PZENA INVESTMENTMANAGEMENT, LLC AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATINGAGREEMENT AS OF March 5, 2012

EX-10.22 6 v304912_ex10-22.htm EXHIBIT 10.22

 

PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT AS OF

March 5, 2012

 

This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement dated as of October 30, 2007, as further amended on March 24, 2010 (herein called “the Operating Agreement”) is hereby made and executed by Pzena Investment Management, Inc., as the Managing Member (the “Managing Member”) of Pzena Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company) and each of the Class B Members of the Company. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Operating Agreement.

 

Preliminary Statement

 

WHEREAS, the Managing Member has determined to amend (1) paragraph (a) of Section 2.01 of Exhibit B to the Operating Agreement (Exchange Rights of Class B Members) in order to delete the establishment of the last Business Day of an Annual Period as an Exchange Date upon the Managing Member’s failure to establish an Exchange Date for such Annual Period, and (2) Section 2.02 of Exhibit B in order to prohibit the exchange of (a) any Class B Units until the first day after the first anniversary of the date of original issuance of each Class B Unit, and (b) the Issued Incentive Units (as defined herein) may not be exchanged until the first day after the first anniversary of the execution date of this Amendment; 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 with the written consent of the Managing Member and a Majority in Interest of the Class B Members; and

 

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Operating Agreement, the Operating Agreement is amended as follows:

 

1.          Section 1.02 of Exhibit B (Exchange Dates; Exchange Notices) shall be amended to add the following definition in alphabetical order:

 

Issued Incentive Units” shall mean the following Class B Units issued after October 30, 2007 and prior to the date hereof: (i) 403,036 Class B Units granted pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, and (ii) the 216,501 Class B Units granted pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bonus Plan.

 

2.          Section 2.01, paragraph (a) of Exhibit B shall be amended to delete the following proviso in the first sentence:

 

“provided, further, that if the Managing Member fails to establish at least one Exchange Date during any Annual Period, the last Business Day of such Annual Period shall be an Exchange Date.”

 

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3.          Section 2.02 of Exhibit B shall be revised to add the following as paragraph (f) thereof:

 

“(f)          Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 2.02, this Exhibit or the Agreement, (1) no Class B Units may exchanged until the first day after the first anniversary of the date of original issuance of each Class B Unit, and (2) none of the Issued Incentive Units may be exchanged until the first day after the first anniversary of the execution date of this Amendment.

 

 

4.          Except as set forth herein, the provisions of the Operating 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 March 5, 2012.

 

MANAGING MEMBER:

 

Pzena Investment Management Inc.

 

/S/ Richard S. Pzena  
By: Richard S. Pzena, Chief Executive Officer  

 

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CLASS B MEMBERS:

 

/S/ Bill Andolfi   /S/ Lauren Barrella  
Bill Andolfi   Lauren Barrella  
       
/S/ Joan Berger   /S/ Rakesh Bordia  
Joan Berger   Rakesh Bordia  
       
/S/ Caroline Cai   /S/ Kevin Clegg  
Caroline Cai   Kevin Clegg  
       
/S/ Steven M. Coffey   /S/ Antonio DeSpirito  
Steven M. Coffey   Antonio DeSpirito  
       
/S/ Jen Fernholz   /S/ Evan Fire  
Jen Fernholz   Evan Fire  
       
/S/ Allison Fisch   /S/ John Flynn  
Allison Fisch   John Flynn  
       
/S/ Evan Fox   /S/ John P. Goetz  
Evan Fox   John P. Goetz  
       
/S/ S. Fitzgerald Haney   /S/ V. Michel Hanigan  
S. Fitzgerald Haney   V. Michel Hanigan  
       
/S/ Lawrence Kohn   /S/ Keith Komar  
Lawrence Kohn   Keith Komar  
       
/S/ James Krebs   /S/ Jessica Lewis  
James Krebs   Jessica Lewis  
       
/S/ William L. Lipsey   /S/ Brian Mann  
William L. Lipsey   Brian Mann  
       
/S/ Greg Martin   /S/ R. Valerie Mignone  
Greg Martin   R. Valerie Mignone  
       
/S/ TVR Murti   /S/ Nicholas Padgen  
TVR Murti   Nicholas Padgen  
       
/S/ Wayne Palladino   /S/ Michael D. Peterson  
Wayne Palladino   Michael D. Peterson  
       
/S/ Jacques Pompy   /S/ Richard S. Pzena  
Jacques Pompy   Richard S. Pzena  

 

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/S/ Eli Rabinowich   /S/ Lisa Roth  
Eli Rabinowich   Lisa Roth  
       
/S/ Ben Silver   /S/ Manoj Tandon  
Ben Silver   Manoj Tandon  
       
/S/ Franco F. Tapia   /S/ David Y. Zhao  
Franco F. Tapia   David Y. Zhao  
       
/S/ Joel Greenblatt   /S/ Robert Goldstein  
Joel Greenblatt for Jordan Greenblatt   Robert Goldstein  
       
/S/ Joel Greenblatt   /S/ Joel Greenblatt  
Joel Greenblatt for Matthew Greenblatt   Joel Greenblatt  
       
/S/ Alan Eisenberg   /S/ Joel Greenblatt  
Alan Eisenberg   Joel Greenblatt for Jonathan Greenblatt  
       
/S/ Michelle Houck   /S/ Joel Greenblatt  
Michelle Houck   Joel Greenblatt for Melissa Greenblatt  
       
/S/ William C. Connolly   /S/ Joel Greenblatt  
William C. Connolly   Joel Greenblatt for Rebecca Greenblatt  

 

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