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
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 portfolio company will be deemed to be a “Covered Affiliate” of Tiptree).

During the period beginning on the date of the Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement through the second anniversary of the closing date, Tiptree has covenanted and agreed that it will not make any statement, written or verbal, or take any other action in disparagement of, Purchaser, Fortegra, the surviving corporation or any of their

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respective subsidiaries or Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph will prevent a person from (a) truthfully defending against claims made by another person or enforcing legal rights or remedies, (b) testifying truthfully under oath pursuant to a valid and enforceable court order, subpoena or other effective directive by a court, administrative agency, regulatory agency, arbitration panel or legislative body or from otherwise complying with requirements under applicable law, (c) responding publicly to incorrect, disparaging or derogatory public statements made by any other person to the extent necessary to correct or refute such public statement, (d) making assertions in any action brought to enforce the Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement, the Merger Agreement or other transaction documents or (e) making an adverse recommendation change in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

Following the closing, or, in respect of Confidential Information (as defined in the Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement) pertaining specifically to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, following the date of the Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement, Tiptree will not, will cause its controlled affiliates and employees not to, and will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that its non-controlled affiliates and agents that have received Confidential Information will not, directly or indirectly, communicate, divulge, disseminate or use, for any purpose whatsoever, any Confidential Information, except (a) with the prior written consent of Purchaser, (b) as required by any law or any investigation or audit of a governmental authority, (c) in connection with the enforcement of or any dispute arising under the Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement, the Merger Agreement or other transaction documents or (d) to its financial planners, accountants, attorneys or other advisors or employees or representatives that need to know such information in connection with its obligations hereunder and under the other transaction documents or in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement and, in each case, are