January 25, 2021 - EX-2.1 - 8-K: Current report filing

Exhibit 2.1

Execution Version

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

LANDCADIA HOLDINGS III, INC.,

HELIOS SUN MERGER SUB, INC.,

HMAN GROUP HOLDINGS INC.,

and

CCMP SELLERS REPRESENTATIVE, LLC,

IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

DATED AS OF JANUARY 24, 2021

Table of Contents


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RECITALS			1

Article I The Closing Transactions			3

Section 1.1	Closing		3
Section 1.2	Parent Financing Certificate		3
Section 1.3	Company Allocation Schedule		3
Section 1.4	Closing Deliverables		3
Section 1.5	Closing Transactions		4

Article II The Merger			5

Section 2.1	Effective Times		5
Section 2.2	The Merger		5
Section 2.3	Effect of the Merger		5
Section 2.4	Governing Documents		5
Section 2.5	Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation		5
Section 2.6	Effect of the Merger on the Company Common Stock		5
Section 2.7	Effect of the Merger on the Company Options and Restricted Stock		6
Section 2.8	Surrender of Company Certificates and Disbursement of Closing Consideration		8
Section 2.9	Appraisal and Dissenters Rights		9
Section 2.10	Withholding Taxes		10
Section 2.11	Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action		10
Section 2.12	Stockholder Representative Expenses		10
Section 2.13	Tax Treatment of the Merger		11

Article III Representations and Warranties Regarding the Company			11

Section 3.1	Organization and Qualification		11
Section 3.2	Company Subsidiaries		11
Section 3.3	Capitalization		12
Section 3.4	Due Authorization		13
Section 3.5	No Conflict; Governmental Consents and Filings		13
Section 3.6	Legal Compliance; Approvals		14
Section 3.7	Hillman SEC Reports; Financial Statements		14
Section 3.8	No Undisclosed Liabilities		15
Section 3.9	Absence of Certain Changes or Events		16
Section 3.10	Litigation		16
Section 3.11	Company Benefit Plans		16
Section 3.12	Labor Relations		18
Section 3.13	Real Property; Tangible Property		19
Section 3.14	Taxes		20
Section 3.15	Environmental Matters		21
Section 3.16	Brokers; Third-Party Expenses		22
Section 3.17	Intellectual Property		22
Section 3.18	Privacy		24
Section 3.19	Agreements, Contracts and Commitments		25
Section 3.20	Insurance		26
Section 3.21	Affiliate Matters		27
Section 3.22	Certain Provided Information		27
Section 3.23	Indebtedness		27
Section 3.24	Absence of Certain Business Practices		27

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Section 3.25	Distributors, Suppliers and Customers	28
Section 3.26	Customer Warranties	28
Section 3.27	Product Liability	28
Section 3.28	Debt Financing	29
Section 3.29	Disclaimer of Other Warranties	29

Article IV Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub		30

Section 4.1	Organization and Qualification	30
Section 4.2	Parent Subsidiaries	30
Section 4.3	Capitalization	30
Section 4.4	Authority Relative to this Agreement	31
Section 4.5	No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents	32
Section 4.6	Compliance; Approvals	32
Section 4.7	Parent SEC Reports and Financial Statements	33
Section 4.8	Absence of Certain Changes or Events	33
Section 4.9	Litigation	33
Section 4.10	Business Activities	34
Section 4.11	Parent Material Contracts	34
Section 4.12	Parent Listing	34
Section 4.13	PIPE Investment	34
Section 4.14	Trust Account	34
Section 4.15	Taxes	35
Section 4.16	Information Supplied	37
Section 4.17	Board Approval; Stockholder Vote	37
Section 4.18	Employees; Benefit Plans	37
Section 4.19	Title to Assets	37
Section 4.20	Affiliate Transactions	37
Section 4.21	Brokers	38
Section 4.22	Disclaimer of Other Warranties	38

Article V Conduct Prior to the Closing Date		39

Section 5.1	Conduct of Business by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries	39
Section 5.2	Conduct of Business by Parent and Merger Sub	42

Article VI Additional Agreements		43

Section 6.1	Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Special Meeting	43
Section 6.2	Regulatory Approvals	46
Section 6.3	Other Filings; Press Release	46
Section 6.4	Confidentiality; Communications Plan; Access to Information	47
Section 6.5	Reasonable Best Efforts	48
Section 6.6	[Reserved.]	49
Section 6.7	No Parent Securities Transactions	49
Section 6.8	No Claim Against Trust Account	49
Section 6.9	Disclosure of Certain Matters	49
Section 6.10	Securities Listing	49
Section 6.11	No Solicitation	50
Section 6.12	Trust Account	50
Section 6.13	Directors and Officers Liability Insurance	51
Section 6.14	New Parent Incentive Equity Plan	52
Section 6.15	280G Approval	52
Section 6.16	Tax Matters	52
Section 6.17	Financing	53
Section 6.18	Board of Directors	56
Section 6.19	Release	56

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Article VII Conditions to the Transaction		57

Section 7.1	Conditions to Obligations of Each Partys Obligations	57
Section 7.2	Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company	58
Section 7.3	Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub	58

Article VIII Termination		59

Section 8.1	Termination	59
Section 8.2	Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination	60

Article IX No Survival		60

Section 9.1	No Survival	60

Article X General Provisions		60

Section 10.1	Stockholder Representative	60
Section 10.2	Notices	61
Section 10.3	Interpretation	63
Section 10.4	Counterparts; Electronic Delivery	63
Section 10.5	Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries	64
Section 10.6	Severability	64
Section 10.7	Other Remedies; Specific Performance	64
Section 10.8	Governing Law	64
Section 10.9	Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial	65
Section 10.10	Rules of Construction	66
Section 10.11	Expenses	66
Section 10.12	Assignment	66
Section 10.13	Amendment; Extension; Waiver	66
Section 10.14	No Recourse	67
Section 10.15	Legal Representation	67
Section 10.16	Disclosure Letters and Exhibits	68

SCHEDULE A Defined Terms		71

EXHIBIT A Company Voting and Support Agreement		89

EXHIBIT B Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation		90

EXHIBIT C Parent A&R Bylaws		91

EXHIBIT D A&R Letter Agreement		92

EXHIBIT E A&R Registration Rights Agreement		93

EXHIBIT F Letter of Transmittal		94

EXHIBIT G Equity Incentive Plan		95

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of January 24, 2021, by and among Landcadia Holdings III, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), Helios Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), HMAN Group Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and CCMP Sellers Representative, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative hereunder (in such capacity, the Stockholder Representative). Each of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub and the Stockholder Representative shall individually be referred to herein as a Party and, collectively, the Parties. The term Agreement as used herein refers to this Agreement and Plan of Merger, as the same may be amended from time to time, and all schedules, exhibits and annexes hereto (including the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter, as defined herein). Defined terms used in this Agreement are listed alphabetically in Schedule A, together with the section and, if applicable, subsection in which the definition of each such term is located.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Parent is a blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

WHEREAS, the Company is a holding company incorporated to indirectly hold, and so holds, all the issued and outstanding capital stock of The Hillman Group, Inc. (Hillman), which, together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, is in the business of providing hardware-related products and related merchandising services to retail markets in North America.

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) and other applicable Legal Requirements, the Parties intend to enter into a business combination transaction by which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company being the surviving corporation of the Merger (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes referred to as the Surviving Corporation)

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each of the Parties intends that the Merger be treated as a transaction that qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the Intended Tax Treatment), and that this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as a plan of reorganization for the purposes of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g).

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the Company Board) has unanimously (a) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; (b) approved this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement; and (c) adopted a resolution recommending the approval and adoption by the Company Stockholders of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions.

WHEREAS, as an inducement to Parents willingness to enter into this Agreement, promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Key Company Stockholders, being Company Stockholders sufficient to deliver the Company Stockholder Approval, will execute and deliver to Parent a voting and support agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Company Voting and Support Agreement) pursuant to which, among other things, such Company Stockholders will not transfer and will vote their shares of Company Capital Stock (whether pursuant to a duly convened meeting of the stockholders of the Company or by execution of a written consent) in favor of the adoption and

approval, promptly following the time at which the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and delivered or otherwise made available to the Company Stockholders, of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions.

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent (the Parent Board) has unanimously (a) determined that it is in the best interests of Parent and the stockholders of Parent, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; (b) approved this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement; and (c) adopted a resolution recommending the approval and adoption by the Parents stockholders of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions (the Parent Board Recommendation).

WHEREAS, Parent, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved and adopted this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other Transactions.

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Merger and in accordance with the terms hereof, Parent shall provide an opportunity to its shareholders to have their outstanding shares of Parent Class A Common Stock redeemed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Parents Organizational Documents in connection with obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval.

WHEREAS, prior to the Closing, Parent will (a) subject to obtaining the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters, adopt the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation), pursuant to which, among other things, all shares of Parent Class A Common Stock (including all shares of Parent Class A Common Stock resulting from the conversion of Parent Class B Common Stock) will be renamed Parent Common Stock; and (b) amend and restate the existing bylaws of Parent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (as so amended and restated, the Parent A&R Bylaws).

WHEREAS, as a condition and an inducement to the Companys willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent, the Sponsors and each member of the Parent Board have amended and restated the Letter Agreement and delivered to the Stockholder Representative such amended and restated Letter Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto (the A&R Letter Agreement) pursuant to which, among other things, (i) as of and subject to the Closing the Sponsors will forfeit certain shares of Parent Class B Common Stock, (ii) the Sponsors will agree to not participate in the Parent Stockholder Redemptions, (iii) the Sponsors and each member of the Parent Board (in such members personal capacity as a stockholder of Parent) will agree to vote in favor of the Parent Stockholder Matters at the Special Meeting, and (iv) the Sponsors and each member of the Parent Board will not sell, for the period set forth in the A&R Letter Agreement, the shares of Parent Common Stock that they will receive following conversion of certain shares of Parent Class B Common Stock in accordance with Parents Organizational Documents at Closing.

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, Parent has obtained commitments from certain investors (the PIPE Investors) for a private placement of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock (the PIPE Investment), such private placement to be consummated immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions.

WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, Parent, the Sponsors and the Key Company Stockholders will enter into an amended and restated Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the A&R Registration Rights Agreement), which will be effective as of and subject to the Closing, pursuant to which, among other things, the Key Company Stockholders will agree to a lock-up under which they will not sell, for the period set forth therein, the shares of Parent Common Stock they will receive in the Merger.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE CLOSING TRANSACTIONS

Section 1.1 Closing. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, the consummation of the Transactions (the Closing), other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger (as defined below), shall take place by electronic exchange of documents at a time and date to be specified in writing by the Parties, which shall be no later than the third Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions), or at such other time, date and location as the Parties agree in writing; provided, that in no event shall any Party be required to consummate the Closing prior to the date that is sixty (60) days after the date hereof (the date on which the Closing occurs, the Closing Date).

Section 1.2 Parent Financing Certificate. Not more than three Business Days prior to the Closing, Parent shall deliver to the Stockholder Representative written notice (the Parent Financing Certificate) setting forth (a) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds that will be required to satisfy any exercise of the Parent Stockholder Redemptions (Parent Stockholder Redemption Amount); (b) the amount of Parent Cash and Parent Transaction Costs as of the Closing; (c) the aggregate amount of the equity financing committed to Parent by the PIPE Investors pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (the PIPE Investment Amount); and (d) the number of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock to be outstanding as of the Closing after giving effect to the Parent Stockholder Redemptions and the issuance of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements.

Section 1.3 Company Allocation Schedule. Not less than two Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall provide to Parent and the Exchange Agent a schedule (the Company Allocation Schedule) setting forth (a) the calculations of Adjusted Purchase Price, Adjusted Per Share Merger Value and Aggregate Stock Consideration, (b) a true, correct and complete list of each Company Stockholder as of the Effective Time, which shall set forth (i) the number and class of shares of Company Capital Stock held by each Company Stockholder, (ii) the Closing Stock Per Share Amount payable to each Company Stockholder, and (iii) any holders of Dissenting Shares, and (c) a true, correct and complete list of each Company Optionholder and holder of unvested Company Restricted Stock as of the Effective Time, which shall set forth (i) the number of Company Options held by each Company Optionholder, (ii) the number of shares of unvested Company Restricted Stock held by each holder thereof, (iii) the Closing Stock Per Option Amount payable to each Company Optionholder, and (iv) the Closing Stock Per Restricted Share Amount payable to each holder of unvested Company Restricted Stock.

Section 1.4 Closing Deliverables.

(a) At the Closing, Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable, shall deliver to the Company and the Stockholder Representative:

(i) a certificate, signed by an executive officer of Parent and dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b);

(ii) a counterpart to the Company Voting and Support Agreement, duly executed by Parent;

(iii) a counterpart to the A&R Letter Agreement, duly executed by Parent, each Sponsor and each member of the Parent Board;

(iv) a counterpart to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by Parent and each Sponsor;

(v) resignation letters, duly executed by each director and officer of Merger Sub identified on Section 1.4(a)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter;

(vi) copies of resolutions and actions taken by Parents and Merger Subs board of directors and stockholders in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the Transactions; and

(vii) certificates of good standing each dated not more than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date for (x) Parent and (y) Merger Sub, each issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware.

(b) At the Closing, the Company or the Stockholder Representative, as applicable, shall deliver to Parent:

(i) a certificate, signed by an executive officer of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b);

(ii) a copy of the Certificate of Merger, duly executed by the Surviving Corporation;

(iii) counterparts to the Company Voting and Support Agreement, duly executed by the Key Company Stockholders;

(iv) counterparts to the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Key Company Stockholders;

(v) copies of the Payoff Letters pursuant to Section 6.17(g);

(vi) resignation letters, duly executed by each director, officer or manager of each Group Company set forth on Section 1.4(b)(vi) of the Parent Disclosure Letter;

(vii) certificates of good standing (or equivalent document) each dated not more than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date (x) for the Company and (y) Hillman, each issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware; and

(viii) a FIRPTA Certificate pursuant to Section 6.16(c).

Section 1.5 Closing Transactions. At the Closing and on the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause the consummation of the following transactions in the following order, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement:

(a) Parent shall make any payments required to be made by Parent in connection with the Parent Stockholder Redemption.

(b) Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Parent Transaction Costs to the applicable payees, to the extent not paid prior to the Closing.

(c) The certificate of merger with respect to the Merger shall be prepared and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the Certificate of Merger) and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(d) Parent shall make available the Aggregate Stock Consideration.

(e) Parent shall (on behalf of the Company) pay, or, cause to be paid, the Stockholder Representative Expenses and all other amounts included in the Company Transaction Costs for which final or substantially final invoices have been submitted to the Company and delivered to Parent, to the extent not paid by the Company prior to the Closing, to the applicable payee by wire of immediately available funds; provided, that (i) the amounts included in the Company Transaction Costs may be paid promptly after the Closing Date as necessary; and (ii) Parent shall (on behalf of the Company) pay, or cause to be paid, any amounts included in the Company Transaction Costs that represent compensation to employees to the Company for payment to the applicable service provider at the time required by the applicable arrangement through the Companys payroll system.

ARTICLE II

THE MERGER

Section 2.1 Effective Times. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Parent and specified in the Certificate of Merger, being the Effective Time).

Section 2.2 The Merger. At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, following which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation after the Merger and as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. References to the Company for periods after the Effective Time shall include the Surviving Corporation.

Section 2.3 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time.

Section 2.4 Governing Documents. Subject to Section 6.13, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read the same as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be HMAN Group Holdings Inc..

Section 2.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. Immediately after the Effective Time, the initial board of directors and executive officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be the board of directors and executive officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 2.6 Effect of the Merger on the Company Common Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Company Stockholders or the holders of any of the securities of Parent, the following shall occur:

(a) Each share of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Shares and Excluded Shares) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled and

automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration, with each Company Stockholder being entitled to receive with respect to each such share of Company Common Stock, the Closing Stock Per Share Amount, without interest, upon surrender of stock certificates representing all of such Company Stockholders Company Common Stock (each, a Certificate) (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 2.8(g)) and delivery of the other documents required pursuant to Section 2.8. As of the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock shall cease to exist and shall no longer be outstanding, and each Company Stockholder shall cease to have any other rights in and to the Company or the Surviving Corporation, and each Certificate relating to the ownership of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration, if any, contemplated by this Section 2.6(a).

(b) No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the Merger, and each Company Stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such Company Stockholder) shall receive from Parent, in lieu of such fractional share (i) one share of Parent Common Stock if the aggregate amount of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock such Company Stockholder would otherwise be entitled to is equal to or exceeds 0.50; or (ii) no shares of Parent Common Stock if the aggregate amount of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock such Company Stockholder would otherwise be entitled to is less than 0.50.

(c) Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, which shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing the common stock of Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(d) Each share of Company Capital Stock held in the Companys treasury or owned by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (each an Excluded Share), shall be cancelled and no consideration shall be paid or payable with respect thereto.

(e) The numbers of shares of Parent Common Stock that the Company Stockholders are entitled to receive as a result of the Merger and as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement shall be adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of any stock split, split-up, reverse stock split, stock dividend or distribution (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Parent Class A Common Stock), extraordinary cash dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Parent Class A Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Closing.

Section 2.7 Effect of the Merger on the Company Options and Restricted Stock.

(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of any holder or beneficiary thereof, be assumed by Parent and converted into an option to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (each, a Parent Option). Each Parent Option shall continue to have and be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (including expiration date, vesting conditions, and exercise provisions), except that (i) each Parent Option shall be exercisable for that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time

multiplied by (B) the Closing Stock Per Option Amount; (ii) the per share exercise price for each share of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Parent Option shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) obtained by dividing (A) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Closing Stock Per Option Amount; (iii) the Company Board (or the compensation committee of the Company Board) may appropriately adjust the performance conditions applicable to certain of the Parent Options; and (iv) the Company Board (or the compensation committee of the Company Board) may make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the Parent Options as it may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the Parent Options and to ensure consistency with the administrative and ministerial provisions of the New Parent Incentive Equity Plan; provided, however, that the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Common Stock purchasable under each Parent Option shall be determined in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and provided, further, that in the case of any Company Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies, the exercise price and the number of shares of Parent Common Stock purchasable under such Parent Option shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.

(b) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of Company Restricted Stock, each share of unvested Company Restricted Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of restricted Parent Class A Common Stock (each, Parent Restricted Stock) equal to the Closing Stock Per Restricted Share Amount with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the related share of Company Restricted Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions), except that (i) any per-share repurchase price of such Parent Restricted Stock shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the per-share repurchase price applicable to the Company Restricted Stock, by (B) the Closing Per Stock Restricted Share Amount, rounded up to the nearest cent and (ii) the Company Board (or the compensation committee of the Company Board) may make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the Parent Restricted Stock as it may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the Parent Restricted Stock and to ensure consistency with the administrative and ministerial provisions of the New Parent Incentive Equity Plan.

(c) At the Effective Time, each Company RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall, automatically and without any required action on the part of any holder or beneficiary thereof, be assumed by Parent and converted into a restricted stock unit in respect of shares of Parent Common Stock (each, a Parent RSU). Each Parent RSU shall continue to have and be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions), except that (i) each Parent RSU shall represent the right to receive (subject to vesting) that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Company RSU Exchange Ratio; and (ii) the Company Board (or the compensation committee of the Company Board) may make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the Parent RSUs as it may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the Parent RSUs and to ensure consistency with the administrative and ministerial provisions of the New Parent Incentive Equity Plan.

(d) The Company shall take all necessary actions to effect the treatment of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock and Company RSUs pursuant to this Section 2.7 in accordance with the Company Incentive Plan and any applicable award agreement and to ensure that no Company Option may be exercised prior to the effective date of an applicable Form S-8 (or other applicable form, including Form S-1 or Form S-3) of Parent. The Company Board shall amend the Company Incentive Plan and take

all other necessary actions, effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, in order to (i) cancel any remaining unallocated share reserve under the Company Incentive Plan and provide that shares of Company Common Stock in respect of Company Awards that for any reason become re-eligible for future issuance, shall be cancelled, (ii) provide that no new Company Award will be granted under the Company Incentive Plan, and (iii) make such other immaterial administrative or ministerial changes to the Company Incentive Plan as the Company Board (or the compensation committee of the Company Board) may determine in good faith are appropriate to effectuate the administration of the Company Incentive Plan and any outstanding awards following the Closing.

Section 2.8 Surrender of Company Certificates and Disbursement of Closing Consideration.

(a) Not less than five Business Days prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a commercial bank or trust company (the Exchange Agent) for the purpose of exchanging the Certificates for each eligible Company Stockholders portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration.

(b) At the Effective Time, Parent shall make available the Closing Stock Per Share Amounts for the Company Stockholders. Such equity deposited with the Exchange Agent shall be referred to in this Agreement as the Exchange Fund. At the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver irrevocable instructions to the Exchange Agent to deliver the Aggregate Stock Consideration out of the Exchange Fund in the manner it is contemplated to be issued or paid pursuant to this Article II.

(c) Promptly following the receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval (and in any event within five Business Days thereafter), the Exchange Agent shall mail to each Company Stockholder (other than holders of Dissenting Shares or of Excluded Shares) (i) a letter of transmittal in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the Letter of Transmittal) which shall include provisions substantially similar to Section 6.19(b) and Section 10.1 and specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 2.8(g)) to the Exchange Agent; and (ii) instructions for surrendering the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 2.8(g)) to the Exchange Agent (the Surrender Documentation). Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu of the Certificate as provided in Section 2.8(g)) to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the terms of the Surrender Documentation, together with the delivery of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, the Exchange Agent will deliver to the holder of such Certificate in exchange therefor such holders portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration, with any Closing Stock Per Share Amount being delivered via book-entry issuance, less any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 2.10; provided, however, that if the holder of such Certificate delivers to the Exchange Agent the Surrender Documentation with respect to such Company Stockholders Certificates prior to the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to the holder of such Certificate in exchange therefor such holders portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration covered by such Surrender Documentation in accordance with clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence at the Effective Time or as promptly as practicable thereafter. The Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. Until so surrendered, each Certificate shall represent from and after the Effective Time for all purposes only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration attributable to such Certificate. No interest will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon due surrender of the Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, the applicable portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration to be delivered upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to such transferee if the Certificate formerly representing such shares of Company Common Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock Transfer Taxes have been paid or are not applicable.

(d) Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail, concurrently with the mailing of the Letters of Transmittal in accordance with Section 2.8(c), to each holder of any Company Options, unvested Company Restricted Stock or Company RSUs, a letter of transmittal which shall specify that the delivery of the Parent Options, Parent Restricted Stock or Parent RSUs, as applicable, shall be effected in exchange for the Company Options, unvested Company Restricted Stock and Company RSUs upon the Effective Time, such letter of transmittal and any additional materials contemplated thereby to be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent and the Stockholder Representative may reasonably agree. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a duly executed acknowledgment of such letter of transmittal from each holder of any Company Options, unvested Company Restricted Stock or Company RSUs prior to the Closing.

(e) From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the shares of Company Capital Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate is presented to the Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Exchange Agent for transfer, it shall be cancelled and deemed exchanged for (without interest and after giving effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 2.10) the portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration represented by such Certificate.

(f) Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including the proceeds of any investments of the Exchange Fund) that remains unclaimed by the Company Stockholders for 180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation. Any Company Stockholder who has not theretofore complied with this Section 2.8 shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of their respective portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration (after giving effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 2.10) upon due surrender of its Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 2.8(g)), without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Surviving Corporation, Parent, the Exchange Agent or any other Person shall be liable to any former Company Stockholder for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Legal Requirements.

(g) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed (i) upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed; and (ii) if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond in customary amount and upon such terms as may be required by Parent as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it, the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue the portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration attributable to such Certificate (after giving effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 2.10).

Section 2.9 Appraisal and Dissenters Rights.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and to the extent available under the DGCL, shares of Company Capital Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by Company Stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such Company Capital Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the DGCL relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters rights shall not be converted into, and any such Company Stockholder shall have no right to receive, any portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration unless and until such Company Stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses its right to appraisal and payment under the DGCL. Any Company Stockholder who fails to perfect or who effectively withdraws or otherwise loses its rights to appraisal of such shares of Company Capital Stock under Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the applicable portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration, without any interest thereon, upon surrender, in the manner provided in this Article II, of the Certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Company Capital Stock.

(b) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company and any withdrawals of such demands, and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands.

Section 2.10 Withholding Taxes. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent and their respective Affiliates and agents shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement any amount required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local, or foreign Tax Legal Requirements; provided, that the withholding party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give prompt notice of its intent to withhold (other than with respect to compensatory amounts, subject to payroll reporting and withholding, including any required withholdings in respect of Company Awards for income, employment and similar Taxes) to the Stockholder Representative, and the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to establish any eligibility for an exemption from or reduction in such withholding. Such notification shall include an identification of the provisions of Tax law that the applicable withholding agent believes require such deduction or withholding. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.

Section 2.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation following the Merger with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company, then the Surviving Corporation, Merger Sub and their respective officers and directors are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

Section 2.12 Stockholder Representative Expenses. At least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Stockholder Representative may provide to Parent a written estimate of the aggregate amount of the fees and expenses incurred, or that the Stockholder Representative reasonably believes in good faith will in the future be incurred, by the Stockholder Representative on behalf of the Company Stockholders in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative (such fees and expenses, the Stockholder Representative Expenses). On the Closing Date, Parent shall pay to the Stockholder Representative or to such other Persons (and in such amounts) as may be designated by the Stockholder Representative, by wire transfer to an account or accounts designated by the Stockholder Representative in writing at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, immediately available funds in the amount of such Stockholder Representative Expenses and such amount shall be included in the Company Transaction Costs.

Section 2.13 Tax Treatment of the Merger.

(a) For U.S. federal income tax purposes (and for purposes of any applicable state or local Tax law that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment), the Parties will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, prepare and file all Tax Returns consistent with the treatment of the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (or comparable provision of state and local Tax law) and will not take any inconsistent position on any Tax Return, or during the course of any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes, unless required to do so pursuant to a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or comparable provision of state or local law, as applicable).

(b) Parent and the Company hereby adopt this Agreement as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). From the date hereof through the Closing, and following the Closing, the Parties shall not knowingly, and shall not knowingly permit or cause their respective Affiliates to, take any action, or fail to take any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY

Except (a) as set forth in the letter dated as of the date of this Agreement delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub prior to or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Letter) and (b) as disclosed in the Hillman SEC Reports filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (to the extent the qualifying nature of such disclosure is readily apparent from the content of such Hillman SEC Reports) excluding disclosures referred to in Forward-Looking Statements, Risk Factors and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:

Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. Complete and correct copies of the Organizational Documents of the Company as amended and in full force and effect as of the date hereof, have been made available to Parent or its Representatives.

Section 3.2 Company Subsidiaries.

(a) The Companys direct and indirect Subsidiaries, together with their jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, are listed on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (the Company Subsidiaries). Each Company Subsidiary has been duly formed or organized and is validly existing under the Legal Requirements of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to be so formed, organized or existing, or to have such power and authority, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. The Company has previously provided to Parent or its Representatives true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each Company Subsidiary, as amended and currently in effect.

(b) Each Company Subsidiary is duly licensed or qualified to do business and, where applicable, is in good standing as a foreign corporation (or other entity, if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which it is conducting business, or the operation, ownership or leasing of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

Section 3.3 Capitalization.

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (i) 1,800,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 553,254 shares are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 200,000 shares of the Companys preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. Each share of Company Capital Stock has been issued in compliance in all material respects with (A) applicable Legal Requirements; and (B) the Companys Organizational Documents. Section 3.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and correct list of all Company Capital Stock and any other securities of the Company owned by each Company Stockholder.

(b) As of the date of this Agreement, (i) Company Options to purchase 87,238 shares of Company Common Stock, (ii) 1,071.5 shares of Company Restricted Stock, and (iii) 1,431 Company RSUs are outstanding. Section 3.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter includes a true and complete list of each Person who, as of the date of this Agreement, holds a Company Award, including the type of Company Award, the number of shares of Company Common Stock comprised thereof or subject thereto, vesting schedule and, if applicable, the exercise price thereof. All Company Options and shares of Company Restricted Stock are evidenced by award agreements in substantially the forms previously made available to Parent, and no Company Option, share of Company Restricted Stock or Company RSU is subject to terms that are materially different from those set forth in such forms. Each Company Option, each share of Company Restricted Stock, and each Company RSU was validly granted or issued and properly approved by, the Company Board (or appropriate committee thereof). Each Company Option has been granted with an exercise price that is intended to be no less than the fair market value of the underlying Company Common Stock on the date of grant, as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code or Section 422 of the Code, if applicable. Each Company Option is intended to either qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code or to be exempt under Section 409A of the Code.

(c) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 3.3 or in Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company has not granted any stock appreciation, phantom stock, stock-based performance unit, profit participation, restricted stock, restricted stock unit or other equity-based compensation award or similar rights with respect to the Company, any outstanding options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of the Company Common Stock, or any other commitments or agreements providing for the issuance of additional shares, the sale of treasury shares, or for the repurchase or redemption of shares of Company Common Stock, and there are no agreements of any kind which may obligate the Company to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock. Except for this Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement, there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreements or understandings with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock.

(d) The outstanding shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of each of the Company Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and (if applicable) are fully paid and

nonassessable (where such concepts are applicable) and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights. The Company or one or more of its wholly owned Subsidiaries own of record and beneficially all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of such Company Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens except for (i) for any restrictions on sales of securities under applicable securities laws and (ii) Permitted Liens. There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of such Company Subsidiaries, any other commitments or agreements providing for the issuance of additional shares (or other equity interests), the sale of treasury shares, or for the repurchase or redemption of such Company Subsidiaries shares of capital stock (or other equity interests), or any agreements of any kind which may obligate any Company Subsidiary to issue, purchase, register for sale, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its shares of capital stock (or other equity interests). Except for the equity interests of the Company Subsidiaries set forth on Section 3.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any ownership, equity, profits or voting interest in any Person or have any agreement or commitment to purchase any such interest, and has not agreed and is not obligated to make nor is bound by any written, oral or other Contract, binding understanding, option, warranty or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof or as may hereafter be in effect under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other entity.

(e) Except as provided for in this Agreement, as a result of the consummation of the Transactions, no shares of capital stock, warrants, options or other securities of the Company are issuable and no rights in connection with any shares, warrants, options or other securities of the Company accelerate or otherwise become triggered (whether as to vesting, exercisability, convertibility or otherwise).

Section 3.4 Due Authorization. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to (a) execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and (b) carry out the Companys obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions (including the Merger), in each case, subject to the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements described in Section 3.5. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions (including the Merger) have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite action, including approval by the Company Board and, following receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company Stockholders as required by the DGCL, and no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub) constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (collectively, the Remedies Exception).

Section 3.5 No Conflict; Governmental Consents and Filings.

(a) Subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 3.5(b), or as set forth in Section 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including the consummation by the Company of the Transactions) and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party by the Company do not and will not (i) violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, any applicable Legal Requirement to which any of the Group Companies is subject or by which any property or asset of any of the Group Companies is bound; (ii) conflict with or violate the Organizational Documents of any of the Group Companies; (iii) violate any provision of or result in a breach, default or acceleration of, or require a consent under, any Company Material Contract, or terminate or result in the termination of any Company Material

Contract, or result in the creation of any Lien under any Company Material Contract or upon any of the properties or assets of any of the Group Companies, or constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any such violation, breach, default, acceleration, termination or creation of a Lien; or (iv) result in a violation or revocation of any required Approvals, except to the extent that the occurrence of any of the foregoing items set forth in clauses (iii) or (iv) would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(b) Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of Parent contained in this Agreement, no consent, notice, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Companys execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the consummation by the Company of the Transactions (including the Merger), except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act or any similar foreign law; (ii) the filing of the Investment Canada Act Notification; (iii) any consents, notices, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations or filings, the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; (iv) compliance with any applicable requirements of the securities laws; (v) as otherwise disclosed on Section 3.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter; and (vi) the filing of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL.

Section 3.6 Legal Compliance; Approvals.

(a) Each of the Group Companies has during the past three years complied with, and is not currently in violation of, any applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its business, except for failures to comply or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, have not been and are not reasonably likely to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. No written, or to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of non-compliance with any applicable Legal Requirements has been received during the past three years by any of the Group Companies.

(b) Each Group Company is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, consents, certificates, approvals and orders from Governmental Entities (Approvals) necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such Approvals would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

Section 3.7 Hillman SEC Reports; Financial Statements.

(a) Hillman has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed or furnished by Hillman with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since December 30, 2017, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date of this Agreement, the Hillman SEC Reports), and will have filed all such forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date (the Additional Hillman SEC Reports). All Hillman SEC Reports, Additional Hillman SEC Reports, any correspondence from or to the SEC or NYSE Amex and all certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act; or (ii) 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (Section 906) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any of the foregoing (collectively, the Hillman Certifications) are available on EDGAR in full without redaction. Hillman has heretofore furnished to Parent true and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by Hillman with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by Hillman with the SEC and are currently in effect. The Hillman SEC Reports were, and the Additional Hillman SEC Reports will be, prepared in accordance with the

requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Hillman SEC Reports did not, and the Additional Hillman SEC Reports will not, at the time they were or are filed, as the case may be, with the SEC contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Hillman Certifications are each true and correct. Hillman maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. As used in this Section 3.7, the term file shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC or NYSE Amex.

(b) Set forth on Section 3.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter are (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 and consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 together with the auditors reports thereon; and (ii) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (the Balance Sheet Date, and the financial statements described in clauses (i) and (ii), together, the Financial Statements). The Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material) and the omission of notes.

(c) The consolidated financial statements and notes contained or incorporated by reference in the Hillman SEC Reports and the financial statements and notes to be contained in or to be incorporated by reference in the Additional Hillman SEC Reports (collectively, the Hillman Financial Statements) will fairly present, the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of Hillman as at the respective dates of, and for the periods referred to, in the Hillman Financial Statements, all in accordance with (i) GAAP; and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable, subject, in the case of interim Hillman Financial Statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material) and the omission of notes to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable. Hillman has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Hillman SEC Reports.

(d) The Company has established and maintained a system of internal controls. To the Knowledge of the Company, such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Companys financial reporting and the preparation of the Companys financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

(e) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by any Group Company to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of any Group Company.

Section 3.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities. There is no liability, debt or obligation (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of any of the Group Companies of a type required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities, debts and obligations (a) provided for in, or otherwise reflected or reserved for on the Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto; or (b) that have arisen since the Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date, (a) except as set forth on Section 3.9 of the Company Disclosure Letter, each of the Group Companies has conducted its business in the Ordinary Course in all material respects (aside from steps taken in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby and any conduct, practice or action taken as Pandemic Measures), and (b) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect and no change, event, state of facts, development or occurrence exists or has occurred which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10 Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as would not be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, as of the date hereof, there are: (a) no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, Legal Proceedings against any of the Group Companies or any of its properties or assets, or any of the directors or officers of any of the Group Companies in their capacity as such; (b) to the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances that would reasonably expected to give rise to any such Legal Proceeding; (c) to the Knowledge of the Company, no pending or threatened in writing, audits, examinations or investigations by any Governmental Entity against any of the Group Companies; (d) no pending or threatened in writing Legal Proceedings by any of the Group Companies against any third party; (e) no settlement or similar agreement that imposes any material ongoing obligations or restrictions on any of the Group Companies; (f) no Orders imposed or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to be imposed upon any of the Group Companies or any of their respective properties or assets, or any of the directors or officers of any of the Group Companies in their capacity as such.

Section 3.11 Company Benefit Plans.

(a) Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan, including all employment contracts or offer letters unless any such employment contract or offer letter (i) relates to an employee who has annual base compensation less than $400,000; (ii) is in a form substantially similar to a form of employment contract or offer letter identified on Schedule 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (which schedule includes a general description of groups of employees that have entered into agreements on such forms); or (iii) provides for a severance or notice period of 90 days or less or notice period of 30 days or less (other than as required by applicable Legal Requirements).Company Benefit Plan shall mean each employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other agreement, arrangement, plan, policy or program providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or other service provider, including employment, consulting, retirement, severance, termination or change in control agreements, deferred compensation, vacation, sick, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, stock-based or other equity-based, incentive, bonus, supplemental retirement, profit-sharing, insurance, medical, welfare, fringe or other benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether or not in writing and whether or not funded, in each case, which is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by any Group Company, or under which any Group Company is obligated to contribute, or with respect to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliate has any obligation or liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise. No Company Benefit Plan is maintained outside the jurisdiction of the United States or Canada or covers any employees or other service providers of any Group Company who reside or work outside of the United States or Canada.

(b) With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan on Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company has made available to Parent or its Representatives, to the extent applicable, true, correct and complete copies of (i) such Company Benefit Plan, including any amendments thereto, and any trust agreement, insurance contracts or other funding vehicles relating to such plan (or if such Company Benefit Plan is not set forth in a written document, a written description of such plan specifying its material terms); (ii) the most recent summary plan description for such Company Benefit Plan for which such summary plan description is required together with summaries of all material

modifications thereto; (iii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 and all attachments thereto filed with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such Company Benefit Plan (if applicable); (iv) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such Company Benefit Plan; and (v) any material non-routine correspondence with any Governmental Entity regarding any Company Benefit Plan during the past three years.

(c) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole (i) each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and all applicable Legal Requirements, including ERISA and the Code; and (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been made. Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (A) has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification; or (B) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which, to the Knowledge of the Company, a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsors and is valid as to the adopting employer, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred and no circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the qualification of such plan under Section 401(a) of the Code.

(d) No Group Company has, within the past six years, sponsored, been obligated to contribute to, or has any reasonable expectation of current or contingent liability in respect of (i) an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA (including any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section (3)(37) of ERISA); (ii) a multiple employer plan as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code; or (iii) a multiple employer welfare arrangement within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA.

(e) Neither the Company, any Company Benefit Plan nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any trustee, administrator or other third-party fiduciary and/or party-in-interest thereof, has engaged in any breach of fiduciary responsibility or any non-exempt prohibited transaction (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) to which Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code applies and which could subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to the tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the Code, which, assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof, could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Group Company has, within the past six years, engaged in a transaction that is expected to result in a material civil penalty under Sections 409 or 502(i) of ERISA.

(f) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, with respect to the Company Benefit Plans or their administrators or fiduciaries (i) no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the Ordinary Course) are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened; and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such actions, suits or claims.

(g) None of the Company Benefit Plans provides for, and the Group Companies have no liability in respect of, post-retiree health, welfare or life insurance benefits or coverage for any participant or any beneficiary of a participant, except as may be required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, or similar state or other Legal Requirements and at the sole expense of such participant or the participants beneficiary.

(h) Except as set forth on Section 3.11(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, shareholder or other approval of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions is reasonably expected to, either alone or in connection with any other

event(s) (i) result in any payment or benefit becoming due to any current or former employee, officer, independent contractor or director of the Company or its subsidiaries or under any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any current or former employee, officer, contractor or director of the Company or its subsidiaries or under any Company Benefit Plan; (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits to any current or former employee, independent contractor or director of the Company or its subsidiaries or under any Company Benefit Plan; or (iv) require the Company to transfer into trust any material benefits under any Company Benefit Plan or materially or permanently restrict the right of the Company to merge, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan on or after the Effective Time.

(i) Except as set forth on Section 3.11(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions shall, either alone or in connection with any other event(s), give rise to any excess parachute payment as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code or any excise Tax owing under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code.

(j) The Company has no obligations to gross-up, make-whole or reimburse any current or former employee, officer, independent contractor or director of the Company for any material Taxes incurred by such individual, including under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code or otherwise.

(k) Each Company Benefit Plan which is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code has been established, operated and maintained in all material respects in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

Section 3.12 Labor Relations.

(a) No Group Company is a party to any collective bargaining agreement.

(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union or other labor organization to organize any employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and no demand for recognition or certification as the exclusive bargaining representative of any employees has been made by or on behalf of any labor union or other labor organization. Except as set forth on Section 3.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and, for the past three years, there have been no strikes, pickets, work stoppages, slowdowns, or to the Knowledge of the Company, union organization activities (including, but not limited to, union organization campaigns or requests for representation), lockouts, arbitrations, or material labor grievances pending or other material organized labor disputes, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company involving any employee, except for those which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(c) Except as otherwise listed on Section 3.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the date hereof, there are no complaints, charges or claims against the Company pending or, to Knowledge of the Company, threatened before any Governmental Entity based on, arising out of, in connection with or otherwise relating to the employment, termination of employment or failure to employ by the Company, of any individual, except for those complaints, charges or claims which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(d) The Company is, and for the past three years, has been, in compliance with all Legal Requirements relating to the employment of labor, including all such Legal Requirements relating to wages (including minimum wage and overtime), hours of work, child labor, discrimination, civil rights, withholdings and deductions, classification and payment of employees and independent contractors, employment equity, the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and any

similar state or local mass layoff or plant closing applicable Legal Requirement, collective bargaining, occupational health and safety, workers compensation, and immigration, except for instances of noncompliance which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. There has been no mass layoff or plant closing (as defined by WARN) with respect to the Company within the past three years and no such events are reasonably expected to occur prior to Closing.

(e) During the past three years, to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no allegations of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or sex-based discrimination raised, brought, threatened, or settled relating to any employee at the level of vice president or above, appointed officer or director of any Group Company involving or relating to his or her services provided to such Group Company. The policies and practices of the Group Companies comply with all federal, state, and local Legal Requirements concerning employment discrimination and employment harassment, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, no senior executive or other key employee of any Group Company has provided notice of his or her intention to terminate his or her employment as a result of or within the twelve-month period following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Company, no senior executive or other key employee of any Group Company is party to any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, proprietary rights or other such agreement that would materially restrict the performance of such Persons employment duties with the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or the ability of the Company and/or any of the Company Subsidiaries to conduct its or their business.

Section 3.13 Real Property; Tangible Property.

(a) No Group Company owns any real property, nor has any Group Company ever owned, any material real property.

(b) Section 3.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the Leased Real Property and all Company Real Property Leases, including the address of such Leased Real Property. The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries has a good and valid leasehold estate in, and enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of, all Leased Real Property free and clear of any and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). No party to any Company Real Property Lease has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto. No Leased Real Property, or any portion thereof, is currently sublet or sublicensed by any Group Company to a third party. No condemnation proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Leased Real Property which individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(c) The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries owns and has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or right to use, all of its material tangible assets or personal property, free and clear of all Liens other than (i) Permitted Liens; and (ii) the rights of lessors under any leases. The material tangible assets or personal property (together with the Intellectual Property rights and contractual rights) of the Group Companies (x) constitute all of the assets, rights and properties that are necessary for the operation of the businesses of the Group Companies as they are now conducted, and taken together, are adequate and sufficient for the operation of the businesses of the Group Companies as currently conducted; and (y) have been maintained in all material respects in accordance with generally applicable accepted industry practice, are in good working order and condition, except for ordinary wear and tear and as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the business of the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

Section 3.14 Taxes.

(a) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, with the appropriate taxing authorities all income and other material Tax Returns that are required to be filed by, or with respect to, the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. Such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and accurately reflect all material Liabilities for Taxes of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, for the periods covered thereby.

(b) All income and other material Taxes and Tax Liabilities due and payable by or with respect to the income, assets or operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been timely paid in full. All income and other material Taxes incurred but not yet due and payable (i) for periods covered by the Financial Statements have been accrued and adequately disclosed on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) for periods not covered by the Financial Statements have been accrued on the books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

(c) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has been within the past five years or is currently the subject of any audit or other examination of Taxes by the taxing authorities of any nation, state or locality (and no such audit is pending or contemplated) that in either case has not been resolved nor has the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries received any written notices from any taxing authority relating to any issue which could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Tax Liability of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

(d) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, all material amounts of Taxes that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is, or was, required by applicable Legal Requirements to withhold or collect in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, member or other third party have been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper authorities to the extent due and payable. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements with respect thereto.

(e) No unresolved written claim has been made by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(f) The Company is not and was not a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time during the five-year period ending on the Closing Date.

(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has entered into an agreement or waiver (that has not expired) or has been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or collection of material Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

(h) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been included in any consolidated, unitary or combined Tax Return provided for under the laws of the United States, any non-U.S. jurisdiction or any state, province, prefect or locality for any taxable period for which the statute of limitations has not expired (other than a group the common parent of which is or was the Company or a Company Subsidiary). Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any Liability for the Taxes of another Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) or as a transferee or a successor or as a result of a contractual obligation to indemnify any Person.

(i) There are no Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreements in effect as between the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any predecessor or Affiliate thereof and any other Person under which Parent, the Company or any Company Subsidiary could be liable for any material Taxes or other claims of any Person (other than (i) any customary commercial agreement entered into in the Ordinary Course and not primarily concerning Taxes or (ii) any agreement solely among the Company and the Company Subsidiaries).

(j) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any of the following that occurred or existed on or prior to the Closing Date (in each case where there is a reference to the Code or Treasury Regulations, including any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax law) (i) a ruling by, or written agreement with, a taxing authority, including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code, (ii) a prepaid amount or deferred revenue received outside the Ordinary Course, (iii) an intercompany item under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or an excess loss account under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19, (iv) a change in accounting method pursuant to Section 481 of the Code, (v) an installment sale or open transaction, or (vi) any income earned or accumulated earnings and profits that would result in an inclusion under Section 951(a), Section 951A or Section 965 of the Code.

(k) During the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code.

(l) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in a reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).

(m) There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

(n) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist (other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or relate to any act or omission occurring after the signing date by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates), in each case not contemplated by this Agreement, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(o) Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the U.S. federal income tax classifications and places of organization of the Company and each Company Subsidiary.

(p) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representations are made concerning the amount or availability of or limitation on the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys ability to utilize or otherwise benefit from net operating losses, capital losses, deductions, Tax credits and other similar items of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, in each case, with respect to a taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date.

Section 3.15 Environmental Matters.

(a) Each of the Group Companies, and each real property or facility owned, leased, or operated by any of the Group Companies or their respective predecessors, is, and for the past three years has been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for any such instance of non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies taken as a whole.

(b) The Group Companies have obtained, hold, are, and for the past three years have been, in compliance with all permits required under applicable Environmental Laws to permit the Group Companies to operate their assets and to conduct the business of the Group Companies, except where the absence of, or failure to be in compliance with, any such permit would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no claims, proceedings, investigations, actions or notices of violation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of the Group Companies under any Environmental Law, except for any such claim, proceeding, investigation, action or notice that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(d) Neither the Group Companies nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person has manufactured, handled, stored, generated, treated, disposed of or released any Hazardous Material at, in, on, to, from or under any facility currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of the Group Companies or any third-party site, in each case in a manner that would be reasonably likely to give rise to a liability under Environmental Law that would reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(e) Except for Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course, none of the Group Companies has agreed to indemnify any Person or assumed by Contract the liability of any third party arising under Environmental Law, which such liability would not be a liability of the Group Companies in the absence of such Contract.

(f) The Group Companies have made available to Parent copies of all material non-privileged written environmental reports, audits, assessments, liability analyses, memoranda and studies in the possession or reasonable control of, the Group Companies with respect to compliance or liabilities under Environmental Law.

Section 3.16 Brokers; Third-Party Expenses. Except as set forth on Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or the Company Stockholders is entitled to, nor will be entitled to, either directly or indirectly, any brokerage fee, finders fee or other similar commission for which Parent or any of the Group Companies would be liable in connection with the Transactions.

Section 3.17 Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list, of (i) all registered Patent and Patent applications, registered Trademarks and applications for Trademark registrations, registered Copyrights, and internet domain names (collectively, Registered IP), and (ii) all material unregistered Trademarks and material proprietary Software, in each case, which any of the Group Companies has an ownership interest or an exclusive license or similar exclusive right in any field or territory, whether in the United States or internationally (in each case setting forth the applicable jurisdiction, title, application and registration or serial number and date, and record owner and, if different, the legal owner and beneficial owner). All Registered IP owned by a Group Company is valid, enforceable, and subsisting and has been maintained effective by the filing of all necessary filings, maintenance and renewals and timely payment of requisite fees.

(b) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to all Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and owns, or has the right to use pursuant to a valid license, sublicense, or other written agreement all other Intellectual Property and IT Systems used in or necessary for the conduct and operation of the business of the Group Companies, as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted immediately

following the Closing and no such ownership, license, or right to use will be adversely impacted by (nor will require the payment or grant of additional amounts or consideration as a result of) the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) (i) Except as set forth in Section 3.17(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Group Companies, the conduct and operation of the business of the Group Companies as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted immediately following the Closing (including the creation, licensing, marketing, importation, offering for sale, sale, or use of the products and services of the business of the Group Companies), and the use of the Owned Intellectual Property has not infringed, misappropriated (or constituted or resulted from a misappropriation of) or otherwise violated, and are not infringing, misappropriating (or constitute or result from the misappropriation of) or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any Person, (ii) none of the Group Companies has received from any Person in the past six years any written (or to the Knowledge of the Company, oral) notice, charge, complaint, claim or other assertion (A) alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property rights of any Person or (B) contesting the use, ownership, validity or enforceability of any of the Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no other Person has infringed, misappropriated or violated, or is infringing, misappropriating or violating, any Owned Intellectual Property, and no such claims have been made in writing against any Person by any of the Group Companies in the past six years or, (iv) none of the Owned Intellectual Property is subject to any pending or outstanding Order, settlement, consent order or other disposition of dispute that adversely restricts the use, transfer or registration of, or adversely affects the validity or enforceability of, any Owned Intellectual Property.

(d) No past or present director, officer or employee of any of the Group Companies owns (or has any claim, or any right (whether or not currently exercisable) to any ownership interest, in or to) any Owned Intellectual Property. Each Person (including any past or present employees, consultants or independent contractors of the Group Companies) who has been or is (i) privy to any Trade Secrets of the Group Companies or (ii) engaged in creating or developing for or on behalf of such Group Company any Intellectual Property has executed and delivered a valid written agreement, pursuant to which such Person has, respectively, (x) agreed to hold all confidential information of such Group Company in confidence both during and after such Persons employment or retention, as applicable; or (y) presently assigned to such Group Company all of such Persons rights, title, and interest in and to all Intellectual Property created or developed for such Group Company in the course of such Persons employment or retention thereby that did not vest title automatically in such Group Company by operation of law. There is no breach by any such Person with respect to material Intellectual Property under any such agreement.

(e) Each of the Group Companies, as applicable, has taken adequate and commercially reasonable steps to maintain the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all Trade Secrets constituting Owned Intellectual Property and all Trade Secrets of any Person to whom any Group Company has a contractual confidentiality obligation with respect to such Trade Secrets. No Trade Secret that is material to the business of the Group Companies has been authorized to be disclosed, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been disclosed to any other Person, other than pursuant to a written agreement sufficiently restricting the disclosure and use of such Trade Secret. Except as set forth on Section 3.17(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no source code constituting Owned Intellectual Property has been delivered, disclosed, licensed or made available to, or accessed by, any escrow agent or other Person, other than employees or contractors of such Group Company subject to written agreements sufficiently restricting the disclosure and use of such source code.

(f) No Open Source Software is or has been included, incorporated or embedded in, linked to, combined, made available or distributed with, or used in the development, maintenance, operation, delivery or provision of any Software constituting Owned Intellectual Property, in each case, in a manner that requires or obligates any Group Company to (i) disclose, contribute, distribute, license or

otherwise make available to any Person (including the open source community) any source code constituting Owned Intellectual Property; (ii) license any Software constituting Owned Intellectual Property for making modifications or derivative works; (iii) disclose, contribute, distribute, license or otherwise make available to any Person any Software constituting Owned Intellectual Property for no or nominal charge; or (iv) grant a license to, or refrain from asserting or enforcing any of, its Patents or other Owned Intellectual Property (each, Copyleft Terms). Each Group Company is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all relevant licenses for Open Source Software used in the business of the Group Companies.

(g) The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries owns or has a valid right to access and use pursuant to a written agreement all Company IT Systems. The Company IT Systems (i) are adequate in all material respects for the operation and conduct of the business of the Group Companies as currently conducted; and (ii) do not contain any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, bugs, faults or other devices, errors, contaminants or effects that (A) materially disrupt or adversely affect the functionality of the Company IT Systems or (B) enable or assist any Person to access without authorization any Company IT Systems. During the past three years, the Group Companies have not experienced any information security incident that has compromised the integrity or availability of the information technology and software applications the Group Companies own, operate, or outsource, and there has been no loss, damage, or unauthorized access, disclosure, use, or breach of security of any Group Companys information in its possession, custody, or control, or otherwise held or processed on its behalf, and there have been no failures, breakdowns, continued substandard performance, data loss, material outages, material unscheduled downtime or other adverse events affecting any such Company IT Systems.

(h) Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other event) will result in the (i) loss or impairment of, or any Lien on, any Owned Intellectual Property or material Licensed Intellectual Property; (ii) release, disclosure or delivery of any source code constituting Owned Intellectual Property to any Person; (iii) grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any license or other right or interest under, to or in any Owned Intellectual Property; or (iv) payment of any additional consideration to, or the reduction of any payments from, any Person with respect to any Owned Intellectual Property or material Licensed Intellectual Property.

Section 3.18 Privacy.

(a) Each of the Group Companies and any Person acting for or on the Group Companies behalf has at all times during the past five years (in the case of any such Person, during the time such Person was acting for or on behalf of any of the Group Companies) materially complied, as applicable to the Group Companies, with (i) all applicable Privacy Laws; (ii) all of the Group Companies policies and notices regarding privacy and data security (Group Companies Privacy Notices); and (iii) all of the Group Companies obligations regarding privacy and data security under any contracts. None of the Group Companies has received in the five years prior to the date of this Agreement any written or notice of any claims (including written notice from third parties acting on its or their behalf), investigations, or alleged violations of law, regulation, or contract with respect to personal data or information security-related incidents, nor have the Group Companies notified in writing, or been required by applicable law, regulation, or contract to notify in writing, any person or entity of any personal data or information security-related incident or been charged with, the violation of, any Privacy Laws. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Group Companies Privacy Notices have contained any material omissions or been misleading or deceptive.

(b) Each of the Group Companies has during the past five years used reasonable efforts to (i) implement and maintain in all material respects commercially reasonable security to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Group Companies Company IT Systems and the data thereon (including Personal Information and other confidential data in its possession or under its control)

against loss, theft, misuse or unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure; and (ii) require all third-party service providers, outsourcers, processors or other third parties who process, store or otherwise handle Personal Information for or on behalf of such Group Company that obligate such Persons to comply with applicable Privacy Laws in all material respects and to take reasonable steps to protect and secure Personal Information from loss, theft, misuse or unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure. To the Knowledge of the Company, any third party who has provided Personal Information to such Group Company during the past five years has done so in compliance with applicable Privacy Laws, including providing any notice and obtaining any consent required under such Privacy Laws.

(c) During the past three years, there have been no breaches, security incidents, misuse of or unauthorized access to or disclosure of any Personal Information in the possession or control of any of the Group Companies or collected, used or processed by or on behalf of the Group Companies and none of the Group Companies have provided or been legally or contractually required to provide any notices to any Person in connection with a disclosure of Personal Information in the last three years. During the past three years, the Group Companies have implemented reasonable disaster recovery and business continuity plans, and taken actions consistent with such plans, to the extent required, to safeguard the data and Personal Information in its possession or control. The Company has conducted commercially reasonable data security testing or audits at reasonable and appropriate intervals and has resolved or remediated any material data security issues or vulnerabilities identified. Except as set forth on Section 3.18(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither any of the Group Companies nor any third party acting at the direction or authorization of such Group Companies has paid (i) any perpetrator of any data breach incident or cyber-attack; or (ii) any third party with actual or alleged information about a data breach incident or cyber-attack, pursuant to a request for payment from or on behalf of such perpetrator or other third party.

Section 3.19 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.

(a) Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each Company Material Contract (as defined below) that is in effect as of the date of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, Company Material Contract of the Group Companies shall mean each Company Real Property Lease and each of the following Contracts to which any of the Group Companies is a party:

(i) Each Contract (other than purchase orders with suppliers or customers entered into in the Ordinary Course) that the Company reasonably anticipates will involve annual payments or consideration furnished by or to any of the Group Companies of more than $10,000,000;

(ii) Each note, debenture, other evidence of Indebtedness, guarantee, loan, credit or financing agreement or instrument or other contract for money borrowed by any of the Group Companies from a third party, in each case, having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $10,000,000, including the Existing Debt Documents, but excluding guarantees of performance under Government Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course;

(iii) Each Contract for the acquisition of any Person or any business division thereof or the disposition of any material assets of any of the Group Companies (other than in the Ordinary Course), in each case, whether by merger, purchase or sale of stock or assets or otherwise (other than Contracts for the purchase or sale of inventory or supplies entered into in the Ordinary Course) occurring in the last three years;

(iv) Each obligation to make payments, contingent or otherwise, arising out of the prior acquisition of the business, assets or stock of other Persons;

(v) Each employment or individual, independent contractor Contract providing for annual base salary or consulting fee payments in excess of $250,000, excluding any such Contract that either (A) is terminable by the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary at will; or (B) provides for severance, notice or garden leave obligations of 90 days or less or such longer period as is required by applicable Legal Requirements;

(vi) Each lease, rental agreement, installment and conditional sale agreement, or other Contract that, in each case, (A) provides for the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in any personal property; and (B) involves annual payments in excess of $500,000;

(vii) Each joint venture Contract, partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement with a third party (in each case, other than with respect to wholly owned Company Subsidiaries);

(viii) Each Contract that purports to limit or contains covenants expressly limiting in any material respect the freedom of any of the Group Companies to (A) compete with any Person in a product line or line of business; (B) operate in any geographic area; or (C) solicit customers;

(ix) Each Contract (other than those made in the Ordinary Course) (A) providing for the grant of any preferential rights to purchase or lease any asset of the Group Companies; or (B) providing for any right (exclusive or non-exclusive) to sell or distribute any material product or service of any of the Group Companies; and

(x) Each Contract pursuant to which any Group Company grants (or is granted) a license, immunity, or other rights in or to any Owned Intellectual Property (or Intellectual Property or IT Systems of a third Person) that is material to the business of such Group Company, provided, however, that none of the following are required to be set forth on Section 3.19(a)(x) of the Company Disclosure Letter (but shall constitute Company Material Contracts if they otherwise qualify) (A) click-wrap or shrink-wrap software licenses or other software licenses for uncustomized software that is commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally, in each case, with license, maintenance, support and other fees less than $50,000 annually; or (B) non-exclusive licenses of Owned Intellectual Property granted to customers or distributors in the Ordinary Course;

(b) All Company Material Contracts are (i) in full force and effect, subject to the Remedies Exception; and (ii) represent the valid and binding obligations of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, represent the valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto. True, correct and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts have been made available to Parent. None of the Group Companies nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, is in breach of or default under, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a breach of or default under, any of the Company Material Contracts, and no party to any Company Material Contract has given any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral, claim or notice of any such breach, default or event, which individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

Section 3.20 Insurance. Section 3.20 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a list of all material policies of property, fire and casualty, product liability, workers compensation, and other forms of insurance held by, or for the benefit of, the Group Companies as of the date of this Agreement (collectively, the Insurance Policies), which policies are in full force and effect. True and complete

copies of the Insurance Policies (or, to the extent such policies are not available, policy binders) have been made available to Parent or its Representatives. None of the Group Companies has received any written notice from any insurer under any of the Insurance Policies, canceling, terminating or materially adversely amending any such policy or denying renewal of coverage thereunder and all premiums on such Insurance Policies due and payable as of the date hereof have been paid. There is no pending material claim by any Group Company against any insurance carrier for which coverage has been denied or disputed by the applicable insurance carrier (other than a customary reservation of rights notice).

Section 3.21 Affiliate Matters. Except (a) the Company Benefit Plans; (b) Contracts relating to labor and employment matters; (c) Contracts between or among the Group Companies; and (d) Contracts entered into on an arms length basis and in the Ordinary Course between any of the Group Companies, on the one hand, and the direct or indirect portfolio companies of investment funds advised or managed by any Company Stockholder or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, none of the Group Companies is party to any Contract with any (i) present or former officer, director, employee or Company Stockholder or a member of his or her immediate family of any of the Group Companies; or (ii) Affiliate of the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no present or former officer, director, employee, Company Stockholder or holder of derivative securities of the Company (each, an Insider) or any member of an Insiders immediate family is, directly or indirectly, interested in any Contract with any of the Group Companies (other than such Contracts as relate to any such Persons ownership of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company or such Persons employment or consulting arrangements with the Group Companies).

Section 3.22 Certain Provided Information. None of the information relating to the Group Companies supplied by the Company for inclusion in (a) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (b) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the holders of Parent Common Stock and at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to: (a) statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Parent SEC Reports or Additional Parent SEC Reports; or (b) any projections or forecasts included in the Proxy Statement.

Section 3.23 Indebtedness. (a) Section 3.23(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the principal amount of all of the outstanding Indebtedness of the Group Companies (other than under the Existing Indentures) and (b) Section 3.23(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the principal amount of all instruments outstanding under the Existing Indentures, in each case as of the date hereof.

Section 3.24 Absence of Certain Business Practices. For the past three years (a) the Group Companies and their respective directors and officers and, to the Knowledge of the Company, their respective employees, agents, and any other Persons acting for or on behalf of the Group Companies have been in compliance with all applicable Specified Business Conduct Laws; and (b) none of the Group Companies has (i) received written notice of or made a voluntary, mandatory or directed disclosure to any Governmental Entity relating to any actual or potential violation of any Specified Business Conduct Law; or (ii) been a party to or the subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Legal Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation by or before any Governmental Entity related to any actual or potential violation of any Specified Business Conduct Law. None of the Group Companies, nor any of their respective directors or officers, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective employees, agents, or any other Person acting for or on behalf of the Group Companies is

the subject or target of any sanctions or the target of restrictive export controls administered by the U.S. government, the United Nations Security Council, Her Majestys Treasury of the United Kingdom, or the European Union. For purposes of clause (a) above, a Person shall be deemed to have Knowledge with respect to conduct, circumstances or results if such Person is aware of (1) the existence of or (2) a high probability of the existence of such conduct, circumstances or results.

Section 3.25 Distributors, Suppliers and Customers. Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and complete list of (a) the 10 largest distributors and customers based on consolidated sales and (b) the 10 largest suppliers based on consolidated expenditures, in each case, of the Group Companies for the twelve-month period ended on the Balance Sheet Date. Since the Balance Sheet Date, no such distributor, supplier or customer has canceled or otherwise terminated or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to cancel or otherwise terminate, its relationship with the Company. Since the Balance Sheet Date, no Group Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice that any such distributor, supplier or customer may cancel or otherwise materially and adversely modify its relationship with any Group Company or materially limit its services, supplies or materials to any Group Company, or its usage or purchase of the services and products of any Group Company, either as a result of the Transactions or otherwise.

Section 3.26 Customer Warranties. There are no pending, nor to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, material Legal Proceedings against any Group Company pursuant to any warranty, whether expressed or implied, on products or services sold on or prior to the Closing Date by the Company that are not disclosed or referred to in the Financial Statements and that are not fully reserved against in accordance with GAAP. All of the services rendered by the Company (whether directly or indirectly through third parties) have been performed in conformity with all expressed warranties and with all applicable contractual commitments, and the Company does not have, nor shall it have, any material liability for replacement or repair or for other material damages relating to or arising from any such services, except for amounts disclosed or referred to in the Financial Statements and amounts incurred in the Ordinary Course which are not required by GAAP to be disclosed in the Financial Statements.

Section 3.27 Product Liability.

(a) In the past three years there have not been any material Legal Proceedings by or before any Governmental Entity against or involving any Group Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, concerning any product manufactured, shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of any of them relating to or resulting from an alleged defect in design, manufacture, materials or workmanship of any product manufactured, shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of any Group Company or any alleged failure to warn, or any alleged breach of implied warranties or representations, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none has been threatened.

(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, in the past three years there has not been any material Product Liability Occurrence related to the business of the Group Companies.

(c) In the past three years there has not been any Recall conducted with respect to any product manufactured (or to be manufactured), shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of any Group Company, or, to the Knowledge of Company, any investigation or consideration of or decision made by any Person or Governmental Entity concerning whether to undertake or not undertake any Recall.

(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, in the past three years there have been no material defects in design, manufacturing, materials or workmanship including any failure to warn, or any breach of express or implied warranties or representations, which involve any product manufactured, shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of any Group Company. In the past three years, all manufacturing standards applied, testing procedures used, and product specifications disclosed to customers by any Group Company have complied in all material respects with all requirements established by any applicable Legal Requirement or Order of any Governmental Entity.

Section 3.28 Debt Financing. Hillman has entered into the Debt Commitment Letter and the Debt Fee Letter pursuant to which the Debt Financing Sources party thereto have committed to provide the Debt Financing, subject solely to the terms and conditions thereof and expressly stated in the Debt Commitment Letter, and a true, accurate and complete copy of the Debt Commitment Letter has been provided to Parent. Except as set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter, there are no conditions precedent to the availability of the Debt Financing. There are no other agreements, side letters or arrangements relating to the Debt Financing to which Hillman or any of its Affiliates is a party that could impose conditions to the funding of the Debt Financing, other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter.

Section 3.29 Disclaimer of Other Warranties. THE COMPANY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ARTICLE IV (AS QUALIFIED BY THE PARENT DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, NONE OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES HAS MADE, IS MAKING, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER PERSON, WITH RESPECT TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES, ASSETS OR PROPERTIES OF THE FOREGOING, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUTURE RESULTS, PROPOSED BUSINESSES OR FUTURE PLANS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY MADE BY PARENT AND MERGER SUB TO THE COMPANY IN ARTICLE IV (AS QUALIFIED BY THE PARENT DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, NONE OF PARENT, MERGER SUB NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES, HAS MADE, IS MAKING, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE TO THE COMPANY, COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER PERSON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO (a) THE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM BY OR ON BEHALF OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS; (b) ANY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT; OR (c) ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTION, FORECAST, ESTIMATE, BUDGET OR SIMILAR ITEM RELATING TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ANY OF THEIR BUSINESS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTIES, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PROJECTED OPERATIONS OF THE FOREGOING. THE COMPANY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY PROMISE, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IV (AS QUALIFIED BY THE PARENT DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) OR IN THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS CONDUCTED, TO ITS SATISFACTION, AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION OF PARENT, MERGER SUB AND THE BUSINESS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTIES, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PROJECTED OPERATIONS OF THE FOREGOING AND, IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION THE COMPANY HAS RELIED ON THE RESULTS OF ITS OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION, IN ADDITION TO THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IV OF THIS

AGREEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS ARTICLE III, CLAIMS AGAINST PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ANY OTHER PERSON SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN ANY RESPECT IN THE EVENT OF INTENTIONAL FRAUD IN THE MAKING OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN ARTICLE IV BY SUCH PERSON.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Except (a) as set forth in the letter dated as of the date of this Agreement and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company on or prior to the date of this Agreement (the Parent Disclosure Letter); and (b) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (to the extent the qualifying nature of such disclosure is readily apparent from the content of such Parent SEC Reports) excluding disclosures referred to in Forward-Looking Statements, Risk Factors and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements, Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:

Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification.

(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and as of immediately prior to the Closing, will be a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

(d) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary.

Section 4.2 Parent Subsidiaries. Other than Merger Sub, Parent has no direct or indirect Subsidiaries or participations in joint ventures or other entities, and does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity interests or other interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any Person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. Merger Sub has no assets or properties of any kind, does not now conduct and has never conducted any business, and has and will have at the Closing no obligations or liabilities of any nature whatsoever, except for such obligations as are imposed under this Agreement. Merger Sub is an entity that has been formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions.

Section 4.3 Capitalization.

(a) As of the date of this Agreement: (i) 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock are authorized and no shares are issued and outstanding; (ii) 380,000,000 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are authorized and 50,000,000 are issued and outstanding; (iii) 20,000,000 shares of Parent Class B Common Stock are authorized and (A) 12,500,000 are issued and outstanding; (B) in connection with the Closing of the Transactions, Parent has committed to cancel an aggregate of 3,828,000 shares of Parent Class B Common Stock; and (C) upon the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements, Parent has committed to issue 37,500,000 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock to the PIPE Investors; (iv) 16,666,667 Parent Public Warrants are outstanding; (v) 8,000,000 Parent Sponsor Warrants are outstanding. All outstanding Parent Class A Common Stock, Parent Class B Common Stock, Parent Public Warrants and Parent Sponsor Warrants have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights.

(b) The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 5,000 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock. As of the date hereof, 100 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock are issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of Merger Sub Common Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights, and are held by Parent free and clear of all Liens (other than any restrictions on sales of securities under applicable securities laws).

(c) Except for the Parent Public Warrants, Parent Sponsor Warrants and the Subscription Agreements, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, phantom stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments or Contracts of any kind to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating Parent or Merger Sub to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of Parent Capital Stock, Merger Sub Common Stock or any other shares of capital stock or other interest or participation in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into shares of Parent Capital Stock, Merger Sub Common Stock or any other shares of capital stock or other interest or participation in Parent or Merger Sub.

(d) Each share of Parent Common Stock, share of Merger Sub Common Stock and Parent Warrant (i) has been issued in compliance in all material respects with (A) applicable Legal Requirements; and (B) the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable; and (ii) was not issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any applicable Legal Requirements, the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, or any Contract to which any of Parent or Merger Sub is a party or otherwise bound by.

(e) Subject to approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters, the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock to be issued by Parent in connection with the Transactions, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will not be subject to any preemptive rights of any other stockholder of Parent and will be capable of effectively vesting in the Company Stockholders title to all such securities, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens arising pursuant to applicable securities Legal Requirements).

(f) Each holder of any of shares of Parent Capital Stock initially issued to the Sponsor in connection with Parents initial public offering (i) is obligated to vote all of such shares of Parent Capital Stock in favor of approving the Transactions; and (ii) is not entitled to elect to redeem any of such Parent pursuant to the Parents Organizational Documents.

(g) Except as set forth in the Parents Organizational Documents and in connection with the Transactions, there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreements or understandings to which Parent is a party or by which Parent is bound with respect to any ownership interests of Parent.

Section 4.4 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to (a) execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and each ancillary document that it has executed or delivered or is to execute or deliver pursuant to this Agreement; and (b) carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, to consummate the Transactions (including the Merger). The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which each of them is a party, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions (including the Merger) have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Sub, and no other proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are

necessary to authorize this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which each of them is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, other than approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which each of them is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other Parties, constitute the legal and binding obligations of Parent and Merger Sub (as applicable), enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub (as applicable) in accordance with their terms, except insofar as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.

Section 4.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a) Neither the execution, delivery nor performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which each of them is a party, nor (assuming approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters is obtained) the consummation of the Transactions shall (i) conflict with or violate their respective Organizational Documents; (ii) assuming that the consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, filings or permits referred to in Section 4.5(b) are duly and timely obtained or made, conflict with or violate any applicable Legal Requirements; or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or materially impair their respective rights or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of consent, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any of the properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Parent Material Contracts, except, with respect to clause (iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, does not, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, except (i) for the filing of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL; (ii) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, blue sky laws, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which Parent is qualified to do business; (iii) for the filing of any notifications required under the HSR Act and the expiration of the required waiting period thereunder; (iv) for the filing of the Investment Canada Act Notification; and (v) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, or prevent the consummation of the Merger.

Section 4.6 Compliance; Approvals. Since its incorporation or organization, as applicable, each of Parent and Merger Sub has complied in all material respects with and has not been in violation of any applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its business. Since the date of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, to the Knowledge of Parent, no investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has been pending or threatened. No written, or to the Knowledge of Parent, oral notice of non-compliance with any applicable Legal Requirements has been received by any of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is in possession of all Approvals necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such Approvals would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and Merger Sub, taken as a whole.

Section 4.7 Parent SEC Reports and Financial Statements.

(a) Parent has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed or furnished by Parent with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since Parents incorporation to the date of this Agreement, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date of this Agreement, the Parent SEC Reports), and will have filed all such forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date (the Additional Parent SEC Reports). All Parent SEC Reports, Additional Parent SEC Reports, any correspondence from or to the SEC or Nasdaq (other than such correspondence in connection with the initial public offering of Parent) and all certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act; or (ii) 18 U.S.C. § 1350 (Section 906) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to any of the foregoing (collectively, the Parent Certifications) are available on the SECs Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) in full without redaction. Parent has heretofore furnished to the Company true and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by Parent with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC and are currently in effect. The Parent SEC Reports were, and the Additional Parent SEC Reports will be, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Parent SEC Reports did not, and the Additional Parent SEC Reports will not, at the time they were or are filed, as the case may be, with the SEC contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Parent Certifications are each true and correct. Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Each director and executive officer of Parent has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required with respect to Parent by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. As used in this Section 4.7, the term file shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC or Nasdaq.

(b) The consolidated financial statements and notes contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Reports fairly present, and the financial statements and notes to be contained in or to be incorporated by reference in the Additional Parent SEC Reports will fairly present, the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of Parent as at the respective dates of, and for the periods referred to, in such financial statements, all in accordance with GAAP, and Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable, subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material) and the omission of notes to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable. Parent has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports. No financial statements other than those of Parent are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Parent.

Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth in Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as contemplated by this Agreement, since the date of Parents initial public offering, each of Parent and Merger Sub has conducted its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect and no change, event, state of facts, development or occurrence exists or has occurred which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.9 Litigation. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against or otherwise relating to Parent or Merger Sub, before any Governmental Entity (a) challenging or seeking to enjoining, alter or materially delay the Transactions; or (b) that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to Parent.

Section 4.10 Business Activities. Since their respective incorporation, none of Parent or Merger Sub has conducted any business activities other than activities (a) in connection with its organization; or (b) directed toward the accomplishment of a business combination. Except as set forth in the Parents Organizational Documents, there is no Contract or Order binding upon Parent or Merger Sub or to which any of them is a party which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of it, any acquisition of property by it or the conduct of business by it as currently conducted or as currently contemplated to be conducted (including, in each case, following the Closing).

Section 4.11 Parent Material Contracts. Section 4.11 of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each material contract (as such term is defined in Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which Parent or Merger Sub is party (the Parent Material Contracts), other than any such Parent Material Contract that is listed as an exhibit to Parents Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed in connection with Parents initial public offering.

Section 4.12 Parent Listing. The issued and outstanding Parent Units are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol LCYAU. The issued and outstanding shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol LCY. The issued and outstanding Parent Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol LCYAW. Parent is a member in good standing with Nasdaq. There is no action or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against Parent by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Parent Units, the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock or Parent Warrants or terminate the listing of Parent on Nasdaq. None of Parent or any of its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Parent Units, the Parent Class A Common Stock or Parent Warrants under the Exchange Act.

Section 4.13 PIPE Investment. Parent has entered into the Subscription Agreements with the PIPE Investors pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have, collectively, committed to make the PIPE Investment, subject solely to the terms and conditions thereof and expressly stated therein, and a true, accurate and complete copy of each Subscription Agreement has been provided to the Company. Except as set forth in the Subscription Agreements, there are no conditions precedent to the obligations of the PIPE Investors to provide the PIPE Investment or any contingencies that would permit the PIPE Investors to reduce the total amount of the PIPE Investment. There are no other agreements, side letters or arrangements relating to the PIPE Investment to which Parent or any of its Affiliates is a party that could impose conditions to the funding of the PIPE Investment, other than those set forth in the Subscription Agreements.

Section 4.14 Trust Account.

(a) As of January 22, 2021, Parent had approximately $500,086,473.96 in a trust account (the Trust Account), maintained and invested pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement (the Trust Agreement) effective as of October 8, 2020, by and between Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the Trustee) for the benefit of its public stockholders, with such funds invested in United States Government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act. Other than pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Subscription Agreements, the obligations of Parent under this Agreement are not subject to any conditions regarding Parents, its Affiliates, or any other Persons ability to obtain financing for the consummation of the Transactions.

(b) The Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and, to the Knowledge of Parent with respect to the Trustee, is valid and in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except insofar as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies. Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or, to the Knowledge of Parent, the Trustee. There are no separate Contracts, side letters or other understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) (i) between Parent and the Trustee that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Parent SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect; or (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, that would entitle any Person (other than stockholders of Parent holding Parent Class A Common Stock sold in Parents initial public offering who shall have elected to redeem their shares of Parent Class A Common Stock pursuant to Parents Organizational Documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except (A) to pay income and franchise Taxes from any interest income earned in the Trust Account; and (B) to redeem Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of Parents Organizational Documents. There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account.

Section 4.15 Taxes.

(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, with the appropriate taxing authorities all income and other material Tax Returns that are required to be filed by, or with respect to, Parent or Merger Sub. Such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and accurately reflect all material Liabilities for Taxes of Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable, for the periods covered thereby.

(b) All income and other material Taxes and Tax Liabilities due and payable by or with respect to the income, assets or operations of Parent and Merger Sub have been timely paid in full. All income and other material Taxes incurred but not yet due and payable (i) for periods covered by their financial statements have been accrued and adequately disclosed on such financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) for periods not covered by such financial statements have been accrued on the books and records of Parent and Merger Sub.

(c) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has been within the past five years or is currently the subject of any audit or other examination of Taxes by the taxing authorities of any nation, state or locality (and no such audit is pending or contemplated) that in either case has not been resolved nor has Parent or Merger Sub received any written notices from any taxing authority relating to any issue which could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Tax Liability of Parent or Merger Sub.

(d) All material amounts of Taxes that Parent or Merger Sub is, or was, required by applicable Legal Requirements to withhold or collect in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, member or other third party have been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper authorities to the extent due and payable. Parent and Merger Sub have complied in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements with respect thereto.

(e) No unresolved written claim has been made by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where Parent or Merger Sub does not file Tax Returns that Parent or Merger Sub is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(f) Parent is not and was not a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time during the five-year period ending on the Closing Date.

(g) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has entered into an agreement or waiver (that has not expired) or has been requested to enter into an agreement or waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or collection of material Taxes of Parent or Merger Sub.

(h) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has been included in any consolidated, unitary or combined Tax Return provided for under the laws of the United States, any non-U.S. jurisdiction or any state, province, prefect or locality for any taxable period for which the statute of limitations has not expired (other than a group the common parent of which is or was Parent or Merger Sub). Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any Liability for the Taxes of another Person (other than Parent or Merger Sub) pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax law) or as a transferee or a successor or as a result of a contractual obligation to indemnify any Person.

(i) There are no Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreements in effect as between Parent, Merger Sub or any predecessor or Affiliate thereof and any other Person under which Parent, the Company or any Company Subsidiary could be liable for any material Taxes or other claims of any Person (other than (i) any customary commercial agreement entered into in the ordinary course and not primarily concerning Taxes or (ii) any agreement solely among Parent and Merger Sub).

(j) During the two-year period ending on the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor Merger Sub was a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code.

(k) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any of the following that occurred or existed on or prior to the Closing Date (in each case where there is a reference to the Code or Treasury Regulations, including any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax law) (i) a ruling by, or written agreement with, a taxing authority, including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code, (ii) a prepaid amount or deferred revenue received outside the ordinary course, (iii) an intercompany item under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or an excess loss account under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19, (iv) a change in accounting method pursuant to Section 481 of the Code, (v) an installment sale or open transaction, or (vi) any income earned or accumulated earnings and profits that would result in an inclusion under Section 951(a), Section 951A or Section 965 of the Code.

(l) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has engaged in a reportable transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b).

(m) There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the assets of Parent or Merger Sub.

(n) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of Parent, no facts or circumstances exist (other than any facts or circumstances to the extent that such facts or circumstances exist or arise as a result of or relate to any act or omission occurring after the signing date by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates), in each case not contemplated by this Agreement, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(o) Parent and Merger Sub are each organized as corporations under the laws of Delaware and treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(p) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representations are made concerning the amount or availability of or any limitation on Parents or Merger Subs ability to utilize or otherwise benefit from net operating losses, capital losses, deductions, Tax credits and other similar items of Parent or Merger Sub, in each case, with respect to a taxable period or portion thereof ending after the Closing Date.

Section 4.16 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement will as of the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act and at the date the Proxy Statement is mailed to stockholders of Parent or at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to (a) statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by the Company or any other Group Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement; or (b) any projections or forecasts included in the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement.

Section 4.17 Board Approval; Stockholder Vote. The Parent Board and the board of directors of Merger Sub (including any required committee or subgroup of the Parent Board or the board of directors of Merger Sub, as applicable), as of the date of this Agreement, unanimously (a) approved and declared the advisability of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions; and (b) determined that the consummation of the Transactions is in the best interest of, as applicable, the stockholders of Parent or Merger Sub (as applicable). Other than the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters at the Special Meeting, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to approve the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 4.18 Employees; Benefit Plans. Other than any former officers or as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has never had any employees. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parents officers and directors in connection with activities on Parents behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Parent outside of the Trust Account, Parent has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any employee. Parent does not currently maintain or have any direct liability under any benefit plan, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents nor the consummation of the Transactions will: (a) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer or employee of Parent, except for the payment of $100,000 to each of the independent directors of the Parent at the Closing; or (b) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits.

Section 4.19 Title to Assets. Subject to the restrictions on use of the Trust Account set forth in the Trust Agreement, Parent owns good and marketable title to, or holds a valid leasehold interest in, or a valid license to use, all of the assets used by Parent in the operation of its business and which are material to Parent, free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens).

Section 4.20 Affiliate Transactions. Except as described in the Parent SEC Reports, no Contract between Parent, on the one hand, and any of the present or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or warrant holders or Affiliates of Parent (or an immediate family member of any of the foregoing), on the other hand, will continue in effect following the Closing, other than any such Contract that is not material to Parent.

Section 4.21 Brokers. Other than fees or commissions for which Parent will be solely responsible, none of Parent, Merger Sub, nor any of their respective Affiliates, including any Sponsor, has any liability or obligation to pay, or is entitled to receive, any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the Transactions.

Section 4.22 Disclaimer of Other Warranties. PARENT, AND MERGER SUB HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III (AS QUALIFIED BY THE COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, NONE OF THE COMPANY, ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES HAS MADE, IS MAKING, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, TO PARENT, MERGER SUB, ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER PERSON, WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS (OR ANY HOLDER OF DERIVATIVE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY), ANY OF THE GROUP COMPANIES OR ANY OF THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, BUSINESSES, ASSETS OR PROPERTIES OF THE FOREGOING, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUTURE RESULTS, PROPOSED BUSINESSES OR FUTURE PLANS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY MADE BY THE COMPANY TO PARENT AND MERGER SUB IN ARTICLE III (AS QUALIFIED BY THE COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, NONE OF THE COMPANY NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES, HAS MADE, IS MAKING, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE TO PARENT, MERGER SUB, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OTHER PERSON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO (a) THE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENT OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS; (b) ANY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT; OR (c) ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTION, FORECAST, ESTIMATE, BUDGET OR SIMILAR ITEM RELATING TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR BUSINESS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTIES, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR PROJECTED OPERATIONS. EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY PROMISE, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III (AS QUALIFIED BY THE COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS. EACH OF PARENT, AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS CONDUCTED, TO ITS SATISFACTION, AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION OF THE COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND THE BUSINESS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTIES, FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PROJECTED OPERATIONS OF THE FOREGOING AND, IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION TO PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTIONS, EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB HAS RELIED ON THE RESULTS OF ITS OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION, IN ADDITION TO THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III (AS QUALIFIED BY THE COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER AND THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO THEREIN) AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS SECTION 4.22, CLAIMS AGAINST THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN ANY RESPECT IN THE EVENT OF INTENTIONAL FRAUD IN THE MAKING OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN ARTICLE III BY SUCH PERSON.

ARTICLE V

CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE

Section 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. (a) During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Company shall, and shall cause each Group Company to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its respective business organizations, keep available the services of its officers and employees and maintain satisfactory relationships with licensors, suppliers, distributors, clients and others having business relationships with them, and conduct its respective operations (including its respective working capital and cash management practices) only in the Ordinary Course and except (1) as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements, (2) as may be required by another provision of this Agreement, (3) as the Company determines, in its reasonable judgment, may be necessary or desirable in light of COVID-19 (including to comply with or as a response to any Pandemic Measures), provided that any action taken in accordance with this clause (3) is taken in good faith and taken to preserve the continuity of the business of the Group Companies or the health and safety of their respective employees, and the Company shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, inform Parent of any such actions prior to the taking thereof and shall consider in good faith any suggestions or modifications from Parent with respect thereto, (4) as set forth on Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, or (5) to the extent that Parent shall otherwise provide its prior consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as required by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Parent, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, except (1) as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements, (2) as may be required by another provision of this Agreement, (3) as the Company determines, in its reasonable judgment, may be necessary or desirable in light of COVID-19 (including to comply with or as a response to any Pandemic Measures), provided that any action taken in accordance with this clause (3) is taken in good faith and taken to preserve the continuity of the business of the Group Companies or the health and safety of their respective employees, and the Company shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, inform Parent of any such actions prior to the taking thereof and shall consider in good faith any suggestions or modifications from Parent with respect thereto, (4) as set forth on Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, or (5) to the extent that Parent shall otherwise provide its prior consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries not to, do any of the following:

(i) except as otherwise required by any existing Company Benefit Plan or applicable Legal Requirements (A) increase or grant any increase in the compensation, bonus, fringe or other benefits of, or pay, grant or promise any bonus to, any current or former employee, director or individual independent contractor except such increases in the rate of base salary, target bonus or wage to any such Persons who are not directors or officers of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries that does not exceed 10% individually or 15% in the aggregate of such Persons current base salary or wage, as applicable; (B) grant or pay any severance or change in control pay or benefits to, or otherwise increase the severance or change in control pay or benefits of, any current or former employee, director or independent contractor; (C) enter into, amend (other than immaterial amendments) or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or any employee benefit plan, policy, program, agreement, trust or arrangement that would have constituted an

Company Benefit Plan if it had been in effect on the date of this Agreement (other than annual renewal of welfare plans in the Ordinary Course that does not result in a material increase in cost to the Group Companies); (D) take any action to amend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate the vesting or payment of, or otherwise fund or secure the payment of, any compensation or benefits under any Company Benefit Plan; (E) enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with a labor union, works council or similar organization; (F) hire or engage any new employee or individual independent contractor if such new employee or individual independent contractor will receive annual base compensation in excess of $250,000, other than in the Ordinary Course; or (G) terminate the employment or engagement, other than for cause, or any employee or individual independent contractor with an annual compensation in excess of $250,000;

(ii) (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect of any capital stock or split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock; (B) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any membership interests, capital stock or any other equity interests, as applicable, in any Group Company; (C) grant, issue sell or otherwise dispose, or authorize to issue sell, or otherwise dispose any membership interests, capital stock or any Company Award or other equity interests (such as stock options, stock units, restricted stock or other Contracts for the purchase or acquisition of such capital stock), as applicable, in any Group Company except as otherwise required by any existing Company Benefit Plan or applicable Legal Requirements; (D) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution; or (E) issue, deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber, or agree to any of the foregoing with respect to, any shares of capital stock or other equity securities or ownership interests or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity securities or ownership interests, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital stock or other equity securities or ownership interests or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity securities or other ownership interests, or enter into other agreements or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares, equity securities or other ownership interests or convertible or exchangeable securities;

(iii) amend the Organizational Documents of any Group Company, or form or establish any Subsidiary;

(iv) (A) merge, consolidate or combine with any Person; or (B) acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, purchasing any equity interest in or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, or enter into any Contract, letter of intent or similar arrangement (whether or not enforceable) with respect to the foregoing;

(v) (A) transfer, sell, assign, divest, license, sublicense, covenant not to assert, encumber, impair, abandon, fail to maintain, permit to lapse or expire, dedicate to the public, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, any real, tangible, or intangible rights, assets, or properties of any of the Group Companies (other than (x) non-exclusive licenses of Owned Intellectual Property granted by a Group Company to its customers or distributors in the Ordinary Course; (y) any sale, lease or disposition of real or tangible assets in the Ordinary Course; or (z) immaterial assets); (B) extend, amend, waive, cancel or modify any material

rights in or to any Owned Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property, in each case, that is material to any business of the Group Companies; (C) subject any Owned Intellectual Property to Copyleft Terms; or (D) divulge, disclose, furnish to or make accessible any material Trade Secrets of any Group Company (other than pursuant to a written agreement sufficiently restricting the disclosure and use of such Trade Secret);

(vi) (A) issue or sell any debt securities or rights to acquire any debt securities of any of the Group Companies or guarantee any debt securities of another Person; (B) make, incur, create or assume any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, or guarantee any Indebtedness of, any Person other than any of the Group Companies except for loans, advances or capital contributions pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of agreements or legal obligations existing as of the date of this Agreement, in each case set forth on Section 5.1(b)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and except for the Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Debt Documents and the Debt Financing (C) except in the Ordinary Course, create any material Liens on any material property or assets of any of the Group Companies in connection with any Indebtedness thereof (other than Permitted Liens); (D) cancel or forgive any Indebtedness owed to any of the Group Companies; or (E) make, incur or commit to make or incur any capital expenditures, other than in the Ordinary Course, or enter into any Contract, letter of intent or similar arrangement (whether or not enforceable) with respect to the such capital expenditure;

(vii) release, assign, compromise, settle or agree to settle any Legal Proceeding material to the Group Companies or their respective properties or assets, except for Legal Proceedings commenced in the Ordinary Course, and compromises, settlements and arrangements entered into in the Ordinary Course, involving potential payments by or to the Group Companies that do not exceed $1,000,000;

(viii) (A) except in the Ordinary Course (x) modify, amend or terminate in a manner that is, or is reasonably expected to be, material to the applicable Group Company, any Company Material Contract; (y) waive, delay the exercise of, release or assign any material rights or claims under any Company Material Contract or (z) incur or enter into a Contract requiring the Company to make any capital expenditures (other than consistent with the Companys existing capital expenditure budget made available to Parent prior to the date hereof); or (B) modify or amend any material term under the Existing Debt Documents or terminate or allow the termination of the Existing Credit Agreements or any commitments thereunder, except in connection with the Debt Financing;

(ix) except as required by U.S. GAAP or applicable Legal Requirements, make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices;

(x) (A) make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes, enter into any material Tax closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any material Tax claim or assessment, other than any extension pursuant to an extension to file any Tax Return; (B) file an amended Tax Return or knowingly surrender a claim for a refund of Taxes; or (C) incur any Liability for material Taxes, in each case of clauses (A) through (C), other than in the Ordinary Course;

(xi) effect, authorize, recommend, propose, announce an intention to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, restructuring, recapitalization, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

(xii) subject to Section 5.1(b)(ii) above, enter into or amend any agreement with, or pay, distribute or advance any assets or property to, any of its officers, directors, employees, partners, direct and indirect stockholders or other Affiliates, other than arms-length commercial transactions pursuant to the agreements set forth on Section 5.1(b)(xii) of the Company Disclosure Letter as existing on the date of this Agreement;

(xiii) engage in any material new line of business;

(xiv) implement any employee layoffs, plant closings, or similar events that individually or in the aggregate would give rise to any obligations or liabilities on the part of the Group Companies under WARN or any similar state or local mass layoff or plant closing Legal Requirement, other than in the Ordinary Course as a result of the expiration or termination of a Government Contract without renewal, a government shutdown or the reduction in the scope of work of a Government Contract; or

(xv) agree in writing or otherwise agree, commit or resolve to take any of the actions described in Section 5.1(b)(i) through (xiv) above.

(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent, directly or indirectly, any right to control or direct the operations of the Group Companies prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, each of the Company and Parent shall exercise, consistent with the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over their respective businesses.

Section 5.2 Conduct of Business by Parent and Merger Sub. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to, carry on its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, except to the extent that the Stockholder Representative shall otherwise consent in writing or as contemplated by this Agreement (including as contemplated by the PIPE Investment). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or as required by applicable Legal Requirements, without the prior written consent of the Stockholder Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, do any of the following:

(a) declare, set aside or pay dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect of any capital stock (or warrant) or split, combine or reclassify any capital stock (or warrant), effect a recapitalization or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock or warrant, or effect any like change in capitalization;

(b) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any equity securities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

(c) other than in connection with the PIPE Investment, grant, issue, deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber, or agree to any of the foregoing with respect to, any shares of capital stock or other equity securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity securities, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital stock or other equity securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity securities, or enter into other agreements or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares of capital stock or equity securities or convertible or exchangeable securities;

(d) amend its Organizational Documents or form or establish any Subsidiary;

(e) (i) merge, consolidate or combine with any Person; or (ii) acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any equity interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, or enter into any joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances;

(f) incur any Indebtedness or guarantee any such Indebtedness of another Person or Persons, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Parent, as applicable, enter into any keep well or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, in each case, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(g) except as required by GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) or applicable Legal Requirements, make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices;

(h) (i) make, change or revoke any material election concerning Taxes, enter into any material Tax closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to or relating to any material Tax claim or assessment, other than any extension pursuant to an extension to file any Tax Return; (ii) file an amended Tax Return or knowingly surrender a claim for a refund of Taxes; or (iii) incur any Liability for material Taxes, in each case of clauses (i) through (iii), other than in the ordinary course;

(i) create any material Liens on any material property or assets of Parent or Merger Sub;

(j) liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business or operations of Parent or Merger Sub;

(k) commence, settle or compromise any Legal Proceeding;

(l) engage in any material new line of business;

(m) amend the Trust Agreement or any other agreement related to the Trust Account; or

(n) agree in writing or otherwise agree, commit or resolve to take any of the actions described in Section 5.2(a) through (m) above.

ARTICLE VI

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 6.1 Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Special Meeting.

(a) Proxy Statement and Prospectus.

(i) As promptly as practicable following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in accordance with this Section 6.1(a), (A) Parent and the Company shall jointly prepare and, and Parent shall file with the SEC, mutually acceptable materials which shall include the proxy statement to be filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and sent to the stockholders of Parent relating to the Special Meeting (as amended or supplemented, the Proxy Statement) and (B) Parent shall prepare (with the Companys reasonable cooperation (including causing its Subsidiaries and Representatives to cooperate)) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus (the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Parent Common Stock that constitute the Aggregate Stock Consideration

(collectively, the Registration Statement Securities). Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement to comply with applicable Legal Requirements, including the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Parent also agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or blue sky permits and approvals and make all filings required to carry out the Transactions; provided, that Parent shall not be required to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified. The Company and Parent shall furnish all information concerning the Company, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries and any of their respective members or stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each of Parent and the Company agrees to furnish to the other all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, stockholders, and other equityholders and information regarding such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable or as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement, any Current Report on Form 8-K filed or furnished in connection with the Transactions, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries to any regulatory authority (including Nasdaq) in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the Offer Documents). Parent will cause the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement to be mailed to the holders of Parent Common Stock as of the record date to be established by the board of directors of Parent, promptly after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act.

(ii) Parent will advise the Company, promptly after Parent receives notice thereof, of the time when the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for any such purpose and of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement or for additional information. The Company and their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and any Offer Document each time before any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent shall give reasonable and good-faith consideration to any comments made by the Company and its counsel. Parent shall not file any such documents with the SEC without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). To the extent not prohibited by applicable Legal Requirement, Parent shall provide the Company and their counsel with (A) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that Parent or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement or Offer Documents promptly after receipt of those comments or other communications and (B) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of Parent to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good-faith consideration shall be given), including by participating with the Company or its counsel in any discussions or meetings with the SEC.

(iii) Each of Parent and the Company shall ensure that none of the information supplied by it or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (A) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading or (B) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the holders of Parent Common Stock and at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

(iv) If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors or officers is discovered by

the Company or Parent, which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement so that the Registration Statement/Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirement, disseminated to the holders of Parent Common Stock.

(v) The Registration Statement, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirement, including the rules and regulations of the SEC, also will register the resale of the shares of Parent Common Stock that constitute the Aggregate Stock Consideration, other than certain equity securities issuable under the New Parent Incentive Equity Plan that are based on Parent Common Stock and constitute a portion of the Aggregate Stock Consideration, which shall instead be registered pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable form, including Form S-1 or Form S-3) in accordance with this Section 6.1(a).

(b) Special Meeting. Parent shall, as promptly as practicable following the date the Registration Statement is declared effective, (i) cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the holders of Parent Common Stock in compliance with applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) duly call and give notice of a meeting of Parents stockholders (the Special Meeting) for a date that is as soon as practicable following the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective, for the purposes of obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval and, if applicable, any approvals related thereto and providing its stockholders with the opportunity to elect to redeem shares of Parent Class A Common Stock (the Parent Stockholder Redemption) in accordance with Parents Organizational Documents. Parent shall, through the Parent Board, recommend to the holders of Parent Common Stock (the Parent Recommendation): (1) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions; (2) the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger; (3) the approval of the Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be subsequently amended by mutual written agreement of the Company and Parent at any time prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement); (4) the approval of the adoption of the New Parent Incentive Equity Plan; (5) election of directors to the Parent Board; and (6) any other proposals the Parties deem necessary or desirable to consummate the Transactions (clauses (1) through (6), collectively, the Parent Stockholder Matters). Without the prior written consent of the Stockholder Representative and the Company (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Parent Stockholder Matters shall be the only matters (other than procedural matters) which Parent shall propose to be acted on by the holders of Parent Common Stock at the Special Meeting. Parent shall include the Parent Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The Parent Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Parent Recommendation (a Change in Recommendation); provided, that the Parent Board may make a Change in Recommendation if it determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that a failure to make a Change in Recommendation would constitute a breach of the Parent Boards fiduciary obligations to Parents stockholders under applicable Legal Requirements. Parent agrees that its obligation to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting for the purpose of seeking approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters shall not be affected by any Change in Recommendation, and Parent agrees to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting and submit for the approval of its stockholders the matters contemplated by the Proxy Statement as contemplated by this Section 6.1(b), regardless of whether or not there shall have occurred any Change in Recommendation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent shall be entitled to postpone or adjourn the Special Meeting (A) to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement that the Parent Board has determined in good faith is required by applicable Legal Requirements is disclosed to Parents stockholders and for such supplement or amendment to be promptly disseminated to Parents stockholders

prior to the Special Meeting; (B) if, as of the time for which the Special Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business to be conducted at the Special Meeting; or (C) in order to solicit additional proxies from stockholders for purposes of obtaining approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters; provided, that in the event of a postponement or adjournment pursuant to clauses (A) or (B) above, the Special Meeting shall be reconvened as promptly as practicable following such time as the matters described in such clauses have been resolved.

Section 6.2 Regulatory Approvals. As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event within ten Business Days after the date hereof, Parent and the Company shall each make all required filings under the HSR Act (collectively, the Antitrust Filings). Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other may request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act and will use reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods as soon as practicable. Each Party shall promptly provide the other with copies of all written communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance of all oral communications) between each of them, any of their Affiliates or any of its or their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject to applicable Legal Requirements, each Party shall (i) promptly notify the other Parties of any written communication made to or received by it from any Governmental Entity regarding the Transactions; (ii) permit each other to review in advance any proposed written communication to any such Governmental Entity and incorporate reasonable comments thereto; (iii) not agree to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any such Governmental Entity in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry concerning this Agreement or the Transactions unless, to the extent reasonably practicable, it consults with the other Party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other Party the opportunity to attend; and (iv) furnish each other with copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between such Party and their Affiliates and their respective representatives, on one hand, and any such Governmental Entity, on the other hand, in each case, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions. Parent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each pay 50% of any filing fees required by any Governmental Entities, including with respect to any registrations, declarations and filings required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Transactions, including filing fees in connection with filings under the HSR Act. As promptly as practicable following the Closing, and no later than 30 days after the Closing, Parent shall prepare and file the Investment Canada Act Notification.

Section 6.3 Other Filings; Press Release.

(a) As promptly as practicable after execution of this Agreement, Parent will prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement, the form and substance of which shall be approved in advance in writing by the Company.

(b) Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall also issue a joint press release announcing the execution of this Agreement.

(c) Parent shall prepare a draft Current Report on Form 8-K announcing the Closing, together with, or incorporating by reference, the Financial Statements prepared by the Company and its accountant, and such other information that may be required to be disclosed with respect to the Transactions in any report or form to be filed with the SEC (Closing Form 8-K), the form and substance of which shall be approved in advance in writing by the Stockholder Representative. Prior to Closing, Parent and the Company shall prepare a joint press release announcing the consummation of the Transactions hereunder (Closing Press Release). Concurrently with the Closing, Parent shall issue the Closing Press Release. Concurrently with the Closing, or as soon as practicable thereafter, Parent shall file the Closing Form 8-K with the SEC.

Section 6.4 Confidentiality; Communications Plan; Access to Information.

(a) Parent and the Company acknowledge that they are parties to the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Following Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall be superseded in its entirety by the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that if for any reason this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Beginning on the date hereof and ending 18 months following the date of this Agreement (but perpetually with respect to any trade secrets), each Party (the Receiving Party) agrees to maintain in confidence any non-public information received from each other Party (the Disclosing Party), and to use such non-public information only for purposes of consummating the Transactions. Such confidentiality obligations will not apply to (i) information which was known to the Receiving Party or its agents or Representatives prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party; (ii) information which is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of this Agreement or an existing obligation of confidentiality; (iii) information acquired by the Receiving Party or its agents or Representatives from a third party who was not bound to a known obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party; (iv) information developed by the Receiving Party independently without any reliance on the non-public information received from the Disclosing Party; (v) disclosure required by applicable Legal Requirement or stock exchange rule; or (vi) disclosure consented to in writing by the Disclosing Party.

(b) None of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives shall make any public announcement or issue any public communication regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any matter related to the foregoing, without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Company or Parent, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except (i) if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Legal Requirements, in which case the Party proposing such announcement shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, first allow such other Parties to review such announcement or communication and have the opportunity to comment thereon and the disclosing Party shall consider such comments in good faith; (ii) in the case of the Company or the Company Stockholders, Parent and their respective Affiliates, if such announcement or other communication is made in connection with fundraising or other investment related activities and is made to such Persons direct and indirect investors (other than the Sponsors) or potential investors or financing sources subject to an obligation of confidentiality; (iii) to the extent provided for in the Communications Plan, internal announcements to employees of the Group Companies; (iv) to the extent such announcements or other communications contain only information previously disclosed in a public statement, press release or other communication previously approved in accordance with Section 6.3 or this Section 6.4(b); (v) announcements and communications to Governmental Entities in connection with registrations, declarations and filings relating to the Transactions required to be made under this Agreement; and (vi) communications to customers and suppliers of the Group Companies for purposes of seeking any consents and approvals required in connection with the Transactions.

(c) The Company will afford Parent and its financial advisors, accountants, counsel and other Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable prior notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel of the Group Companies during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the business, including the status of business development efforts, properties, results of operations and personnel of the Group Companies, as Parent may reasonably request in connection with the Transactions; provided, however, that (i) any such access shall be conducted in a manner not to unreasonably interfere with the businesses or operations of the Company, and (ii) the Company may, in its reasonable discretion, require Parent and its Representatives to comply with any applicable Legal Requirements or Company policies regarding access to such personnel and Company

premises in connection with COVID-19 or any Pandemic Measures, including, if the Company determines in its reasonable judgment to be necessary or desirable, providing such access solely via videoconference or other electronic means. Parent will afford the Company and its financial advisors, underwriters, accountants, counsel and other Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books, records and personnel of Parent during the period prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the business, including properties, results of operations and personnel of Parent, as the Company may reasonably request in connection with the consummation of the Transactions; provided, however, that any such access shall be conducted in a manner not to unreasonably interfere with the businesses or operations of Parent.

Section 6.5 Reasonable Best Efforts.

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to applicable Legal Requirements, each of the Parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions, including using their reasonable best efforts to (i) cause the conditions precedent set forth in Article VII to be satisfied, (ii) obtain all necessary actions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental Entities and third parties, including any consents, approvals or waivers from third parties referred to on Section 6.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (iii) make all necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities, if any), (iv) defend any Legal Proceeding challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed, and (v) execute or deliver any additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate, and fully carry out the purposes of, the Transactions.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Section 6.5 shall be deemed to require any Party or any of their respective Affiliates to agree to any divestiture by itself or any of its Affiliates of shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or property, the imposition of any limitation on the ability of any of them to conduct their business or to own or exercise control of their respective assets, properties and capital stock, or the incurrence of any liability or expense.

(c) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Parent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each notify the other in writing promptly after learning of any stockholder demands or other stockholder Legal Proceedings (including derivative claims) relating to this Agreement, any Transaction Document or any matters relating thereto other than any appraisal claims contemplated by Section 2.9 (collectively, the Transaction Litigation) commenced against, in the case of Parent or Merger Sub, any of Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of Parent or Merger Sub) or, in the case of the Company, any Group Company or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a representative of a Group Company). Parent and the Company shall each (i) keep the other reasonably informed regarding any Transaction Litigation, (ii) give the other the opportunity to, at its own cost and expense, participate in the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and (iii) consider in good faith the others advice with respect to any such Transaction Litigation; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent or Merger Sub, on one hand, or the Company, any other Group Company, on the other hand, or, in any case, any of their respective Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of the Company or Parent, as the case may be.

Section 6.6 [Reserved.]

Section 6.7 No Parent Securities Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its controlled Affiliates, directly or indirectly, shall engage in any transactions involving the securities of Parent prior to the time of the making of a public announcement regarding all of the material terms of the business and operations of the Company and the Transactions. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to require each of its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, contractors, associates, clients, customers and Representatives, to comply with the foregoing requirement.

Section 6.8 No Claim Against Trust Account. Each of the Company and the Stockholder Representative acknowledge that Parent has established the Trust Account, which holds the proceeds of its initial public offering, for the benefit of its public stockholders. For and in consideration of Parent entering into this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Company and the Stockholder Representative, each for itself and its respective Affiliates it has the authority to bind, hereby agrees it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any assets in the Trust Account (or distributions therefrom to (i) the holders of Parent Class B Common Stock upon the Parent Stockholder Redemption and (ii) the underwriters of Parents initial public offering in respect of their deferred underwriting commissions held in the Trust Account, in each case as set forth in the Trust Agreement (collectively, the Trust Distributions)), and hereby irrevocably waives any right, title, interest or claim of any kind it has or may have in the future in or to the Trust Account (including the Trust Distributions) and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account or any funds distributed therefrom (including the Trust Distributions) for any reason whatsoever. The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by Parent to induce Parent to enter in this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and each of their respective Affiliates that it has the authority to bind under applicable Legal Requirements. To the extent the Company or any of its Affiliates that it has the authority to bind commences any Legal Proceeding against Parent or any of its Affiliates based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent, its Affiliates or its Representatives, which Legal Proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against Parent, its Affiliates or its Representatives, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that each of the Companys and such Affiliates sole remedy shall be against assets of Parent or such Affiliate or Representatives not in the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Company or such Affiliates (or any Person claiming on any of their behalves) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including the Trust Distributions) or any amounts contained in the Trust Account while in the Trust Account.

Section 6.9 Disclosure of Certain Matters. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Stockholder Representative will promptly provide the other Parties with prompt written notice of any event, development or condition of which they have Knowledge, that (a) is reasonably likely to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VII not to be satisfied; or (b) would require any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement.

Section 6.10 Securities Listing. Parent will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on Nasdaq at Closing. During the period from the date hereof until the Closing, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Parent Class A Common Stock and Parent Warrants listed for trading on Nasdaq. After the Closing, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing for trading of the Parent Common Stock, Parent Units, and Parent Warrants on Nasdaq.

Section 6.11 No Solicitation.

(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Key Company Stockholders not to (and each Key Company Stockholder has acknowledged to the Company that it shall not), and shall direct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, enter into or continue discussions, negotiations or transactions with, or encourage or respond to any inquiries or proposals by, or provide any information to, any Person (other than Parent and its agents, Representatives, advisors) concerning any merger, sale of ownership interests and/or assets of the Company, recapitalization or similar transaction (each, a Company Business Combination); (ii) enter into any agreement regarding, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or cooperate in any way that would otherwise reasonably be expected to lead to a Company Business Combination; or (iii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding a Company Business Combination. In addition, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Key Company Stockholders to, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Company Business Combination.

(b) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Parent and Merger Sub shall not, and shall direct their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, enter into or continue discussions or transactions with, or encourage or respond to any inquiries or proposals by, or provide any information to, any Person (other than the Company, the Company Stockholders and their respective Representatives) concerning any merger, purchase of ownership interests or assets of or by Parent, recapitalization or similar business combination transaction (each, a Parent Business Combination); (ii) enter into any agreement regarding, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or cooperate in any way that would otherwise reasonably be expected to lead to a Parent Business Combination; or (iii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding a Parent Business Combination. Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Parent Business Combination.

(c) Each Party shall promptly (and in no event later than 24 hours after becoming aware of such inquiry, proposal, offer or submission) notify the other Parties (and in the case of Parents receipt of a Parent Business Combination proposal, Parent shall also provide notice to the Stockholder Representative) if it or, to its Knowledge, any of its or its Representatives receives any inquiry, proposal, offer or submission with respect to a Company Business Combination or Parent Business Combination, as applicable (including the identity of the Person making such inquiry or submitting such proposal, offer or submission), after the execution and delivery of this Agreement. If either Party or its Representatives receives an inquiry, proposal, offer or submission with respect to a Company Business Combination or Parent Business Combination, as applicable, such Party shall provide the other Parties with a copy of such inquiry, proposal, offer or submission (and in the case of Parents receipt, Parent shall also provide copies to the Stockholder Representative).

Section 6.12 Trust Account. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee (which notice Parent shall provide to the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement) (a) in accordance with and pursuant to the Trust Agreement and Parents Organizational Documents, at the Closing, Parent

(i) shall cause the documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered; and (ii) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, distribute the Trust Account, including all amounts payable (A) to holders of Parent Common Stock who participate in the Parent Stockholder Redemption; (B) for income Tax or other Tax obligations of Parent prior to Closing; (C) for any Parent Transaction Costs; (D) as repayment of loans and reimbursement of expenses to directors, officers and stockholders of Parent; and (E) all amounts payable pursuant to Section 1.5; and (b) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate, except as otherwise provided therein.

Section 6.13 Directors and Officers Liability Insurance.

(a) Parent agrees that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses now existing in favor of the current or former directors or officers, as the case may be, of any Group Company (each, together with such persons heirs, executors or administrators, a D&O Indemnified Party), as provided in their respective Organizational Documents or in any indemnification agreement with any Group Company set forth on Section 6.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect. For a period of six years from the Closing Date, Parent shall cause the Group Companies to maintain in effect the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of such Group Companys Organizational Documents as in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date or in any indemnification agreements of each Group Company with any D&O Indemnified Party as in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date, and Parent shall, and shall cause the Group Companies to, not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any D&O Indemnified Party; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses in respect of any Legal Proceedings pending or asserted or any claim made within such period shall continue until the disposition of such Legal Proceeding or resolution of such claim. From and after the Closing Date, Parent shall cause the Group Companies to honor, in accordance with their respective terms, each of the covenants contained in this Section 6.13 without limit as to time.

(b) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall purchase a tail or runoff directors and officers liability insurance policies (the D&O Tail) in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each such Person that is a director or officer of a Group Company currently covered by a directors and officers liability insurance policies of one or more Group Companies on terms with respect to coverage, deductibles and amounts no less favorable than those of such policy in effect on the date of this Agreement for the six-year period following the Closing. Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain the D&O Tail in full force and effect for its full term and cause all obligations thereunder to be honored by the Group Companies, as applicable, and no other party shall have any further obligation to purchase or pay for such insurance pursuant to this Section 6.13(b).

(c) The rights of each D&O Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such person may have under the Organizational Documents of any Group Company, any other indemnification arrangement, any applicable Legal Requirement or otherwise. The obligations of Parent and the Group Companies under this Section 6.13 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any D&O Indemnified Party without the consent of such D&O Indemnified Party. The provisions of this Section 6.13 shall survive the Closing and expressly are intended to benefit, and are enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Parties, each of whom is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 6.13.

(d) If Parent or, after the Closing, any Group Company, or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger; or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or such Group Company, as applicable, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.13.

Section 6.14 New Parent Incentive Equity Plan. Prior to the effectiveness of the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement, the Parent Board shall approve and adopt, subject to obtaining the approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters, an equity incentive plan, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G and with any changes or modifications thereto as the Company and Parent may mutually agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (the New Parent Incentive Equity Plan), in the manner prescribed under applicable Legal Requirements, effective as of one day prior to the Closing Date.

Section 6.15 280G Approval. To the extent that any disqualified individual (within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) has the right to receive any payments or benefits that would be deemed to constitute parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder), then, the Company will (a) no later than five days prior to the Closing Date, solicit and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from each such disqualified individual a waiver of such disqualified individuals rights to some or all of such payments or benefits (the Waived 280G Benefits) so that any remaining payments and/or benefits shall not be deemed to be excess parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder); and (b) no later than two days prior to the Closing Date, with respect to each individual who agrees to the waiver described in clause (a), submit to a vote of holders of the equity interests of the Company entitled to vote on such matters, in the manner required under Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, along with adequate disclosure intended to satisfy such requirements (including Q&A 7 of Section 1.280G-1 of such regulations), the right of any such disqualified individual to receive the Waived 280G Benefits. Prior to, and in no event later than three days prior to soliciting such waivers and approval, the Company shall provide drafts of such waivers and approval materials to Parent for its reasonable review and comment, and the Company shall consider in good faith any such comments. No later than three days prior to soliciting the waivers, the Company shall provide Parent with the calculations and related documentation to determine whether and to what extent the vote described in this Section 6.15 is necessary in order to avoid the imposition of Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent evidence that a vote of the stockholders of the Company was solicited in accordance with the foregoing and shall inform Parent whether the requisite number of votes of the stockholders of the Company was obtained with respect to the Waived 280G Benefits or that the vote did not pass and the Waived 280G Benefits will not be paid or retained.

Section 6.16 Tax Matters.

(a) Each Group Company shall prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all Tax Returns required to be filed by it that are due on or before the Closing Date (taking into account any extensions), and shall timely pay all Taxes that are due and payable on or before the Closing Date (taking into account any extensions). Any such Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice (unless otherwise required by law). Unless it would be unreasonable for Parent to withhold, condition or delay the written consent contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence, the Company shall cause each income and other material Tax Return (i) to be provided to Parent for review and comment as soon as reasonably practicable before the due date of each such Tax Return and (ii) to not be filed without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(b) All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, excise, recording, value added and other such similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) (Transfer Taxes) that become payable in connection with or by reason of the execution of this Agreement and the Transactions shall be borne and paid by Parent. Parent shall prepare and timely file, or shall cause to be prepared and

timely filed, any Tax Return or other document with respect to such Transfer Taxes; provided, however, that the Stockholder Representative will reasonably cooperate with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Transfer Taxes shall not include any taxes on or determined with respect to net income.

(c) On the Closing Date, the Company shall provide Parent with a certificate on behalf of the Company, prepared in a manner consistent and in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.897-2(g), (h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3), certifying that no interest in the Company is, or has been during the relevant period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a United States real property interest within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, and a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service prepared in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2) (together, a FIRPTA Certificate), except that the sole recourse for Parent if this condition is not met is to withhold on the proceeds payable to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements.

(a) The Company shall terminate, or cause there to be terminated, any and all tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreements, arrangements or undertakings in effect, written or unwritten, on the Closing Date as between the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Person, on the other hand, for all Taxes, regardless of the period in which such Taxes are imposed, and there shall be no continuing obligation to make any payments under any such agreements, arrangements or undertakings.

Section 6.17 Financing.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, prior to Closing, Parent shall use, and shall cause its Affiliates to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the proceeds of the PIPE Investment on the terms and conditions described in the Subscription Agreements, including using reasonable best efforts to (i) satisfy (or, if deemed advisable by Parent, obtain the waiver of) on a timely basis all conditions in the Subscription Agreements that are within its control (including payment of all fees and expenses) and comply with its obligations thereunder, (ii) maintain in effect the Subscription Agreements in accordance with their terms and (iii) diligently enforce all of its rights under the Subscription Agreements (and any definitive agreements related thereto), including to commence or pursue litigation for the purposes of enforcing the obligations of the PIPE Investors to fund the PIPE Investment. Parent shall not and shall cause its Affiliates not to take or refrain from taking, directly or indirectly, any action that could reasonably be expected to result in a default under or failure of any of the conditions contained in, or materially impair, delay or prevent consummation of the PIPE Investment contemplated by the Subscription Agreement. Parent shall give the Company prompt notice of any material breach by any party to the Subscription Agreements of which Parent has become aware or any termination (or alleged or purported termination in writing) of any Subscription Agreements. Parent shall keep the Company informed on a reasonably current basis in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to obtain the proceeds of the PIPE Investment and shall not permit any amendment or modification to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under, any Subscription Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, that any amendment, modification or waiver that is solely ministerial in nature or otherwise immaterial and does not affect any economic or any other material term of a Subscription Agreement shall not require the prior written consent of the Company.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, prior to Closing, the Company shall cause Hillman to use reasonable best efforts to obtain the proceeds of the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Debt Commitment Letter (subject to any market flex provisions contained in the Debt Fee Letter), including using reasonable best efforts to (i) negotiate definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Financing (the Definitive Debt Agreements) consistent with the terms and conditions contained in the Debt Commitment Letter, (ii) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions in the Debt Commitment Letter that are within its control and comply with its obligations thereunder, (iii) maintain in effect the Debt Commitment Letter and Debt Fee Letter in accordance with

their terms and (iv) diligently enforce all of its rights under the Debt Commitment Letter and Debt Fee Letter, provided, however, that the Company, Hillman and their Affiliates shall not be required to commence or pursue litigation, and neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall have any right to compel the Company, Hillman or their Affiliates to commence or pursue litigation, to enforce the obligations of the Debt Financing Sources to fund the Debt Financing. The Company shall not and shall cause its Affiliates not to take or refrain from taking, directly or indirectly, any action that could reasonably be expected to result in a default under or failure of any of the conditions contained in, or materially impair, delay or prevent consummation of the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter or in any Definitive Debt Agreement related to the Debt Financing.

(c) The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any material breach by any party to the Debt Commitment Letter of which the Company has become aware or any termination (or alleged or purported termination in writing) of the Debt Commitment Letter. The Company shall keep Parent informed on a reasonably current basis in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to obtain the proceeds of the Debt Financing and shall not permit any amendment or modification to, or any waiver of any material provision or remedy under, the Debt Commitment Letter entered into at or prior to the date hereof if such amendment, modification, waiver or remedy (i) would materially delay the occurrence of the Closing, (ii) reduces the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing, or (iii) adds or imposes new conditions or amends the existing conditions to the drawdown of the Debt Financing, in each case, in any material respect.

(d) Prior to the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Parent and Merger Sub agree, and Parent and Merger Sub shall cause its appropriate officers and employees, to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing (including the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter that are within its control) as may be reasonably requested by the Company and Hillman, including by (i) participating in (including making appropriate officers available for) a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies at mutually agreeable times and locations and upon reasonable advance notice, (ii) assisting with the preparation of customary marketing materials, rating agency presentations and offering documents (including a public side version), (iii) executing and delivering customary management authorization letters and confirmations to the Debt Financing Sources authorizing the distributions of information to prospective lenders and containing customary representations to the Debt Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing, (iv) furnishing the Company and Hillman at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (to the extent requested at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date), with all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, (v) cooperating reasonably with the Debt Financing Sources due diligence, to the extent customary and reasonable and (vi) reasonably cooperating with the marketing and syndication efforts of Hillman and the Debt Financing Sources.

(e) Prior to the earlier of the Closing and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Stockholder Representative and the Company agree, and the Company shall cause each Group Company and its and their appropriate officers and employees, to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in connection with the arrangement of the PIPE Investment (including the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in the Subscription Agreements) as may be reasonably requested by Parent, including by (i) participating in (including making appropriate officers of the Company and its subsidiaries available for) a reasonable number of meetings, presentations, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies at mutually agreeable times and locations and upon reasonable advance notice and (ii) assisting with the preparation of customary materials for actual and potential PIPE Investors, rating agency presentations and private placement memoranda required in connection with the PIPE Investment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) such requested cooperation shall not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of any Group Company, (B) no Group Company shall be required to pay any

commitment or other similar fee or incur any other Liability or obligation in connection with the PIPE Investment prior to the Closing, (C) no Group Company nor any of their respective officers, directors, or employees shall be required to execute or enter into or perform any agreement with respect to the PIPE Investment that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective prior to the Closing (other than any customary management representation and authorization letter in connection with marketing materials contemplated by the Financing) and (D) Persons who are on the board of directors or the board of managers (or similar governing body) of any Group Company prior to the Closing in their capacity as such shall not be required to pass resolutions or consents to approve or authorize the execution of the PIPE Investment. Nothing contained in this Section 6.17 or otherwise shall require any Group Company, prior to the Closing, to be an issuer or other obligor with respect to the PIPE Investment.

(f) None of the Stockholder Representative, the Group Companies, their Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives shall be required to take any action that would subject such Person to actual or potential liability, to bear any cost or expense or to pay any commitment or other similar fee or make any other payment or incur any other liability or provide or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the PIPE Investment or their performance of their respective obligations in connection with the PIPE Investment under this Section 6.17 or any information utilized in connection therewith. Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Stockholder Representative, the Group Companies, their Affiliates and their respective Representatives from and against any and all Loss suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of the PIPE Investment and the performance of their respective obligations in connection with the PIPE Investment under this Section 6.17 and any information utilized in connection therewith, for any of the foregoing except to the extent the same is the result of (i) claims based upon the accuracy of any historical information provided by or on behalf of the Stockholder Representative, any Group Company or their respective Affiliates and Representatives expressly for use in connection with the arrangement of the PIPE Investment or (ii) the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud committed by or on behalf of the Stockholder Representative, any Group Company or their respective Affiliates and Representatives.

(g) The Company shall, and the Company shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, take all such actions as are appropriate to effect the Refinancing, the Trust Preferred Redemption and the Junior Debenture Redemption (as such terms are defined in the Debt Commitment Letter) on the Closing Date. The Company shall, and the Company shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, deliver all customary notices and take all other reasonably necessary actions to facilitate the termination on the Closing Date of all commitments in respect of the Existing Credit Agreements, the repayment in full on the Closing Date of all obligations in respect of such Indebtedness, and the release on the Closing Date of any Liens securing such Indebtedness and guarantees in connection therewith. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent prior to the Closing executed payoff letters with respect to Existing Credit Agreements (each, a Payoff Letter) in form and substance customary for transactions of this type, from the applicable agents on behalf of the persons to whom such Indebtedness is owed, which Payoff Letters together with any related release documentation shall, among other things, include the payoff amount and provide that Liens (and guarantees), if any, granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements relating to the assets, rights and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries securing or relating to such Indebtedness, shall, upon the payment of the amount set forth in the applicable Payoff Letter at or prior to the Effective Time, be released and terminated. The obligations of the Company pursuant to this Section 6.17(g) shall be subject to Parent or Merger Sub providing or causing to be provided all funds required to effect all such repayments at or prior to the Effective Time; provided that, no such repayment shall be required to be made prior to the Effective Time.

(h) None of Parent, Merger Sub, their Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives shall be required to take any action that would subject such Person to actual or potential liability, to bear any cost or expense or to pay any commitment or other similar fee or make any other

payment or incur any other liability or provide or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the Debt Financing or their performance of their respective obligations in connection with the Debt Financing under this Section 6.17 or any information utilized in connection therewith. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent, Merger Sub, their Affiliates and their respective Representatives from and against any and all Loss suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing and the performance of their respective obligations in connection with the Debt Financing under this Section 6.17 and any information utilized in connection therewith, for any of the foregoing except to the extent the same is the result of (i) claims based upon the accuracy of any historical information provided by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates and Representatives expressly for use in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing or (ii) the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud committed by or on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates and Representatives.

Section 6.18 Board of Directors. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that effective immediately after the Effective Time, the Parent Board shall initially consist of nine (9) directors, which shall be divided into three (3) classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class consisting of three (3) directors. The members of the Parent Board and their applicable class, effective immediately after the Effective Time, are set forth on Section 6.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter and shall be reflected in the Proxy Statement filed with the SEC and mailed to the holders of Parent Common Stock.

Section 6.19 Release.

(a) Effective upon and following the Closing, Parent, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and Representatives, generally, irrevocably, unconditionally and completely releases and forever discharges each Company Stockholder, its Affiliates, and its and their respective Related Parties, (collectively, the Company Stockholder Released Parties) from all disputes, claims, losses, controversies, demands, rights, Liabilities, actions and causes of action of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, arising from any matter concerning any Group Company occurring prior to the Closing Date (other than as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents), including for controlling equityholder liability or breach of any fiduciary duty relating to any pre-Closing actions or failures to act by the Company Stockholder Released Parties; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.19(a) shall release any Company Stockholder Released Parties from (i) their obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents; or (ii) as applicable, any disputes, claims, losses, controversies, demands, rights, Liabilities, breaches of fiduciary duty, actions and causes of action arising out of such Company Stockholder Released Partys employment by any Group Company.

(b) Effective upon and following the Closing, each Company Stockholder, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its Affiliates and Representatives, generally, irrevocably, unconditionally and completely releases and forever discharges each of Parent and each Group Company, their respective Affiliates, and its and their respective Related Parties (collectively, the Parent Released Parties) from all disputes, claims, losses, controversies, demands, rights, Liabilities, actions and causes of action of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, arising from any matter concerning any Group Company occurring prior to the Closing Date (other than as contemplated by this Agreement, including with respect to Section 6.13, or the other Transaction Documents); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.19 shall release the Parent Released Parties from their obligations (i) under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or (ii) with respect to any salary, bonuses, vacation pay or employee benefits accrued pursuant to a Company Benefit Plan in effect as of the date of this Agreement or any expense reimbursement pursuant to a policy of the Group Companies in effect as of the date of this Agreement accrued in the Ordinary Course.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO THE TRANSACTION

Section 7.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Partys Obligations. The respective obligations of each Party to this Agreement to effect the Merger and the other Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived only by mutual written agreement of Parent and Company:

(a) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no Legal Proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn.

(b) Parent Stockholder Approval. The Parent Stockholder Matters shall have been duly adopted by the stockholders of Parent in accordance with the DGCL, the Parents Organizational Documents and the Nasdaq rules and regulations.

(d) Parent Stockholder Redemption. The Parent Stockholder Redemption shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof and the Parents Organizational Documents.

(e) Minimum Cash. At the Effective Time, the Closing Available Proceeds shall be equal to or exceed $639,000,000.

(f) Required Funds. The aggregate amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents held by Parent and the Group Companies, collectively, immediately after the Closing, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by Section 1.5, will equal or exceed $50,000,000.

(g) Maximum Indebtedness. The aggregate amount of (i) the Post-Closing Indebtedness, minus (ii) Cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent and the Group Companies, collectively, immediately following Closing, shall not exceed the sum of (A) $885,000,000, plus (B) an amount equal to any increased borrowings after December 26, 2020 under the Existing ABL Credit Agreement of up to $100,000,000.

(h) HSR Act. All applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) under the HSR Act will have expired or otherwise been terminated.

(i) Redemption of Debentures, Trust Preferred Securities and Notes. At the Closing, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions, (i) all outstanding debentures shall be redeemed and thereupon the Debentures Indenture shall be discharged and all outstanding Trust Preferred Securities shall be redeemed, and (ii) all outstanding Notes shall be redeemed pursuant to the Notes Indenture (or an amount deposited with the trustee under the Notes Indenture to satisfy the Notes) and thereupon the Notes Indenture shall be discharged.

(j) Illegality. There shall not be in effect any Governmental Order or applicable Legal Requirement enjoining, restricting or making illegal the consummation of the Transactions.

(k) Listing. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger shall be approved for listing on Nasdaq.

(l) Tangible Assets. Parent shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following the exercise by the holders of Parent Class A Common Stock issued in Parents initial public offering of securities and outstanding immediately before the Closing of their right to convert their Parent Class A Common Stock held by them into a pro rata share of the Trust Account in accordance with Parents Organizational Documents.

Section 7.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate and effect the Merger and the other Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by the Company:

(a) Representations and Warranties of Parent. The Fundamental Representations of Parent shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation contained therein) on and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); and all other representations and warranties of Parent set forth in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation contained therein) on as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties of Parent to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and is not reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Performance. Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to Closing Date, in each case in all material respects.

(c) Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation. The Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(d) No Parent Material Adverse Effect. No Parent Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.

Section 7.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate and effect the Merger and the other Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Parent:

(a) Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Fundamental Representations of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation contained therein) on and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); and all other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III hereof shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation contained therein) on as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties of the Company to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and is not reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Performance. The Company shall have performed or complied with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a) by mutual written agreement of Parent and the Stockholder Representative at any time;

(b) by either Parent or the Stockholder Representative if the Transactions shall not have been consummated by July 24, 2021 (the Outside Date); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Transactions to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement;

(c) by either Parent or the Stockholder Representative if a Governmental Entity shall have issued an Order or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions, including the Merger, which Order or other action is final and nonappealable;

(d) by the Stockholder Representative, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, or if any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Article VII would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become untrue; provided, that if such breach is curable by Parent or Merger Sub prior to the Closing, then the Stockholder Representative may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(d) until the earlier of (i) 30 days after delivery of written notice from the Stockholder Representative to Parent of such breach if such breach then remains uncured, and (ii) the Outside Date; provided, further, that the Stockholder Representative may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement and such breach has not been cured;

(e) by Parent, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement on the part of the Company or the Stockholder Representative or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Article VII would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become untrue; provided, that if such breach is curable by the Company or the Stockholder Representative prior to the Closing, then Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(e) until the earlier of (i) 30 days after delivery of written notice from Parent to the Stockholder Representative of such breach if such breach then remains uncured, and (ii) the Outside Date; provided, further, that Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement and such breach has not been cured;

(f) by either Parent or the Stockholder Representative, if the Parent Stockholder Redemption results in the condition set forth in Section 7.1(l) (Tangible Assets) becoming incapable of being satisfied at the Closing;

(g) by either Parent or the Stockholder Representative, if the Parent Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the required vote at the Special Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof;

(h) by Parent, if the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained within two Business Days after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and delivered or otherwise made available to the holders of Parent Common Stock; and

(i) by Parent, if the Company does not deliver, or cause to be delivered to Parent, a Company Voting and Support Agreement executed by the Key Company Stockholders within one Business Day following the date of this Agreement.

Section 8.2 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination.

(a) Any termination of this Agreement under Section 8.1 will be effective immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the terminating Party to the other Parties.

(b) In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect and the Transactions shall be abandoned, except for and subject to the following: (i) Section 6.4 (Confidentiality; Communications Plan; Access to Information), Section 6.8 (No Claim Against Trust Account), this Section 8.2 (Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination), Article X (General Provisions), Schedule A (Defined Terms) and the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement; and (ii) nothing herein shall relieve any Party from liability for any intentional breach of this Agreement or intentional fraud in the making of the representations and warranties in this Agreement.

ARTICLE IX

NO SURVIVAL

Section 9.1 No Survival. None of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and all rights, claims and causes of action (whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, or whether at law or in equity) with respect thereto shall terminate at the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither this Section 9.1 nor anything else in this Agreement to the contrary shall limit (a) the survival of any covenant or agreement of the Parties which by its terms is required to be performed or complied with in whole or in part after the Closing, which covenants and agreements shall survive the Closing in accordance with their respective terms; or (b) any claim against any Person with respect to intentional fraud in the making of the representations and warranties by such Person in Article III or Article IV, as applicable.

ARTICLE X

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 10.1 Stockholder Representative.

(a) The Stockholder Representative shall act as the Representative of the Company Stockholders in respect of all matters arising under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, and shall be authorized to act, or refrain from acting, with respect to any actions to be taken by or on behalf of any Company Stockholder or the Stockholder Representative, including to enforce any rights granted to any Company Stockholder hereunder, in each case as the Stockholder Representative believes is necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, for and on behalf of the Company

Stockholders. The Company Stockholders shall be bound by all such actions taken by the Stockholder Representative and no Company Stockholder shall be permitted to take any such actions. The Stockholder Representative is serving as the Stockholder Representative solely for purposes of administrative convenience, and is not personally liable (except in its capacity as a Company Stockholder hereunder) for any of the obligations of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of Company Stockholders hereunder, and Parent (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) agrees that it will not look to the Stockholder Representative or the underlying assets of the Stockholder Representative for the satisfaction of any obligations of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Company Stockholders. The Stockholder Representative shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken, in connection with the performance by the Stockholder Representative of the Stockholder Representatives duties or the exercise by the Stockholder Representative of the Stockholder Representatives rights and remedies under this Agreement or any Transaction Document, except in the case of its bad faith or willful misconduct. No bond shall be required of the Stockholder Representative. The Stockholder Representative may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. The Stockholder Representative shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any Transaction Document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Stockholder Representative shall have the full power and authority to interpret all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, and to consent to any amendment hereof or thereof on behalf of all Company Stockholders and their respective successors. Parent shall be entitled to rely on all statements, representations, decisions of, and actions taken or omitted to be taken by, the Stockholder Representative relating to this Agreement or any Transaction Document.

(b) The Company Stockholders will indemnify and hold harmless the Stockholder Representative from and against any and all Losses arising out of or in connection with the Stockholder Representatives execution and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Document, in each case as such Loss is suffered or incurred; provided, that in the event that any such Loss is finally adjudicated to have been directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Stockholder Representative, the Stockholder Representative will reimburse the Company Stockholders the amount of such indemnified Loss to the extent attributable to such gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Stockholder Representative shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company Stockholders for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances (including fees and disbursements of its counsel, experts and other agents and consultants) incurred by the Stockholder Representative in such capacity. In the event that the Stockholder Representative determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the funds paid to the Stockholder Representative pursuant to Section 2.12 or otherwise exceed the Stockholder Representative Expenses, the Stockholder Representative shall pay such excess amount pro rata to the Company Stockholders, as an addition to such portions of the Purchase Price received by Company Stockholders; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall such excess amount become payable to Parent or the Surviving Corporation. In no event will the Stockholder Representative be required to advance its own funds on behalf of the Company Stockholders or otherwise. The Company Stockholders acknowledge and agree that the foregoing indemnities will survive the resignation or removal of the Stockholder Representative and the termination of this Agreement.

(c) The Stockholder Representative may resign at any time by giving 30 days notice to Parent and the Company Stockholders; provided, however, in the event of the resignation or removal of the Stockholder Representative, a new Stockholder Representative (who shall be reasonably acceptable to Parent) shall be appointed by the vote or written consent of the Company Stockholders who held of a majority of the Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 10.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) on the date established by the sender as having been delivered personally; (b)

one Business Day after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier guaranteeing overnight delivery; or (c) on the date delivered, if delivered by email, with confirmation of transmission. Such communications, to be valid, must be addressed as follows:

if to Parent or Merger Sub, and to the Company following Closing, to:

Landcadia Holdings III, Inc.

1501 West Loop South.

Houston, TX 77027

Attention: Steven L. Scheinthal

General Counsel

E-mail: sscheinthal@ldry.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

White & Case LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: Joel L. Rubinstein

Michael A. Deyong

Email: joel.rubinstein@whitecase.com

michael.deyong@whitecase.com

if to the Company prior to the Closing, to:

HMAN Group Holdings Inc.

c/o The Hillman Group, Inc.

10590 Hamilton Avenue

Cincinnati, Ohio 45231

Attention: Doug Cahill

Doug Roberts

Email: doug.cahill@hillmangroup.com

doug.roberts@hillmangroup.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Attention: David Blittner

Laura Steinke

Email: david.blittner@ropesgray.com

laura.steinke@ropesgray.com

and to the Stockholder Representative.

if to the Stockholder Representative, to:

c/o CCMP Capital L.P.

277 Park Avenue, 27^th Floor

New York, NY 10172

Attention: Joe Scharfenberger

Richard Jansen

Email: joe.scharfenberger@ccmpcapital.com

richard.jansen@ccmpcapital.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Attention: David Blittner

Laura Steinke

Email: david.blittner@ropesgray.com

laura.steinke@ropesgray.com

or to such other address or to the attention of such Person or Persons as the recipient Party has specified by prior written notice to the sending Party (or in the case of counsel, to such other readily ascertainable business address as such counsel may hereafter maintain). If more than one method for sending notice as set forth above is used, the earliest notice date established as set forth above shall control.

Section 10.3 Interpretation. The words hereof, herein, hereinafter, hereunder, and hereto and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subsection of this Agreement and reference to a particular section of this Agreement will include all subsections thereof, unless, in each case, the context otherwise requires. The definitions of the terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context shall require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, subsections or clauses, such reference shall be to a Section, subsection or clause of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated the words include, includes and including when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words without limitation. References to writing or comparable expressions include a reference to facsimile transmission or comparable means of communication, including electronic mail, provided the sender complies with the provisions of Section 10.2. The phrase made available means that the subject documents or other materials were included in and available at the Project Helios online datasite hosted by Datasite at least one Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When reference is made herein to the business of an entity, such reference shall be deemed to include the business of all direct and indirect subsidiaries of such entity. Reference to the subsidiaries of an entity shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect subsidiaries of such entity. The word or shall be disjunctive but not exclusive. The word extent in the phrase to the extent means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, if applicable, and such phrase does not mean simply if. When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day. References to a particular statute or regulation including all rules and regulations thereunder and any predecessor or successor statute, rule, or regulation, in each case as amended or otherwise modified from time to time. All references to currency amounts in this Agreement shall mean United States dollars.

Section 10.4 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement, the Transaction Documents and each other document executed in connection with the Transactions, and the consummation thereof, may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same document and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery by electronic transmission to counsel for the other Parties of a counterpart executed by a Party, including by electronic signature, shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the previous sentence.

Section 10.5 Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any other documents and instruments and agreements among the Parties as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto (a) constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; and (b) are not intended to confer upon any other Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies, other than (i) the rights, at and after the Effective Time, of Persons pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.13 and Section 10.14 (which will be for the benefit of the Persons set forth therein) and (ii) the rights of the Debt Financing Sources, each of whom (x) is an express third-party beneficiary of Section 10.7, Section 10.8, Section 10.9, Section 10.12, Section 10.13, Section 10.14(b) and this Section 10.5(b) to the extent such sections affect the rights and obligations of the Debt Financing Sources and (y) shall be entitled to enforce such provisions and rely thereon.

Section 10.6 Severability. In the event that any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement, or the application thereof, is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future applicable Legal Requirement (a) such provision will be fully severable; (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof; (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by such severance; and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.

Section 10.7 Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, prior to the Closing, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Party shall be entitled to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction and immediate injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy and without bond or other security being required, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that it may be difficult to prove damages with reasonable certainty, that it may be difficult to procure suitable substitute performance, and that injunctive relief and/or specific performance will not cause an undue hardship to the Parties. Each of the Parties hereby further acknowledges that the existence of any other remedy contemplated by this Agreement does not diminish the availability of specific performance of the obligations hereunder or any other injunctive relief. Each Party hereby further agrees that in the event of any action by any other party for specific performance or injunctive relief, it will not assert that a remedy at law or other remedy would be adequate or that specific performance or injunctive relief in respect of such breach or violation should not be available on the grounds that money damages are adequate or any other grounds. Parent acknowledges and agrees that the Stockholder Representative shall be entitled to bring an action for specific enforcement to cause Parent to seek to enforce the provisions of the Subscription Agreements to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to such Subscription Agreements as if it were a party thereto.

Section 10.8 Governing Law. This Agreement and the consummation the Transactions, and any action, suit, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of this Agreement and the consummation of the

Transactions, or the validity, interpretation, breach or termination of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal law of the State of Delaware regardless of the law that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all disputes against any Debt Financing Source under the Debt Commitment Letter related to this Agreement or the facts and circumstances leading to its execution, whether in contract, tort or otherwise (including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter), will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York.

Section 10.9 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) Except as provided in Section 6.16, each of the Parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Delaware or the federal courts located in the State of Delaware in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware for such Person and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Each Party and any Person asserting rights as a third-party beneficiary may do so only if he, she or it hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such Person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason; (ii) such Legal Proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such court; (iii) such Persons property is exempt or immune from execution; (iv) such Legal Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum; or (v) the venue of such Legal Proceeding is improper. Each Party and any Person asserting rights as a third-party beneficiary hereby agrees not to commence or prosecute any such action, claim, cause of action or suit other than before one of the above-named courts, nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit to any court other than one of the above-named courts, whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Each Party hereby consents to service of process in any such Legal Proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, and further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 10.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 10.9, any Party may commence any action, claim, cause of action or suit in a court other than the above-named courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the above-named courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Parties agrees that it will not bring or support any action against the Debt Financing Sources, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to any Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof, whether based on contract, tort or otherwise, in any forum other than exclusively in federal court sitting in the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York.

(b) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENT WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY (INCLUDING, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, ANY DEBT FINANCING SOURCE) MAY DO SO ONLY IF HE, SHE OR IT IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS, AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM RELATING THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY NOR ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF

OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY NOR ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.

Section 10.10 Rules of Construction. Each of the Parties agrees that it has been represented by independent counsel of its choice during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each Party hereto and its counsel cooperated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement and the documents referred to herein and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.

Section 10.11 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whether or not the Transactions are consummated, each Party will pay its own costs and expenses incurred in anticipation of, relating to and in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions.

Section 10.12 Assignment. No Party may assign, directly or indirectly, including by operation of law, either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Parties; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may assign its rights under this Agreement to its lenders providing financing in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Debt Financing Sources) for collateral security purposes, it being understood that no such assignment shall relieve Parent of any of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the first sentence of this Section 10.12, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 10.13 Amendment; Extension; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended by the Parties at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties. At any time prior to the Closing, Parent (on behalf of itself and Merger Sub), on the one hand, and the Stockholder Representative (on behalf of itself, the Company and the Company Stockholders), on the other hand, may, to the extent not prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Party; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to the other Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such Party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Section 10.5(b) (Third-Party Beneficiaries), Section 10.7 (Other Remedies; Specific Performance), Section 10.8 (Governing Law), Section 10.9 (Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial), Section 10.12 (Assignment), Section 10.14(b) (No Recourse) and this Section 10.13 (and any definitions used therein and any other provision in this Agreement that would have the effect of amending, supplementing, modifying, replacing or waiving such definitions or provisions or the substance thereof) may not be amended, supplemented, modified, replaced or waived without the consent of any Debt Financing Source directly and adversely affected by such amendment, supplement, modification, replacement or waiver. Delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right. In the event any provision of any of the other Transaction Document in any way conflicts with the provisions of this Agreement (except where a provision therein expressly provides that it is intended to take precedence over this Agreement), this Agreement shall control.

Section 10.14 No Recourse.

(a) This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Legal Proceeding for breach of this Agreement or any other claim of any nature whatsoever arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation thereof, its subject matter, or the Transactions, may only be made against, the entities that are expressly identified herein as Parties to this Agreement, and no other Person including any Related Parties of the Parties (each, a Nonparty Affiliate) shall have any liability (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) under this Agreement or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, and no personal liability shall attach to any Nonparty Affiliate, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by the enforcement of any judgment, fine or penalty or by virtue of any Legal Requirement or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties will not, and will not cause or permit any other Person to, hold or attempt to hold any Nonparty Affiliate liable for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished by the Company or any Nonparty Affiliate, or their respective agents or other Representatives, concerning the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, this Agreement or the Transactions. The provisions of this Section 10.14 are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by the Nonparty Affiliates and each such Person shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 10.14. This Section 10.14 shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parties.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, (a) in no event shall Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives (i) seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Debt Financing Source in connection with this Agreement or (ii) seek to enforce the commitments against, make any claims for breach of the Debt Commitment Letter against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, or otherwise sue, any Debt Financing Source for the Debt Financing in connection with (y) this Agreement or (z) the obligations of the Debt Financing Sources for the Debt Financing under the Commitment Letter; it being agreed that the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) shall include the agreement not to commence (and, if commenced, agrees to dismiss or otherwise terminate, and not to assist) any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, petition, grievance, complaint, suit or proceeding against any Debt Financing Source, and (b) Parent and Merger Sub on behalf of themselves and their respective Affiliates and Representatives hereby (i) acknowledges that no Debt Financing Source shall have any liability to Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement or for any claim made by Parent or Merger Sub based on, in respect of, or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, any dispute relating to, or arising from, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letters or the performance thereof, (ii) waives any rights or claims of any kind or nature (whether in law or in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) Parent or Merger Sub may have against any Debt Financing Source relating to this Agreement, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letters or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Nothing in this Section 10.14(b) shall in any way limit or qualify the rights and obligations of (x) the Debt Financing Sources for the Debt Financing and the other parties to the Debt Financing (or the definitive documents related thereto) to each other thereunder or in connection therewith and (y) Parent against the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, no Debt Financing Source shall be subject to any special, consequential, punitive or indirect damages or damages of a tortious nature with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Debt Financing or the Debt Commitment Letters.

Section 10.15 Legal Representation. Parent hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates (including, after the Closing, the Company), and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the Waiving Parties), that Ropes & Gray LLP (or any successor) may represent the Company Stockholders or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the Company), in each case, in connection with any Legal Proceeding or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Transactions, notwithstanding its representation (or any continued representation) of the Group Companies

or other Waiving Parties, and each of Parent and the Company on behalf of itself and the Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising therefrom or relating thereto. Parent and the Company acknowledge that the foregoing provision applies whether or not Ropes & Gray LLP provides legal services to any Group Companies after the Closing Date. Each of Parent and the Company, for itself and the Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all communications, written or oral, between any Group Company, any Company Stockholder and their respective counsel, including Ropes & Gray LLP, made in material connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Transaction Documents or the Transactions, are privileged communications that do not pass to the Company notwithstanding the Merger, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the CCMP Parties (the Privileged Communications), without any waiver thereof. Parent and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company or otherwise (including in the Knowledge or the officers and employees of the Company), in any adverse Legal Proceeding between Parent or the Company, on the one hand, and any Company Stockholder, on the other hand, and Parent and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company or otherwise (including in the Knowledge of the officers and employees of the Company).

Section 10.16 Disclosure Letters and Exhibits. The Company Disclosure Letter and Parent Disclosure Letter shall each be arranged in separate parts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections in this Agreement, and the information disclosed in any numbered or lettered part shall be deemed to relate to and to qualify only the particular provision set forth in the corresponding numbered or lettered Section or subsection of this Agreement, except to the extent that (a) such information is cross-referenced in another part of the Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter, as applicable; or (b) it is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure (without any independent Knowledge on the part of the reader regarding the matter disclosed) that such information qualifies another provision in this Agreement. The specification of any dollar amount in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Company Disclosure Letter and Parent Disclosure Letter is not intended to imply that such amounts (or higher or lower amounts) are or are not material, and no Party shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter in any dispute or controversy between the Parties as to whether any obligation, item, or matter not described herein or included in Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement. The inclusion of any item in the Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment by the Company or Parent, as applicable, that the matter is required to be disclosed by the terms of this Agreement, nor shall such disclosure be deemed (i) an admission of any breach or violation of any Contract or applicable Legal Requirement, (ii) an admission of any liability or obligation to any third party, or (iii) to establish a standard of materiality. The disclosure of any items or information that is not required by this Agreement to be so included is solely for informational purposes and the convenience of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as applicable. In addition, under no circumstances shall the disclosure of any matter in this Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter, where a representation or warranty of the Company or Parent, as applicable, is limited or qualified by the materiality of the matters to which the representation or warranty is given or by Company Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect, respectively, imply that any other undisclosed matter having a greater value or other significance is material or would have a material adverse effect. Neither the Company nor Parent shall be prejudiced in any manner whatsoever, and no presumptions shall be created, by virtue of the disclosure of any matter in the Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter, as applicable, which otherwise is not required to be disclosed by this Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.


LANDCADIA HOLDINGS III, INC.

By:
Name:		[●]
Title:		[●]

HELIOS SUN MERGER SUB, INC.

By:
Name:		[●]
Title:		[●]

HMAN GROUP HOLDINGS INC.

By:
Name:		[●]
Title:		[●]

CCMP SELLERS REPRESENTATIVE, LLC

By:
Name:		[●]
Title:		[●]

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]

SCHEDULE A

Defined Terms

(a) Index of Terms. Terms defined in this Agreement are organized alphabetically as follows, together with the Section and, where applicable, paragraph, number in which definition of each such term is located:


A&R Letter Agreement		Recitals

A&R Registration Rights Agreement		Recitals

Additional Hillman SEC Reports		Section 3.7(a)

Additional Parent SEC Reports		Section 4.7(a)

Affiliate		Schedule A Section 2

Aggregate Stock Consideration		Schedule A Section 2

Agreement		Preamble

Antitrust Filings		Section 6.2

Antitrust Laws		Schedule A Section 2

Approvals		Section 3.6(b)

Financial Statements		Section 3.7(b)

Balance Sheet Date		Section 3.7(b)

Business Day		Schedule A Section 2

Cash and Cash Equivalents		Schedule A Section 2

CCMP Parties		Schedule A Section 2

Certificate		Section 2.6(a)

Certificate of Merger		Section 1.5(c)

Change in Recommendation		Section 6.1(b)

Closing		Section 1.1

Closing Available Proceeds		Schedule A Section 2

Closing Date		Section 1.1

Closing Form 8-K		Section 6.3(c)

Closing Press Release		Section 6.3(c)

Code		Schedule A Section 2

Communications Plan		Section 6.4(b)

Company		Preamble

Company Award		Schedule A Section 2

Company Benefit Plan		Section 3.11(a)

Company Board		Recitals

Company Business Combination		Section 6.11(a)

Company Capital Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Company Common Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Company Disclosure Letter		Article III


Company Incentive Plan		Schedule A Section 2

Company IT Systems		Schedule A Section 2

Company Material Adverse Effect		Schedule A Section 2

Company Material Contract		Section 3.19(a)

Company Options		Schedule A Section 2

Company Real Property Leases		Schedule A Section 2

Company Restricted Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Company Stockholder		Schedule A Section 2

Company Stockholder Approval		Schedule A Section 2

Company Stockholder Released Parties		Section 6.19(a)

Company Subsidiaries		Section 3.2(a)

Company Transaction Costs		Schedule A Section 2

Company Voting and Support Agreement		Recitals

Confidentiality Agreement		Schedule A Section 2

Contract		Schedule A Section 2

Copyleft Terms		Section 3.17(f)

Copyrights		Schedule A Section 2 (Definition of Intellectual Property)

D&O Indemnified Party		Section 6.13(a)

D&O Tail		Section 6.13(b)

Definitive Debt Agreements		Section 6.16(b)

DGCL		Recitals

Disclosing Party		Section 6.4(a)

Dissenting Shares		Schedule A Section 2

EDGAR		Schedule A Section 2

Effective Time		Section 2.1

Environmental Law		Schedule A Section 2

ERISA		Schedule A Section 2

ERISA Affiliate		Schedule A Section 2

Exchange Act		Schedule A Section 2

Exchange Agent		Section 2.8(a)

Exchange Fund		Section 2.8(b)

Excluded Share		Section 2.6(d)

Existing ABL Credit Agreement		Schedule A Section 2

Existing Credit Agreements		Schedule A Section 2

Existing Debt Documents		Schedule A Section 2

Existing Indentures		Schedule A Section 2

Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement		Schedule A Section 2

Financial Statements		Section 3.7(b)


FIRPTA Certificate		Section 6.16(c)

Fully Diluted Company Shares		Schedule A Section 2

Fundamental Representations		Schedule A Section 2

GAAP		Schedule A Section 2

Governmental Entity		Schedule A Section 2

Governmental Order		Schedule A Section 2

Group Companies		Schedule A Section 2

Group Companies Privacy Notices		Section 3.18(a)

Hazardous Material		Schedule A Section 2

Hillman		Recitals

Hillman Certifications		Section 3.7(a)

Hillman Financial Statements		Section 3.7(c)

Hillman HoldCo		Schedule A Section 2

Hillman SEC Reports		Section 3.7(a)

Hillman Trust		Schedule A Section 2

HSR Act		Schedule A Section 2

Hillman Trust		Schedule A Section 2

Indebtedness		Schedule A Section 2

Insider		Section 3.21

Insurance Policies		Section 3.20

Intellectual Property		Schedule A Section 2

Intended Tax Treatment		Recitals

Investment Canada Act Notification		Schedule A Section 2

IT Systems		Schedule A Section 2

Key Company Stockholders		Schedule A Section 2

Knowledge		Schedule A Section 2

Leased Real Property		Schedule A Section 2

Legal Proceeding		Schedule A Section 2

Legal Requirements		Schedule A Section 2

Letter Agreement		Schedule A Section 2

Licensed Intellectual Property		Schedule A Section 2

Lien		Schedule A Section 2

Losses		Schedule A Section 2

Losses		Schedule A Section 2

Merger		Recitals

Merger Sub		Preamble

Merger Sub Common Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Nasdaq		Schedule A Section 2


New Parent Incentive Equity Plan		Section 6.14

Nonparty Affiliates		Section 10.14

Notes		Schedule A Section 2

Notes Indenture		Schedule A Section 2

NYSE Amex		Schedule A Section 2

Oak Hill Parties		Schedule A Section 2

OFAC		Schedule A Section 2

Offer Documents		Section 6.1(a)(i)

Order		Schedule A Section 2

Ordinary Course		Schedule A Section 2

Organizational Documents		Schedule A Section 2

Outside Date		Section 8.1(b)

Owned Intellectual Property		Schedule A Section 2

Parent		Preamble

Parent A&R Bylaws		Recitals

Parent Board		Recitals

Parent Board Recommendation		Recitals

Parent Business Combination		Section 6.11(b)

Parent Capital Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Cash		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Certifications		Section 4.7(a)

Parent Class A Common Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Class B Common Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Capital Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Disclosure Letter		Article IV

Parent Financing Certificate		Section 1.2

Parent Material Adverse Effect		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Material Contracts		Section 4.11

Parent Option		Section 2.7(a)

Parent Preferred Stock		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Public Warrants		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Recommendation		Recitals

Parent Released Parties		Section 6.19(b)

Parent Restricted Stock		Section 2.7(b)

Parent RSUs		Section 2.7(c)

Parent SEC Reports		Section 4.7(a)

Parent Sponsor Warrants		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Stockholder Approval		Schedule A Section 2


Parent Stockholder Matters		Section 6.1(b)

Parent Stockholder Redemption		Section 6.1(b)

Parent Stockholder Redemption Amount		Section 1.2(a)

Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation		Recitals

Parent Transaction Costs		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Units		Schedule A Section 2

Parent Warrants		Schedule A Section 2

Parties		Preamble

Patents		Schedule A Section 2 (Definition of Intellectual Property)

Payoff Letter		Section 6.17(g)

Permitted Lien		Schedule A Section 2

Person		Schedule A Section 2

Personal Information		Schedule A Section 2

PIPE Investment		Recitals

PIPE Investors		Recitals

Post-Closing Indebtedness		Schedule A Section 2

Privacy Laws		Schedule A Section 2

Privileged Communications		Section 10.15

Product Liability Occurrence		Schedule A Section 2

Proxy Statement		Section 6.1(a)(i)

Proxy Statement/Registration Statement		Section 6.1(a)(i)

Purchase Price		Schedule A Section 2

Recall		Schedule A Section 2

Receiving Party		Section 6.4(a)

Registration Statement		Schedule A Section 2

Registration Statement Securities		Section 6.1

Related Parties		Schedule A Section 2

Remedies Exception		Section 3.4

Representatives		Schedule A Section 2

SEC		Schedule A Section 2

Securities Act		Schedule A Section 2

Special Meeting		Section 6.1(b)

Specified Business Conduct Laws		Schedule A Section 2

Sponsors		Schedule A Section 2

Stockholder Agreement		Schedule A Section 2

Stockholder Representative		Preamble

Stockholder Representative Expenses		Section 2.12


Subscription Agreements		Schedule A Section 2

Subsidiary		Schedule A Section 2

Surrender Documentation		Section 2.8(c)

Surviving Corporation		Recitals

Tax/Taxes		Schedule A Section 2

Tax Return		Schedule A Section 2

Trade Secrets		Schedule A Section 2 (Definition of Intellectual Property)

Trademarks		Schedule A Section 2 (Definition of Intellectual Property)

Transaction Documents		Schedule A Section 2

Transaction Litigation		Section 6.5(c)

Transactions		Schedule A Section 2

Transfer Taxes		Section 6.16(b)

Treasury Regulations		Schedule A Section 2

Trustee		Section 4.14(a)

Trust Account		Section 4.14(a)

Trust Agreement		Section 4.14(a)

Waived 280G Benefits		Section 6.15

Waiving Parties		Section 10.15

WARN		Section 3.12(d)

Trust Declaration		Schedule A Section 2

Trust Preferred Securities		Schedule A Section 2

(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

Adjusted Purchase Price shall mean (a) the Purchase Price, plus (b) the aggregate exercise price that would be paid to the Company in respect of all Company Options if all Company Options were exercised in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (without giving effect to any net exercise or similar concept).

Adjusted Per Share Merger Value shall mean (a) the Adjusted Purchase Price, divided by (b) the number of Fully Diluted Company Shares.

Affiliate shall mean, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, Control (including with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, that a direct or indirect holder of 50% of a Persons voting securities shall be presumed to control such Person.

Aggregate Stock Consideration shall mean a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the aggregate Closing Stock Per Share Amount payable with respect to all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Antitrust Laws shall mean the HSR Act and any federal, state or foreign law, regulation or decree designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or the significant impediment of effective competition, including merger control procedures.

Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Legal Requirements to close.

Cash and Cash Equivalents shall mean the cash and cash equivalents, including checks, money orders, marketable securities, short-term instruments, negotiable instruments, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts on hand, in lock boxes, in financial institutions or elsewhere, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and all bank, brokerage or other similar accounts. For the avoidance of doubt: (a) Cash and Cash Equivalents shall be determined in accordance with GAAP; and (b) the amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents as of any given time shall be: (i) decreased by any restricted cash (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and any checks, drafts and wires issued as of such time that have not yet cleared; and (ii) increased by any deposits in transit as of such time that have not yet cleared.

CCMP Parties shall mean, collectively, CCMP Capital Investors III, L.P., CCMP Capital Investors (Employee) III, L.P., CCMP Co-Invest III A, L.P.

Closing Available Proceeds shall mean an amount equal to (a) Parent Cash as of the Closing, after deducting any amounts required to satisfy (i) the Parent Stockholder Redemption Amount and (ii) any Company Transaction Costs and Parent Transaction Costs and any Parent Liabilities, plus (b) the PIPE Investment Amount actually received by Parent at or prior to the Closing.

Closing Stock Per Option Amount shall mean, with respect to each Company Option, a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value, divided by (b) $10.

Closing Stock Per Restricted Share Amount shall mean, with respect to each share of unvested Company Restricted Stock, a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value, divided by (b) $10.

Closing Stock Per Share Amount shall mean, with respect to each share of Company Common Stock, a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value, divided by (b) $10.

Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company Award shall mean a Company Option, Company RSU or Company Restricted Stock.

Company Capital Stock shall mean, collectively, (a) the Company Common Stock, (b) the preferred stock, par value $0.01, of the Company, and (c) any other class or series of capital stock of the Company.

Company Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Company Incentive Plan means the Company 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

Company IT Systems shall mean any and all IT Systems owned, leased, licensed, or outsourced by or for any Group Company and used (or held for use in) the conduct of the business of the Group Companies.

Company Material Adverse Effect shall mean any change, event, state of facts, development or occurrence that, individually or when aggregated with other changes, events, states of facts, developments or occurrences (a) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Group Companies, taken as a whole; or (b) is reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay or impede the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that no change, event, occurrence or effect arising out of or related to any of the following, shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect pursuant to clause (a) has occurred: (i) acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest or terrorism; (ii) earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, pandemics or other natural or man-made disasters; (iii) epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19), disease outbreaks, or public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization or the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States), or any escalation or worsening thereof; (iv) any Pandemic Measures or any change in any such Legal Requirement, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof; (v) changes attributable to the public announcement or pendency of the Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Entities); (vi) changes or proposed changes in applicable Legal Requirements; (vii) changes or proposed changes in GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) after the date of this Agreement; (viii) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debit, securities, financial, capital or reinsurance markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets), in each case, in the United States or anywhere else in the world; (ix) events or conditions affecting the hardware, home solutions or personal protection equipment industries and markets; (x) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, provided that this clause (x) shall not prevent a determination that any change, event, or occurrence underlying such failure has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect; or (xi) any actions required to be taken, or required not to be taken, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that if a change or effect related to clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) through (ix) disproportionately adversely affects the Group Companies, taken as a whole, compared to other Persons operating in the same industry as the Group Companies, then such disproportionate impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Company Options shall mean any options granted under the Company Incentive Plan to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.

Company Optionholder shall mean a holder of a Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Company Real Property Lease shall mean any of the leases, subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements and other similar documents related to the Group Companies use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property, including all amendments, and modifications thereto and guarantees thereof.

Company Restricted Stock shall mean a share of Company Common Stock that, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code and was issued pursuant to the Company Incentive Plan.

Company Rollover Shares shall mean any shares of Company Common Stock with respect to which the holder thereof agrees, pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the Company and such holder prior to the Effective Time, to be treated as a Company Rollover Share hereunder.

Company RSU Exchange Ratio shall mean, with respect to each Company RSU, a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of (a) the Adjusted Per Share Merger Value, divided by (b) $10.

Company RSUs shall mean any award of restricted stock units granted under the Company Incentive Plan in respect of shares of Company Common Stock.

Company Stockholder shall mean a holder of a share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Company Stockholder Approval shall mean the approval and adoption of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger, by the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Company Capital Stock voting as a single class and on an as-converted basis pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Companys Organizational Documents and applicable Legal Requirements.

Company Transaction Costs shall mean all fees, costs and expenses of the Group Companies, in each case, incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing, including any and all professional or transaction related costs, fees and expenses of legal, accounting and financial advisors, consultants, auditors, accountants and brokers.

Confidentiality Agreement shall mean that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated November 20, 2020, by and between Landcadia Holdings III, Inc. and the Company, as amended and joined from time to time.

Contract shall mean any contract, subcontract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan or credit agreement, instrument, installment obligation, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, license, sublicense, commitment, power of attorney, guaranty or other legally binding commitment, arrangement, understanding or obligation, whether written or oral, in each case, as amended and supplemented from time to time and including all schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto.

COVID-19 means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics, public health emergencies or disease outbreaks.

Debentures Indenture shall mean the indenture, dated as of September 5, 1997, between Hillman (as successor to the original issuer thereunder) and The Bank of New York, as trustee, as amended or supplemented.

Debt Commitment Letter means the commitment letter dated as of the date hereof among Jefferies Finance LLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Hillman, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, as executed, amended, modified, supplemented, replaced or extended from time to time after the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.17.

Debt Fee Letter means the fee letter dated as of the date hereof delivered in connection with the Debt Commitment Letter among Jefferies Finance LLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Hillman, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, as executed, amended, modified, supplemented, replaced or extended from time to time after the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.17.

Debt Financing means the debt financing committed to be provided by the Debt Financing Sources party to the Debt Commitment Letter as contemplated by the Debt Financing Letter.

Debt Financing Sources means the Persons that have committed to provide or otherwise entered into agreements in connection with the Debt Financing for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the parties named in the Debt Commitment Letters and any joinder agreements or credit agreements entered into pursuant thereto or relating thereto, together with their current or future limited partners, shareholders, managers, members, controlling Persons, respective Affiliates and their respective Affiliates and Representatives involved in the Debt Financing and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns.

Dissenting Shares shall mean all shares of Company Common Stock held by a Company Stockholder who has validly exercised its appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to its Company Common Stock.

EDGAR shall mean the SECs Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system.

Environmental Law shall mean any and all applicable Legal Requirements relating to pollution, Hazardous Materials, the environment, natural resources, endangered or threatened species, or human health and safety.

ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

ERISA Affiliate shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Group Company is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

Exchange Act shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Existing ABL Credit Agreement shall mean that certain ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to the date hereof), by and among Hillman HoldCo, Hillman, Big Time Products, LLC, The Hillman Group Canada ULC, Hillman Investment Company, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent.

Existing Credit Agreements shall mean, collectively, (a) the Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement and (b) the Existing ABL Credit Agreement.

Existing Debt Documents shall mean, collectively, (a) the Existing Credit Agreements and (b) the Existing Indentures.

Existing Indentures shall mean, collectively, (a) the Debentures Indenture and (b) the Notes Indenture.

Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to the date hereof), by and among Hillman HoldCo, Hillman, certain financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent.

Fully Diluted Company Shares shall mean, without duplication (i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, excluding any Excluded Shares, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (for the avoidance of doubt, including any shares of vested Company Restricted Stock), plus (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise in full of all of the Company Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus (iii) the aggregate number of shares of unvested Company Restricted Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Fundamental Representations shall mean (a) in the case of the Company, the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1 (Organization and Qualification); Section 3.3 (Capitalization); Section 3.4 (Due Authorization); and Section 3.16 (Brokers; Third Party Expenses); and (b) in the case of Parent, the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 (Organization and Qualification); Section 4.2 (Parent Subsidiaries); Section 4.3 (Capitalization); Section 4.4 (Authority Relative to this Agreement); and Section 4.10 (Business Activities).

GAAP shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Governmental Entity shall mean any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal.

Governmental Order means any order, notice, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Entity.

Group Companies shall mean the Company and all of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

Hazardous Material shall mean any substance, material or waste that is listed, classified, defined, characterized, designated or otherwise regulated by a Governmental Entity as a toxic substance, hazardous substance, hazardous material, contaminant, pollutant, hazardous waste, solid waste or words of similar meaning or effect, including any radioactive materials, chlorinated solvents, petroleum, petroleum derivatives (or synthetic substitutes), petroleum byproducts, petroleum breakdown products, asbestos, asbestos containing materials, mold, radon, flammable substances, explosive substances, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and any other substances regulated under Environmental Law.

Hillman HoldCo shall mean The Hillman Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirectly wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.

Hillman Trust shall mean Hillman Group Capital Trust, a Delaware business statutory trust.

HSR Act shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

Indebtedness shall mean any of the following: (a) any indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) any obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (c) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable and other current liabilities; (d) any obligations as lessee under capitalized leases; (e) any obligations, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance, letters of credit or similar facilities to the extent drawn; (f) any guaranty of any of the foregoing; (g) any accrued interest, fees and charges in respect of any of the foregoing; and (h) any prepayment premiums and penalties actually due and payable, and any other fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts actually payable as a result of the prepayment or discharge of any of the foregoing.

Intellectual Property shall mean all worldwide rights, title and interest in or relating to intellectual property, whether protected, created or arising under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction, including: (a) all patents and patent applications, including provisional patent applications and similar filings and any and all substitutions, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reissues, renewals, extensions, reexaminations, patents of addition, supplementary protection certificates, utility models, inventors certificates, or the like and any foreign equivalents of the foregoing (including certificates of invention and any applications therefor) (collectively, Patents); (b) all trademarks, business marks, service marks, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, corporate names, and trade names, and other source or business identifiers and general intangibles of a like nature, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, along with all applications, registrations, intent-to-use registrations or similar reservations of marks, renewals and extensions thereof (collectively, Trademarks); (c) all registered and

unregistered copyrights, applications for registration of copyright, works of authorship, literary works, design rights, Software (including all source code, object code, firmware, development tools, files, records and data, and all documentation related to any of the foregoing), pictorial and graphic works, reversions and moral rights (collectively, Copyrights); (d) all internet domain names and social media identifiers and accounts; (e) trade secrets, know-how, technology, discoveries and improvements, know-how, proprietary rights, formulae, confidential and proprietary information, technical information, techniques, inventions (including conceptions and/or reductions to practice), designs, drawings, procedures, processes, models, formulations, manuals and systems, whether or not patentable or copyrightable (collectively Trade Secrets); (f) data, databases and data collections; and (g) all other intellectual property, intellectual property rights, proprietary information and proprietary rights.

Investment Canada Act Notification shall mean a notification pursuant to Section 12 of the Investment Canada Act (Canada) in respect of the Transactions.

IT Systems shall mean any and all Software, hardware, databases, servers, systems, circuits, networks, data communications lines, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, interfaces, websites (including the content thereon), platforms, automated networks and control systems, and all other computer, telecommunications and information technology systems, assets and equipment, including outsourced or cloud computing arrangements, and all associated documentation.

Key Company Stockholders shall mean the CCMP Parties and the Oak Hill Parties.

Knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge or awareness as to a specified fact or event, of: (a) with respect to the Company, the individuals listed on Section A of the Company Disclosure Letter; and (b) with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, the individuals listed on Section A of the Parent Disclosure Letter.

Leased Real Property shall mean all real property leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise occupied, by the Group Companies.

Legal Proceeding shall mean any action, suit, hearing, claim, charge, audit, lawsuit, litigation, investigation (formal or informal), inquiry, arbitration or proceeding (in each case, whether civil, criminal or administrative or at law or in equity) by or before a Governmental Entity.

Legal Requirements shall mean (i) any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, treaty, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling, injunction, judgment, Governmental Order, assessment, writ or other legal requirement, administrative policy or guidance, or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity and (ii) the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Parent Common Stock is listed or quoted, in each case as in effect from time to time.

Letter Agreement shall mean that certain letter agreement dated as of October 8, 2020, by and among Parent, the Sponsors and each member of the Parent Board.

Liabilities shall mean any and all Indebtedness, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable.

Licensed Intellectual Property shall mean all Intellectual Property licensed to any of the Group Companies.

Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, license, option, right of first offer, right of first refusal, restriction or charge of any kind (including, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any agreement to give any security interest and any restriction relating to use, quiet enjoyment, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership).

Losses shall mean, without duplication, (a) any and all judgments, settlements, losses, Liabilities, damages, interest, fines, penalties, Taxes, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal, accounting and other costs and expenses of professionals, whether involving a dispute solely between the Parties or otherwise), and (b) any losses or costs incurred in connection with investigating, defending, settling or satisfying any and claim, action or cause of action described in clause (a), and in seeking indemnification, compensation or reimbursement therefor whether the underlying claim, action or cause of action is actually asserted or is merely alleged or threatened.

Merger Sub Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub.

Nasdaq shall mean the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Notes shall mean the 6.375% senior notes due 2022 issued by Hillman.

Notes Indentures shall mean the indenture, dated as of June 30, 2014, among Hillman (as successor to HMAN Finance Sub Corp.), the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as amended or supplemented.

NYSE Amex shall mean NYSE American.

Oak Hill Parties shall mean, collectively, Oak Hill Capital Partners III, L.P., and Oak Hill Capital Management Partners III, L.P., and OHCP III HC RO, L.P.

OFAC shall mean the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Open Source Software means any Software (or portion thereof) that is distributed as free Software or open source Software (for example, Software distributed under the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the Affero General Public License, or the Apache Software License), or pursuant to open source, copyleft or similar licensing and distribution models, or that requires as a condition of use, modification and/or distribution of such Software that such Software or other Software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such Software (a) be disclosed or distributed in source-code form, (b) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or (c) be redistributable at no or minimal charge.

Order shall mean any award, injunction, judgment, regulatory or supervisory mandate, order, writ, decree or ruling entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental Entity that possesses competent jurisdiction.

Ordinary Course shall mean the ordinary course of the operation of business of the Group Companies consistent with past practice.

Organizational Documents of a Person shall mean, collectively, such Persons certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other comparable governing instruments.

Owned Intellectual Property shall mean any and all Intellectual Property owned (or purported to be owned), in whole or in part, by any of the Group Companies.

Pandemic Measures means any shelter-in-place, stay at home, workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester, or other conditions or restrictions, or any other Legal Requirement, directive, pronouncement, guideline or recommendations by a Governmental Entity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group in connection with or in respect to COVID-19 or any other pandemic, epidemic, public health emergency or disease outbreak.

Parent Capital Stock shall mean, collectively, (a) the Parent Class A Common Stock, (b) the Parent Class B Common Stock, and (c) the Parent Preferred Stock.

Parent Cash shall mean, as of the date of determination (a) all amounts in the Trust Account plus (b) all other Cash and Cash Equivalents of Parent.

Parent Class A Common Stock shall mean the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.

Parent Class B Common Stock shall mean the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.

Parent Common Stock shall mean (a), prior to the effective time of the Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation, collectively, the Parent Class A Common Stock and the Parent Class B Common Stock, and (b) as of the effective time of the Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation, the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.

Parent Liabilities shall mean, as of immediately prior to the Closing, the aggregate amount of Liabilities of Parent and Merger Sub that would be accrued on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, whether or not such Liabilities are due and payable as of such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, Parent Liabilities shall not include any Parent Transaction Costs.

Parent Material Adverse Effect shall mean any change, event, state of facts, development or occurrence, that, individually or when aggregated with other changes, events, states of facts, developments or occurrences (a) has had a materially adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and Merger Sub, taken as a whole; or (b) is reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that no change or effect related to any of the following, alone or in combination, shall be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred pursuant to clause (a): (i) changes or proposed changes in applicable Legal Requirements, regulations or interpretations thereof or decisions by courts or any Governmental Entity after the date of this Agreement; (ii) changes or proposed changes in GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) after the date of this Agreement; or (iii) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial, capital or reinsurance markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets), in each case, in the United States or anywhere else in the world; provided, however, that if a change or effect related to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) disproportionately adversely affects Parent compared to other Persons operating in the same industry as Parent, then such disproportionate impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Parent Outside Director shall mean each of Scott J. Kelly, Dona Cornell and any member of the Parent Board appointed following the date hereof and reasonably intended to qualify as an independent director.

Parent Preferred Stock shall mean the preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.

Parent Public Warrants shall mean, collectively, those certain redeemable warrants exercisable for one share of Parent Class A Common Stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, issued in connection with the initial public offering of Parents securities.

Parent Sponsor Warrants shall mean, collectively, those certain redeemable warrants exercisable for one share of Parent Class A Common Stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, acquired by the Sponsors in a private placement on October 8, 2020.

Parent Stockholder Approval means the approval at a stockholders meeting duly called by the Parent Board, held for such purpose, and at which a quorum is present of (a) each of the Parent Stockholder Matters identified in clauses (1), (2), (4) and (5) of Section 6.1(b), in each case, by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock entitled to vote thereupon, who attend such meeting and vote thereupon (as determined in accordance with Parents Organizational Documents) and (b) those Parent Stockholder Matters identified in clause (3) of Section 6.1(b) by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock entitled to vote thereupon (as determined in accordance with Parents Governing Documents), or, in each case, any such vote as may be required to approve the Parent Stockholder Matter proposed in accordance with the DGCL and Parents Organizational documents.

Parent Transaction Costs shall mean (a) all fees, costs and expenses of Parent incurred or to be incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing, including any and all professional or transaction related costs, fees and expenses of legal, accounting and financial advisors, consultants, auditors, accountants and brokers, including any deferred underwriting commissions being held in the Trust Account, and director fees in an amount equal to $100,000 payable to each Parent Outside Director in connection with the Transactions; and (b) any Indebtedness of Parent or its Subsidiaries owed to its Affiliates or stockholders, including any Sponsor loans and similar expense.

Parent Units shall mean equity securities of Parent each consisting of one share of Parent Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Parent Public Warrant.

Parent Warrants shall mean Parent Public Warrants and Parent Sponsor Warrants.

Permitted Lien shall mean (a) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in each case that are sufficiently reserved for on applicable financial statements in accordance with GAAP; (b) statutory and contractual Liens of landlords with respect to Leased Real Property that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of, or materially interfere with the present use or the value of the affected Leased Real Property; (c) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and repairmen incurred in the Ordinary Course and (i) that are not yet delinquent; or (ii) that are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and in each case that are sufficiently reserved for on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP; (d) in the case of Leased Real Property, zoning, building code, or other planning restrictions, variances, covenants, rights of way, encumbrances, easements and other irregularities in title, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of, or interfere in any material respect with the present use of or occupancy of, the affected Leased Real Property by any of the Group Companies; (e) Liens securing capital lease obligations of any of the Group Companies; (f) all exceptions, restrictions, easements, imperfections of title, charges, rights-of-way and other Liens of record arising in the Ordinary Course and not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of, or materially interfere with the present use of, the assets of any Group Company; (g) Liens securing the Indebtedness pursuant to the Existing Debt Documents; and (h) Liens securing the Debt Financing.

Person shall mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, sole proprietorship, incorporated or unincorporated entity or Governmental Entity.

Personal Information shall mean, in addition to any definition for any similar term (e.g., personally identifiable information or PII) provided by applicable Legal Requirement, or by the Group Companies in any of its privacy policies, notices or Contracts, all information that identifies, could be used to identify or is otherwise associated with an individual person or device, whether or not such information is associated with an identifiable individual. Personal Information may relate to any individual, including a current, prospective, or former customer, end user or employee of any Person, and includes information in any form or media, whether paper, electronic, or otherwise.

Post-Closing Indebtedness shall mean the aggregate Indebtedness of Parent and the Group Companies, collectively, immediately following Closing (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated under Section 1.5).

Privacy Laws shall mean any and all applicable Legal Requirements, Legal Requirements and self-regulatory guidelines (including of any applicable foreign jurisdiction) relating to the receipt, collection, compilation, use, storage, processing, sharing, safeguarding, privacy, security (both technical and physical), disposal, destruction, disclosure or transfer (including cross-border) of Personal Information, including, but not limited to, the Federal Trade Commission Act, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulation 2016/679/EU on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and any and all applicable Legal Requirements relating to breach notification in connection with Personal Information.

Product Liability Occurrence shall mean any accident, happening or event which occurs or has occurred at any time on or prior to the Closing that is caused or allegedly caused by any hazard or defect in manufacture, design, materials or workmanship including any failure or alleged failure to warn, or any breach or alleged breach of express or implied warranties or representations, with respect to a product manufactured, shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of any Group Company which results, or is alleged to have resulted in, injury or death to any Person or damage to or destruction of property (including damage to or destruction of the product itself) or other consequential damages, at any time.

Purchase Price shall mean an amount equal to (a) $911,300,000, plus (b) the product of (i) the 2,828,000 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock being forfeited under the A&R Letter Agreement, multiplied by (ii) $10.

Recall shall mean a product recall, rework or post sale warning or similar action.

Registration Statement shall mean the Registration Statement on Form S-4, or other appropriate form, including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, to be filed with the SEC by Parent under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration Statement Securities.

Related Parties shall mean, with respect to a Person, such Persons former, current and future direct or indirect equityholders, controlling Persons, shareholders, optionholders, members, general or limited partners, Affiliates, Representatives, and each of their respective successors and assigns.

Representatives shall mean a Persons equityholders, employees, agents, officers, directors, managers, general partners, representatives and advisors.

SEC shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Software shall mean any and all (a) computer programs, applications, middleware, utilities, tools, drivers, firmware, microcode, scripts, batch files, instruction sets and macros, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source-code, object-code or other form, (b) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, (c) data, databases and compilations and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, and (d) documentation and other materials related to any of the foregoing, including user manuals and training materials.

Specified Business Conduct Laws shall mean (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other applicable Legal Requirements relating to bribery or corruption; (b) all Legal Requirements imposing economic or financial sanctions on any Person, including, all Legal Requirements administered by OFAC, all sanctions laws or embargos imposed or administered by the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, Her Majestys Treasury or the European Union and all anti-boycott or anti-embargo laws; (c) all Legal Requirements relating to the import, export, re-export, transfer of information, data, goods, software and technology, including the Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of State; and (d) the Money Laundering Control Act, the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, and other applicable Legal Requirements relating to money laundering.

Sponsors shall mean, collectively, TJF, LLC and Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

Stockholder Agreement shall mean that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014, by and among the Company, the CCMP Parties and the Oak Hill Parties, as amended.

Subscription Agreements shall mean, collectively, the subscription agreements pursuant to which the PIPE Investment will be consummated.

Subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), any partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; (b) if a partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (c) in any case, such Person controls the management thereof.

Tax or Taxes shall mean all taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental charges including all United States federal, state, local, foreign and other income, franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital gains, capital stock, net worth, transfer, sales, ad valorem, use, value-added, property, excise, escheat and unclaimed property, severance, windfall profits, recapture, stamp, license, payroll, occupation, social security, environmental, registration, withholding and other taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever in the nature of, or similar to, a tax (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return), all estimated taxes, deficiency assessments, additions to tax, penalties and interest.

Tax Return shall mean any return, certification, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes that is filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Entity, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof.

Transaction Documents shall mean this Agreement and all agreements contemplated by the Exhibits hereto.

Transactions shall mean the transactions contemplated pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, including the Merger.

Treasury Regulations shall mean the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to and in respect of provisions of the Code.

Trust Declaration shall mean the amended and restated declaration of trust, dated as of September 5, 1997, as amended or supplemented.

Trust Preferred Securities shall mean the 11.6% trust preferred securities issued by Hillman Trust.

EXHIBIT A

Company Voting and Support Agreement

EXHIBIT B

Parent Third A&R Certificate of Incorporation

EXHIBIT C

Parent A&R Bylaws

EXHIBIT D

A&R Letter Agreement

EXHIBIT E

A&R Registration Rights Agreement

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of [●], is made and entered into by and among (i) Hillman Solutions Corp. (f/k/a Landcadia Holdings III, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the Company), (ii) Jefferies Financial Group Inc., a New York corporation (Jefferies), and TFJ, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (TFJ, and together with Jefferies and their respective Permitted Transferees (as defined herein), the Sponsors), (iii) CCMP Capital Investors III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (CCMP III), CCMP Capital Investors (Employee) III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (CCMP Employee) and CCMP Co-Invest III A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (CCMP Co-Invest, and together with CCMP III, CCMP Employee and their respective Permitted Transferees, the CCMP Holders), (iv) Oak Hill Capital Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Oak Hill III) Oak Hill Capital Management Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Oak Hill Management), and OHCP III HC RO, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (OHCP, and together with Oak Hill III, Oak Hill Management and their respective Permitted Transferees, the Oak Hill Holders, and together with the CCMP Holders, the Hillman Holders). The Sponsors, the Hillman Holders and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement are each referred to herein as a Holder and collectively as the Holders.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Sponsors hold an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of the Companys Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Founder Shares);

WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions (the Transactions) contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated [●], by and among the Company, Helios Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, HMAN Group Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (Hillman), and the stockholder representative thereunder (the Merger Agreement), the Sponsors forfeited an aggregate of [2,828,000] Founder Shares, and [9,672,000] Founder Shares were subsequently converted, on a one-to-one basis, into shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock);

WHEREAS, on October, 8 2020, the Company and the Sponsors entered into that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement (the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Sponsors purchased an aggregate of 8,000,000 warrants (the Private Placement Warrants), in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Companys initial public offering on October 14, 2020;

WHEREAS, on October 8, 2020, the Company and the Sponsors entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the Existing Registration Rights Agreement), pursuant to which the Company granted the Sponsors certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Hillman Holders shall receive shares of Common Stock (the Closing Hillman Stock);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders (as defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) at the time in question; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsors desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to Section 5.5 thereof in order to provide the Holders with registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities on the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1. Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

Adverse Disclosure shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Board, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other Holder solely by reason of an investment in, or holding of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) of, the Company. As used in this definition, control (including with correlative meanings, controlled by and under common control with) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement); provided, however, that in no event shall the term Affiliate include any portfolio company of any Holder or their respective Affiliates (other than the Company).

Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Aggregate Blocking Period shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.

Board shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

Block Trade means an offering and/or sale of Registrable Securities by any Holder on a block trade or underwritten basis (whether firm commitment or otherwise) for reoffering to the public without a roadshow or substantial marketing efforts prior to pricing, including, without limitation, a same day trade, overnight trade or similar transaction.

CCMP Demanding Holders shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.

CCMP Holders shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Claims shall have the meaning given in subsection 4.1.1.

Closing Date shall mean the date of this Agreement.

Commission shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Commission Guidance means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

Common Stock shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Company shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Company Shelf Take Down Notice shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

Demand Registration shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

Demanding Holder shall mean, as applicable, (a) the applicable Holder making a written demand for the Registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 or (b) the applicable Holder making a written demand for a Shelf Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.1.3.

Effectiveness Deadline shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

Existing Registration Rights Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

First Secondary Offering means the first Underwritten Offering in which any CCMP Holder Transfers all or any portion of their Registrable Securities.

Form S-1 Shelf shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.

Form S-3 Shelf shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.

Founder Shares shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

Founder Shares Lock-up Period shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the Closing Date, (B) the first date the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date, or (C) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Companys stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

Hillman Holders shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Hillman Lock-Up Period shall have the meaning given in Section 2.7.2.

Holders shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Insider Letter shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated October 8, 2020, by and among the Company, the Sponsors and the other parties thereto.

Jefferies shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Maximum Number of Securities shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.4.

Merger Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Misstatement shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.

Oak Hill Demanding Holders shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.

Oak Hill Holders shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Other Shares shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.4.

Permitted Transferees or Permitted Transfer shall mean (x) any Affiliate of a Holder or (y) any transfers made: (i) pursuant to a bona fide gift or charitable contribution; (ii) by will or intestate succession upon the death of Holder; (iii) to any Permitted Transferee; (iv) to the members of the Sponsors, (v) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; (vi) pro rata to the partners, members or shareholders of a Holder upon its liquidation or dissolution; or (vii) in the event of the

Companys completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of its shareholders having the right to exchange their Common Stock for cash, securities or other property; provided that in the case of (i) through (vi), the recipient of such Transfer must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 2.6.

Piggyback Registration shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

Primary Shares shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.4.

Private Placement Lock-up Period shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, and any of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the Closing Date.

Private Placement Warrants shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Pro Rata shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.4.

Prospectus shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, whether preliminary or final, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements (including any free writing prospectus) and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments, and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Registrable Security shall mean (a) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the Private Placement Warrants and including shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement or hereafter acquired by a Holder (including the shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the Founder Shares and upon the exercise of any Private Placement Warrants), and (b) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock referred to in the foregoing clause (a) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement by the applicable Holder; (ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing (or book entry positions not subject to) a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (iv) such securities

(A) are held, or become held, by any Holder (other than the Sponsors) who holds less than two percent (2%) of the then issued and outstanding equity securities of the Company; and (B) may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations including as to manner or timing of sale).

Registration shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

Registration Expenses shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

(a) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or fees payable to any stock exchange or over-the-counter trading market) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

(b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

(c) fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, but excluding underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any;

(d) printing, messenger, telephone, delivery and road show or other marketing expenses;

(e) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

(f) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

(g) reasonable fees and expenses of (A) one (1) legal counsel for the CCMP Holders (plus appropriate special and local counsel selected by the CCMP Holders), to the extent the CCMP Holders are participating in the Registration, (B) one (1) legal counsel for the Oak Hill Holders (plus appropriate special and local counsel selected by the Oak Hill Holders), to the extent the Oak Hill Holders are participating in the Registration, and (C) one (1) legal counsel for the Sponsors (plus appropriate special and local counsel selected by the Sponsors), to the extent the Sponsors are participating in the Registration.

Registration Statement shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Removed Shares shall have the meaning given in Section 2.6.

Requesting Holder shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

Secondary Lock-Up Period shall mean the period ending on the earlier of (i) 12 months from the date hereof, and (ii) the date on which the CCMP Holders or any of their Affiliates are no longer subject to any Underwriters lock-up or other contractual restriction in connection with the First Secondary Offering.

Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Shelf Requesting Holder shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

Shelf Take Down Notice shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

Shelf Underwritten Offering shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

Sponsors shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Subscription Agreements shall mean those certain subscription agreements dated [], 2021 by and between the Company and certain subscribers to shares of Common Stock.

TFJ shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

Transactions shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Transfer shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

Underwriter shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealers market-making activities.

Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering shall mean a Registration or offering and/or sale of Registrable Securities in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public, including a Block Trade.

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ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

2.1. Shelf Registration.

2.1.1. Initial Filing. The Company shall, as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders and all shares of Common Stock received by then current or former employees of Hillman pursuant to the Transactions from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) on the terms and conditions specified in this subsection 2.1.1 and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the filing deadline (the Effectiveness Deadline); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to ninety (90) days after the filing deadline if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and receives comments from, the Commission. The Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 shall be on Form S-3 or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on Form S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of such Registrable Securities, covering such Registrable Securities, and shall contain a Prospectus in such form as to permit any Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement. A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holders. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. As soon as practicable following the effective date of a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1, but in any event within one (1) business day of such date, the Company shall notify the Holders of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. When effective, a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1 (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made).

2.1.2. Form S-1 Shelf. If the Company files a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (a Form S-3 Shelf) and thereafter the Company becomes ineligible to use Form S-3 for secondary sales, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file a shelf registration on Form S-1 (a Form S-1 Shelf) as promptly as practicable to replace the shelf registration statement that is a Form S-3 Shelf and have the Form S-1 Shelf declared effective as promptly as

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practicable and to cause such Form S-1 Shelf to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. In the case of a Form S-1 filed pursuant to Section 2.1.1 or a Form S-1 Shelf filed pursuant to this Section 2.1.2, upon such date as the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 for secondary sales or, in the case of a Form S-1 Shelf filed to register the resale of Removed Shares pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof, upon such date as the Company becomes eligible to register all of the Removed Shares for resale on a Form S-3 Shelf pursuant to the Commission Guidance and, if applicable, without a requirement that any of the CCMP Holders be named as an underwriter therein, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file a Form S-3 Shelf as promptly as practicable to replace the applicable Form S-1 Shelf and have the Form S-3 Shelf declared effective as promptly as practicable and to cause such Form S-3 Shelf to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities thereunder held by the applicable Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

2.1.3. Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. At any time and from time to time following the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement required by subsection 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 or any replacement thereof, by notice to the Company specifying the intended method or methods of disposition thereof any CCMP Holder or any Sponsor or Oak Hill Holder (as applicable, the Shelf Requesting Holder) may make a written request to the Company to effect a public offering (a Shelf Take Down Notice), (provided that any request for an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to such shelf registration statement (including a Block Trade) (a Shelf Underwritten Offering) by any Sponsor or Oak Hill Holder is subject to and only to the extent provided by Section 2.4), of all or a portion of such Holders Registrable Securities that may be registered under such shelf registration statement, and as soon as practicable the Company shall amend or supplement such shelf registration statement as necessary for such purpose. Each Shelf Takedown Notice for a Shelf Underwritten Offering shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Shelf Underwritten Offering and a reasonably estimated approximate price range (net of reasonably estimated underwriting discounts and commissions) of such Shelf Underwritten Offering. Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Notice (but in no event more than two (2) business days thereafter (or more than twenty-four (24) hours thereafter in connection with a Block Trade)), the Company shall give written notice of such requested Shelf Underwritten Offering to all other Holders of Registrable Securities (the Company Shelf Takedown Notice) and, subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.4, shall include in such Shelf Underwritten Offering such Registrable Securities requested to be included by each such Holder, up to such number of Registrable Securities equal to such Holders pro rata share determined based on the number of Registrable Securities that the Shelf Requesting Holder proposes to sell in such Shelf Underwritten Offering as compared to the number of outstanding Registrable Securities held by the Shelf Requesting Holder immediately prior to such Shelf Underwritten Offering, within five (5) days after sending the Company Shelf Takedown Notice, or, in the case of a Block Trade, within twenty-four (24) hours after sending the Company Shelf Takedown Notice and otherwise as provided in Section 2.1.4. The Company shall enter into an

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underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Shelf Requesting Holder, after reasonable consultation with the Company, and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. In connection with any Shelf Underwritten Offering contemplated by this subsection 2.1.3, subject to Section 3.3 and Article IV, the underwriting agreement into which each Holder and the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in secondary underwritten offerings. Notwithstanding the delivery of any Shelf Take Down Notice, all determinations as to whether to complete any Shelf Underwritten Offering and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms of any Shelf Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.1.3, shall be determined by the Shelf Requesting Holder. At any time before the pricing of a Shelf Underwritten Offering, in accordance with Section 2.2.5, the Shelf Requesting Holder may withdraw its Shelf Take Down Notice and, upon receipt of written notice to such effect from the Shelf Requesting Holder, the Company shall cease all efforts to complete such Underwritten Offering.

2.1.4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4 and not in limitation of any other provision in this Article II applicable to Shelf Underwritten Offerings, if any Holder desires to effect a Block Trade, then notwithstanding any other time periods in this Article II, such Holder shall provide written notice to the Company at least three (3) business days prior to the date such Block Trade will commence. As expeditiously as possible, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Block Trade. Such Holder shall use its reasonable best efforts to work with the Company and the Underwriters (including by disclosing the maximum number of Registrable Securities proposed to be the subject of such Block Trade) in order to facilitate preparation of the Registration Statement, Prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade and any related due diligence and comfort procedures. In the event of a Block Trade, and after consultation with the Company and subject to subsection 2.2.4, the Holder initiating the Block Trade shall determine the maximum number of Registrable Securities that can be sold pursuant to such offering, the underwriter or underwriters and share price of such offering.

2.2. Demand Registration.

2.2.1. Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.5 and Sections 2.4, 2.6 and 3.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date, each of (a) the Sponsors, (b) the CCMP Holders (the CCMP Demanding Holders), and (c) the Oak Hill Holders (the Oak Hill Demanding Holders, and together with the Sponsors and the CCMP Demanding Holders, the Demanding Holders), may make a written demand for Registration of all or part of their Registrable Securities on (i) Form S-1 or (ii) if available, Form S-3, which in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), may be a shelf registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a Demand Registration). The Company shall, promptly following the Companys receipt of a Demand Registration (but in no event more than two (2) business days thereafter), notify, in writing all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each

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Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include any of such Holders Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes any portion of such Holders Registrable Securities in such Registration, a Requesting Holder) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within three (3) business days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Each Requesting Holder shall be permitted to include up to such number of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration equal to such Requesting Holders pro rata share determined based on the number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holder proposes to sell in such Demand Registration as compared to the number of outstanding Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder immediately prior to such Demand Registration. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent a Requesting Holder also separately possesses Demand Registration rights pursuant to this Section 2.2, but is not the Holder who exercises such Demand Registration rights, the exercise by such Requesting Holder of its rights pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall not count as the exercise by it of one of its Demand Registration rights. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, subject to subsection 2.2.4 below, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their pro rata portion of Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Companys receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and up to the pro rata portion of Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than (A) an aggregate of six (6) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration initiated by the CCMP Holders, and (B) one (1) Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration initiated by the Oak Hill Holders and the Sponsors, in each case under this subsection 2.2.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, that (i) a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement that may be available at such time has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities entitled to be included by the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders in such Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement, and (ii) a Shelf Underwritten Offering effected by a Block Trade shall not be a Demand Registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Jefferies may not exercise its Demand Registration rights after October 8, 2025, and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion.

2.2.2. Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.2.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (a) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (b) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency, the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue

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with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days after the removal, rescission or other termination of such stop order or injunction, of such election; provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration by the same Demanding Holder becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

2.2.3. Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.2.4 and Sections 2.4, 2.6 and 3.4 hereof, if the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holders participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holders Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.3, subject to Section 3.3 and Article IV, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Company and the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration(which Underwriter(s) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company) which underwriting agreement shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations customary in secondary Underwritten Offerings.

2.2.4. Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If a Demand Registration is to be an Underwritten Offering (including any Shelf Underwritten Offering) and the managing Underwriter or Underwriters (or, in the case of a Block Trade, the Holder(s) requesting a Shelf Underwritten Offering or the Demanding Holder(s), as applicable), in good faith, advises the Company in writing that, in its opinion, the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell for its own account (the Primary Shares) and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders of the Company who desire to sell (the Other Shares), exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the Maximum Number of Securities), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (a) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders, Shelf Requesting Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any), as applicable, pro rata based on the total amount of Registrable Securities held by each such Demanding Holder, Shelf Requesting Holder, or Requesting Holder (if any), as applicable, at such time of determination (such proportion is referred to herein as Pro Rata)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Primary Shares which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Registrable Securities of the Sponsors; and (d) fourth, to the extent the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), the Other Shares that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

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2.2.5. Demand Registration Withdrawal. A Demanding Holder, Shelf Requesting Holder, or Requesting Holder shall have the right to withdraw all or a portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 or a Shelf Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.3 (including a Block Trade pursuant to subsection 2.1.4) for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of its intention to so irrevocably withdraw at any time prior to (a) in the case of a Demand Registration, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement or (b) in the case of any Shelf Underwritten Offering (including a Block Trade), prior to the pricing of such Shelf Underwritten Offering; provided, however, that upon withdrawal by the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration (or in the case of a Shelf Underwritten Offering, withdrawal of the Shelf Requesting Holder), the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement or complete the Underwritten Offering, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration or a Shelf Underwritten Offering prior to and including its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.5.

2.3. Piggyback Registration.

2.3.1. Piggyback Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company, other than a Registration Statement (a) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (b) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Companys existing stockholders, (c) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (d) for a dividend reinvestment plan, or (e) filed pursuant to subsection 2.1.1, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all Holders then holding Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than five (5) business days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (i) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution (including whether such registration will be pursuant to a shelf registration statement), and the proposed price and name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, (ii) such Holders rights under this Section 2.3 and (iii) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within three (3) business days after receipt of such written notice (or in the case of a Block Trade, within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter) (such Registration a Piggyback Registration). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities identified in a Holders response notice described in the foregoing sentence to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering, if any, to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection

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2.3.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company or Company stockholder(s) for whose account the Registration Statement is to be filed included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.3.1, subject to Section 3.3 and Article IV, shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company or Company stockholder(s) for whose account the Registration Statement is to be filed. For purposes of this Section 2.3, the filing by the Company of an automatic shelf registration statement for offerings pursuant to Rule 415(a) that omits information with respect to any specific offering pursuant to Rule 430B shall not trigger any notification or participation rights hereunder until such time as the Company amends or supplements such Registration Statement to include information with respect to a specific offering of Securities (and such amendment or supplement shall trigger the notice and participation rights provided for in this Section 2.3).

2.3.2. Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If a Piggyback Registration is to be an Underwritten Offering and the managing Underwriter or Underwriters, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that, in its opinion, the dollar amount or number of Primary Shares that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (a) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (b) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant Section 2.3 hereof, and (c) the Other Shares, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

2.3.2.1. if the Registration is undertaken for the Companys account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (a) first, the Primary Shares, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.3.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Other Shares which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

2.3.2.2. if the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (a) first, the Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.3.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the Primary Shares which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (d) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), the Other Shares which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

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2.3.3. Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration prior to in the case of a Piggyback Registration not involving an Underwritten Offering or Shelf Underwritten Offering, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to and including its withdrawal under this subsection 2.3.3.

2.3.4. Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.2 hereof and shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under Section 2.1 or Section 2.2.

2.4. Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (a) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Companys good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a Company initiated Registration and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (b) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (c) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any twelve (12)-month period (the Aggregate Blocking Period). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Oak Hill Holders and each Sponsor shall be able to either (and not both) (i) make one (1) demand request under, and subject to the terms and procedures set forth in Section 2.2, or (ii) initiate one (1) Shelf Underwritten Offering under, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.1 (in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 3.3).

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2.5. Rule 415; Removal. If at any time the Commission takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to this Section 2 is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the Securities Act (provided, however, the Company shall be obligated to use diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the Commission Guidance, including without limitation, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 612.09) or requires a CCMP Holder to be named as an underwriter, the Company shall (i) promptly notify each holder of Registrable Securities thereof (or in the case of the Commission requiring a CCMP Holder to be named as an underwriter, the CCMP Holders) and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering by or on behalf of the issuer as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the CCMP Holders is an underwriter. The Holders shall have the right to select one (1) legal counsel designated by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities subject to such Registration Statement to review and oversee any registration or matters pursuant to this Section 2.5, including participation in any meetings or discussions with the Commission regarding the Commissions position and to comment on any written submission made to the Commission with respect thereto. No such written submission with respect to this matter shall be made to the Commission to which the applicable Holders counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Companys reasonable best efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2.5, the Commission refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the Removed Shares) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the Commission may require to assure the Companys compliance with the requirements of Rule 415; provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to name any CCMP Holder as an underwriter in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such CCMP Holder. In the event of a share removal pursuant to this Section 2.5, the Company shall give the applicable Holders at least three (3) business days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holders allotment. Any removal of shares of the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall first be applied to Holders other than the CCMP Holders with securities registered for resale under the applicable Registration Statement and thereafter allocated between the CCMP Holders on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities held by the CCMP Holders. In the event of a share removal of the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.5, the Company shall promptly register the resale of any Removed Shares pursuant to subsection 2.1.2 hereof and in no event shall the filing of such Registration Statement on Form S-1 or subsequent Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to the terms of subsection 2.1.2 be counted as a Demand Registration hereunder. Until such time as the Company has registered all of the Removed Shares for resale pursuant to Rule 415 on an effective Registration Statement, the Company shall not be able to defer the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof.

2.6. Lock-Up Agreements.

2.6.1. Each Sponsor agrees that it shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (or any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof) until the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period and will not transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), until the expiration of the Private Placement Warrants Lock-Up Period. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to Permitted Transfers or Transfers made by a Permitted Transferee.

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2.6.2. Each Hillman Holder agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any shares of Closing Hillman Stock for six (6) months following the Closing Date (the Hillman Lock-Up Period); provided, (x) that 33% of the Closing Hillman Stock shall be transferable as part of an Underwritten Offering following 90 days after the Closing Date if the last closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period after the Closing, and (y) each executive officer and director of the Company shall be permitted to establish a plan to acquire and sell shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the Transfer of shares of Closing Hillman Stock during the Hillman Lock-up Period. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to Permitted Transfers or Transfers made by a Permitted Transferee.

2.6.3. Each Holder agrees, and the Company agrees and shall cause each director and officer of the Company to agree, that, in connection with each Registration or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 conducted as an Underwritten Offering, if requested, to become bound by and to execute and deliver a customary lock-up agreement with the Underwriter(s) of such Underwritten Offering restricting such applicable person or entitys right to (a) Transfer, directly or indirectly, any equity securities of the Company held by such person or entity or (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities during the period commencing on the date of the final Prospectus relating to the Underwritten Offering and ending on the date specified by the Underwriters (such period not to exceed ninety (90) days). The terms of such lock-up agreements shall be negotiated among the applicable Holder requested to enter into lock-up agreements in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Company and the Underwriters and shall include customary exclusions from the restrictions on Transfer set forth therein, including that such restrictions on the applicable Holder shall be conditioned upon all officers and directors of the Company, as well as all Holders, being subject to the same restrictions; provided, that, to the extent any Holder is granted a release or waiver from the restrictions contained in this Section 2.6.3 and in such Holders lock-up agreement prior to the expiration of the period set forth in such Holders lock-up agreement, then all Holders shall be automatically granted a release or waiver from the restrictions contained in this Section 2.6.3 and the applicable lock-up agreements to which they are party to the same extent, on substantially the same terms as and on a pro rata basis with, the Holder to which such release or waiver is granted. The provisions of this Section 2.6.3 shall not apply to any Holder that holds less than one percent (1%) of then total issued and outstanding Common Stock.

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ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

3.1. General Procedures. If the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, or facilitate an offering to sell Registrable Securities, pursuant to its obligations under Article 2, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof as expeditiously as possible, and, not in limitation of any of the Companys obligations under Article 2, in connection therewith the Company shall:

3.1.1. prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

3.1.2. prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by any Holder with Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

3.1.3. prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, (a) furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders, and (b) make such changes in such documents concerning the Holders prior to the filing thereof as such Holders, or their counsel, may reasonably request;

3.1.4. prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, but in any case no later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, use its reasonable best efforts to (a) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registration Statement remains in effect and (b) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company or otherwise and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable, in each case, to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

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3.1.5. cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

3.1.6. provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

3.1.7. promptly furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement such number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the Prospectus contained in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus and any summary Prospectus) and any other Prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such seller may reasonably request;

3.1.8. advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of any written comments by the Commission or any request by the Commission that the Company amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus or the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or Prospectus the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus or prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued, as applicable;

3.1.9. advise each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such registration statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any Prospectus forming a part of such registration statement has been filed;

3.1.10. at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and its counsel (including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus), and not to file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, to which any such Holder or Registrable Securities shall have reasonably objected;

3.1.11. notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event or the existence of any condition as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, or in the opinion of counsel for the Company it is necessary to supplement or amend such Prospectus to comply with law, and

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then to correct such Misstatement or include such information as is necessary to comply with law, in each case as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof, at the request of any such Holder promptly prepare and furnish to such Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such Prospectus shall not include a Misstatement or such Prospectus, as supplemented or amended, shall comply with law;

3.1.12. permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the participating Holders), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate in the preparation of any Registration Statement, each such Prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission, and each amendment or supplement thereto, and will give each of them such access to its books and records and such opportunities to discuss the business, finances and accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries with its officers, directors and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements as shall be necessary, in the opinion of such Holders and such Underwriters respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act, and will cause the Companys officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that if requested by the Company, such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information; and provided, further, the Company may not include the name of any Holder or Underwriter or any information regarding any Holder or Underwriter in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder or Underwriter and providing each such Holder or Underwriter a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;

3.1.13. obtain a cold comfort letter (including a bring-down letter dated as of the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration) from the Companys independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering which the participating Holders may rely on (if requested by a participating Holder), in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to the participating Holders and any Underwriter;

3.1.14. on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion and negative assurance letter, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to the participating Holders and any Underwriter;

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3.1.15. in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement and a lock up agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

3.1.16. otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and to make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Companys first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

3.1.17. make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary road show presentations or meetings with potential investors that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

3.1.18. otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, including causing the officers and directors of the Company to enter into customary lock-up agreements, in connection with such Registration.

3.2. Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters commissions and discounts, brokerage fees and, other than as set forth in the definition of Registration Expenses, all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

3.3. Participation in Underwritten Offerings.

3.3.1. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (a) agrees to sell such persons securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (b) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

3.3.2. Holders participating in an Underwritten Offering may, at their option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of the Underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such Holders and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such Underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such Holders; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to make any representations or warranties with respect to written information specifically provided by a Holder in writing for inclusion in the Registration Statement.

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3.3.3. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Underwriter shall require any Holder to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the Underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder and such Holders intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law, and if, despite the Companys commercially reasonable efforts, an Underwriter requires any Holder to make additional representation or warranties to or agreements with such Underwriter, such Holder may elect not to participate in such Underwritten Offering (but shall not have any claims against the Company as a result of such election). Any liability of such Holder to any Underwriter or other person under such underwriting agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the proceeds (net of expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions) that it derives from such registration.

3.4. Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, or in the opinion of counsel for the Company it is necessary to supplement or amend such Prospectus to comply with law, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement or including the information counsel for the Company believes to be necessary to comply with law (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice such that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, as applicable, will not include a Misstatement and complies with law), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Companys control, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Board to be necessary for such purpose; provided, that each day of any such suspension pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall correspondingly decrease the Aggregate Blocking Period available to the Company during any twelve (12)-month period pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

3.5. Covenants of the Company. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company hereby covenants and agrees:

3.5.1. the Company will not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus included therein or any other filing or document (other than this Agreement) with the Commission which refers to any Holder of Registrable Securities by name or otherwise without the prior written approval of such Holder;

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3.5.2. the Company will not effect or permit to occur any combination or subdivision of securities which would adversely affect the ability of the Holders to effect registration of Registrable Securities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement;

3.5.3. at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements; and

3.5.4. promptly following the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement required by subsection 2.1.1 (and in any event within three (3) business days from such effectiveness), the Company shall cause the transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends (including any electronic transfer restrictions) from any Common Stock or Private Placement Warrants held by such Holder and provide or cause any customary opinions of counsel to be delivered to the transfer agent in connection with such removal.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

4.1. Indemnification.

4.1.1. In connection with any registration of and/or any offering and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors, partners, stockholders or members, employees, agents, investment advisors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act and Exchange Act) from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys fees), joint or several (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) (collectively, Claims), to which any such Holder or other persons may become subject, insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based on any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and the Company will reimburse such Holder or other person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; except insofar as the Claim or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or

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omission or alleged omission made in such filing in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act and Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

4.1.2. In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, the Company may require that, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any Registration Statement, the Company shall have received an undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from such Holder, to indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act and Exchange Act) from and against any Claims, to which any the Company or such other persons may become subject, insofar as such Claims arise out of or are based on any untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act and Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no Underwriter shall require any Holder of Registrable Securities to provide any indemnification other than that provided hereinabove in this subsection 4.1.2, and, if, despite the Companys commercially reasonable efforts, an Underwriter requires any Holder of Registrable Securities to provide additional indemnification, such Holder may elect not to participate in such Underwritten Offering (but shall not have any claim against the Company as a result of such election).

4.1.3. Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any Claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any persons right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (b) unless in such indemnified partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such Claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one (1) counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the

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entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) and which settlement includes a statement or admission of fault or culpability on the part of such indemnified party or does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

4.1.4. The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, partners, stockholders or members, employees, agents, investment advisors or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of Registrable Securities.

4.1.5. If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Claims, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Claims (a) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Registrable Securities or (b) if the allocation provided by clause (a) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (a) above but also to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Claims, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying partys and indemnified partys relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder or any director, officer, employee, agent, investment advisor or controlling person thereof under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

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4.1.6. The indemnification required by this Section 4.1 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1. Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (b) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is delivered or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Hillman Solutions Corp., 10590 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45231, Attention: Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, and, if to any Holder, at such Holders address or contact information (including e-mail address) as set forth in the Companys books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.

5.2. Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

5.2.1. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

5.2.2. The rights of a Holder hereunder may be assigned (but only with all related obligations as set forth below) in connection with a Transfer of Registrable Securities to a Permitted Transferee of that Holder. No assignment by any Holder of such Holders rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (a) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (b) the written agreement of the Permitted Transferee to which the assignment is being made, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

5.2.3. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the applicable Holders.

5.2.4. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.

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5.3. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

5.4. Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (I) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, AND (II) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

5.5. Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is adverse and different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected, and (b) the consent of any Sponsor, CCMP Holder and Oak Hill Holder, as applicable, shall be required for any amendment, modification or waiver which has an adverse effect on the specific and personal rights, limitations or obligations of such Holder. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

5.6. Other Registration Rights. Other than pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions among the parties thereto and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

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5.7. Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) no Holder holds Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.


COMPANY:

Hillman Solutions Corp.,
a Delaware corporation

By:
		Name:
		Title:

SPONSORS:

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.,
a New York corporation

By:
		Name:
		Title:

TJF, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

By:
		Name:
		Title:

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CCMP HOLDERS:

CCMP CAPITAL INVESTORS III, L.P.,
a Delaware limited liability company By: CCMP Capital Associates III, L.P., its general partner By: CCMP Capital Associates GP, LLC, its general partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

CCMP CAPITAL INVESTORS (EMPLOYEE) III, L.P.,
a Delaware limited liability company

By: CCMP Capital Associates III, L.P., its general partner By: CCMP Capital Associates GP, LLC, its general partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

CCMP CO-INVEST III A, L.P.,
a Delaware limited liability company

By: CCMP Co-Invest III A GP, LLC, its general partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

OAK HILL HOLDERS: OAK HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership

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By:		OHCP GenPar III, L.P., its General Partner

By:		OHCP MGP Partners III, L.P., its General Partner

By:		OHCP MGP III, Ltd., its General Partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

OAK HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PARTNERS III, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:		OHCP GenPar III, L.P., its General Partner

By:		OHCP MGP Partners III, L.P., its General Partner

By:		OHCP MGP III, Ltd., its General Partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

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OHCP III HC RO, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership

By:		OHCP GenPar III, L.P., its General Partner

By:		OHCP MGP Partners III, L.P., its General Partner

By:		OHCP MGP III, Ltd., its General Partner

By:
		Name:
		Title:

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EXHIBIT F

Letter of Transmittal

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EXHIBIT G

Equity Incentive Plan

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