Fortress Investment Group LLC Class A Shares Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • May 15th, 2009 • Fortress Investment Group LLC • Investment advice • New York
Fortress Investment Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Nomura Securities International, Inc. as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters listed in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares, consisting of 30,600,000 shares being sold to the public (the “Public Shares”) and an aggregate of 9,400,000 shares being sold to Peter L. Briger, Jr., Wesley R. Edens, Robert I. Kauffman, Adam Levinson, Randal A. Nardone, Michael E. Novogratz and Nomura Holdings, Inc. (the “Principal Shares”, and together with the Public Shares the “Firm Shares”) and, at the election of the Underwriters, up to 6,000,000 additional shares (the “Optional Shares”) of Class A shares representing Class A limited liability company interests
