Form of Tax Receivable Agreement

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Exhibit 10.9
TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT
dated as of
                    , 2008

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          This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of _________, 2008, is hereby entered into by and among Turner Investments, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Corporation”), Turner Investment Partners, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“TIP Inc.”), Turner Investment Partners, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“TIP LLC”), Turner Founders, L.P., a Pennsylvania partnership, and each of the other undersigned parties hereto identified as “Members.”
RECITALS
          WHEREAS, TIP, Inc. holds membership interests (“Units”) in TIP LLC, which is treated as a partnership for United States federal income Tax (as defined below) purposes;
          WHEREAS, the Corporation is the managing member of, and holds and will hold Units in TIP LLC;
          WHEREAS, TIP, Inc. will sell Units to the Corporation, and Turner Founders, L.P. may sell Units to the Corporation (if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares) (collectively, the “Original Sale”) as described in the Form S-1 Registration Statement of Turner Investments, Inc;
          WHEREAS, the Units are exchangeable for Class A Shares of the Corporation;
          WHEREAS, TIP LLC and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries treated as a partnership for United States federal income Tax purposes has or will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for the Taxable Year (as defined below) in which the Original Sale occurs and for each subsequent Taxable Year in which an exchange of Units for Class A Shares occurs, which election will result in an adjustment to the Tax basis of the assets owned by TIP LLC and such subsidiaries, solely with respect to the Corporation, at the time of the Original Sale, an exchange of Units for Class A Shares or any other deemed or actual acquisition of Units by the Corporation for cash or otherwise (collectively, and together with the Original Sale, an “Exchange”) (such time, including the date of the Original Sale, the “Exchange Date”) by reason of such Exchange and the payments under this Agreement;
          WHEREAS, the income, gain, loss, expense and other Tax items of (i) TIP LLC, solely with respect to the Corporation, may be affected by the Basis Adjustment (defined below) and (ii) the Corporation may be affected by the Imputed Interest (as defined below);
          WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to make certain arrangements with respect to the effect of the Basis Adjustment and Imputed Interest on the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 


 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
          Section 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined).
          “Advisory Firm” means any accounting firm or law firm that is nationally recognized as being expert in tax matters and that is appointed by the Board.
          “Advisory Firm Letter” shall mean a letter from the Advisory Firm stating that the relevant schedule, notice or other information to be provided by the Corporation to the Applicable Member and all supporting schedules and work papers were prepared by the Corporation in good faith.
          “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.
          “Agreed Rate” means LIBOR plus 100 basis points.
          “Agreement” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
          “Aggregate Reduction Amount” is defined in Section 3.03(b) of this Agreement.
          “Amended Schedule” is defined in Section 2.04(b) of this Agreement.
          “Applicable Member” means in respect of that portion of any Tax Benefit Payment that arises from an Exchange or a deemed Exchange pursuant to clause (5) of the definition of “Valuation Assumptions,” the Exchanging Member or Member deemed to Exchange, as applicable.
          “Assumed Tax Rate” means the highest marginal federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to an individual working and residing in New York, New York (taking into account the character (e.g., long-term or short-term capital gain or ordinary income) of the applicable income), for the Taxable Year for which such determination is applicable.
          “Basis Adjustment” means the adjustment to the Tax basis of an Exchange Asset as a result of an Exchange and the payments made pursuant to this Agreement, as calculated under Section 2.01 of this Agreement, under Section 732 of the Code (in situations where, as a result of one or more Exchanges, TIP LLC becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for Tax purposes) or Sections 743(b) and 754 of the Code (including in situations where, following an Exchange, TIP LLC remains in existence as an entity for Tax purposes) or otherwise, as applicable, and, in each case, comparable sections of state, local and foreign Tax laws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Units shall be determined without regard

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to any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units and as if any such Pre-Exchange Transfer had not occurred.
          A “Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative meanings.
          “Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.
          “Business Day” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
          “Change Notice” is defined in Section 3.03(a) of this Agreement.
          “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
          (i) any Person or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor provisions thereto (excluding any group of Persons which includes Robert E. Turner, or any of Affiliate of Robert E. Turner, where Robert E. Turner continues to Control the Corporation), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities; or
          (ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors of the Corporation then serving: individuals who, on the date of the consummation of the IPO, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to an election of directors of the Corporation) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date of the consummation of the IPO or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended by the directors referred to in this clause (ii); or
          (iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (x) the Board immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if the surviving company is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) all of the Persons who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation; or

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          (iv) the stockholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly, or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their voting power of the Corporation immediately prior to such sale.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to clause (ii) and clause (iii)(x) above, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate voting power in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.
          “Class A Shares” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
          “Code” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
          “Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
          “Corporation” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
          “Corporation Return” means the U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign Tax Return, as applicable, of the Corporation filed with respect to Taxes of any Taxable Year.
          “Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year means the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.
          “Default Rate” means LIBOR plus 300 basis points.
          “Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or similar provision of state, local and foreign tax law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of a Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for Tax.
          “Determination Notice” is defined in Section 3.03(b) of this Agreement.
          “Dispute” is defined in Section 7.08(a) of this Agreement.

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          “Early Termination Date” means the date of an Early Termination Notice for purposes of determining the Early Termination Payment.
          “Early Termination Notice” is defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
          “Early Termination Schedule” is defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
          “Early Termination Payment” is defined in Section 4.03(b) of this Agreement.
          “Early Termination Rate” means the long-term Treasury rate in effect on the applicable date.
          “Excepted Transferee” means Turner Investment Partners, Inc., Robert E. Turner, Mark D. Turner, and Christopher K. McHugh (Robert E. Turner, Mark D. Turner and Christopher K. McHugh are referred to individually as a “Founder” and collectively as “Founders”), and (1) a Founder’s spouse; (2) any descendant of a Founder; (3) any revocable or irrevocable trust(s) created by (A) a Founder, (B) a Founder’s spouse, or (C) any descendant of a Founder, to which such person(s) have made transfers of Units during their lives; (4) the estate of any of (A) a Founder, (B) a Founder’s spouse, or (C) any descendant of a Founder; and (5) any trusts for the primary benefit of any of (A) a Founder, (B) a Founder’s spouse, or (C) any descendants of a Founder.
          “Excess Tax Benefit Payment” is defined in Section 3.03(b) of this Agreement.
          “Exchange” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement; “Exchanged” and “Exchanging” shall have correlative meanings.
          “Exchange Assets” means the assets held by TIP LLC, or by any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for purposes of the applicable Tax, at the time of an Exchange.
          “Exchange Basis Schedule” is defined in Section 2.02 of this Agreement.
          “Exchange Date” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
          “Exchange Payment” is defined in Section 5.01 of this Agreement.
          “Expert” is defined in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.
          “Hypothetical Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or TIP LLC, but only with respect to income realized by TIP LLC the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return) but using the Non-Stepped Up Tax Basis instead of the Tax Basis of the Exchange Assets and excluding any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest.

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          “Imputed Interest” shall mean any interest imputed under Section 1272, 1274 or 483 or other provision of the Code and any similar provision of state, local and foreign tax law with respect to the Corporation’s payment obligations under this Agreement.
          “Interest Amount” is defined in Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement.
          “IPO” means the initial public offering of the Class A Shares that is being consummated on the date hereof.
          “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
          “LIBOR” means for each month (or portion thereof) during any period, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum reported, on the date two days prior to the first day of such month, on the Telerate Page 3750 (or if such screen shall cease to be publicly available, as reported on Reuters Screen page “LIBO” or by any other publicly available source of such market rate) for London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits for such month (or portion thereof).
          “LLC Agreement” means, with respect to TIP LLC, the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of TIP LLC dated as of the date hereof.
          “Market Value” means, with respect to the Class A Shares, on any given date: (i) if the Class A Shares are listed for trading on the NASDAQ stock market, the closing sale price per share of the Class A Shares on the NASDAQ stock market on that date (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price), (ii) if the Class A Shares are not listed for trading on the NASDAQ stock market, the closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price) as reported on that date in composite transactions for the principal national securities exchange registered pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which the Class A Shares are listed, (iii) if the Class A Shares are not so listed on a national securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Class A Shares on that date in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar organization, or (iv) if the Class A Shares are not so quoted by Pink Sheets LLC or a similar organization such value as the Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine in good faith.
          “Material Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
          “Members” means each of the parties hereto identified as “Members” on the signature page hereof and each other Person who from time to time executes a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
          “Non-Stepped Up Tax Basis” means, with respect to any asset at any time, the Tax basis that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustment had been made.
          “Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a) of this Agreement.
          “Original Sale” is defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.

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          “Payment Date” means any date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement.
          “Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.
          “Pre-Exchange Transfer” means any transfer (including upon the death of a Limited Partner) of one or more Units (i) that occurs prior to an Exchange of such Units, and (ii) to which Section 743(b) of the Code applies.
          “Realized Tax Benefit” means, for a Taxable Year and for all Taxes collectively, the net excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or TIP LLC, but only with respect to income realized by TIP LLC, the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return), determined, for the avoidance of doubt, using the “with or without” methodology. If all or a portion of the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or TIP LLC, but only with respect to income realized by TIP LLC, the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return) for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination.
          “Realized Tax Detriment” means, for a Taxable Year and for all Taxes collectively, the net excess, if any, of the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or TIP LLC, but only with respect to income realized by TIP LLC the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return) over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year determined, for the avoidance of doubt, using the “with or without” methodology. If all or a portion of the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or TIP LLC, but only with respect to income realized by TIP LLC the Tax liability for which is allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return) for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.
          “Reconciliation Dispute” is defined in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.
          “Reconciliation Procedures” shall mean those procedures set forth in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.
          “Repayment Amount” is defined in Section 3.03(b) of this Agreement.
          “Schedule” means any Exchange Basis Schedule, Tax Benefit Schedule and the Early Termination Schedule.

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          “Senior Obligations” is defined in Section 5.01 of this Agreement.
          “Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such Person, owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls more than 50% of the voting power or other similar interests or the sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such Person.
          “Tax Benefit Payment” is defined in Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement.
          “Tax Benefit Schedule” is defined in Section 2.03 of this Agreement.
          “Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.
          “Taxable Year” means a taxable year as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or comparable section of state, local or foreign tax law, as applicable, (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is made) ending on or after the Exchange Date in which there is a Basis Adjustment due to an Exchange.
          “Taxes” means any and all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments or similar charges measured with respect to net income or profits, whether as an exclusive or on an alternative basis, and any interest related to such Tax.
          “Taxing Authority” shall mean any domestic, foreign, federal, national, state, county or municipal or other local government, any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body exercising any taxing authority or any other authority exercising Tax regulatory authority.
          “Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary and proposed regulations under the Code promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant taxable period.
          “Units” are defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
          “Valuation Assumptions” shall mean, as of an Early Termination Date, or following a Change of Control, as applicable, the assumptions that (1) in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Date, the Corporation will have sufficient Taxable income to fully offset the deductions in such Taxable Year attributable to any Basis Adjustment, increased depreciation or amortization deductions attributable to an Exchange, and Imputed Interest, (2) the U.S. federal income Tax rates and state, local and foreign income Tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Date, (3) any loss carryovers generated by any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest and available as of the date of the Early Termination Schedule will be used by the Corporation on a pro rata basis from the date of the Early Termination Schedule through the scheduled expiration date of such loss carryovers, (4)

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any non-amortizable assets will be disposed of on the fifteenth anniversary of the Early Termination Date, provided, however, that, in the event of a Change of Control, non-amortizable assets shall be deemed disposed of at the earlier of (i) the time of sale of the relevant asset or (ii) as generally provided in this Valuation Assumption (4), and (5) if, at the Early Termination Date, there are Units that have not been Exchanged, then each such Unit shall be deemed to be Exchanged for the Market Value of the Class A Shares and the amount of cash that would be transferred if the Exchange occurred on the Early Termination Date.
          “Yearly Reduction Amount” is defined in Section 3.03(b) of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
DETERMINATION OF CUMULATIVE REALIZED TAX BENEFIT
          Section 2.01. Basis Adjustment.
          (a) Exchange Assets. For purposes of this Agreement, TIP LLC shall be entitled to a Basis Adjustment for the Exchange Assets with respect to the Corporation, the amount of which Basis Adjustment will be the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of (x) the Market Value of the Class A Shares, cash or the amount of any other consideration transferred to the Applicable Member pursuant to the Exchange as payment for the exchanged Units, to the extent attributable to such Exchange Assets, plus (y) the amount of payments made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Exchange, to the extent attributable to such Exchange Assets, plus (z) the amount of debt and other liabilities allocated to the Units acquired pursuant to such Exchange, to the extent attributable to such Exchange Assets; over (ii) the Corporation’s share of TIP LLC’s basis for such Exchange Assets immediately after the Exchange, attributable to the Units exchanged, determined as if (x) TIP LLC were to remain in existence as an entity for Tax purposes and (y) TIP LLC had not made the election provided by Section 754 of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, unless otherwise specifically noted, the tax principles set forth in the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations are to be applied in making the determinations necessary in this Section 2.01.
          (b) Imputed Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest.
          Section 2.02. Exchange Basis Schedule. Within 45 calendar days after the filing of the United States federal income Tax return of the Corporation for each Taxable Year, the Corporation shall deliver to each Member a schedule (the “Exchange Basis Schedule”) that shows, in reasonable detail, for purposes of Taxes, (i) the actual unadjusted Tax basis of the Exchange Assets as of each applicable Exchange Date, (ii) the Basis Adjustment with respect to the Exchange Assets as a result of the Exchanges effected in such Taxable Year, calculated in the aggregate, (iii) the period or periods, if any, over which the Exchange Assets are amortizable and/or depreciable and (iv) the period or periods, if any, over which each Basis Adjustment is amortizable and/or depreciable (which, for non-amortizable assets, shall be based on the Valuation Assumptions).

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          Section 2.03. Tax Benefit Schedule. Within 45 calendar days after the filing of the United States federal income Tax return of the Corporation for any Taxable Year in which there is a Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporation shall provide to each Member a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “Tax Benefit Schedule”). The Tax Benefit Schedule will become final as provided in Section 2.04(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.04(b).
          Section 2.04. Procedures, Amendments.
          (a) Procedure. Every time the Corporation delivers to the Applicable Member an applicable Schedule under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.04(b), but excluding any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination Schedule, the Corporation also shall (x) deliver to the Applicable Member schedules and work papers providing reasonable detail regarding the preparation of such Schedule and an Advisory Firm Letter supporting such Schedule and (y) allow the Applicable Member reasonable access, at no cost, to the appropriate representatives at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of such Schedule. The applicable Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties unless the Applicable Member, within 30 calendar days after receiving an Exchange Basis Schedule or amendment thereto or a Tax Benefit Schedule or amendment thereto, provides the Corporation with notice of a material objection to such Schedule (“Objection Notice”) made in good faith. If the parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such notice within 30 calendar days of receipt by the Corporation of an Objection Notice with respect to such Exchange Basis Schedule or Tax Benefit Schedule, the Corporation and the Applicable Member shall employ the reconciliation procedures as described in Section 7.09 of this Agreement (the “Reconciliation Procedures”).
          (b) Amended Schedule. The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporation (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct material inaccuracies in the Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was provided to the Applicable Member, (iii) to comply with the Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a material change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year, (v) to reflect a material change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year, or (vi) to adjust the Exchange Basis Schedule to take into account payments made pursuant to this Agreement (such Schedule, an “Amended Schedule”).
ARTICLE III
TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS; INDEMNIFICATION
          Section 3.01. Payments.

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          (a) Payments. Within three (3) business days of a Tax Benefit Schedule that was delivered to an Applicable Member becoming final in accordance with Section 2.04(a), the Corporation shall pay to the Applicable Member for such Taxable Year the Tax Benefit Payment determined pursuant to Section 3.01(b). Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account of the Applicable Member previously designated by such Member to the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of estimated Tax payments, including, without limitation, U.S. federal income Tax payments.
          (b) A “Tax Benefit Payment” means an amount, not less than zero, equal to 85% of the sum of the Net Tax Benefit and the Interest Amount. The “Net Tax Benefit” for each Taxable Year shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year over the total amount of payments previously made under this Section 3.01, excluding payments attributable to the Interest Amount. The “Interest Amount” for a given Taxable Year shall equal the interest on the Net Tax Benefit for such Taxable Year calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the Corporation Return with respect to Taxes for the most recently ended Taxable Year until the Payment Date. The Net Tax Benefit and the Interest Amount shall be determined separately with respect to each separate Exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each Taxable Year ending on or after the date of a Change of Control, all Tax Benefit Payments, whether paid with respect to Units that were exchanged (i) prior to the date of such Change of Control or (ii) on or after the date of such Change of Control, shall be calculated by utilizing Valuation Assumptions (1), (3), and (4), substituting in each case the terms “the closing date of a Change of Control” for an “Early Termination Date”.
          (c) For purposes of clarity, it is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that TIP, Inc. shall receive all Tax Benefit Payments with respect to the Basis Adjustments associated with the Original Sale. Members (including TIP, Inc., if applicable) shall be entitled to Tax Benefit Payments hereunder when such Member(s) (or their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives as permitted in this Agreement) engage(s) in an Exchange.
          Section 3.02. No Duplicative Payments. It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement will not result in duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) required under this Agreement. It is also intended that the provisions of this Agreement will result in 85% of the Corporation’s Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit, and the Interest Amount thereon, being paid to the Members pursuant to this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in the appropriate manner to achieve these fundamental results.
          Section 3.03. Change Notices; Determinations; Repayment Obligation of Applicable Members.
          (a) Receipt of Change Notice. The Corporation shall promptly notify the Applicable Member(s) within thirty (30) calendar days in the event the Corporation receives a 30-day letter, a final audit report, a statutory notice of deficiency, or similar written notice from any Taxing Authority relating to the Tax treatment affecting the calculation of a Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit under Section 3.01(b) for a prior Taxable Year (a “Change Notice”),

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which, if sustained, would result in a reduction in the amount of Tax Benefit Payments which the Corporation would be required to pay to an Applicable Member(s) for any Taxable Years after and including the Taxable Year in which the Change of Notice is received, which notice shall include a copy of the Change Notice. For avoidance of doubt, the Company’s obligation to make Tax Benefit Payments shall not be suspended upon the delivery of a Change Notice.
          (b) Receipt of Determination; Repayment Obligation. If a Determination affecting a Tax Benefit Schedule is received by the Corporation, the Corporation shall promptly notify the Applicable Member(s) within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such Determination (a “Determination Notice”), which notice shall include an Amended Schedule incorporating the results of such Determination and an Advisory Firm Letter with respect to such Amended Schedule. If the Tax Benefit Payments received by Applicable Member(s) for all prior Taxable Years exceeds the amount set forth in such Amended Schedule for all such prior Taxable Years (an “Excess Tax Benefit Payment”), the Applicable Member(s) shall repay to the Corporation, within thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of such Determination Notice, an amount equal to (x) the Excess Tax Benefit Payment, less (y) the Aggregate Reduction Amount (the “Repayment Amount”). For this purpose, “Aggregate Reduction Amount” means the sum of all Yearly Reduction Amounts. The term “Yearly Reduction Amount” means, for any Taxable Year, the amount equal to the product of (y) the portion of the Excess Tax Benefit Payment attributable to such Taxable Year multiplied by (B) the Assumed Tax Rate applicable to such Taxable Year. No interest shall be paid by the Applicable Member(s) with respect to the Repayment Amount. The Applicable Member(s) shall not be liable for any interest and/or penalties to which the Corporation may be subject as a result of the Determination. Any repayment obligation with respect to an Applicable Member under this Section 3.03(b) shall be an unsecured obligation and a several liability (and not a joint liability) of each Applicable Member. If the Tax Benefit Payments reflected in the Amended Schedule for all prior Taxable Years exceeds the amount received by the Applicable Member(s) for all such prior Taxable Years, the Corporation shall pay such amounts to the Applicable Members within thirty (30) days and shall include interest at the Default Rate from the date such amounts would have otherwise been paid with respect to the Taxable Year(s) which were the subject of the Determination. The repayment obligation set forth in this Section 3.03(b) shall be the obligation of the Applicable Member which received the Tax Benefit Payment reduced in the applicable Amended Schedule.
ARTICLE IV
TERMINATION
          Section 4.01. Early Termination and Breach of Agreement.
          (a) The Corporation may terminate this Agreement with respect to all of the Units held (or previously held and Exchanged) by all Members at any time by paying to the Members the Early Termination Payment; provided, however, that this Agreement shall terminate only upon the receipt of the Early Termination Payment by all Members, and provided, further, that the Corporation may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights under this Section 4.01(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid. Upon payment of the Early Termination Payments by the Corporation, neither the Members nor the

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Corporation shall have any further payment obligations under this Agreement, other than for any (x) Tax Benefit Payment agreed by the Corporation acting in good faith and the Applicable Member to be due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (y) Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of the Early Termination Notice (except to the extent that the amount described in clause (y) is included in the Early Termination Payment). For the avoidance of doubt, if an Exchange occurs after the Corporation makes the Early Termination Payments with respect to all Members, the Corporation shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Exchange, and its only obligations under this Agreement in such case shall be its obligations to all Members under Section 4.03(a).
          (b) In the event that the Corporation breaches any of its material obligations under this Agreement, whether as a result of failure to make any payment when due, failure to honor any other material obligation required hereunder or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this Agreement in a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such breach and shall include, but shall not be limited to, (1) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of a breach, (2) any Tax Benefit Payment agreed by the Corporation acting in good faith and any Applicable Member to be due and payable but unpaid as of the date of a breach, and (3) any Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of a breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation breaches this Agreement, the Members shall be entitled to elect to receive the amounts set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above or to seek specific performance of the terms hereof. The parties agree that the failure to make any payment due pursuant to this Agreement within three months of the date such payment is due shall be deemed to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement, and that it shall not be considered to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement to make a payment due pursuant to this Agreement within three months of the date such payment is due. Any amounts due and payable as described in this Section 4.01(b) shall include any interest provided thereon pursuant to Section 5.02.
          (c) The Corporation, TIP LLC and each of the Members hereby acknowledge that, as of the date of this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot reasonably be ascertained for United States federal income Tax or other applicable Tax purposes.
          Section 4.02. Early Termination Notice. If the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section 4.01 above, the Corporation shall deliver to each present or former Member notice of such intention to exercise such right (“Early Termination Notice”) and a schedule (the “Early Termination Schedule”) specifying the Corporation’s intention to exercise such right and showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment. The Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties unless an Applicable Member, within 30 calendar days after receiving the Early Termination Schedule, provides the Corporation with notice of a material objection to such Schedule made in good faith (“Material Objection Notice”). If the parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such notice within 30 calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Material Objection Notice, the Corporation and the applicable

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Member shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures as described in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.
          Section 4.03. Payment upon Early Termination.
          (a) Within three (3) business days after the Early Termination Schedule has become final and binding, the Corporation shall pay to each Applicable Member an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Applicable Member.
          (b) The “Early Termination Payment” as of the date of the delivery of an Early Termination Schedule shall equal with respect to the Applicable Member the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate as of such date, of all Tax Benefit Payments that would be required to be paid by the Corporation to the Applicable Member beginning from the Early Termination Date and assuming that the Valuation Assumptions are applied.
ARTICLE V
SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS
          Section 5.01. Subordination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment required to be made by the Corporation to the Members under this Agreement (an “Exchange Payment”) shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (“Senior Obligations”) and shall rank pari passu with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations.
          Section 5.02. Late Payments by the Corporation. The amount of all or any portion of any Exchange Payment not made to any Member when due (without regard to Section 5.01) under the terms of this Agreement shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate and commencing from the date on which such Exchange Payment was due and payable.
ARTICLE VI
NO DISPUTES; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION
          Section 6.01. Member Participation in the Corporation and TIP LLC’s Tax Matters. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all Tax matters concerning the Corporation and TIP LLC, including without limitation the preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify each applicable Member of, and keep such applicable Member reasonably informed with respect to the portion of any audit of the Corporation and TIP LLC by a Taxing Authority the outcome of which is reasonably expected to affect such applicable Member’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and shall provide to such applicable Member reasonable opportunity to provide information and other input to the Corporation, TIP

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LLC and their respective advisors concerning the conduct of any such portion of such audit; provided, however, that the Corporation and TIP LLC shall not be required to take any action that is inconsistent with any provision of the LLC Agreement.
          Section 6.02. Consistency. The Corporation and the Applicable Member agree to report and cause to be reported for all purposes, including U.S. federal, state, local and foreign Tax purposes and financial reporting purposes, all Tax-related items (including without limitation the Basis Adjustment and each Tax Benefit Payment) in a manner consistent with that specified by the Corporation in any Schedule required to be provided by or on behalf of the Corporation under this Agreement. Any Dispute concerning such advice shall be subject to the terms of Section 7.09. In the event that an Advisory Firm is replaced with another firm acceptable to the Corporation and the Applicable Member, such replacement Advisory Firm shall be required to perform its services under this Agreement using procedures and methodologies consistent with the previous Advisory Firm, unless (a) otherwise required by law or (b) the Corporation and the Applicable Member agree to the use of other procedures and methodologies.
          Section 6.03. Cooperation. The Applicable Member shall (a) furnish to the Corporation in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporation may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (b) make itself available to the Corporation and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (a) above, and (c) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter described in clause (a) above. The Corporation shall reimburse the Applicable Member for any reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 6.03.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
          Section 7.01. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or by facsimile upon confirmation of transmission by the sender’s fax machine if sent on a Business Day (or otherwise on the next Business Day) or (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next—day courier service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
If to the Corporation, TIP Inc. or TIP LLC, to:
c/o Turner Investments, Inc.
1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100
Berwyn, PA 19312
(T) (484)  ###-###-####

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Attention: Brian F. McNally, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(T) (215)  ###-###-####
(F) (215)  ###-###-####
Attention: James W. McKenzie, Jr., Esq.
          If to a Member, to:
          The address and facsimile number set forth in the records of TIP LLC.
          Any party may change its address or fax number by giving the other party written notice of its new address or fax number in the manner set forth above.
          Section 7.02. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (delivery of which may occur via facsimile or as an attachment to an electronic mail message in “pdf” or similar format), each of which shall be binding as of the date first written above, and, when delivered, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and any other document required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or as an attachment to an electronic mail message in “pdf” or similar format, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail attachment in “pdf” or similar format to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or as an attachment to an electronic mail message as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense. A facsimile signature or electronically scanned copy of a signature shall constitute and shall be deemed to be sufficient evidence of a party’s execution of this Agreement, without necessity of further proof. Each such copy shall be deemed an original for purposes of this Section 7.02, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
          Section 7.03. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective

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successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
          Section 7.04. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
          Section 7.05. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such 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 an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
          Section 7.06. Successors; Assignment; Amendments; Waivers.
          (a) No Member may assign this Agreement to any person without the prior written consent of the Corporation; provided, however, that (i) to the extent Units are transferred in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement, the transferring Member shall have the option to assign to the transferee of such Units the transferring Member’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, as long as such transferee has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such transfer, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, agreeing to become a “Member” for all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in such joinder, and (ii) once an Exchange has occurred, any and all payments that may become payable to a Member pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Exchanged Units may be assigned to any Person or Persons as long as any such Person has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such assignment, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, agreeing to be bound by Section 7.12, acknowledging specifically the terms of the next paragraph of this Section 7.06, and the obligations of Section 3.03(b). For the avoidance of doubt, if a Person transfers Units (regardless of whether the transferee is a “Permitted Transferee” under the terms of the LLC Agreement) but does not assign to the transferee of such Units such Person’s rights, if any, under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such Person shall be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments, if any, due hereunder with respect to, including any Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of, such Units and such Person shall continue to bear the obligations of Section 3.03(b).
          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.06, no transferee described in clause (i) of the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph (except for an Excepted Transferee) shall have the right to enforce the provisions of Section 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 or 6.02 of this Agreement, and no assignee described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph shall have any rights under this Agreement except for the right

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to enforce its right to receive payments under this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, an Excepted Transferee shall have all rights to enforce the provisions of Section 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 or 6.02 of this Agreement and all other rights as if such Excepted Transferee were a Member holding Units.
          No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by each of the Corporation, TIP LLC and by Members who would be entitled to receive at least two-thirds of the Early Termination Payments payable to all Members hereunder if the Corporation had exercised its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any Member pursuant to this Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange); provided, however, that no such amendment shall be effective if such amendment would have a disproportionate effect on the payments certain Members will or may receive under this Agreement, unless such Members disproportionately effected holding a majority of the Early Termination Payments payable to such Members hereunder if the Corporation had exercised its right of early termination under Section 4.01(a) on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to such Members pursuant to this Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange) consent in writing to such amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
          Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event a Member transfers his Units to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the LLC Agreement), excluding any other Member, such Member shall have the right, on behalf of such transferee, to enforce the provisions of Sections 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 or 6.02 with respect to such transferred Units.
          Section 7.07. Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
          Section 7.08. Resolution of Disputes.
          (a) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, any claim, action, suit or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be heard and determined in any Pennsylvania Commonwealth or federal court sitting in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding) and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any

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objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such claim, action, suit or proceeding in any such court or that any such claim, action, suit or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
          (b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.
          Section 7.09. Reconciliation. In the event that the Corporation and the applicable Member are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to the matters governed by Sections 2.04, 4.02 and 6.02 within the relevant period designated in this Agreement (“Reconciliation Dispute”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally recognized expert (the “Expert”) in the particular area of disagreement mutually acceptable to both parties. The Expert shall be a partner in a nationally recognized accounting firm or a law firm (other than the Advisory Firm), and the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert shall not, have any material relationship with either the Corporation or the applicable Member or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the parties are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, the Expert shall be appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce Centre for Expertise. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to the Exchange Basis Schedule or an amendment thereto or the Early Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within thirty (30) calendar days and shall resolve any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on such date and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. In the event that this reconciliation provision is utilized, the fees of the Expert shall be paid in proportion to the manner in which the dispute is resolved, such that, for example, if the entire dispute is resolved in favor of the Corporation, the applicable Member shall pay all of the fees, or if the items in dispute are resolved 50% in favor of the Corporation and 50% in favor of the applicable Member, each of the Corporation and the applicable Member shall pay 50% of the fees of the Expert. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of this Section 7.09 shall be decided by the Expert. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.09 shall be binding on the Corporation and the applicable Member and may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
          Section 7.10. Withholding. The Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporation, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Applicable Member.

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          Section 7.11. Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets.
          (a) If the Corporation becomes a member of another affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax return pursuant to Sections 1501 et seq. of the Code or any corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated Taxable income of the group as a whole.
          (b) If any entity that is obligated to make an Exchange Payment hereunder transfers one or more assets to a corporation with which such entity does not file a consolidated Tax return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code, such entity, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Exchange Payment (e.g., calculating the gross income of the entity and determining the Realized Tax Benefit of such entity) due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully Taxable transaction on the date of such contribution. The consideration deemed to be received by such entity shall be equal to the fair market value of the contributed asset, plus (i) the amount of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a contribution of an encumbered asset or (ii) the amount of debt allocated to such asset, in the case of a contribution of a partnership interest.
          Section 7.12. Confidentiality. Each Member and assignee acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporation and of its Affiliates is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by law, self-regulatory agency, stock exchange or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporation and its Affiliates and successors, concerning TIP LLC and its Affiliates and successors or the other Members, learned by the Member heretofore or hereafter. This Section 7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of such Member in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community and (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prepare and file his or her Tax returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing authority with respect to such returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Member and assignee (and each employee, representative or other agent of such Member or assignee, as applicable) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Corporation, TIP LLC, the Members and their Affiliates, and any of their transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other Tax analyses) that are provided to the Members relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure.
          If a Member or assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 7.12, the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section 7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable

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injury to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or the other Members and the accounts and funds managed by the Corporation and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.
          Section 7.13. LLC Agreement. This Agreement shall be treated as part of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of TIP LLC 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.
          Section 7.14. Partnerships. The Corporation hereby agrees that, to the extent it acquires a general partnership interest, managing member interest or similar interest in any Person after the date hereof, it shall cause such Person to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement and such Person shall be treated as a “partnership” for all purposes of this Agreement.
          Section 7.15. Certain Legal Matters. Each Person signing this Agreement (i) understands and agrees that this Agreement contains legally binding provisions and has certain financial and tax consequences for Members, (ii) has had the opportunity to consult with an independent lawyer regarding such provisions and consequences, and (iii) has either consulted such a lawyer or consciously decided not to consult such a lawyer.
          Section 7.16. Further Assurances. Each party shall perform all other acts and execute and deliver all other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation, TIP Inc., TIP LLC, and each Member have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  TURNER INVESTMENTS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Robert E. Turner   
    Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
  TURNER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
By:  Turner Investments, Inc., its managing member
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Robert E. Turner   
    Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   
 
  TURNER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Robert E. Turner   
    Title:   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer  and Chief Investment Officer  
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MEMBERS:
         
  TURNER FOUNDERS, L.P.

By:  Turner GP, LLC, its general partner
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Robert E. Turner   
    Title:   Managing Member of Turner GP, LLC   
 
  Glenn A. Dever   
     
  Thomas J. DiBella   
     
  David Kovacs   
     
  William C. McVail   
     
  Robb J. Parlanti   
     
  Frank L. Sustersic   
     
  Thomas R. Trala, Jr.   
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EXHIBIT A
JOINDER AGREEMENT
     The undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby consents to, and agrees to become a party to and bound by, that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of (the “Agreement”), by and among Turner Investments, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Corporation”), Turner Investment Partners, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, Turner Investment Partners, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Turner Founders, L.P., a Pennsylvania partnership and each of the other parties thereto identified as Members. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Agreement and hereby acknowledges and agrees to become a Member for all purposes of the Agreement, including but not limited to, being bound by Sections 2.04, 3.03(b), 4.02, 6.01 and 6.02 and 7.12 of the Agreement, with respect to the Acquired Interests, and any other Interests the undersigned acquires hereafter. The undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement (this “Joinder Agreement”) to be duly executed as of the date written below. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Agreement. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (delivery of which may occur via facsimile or as an attachment to an electronic mail message in “pdf” or similar format), each of which shall be binding as of the dates set forth below, and, when delivered, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The undersigned authorizes the Corporation to attach this signature page to the Agreement in order to make the undersigned a party to the Agreement.
                 
Date:
               
 
 
 
     
 
Name:
   
 
          Address:    
         
Acknowledged and Agreed as of    
 
       
     
 
       
TURNER INVESTMENTS, INC.    
 
       
By:
       
Name:
 
 
   
Title:
       
 
       
TURNER INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
By: Turner Investments, Inc., its managing member
 
       
By:
       
Name:
 
 
   
Title:
       

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