AMENDMENT TO TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

EX-10.26 3 v336889_ex10-26.htm EXHIBIT 10.26

Exhibit 10.26

 

AMENDMENT TO TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment to the Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of October 30, 2007 (the “Agreement”), is hereby entered into by and among Pzena Investment Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Pzena Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PIM”) and each of the undersigned parties hereto identified as the “Members” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

Preliminary Statement

 

WHEREAS, the Corporation, PIM and certain Members wish to amend the Agreement to clarify certain tax benefits payment provisions therein (this “Amendment”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Agreement, provisions therein may generally be modified or amended by written consent;

 

WHEREAS, Section 7.13 of the Agreement states that the Agreement shall be treated as part of the Pzena Investment Management, LLC Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as further amended; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.01(a) of the Operating Agreement, terms and provisions therein may generally be modified or amended at any time and from time to time by written consent.

 

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the above referenced sections, the Tax Receivable Agreement is amended as follows:

 

1.Section 3.03 “Pro Rata Payments” shall be replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that (i) the Corporation’s deductions with respect to any Basis Adjustment is limited in a particular Taxable Year or (ii) the Corporation lacks sufficient funds to satisfy or is prevented under any credit agreement or other agreement from satisfying its obligations to make all Tax Benefit Payments due in a particular Taxable year, the limitation on the deduction, or the Tax Benefit Payments that may be made, as the case may be, shall be taken into account or made for the Applicable member as PIM may determine in its sole discretion, and in a manner that it considers to be equitable to all Continuing and Exiting Members.”

 

2.Except as set forth herein, the provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

 

This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original.

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed to be effective as of December 31, 2012.

 

Pzena Investment Management, Inc.,

The Corporation

 

   
By: Richard S. Pzena, Chief Executive Officer

 

Pzena Investment Management, LLC,

PIM

 

   
By: Richard S. Pzena, Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

MEMBERS

     
     
The Aaron Pzena Family Trust   Bill Andolfi
     
     
Joan Berger   Rakesh Bordia
     
     
Caroline Cai   The Carrie Esther Goetz Trust
     
     
Kevin Clegg   Steven M. Coffey
     
     
The Daniel Pzena Family Trust   Antonio DeSpirito
     
     
Jessica Doran   The Eric Pzena Family Trust
     
     
Evan Fire   Allison Fisch

 

 
 

 

     
John Flynn   Evan Fox
     
     
John P. Goetz   Fitzgerald S. Haney
     
     
Michel V. Hanigan   Lawrence Kohn
     
     
Keith Komar   James Krebs
     
     
William L. Lipsey   LJK Trust I
     
     
Lauren Lopes   Brian Mann
     
     
The Michael D. Peterson 2009 Grantor
Retained Annuity Trust
  Valerie R. Mignone

 

 
 

 

     
T.V.R. Murti   Nicholas Padgen
     
     
Wayne Palladino   Michael D. Peterson
     
     
Jacques Pompy   Richard S. Pzena
     
     
Eli Rabinowich   The Rachel Theresa Goetz Trust
     
     
Lisa Roth   The Sarah M. Peterson 2009 Grantor
    Retained Annuity Trust
     
     
Ben Silver   Manoj Tandon
     
     
Franco Tapia   The William Lipsey Dynasty Trust

 

 
 

 

     
David Y. Zhao   1997 Joel Greenblatt Retained Annuity Trust
     
     
The ACJF Trust   America Media Consultants
     
     
Gary & Sharon Curhan   Joel Greenblatt
     
     
Robert Goldstein   Joel Greenblatt for Jordan Greenblatt
     
     
Joel Greenblatt for Jonathan Greenblatt   Joel Greenblatt for Melissa Greenblatt
     
     
Joel Greenblatt for Matthew Greenblatt   Edward B. Grier III
     
     
Joel Greenblatt for Rebecca Greenblatt   Amelia C. Jones Feinberg
     
     
Joel M. Greenblatt 2002 Blithe GRAT   Milestone Associates, LLC

 

 
 

 

     
     
The Michele Pzena Family Trust   Piping Brook, LLC
     
     
Bruce Newberg   Gary Warren
     
     
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