Termination Delay. (i) The Option and all the Investor Member’s rights under this Section 13.1 will terminate upon the first to occur of the closing of a Qualified IPO, a Sale of the Company or Qualified Spinoff. (ii) If the Ryman Member and the Company have taken bona fide steps (regardless of whether such steps are made public, and including, as an example, the engagement of advisors) to effect an IPO that would constitute a Qualified IPO, a Sale of the Company or a Qualified Spinoff at least three (3) months prior to the date on which the applicable Option Price Notice is required to be delivered and the Ryman Member and the Company are then continuing to pursue such transaction in good faith, the Ryman Member may deliver to the Investor Member written notice thereof prior to the date on which the applicable Option Price Notice is required to be delivered, in which case the Option for such year shall be suspended and shall not apply, and in lieu thereof, if no IPO, Sale of the Company or Qualified Spinoff has then occurred, the Investor Member shall be entitled to exercise the Option for an additional year following the last year in which the Option is then exercisable (e.g., if the delay and postponement right is exercised in calendar year 2023, the Investor Member will have the right to exercise the Option in calendar year 2026 in addition to calendar years 2024 and 2025). For purposes of this Section 13.1,
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Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.), Investment Agreement (Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.)