Common use of Elective Exchanges Clause in Contracts

Elective Exchanges. (i) Each Member shall be entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and the LLC Agreement, to surrender Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (in each case, free and clear of all Liens) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery to such Member (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubco, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Exchange.” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units at any time and from time to time, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of (A) 10,000 and (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member shall exercise its right to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company during normal business hours, (A) a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (an “Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Member, (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has received the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member may specify, in an applicable Exchange Notice, that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change of Control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the settlement method with respect to an Exchange by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 of the LLC Agreement shall be the applicable Cash Payment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Exchange Agreement (AdaptHealth Corp.), Merger Agreement (DFB Healthcare Acquisitions Corp.)

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Elective Exchanges. (i) Each From and after the First Exchange Time, the Member shall be entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and the LLC Agreement, to surrender Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (in each case, free and clear of all Liens) to Pubco the Company in exchange for the delivery to such the Member (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubcothe Corporation, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) solely in connection with an Exchange (including a Change of Control Exchange) that coincides with a substantially concurrent public offering or private sale of Class A Common Stock, the applicable Cash Payment. The Corporation shall be entitled, at its election, to instead effect a direct exchange with the Member in lieu of the exchange between the Company and the Member described in the preceding sentence. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Exchange.” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a after the First Exchange Time the Member may Exchange Common Exchangeable Units at any time and from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but neither the Corporation nor the Company shall effectuate a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco Cash Payment pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if anySection 2.1(b) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of unless (A) 10,000 the Corporation determines to consummate a private sale or public offering of Class A Common Stock on, or not later than five (5) Business Days after, the relevant Exchange Date and (B) all the Corporation contributes sufficient proceeds from such private sale or public offering to the Company (or the Corporation retains sufficient proceeds, in the case of a direct exchange) for payment by the Company (or the Corporation) of the Exchangeable Units applicable Cash Payment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company (and corresponding number or the Corporation) shall have no obligation to make a Cash Payment that exceeds the cash contributed to the Company by the Corporation (or the cash retained by the Corporation, in the case of shares a direct exchange) from the Corporation’s offering or sales of Class B A Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is referenced earlier in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreementthis Section 2.1(a)(i). (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no the Member shall not be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco the Corporation and Company shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco the Corporation or the Company determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), ) or (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco the Corporation, the Company or any of its their Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco the Corporation or the Company (as applicable) shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determinationMember, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A The Member shall exercise its right to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units Units, and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any)Rate, as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company Company, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Corporation, during normal business hours, (A) a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (an “Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such the Member, (B) any certificates in such the Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, (C) any stock certificates in such the Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco the Corporation, the Company or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such the Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Unless the Member timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(vi), an Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second fifth Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall the Corporation and the Company have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco the Company may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a the Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco the Corporation has elected Cash Payment, such the Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has the Corporation and the Company have received the Exchange Notice, Pubco the Corporation shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member Company (with a copy to the Member) of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco the Corporation shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A The Member may specify, in an applicable Exchange Notice, that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change of Control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. (vi) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, the settlement method with respect Member may withdraw or amend its Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, at any time prior to an 5:00 p.m. Folsom, California time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Exchange Date by giving written notice (a “Retraction Notice”) to the Company pursuant (with a copy to Section 7.1 the Corporation) specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the LLC Agreement shall be Exchange Rate), (B) the applicable Cash Paymentnumber of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate) as to which the Exchange Notice remains in effect, if any, and (C) if the Member so determines, a new Exchange Date or any other new or revised information permitted in the Exchange Notice.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Exchange Agreement (Powerschool Holdings, Inc.), Exchange Agreement (Powerschool Holdings, Inc.)

Elective Exchanges. (iA) Each Member shall be entitledSubject to Section 2.1(c), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the LLC Partnership Agreement, each Partnership Unitholder shall have the right from time to time (but subject to the Class C Holder Restriction) to surrender Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account in at least the Exchange Rate Minimum Exchangeable Amount (in each case, free and clear of all Liensliens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement, the Policies and the Partnership Agreement) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery Partnership and to such Member thereby cause the Partnership to deliver to that Partnership Unitholder (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubco, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or Consideration as set forth herein (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Elective Exchange”).” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units at any time and from time to time, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of (A) 10,000 and (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member Partnership Unitholder shall exercise its right to effectuate an Elective Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company Partnership, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hourshours at the principal executive offices of the Partnership and the Company, (A) respectively, a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto (an “Elective Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Member, (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, Partnership Unitholder. (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has received the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member Partnership Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Elective Exchange Notice, that the Elective Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change block trade, change of Control control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. The termination of a transaction or event specified in the preceding sentence, prior to the consummation thereof, shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded. (viD) After the Elective Exchange Notice has been delivered to the Partnership, and unless such Partnership Unitholder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 1.1(a)(i)(E) or the Partnership has refused to honor the request in full pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i), the Partnership will effect the Elective Exchange in accordance with the Policies and inform the Partnership Unitholder of the effective date of such Elective Exchange (the “Elective Exchange Date”). (E) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, if a Retraction Event occurs after the settlement method delivery of an Elective Exchange Notice and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the applicable Elective Exchange Date (the “Retraction Deadline”), a Partnership Unitholder may withdraw or amend its Elective Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, by giving written notice at any time prior to the Retraction Deadline (a “Retraction Notice”) to the Partnership (with respect a copy to the Company) specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Exchangeable Units and (B) the number of Exchangeable Units as to which the Elective Exchange Notice remains in effect. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice indicating an Exchange by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 entire withdrawal of the LLC Agreement Elective Exchange Notice shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be the applicable Cash Paymentdeemed rescinded.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Class C Exchange Agreement (StepStone Group Inc.), Transaction Agreement (StepStone Group Inc.)

Elective Exchanges. (i) Each Member shall be entitled, upon Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and the LLC of this Agreement, in the event a Holding Unitholder wishes to effect a Permitted Exchange Event, such Holding Unitholder shall (i) deliver to Holding an Exchange Notice and (ii) surrender Exchangeable or, in the absence of such surrender, be deemed to have surrendered, Class B Units and/or Class C Non-Voting Units to Holding (and, in the case of Class B Units, surrender for cancellation one or more stock certificates (if certificated) or instructions and a corresponding stock powers (if uncertificated)) representing an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate Stock) (in each case, free and clear of all Liensliens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and the like) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery to such Member (or its designee) of eitherconsideration for, at the option of Pubcothe Corporation, with such consideration to be delivered as promptly as practicable following such delivery and surrender or deemed surrender (as applicable), but in any event within two Business Days after the Date of Exchange specified in such Exchange Notice, (x) a Cash Exchange Payment by Holding in accordance with the instructions provided in the Exchange Notice, in which event such exchanged LLC Units and the shares of Class B Common Stock automatically shall be deemed cancelled concomitant with such payment, without any action on the part of any Person, including the Corporation or Holding, or (y) the issuance by the Corporation to such Holding Unitholder of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product number of Class B Units and/or Class C Non-Voting Units exchanged, in which event such exchanged LLC Units automatically shall be converted into an equal number of Class A Units (and the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate Class B Units or (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Class C Non-Voting Units so converted shall thereby cease to exist), and concomitantly with any such issuance, any exchanged Class B Common Stock for automatically shall be deemed cancelled without any action on the part of any Person, including the Corporation. If the Corporation elects to issue Class A Common Stock in an Exchange, the Corporation shall (i) deliver or cause to be delivered at the Cash Paymentoffices of the then-acting registrar and transfer agent of the Class A Common Stock (or, as applicableif there is no then-acting registrar and transfer agent of the Class A Common Stock, is defined herein as an “Exchange.” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units at any time and from time to time, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent principal executive offices of Pubco or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding Corporation) the number of shares of Class B A Common Stock after taking into account deliverable upon such Exchange, registered in the name of the relevant exchanging Holding Unitholder (or in such other name as is requested in writing by the Holding Unitholder), in certificated or uncertificated form, as may be requested by the exchanging Holding Unitholder, or (ii) if the Class A Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, upon the written instruction of the exchanging Holding Unitholder set forth in the Exchange RateNotice, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be use its reasonable best efforts to deliver the lesser of (A) 10,000 and (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B A Common Stock after taking into account deliverable to such exchanging Holding Unitholder in the Exchange Ratethrough the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, if any) then held to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is exchanging Holding Unitholder in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member shall exercise its right to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company during normal business hours, (A) a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (an “Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Member, (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a2.1(a)(i) shall of Class B Units or Class C Non-Voting Units for Class A Common Stock will be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the second Business Day following Date of Exchange, and the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member Holding Unitholder will be treated as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by as of the exchanging Member in respect close of business on such Date of Exchange. (ivii) Within two (2) Business Days following Following the Business Day on exercise of the Warrant by a Holder which Pubco has received is not Fifth Third Bank or an Affiliate of Fifth Third Bank, the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member may specify, in an applicable Exchange Notice, that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase issuance by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change of Control transaction or otherwise) of shares Holding of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. (vi) Notwithstanding anything C Non-Voting Units to such Holder upon exercise thereof in accordance with the contrary herein, Warrant and the settlement method with respect joinder of such Holder to an Exchange by the Company this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 of the LLC Agreement 4.1, such Class C Non-Voting Units shall be the applicable Cash Paymentexchanged immediately pursuant to a Permitted Exchange Event in accordance with Section 2.1(a)(i).

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Exchange Agreement (Vantiv, Inc.), Exchange Agreement (Vantiv, Inc.)

Elective Exchanges. (iA) Each Member shall be entitledSubject to Section 2.1(c), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the LLC Partnership Agreement, each Partnership Unitholder shall have the right from time to time (but subject to the Senior and Sunset Holder Restriction, in the case of the Senior Holders or Sunset Holders, as applicable) to surrender Exchangeable Units and a in at least the Minimum Exchangeable Amount, along with the corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (in each case, free and clear of all Liensliens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement and the Partnership Agreement) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery Partnership and to such Member thereby cause the Partnership to deliver to that Partnership Unitholder (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubco, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or Consideration as set forth herein (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Elective Exchange”).” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units at any time and from time to time, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of (A) 10,000 and (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member Partnership Unitholder shall exercise its right to effectuate an Elective Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company Partnership, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hourshours at the principal executive offices of the Partnership and the Company, (A) respectively, a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto (an “Elective Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Member, (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, Partnership Unitholder and the Certificates . (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has received the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member Partnership Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Elective Exchange Notice, that the Elective Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change change of Control control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. The termination of a transaction or event specified in the preceding sentence, prior to the consummation thereof, shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded. (viD) After the Elective Exchange Notice and corresponding Certificates have been delivered to the Partnership, and unless such Partnership Unitholder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i)(E) or the Partnership has refused to honor the request in full pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i), the Partnership will effect the Elective Exchange in accordance with the Policies and inform the Partnership Unitholder of the effective date of such Elective Exchange (the “Elective Exchange Date”). (E) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, if a Retraction Event occurs after the settlement method delivery of an Elective Exchange Notice and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the applicable Elective Exchange Date (the “Retraction Deadline”), a Partnership Unitholder may withdraw or amend its Elective Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, by giving written notice at any time prior to the Retraction Deadline (a “Retraction Notice”) to the Partnership (with respect a copy to the Company) specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Exchangeable Units and the corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock and (B) the number of Exchangeable Units and the corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock as to which the Elective Exchange Notice remains in effect. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice indicating an Exchange by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 entire withdrawal of the LLC Agreement Elective Exchange Notice shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be the applicable Cash Paymentdeemed rescinded.

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Samples: Exchange Agreement (StepStone Group Inc.)

Elective Exchanges. (iA) Each Member shall be entitledSubject to Section 2.1(c), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the LLC Partnership Agreement, each Partnership Unitholder shall have the right from time to time (but subject to the Class D Holder Restriction) to surrender Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account in at least the Exchange Rate Minimum Exchangeable Amount (in each case, free and clear of all Liensliens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement, the Policies and the Partnership Agreement) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery Partnership and to such Member thereby cause the Partnership to deliver to that Partnership Unitholder (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubco, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or Consideration as set forth herein (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Elective Exchange”).” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units at any time and from time to time, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of (A) 10,000 and (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member Partnership Unitholder shall exercise its right to effectuate an Elective Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company Partnership, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hourshours at the principal executive offices of the Partnership and the Company, (A) respectively, a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto (an “Elective Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Member, (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, Partnership Unitholder. (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has received the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member Partnership Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Elective Exchange Notice, that the Elective Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change block trade, change of Control control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. The termination of a transaction or event specified in the preceding sentence, prior to the consummation thereof, shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded. (viD) After the Elective Exchange Notice has been delivered to the Partnership, and unless such Partnership Unitholder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 1.1(a)(i)(E) or the Partnership has refused to honor the request in full pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i), the Partnership will effect the Elective Exchange in accordance with the Policies and inform the Partnership Unitholder of the effective date of such Elective Exchange (the “Elective Exchange Date”). (E) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, if a Retraction Event occurs after the settlement method delivery of an Elective Exchange Notice and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the applicable Elective Exchange Date (the “Retraction Deadline”), a Partnership Unitholder may withdraw or amend its Elective Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, by giving written notice at any time prior to the Retraction Deadline (a “Retraction Notice”) to the Partnership (with respect a copy to the Company) specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Exchangeable Units and (B) the number of Exchangeable Units as to which the Elective Exchange Notice remains in effect. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice indicating an Exchange by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 entire withdrawal of the LLC Agreement Elective Exchange Notice shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be the applicable Cash Paymentdeemed rescinded.

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Samples: Class D Exchange Agreement (StepStone Group Inc.)

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Elective Exchanges. (i) Each Member At any time following the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (and subject at all times to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), a Holder shall be entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and the LLC Agreement, to surrender any Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate) (in each case, free and clear of all Liens) to the Company in exchange for the delivery to a Holder (or its designee) of either, at the option of the Corporation, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) solely in connection with an Exchange (including a Change of Control Exchange) that coincides with a substantially concurrent public offering or private sale of Class A Common Stock, the applicable Cash Payment; provided that PMC shall not be subject to the Lock-Up Period, and at any time PMC holds Exchangeable Units shall be entitled, upon the terms and conditions hereof and the LLC Agreement, to surrender any Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (in each case, free and clear of all Liens) to Pubco the Company in exchange for the delivery to such Member a Holder (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubcothe Corporation, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) solely in connection with an Exchange (including a Change of Control Exchange) that coincides with a substantially concurrent public offering or private sale of Class A Common Stock, the applicable Cash Payment. The Corporation shall be entitled, at its election, to instead effect a direct exchange with a Holder in lieu of the exchange between the Company and a Holder described in the preceding sentence. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and and/or Class B Common Stock Stock, as applicable, for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Exchange.” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), after the date hereof a Member Holder may Exchange Exchangeable Units and/or Class B Common Units Stock at any time and from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but neither the Corporation nor the Company shall effectuate a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco Cash Payment pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if anySection 2.1(b) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of unless (A) 10,000 the Corporation determines to consummate a private sale or public offering of Class A Common Stock on, or not later than five (5) Business Days after, the relevant Exchange Date and (B) all the Corporation contributes sufficient proceeds from such private sale or public offering to the Company (or the Corporation retains sufficient proceeds, in the case of a direct exchange) for payment by the Company (or the Corporation) of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreementapplicable Cash Payment. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member a Holder shall not be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco the Corporation and the Company shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco the Corporation or the Company determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), ) or (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco the Corporation, the Company or any of its their Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member a Holder is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco the Corporation or the Company (as applicable) shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determinationapplicable Holder, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member Each Holder shall exercise its right to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units Units, and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any)Rate, as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company Company, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Corporation, during normal business hours, (A) a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto (an “Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such MemberHolder, (B) any certificates in such Memberthe Holder’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, (C) any stock certificates in such Memberthe Holder’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock Stock, and (D) if Pubco the Corporation, the Company or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member the Holder that it is unable to provide such certification. An Unless the applicable Holder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(vi), an Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second fifth Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall the Corporation and the Company have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(DA)-(C) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco the Company may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member the Holder of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member Holder as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco the Corporation has elected Cash Payment, such Member the Holder (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member Holder in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has the Corporation and the Company have received the Exchange Notice, Pubco the Corporation shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member Company (with a copy to the Holder) of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco the Corporation shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member The Holder may specify, in an applicable Exchange Notice, that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, a Change of Control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. (vi) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, the settlement method with respect Holder may withdraw or amend its Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, at any time prior to an 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Exchange Date by giving written notice (a “Retraction Notice”) to the Company pursuant (with a copy to Section 7.1 the Corporation) specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the LLC Agreement shall be Exchange Rate), (B) the applicable Cash Paymentnumber of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the exchange rate) as to which the Exchange Notice remains in effect, if any, and (C) if the Holder so determines, a new Exchange Date or any other new or revised information permitted in the Exchange Notice.

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Samples: Exchange Agreement (Real Good Food Company, Inc.)

Elective Exchanges. (iA) Each Member shall be entitledSubject to Section 2.1(c), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the LLC Partnership Agreement, each Partnership Unitholder shall have the right from time to time (but subject to the Senior and Sunset Holder Restriction, in the case of the Senior Holders or Sunset Holders, as applicable) to surrender Exchangeable Units and a in at least the Minimum Exchangeable Amount, along with the corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (in each case, free and clear of all Liensliens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement and the Partnership Agreement) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery Partnership and to such Member thereby cause the Partnership to deliver to that Partnership Unitholder (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubco, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or Consideration as set forth herein (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Elective Exchange”).” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units at any time and from time to time, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without the prior consent of Pubco or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of (A) 10,000 and (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member Partnership Unitholder shall exercise its right to effectuate an Elective Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company Partnership, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hourshours at the principal executive offices of the Partnership and the Company, (A) respectively, a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto (an “Elective Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Member, (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, Partnership Unitholder and the Certificates. (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (iv) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has received the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member Partnership Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Elective Exchange Notice, that the Elective Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change change of Control control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. The termination of a transaction or event specified in the preceding sentence, prior to the consummation thereof, shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded. (viD) After the Elective Exchange Notice and corresponding Certificates have been delivered to the Partnership, and unless such Partnership Unitholder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 1.1(a)(i)(E) or the Partnership has refused to honor the request in full pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i), the Partnership will effect the Elective Exchange in accordance with the Policies and inform the Partnership Unitholder of the effective date of such Elective Exchange (the “Elective Exchange Date”). (E) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, if a Retraction Event occurs after the settlement method delivery of an Elective Exchange Notice and prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the applicable Elective Exchange Date (the “Retraction Deadline”), a Partnership Unitholder may withdraw or amend its Elective Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, by giving written notice at any time prior to the Retraction Deadline (a “Retraction Notice”) to the Partnership (with respect a copy to the Company) specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Exchangeable Units and the corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock and (B) the number of Exchangeable Units and the corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock as to which the Elective Exchange Notice remains in effect. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice indicating an Exchange by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1 entire withdrawal of the LLC Agreement Elective Exchange Notice shall terminate all of the exchanging Partnership Unitholder’s, Partnership’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be the applicable Cash Paymentdeemed rescinded.

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Samples: Exchange Agreement (StepStone Group Inc.)

Elective Exchanges. (iA) Each Member shall be entitledSubject to Section 2.1(c), and otherwise upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and of the LLC Agreement, to surrender Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account each LLC Unitholder shall have the Exchange Rate (in each case, free and clear of all Liens) to Pubco in exchange for the delivery to such Member (or its designee) of either, at the option of Pubco, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the applicable Net Exchanged Unit Amount multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) the applicable Cash Payment. Any exchange of Exchangeable Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Payment, as applicable, is defined herein as an “Exchange.” Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii), a Member may Exchange Common Units right at any time and from time to timetime to surrender Exchangeable Units in at least the Minimum Exchangeable Amount (free and clear of all liens, but a Member may not Exchange Common Units more than once per fiscal quarter without encumbrances, rights of first refusal and similar restrictions, except for those arising under this Agreement, the prior consent of Pubco LLC Agreement and applicable federal and state securities laws) to the LLC (or at the Company’s request, the Company) and to thereby cause the LLC or the Manager. The minimum number of Exchangeable Units Company, as applicable, to deliver to that LLC Unitholder (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account or its designee) the Exchange Rate, if any) that may be exchanged by any Member shall be the lesser of Consideration as set forth herein (A) 10,000 and an “Elective Exchange”). (B) all of the Exchangeable Units (and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) then held by such Member and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Member shall be entitled to effectuate an Exchange of Exchangeable Units (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate, if any) as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), and Pubco shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for such an Exchange, if at any time Pubco determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (1) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof), (2) would not be permitted under any agreement with Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries to which the applicable Member is party (including, without limitation, the An LLC Agreement), (3) would result in a negative adjustment from the Exchange under Section 743(b) of the Code with respect to the Company, or (4) solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries, would not be permitted under any written policy of Pubco, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries related to restrictions on trading by such officers, directors or other personnel. Upon such determination, Pubco shall notify the Member requesting the Exchange of such determination, which such notice shall include an explanation in reasonable detail as to the reason that the Exchange has not been honored. (iii) A Member Unitholder shall exercise its right to effectuate an Elective Exchange of Exchangeable Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock after taking into account the Exchange Rate (if any), as set forth in this Section 2.1(a) by delivering to Pubco and the Company LLC, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hourshours at the principal executive offices of the LLC and the Company, (A) respectively, a written election of exchange in respect of the Exchangeable Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit B A hereto (an “Elective Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such MemberLLC Unitholder, specifying the number of Exchangeable Units to be exchanged and the applicable Exchange Date, which shall be no earlier than eight (B) any certificates in such Member’s possession representing such Exchangeable Units, (C) any stock certificates in such Member’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if Pubco or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the 8) Business Days after delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Member that it is unable to provide such certification. An Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Pubco shall have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(iii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Elective Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Elective Exchange Date”); provided, that Pubco may establish alternate exchange procedures as necessary in order to facilitate the establishment by a Member of a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Member as a holder of the Exchangeable Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless Pubco has elected Cash Payment, such Member (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Member in respect of such Exchange. (ivC) Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which Pubco has received the Exchange Notice, Pubco shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the exchanging Member of its intended settlement method; provided that if Pubco does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, Pubco shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Payment method. (v) A Member An LLC Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Elective Exchange Notice, that the Elective Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change change of Control control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination. The termination of a transaction or event specified in the preceding sentence, prior to the consummation thereof, shall terminate all of the exchanging LLC Unitholder’s, LLC’s and Company’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a)(i) arising from that particular Elective Exchange Notice if it is determined by the electing party that the contingency has not been satisfied, and all actions taken to effect the Elective Exchange contemplated by that Elective Exchange Notice shall be deemed rescinded. (viD) Notwithstanding anything After the Elective Exchange Notice has been delivered to the contrary hereinCompany and the LLC, the settlement method with respect to an Exchange by and unless the Company and the LLC have refused to honor the request in full pursuant to Section 7.1 2.1(b)(i), the Company or the LLC will, within five (5) Business Days of receiving the Elective Exchange Notice, inform the LLC Unitholder of the aggregate amount of the Tax Distribution Repayment to be paid in connection with the Elective Exchange. Upon the LLC Agreement Unitholder’s payment of such aggregate Tax Distribution Repayment in cash to the LLC, the Company or LLC will effect the Elective Exchange on the Elective Exchange Date. If such aggregate Tax Distribution Repayment has not been paid on or before two Business Days prior to the Elective Exchange Date, then the Company or LLC shall proceed with effecting the Elective Exchange on the Elective Exchange Date and shall reduce the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the LLC Unitholder by a number of shares equal to such aggregate Tax Distribution Repayment divided by the Cash Exchange Five Day VWAP, rounded up to the next whole share. (E) An LLC Unitholder may revoke an Elective Exchange Notice for any reason or no reason by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Company at least one Business Day prior to the applicable Cash PaymentExchange being consummated; provided, that no Exchange may be revoked if the total value of such Exchange (i.e., the dollar amount obtained by multiplying the number of Exchangeable Units to be exchanged pursuant to such Elective Exchange Notice by the closing price of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the end of the Trading Day immediately preceding the date such revocation notice is delivered) is less than $500,000.

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Samples: Exchange Agreement (P10, Inc.)

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