Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 3, 2018 and effective as of the Effective Time, among KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR International Holdings L.P., KKR Holdings L.P., KKR & Co. L.P., KKR Group Holdings L.P., KKR Subsidiary Partnership L.P., KKR Group Limited and KKR Group Holdings Corp.

 

WHEREAS, the original Exchange Agreement among KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR Holdings L.P. and KKR & Co. L.P. was executed as of July 14, 2010 in order to provide the parties with certain rights and obligations with respect to the exchange of certain Group Partnership Units for certain partnership interests in KKR & Co. L.P. by certain persons;

 

WHEREAS, KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR Holdings L.P., KKR & Co. L.P., KKR Group Holdings L.P., KKR Subsidiary Partnership L.P., and KKR Group Limited heretofore executed and delivered an Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2010, as amended by the Amendment and Joinder Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2014, to which KKR International Holdings L.P. became a party thereto as a Group Partnership (the “Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with an internal reorganization involving the conversion of KKR & Co. L.P. into KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Conversion”), which is currently anticipated to be effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on July 1, 2018, and the dissolution of KKR Group Holdings L.P. and KKR Group Limited, and the succession thereto by KKR Group Holdings Corp., the parties to the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement and KKR Group Holdings Corp. now desire to enter into this Agreement to amend and restate the Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement in its entirety as more fully set forth below.

 

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.

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1         Definitions.

 

The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

 

“Business Day” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

 

“Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Issuer having the terms set forth in the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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

 

“Conflicts Committee” means a committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer comprised of directors having no financial interest (within the meaning of Section 144 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) in any material respect in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

“Corporate Holdco” means a corporation (or other entity classified as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) that (i) is wholly owned by a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person, (ii) owns solely Group Partnership I Units, (iii) was formed solely for the purpose of owning such Group Partnership I Units, and (iv) has never owned any assets other than Group Partnership I Units or engaged in any other business, or such other corporation designated a Corporate Holdco by a Group Partnership General Partner.

 

“Delaware Arbitration Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(c).

 

“Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

 

“Exchange Rate” means the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which a Group Partnership Unit is entitled to be exchanged. On the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Rate shall be 1 for 1, which Exchange Rate shall be subject to modification as provided in Section 2.4.

 

“Fair Market Value” means, as of a given time, (i) if shares of Class A Common Stock are traded on a securities exchange, then the volume-weighted average price of a share of Class A Common Stock based on the trades during the most recent completed trading day as reported by the principal securities exchange on which shares of Class A Common Stock are traded and (ii) if shares of Class A Common Stock are not traded on a securities exchange, the fair market value of such asset as reasonably determined by the Conflicts Committee.

 

“Group Partnership I” means KKR Management Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and any successor thereto.

 

“Group Partnership I General Partner” means KKR Management Holdings Corp., and any successor thereto.

 

“Group Partnership I Units” means the Class A partnership units of Group Partnership I (and partnership units of any subsequently formed Group Partnership whose interests are held by the Issuer through a Group Partnership Holdco).

 

“Group Partnership II” means KKR Fund Holdings L.P., a Cayman limited partnership, and any successor thereto.

 

“Group Partnership II General Partner” means KKR Group Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

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“Group Partnership II Units” means the Class A partnership units of Group Partnership II (and partnership units of any subsequently formed Group Partnership whose interests the Issuer holds directly or indirectly through entities that are transparent for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

 

“Group Partnership III” means KKR International Holdings L.P., a Cayman limited partnership, and any successor thereto.

 

“Group Partnership III General Partner” means KKR Group Holdings Corp. a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

“Group Partnership III Units” means the Class A partnership units of Group Partnership III (and partnership units of any subsequently formed Group Partnership whose interests the Issuer holds directly or indirectly through entities that are transparent for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

 

“Group Partnership Agreements” means, collectively, the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Group Partnership I, the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Group Partnership II and the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of KKR International Holdings L.P. (and the partnership agreement then in effect of any future partnership designated as a Group Partnership), as each may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

“Group Partnership General Partners” means Group Partnership I General Partner, Group Partnership II General Partner and Group Partnership III General Partner, and any successor thereto (and the general partner of any future partnership designated as a Group Partnership).

 

“Group Partnership Holdco” means Group Partnership I General Partner (and any future entity that is classified as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is directly or indirectly owned by the Issuer and formed for the purposes of holding partnership units of a Group Partnership).

 

“Group Partnership Unit” means, collectively, one partnership unit in each of Group Partnership I, Group Partnership II and Group Partnership III (and any future partnership designated as a Group Partnership) issued under its respective Group Partnership Agreement.

 

“Group Partnerships” means, collectively, Group Partnership I, Group Partnership II and Group Partnership III (and any future partnership designated as a Group Partnership).

 

“Issuer” means KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

“Insider Trading Policy” means the insider trading policy of the Issuer applicable to the employees of the Issuer or the Issuer’s Subsidiaries, as such insider trading policy may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

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“Issuer Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, dated May 3, 2018 and effective as of the Effective Time, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

“KKR Holdings” means KKR Holdings L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and any successor thereto, and its Subsidiaries.

 

“KKR Holdings Affiliated Person” means each Person that is as of the date of this Agreement or becomes from time to time (i) a general partner or a limited partner of KKR Holdings pursuant to the terms of the KKR Holdings Partnership Agreement or (ii) a general partner, limited partner or holder of any other type of equity interest of any Person included in clause (i) above.

 

“KKR Holdings Partnership Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of KKR Holdings, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

“Notice Date” means, with respect to each Quarter, the date set by the Issuer by which KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person is required to provide notice of an Exchange for that Quarter.

 

“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), government (including a country, state, county, or any other governmental or political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof) or other entity (or series thereof).

 

“Public Offering” means a public offering of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, other than pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any similar or successor form.

 

“Quarter” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a fiscal quarter of the Issuer.

 

“Quarterly Exchange Date” means, unless the Issuer cancels such Quarterly Exchange Date pursuant to either Section 2.2(c) or 2.9 hereof, the date set by the Issuer that is (i) at least 60 days after the Notice Date in respect of that Quarter and (ii) (unless otherwise required by Section 409A of the Code) no earlier than the first day following the end of the Quarter that is immediately prior to the day that employees of the Issuer or the Issuer’s Subsidiaries would be permitted to trade under the Issuer’s Insider Trading Policy.

 

“Sale Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 of this Agreement.

 

“Subsidiaries” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which KKR Holdings (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the stock or other equity interests.

 

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“Subsidiary Partnership” means KKR Subsidiary Partnership L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware, and any successor thereto.

 

“Transfer Agent” means such bank, trust company or other Person as shall be appointed from time to time by the Issuer pursuant to the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation to act as registrar and transfer agent for the Class A Common Stock.

 

ARTICLE II.

EXCHANGE OF GROUP PARTNERSHIP UNITS

 

Section 2.1         Exchange of Group Partnership Units.

 

(a)           Subject to the provisions of the Group Partnership Agreements and the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation and to the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof, KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person shall be entitled on any Quarterly Exchange Date to surrender Group Partnership Units to the Group Partnerships in exchange for either (at the option of the Group Partnerships) (x) the delivery on a pro rata basis (determined by reference to the relative fair market values of the Group Partnership I Units, Group Partnership II Units and Group Partnership III Units) by the Group Partnerships of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock (acquired from the Issuer) equal to the number of Group Partnership Units surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate or (y) cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value on the date of such exchange of the shares of Class A Common Stock that KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person would receive pursuant to clause (x) (any such exchange, an “Exchange”). Simultaneous with any such Exchange pursuant to clause (x) above, Group Partnership I Units shall be issued to Group Partnership Holdco, Group Partnership II Units shall be issued to Subsidiary Partnership and Group Partnership III Units shall be issued to Group Partnership III General Partner in an amount equal to the number of Group Partnership I Units, Group Partnership II Units or Group Partnership III Units surrendered to each such Group Partnership. Any election by the Group Partnerships to deliver cash to KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person, as the case may be, pursuant to clause (y) above, shall be subject to the prior approval of the Conflicts Committee.

 

(b)           Where KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person has exercised its right to surrender its Group Partnership Units to the Group Partnerships in an Exchange, Group Partnership Holdco (with respect to Group Partnership I Units), Subsidiary Partnership (with respect to Group Partnership II Units) and Group Partnership III General Partner (with respect to Group Partnership III Units), shall have a superseding right to acquire such interests for an amount of cash or shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the amount of cash or shares of Class A Common Stock (provided by the Issuer) that would be received pursuant to the Exchange.

 

(c)           On the date the Exchange of the Group Partnership Units is effective, all rights of KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person as holder of such Group Partnership Units shall cease, and KKR Holdings or such KKR Holdings Affiliated Person shall be treated for all purposes as having become the Record Holder (as defined in the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation) of the shares of Class A Common Stock that are the subject of the Exchange.

 

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(d)           Immediately prior to the time Group Partnership Units are surrendered for Exchange by a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person, KKR Holdings shall assign its rights together with its obligations hereunder in connection with an Exchange to such KKR Holdings Affiliated Person beneficially owning such Group Partnership Units.

 

(e)           For the avoidance of doubt, any Exchange of Group Partnership Units shall be subject to the provisions of the Group Partnership Agreements.

 

Section 2.2         Exchange Procedures.

 

(a)           KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person may exercise the right to Exchange Group Partnership Units set forth in Section 2.1(a) above by providing written notice of the Exchange no later than the applicable Notice Date to each Group Partnership General Partner, Subsidiary Partnership and the Issuer substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. Such notice shall be duly executed by such holder or such holder’s duly authorized attorney in respect of the Group Partnership Units to be exchanged and delivered during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Group Partnership General Partners and/or the registered office of the Issuer, as applicable.

 

(b)           A KKR Holdings Affiliated Person may irrevocably revoke any such notice in writing on or before the applicable Quarterly Exchange Date but in no event earlier than the fourth trading day prior to such Quarterly Exchange Date, provided that the average of the mean between high and low trading prices on the New York Stock Exchange for the two trading days immediately preceding the fourth trading day prior to the Quarterly Exchange Date is at least 15% below the average of the mean between the high and low trading prices on the New York Stock Exchange for the two trading days immediately preceding the Notice Date in respect of such Quarterly Exchange Date, provided further that (i) no KKR Holdings Affiliated Person may make more than one such revocation with respect to any Quarterly Exchange Date that is within a  twelve (12) month period of the Quarterly Exchange Date with respect to which such revocation was made and (ii) no KKR Holdings Affiliated Person that makes any such revocation in respect of a Quarterly Exchange Date may exercise the right to Exchange Group Partnership Units set forth in Section 2.1(a) in respect of the following Quarterly Exchange Date.

 

(c)           In respect of each Quarterly Exchange Date:

 

(i)         No later than two (2) weeks following the Notice Date, KKR Holdings may determine a maximum number of Group Partnership Units that may be exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock on the Quarterly Exchange Date. If the number of Group Partnership Units that KKR Holdings and any KKR Holdings Affiliated Persons have elected to Exchange on such Quarterly Exchange Date pursuant to Section 2.1(a) above exceeds such maximum number, then the number of Group Partnership Units that KKR Holdings and each such KKR Holdings Affiliated Person will be permitted to Exchange on such Quarterly Exchange Date will be reduced by proration or similar equitable criteria determined by KKR Holdings in its discretion so that the number of Group Partnership Units that KKR Holdings and all such KKR Holdings Affiliated Persons will be permitted to Exchange on such Quarterly Exchange Date is equal to such maximum number.

 

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(ii)        If at any time after the Notice Date and prior to a Quarterly Exchange Date, the Issuer commences a Public Offering or determines that it is reasonably likely that to commence a Public Offering within ninety (90) days following such Quarterly Exchange Date, the Issuer and the Group Partnerships may cancel, at their option, all Exchanges in respect of such Quarterly Exchange Date.

 

(iii)       If a registration statement in respect of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued in any Exchanges in respect of a Quarterly Exchange Date is not effective on the day prior to such Quarterly Exchange Date, the Issuer and the Group Partnerships may cancel, at their option, all Exchanges that are contemplated to be made pursuant to such registration statement in respect of such Quarterly Exchange Date.

 

(iv)       If the Issuer undertakes to effect an underwritten offering of any shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued in any Exchanges in respect of a Quarterly Exchange Date and the Issuer reasonably determines prior to such Quarterly Exchange Date that such underwritten offering will not occur, the Issuer and the Group Partnerships may cancel, at their option, all Exchanges in respect of such Quarterly Exchange Date.

 

(d)           Each KKR Holdings Affiliated Person beneficially owning the Group Partnership Units that are subject to Exchange pursuant to Section 2.1(a) above shall execute a written assignment and acceptance agreement with respect to such Group Partnership Units prior to such Exchange, which assignment and acceptance agreement shall be delivered during normal business hours at the registered office of KKR Holdings.

 

(e)           As promptly as practicable following the surrender for Exchange of Group Partnership Units in the manner provided in this Article II, each Group Partnership shall deliver or cause to be delivered at the principal executive offices of such Group Partnership or at the office of the Transfer Agent the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such Exchange, issued in the name of the KKR Holdings Affiliated Person or KKR Holdings or its designee, as applicable.

 

Section 2.3         Blackout Periods and Ownership Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person shall not be entitled to Exchange Group Partnership Units, and the Issuer and the Group Partnerships shall have the right to refuse to honor any request for Exchange of Group Partnership Units, (i) at any time or during any period if the Issuer or the Group Partnerships shall determine, based on the advice of counsel (which may be inside counsel), that there may be material non-public information that may affect the trading price per share of Class A Common Stock at such time or during such period, (ii) if such Exchange would be prohibited under applicable law or regulation, (iii) to the extent such KKR Holdings Affiliated Person would be prohibited from holding shares of Class A Common Stock under the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation, or (iv) to the extent such Exchange would not be permitted under the policies and procedures established by the general partner of KKR Holdings.

 

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Section 2.4         Splits, Distributions and Reclassifications. The Exchange Rate shall be adjusted accordingly if there is: (1) any subdivision (by split, distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Group Partnership Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the shares of Class A Common Stock; or (2) any subdivision (by split, distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the shares of Class A Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Group Partnership Units. In the event of a reclassification or other similar transaction as a result of which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted into another security, then KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive upon Exchange the amount of such security that KKR Holdings or such KKR Holdings Affiliated Person would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification or other similar transaction. Except as may be required in the immediately preceding sentence, no adjustments in respect of distributions shall be made upon the Exchange of any Group Partnership Unit.

 

Section 2.5         Shares of Class A Common Stock to be Issued. The Issuer covenants that if any shares of Class A Common Stock require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any foreign, U.S. federal or state law before such shares of Class A Common Stock may be issued upon Exchange pursuant to this Article II, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such shares of Class A Common Stock to be duly registered or approved, as the case may be. The Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to list the shares of Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock may be listed or traded at the time of such delivery. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Issuer or the Group Partnerships from satisfying their obligations in respect of the Exchange of the Group Partnership Units by delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock which are held in the treasury of the Issuer or the Group Partnerships or any of their subsidiaries.

 

Section 2.6         Taxes. The delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock upon Exchange of Group Partnership Units shall be made without charge to KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance.

 

Section 2.7         Restrictions. The provisions of Section 7.05 of the Group Partnership Agreements shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon Exchange of Group Partnership Units.

 

Section 2.8         Subsequent Offerings. The Issuer may from time to time provide the opportunity for KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person to sell its Group Partnership Units to the Issuer, the Group Partnerships or any of their subsidiaries on terms no more beneficial than an Exchange (a “Sale Transaction”); provided that no Sale Transaction shall occur unless the Issuer cancels the nearest Quarterly Exchange Date scheduled to occur in the same fiscal year of the Issuer as such Sale Transaction. In connection with a Sale Transaction, KKR Holdings or such KKR Holdings Affiliated Person must provide notice to Issuer at least thirty (30) days prior to the cash settlement of such Sale Transaction in respect of the Group Partnership Units to be sold or within such shorter period of time as may be agreed by the parties hereto. Such notice shall be delivered during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Issuer. For the avoidance of doubt, the total aggregate number of Quarterly Exchange Dates and Sale Transactions occurring during any fiscal year of the Issuer shall not exceed four (4).

 

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ARTICLE III.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 3.1         Amendment. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended by the affirmative vote or written consent of each of the Issuer, the Group Partnerships and KKR Holdings. No amendment to this Agreement shall be required to the extent any entity becomes a successor of any of the foregoing parties.

 

Section 3.2         Addresses and Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service, by fax, by electronic mail (delivery receipt requested) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be as specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 3.2):

		(a)	
If to a Group Partnership General Partner to:

 

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: 212-750-0003

		(b)	
If to Subsidiary Partnership to:

 

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: 212-750-0003

		(c)	
If to Group Partnership I, Group Partnership II or Group Partnership III to:

 

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: 212-750-0003

		(d)	
If to KKR Holdings, to:

 

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: 212-750-0003

 

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(e)

	
If to the Issuer, to:

 

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Fax: 212-750-0003

Section 3.3         Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.4         Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all of the parties and, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, their successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns. KKR Holdings may enforce the terms of this agreement in the name of or on behalf of any KKR Holdings Affiliated Person. Other than as expressly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement will be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.5         Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 3.6         Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

 

Section 3.7         Waiver. 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 waiver of any such breach of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

Section 3.8         Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)           Any and all disputes which cannot be settled amicably, including any ancillary claims of any party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity, negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator in New York in accordance with the then-existing Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. If the parties to the dispute fail to agree on the selection of an arbitrator within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the request for arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce shall make the appointment. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings.

 

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(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.8(a), in the case of matters relating to an Exchange, KKR Holdings may cause any Group Partnership to bring, on behalf of the Issuer or such Group Partnership or on behalf of any KKR Holdings Affiliated Person, an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 3.8 shall be construed to the maximum extent possible to comply with the laws of the State of Delaware, including the Delaware Uniform Arbitration Act (10 Del. C. § 5701 et seq.) (the “Delaware Arbitration Act”). If, nevertheless, it shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any provision or wording of this Section 3.8, including any rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, shall be invalid or unenforceable under the Delaware Arbitration Act, or other applicable law, such invalidity shall not invalidate all of this Section 3.8. In that case, this Section 3.8 shall be construed so as to limit any term or provision so as to make it valid or enforceable within the requirements of the Delaware Arbitration Act or other applicable law, and, in the event such term or provision cannot be so limited, this Section 3.8 shall be construed to omit such invalid or unenforceable provision.

 

Section 3.9         Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 3.9.

 

Section 3.10       Tax Treatment. To the extent this Agreement imposes obligations upon a particular Group Partnership, or a particular Group Partnership General Partner, this Agreement shall be treated as part of the relevant Group Partnership Agreement 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. The parties shall report any Exchange consummated hereunder (pursuant to which shares of Class A Common Stock are delivered pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b) hereof), in the case of Group Partnership I (or any other Group Partnership owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer through a Group Partnership Holdco), as a taxable sale of Group Partnership I Units by KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person to the Group Partnership I General Partner (or such other Group Partnership Holdco), in the case of Group Partnership II, as a taxable sale of Group Partnership II Units by KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person to Subsidiary Partnership and, in the case of Group Partnership III, as a taxable sale of Group Partnership III Units by KKR Holdings or a KKR Holdings Affiliated Person to Group Partnership III General Partner, and no party shall take a contrary position on any income tax return, amendment thereof or communication with a taxing authority.

 

Section 3.11       Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 3.12       Effective Time.  This Agreement shall be effective, and the provisions hereof shall become operative, upon the effectiveness of the Conversion (the “Effective Time”) and no party shall be required to commence performance hereunder until the Effective Time.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

	 	
KKR & CO. L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Management LLC, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name: William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

	 	
KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By:   KKR Management Holdings Corp., its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name: William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title: Chief Financial Officer

	 	
KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

	 	 
	 	
And

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Holdings L.P., its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]

 

	 	
KKR INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

	 	 
	 	
And

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Holdings L.P., its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

	 	 
	 	
KKR HOLDINGS L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Holdings GP Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ David J. Sorkin	 
	 	
Name:  David J. Sorkin

	 	
Title:   Director

	 	 
	 	
KKR GROUP HOLDINGS L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]

 

	 	
KKR SUBSIDIARY PARTNERSHIP L.P.

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Holdings L.P., its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By: KKR Group Limited, its general partner

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

	 	 
	 	
KKR GROUP LIMITED

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name:  William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title:   Director

	 	 
	 	
KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.

	 	 
	 	
By:

	/s/ William J. Janetschek	 
	 	
Name: William J. Janetschek

	 	
Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[FORM OF]

NOTICE OF EXCHANGE

 

KKR Management Holdings Corp.

KKR Group Holdings Corp.

KKR Subsidiary Partnership L.P.

KKR & Co. Inc.

KKR Holdings L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

 

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), among KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR International Holdings L.P., KKR Holdings L.P., KKR & Co. L.P., KKR Group Holdings L.P., KKR Subsidiary Partnership L.P., KKR Group Limited and KKR Group Holdings Corp. as amended from time to time and to the First Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement (the “Holdings LPA”) of KKR Holdings L.P.

 

The undersigned (the “Exchanging KKR Holdings Affiliated Person”) desires to exchange the number of units of KKR Holdings L.P. set forth on line B of the notice related hereto (the “Exchange Holdings Units”) for units of KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P. (the “Exchange Group Partnership Units”) and to exchange such Exchange Group Partnership Units for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to an Exchange (as defined in the Exchange Agreement). Accordingly, the Exchanging KKR Holdings Affiliated Person hereby (i) gives notice to KKR Holdings L.P. of its election to transfer Exchange Holdings Units in exchange for Exchange Group Partnership Units pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Holdings LPA (the “Group Exchange”) and (ii) gives notice to KKR Management Holdings Corp., KKR Group Holdings Corp., KKR Subsidiary Partnership L.P. and KKR & Co. Inc. of its election to exchange such Exchange Group Partnership Units for shares of Class A Common Stock in an Exchange pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Exchange Agreement. The Exchanging KKR Holdings Affiliated Person acknowledges that the number of units of KKR Holdings L.P. to be exchanged pursuant to clause (i) in the preceding sentence shall be equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Exchange Holdings Units set forth on line B of the notice related hereto, (y) the number of Exchange Holdings Units that the general partner of KKR Holdings L.P. shall determine that the Exchanging KKR Holdings Affiliated Person is permitted to exchange pursuant to Section 9.2(b) of the Holdings LPA and (z) the number of Exchange Holdings Units corresponding to the number of units of KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P. that the Exchanging KKR Holdings Affiliated Person is permitted to exchange taking into account any limitations imposed pursuant to Section 2.2(c) of the Exchange Agreement.

 

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Pursuant to the foregoing, the Exchanging KKR Holdings Affiliated Person hereby (1) represents that such Exchange Holdings Units shall immediately prior to the Group Exchange be owned by it, (2) irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of the general partner of KKR Holdings L.P. as its attorney, with full power of substitution, to exchange the Exchange Holdings Units on the books of KKR Holdings L.P. for the Exchange Group Partnership Units on the books of KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P., with full power of substitution in the premises and (3) irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of the general partner of KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. or KKR International Holdings L.P. as its attorney, with full power of substitution, to exchange the Exchange Group Partnership Units on the books of KKR Management Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P. for shares of Class A Common Stock on the books of KKR & Co. Inc., with full power of substitution in the premises.Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

OF

KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P.

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 3, 2018 and effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below), to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 17, 2016, and Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 20, 2016 (as amended from time to time, the “Agreement”), of KKR Management Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), is made by KKR Management Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation, as the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), and KKR & Co. L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as limited partner (the “Limited Partner”). Each of the capitalized terms used herein that is not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the Agreement.

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the conversion of KKR & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and an indirect controlling entity of the General Partner, into a Delaware corporation (the “Conversion”), which is currently anticipated to be effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on July 1, 2018, the General Partner and the Limited Partner wish to amend the Agreement pursuant to Section 10.12(a) of the Agreement as set out below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

FIRST: The following amendments to Section 1.01 of the Agreement be and hereby are made:

 

1.  The following definitions are hereby inserted in proper alphabetical order:

 

“Class A Common Stock” means Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

“Partnership Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08.

 

2.  The definition of “Exchange Agreement” is hereby amended by adding “, or any successor thereto” after “KKR & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership”.

 

3.  The definitions of “Common Units,” “Investment Agreement” and “US Listing” are hereby deleted.

 

SECOND: References in the Agreement to “a Common Unit” or “Common Units” are hereby replaced by references to “a share of Class A Common Stock” or “shares of Class A Common Stock”, as applicable.

 

THIRD: The first five sentences of Section 5.08 of the Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

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For tax years beginning before December 31, 2017, the General Partner shall be or shall designate the “tax matters partner” within the meaning of Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code (as in effect prior to 2018) (the “Tax Matters Partner”) and, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the General Partner shall be or shall designate the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (the “Partnership Representative”). The Partnership shall file as a partnership for federal, state, provincial and local income tax purposes, except where otherwise required by Law. All elections required or permitted to be made by the Partnership, and all other tax decisions and determinations relating to federal, state, provincial or local tax matters of the Partnership, shall be made by the Tax Matters Partner or the Partnership Representative, as applicable, in consultation with the Partnership’s attorneys and/or accountants. Tax audits, controversies and litigations shall be conducted under the direction of the Tax Matters Partner or the Partnership Representative, as applicable. The Tax Matters Partner or the Partnership Representative, as applicable, shall keep the other Partners reasonably informed as to any tax actions, examinations or proceedings relating to the Partnership and shall submit to the other Partners, for their review and comment, any settlement or compromise offer with respect to any disputed item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit of the Partnership.

 

FOURTH: The following amendments to Section 11.02 of the Agreement be and hereby are made:

 

1.  The following definitions are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

“Change of Control Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 21.02 of the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation.

 

“Issuer” means KKR & Co. Inc.

 

2.  The following definitions are hereby inserted in proper alphabetical order:

 

“Issuer Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, dated as of May 3, 2018 and effective as of the Effective Time, as it may be amended or restated from time to time.

 

“Series A Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Issuer that has been designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

 

3.  The definition of “Issuer Limited Partnership Agreement” is hereby deleted.

 

FIFTH: References in the Agreement to “Issuer Limited Partnership Agreement” are hereby replaced by references to “Issuer Certificate of Incorporation”.

 

SIXTH: References to “preferred units” in Section 11.05 of the Agreement are hereby replaced with references to “Series A Preferred Stock”.

 

SEVENTH: Section 11.06 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

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SECTION 11.06.

	
Distribution Rate.

 

If the dividend rate per annum on the Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Issuer shall increase pursuant to Section 21.06 of the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation, then the Distribution Rate shall increase by the same amount beginning on the same date as set forth in Section 21.06 of the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation.

 

EIGHTH: The following amendments to Section 12.02 of the Agreement be and hereby are made:

 

1.  The following definitions are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

“Change of Control Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 22.02 of the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation.

 

“Issuer” means KKR & Co. Inc.

 

2.  The following definitions are hereby inserted in proper alphabetical order:

 

“Issuer Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, dated as of May 3, 2018 and effective as of the Effective Time, as it may be amended or restated from time to time.

 

“Series B Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Issuer that has been designated as Series B Preferred Stock.

 

3.  The definition of “Issuer Limited Partnership Agreement” is hereby deleted.

 

NINTH: References to “preferred units” in Section 12.05 of the Agreement are hereby replaced with references to “Series B Preferred Stock”.

 

TENTH: Section 12.06 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

	 	
SECTION 12.06.

	
Distribution Rate.

 

If the dividend rate per annum on the Series B Preferred Stock issued by the Issuer shall increase pursuant to Section 22.06 of the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation, then the Distribution Rate shall increase by the same amount beginning on the same date as set forth in Section 22.06 of the Issuer Certificate of Incorporation.

 

ELEVENTH: Except as so modified pursuant to this Amendment, the terms of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all respects.

 

TWELFTH: This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.

 

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THIRTEENTH: If any provision of this Amendment is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

 

FOURTEENTH: This Amendment shall be effective, and the provisions hereof shall become operative, upon the effectiveness of the Conversion (the “Effective Time”).

 

[Signature page follows]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

	 	
KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORP.,

	 	as General Partner
	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	
/s/ William J. Janetschek

	 
	 	 	
Name: William J. Janetschek

	 	 	
Title: Chief Financial Officer

	 	 	 
	 	
KKR & CO. L.L.C.,

	 	
as Limited Partner

	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	
/s/ David J. Sorkin

	 
	 	 	
Name: David J. Sorkin

	 	 	
Title: Authorized Person

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated LPA of KKR Management Holdings L.P.]

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