Company: TIPT
Filing Date: 2025-10-31
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001140361-25-039949
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Company: TIPTREE INC.
Filing Date: 2025-10-31
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 163
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 discussions with respect to any acquisition proposal or that could reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to an acquisition proposal; |

| • | provide any non-public information, or afford access to the business, property, assets, books, records or personal information of Tiptree or its subsidiaries, to any person (other than Purchaser, Merger Sub, or any representatives of Purchaser or Merger Sub) in connection with any acquisition proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to an acquisition proposal; or |

| • | enter into any binding or non-binding letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, arrangement, understanding, or agreement in principle or agreement with respect to an acquisition proposal. |

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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS
In this proxy statement, an “acquisition proposal” means any inquiry, indication of interest, offer or proposal made or renewed by any person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than Purchaser and Merger Sub) that would, if consummated, result in such person or group, directly or indirectly, acquiring beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the total voting power of any class of equity securities of Tiptree or any assets or businesses representing 15% or more of the consolidated total assets, revenues or net income of Tiptree and its subsidiaries (including Fortegra), pursuant to a merger, consolidation, or other business combination, sale of shares of capital stock, sale of assets, reinsurance transaction, tender offer or exchange offer, or similar transaction, including any single or multi-step transaction or series of related transactions, in each case, other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

#### Discussions; Notice of Acquisition Proposals
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Merger Agreement, if Tiptree or any of its representatives receives an acquisition proposal prior to the time at which the Tiptree stockholder approval is obtained that did not result from a breach of Tiptree’s non-solicitation obligations under the Merger Agreement, Tiptree, Fortegra and their respective representatives may (A) seek to clarify and understand the terms and conditions of any inquiry or proposal made by any person solely to determine whether such inquiry or proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in a superior proposal and (B) inform the person that has made the inquiry or proposal of the applicable provisions of the Merger Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary