Management Incentive. Plan After the Plan Effective Date, the New Board will implement a management incentive plan of up to 10% of the fully-diluted New Equity Interests (the “MIP”). All grants under the MIP shall be determined at the sole discretion of the New Board, including with respect to the participants, allocation, timing, and the form and structure of the options, warrants, and/or equity compensation to be provided thereunder. Releases and Exculpation The Plan shall include, to the fullest extent permitted by law, customary exculpations in and mutual releases between and among the (i) Company Parties (and, inter alia, their officers, directors, equity holders, employees, estate fiduciaries, and advisors to the same) and Reorganized Debtors, and (ii) the Consenting Term Lenders, Term Loan Agent, Term Loan Agent Advisors, Ad Hoc Group Advisors, DIP Term Lenders, DIP Term Loan Agent, DIP ABL Agent, DIP ABL Lenders, DIP Backstop Parties, Fronting Bank, Exit Term Lenders, Exit Facilities Agents, all other the Consenting Stakeholders to the extent not included in the foregoing inter alia, their Related Parties (as defined in the Plan) officers, directors, equity holders, employees of the foregoing Persons, any other parties to the Transaction Support Agreement, and each of the foregoing’s respective related parties (collectively, the “Releases”). Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Plan will provide that the Debtors’ executory contracts (including the Transaction Support Agreement) and unexpired leases that are not rejected as of the Plan Effective Date (if any such contracts or leases are rejected either pursuant to the Plan or a separate motion) shall be deemed assumed and amended (as necessary to implement the terms of the Transactions) pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. Any rejection damages Claims for executory contracts or unexpired leases that the Debtors elect, with the consent of the Required Consenting Term Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld), to reject shall be paid in full on the Plan Effective Date; provided, that such Claim is not a Subordinated Claim, in which case such Claim shall be treated as a Subordinated Claim pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Indemnification of Pre-Transaction Equity Holders, Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. All indemnification obligations in place as of the TSA Effective Date (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational or formation documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) for the current and former equity holders, directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, and other professionals of the Company Parties and their subsidiaries, as applicable, shall be assumed and remain in full force and effect after the Plan Effective Date, and shall survive unimpaired and unaffected, irrespective of when such obligation arose, as applicable.
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Sources: Transaction Support Agreement (Container Store Group, Inc.)
Management Incentive. Plan After On or before the 60th day following the Plan Effective DateDate or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the New Board will implement Reorganized Parent shall enter into a management incentive plan of up to 10(the “Management Incentive Plan”) which shall (i) reserve 8% of the fully-diluted New Equity Interests (the “MIP”). All grants under the MIP shall or restricted stock units, options, or other rights exercisable, exchangeable, or convertible into such New Equity Interests) on a fully diluted basis to certain members of senior management to be determined at by the sole discretion New Board (“MIP Equity”) and (ii) otherwise contain terms and conditions (including the form of awards, allocation of awards, vesting and performance metrics) to be determined by the New Board. Any shares of MIP Equity acquired pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan shall dilute the shares of New Equity Interests (including, including without limitation, any equity issued with respect to the participantsNew Warrants) otherwise distributed pursuant to the Plan. Releases, allocation, timingExculpation, and the form and structure of the options, warrants, and/or equity compensation to be provided thereunder. Releases and Exculpation Indemnification The Plan shall includeand the Combined Disclosure Statement and Confirmation Order will contain customary mutual releases (including third party releases), exculpation, and indemnification provisions, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by law, customary exculpations in and mutual releases between and among favor of the (i) Company Parties (andCompany, inter alia, their officers, directors, equity holders, employees, estate fiduciaries, and advisors to the same) and Reorganized Debtors, and (ii) the Consenting Term RBL Secured Parties, the Postpetition Hedging Lenders, Term Loan Agentthe lenders, Term Loan Agent Advisorsagents, Ad Hoc Group Advisors, DIP Term Lenders, DIP Term Loan Agent, DIP ABL Agent, DIP ABL Lenders, DIP Backstop Parties, Fronting Bank, Exit Term Lenders, Exit Facilities Agents, all other the Consenting Stakeholders to the extent not included in the foregoing inter alia, their Related Parties (as defined in the Plan) officers, directors, equity holders, employees of the foregoing Persons, any and other parties to the Transaction Support AgreementFacilities as of the Effective Date, the Consenting Noteholders, the members of the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, the Indenture Trustee, holders of Parent Preferred Equity Interests and holders of Parent Common Equity Interests that provide a release, and each of the foregoing’s their respective related parties (collectively, the “Releases”). Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases The Plan will provide that the Debtors’ executory contracts (including the Transaction Support Agreement) and unexpired leases that are not rejected as of the Plan Effective Date (if any such contracts or leases are rejected either pursuant to the Plan or a separate motion) shall be deemed assumed and amended (as necessary to implement the terms of the Transactions) pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. Any rejection damages Claims for executory contracts or unexpired leases that the Debtors elect, with the consent of the Required Consenting Term Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld), to reject shall be paid in full on the Plan Effective Date; provided, that such Claim is not a Subordinated Claim, in which case such Claim shall be treated as a Subordinated Claim pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Indemnification of Pre-Transaction Equity Holders, Directors, Officers, Managers, et al. All indemnification obligations in place as of the TSA Effective Date (whether in the by-laws, certificates of incorporation or formation, limited liability company agreements, other organizational or formation documents, board resolutions, indemnification agreements, employment contracts, or otherwise) for the current and former equity holdersaffiliates, subsidiaries, members, directors, officers, managersprofessionals, advisors, and employees, attorneysin their respective capacities as such. Such release and exculpation shall include, accountantswithout limitation, investment bankersany and all claims, obligations, rights, suits, damages, causes of action, remedies, and other professionals liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, in law, equity, or otherwise, including any derivative claims and avoidance actions, of the Company Parties and their subsidiariessuch other releasing party, as applicablewhether known or unknown, shall be assumed and remain foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, in full force and effect after law, equity, contract, or otherwise, that the Company or such other releasing party would have been legally entitled to assert in its own right (whether individually or collectively), or on behalf of the holder of any claim or equity interest (whether individually or collectively) or other entity, based in whole or in part upon any act or omission, transaction, or other occurrence or circumstances existing or taking place at any time prior to or on the Plan Effective DateDate arising from or related in any way in whole or in part to the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries, the RBL Facility, the Notes, the Chapter 11 Cases, the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the Facilities, the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Term Sheets, the purchase, sale, or rescission of the purchase or sale of any security of the Company, the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to, any claim or equity interest that is treated in the Plan, or the negotiation, formulation, or preparation of the Definitive Documents or related agreements, instruments, or other documents. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any such releases shall bind all parties that affirmatively vote to accept the Plan, those parties that abstain from voting on the Plan if they fail to opt-out of the releases, those parties that vote to reject the Plan unless they opt-out of the releases, those non-voting parties that fail to return an opt-out form, and shall survive unimpaired all other holders of claims and unaffected, irrespective of when such obligation arose, as applicableinterests to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law. Injunction & Discharge The Plan and the Combined Disclosure Statement and Confirmation Order will contain customary injunction and discharge provisions.
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Sources: Restructuring Support Agreement (Lonestar Resources US Inc.)