set forth in Section 1.1 of this Agreement, the date of the consummation of the transaction approved thereby) or (C) in the case of a Mandatory Exchange in connection with the termination of a Terminated Employee-Member, the date of the consummation of the termination of employment (such date identified in clause (A), (B) or (C), as applicable, the Exchange Date); provided that in calculating such average, (i) the VWAP shall be determined by calculating the arithmetic average price of a share of Class A Common Stock on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Exchange Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock; and (ii) if the Class A
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Common Stock no longer trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, then a majority of the independent members of the Board shall determine the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock in good faith.
C-Corp Members has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Certificate has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
A Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if or upon:
(i) the stockholders of PetIQ approve the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of PetIQs assets (determined on a consolidated basis) to any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to any Subsidiary of PetIQ; provided, that, for clarity and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither the approval of nor consummation of a transaction treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a liquidation into PetIQ of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or merger of such entities into one another or PetIQ will constitute a Change in Control;
(ii) the stockholders of PetIQ approve a merger or consolidation of PetIQ with any other Person, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Securities of PetIQ outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 50.1 percent of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of PetIQ or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;
(iii) the stockholders of PetIQ approve the adoption of a plan the consummation of which would result in the liquidation or dissolution of PetIQ; or
(iv) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than (a) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of PetIQ and (b) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of PetIQ in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of PetIQ ((a) and (b) collectively are referred to herein as Exempt Persons)) of beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50.1 percent of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Securities of PetIQ.
Class A Common Stock means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of PetIQ.
Class B Common Stock means the Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of PetIQ.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Common Stock means, collectively, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.
Company has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
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Company Interest means, with respect to each Member, such Members economic interest and rights as a Member.
Company Interest Certificate has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
Contributing Stockholders has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Contribution Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Control means, when used with reference to any Person, the power to direct the management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, by or through stock or other equity ownership, agency or otherwise, or pursuant to or in connection with an agreement, arrangement or other understanding (written or oral); and the terms controlling and controlled shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Equity Securities means, as applicable, (i) any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interests, or other equity interest, (ii) any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interests, or other equity interest or containing any profit participation features, (iii) any rights or options directly or indirectly to subscribe for or to purchase any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interest, other equity interest or securities containing any profit participation features or to subscribe for or to purchase any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interest, other equity interests or securities containing any profit participation features, (iv) any equity appreciation rights, phantom equity rights or other similar rights, or (v) any Equity Securities issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above in connection with a combination, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
Exchange means an exchange of a Unit, combined with a share of Class B Common Stock, for a share of Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.8 of this Agreement.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing Members has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Exchange Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
Exchange Rate means the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which a Unit, combined with a share of Class B Common Stock, is entitled to be exchanged. On the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Rate shall be 1 for 1, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3.8 of this Agreement.
Fair Market Value means (i) in reference to a particular Unit or other Equity Security issued by the Company or, as the case may be, all of the outstanding Units or other Equity Securities issued by the Company, the hypothetical amount that would be distributed with respect to such Unit(s) or Equity Security(ies), as determined pursuant to an appraisal, which
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appraisal shall be subject to the approval of the Managing Member, performed at the expense of the Company by (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) an investment bank, accounting firm or other Person of national standing having particular expertise in the valuation of businesses comparable to that of the Company selected by the Managing Member, and where such appraisal (1) determines the net equity value of the Company, and (2) assumes the distribution to the Members pursuant to Section 4.1 and ARTICLE VII of the proceeds that would hypothetically be received with respect to such Unit(s) or other Equity Security(ies) issued by the Company based on such net equity value, and (ii) in reference to assets or securities other than Units or other Equity Securities issued by the Company, the fair market value for such assets or securities as between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arms length transaction occurring on the date of valuation, taking into account all relevant factors determinative of value, as is determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion.
FATCA has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(e).
First Exchange Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a)(i).
Fiscal Year means the taxable year of the Company.
GAAP means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, consistently applied and maintained throughout the applicable periods.
Good Faith shall mean a Person having acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to a criminal proceeding, having had no reasonable cause to believe such Persons conduct was unlawful.
Governmental Entity means the United States of America or any other nation, any state or other political subdivision thereof, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government, including any court, in each case, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the property or other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
HSR Act has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(f).
Indemnified Person has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
IPO has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Managing Member means PetIQ, and any assignee to which the managing member of the Company Transfers all of its Units and other Equity Securities of the Company that is admitted to the Company as the managing member of the Company, in its capacity as the managing member of the Company.
Mandatory Exchange has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a)(ii) of this Agreement.
Member means each Person listed on the Schedule of Members on the date hereof (including the Managing Member) and each other Person who is hereafter admitted as a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Act. The Members shall
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constitute the members (as such term is defined in the Act) of the Company. Any reference in this Agreement to any Member shall include such Members Successors in Interest to the extent such Successors in Interest have become Substituted Members in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Act, the Members shall constitute a single class or group of members of the Company for all purposes of the Act and this Agreement.
Net Income or Net Loss means, for any taxable year or relevant part thereof, the Companys taxable income or loss for federal income tax purposes for such period (including all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code), with the following adjustments:
(a) Gain or loss attributable to the disposition of property of the Company with an Asset Value different from the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes shall be computed with respect to the Asset Value of such property, and any tax gain or loss not included in Net Income or Net Loss shall be taken into account and allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Members pursuant to Section 5.2.
(b) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, depreciation, amortization or cost recovery deductions allowable with respect to any property the Asset Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for federal income tax purposes shall be equal to an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deductions for such period bear to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted tax basis of the property at the beginning of such period is zero, depreciation shall be determined with respect to such asset using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.
(c) Any items that are required to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.1(b) shall not be taken into account in determining Net Income or Net Loss.
(d) Any adjustment to the Asset Value of any property pursuant to Section 3.3(b) shall be treated as giving rise to Net Income or Net Loss (or items thereof).
Officer means each Person designated as an officer of the Company by the Managing Member pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.2.
Pass-Through Entity has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
Person means an individual, a partnership (including a limited partnership), a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, association or other entity or a Governmental Entity.
PetIQ has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
PetIQ Group means PetIQ and any Subsidiary of PetIQ (other than, for clarity, the Company).
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Pledge means pledge, grant a security interest in, create a lien on, assign the right to receive distributions or proceeds from, or otherwise encumber, directly or indirectly, or any act of the foregoing.
Pre-IPO Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Pricing means such date and time as the Board or the pricing committee thereof determines the pricing of the IPO.
Proceeding has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
Recapitalization Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Recapitalization Transactions has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement by and among PetIQ and the parties named therein to be executed in connection with the IPO and the Recapitalization Transactions, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor agreement.
Regulatory Allocations has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
Schedule of Members has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall control the management of any such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity. For purposes hereof, references to a Subsidiary of any Person shall be given effect only at such times that such Person has one or more Subsidiaries and, unless otherwise indicated, the term Subsidiary refers to a Subsidiary of the Company.
Substituted Member means any Person that has been admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 7.4 by virtue of such Person receiving all or a portion of a Company Interest from a Member or an Assignee and not from the Company.
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Successor in Interest means any (i) trustee, custodian, receiver or other Person acting in any Bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding with respect to, (ii) assignee for the benefit of the creditors of, (iii) trustee or receiver, or current or former officer, director or partner, or other fiduciary acting for or with respect to the dissolution, liquidation or termination of, or (iv) other executor, administrator, committee, legal representative or other successor or assign of, any Member, whether by operation of law or otherwise.
Takeover Law has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.
Tax Distribution has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
Tax Distribution Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
Tax Matters Member has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(c).
Terminated Employee-Member has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
Trading Day means a day on which the Nasdaq Global Market or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the shares of Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day), or if the shares of Class A Common Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on such an exchange, on the automated quotation system on which the shares of Class A Common Stock are then authorized for quotation.
Transfer means sell, assign, convey, contribute, give, or otherwise transfer, whether directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise (including a transfer by way of entering into a financial instrument or contract the value of which was determined in whole or part by reference to the Company (including the amount of Company distributions, the value of Company assets or the results of Company operations)), or any act of the foregoing, but excludes a Pledge or any act of Pledging. For the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer of a Unit includes an Exchange of such Unit. The terms Transferee, Transferor, Transferred, Transferring Member, Transferor Member and other forms of the word Transfer shall have the correlative meanings.
Transfer Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
Treasury Regulations means the regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated by the United States Treasury Department under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
Underwriters has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Units mean the common units and any other class of membership interests in the Company denominated as Units that is established in accordance with this Agreement, entitling the holders thereof to the relative rights, title and interests in the profits, losses, deductions and credits of the Company at any particular time as set forth in this Agreement, and any and all other benefits to which a holder thereof may be entitled as a Member as provided in this Agreement, together with the obligations of such Member to comply with all terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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Voting Securities mean any securities of PetIQ that are entitled to vote generally in matters submitted for a vote of PetIQs stockholders or generally in the election of the Board.
Voluntary Exchange has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a)(i) of this Agreement.
Weekly Exchange Date means the First Exchange Date and the last Business Day of each sequential week thereafter.
Section 1.2. Terms Generally. In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified or where the context otherwise requires:
(a) the headings of particular provisions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not be construed as a part of this Agreement or serve as a limitation or expansion on the scope of any term or provision of this Agreement;
(b) words importing any gender shall include other genders;
(c) words importing the singular only shall include the plural and vice versa;
(d) the words include, includes or including shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation;
(e) the words hereof, herein and herewith and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
(f) references to Articles, Exhibits, Sections or Schedules shall be to Articles, Exhibits, Sections or Schedules of or to this Agreement;
(g) references to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of such Person;
(h) the use of the words or, either and any shall not be exclusive;
(i) wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement among parties hereto, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict;
(j) references to $ or dollars means the lawful currency of the United States of America;
(k) references to any agreement, contract or schedule, unless otherwise stated, are to such agreement, contract or schedule as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and
(l) the parties hereto have participated collectively in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement; accordingly, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, it is the intention of the parties that this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted collectively by the parties hereto, and that no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 2.1. Formation. The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on May 25, 2012 pursuant to the Act by the execution and filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Members agree to continue the Company as a limited liability company under the Act, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the Members shall be determined pursuant to the Act and this Agreement. To the extent that the rights, powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of any Member are different by reason of any provision of this Agreement than they would be in the absence of such provision, this Agreement shall, to the extent permitted by the Act, control.
Section 2.2. Name. The name of the Company is PetIQ Holdings, LLC, and all Company business shall be conducted in that name or in such other names that comply with applicable law as the Managing Member may select from time to time. Subject to the Act, the Managing Member may change the name of the Company (and amend this Agreement to reflect such change) at any time and from time to time without the consent of any other Person. Prompt notification of any such change shall be given to all Members.
Section 2.3. Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date the Certificate was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall continue in existence perpetually until termination in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2(d) and the Act.
Section 2.4. Purpose; Powers.
(a) Managing Powers. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company may engage in any and all activities necessary, desirable or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing set forth herein shall be construed as authorizing the Company to possess any purpose or power, or to do any act or thing, forbidden by law to a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) Company Action. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and except as prohibited by the Act, (i) the Company may, with the approval of the Managing Member, enter into and perform any and all documents, agreements and instruments, all without any further act, vote or approval of any Member and (ii) the Managing Member may authorize any Person (including any Member or Officer) to enter into and perform any document on behalf of the Company.
Section 2.5. Existence and Good Standing; Foreign Qualification. The Managing Member may take all action that may be necessary or appropriate (i) for the continuation of the Companys valid existence as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware (and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to
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enable the Company to conduct the business in which it is engaged) and (ii) for the maintenance, preservation and operation of the business of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable laws and regulations. The Managing Member may file or cause to be filed for recordation in the office of the appropriate authorities of the State of Delaware, and in the proper office or offices in each other jurisdiction in which the Company is formed or qualified, such certificates (including certificates of limited liability companies and fictitious name certificates) and other documents as are required by the applicable statutes, rules or regulations of any such jurisdiction or as are required to reflect the identity of the Members and the amounts of their respective capital contributions. The Managing Member may cause the Company to comply, to the extent procedures are available and those matters are reasonably within the control of the Officers, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Company as a foreign limited liability company in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
Section 2.6. Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices. The registered office of the Company required by the Act to be maintained in the State of Delaware shall be the office of the initial registered agent named in the Certificate or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as the Managing Member may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the initial registered agent named in the Certificate or such other Person or Persons as the Managing Member may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The principal office of the Company shall be at such place as the Managing Member may designate from time to time, which need not be in the State of Delaware, and the Company shall maintain records at such place. The Company may have such other offices as the Managing Member may designate from time to time.
Section 2.7. Admission. The Managing Member is hereby admitted as a member of the Company upon its execution of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement and each member of the Company immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement shall continue as a Member hereunder.
Section 2.8. Effectiveness; No Liabilities in Event of Termination; Certain Covenants. This Agreement shall be effective immediately prior to the Pricing; provided, however, that in the event that PetIQ determines to abandon the IPO (whether before or after the Pricing) or in the event that the Pricing does not occur by December 31, 2017, after the occurrence of such effectiveness, the Pre-IPO Agreement shall be reinstated, this Agreement shall no longer be in full force and effect and any actions therefrom consummated prior to such abandonment or such failure of the Pricing to occur, as applicable, shall be rescinded, to the extent possible and without material adverse effect on any party thereto.
ARTICLE III
CAPITALIZATION
Section 3.1. Units; Initial Capitalization; Schedules.
(a) Limited Liability Company Interests. Interests in the Company shall be represented by Units, or such other Equity Securities in the Company, or such other Company securities, in each case as the Managing Member may establish in its sole discretion in accordance with the terms hereof. As of the date hereof, the Units are comprised of one class of Units.
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(b) Schedule of Members. The Company shall maintain a schedule, from time to time amended and supplemented, in the form of Exhibit A hereto setting forth the name and address of each Member, and the number of Units and/or Equity Securities owned by such Member (such schedule, the Schedule of Members). The Schedule of Members, as amended and supplemented from time to time, shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit or other Equity Security in the Company. All Members acknowledge, and hereby agree, that the Schedule of Members is confidential to the Company and that each Member is only entitled to view the portion of the Schedule of Members representing his, her or its membership interest in the Company. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its records as the owner of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units or other Equity Securities in the Company on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Act.
(c) As of the date hereof, each Member owns the number of Units set forth opposite the name of such Member in the Schedule of Members set forth in Exhibit A hereto. All Units are fully vested other than those set forth on Exhibit C which contains the vesting schedule for such Units.
Section 3.2. Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units.
(a) The Managing Member may issue additional Units and/or establish and issue other classes of units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities from time to time with such rights, obligations, powers, designations, preferences and other terms, which may be different from, including senior to, any then-existing or future classes of Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities, as the Managing Member shall determine from time to time, in its sole discretion, without the vote or consent of any other Member or any other Person, including (i) the right of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities to share in Net Income and Net Loss or items thereof; (ii) the right of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities to share in Company distributions; (iii) the rights of such Units, other Equity Securities or other Company securities upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, the Company may or shall be required to redeem such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities (including sinking fund provisions); (v) whether such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities are issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities will be issued, evidenced by certificates or assigned or transferred; (vii) the terms and conditions of the issuance of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities (including the amount and form of consideration, if any, to be received by the Company in respect thereof, the Managing Member being expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to cause the Company to issue Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities for less than Fair Market Value); and (viii) the right, if any, of the holder of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities to vote on Company
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matters, including matters relating to the relative designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities. The Managing Member, without the vote or consent of any other Member or any other Person, is authorized (i) to issue any Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities of any such newly established class or any existing class and (ii) to amend this Agreement to reflect the creation of any such new class, the issuance of Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities of such class, and the admission of any Person as a Member that has received Units or other Equity Securities of any such class, in accordance with Sections 3.2, 7.4 and 9.4. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any reference to Units shall include the Units and any other classes of Units that may be established in accordance with this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, except pursuant to the use of proceeds pursuant to the IPO, if at any time PetIQ issues a share of its Class A Common Stock (including in the IPO) or any other Equity Security of PetIQ (other than shares of Class B Common Stock), (i) the Company shall issue to PetIQ (or one or more Subsidiaries of PetIQ) one Unit (if PetIQ issues a share of Class A Common Stock), or such other Equity Security of the Company (if PetIQ issues Equity Securities other than Class A Common Stock) corresponding to the Equity Security issued by PetIQ, and with the rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as are determined by the Managing Member in Good Faith to correspond to those of such Equity Securities of PetIQ and (ii) the net proceeds received by PetIQ with respect to the corresponding share of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Security, if any, shall be concurrently transferred (directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of PetIQ) to the Company; provided, however, that if PetIQ issues any shares of Class A Common Stock (including in the IPO) or other Equity Securities some or all of the net proceeds of which are to be used to fund expenses or other obligations of PetIQ for which PetIQ (or one or more Subsidiaries of PetIQ) would be permitted a cash distribution pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 4.2, then PetIQ shall not be required to transfer such net proceeds to the Company that are used or will be used to fund such expenses or obligations; provided, further, that if PetIQ issues any shares of Class A Common Stock in order to acquire for stock or cash from a Member a number of Units (together with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock) equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so issued, then the Company shall not issue any new Units in connection therewith and PetIQ shall not be required to transfer (directly or indirectly) such net proceeds to the Company (it being understood that such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to such Member as consideration for such purchase). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.2(b) and Section 3.2(c) shall not apply to the issuance and distribution to holders of shares of Class A Common Stock of rights to purchase Equity Securities of PetIQ under a poison pill or similar shareholders rights plan (it being understood that upon Exchange of Units for Class A Common Stock, such Class A Common Stock will be issued together with any such corresponding right), or to the issuance under PetIQs employee benefit plans of any warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Securities of PetIQ or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of PetIQ, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of PetIQ in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property (for cash or other consideration in accordance with their terms or otherwise). Except for transactions pursuant to Section 3.8 of this Agreement, (x) the Company may not issue any additional Units to any member of the PetIQ Group unless
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substantially simultaneously PetIQ issues or sells an equal number of shares of PetIQs Class A Common Stock to another Person, and (y) the Company may not issue any other Equity Securities of the Company to any member of the PetIQ Group unless substantially simultaneously PetIQ issues or sells, to another Person, an equal number of shares of a new class or series of Equity Securities of PetIQ with the rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as are determined by the Managing Member in Good Faith to correspond to those of such Equity Securities of the Company.
(c) PetIQ may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Class A Common Stock unless PetIQ causes the Company to substantially simultaneously redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire from a member of the PetIQ Group an equal number of Units for the same price per security, and PetIQ may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any other Equity Securities of PetIQ unless PetIQ causes the Company to substantially simultaneously redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire from a member of the PetIQ Group an equal number of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series for the same price per security. The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Units from a member of the PetIQ Group unless substantially simultaneously PetIQ redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock for the same price per security from holders thereof, and the Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any other Equity Securities of the Company from a member of the PetIQ Group unless substantially simultaneously PetIQ redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires for the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of PetIQ of a corresponding class or series. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any consideration payable to PetIQ in connection with the redemption or repurchase of any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PetIQ consists (in whole or in part) of shares of Class A Common Stock or such other Equity Securities (including in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then the redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner.
(d) The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Units unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Class A Common Stock with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities. PetIQ shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Class A Common Stock unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Units, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, it is the intention of the Members that the PetIQ Group collectively owns an aggregate number of Units that is equal to the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (subject to the second sentence of Section 3.2(b)), and this Section 3.2 shall be interpreted consistent with such intent, and in the event that a member of the PetIQ Group acquires from other Members any Units and such acquisition results in the PetIQ Group collectively owning an aggregate number of Units
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that exceeds the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (subject to the second sentence of Section 3.2(b)), the Managing Member may cause a recapitalization or other similar adjustment regarding the Company and the number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by a Member (or a recapitalization or other similar adjustment regarding PetIQ) such that (x) the PetIQ Group collectively owns an aggregate number of Units that is equal to the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (subject to the second sentence of Section 3.2(b)) and (y) the Members maintain to the maximum extent possible the economic sharing arrangement among the Members as in place immediately prior to such recapitalization or other adjustment.
Section 3.3. Capital Accounts.
(a) Capital Accounts. A separate account (each a Capital Account) shall be established and maintained for each Member that:
(i) shall be increased by (i) the amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of any other property contributed (or deemed contributed) by such Member to the Company as a capital contribution (net of liabilities secured by such property or that the Company assumes or takes the property subject to) and (ii) such Members share of the Net Income (and other items of income and gain) of the Company; and
(ii) shall be reduced by (i) the amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of any other property distributed to such Member (net of liabilities secured by such property or that the Member assumes or takes the property subject to) and (ii) such Members share of the Net Loss (and other items of loss and deduction) of the Company.
The Capital Accounts as of the date hereof, as adjusted for the revaluation that will occur under Section 3.3(b) in connection with the direct or indirect investment in the Company by PetIQ that is expected to occur as of the date hereof, are set forth on Schedule 3.4. It is the intention of the Members that the Capital Accounts of the Company be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder and that this Agreement be interpreted consistently therewith. Notwithstanding anything expressed or implied to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event the Managing Member shall determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to effectuate the intended economic sharing arrangement of the Members or comply with the principles of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, the Managing Member may make such modification, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, without the consent of any other Person.
(b) Revaluations of Assets and Capital Account Adjustments. Unless otherwise determined by the Managing Member, immediately preceding the issuance of additional Units in exchange for cash, property or services to a new or existing Member and upon the redemption of any portion of an interest in the Company of any Member (or such other times as may be determined by the Managing Member), the then prevailing Asset Values of the Company shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values and any increase in the net equity value of the Company (Asset Values less liabilities) shall be credited to the Capital Accounts of the Members in the same manner as Net Income is credited under Section 5.1 (or
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any decrease in the net equity value of the Company shall be debited in the same manner as Net Loss is debited under Section 5.1). The Capital Accounts of the Company shall be revalued immediately prior to the (direct or indirect) investment by PetIQ in the Company that is expected to occur as of the date hereof.
(c) Additional Capital Account Adjustments. Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax shall be credited to the Capital Accounts of the Members in the same manner as Net Income is credited under Section 5.1 when such income is realized. Any expenses or expenditures of the Company that may neither be deducted nor capitalized for tax purposes (or are so treated for tax purposes) shall be debited to the Capital Accounts of the Members in the same manner as Net Loss is debited under Section 5.1. If any special adjustments are made to or with respect to Company property pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b), Capital Accounts shall be adjusted to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations under Section 704 of the Code. The amount by which the Fair Market Value of any property to be distributed in kind to the Members exceeds or is less than the then-prevailing Asset Value of such property shall, to the extent not otherwise recognized by the Company, be taken into account in determining Net Income and Net Loss and determining the Capital Accounts of the Members as if such property had been sold at its Fair Market Value immediately prior to such distribution.
(d) Additional Capital Account Provisions. No Member shall have the right to demand a return of all or any part of such Members capital contributions to the Company. Any return of the capital contributions of any Member shall be made solely from the assets of the Company and only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, no interest shall be paid to any Member with respect to such Members capital contributions or Capital Account. In the event that all or a portion of the Units of a Member are Transferred in accordance with this Agreement, the Transferee of such Units shall also succeed to all or the relevant portion of the Capital Account of the Transferor. Units held by a Member may not be Transferred independently of the Company Interest to which the Units relate.
Section 3.4. No Withdrawal. No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Members capital contributions to the Company or Capital Account or to receive any distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided herein.
Section 3.5. Loans From Members. Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered capital contributions to the Company. If any Member shall loan funds to the Company, then the making of such loans shall not result in any increase in the Capital Account balance of such Member. The amount of any such loans shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such loans are made.
Section 3.6. No Right of Partition. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no Member shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of law of any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, be entitled to distributions of specific assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Section 3.7. Non-Certification of Units; Legend; Units are Securities.
(a) Units shall be issued in non-certificated form; provided that the Managing Member may cause the Company to issue certificates to a Member representing the Units held by such Member.
(b) If the Managing Member determines that the Company shall issue certificates representing Units to any Member, the following provisions of this Section 3.7 shall apply:
(i) The Company shall issue one or more certificates in the name of such Person in such form as it may approve, subject to Section 3.7(b)(ii) (a Company Interest Certificate), which shall evidence the ownership of the Units represented thereby. Each such Company Interest Certificate shall be denominated in terms of the number of Units evidenced by such Company Interest Certificate and shall be signed by the Managing Member or an Officer on behalf of the Company.
(ii) Each Company Interest Certificate shall bear a legend substantially in the following form:
This certificate evidences a Unit representing an interest in PetIQ Holdings, LLC and shall constitute a security within the meaning of, and shall be governed by, (i) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (including Section 8-102(a)(15) thereof) as in effect from time to time in the State of Delaware, and (ii) the corresponding provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction that now or hereafter substantially includes the 1994 revisions to Article 8 thereof as adopted by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and approved by the American Bar Association on February 14, 1995.
The interests in PetIQ Holdings, LLC represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on transfer set forth in the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PetIQ Holdings, LLC, dated as of [ ], 2017, by and among each of the members from time to time party thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(iii) Each Unit shall constitute a security within the meaning of, and shall be governed by, (i) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (including Section 8-102(a)(15) thereof) as in effect from time to time in the State of Delaware, and (ii) the corresponding provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction that now or hereafter substantially includes the 1994 revisions to Article 8 thereof as adopted by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and approved by the American Bar Association on February 14, 1995.
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(iv) The Company shall issue a new Company Interest Certificate in place of any Company Interest Certificate previously issued if the holder of the Units represented by such Company Interest Certificate, as reflected on the books and records of the Company:
(A) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, that such previously issued Company Interest Certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed;
(B) requests the issuance of a new Company Interest Certificate before the Company has notice that such previously issued Company Interest Certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in Good Faith and without notice of an adverse claim;
(C) if requested by the Company, delivers to the Company such security, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, as the Managing Member may direct, to indemnify the Company against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of the previously issued Company Interest Certificate; and
(D) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Company.
(v) Upon a Members Transfer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement of any or all Units represented by a Company Interest Certificate, the Transferee of such Units shall deliver such Company Interest Certificate, duly endorsed for Transfer by the Transferee, to the Company for cancellation, and the Company shall thereupon issue a new Company Interest Certificate to such Transferee for the number of Units being Transferred and, if applicable, cause to be issued to such Transferring Member a new Company Interest Certificate for the number of Units that were represented by the canceled Company Interest Certificate and that are not being Transferred.
Section 3.8. Exchange of Units for Common Stock. Each Unit, combined with a share of Class B Common Stock, may be exchanged for a share of Class A Common Stock in the manner set forth in this Section 3.8.
(a) Types of Exchange.
(i) Voluntary Exchange. Subject to Section 3.8(a)(ii), and subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 3.8, each Existing Member shall be entitled to exchange with the Company (or, if PetIQ so elects, with PetIQ), from and after the expiration or written waiver of the lock-ups imposed by the Underwriters (the First Exchange Date) and each subsequent Weekly Exchange Date, or upon the written waiver of the lock-ups by the Underwriters, the lesser of 1,000 Units or all of such Existing Members Units free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal, and the like. Each such Unit, together with one share of Class B Common Stock (which will be cancelled in connection with any such exchange), will be exchangeable for, at the option of PetIQ, (i) a Cash Exchange Payment calculated with respect to such surrendered Units, payable in accordance with the instructions provided in the Exchange Notice or (ii) the issuance to such Existing Member a number of shares of Class A
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Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Units surrendered by such Existing Member and the Exchange Rate. As any such existing owner exchanges its Units, PetIQs interest in the Company will increase. Each such exchange of Units for Class A Common Stock shall to the extent permitted by law be treated for U.S. federal income tax reporting purposes as a taxable exchange of the Existing Members Units for Class A Common Stock.
(ii) Mandatory Exchange. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, upon the occurrence of any Change in Control described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Change in Control, all Units not held by a member of the PetIQ Group and all shares of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically surrendered to the Company (or if PetIQ so elects, to PetIQ) (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and the like), and in consideration for such surrender to be delivered on the consummation of such Change in Control (the surrender and delivery of consideration shall occur and be contingent upon the consummation of the transaction approved thereby), PetIQ shall provide to each such Member (or cause to be provided), upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the issuance by PetIQ to such Member a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Units surrendered by such Member and the Exchange Rate. (Any exchange described in this Section 3.8(a)(ii), a Mandatory Exchange and, such a Mandatory Exchange or a Voluntary Exchange, an Exchange.)
(iii) In the event that an Existing Member exchanges a number of Units with the Company and not directly with PetIQ, PetIQ will contribute the applicable number of shares of Class A Common Stock and/or amount of cash to the Company, in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Units such Existing Member is exchanging with the Company (which Units in each such case the Company will cancel), for distribution to the Existing Member, which in each case will be treated as a disguised sale for U.S. federal income tax purposes between such Existing Member and PetIQ.
(b) In order to exercise the exchange right under Section 3.8(a), the exchanging Existing Member shall present and surrender the certificate or certificates, if any, representing such Units and shares of Class B Common Stock (in each case, if certificated) during usual business hours at the principal executive offices of the Managing Member, or if any agent for the registration or transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock is then duly appointed and acting (the Transfer Agent), at the office of the Transfer Agent, accompanied by written notice provided to the Company at least three Business Days prior to the applicable Weekly Exchange Date substantially in the form of Exhibit B duly executed by the applicable Existing Member (the Exchange Notice) to the Managing Member and the Transfer Agent stating that the exchanging Existing Member elects to exchange with the Company (or, if PetIQ so elects, PetIQ) a stated number of Units and shares of Class B Common Stock represented, if applicable, by such certificate or certificates, to the extent specified in such notice, and (if the Class A Common Stock to be received is to be issued other than in the name of the exchanging Existing Member) specifying the name(s) of the Person(s) in whose name or on whose order the Class A Common Stock is to be issued. An Exchange Notice may specify that the exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering or otherwise) of shares of the Class A
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Common Stock into which the Units and shares of Class B Common Stock are exchangeable, or contingent (including as to timing) upon the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event in which the Class A Stock would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property.
(c) If required by the Managing Member, any Exchange Notice shall be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Existing Member or such Existing Members duly authorized representative. After the receipt of such Exchange Notice and the surrender to the Managing Member or Transfer Agent, if applicable, of the certificate or certificates, if any, representing such Units and shares of Class B Common Stock, the Managing Member shall issue and deliver on the next applicable Weekly Exchange Date, or at PetIQs election cause to be delivered to the Company, with the Company then delivering on the next applicable Weekly Exchange Date, to such Existing Member, or on such Existing Members written order, the number of full shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such Exchange or the applicable Cash Exchange Payment, and such shares of Class B Common Stock will be cancelled in accordance with the Charter of the Managing Member. To the extent the Class A Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, the Managing Member will, upon written instruction of the exchanging Existing Member, use its reasonable efforts to deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable to such exchanging Existing Member through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such exchanging Existing Member.
(d) In the event that there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, then upon any subsequent Exchange, an exchanging Existing Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such exchanging Existing Member would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, this Section 3.8(d) shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to such security or other property.
(e) Adjustment. The Exchange Rate shall be adjusted if there is: (a) any subdivision (by any unit split, unit distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Class A Common Stock; or (b) any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend or distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Class A Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or
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combination of the Units. This Agreement shall apply to the Units held by the Members as of the date hereof, as well as any Units hereafter acquired by a Member. This Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, and all references to Units shall be deemed to include, any security, securities or other property of the Company that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of Units by reason of any distribution or dividend, split, reverse split, combination, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, exchange (other than an Exchange) or other transaction.
(f) No Member who would be deemed to be an Affiliate of PetIQ shall be permitted, during any three-month period, to exchange a number of Units that would be in excess of the greater of one percent of the total aggregate outstanding shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock or the average reported weekly trading volume of the Class A Common Stock during the four weeks preceding the Exchange Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, this limitation shall not apply in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration, as such terms are defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
(g) If any Takeover Law or other similar law or regulation becomes or is deemed to become applicable to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Managing Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to render such law or regulation inapplicable to all of the foregoing. PetIQ shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Equity Securities, solely for the purpose of issuance upon exchange of Units and Class B Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issuable upon the exchange of all such outstanding Units and Class B Common Stock; provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude PetIQ from satisfying its obligations in respect of the exchange of the Units for shares of Class A Common Stock by delivery of purchased shares of Class A Common Stock that are held in the treasury of PetIQ. PetIQ covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issued upon exchange of Units and Class B Common Stock shall, upon issuance thereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(h) The issuance of Class A Common Stock upon Exchange of Units and Class B Common Stock shall be made without charge to the exchanging Existing Members for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance; provided, however, that if any such shares are to be issued in a name other than that of the exchanging Existing Member, then the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the Managing Member the amount of any tax that may be payable in respect of any Transfer involved in such issuance or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Managing Member that such tax has been paid or is not payable. Except as described in the preceding sentence, the Company and each exchanging Existing Member shall bear its own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Exchange.
(i) The Managing Member and the Company agree that, to the extent that a registration statement under the Securities Act is effective and available for the delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered with respect to any Exchange, shares that have been registered under the Securities Act shall be delivered in respect of such Exchange. In the event that any Exchange in accordance with this Agreement is to be effected at a time when any required registration has not become effective or otherwise is unavailable, upon the request and with the reasonable cooperation of the Member requesting such Exchange, the Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly facilitate such Exchange pursuant to any reasonably available exemption from such registration requirements.
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(j) If the Class A Common Stock is listed on a securities exchange, the Managing Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Class A Common Stock issued upon an Exchange of Units to be listed on the same securities exchange at the time of such issuance.
(k) For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Member shall not be entitled to an Exchange as described in this Section 3.8 to the extent PetIQ reasonably determines in good faith that such Exchange (i) would be prohibited by law or regulation or (ii) would not be permitted under this Agreement or any other agreement with PetIQ or its Subsidiaries to which such Member is then subject or any written policies of PetIQ relating to insider trading then applicable to such Member. For avoidance of doubt, no Exchange shall be deemed to be prohibited by any law or regulation pertaining to the registration of securities if such securities have been so registered or if any exemption from such registration requirements is reasonably available.
(l) To the extent that amounts are deducted and withheld by PetIQ or any applicable withholding agent in respect of an Exchange or other Transfer of Units to a member of the PetIQ Group, 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.
(m) Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Section 3.8 were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
(n) Independent Nature of Members Rights and Obligations. The obligations of each Member under this Section 3.8 are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Member, and no Member shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Member hereunder. The decision of each Member to enter into to this Agreement has been made by such Member independently of any other Member. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Member pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Members as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Members are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby and PetIQ acknowledges that the Members are not acting in concert or as a group, and PetIQ will not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1. Distributions. Except as described in Section 3.8 of this Agreement, this Article IV and/or Section 7.2, distributions (other than Tax Distributions) shall be made to the Members as and when determined by the Managing Member, ratably among the Members in accordance with their respective number of Units.
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Section 4.2. Distributions to PetIQ. The Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may authorize that (i) cash be distributed to members of the PetIQ Group (which distribution shall be made without pro rata distributions to the other Members) in exchange for the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Units (or other Equity Securities) held by such Person, where the redemption proceeds are to be used by PetIQ to acquire its outstanding Class A Common Stock (or other Equity Securities) in accordance with Section 3.2, and (ii) cash be distributed to members of the PetIQ Group (which distributions shall be made without pro rata distributions to the other Members) as required for members of the PetIQ Group to pay (A) operating, administrative and other similar costs and expenses incurred by the Managing Member or its Affiliates, and other costs and expenses relating to the investment in or activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including payments in respect of indebtedness and preferred stock, to the extent used or to be used to pay expenses or other obligations described in this clause (ii) (in either case only to the extent economically equivalent indebtedness or Equity Securities of the Company were not issued to the Managing Member or the applicable Affiliates), fees and disbursements of all investment bankers, financial advisers, legal counsel, independent certified public accountants, consultants and other Persons retained by the board of directors of any member of the PetIQ Group, and fees associated with any filings by a member of the PetIQ Group with any Governmental Entity, (B) any judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or other costs and expenses in respect of any claims against, or any litigation or proceedings involving, any member of the PetIQ Group, (C) fees and expenses related to any securities offering, investment or acquisition transaction (whether or not successful) authorized by the board of directors of any member of the PetIQ Group, or to any redemptions or acquisitions of Units or other Equity Securities and (D) other fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance of the existence of each member of the PetIQ Group (including any franchise taxes and any costs or expenses associated with being a public company listed on a national securities exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, distributions under this Section 4.2 may not be used to pay or facilitate dividends or distributions on the Class A Common Stock (other than distributions in redemption of Class A Common Stock (or other Equity Securities) in accordance with Section 3.2). Further, and without limiting the foregoing, the Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may authorize that cash be distributed to members of the PetIQ Group to make any payments to be made under Section 3.8 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, losses, claims damages, liabilities and expenses due by the PetIQ Group under the Registration Rights Agreement, so long as such distributions are made pro rata in accordance with Units.
Section 4.3. Tax Distributions.
(a) The Company shall distribute to each Member on a quarterly basis by the 10th (or next succeeding Business Day) of each of March, June, September and December of each taxable year, or such other dates as may be appropriate in light of tax payment requirements (each a Tax Distribution Date), an amount (the Tax Distribution) in cash equal to the excess, if any, of (A) such Members Member Tax Liability with respect to such taxable year over (B) the amounts previously distributed pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) to such Member with respect to such taxable year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tax Distributions shall only be made for periods (or portions thereof) beginning on or after the date hereof. For purposes of computing a Tax Distribution under this Section 4.3, salaries, bonuses, and any other payments in the nature of compensation shall not be taken into account, other than as an expense of the Company.
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(b) For purposes of this Section 4.3, the Member Tax Liability with respect to (i) any Member other than members of the PetIQ Group means, with respect to a taxable year (or portion thereof) beginning as of the first day of such taxable year (or portion thereof) and ending on the last day of the most recent relevant determination date, the product of (x) the portion allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.2 of the cumulative excess of taxable income over taxable losses of the Company, to the extent such losses may offset such income, for such taxable year (or portion thereof), and (y) such Members Member Tax Rate and (ii) any Member which is a member of the PetIQ Group means, with respect to a taxable year (or portion thereof), such Members actual income taxes (including alternative minimum taxes) payable with respect to its allocable portion of the cumulative excess of taxable income over taxable losses of the Company, to the extent such losses may offset such income, for such taxable year (or portion thereof) (including any income taxes of a consolidated, combined, or unitary group of which such Member is a member). All allocations of taxable income and loss (A) shall exclude any gain or loss realized in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and (B) shall include all allocations under Code Section 704(c) and all allocations from basis adjustments under Code Section 743 or 734. A final accounting for Tax Distributions shall be made for each taxable year after the taxable income or loss of the Company has been determined for such taxable year, and the Company shall promptly thereafter make supplemental Tax Distributions (or future Tax Distributions will be reduced) to reflect any difference between estimates previously used in calculating the relevant Member Tax Liability and the relevant actual amounts recognized. Tax Distributions under this Section 4.3 shall not be treated as advances on other distributions provided for under this Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Section 4.3, the Member Tax Rate means, with respect to a taxable year, the highest combined marginal federal, state and local tax rate then applicable (including any Medicare Contribution tax on net investment income) to an individual resident in New York, New York (taking into account the deductibility of state and local taxes (subject to the limitations in Sections 67 and 68 of the Code).
(d) Notwithstanding Section 4.3(a) or Section 4.3(e), if on a Tax Distribution Date there are not sufficient funds in the Company (or any of its U.S. Subsidiaries that are disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to distribute the full amount of the relevant Tax Distribution otherwise to be made or any credit agreements or other debt documents to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) is a party do not permit the Company to receive from its Subsidiaries or distribute to each Member the full amount of the Tax Distributions otherwise to be made to each such Member, distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be made ratably among the Members in accordance with their respective Member Tax Liability to the extent of the available funds.
(e) If, following an audit or examination, there is an adjustment that would affect the calculation of the Companys taxable income or taxable loss for a given period or portion thereof after the date of this Agreement, or in the event that the Company files an amended tax return that has such effect, then, subject to the availability of cash and any restrictions set forth in any credit agreements or other debt documents to which the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries that are disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a party, the Company shall promptly recalculate each Members Member Tax Liability for the applicable period and make additional Tax Distributions ratably among the Members in
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accordance with their respective Member Tax Liability (increased (i) for any Member other than a member of the PetIQ Group by an additional amount estimated to be sufficient to cover any interest or penalties that would be imposed on the Company if it were an individual resident in New York, New York and (ii) for any Member that is a member of the PetIQ Group, to cover any interest or penalties incurred by PetIQ (or any consolidated, combined or unitary group of which such Member is a member) as a result of such adjustment) to give effect to such adjustment or amended tax return.
Section 4.4. Withholding; Indemnification. Each Member shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Managing Member and each other Person who is or who is deemed to be the responsible withholding agent for United States federal, state or local or foreign income tax purposes against all claims, liabilities and expenses of whatever nature relating to the Companys, the Managing Members or such other Persons obligation to withhold and to pay over, or otherwise to pay, any withholding or other taxes payable by the Company, the Managing Member or any of their Affiliates with respect to such Member or as a result of such Members ownership of Units, Transfer of Units (including by Exchange) or participation in the Company. Each Member hereby authorizes the Company and the Managing Member to withhold and to pay over, or otherwise to pay, any withholding or other taxes determined by the Managing Member to be payable by the Company, the Managing Member or any of their Affiliates (pursuant to any provision of United States federal, state or local or foreign law) with respect to such Member or as a result of such Members ownership of Units, Transfer of Units (including by Exchange) or as a result of such Members participation in the Company; if and to the extent that the Company withholds or pays any such withholding or other taxes with respect to a Member, such Member shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have received a distribution from the Company as of the time such withholding or other tax is paid (or, if earlier, required to be paid) with respect to such Members Company Interest, and, to the extent such taxes exceed the amount that would otherwise be distributable to such Member, as a demand loan payable by the Member to the Company with interest at a 10-percent rate, compounded annually. The Managing Member may, in its discretion, either demand payment of the principal and accrued interest on such demand loan at any time, and enforce payment thereof by legal process, or may withhold from one or more distributions to a Member amounts sufficient to satisfy such Members obligations under any such demand loan. In the event that the Company receives a refund of taxes previously withheld, the economic benefit of such refund shall be apportioned among the Members in a manner reasonably determined by the Managing Member to offset the prior operation of this Section 4.4 in respect of such withheld taxes.
Section 4.5. Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company, and the Managing Member on behalf of the Company, shall not be required to make a distribution if such distribution to any Member or Assignee would violate the Act or other applicable law.
ARTICLE V
ALLOCATIONS
Section 5.1. Allocations for Capital Account Purposes.
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(a) Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Net Income and Net Losses (and, to the extent necessary, and if determined appropriate by the Managing Member in its sole discretion individual items of income, gain or loss or deduction of the Company) shall be allocated in a manner such that the Capital Account of each Member after adjustment by the Members share of minimum gain and partner minimum gain (as such terms are used in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2) not otherwise required to be taken into account in such period is, as nearly as possible, equal (proportionately) to the distributions that would be made pursuant to Section 7.2(c) if the Company were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their Asset Values, all Company liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each non-recourse liability to the Asset Values of the assets securing such liability) and the net assets of the Company were distributed to the Members pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Regulatory Allocations. Although the Members do not anticipate that events will arise that will require application of this Section 5.1, provisions are included in this Agreement governing the allocation of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit (and items thereof) as may be necessary to provide that the Companys allocation provisions contain a so-called qualified income offset and comply with all provisions relating to the allocation of so-called non-recourse deductions and partner non-recourse deductions and the chargeback thereof as set forth in the Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code (such regulatory allocations, Regulatory Allocations); provided, however, that the Members intend that all Regulatory Allocations that may be required shall be offset by other Regulatory Allocations or special allocations of items so that the share of the Net Income and Net Loss of the Company of each Member will be the same as it would have been had the events requiring the Regulatory Allocations not occurred. For this purpose the Managing Member, based on the advice of the Companys auditors or tax counsel, is hereby authorized to make such special curative allocations as may be appropriate.
(c) Deficit Capital Accounts. No Member shall be required to pay to the Company, to any other Member or to any third party any deficit balance that may exist from time to time in the Members Capital Account.
The allocations made pursuant to this Section 5.1 are intended to comply with the provisions of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder and, in particular, to reflect the Members economic interests in the Company, as set forth herein, and the Managing Member shall interpret this Section 5.1 in a manner consistent with such intention and shall make such adjustments to these allocations as the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate.
Section 5.2. Allocations for Tax Purposes.
(a) Tax Allocations. Except as set forth below or as otherwise required by the Code or other applicable law, the income, gains, losses and deductions of the Company shall be allocated for federal, state and local income tax purposes among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses and deductions among the Members for purposes of computing their Capital Accounts.
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(b) Contributed Assets. In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed (or deemed contributed for income tax purposes) to the Company with an adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes different from the initial Asset Value at which such property was accepted by the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take into account such difference in the manner required by Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations. All tax allocations required by this Section 5.2 shall be made using the so called traditional method described in Regulation 1.704-3(b).
(c) Revalued Assets. If the Asset Value of any asset of the Company is adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3(b), subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take into account such adjustment in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations.
(d) Section 754 Election. The Members intend that an election under Section 754 of the Code be in effect for the Company (and any Subsidiary of the Company that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) for the taxable year that includes the date hereof. The Company shall cause (1) such elections to be in effect for subsequent taxable years of each of the Company and any Subsidiary described in the preceding sentence for so long as such entity is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and intends to make additional elections under Section 754 of the Code in the event there is a termination (within the meaning of Section 708 of the Code) of any such entity and such entity is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes following such termination) and (2) any new Subsidiary of the Company that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code for so long as such entity is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and intends to make additional elections under Section 754 of the Code in the event there is a termination (within the meaning of Section 708 of the Code) of any such entity and such entity is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes following such termination).
(e) Section 706 Determination. For purposes of determining the items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit allocable to any Member with respect to any period, such items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as determined by the Managing Member using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.2 are solely for the purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Members Capital Account or share of Net Income, Net Loss, distributions or other Company items pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
Section 5.3. Members Tax Reporting. The Members acknowledge and are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made pursuant to this ARTICLE V and, except as may otherwise be required by applicable law or regulatory requirements, hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this ARTICLE V in reporting their shares of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and credit for federal, state and local income tax purposes.
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ARTICLE VI
MANAGEMENT
Section 6.1. Managing Member; Delegation of Authority and Duties.
(a) Authority of Managing Member. The business, property and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the sole, absolute and exclusive direction of the Managing Member, which may from time to time delegate authority to Officers or to others to act on behalf of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a), the Managing Member shall have the sole power to manage or cause the management of the Company, including the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.
(b) Members. No Member who is not also a Managing Member, in his or her or its capacity as such, shall participate in or have any control over the business of the Company. Except as expressly provided herein, the Units, other Equity Securities in the Company, or the fact of a Members admission as a member of the Company do not confer any rights upon the Members to participate in the management of the affairs of the Company. Except as expressly provided herein, no Member who is not also a Managing Member shall have any right to vote on any matter involving the Company, including with respect to any merger, consolidation, combination or conversion of the Company, or any other matter that a Member might otherwise have the ability to vote or consent with respect to under the Act, at law, in equity or otherwise. The conduct, control and management of the Company shall be vested exclusively in the Managing Member. In all matters relating to or arising out of the conduct of the operation of the Company, the decision of the Managing Member shall be the decision of the Company. Except as required by law, or expressly provided in Section 6.1(c) or by separate agreement with the Company, no Member who is not also a Managing Member (and acting in such capacity) shall take any part in the management or control of the operation or business of the Company in its capacity as a Member, nor shall any Member who is not also a Managing Member (and acting in such capacity) have any right, authority or power to act for or on behalf of or bind the Company in his or her or its capacity as a Member in any respect or assume any obligation or responsibility of the Company or of any other Member.
(c) Delegation by Managing Member. The Company may employ one or more Members from time to time, and such Members, in their capacity as employees or agents of the Company (and not, for clarity, in their capacity as Members of the Company), may take part in the control and management of the business of the Company to the extent such authority and power to act for or on behalf of the Company has been delegated to them by the Managing Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Managing Member shall have the power and authority to delegate to one or more other Persons the Managing Members rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, including to delegate to agents and employees of a Member or the Company (including Officers), and to delegate by a management agreement or another agreement with, or otherwise to, other Persons. The Managing Member may authorize any Person (including any Member or Officer) to enter into and perform any document on behalf of the Company.
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Section 6.2. Officers.
(a) Designation and Appointment. The Managing Member may, from time to time, employ and retain Persons as may be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the Companys business, including employees, agents and other Persons (any of whom may be a Member) who may be designated as Officers of the Company, with such titles as and to the extent authorized by the Managing Member. Any number of offices may be held by the same Person. In its discretion, the Managing Member may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable. Officers need not be residents of the State of Delaware or Members. Any Officers so designated shall have such authority and perform such duties as the Managing Member may from time to time delegate to them. The Managing Member may assign titles to particular Officers. Each Officer shall hold office until his successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until his death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. The salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Managing Member. Designation of an Officer shall not of itself create any employment or, except as provided in Section 6.4, contractual rights.
(b) Resignation and Removal. Any Officer may resign as such at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Managing Member. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the resignation. All employees, agents and Officers shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Managing Member and may be removed, with or without cause, from such office by the Managing Member and the authority, duties or responsibilities of any employee, agent or Officer of the Company may be suspended by or altered the Managing Member from time to time, in each case in the sole discretion of the Managing Member.
(c) Duties of Officers. The Officers, in the performance of their duties as such, shall owe to the Company duties of loyalty and due care of the type owed by officers of a Delaware corporation pursuant to the laws of the state of Delaware.
Section 6.3. Liability of Members.
(a) No Personal Liability. Except as otherwise required by applicable law and as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Member shall have any personal liability whatsoever in such Persons capacity as a Member, whether to the Company, to any of the other Members, to the creditors of the Company or to any other third party, for the debts, liabilities, commitments or any other obligations of the Company or for any losses of the Company. Except as otherwise required by the Act, each Member shall be liable only to make payments to the Company as provided for expressly herein.
(b) Return of Distributions. In accordance with the Act and the laws of the State of Delaware, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member. It is the intent of the Members that no distribution to any Member pursuant to ARTICLE IV shall be deemed a return of money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Act. The payment of any such money or distribution of any such property to a Member shall be deemed to be a compromise within the meaning of Section 18-
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502(b) of the Act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other Person. However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.
(c) No Duties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, the parties hereby agree that the Members (including the Managing Member), shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, owe no duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the other Members or any other Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 6.3(c) shall eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. To the extent that, at law or in equity, any Member (including the Managing Member) has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company, to another Member or to another Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement, the Members (including the Managing Member) acting under this Agreement will not be liable to the Company, to any such other Member or to any such other Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement, for their good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties and liabilities relating thereto of any Member (including the Managing Member) otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, are agreed by the parties hereto to replace to that extent such other duties and liabilities of the Members (including the Managing Member) relating thereto. The Managing Member may consult with legal counsel, accountants and financial or other advisors and any act or omission suffered or taken by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interests of the Company in good faith in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or financial or other advisors will be full justification for any such act or omission, and the Managing Member will be fully protected in so acting or omitting to act so long as such counsel or accountants or financial or other advisors were selected with reasonable care. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise applicable provision of law or equity, whenever in this Agreement the Managing Member is permitted or required to make a decision (i) in its sole discretion or discretion or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Managing Member shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or the other Members, or (ii) in its good faith or under another expressed standard, the Managing Member shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards.
Section 6.4. Indemnification by the Company. Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in this Section 6.4, each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or arbitrative (each, a Proceeding), or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he, she or it, or a Person of which he, she or it is the legal representative, is or was a Member or an Officer or a Tax Matters Member (each, an Indemnified Person), in each case, shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent
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permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment) against all judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) actually incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with such Proceeding, appeal, inquiry or investigation, if such Indemnified Person acted in Good Faith. Reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnified Person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he, she or it is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Indemnification under this Section 6.4 shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity that initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder. The rights granted pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be deemed contract rights, and no amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.4 shall have the effect of limiting or denying any such rights with respect to actions taken or Proceedings, appeals, inquiries or investigations arising prior to any amendment, modification or repeal. It is expressly acknowledged that the indemnification provided in this Section 6.4 could involve indemnification for negligence or under theories of strict liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Indemnified Person shall be entitled to any indemnity or advancement of expenses in connection with any Proceeding brought (i) by such Indemnified Person against the Company (other than to enforce the rights of such Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 6.4), any Member or any Officer, or (ii) by or in the right of the Company, without the prior written consent of the Managing Member.
Section 6.5. Investment Representations of Members. Each Member hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges to the Company that:
(a) such Member has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company and is making an informed investment decision with respect thereto;
(b) such Member is acquiring interests in the Company for investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution to the public or public offering thereof;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by such Member or all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of such Member;
(d) the Units and shares of Class B Common Stock being delivered pursuant to an Exchange are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal, and the like;
(e) such Member has executed and provided the Company properly completed copies of IRS Form W-8 or W-9, as applicable, which are valid as of the date hereof, and will promptly provide any additional information or documentation requested by the Managing Member relating to tax matters (including any information reasonably requested in connection with ensuring compliance under FATCA); if any such information or documentation previously provided becomes incorrect or obsolete, such Member will promptly notify the Managing Member and provide applicable updated information and documentation;
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(f) such Member is not a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is acquiring its Company Interest for its own account and is the sole beneficial owner thereof for U.S. federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that if at any time on or following the date hereof, such Member is treated as disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a DRE), then (i) none of such Member, such Members owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes (Tax Owner), or any other entity that is treated as a DRE of Tax Owner and that owns a direct or indirect interest in such Member (a DRE Affiliate) will create or issue, or participate in the creation or issuance of, any interest in the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(a)(2) and (ii) if as a result of (A) a Transfer, directly or indirectly, of all or any part of the ownership interests in such Member or any DRE Affiliate, (B) the issuance of any security or other instrument by such Member or any DRE Affiliate, or (C) such Member or any DRE Affiliate otherwise ceasing to be a DRE of Tax Owner (any such event described in clause (A), (B), or (C), a Tax Transfer), any part of the interests in the Company would be treated as being transferred within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(a)(3), then such Tax Transfer shall not be undertaken without the prior written consent of the Managing Member (which such consent may be withheld in its sole discretion);
(g) either (1) such Member is not, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a partnership, trust, estate or S Corporation as defined in the Code (in each case a Pass-Through Entity) or (2) such Member is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a Pass-Through Entity, and within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (A) it is not a principal purpose of the use of the tiered arrangement involving such Member to permit the Company to satisfy the 100-partner limitation described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) or (B) at no time during the term of the Company will substantially all of the value of a beneficial owners interest in such Member (directly or indirectly) be attributable to such Members ownership of its Company Interest, and such Member has not transferred and will not transfer its Company Interest on or through (x) an established securities market or (y) a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, all within the meaning of Code Section 7704(b); and
(h) such Members taxable year-end is December 31 or has been otherwise indicated to the Managing Member in writing.
Section 6.6. Representations and Warranties of PetIQ. PetIQ represents and warrants that:
(a) it is a corporation duly incorporated and is existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(b) it has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof;
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(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by PetIQ and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance of the Common Stock) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of PetIQ, including but not limited to all actions necessary to ensure that the acquisition of shares Common Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby, to the fullest extent of the Boards power and authority and to the extent permitted by law, shall not be subject to any moratorium, control share acquisition, business combination, fair price or other form of anti-takeover laws and regulations of any jurisdiction that may purport to be applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, Takeover Laws); and
(d) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of PetIQ enforceable against PetIQ in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors rights generally.
ARTICLE VII
WITHDRAWAL; DISSOLUTION; TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS;
ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS
Section 7.1. Member Withdrawal. No Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign or be expelled from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company except pursuant to a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.
Section 7.2. Dissolution.
(a) Events. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up on the first to occur of (i) the determination of the Managing Member, (ii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act or (iii) the termination of the legal existence of the last remaining Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of the last remaining Member in the Company unless the Company is continued without dissolution in a manner permitted by the Act.
(b) Actions Upon Dissolution. When the Company is dissolved, the business and property of the Company shall be wound up and liquidated by the Managing Member or, in the event of the unavailability of the Managing Member or if the Managing Member shall so determine, such Member or other liquidating trustee as shall be named by the Managing Member.
(c) Priority. A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to this Section 7.2 to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up. Upon dissolution of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be applied in the following manner and order of priority: (i) to creditors, including Members who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Company (including all contingent, conditional or unmatured claims), whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof; and (ii) the balance shall be distributed in accordance with Article IV hereof.
(d) Cancellation of Certificate. The Company shall terminate when (i) all of the assets of the Company, after payment of or due provision for all debts liabilities and obligations of the Company, shall have been distributed to the Members in the manner provided for in this Agreement and (ii) the Certificate shall have been canceled in the manner required by the Act.
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(e) Return of Capital. The liquidators of the Company shall not be personally liable for the return of capital contributions to the Company or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from Company assets).
(f) Hart Scott Rodino. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, in the event the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act), is applicable to any Member by reason of the fact that any assets of the Company will be distributed to such Member in connection with the dissolution of the Company, the distribution of any assets of the Company shall not be consummated until such time as the applicable waiting periods (and extensions thereof) under the HSR Act have expired or otherwise been terminated with respect to each such Member.
Section 7.3. Transfer by Members.
(a) Generally. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.3(b), no Person may, directly or indirectly, Transfer all or any portion of his Units or any interest in the Company without the prior written consent of the Managing Member, which consent may be given or withheld in the Managing Members sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.3, (i) each of the Members may exchange all or a portion of the Units owned by such Member in accordance with Section 3.8 of this Agreement or (ii) if the Managing Member and the exchanging Existing Member shall mutually agree, Transfer such Units, together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock, to the Managing Member for other consideration at any time.
(b) Permitted Transferees. Subject to Section 7.3(c), any Person shall have the right to Transfer, at any time, all or any portion of the Units or interests in the Company held by such Person to such Persons Permitted Transferee so long as the Company is able to satisfy the 100-partner limitation under Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) after such transfer, as determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion exercised in good faith. Permitted Transferee for these purposes shall be:
(i) in the case of a Member that is an individual, (x) a transferee for bona fide estate planning purposes, (y) any trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of the Member and/or one or more members of his/her immediate family or (z) any immediate family member or other dependent of such Member;
(ii) in the case of a Member that is a trust, (x) any individual that is a settlor or direct or indirect beneficiary of such trust and/or one or more members of the immediate family and/or other dependents of any such individual or (y) any trust, partnership or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of any individual that is a settlor or direct or indirect beneficiary of such trust and/or one or more members of the immediate family and/or other dependents of any such individual;
(iii) in the case of a Member that is a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (x) its limited partners, members or stockholders in a pro rata distribution or (y) any investment fund or other entity managed by the same entity that manages the Member (for so long as the transferee and transferor continue to be managed by the same entity); or
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(iv) any transferee with the prior written consent of the Board (in each case, in its sole discretion).
For purposes of this Agreement, immediate family shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
(c) Conditions to Transfer. In addition to the other requirements set forth in Section 7.3(a), unless waived by the Managing Member, no Transfer of all or any portion of Units or any interest in the Company shall be made unless the following conditions are met:
(i) The Transfer will not violate registration requirements under any federal or state securities laws;
(ii) The Transfer is not made to any Person who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own such Unit or other interest in the Company;
(iii) The Transfer will not cause the Company to be treated as a publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
(iv) The Transfer will not cause any portion of the assets of the Company to become plan assets of any benefit plan investor within the meaning of regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations as modified by Section 3(42) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time;
(v) The Transfer will not result in the Company being subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(vi) The Transfer is not made prior to the expiration of the lock-ups imposed by the Underwriters, except as described in Section 3.8 of this Agreement or in the case of Transfers by PetIQ to one or more of its Subsidiaries;
(vii) The Transferor also Transfers to the same Transferee a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Units Transferred to such Person; and
(viii) The Transferee shall have executed and delivered to the Managing Member such legal and/or tax opinions and written instruments (including copies of any instruments of Transfer and such Assignees consent to be bound by this Agreement as an Assignee) that are in a form satisfactory to the Managing Member, as determined in the Managing Members sole discretion.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions on Transfer contained in this Section 7.3 shall not apply to the Transfer of any capital stock of the Managing Member; provided that no shares of Class B Common Stock may be transferred unless a corresponding number of Units are Transferred therewith in accordance with this Agreement.
In addition, notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, to the extent the Managing Member shall determine that there is a material risk the Company (and interests in the Company) do not or will not meet the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h), the Managing Member may impose such restrictions on the Transfer of Units or other interests in the Company as the Managing Member may determine to be necessary or advisable to avoid any material risk that the Company could be treated as a publicly traded partnership under Section 7704 of the Code.
Any Transfer in violation of this Section 7.3 shall be null and void ab initio and of no effect. For purposes of this Section 7.3 only, the term Transfer includes any Pledge. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any disguised sale described in Section 3.8(a)(ii) hereof shall be permitted hereunder.
(d) Effect of Transfer in Violation of Agreement. Each Member hereby acknowledges the reasonableness of the prohibition contained in this Section 7.3 in view of the purposes of the Company and the relationship of the Members. Any purported Transfer in violation of this Agreement shall be null and void and ineffective to transfer any Units or other interests in the Company and shall not be binding upon or be recognized by the Company, and any such purported Transferee shall not be treated as or deemed to be a Member for any purpose. In the event that any Member shall at any time transfer Units in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, in addition to any other rights and remedies that the Company may be entitled to, at law or in equity, the Company shall have the right to obtain and be entitled to, an order restraining or enjoining such Transfer, it being expressly acknowledged and agreed that damages at law would be an inadequate remedy for a Transfer in violation of this Agreement.
(e) Indirect Transfers. The parties each acknowledge and agree that each Member shall not, for so long as it holds Units, without the prior written consent of the Managing Member, directly or indirectly (x) issue new equity of itself or equity-like rights, options, warrants or other rights to acquire equity or equity-like rights or any economic rights (including debt) of itself to any Person except to its initial owners or its Permitted Transferees or Permitted Transferees of its initial owners or (y) permit any Transfer of the membership and/or economic interests in itself and/or equity interests or economic rights (including debt) of itself other than to its Permitted Transferees or as permitted by Section 7.3.
Section 7.4. Admission or Substitution of New Members.
(a) Admission. Without the consent of any other Person, the Managing Member shall have the right to admit as a Substituted Member or an Additional Member, any Person who acquires an interest in the Company, or any part thereof, from a Member or from the Company. Concurrently with the admission of a Substituted Member or an Additional Member after the date hereof, the Managing Member shall forthwith (i) amend the Schedule of Members to reflect the name and address of such Substituted Member or Additional Member and to eliminate or modify, as applicable, the name and address of the Transferring Member with regard to the Transferred Units and (ii) cause any necessary papers to be filed and recorded and notice to be given wherever and to the extent required showing the substitution of a Transferee as a
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Substituted Member in place of the Transferring Member, or the admission of an Additional Member, in each case, at the expense, including payment of any professional and filing fees incurred, of such Transferor. In addition, the Transferring Member hereby indemnifies the Managing Member and the Company against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Managing Member, the Company, or any of their Affiliates may become subject arising out of or based upon any false representation or warranty made by, or breach or failure to comply with any covenant or agreement of, such Transferring Member or such Substituted Member in connection with such Transfer.
(b) Conditions and Limitations. The admission of any Person as a Substituted Member or an Additional Member shall be conditioned upon (i) such Persons written acceptance and adoption of all the terms and provisions of this Agreement, either by (A) execution and delivery of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement countersigned by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or (B) any other writing evidencing the intent of such Person to become a Substituted Member or an Additional Member and such writing is accepted by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company.
(c) Effect of Transfer to Substituted Member. Following the Transfer of any Unit or other interest in the Company that is permitted under Sections 7.3, the Transferee of such Unit or other interest in the Company shall be treated as having made all of the capital contributions in respect of, as having been allocated all the items of income and loss allocated in respect of, and received all of the distributions received in respect of, such Unit or other interest in the Company, shall succeed to the Capital Account balance associated with such Unit or other interest in the Company, shall receive allocations and distributions under ARTICLE IV, ARTICLE V and Section 7.2 in respect of such Unit or other interest in the Company and otherwise shall become a Substituted Member entitled to all the rights of a Member with respect to such Unit or other interest in the Company.
Section 7.5. Additional Requirements. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, the Managing Member may impose such vesting requirements, forfeiture provisions, Transfer restrictions, minimum retained ownership requirements or other similar provisions with respect to any interests in the Company that are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement or are created hereafter, with the written consent of the holder of such interests in the Company. Such requirements, provisions and restrictions need not be uniform among holders of interests in the Company and may be waived or released by the Managing Member in its sole discretion with respect to all or a portion of the interests in the Company owned by any one or more Members or Assignees at any time and from time to time, and such actions or omissions by the Managing Member shall not constitute the breach of this Agreement or of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise.
Section 7.6. Bankruptcy. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Bankruptcy of a Member shall not cause such Member to cease to be a partner of the Company and upon the occurrence of such an event, the Company shall continue without dissolution.
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ARTICLE VIII
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION;
TAX MATTERS
Section 8.1. Books and Records. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office (i) correct and complete books and records of account (which, in the case of financial records, shall be kept in accordance with GAAP), (ii) minutes of the proceedings of meetings of the Members, (iii) a current list of the directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective residence addresses, and (iv) a record containing the names and addresses of all Members, the total number of Units held by each Member, and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof. Any of the foregoing books, minutes or records may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, notwithstanding the rights set forth in Section 18-305 of the Act, no Member shall have the right to obtain information from the Company.
Section 8.2. Information.
(a) All determinations, valuations and other matters of judgment required to be made for ordinary course accounting purposes under this Agreement shall be made by the Managing Member and shall be conclusive and binding on all Members, their Successors in Interest and any other Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement, and to the fullest extent permitted by law or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no such Person shall have the right to an accounting or an appraisal of the assets of the Company or any successor thereto.
Section 8.3. Fiscal Year. The Companys fiscal year shall be the calendar year, except as determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion or required under Section 706 of the Code.
Section 8.4. Certain Tax Matters.
(a) Preparation of Returns. The Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be prepared all federal, state and local tax returns of the Company for each year for which such returns are required to be filed and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such returns to be timely filed. The Managing Member shall determine the appropriate treatment of each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company and the accounting methods and conventions under the tax laws of the United States of America, the several states and other relevant jurisdictions as to the treatment of any such item or any other method or procedure related to the preparation of such tax returns. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Managing Member may cause the Company to make or refrain from making any and all elections permitted by such tax laws. The Managing Member shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Company to provide to each Member a Schedule K-1 with respect to the Company (and such other information with respect to the Company necessary for such Member to prepare its U.S. federal income, state and local tax returns) for each taxable year within one-hundred (100) days after the close of such taxable year. Additionally, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to provide to each Member, to the extent commercially reasonable and available to the Company without undue cost, any information reasonably required by the Member to prepare, or in connection with an audit of, such Members income tax returns.
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(b) Consistent Treatment. Each Member agrees that it shall not, except as otherwise required by applicable law or regulatory requirement (i) treat, on its tax returns, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit relating to its interest in the Company in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of such item by the Company as reflected on the Form K-1 or other information statement furnished by the Company to such Member for use in preparing its tax returns or (ii) file any claim for refund relating to any such item based on, or that would result in, such inconsistent treatment. Each Member that determines it is required by applicable law or regulatory requirement to take any of the actions described in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence shall provide thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Managing Member.
(c) Duties of the Tax Matters Member. The Company and each Member hereby designate the Managing Member (or such other Person as the Managing Member may designate) as (a) the tax matters partner for purposes of Code Section 6231 (as in effect prior to the repeal of such section and other related sections pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the Existing Code)) and any analogous provisions of state law and (b) once the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 go into effect, the partnership representative of the Company for purposes of Section 6223 of the Code; and, in either such capacity, is referred to as the Tax Matters Member. The Tax Matters Member, on behalf of the Company and its Members, shall (subject to the terms of the Recapitalization Agreement and Section 3.8 of this Agreement) be permitted to make any filing, election, settlement or determination under the Code, the Treasury Regulations, or any other law or regulation permitted by law. Any actions of the Tax Matters Member shall be final and binding upon the Company and all Members. All expenses incurred by the Tax Matters Member in connection therewith (including attorneys, accountants and other experts fees and disbursements) shall be expenses of, and payable by, the Company. No Member shall have the right, without the consent of the Tax Matters Member (but subject to the terms of the Recapitalization Agreement and Section 3.8 of this Agreement), to (1) participate in the audit of any Company tax return, (2) file any amended return or claim for refund in connection with any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (other than items that are not partnership items within the meaning of Existing Code Section 6231(a)(4) or that cease to be partnership items under Existing Code Section 6231(b)) reflected on any tax return of the Company, (3) participate in any administrative or judicial proceedings conducted by the Company or the Tax Matters Member arising out of or in connection with any such audit, amended return, claim for refund or denial of such claim, or (4) appeal, challenge or otherwise protest any adverse findings in any such audit conducted by the Company or the Tax Matters Member or with respect to any such amended return or claim for refund filed by the Company or the Tax Matters Member or in any such administrative or judicial proceedings conducted by the Company or the Tax Matters Member.
(d) Certain Filings. Upon the Transfer of an interest in the Company (within the meaning of the Code), a sale of Company assets or a liquidation of the Company, the Members shall provide the Managing Member with information and shall make tax filings as reasonably requested by the Managing Member and required under applicable law.
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(e) FATCA. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Managing Member may take such actions as it determines necessary or appropriate (including causing a Member to withdraw from the Company under such terms and conditions established by the Managing Member) to comply with FATCA. FATCA means (i) Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code or any successor provision that is substantively the equivalent thereof (and, in each case, any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof), (ii) any similar legislation, regulations or guidance enacted in any jurisdiction that seeks to implement similar tax reporting and/or withholding tax regimes, and (iii) any treaty, agreement with any governmental authority or intergovernmental agreement related to the foregoing. Each Member shall indemnify and hold harmless the Managing Member and the Company for any costs and expenses arising out of its failure to provide information, documentation, waivers or certifications requested by the Managing Member to satisfy any requirement imposed under FATCA.
(f) Election to Become a Corporation. The Company shall not make any election, or take any action, including transferring assets outside of the ordinary course of business, that would result in all (or substantially all) of its assets being held (or transferred to an Affiliate) that is taxed as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes without the consent of the Existing Members.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1. Schedules. The Managing Member may from time to time execute and deliver to the Members schedules that set forth information contained in the books and records of the Company and any other matters deemed appropriate by the Managing Member. Such schedules shall be for information purposes only and shall not be deemed to be part of this Agreement for any purpose whatsoever.
Section 9.2. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
Section 9.3. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery, for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its Subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named court, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in the above-named court is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain an action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than before
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the above-named court nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than the above-named court whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce judgment of the above-named court in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 9.6 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
Section 9.4. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective Successors in Interest; provided that no Person claiming by, through or under a Member (whether as such Members Successor in Interest or otherwise), as distinct from such Member itself, shall have any rights as, or in respect to, a Member (including the right to approve or vote on any matter or to notice thereof).
Section 9.5. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified by the written consent of the Managing Member in its sole discretion without the approval of any other Member or other Person; provided that (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.2(a)) no amendment may materially and adversely affect the rights of a holder of Units, as such, other than on a pro rata basis with other holders of Units of the same class without the consent of such holder (or, if there is more than one such holder that is so affected, without the consent of a majority of such affected holders in accordance with their holdings of Units); provided that there shall be no amendment to Sections 3.8, 4.1 or 4.3 herein without the consent of Members holding at least 51% of Units (not including the Managing Member); provided further, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member may, without the written consent of any other Member or any other Person, amend, supplement, waive or modify any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect: (1) any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification that the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of any class of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities in accordance with this Agreement; (2) the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Members in accordance with this Agreement; (3) a change in the name of the Company, the location of the principal place of business of the Company, the registered agent of the Company or the registered office of the Company; (4) any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification that the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate to address changes in Treasury Regulations, legislation or interpretation; or (5) a change in the Fiscal Year of the Company and any other changes that the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate as a result of a change in the Fiscal Year of the Company, including a change in the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Company; provided further, that the books and records of the Company shall be deemed amended from time to time to reflect the admission of a new Member, the withdrawal or resignation of a Member, the adjustment of the Units or
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other interests in the Company resulting from any issuance, Transfer or other disposition of Units or other interests in the Company, in each case that is made in accordance with the provisions hereof. If an amendment has been approved in accordance with this agreement, such amendment shall be adopted and effective with respect to all Members. Upon obtaining such approvals as may be required by this Agreement, and without further action or execution on the part of any other Member or other Person, any amendment to this Agreement may be implemented and reflected in a writing executed solely by the Managing Member and the other Members shall be deemed a party to and bound by such amendment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in addition to any other consent that may be required, any amendment of this Agreement that requires a holder of Units on the date hereof to make a capital contribution to the Company (including as a condition to maintaining any rights necessary to permit such holders to exercise their rights under Section 3.8 of this Agreement) shall require the consent of such holder of Units.
No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder (other than a failure or delay beyond a period of time specified herein) shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
Section 9.6. Notices. Whenever notice is required or permitted by this Agreement to be given, such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to any Member at such Members address or facsimile number shown in the Companys books and records, or, if given to the Company, at the following address:
PetIQ Holdings, LLC
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Attention: Robert P. K. Mooney, General Counsel
Email: rmooney@truescience.com
Facsimile: [ ]
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Company) to:
Winston & Strawn LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Attention: Dominick P. DeChiara
Email: ddechiara@winston.com
Facsimile: (212) 294-4700
and
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Attention: James J. Junewicz
Email: jjunewicz@winston.com
Facsimile: (312) 558-5700
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Each proper notice shall be effective upon any of the following: (a) personal delivery to the recipient, (b) when sent by facsimile to the recipient (with confirmation of receipt), (c) one Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (d) three Business Days after being deposited in the mail (first class or airmail postage prepaid).
Section 9.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.
Section 9.8. Power of Attorney. Each Member hereby irrevocably appoints the Managing Member as such Members true and lawful representative and attorney in fact, each acting alone, in such Members name, place and stead, (a) to make, execute, sign and file all instruments, documents and certificates that, from time to time, may be required to set forth any amendment to this Agreement or that may be required by this Agreement or by the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other state in which the Company shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof and (b) to execute, implement and continue the valid and subsisting existence of the Company or to qualify and continue the Company as a foreign limited liability company in all jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall survive and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent withdrawal from the Company of any Member for any reason and shall survive and shall not be affected by the disability, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of such Member. No power of attorney granted in this Agreement shall revoke any previously granted power of attorney.
Section 9.9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other documents and agreements referred to herein or entered into concurrently herewith embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein; provided that such other agreements and documents shall not be deemed to be a part of, a modification of or an amendment to this Agreement. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein.
Section 9.10. Remedies. Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies that such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights that such Person has under any applicable law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security) to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by applicable law.
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Section 9.11. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
Section 9.12. Creditors. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Company profits, losses, distributions, capital or property other than as a secured creditor.
Section 9.13. Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
Section 9.14. Further Action. The parties agree to execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 9.15. Delivery by Facsimile or Email. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or email with scan or facsimile attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
MANAGING MEMBER |
PetIQ, INC. |
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MEMBERS |
TRUE SCIENCE FOUNDERS, LLC |
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HIGHLAND CONSUMER FUND I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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HIGHLAND CONSUMER ENTREPRENEURS FUND I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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ROCKHURST LLC |
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LABORE ET HONORE LLC |
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GLEN MOORE |
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NATE SMITH |
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RONALD KENNEDY |
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CHRISTENSEN CLASS F, LLC |
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CHRISTENSEN VENTURES LLC |
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THE JNC 101 TRUST |
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JAMES N. CLARKE IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
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ANDREA M. CLARKE IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
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JW OPPORTUNITIES FUND LLC |
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JW PARTNERS, L.P. |
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TOVEY CALL |
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JEFF CAYWOOD |
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ADAM FELLERS |
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PEARL KUNZ |
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ROBERT MOONEY |
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ECP IV INVESTOR CO. |
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EOS TS INVESTOR CO. |
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HCP TS BLOCKER CORP. |
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Exhibit A
SCHEDULE OF MEMBERS
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Exhibit B
EXCHANGE NOTICE
PetIQ, Inc.
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Reference is hereby made to the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2017 (the LLC Agreement), among PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), and the holders of LLC Units from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the LLC Agreement.
The undersigned LLC Unit-holder hereby transfers to the Corporation the number of LLC Units set forth below in exchange for a Cash Exchange Payment to the account set forth below or for shares of Common Stock to be issued in its name as set forth below, as set forth in the LLC Agreement.
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The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that (i) the undersigned has full legal capacity to execute and deliver this Exchange Notice and to perform the undersigneds obligations hereunder; (ii) this Exchange Notice has been duly executed and delivered by the undersigned and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof, as the case may be, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and the availability of equitable remedies; (iii) the LLC Units subject to this Exchange Notice are being transferred to the Corporation free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, equities or claim; and (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of any third party or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the undersigned or the LLC Units subject to this Exchange Notice is required to be obtained by the undersigned for the transfer of such LLC Units to the Corporation.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of the Corporation as the attorney of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in the premises, to do any and all things and to take any and all actions that may be necessary to transfer to the Corporation the LLC Units subject to this Exchange Notice and to deliver to the undersigned the shares of Common Stock or cash to be delivered in Exchange therefor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Exchange Notice to be executed and delivered by the undersigned or by its duly authorized attorney.
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Exhibit C
VESTING SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN UNITS
EXHIBIT 10.5
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Contribution Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of July , 2017, is made and entered into by and among (i) PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (PetIQ Corporation), (ii) Eos Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Eos Partners), Eos Capital Partners IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Eos Capital Partners), and Highland Consumer Fund I-B Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (Highland and, together with Eos Partners and Eos Capital Partners, the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents), and (iii) ECP IV TS Investor Co., a Delaware corporation (ECP IV), Eos TS Investor Co., a Delaware corporation (Eos TS), and HCPTS Blocker Corp., a Delaware (HCP and, together with ECP IV and Eos TS, the C-Corp LLC Owners). The parties hereto are each referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Recapitalization Agreement (defined below).
WHEREAS, PetIQ Corporation, the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents and the C-Corp LLC Owners are party to that certain Recapitalization Agreement, dated as of July , 2017 (the Recapitalization Agreement), by and among PetIQ Corporation, PetIQ Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the Continuing LLC Owners (as defined therein), pursuant to which the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents have agreed to, among other things, contribute the C-Corp LLC Owners to PetIQ Corporation (the Contribution) in connection with the initial public offering of shares of PetIQ Corporations Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Class A Common Stock); and
WHEREAS, prior to the Contribution, certain of the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents desire to contribute those promissory notes set forth on Schedule I hereto (the Promissory Notes) to the respective C-Corp LLC Owners as set forth thereon.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows, effective immediately prior to the Pricing:
1. | Contribution of the Promissory Notes. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations hereof, each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent, as applicable, hereby irrevocably contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers and delivers to the respective C-Corp LLC Owner, and such C-Corp LLC Owner hereby accepts and acquires from each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent, as applicable, the Promissory Notes as set forth on Schedule I hereto. Such contributions of Promissory Notes shall be treated as contributions to the capital of the C-Corp LLC Owners, as applicable, accepting and acquiring such Promissory Notes. |
2. | Contribution of the C-Corp LLC Owners. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations hereof, immediately after the contributions described in Section 1, each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent, as applicable, hereby irrevocably contributes, conveys, assigns, transfers and delivers to PetIQ Corporation, and PetIQ Corporation hereby accepts and acquires from each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent, as applicable, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in each C-Corp LLC Owner in exchange for (i) shares of Class A Common Stock issued in accordance with the Recapitalization Agreement as set forth in Schedule II and (ii) Preference Notes issued in accordance with the Recapitalization Agreement as set forth in Schedule II attached hereto. |
3. | Effect of Contribution of the C-Corp LLC Owners. Immediately after the contributions described in Section 2, each C-Corp LLC Owner will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of PetIQ Corporation. |
4. | No Liabilities in Event of Termination; Certain Covenants. In the event that PetIQ Corporation determines to abandon the IPO (whether before or after the Pricing) or in the event that the Pricing does not occur by December 31, 2017, after the occurrence of some or all of the events described in Sections 1 and 2, the Parties agree, to the extent possible and without material adverse effect on any Party, to rescind the contributions, transfers and other actions described in Sections 1 and 2 and consummated prior to such abandonment or such failure of the Pricing to occur, as applicable. |
5. | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other parties hereto. |
6. | Enforcement of Certain Rights. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or will be construed, to confer upon or give any person other than the parties hereto, and their successors or permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, or result in such person being deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. |
7. | Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified at any time by a written instrument duly executed by each of the parties hereto. |
8. | Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflict of laws thereof) as to all matters, including but not limited to matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and remedies. |
9. | Miscellaneous. This Agreement is a complete statement of the agreement among the parties with respect to the matters provided for herein, and there are no agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any previous agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to the matters provided for herein and cannot be changed or terminated except in writing signed by both parties. The Section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for purpose of reference and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. |
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10. | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile signature page (or signature page in similar electronic form) hereto shall be treated by the parties for all purposes as equivalent to a manually signed signature page. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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EOS PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
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EOS CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P. | ||
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HIGHLAND CONSUMER FUND I-B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
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ECP IV TS INVESTOR CO. |
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EOS TS INVESTOR CO. |
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HCP - TS BLOCKER CORP. |
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EXHIBIT 10.6
PREFERENCE NOTE
$[ ] | [ ], 2017 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [PetIQ Holdings] (Maker) promises to pay to the order of [ ] (Payee) the sum of $[ ] within [ ] days of the consummation of the initial public offering of the shares of Makers] Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Maturity Date), together with interest thereon at the per annum rate of [ ] percent on the outstanding principal amount of this preference note (this Note). All accrued interest shall be payable on or before the Maturity Date.
Principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be paid in lawful currency of the United States, in immediately available funds, at such place as Payee may designate to Maker.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default within the meaning of this Note: (a) Maker shall fail or refuse to make any payment of principal or interest at the time when the same shall become due, (b) Maker shall default under any other obligation contained in this Note and such default shall not have been cured within 20 days following notice thereof to Maker or (c) there shall occur (i) an assignment for the benefit of creditors by Maker, the adjudication in bankruptcy of Maker or the filing of a voluntary petition by Maker under any of the provisions of any bankruptcy laws or under the provisions of any other law relating to the relief of debtors, (ii) the filing of any answer or other pleading admitting the material allegations of any petition filed against Maker in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other such proceeding or (iii) the filing of a petition against Maker under any of the provisions of any bankruptcy laws of the United States or similar laws of any jurisdiction and the failure of such petition to be dismissed within 60 days.
Immediately upon acquiring notice thereof, Maker shall give written notice to Payee of the existence of any Event of Default, specifying the nature and duration thereof and what action, if any, Maker has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default, Payee may declare the principal of and accrued interest on this Note immediately due and payable, and upon such declaration, the same shall be immediately due and payable; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as defined by clause (c) of the definition of Event of Default, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note shall be immediately due and payable without any action by Payee. Payee may exercise any or all of the rights that it may have in any order, from time to time, and shall not be obligated to exercise any of such rights. No failure to exercise any right shall operate as a waiver, and no waiver, consent or agreement given in any instance shall adversely affect the rights of Payee in any other instance.
The remedies provided herein in favor of Payee shall not be deemed exclusive, but shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to all other remedies in favor of Payee existing at law or in equity. No delay on the part of Payee in exercising any of its options, powers or rights, or any partial or single exercise thereof, shall constitute a waiver thereof.
Maker shall, upon request, pay all of the reasonable expenses of Payee in connection with the enforcement of any rights of Payee under this Note.
This Note shall in all respects be governed by the laws of Delaware. This Note may not be altered or amended, except by a writing duly signed by the party against whom such alteration or amendment is sought to be enforced.
This Note may be prepaid in part or in full at any time.
Maker hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, notice of protest and protest and diligence in taking any action to collect amounts due hereunder.
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Preference Note [FORM]
EXHIBIT 10.7
RECAPITALIZATION AGREEMENT
This Recapitalization Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of July , 2017, is entered into by and among PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (PetIQ Corporation), PetIQ Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (PetIQ LLC), the Continuing LLC Owners (as defined herein), the C-Corp LLC Owners (as defined herein) and the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents (as defined herein). The parties hereto are collectively referred to herein as the Parties.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of PetIQ Corporation (the Board) has determined to effect an underwritten initial public offering (the IPO) of shares of PetIQ Corporations Class A Common Stock (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to and hereby agree to effect the Recapitalization Transactions (as defined herein) immediately prior to the Pricing (as defined herein), subject to the terms and conditions herein;
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Recapitalization Transactions and in contemplation of the IPO, the applicable Parties hereto shall enter into the Recapitalization Documents (as defined herein); and
WHEREAS, the Parties intend to treat the exchanges of assets for stock of PetIQ Corporation and other consideration (including any relevant Preference Notes (as defined herein)) pursuant to this Agreement as exchanges governed by Section 351 of the Code (as defined herein).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. | Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: |
Affiliate when used with reference to another Person means any Person directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other Person. In addition, Affiliates of any Person that is an entity shall include all the directors, managers, officers and employees of such entity in their capacities as such.
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
Board has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.
C-Corp Contribution has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(iii) hereof.
C-Corp LLC Owner Parents means Eos Partners, L.P., Eos Capital Partners IV, L.P. and Highland Consumer Fund I-B Limited Partnership.
C-Corp LLC Owners means ECP IV TS Investor Co., Eos TS Investor Co. and HCP TS Blocker Corp.
Class A Common Stock shall mean Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PetIQ Corporation.
Class B Common Stock shall mean Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PetIQ Corporation.
Class A Units means the Class A Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Class B Units means the Class B Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Class C Units means the Class C Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Class D Units means the Class D Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Class E Units means the Class E Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Class F Units means the Class F Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Class P Units means the Class P Units of PetIQ LLC as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Common Units means the common units of PetIQ LLC following the Reclassification.
Continuing LLC Owner Sale Agreement means the Continuing LLC Owner Sale Agreement, dated [ ], 2017, by and between PetIQ Corporation and the Continuing LLC Owners.
Continuing LLC Owners means the holders of Common Units other than PetIQ Corporation and the C-Corp LLC Owners.
Contribution Agreement means the Contribution Agreement, dated [ ], 2017, by and between PetIQ Corporation and the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing LLC Agreement means the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PetIQ LLC, dated as of December 8, 2014.
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Form 8-A Effective Time means the date and time on which the Form 8-A Registration Statement becomes effective.
Form 8-A Registration Statement means the registration statement on Form 8-A filed by PetIQ Corporation under the Exchange Act with the SEC to register the Class A Common Stock.
IPO has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereof.
New LLC Agreement means the Sixth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PetIQ LLC, dated as of the date hereof.
Parties has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
Person means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, an association, a corporation, a trust, an estate, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, an unincorporated entity of any kind, a governmental entity or any other legal entity.
PetIQ Corporation has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
PetIQ Corporation Charter has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i) hereof.
PetIQ LLC has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.
Preference Note means a note issued by PetIQ Corporation representing the amount to be paid to a C-Corp LLC Owner Parent or Continuing LLC Owner, as applicable, immediately upon the consummation of the IPO.
Pricing means such date and time as the Board or the pricing committee thereof determines the pricing of the IPO.
Recapitalization Documents means the agreements and documents identified in Section 3 hereof and all other agreements and documents entered into in connection with the Recapitalization Transactions identified by the board of managers of PetIQ LLC.
Recapitalization Transactions has the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
Reclassification has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)(i) hereof.
Registration Rights Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2. | Other Definitional Provisions. In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified or where the context otherwise requires: |
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a. | the headings of particular provisions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not be construed as a part of this Agreement or serve as a limitation or expansion on the scope of any term or provision of this Agreement; |
b. | words importing any gender shall include other genders; |
c. | words importing the singular only shall include the plural and vice versa; |
d. | the words include, includes or including shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation; |
e. | the words hereof, herein and herewith and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; |
f. | references to Sections shall be to Sections of or to this Agreement; |
g. | references to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of such Person; |
h. | the use of the words or, either and any shall not be exclusive; |
i. | wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement among parties hereto, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict; |
j. | references to $ or dollars means the lawful currency of the United States of America; |
k. | references to any agreement, contract or schedule, unless otherwise stated, are to such agreement, contract or schedule as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and |
l. | the parties hereto have participated collectively in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement; accordingly, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, it is the intention of the parties that this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted collectively by the parties hereto, and that no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement. |
3. Recapitalization. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and on the basis of and in reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties hereby agree to take the following actions described in this Section 3 in the order in which they appear below (collectively, the Recapitalization Transactions), which the Parties agree shall occur immediately prior to the Pricing.
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a. | Adoption of Charter and Bylaws; Contribution of the C-Corp LLC Owners. |
i. | PetIQ Corporation shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amended and restated certificate of incorporation, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the PetIQ Corporation Charter). |
ii. | PetIQ Corporation shall adopt bylaws, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. |
iii. | Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement: the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents shall contribute each C-Corp LLC Owner to PetIQ Corporation (the C-Corp Contribution), and as consideration for the C-Corp Contribution, each C-Corp LLC Owner Parent shall receive (A) a Preference Note from PetIQ Corporation in the amount set forth on Schedule I and (B) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock as set forth on Schedule I. |
b. | Reclassification; Amendment and Restatement of Existing LLC Agreement. |
i. | Immediately following the C-Corp Contribution, the issued and outstanding Class A Units, Class B Units, Class C Units, Class D Units, Class E Units, Class F Units and Class P Units shall be reclassified into a number of Common Units as calculated by the board of managers of PetIQ LLC (the Reclassification); provided, however, that any Common Units reclassified from Class P Units subject to vesting conditions as of the date hereof will be subject to such same vesting conditions. In connection with the Reclassification, each Continuing LLC Owner shall receive a number of Common Units as set forth on Schedule II. |
ii. | No fractional Common Units shall be issued. In lieu of fractional Common Units, a Party otherwise entitled to a fractional interest in a Common Unit shall receive the nearest whole number of Common Units (with fractions equal to exactly 0.5 being rounded up). |
iii. | The board of managers of PetIQ LLC shall adopt the New LLC Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, to give effect to the foregoing and, among other things, appoint PetIQ Corporation as the sole managing member of PetIQ LLC. Upon the New LLC Agreement having become effective, each of the Parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any rights or claims it had pursuant to the Existing LLC Agreement. |
c. | Continuing LLC Owner Sale Agreement. Immediately following Reclassification, pursuant to the Continuing LLC Owner Sale Agreement: certain Continuing LLC Owners shall sell certain units of PetIQ LLC to PetIQ Corporation, as consideration and in exchange for each Continuing LLC Owner receiving a Preference Note from PetIQ Corporation in the amount set forth on Schedule I. |
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d. | Issuance of Class B Common Stock. Immediately following the Reclassification and pursuant to the PetIQ Corporation Charter, PetIQ Corporation will issue to each holder of Common Units (other than any holder of Common Units that is PetIQ Corporation or a C-Corp LLC Owner) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock (equal to the number of Common Units then held by such holder) as set forth on Schedule I in exchange for $0.001 of cash per Class B Common Stock. |
e. | Execution of Registration Rights Agreement. Immediately following the Reclassification and the issuance of Class B Common Stock, PetIQ Corporation, the Continuing LLC Owners and the C-Corp LLC Owner Parents shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the Registration Rights Agreement). |
4. Consent to the Recapitalization Transactions and the IPO.
a. | Each of the Parties hereto hereby acknowledges, agrees and consents to all of the Recapitalization Transactions. Each of the Parties hereto shall take all action necessary or appropriate in order to effect, or cause to be effected, to the extent within its control, each of the Recapitalization Transactions and the IPO. |
b. | The Parties hereto shall deliver to each other, as applicable, prior to the Form 8-A Effective Time executed original copies of each of the Recapitalization Documents to which it is a Party, together with any other documents and instruments necessary or desirable to be delivered in connection with the Recapitalization Transactions. |
5. No Liabilities in Event of Termination; Certain Covenants. In the event that PetIQ Corporation determines to abandon the IPO (whether before or after the Pricing) or in the event that the Pricing does not occur by December 31, 2017, after the occurrence of some or all of the events described in Section 3, the Parties agree, as applicable, (a) to amend the applicable Recapitalization Documents so that the governance, transfer restrictions, liquidity rights and other provisions therein with respect to PetIQ Corporation and each of its respective direct and indirect subsidiaries correspond in the aggregate in all substantive respects with the provisions contained in the Existing LLC Agreement and (b) to the extent possible and without material adverse effect on any Party, to rescind the other transfers, exchanges and other actions described in Section 3 and consummated prior to such abandonment or such failure of the Pricing to occur, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of the Parties hereto hereby agrees that in the event PetIQ Corporation undergoes a stock split or a reverse stock split prior to the closing of the IPO, Schedule I hereto shall automatically be amended to reflect such stock split or reverse stock split by adjusting the number of Common Units and the shares of Class B Common Stock in the same proportion as such stock split or reverse stock split.
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6. | Representations, Warranties and Agreements. |
a. | Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants to all of the other Parties hereto as follows as of the date of this Agreement, and as of the date of the Recapitalization Transactions: |
i. | To the extent such Party is not an individual, such Party (A) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, (B) has duly authorized by all necessary action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the applicable Recapitalization Documents and (C) has the requisite power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Recapitalization Documents, to the extent a Party thereto, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as the case may be. |
ii. | To the extent such Party is an individual, such Party (A) has duly authorized by all necessary action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the applicable Recapitalization Documents and (B) has the requisite capacity, power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Recapitalization Documents, to the extent a Party thereto, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as the case may be. |
iii. | This Agreement and each of the Recapitalization Documents to which it is a Party has been (or when executed will be) duly executed and delivered by such Party and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, subject to (A) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally, (B) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (C) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. |
iv. | Neither the execution, delivery and performance by such Party of this Agreement and the applicable Recapitalization Documents, to the extent a Party thereto, nor the consummation by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by such Party with the terms and provisions hereof, will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time or both), (A) contravene or conflict with, or result in a breach or termination of, or constitute a default under (or with notice or lapse of time or both, result in the breach or termination of or constitute a default under) the organization documents of such Party (to the extent such Party is not an individual), (B) constitute a violation by such Party of any existing requirement of law applicable to such Party or any of its properties, rights or assets or (C) require the consent or approval of any Person, except in the case of clauses (B) and (C), as would not reasonably be expected to result in, individual or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of such Party to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. |
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v. | Such Party (either alone or together with its advisors) has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Recapitalization Transactions. Such Party has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the Recapitalization Transactions and has had full access to such other information concerning the Recapitalization Transactions as it has requested. Such Party has received all information that it believes is necessary or appropriate in connection with the Recapitalization Transactions. Such Party is an informed and sophisticated party and has engaged, to the extent such Party deems appropriate, expert advisors experienced in the evaluation of transactions of the type contemplated hereby. Such Party is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. Such Party understands that the securities acquired hereunder have not been registered and agrees to resell such securities pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, pursuant to an available exemption from registration, or, if applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S under the Securities Act. |
vi. | Such Party acknowledges that (A) Schedule I and Schedule II state the consideration such Party received in connection with the Recapitalization Transactions and set forth the capitalization of each of PetIQ Corporation and PetIQ LLC immediately after the consummation of the IPO (exclusive of, in the case of PetIQ Corporation, shares offered to the public), (B) Schedule I and Schedule II are based on an agreed-to hypothetical valuation of PetIQ LLC that is fair and reasonable and (C) the price per share offered in the IPO may be higher or lower than the implied valuation set forth herein. Such Party agrees that Schedule I and Schedule II are accurate, final, binding and non-appealable as to the matters set forth thereon. |
b. | Certain Agreements. Each holder of Common Units hereby agrees: |
i. | not to transfer shares of Class B Common Stock except when transferring a corresponding number of Common Units in accordance with the New LLC Agreement. |
ii. | Certificates or book entries evidencing the shares of Class B Common Stock may bear such restrictive legends as PetIQ Corporation may deem necessary or advisable under applicable law or pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the following legends: |
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THE TRANSFER OF SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS SPECIFIED IN THE RECAPITALIZATION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE [ ], 2017, BY AND AMONG PetIQ, INC. AND THE OTHER PARTIES LISTED THEREIN, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED AND/OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME.
THE TRANSFER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES ACQUIRED HEREUNDER MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREUNDER.
7. Tax Matters. Each Party hereto intends that the transfer of any asset to PetIQ Corporation in exchange for stock of PetIQ Corporation and any other consideration (including any Preference Notes) pursuant to this Agreement be treated as a transfer governed by Section 351 of the Code and, unless otherwise required by applicable law, shall file all tax returns consistently with such intent.
8. | Miscellaneous. |
a. | Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be modified, amended or waived only with the written approval of the Board; provided, however, that an amendment or modification that would affect any other Party in a manner materially and disproportionately adverse to such Party shall be effective against such Party so materially and adversely affected only with the prior written consent of such Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The failure of any Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such Party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. |
b. | Successors, Assigns and Transferees. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. |
c. | Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the Party to be notified; (ii) when sent by confirmed facsimile if sent |
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during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, provided that a copy of such notice is also sent via nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt; (iii) three days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (iv) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to such Partys address as set forth below or at such other address as the Party shall have furnished to each other Party in writing in accordance with this provision: |
If to PetIQ Corporation or PetIQ LLC, to it at:
PetIQ, Inc.
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Email: rmooney@truescience.com
Attn: Robert P. K. Mooney, General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Winston & Strawn LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
Attention: Dominick P. DeChiara
Email: ddechiara@winston.com
Facsimile: (212) 294-4700
and
Winston & Strawn LLP
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Fax: (312) 558-5700
Email: jjunewicz@winston.com
Attn: James J. Junewicz
d. | Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other Party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as another Party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the Parties hereunder. |
e. | Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement, together with the Recapitalization Documents, embodies the complete agreement and understanding among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, that may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. |
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f. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement may be brought in any court or before any similar authority other than in the Delaware Chancery Court, and the Parties hereto hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of such suit, proceeding or judgment. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Party hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have had to bring such an action in any other court, domestic or foreign, or before any similar domestic or foreign authority. Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding in relation to this Agreement and for any counterclaim herein. |
g. | Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. |
h. | Enforcement. Each Party hereto acknowledges that money damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the covenants or agreements in this Agreement are not performed in accordance with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, the non-breaching Party will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof. |
i. | No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of the Parties and no other Person or entity shall be a third Party beneficiary hereof. |
j. | Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A facsimile signature page (or signature page in similar electronic form) hereto shall be treated by the parties for all purposes as equivalent to a manually signed signature page. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT 10.11
EXECUTION COPY
PETIQ, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
Section 1. General.
The name of the Plan is the PetIQ, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Plan intends to: (i) encourage the profitability and growth of the Company through short-term and long-term incentives that are consistent with the Companys objectives; (ii) give Participants an incentive for excellence in individual performance; (iii) promote teamwork among Participants; and (iv) give the Company a significant advantage in attracting and retaining key Employees, Directors and Consultants. To accomplish such purposes, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Performance-Based Awards (including performance-based Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units), Other Stock-Based Awards, Other Cash-Based Awards or any combination of the foregoing.
Section 2. Definitions.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) Administrator means the Board, or, if and to the extent the Board does not administer the Plan, the Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 3 of the Plan.
(b) Affiliate means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. An entity shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company for purposes of this definition only for such periods as the requisite ownership or control relationship is maintained.
(c) Approval Date means the date on which the Plan is approved by the Companys stockholders.
(d) Articles of Incorporation means the articles of incorporation of the Company, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.
(e) Automatic Exercise Date means, with respect to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, the last business day of the applicable term of the Option pursuant to Section 7(d) or the Stock Appreciation Right pursuant to Section 8(g).
(f) Award means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Share, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance-Based Award, Other Stock-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan.
(g) Award Agreement means any agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award. Evidence of an Award may be in written or electronic form, may be limited to notation on the books and records of the Company and, with the approval of the Administrator, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant. Any Shares that become deliverable to the Participant pursuant to the Plan may be issued in certificate form in the name of the Participant or in book-entry form in the name of the Participant.
(h) Bylaws means the bylaws of the Company, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.
(i) Beneficial Owner (or any variant thereof) has the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
(j) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(k) Cause shall have the meaning assigned to such term in any Company or Affiliate employment, severance, or similar agreement or Award Agreement with the Participant or, if no such agreement exists or the agreement does not define Cause, Cause means (i) any conduct, action or behavior by a Participant, whether or not
in connection with the Participants employment, including, without limitation, the commission of any felony or a lesser crime involving dishonesty, fraud, misappropriation, theft, wrongful taking of property, embezzlement, bribery, forgery, extortion or other crime of moral turpitude, that has or may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or business of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates or which results in gain or personal enrichment of the Participant to the detriment of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates; (ii) a governmental authority, including, without limitation, the Environmental Protection Agency or the Food and Drug Administration, has prohibited the Participant from working or being affiliated with the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates or the business conducted thereby; (iii) the commission of any act by the Participant of gross negligence or malfeasance, or any willful violation of law, in each case, in connection with the Participants performance of his or her duties with the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof; (iv) performance of the Participants duties in an unsatisfactory manner after a written warning and a ten (10) day opportunity to cure or failure to observe material policies generally applicable to employees after a written warning and a ten (10) day opportunity to cure; (v) breach of the Participants duty of loyalty to the Company Group; (vi) chronic absenteeism; (vii) substance abuse, illegal drug use or habitual insobriety; or (viii) violation of obligations of confidentiality to any third party in the course of providing services to the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
(l) Change in Capitalization means any (i) merger, consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, spin-off, spin-out, repurchase or other reorganization or corporate transaction or event, (ii) extraordinary dividend (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock or other property), stock split or reverse stock split, (iii) combination or exchange of shares, (iv) other change in corporate structure or (v) payment of any other distribution, which, in any such case, the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, affects the Shares such that an adjustment pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan is appropriate.
(m) Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred following the Effective Date:
(i) any Person, other than (A) Eos Partners, L.P. and Eos Capital Partners IV, L.P., and their respective Affiliates and successors, or (B) the Company or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than thirty percent (30%) of the combined voting power of the Companys then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (A) of paragraph (iii) below or any acquisition directly from the Company; or
(ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of Directors then serving on the Board: individuals who, during any period of two (2) consecutive years, constitute the Board and any new Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, relating to the election of Directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the two (2) year period or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or
(iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation (A) that results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company (or such surviving entity or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof)) outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, and (B) immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the Board of the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or
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(iv) the consummation of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, other than (A) a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Companys assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned directly or indirectly by stockholders of the Company following the completion of such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or (B) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or disposed or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof.
For each Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, a Change in Control (where applicable) shall be deemed to have occurred under the Plan with respect to such Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company shall also constitute a change in control event under Code Section 409A.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.
(n) Change in Control Price shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12 of the Plan.
(o) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto. Any reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.
(p) Committee means any committee or subcommittee the Board may appoint to administer the Plan. Subject to the discretion of the Board, the Committee shall be composed entirely of individuals who meet the qualifications of a non-employee director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and any other qualifications required by the applicable stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. With respect to the approval and payment of any Award intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the Committee shall be composed entirely of individuals each of whom is considered to be an outside director within the meaning of Code Section 162(m). If at any time or to any extent the Board shall not administer the Plan, then the functions of the Administrator specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Companys Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or any charter establishing the Committee any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is duly constituted or unanimous written consent of the Committees members.
(q) Common Stock means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
(r) Company means PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (or any successor corporation, except as the term Company is used in the definition of Change in Control above).
(s) Consultant means any consultant or independent contractor of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, in each case, who is not an Employee, Executive Officer or non-employee Director.
(t) Covered Employee shall have the meaning set forth in Code Section 162(m).
(u) Disability shall have the meaning assigned to such term in any individual employment, severance or similar agreement or Award Agreement with the Participant or, if no such agreement exists or the agreement does not define Disability, Disability means, with respect to any Participant, that such Participant (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering Employees of the Company or an Affiliate thereof.
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(v) Director means any individual who is a member of the Board on or after the Effective Date.
(w) Effective Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 19 of the Plan.
(x) Eligible Recipient means: (i) an Employee; (ii) a non-employee Director; or (iii) a Consultant, in each case, who has been selected as an eligible recipient under the Plan by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Code Section 409A, Eligible Recipient means: an (1) Employee; (2) a non-employee Director; or (3) a Consultant, in each case, of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, who has been selected as an eligible recipient under the Plan by the Administrator.
(y) Employee shall mean an employee of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h), including an Executive Officer or Director who is also treated as an employee.
(z) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
(aa) Executive Officer means each Participant who is an executive officer (within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of the Company.
(bb) Exercise Price means, with respect to any Award under which the holder may purchase Shares, the price per share at which a holder of such Award granted hereunder may purchase Shares issuable upon exercise of such Award.
(cc) Fair Market Value as of a particular date shall mean: (i) if the Common Stock is admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of a Share on any date shall be the closing sale price reported for such share on such exchange on such date or, if no sale was reported on such date, on the last day preceding such date on which a sale was reported; (ii) if the Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange, the average of the highest reported bid and lowest reported asked prices for the Shares as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or other such quotations system for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such stock; or (iii) if the Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market or the value of such Shares is not otherwise determinable, such value as determined by the Committee in good faith and in a manner not inconsistent with Code Section 409A.
(dd) Free Standing Rights shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) of the Plan.
(ee) Incentive Stock Option means an Option that is intended to satisfy the requirements applicable to an incentive stock option described in Code Section 422.
(ff) Initial Public Offering means an initial public offering of the Companys Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(gg) Nonqualified Stock Option means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
(hh) Option means an option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.
(ii) Other Cash-Based Award means a cash Award granted to a Participant under Section 11 of the Plan, including cash awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of Performance Goals or otherwise as permitted under the Plan.
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(jj) Other Stock-Based Award means a right or other interest granted to a Participant under the Plan that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Common Stock, including, but not limited to, unrestricted Shares or dividend equivalents, each of which may be subject to the attainment of Performance Goals or a period of continued employment or other terms or conditions as permitted under the Plan.
(kk) Participant means any Eligible Recipient selected by the Administrator, pursuant to the Administrators authority provided for in Section 3 of the Plan, to receive grants of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards, Other Cash-Based Awards or any combination of the foregoing, and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be, solely with respect to any Awards outstanding at the date of the Eligible Recipients death.
(ll) Performance-Based Award means any Award granted under the Plan that is subject to one or more performance goals. Any dividends or dividend equivalents payable or credited to a Participant with respect to any unvested Performance-Based Award shall be subject to the same performance goals as the Shares or units underlying the Performance-Based Award.
(mm) Performance Goals means performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) earnings before interest and taxes; (ii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (iii) net operating profit after tax; (iv) cash flow; (v) revenue; (vi) net revenues; (vii) sales; (viii) days sales outstanding; (ix) scrap rates; (x) income; (xi) net income; (xii) operating income; (xiii) net operating income; (xiv) operating margin; (xv) earnings; (xvi) earnings per share; (xvii) return on equity; (xviii) return on investment; (xix) return on capital; (xx) return on assets; (xxi) return on net assets; (xxii) total shareholder return; (xxiii) economic profit; (xxiv) market share; (xxv) appreciation in the fair market value, book value or other measure of value of the Companys Common Stock; (xxvi) expense or cost control; (xxvii) working capital; (xxviii) volume or production; (xxix) new products; (xxx) customer satisfaction; (xxxi) brand development; (xxxii) employee retention or employee turnover; (xxxiii) employee satisfaction or engagement; (xxxiv) environmental, health or other safety goals; (xxxv) individual performance; (xxxvi) strategic objective milestones; (xxxvii) days inventory outstanding; and (xxxviii) any combination of, or as applicable, a specified increase or decrease in, any of the foregoing. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company, or may be applied to the performance of the Company relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no payment shall be made (or no vesting shall occur), levels of performance at which specified payments shall be made (or specified vesting shall occur), and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment shall be made (or at which full vesting shall occur). With respect to Awards that are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall be subject to certification by the Committee; provided, however, that at the time such an Award is granted, the Committee may specify any reasonable definition of the Performance Goals it uses. Such definitions may provide for equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or an Affiliate thereof or the financial statements of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be unusual in nature, infrequent in occurrence or unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles (in each case, to the extent not inconsistent with Code Section 162(m), if applicable).
(nn) Person shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
(oo) Related Rights shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) of the Plan.
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(pp) Restricted Shares means an Award of Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan subject to certain restrictions that lapse at the end of a specified period or periods.
(qq) Restricted Stock Unit means a notional account established pursuant to an Award granted to a Participant, as described in Section 10 of the Plan, that is (i) valued solely by reference to Shares, (ii) subject to restrictions specified in the Award Agreement, and (iii) payable in cash or in Shares (as specified in the Award Agreement). The Restricted Stock Units awarded to the Participant will vest according to the time-based criteria or performance goals criteria specified in the Award Agreement.
(rr) Restricted Period means the period of time determined by the Administrator during which an Award or a portion thereof is subject to restrictions or, as applicable, the period of time within which performance is measured for purposes of determining whether an Award has been earned.
(ss) Retirement means a termination of a Participants employment, other than for Cause and other than by reason of death or Disability, on or after the attainment of age 65.
(tt) Rule 16b-3 shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of the Plan.
(uu) Shares means shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to the Plan, and any successor (pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other reorganization) security.
(vv) Stock Appreciation Right means the right pursuant to an Award granted under Section 8 of the Plan to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value, as of the date such Award or portion thereof is surrendered, of the Shares covered by such Award or such portion thereof, over (ii) the aggregate Exercise Price of such Award or such portion thereof.
(ww) Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such first Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares or other similar interests or a sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such other Person. An entity shall be deemed a Subsidiary of the Company for purposes of this definition only for such periods as the requisite ownership or control relationship is maintained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option or any determination relating to an Incentive Stock Option, Subsidiary means a corporation that is a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 424(f).
(xx) Substitute Award shall mean an Award granted under the Plan upon the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding equity awards granted by a company or other entity in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation, or acquisition of property or stock; provided, however, that in no event shall the term Substitute Award be construed to refer to an award made in connection with the cancellation and repricing of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
Section 3. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator and shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) (but only to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards under the Plan under Code Section 162(m)) and, to the extent applicable, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (Rule 16b-3).
(b) Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator, subject, in the case of any Committee, to any restrictions on the authority delegated to it by the Board, shall have the power and authority, without limitation:
(i) to select those Eligible Recipients who shall be Participants;
(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards, Other Cash-Based Awards or a combination of any of the foregoing, are to be granted hereunder to Participants;
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(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of each Award granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, (A) the restrictions applicable to Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units and the conditions under which restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, (B) the Performance Goals and periods applicable to Awards, if any, (C) the Exercise Price of each Award, (D) the vesting schedule applicable to each Award, (E) the number of Shares subject to each Award and (F) subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A (to the extent applicable), any amendments to the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, including, but not limited to, extending the exercise period of such Awards and accelerating the vesting schedule of such Awards;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which shall govern all written instruments evidencing Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards, Other Cash-Based Awards or any combination of the foregoing granted hereunder;
(vi) to determine the Fair Market Value;
(vii) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of the Participants employment for purposes of Awards granted under the Plan;
(viii) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable;
(ix) to reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan, any Award Agreement or other instrument or agreement relating to the Plan or an Award granted under the Plan; and
(x) to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any Award Agreement relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan and to exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted under the Plan or necessary and advisable in the administration of the Plan.
(c) All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company and the Participants. No member of the Board or the Committee, or any officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, omission, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company and of any Subsidiary thereof acting on their behalf shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, omission, determination or interpretation.
Section 4. Shares Reserved for Issuance Under the Plan.
(a) Subject to Section 5 of the Plan, the number of Shares that are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan is 1,914,047. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options is 478,512.
(b) The aggregate Awards granted during any fiscal year to any Participant shall not exceed, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5 of the Plan: (i) 478,512 Shares subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, (ii) 478,512 Shares subject to Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards (other than Stock Appreciation Rights), to the extent such Awards are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), and (iii) $2,000,000 with respect to Other Cash-Based Awards with a Restricted Period of one (1) year and $2,000,000 with respect to Other Cash-Based Awards with a Restricted Period
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greater than one (1) year, in each case, to the extent such Awards are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of Shares subject to Awards granted during any fiscal year to any non-employee Director, when taken together with any cash fees paid to such non-employee Director during the fiscal year in respect of his or her service as a Director, shall not exceed $500,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date Fair Market Value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes).
(c) Shares issued under the Plan may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. Any Shares subject to an Award under the Plan that, after the Effective Date, are forfeited, canceled, settled or otherwise terminated without a distribution of Shares to a Participant will thereafter be deemed to be available for Awards. In applying the immediately preceding sentence, if (i) Shares otherwise issuable or issued in respect of, or as part of, any Award are withheld to cover taxes, such Shares shall be treated as having been issued under the Plan and shall not again be available for issuance under the Plan, (ii) Shares otherwise issuable or issued in respect of, or as part of, any Award of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights are withheld to cover the Exercise Price, such Shares shall be treated as having been issued under the Plan and shall not be available for issuance under the Plan, and (iii) any Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights are exercised, the aggregate number of Shares subject to such Stock Appreciation Rights shall be deemed issued under the Plan and shall not be available for issuance under the Plan.
(d) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan. In the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Affiliate combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available Shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employed by or providing services to the Company or its Affiliates immediately prior to such acquisition or combination.
Section 5. Equitable Adjustments.
In the event of any Change in Capitalization, an equitable substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made, in each case, as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, in (i) the aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and the maximum number of Shares that may be subject to Awards granted to any Participant in any calendar or fiscal year, (ii) the kind, number and Exercise Price subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan, provided, however, that any such substitution or adjustment with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall occur in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and (iii) the kind, number and purchase price of Shares subject to outstanding Restricted Shares or Other Stock-Based Awards granted under the Plan, in each case as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that any fractional Shares resulting from the adjustment shall be eliminated. Such other equitable substitutions or adjustments shall be made as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with a Change in Capitalization, the Administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, for the cancellation of any outstanding Award granted hereunder in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares covered by such Award, reduced by the aggregate Exercise Price or purchase price thereof, if any. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, any adjustment with respect to an Incentive Stock Option due to an adjustment or substitution described in this Section 5 shall comply with the rules of Code Section 424(a), and in no event shall any adjustment be made which would render any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder to be disqualified as an incentive stock option for purposes of Code Section 422. The Administrators determinations pursuant to this Section 5 shall be final, binding and conclusive.
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Section 6. Eligibility.
The Participants under the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from among Eligible Recipients.
Section 7. Options.
(a) General. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Options to Participants. Solely with respect to Participants who are Employees, the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options or a combination of both. With respect to all other Participants, the Committee may grant only Nonqualified Stock Options. Each Participant who is granted an Option shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option and shall set forth, among other things, the Exercise Price of the Option, the term of the Option and provisions regarding exercisability of the Option granted thereunder. The provisions of each Option need not be the same with respect to each Participant. More than one Option may be granted to the same Participant and be outstanding concurrently hereunder. Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. The prospective recipient of an Option shall not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such recipient has received an Award Agreement and, if required by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, executed and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, within a period of sixty (60) days (or such other period as the Administrator may specify) after the award date.
(b) Limits on Incentive Stock Options. If the Administrator grants Incentive Stock Options, then to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any individual during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such Options will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options to the extent required by Code Section 422.
(c) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of Shares purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion at the time of grant; provided, however, that (i) in no event shall the Exercise Price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, and (ii) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a ten percent (10%) stockholder of the Companys Common Stock (within the meaning of Code Section 422(b)(6)) shall have an exercise price per share less than one-hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on such date.
(d) Option Term. The maximum term of each Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but in no event shall (i) an Option be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such Option is granted, and (ii) an Incentive Stock Option granted to a ten percent (10%) stockholder of the Companys Common Stock (within the meaning of Code Section 422(b)(6)) be exercisable more than five (5) years after the date such Option is granted. Each Options term is subject to earlier expiration pursuant to the applicable provisions in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if, on the date an outstanding Option would expire, the exercise of the Option, including by a net exercise or cashless exercise, would violate applicable securities laws or any insider trading policy maintained by the Company from time to time, the expiration date applicable to the Option will be extended, except to the extent such extension would violate Section 409A, to a date that is thirty (30) calendar days after the date the exercise of the Option would no longer violate applicable securities laws or any such insider trading policy.
(e) Exercisability. Each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, including the attainment of pre-established Performance Goals, as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement. The Administrator may also provide that any Option shall be exercisable only in installments, and the Administrator may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.
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(f) Method of Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in part by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares so purchased in cash or its equivalent, as determined by the Administrator. As determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, with respect to any Option or category of Options, payment in whole or in part may also be made (i) by means of consideration received under any cashless exercise procedure approved by the Administrator (including the withholding of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise), (ii) in the form of unrestricted Shares already owned by the Participant which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (iii) any other form of consideration approved by the Administrator and permitted by applicable law or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. In determining which methods a Participant may utilize to pay the Exercise Price, the Administrator may consider such factors as it determines are appropriate; provided, however, that with respect to Incentive Stock Options, all such discretionary determinations shall be made by the Administrator at the time of grant and specified in the Award Agreement.
(g) Rights as Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights to dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof, has paid in full for such Shares and has satisfied the requirements of Section 15 of the Plan and the Shares have been issued to the Participant.
(h) Termination of Employment or Service.
(i) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, in the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company and all Affiliates thereof shall terminate for any reason other than Cause, Retirement, Disability, or death, (A) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they are exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is ninety (90) days after such termination, on which date they shall expire, and (B) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. The ninety (90) day period described in this Section 7(h)(i) shall be extended to one (1) year after the date of such termination in the event of the Participants death during such ninety (90) day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
(ii) Unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise, in the event that the employment or service of a Participant with the Company and all Affiliates thereof shall terminate on account of Retirement, Disability or the death of the Participant, (A) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were exercisable at the time of such termination, shall remain exercisable until the date that is one (1) year after such termination, on which date they shall expire and (B) Options granted to such Participant, to the extent that they were not exercisable at the time of such termination, shall expire at the close of business on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term.
(iii) In the event of the termination of a Participants employment or service for Cause, all outstanding Options granted to such Participant shall expire at the commencement of business on the date of such termination.
(iv) For purposes of this Section 7(h), Options that are not exercisable solely due to a blackout period shall be considered exercisable.
(i) Other Change in Employment Status. An Option may be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination, by leaves of absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment, partial disability or other changes in the employment status or service of a Participant, as evidenced in a Participants Award Agreement.
(j) Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon a Change in Control, all outstanding Options shall be subject to Section 12 of the Plan.
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(k) Automatic Exercise. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in an Award Agreement or otherwise, or as otherwise directed by the Participant in writing to the Company, each vested and exercisable Option outstanding on the Automatic Exercise Date with an Exercise Price per Share that is less than the Fair Market Value per Share as of such date shall automatically and without further action by the Participant or the Company be exercised on the Automatic Exercise Date. In the sole discretion of the Administrator, payment of the Exercise Price of any such Option shall be made pursuant to Section 7(f)(i) or (ii) and the Company or any Affiliate shall deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy all taxes associated with such exercise in accordance with Section 15. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, this Section 7(k) shall not apply to an Option if the Participants employment or service has terminated on or before the Automatic Exercise Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Option with an Exercise Price per Share that is equal to or greater the Fair Market Value per Share on the Automatic Exercise Date shall be exercised pursuant to this Section 7(k).
Section 8. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) General. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either alone (Free Standing Rights) or in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan (Related Rights). Related Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Option. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be made, the number of Shares to be awarded, the price per Share, and all other conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Related Right may be granted for more Shares than are subject to the Option to which it relates and any Stock Appreciation Right must be granted with an Exercise Price not less than the Fair Market Value of Common Stock on the date of grant. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Awards; Rights as Stockholder. The prospective recipient of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such recipient has received an Award Agreement and, if required by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, executed and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, within a period of sixty (60) days (or such other period as the Administrator may specify) after the award date. Participants who are granted Stock Appreciation Rights shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company with respect to the grant or exercise of such rights.
(c) Exercisability.
(i) Stock Appreciation Rights that are Free Standing Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement.
(ii) Stock Appreciation Rights that are Related Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 above and this Section 8 of the Plan.
(d) Payment Upon Exercise.
(i) Upon the exercise of a Free Standing Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares, determined using the Fair Market Value, equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the price per share specified in the Free Standing Right multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the Free Standing Right is being exercised.
(ii) A Related Right may be exercised by a Participant by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Option. Upon such exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares, determined using the Fair Market Value, equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price specified in the related Option multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the Related Right is being exercised. Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Related Rights have been so exercised.
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(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may determine to settle the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right in cash (or in any combination of Shares and cash).
(e) Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights to dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right Option until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof, has satisfied the requirements of Section 15 of the Plan and the Shares have been issued to the Participant.
(f) Termination of Employment or Service.
(i) In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Affiliates thereof of a Participant who has been granted one or more Free Standing Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement.
(ii) In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Affiliates thereof of a Participant who has been granted one or more Related Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the related Options.
(g) Term.
(i) The term of each Free Standing Right shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Free Standing Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.
(ii) The term of each Related Right shall be the term of the Option to which it relates, but no Related Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.
(h) Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon a Change in Control, all outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to Section 12 of the Plan.
(i) Automatic Exercise. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator in an Award Agreement or otherwise, or as otherwise directed by the Participant in writing to the Company, each vested and exercisable Stock Appreciation Right outstanding on the Automatic Exercise Date with an Exercise Price per Share that is less than the Fair Market Value per Share as of such date shall automatically and without further action by the Participant or the Company be exercised on the Automatic Exercise Date. The Company or any Affiliate shall deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy all taxes associated with such exercise in accordance with Section 15. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, this Section 8(h) shall not apply to an Stock Appreciation Right if the Participants employment or service has terminated on or before the Automatic Exercise Date. For the avoidance of doubt, no Stock Appreciation Right with an Exercise Price per Share that is equal to or greater the Fair Market Value per Share on the Automatic Exercise Date shall be exercised pursuant to this Section 8(h).
Section 9. Restricted Shares.
(a) General. Restricted Shares may be issued either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Shares shall be made; the number of Shares to be awarded; the price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for the acquisition of Restricted Shares; the Restricted Period, if any, applicable to Restricted Shares; the Performance Goals (if any) applicable to Restricted Shares; and all other conditions of the Restricted Shares. If the restrictions, Performance Goals and/or conditions established by the Administrator are not attained, a Participant shall forfeit his or her Restricted Shares in accordance with the terms of the grant. The provisions of the Restricted Shares need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
(b) Awards and Certificates. The prospective recipient of Restricted Shares shall not have any rights with respect to any such Award, unless and until such recipient has received an Award Agreement and, if required by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, executed and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the
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Company, within a period of sixty (60) days (or such other period as the Administrator may specify) after the award date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9(c) of the Plan, (i) each Participant who is granted an award of Restricted Shares may, in the Companys sole discretion, be issued a stock certificate in respect of such Restricted Shares; and (ii) any such certificate so issued shall be registered in the name of the Participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to any such Award.
The Company may require that the stock certificates, if any, evidencing Restricted Shares granted hereunder be held in the custody of the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any award of Restricted Shares, the Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such Award.
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, any Restricted Shares (whether before or after any vesting conditions have been satisfied) may, in the Companys sole discretion, be issued in uncertificated form pursuant to the customary arrangements for issuing shares in such form.
(c) Restrictions and Conditions. The Restricted Shares granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions and any additional restrictions or conditions as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant or thereafter:
(i) The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part based on such factors and such circumstances as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain Performance Goals, the Participants termination of employment or service as a non-employee Director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, or the Participants death or Disability; provided, however, that with respect to any Award that is intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), such discretion may not be exercised to the extent it would cause such Award to fail to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).
(ii) Except as provided in Section 16 of the Plan or in the Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally have the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to Restricted Shares during the Restricted Period. In the Administrators discretion and as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may be entitled to dividends or dividend equivalents on an Award of Restricted Shares, which will be payable in accordance with the terms of such grant as determined by the Administrator. Certificates for Shares of unrestricted Common Stock may, in the Companys sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture in respect of such Restricted Shares, except as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall otherwise determine.
(iii) The rights of Participants granted Restricted Shares upon termination of employment or service as a non-employee Director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate thereof terminates for any reason during the Restricted Period shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.
(d) Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon a Change in Control, all outstanding Restricted Shares shall be subject to Section 12 of the Plan.
Section 10. Restricted Stock Units.
(a) General. Restricted Stock Units may be issued either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock Units shall be made; the number of Restricted Stock Units to be awarded; the Restricted Period, if any, applicable to Restricted Stock Units; the Performance Goals (if any) applicable to Restricted Stock Units; and all other conditions of the Restricted Stock Units. If the restrictions, Performance Goals and/or conditions established by the Administrator are not attained, a Participant shall forfeit his or her Restricted Stock Units in accordance with the terms of the grant. The provisions of Restricted Stock Units need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
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(b) Award Agreement. The prospective recipient of Restricted Stock Units shall not have any rights with respect to any such Award, unless and until such recipient has received an Award Agreement and, if required by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, executed and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, within a period of sixty (60) days (or such other period as the Administrator may specify) after the award date.
(c) Restrictions and Conditions. The Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Section 10 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions and any additional restrictions or conditions as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant or, subject to Code Section 409A, thereafter:
(i) The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part based on such factors and such circumstances as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain Performance Goals, the Participants termination of employment or service as a non-employee Director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, or the Participants death or Disability; provided, however, that with respect to any Award that is intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), such discretion may not be exercised to the extent it would cause such Award to fail to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).
(ii) Participants holding Restricted Stock Units shall have no voting rights. A Restricted Stock Unit may, at the Administrators discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right would entitle the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Restricted Stock Unit is outstanding. The Administrator, in its discretion, may grant dividend equivalents from the date of grant or only after a Restricted Stock Unit is vested.
(iii) The rights of Participants granted Restricted Stock Units upon termination of employment or service as a non-employee Director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate thereof terminates for any reason during the Restricted Period shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.
(d) Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units shall be made to Participants in the form of Shares, unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, provides for the payment of the Restricted Stock Units in cash (or partly in cash and partly in Shares) equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares that would otherwise be distributed to the Participant.
(e) Rights as Stockholder. Except as provided in the Award Agreement in accordance with Section 10(c)(ii), a Participant shall have no rights to dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to Restricted Stock Units until the Participant has satisfied all conditions of the Award Agreement and the requirements of Section 15 of the Plan and the Shares have been issued to the Participant
(f) Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon a Change in Control, all outstanding Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to Section 12 of the Plan.
Section 11. Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards.
(a) The Administrator is authorized to grant Awards to Participants in the form of Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards, as deemed by the Administrator to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan and as evidenced by an Award Agreement. The Administrator shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards, consistent with the terms of the Plan, at the date of grant or thereafter, including any Performance Goals and performance periods. Common Stock or other securities or property delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 11 shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, Shares, other Awards, notes or other property, as the Administrator shall determine, subject to any required corporate action.
(b) With respect to Awards that are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), no payment shall be made to a Participant that is or is likely to become a Covered Employee prior to the certification by the Committee that the Performance Goals have been attained. The Committee may establish other rules applicable to such Other Stock-Based Awards and the Other Cash-Based Awards; provided, however, that such rules shall be in compliance with Code Section 162(m).
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(c) The prospective recipient of an Other Stock-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award shall not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such recipient has received an Award Agreement and, if required by the Administrator in the Award Agreement, executed and delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company, within a period of sixty (60) days (or such other period as the Administrator may specify) after the award date.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon a Change in Control, all outstanding Other Stock-Based Awards and Other Cash-Based Awards shall be subject to Section 12 of the Plan.
Section 12. Change in Control.
The Administrator may provide in the applicable Award Agreement that an Award will vest on an accelerated basis upon the Participants termination of employment or service in connection with a Change in Control or upon the occurrence of any other event that the Administrator may set forth in the Award Agreement. If the Company is a party to an agreement that is reasonably likely to result in a Change in Control, such agreement may provide for: (i) the continuation of any Award by the Company, if the Company is the surviving corporation; (ii) the assumption of any Award by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary; (iii) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of equivalent awards for any Award, provided, however, that any such substitution with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall occur in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A; or (iv) settlement of any Award for the Change in Control Price (less, to the extent applicable, the per share exercise or grant price), or, if the per share exercise or grant price equals or exceeds the Change in Control Price or if the Administrator determines that Award cannot reasonably become vested pursuant to its terms, such Award shall terminate and be canceled. To the extent that Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or other Awards settle in Shares in accordance with their terms upon a Change in Control, such Shares shall be entitled to receive as a result of the Change in Control transaction the same consideration as the Shares held by stockholders of the Company as a result of the Change in Control transaction. For purposes of this Section 12, Change in Control Price shall mean (A) the price per share of Common Stock paid to stockholders of the Company in the Change of Control transaction or (B) the Fair Market Value of a Share upon a Change in Control as determined by the Administrator. To the extent that the consideration paid in any such Change in Control transaction consists all or in part of securities or other non-cash consideration, the value of such securities or other non-cash consideration shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
Section 13. Amendment and Termination.
(a) The Board or the Committee may amend, alter or terminate the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or termination shall be made that would impair the rights of a Participant under any Award theretofore granted without such Participants consent.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, approval of the Companys stockholders shall be obtained to increase the aggregate Share limit and annual Award limits described in Section 4 and for any amendment that would require such approval in order to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m), any rules of the stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or other applicable law.
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Administrator may modify, extend or renew outstanding Awards under the Plan, or accept the surrender of outstanding Awards (to the extent not already exercised) and grant new Awards in substitution of them (to the extent not already exercised).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no alteration, modification or termination of an Award will, without the prior written consent of the Participant, adversely alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Award already granted under the Plan.
Section 14. Unfunded Status of Plan.
The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made or Shares not yet transferred to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
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Section 15. Withholding Taxes.
Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award first becomes includible in the gross income of such Participant for federal, state and/or local income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to the Award. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant. Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Award granted hereunder, the Company shall have the right to deduct therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax requirements related thereto. Whenever Shares are to be delivered pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any related federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations. With the approval of the Administrator, a Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by electing to have the Company withhold from delivery of Shares or by delivering already owned unrestricted shares of Common Stock, in each case, having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld or such other greater amount up to the maximum statutory rate under applicable law, as applicable to such Participant, if such other greater amount would not result in adverse financial accounting treatment, as determined by the Administrator (including in connection with the effectiveness of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2016-09). Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Fractional share amounts shall be settled in cash. Such an election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the Shares to be delivered pursuant to an Award. The Company may also use any other method of obtaining the necessary payment or proceeds, as permitted by law, to satisfy its withholding obligation with respect to any Option or other Award.
Section 16. Non-United States Employees.
Without amending the Plan, the Administrator may grant Awards to eligible persons residing in non-United States jurisdictions on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan, including the terms of any award agreement or plan, adopted by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof to comply with, or take advantage of favorable tax or other treatment available under, the laws of any non-United States jurisdiction, as may in the judgment of the Administrator be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan and, in furtherance of such purposes the Administrator may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of laws in other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operates or has employees.
Section 17. Transfer of Awards.
No purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any Award or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing (each, a Transfer) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of the Plan or an Award Agreement will be valid, except with the prior written consent of the Administrator, which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Administrator. Any purported Transfer of an Award or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be null and void ab initio, and shall not create any obligation or liability of the Company, and any person purportedly acquiring any Award or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall not be entitled to be recognized as a holder of such Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, an Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or, during any period during which the Participant is under a legal disability, by the Participants guardian or legal representative.
Section 18. Continued Employment.
The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any Eligible Recipient any right to continued employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate thereof to terminate the employment or service of any of its Eligible Recipients at any time.
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Section 19. Effective Date and Approval Date.
The Plan will be effective as of the date of the effectiveness of the registration statement for the Companys Initial Public Offering (the Effective Date). The Plan will be unlimited in duration and, in the event of Plan termination, will remain in effect as long as any Shares awarded under it are outstanding and not fully vested; provided, however, that no Awards will be made under the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of Effective Date. No Option that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the Plan until the Approval Date. If the Approval Date does not occur within twelve (12) months after the Effective Date, then no Options that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan.
Section 20. Code Section 409A.
The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under the Plan comply with Code Section 409A to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted and be administered to be in compliance therewith. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the short-term deferral period as defined in Code Section 409A shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Code Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided upon a separation from service to a Participant who is a specified employee shall be paid on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following the Participants separation from service (or upon the Participants death, if earlier). In addition, for purposes of the Plan, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to the Participant pursuant to the Plan, which constitute deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. Nothing contained in the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect with respect to an Award. The Company does not guarantee that any Awards provided under the Plan will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for any or all portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by a Participant on account of any non-compliance with Code Section 409A.
Section 21. Code Section 162(m).
The Committee may not delegate its authority to establish Performance Goals, certify performance against the Performance Goals or take other actions with respect to Awards that are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m). Performance Goals with respect to such Awards shall be established in writing before the earlier of (a) the ninetieth (90th) day of the performance period or (b) the date that twenty-five percent (25%) of the performance period has elapsed. The payment of Awards under the Plan that are subject to the achievement of Performance Goals (including any prorated Awards) shall occur no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which the performance period ends. With respect to Awards intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), (i) the Committee shall not have the discretion to pay in excess of the amount earned based on the attainment of the Performance Goals as certified by the Committee and (ii) in determining the amount of the Award earned based on the attainment of the Performance Goals, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, eliminate or reduce the size of such Award in a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m) to the extent the Committee determines that such elimination or reduction is appropriate.
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Section 22. Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
The Plan and all Awards issued hereunder shall be subject to any compensation recovery and/or recoupment policy adopted by the Company to comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or to comport with good corporate governance practices, as such policies may be amended from time to time.
Section 23. Governing Law.
The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law of such state.
Section 24. Plan Document Controls.
The Plan and each Award Agreement constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided that in the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and such Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.
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EXHIBIT 10.12
PETIQ, INC.
2017 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made effective as of (the Grant Date) by and between PetIQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and (the Participant), pursuant to the PetIQ, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the Plan). Capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.
WHEREAS, the Company desires from time to time to grant options to purchase Shares to certain key Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates;
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan in order to effect such grants; and
WHEREAS, the Participant is an Eligible Recipient as contemplated by the Plan, and the Committee has determined that it is in the interest of the Company to make this grant to the Participant.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Shares Subject to Option; Exercise Price. |
(a) Shares Subject to Option. The Company shall grant to the Participant, effective as of the Grant Date, an option to purchase Shares from the Company, which shall become exercisable, if at all, as provided below in Section 2(a) (the Option).
(b) Exercise Price. The Option shall have an Exercise Price of $ per Share, which is not less than the Fair Market Value per Share on the Grant Date.
(c) Option Subject to Plan. By signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has been provided a copy of the Plan and has had the opportunity to review such Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.
(d) Character of Option. The Option granted hereunder is not intended to be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422.
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2. | Vesting and Exercisability; Expiration. |
(a) Vesting and Exercisability. The Option shall vest and become exercisable in installments as follows:
Vest Date |
Vest Quantity | |
[1st anniversary of Grant Date] | [NUMBER OF SHARES] | |
[2nd anniversary of Grant Date] | [NUMBER OF SHARES] | |
[3rd anniversary of Grant Date] | [NUMBER OF SHARES] | |
[4th anniversary of Grant Date] | [NUMBER OF SHARES] | |
[TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES] |
The vesting of each installment of the Option set forth above is subject to the Participants continuous service with the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof, as applicable, whether as an Employee, Director, or Consultant (Service), from the Grant Date through each such anniversary of the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all or a portion of the Option may also vest and become exercisable under the circumstances described in Section 4(b).
(b) Normal Expiration Date. Unless the Option earlier terminates in accordance with Sections 2 or 4, the Option shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the Normal Expiration Date). Once a portion of the Option has become exercisable pursuant to this Section 2, such portion of the Option may be exercised, subject to the provisions hereof, at any time and from time to time until the Normal Expiration Date.
3. | Method of Exercise and Payment. |
All or part of the exercisable portion of the Option may be exercised by the Participant upon (a) the Participants written notice to the Company of exercise and (b) the Participants payment of the Exercise Price in full at the time of exercise (i) in cash or cash equivalents, (ii) in unrestricted Shares already owned by the Participant, valued at the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise, or (iii) by net exercise or brokers cashless exercise procedure, or any other procedures approved by the Committee from time to time. As soon as practicable after receipt of a written exercise notice and payment in full of the Exercise Price of any exercisable portion of the Option in accordance with this Section 3, but subject to Section 7 below, the Company shall deliver to the Participant (or such other person or entity) a certificate, certificates or electronic book-entry notation representing the Shares acquired upon the exercise thereof, registered in the name of the Participant (or such other person or entity); provided that, if the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine that, under applicable securities laws, any certificates issued under this Section 3 must bear a legend restricting the transfer of such Shares, such certificates shall bear the appropriate legend.
4. | Termination of Service. |
(a) Any Termination. Except as otherwise set forth below in this Section 4, in the event that the Participants Service terminates for any reason, any portion of the Option held by the Participant that is not then vested and exercisable shall terminate and be cancelled immediately upon such termination of Service.
(b) Termination without Cause. In the event that the Participants Service is terminated by the Company without Cause, then any unvested portion of the Option held by the Participant shall immediately vest in full as of the date of such termination of Service. The Option may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the ninetieth (90th) day following the Participants termination of Service or the Normal Expiration Date of the Option, whichever period is shorter. The Option shall terminate immediately thereafter.
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(c) Termination due to Death or Disability. In the event that the Participants Service terminates by reason of the Participants death or Disability, any then-vested portion of the Option may be exercised by the Participant or the Participants beneficiary as designated in accordance with Section 8, or if no such beneficiary is named, by the Participants estate, at any time prior to one (1) year following the Participants termination of Service or the Normal Expiration Date of the Option, whichever period is shorter. The Option shall terminate immediately thereafter.
(d) Termination due to Retirement. In the event that the Participants Service terminates by reason of the Participants Retirement, any then-vested portion of the Option may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to one (1) year following the Participants termination of Service or the Normal Expiration Date of the Option, whichever period is shorter. The Option shall terminate immediately thereafter.
(e) Termination for Cause. In the event that the Participants Service terminates for Cause, the entire Option held by the Participant, whether or not then vested and exercisable, shall terminate and be cancelled immediately upon such termination of Service.
(f) Other Termination of Service. In the event that the Participants Service terminates for any reason other than (i) without Cause, (ii) death or Disability, (iii) Retirement, or (iv) for Cause, any then-vested portion of the Option may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the ninetieth (90th) day following the Participants termination of Service (or, in the event that the Participant dies or becomes Disabled after the termination of Service, but within the period during which the Option would otherwise be exercisable hereunder, such ninety (90) day period shall be extended to the date that is one (1) year after such termination) or the Normal Expiration Date of the Option, whichever period is shorter. The Option shall terminate immediately thereafter.
5. | Tax Withholding. |
Whenever Shares are to be issued pursuant to the exercise of any portion of the Option or any cash payment is to be made hereunder, the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall, in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan, have the power to withhold, or require the Participant to remit to the Company or such Affiliate thereof, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements, both domestic and foreign, relating to such transaction, and the Company or such Affiliate thereof may defer payment of cash or issuance of Shares until such requirements are satisfied; provided, however, that such amount may not exceed the maximum statutory withholding rate. The Participant shall be entitled to satisfy the amount of any such required tax withholding by having the Company withhold from the Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such required tax withholdings.
6. | Non-Compete; Non-Solicitation; Non-Disparagement. |
(a) Non-Compete. During the period of the Participants Service and for twelve (12) months following the termination thereof for any reason (the Restricted Period), the Participant agrees that he or she shall not, and shall not permit his or her respective Affiliates to,
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directly or indirectly through another Person, engage in a Competitive Business (defined below) by providing any services similar to those provided by the Participant during his or her Service with the Company, in any geographic location in which the Company Group is engaged in business, which includes the United States (the Geographic Area). For purposes of this Agreement, Competitive Business shall mean any business that is engaged in the acquisition, distribution, marketing, sale, resale, manufacture or production of veterinary pet prescription and over-the-counter medications or related products, and all matters and services incidental or related thereto, or any other business in competition with the business conducted by (or actively being contemplated by) the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates (the Company Group).
(b) Non-Solicitation. The Participant agrees that during his or her period of Service and during the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not, and shall not permit his or her Affiliates to, directly or indirectly through another Person within the Geographic Area:
(i) hire any Employee or independent contractor of the Company Group, or solicit, induce, recruit or encourage any such Employee or independent contractor to leave the employ of, or reduce the services provided to, the Company Group, or encourage or attempt to do any of the foregoing, either for the Participants own purposes or for any other Person or entity; or
(ii) (A) solicit, interfere with, subvert, disrupt or alter the relationship, contractual or otherwise, between the Company Group and any client, customer, contractor, vendor, supplier, licensor or licensee of the Company Group, or any prospective client, customer, contractor, vendor, supplier, licensor or licensee of the Company Group, (B) divert or take away or attempt to divert or take away the business or patronage (with respect to products or services of the kind or type developed, produced, marketed, furnished or sold by the Company) of any of the clients, customers or accounts, or prospective clients, customers or accounts, of the Company, or (C) encourage or attempt to do any of the foregoing, either for the Participants own purposes or for any other Person or entity.
(c) Other Covenants. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictive covenants set forth in this Section 6 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any restrictive covenants to which the Participant may otherwise be subject, whether under the terms of his or her employment or services agreement or otherwise.
(d) Severability. The covenants contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each county, city, state or any similar subdivision in any Geographic Area. Except for geographic coverage, each such separate covenant shall be deemed identical in terms to the covenant contained in the preceding sections. If, in any judicial proceeding, a court refuses to enforce any of such separate covenants (or any part thereof), then such unenforceable covenant (or such part) shall be eliminated from this Agreement to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants (or portions thereof) to be enforced. In the event that the provisions of this Section 6 are deemed to exceed the time, geographic or scope limitations permitted by applicable law, then such provisions shall be reformed to the maximum time, geographic or scope limitations, as the case may be, permitted by applicable law.
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(e) Acknowledgments. The Participant acknowledges that the restrictions set forth in Sections 6(a) and 6(b) are fair and reasonable in all respects. Without limiting the foregoing, the Participant makes the following acknowledgments:
(i) The Participant will, by virtue of the Participants position with the Company, have and gain a high level of inside knowledge regarding the Company Group and its business, and as a result, will have the ability to harm or threaten its legitimate business interests, including, without limitation, its goodwill, technologies, intellectual property, business plans, processes, methods of operation, customers, customer lists, referral sources, vendors and vendor contracts, financial and marketing information, and other trade secrets.
(ii) The Participant will provide services or have significant presence or influence on behalf of the Company Group within the entire Geographic Area due to the nature of the Company Groups business, which is conducted extensively throughout the Geographic Area.
(iii) The type of activities restricted by Sections 6(a) and 6(b) would be in direct competition with the Company Groups business.
(iv) The Participant has received sufficient consideration in exchange for the covenants made herein.
(f) Remedies for Breach.
(i) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that in the event of the Participants actual or threatened breach of any of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 6, the Company will have no adequate remedy at law. The Participant accordingly agrees that, in the event of any actual or threatened breach by the Participant of any of said covenants, the Company will be entitled to seek immediate injunctive and other equitable relief, without bond and without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages. Nothing in this Section 6 will be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of any damages that it is able to prove.
(ii) In addition, and not in limitation of the foregoing, in the event of the Participants breach of any of the restrictive covenants set forth in this Section 6, (A) the Option (whether vested or unvested) shall immediately be forfeited, (B) the Company shall be entitled to recover any Shares previously acquired upon the exercise of the Option, and (C) if the Participant has previously sold any of the Shares derived from the Option, the Company shall also have the right to recover from the Participant the economic value thereof.
7. | Nontransferability of Awards. |
The Option granted hereunder may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, encumbered or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish, to a permitted
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transferee. All rights with respect to the Option granted to the Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or, if permitted by the Committee, a permitted transferee. Following the Participants death, all rights with respect to the Option that were exercisable at the time of the Participants death and have not terminated shall be exercised by his or her designated beneficiary, his or her estate or, if designated by the Committee, a permitted transferee.
8. | Beneficiary Designation. |
The Participant may from time to time name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) by whom any right under the Plan and this Agreement is to be exercised in case of his or her death. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the Participant, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Committee during his or her lifetime.
9. | Adjustments. |
The Shares subject to the Option may be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 5 of the Plan.
10. | Requirements of Law. |
The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. No Shares shall be issued upon exercise of any portion of the Option granted hereunder, if such exercise would result in a violation of applicable law, including the U.S. federal securities laws and any applicable state or foreign securities laws.
11. | No Guarantee of Continued Service. |
Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate thereof to terminate the Participants Service at any time or confer upon the Participant any right to continued Service.
12. | No Rights as Stockholder. |
Except as otherwise required by law, the Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Option granted hereunder until such time as the Shares issuable upon exercise of such Option have been so issued.
13. | Interpretation; Construction. |
Any determination or interpretation by the Committee under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be final and conclusive on all persons affected hereby. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, in the event of a conflict between any term of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.
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14. | Amendments. |
The Committee may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, alter or amend this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the unvested portion of any Option (but not any previously granted vested Options) in whole or in part, including without limitation, amending the criteria for vesting and exercisability set forth in Section 2 hereof, substituting alternative vesting and exercisability criteria and imposing certain blackout periods on Options; provided that such alteration, amendment, suspension or termination shall not adversely alter or impair the rights of the Participant under the Option without the Participants consent. The Company shall give written notice to the Participant of any such alteration or amendment of this Agreement as promptly as practicable after the adoption thereof. This Agreement may also be amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Participant.
15. | Miscellaneous. |
(a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands, letters, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, mailed, certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, or sent by fax, as follows:
(i) | If to the Company: |
PetIQ, Inc.
500 E. Shore Drive, Suite 120
Eagle, ID 83616
Attention: General Counsel
Phone: 208-939-8900
(ii) | If to the Participant, to the Participants last known home address, |
or to such other person or address as any party shall specify by notice in writing to the Company. All such notices, requests, demands, letters, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (w) if by personal delivery on the day after such delivery, (x) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (y) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered, or (z) if by fax, on the day delivered, provided that such delivery is confirmed.
(b) Binding Effect; Benefits. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.
(c) No Guarantee of Future Awards. This Agreement does not guarantee the Participant the right to or expectation of future Awards under the Plan or any future plan adopted by the Company.
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(d) Waiver. Either party hereto may by written notice to the other (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other under this Agreement, (ii) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants of the other contained in this Agreement and (iii) waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other under this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of either party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver by either party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by either party to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such partys rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such partys rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire obligation of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior written or oral expressions of intent or understanding with respect to such subject matter (provided, that this Agreement shall not supersede any written employment agreement or other written agreement between the Company and the Participant, including, but not limited to, any written restrictive covenant agreements).
(f) Code Section 409A Compliance. This Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A and this Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Committee determines that any portion of the Option granted under this Agreement is subject to Code Section 409A and fails to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan or in this Agreement, the Committee reserves the right to amend, restructure, terminate or replace such portion of the Option in order to cause such portion of the Option to either not be subject to Code Section 409A or to comply with the applicable provisions of such section.
(g) Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflict of laws.
(h) Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
(j) Erroneously Awarded Compensation. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or in this Agreement to the contrary, this Award shall be subject to any compensation recovery and/or recoupment policy that may be adopted and amended from time to time by the Company to comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or to comport with good corporate governance practices.
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee hereby reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or cancel this Award if the Participant fails to accept this Agreement on or prior to .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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