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Titles and Roles
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Information
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Payments
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Conditions
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Limitation of Liability, Indemnity, Settlement
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Limitation of Liability.
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Indemnity.
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Settlement.
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Affiliate Activities, Sharing of Information, Absence of Fiduciary Relationships.
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Confidentiality
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Expenses; No Shop.
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Miscellaneous
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APOLLO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., on behalf of one or more investment funds, separate accounts and other entities owned (in whole or in part), controlled, managed and/or advised by it or its affiliates
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By: Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC,
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its general partner
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By:
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/s/ William B. Kuesel |
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William B. Kuesel
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Title:
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Vice President
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APOLLO GLOBAL SECURITIES, LLC
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By:
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Vice President
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Accepted and agreed to as of
the date first above written:
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SOHO HOUSE BOND LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Carnie
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Name: Andrew Carnie
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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I.
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Parties
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Company:
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Soho House Bond Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey with registered number 112133 (the “Company”).
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Parent:
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Soho House & Co Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey with registered number 109634 (“Parent”), the direct parent of the Company.
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Guarantors:
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Parent and any member of the Group required to become a Guarantor in accordance with “Guarantor Coverage” below.
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Guarantor Coverage:
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Within one (1) business day of the Closing Date (unless otherwise specified in Annex III), each entity that is listed as a Guarantor in Annex III shall, subject to customary guarantee limitations and the
Agreed Security Principles, become a Guarantor and grant the Transaction Security detailed opposite its name in Annex III.
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Thereafter, the Company shall ensure that, subject to customary guarantee limitations and the Agreed Security Principles, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 45 days (or, with respect to
any member of the Group required to become a Guarantor in accordance with this paragraph which is currently incorporated or formed in a jurisdiction where no Guarantor is incorporated or formed as of the date hereof, 75 days) of the due
date for delivery of the Compliance Certificate in respect of each of the Annual Financial Statements (a) all Material Companies are Guarantors and (b) the aggregate EBITDA and gross assets of the Guarantors (calculated on an unconsolidated
basis, excluding the EBITDA of any member of the Group that generates negative EBITDA and excluding all intra-Group items and investments in Subsidiaries of any member of the Group), represents not less than 90 per cent. of the Consolidated
EBITDA and gross assets of the Group (excluding, for the purposes of calculating the denominator of each such calculation, the contribution to Consolidated EBITDA and gross assets of any member of the Group that is not required to (or
cannot) become a Guarantor in accordance with the Agreed Security Principles) (tested annually and calculated by reference to the most recent annual financial statements of the members of the Group (the test referred to herein being the “Coverage Test”)). For the purpose of determining whether the Coverage Test has been complied with, the Annual Financial Statements shall be adjusted to give pro forma effect to any
acquisitions (including through mergers or consolidations) and Disposals of companies, undertakings and businesses which have taken place prior to the last day of the period covered by such Annual Financial Statements and, where this test
has to be satisfied in order for a Disposal or resignation of an Obligor to be permitted, to give pro forma effect to the relevant Disposal or resignation.
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Material Company:
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At any time (a) an Obligor; (b) a wholly-owned member of the Group which is a Holding Company of an Obligor; and (c) a member of the Group (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, each Excluded SPV and each
956 Entity) which has EBITDA representing 2.50 per cent. or more of Consolidated EBITDA or has gross assets representing 2.50 per cent. or more of the gross assets of the Group.
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Agreed Security Principles:
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As per the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, provided that, paragraph 13 of the Agreed Security Principles shall be deleted and, save as described
in Annex III, paragraph 14 of the Agreed Security Principles shall be updated to clarify that there shall be no requirement for any entity to accede to the Definitive Documentation as a Guarantor or grant any Security (or for any Security
to be granted in respect of the shares or other interests in or receivables owing from such entity) to the extent that such entity is a Permitted Joint Venture1,
an Excluded SPV, a 956 Entity (as defined below) or not incorporated in a Guarantor Jurisdiction.
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For the purposes of this Term Sheet:
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“956 Entity” means each of BN MidCo Ltd, BN AcquireCo Ltd, Abertarff Ltd, SHLC OpCo, S de R.L. de C.V, SHMX OpCo, S de R.L. de C.V, Soho House Limited, Soho House
(Management Services) Limited, SH Acquireco Tel Aviv Limited and SHG Acquisitions Ltd.
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Section 956 / CFC Provisions:
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Clauses 21.14 (Guarantee limitation - deemed dividends) and 29.8 (Release of Security following the occurrence of a 956 Transaction
Security Release Event), and paragraph (c) of Clause 32.1 (Payments to Finance Parties) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement shall be deleted.
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Any pledge of the equity of a first-tier 956 Entity shall include 100% of the non-voting equity and 65% of the voting equity of such 956 Entity.
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Provided that the shares in a Permitted Joint Venture may be subject to the security granted by a Guarantor under an all-assets security document (English law debenture or US security agreement) to the extent not otherwise
exempt from the requirement to be given by the Agreed Security Principles.
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Group:
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The Company and its Subsidiaries. Unrestricted Subsidiary concept to be removed and references to the Restricted Group shall be updated to refer to the Group.
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Excluded SPVs:
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Each Miami SPV, each Scorpios SPV and Soho Works Limited only.
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Arranger:
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Apollo Global Securities, LLC (“AGS”, in such capacity, the “Arranger”).
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Administrative Agent:
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As appointed in accordance with the Commitment Letter (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
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Investors:
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ACM and/or one or more investment funds, separate accounts, and other entities owned (in whole or in part), controlled, managed, and/or advised by it or its affiliates (collectively, the “Investors”).
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Cash Sweeps:
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The Company shall procure that: (a) for each fiscal year of the Company, commencing with the first financial year after the Closing Date, at the earlier of (x) the date that is 10 days following the date of
delivery of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Target for such fiscal year and (y) the date that is 130 days after the end of each such fiscal year, any Unrestricted Miami Cash will be distributed, contributed or otherwise
made available to Soho House, LLC or another Guarantor and (b) for each calendar month, commencing with the first complete calendar month after the Closing Date, within 10 days after the end of each such calendar month, any Unrestricted
Soho House Limited Cash will be distributed, contributed or otherwise made available to Soho House UK Limited or another guarantor (in each case, such amount being the “Cash Sweep Amount”)
provided that to the extent a Permitted Investment has been made in any of the Miami Cash Sweep Entities or Soho House Limited following the Closing Date, the Permitted Investment capacity so utilized
(the “Utilized Capacity Amount”) shall be restored by an amount equal to the lower of the Cash Sweep Amount and the Utilized Capacity Amount. If the date on which any Cash Sweep
Amount is required to be paid pursuant to this section falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the relevant distribution, contribution or other payment of the relevant Cash Sweep Amount shall be made on the Business Day immediately
following such date.
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Notwithstanding any term of the Definitive Documentation, there shall be no requirement for an Excluded SPV to accede to the Intercreditor as an “Intra-Group Lender”, and paragraph 3.2.6(a) of Schedule 14 (Restrictive Covenants) to the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement shall be amended accordingly.
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“Miami Loan Documents” means the loan agreement dated on or about May 11, 2023 and made between Beach House Owner, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., collectively, as lender, and related loan documents, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time
to time.
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“Unrestricted Miami Cash” means any cash held by the Miami Cash Sweep Entities which is not required (as determined by the Company, acting
reasonably and in good faith) to be retained by the Miami Cash Sweep Entities to make payments under, or otherwise comply with the terms of, the Miami Loan Documents, or otherwise for application towards the bona fide business expenditure of the Miami SPVs and which can, without material cost or expense (including material Tax liability), lawfully (and subject to reasonable compliance with fiduciary duties in respect of the
entity concerned, its directors or its officers) be distributed, contributed or otherwise made available to Soho House LLC or another Guarantor.
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“Unrestricted Soho House Cash” means any cash held by Soho House Limited which is not required (as determined by the Company, acting reasonably and
in good faith) to be retained by Soho House Limited to make payments in application towards the bona fide business expenditure of Soho House Limited or its Subsidiaries and which can, without
material cost or expense (including material Tax liability), lawfully (and subject to reasonable compliance with fiduciary duties in respect of the entity concerned, its directors or its officers) be distributed, contributed or otherwise
made available to Soho House UK Limited or another Guarantor.
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II.
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Senior Secured Facility
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Type and Amount of
Senior Secured
Indebtedness Loans:
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A senior secured facility (the “Senior Secured Facility”) in the amount of $695.0 million (the indebtedness thereunder, the “Senior Secured Indebtedness”).
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Availability:
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The Senior Secured Facility shall be available in U.S. Dollars on the Closing Date in a single drawing.
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Ranking:
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As Pari Passu Liabilities as defined in, and pursuant to, the intercreditor agreement originally dated September 27, 2013 between, amongst others, Soho House Bond Limited and Wells Fargo Trust Corporation
Limited (as amended and restated from time to time as most recently by an amendments deed dated 23 March 2021) (the “Intercreditor Agreement”); provided that (i) the indebtedness
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed £75.0 million incurred by the Company pursuant to the Existing Revolving Credit Facility (as may be amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified, refinanced or replaced from
time to time after the date hereof) or any other Credit Facility and (ii) the incurrence of Hedging Obligations as contemplated by paragraph 3.2.8 of Schedule 14 (Restrictive Covenants) to the
Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, and, in each case, liens granted in connection therewith shall be deemed Super Senior Liabilities under the Intercreditor Agreement.
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Maturity:
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6 years after the Closing Date (the “Maturity Date”).
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Purpose:
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The proceeds of the Senior Secured Indebtedness will be used to (i) refinance the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement and (ii) pay Transaction Costs, and will be made available in a single draw on the Closing
Date.
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Repayment profile:
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Bullet repayment (no amortization).
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III.
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Collateral
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Closing Date Collateral:
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Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, and the Intercreditor Agreement, Parent shall grant a Jersey law security confirmation agreement in respect of the existing Jersey law security interest agreements
executed by the Parent over its shareholding in 100% of the shares in the Company and in relation to any receivables owed to the Parent by the Company.
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Post-Closing Date Collateral:
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Subject to the Agreed Security Principles and the Intercreditor Agreement, within one (1) business day of the Closing Date (unless otherwise specified in Annex III) each member of the Group identified in
Annex III shall grant the Transaction Security specified opposite its name in Annex III, thereafter as per the Agreed Security Principles. Sidley Austin LLP and other counsel to the Company shall initially prepare the security
documentation necessary to timely complete the Post-Closing Date Collateral, with it being understood that Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and other counsel to the Investors will review and take such other measures customarily performed by
counsel to investors in similar transactions.
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The Closing Date Collateral and the Post-Closing Date Collateral together, the “Collateral”.
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Agreed Security Principles:
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As per Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, as updated to reflect any subsequent changes in applicable law and provided that there shall be no requirement for an Excluded SPV, a 956 Entity or Soho House
(Hong Kong) Limited to accede as a Guarantor nor shall any security be granted by or over the ownership interests in an Excluded SPV, a 956 Entity or Soho House (Hong Kong) Limited.
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Mandatory
Prepayments/Redemptions:
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The Senior Secured Indebtedness shall be prepaid or redeemed in full, in cash, at par (including capitalized interest paid in kind) plus accrued interest, plus prepayment premiums, if any, upon the occurrence
of a Change of Control (to be defined as based upon the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, subject to the deletion of the reference to “one or more Permitted Holders” in paragraph (2) of such definition).
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The definition of Initial Investors shall be updated to capture persons that remain direct or indirect investors in the Company following the Merger, including the Equity Investors and the Reinvestment
Stockholders (as each such term is defined in the Merger Agreement).
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Additionally, the net proceeds to the Company, Parent or any subsidiary of the Company from any asset sale shall be subject to the same prepayment requirements contained in Clause 11.2 (Disposal Proceeds) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, at par (including capitalized interest paid in kind) plus accrued interest; provided that the threshold in clause (b) of the
definition of “Excluded Disposal Proceeds” set forth in Clause 11.2 (Disposal Proceeds) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement shall be amended to the greater of £5.0 million and 3.0% of LTM
Consolidated EBITDA.
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Optional
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The Senior Secured Indebtedness may be prepaid or redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at any time, provided that in relation to a voluntary prepayment, any mandatory
prepayment upon a Change of Control and/or upon acceleration of the Senior Secured Indebtedness, a 2-year non-call period (subject to customary make-whole payments based on a discount rate equal to the applicable yield to maturity of U.S.
Treasury notes with a maturity closest to the second anniversary of the Closing Date plus 50 basis points), and at par (including capitalized interest paid in kind) plus accrued interest thereafter; provided, however, that
during each year following the Closing Date but prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company shall be permitted to prepay or redeem up to $50.0 million of the Senior Secured Indebtedness, at the Company’s election, which
prepayment or redemption will not require the payment of any such make-whole amounts, and unused amounts in a one-year period may be carried forward to the immediately following year, without limitation.
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Certain Payment Provisions
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Fees and Interest Rates:
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Paid on a quarterly basis as follows:
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• if LTM Adjusted EBITDA is less than $275.0 million, the Company may elect that the Senior Secured Indebtedness bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) 10.750% in cash or (y)
(i) 5.375% in cash and (ii) 5.375% paid in kind;
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• if LTM Adjusted EBITDA is less than $300.0 million but greater than $275.0 million, the Company may elect that the Senior Secured Indebtedness bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to (x) 10.250% in cash or (y) (i) 5.125% in cash and (ii) 5.125% paid in kind;
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• if LTM Adjusted EBITDA is less than $350.0 million but greater than $300.0 million, the Company may elect that the Senior Secured Indebtedness bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to (x) 9.500% in cash or (y) (i) 4.750% in cash and (ii) 4.750% paid in kind;
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• if LTM Adjusted EBITDA is less than $400.0 million but greater than $350.0 million, the Company may elect that the Senior Secured Indebtedness bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to (x) 8.500% in cash or (y) (i) 4.250% in cash and (ii) 4.250% paid in kind;
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• if LTM Adjusted EBITDA is greater than $400.0 million, the Company may elect that the Senior Secured Indebtedness bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (x) 7.500% in cash or (y)
(i) 3.750% in cash and (ii) 3.750% paid in kind;
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“LTM Adjusted EBITDA” shall be defined in a manner consistent with the definition of “LTM Consolidated EBITDA” in the Existing Revolving Credit
Facility Agreement, subject to (i) the inclusion of an add-back for enterprise resource planning and other execution expenses; (ii) the inclusion of an uncapped add-back for cash fees and expenses associated with the Transactions; and (iii)
a 35.0% cap (for the avoidance of doubt, cap calculated on LTM Adjusted EBITDA calculated prior to the inclusion of any Capped Adjustments) on the aggregate amount of Capped Adjustments provided that such cap shall exclude cash
transaction fees associated with the Transaction, which may be added back to LTM Adjusted EBITDA without limitation.
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“Capped Adjustments” means: (a) Pro Forma Adjustments (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement), (b) adjustments described in
paragraphs (d), (e), (h), (l) and (m) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement), enterprise resource planning expenses and other execution expenses (but shall exclude, for the
avoidance of doubt, cash Transaction expenses).
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Default Rate:
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At any time when the Company is in default in the payment of amounts payable under the Senior Secured Facility, such amount shall bear interest at 2% above the rate otherwise applicable thereto.
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Rate and Fee Basis:
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All per annum rates shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days for actual days elapsed.
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Certain Conditions
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Initial Conditions:
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Subject to the Conditionality Provision, the availability of the Senior Secured Facility on the Closing Date will be subject only to the conditions precedent set forth in Exhibit C.
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Drawdown notice:
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U-5 Business Days, 9.00 a.m. New York
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VII.
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Certain Documentation Matters
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The definitive documentation for the Senior Secured Facility (the “Definitive Documentation”) will be based on the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement
(including with respect to the representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, conditions precedent, and events of default), and shall contain those terms and conditions usual for facilities and transactions of
this type as may be reasonably agreed by the Company, Arranger and the Investors, modified as necessary (i) to reflect the nature of the Senior Secured Facility and this Term Sheet, (ii) to modify the negative covenants as described in
Annex I, and (iii) will be initially prepared by Sidley Austin LLP, as counsel to the Company and shall contain (but not be limited to) the terms set forth in this Exhibit B and be negotiated in good faith within a reasonable time period to
be determined based on the expected Closing Date (with the initial drafts of the Definitive Documentation be delivered by Sidley Austin LLP within 60 days (or sooner if reasonably practicable) of the date hereof but no later than the date
that is 30 days prior to the expected Closing Date). For the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Secured Facility shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement as Pari Passu Liabilities and the Investors shall accede to the Intercreditor
Agreement as Pari Passu Creditors. The Definitive Documentation shall contain representations, warranties, covenants and events of default described below (this provision, the “Documentation
Principles”).
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Representations and
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Warranties:
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The Definitive Documentation shall contain representations and warranties to be based on the representations and warranties set forth in the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, with any modifications to be
satisfactory to the Company and the Investors (each acting reasonably and in good faith).
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Financial covenant:
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None.
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Affirmative Covenants:
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The Definitive Documentation shall contain affirmative covenants to be based on the affirmative covenants set forth in the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, including (i) the delivery of audited consolidated
financial statements of the Target for each fiscal year within 120 days after the end of each such fiscal year, (ii) the delivery of consolidated financial statements / management accounts of the Target (which shall include performance
indicators relating to total membership numbers and a reconciliation of net paying members movement on year-to-date, “by house” basis, and summarized “by-house” P&L) for each of the first three fiscal quarters within 45 days after the
end of each such fiscal quarter, (iii) consolidated management accounts for each fiscal month within 45 days after the end of each such fiscal month, (iv) delivery of compliance certificates, (v) delivery of a copy of the annual budget for
each fiscal year within 30 days of the start of each such fiscal year, (vi) delivery of such other information as is contemplated by Clause 23.7 (Information – miscellaneous) of the Existing Notes
Purchase Agreement (provided that any reference to Miami Loans therein shall also capture any other Indebtedness of the Group the principal amount of which exceeds $50.0 million), (vii) the notification of default as is contemplated
by Clause 23.8 (Notification of default) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, (viii) the details of any material litigation as is contemplated by paragraphs (b) and (c) of Clause 23.7 (Information - miscellaneous) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, (ix) promptly upon becoming aware of it, a notification of any Asset Sale, the aggregate value of which exceeds the greater of £5.0
million and 3.0% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA and (x) promptly upon becoming aware of it, a notification of any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of £1.0 million.
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“Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning given to such term in the Notes Purchase Agreement.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, all reporting and other information requirements in the Definitive Documentation shall be subject to any restrictions under applicable law or regulatory restrictions relating to
the supply of information concerning the Group or otherwise binding on any member of the Group or any direct or indirect holding company of the Company and no disclosure of such information (other than the delivery of financial statements,
compliance certificates and any KYC information) shall be required if as a result of such disclosure a member of the Group or any direct or indirect holding company of the Company would be obliged to make an announcement to any listing
authority and/or stock exchange (or in accordance with applicable listing, disclosure and/or stock exchange rules) which it would not otherwise have been required to make or would contravene any applicable laws or regulations or stock
exchange requirements.
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Any other modifications to be satisfactory to the Company and the Investors (each acting reasonably and in good faith).
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Negative Covenants:
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The Definitive Documentation shall contain negative covenants to be based on the negative covenants set forth in the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, subject to modifications as described in Annex I.
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Indebtedness, Liens, Investments in the form of loans/guarantees and Affiliate Transactions described in the schedule provided by the Company to the Commitment Parties prior to August 15, 2025 (with such
other modifications consented to in writing by the Commitment Parties) to be grandfathered and permitted for all purposes.
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Steps necessary to consummate the Transactions (including the use of any Group cash to satisfy Transaction uses and any related Restricted Payment) to be permitted for all purposes. All Unrestricted
Subsidiary provisions to be removed.
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No other modifications will be made to the negative covenants, unless satisfactory to both the Company and the Investors (each acting reasonably and in good faith).
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Events of Default:
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The Definitive Documentation shall contain events of default to be based on the events of default set forth in the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, with the following modifications: (i) failure to pay
principal or interest when due and payable shall be subject to a grace period of one (1) Business Day only, (ii) an event of default under the Definitive Documentation shall also occur if any creditor of any member of the Group or the
Parent becomes entitled to declare an event of default in respect of any Indebtedness in excess of $25.0 million of any member of the Group or the Parent (however described) and (iii) failure by any member of the Group identified in Annex
III to become a Guarantor or to grant the Transaction Security specified opposite its name in Annex III within one (1) business day of the Closing Date (unless otherwise specified in Annex III or such failure is the result of the Arranger’s
or Investors’ failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the process of granting the relevant guarantees and the Transaction Security in a timely manner), in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii),
unless the same is capable of remedy and is remedied within 15 Business Days of the earlier of (x) the Agent giving notice to the Company or (y) the relevant Obligor becoming aware of the failure to comply. For the avoidance of doubt, upon
the occurrence of an event of default as described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Investors shall have the right accelerate the maturity of the Senior Secured Indebtedness and all obligations under the Senior Secured
Facility.
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Any other modifications to be satisfactory to the Company and the Investors (each acting reasonably and in good faith).
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Transfers:
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The Definitive Documentation shall contain assignment, transfer and sub-participation provisions consistent with the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement, provided that (i) Company consent (in its sole
and absolute discretion) shall be required for any transfer, assignment, sub-participation or similar arrangement (a “Transfer”) of unfunded commitments prior to the Closing Date
unless such Transfer is made by Apollo to an affiliate or an investment fund, separate account, or other entity owned (in whole or in part), controlled, and/or managed by ACM or its affiliates (together the “Apollo Entities”), and (ii) following the Closing Date, Company consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) shall be required in respect of any Transfer other than a Transfer (a) to an
affiliate or related fund of the transferor, (b) to any person named on the “approved list” of noteholders and potential noteholders agreed by the Company and the Commitment Parties on or prior to the date of the Commitment Letter, or (c)
at a time when an event of default in respect of non-payment or insolvency is continuing.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company’s consent (in its sole and absolute discretion) shall be required for any Transfer to an Industry Competitor, Loan to Own/Distressed Investor or
Defaulting Lender, or any Transfer which would result in the Apollo Entities’ aggregate commitments or effective participations in the Senior Secured Facility ceasing to aggregate more than 662/3 per cent. of the total commitments under the Senior Secured Facility.
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Clause 27.8 (Security over Noteholders’ rights) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement shall apply with such other modifications to be satisfactory to the Company
and the Investors (each acting reasonably and in good faith).
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Voting:
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Amendments and waivers with respect to the Definitive Documentation shall require the approval of Investors holding not less than 66 2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Senior Secured Indebtedness, except
that the consent of 100% of the Investors shall be required with respect to (among other things) (i) modifications to any of the voting percentages or pro rata sharing provisions, (ii) a change of the Company or Guarantors except as
permitted by the Definitive Documentation, (iii) a change in the date of payment of any amounts payable, (iv) reductions in amount of any payment of principal, interest, fees, or other amounts payable, (v) the incurrence or issuance of
indebtedness ranking senior or pari passu to the Senior Secured Facility (other than pursuant to the Existing Revolving Credit Facility Agreement), (vi) subordinating the payment obligations under
the Senior Secured Facility to any other indebtedness or the liens securing any of the obligations under the Senior Secured Facility to any other lien securing any other indebtedness subject to the Intercreditor Agreement (excluding, for
the avoidance of doubt, incurrence of super senior indebtedness permitted as set forth under the heading “Ranking” above under the original form of the Definitive Documentation) and (vii) releases of all or substantially all of the
guarantees of the Guarantors or releases of liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral. Customary anti-LME protections to be discussed and, to the extent reasonably necessary, reasonably agreed upon between the parties.
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Tax:
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The Definitive Documentation shall include customary tax provisions with respect to VAT, tax representations, tax covenants, tax credits and stamp taxes, and a gross-up for withholding taxes (subject only to
(i) with respect to UK withholding tax matters, carve-outs which are typical for listed debt, and (ii) with respect to US withholding tax matters, matters typically included as “Excluded Taxes” in an LSTA-style credit agreement).
The Definitive Documentation shall include a customary provision enabling the Senior Secured Indebtedness to be prepaid or redeemed at par in the event of a claim for U.K. withholding taxes pursuant to the
tax gross-up, tax indemnity and/or increased costs provisions.
The Senior Secured Facility shall be listed on a recognized stock exchange prior to the first interest payment date under the Senior Secured Facility.
The “Increased Costs” provision shall be substantively consistent with the LSTA with respect to taxes.
The parties hereto shall maintain applicable registers so that the indebtedness evidenced by the Definitive Documentation is treated as being in registered form for United States tax purposes.
The Company will treat the Senior Secured Indebtedness as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and not as a “contingent payment debt instrument” under Treasury Regulation section 1.1275-4 (the “Tax Treatment”). The Company and its affiliates shall file all U.S. tax returns and report consistently with the Tax Treatment unless otherwise required by a “determination” within the
meaning of Section 1313 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
On each interest payment date occurring after the first accrual period after 5 years, excluding the interest payment date that falls on the Maturity Date of the Senior Secured Indebtedness, the Company shall
pay, without premium or penalty, that portion of the Senior Secured Facility outstanding on such interest payment date equal to Senior Secured Indebtedness’s AHYDO Amount on such interest payment date.
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“AHYDO Amount” means, as of any interest payment date and with respect to the Senior Secured Indebtedness, the portion of the then-outstanding
principal amount of the Senior Secured Indebtedness equal to the difference between (i) the excess of (A) the sum of all interest accrued or paid with respect to the Senior Secured Facility as of such interest payment date (including all
original issue discount) over (B) the sum of all cash interest payments made with respect to the Senior Secured Indebtedness on or prior to such interest payment date, and (ii) the product of (A) such Senior Secured Indebtedness’s original
issue price and (B) such Senior Secured Indebtedness’s yield to maturity, all such items to be computed so as to yield the smallest amount, the timely payment of which hereunder shall cause such Senior Secured Indebtedness not to be an
“applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code (or any successor provision of similar import).
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Limitation of Liability,
Expenses and Indemnity:
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To reflect corresponding provisions of the Commitment Letter.
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Amendment costs
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As per Clauses 20.2 (Amendment costs) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement.
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Enforcement and preservation
costs
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As per Clause 20.3 (Enforcement and preservation costs) of the Existing Notes Purchase Agreement.
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Governing Law:
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English law, other than:
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(a) certain information covenants, incurrence covenants and events of default under the Definitive Documentation which will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of New
York; and
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(b) the documents taking security over the Collateral which shall be governed by the appropriate local law consistent with the approach set out in the agreed security principles
under the Definitive Documentation.
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Forum:
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Exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts other than the documents taking security over the Collateral which shall provide for the exclusive jurisdiction of the appropriate local law (for the avoidance of
doubt, to the extent such local law governs).
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Counsel to the
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Arranger:
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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With respect to limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness and issuance of preferred stock:
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capital lease obligations – the basket in paragraph 3.2.4(a) shall be amended to £37.5 million (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such basket shall not contain a grower), and paragraph 3.2.4(b)
shall be deleted on the basis that the Rhinebeck lease (along with the Line DC and Oakley Court leases) will be grandfathered under paragraph 3.2.2 (and capable of refinancing via Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permission under 3.2.5); in each case, in the amounts set forth on the schedule of indebtedness contained in the Definitive Documentation;
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local facilities – the basket in paragraph 3.2.12(b) shall be amended to the greater of £12.5 million and 10% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA;
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general basket – the basket in paragraph 3.2.20 shall be amended to the greater of £37.5 million and 25% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA;
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joint ventures – paragraph 3.2.17 shall be updated to read “Indebtedness incurred on behalf of, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness of, Joint Ventures of
the Company or any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this paragraph 3.2.17, not to exceed the greater of £37.5 million and 25% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA”;
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SPV Indebtedness – paragraph 3.2.19 shall be updated to read “the incurrence by any SPV Entity (other than any Scorpios SPV) of any SPV Indebtedness that is
Non-Recourse Debt; provided that: (a) with respect to any Indebtedness of any Miami SPV incurred after the date of this Agreement, (i) pro forma for such increase, the Miami Loan to Value Ratio shall not exceed 65% and (ii) any such
Indebtedness shall (A) be used to fund capital expenditures, projects and/or other expenditures related to the Miami Property or (B) be distributed or otherwise provided to the Guarantors, and shall not be used for the purpose of funding
other assets; and (b) the Indebtedness of Soho Works Limited shall not exceed £40.0 million at any time outstanding”;
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Indebtedness of non-Guarantors – the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred by Non-Obligors and at any time outstanding pursuant to paragraph 3.2 (as amended pursuant to this Annex I)
excluding (i) any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant paragraph 3.2.19 (as amended by paragraph (e) above) and (ii) Indebtedness owed to another member of the Group, shall not to exceed £25.0 million (the “Non-Guarantor Indebtedness Basket”); and
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further restrictions – Soho-Ryder Acquisition, LLC and Sunshine Future Projects Limited (each, a “Pledged SPV”) may not incur
Indebtedness pursuant to the Non-Guarantor Indebtedness Basket, paragraph 3.2.17 as amended pursuant to paragraph (d) above or paragraph 3.2.20 as amended pursuant to paragraph (c) above unless the Equity Interests in such Pledged SPV are
subject to Transaction Security.
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With respect to limitations on restricted payments and investments:
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management equity repurchases – the shared basket in paragraph 2.2.5 and paragraph (9) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” shall be amended to £45.0 million;
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sponsor management fees carry-forward – the amount of Restricted Payments permitted to be paid pursuant to the basket in paragraph 2.2.8 shall be increased by an amount equal to the unused
capacity under such basket in each previous Financial Year ending following the Closing Date;
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HoldCo Debt interest –an additional permission shall be included to permit any payments to a Parent Entity to facilitate the payment of cash interest (including any AHYDO catch-up payment, if
any) in respect of the $150 million senior unsecured notes facility to be incurred by Soho House Holdings Limited in connection with the Transactions;
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non-Guarantor investments basket – the basket in clause (1)(e) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” shall be amended to the greater of £30.0 million and 20% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA (for
the avoidance of doubt, current wording re: net of distributions and returns to be retained);
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investments in joint ventures – the basket in paragraph (14) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” shall be amended to the greater of £30.0 million and 25% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA and
shall include a proviso that the relevant Joint Venture and the Investment must be for bona fide business purposes and that the relevant Joint Venture must be with a non-Affiliate, or
non-Affiliates;
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general investments basket – the basket in paragraph (16) of the definition of Permitted Investment shall be amended to the greater of £22.5 million and 15% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA;
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guarantees of non-Guarantors – the following additional permission shall be included in the definition of Permitted Investment: any Investment in a Non-Obligor constituting a guarantee of such
Non-Obligor’s obligations pursuant to a lease, building contract and/or project development contract provided that such obligations do no constitute Indebtedness (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any
such guarantee shall be permitted for all purposes under the definitive documentation);
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acquisitions of entities that become Restricted Subsidiaries – the basket in paragraph (3) of the definition of Permitted Investment shall be amended such that paragraph (c) thereof shall be
deleted and replaced with a requirement that, if the relevant Target will not become a Guarantor within 75 days of becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, then the amount of such Investment (when aggregated with all other Investments in such
non-Guarantor Targets at any time outstanding) shall not exceed £25.0 million; and
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ratio-based restricted payment and/or investment capacity – none.
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With respect to limitations on the creation and incurrence of liens:
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general liens basket –
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the basket in paragraph (17) shall be amended to the greater of £7.5 million and 5% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA, but limited to Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and not securing Indebtedness for borrowed money; and
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a Pledged SPV may not incur Liens pursuant to the basket in paragraph (17) of the definition of Permitted Lien (as amended by sub-paragraph (i) above) unless the Equity Interests in such Pledged SPV are subject to Transaction Security;
and
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subsidiary negative pledge – the Company will not, and the Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind
on its Equity Interests in any Specified Negative Pledge Entity, other than a Permitted Lien described under paragraphs (1), (2), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (16), (19) and (25) of the definition Permitted Lien. “Specified Negative Pledge Entity” shall mean each of Q Hellas PC, PARAGA BEACH CATERING AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES SOCIETE ANONYME S.A., (only to the extent the Sunshine Future Projects Consent (as
defined in Annex III) is not achieved) Sunshine Future Projects Limited, SCO bodrum Turizm Yatirimlari Anonim Sirketi, (only to the extent the Mimea Consent (as defined in Annex III) is not achieved) Mimea XXI, S.L., FB MX OpCo, S.A. de
C.V., 139 Ludlow Acquisition, LLC., Raycliff Shoreditch Holdings LLP, (only to the extent the Miami Lender Consent (as defined in Annex III) is not achieved) Soho-Ryder Acquisition LLC, SHG Acquisition (UK) Ltd, Soho House (Management
Services) Limited and Soho House BHC LLC.
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With respect to limitations on transaction with affiliates:
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de minimis threshold – the threshold in paragraph 7.1 shall be amended to the greater of £5.0 million and 3.0% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA;
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board majority approval threshold – the threshold in paragraph 7.1.2 shall be amended to the greater of £10.0 million and 6.5% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA; and
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fairness opinion threshold – the threshold in paragraph 7.1.3 shall be amended to the greater of £15.0 million and 10% of LTM Consolidated EBITDA.
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Tax Distributions: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the following distributions, payments or other transfers (“Permitted Tax Distributions”) will not be prohibited:
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if and for so long as the Company or any of its direct, indirect, existing or future subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal and/or applicable U.S. state or local income Tax
purposes or are entities treated as disregarded from any such members for U.S. federal income Tax purposes of which Soho House & Co Inc. is the common parent (a “Tax Group”),
the Company may make distributions to the common parent company of such Tax Group to pay any such consolidated, combined or similar income Taxes of such Tax Group that are due and payable by such common parent company for such taxable
period, but only to the extent attributable to the income of the Company and/or its other subsidiaries; provided that the amount of such Permitted Tax Distributions for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount of such Taxes that the
Company and/or its applicable subsidiaries (as applicable) would have paid had the Company and/or such subsidiaries, as applicable, been a stand-alone corporate taxpayer (or a stand-alone corporate Tax Group) for all applicable tax periods;
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if and for so long as the Company and/or any of its direct, indirect, existing or future subsidiaries (“UK Group Companies”) are members of a group, fiscal unity or group
payment arrangement for any United Kingdom Tax purpose with Parent, Soho House Holdings Limited and/or any other direct, indirect, existing or future UK tax resident parent of the Company (“UK Parent Companies”), any distributions or other payments by the UK Group Companies to the UK Parent Companies in respect of or on account of United Kingdom Taxes payable or accounted for by the UK Parent Companies, but
only to the extent such Taxes are attributable to the UK Group Companies; provided that: a) the UK Parent Companies duly pay over the amount of such distribution or other payment to the United Kingdom Tax authority such that the UK Group
Companies are discharged from the obligations they would otherwise have had to such Tax Authority in respect of such Taxes; and b) the amount of such distributions or other payments for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount of such
Taxes that the UK Group Companies would have paid for that taxable period had they paid such Taxes on a separate company basis or if the UK Group Companies were the sole members of such group, fiscal unity or group payment arrangement for
United Kingdom Tax purposes;
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if and for so long as the Company and/or any of its direct, indirect, existing or future subsidiaries which are tax resident in a jurisdiction are members of a consolidation, group or fiscal unity for any Tax purpose pursuant to the laws
of such jurisdiction with any direct, indirect, existing or future parent of the Company which is tax resident in such jurisdiction, any distributions or other payments by the Company and/or such subsidiaries to such parent entity in
respect of or on account of Taxes imposed by such jurisdiction that are due and payable by such parent entity, but only to the extent such Taxes are attributable to the Company and/or such subsidiaries; provided that the amount of such
distributions or other payments for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount of such Taxes that the Company and/or such subsidiaries would have paid for that taxable period had they paid such Taxes on a separate company basis or if
the Company and/or such subsidiaries were the sole members of such consolidation, group or fiscal unity for such Tax purposes;
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any payment by the UK Group Companies to the UK Parent Companies as consideration for the surrender or other transfer of any Tax reliefs by the UK Parent Companies to the UK Group Companies; provided, however, that the amount of such
payment for any taxable period shall not exceed the Tax saving, refund or repayment realized by the UK Group Companies for that taxable period as a result of such surrender or transfer of Tax reliefs; and
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any surrender or other transfer of any Tax reliefs by the UK Group Companies to the UK Parent Companies in consideration for a payment by the UK Parent Companies to the UK Group Companies; provided, however, that the amount of such
payment for any taxable period is at least equal to the Tax saving, refund or repayment realized by the UK Parent Companies for that taxable period as a result of such surrender or transfer of Tax reliefs.
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Miscellaneous:
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for the avoidance of doubt, Unrestricted Subsidiaries provisions shall be removed, and there shall be no Unrestricted Subsidiaries or ability to designate future Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
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the Transactions shall be permitted pursuant to Clause 26.21 (Excluded Matters); and
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the Company is currently undertaking an exercise of cleaning up its legacy intra-group balances which is expected to be completed prior to the Closing Date. Should this not be the case, to be further discussed and agreed upon between the
Parties, acting reasonably.
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SOHO HOUSE BOND LIMITED
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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| 1. |
MCR Hospitality Fund IV LP and MCR Hospitality Fund IV QP LP
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| 2. |
Morse Ventures Inc.
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| 3. |
Apollo Capital Management, L.P.
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Ashton Kutcher
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| 5. |
Friedom Hospitality Group LP
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Daniel Rosensweig
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| 7. |
Benton Family Partners, LLC
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| 8. |
Anthony Casalena Revocable Trust
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| 9. |
Breanna Stewart
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| 10. |
Scott Jones
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| 11. |
Michael Chang
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| 12. |
Ahmed Suria
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| 13. |
Peanuggets Irrevocable Trust
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| 14. |
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
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| 15. |
Justin Ostroff
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| 16. |
Ronak Nair
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| 17. |
Adam Metzger
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| 18. |
Alex Bazzell
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| 19. |
Joseph Holdings and Investments, LLC
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| 20. |
Gregg Cascaes
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St. Regis Living Trust
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| 22. |
Paige Bueckers
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| 23. |
Ajay Mitchell
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