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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 GORES
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT 
 This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT is entered into this        day of July,
2016, by and between Gores Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned (“Subscriber”). 

WHEREAS, the Company intends to enter into that certain Master Transaction Agreement, to be dated as of the date hereof (the
“Transaction Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will acquire from the Sellers named therein all of the entities and interests comprising the business of the Hostess Brands (the “Hostess Business”), on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Transaction”); and 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the
Transaction, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company that number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Acquired
Shares”), for a purchase price of $9.18032787 per share, or the aggregate amount set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Acquired Shares in
consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company on or prior to the Closing (as defined below); 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions,
herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Subscription. Subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Shares (such subscription and issuance, the
“Subscription”). 
 2. Closing. 

a. The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) is contingent upon the anticipated consummation of the
Transaction. The Closing shall occur one (1) business day prior to the anticipated closing date of the Transaction. Upon not less than five (5) business days’ written notice from (or on behalf of) the Company to Subscriber (the
“Closing Notice”) that the Company reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transaction to be satisfied on a date that is not less than five (5) business days from the date of the Closing Notice, Subscriber shall
deliver to the Company on the closing date specified in the Closing Notice (the “Closing Date”) the Purchase Price for the Acquired Shares by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account
specified by the Company in the Closing Notice against delivery by the Company to Subscriber of the Acquired Shares in book entry form. 
 b.
The Closing shall be subject to the conditions that, on the Closing Date: 
 (i) no suspension of the qualification of the Acquired Shares
for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction, or initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred; 

 (ii) all representations and warranties of the Company and Subscriber contained in this
Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by each of the Company and Subscriber of each of the representations, warranties and
agreements of each such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date; 
 (iii) no governmental authority shall have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal
or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and 
 (iv) all conditions precedent to the
closing of the Transaction, including the approval of the Company’s shareholders, shall have been satisfied or waived. 
 c. At the
Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this
Agreement. 
 3. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants that: 

a. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. 

b. The Acquired Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with
the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s amended
and restated certificate of incorporation or under the Delaware General Corporation Law. 
 c. This Subscription Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. 

d. The issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the 

  
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 property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or materially
affect the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material
respects with this Subscription Agreement. 
 4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants that:

 a. If Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the authority to enter into,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. 
 b. If Subscriber is not an individual, this Subscription Agreement
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, the signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and Subscriber has legal competence and capacity to execute the same. This Subscription
Agreement is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. 
 c. The execution, delivery and
performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease,
license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is
subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Subscriber and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a
“Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in
any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body,
domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the legal authority of
Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement. 

  
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 d. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth
on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each
owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf
of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information
on Schedule A following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Shares. 

e. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of
the Securities Act and that the Acquired Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the
Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that any certificates representing the Acquired Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges
that the Acquired Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these
transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been
advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Shares. 
 f. Subscriber
understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Shares directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by the Company or
any of its officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement. 

g. Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Acquired Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt
prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable similar law. 

  
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 h. In making its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares, Subscriber represents that it has
relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired
Shares, including with respect to the Company, the Seller, the Hostess Business and the Transaction. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such
questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and such undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares. 

i. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company, and
the Acquired Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares, nor were the Acquired Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other
means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Acquired Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public
offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. 
 j. Subscriber acknowledges that it
is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. 

k. Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and
fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Shares and determined that the Acquired Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a
total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists. 

l. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired
Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment. 
 m. Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber
is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order
issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations,
31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested
thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et
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 PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the
“BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains
policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and
procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Acquired Shares were legally derived. 

5. Registration Rights. The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction, the
Company will file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the Acquired Shares (the “Registration Statement”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement
declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof; provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include the Acquired Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to
the Company such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Acquired Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the
Acquired Shares, and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. 

6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and
obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with
its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement or (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied
on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach
hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Company shall promptly notify Subscriber of the termination of the
Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement. 
 7. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that the
Company is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses or assets. Subscriber further acknowledges that,
as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated August 13, 2015 (the “Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Company’s assets consist of the cash
proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company,
its public shareholders and the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations, if any, the
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 be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the Prospectus. For and in consideration of the Company entering
into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its Representatives, hereby irrevocable waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they
have or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Agreement. 

8. Miscellaneous. 
 a.
Subscriber acknowledges that the Company and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the
Company if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. 

b. The Company is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a
copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. 

c. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Acquired Shares acquired
hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned. 
 d. All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this
Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. 
 e. The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company
may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal
policies and procedures. 
 f. This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing,
signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification, waiver, or termination is sought. 
 g. This Subscription Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Subscription Agreement shall not
confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns, and the Sellers’ Representative (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), which shall be a third-party beneficiary to this
Subscription Agreement and shall be entitled to the rights and benefits hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto. 

  
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 h. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be
deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. 

i. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. 

j. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in .pdf) and by
different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

k. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. 

l. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATIN PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and Subscriber has executed or caused this
Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below. 
  

			
	GORES HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	 Name:
 Title:

 Date: July         , 2016 

  
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	 SUBSCRIBER:
  

Signature of Subscriber:
	  	Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:

			
		
	
By:                  
                                         
                                         
 
	  	By:                                     
                                         
                   
	 Name:

Title:
	  	 Name:

Title:

			
		
	Name of Subscriber:	  	Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
		
	  
 (Please print. Please indicate name
and capacity of person signing above)
	  	  
 (Please Print. Please indicate name
and capacity of person signing above)

			
		
	  
 Name in which shares are to be
registered (if different):
	  	Date: July         , 2016
		
	Email Address:	  	
		
	If there are joint investors, please check one:	  	
		
	 ̈ Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship	  	
		
	 ̈ Tenants-in-Common	  	
		
	 ̈ Community Property	  	
		
	Subscriber’s EIN:
                                         
                                   	  	Joint Subscriber’s EIN:
                                         
                     
		
	Business Address-Street:	  	Mailing Address-Street (if different):
		
	  
  

City, State, Zip:
	  	  
  

City, State, Zip:

		
	Attn:	  	Attn:
		
	Telephone No.:
                                         
                                       	  	Telephone
No.:                                        
                                    
		
	Facsimile No.:
                                         
                                        	  	Facsimile
No.:                                        
                                    

  
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	Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for:
	
	  
  

Price Per Acquired Share: $9.18032787

	
	Aggregate Purchase Price: $
                                

 You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account
specified by the Company in the Closing Notice. 

  
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 SCHEDULE A 

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER 
  

	A.	QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS 

 (Please check the applicable subparagraphs): 

 

	 	1.	 ̈ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”)). 

 

	 	2.	 ̈ We are subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB. 

 

	B.	INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS 

 (Please check the applicable subparagraphs): 

 

	 	1.	 ̈ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited
investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.” 

 

	 	2.	 ̈ We are not a natural person. 

  

	C.	AFFILIATE STATUS 

 (Please check the applicable box) 

SUBSCRIBER: 
  

	 	 ̈	is: 

  

	 	 ̈	is not: 

 an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the
Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company. 
 This page should be completed by Subscriber 

and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement. 

Schedule A-1 

 Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes
within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the
appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.” 

 ̈ Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company,
business development company, or small business investment company; 
  ̈ Any plan established
and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; 

 ̈ Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; 

 ̈ Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
corporation, similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; 

 ̈ Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being
offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer; 
  ̈ Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net
worth: (a) the person’s primary residence must not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness secured by the person’s primary residence up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence must not be included as a
liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of calculation exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess
must be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the residence must be included as a liability; 

 ̈ Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most
recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; 

 ̈ Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered,
whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or 
  ̈ Any entity in which all of the
equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. 
 Schedule A-2EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 GORES
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT 
 This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into this 5th day of
July, 2016, by and between Gores Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned (“Subscriber”). Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
ascribed thereto in the Transaction Agreement (as defined below). 
 WHEREAS, the Company concurrently herewith is entering into that
certain Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Transaction Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will acquire from the Sellers named therein all of the entities and interests comprising the business of
the Hostess Brands (the “Hostess Business”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Transaction”); and 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company that number of shares of the
Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Acquired Shares”), for a purchase price of $9.18032787 per share, or
the aggregate amount set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Acquired Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of
Subscriber to the Company on or prior to the Closing (as defined below); 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 

1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company
hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”). 

2. Closing. 
 a. The
closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction. The Closing shall occur on the closing date of the Transaction. Upon not less than five
(5) business days’ written notice from (or on behalf of) the Company to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) that the Company reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transaction to be satisfied on a date that
is not less than five (5) business days from the date of the Closing Notice, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company on the closing date specified in the Closing Notice (the “Closing Date”) the Purchase Price for the Acquired
Shares by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice against delivery by the Company to Subscriber of the Acquired Shares in book entry form. 

  

 b. The Closing shall be subject to the conditions that, on the Closing Date: 

(i) no suspension of the qualification of the Acquired Shares for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction, or initiation or
threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred; 
 (ii) all representations and warranties of the Company and
Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by each of the Company and Subscriber of each of the
representations, warranties and agreements of each such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date; 
 (iii) no
governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; 

(iv) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction set forth in the Transaction Agreement, including the approval of the
Company’s shareholders, shall have been satisfied or waived; and 
 (v) the Transaction shall have been, or substantially concurrently
with the Subscription, shall be, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, waivers or consents thereto that are materially adverse to Subscriber without the
approval of Subscriber (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (it being understood and agreed that (a) any change to the definition of “Hostess Material Adverse Effect” contained in the Transaction
Agreement and any request, consent or instruction made or granted by the Company without the approval of Subscriber (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of
“Hostess Material Adverse Effect” shall, in each case, be deemed to be materially adverse to Subscriber). 
 c. At the Closing, the
parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription
Agreement. 
 3. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants that: 

a. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. 

b. The Acquired Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with
the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s amended
and restated certificate of incorporation or under the Delaware General Corporation Law. 

  
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 c. This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company
and is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of
creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. 
 d. The issuance and sale of the Acquired
Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription
Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the
validity of the Acquired Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement. 

e. None of the other subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements”) for shares of Class A Common Stock
(the “Other Shares”) being entered into by the Company in connection with the Transaction (or any agreements entered in connection therewith or in connection with the sale of the Other Shares) contain any provisions that are
materially more favorable to the “Subscribers” (as defined therein) or any affiliate or any party related thereto than the provisions of this Subscription Agreement. 

f. Immediately after giving effect to Transaction, the Subscription and the sale of the Other Shares, the authorized capital stock of the
Company shall consist of (i) 200,000,0000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 50,000,0000 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”)
(iii) 10,000,0000 shares of the Company’s Class F Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class F Common Stock”) and (iv) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Immediately after giving effect to the
Transaction, the Subscription and the sale of the Other Shares, the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company will consist of (A) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to (I) the number of shares of
Class A Common Stock issued to AP Hostess LP pursuant to the Transaction Agreement plus (II) the number of shares of Class A 

  
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Common Stock set forth in the Buyer Financing Certificate to be delivered by the Company to the Sellers’ Representatives not more than two business days prior to the closing of the
Transaction, plus (III) the number of shares of Buyer Class A Common Stock issued to C. Dean Metropoulos pursuant to the employment agreement of the executive chairman of the Hostess Business dated as of the date hereof (the “Executive
Chairman Agreement”), (B) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued to Hostess CDM Co-Invest and CDM Hostess pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, (C) zero shares of Class F Common Stock, and (D) zero shares of
preferred stock. Upon the Closing and the closings under the other Subscription Agreements, the Company has committed to cancel up to 4,562,500 shares of Class F Common Stock. 

g. As of the date hereof, the Company has issued 56,500,000 warrants (the “Warrants”), each such Warrant entitling the holder
thereof to purchase one-half of one share of Class A Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable warrant agreement. Immediately following the closing of the Transaction, the Company will have 56,500,000 Warrants issued
and outstanding. 
 h. Up to 8,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (or Class B Common Stock, if applicable) may be issued following
the closing of the Transaction in the event that the Company achieves certain revenue targets, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement and the Executive Chairman Agreement. 

4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants that: 

a. If Subscriber is not an individual, Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the authority to enter into, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. 
 b. If Subscriber is not an individual, this Subscription Agreement has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, the signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and Subscriber has legal competence and capacity to execute the same. This Subscription Agreement is
enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of
creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. 
 c. The execution, delivery and performance
by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other
agreement or instrument to which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber or any of its 

  
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 subsidiaries is subject, which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Subscriber and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber
to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries; or
(iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the legal authority of Subscriber to comply in all material respects with this Subscription Agreement. 

d. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”)) or an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired
Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer and
Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not
acquiring the Acquired Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A following the signature page
hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Shares. 
 e. Subscriber understands that the
Acquired Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Acquired
Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant
to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that any
certificates representing the Acquired Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Acquired Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands
and agrees that the Acquired Shares will be subject to transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an
investment in the Acquired Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Shares. 

f. Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Shares directly from the Company. Subscriber further
acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to Subscriber by the Company or any of its officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement. 

  
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 g. Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Acquired Shares
will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable
similar law. 
 h. In making its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent
investigation made by Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares, including with respect to
the Company, the Seller, the Hostess Business and the Transaction. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and
obtain such information as Subscriber and such undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares. 

i. Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company, and
the Acquired Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares, nor were the Acquired Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other
means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Acquired Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public
offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. 
 j. Subscriber acknowledges that it
is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. 

k. Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and
fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Shares and determined that the Acquired Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a
total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists. 

l. Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired
Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment. 
 m. Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber
is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive 

  
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Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated
National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”).
Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution
subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the
“BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains
policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and
procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Acquired Shares were legally derived. 

5. Registration Rights. 

a. The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing
Deadline”), the Company will file a registration statement to register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the offer, sale and distribution of all Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (which shall be filed
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act as a secondary-only registration statement), if the Company is then eligible for such short-form, or any similar or successor short-form registration or, if the Company is not then eligible for such
short form registration, on Form S-1 or any similar or successor long-form registration (the “Registration Statement”). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by
the SEC within sixty (60) of the Filing Deadline (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to ninety (90) days after the Filing Deadline if the Registration
Statement is reviewed by, and receives comments from, the SEC. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement until all such securities cease to be Registrable
Securities (as defined below) or such shorter period upon which all Subscribers with Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have notified the Company that such Registrable Securities have actually been sold. The Company will
use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the Subscriber to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144, as applicable,
qualify the Registrable Securities for listing on the applicable stock exchange, update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include Registrable Securities and provide customary notice to holders of Registrable Securities, including
with respect to the effectiveness thereof or in the event the Registration Statement must be supplemented or amended. 
 b. Without limiting,
and in addition to, the foregoing, the Company agrees to provide and cause its representatives to provide any Subscriber who subscribes for and/or holds as of the date hereof 10,000,000 or more shares of Class A Common Stock hereunder (an
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underwritten offerings, whether or not marketed, pursuant to the Registration Statement (the “Underwritten Rights”). In furtherance of the Underwritten Rights, the Company and
each Eligible Subscriber will negotiate in good faith and enter into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) as promptly as practicable following the date hereof. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Company will agree to:
(i) pay all registration expenses related to such underwritten offerings, including costs and expenses related to SEC filing fees, FINRA filing fees, qualification and listing of the shares on the applicable stock exchange and reimbursement of
one counsel for the Eligible Subscribers and (ii) provide the Eligible Subscribers with customary indemnification from the Company. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement and the Letter Agreement, “Registrable
Securities” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any shares of the Class A Common Stock held by a Subscriber, including shares issuable in connection with derivatives, in either case, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired,
and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Class A Common Stock by way of share split, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise. As to any
particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (A) when they are sold, transferred, disposed or exchanged pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act,
(B) the earlier of (1) five (5) years and (2) such time that such holder has disposed of (or, if Rule 144(i) is no longer applicable to the Company or 144(i)(ii)(2) is amended to remove the reporting requirement preceding a
disposition of securities, such time that such holder is able to dispose of) all of its, his or her Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 without any volume limitations thereunder, (C) when they shall have ceased to be outstanding or
(D) when such securities have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Section 5 are not assigned to the transferee of such securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s
obligations to include Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended
method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may
reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations. The Underwritten Rights, including rights under the Letter Agreement, will be assignable by Eligible Subscribers in whole or in part to each Eligible
Subscriber’s permitted assignees under this Subscription Agreement. 
 6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall
terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (a) such
date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement or (c) if any of the conditions to Closing
set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing; provided, that
nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such
breach. The Company shall promptly notify Subscriber of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement. 

  
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 7. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company is a blank check company
with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses or assets. Subscriber further acknowledges that, as described in the Company’s
prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated August 13, 2015 (the “Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Company’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Company’s initial
public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company, its public shareholders and the
underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be
disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the Prospectus. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its
Representatives, hereby irrevocable waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account
as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement. 
 8. Miscellaneous. 

a. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and
warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein are no longer
accurate in all material respects. 
 b. The Company is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to
produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. 

c. This Subscription Agreement and all of Subscriber’s rights and obligations hereunder (including Subscriber’s obligation to
purchase the Acquired Shares) may be transferred or assigned, at any time and from time to time, to one or more persons in related or unrelated transactions (each such person, a “Transferee”); provided that Subscriber,
together with any controlled affiliates or employees of The Gores Group LLC or Platinum Equity LLC or their respective controlled affiliates party (or any other person so designated by the Subscriber) to any Other Subscription Agreement, shall
retain a hold level of $50,000,000, in the aggregate, that may not be so transferred or assigned hereunder or under any such Other Subscription Agreement to any party other than to any other controlled affiliate or employee of The Gores Group LLC or
Platinum Equity LLC or their respective controlled affiliates. Upon any such assignment: 
 (i) the applicable Transferee shall enter into a
subscription agreement (each such subscription agreement, a “New Subscription Agreement”) with the Company to purchase that number of Subscriber’s Acquired Shares specified therein (the “Transferee Acquired
Shares”), which New Subscription Agreement shall be in the same form as this Subscription Agreement, except that this Section 8.c. shall be replaced with the following: 

  
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 “Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder
(other than the Acquired Shares acquired hereunder, if any) may be transferred or assigned.”; and 
 (ii) upon a Transferee’s
execution and delivery of a New Subscription Agreement, the number of Acquired Shares to be purchased by Subscriber hereunder shall be reduced by the total number of Transferee Acquired Shares to be purchased by the applicable Transferee pursuant to
the applicable New Subscription Agreement, which reduction shall be reflected by Subscriber and the Company amending this Subscription Agreement to update the “Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for” and “Aggregate Purchase
Price” on the signature page hereto to reflect such reduced number of Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall be fully and unconditionally released from its obligation to purchase such Transferee Acquired Shares hereunder. 

d. All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. 

e. The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of
Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures. 

f. This Subscription Agreement may not be modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom
enforcement of such modification, waiver, or termination is sought. 
 g. This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and
supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any
person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns, and the Sellers’ Representative (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), which shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Subscription Agreement and shall be
entitled to the rights and benefits hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto. 
 h. Except as otherwise
provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements,
representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. 

i. If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. 

  
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 j. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by
facsimile or electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall
constitute one and the same agreement. 
 k. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. 

l. THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER STATE. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and Subscriber has executed or
caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below. 
  

			
	GORES HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark Stone

		 	 Name: Mark Stone
 Title:   Chief
Executive Officer

 Date: July 5th, 2016 

  
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 SUBSCRIBER: GORES SPONSOR LLC 
  

			
	 Signature of Subscriber:
  

By: AEG Holdings, LLC
 Its: Managing Member

 
 By: /s/  Alec
Gores                                        
                                  

Name:  Alec Gores

Title:    Managing Member
	  	 Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
  

By:                         
                                         
                           

Name:
 Title:

		
	 By: Platinum Equity, LLC
 Its: Managing
Member
  
 By: /s/  Mary Ann
Sigler                                        
                         

Name:  Mary Ann Sigler

Title:    CFO
	  	
		
	 Name of Subscriber:
  

Gores Sponsor
LLC                                         
                                  

(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)
	  	 Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable:
  

                          
                                         
                                

(Please Print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above)

		
	  
 Name in which shares are to be
registered (if different):
	  	Date: July 5th, 2016
		
	Email Address: cpollard@gores.com	  	
		
	If there are joint investors, please check one:	  	
		
	 ̈ Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship	  	
		
	 ̈ Tenants-in-Common	  	
		
	 ̈ Community Property	  	
		
	Subscriber’s EIN: 	  	Joint Subscriber’s
EIN:                                        
                     
		
	 Business Address-Street:
  

c/o Gores Holdings, Inc.
 9800 Wilshire Blvd.

 
 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
	  	 Mailing Address-Street (if different):
  

                          
                                         
                                

 

                          
                                         
                                

  
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	 City, State, Zip:
  

Attn:
	  	 City, State, Zip:
  

Attn:

		
	Telephone No.: (310)
209-3010                                        
    	  	Telephone
No.:                                        
                     
		
	Facsimile No.: (310)
209-3310                                        
      	  	Facsimile
No.:                                        
                     
		
	Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for:	  	
	        17,755,358                            
                            	  	
		
	Price Per Acquired Share: $9.18032787	  	
		
	Aggregate Purchase Price: $ 163,000,000	  	

 You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account
specified by the Company in the Closing Notice. 

  
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 SCHEDULE A 

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER 
  

	A.	QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS 

 (Please check the applicable subparagraphs): 

 

	 	1.	 ̈ We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”)). 

 

	 	2.	 ̈ We are subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB. 

 

	B.	ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS 

 (Please check the applicable subparagraphs): 

 

	 	1.	x We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited
investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.” 

 

	 	2.	x We are not a natural person. 

  

	C.	AFFILIATE STATUS 

 (Please check the applicable box) 

SUBSCRIBER: 
  

	 	x	is: 

  

	 	 ̈	is not: 

 an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the
Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company. 
 This page should be completed by Subscriber 

and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement. 

Schedule A-1 

  

 Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes
within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the
appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.” 

 ̈ Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company,
business development company, or small business investment company; 
  ̈ Any plan established
and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; 

 ̈ Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; 

 ̈ Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
corporation, similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; 

 ̈ Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being
offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer; 
  ̈ Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net
worth: (a) the person’s primary residence must not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness secured by the person’s primary residence up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence must not be included as a
liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of calculation exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess
must be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the residence must be included as a liability; 

 ̈ Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most
recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; 

 ̈ Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered,
whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or 
 x Any entity in which all of the
equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. 
 Schedule A-2

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