SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-02-24

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<TYPE>EX-10.51
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="if73551754b59448da57b45e012962008_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Exhibit 10.51</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CARVANA CO.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Contribution Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is made and entered into as of February 22, 2022 by and between Carvana Co., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and Ernest C. Garcia III (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Mr. Garcia</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Company has granted restricted stock awards to certain employees of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Carvana Co. Omnibus Incentive Plan, pursuant to the Company&#8217;s One Million Unit Milestone Gift (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Milestone Gift</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;)&#59;</font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WHEREAS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, Mr. Garcia wishes to transfer certain shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock to the Company in an aggregate number of shares equivalent to the restricted stock unit awards granted and vested pursuant to the MileStone Gift (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Contributed Shares</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;)&#59; and</font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WHEREAS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, the Company desires to accept the Contributed Shares as a contribution to the capital of the Company.</font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOW, THEREFORE</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, the parties hereto agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:47.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Contribution</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. On the last day of each fiscal quarter through the first quarter of 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Quarterly Contribution Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), the Company shall communicate to Mr. Garcia the number of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, granted pursuant to the Milestone Gift, that have vested in such fiscal quarter (the &#8220;</font><fo