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• Change of Control Transaction If the Company or its successor terminates the Employment upon a merger, consolidation, or transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other individual(s) or entity (the “Change of Control Transaction”), the Executive shall be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits upon such termination: (1) a lump sum cash payment equal to 12 months of the Executive’s base salary at a rate equal to the greater of his/her annual salary in effect immediate1y prior to the termination, or his/her then current annua1 salary as of the date of such termination; (2) a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro-rated amount of his/her target annual bonus for the year immediately preceding the termination; and (3) immediate vesting of 100% of the then-unvested portion of any outstanding equity awards held by the Executive.

• Drag-Along Notice Prior to making any Drag-Along Sale, if Parent elects to exercise the option described in this Section 2(b), Parent shall provide the Holder with written notice (the “Drag-Along Notice”) not more than sixty (60) nor less than twenty (20) days prior to the proposed date of the Drag Along Sale (the “Drag-Along Sale Date”). The Drag-Along Notice shall set forth: (i) the name and address of the Third Party; (ii) the proposed amount and form of consideration to be paid per share and the terms and conditions of payment offered by the Third Party; (iii) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held by Parent as of the date that the Drag-Along Notice is first delivered, mailed or sent by courier, telex or telecopy to the Holder; (iv) the sale percentage; (v) the Drag-Along Sale Date and (vi) confirmation that the proposed Third Party has agreed to purchase the Management Investor’s shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

• Company Sale 5.1 If a Company Sale (as defined below) occurs before the Vesting Date, Recipient shall be entitled to receive an award payout no later than the earlier of fifteen (15) days following such event or the last day on which the Performance Shares could be issued so that Recipient may participate as a shareholder in receiving proceeds from the Company Sale. The amount of the award payout under this Section 5.1 shall be the greater of (a) the sum of the TSR Target Share Amount and the ROCE Target Share Amount, or (b) the amount determined using a TSR Payout Factor and a ROCE Payout Factor each calculated as if the Performance Period ended on the last day of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter prior to the date of the Company Sale. For this purpose, the TSR for the Company and each Peer Group Company for any partial fiscal year shall be determined based on the closing market prices of its stock for the twenty trading day period ending on the last day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter prior to the date of the Company Sale, before determining the Company’s TSR Percentile Rank for that partial fiscal year, and the Average TSR Percentile Rank shall be determined by averaging however many full and partial fiscal years for which a TSR Percentile Rank shall have been determined. For this purpose, the Adjusted Net Income for any partial fiscal year shall be annualized (e.g., multiplied by 4/3 if the partial period is three quarters) and the Average Adjusted Capital shall be determined based on the average of Adjusted Capital as of the last day of only those quarters that have been completed, before determining the ROCE for that partial fiscal year, and the Average ROCE shall be determined by averaging however many full and partial fiscal years for which a ROCE shall have been determined.

• Drag-Along Rights If a person or entity (the “Offeror”) offers to purchase all of the Company’s outstanding shares in any Acquisition Transaction (as defined in Article 124 of the Restated Articles) or Sale of Assets (as defined in Article 124 of the Restated Articles) and Shareholders holding at least (i) a majority of the aggregate number of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares and (ii) a majority of the aggregate number of the Company’s outstanding Preference Shares, with such Preference Shares voting together on as-converted basis and not as a separate series, (the “Accepting Shareholders”) accept such offer, the Accepting Shareholders are entitled to give all (but not less than all) of the remaining shareholders (“Remaining Shareholders”) a written notice (“Drag-Along Notice”) and require each Remaining Shareholder to sell to the Offeror all of the Ordinary Share and/or Preference Shares held by each such Remaining Shareholder at the same price and on the same terms and conditions specified in the Drag-Along Notice. The Drag-Along Notice shall specify (i) the identity of the Offeror; (ii) the price payable for each class or series of the Company’s shares; and (iii) all other material terms and conditions of the offer made by the Offeror. Such Drag-Along Notices shall be delivered by the Accepting Shareholders to the Company to the attention of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, and the Company shall thereupon cause such notices to be transmitted to each Remaining Shareholders at its registered address maintained with the Company. Charges for such transmittal shall be against the account of the Accepting Shareholders, who will be required to indicate the method of transmission to be used by the Company in this regard (e.g., regular post, express courier, etc.). The Company may require advance payment of funds from the Accepting Shareholders to cover the costs of transmitting such notices. In furtherance of a sale of the shares of the Company pursuant to this Section 5.1 and Article 31 of the Restated Articles, the Company is authorized to sell the Ordinary Shares and/or Preference Shares held by the Remaining Shareholders on behalf of the Remaining Shareholders, and pursuant to such authorization, may execute all documents necessary to effectuate the sale and transfer of such shares on behalf of the Remaining Shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1, the Remaining Shareholders shall not be obligated to sell their Ordinary Shares and/or Preference Shares, and the Company shall not be authorized to sell the Ordinary Shares and/or Preference Shares held by the Remaining Shareholders in accordance with the preceding sentence, if the Accepting Shareholders do not complete the sale of all of their Ordinary Shares and/or Preference Shares to the Offeror on the same terms and conditions specified in the Drag-Along Notice. This Section 5.1 shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) the Company’s IPO; or (ii) a Merger.

• Sale Transaction Paragraph (a) of the definition of “Sale Transaction” is amended and restated as follows: “(a) A sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets;”. The word “or” is inserted (i) after the end of Paragraph (a) of the definition of Sale Transaction and before the beginning of Paragraph (b) of the definition of Sale Transaction; and (ii) after the end of Paragraph (b) of the definition of Sale Transaction and before the beginning of Paragraph (c) of the definition of Sale Transaction. Paragraph (d) of the definition of Sale Transaction shall be deleted in its entirety.

• Drag Along Right Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Holder has not exercised its Tag-Along Right with respect to the maximum number of Holder’s Shares for which such Holder is permitted (pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii)(B) above) to exercise such Tag-Along Right in respect of a Third Party Sale, then, upon the demand of any Selling Fortress Entity participating in such Third Party Sale (in each such entity’s sole discretion), such Holder shall sell to the respective Third Party the number of whole Holder’s Shares (rounded upwards or downwards, as applicable), whether or not the restrictions on Transfer of Common Stock have lapsed, equal to the product of (x) the total number of Holder’s Shares held by such Holder on the date of the Drag-Along Notice (as defined below) and (y) the Third Party Sale Percentage, at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as such Selling Fortress Entity has agreed to with such Third Party; provided, however, that each such Holder shall not be permitted to sell any unvested Holder’s Shares (provided that the Company may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the vesting of any unvested Holder’s Shares); provided further that such Selling Fortress Entity shall use its reasonable, good faith efforts to provide that (A) the only representation and warranty which such Holder shall be required to make in connection with the Third Party Sale is a representation and warranty with respect to such Holder’s own ownership of the Holder’s Shares to be sold by it and its ability to convey title thereto free and clear of liens, encumbrances and adverse claims and (B) the liability of such Holder with respect to any representation and warranty made in connection with the Third Party Sale is the several liability of such Holder (and not joint with any other person) and that such liability is limited to the amount of proceeds actually received by such Holder in the Third Party Sale; provided further, that a Holder shall not be obligated to participate in any Third Party Sale pursuant to this Section 2(b)(iii) unless such Holder is provided an opinion of counsel to the effect that the Third Party Sale is not in violation of applicable federal and state securities or other laws or, if such Holder is not provided with an opinion with respect to the matters contemplated by this proviso, each Selling Fortress Entity who has delivered a Drag-Along Notice to such Holder shall indemnify such Holder for any such violation. If the Third Party Sale is in the form of a merger transaction, each Holder agrees to vote its Holder’s Shares in favor of such merger and not to exercise any rights of appraisal or dissent afforded under applicable law.

• Change of Control There occurs any Change of Control; or

• Drag Along If, at any time, Members owning at least a majority of the outstanding Units (the “Approving Members”) approve a proposal for the sale of all of the outstanding Units of the Company, any merger or consolidation involving the Company, or the sale by the Company or its subsidiaries, if any, of all or substantially all of its assets (an “Approved Sale”), then one or more of the Approving Members, may deliver a notice (a “Required Sale Notice”) with respect to such Approved Sale to each Member other than the Approving Members (the “Other Members”) stating that the Approved Sale has been approved or proposed to be effected and providing the identity of the persons involved in such Approved Sale and the terms thereof. Each Other Member, upon receipt of a Required Sale Notice shall be obligated, which obligation shall be enforceable by any of the Approving Members, to (i) participate in the Approved Sale, (ii) consent to and vote for the Approved Sale or the process pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (iii) waive any dissenters’ or appraisal rights and similar rights with respect thereto, (iv) if the Approved Sale is structured as a sale of Units, agree to sell all of his Units on the same terms and conditions approved by the Approving Members, and (v) otherwise take all necessary actions to consummate, and to cause the Company to consummate, the Approved Sale, including without limitation: (A) if such Approved Sale is structured as a sale of assets, actions necessary to cause the orderly liquidation of the Company following the consummation of such Approved Sale; and (B) the making of the reasonable representations, warranties, covenants and undertakings to the prospective transferee(s) in such Approved Sale as are made by the Approving Members. Any such Required Sale Notice may be rescinded by the Approving Members by delivering written notice thereof to all of the Other Members.

• Approved Sale If the Board shall deliver a notice to Optionee (a “Sale Event Notice”) stating that the Board has approved a sale of all or a portion of the Company (an “Approved Sale”) and specifying the name and address of the proposed parties to such transaction and the consideration payable in connection therewith, Optionee shall (i) consent to and raise no objections against the Approved Sale or the process pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter’s rights and other similar rights, and (iii) if the Approved Sale is structured as a sale of securities, agree to sell Optionee’s Shares on the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale which terms and conditions shall treat all stockholders of the Company equally (on a pro rata basis), except that shares having a liquidation preference may receive an amount of consideration equal to such liquidation preference in addition to the consideration being paid to the holders of shares not having a liquidation preference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale of the Shares in an Approved Sale shall be further subject to the terms of the Plan, including without limitation Section 14 of the Plan. Optionee will take all necessary and desirable lawful actions as directed by the Board and the stockholders of the Company approving the Approved Sale in connection with the consummation of any Approved Sale, including without limitation, the execution of such agreements and such instruments and other actions reasonably necessary to (A) provide the representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants, conditions, non-compete agreements, escrow agreements and other provisions and agreements relating to such Approved Sale and, (B) effectuate the allocation and distribution of the aggregate consideration upon the Approved Sale, provided, that this Section 6 shall not require Optionee to indemnify the purchaser in any Approved Sale for breaches of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company or any other stockholder, except to the extent (x) Optionee is not required to incur more than its pro rata share of such indemnity obligation (based on the total consideration to be received by all stockholders that are similarly situated and hold the same class or series of capital stock) and (y) such indemnity obligation is provided for and limited to a post-closing escrow or holdback arrangement of cash or stock paid in connection with the Approved Sale.

• Change of Control/Change in Management (i) Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Parent;