Document:

Exhibit 10.3

 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 28, 2016 and effective as of immediately prior to the consummation of the IPO (as defined below) (the “Effective Time”), among Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and the Company Unitholders (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of Class A Common Stock (as defined herein), the Corporation intends to consummate the transactions described in the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Registration No. 333-207397); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the exchange of Company Units (as defined herein) for shares of Class A Common Stock, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Section 1.1            Definitions.  The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1.  Other terms are defined in the text of this Agreement and those terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them.

 

“Advisory Firm” means a law or accounting firm that is nationally recognized as being expert in tax matters.

 

“Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person.  For the purpose of this definition, the term “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, either through the ownership of a majority of such Person’s voting stock, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

“Cash Settlement” means immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to a Company Unitholder in an Exchange pursuant to Section 2.1, times

 

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(y) the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average prices for a share of Class A Common Stock on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the three (3) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Exchange Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock.  If the Class A Common Stock no longer trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, then the amount specified in clause (y) shall be determined in good faith a majority of the directors of the Corporation that do not have an interest in the Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock being Exchanged.

 

A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if or upon:

 

(i)            both the stockholders of the Corporation and the Board of Directors of the Corporation approve, in accordance with the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and applicable law, the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis), including a sale of all of the equity interests in the Company, to any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than to any directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and such sale, lease or transfer is consummated;

 

(ii)           both the stockholders of the Corporation and the Board of Directors of the Corporation approve, in accordance with the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and applicable law, a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other Person, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 50.01% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, and such merger or consolidation is consummated; or

 

(iii)          the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than (a) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or (b) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by all of the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation) of beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of at least 50.01% of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Securities of the Corporation; provided, that the Board of Directors of the Corporation recommends or otherwise approves or determines that such acquisition is in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders.

 

“Change of Control Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i).

 

“Change of Control Exchange Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(iii).

 

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“Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.

 

“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Corporation.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Company Unit” means (i) each Unit (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) issued as of the Effective Time and (ii) each Unit or other interest in the Company that may be issued by the Company in the future that is designated by the Company as a “Company Unit,” including any interest converted into or exchanged for a Company Unit.

 

“Company Unitholder” means each holder of one or more Company Units that is a party hereto as of the date hereof or which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

“Contribution Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii).

 

“Corporation” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“DB” means German American Capital Corporation and each Permitted Transferee (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) thereof, for so long as such Person (a) remains a Permitted Transferee (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) and (b) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, one or more Company Units.

 

“Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(i).

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“Exchange Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).

 

“Exchange Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).

 

“Exchange Rate” means, in respect of any Exchange, a ratio, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Exchange and the denominator of which shall be the number of Company Units owned by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Exchange.  As of the Effective Time, the Exchange Rate shall be 1, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

“Fertitta Holders” means each of (a) FI Station Investor LLC and each Affiliate of FI Station Investor LLC that becomes a Member, (b) Fertitta Business Management LLC and each Affiliate of Fertitta Business Management LLC that becomes a Member, (c) Frank J. Fertitta III, (d) Lorenzo J. Fertitta, (e) each Affiliate or member of the Family Group (as such

 

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term is defined in the LLC Agreement) of Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta, and (f) each Permitted Transferee (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) thereof, for so long as such Person (a) remains a Permitted Transferee (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) and (b) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, one or more Company Units.

 

“Fertitta Majority Holder” means the holder of a majority of the Company Units held by the Fertitta Holders.

 

“IPO” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

“LLC Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be further amended or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Managing Member” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

 

“Member” has the meaning set forth in the LLC Agreement.

 

“notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

“Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

 

“Post-IPO Company Units” means the number of Company Units outstanding after giving effect to the completion of the IPO (after taking into account the delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock to the underwriters in respect of any overallotment option) and the related issuance of Company Units to the Corporation by the Company in exchange for a portion of the proceeds therefrom, as such number of Company Units may be equitably adjusted to reflect any dividend, split, subdivision or combination of shares, or reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization of or with respect to the Company Units occurring subsequent to such time.

 

“Retraction Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii).

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Subsidiary” means a direct or indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

“Takeover Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Tax Receivable Agreement” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among the Corporation, the Company and the Members (as

 

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defined therein), as the same may be further amended or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

 

“Voting Securities” means any equity securities of the Corporation that are entitled to vote generally in matters submitted for a vote of the Corporation’s stockholders or generally in the election of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Section 2.1            Exchange of Company Units for Class A Common Stock.

 

(a)           Elective Exchanges.

 

(i)            Subject to Section 2.1(d), each Company Unitholder shall be entitled at any time and from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and the LLC Agreement, to surrender Company Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and the like) to the Company in exchange for the delivery to such Company Unitholder (or its designee) of either, at the option of the Corporation, (x) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Company Units surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) the Cash Settlement (an exchange of Company Units and Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock or the Cash Settlement, an “Exchange”), provided that any such Exchange is for a minimum of the lesser of (A) one hundred (100) Company Units and (B) all of the Company Units then held by such Company Unitholder and its Affiliates, except that such minimum shall not apply if such Exchange is in connection with the exercise of any incidental registration rights pursuant to the LLC Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Company Unitholder shall not be entitled to Exchange Company Units and Class B Common Stock, and the Corporation and Company shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for an Exchange, at any time or during any period if the Corporation or the Company determines based on the advice of counsel that such Exchange (x) would be prohibited by law or regulation (including, without limitation, the unavailability of a registration of such Exchange under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof) or (y) would not be permitted under any agreement with the Corporation, the Company or any of their subsidiaries to which the applicable Company Unitholder is party (including, without limitation, the LLC Agreement) or (solely in the case of an Exchange requested by an officer, director or other personnel of the Corporation, the Company or any of their subsidiaries) any written policies of the Corporation related to restrictions on trading applicable to its officers, directors or other personnel.

 

(ii)           A Company Unitholder shall exercise its right to Exchange Company Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock as set forth in Section 2.1(a) by delivering to the Company, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the

 

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Corporation, in each case during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Company and the Corporation, respectively, (A) a written election of exchange in respect of the Company Units to be exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (an “Exchange Notice”), duly executed by such Company Unitholder, (B) any certificates in such Company Unitholder’s possession representing such Company Units, (C) any stock certificates in such Company Unitholder’s possession representing such shares of Class B Common Stock and (D) if the Corporation, the Company or any exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Company Unitholder that it is unable to provide such certification.  Unless such Company Unitholder timely has delivered a Retraction Notice pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii), an Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be effected on the fifth Business Day following the Business Day on which the Corporation and the Company have received the items specified in clauses (A)-(D) of the first sentence of this Section 2.1(a)(ii) or such later date that is a Business Day specified in the Exchange Notice (such Business Day, the “Exchange Date”).  On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging Company Unitholder as a holder of the Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to the Exchange shall cease, and unless the Corporation has elected Cash Settlement, such Company Unitholder (or its designee) shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by the exchanging Company Unitholder in respect of such Exchange.

 

(iii)          Within two (2) Business Days following the Business Day on which the Corporation and the Company have received the Exchange Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice (the “Contribution Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to the exchanging Company Unitholder) of its intended settlement method; provided that if the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, the Corporation shall be deemed to have not elected the Cash Settlement method.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) a Company Unitholder may withdraw or amend its Exchange Notice, in whole or in part, at any time prior to 5:00p.m. New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Exchange Date by giving written notice (the “Retraction Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation)  specifying (A) the number of withdrawn Company Units and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock, (B) if any, the number of Company Units and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock as to which the Exchange Notice remains in effect and (C) if the Company Unitholder so determines, a new Exchange Date or any other new or revised information permitted in the Exchange Notice, and (y) a Company Unitholder may specify, in an applicable Exchange Notice, that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering, Change of Control transaction or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination.  The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice indicating an entire withdrawal of the Exchange Notice pursuant to clause (x) above and, in respect of clause (y) above, the termination of the transaction or event prior to the consummation thereof, shall, in either case, terminate all of the exchanging Company Unitholder’s, Company’s and

 

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Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.1(a) arising from that particular Exchange Notice.

 

(b)           Change of Control. In connection with a Change of Control, and subject to any approval of the Change of Control by the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock that may be required:

 

(i)            The Corporation shall have the right to require each Company Unitholder to Exchange some or all of such Company Unitholder’s Company Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock (in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal and the like) with the Corporation or, at the option of the Corporation, any Subsidiary in exchange for the delivery to the exchanging Company Unitholder (or its designee) of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of Company Units surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate (a “Change of Control Exchange”); provided that, if the Corporation requires the Company Unitholders to Exchange less than all of their outstanding Company Units and corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock, each Company Unitholder’s participation in the required Exchange shall be reduced pro rata.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Company Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by a Company Unitholder that are not Exchanged pursuant to a Change of Control Exchange may be Exchanged by such Company Unitholder pursuant to Section 2.1(a) subject to and in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

(ii)           The election of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall be at the sole discretion of the Corporation upon the approval thereof by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

(iii)          Any Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be effective if such Change of Control is not consummated) (the “Change of Control Exchange Date”).  From and after the Change of Control Exchange Date, (x) the Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock Exchanged pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall be deemed to be transferred to the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary, as applicable, on the Change of Control Exchange Date and (y) the exchanging Company Unitholder shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock Exchanged pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) (other than the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) upon compliance with its obligations under Section 2.1(c)).

 

(iv)          The Corporation shall provide written notice of an expected Change of Control to all Company Unitholders within the earlier of (x) five (5) Business Days following the execution of the agreement with respect to such Change of Control and (y) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the contemplated Change of Control is to be effected, indicating in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the Change of Control transaction, subject to applicable law, including the date of execution of such agreement or such proposed effective date, as applicable, the amount and types of consideration to be paid

 

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for Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, in the Change of Control (which consideration shall be equivalent whether paid for Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock), any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with the Change of Control, the percentage of total Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, to be transferred to the acquirer by all shareholders in the Change of Control, and the number of Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock held by each Company Unitholder that the Corporation intends to require to be Exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Change of Control. The Corporation shall update such notice from time to time to reflect any material changes to such notice. The Corporation may satisfy any such notice and update requirements described in the preceding two sentences by providing such information on a Form 8-K, Schedule TO, Schedule 14D-9 or similar form filed with the SEC.

 

(c)           Exchange Procedure on Change of Control Exchange.  On or prior to the Change of Control Exchange Date, the Company Unitholder shall deliver to the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary, as applicable, with a contemporaneous copy delivered to the Company, in each case during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Company and the Corporation, respectively: (A) an Exchange Notice, duly executed by such Company Unitholder, (B) any certificates in such Company Unitholder’s possession representing all Company Units being surrendered by the Company Unitholder, (C) any stock certificates in such Company Unitholder’s possession representing all shares of Class B Common Stock being surrendered by the Company Unitholder and (D) if the Corporation, the Company or the exchanging Subsidiary requires the delivery of the certification contemplated by Section 2.4(b), such certification or written notice from such Company Unitholder that it is unable to provide such certification.

 

(d)           Exchange Consideration.  On the Exchange Date or Change of Control Exchange Date, as applicable, provided the Company Unitholder has satisfied its obligations under Section 2.1(a)(ii) or Section 2.1(c), as applicable, the Company or the Corporation, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such Company Unitholder (or its designee), at the address set forth on Schedule A to the LLC Agreement (or at such other address as such party may designate to the Company), either certificates representing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable upon the applicable Exchange, registered in the name of the relevant exchanging Company Unitholder (or its designee) or, if the Corporation has so elected, the Cash Settlement, as applicable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall have the right but not the obligation (in lieu of the Company) to have either the Corporation or, at the option of the Corporation, any Subsidiary acquire the Company Units any Company Unitholder is requesting to be exchanged pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or the Corporation is requiring to be exchanged pursuant to Section 2.1(b) directly from such Company Unitholder in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock or, in the case of an exchange pursuant to Section 2.1(a), at the option of the Corporation, the Cash Settlement.  If an exchanging Company Unitholder receives the shares of Class A Common Stock or the Cash Settlement that it is entitled to receive in connection with an Exchange pursuant to Section 2.1(a) from the Corporation or any Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 2.1(d), the Company Unitholder shall have no further right to receive

 

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shares of Class A Common Stock from the Company in connection with that Exchange.  Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Section 2.1(d) to the contrary, to the extent the Class A Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, the Company, the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary will, upon the written instruction of an exchanging Company Unitholder, deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable to such exchanging Company Unitholder through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such exchanging Company Unitholder in the Exchange Notice.  Upon a Company Unitholder exercising its right to Exchange or the occurrence of a Change of Control Exchange, the Company, the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary, as applicable, shall take such actions as (A) may be required to ensure that such Company Unitholder receives the shares of Class A Common Stock or the Cash Settlement that such exchanging Company Unitholder is entitled to receive in connection with such Exchange pursuant to this Section 2.1, and (B) may be reasonably within its control that would cause such Exchange to be treated for purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement as an “Exchange” (as such term is defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement).

 

(e)           Cancellation of Class B Common Stock.  Any shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered in an Exchange shall automatically be deemed cancelled without any action on the part of any Person, including the Corporation.  Any such cancelled shares of Class B Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding, and all rights with respect to such shares shall automatically cease and terminate.

 

(f)            Expenses.  Subject to any other arrangement or agreement among the Company and an applicable Unitholder, the Corporation, the Company, any exchanging Subsidiary and each exchanging Company Unitholder shall bear their own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Exchange, whether or not any such Exchange is ultimately consummated, except that the Corporation shall bear any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Exchange; provided, however, that if any shares of Class A Common Stock are to be delivered in a name other than that of the Company Unitholder that requested the Exchange (or The Depository Trust Company or its nominee for the account of a participant of The Depository Trust Company that will hold the shares for the account of such Company Unitholder) or the Cash Settlement is to be paid to a Person other than the Company Unitholder that requested the Exchange, then such Company Unitholder or the Person in whose name such shares are to be delivered or to whom the Cash Settlement is to be paid shall pay to the Corporation the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, such Exchange or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

(g)           Publicly Traded Partnership.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Managing Member of the Company, as applicable, obtains a written opinion from an Advisory Firm that interests in the Company do not meet the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h), the Corporation or the Company, as applicable, may impose such restrictions on Exchanges as the Corporation or the Company, as applicable, may reasonably determine to be necessary or advisable so that the Company is not treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Exchange shall be permitted (and, if attempted, shall be void ab initio) if the Corporation or the Company obtains a written opinion from an Advisory Firm that such an Exchange would pose a material risk that the Company would be a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code.

 

(h)           Other Prohibitions on Exchange.  For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Company Unitholder shall not be entitled or required to Exchange Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock to the extent that the Corporation or the Company (or in the case of clause (A) below, the Company Unitholder) reasonably determines in good faith that such Exchange (A) would be prohibited by law or regulation or (B) would not be permitted under any other agreement with the Corporation, the Company or their respective subsidiaries to which such Company Unitholder is then subject.

 

Section 2.2            Adjustment.  To the extent not reflected in an adjustment to the Exchange Rate, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed or exchanged into or for another security, securities or other property, then upon any subsequent Exchange, an exchanging Company Unitholder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such exchanging Company Unitholder would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction.  For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed or exchanged into or for another security, securities or other property, this Section 2.2 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to such security or other property.

 

Section 2.3            Class A Common Stock to be Issued.  (a)  The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon an Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be deliverable upon any such Exchange; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such Exchange by delivery of unencumbered purchased shares of Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof).

 

(b)           The Corporation has taken and will take all such steps as may be required to cause to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), as applicable, under the Exchange Act, and be exempt for purposes of Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act, any acquisitions or dispositions of equity securities of the Corporation (including derivative securities with respect thereto) and any securities that may be deemed to be equity securities or derivative securities of the Corporation for such purposes that result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by each director or officer of the Corporation (including directors-by-deputization)

 

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who may reasonably be expected to be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Corporation upon the registration of any class of equity security of the Corporation pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (with the authorizing resolutions specifying the name of each such officer or director whose acquisition or disposition of securities is to be exempted and the number of securities that may be acquired and disposed of by each such Person pursuant to this Agreement).

 

(c)           If any Takeover Law or other similar law or regulation becomes or is deemed to become applicable to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to render such law or regulation inapplicable to all of the foregoing.

 

(d)           The Corporation covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon an Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive right of stockholders of the Corporation or to any right of first refusal or other right in favor of any Person.

 

Section 2.4            Withholding; Certification of Non-Foreign Status.  (a)  If the Corporation, the Company or any exchanging Subsidiary shall be required to withhold any amounts by reason of any federal, state, local or foreign tax rules or regulations in respect of any Exchange, the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall be entitled to take such action as it deems appropriate in order to ensure compliance with such withholding requirements, including, at its option, withholding shares of Class A Common Stock with a fair market value equal to the minimum amount of any taxes that the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, may be required to withhold with respect to such Exchange.  To the extent that amounts are (or property is) so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, such withheld amounts (or property) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid (or delivered) to the applicable Company Unitholder.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of the Corporation, the Company and any exchanging Subsidiary may, in its discretion, require that an exchanging Company Unitholder deliver to the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, a certification of non-foreign status in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b) prior to an Exchange.  In the event the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary has required delivery of such certification but an exchanging Company Unitholder does not provide such certification to the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary, the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall nevertheless deliver or cause to be delivered to the exchanging Company Unitholder the Class A Common Stock or the Cash Settlement in accordance with Section 2.1, but subject to withholding as provided in Section 2.4(a).

 

(c)           If the Corporation, the Company or any exchanging Subsidiary determines that any amounts by reason of any federal, state, local or foreign tax rules or regulations are required to be withheld in respect of any Exchange, the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly notify the

 

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exchanging Company Unitholder and shall consider in good faith any theories, positions or alternative arrangements that such Company Unitholder raises (reasonably in advance of the date on which the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary believes withholding is required) as to why withholding is not required or that may avoid the need for such withholding, provided that none of the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary is required to incur additional costs as a result of such obligation and this Section 2.4(c) shall not in any manner limit the authority of the Corporation, the Company or such Subsidiary to withhold taxes with respect to an exchanging Company Unitholder pursuant to Section 2.4(a).

 

Section 2.5            Tax Treatment.  Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that an Exchange with the Company or the Corporation shall be treated as a direct exchange between the Corporation and the Company Unitholder, and an Exchange with an exchanging Subsidiary shall be treated as a direct exchange between such exchanging Subsidiary and the Company Unitholder, in each case for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes.  The parties hereto intend to treat any Exchange consummated hereunder as a taxable exchange for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the exchanging Company Unitholder and the Corporation.

 

Section 2.6            Contribution of the Corporation.  In connection with any Exchange between a Company Unitholder and the Company, the Corporation shall contribute to the Company the shares of Class A Common Stock or Cash Settlement that the Company Unitholder is entitled to receive in such Exchange.  Unless the Company Unitholder has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 2.1(a)(iii), on the Exchange Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Exchange Date) (i) the Corporation shall make a capital contribution to the Company (in the form of the shares of Class A Common Stock or the Cash Settlement that the Company Unitholder is entitled to receive in such Exchange) required under this Section 2.6 and (ii) the Company shall issue to the Corporation a number of Company Units equal to the number of Company Units surrendered by the Company Unitholder.  The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Company’s and the Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Section 2.6 arising from the Exchange Notice.

 

Section 2.7            Distributions. No Exchange will impair the right of an exchanging Company Unitholder to receive any distribution for periods ending on or prior to the Exchange Date for such Exchange (but for which payment had not yet been made with respect to the Company Units in question at the time the Exchange is consummated); provided that, for purposes of this Section 2.7, the exchanging Company Unitholder’s right to receive its pro rata portion of any distribution by the Company in respect of such periods shall not be deemed impaired to the extent that the Company has not paid the Corporation its pro rata portion of such distribution prior to the consummation of the applicable Exchange.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Section 3.1            Representations and Warranties of the Corporation.   The Corporation represents and warrants that (i) it is a corporation duly incorporated and is existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) it has all requisite corporate

 

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power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Corporation and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance of the Class A Common Stock) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Corporation, including all actions necessary to ensure that the acquisition of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby, to the fullest extent of the Corporation’s Board of Directors’ power and authority and to the extent permitted by law, shall not be subject to any “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other form of anti-takeover laws and regulations of any jurisdiction that may purport to be applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, “Takeover Laws”), (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable against the Corporation in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, and (v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Corporation and the consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) result in a violation of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or the bylaws of the Corporation or (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Corporation is a party, or (C) based on the representations to be made by each Company Unitholder pursuant to the written election in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto in connection with Exchanges made pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Corporation or by which any property or asset of the Corporation is bound or affected, except with respect to clause (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation or its business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Section 3.2            Representations and Warranties of the Company.   The Company represents and warrants that (i) it is a limited liability company duly formed and is existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) it has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, (v) it is an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is not classified as a “publicly traded partnership” as defined under Section 7704 of the Code, and (vi) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) result in a violation of the certificate of formation of the Company or the LLC Agreement or (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a

 

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default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected, except with respect to clause (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Section 3.3            Representations and Warranties of the Company Unitholders.  Each Company Unitholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants that (i) if it is not a natural person, that it is duly incorporated or formed and, to the extent such concept exists in its jurisdiction of organization, is existing and in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction, (ii) it has all requisite legal capacity and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) if it is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of such Company Unitholder, (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Company Unitholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and (v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Company Unitholder and the consummation by such Company Unitholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) if it is not a natural person, result in a violation of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of such Company Unitholder, (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which such Company Unitholder is a party or by which any property or asset of such Company Unitholder is bound or affected, or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such Company Unitholder, except with respect to clause (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations that would not in any material respect result in the unenforceability against such Company Unitholder of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Section 4.1            Additional Company Unitholders.  To the extent a Company Unitholder validly transfers any or all of such holder’s Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock to another Person in a transaction in accordance with, and not in contravention of, the LLC Agreement, then such transferee (each, a “Permitted Transferee”) shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, whereupon such Permitted Transferee shall become a Company Unitholder hereunder.  To the extent the Company issues Company Units in the future, then the holder of such Company Units shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, whereupon such holder shall become a Company Unitholder hereunder.  Except as set forth in this Section 4.1, a Company Unitholder may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.2            Notifications.  Any notice, demand, consent, election, approval, request, or other communication (collectively, a “notice”) required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and either delivered personally, sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or sent by recognized overnight delivery service, electronic mail (e-mail) or by facsimile transmittal.  A notice must be addressed:

 

If to the Corporation or the Company at:

 

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Telephone:  

Facsimile:  

Attention:  Richard J. Haskins, President

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Corporation or the Company) to:

 

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90017
 Telephone:  
 Facsimile:  
 Attention:  Deborah J. Conrad

 

If to any Company Unitholder, to the address and other contact information set forth in the records of the Company from time to time.

 

A notice delivered personally will be deemed given only when accepted or refused by the Person to whom it is delivered.  A notice that is sent by mail will be deemed given:  (i) three (3) Business Days after such notice is mailed to an address within the United States of America or (ii) seven (7) Business Days after such notice is mailed to an address outside of the United States of America.  A notice sent by recognized overnight delivery service will be deemed given when received or refused.  A notice sent by e-mail or facsimile shall be deemed given upon receipt of a confirmation of such transmission, unless such receipt occurs after normal business hours, in which case such notice shall be deemed given as of the next Business Day.  The Company or the Corporation may designate, by notice to all of the Company Unitholders, substitute addresses or addressees for notices; thereafter, notices are to be directed to those substitute addresses or addressees.  Company Unitholders may designate, by notice to the Company and the Corporation, substitute addresses or addressees for notices; thereafter, notices are to be directed to those substitute addresses or addressees.

 

Section 4.3            Complete Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the LLC Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements or arrangements (written and oral), including any prior representation, statement, condition or warranty between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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Section 4.4            Applicable Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.  (a)  The parties hereto hereby agree that all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule, notwithstanding that public policy in Delaware or any other forum jurisdiction might indicate that the laws of that or any other jurisdiction should otherwise apply based on contacts with such state or otherwise.

 

(b)           Each of the parties hereto submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agrees that all claims in respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court.  Each party hereto also agrees not to bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court.  Each of the parties hereto waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety, or other security that might be required of any other party hereto with respect thereto.  The parties hereto each agree that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which it is subject by a suit upon such judgment.

 

(c)           EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.4.

 

Section 4.5            References to this Agreement; Headings.  Unless otherwise indicated, “Sections,” “clauses” and “Exhibits” mean and refer to designated Sections, clauses, and Exhibits of this Agreement.  Words such as “herein,” “hereby,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” “hereto,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context indicates otherwise.  All headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to define or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement.  All exhibits and schedules referred to herein, and as the same may be amended from time to time, are by this reference made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.

 

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Section 4.6            Binding Provisions.  This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective personal and legal representatives, heirs, executors, successors and Permitted Transferees.

 

Section 4.7            Construction.  Common nouns and pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person, Persons or other reference in the context requires.  Every covenant, term and provision of this Agreement shall be construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party hereto.  Any reference to any statute, law, or regulation, form or schedule shall include any amendments, modifications, or replacements thereof.  Any reference to any agreement, contract or schedule, unless otherwise stated, shall include any amendments, modifications, or replacements thereof.  Whenever used herein, “or” shall include both the conjunctive and disjunctive unless the context requires otherwise, “any” shall mean “one or more,” and “including” shall mean “including, without limitation.”

 

Section 4.8            Severability.  It is expressly understood and agreed that if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any party or circumstance shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any party or circumstance other than those to which it is so determined to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law so long as the economic or legal substance of the matters contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.  If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares or finds that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or portion of the term or provision, or to delete specific words or phrases, and to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.  If such court of competent jurisdiction does not so replace an invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto will 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 to the end that the matters contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 4.9            Counterparts.  This Agreement and any amendments may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts and delivered via facsimile or .pdf, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same document.  The signature of any party to any counterpart shall be deemed a signature to, and may be appended to, any other counterpart.

 

Section 4.10          No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, provide or create any rights or benefits of any Person other than the parties specified in Section 4.6 and any exchanging Subsidiary selected by the Corporation.

 

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Section 4.11          Mutual Drafting.  The parties hereto are sophisticated and have been represented by attorneys throughout the transactions contemplated hereby who have carefully negotiated the provisions hereof.  As a consequence, the parties do not intend that the presumptions of laws or rules relating to the interpretation of contracts against the drafter of any particular clause should be applied to this Agreement or any agreement or instrument executed in connection herewith, and therefore waive their effects.

 

Section 4.12          Rights and Remedies Cumulative.  The rights and remedies provided by this Agreement are cumulative and the use of any one right or remedy by any party shall not preclude or waive the right to use any or all other remedies.  Such rights and remedies are given in addition to any other rights the parties may have by law, statute, ordinance or otherwise.  No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

Section 4.13          Amendment.  The provisions of this Agreement may be amended only by the affirmative vote or written consent of each of (i) the Corporation, (ii) the Company, (iii) Company Unitholders holding a majority of the then outstanding Company Units (excluding Company Units held by the Corporation) and (iv) as long as DB or the Fertitta Holders hold a number of Company Units that is equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Post-IPO Company Units, the consent of DB and/or the Fertitta Majority Holder, as applicable; provided that no amendment may disproportionately affect the rights of a Company Unitholder (compared to Company Unitholders of Company Units of the same class) without the consent of such Company Unitholder.

 

Section 4.14          Tax Treatment.  This Agreement shall be treated as part of the partnership agreement of the Company as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 4.15          Specific Performance.  The parties recognize that irreparable injury will result from a breach of any provision of this Agreement and that money damages would be inadequate to fully remedy the injury.  Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of one or more of the provisions of this Agreement, any party that may be injured (in addition to any other remedies that may be available to that party) shall be entitled (without the need to post any bond, surety, or other security) to one or more preliminary or permanent orders (a) restraining and enjoining any act that would constitute a breach or (b) compelling the performance of any obligation that, if not performed, would constitute a breach.

 

Section 4.16          Independent Nature of Company Unitholders’ Rights and Obligations.  The obligations of each Company Unitholder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Company Unitholder, and no Company Unitholder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of, or failure to perform, the obligations of any other Company Unitholder hereunder.  The decision of each Company Unitholder to enter into this Agreement has been made by such Company Unitholder independently of any other Company

 

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Unitholder.  Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Company Unitholder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Company Unitholders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Company Unitholders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby and the Corporation acknowledges that the Company Unitholders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Corporation will not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered, all as of the date first set forth above.

 

	
 
    	
RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Marc J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial 
   Officer and Treasurer
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
STATION   HOLDCO LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
Red   Rock Resorts, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
Managing   Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Marc J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer   and Treasurer
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
FI   STATION INVESTOR LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:  
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Marc J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer   and Treasurer
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
FERTITTA   BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Frank J. Fertitta III
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
General Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Lorenzo J. Fertitta
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
General Manager
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
GERMAN   AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jeffrey T. Welch
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Managing Director
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Larney J. Bisbano
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
OAKTREE   SC INVESTMENTS CTB, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
OCM FIE, LLC
    
	
 
    	
Its:
    	
Manager
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Kaj Vazales
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David Quick
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized Signatory
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Marc J. Falcone
    

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Richard J. Haskins
    

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Kevin L. Kelley
    

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
Thomas Friel Nevada Trust
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Thomas M. Friel
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Trustee
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Scott M Nielson
    

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
CAVALLARO FAMILY TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Stephen L. Cavallaro
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Trustee
    
				

 

Signature Page to Exchange Agreement

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[FORM OF]
 EXCHANGE NOTICE

 

Red Rock Resorts, Inc.

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Telephone:  

Facsimile:  

Attention:  Richard J. Haskins, President

 

Station Holdco LLC

% Red Rock Resorts, Inc.

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Telephone:  

Facsimile:  

Attention:  Richard J. Haskins, President

 

Reference is hereby made to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016 (the “Exchange Agreement”), among Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and the Company Unitholders (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Exchange Agreement.

 

The undersigned Company Unitholder hereby transfers to the Company, the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary, as applicable, the number of Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock set forth below in Exchange for either shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued in its name (or the name of its designee) as set forth below or, at the option of the Corporation, the Cash Settlement payable to the account set forth below, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

 

Legal Name of Company Unitholder:

 

Desired Exchange Date (if applicable):

 

[Maximum](1) Number of Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock to be Exchanged:

 

(1)         In connection with any underwritten offering of Class A Common Stock that includes an option granted to the underwriters to acquire additional shares of Class A Common Stock, the Company Unitholder shall specify the maximum number of Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock desired to be exchanged assuming such option is exercised and the amount of Company Units and Class B Common Stock exchanged in connection with such offering will be limited to the amount necessary to fulfill the delivery obligation upon exercise of the option.

 

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If the Company Unitholder desires the shares of Class A Common Stock be settled through the facilities of The Depositary Trust Company (“DTC”), please indicate the account of the DTC participant below.

 

If the Company Unitholder desires the shares of Class A Common Stock be settled through the delivery of certificates to the Company Unitholder or its designee, please indicate the following:

 

Legal Name for Certificates:

 

Address for Delivery of Certificates:

 

If the Corporation elects Cash Settlement:

 

Account Number:

 

Legal Name of Account Holder:

 

The undersigned Company Unitholder hereby represents and warrants that (i) the Company Unitholder has all requisite legal capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Exchange Notice and to perform the undersigned’s obligations hereunder; (ii) the execution and delivery of this Exchange Notice and the consummation of the Exchange have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of the Company Unitholder; (iii) this Exchange Notice constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned Company Unitholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally; (iv) the Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock subject to this Exchange Notice are being transferred to the Company, the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary, as applicable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, equities or claim; (v) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of any third party or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the undersigned or the Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock subject to this Exchange Notice is required to be obtained by the undersigned for the transfer of such Company Units and shares of Class B Common Stock to the Company, the Corporation or the exchanging Subsidiary, as applicable; and (vi) the Company Unitholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is not acquiring the shares of Class A Common Stock with the intent to distribute them in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of the Company as the attorney of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in the premises, to do any and all things and to take any and all actions that may be necessary to

 

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transfer the Company Units subject to this Exchange Notice and to deliver to the undersigned the shares of Class A Common Stock or the Cash Settlement to be delivered in Exchange therefor.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Exchange Notice to be executed and delivered by the undersigned or by its duly authorized attorney.

 

	
 
    	
Name:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Dated:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
					

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

[FORM OF]
 JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

This Joinder Agreement (“Joinder Agreement”) is a joinder to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2016 (the “Agreement”), among Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and each of the Company Unitholders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement. The Company, the Corporation and the undersigned agree that all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Joinder Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule, notwithstanding that public policy in Delaware or any other forum jurisdiction might indicate that the laws of that or any other jurisdiction should otherwise apply based on contacts with such state or otherwise.  In the event of any conflict between this Joinder Agreement and the Agreement, the terms of this Joinder Agreement shall control.

 

The undersigned, having acquired shares of Class B Common Stock and Company Units, hereby joins and enters into the Agreement. By signing and returning this Joinder Agreement to the Company and the Corporation, the undersigned (i) accepts and agrees to be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of and agreements of a Company Unitholder contained in the Agreement, with all attendant rights, duties and obligations of a Company Unitholder thereunder and (ii) makes each of the representations and warranties of a Company Unitholder set forth in Section 3.3 of the Agreement as fully as if such representations and warranties were set forth herein. The parties to the Agreement shall treat the execution and delivery hereof by the undersigned as the execution and delivery of the Agreement by the undersigned and, upon receipt of this Joinder Agreement by the Company and the Corporation, the signature of the undersigned set forth below shall constitute a counterpart signature to the signature page of the Agreement.

 

	
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B-1Exhibit 4.1

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 2, 2016, by and among Fertitta Entertainment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE”), FE Propco Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Propco”), FE Opco Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Opco”), FE Landco Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Landco”), FE GVR Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE GVR”), FE Interactive Investor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Interactive”), FE Special Investor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Special”), FE Transportation LLC, a New York limited liability company (“FE Transportation”), FE JV Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE JV”), FE JV Tejon Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE JV Tejon”), FE Aviation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Aviation”), FE Aviation I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FE Aviation I” and, together with FE, FE Propco, FE Opco, FE Landco, FE GVR, FE Interactive, FE Special, FE Transportation, FE JV, FE JV Tejon and FE Aviation, the “Guarantying Subsidiaries” and each, a “Guarantying Subsidiary”), each a subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), the Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of March 1, 2013 providing for the issuance of 7.50% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guarantying Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guarantying Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Guaranty”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture shall not result in a material modification of the Notes for purposes of compliance with the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Guarantying Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.         CAPITALIZED TERMS.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

2.         AGREEMENT TO GUARANTY.  Each Guarantying Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide, and does hereby provide, an unconditional Guaranty on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guaranty and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof (which is hereby incorporated by reference).

 

4.         NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.  No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of each Guarantying Subsidiary (or of any stockholder of the Company), as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of

 

 

the Company or any Guarantying Subsidiary under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

5.         NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

6.         COUNTERPARTS.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

7.         EFFECT OF HEADINGS.  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

8.         THE TRUSTEE.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each Guarantying Subsidiary and the Company.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

Dated:  May 2, 2016

 

	
 
    	
ISSUER
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
STATION   CASINOS LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Marc   J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial
    
	
 
    	
Officer   and Treasurer
    
					

 

 

	
 
    	
NEW   GUARANTORS
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
FERTITTA   ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Marc   J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial
    
	
 
    	
Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
FERTITTA   AVIATION LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   AVIATION I LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Marc   J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
FE   PROPCO MANAGEMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   OPCO MANAGEMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   LANDCO MANAGEMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   GVR MANAGEMENT LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   INTERACTIVE INVESTOR LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   SPECIAL INVESTOR LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   TRANSPORTATION LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   JV HOLDCO LLC
    
	
 
    	
FE   JV TEJON HOLDCO LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   Fertitta Entertainment LLC
    
	
 
    	
Its:    Sole Member
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Marc   J. Falcone
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial
    
	
 
    	
Officer
    
				

 

 

	
 
    	
TRUSTEE
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WELLS   FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title

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