Company: TIPT
Filing Date: 2025-10-17
Form Type: PREM14A
Source: 0001140361-25-038514
Chunk: 226

Company: TIPTREE INC.
Filing Date: 2025-10-17
Form: PREM14A
Chunk 226
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 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 informed of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information provided to them and are bound by an obligation of confidentiality to Tiptree; provided, that nothing in this paragraph prohibits the making of any statements, disclosures or other communications that are permitted by the Merger Agreement.

The Tiptree Restrictive Covenant Agreement automatically terminates and is of no further force or effect upon the termination of the Merger Agreement.

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<div align='center'>**PROPOSAL 1: APPROVAL OF THE MERGER AND THE