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Exhibit 4.4

GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

ARTICLE I

Purpose

 

The purpose of the Global Geophysical Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is to provide Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company.  The Plan is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Code.  Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ARTICLE II

Definitions

 

Section 2.1 Definitions.  Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

(a) "Acquisition Date" means the last day of each Offering Period at which time the Shares subject to a Share Purchase Right granted under the Plan may be purchased by and on behalf of the Participant.

 

(b) "Administrator" means the Board or such other person or committee as the Board shall appoint.

 

(c) "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person where "control" shall have the meaning given such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

(d) "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors.

 

(e) "Change in Control Date" means the date as of which the first of the following events occurs:

 

(i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person, entity or "group" (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any Subsidiary, any Principal Stockholder or any Affiliate thereof, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company, or a Person that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of 50% or more of the total combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities;

 

(ii) the merger or consolidation of the Company, as a result of which persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, together with the Principal Stockholders, do not, immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the merged or consolidated company;

 

  

  

  

(iii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than a liquidation or dissolution of the Company into a Subsidiary or for the purposes of effecting a corporate restructuring or reorganization as a result of which persons who were shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such liquidation or dissolution, together with the Principal Stockholders, continue to own immediately thereafter, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity that owns, directly or indirectly, substantially all of the assets of the Company following such transaction; or

 

(iv) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to one or more persons or entities that are not, immediately prior to such transaction, Affiliates of the Company, or any employee benefit plan of the Company (other than by way of a transaction that would not be deemed a Change in Control pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above);

 

in each case, provided that such event constitutes a "change in control" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files for bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization under the United States Bankruptcy Code or as a result of any restructuring that occurs as a result of any such proceeding.

 

(f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(g) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and such other class of stock into which such common stock is hereafter converted or exchanged.

 

(h) "Company" means Global Geophysical Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

(i) "Compensation" means the total compensation of an Employee. Compensation shall be determined prior to the Employee's pre-tax contributions pursuant to Section 125 or 401(k) of the Code. If determined by the Administrator, other forms of compensation may be included in or excluded from the definition of Compensation.

 

(j) "Contribution" means all amounts credited to the account of a participant pursuant to the Plan.

 

(k) "Designated Subsidiary" means the Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company that have been designated from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

(l) "Effective Date" means the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company, which date shall be within the twelve months before or after the date the Plan is approved by the Board.

 

(m) "Employee" means any person who performs services for, and who is classified as an employee on the payroll records of, the Company or a Designated Subsidiary and who is 

 

  

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customarily employed for at least 20 hours per week and more than five months in a calendar year.  For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2). For purposes of this Plan, where the period of leave exceeds three months and the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three month period.

 

(n) "Fair Market Value" of a Share as of a given date shall be:

 

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, the closing sales price for a Share (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or, if not so reported, such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

 

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Administrator shall determine the Fair Market Value in good faith with reference to the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the date of determination and sales prices of securities issued to investors in any recent arm's length transactions; or

 

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator with reference to the most recent valuation of the Common Stock performed by an independent valuation consultant or appraiser of nationally recognized standing (which valuation shall be prepared not less frequently than annually) and sales prices of securities issued to investors in any recent arm's length transactions.

 

(o) "Offer Date" means the first day of each Offering Period.

 

(p) "Offering Period" means a period of time specified by the Administrator (which period shall be no longer than 12 months), beginning on the Offer Date and ending on the Acquisition Date. Initially, each Offering Period shall be a period of three months, beginning on July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1 of each year.

 

(q) "Participant" means an individual who becomes a participant in the Plan pursuant to Article V.

 

(r) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or any other entity of whatever nature.

 

(s) "Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Article I.

 

(t) "Purchase Price" means the purchase price per Share subject to the Share Purchase Right determined pursuant to Section 6.3.

 

  

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(u) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(v) "Share" means a share of Common Stock.

 

(w) "Share Purchase Right" means a right that entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

(x) "Subsidiary" of an entity means any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with such entity if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain then owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

 

ARTICLE III

Available Shares and Adjustments

 

Section 3.1 Available Shares.  Subject to adjustments as provided in this Article III, the maximum number of Shares available for purchase on or after the Effective Date is 1,000,000 Shares. Shares issued under the Plan may be Shares of original issuance, Shares held in treasury, or Shares that have been reacquired by the Company.

 

Section 3.2 Adjustments.

 

(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, extraordinary dividend, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or any disposition of all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of the Company, exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event that affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment to Share Purchase Rights or the Plan is determined by the Administrator to be necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to a Share Purchase Right, then the Administrator shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of the number and kind of Shares (or other securities or property) with respect to which a Share Purchase Right may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 on the maximum number and kind of Shares that may be issued under the Plan). All determinations and adjustments made by the Administrator in good faith pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be final and binding on the affected Participants and the Company. Any adjustment of an Award pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be made in compliance with Section 423 of the Code.

 

(b) Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, the Board may prescribe that (i) any Offering Period then in progress may be shortened by changing the Acquisition Date to the Change in Control Date or the date immediately prior to the Change in Control Date, (ii) all outstanding Share Purchase Rights shall be canceled as of the Change in Control Date and each Participant shall be entitled to a payment per Share Purchase Right (in cash or other property as determined by the Administrator), equal to the difference between the per Share Fair Market Value as of the Change in Control Date and the Purchase Price determined in accordance with Section 6.3 as if the Share Purchase Right had 

 

  

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been executed under the preceding clause (i) or (iii) a substitute right to purchase shares shall be granted for each outstanding Share Purchase Right in accordance with Section 424 of the Code. Nothing in this Section 3.2(b) shall affect in any way the Company's right to terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 10.8.

 

(c) Insufficient Shares. If the Administrator determines that, on a given Acquisition Date, the number of Shares that may be purchased under the outstanding Share Purchase Rights for the applicable Offering Period may exceed (i) the number of Shares that were available for issuance under the Plan on the Offer Date of the applicable Offering Period or (ii) the number of Shares available for sale under the Plan on such Acquisition Date, including but not limited to by reason of a limitation on the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased set by the Administrator pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b), the Administrator shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for issuance on such Acquisition Date in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants purchasing Shares on such Acquisition Date, and unless additional Shares are authorized for issuance under the Plan, no further Offering Periods shall take place and the Plan shall terminate pursuant to Section 10.8 hereof. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Offer Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company's shareholders subsequent to such Offer Date. If the Plan is so terminated, then the balance of the amount credited to the Participant's account which has not been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

 

ARTICLE IV

Eligibility

 

Section 4.1 Eligible Employees.  Any person who is an Employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as of the Offer Date for a given Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan for such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of this Article IV and the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may, impose an eligibility service requirement of up to two years of employment. The Administrator may also determine that a designated group of highly compensated employees (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code) are ineligible to participate in the Plan.

 

Section 4.2 Five Percent Shareholders.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if, after giving effect to the grant of a Share Purchase Right in the next Offering Period, the Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to the Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) owns and/or holds Common Stock and outstanding rights to purchase Common Stock possessing, in the aggregate, five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all issued and outstanding stock of the Company.

 

  

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ARTICLE V

Participation

 

Section 5.1 Participation.  An eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement and any other required documents ("Enrollment Documents") provided by the Administrator or its designee and submitting them to the Administrator or its designee in accordance with the rules established by the Administrator. The enrollment documents shall set forth the portion of the Participant's Compensation, up to 15%, including any minimum Contribution percentage and any minimum percentage increments, to be paid as Contributions pursuant to the Plan. An Employee's payroll deduction authorization shall become effective on the Offer Date. Amounts deducted from a Participant's Compensation pursuant to this Article V shall be credited to the Participant's Plan account. No interest shall be payable on the amounts credited to the Participant's Plan account.

 

Section 5.2 Continued Participation.  A Participant's election to participate in the Plan with respect to an Offering Period shall enroll such Participant in the Plan for each successive Offering period at the same payroll deduction percentage as in effect at the termination of the prior Offering Period, unless (i) such Participant delivers to the Company a different election with respect to the successive Offering Period by such time and in such manner as is designated by the Administrator for enrollment in the Plan for such successive Offering Period, (ii) such Participant withdraws from the Plan pursuant to Article IX or becomes ineligible for participation in the Plan or (iii) the Administrator determines that elections for all Participants shall cease at the end of an applicable Offering Period.

 

Section 5.3 Equal Rights and Privileges.  Each Employee who is granted a Share Purchase Right under the Plan for any Offering Period shall have the same rights and privileges as all other Employees granted Share Purchase Rights under the Plan for such Offering Period.

 

ARTICLE VI

Share Purchase Rights

 

Section 6.1 Number of Shares.  Each Eligible Employee who on the Offer Date is a Participant participating in such Offering Period shall be granted a Share Purchase Right to purchase Shares on the Acquisition Date for such Offering Period. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.2, the number of Shares subject to such Share Purchase Right shall be the number of whole Shares determined by dividing the Purchase Price into the balance credited to the Participant's account as of the Acquisition Date; provided, however, that the maximum number of Shares a Participant may purchase during each Offering Period shall be a number of Shares equal to the result of $25,000 divided by the Fair Market Value of Shares on the first day of the Offering Period not to exceed a total of 15% of such Employee's compensation as determined by the Administrator pursuant to Section 2.1(i).

 

Section 6.2 Limitation on Purchases.  Participant purchases are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.2(c) and to the following limitations:

 

(a) Offering Period Limitation.  The Administrator may set a maximum aggregate number of Shares or maximum aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares that may be purchased 

 

  

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pursuant to Share Purchase Rights with respect to any Offering Period or on any Acquisition Date (subject to the $25,000 limitation in Section 6.2(b)).

 

(b) Calendar Year Limitation. Notwithstanding Section 6.2(a), in the event that a Participant is granted a Share Purchase Right that permits such Participant to purchase Shares that, together with all other Share Purchase Rights granted to the Participant during the same calendar year under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that are qualified under Section 423 of the Code, has an aggregate value in excess of $25,000 (determined on the date of grant), such Share Purchase Right shall be reduced such that the aggregate value of all Share Purchase Rights granted to or exercisable by the Participant during the same calendar year under any plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that are qualified under Section 423 of the Code is $25,000. The Administrator may also set a maximum aggregate number of Shares or maximum aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares, which is less than the $25,000 limitation set forth in this Section 6.2(b), that may be purchased pursuant to Share Purchase Rights in a calendar year.

 

(c) Refunds. As of the first date on which a Participant's ability to purchase Shares is limited by this Section 6.2, the Participant's payroll deductions shall terminate, and any excess payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

 

Section 6.3 Purchase Price.  The purchase price per Share shall be determined by the Administrator from time to time, but in no event shall such price be less than the lesser of 85% of the Fair Market Value, or (i) the Offer Date, and (ii) the Acquisition Date.

 

ARTICLE VII

Purchase of Shares Under Share Purchase Rights

 

Section 7.1 Purchase.  Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Article IX, each Participant shall automatically purchase and acquire as of the Acquisition Date the number of whole Shares subject to the Share Purchase Right that may be purchased at the Purchase Price for that Share Purchase Right with the Contributions in such Participant's account. Any surplus in the account that is insufficient to purchase a whole Share shall be carried forward into the next Offer Period unless the Participant has elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to Article IX or the Administrator determines that surplus amounts for Participants shall not be carried forward, in which case such surplus amount shall be distributed to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

 

Section 7.2 Registration compliance.

 

(a) No Shares may be purchased under a Share Purchase Right unless the Shares to be issued or transferred upon purchase are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act or are eligible for an exemption from the registration requirements, and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable federal, state, foreign and other securities and other laws applicable to the Plan.

 

(b) If, on an Acquisition Date of any Offering Period, the Shares are not registered or exempt or the Plan is not in such compliance, no Shares under the Share Purchase Rights granted 

 

  

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under the Plan shall be purchased on the Acquisition Date. The Acquisition Date shall be delayed until the Shares are subject to such an effective registration statement or exempt, and the Plan is in such compliance. The Acquisition Date shall in no event be more than five years from the Offer Date.

 

(c) If, on the Acquisition Date of any Offering Period, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the Shares are not registered or exempt and the Plan is not in such compliance, no Shares under the Share Purchase Rights shall be purchased, and all Contributions accumulated during the Offering Period (reduced to the extent, if any, such deductions have been used to acquire Shares) shall be distributed to the Participants as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon.

 

Section 7.3 Delivery of Shares.  As soon as practicable after each Acquisition Date, the Company shall deliver the Shares acquired by each Participant during an Offering Period to the Participant or an account established in the Participant's name at a stock brokerage or other financial services firm designated by the Company.

 

Section 7.4 Vesting.  A Participant's interest in the Common Stock purchased upon the purchase of Shares under a Share Purchase Right shall be immediately vested and nonforfeitable.

 

Section 7.5 Nontransferability.  Each Share Purchase Right granted under this Plan shall be nontransferable. During the lifetime of the Participant to whom the Share Purchase Right is granted, the Shares under a Share Purchase Right may be purchased only by the Participant. No right or interest of a Participant in any Share Purchase Right shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant.

 

ARTICLE VIII

Restrictions on Sale

 

Shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan shall not be transferable by a Participant for a period of 12 months immediately following the Acquisition Date on which such Shares were purchased, or such longer or shorter period as the Administrator shall determine with respect to any Offering Period, but in no event shorter than 6 months after the Acquisition Date.

 

ARTICLE IX

Withdrawal From Participation and Termination of Employment

 

A Participant may revoke his or her payroll deduction authorization form for an Offering Period and withdraw from participation in the Plan for that Offering Period by giving written or electronic notice authorized by the Administrator to that effect to the Administrator at such time before the Acquisition Date as may be established by the Administrator. In the event of a Participant's withdrawal in accordance with the preceding sentence, all of the payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to the Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of the notice of withdrawal, without any interest thereon, and no further payroll deductions shall be made from his or her Compensation for that Offering Period. A Participant shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with this Article IX if he or she ceases to be an employee of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries for any 

 

  

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reason. A Participant's withdrawal (other than due to a termination of employment) during an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon the Participant's eligibility to participate in the Plan during a subsequent Offering Period.

 

ARTICLE X

General Provisions

 

Section 10.1 Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator, which shall be appointed by the Board. The Administrator may prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration and interpretation of the Plan. Any authority exercised by the Administrator under the Plan shall be exercised by the Administrator in its sole discretion. Determinations, interpretations, or other actions made or taken by the Administrator under the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive for all purposes and upon all persons.

 

Section 10.2 Delegation by the Administrator.  All of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Administrator specified in this Plan may be exercised and performed by the Administrator or any designee to the extent authorized by the Administrator to exercise and perform such powers, duties and responsibilities, and any determination, interpretation, or other action taken by such designee shall have the same effect hereunder as if made or taken by the Administrator.

 

Section 10.3 Tax Withholding.  The Company shall have the power to withhold, or to require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy all U.S. federal, state, local, and any non-U.S. withholding tax or other governmental tax, charge or fee requirements in respect of any payment under the Plan.

 

Section 10.4 No Guarantee of Employment.  Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate any Participant's employment at any time, or confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or retention of the Company.

 

Section 10.5 Unfunded Plan; Plan Not Subject to ERISA.  The Plan is an unfunded plan and Participants shall have the status of unsecured creditors of the Company. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Section 10.6 Freedom of Action.  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as limiting or preventing the Company or any of its affiliates from taking any action that it deems appropriate or in its best interest (as determined in its sole and absolute discretion) and no Participant (or person claiming by or through a Participant) shall have any right relating to the diminishment in the value of any account or any associated return as a result of any such action. The foregoing shall not constitute a waiver by a Participant of the terms and provisions of the Plan.

 

Section 10.7 Term of Plan.  The Plan shall be effective upon the Effective Date. The Plan shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, (ii) the termination of the Plan pursuant to Section 10.8 or (iii) when no more Shares are available for issuance under the Plan. Upon termination of the Plan, all funds accumulated in a Participant's 

 

  

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account shall be paid to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon, and all Share Purchase Rights shall automatically terminate.

 

Section 10.8 Amendment or Alteration.  Notwithstanding Section 10.1, the Board or the Administrator may at any time amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan; provided that if the Plan is amended in a manner that is considered the adoption of a new plan pursuant to Section 423 of the Code, including (i) an increase in the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1 (other than an increase merely reflecting a change in the number of outstanding Shares, such as a stock dividend or stock split), (ii) a change in the granting Company or the stock available for purchase under the Plan or (iii) a change in the designation of corporations whose Employees may be offered Share Purchase Rights under the Plan, the shareholders of the Company must reapprove the Plan within twenty-four (24) months.

 

Section 10.9 Severability.  The holding of any provision of this Plan to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction shall not affect any other provision of this Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 10.10 Assignment.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.10, this Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors, and assigns. Neither this Plan nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable by the Participant, his beneficiaries, or legal representatives; provided that nothing in this Section 10.10 shall preclude the Participant from designating a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder upon his death, or the executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of the Participant or his estate from assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereunto. This Plan shall be assignable by the Company to a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; to any corporation, partnership, or other entity that may be organized by the Company, its general partners, or its Participants, as a separate business unit in connection with the business activities of the Company or Participants; or to any corporation, partnership, or other entity resulting from the reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, partnership, or other entity, or any corporation, partnership, or other entity to or with which all or any portion of the Company's business or assets may be sold, exchanged, or transferred.

 

Section 10.11 No Attachment.  Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Plan shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

 

Section 10.12 Headings.  The Section headings appearing in this Plan are used for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered a part of this Plan or in any way modify, amend, or affect the meaning of any of its provisions.

 

Section 10.13 Rules of Construction.  Whenever the context so requires, the use of the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and vice versa, and the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa. That this Plan was drafted by the Company shall not be taken into account in interpreting or construing any provision of this Plan.

 

  

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Section 10.14 Governing Law.  This Plan and its enforcement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

 

Section 10.15 Transferability.  Rights under the Plan are not transferable by a Participant and, during the Participant's lifetime, may be exercised only by the Participant.

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Directors has adopted this Plan on June 8, 2011, and the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this document in the name of the Company.

 

 

	 	

Global Geophysical Services, Inc.

By: /s/ Christopher P. Graham

Name: Christopher P. Graham

Title: Senior VP, Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 11Form of Amended &#38; Restated Ltd. Liability Co. Agmt. of Manning &#38; Napier Group

 Exhibit 10.1 

 
  
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 MANNING & NAPIER GROUP, LLC 
 (A Delaware Limited Liability Company) 
 Dated as of
                , 2011 
  

 
 THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS (AS DEFINED HEREIN)
GOVERNED BY THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD,
ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN. 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	  	 	  	Page	 
			
	 Article I
	  	DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION	  	 	1	  
			
	 1.01
	  	Certain Definitions	  	 	1	  
	 1.02
	  	Construction	  	 	8	  
			
	 Article II
	  	GENERAL PROVISIONS	  	 	9	  
			
	 2.01
	  	Formation and Continuation	  	 	9	  
	 2.02
	  	Name	  	 	9	  
	 2.03
	  	Principal Place of Business	  	 	9	  
	 2.04
	  	Registered Office; Registered Agent	  	 	9	  
	 2.05
	  	Purposes and Powers	  	 	9	  
	 2.06
	  	Foreign Qualifications	  	 	10	  
	 2.07
	  	Term	  	 	10	  
	 2.08
	  	Tax Treatment as Partnership	  	 	10	  
			
	 Article III
	  	MEMBERS; UNITS	  	 	10	  
			
	 3.01
	  	Members	  	 	10	  
	 3.02
	  	Units; Class and Series	  	 	11	  
	 3.03
	  	Initial Unit Designations; Authorized Units	  	 	11	  
	 3.04
	  	Unit Certificates	  	 	12	  
	 3.05
	  	Issued and Outstanding Units; Unit Ledger	  	 	13	  
	 3.06
	  	Safe Harbor Election	  	 	13	  
	 3.07
	  	Voting Rights	  	 	13	  
	 3.08
	  	Splits, Distributions and Reclassifications	  	 	13	  
			
	 Article IV
	  	CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS	  	 	13	  
			
	 4.01
	  	Capital Contributions	  	 	13	  
	 4.02
	  	Additional Capital Contributions	  	 	13	  
	 4.03
	  	Return of Capital Contributions	  	 	13	  
	 4.04
	  	No Liability; No Deficit Restoration	  	 	14	  
	 4.05
	  	Capital Accounts	  	 	14	  
			
	 Article V
	  	ALLOCATIONS; DISTRIBUTIONS	  	 	15	  
			
	 5.01
	  	Allocation of Net Profits and Net Losses	  	 	15	  
	 5.02
	  	No Return of Distributions	  	 	15	  
	 5.03
	  	Deficit Capital Accounts	  	 	15	  
	 5.04
	  	Regulatory Allocations	  	 	15	  
	 5.05
	  	Curative Allocations	  	 	17	  
	 5.06
	  	Income Tax Allocations	  	 	17	  

  
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	 5.07
	 	Other Allocation Rules	  	 	17	  
	 5.08
	 	Code Section 704(c) Allocations	  	 	18	  
	 5.09
	 	Distributions	  	 	18	  
	 5.10
	 	Tax Distributions	  	 	18	  
	 5.11
	 	Restrictions on Distributions	  	 	19	  
	 5.12
	 	Withholding	  	 	19	  
	 5.13
	 	Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member	  	 	19	  
			
	 Article VI
	 	COSTS AND EXPENSES	  	 	20	  
			
	 6.01
	 	Operating Costs	  	 	20	  
			
	 Article VII
	 	GOVERNANCE	  	 	20	  
			
	 7.01
	 	Management of the Business	  	 	20	  
	 7.02
	 	Investment Company Act	  	 	22	  
	 7.03
	 	Meetings of the Members	  	 	22	  
	 7.04
	 	Provisions Applicable to All Meetings	  	 	23	  
	 7.05
	 	Officers	  	 	24	  
	 7.06
	 	Duties of the Managing Member and the Members	  	 	24	  
	 7.07
	 	Liability of the Managing Member	  	 	24	  
	 7.08
	 	No Right to Act	  	 	25	  
	 7.09
	 	Investment Representations of Members	  	 	25	  
			
	 Article VIII
	 	ADDITIONAL COVENANTS	  	 	26	  
			
	 8.01
	 	Confidentiality	  	 	26	  
	 8.02
	 	Company Property	  	 	26	  
	 8.03
	 	Transactions Between Members and the Company	  	 	26	  
	 8.04
	 	Noncompete; Nonsolicitation	  	 	26	  
			
	 Article IX
	 	RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS	  	 	28	  
			
	 9.01
	 	General Restrictions	  	 	28	  
	 9.02
	 	Permitted Transfers	  	 	28	  
	 9.03
	 	Conditions to Transfers	  	 	28	  
	 9.04
	 	Expenses of Transfer; Indemnification	  	 	29	  
	 9.05
	 	Exchange Agreement	  	 	29	  
			
	 Article X
	 	DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY	  	 	30	  
			
	 10.01
	 	Dissolution	  	 	30	  
	 10.02
	 	Liquidation and Termination	  	 	30	  
	 10.03
	 	Deficit Capital Accounts	  	 	32	  
	 10.04
	 	Certificate of Cancellation	  	 	32	  

  
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	 Article XI
	 	ACCOUNTING	  	 	32	  
			
	 11.01
	 	Accounts of the Company	  	 	32	  
	 11.02
	 	Annual Reports to Members	  	 	32	  
	 11.03
	 	Tax Returns and Tax Elections	  	 	33	  
	 11.04
	 	No Further Rights to Books and Records	  	 	33	  
			
	 Article XII
	 	EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION	  	 	33	  
			
	 12.01
	 	Exculpation	  	 	33	  
	 12.02
	 	Indemnification	  	 	34	  
	 12.03
	 	Expenses	  	 	34	  
	 12.04
	 	Non-Exclusivity	  	 	34	  
	 12.05
	 	Insurance	  	 	34	  
			
	 Article XIII
	 	MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	35	  
			
	 13.01
	 	Amendments	  	 	35	  
	 13.02
	 	Severability	  	 	35	  
	 13.03
	 	Notices	  	 	35	  
	 13.04
	 	No Waiver	  	 	36	  
	 13.05
	 	Governing Law; Venue	  	 	36	  
	 13.06
	 	Binding Effect	  	 	36	  
	 13.07
	 	Entire Agreement	  	 	36	  
	 13.08
	 	Other Activities	  	 	36	  
	 13.09
	 	Further Assurances	  	 	36	  
	 13.10
	 	Counterparts	  	 	36	  
	 13.11
	 	Waiver of Right to Partition	  	 	36	  

  
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 AMENDED AND RESTATED 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT 
 OF 
 MANNING & NAPIER GROUP, LLC 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of MANNING & NAPIER GROUP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of                 , 2011 (the “Effective Date”), is adopted, executed and
agreed to by and among the signatories hereto and shall be binding on all of the Members (as defined below). 
 WHEREAS, the
Company was formed on June 24, 2011, pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq.) (the “Act”) by the filing of its Certificate of Formation (the
“Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; 
 WHEREAS, the Company has been governed
by a Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 (the “Original Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS,
the signatories to this Agreement constitute the requisite Persons needed to amend the Original Agreement, and such Persons desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety on the terms herein provided; and 

WHEREAS, the Members desire to participate in the Company for the purposes described herein. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 
 1.01 Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: 
 “2011 Equity Compensation Plan” shall mean an equity compensation plan of Manning & Napier, to be effective at the time of the Initial Public Offering. 

“Accounting Period” shall mean, as the context may require: (a) the period commencing on the date of this Agreement
and ending on December 31 of the same year, (b) any subsequent twelve (12) month period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 and (c) any portion of the period described in clauses (a) or (b) for
which the Company is required or elects to allocate items of Net Profits and Net Loss, or any other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to this Agreement. 

“Act” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 

 “Adjusted Capital Account” means the Capital Account maintained for each
Member, (a) increased by any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore (or is treated as obligated to restore under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5)), and (b) decreased by any
amounts described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) with respect to such Member. 
 “Affiliate(s)” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or through one (1) or more intermediaries, controls or is controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” and its corollaries shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, contract, as trustee or executor or otherwise. 

“Agreement” shall mean this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Manning & Napier Group,
LLC, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, including the exhibits and schedules hereto. 
 “Business
Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks located in New York, New York are not required or authorized by Law to remain closed. 
 “Capital Account(s)” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a) hereof. 
 “Capital Contribution(s)” shall mean the contribution made by a Member to the capital of the Company from time to time pursuant to Sections 4.01 or 4.02 hereof. 

“Capital Transaction” means (a) any sale or other disposition (including as a result of a damage or destruction or
other loss) by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets owned by the Company or (b) any financing or refinancing by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets or any indebtedness of the Company other than in the ordinary
course of business of the Company. 
 “Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 “Class A Common Stock” shall mean the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Manning & Napier, to be authorized immediately prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. 

“Class A Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a) hereof. 

“Class B Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) hereof. 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time (or any succeeding Law), and
the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. References to sections of the Code shall include amended or successor provisions thereto. 
 “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 

  
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 “Confidential Information” shall mean any information which is currently
held by the Company or is hereafter acquired, developed or used by the Company or its subsidiaries relating to business opportunities or other operational, economic, financial, management or other aspects of the business, operations, properties or
prospects of the Company, whether oral or in written form. 
 “Curative Allocations” means the allocations
pursuant to Section 5.05 of this Agreement. 
 “Depreciation” means, for each taxable year, an
amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for federal income tax purposes in respect of such taxable year, except that with respect to any other asset whose Gross Asset Value
differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such taxable year, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such taxable year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided that if the adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such taxable year is zero,
Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member. 
 “Dissolution Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a) hereof. 
 “Economic Risk of Loss” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2(a). 
 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Employee-Member” means a Member who is or was at any time employed by the Company or its Affiliates. 
 “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 

“Exchange Agreement” shall mean the exchange agreement, by and among Manning & Napier, M&N Group Holdings,
Manning & Napier Capital Company, LLC and any other holder of Units, to be entered into in connection with the Initial Public Offering, pursuant to which the parties thereto are permitted, upon the terms and subject to the conditions to be
provided therein, to exchange Units for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, to be determined in Manning & Napier’s sole discretion. 
 “Fiscal Year” shall mean the calendar year. 

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect at the time any applicable
financial statements were prepared. 
 “Governmental or Regulatory Authority” shall mean any instrumentality,
subdivision, court, administrative agency, commission, official or other authority of the United States or any other country or any state, province, prefect, municipality, locality or other government or political subdivision thereof, or any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority. 

  
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 “Grant Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an
Employee-Member pursuant to which an Employee-Member is issued Units. 
 “Gross Asset Value” shall mean, with
respect to any asset of the Company, such asset’s adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows: 
 (a)
the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion; 

(b) the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values (taking Code
Section 7701(g) into account), as determined by the Managing Member as of the following times: (A) the acquisition of a new or an additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de
minimis capital contribution or as consideration for services performed or to be performed by such Member for the Company; (B) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company property as
consideration for an interest in the Company; (C) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); (D) the issuance, forfeiture or redemption of more than a de minimis
amount of Units after the date of this Agreement; (E) the vesting of any Class B Unit; or (F) such other times as the Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, determine; provided that an adjustment described in clauses (A),
(B) or (D) of this paragraph shall be made only if the Managing Member, in its sole discretion, determines that such adjustment is necessary to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company; 

(c) the Gross Asset Value of any item of Company assets distributed to a Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market value
(taking Code Section 7701(g) into account) of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Managing Member; and 
 (d) the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code
Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and clause (f) of the definition of “Net
Profits” and “Net Losses;” provided that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) is required in connection with a transaction that
would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d). 
 If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to clause (b) or (d), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset, for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses. 

“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02 hereof. 

  
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 “Initial Public Offering” shall mean the initial public offering of the
Class A Common Stock of Manning & Napier. 
 “Joinder Agreement” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b) hereof. 
 “Law” shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority or any other Person. 
 “Legal Representative(s)” shall mean any and all
executors, administrators, committees, guardians, conservators or trustees, in bankruptcy or otherwise, of a Member. 

“Lien” shall mean a mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, right of others, claim, security interest, encumbrance, easement,
right of way, restriction on the use of real property, title defect, title retention agreement, voting trust agreement, option, right of first refusal, lien, charge, license to third parties, lease to third parties, restriction on transfer or
assignment, or other restriction or limitation of any nature or irregularities in title. 
 “Losses” shall
mean, collectively, losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative. 
 “M&N Group Holdings” shall mean M&N Group Holdings, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company. 
 “M&N Group Holdings Operating Agreement” shall mean that certain amended and
restated limited liability company agreement of M&N Group Holdings, LLC, dated as of                 , 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time,
including the exhibits and schedules thereto. 
 “Managing Member” shall mean Manning & Napier and any
other successor of Manning & Napier. 
 “Manning & Napier” shall mean Manning &
Napier, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 “Member(s)” shall mean any Person, other than the Company,
(a) executing this Agreement as of the Effective Date or (b) who is hereafter admitted to the Company as a Member as provided in Section 3.01(b), but such term does not include any Person who has ceased to be a Member in the
Company as provided in Section 3.01(c). 
 “Member Nonrecourse Debt“ has the meaning assigned to
the term “partner nonrecourse debt” in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4). 
 “Member Nonrecourse
Debt Minimum Gain“ has the meaning assigned to the term “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(2). 

  
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 “Member Nonrecourse Deduction” has the meaning assigned to the term
“partner nonrecourse deduction” in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(1). 
 “Membership
Interest” shall mean the interest of a Member, in its capacity as such, in the Company, including the rights to distributions (liquidating or otherwise), allocations, information, all other rights, benefits and privileges enjoyed by that
Member (under the Act, the Certificate of Formation, this Agreement or otherwise) in its capacity as a Member and, with respect to the Managing Member, otherwise to participate in the management of the Company, and all obligations, duties and
liabilities imposed on that Member (under the Act, the Certificate of Formation, this Agreement or otherwise) in its capacity as a Member. 
 “Minimum Gain” has the meaning assigned to that term in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d). 
 “Net Proceeds” means, other than with respect to a Capital Transaction, all cash receipts of the Company and the fair market value of any property received by the Company, during any
period, from whatever source derived, less the amount of all of the Company’s expenses paid during such period, including, without limitation, debt service payments [and such reserves] as the Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may
establish. 
 “Net Proceeds from a Capital Transaction” means, in connection with a Capital Transaction, the
gross cash proceeds and the fair market value of any property received in connection therewith, less all expenses thereof, including, without limitation, attorney fees, accountant fees and other professional fees, brokers fees, all expenses of sale,
closing costs, appraisal costs, fees, charges and taxes, including any fees, charges and taxes which are allocable to such sale, all expenses, the payment of which is to be paid out of such proceeds, and less any reserves for such purposes as the
Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may establish. 
 “Net Profits” or “Net Losses” shall
mean an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for any taxable year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant
to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss) with the following adjustments: 
 (a) Any income of
the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition of “Net Profits” and “Net Losses” shall be added to such taxable income or
loss; 
 (b) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code
Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses pursuant to this definition of “Net Profits” or “Net
Losses” shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss; 
 (c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company
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adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the asset)
from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses; 
 (d)
Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the
adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value; 
 (e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and
other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation of such taxable year, computed in accordance with the definition of “Depreciation;” 

(f) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code
Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than a complete liquidation of a Member’s interest in the
Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into
account for purposes of computing Net Profits or Net Losses; and 
 (g) Excluding any item specifically allocated under Article
V. 
 “Noncompete Period” means, with respect to an Employee-Member, the period set forth in such
Employee-Member’s Grant Agreement. 
 “Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05
hereof. 
 “Original Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. 

“Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02 hereof. 

“Person(s)” shall mean any individual, partnership (whether general or limited), joint venture, corporation, limited
liability company, trust, an incorporated organization and a Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other entity. 

“Prime Rate” shall mean U.S. prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the Business Day immediately prior to
the date of determination. 
 “Prospect” means any Person (i) who is on the Company’s monthly
marketing group meeting list of prospects issued during the twelve months prior to Termination; (ii) who is on the monthly, quarterly, or semiannual list of prospects submitted to the Company’s products group manager (or Person fulfilling
such function) issued in the twelve months prior to Termination, (iii) who is on the Company’s semiannual forecast list of prospects that each sales representative or client consultant submits to the national sales manager (or Person
fulfilling such function) 

  
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issued in the twelve months prior to Termination; or (iv) who has met with sales or marketing personnel of the Company or its Affiliates more than two times in the six months prior to
Termination regarding the services provided by the Company or its Affiliates. 
 “Regulatory Allocations” means
the allocations pursuant to Section 5.04 of this Agreement. 
 “Revaluation Event” shall mean any
event pursuant to which the property of the Company is revalued in accordance with the definition of “Gross Asset Value” herein. 
 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 
 “Sharing Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Member, a percentage, expressed as a fraction the numerator of which is the number of Units held by such Member and the denominator of
which is the aggregate number of Units held by all Members. 
 “Tax Allowance Amount” shall mean, with respect
to any Member for any fiscal quarter of the Company, an amount equal to the product of: (a) the highest combined federal, state and local tax rate applicable to any Member (and in the case of any Member that is a “pass-through” entity
for income tax purposes, including those applicable to the ultimate beneficial owners of any such Member that are taxable entities or individuals) in respect of the taxable income and taxable loss of the Company in respect of such fiscal quarter,
taking into account the deductibility of state and local taxes for federal income tax purposes, and (b) an amount equal to the remainder of (i) such Member’s share of the estimated net taxable income, other than from a Capital
Transaction resulting in the liquidation of the Company, allocable to such Member arising from its ownership of an interest in the Company calculated through such fiscal quarter and (ii) any net losses (for income tax purposes) of the Company
for prior Fiscal Years or net losses (for income tax purposes) prior fiscal quarters of the then current Fiscal Year that are allocable to such Member that were not previously utilized in the calculation of the Tax Allowance Amounts in a prior
Fiscal Year or any prior fiscal quarter of the then current Fiscal Year. 
 “Termination” means the date that
an Employee-Member’s employment with the Company or its Affiliates terminates for any reason, including, without limitation, on account of death, disability or retirement. 

“Transfer” shall mean, as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment,
pledge, hypothecation, creation of a security interest or other disposition and, as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily to transfer, sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate, grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of. 

“Units” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02 hereof. 

1.02 Construction. For the purposes of this Agreement (a) any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all
genders; (b) any words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and visa versa; (c) the terms “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” “hereby”

  
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and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the exhibits and schedules hereto) and not merely to a subdivision in which such words
appear unless the context otherwise requires; (d) the word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific
or similar items or matters immediately following it; (e) any reference in this Agreement to “dollars” or ($) shall mean United States dollars; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) all references to
any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified; (h) all references to an “employee” of the Company shall include any natural person that provides personal services to any
member of the Company, whether or not such natural person is treated as a “partner” (rather than as an employee) for tax and tax withholding purposes; (i) any reference in this Agreement to “writing” or comparable
expressions includes a reference to facsimile transmissions or comparable means of communication; and (j) references to any statute or statutory provision shall include a reference to that statute or statutory provision as amended, consolidated
or replaced from time to time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) and include subordinate legislation made under the relevant statute or statutory provision. 
 ARTICLE II 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2.01 Formation and Continuation. The Company was organized as a limited liability company under the Act on June 24, 2011 by
the execution and filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Managing Member and the other Members hereby agree to continue the Company under and pursuant to the terms of the Act and agree further that the
rights, duties and obligations of the Members shall be as provided in the Act except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 

2.02 Name. The name of the Company shall be “Manning & Napier Group, LLC,” provided that the Managing
Member shall have the right to change the name of the Company, upon written notice to each of the Members. 
 2.03 Principal
Place of Business. The principal office of the Company shall be maintained at 290 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, New York 14450, or at such other location as the Managing Member may designate from time to time. The Company may establish or abandon
from time to time such additional offices and places of business as the Managing Member may deem appropriate in the conduct of the Company’s business. 
 2.04 Registered Office; Registered Agent. The registered office of the Company required by the Act to be maintained in the State of Delaware shall be the office of the initial registered agent
named in the Certificate or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as the Managing Member may designate in the manner provided by Law. The registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the
initial registered agent named in the Certificate or such other Person or Persons as the Managing Member may designate in the manner provided by Law. 
 2.05 Purposes and Powers. The purpose of the Company shall be to carry on any lawful business or activity and to have and exercise all of the powers, rights and privileges which a limited liability
company organized pursuant to the Act may have and exercise. The Company shall not conduct any business which is forbidden by or contrary to Law. 

  
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 2.06 Foreign Qualifications. Prior to the Company’s conducting business in any
jurisdiction other than Delaware, to the extent that the nature of the business conducted requires the Company to qualify as a foreign limited liability company under the Law of that jurisdiction, the Company shall satisfy all requirements necessary
to so qualify. At the request of the Company, each Member shall execute, acknowledge, swear to and deliver all certificates and other instruments conforming with this Agreement that are necessary or appropriate to qualify, continue and terminate the
Company as a foreign limited liability company in all such jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business. 
 2.07
Term. The existence of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Certificate, and the Company shall have a perpetual existence unless and until dissolved and terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Act.

 2.08 Tax Treatment as Partnership. The Members do not intend for the Company to be a partnership (including a limited
partnership) or joint venture, and no Member or officer shall be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member or officer by reason of this Agreement for any purpose other than federal and, if applicable, state and local income tax purposes, and
this Agreement shall not be interpreted to provide otherwise. The Members intend that the Company will be treated as a partnership for federal and, if applicable, state and local income tax purposes, and each Member and the Company will file all tax
returns and will otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment. The Company will not make any election to be treated as a corporation for federal and, if applicable, state and local income tax
purposes, except with the approval of the Managing Member. 
 ARTICLE III 

MEMBERS; UNITS 
 3.01 Members. 
 (a) Existing Members. Each of the Persons listed on
Schedule A hereto is hereby admitted, or has previously been admitted, as a Member. 
 (b) Additional Members. In
addition to the Persons listed on Schedule A, upon the execution and delivery to the Company of a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “Joinder Agreement”), the following Persons shall be
deemed to be Members and shall be admitted as Members without any further action by the Company, the Managing Member or any Member: (i) any Person to whom Units are Transferred by a Member so long as such Transfer is made in compliance with
Article IX of this Agreement and (ii) any Person to whom the Company issues Units after the Effective Date in compliance with this Agreement. 
 (c) Cessation of Members. Any Person admitted or deemed admitted as a Member pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or Section 3.01(b) shall cease to have the rights of a Member under
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Units (except as provided under Section 12.02, which rights shall not cease), but such Person shall remain bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement except those, if any, that
expressly terminate upon cessation of being a Member. 
 (d) Liability of Members. Except as otherwise provided by the
Act or herein, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and the Members shall not be obligated personally for any
such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a member of the Company. 
 3.02 Units; Class and
Series. Membership Interests in the Company shall be represented by whole or fractional unit increments (each, a “Unit”). From time to time, the Company may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, issue such number of Units as
the Managing Member reasonably determines to be in the best interests of the Company. Units may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series, with such designations, preferences and rights as are set forth in Section 3.03
or otherwise as shall be fixed from time to time by the Managing Member by resolution thereof. All issuances of Units shall require the prior approval of the Managing Member. In so fixing the designations, rights and preferences of any class or
series of Units, the Managing Member may designate such Units as “Preferred Units,” “Class A Units,” “Class B Units,” or any other designation and may specify the voting rights of such Units and such Units to be senior,
junior, or pari passu with any Units then outstanding or to be issued thereafter. The Managing Member may increase the number of authorized Units in any then existing class or series. Upon due authorization of such issuances, the Managing
Member is hereby authorized to take all actions that it deems reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the authorization (including the increase in number of authorized Units of any class or series), designation, creation and issuance
of Units and the fixing of the designations, preferences and rights applicable thereto, and designations, preferences and rights of any new class or series of Units relative to the designations, preferences and rights governing any other series or
classes of Units. 
 3.03 Initial Unit Designations; Authorized Units. 

(a) A class of Units is hereby designated as “Class A Units.” The Company is authorized to issue
                     Class A Units, or such greater number as the Managing Member approves from time to time, and any Class A Unit issued
in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly authorized and validly issued. The number of Class A Units that have been issued by the Company as of the Effective Date and the names and addresses of the Members holding
record title to the Class A Units as of the Effective Date are set forth in Schedule A hereto. 
 (b) A class of
Units is hereby designated as “Class B Units.” The Company is authorized to issue                      Class B Units, or such
greater number as the Managing Member approves from time to time, and any Class B Unit issued in accordance with the 2011 Equity Compensation Plan or otherwise at the discretion of the Managing Member shall be deemed to have been duly authorized and
validly issued; provided, however, that such Class B Units shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the 2011 Equity Compensation Plan, Grant Agreement or such other plan, agreement,

  
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or other arrangement. Class B Units may be issued by the Company to Persons from time to time for no consideration or de minimis consideration as such interests are intended to constitute
“profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 and 2001-43. 
 3.04 Unit Certificates.
Ownership of Units may, but need not, be evidenced by certificates similar to customary stock certificates. As of the date hereof, Units are uncertificated, but the Managing Member may determine to certificate all or any Units at any time by
resolution thereof. In such event, the Managing Member shall prescribe the forms of certificates to be issued by the Company including the forms of legends to be affixed thereto. Any such certificate shall be delivered by the Company to the
applicable record owner of the Units represented by such certificate. Certificates evidencing Units shall provide that they are governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Certificates need not bear a seal of the Company but shall be
signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President, any Vice President or any other Person authorized by the Managing Member to sign such certificates who shall certify the Units represented by such certificate. In the event any Officer who shall have
signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have been placed upon, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such Officer before such certificate is issued by the Company, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the
Company with the same effect as if such person were such Officer at the date of issue. The Managing Member may determine the conditions upon which a new certificate may be issued in place of a certificate which is alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed and may, in its discretion, require the owner of such certificate or its Legal Representative to give bond, with sufficient surety, to indemnify the Company against any and all losses or claims that may arise by reason of the issuance
of a new certificate in the place of the one so lost, stolen or destroyed. Each certificate shall bear a legend on the reverse side thereof substantially in the following form in addition to any other legend required by Law or by agreement with the
Company: 
 THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, UNLESS IT HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE (AND, IN SUCH CASE, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY MAY
BE REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT). 
 THIS SECURITY MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF THE COMPANY, DATED AS
OF             , 2011 (AS MAY BE AMENDED OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME), A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES. 

  
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 3.05 Issued and Outstanding Units; Unit Ledger. The Company shall maintain a ledger
listing all of the record holders of Units and the number, class or series of Units held thereby. The Company will update Schedule A as Units are issued, forfeited or transferred from time to time. Any modification to Schedule A for
the foregoing reasons shall not require consent or approval from any of the Members. 
 3.06 Safe Harbor Election.
Without any further action by the Managing Member or any other Member, the Company may make an election to value any Class B Units at liquidation value (the “Safe Harbor Election”) as the same may be permitted pursuant to or in
accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.83-3(1) and IRS Notice 2005-43. The Managing Member shall cause the Company to make any allocations of items of income, gain, deduction, loss or credit (including forfeiture allocations under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii)(c) and elections as to allocation periods) necessary or appropriate to effectuate and maintain the Safe Harbor Election. 
 3.07 Voting Rights. Each Unit shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote for each such Unit. 
 3.08 Splits, Distributions and Reclassifications. Following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company shall not in any manner subdivide (by any unit split, unit distribution,
reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combine (by reverse unit split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) the outstanding Units unless an identical event is occurring or has occurred with respect to the Class A Common
Stock, in which event the Units shall be subdivided or combined concurrently with subsequent to and in the same manner as the Class A Common Stock. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 

4.01 Capital Contributions. As of the Effective Date, each Member has made, or is deemed to have made, Capital Contributions, in
cash or other property, in the amount specified in the books and records of the Company. 
 4.02 Additional Capital
Contributions. No Member shall have any obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions after the Effective Date. In addition, no Member shall be permitted to make additional Capital Contributions of cash or other property without the
express permission of the Managing Member, which permission may be withheld for any or no reason. 
 4.03 Return of Capital
Contributions. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, (a) no Member shall receive any return or distribution of its Capital Contributions, (b) no Member shall receive any interest or other return on or with respect to either
its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account and (c) no Member shall be entitled to withdraw any part of its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account. 

  
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 4.04 No Liability; No Deficit Restoration. The Members shall not be bound by, nor be
personally liable for, the expenses, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations of the Company (unless otherwise agreed to by such Member in writing) or of any other Member. The Members intend and agree that no Member shall be obligated to pay any
deficit in its Capital Account to or for the account of the Company or any creditor of the Company. 
 4.05 Capital
Accounts. 
 (a) A separate capital account (a “Capital Account”) shall be maintained for each Member on the
books of the Company. 
 (b) Each Member’s Capital Account will be increased by: (i) the amount of money contributed
by such Member to the Company, (ii) the Gross Asset Value of any property contributed by such Member to the Company, (iii) the amount of any liabilities of the Company assumed by such Member or which are secured by any property distributed
to such Member and (iv) allocations to such Member of Net Profits and other items of income or gain in accordance with the allocation provisions of this Agreement. 
 (c) Each Member’s Capital Account will be decreased by: (i) the amount of money distributed to such Member by the Company, (ii) the Gross Asset Value of any property distributed to such
Member by the Company, (iii) the amount of an liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or which are secured by any property contributed by such Member to the Company and (iv) allocations to such Member of Net Losses and other
items of deduction and loss in accordance with the allocation provisions of this Agreement. 
 (d) Each Member’s Capital
Account will be appropriately adjusted to take into account any adjustments to the Gross Asset Value of Company assets in accordance with the definition of the term “Gross Asset Value”. 

(e) In the event of a permitted sale or exchange of a Membership Interest, the Capital Account of the transferor shall become the Capital
Account of the transferee to the extent it relates to the transferred Membership Interest in accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l) of the Treasury Regulations. 
 (f) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of this Section 4.05, there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and
the Treasury Regulations. 
 (g) The manner in which Capital Accounts are to be maintained pursuant to this
Section 4.05 is intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 704(b) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. If the Managing Member determines that the manner in which Capital Accounts are to be maintained
pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 4.05 should be modified in order to comply with Code Section 704(b) and the Treasury Regulations, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding
provisions of this Section 4.05, the method in which Capital Accounts are maintained shall be so modified; provided, however, that any change in the manner of maintaining Capital Accounts shall not materially alter the economic agreement
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 ARTICLE V 
 ALLOCATIONS; DISTRIBUTIONS 
 5.01 Allocation of Net Profits and Net
Losses. 
 (a) Net Profits and Net Losses other than from a Capital Transaction, except as otherwise provided herein,
including Sections 5.01(b), 5.04 and 5.05, or unless another allocation is required by Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code for the allocations to have “economic effect,” for purposes
of maintaining the Capital Accounts of the Members, for each Accounting Period, shall be allocated to and among all Members, pro rata, based on their respective Sharing Percentages. 

(b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.04 and 5.05, if one or more Revaluation Events are effectuated during a
Fiscal Year, the Company shall allocate amounts described in paragraph (c) of the definition of Net Profits and Net Losses attributable to that Revaluation Event in a manner that will, as nearly as possible, cause the Capital Account
balance of each Member at the end of such Accounting Period to be in the same proportion as its respective Sharing Percentage.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Sections 5.04 and 5.05, Net Profits and Net Losses with respect to a Capital Transaction
shall be allocated to the Members in a manner that will, as nearly as possible, cause the Capital Account balance of each Member at the end of such Accounting Period to be in the same proportion as their respective Sharing Percentages.

 (d) Allocations provided in this Section 5.01 shall take into account changes to the Sharing Percentages during
the taxable year using the closing of books method or any other reasonable convention adopted by the Managing Member or the Board, as applicable, in its sole discretion; in addition, with respect to an Accounting Period during which any Unit of the
Company (that constitutes a “profits interest” for tax purposes) is issued to any Member in connection with performance of services, the Net Profits or Net Losses shall be allocated to such Member only with respect to
periods beginning after the receipt of such Unit. 
 5.02 No Return of Distributions. No Member shall have any obligation
to refund to the Company any amount that shall have been distributed to such Member pursuant to this Agreement unless required to do so by applicable law. 
 5.03 Deficit Capital Accounts. Except as otherwise provided herein or under the Act, no Member shall be required at any time to contribute any amount to the Company solely because of a deficit or
negative balance in the Capital Account of such Member, and any deficit or negative balance shall not be considered an asset of the Company for any purpose. 
 5.04 Regulatory Allocations. The following allocations shall be made in the following order: 
 (a) Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Sharing Percentages. 

  
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 (b) Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be allocated
to the Members bearing the Economic Risk of Loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt as determined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4). If more than one Member bears the Economic Risk of Loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt, the
Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be allocated among the Members according to the ratio in which they bear the Economic Risk of Loss. This Section 5.04(b) is intended to comply with the
provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. 
 (c)
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Minimum Gain for a Fiscal Year (or if there was a net decrease in Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of
income and gain during prior years to allocate among the Members under this Section 5.04(c), items of income and gain shall be allocated to each Member in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in such Minimum
Gain (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(g)(2)). This Section 5.04(c) is intended to constitute a minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted
consistently therewith. 
 (d) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section 5.04(c) (dealing
with Minimum Gain), if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain for a Fiscal Year (or if there was a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year and the Company did not have sufficient amounts
of income and gain during prior years to allocate among the Members under this Section 5.04(d), items of income and gain shall be allocated to each Member in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4)). This Section 5.04(d) is intended to constitute a partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. 
 (e) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
contrary except Sections 5.04(c) and Section 5.04(d) (dealing with Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain), a Member who unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) shall be allocated items of income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of income, including gross income, and gain for the Fiscal Year) in an amount and manner
sufficient to eliminate any deficit balance in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account as quickly as possible. This Section 5.04(e) is intended to constitute a qualified income offset under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith. 
 (f) In the event that any Member has a
negative Adjusted Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year, such Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such deficit as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this
Section 5.04(f) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a negative Adjusted Capital Account after all other allocations provided for in this Section 5.04 have been tentatively made as if this
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 (g) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company properties pursuant
to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a
distribution to any Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Membership Interest, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the
adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) if such Section applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution was made if
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies. 
 5.05 Curative Allocations. The Regulatory
Allocations are intended to comply with certain requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. The Regulatory Allocations may be inconsistent with the manner in which the Members intend to divide Company distributions.
Accordingly, the Managing Member is authorized to divide other allocations of Profits, Losses and other items among the Members, to the extent that they exist, so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and the Curative Allocations to each
Member is zero. The Managing Member shall have discretion to accomplish this result in any reasonable manner that is consistent with Code Section 704 and the related Treasury Regulations. 

5.06 Income Tax Allocations. The income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the Company shall be allocated for federal,
state and local income tax purposes among the Members in the same manner and amounts as allocations are made to the Members pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement. If any Membership Interest is transferred, or is increased or
decreased by reason of the admission of a new Member or otherwise, during any Accounting Period, each item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the Company for such Accounting Period allocable may be allocated based on any method
consistent with Section 706(d) of the Code, in the sole discretion of the Managing Member. 
 5.07 Other Allocation
Rules. 
 (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, for purposes of determining the Net Profits, Net Losses, or any other
items allocable to any period, Net Profits, Net Losses, and any such other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as determined by the Managing Member, using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the
Regulations thereunder. 
 (b) All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to a Unit in the Company that is
transferred in accordance with this Agreement shall be allocated between the transferor and the transferee based on the portion of the calendar year during which each was recognized as the owner of such Unit, without regard to the results of Company
operations during any particular portion of that calendar year and without regard to whether cash distributions were made to the transferor or the transferee during that calendar year; provided, however, that this allocation must be
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 (c) The Members’ proportionate shares of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities”
of the Company, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), shall be in the same proportions as the relative number of Units held thereby. 
 5.08 Code Section 704(c) Allocations. 
 (a) In accordance with Code
Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any
variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value computed in accordance with the definition of “Gross Asset Value” using such method as the Managing
Member shall select. 
 (b) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (b) of the
definition of “Gross Asset Value,” subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its
Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. 
 (c) Except
otherwise provided herein, any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Managing Member in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant to this
Section 5.08 are solely for purposes of federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Net Profits, Net Losses or other items or
distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement. 
 5.09 Distributions. Subject to applicable Law and any
limitations contained elsewhere in this Agreement, distributions from the Company shall be made at such times as the Managing Member shall determine from time to time as set forth below: 

(a) Distributions of Net Proceeds shall be made to the Members, pro rata, in proportion with their respective Sharing Percentages.

 (b) Distributions of Net Proceeds from a Capital Transaction shall be made subject to Article X, to the Members, pro rata, in
accordance with their respective positive Capital Account balances. 
 Distributions may take the form of cash, securities or other property, as
determined by the Managing Member. 
 5.10 Tax Distributions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary and to the extent permitted by law, on or before the date in each fiscal quarter that estimated income taxes are required to be paid, the Managing Member shall determine the Tax Allowance Amount for each Member in respect of such
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amount at least equal to such Member’s respective Tax Allowance Amount for the then current fiscal quarter, the Company shall distribute to each member an amount so that after such
distribution is made each Member shall have received minimum aggregate distributions for such fiscal quarter equal to each such Member’s Tax Allowance Amount. For the purposes of computing the Tax Allowance Amount, if any, the effect of any
benefit to a Member under Section 734 or 743 of the Code, if any, will be ignored. A Tax Allowance Amount paid to a Member under this Section 5.10 shall be treated as an advance against distributions to the same Member under this
Agreement. 
 5.11 Restrictions on Distributions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5.09 and 5.10
hereof to the contrary, no distribution shall be made to the Members if such distribution would (a) violate any contract or agreement to which the Company is then a party or any Law then applicable to the Company, (b) have the effect of
rendering the Company insolvent or (c) result in the Company having net capital lower than that required by applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not make a distribution to a Member to the extent
that at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, the aggregate of the liabilities of the Company and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of the Company, exceed the fair value
of the assets of the Company (including, without limitation, the fair value of the Company’s goodwill), except that the fair value of property that is subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in
the assets of the Company only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds that liability. 
 5.12
Withholding. Each Member hereby authorizes the Company to withhold and to pay to any appropriate Governmental or Regulatory Authority any taxes payable by the Company as a result of such Member’s participation in the Company; if and to
the extent that the Company shall be required to withhold and pay any such taxes, such Member shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have received a payment from the Company in the amount of the sum withheld as of the time such
withholding is required to be paid to any appropriate Governmental or Regulatory Authority, which payment shall be deemed to be a distribution to such Member and an advance on any tax distributions to be made under this Agreement. 

5.13 Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member. If the Company is required by law to make any payment
to a Governmental or Regulatory Authority that is specifically attributable to a Member or a Member’s status as such (including federal withholding taxes, state or local personal property taxes and state or local unincorporated business taxes),
then such Member shall indemnify the Company in full for the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses). A Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.13 shall survive termination,
dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company, and for purposes of this Section 5.13, the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence. The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each
Member under this Section 5.13, including instituting a lawsuit to collect such indemnification, with interest calculated at a rate equal to Prime Rate plus 2% (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by law).

  
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 ARTICLE VI 
 COSTS AND EXPENSES 
 6.01 Operating Costs. The Company shall
(a) pay, or cause to be paid, all costs, fees, operating expenses and other expenses of the Company (including the costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other professionals and the compensation of all personnel providing
services to the Company) incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the activities of the Company, and (b) in the sole discretion of the Managing Member, reimburse the Managing Member or any Company employee for any
out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by them in connection therewith. To the extent that the Managing Member reasonably determines in good faith that its expenses are related to the business conducted by the Company and/or its
subsidiaries (including any good faith allocation of a portion of expenses that so relate to the business of the Company and/or its subsidiaries that also relate to the businesses or activities of the Managing Member), then the Managing Member may
cause the Company to pay or bear all such expenses of the Managing Member, including the cost of periodic reports to its stockholders or as required by applicable law, litigation costs and damages arising from litigation, accounting and legal costs
and franchise taxes (which are not based on, or measured by, income); provided that the Company shall not pay or bear any income tax obligations of the Managing Member. Payments under this Section 6.01 are intended to constitute
reasonable compensation for past or present services and are not “distributions” within the meaning of Section 18-607 of the Act. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 GOVERNANCE 

7.01 Management of the Business. The business, property and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the sole and exclusive
direction of the Managing Member, which may from time to time delegate duties and authority in accordance with this Agreement to one or more other Persons to act on behalf of the Company. The Company, in the discretion of the Managing Member, may
operate its business, property and affairs through one or more of its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Managing Member may not be removed at any time by the other Members, unless the Managing Member has committed
willful misconduct or gross negligence in a manner that materially impairs the Company’s financial condition or prospects. In addition to all powers provided or permitted by the Act or any other applicable Law, the Managing Member is hereby
authorized on behalf of the Company to: 
 (a) expend Company funds in furtherance of the business and purpose of the Company;

 (b) admit Members and issue Units for consideration and on terms and conditions in its discretion; 

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 (d) open, maintain and close, in the name of the Company, brokerage and bank accounts, and
to draw checks or other orders for the payment of money; 
 (e) borrow or raise moneys for and on behalf of the Company upon
such terms and conditions as may be necessary or advisable and without limit as to amount or manner and time of repayment; 

(f) issue, accept, endorse and execute promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, bonds, debentures and other negotiable or
non-negotiable instruments and evidences of indebtedness; 
 (g) hypothecate, mortgage or pledge the whole or any part of the
property or credit of the Company, whether at the time owned or thereafter acquired; 
 (h) repay in whole or in part,
refinance, modify or extend any security interest affecting property owned by the Company and, in connection therewith, to execute for and on behalf of the Company any or all extensions, renewals, or modifications of such security interests;

 (i) lend funds and other property of the Company either with or without security; 

(j) waive any default under any agreement to which the Company is a party; 

(k) apply for membership or participation in any exchanges, clearing agencies, trade associations or other organizations and to take any
actions and disclose any information necessary or appropriate in connection with such applications; 
 (l) determine, subject to
the provisions of this Agreement, the terms of any offering of Units and the manner of complying with applicable Law and to take any additional action as it shall deem necessary or desirable to effectuate the offering of Units; 

(m) prepare, execute, file and deliver any documents, instruments or agreements; 

(n) employ such agents, brokers, traders, consultants, advisers, employees, attorneys, accountants and other Persons as the Managing
Member deems appropriate and necessary to the conduct of the Company, at such rates and fees as it deems necessary or appropriate, whether or not they are associates or Affiliates of the Company or the Managing Member; 

(o) obtain insurance for the proper protection of the Company and the Members; 

(p) commence or defend any litigation or arbitration involving the Managing Member in its capacity as Managing Member, and to retain
legal counsel in connection therewith and to pay out of the assets of the Company any and all liabilities and expenses, including fees of legal counsel, incurred in connection therewith (except if the Managing Member is or becomes liable therefor
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 (q) take any other action contemplated to be taken by the Managing Member pursuant to this
Agreement; and 
 (r) make such other decisions and enter into any other agreements or take such other action as it believes to
be necessary or desirable to carry out the business and purpose of the Company. 
 7.02 Investment Company Act. The
Managing Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to assure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

7.03 Meetings of the Members. 
 (a) Place of Meetings. All meetings of the Members shall be held at the principal office of the Company, or at such other place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be specified or
fixed in the notices (or waivers of notice) thereof. 
 (b) Quorum; Required Vote for Member Action; Adjournment of
Meetings. Except as expressly provided otherwise by this Agreement, the holders of a majority of the Units then outstanding shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of Members, and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Units
so present or represented at such meeting, voting together as a single class, shall constitute the act of the Members. The Members present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of sufficient Members to destroy the quorum. 
 (c) Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the Members for the
transaction of business as may properly be considered at the meeting may be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, on such date, and at such time as the Managing Member shall fix and set forth in the notice of the meeting.

 (d) Record Date. 
 (i) The Managing Member shall give at least 10 days’ notice of any meeting of the Members of the Company. For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
Members, or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to consent to any matter, or entitled to exercise any rights in connection with any change, conversion or exchange of Units, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Managing Member may fix
a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing such record date is adopted by the Managing Member, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of such meeting.
If no record date is fixed by the Managing Member, the record date for determining Members entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Members shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of such meeting is
given, or, if notice is waived in accordance with this Agreement, the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting of Members is held. 

  
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 (ii) If action without a meeting is to be taken, the Managing Member may fix a record date
for determining Members entitled to consent in writing to such action, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Managing Member, and which record date shall not be more than 10
days subsequent to the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Managing Member. If no record date has been fixed by the Managing Member, the record date for determining Members entitled to consent to action in writing
without a meeting shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered office, its principal place of business, or to an Officer of
the Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of Members are recorded. 
 (iii) A determination of
Members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of Members shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Managing Member may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. 

7.04 Provisions Applicable to All Meetings. In connection with any meeting of the Members, the following provisions shall apply:

 (a) Waiver of Notice Through Attendance. Attendance of a Person at such meeting (including attendance by telephone
pursuant to Section 7.04(d)) shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such Person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not
lawfully called or convened. 
 (b) Proxies. A Member entitled to vote at such a meeting may vote at such meeting by a
written proxy executed by that Person and delivered to the Secretary. A proxy shall be revocable unless it is stated to be irrevocable. 
 (c) Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at such a meeting may be taken without a meeting and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth
the action or actions so taken, is signed by such Members required to constitute a quorum and carry the vote at any duly convened meeting thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at least two Business Days prior to any such action by written consent,
the Company shall furnish copies of all notices, form of consents in lieu of meetings of the Members and other materials to any such Persons taking action by written consent. 
 (d) Meetings by Telephone. Members may participate in and hold any meeting by means of conference telephone, video conference or similar communications equipment by means of which all Persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and the votes of any Members participating by conference telephone, video conference or similar communications equipment shall be given full effect. 

  
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 7.05 Officers. The Managing Member may appoint certain agents of the Company to be
referred to as “officers” of the Company (“Officers”) and designate such titles (such as Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) as are customary for corporations under Delaware Law,
and such Officers shall have the power, authority and duties described by resolution of the Managing Member or as is customary for each such position. In addition to or in lieu of Officers, the Managing Member may authorize any Person to take any
action or perform any duties on behalf of the Company (including any action or duty reserved to any particular Officer) and any such person may be referred to as an “authorized person.” An employee or other agent of the Company shall not
be an authorized person unless specifically appointed as such by the Managing Member. Duly elected and designated Officers shall have primary responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Company, subject to oversight by the Managing Member.

 7.06 Duties of the Managing Member and the Members. 

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the Act and during the continuance of the Company, the Managing Member shall devote such time and
effort to the business of the Company as may be necessary to promote adequately the interests of the Company. Any action of the Managing Member or failure to act, taken or omitted in good faith reliance on the foregoing provisions shall not, as
between the Company and the other Members, on the one hand, and the Managing Member, on the other hand, constitute a breach of any duty (including any fiduciary or other similar duty, to the extent such exists under the Act or any other applicable
Law, rule or regulation) on the part of the Managing Member. 
 (b) Each Member hereby: 

(i) agrees that (A) the terms of this Section 7.06, to the extent that they modify or limit a duty or other obligation,
if any, that the Managing Member may have to the Company or any another Member under the Act or other applicable Law, rule or regulation, are reasonable in form, scope and content; and (B) the terms of this Section 7.06 shall
control to the fullest extent possible if it is in conflict with a duty, if any, that the Managing Member may have to the Company or another Member, under the Act or any other applicable law, rule or regulation; and 

(ii) waives to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, any duty or other obligation, if any, that a Member may have to the Company or
another Member, pursuant to the Act or any other applicable Law, rule or regulation, to the extent necessary to give effect to the terms of this Section 7.06. 
 (c) The Members acknowledge, affirm and agree that (i) the Members would not be willing to make any investment in the Company in the absence of this Section 7.06 and (ii) they have
reviewed and understand the provisions of §§18-1101(b) and (c) of the Act. 
 7.07 Liability of the Managing
Member. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Managing Member shall not be liable, responsible or accountable in damage or otherwise to the Company or to any Member, successor, assignee or transferee except by reason of
acts or omissions due to fraud or intentional misconduct or that constitute a violation of the implied contractual duty of good faith and fair dealing. 

  
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 7.08 No Right to Act. No Member, as such, has the authority or power to act for or on
behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company, to manage the business or affairs of the Company, to direct that any action be taken by the Company or any of its Officers, officers, employees, or agents, or to make any
expenditures on behalf of the Company, unless such specific authority has been expressly granted to and not revoked from such Person by the Managing Member. 
 7.09 Investment Representations of Members. Each Member hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges to the Company that: 
 (a) Such Member has all requisite power to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not result in a breach or a violation of, or a default under,
any material agreement or instrument by which such Member or any of such Member’s properties is bound or any statute, rule, regulation, order or other Law to which it is subject, nor require the obtaining of any consent, approval, permit or
license from or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person by such Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Member of this Agreement. 

(b) This Agreement constitutes (assuming its due authorization and execution by the other Members) such Member’s legal, valid and
binding obligation. 
 (c) Such Member is acquiring its Membership Interest for investment solely for such Member’s own
account and not for distribution, transfer or sale to others in connection with any distribution or public offering. 
 (d) Such
Member (i) has received all information that such Member deems necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to an investment in the Company and (ii) has had the unrestricted opportunity to make such investigation as such
Member desires pertaining to the Company and an investment therein and to verify any information furnished to such Member. 

(e) Such Member understands that such Member must bear the economic risk of an investment in the Company for an indefinite period of time
because (i) the Membership Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws and (ii) the Membership Interests may not be sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of except in
accordance with this Agreement and then only if they are subsequently registered in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities Laws or registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities
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 ARTICLE VIII 
 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS 
 8.01 Confidentiality. Each Member shall keep
confidential and shall not disclose, divulge or use, other than for Company business, any Confidential Information except for disclosures (a) compelled by Law or required or requested by subpoena or request from a court, regulator or a stock
exchange (but the Member shall (provided such notification is legally permitted) notify the Company or the Member affected by such disclosure, as applicable, promptly of any request for that information before disclosing it if practicable),
(b) to Legal Representatives of the Member (provided that each Legal Representative is informed of the confidential nature of such information, and that the disclosing Member remains liable for any breach of this provision by its Legal
Representatives, (c) to any Person to which such Member Transfers or offers to Transfer any of its Units in compliance with this Agreement so long as the transferring party first obtains a confidentiality agreement from the proposed transferee,
in form reasonably acceptable to the Company, (d) of information in connection with litigation against the Company or any Member to which the disclosing Member is a party (but the Member shall notify the Company or the Member affected by such
disclosure, as applicable, as promptly as practicable prior to making such disclosure, if practicable, and shall disclose only that portion of such information required to be disclosed) or (e) permitted by the Company or Member affected by such
disclosure, as applicable. The Members agree that breach of the provisions of this Section 8.01 may cause irreparable injury to the Company or the other Members for which monetary damages (or other remedy at law) are inadequate in view
of the complexities and uncertainties in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure of a Member to comply with such provisions. Accordingly, the Members agree that the provisions of this Section 8.01
may be enforced by specific performance. 
 8.02 Company Property. All confidential and proprietary information of the
Company shall be the exclusive property and proprietary rights of the Company, and to the extent any Member has participated in the development thereof, such Member shall assign all such rights to the Company and such Member’s work effort shall
be considered “works for hire” for the Company. 
 8.03 Transactions Between Members and the Company.
Except as otherwise provided by applicable Law, a Member may, but shall not be obligated to, lend money to the Company, act as a surety or guarantor for the Company, or transact other business with the Company, and has the same rights and
obligations when transacting business with the Company as a Person who is not a Member; provided such transactions shall be entered into on terms and conditions customary in arm’s length transactions between unrelated parties.

 8.04 Noncompete; Nonsolicitation. 
 (a) In consideration of the Units granted to the Employee-Members from time to time by the Company, except as otherwise provided in a Grant Agreement, each Employee-Member granted Units agrees that during
the entire term of the Noncompete Period applicable to such Employee Member, such Employee-Member shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in or become interested in, as owner, shareholder, partner, lender, investor, director, officer, employee,
consultant, agent, representative or otherwise, any Person engaged in any business competitive with that of the Company or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee-Member shall not be deemed to have breached this
Section 8.04(a) by reason of purchasing stock in a corporation whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or quoted on NASDAQ, provided that the Employee-Member’s beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of any class of equity securities in any such corporation is less than 5% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of such class. 

  
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 (b) In consideration of the Units granted to the Employee-Members from time to time by the
Company, except as otherwise provided in a Grant Agreement, each Employee-Member agrees that such Employee-Member shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) for a period of (A) three years after Termination, (B) four years after
Termination, if the Termination occurs after the Employee-Member has been an employee of the Company for five years after such employee became an Employee-Member, or (C) five years after Termination, if the Termination occurs after the
Employee-Member has been an employee of the Company for ten years after such employee became an Employee-Member, solicit, on behalf of himself or any Person, any Person that is as of the Termination, or has been within one year prior to the
Termination, a client of the Company or its Affiliates to become an investment advisory, brokerage, or similar client of the Employee-Member or any other Person; (ii) for a period of five years after Termination, solicit any Person who is as of
the Termination, or has been within one year prior to the Termination, an employee of the Company or its Affiliates to become an employee of or consultant to the Employee-Member or any other Person; or (iii) for a period of (A) two years
after Termination, (B) three years after Termination, if the Termination occurs after the Employee-Member has been an employee of the Company for five years after such employee became an Employee-Member, or (C) four years after Termination
if the Termination occurs after the Employee-Member has been an employee of the Company for ten years after such employee became an Employee-Member, solicit any Person who is a Prospect of the Company or its Affiliates to become an investment
advisory, brokerage, or similar client of the Employee-Member or any other Person. 
 (c) Each Employee-Member acknowledges and
agrees that the covenants set forth in this Section 8.04 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Company. Each Employee-Member further agrees that irreparable injury will result to the Company in the event of any breach of the
terms of Section 8.04, and that in the event of any actual or threatened breach of any of the provisions contained in Section 8.04, the Company will have no adequate remedy at Law. Each Employee-Member accordingly agrees that in the event
of any actual or threatened breach by such Employee-Member of any of the provisions contained in Section 8.04, the Company shall be entitled to seek such injunctive and other equitable relief as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by a court
of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages and without posting any bond or other security. 
 (d) Each Employee-Member acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section 8.04 shall survive and be enforceable by the Company after such Employee-Member ceases to be an employee of the
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 ARTICLE IX 
 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS 
 9.01 General Restrictions. 

(a) No Member may Transfer all or any portion of its Units without the prior written consent of the Managing Member, which may be withheld
in its sole discretion, and any attempted Transfer that is not in accordance with this Article IX shall be, and is hereby declared, null and void ab initio. 
 (b) No Member or transferee thereof shall, without the prior written consent of the Managing Member, which may be withheld in its sole discretion, create, or suffer the creation of, a Lien on such
Member’s Units. 
 (c) No Member shall Transfer all or any of its Units (i) if such Transfer would subject the Company
to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act or (ii) if such Transfer would cause the Company to lose its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or cause the Company to be classified as a “publicly traded
partnership” within the meaning of Code Section 7704, and any attempted Transfer that is not in accordance with this Section 9.01(c) shall be, and is hereby declared, null and void ab initio. 

(d) The Members agree that a breach of the provisions of this Article IX may cause irreparable injury to the Company and the
Members for which monetary damages (or other remedy at Law) are inadequate in view of (i) the complexities and uncertainties in measuring the actual damages that would be sustained by reason of the failure of a Person to comply with such
provisions and (ii) the uniqueness of the Company’s business and the relationship among the Members. Accordingly, the Members agree that the provisions of this Article IX may be enforced by specific performance. 

9.02 Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and subject to compliance with the provisions
of Section 9.03: 
 (a) M&N Group Holdings may, at any time, Transfer all or a portion of its Units to one or
more of its members, and such members may Transfer all or portion of such Units to certain Persons, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the M&N Group Holdings Operating Agreement (any such Transferee, a
“Permitted Transferee”), and each such Transfer shall thereupon be deemed effective in all respects; 
 (b)
M&N Group Holdings may, upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, Transfer all or a portion of its Units to Manning & Napier; and 
 (c) a Member may, at any time, Transfer all or a portion of its Units pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement. 

9.03 Conditions to Transfers. If the Managing Member has consented to a Transfer, or a Transfer is to a Permitted Transferee
pursuant to Section 9.02(a), such Transfer may be made only if (a) the provisions of Section 9.01 do not otherwise prohibit the Transfer, (b) a duly executed and acknowledged counterpart of the instrument effecting
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substance satisfactory to the Managing Member, shall have been delivered to the Managing Member, and the transferring Member shall have indicated such intention of substitution in the instrument
effecting such Transfer, (c) the assignee shall have expressly agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and to assume all of the obligations imposed upon Members hereunder, (d) the transferring Member and the assignee shall
have executed or delivered such other instruments as the Managing Member may deem necessary or desirable to effectuate such admission, including, but not limited to, an opinion of counsel that the Transfer complies with the registration provisions
of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and (e) the transferring Member or assignee shall have paid all reasonable expenses and legal fees relating to the Transfer and the assignee’s admission as a Member, including, but not
limited to, the cost of any required counsel’s opinion. 
 9.04 Expenses of Transfer; Indemnification. All
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Managing Member and the Company in connection with any Transfer of a Member’s Units, including any filing and recording costs and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company,
shall be paid by the transferring Member. In addition, the transferring Member hereby indemnifies the Managing Member and the Company against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Managing Member, the Company or any of their
respective Affiliates may become subject arising out of or based upon any false representation or warranty made by, or breach or failure to comply with any covenant or agreement of, such transferring Member or such transferee in connection with such
Transfer. 
 9.05 Exchange Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in connection with any
Transfer or any portion of a Member’s Units pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to take any action as may be required under the Exchange Agreement or requested by any party thereto to effect such
Transfer promptly. 
 9.06 Redemption. The Managing Member shall have the sole discretion to approve any request for
redemption of any Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no redemption shall be permitted unless: 
 (a) the conditions to a
Transfer in Section 9.03 are satisfied with respect to the redemption as if the redemption were a Transfer; 
 (b)
the Requesting Member provides the Managing Member a written request for redemption at least 60 calendar days in advance of the requested redemption date; 
 (c) the redemption price is established not earlier than 60 calendar days after the Managing Member’s receipt of such written request; and 

(d) the redemption, if granted, together with “transfers” (within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code) previously
effectuated during the Fiscal Year of the Company (other than transfers described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(e)) does not exceed 10% of the total interests in the Company’s capital or profits. 

  
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 The Managing Member may elect to waive one or more of (a)-(d) if a written opinion is received
by the Company’s tax counsel, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member, that the proposed redemption will not adversely cause the Company to constitute a “publicly traded
partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. 
 ARTICLE X 

DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION OF THE COMPANY 
 10.01 Dissolution. 
 (a) The Company shall dissolve and its affairs shall be
wound up on the first to occur of the following events (each, a “Dissolution Event”), and no other event shall cause the Company’s dissolution: 
 (i) the determination by the Managing Member that the Company should dissolve; provided, however, that the Managing Member has received the prior written consent of the holders of at least
66-2/3% of the issued and outstanding Class A Units at such time; or 
 (ii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution
of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act. 
 (b) Upon the dissolution of the Company, no further business shall be
done in the Company name except the completion of any incomplete transactions and the taking of such action as shall be necessary for the winding up of the affairs of the Company and the distribution of its assets. 

(c) To the maximum extent permitted by the Act, the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member
shall not constitute a Dissolution Event and, notwithstanding the occurrence of any such event or circumstance, the business of the Company shall be continued without dissolution. 

10.02 Liquidation and Termination. 
 (a) On the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Managing Member or a Person selected by the Managing Member to act as liquidating trustee shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company
and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Act. The Managing Member or liquidating trustee, as applicable, is authorized, subject to the Act, to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Company, or to distribute
Company assets in kind, as the Managing Member or liquidating trustee shall determine to be in the best interests of the Members. The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Managing Member or liquidating trustee, as applicable, in
connection with winding up the Company (including legal and accounting fees and expenses) shall be borne by the Company. Except as otherwise required by Law and except in connection with any gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Managing
Member or liquidating trustee, as applicable, the Managing Member or liquidating trustee shall not be liable to any Member or the Company for any loss attributable to any act or omission of the Managing Member or liquidating trustee taken in good

  
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faith in connection with the winding up of the Company and the distribution of Company assets. The Managing Member or liquidating trustee, as applicable, may consult with counsel and accountants
with respect to winding up the Company and distributing its assets and shall be justified in acting or omitting to act in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel or accountants, provided that the Managing Member or liquidating trustee,
as applicable, shall have used reasonable care in selecting such counsel or accountants. 
 (b) The Managing Member or the
liquidating trustee, as applicable, shall take the following actions and make the following distributions out of the property of the Company in the following manner and order: 

(i) Accounting. As promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final winding up, the Managing Member or the
liquidating trustee, as applicable, shall cause a proper accounting to be made by an independent outside accounting firm of the Company’s assets, liabilities, and operations through the last calendar day of the month in which the dissolution
occurs or the final winding up is completed, as applicable. 
 (ii) Satisfaction of Obligations. The Managing Member or
the liquidating trustee, as applicable, shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company funds all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company (including all expenses incurred in winding up); provided, however, that the
Managing Member or the liquidating trustee, as applicable, may establish one or more cash escrow funds (in such amounts and for such terms as the Managing Member or the liquidating trustee may reasonably determine) for the payment of contingent
liabilities. 
 (iii) Distribution of Assets. All remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members as
follows: 
 (A) the Managing Member or the liquidating trustee, as applicable, may sell any or all Company
property, including to the Members, and any resulting gain or loss from each sale shall be computed and allocated to the Capital Accounts of Members in accordance with the allocation provisions in this Agreement; 

(B) with respect to all Company property that has not been sold, the Gross Asset Value of that property shall be
determined and the Capital Accounts of Members shall be adjusted to reflect the manner in which the unrealized income, gain, loss, and deduction inherent in property that has not been reflected in the Capital Accounts previously would be allocated
among Members if there were a taxable disposition of that property for the Gross Asset Value of that property on the date of distribution; and 
 (C) the property of the Company shall be distributed to the Members, pro rata, in accordance with their respective positive Capital Account balances. 

(c) All distributions in kind to the Members shall be made subject to the liability of each distributee for costs, expenses, and
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liabilities shall be allocated to the distributee pursuant to this Section 10.02; provided, however, that no Member shall be liable for any such Company cost, expense or
liability in excess of the Gross Asset Value of the property so distributed in kind to such Member. The distribution of cash and/or property to a Member in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.02 constitutes a complete
return to the Member of its Capital Contributions and all the Company’s property and constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented within the meaning of Section 18-502(b) of the Act; provided, however, that no
Member shall be deemed under this Section 10.02(c) to have agreed to be liable for any such Company cost, expense or liability in excess of the Gross Asset Value of the property so distributed in kind to such Member. To the extent that a
Member returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those funds. 
 10.03 Deficit Capital
Accounts. No Member will be required to pay to the Company, any other Member or any third party, any deficit balance which may exist, from time to time, in the Member’s Capital Account. 

10.04 Certificate of Cancellation. On completion of the distribution of Company assets as provided herein, the Managing Member (or
any Person or Persons as the Act may require or permit) shall file a Certificate of Cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, cancel any other filings made pursuant to Section 2.06, and take such other actions as may be
necessary to terminate the existence of the Company. Upon the effectiveness of the Certificate of Cancellation, the existence of the Company shall cease, except as may be otherwise provided by the Act or other applicable Law. 

ARTICLE XI 

ACCOUNTING 

11.01 Accounts of the Company. The books and records of account of the Company shall be maintained in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied and shall be reconciled to comply with the methods followed by the Company for United States federal income tax purposes, consistently applied. The books and records shall be maintained at the Company’s principal office or
at a location designated by the Managing Member. 
 11.02 Annual Reports to Members. Within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Managing Member shall cause to be prepared and mailed to each Member one (1) or more reports setting forth, as of the end of such Fiscal Year, (a) a statement of Net Profits and Net
Losses and the amount of such Member’s Capital Account and, as soon as thereafter practicable, the amount of such Member’s share of the Company’s taxable income or loss for such Fiscal Year, in sufficient detail to enable such Member
to prepare its federal, state and other tax returns and (b) a balance sheet and statements of operations and cash flows for the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the Fiscal Year. The financial statements described in this
Section 11.02 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be noted therein). 

  
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 11.03 Tax Returns and Tax Elections. 

(a) The Company’s accountants shall prepare all federal, state and local tax returns of the Company for each year for which such
returns are required to be filed. The Managing Member, in its sole discretion, shall determine the accounting methods and conventions under the tax laws of the United States, the several states and other relevant jurisdictions as to the treatment of
income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company or any other method or procedure related to the preparation of such tax returns. The Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may cause the Company to make or refrain from making any and all
elections permitted by such tax laws, provided that the Company shall make an election under Section 754 of the Code promptly following the date hereof, which election shall not be revoked without the consent of M&N Group Holdings.

 (b) Each Member agrees that, in respect of any year in which it has or had any interest in the Company, it shall not
(i) treat, on its individual income tax returns, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit relating to its interest in the Company in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of such item by the Company as reflected on the Form K-1 or
other information statement furnished by the Company to such Member for use in preparing its income tax returns or (ii) file any claim for refund relating to any such item based upon, or that would result in, such inconsistent treatment unless
such Member has been advised by counsel that treating such item in a manner consistent with the treatment of such item by the Company would subject such Member to penalties under the Code. 

(c) The Managing Member, or a Person designated by the Managing Member who is a Member, shall be the Company’s “Tax Matters
Partner” (as that term is defined in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code) in the event of an income tax audit of any Company return. To the extent the Company is treated as an entity for purposes of the audit, including administrative
settlement and judicial review, the Tax Matters Partner shall be authorized to act for and represent the Company, and to enter into a settlement agreement within the meaning of Section 6224(c)(1) of the Code (or comparable provisions under
state or local Law) to which each Member agrees to be bound. All expenses incurred in connection with any such audit shall be expenses of the Company. The Tax Matters Partner shall be authorized to carry out on behalf of the Company and at the
Company’s expense all acts appropriate to such designation with respect to federal, state and local taxing authorities. 

11.04 No Further Rights to Books and Records. Except for the information required to be provided to the Members under this
Agreement, no Member shall have the right to demand from the Company, and the Company shall have no obligation to provide to any Member, any books or records of the Company. 
 ARTICLE XII 
 EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION 

12.01 Exculpation. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, and except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no
Indemnitee shall be liable to the Company or any other Indemnitee for any Losses which at any time may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, the Company or any other Indemnitee as a result of or arising out of the activities of the

  
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Indemnitee in its capacity as an Officer of the Company or otherwise on behalf of the Company to the extent within the scope of the authority reasonably believed to be conferred on such
Indemnitee, except to the extent such Losses arise out of (a) the Indemnitee’s failure to act in good faith and in a manner such Indemnitee believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any
criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee’s not having any reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful, or (b) the Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. 

12.02 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of (a) the Members, the Managing Member
and their respective Affiliates, (b) the stockholders, members, managers, directors, officers, partners, employees and agents of the Members and the Managing Member and their respective Affiliates, and (c) the Officers of the Company
(each, an “Indemnitee”) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all Losses which at any time may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, the Indemnitee as a result of or arising out of
this Agreement, the Company, its assets, business or affairs or the activities of the Indemnitee in its capacity as an officer of the Company or otherwise on behalf of the Company to the extent within the scope of the authority reasonably believed
to be conferred on such Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification for any Losses to the extent such Losses arise out of (a) the Indemnitee’s failure to act in good faith and
in a manner such Indemnitee believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee’s not having any reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful, or
(b) the Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner specified in clause (a) or (b) above. Any indemnification pursuant to this Article XII shall be made only out of the assets of the Company and no Member shall have any personal
liability on account thereof. 
 12.03 Expenses. Expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred
by an Indemnitee in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding described in Section 12.02 shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding,
upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as provided in this Article XII. 

12.04 Non-Exclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Article XII shall not be
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any statute, the Act, this Agreement, any other agreement, a policy of insurance or otherwise. The indemnification and advancement
of expenses set forth in this Article XII shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a named Indemnitee and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns of such a Person.

 12.05 Insurance. The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the Indemnitees against any
liability asserted against them and incurred by them in such capacity, or arising out of their status as Indemnitees, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify them against such liability under this Article XII. 

  
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 ARTICLE XIII 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 13.01 Amendments. 

(a) The terms and provisions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any exhibit or schedule hereto) may be modified or
amended at any time and from time to time with the written consent of the Managing Member and M&N Group Holdings; provided that the Managing Member may, without the consent of any of the other Members, amend this Agreement: 

(i) to satisfy any requirements, conditions, guidelines or opinions contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service or any other U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. governmental agency, or in any U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. statute, compliance with which the Managing Member deems to be in
the best interest of the Company; 
 (ii) (A) to ensure that the Company will not be treated as (x) an association taxable
as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (y) a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Code or (B) to comply with the then existing requirements of the Code, final or temporary
Treasury Regulations and the rulings of the Internal Revenue Service affecting the treatment of the Company as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; or 
 (iii) to change the name of the Company. 
 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 13.01(a), no modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be made that, based on the subject matter of the items affected by any such modification or amendment, would affect any Member in a manner that is disproportionate to
the manner in which other Members holding the same series of class of Units is affected, without the consent of the disproportionately affected Members holding a majority of the class or series of Units that would be disproportionately affected by
such amendment or modification. 
 13.02 Severability. If any term, provision, agreement, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, agreements, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not effected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties hereof
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 be consummated as originally contemplated to
the fullest extent possible. 
 13.03 Notices. All notices to the Company shall be addressed to its principal office. All
notices addressed to a Member or its Legal Representative or to the Members as a group shall be addressed to such Member or Legal Representative or Members at the address of such Member 

  
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or Legal Representative for the Members set forth on Schedule A hereto. Any Member or the Legal Representative of any Member may designate a new address by notice to such effect given to
the Company. All notices and other communications to be given to a Member or its Legal Representative shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder (a) when received, if in writing and delivered by hand, (b) two (2) Business
Days following deposit with a nationally recognized courier or overnight delivery service, (c) three (3) days after being mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or (d) when
sent, if sent in the form of an e-mail message or facsimile if receipt thereof is confirmed by telephone. 
 13.04 No
Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or different nature. 

13.05 Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Members covenant and agree that the state courts located in Delaware, or in a case involving diversity of citizenship or a federal question, the federal courts located in Delaware shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any action or
proceeding under this Agreement or related to the matters contemplated by this Agreement or any agreement entered into in connection therewith. 
 13.06 Binding Effect. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, every covenant, term and provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Members and their
respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns. 
 13.07 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and any other agreements expressly mentioned herein constitute the entire agreement of the Members, and their respective Affiliates relating to the matters covered hereby and supersede all prior contracts or agreements
with respect to the Company, whether oral or written. 
 13.08 Other Activities. Neither the Company nor any Member (or
any Affiliate of any Member) shall have any right by virtue of this Agreement either to participate in or to share in any other now existing or future ventures, activities or opportunities of any of the other Members or their Affiliates, or in the
income or proceeds derived from such ventures, activities or opportunities. 
 13.09 Further Assurances. In connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Member shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the
provisions of this Agreement and those transactions. 
 13.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, including facsimile counterparts, with the same effect as if all signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument. 

13.11 Waiver of Right to Partition. Each of the Members irrevocably waives during the term of the Company any right that such
Member may have to maintain any action for partition 

  
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with respect to the property and assets of the Company, and hereby agrees not to file a bill for a membership accounting or otherwise proceed adversely in any manner whatsoever against the other
Members or the Company, except for bad faith, gross negligence, fraud, intentional misconduct or violation of this Agreement. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective
Date. 
  

			
	MANAGING MEMBER:
	
	MANNING & NAPIER, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	MEMBERS:
	
	M&N GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	William Manning
	Title:	 	Managing Member
	
	MANNING & NAPIER CAPITAL COMPANY, LLC
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  
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 SCHEDULE A  
 MEMBERS, UNITS AND INFORMATION RELATED THERETO 
  

									
	 Members
	  	Number of
Class A Units	  	Number of
Class B Units	  	Sharing
Percentage	 
	 Manning & Napier, Inc.

290 Woodcliff Drive

Fairport, New York 14450
	  		  	N/A	  	 	            	% 
				
	 M&N Group Holdings, LLC

290 Woodcliff Drive

Fairport, New York 14450
	  		  	N/A	  	 	            	% 
				
	 Manning & Napier Capital Company, LLC 

290 Woodcliff Drive Fairport,

New York 14450
	  		  	N/A	  	 	            	% 
				
		  	  
	  		  	  
	  
	 
	 Total:
	  		  		  	 	100	% 
		  	  
	  		  	  
	  
	 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 JOINDER AGREEMENT 
 This Joinder Agreement (“Joinder
Agreement”) is executed by the undersigned Member pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of             , 2011, as
amended as of the date hereof (the “Agreement”), of Manning & Napier Group, LLC (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Agreement. By the execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Member agrees as follows: 
 1. Units. The Member is
acquiring Units in the Company consisting of [     Class A Units] [     Class B Units]. 

2. Capital Contribution. [In consideration of the Units, the Member shall make on the date hereof a Capital Contribution of
$         in cash to the Company.] [In consideration of the Units, the Member shall make on the date hereof a Capital Contribution to the Company consisting of
                            .] [The Member is not required to make a Capital Contribution to the Company in
consideration of the Units.] 
 3. Agreement. The Member agrees that it shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the
Agreement thereunder and shall be deemed to have made the representations in Section 7.09 of the Agreement as of the date hereof, and hereby adopts the Agreement with the same force and effect as if the Member was originally a party thereto.

 4. Notice. Any notice required or permitted by the Agreement shall be given to the Member at the address listed beside
the Member’s signature below. 
 EXECUTED AND DATED this      day of
        ,         . 
  

	
	Member:
	
	
By:                       
                                         
                              

	 Name:

	 Title:

	
	
Address:                      
                                         
                     

	
	
                        
                                         
                                    

	
	
Fax:                       
                                         
                             

  
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 Acknowledged and Agreed to 
 as of the date first written above: 
 MANNING & NAPIER GROUP, LLC 

 

	
	
By:                       
                                         
                          

	 Name:

	 Title:

  
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