TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.6
FINAL
This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated
as of September ___, 2007, is hereby entered into by and among Pzena Investment Management,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Pzena Investment Management,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PIM”) and each of the undersigned parties
hereto identified as “Members.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Members hold membership interests (“Units”) in PIM, which is treated as a
partnership for United States federal income Tax (as defined below) purposes;
WHEREAS, the Corporation is the managing member of, and holds and will hold Units in, PIM;
WHEREAS, as a result of the Members agreeing to hold Units rather than transferring all of
their Units in exchange for shares of Class A common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per
share (“Class A Shares”), the Corporation is expected to incur significantly lower Tax
liabilities on an ongoing basis with respect to the operations of PIM;
WHEREAS, certain of the Members will sell Units to the Corporation (the “Original
Sale”) in exchange for the net proceeds from the IPO (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Units are exchangeable for Class A Shares of the Corporation;
WHEREAS, PIM and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries treated as a partnership for
United States federal income Tax purposes has or will have in effect an election under Section 754
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for the Taxable Year (as
defined below) in which the Original Sale occurs and for each subsequent Taxable Year in which an
exchange of Units for Class A Shares occurs, which election will result in an adjustment to the Tax
basis of the assets owned by PIM and such subsidiaries, solely with respect to the Corporation, at
the time of the Original Sale, an exchange of Units for Class A Shares or any other deemed or
actual acquisition of Units by the Corporation for cash or otherwise (collectively, and together
with the Original Sale, an “Exchange”) (such time, including the date of the Original Sale,
the “Exchange Date”) by reason of such Exchange and the payments under this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the income, gain, loss, expense and other Tax items of (i) PIM, solely with respect
to the Corporation, may be affected by the Basis Adjustment (defined below) and (ii) the
Corporation may be affected by the Imputed Interest (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to make certain arrangements with respect to the
effect of the Basis Adjustment and Imputed Interest on the actual liability for Taxes of the
Corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements
set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall
have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of the terms defined).
“Advisory Firm” means Ernst & Young LLP, or any other accounting firm that is
nationally recognized as being expert in Tax matters and that is appointed by the Board.
“Advisory Firm Letter” shall mean a letter from the Advisory Firm stating that the
relevant schedule, notice or other information to be provided by the Corporation to the Applicable
Member and all supporting schedules and work papers were prepared by the Corporation in good faith.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such first Person.
“Agreed Rate” means LIBOR.
“Agreement” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Amended Schedule” is defined in Section 2.04(b) of this Agreement.
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“Applicable Member” means in respect of that portion of any Tax Benefit Payment that
arises from an Exchange or a deemed Exchange pursuant to clause (5) of the definition of “Valuation
Assumptions”, the Exchanging Member or Member deemed to Exchange, as applicable.
“Basis Adjustment” means the adjustment to the Tax basis of an Exchange Asset as a
result of an Exchange and the payments made pursuant to this Agreement, as calculated under Section
2.01 of this Agreement, under Section 732(b) of the Code (in a situation where, as a result of one
or more Exchanges, PIM becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for Tax
purposes) or Sections 743(b) and 754 of the Code (including in situations where, following an
Exchange, PIM remains in existence as an entity for Tax purposes) or otherwise, as applicable, and,
in each case, comparable sections of state, local and foreign Tax laws. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one
or more Units shall be determined without regard to any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units and as
if any such Pre-Exchange Transfer had not occurred.
A “Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares: (i) voting power,
which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (ii) investment
power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The
terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative
meanings.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.
“Business Day” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday
recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of New York shall
not be regarded as a Business Day.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
| (i) | any Person or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor provisions thereto, excluding a group of Persons, which, if it includes any Key Member or any of such Key Member’s Affiliates, includes all Key Members then employed by PIM or any of PIM’s Affiliates, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities; or |
| (ii) | the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors of the Corporation then serving: individuals who, on the date of the consummation of the IPO, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in |
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| connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to an election of directors of the Corporation) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date of the consummation of the IPO or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended by the directors referred to in this clause (ii); or | |||
| (iii) | there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (x) the Board immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if the surviving company is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) all of the Persons who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation; or | ||
| (iv) | the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly, or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their voting power of the Corporation immediately prior to such sale. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to clause (ii) and clause (iii)(x) above, a
“Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any
transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of
the shares of capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of
transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate voting power in an entity which
owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such
transaction or series of transactions.
“Class A Shares” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Code” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
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“Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Corporation” is defined in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Corporation Return” means the United States federal, state, local and/or foreign Tax
Return, as applicable, of the Corporation filed with respect to Taxes for any Taxable Year.
“Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year means the cumulative amount
of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable
Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized
Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most
recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such
determination.
“Default Rate” means LIBOR plus 300 basis points.
“Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the
Code or similar provision of state, local and foreign Tax law, as applicable, or any other event
(including the execution of a Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of
any liability for Tax.
“Dispute” is defined in Section 7.08(a).
“Early Termination Date” means the date of an Early Termination Notice for purposes of
determining the Early Termination Payment.
“Early Termination Notice” is defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
“Early Termination Schedule” is defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
“Early Termination Payment” is defined in Section 4.03(b) of this Agreement.
“Early Termination Rate” means the long-term Treasury rate in effect on the applicable
date.
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“Exchange” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement; “Exchanged” and “Exchanging”
shall have correlative meanings.
“Exchange Assets” means each asset that is held by PIM, or by any of its direct or
indirect subsidiaries treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for purposes of the applicable
Tax, at the time of an Exchange.
“Exchange Basis Schedule” is defined in Section 2.02 of this Agreement.
“Exchange Date” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Exchange Payment” is defined in Section 5.01.
“Expert” is defined in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.
“Hypothetical Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability
for Taxes of the Corporation (or PIM, but only with respect to income realized by PIM the Tax
liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods,
elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return) but using the
Non-Stepped Up Tax Basis instead of the Tax basis of the Exchange Assets and excluding any
deduction attributable to Imputed Interest.
“Imputed Interest” shall mean any interest imputed under Section 1272, 1274 or 483 or
other provision of the Code and any similar provision of state, local and foreign Tax law with
respect to the Corporation’s payment obligations under this Agreement.
“IPO” means the initial public offering of the Class A Shares that is being
consummated on the date hereof.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Key Member” means any of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, A. Rama Krishna, Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx or Milestone Associates, L.L.C.
“LIBOR" means for each month (or portion thereof) during any period, an interest rate
per annum equal to the rate per annum reported, on the date two days prior to the first day of such
month, as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing
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quotations of LIBOR) for London interbank offered rates for United States dollar deposits for
such month (or portion thereof).
“LLC Agreement” means, with respect to PIM, the Amended and Restated Operating
Agreement of PIM.
“Market Value” means, with respect to the Class A Shares, on any given date: (i) if
the Class A Shares are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing sale price
per share of the Class A Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that date (or, if no closing sale
price is reported, the last reported sale price), (ii) if the Class A Shares are not listed for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is
reported, the last reported sale price) as reported on that date in composite transactions for the
principal national securities exchange registered pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which the Class A Shares are listed, (iii) if the Class A
Shares are not so listed on a national securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Class
A Shares on that date in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar
organization, or (iv) if the Class A Shares are not so quoted by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar
organization such value as the Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine in good faith.
“Material Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
“Members” means the parties hereto, other than the Corporation, and each other Person
who from time to time executes a Joinder Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Non-Stepped Up Tax Basis” means, with respect to any asset at any time, the Tax basis
that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustment had been made.
“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
“Original Sale” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Payment Date” means any date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to
this Agreement.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other
entity.
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“Pre-Exchange Transfer” means any transfer (including upon the death of a Member) of
one or more Units (i) that occurs prior to an Exchange of such Units, and (ii) to which Section
743(b) of the Code applies.
“Realized Tax Benefit” means, for a Taxable Year and for all Taxes collectively, the
net excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the actual liability for Taxes of the
Corporation (or PIM, but only with respect to income realized by PIM the Tax liability for which is
allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions
and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return), determined, for the avoidance of
doubt, using the “with or without” methodology. If all or a portion of the actual liability for
Taxes of the Corporation (or PIM, but only with respect to income realized by PIM the Tax liability
for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections,
conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return) for the Taxable Year
arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not
be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a
Determination.
“Realized Tax Detriment” means, for a Taxable Year and for all Taxes collectively, the
net excess, if any, of the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or PIM, but only with
respect to income realized by PIM the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for
such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the
relevant Corporation Return) over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year determined,
for the avoidance of doubt, using the “with or without” methodology. If all or a portion of the
actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or PIM, but only with respect to income realized by
PIM the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the
same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return)
for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such
liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there
has been a Determination.
“Reconciliation Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.09.
“Reconciliation Procedures” shall mean those procedures set forth in Section 7.09 of
this Agreement.
“Schedule” means any Exchange Basis Schedule or Tax Benefit Schedule and the Early
Termination Schedule.
“Senior Obligations” is defined in Section 5.01 of this Agreement.
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“Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any
other Person as to which such Person, owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls more than
50% of the voting shares or other similar interests or the sole general partner interest or
managing member or similar interest of such Person.
“Tax Benefit Payment” is defined in Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement.
“Tax Benefit Schedule” is defined in Section 2.03 of this Agreement.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement required to be
filed with respect to Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any
information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.
“Taxable Year” means a Taxable year of the Corporation as defined in Section 441(b) of
the Code or comparable section of state, local or foreign Tax law, as applicable (and, therefore,
for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is
prepared)in which there is a Basis Adjustment or increased depreciation, amortization or interest
deductions attributable to an Exchange.
“Taxes” means any and all United States federal, state, local and foreign Taxes,
assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits,
whether as an exclusive or on an alternative basis, and any interest related to such Tax.
“Taxing Authority” shall mean any domestic, foreign, federal, national, state, county
or municipal or other local government, any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof,
or any quasi-governmental body exercising any Taxing authority or any other authority exercising
Tax regulatory authority.
“Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary and proposed regulations under the
Code promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions)
as in effect for the relevant Taxable period.
“Units” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Valuation Assumptions” shall mean, as of an Early Termination Date, or following a
Change of Control, as applicable, the assumptions that (1) in each Taxable Year ending on or after
such Early Termination Date, the Corporation will have sufficient Taxable income to fully offset
the deductions in such Taxable Year attributable to any Basis Adjustment, increased depreciation or
amortization deductions attributable to an Exchange, and Imputed
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Interest, (2) the U.S. federal income Tax rates and state, local and foreign income Tax rates
that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable
Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Date, (3) any loss carryovers
generated by any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest and available as of the date of the Early
Termination Schedule will be used by the Corporation on a pro rata basis from the date of the Early
Termination Schedule through the scheduled expiration date of such loss carryovers, (4) any
non-amortizable assets will be disposed of on the fifteenth anniversary of the Early Termination
Date, provided, however, that, in the event of a Change of Control, non-amortizable
assets shall be deemed disposed of at the earlier of (i) the time of sale of the relevant asset or
(ii) as generally provided in this Valuation Assumption (4) and (5) if, at the Early Termination
Date, there are Units that have not been Exchanged, then each such Unit shall be deemed to be
Exchanged for the Market Value of the Class A Shares and the amount of cash that would be
transferred if the Exchange occurred on the Early Termination Date.
ARTICLE II
DETERMINATION OF CUMULATIVE REALIZED TAX BENEFIT
Section 2.01 Basis Adjustment.
(a) Exchange Assets. For purposes of this Agreement, as a result of an Exchange, PIM
shall be entitled to a Basis Adjustment for each Exchange Asset with respect to the Corporation,
the amount of which Basis Adjustment will be the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of (x) the Market
Value of the Class A Shares, cash or the amount of any other consideration transferred to the
Applicable Member pursuant to the Exchange as payment for the exchanged Units, to the extent
attributable to such Exchange Assets, plus (y) the amount of payments made pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to such Exchange, to the extent attributable to such Exchange Assets, plus
(z) the amount of debt and other liabilities allocated to the Units acquired pursuant to such
Exchange, to the extent attributable to such Exchange Assets; over (ii) the Corporation’s share of
PIM’s basis for such Exchange Assets immediately after the Exchange, attributable to the Units
exchanged, determined as if (x) PIM were to remain in existence as an entity for Tax purposes and
(y) PIM had not made the election provided by Section 754 of the Code.
(b) Imputed Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this Agreement
shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as
Imputed Interest.
Section 2.02 Exchange Basis Schedule. Within 45 calendar days after the filing of the
United States federal income Tax return of the Corporation for each Taxable Year, the Corporation
shall deliver to each Member a schedule (the “Exchange Basis Schedule”) that shows, in
reasonable detail, for purposes of federal income Taxes, (i) the actual unadjusted Tax basis of the
Exchange Assets as of each applicable Exchange Date, (ii) the Basis Adjustment with respect to the
Exchange Assets as a result of the Exchanges effected in such Taxable Year,
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calculated in the aggregate, (iii) the period or periods, if any, over which the Exchange Assets
are amortizable and/or depreciable and (iv) the period or periods, if any, over which each Basis
Adjustment is amortizable and/or depreciable (which, for non-amortizable assets, shall be based on
the Valuation Assumptions).
Section 2.03 Tax Benefit Schedule. Within 45 calendar days after the filing of the United
States federal income Tax return of the Corporation for any Taxable Year in which there is a
Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporation shall provide to each Member a
schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax
Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “Tax Benefit Schedule”). The Tax Benefit Schedule will
become final as provided in Section 2.04(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.04(b)
(subject to the procedures set forth in Section 2.04(b)).
Section 2.04 Procedures, Amendments
(a) Procedure. Every time the Corporation delivers to the Applicable Member an
applicable Schedule under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to
Section 2.04(b), but excluding any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination
Schedule, the Corporation also shall (x) deliver to the Applicable Member schedules and work papers
providing reasonable detail regarding the preparation of such Schedule and an Advisory Firm Letter
supporting such Schedule and (y) allow the Applicable Member reasonable access, at no cost, to the
appropriate representatives at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of
such Schedule. The applicable Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties unless the
Applicable Member, within 30 calendar days after receiving an Exchange Basis Schedule or amendment
thereto or a Tax Benefit Schedule or amendment thereto, provides the Corporation with notice of a
material objection to such Schedule (“Objection Notice”) made in good faith. If the
parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such notice within
30 calendar days of receipt by the Corporation of an Objection Notice with respect to such Exchange
Basis Schedule or Tax Benefit Schedule, the Corporation and the Applicable Member shall employ the
reconciliation procedures as described in Section 7.09 of this Agreement (the “Reconciliation
Procedures”).
(b) Amended Schedule. The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from
time to time by the Corporation (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule,
(ii) to correct material inaccuracies in the Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of
additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was provided
to the Applicable Member, (iii) to comply with the Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation
Procedures, (iv) to reflect a material change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment
for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to
such Taxable Year, (v) to reflect a material change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax
Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year,
or (vi) to adjust the Exchange Basis Schedule to take into account payments made pursuant to this
Agreement (such Schedule, an “Amended Schedule”).
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ARTICLE III
TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS
Section 3.01 Payments
(a) Payments. Within three (3) business days of a Tax Benefit Schedule that was
delivered to an Applicable Member becoming final in accordance with Section 2.04(a), the
Corporation shall pay to the Applicable Member for such Taxable Year the Tax Benefit Payment
determined pursuant to Section 3.01(b). Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account of the Applicable Member previously
designated by such Member to the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, no Tax Benefit Payment
shall be made in respect of estimated Tax payments, including, without limitation, U.S. federal
income Tax payments.
(b) A “Tax Benefit Payment” means an amount, not less than zero, equal to 85% of the
sum of the Net Tax Benefit and the Interest Amount. The “Net Tax Benefit" for
each Taxable Year shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Cumulative Net Realized
Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year over the total amount of payments previously made
under this Section 3.01, excluding payments attributable to the Interest Amount; provided,
however, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Member shall be required to return any portion
of any previously received Tax Benefit Payment under any circumstances. The “Interest
Amount” for a given Taxable Year shall equal the interest on the Net Tax Benefit for such
Taxable Year calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the
Corporation Return with respect to Taxes for the most recently ended Taxable Year until the Payment
Date. The Net Tax Benefit and the Interest Amount shall be determined separately with respect to
each separate Exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Taxable Year ending on or after
the date of a Change of Control, all Tax Benefit Payments, whether paid with respect to Partnership
Units that were exchanged (i) prior to the date of such Change of Control or (ii) on or after the
date of such Change of Control, shall be calculated by utilizing Valuation Assumptions (1), (3),
and (4), substituting in each case the terms “the closing date of a Change of Control” for an
“Early Termination Date”.
Section 3.02 No Duplicative Payments. It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement
will not result in duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) required under this
Agreement. It is also intended that the provisions of this Agreement will result in 85% of the
Corporation’s Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit, and the Interest Amount thereon, being paid to
the Members pursuant to this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in the
appropriate manner to achieve these fundamental results.
Section 3.03 Pro Rata Payments. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that (i) the
Corporation’s deductions with respect to any Basis Adjustment is limited in a particular Taxable
Year or (ii) the Corporation lacks sufficient funds to satisfy or is prevented under any credit
agreement or other arrangement from satisfying its obligations to make all Tax Benefit
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Payments due in a particular Taxable year, the limitation on the deduction, or the Tax Benefit
Payments that may be made, as the case may be, shall be taken into account or made for the
Applicable Member in the same proportion as Tax Benefit Payments would have been made absent the
limitations in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, as applicable.
ARTICLE IV
TERMINATION
Section 4.01 Early Termination and Breach of Agreement.
(a) The Corporation may terminate this Agreement with respect to all of the Units held (or
previously held and Exchanged) by all Members at any time by paying to the Members the Early
Termination Payment; provided, however, that this Agreement shall terminate only
upon the receipt of the Early Termination Payment by all Members, and provided,
further, that the Corporation may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights
under this Section 4.01(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid.
Upon payment of the Early Termination Payments by the Corporation, neither the Members nor the
Corporation shall have any further payment obligations under this Agreement, other than for any (x)
Tax Benefit Payment agreed by the Corporation acting in good faith and the Applicable Member to be
due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (y) Tax Benefit Payment due for
the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of the Early Termination Notice (except to the
extent that the amount described in clause (y) is included in the Early Termination Payment). For
the avoidance of doubt, if an Exchange occurs after the Corporation makes the Early Termination
Payments with respect to all Members, the Corporation shall have no obligations under this
Agreement with respect to such Exchange, and its only obligations under this Agreement in such case
shall be its obligations to all Members under Section 4.03(a).
(b) In the event that the Corporation breaches any of its material obligations under this
Agreement, whether as a result of failure to make any payment when due, failure to honor any other
material obligation required hereunder or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this
Agreement in a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then all obligations
hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination
Notice had been delivered on the date of such breach and shall include, but shall not be limited
to, (1) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been
delivered on the date of a breach, (2) any Tax Benefit Payment agreed by the Corporation acting in
good faith and any Applicable Member to be due and payable but unpaid as of the date of a breach,
and (3) any Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of a
breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation breaches this Agreement,
the Members shall be entitled to elect to receive the amounts set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3)
above or to seek specific performance of the terms hereof. The parties agree that the failure to
make any payment due pursuant to this Agreement within three months of the date such payment is due
shall be deemed to be a breach
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of a material obligation under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement, and that it
shall not be considered to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement to make a
payment due pursuant to this Agreement within three months of the date such payment is due.
(c) The Corporation, PIM and each of the Members hereby acknowledge that, as of the date of
this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot reasonably be ascertained
for United States federal income Tax or other applicable Tax purposes.
Section 4.02 Early Termination Notice. If the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of
early termination under Section 4.01 above, the Corporation shall deliver to each present or former
Member notice of such intention to exercise such right (“Early Termination Notice”) and a
schedule (the “Early Termination Schedule”) specifying the Corporation’s intention to
exercise such right and showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination
Payment. The Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties unless an
Applicable Member, within 30 calendar days after receiving the Early Termination Schedule, provides
the Corporation with notice of a material objection to such Schedule made in good faith
(“Material Objection Notice”). If the parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully
resolve the issues raised in such notice within 30 calendar days after receipt by the Corporation
of the Material Objection Notice, the Corporation and the applicable Member shall employ the
Reconciliation Procedures as described in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.
Section 4.03 Payment upon Early Termination. (a) Within three (3) business days after the
Early Termination Schedule has become final and binding, the Corporation shall pay to each
Applicable Member an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment. Such payment shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Applicable Member.
(b) The “Early Termination Payment” as of the date of the delivery of an Early
Termination Schedule shall equal with respect to the Applicable Member the present value,
discounted at the Early Termination Rate as of such date, of all Tax Benefit Payments that would be
required to be paid by the Corporation to the Applicable Member beginning from the Early
Termination Date and assuming that the Valuation Assumptions are applied.
ARTICLE V
SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS
Section 5.01 Subordination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment required to be made by the
Corporation to the Members under this Agreement (an “Exchange Payment”) shall rank
subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and
payable in respect of any obligations in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of
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the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (“Senior Obligations”) and shall rank pari passu with
all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations.
Section 5.02 Late Payments by the Corporation. The amount of all or any portion of any
Exchange Payment not made to any Member when due (without regard to Section 5.01) under the terms
of this Agreement shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate
and commencing from the date on which such Exchange Payment was due and payable.
ARTICLE VI
NO DISPUTES; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION
Section 6.01 Member Participation in the Corporation and PIM’s Tax Matters. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion
over, all Tax matters concerning the Corporation and PIM, including without limitation the
preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue
pertaining to Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify each applicable
Member of, and keep such applicable Member reasonably informed with respect to the portion of any
audit of the Corporation and PIM by a Taxing Authority the outcome of which is reasonably expected
to affect such applicable Member’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and shall provide
to such applicable Member reasonable opportunity to provide information and other input to the
Corporation, PIM and their respective advisors concerning the conduct of any such portion of such
audit; provided, however, that the Corporation and PIM shall not be required to
take any action that is inconsistent with any provision of the LLC Agreement.
Section 6.02 Consistency. Except upon the written advice of an Advisory Firm, the
Corporation and the Applicable Member agree to report and cause to be reported for all purposes,
including U.S. federal, state, local and foreign Tax purposes and financial reporting purposes, all
Tax-related items (including without limitation the Basis Adjustment and each Tax Benefit Payment)
in a manner consistent with that specified by the Corporation in any Schedule required to be
provided by or on behalf of the Corporation under this Agreement. Any Dispute concerning such
advice shall be subject to the terms of Section 7.09. In the event that an Advisory Firm is
replaced with another firm acceptable to the Corporation and the Applicable Member, such
replacement Advisory Firm shall be required to perform its services under this Agreement using
procedures and methodologies consistent with the previous Advisory Firm, unless (a) otherwise
required by law or (b) the Corporation and the Applicable Member agree to the use of other
procedures and methodologies.
Section 6.03 Cooperation. The Applicable Member shall (a) furnish to the Corporation in a
timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporation may reasonably
request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this
Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or
controversy with any Taxing Authority, (b) make itself available to the Corporation and its
representatives to provide explanations of documents and
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materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably
request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (a) above, and (c) reasonably
cooperate in connection with any such matter described in clause (a) above. The Corporation shall
reimburse the Applicable Member for any reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred pursuant
to this Section 6.03.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received (a) on the date of
delivery if delivered personally, or by facsimile upon confirmation of transmission by the sender’s
fax machine if sent on a Business Day (or otherwise on the next Business Day) or (b) on the first
Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service.
All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions
as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
if to the Corporation, to:
Pzena Investment Management, Inc.
x/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X.
000 Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
(T) (000) 000-0000
(F) (000)000-0000
x/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.X.
000 Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
(T) (000) 000-0000
(F) (000)000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(T) (000) 000-0000
(F) (000) 000-0000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(T) (000) 000-0000
(F) (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Applicable Member, to:
The address and facsimile number set forth in the records of PIM.
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Any party may change its address or fax number by giving the other party written notice of its new
address or fax number in the manner set forth above.
Section 7.02 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all
of which shall be considered one and the same Agreement and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being
understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature
page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually
signed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 7.03 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any
other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement.
Section 7.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws
principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
Section 7.05 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal
or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally
contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 7.06 Successors; Assignment; Amendments; Waivers. No Member may assign this
Agreement to any person without the prior written consent of the Corporation; provided,
however, that (i) to the extent Units are transferred in accordance with the terms of the
LLC Agreement, the transferring Member shall have the option to assign to the transferee of such
Units the transferring Member’s rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units,
as long as such transferee has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such transfer,
executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Corporation, agreeing to become a “Member” for all purposes of this Agreement, except as
otherwise provided in such joinder, and (ii) once an Exchange has occurred, any and all payments
that may become payable to a Member pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Exchanged Units
may be assigned to any Person or Persons as long as any such Person has executed and delivered, or,
in connection with such assignment, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, agreeing to be bound by Section 7.12 and
acknowledging specifically the terms of the next paragraph of this Section 7.06. For the avoidance
of doubt, if a Person transfers
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Units (regardless of whether the transferee is a “Permitted Transferee” under the terms of the LLC
Agreement) but does not assign to the transferee of such Units such Person’s rights, if any, under
this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such Person shall be entitled to receive the
Tax Benefit Payments, if any, due hereunder with respect to, including any Tax Benefit Payments
arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of, such Units.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.06, no transferee described in
clause (i) of the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph shall have the right to
enforce the provisions of Section 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 or 6.02 of this Agreement, and no assignee
described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph shall have
any rights under this Agreement except for the right to enforce its right to receive payments under
this Agreement.
No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by
each of the Corporation and PIM and by Members who would be entitled to receive at least two-thirds
of the Early Termination Payments payable to all Members hereunder if the Corporation had exercised
its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment
(excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any Member pursuant to this
Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange); provided, however, that no
such amendment shall be effective if such amendment would have a disproportionate effect on the
payments certain Members will or may receive under this Agreement unless all such Members
disproportionately effected consent in writing to such amendment. No provision of this Agreement
may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is
to be effective.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the
parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal
representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to
perform if no such succession had taken place. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in
the event a Member transfers his Units to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the LLC Agreement),
excluding any other Member, such Member shall have the right, on behalf of such transferee, to
enforce the provisions of Sections 2.04, 4.02 or 6.01 with respect to such transferred Units.
Section 7.07 Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this
Agreement.
Section 7.08 Resolution of Disputes.
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(a) Any and all disputes which are not governed by Section 7.09, including but not limited to
any ancillary claims of any party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity,
negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement (including
the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) (each a “Dispute”)
shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator in New York in accordance
with the then-existing Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. If the
parties to the Dispute fail to agree on the selection of an arbitrator within ten (10) days of the
receipt of the request for arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce shall make the
appointment. The arbitrator shall be a lawyer admitted to the practice of law in the State of New
York and shall conduct the proceedings in the English language. Performance under this Agreement
shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings. In addition to monetary
damages, the arbitrator shall be empowered to award equitable relief, including, but not limited to
an injunction and specific performance of any obligation under this Agreement. The arbitrator is
not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages, and each party hereby irrevocably
waives any right to recover punitive, exemplary or similar damages with respect to any Dispute.
The award shall be final and binding upon the parties as from the date rendered, and shall be the
sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues, or
accounting presented to the arbitral tribunal. Judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced
in any court having jurisdiction over a party or any of its assets.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the Corporation may bring an action or
special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to
arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or
enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each Member (i)
expressly consents to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section 7.08 to any such action or
proceeding, (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the
provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be
inadequate, and (iii) irrevocably appoints the Corporation as such Member’s agent for service of
process in connection with any such action or proceeding and agrees that service of process upon
such agent, who shall promptly advise such Member of any such service of process, shall be deemed
in every respect effective service of process upon the Member in any such action or proceeding.
(c) (i) EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS LOCATED IN NEW
YORK, NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION 7.08, OR ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING ANCILLARY TO AN ARBITRATION OR
CONTEMPLATED ARBITRATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT. Such ancillary
judicial proceedings include any suit, action or proceeding to compel arbitration, to obtain
temporary or preliminary judicial relief in aid of arbitration, or to confirm an arbitration award.
The parties acknowledge that the forums designated by this paragraph (c) have a reasonable relation
to this Agreement, and to the parties’ relationship with one another; and (ii) the parties hereby
waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
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any objection which they now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying
of venue of any such ancillary suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to in
paragraph (c) (i) of this Section 7.08 and such parties agree not to plead or claim the same.
Section 7.09 Reconciliation. In the event that the Corporation and the applicable Member
are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to the matters governed by Sections 2.04, 4.02
and 6.02 within the relevant period designated in this Agreement (“Reconciliation
Dispute”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally
recognized expert (the “Expert”) in the particular area of disagreement mutually acceptable
to both parties. The Expert shall be a partner in a nationally recognized accounting firm or a law
firm (other than the Advisory Firm), and the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert
shall not, have any material relationship with either the Corporation or the applicable Member or
other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the parties are unable to agree on an Expert
within fifteen (15) days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation
Dispute, the Expert shall be appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce Centre for
Expertise. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to the Exchange Basis Schedule or an
amendment thereto or the Early Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within thirty (30)
calendar days and shall resolve any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment
thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in
each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a
disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the
subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on such date and such Tax
Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon
resolution. In the event that this reconciliation provision is utilized, the fees of the Expert
shall be paid in proportion to the manner in which the dispute is resolved, such that, for example,
if the entire dispute is resolved in favor of the Corporation, the applicable Member shall pay all
of the fees, or if the items in dispute are resolved 50% in favor of the Corporation and 50% in
favor of the applicable Member, each of the Corporation and the applicable Member shall pay 50% of
the fees of the Expert. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the
meaning of this Section 7.09 shall be decided by the Expert. The Expert shall finally determine
any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.09 shall
be binding on the Corporation and the applicable Member and may be entered and enforced in any
court having jurisdiction.
Section 7.10 Withholding. The Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any
payment payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct
and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state,
local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the
appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporation, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all
purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Applicable Member.
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Section 7.11 Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of
Corporate Assets.
(a) If the Corporation becomes a member of another affiliated or consolidated group of
corporations that files a consolidated income Tax return pursuant to Sections 1501 et seq. of the
Code or any corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign law, then: (i) the provisions of
this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit
Payments, Early Termination Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with
reference to the consolidated Taxable income of the group as a whole.
(b) If any entity that is obligated to make an Exchange Payment hereunder transfers one or
more assets to a corporation with which such entity does not file a consolidated Tax return
pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code, such entity, for purposes of calculating the amount of any
Exchange Payment (e.g., calculating the gross income of the entity and determining the Realized Tax
Benefit of such entity) due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully
Taxable transaction on the date of such contribution. The consideration deemed to be received by
such entity shall be equal to the fair market value of the contributed asset, plus (i) the amount
of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a contribution of an encumbered asset or
(ii) the amount of debt allocated to such asset, in the case of a contribution of a partnership
interest.
Section 7.12 Confidentiality. Each Member and assignee acknowledges and agrees that the
information of the Corporation and of its Affiliates is confidential and, except in the course of
performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by law or
legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such person shall keep and retain in the
strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to
this Agreement, of the Corporation and its Affiliates and successors, concerning PIM and its
Affiliates and successors or the other Members, learned by the Member heretofore or hereafter.
This clause 7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by
the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of
such Member in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community and
(ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prepare and file his or
her Tax returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing authority or to
prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing authority with respect to such
returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Member and assignee (and each
employee, representative or other agent of such Member or assignee, as applicable) may disclose to
any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the
Corporation, PIM, the Members and their Affiliates, and any of their transactions, and all
materials of any kind (including opinions or other Tax analyses) that are provided to the Members
relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure.
If a Member or assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the
provisions of this Section 7.12, the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the
provisions of this Section 7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any
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court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being
acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to
the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or the other Members and the accounts and funds managed
by the Corporation and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such
Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights
and remedies available at law or in equity.
Section 7.13 LLC Agreement. This Agreement shall be treated as part of the partnership
agreement of PIM as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and
1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations.
Section 7.14 Partnerships. The Corporation hereby agrees that, to the extent it acquires a
general partnership interest, managing member interest or similar interest in any Person after the
date hereof, it shall cause such Person to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement and such
Person shall be treated as a “partnership” for all purposes of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and each Member have duly executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
By:
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| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||
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| Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Chief Executive Officer |
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDERS:
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| THE XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX TRUST | ||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee | ||||
| THE XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX TRUST | ||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee | ||||
| THE KRISHNA FAMILY TRUST | ||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Trustee | ||||
| THE ACJF TRUST | ||||
By: |
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| Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Trustee | ||||
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| THE XXXXXXX XXXXXX DYNASTY TRUST | ||||
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| Xxx Xxxxxx, Trustee | ||||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
| THE XXXXXXX XXXXXX GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST |
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| XXXXXXX X. XXXXX DESCENDANTS’ TRUST | ||||
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| Xxxxx Xxxxx, Trustee | ||||
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| THE XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX GRANTOR | ||||
| RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST | ||||
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| Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Trustee of the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated May 4, 2007 | ||||
| THE XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX GRANTOR | ||||
| RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST | ||||
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| CC GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST I | ||||
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| Xxxxx Xxxx, Trustee | ||||
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| Yi Sheng, Independent Trustee | ||||
| LJK TRUST I | ||||
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| Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Trustee | ||||
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| Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Trustee | ||||
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| LJK TRUST IV | ||||
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| ADS III 2007 GRANTOR RETAINED | ||||
| ANNUITY TRUST | ||||
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| Xxxxx XxXxxxxxx, Trustee | ||||
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| BSS GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST | ||||
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EXHIBIT A
JOINDER
This JOINDER (this “Joinder”) to the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of
, by and among Pzena Investment Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Corporation”), Pzena Investment Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“PIM”)
and (“Permitted Transferee”).
WHEREAS,
on
, Permitted Transferee acquired (the “Acquisition”) ___ Units
in PIM and the corresponding shares of Class B common stock of the Corporation (collectively,
“Interests” and, together with all other Interests hereinafter acquired by Permitted
Transferee from Transferor and its Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Tax Receivable
Agreement), the “Acquired Interests”) from (“Transferor”); and
WHEREAS, Transferor, in connection with the Acquisition, has required Permitted Transferee to
execute and deliver this Joinder pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Tax Receivable Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements contained herein,
Permitted Transferee hereby agrees as follows:
Section 1.1 Definitions. To the extent capitalized words used in this Joinder are not
defined in this Joinder, such words shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Receivable
Agreement.
Section 1.2 Joinder. Permitted Transferee hereby acknowledges and agrees to become a
“Member” (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement) for all purposes of the Tax Receivable
Agreement, including but not limited to, being bound by Sections 7.12, 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 and 6.02 of
the Tax Receivable Agreement, with respect to the Acquired Interests, and any other Interests
Permitted Transferee acquires hereafter.
Section 1.3 Notice. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
hereunder to Permitted Transferee shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written
instrument delivered in person or sent by facsimile (provided a copy is thereafter promptly
delivered as provided in this Section 1.3) or nationally recognized overnight courier, addressed to
Permitted Transferee at the address or facsimile number set forth below or such other address or
facsimile number as may hereafter be designated in writing by Permitted Transferee:
Section 1.4 Governing Law. THIS JOINDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS
PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Joinder has been duly executed and delivered by Permitted Transferee
as of the date first above written.
Signature Page for Joinder by
to the Tax Receivable Agreement
to the Tax Receivable Agreement
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