UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 3)

 

 

REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Name of Subject Company (issuer))

 

 

REBA MERGER SUB, INC.

(Offeror)

a wholly-owned subsidiary of

 

 

CROWN LABORATORIES, INC.

(Parent of Offeror)

CROWN HOLDINGS INTERCO LLC

(Other)

CROWN LABORATORIES HOLDINGS, INC.

(Other)

(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

761330109

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Shellie Hammock

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Crown Laboratories, Inc.

207 Mockingbird Lane

Johnson City, TN 37604

Telephone: (423) 926-4413

(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

 

 

Copy to:

 

Pippa Bond, P.C.

Van Whiting
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 552-4200

  Julia Danforth
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: (212) 446-4800

 

 

 

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

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Third-party offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

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Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

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Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

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Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☒

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

 

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Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

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Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer)

 

 

 


This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2024 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule TO”) by Reba Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Crown”). The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Merger Sub to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”) of Revance Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at a purchase price of $3.10 per Share, net to the stockholder in cash without interest and less any required tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 12, 2024 (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended and/or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal”), copies of which are attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.

Except as set forth in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Schedule TO and the exhibits thereto remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO or the Offer to Purchase, as applicable.

Amendments to the Offer to Purchase and Exhibits to the Schedule TO

Each of (i) the Offer to Purchase, (ii) Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, (iii) the Letter of Transmittal, (iv) the Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibit (a)(1)(C), and (v) the Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibit (a)(1)(D), are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

  (a)

all references to “one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 28, 2025” are replaced with “one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 4, 2025”.

 

  (b)

the information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase entitled “Summary Term Sheet” is hereby amended and supplemented by amending and restating the paragraph across from “Price Offered Per Share” as follows:

“Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal: $3.65, net to the stockholder in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholding. On January 21, 2025, Crown announced that the Offer was amended to increase the Offer Price to be paid in the Offer. The Offer Price to be paid in the Offer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, increased from $3.10 per Share, net to the stockholder in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholding to $3.65 per Share, net to the stockholder in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholding. The full text of the press release announcing the increase in the Offer Price to be paid in the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(N) and is incorporated herein by reference.”

 

  (c)

all descriptions and references in respect of the Offer Price in the Offer to Purchase, Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal, Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees and Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, are hereby amended to reflect an increase in the Offer Price from “$3.10 per Share, net to the stockholder in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholding” to “$3.65 per Share, net to the stockholder in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholding.” Accordingly, all references to the Offer Price of “$3.10 per Share” in the Offer are hereby amended and replaced with “$3.65 per Share.”


  (d)

the information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase entitled “Summary Term Sheet” is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately after the paragraph under “How do I tender my Shares?”:

If I tendered my Shares before the Offer Price was increased to $3.65 per Share, do I have to do anything now?

No. Stockholders do not have to take any action regarding any Shares previously tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. Such Shares constitute valid tenders for purposes of the Offer. If the Offer is completed, these Shares will be accepted for payment by Merger Sub pursuant to the terms of the Offer and such stockholders will receive the same increased Offer Price as all other tendering stockholders of Revance. See Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.”

 

  (e)

the first bullet paragraph in the response to the question “Does Merger Sub have the financial resources to pay for all of the Shares that it is offering to purchase pursuant to the Offer?” set forth in the Summary Term Sheet on page 3 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

   

“Yes. We estimate that we will need approximately $730 million in cash to (i) purchase all of the Shares pursuant to the Offer and to complete the Merger; (ii) pay all amounts in connection with the refinancing or repayment of any outstanding indebtedness of Revance required to be paid at the closing of the Merger; and (iii) pay all fees and expenses required to be paid at the closing of the Merger by Crown or the Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated by the A&R Merger Agreement required to be paid at the closing of the Merger. The Guarantors (as defined below) have provided Crown with an Equity Commitment Letter (as defined below), pursuant to which, among other things, the Guarantors have agreed to contribute to Crown up to an aggregate of approximately $460 million to purchase equity or debt securities of Crown, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter. Crown and Crown Holdings (as defined below) delivered to Revance a Debt Commitment Letter (as defined below), pursuant to which, among other things, certain lenders committed to provide Crown with the Debt Financing (as defined below) in the amounts specified therein, and subject to the terms and conditions therein, for the purpose of financing the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the A&R Merger Agreement. Crown will contribute or otherwise advance to Merger Sub proceeds from the Guarantors’ equity or debt investment and the Debt Financing, which, taken together with Crown’s cash on hand, we anticipate will be sufficient to (i) purchase all of the Shares pursuant to the Offer and to complete the Merger; (ii) pay all amounts in connection with the refinancing or repayment of any outstanding indebtedness of Revance required to be paid at the closing of the Merger; and (iii) pay all fees and expenses required to be paid at the closing of the Merger by Crown or the Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated by the A&R Merger Agreement required to be paid at the closing of the Merger. See Section 9—‘Source and Amount of Funds.’”

 

  (f)

the response to the question “What is the market value of my Shares as of a recent date?” set forth in the Summary Term Sheet on page 10 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

   

“On December 6, 2024, the last full day of trading before the public announcement of the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.82 per Share. On December 11, 2024, the last full day of trading before commencement of the Offer, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.04 per Share. On January 16, 2025, the last full day of trading prior to public announcement of our amended offer, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.27 per Share. On January 17, 2025, the last full day of trading prior to public announcement of the acceptance of our amended offer, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.68 per Share. We encourage you to obtain a recent market quotation for the Shares before deciding whether to tender your Shares.

See Section 6 — ‘Price Range of Shares; Dividends on the Shares.’”


  (g)

the information set forth in table in Section 6—“Price Range of Shares; Dividends on the Shares” on page 23 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

     High      Low  

2025

     

First Quarter (through January 17, 2025)

   $ 3.06      $ 3.68  

2024

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 5.92      $ 3.025  

Third Quarter

   $ 6.65      $ 2.39  

Second Quarter

   $ 4.99      $ 2.30  

First Quarter

   $ 9.75      $ 4.57  

2023

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 11.49      $ 5.72  

Third Quarter

   $ 25.33      $ 11.10  

Second Quarter

   $ 37.98      $ 24.61  

First Quarter

   $ 36.61      $ 18.11  

2022

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 30.95      $ 17.97  

Third Quarter

   $ 29.51      $ 13.70  

Second Quarter

   $ 20.74      $ 11.27  

First Quarter

   $ 20.63      $ 11.65  

2021

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 28.28      $ 12.34  

Third Quarter

   $ 33.83      $ 25.45  

Second Quarter

   $ 32.18      $ 26.30  

First Quarter

   $ 30.45      $ 23.92  

 

  (h)

the information set forth in second paragraph in Section 6—“Price Range of Shares; Dividends on the Shares” on page 23 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“On December 6, 2024, the last full day of trading before the public announcement of the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.82 per Share. On December 11, 2024, the last full day of trading before commencement of the Offer, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.04 per Share. On January 16, 2025, the last full day of trading prior to public announcement of our amended offer, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.27 per Share. On January 17, 2025, the last full day of trading prior to public announcement of the acceptance of our amended offer, the reported closing price of the Shares on Nasdaq was $3.68 per Share. We encourage you to obtain a recent market quotation for the Shares before deciding whether to tender your Shares.”

 

  (i)

the information set forth in the second sentence of the first paragraph in Section 9—“Source and Amount of Funds” on page 25 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“We estimate that we will need approximately $730 million in cash to (i) purchase all of the Shares pursuant to the Offer and to complete the Merger; (ii) pay all amounts in connection with the refinancing or repayment of any outstanding indebtedness of Revance required to be paid at the closing of the Merger; and (iii) pay all fees and expenses required to be paid at the closing of the Merger by Crown or the Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated by the A&R Merger Agreement required to be paid at the closing of the Merger.”


  (j)

the information set forth in the second sentence of the second paragraph in Section 9—“Source and Amount of Funds” on page 25 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“In connection with the financing of the Offer and the Merger, Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP and Hildred Equity Capital Partners III-B, LP (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and Crown have entered into a second amended and restated equity commitment letter, dated as of January 17, 2025 (which amends, restates and supersedes the amended and restated equity commitment letter entered into on December 7, 2024 by Crown, Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP and Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP) (the “Equity Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which the Guarantors have agreed to provide Crown with an equity and/or debt commitment of up to approximately $460 million in cash (the “Commitment”), subject to the terms and satisfaction of certain customary conditions set forth therein, including (i) the satisfaction or waiver by Crown of each of the conditions to Crown’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Transactions under Annex I of the A&R Merger Agreement as of the expiration of the Offer and with respect to the Merger set forth in Section 9.1 of the A&R Merger Agreement (in each case, other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied as of the Acceptance Time or the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), as applicable, each of which is capable of being satisfied or waived at the Acceptance Time or the Closing, as applicable), (ii) the substantially contemporaneous consummation of the Offer at the Acceptance Time (assuming the funding of the Commitment) in accordance with the terms of the A&R Merger Agreement, and (iii) the funding of the Debt Financing (as defined below) (or the receipt of irrevocable confirmation by the debt financing sources in writing to Crown that the Debt Financing will be funded in full at the Closing) on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter (or, if alternative debt financing is being used in accordance with Section 8.3(c) of the A&R Merger Agreement such alternative debt financing on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter with respect thereto) prior to or contemporaneously with such funding by the Guarantors (the “Equity Financing”).”

 

  (k)

the information set forth in the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs in Section 9 — “Source and Amount of Funds” on page 26 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Equity Commitment Letter, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit (d)(12) to the Schedule TO and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Limited Guarantee. On January 17, 2025, the Guarantors and Revance entered into a second amended and restated limited guarantee (which amends, restates and supersedes the amended and restated limited guarantee entered into on December 7, 2024 by Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP and solely for the purposes of Section 10 thereof, Hildred Equity Partners II, LP, Hildred Equity Associates II, LP, Hildred Equity Partners II-FR, LP and Hildred Equity Partners II-A, LP, and Revance) (the “Limited Guarantee”), in favor of Revance in respect of Crown’s obligation to pay (i) the Parent Termination Fee (as defined below) pursuant to the terms of Section 10.3(c) of the A&R Merger Agreement, (ii) if applicable, the Default Payment if due and payable pursuant to the terms of Section 10.3(e) of the A&R Merger Agreement, and (iii) any Reimbursement Obligation to the extent due and payable by Crown pursuant to the terms of Section 8.4(e) and (f) of the A&R Merger Agreement, which shall not exceed $1,000,000 (collectively, items (i)-(iii), the “Guaranteed Obligations”).

The obligations of the Guarantors under the Limited Guarantee are subject to an aggregate cap equal to $23,935,732.99 (the “Cap”) and do not contain any other material conditions.”

 


  (l)

the information set forth in the eighth paragraph in Section 9 — “Source and Amount of Funds” immediately preceding the subheading “Debt Financings” on page 27 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Limited Guarantee, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit (d)(13) to the Schedule TO and which is incorporated herein by reference.”

 

  (m)

the information set forth in the seventy-fifth paragraph in Section 10—“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Revance—Background of the Offer” on page 34 of the Offer to Purchase is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Also on November 25, 2024, Kirkland provided to Skadden the initial drafts of an amended and restated equity commitment letter and an amended and restated limited guarantee. Between November 25, 2024 and December 7, 2024, representatives of Skadden and Kirkland exchanged revised drafts of such amended and restated equity commitment letter and amended and restated limited guarantee.”

 

  (n)

the following text is added at the end of Section 10—“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Revance—Background of the Offer” of the Offer to Purchase as new paragraphs:

“On January 17, 2025, the Revance Board convened and later informed Crown that, after consultation with representatives of Skadden and Centerview, the Revance Board had unanimously approved the Crown Proposal to enter Amendment No. 2 to the A&R Merger Agreement (the “Second Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement”) to provide for an offer price of $3.65.

Also on January 17, 2025, Revance, Merger Sub and Crown executed the Second Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement. The Equity Commitment Letter and Limited Guarantee were also executed and delivered by the parties.

On January 21, 2025, the Revance and Crown issued a joint press release announcing the signing of the Second Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement which increased the offer price of the tender offer by Merger Sub to purchase the outstanding Shares of Revance.”

Item 12. Exhibits.

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:

 

Exhibit
No.
 

Description

(a)(5)(N)*   Joint Press Release, issued by Crown Laboratories, Inc. and Revance Therapeutics, Inc. on January 21, 2025
(d)(11)*   Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Crown Laboratories, Inc., Reba Merger Sub, Inc. and Revance Therapeutics, Inc., dated as of January 17, 2025
(d)(12)*   Second Amended and Restated Equity Commitment Letter, dated January  17, 2025, by and among Crown Laboratories, Inc., Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP and Hildred Equity Capital Partners III-B, LP
(d)(13)*   Second Amended and Restated Limited Guarantee, dated January  17, 2025, by and among Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP and Hildred Equity Partners III-B, LP and Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
107*  

Filing Fee Table

 

*

Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: January 21, 2025     REBA MERGER SUB, INC.
   

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

    Name: Jeffery A. Bedard
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    CROWN LABORATORIES, INC.
   

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

    Name: Jeffery A. Bedard
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    CROWN HOLDINGS INTERCO LLC
   

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

    Name: Jeffery A. Bedard
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
    CROWN LABORATORIES HOLDINGS, INC.
   

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

    Name: Jeffery A. Bedard
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit (a)(5)(N)

Crown Laboratories and Revance Amend the A&R Merger Agreement to

Increase Offer Price to $3.65 per Share and Extend Existing Tender Offer

 

   

Increased offer price to $3.65 per share, a $0.55 per share increase

 

   

Improved offer unanimously approved by Revance Board of Directors

 

   

Crown to extend tender offer until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 4, 2025

 

   

Crown’s offer is the only fully-financed offer currently available to Revance’s stockholders

 

   

Outside termination date under the A&R Merger Agreement is February 7, 2025

January 21, 2025 – JOHNSON CITY & NASHVILLE, Tenn – (Business Wire) — Crown Laboratories, Inc. (“Crown”) and Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVNC) (“Revance”), today announced that, on January 17, 2025, they amended their previously announced Amended and Restated Merger Agreement (the “Second Amendment,” together with the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, dated December 7, 2024, the “A&R Merger Agreement”).

Under the terms of the Second Amendment, which has been unanimously approved by the Revance Board of Directors, Revance’s stockholders will receive $3.65 per share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (each, a “Share”) in cash, without interest and less any applicable tax withholding, representing $0.55 or 17% per share more than the prior offer price. Crown will extend its existing tender offer for all of Revance’s outstanding Shares until one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 4, 2025.

“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Crown which increases value for our stockholders while also providing them with deal certainty,” said Mark J. Foley, Chief Executive Officer of Revance. “After a robust process, our Board concluded that Crown’s offer represented the best outcome for our stockholders. Crown’s offer is the only fully-financed offer currently available to Revance’s stockholders, and we recommend they tender their shares in support of the transaction.”

“Our improved and fully-financed offer provides a meaningful increase in the consideration paid to Revance’s stockholders, and we are pleased that the Revance Board of Directors has unanimously endorsed it,” said Jeff Bedard, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crown. “We look forward to closing the transaction in short order so we can bring the companies together and continue working on our important mission.”

Transaction and Tender Offer Details

The Crown transaction, which has been unanimously recommended by Revance’s Board of Directors, is the only fully-financed offer that Revance has received since the parties initially entered into the original merger agreement on August 11, 2024, and in the more than six weeks since the parties entered into the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement on December 7, 2024.

Crown’s tender offer, which was previously scheduled to expire one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 28, 2025, has been extended until one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 4, 2025, unless the tender offer is further extended or earlier terminated. Subject to customary closing conditions, including the tender of more than 50% of the Shares into the tender offer, the transaction is expected to close by February 6, 2025.


The outside termination date for the A&R Merger Agreement (as amended by the Second Amendment) remains February 7, 2025. Crown does not intend to extend the outside termination date of the A&R Merger Agreement. There is not sufficient time for a third party to consummate a tender offer for the Shares prior to February 7, 2025, at which time the Crown offer will have lapsed due to the outside termination date.

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary and paying agent for the tender offer, has advised Crown that, as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on January 17, 2025, approximately 6,322,768 Shares have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the tender offer, representing approximately 6.025% of the issued and outstanding Shares, as of such date and time. Holders that have previously tendered their Shares do not need to re-tender their Shares or take any other action in response to the extension of the tender offer.

The tender offer continues to be subject to the remaining conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase that Crown and its acquisition subsidiary filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as amended or supplemented from time to time. Complete terms and conditions of the tender offer can be found in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, and certain other materials contained in the tender offer statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the U.S. SEC on December 12, 2024 by Crown and its acquisition subsidiary, as amended and as may be further amended from time to time, and are available at www.sec.gov. Except as described in this press release, the terms of the tender offer remain the same as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, in each case, as amended.

Advisors

Centerview Partners LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor for Revance; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal advisor for Revance.

Leerink Partners and PJT Partners are serving as financial advisors to Crown; Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Lowenstein Sandler LLP are serving as legal advisors to Crown.

About Crown

Crown, a privately held, fully integrated global skincare company, is committed to developing and providing a diverse portfolio of aesthetic, premium and therapeutic skincare products that improve the quality of life for its consumers throughout their skincare journey. An innovative company focused on skin science for life, Crown’s unyielding pursuit of delivering therapeutic excellence and enhanced patient outcomes is why it has become a leader in Dermatology and Aesthetics. Crown has been listed on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies List for 11 years and has expanded its distribution to over 50 countries. For more information, visit www.crownlaboratories.com.

The “Crown” logo, PanOxyl and Blue Lizard are registered trademarks of Crown Laboratories, Inc. SkinPen and StriVectin are registered trademarks of Bellus Medical, LLC and StriVectin Operating Company, Inc., respectively.


About Revance

Revance is a biotechnology company setting the new standard in healthcare with innovative aesthetic and therapeutic offerings that enhance patient outcomes and physician experiences. Revance’s portfolio includes DAXXIFY (DaxibotulinumtoxinA-lanm) for injection and the RHA Collection of dermal fillers. RHA® technology is proprietary to and manufactured in Switzerland by Teoxane SA. Revance has partnered with Teoxane SA to supply HA fillers for U.S. distribution. Revance has also partnered with Viatris Inc. to develop a biosimilar to onabotulinumtoxinA for injection and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical to commercialize DAXXIFY in China. Revance’s global headquarters and experience center are located in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn more at Revance.com, RevanceAesthetics.com, DAXXIFY.com, HCP.DAXXIFYCervicalDystonia.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

“Revance,” the Revance logo, and DAXXIFY are registered trademarks of Revance Therapeutics, Inc. Resilient Hyaluronic Acid® and RHA are trademarks of TEOXANE SA.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with its proposed acquisition of Revance, Crown caused its acquisition subsidiary to commence a tender offer to acquire all outstanding Shares of Revance. This communication is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities of Revance, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer materials that Crown and its acquisition subsidiary filed with the SEC upon commencement of the tender offer. A solicitation and offer to buy all outstanding Shares of Revance is only being made pursuant to the tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, a letter of transmittal and other related materials that Crown and its acquisition subsidiary have filed with the SEC. In addition, Revance has filed with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer.

THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES THERETO. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF REVANCE ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY (AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME) BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF REVANCE SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN THE TENDER OFFER.

Investors may obtain a free copy of these materials (including the tender offer statement, Offer to Purchase and a related Letter of Transmittal, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement) and other documents filed by Crown and Revance with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors may also obtain, at no charge, any such documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Revance under the “News” section of Revance’s website at www.revance.com. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, Revance’s or Crown’s website is not a part of, or incorporated by reference herein.


Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking statements.” The use of words such as “anticipates,” “hopes,” “may,” “should,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans” and “believes,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to Revance’s and Crown’s future financial performance, business prospects and strategy, expectations with respect to the tender offer and the anticipated merger, including the timing thereof and Revance’s and Crown’s ability to successfully complete such transactions and realize the anticipated benefits. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the risks and uncertainties inherent in the tender offer and the anticipated merger, including, among other things, regarding how many of Revance’s stockholders will tender their Shares in the tender offer, the possibility that competing offers will be made, the ability to obtain requisite regulatory approvals, the ability to satisfy the conditions to the closing of the tender offer and the anticipated merger, the expected timing of the tender offer and the anticipated merger, the possibility that the anticipated merger will not be completed, difficulties or unanticipated expenses in connection with integrating the parties’ operations, products and employees and the possibility that anticipated synergies and other anticipated benefits of the transaction will not be realized in the amounts expected, within the expected timeframe or at all, the effect of the tender offer and the anticipated merger on Revance’s and Crown’s business relationships (including, without limitations, partners and customers), the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, the expected tax treatment of the transaction, and the impact of the transaction on the businesses of Revance and Crown, and other circumstances beyond Revance’s and Crown’s control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Certain of these and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in Revance’s and Crown’s filings with the SEC, including the Schedule TO (including the offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and related documents) Crown and its acquisition subsidiary have filed with the SEC, and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 the Company has filed with the SEC, and Revance’s most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, neither Revance nor Crown undertakes any duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this press release.

Contacts

Media:

Alecia Pulman/Brittany Fraser

ICR

Crown@icrinc.com

Investors:

Laurence Watts

NewStreet

laurence@newstreetir.com

Exhibit (d)(11)

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of January 17, 2025 (this “Amendment No. 2”), by and among Crown Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Reba Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub,” and together with Parent, the “Buyer Parties”), and Revance Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub is sometimes referred to as a “Party.”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2024 (as amended from time to time, and as amended by that certain Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 11, 2024, the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement, and subject to the terms thereof, on December 12, 2024, Merger Sub commenced (and Parent caused Merger Sub to commence) the Offer to purchase all of the outstanding Shares (other than Excluded Shares), at a price per Share equal to $3.10, in cash, without interest.

WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the filing of the Offer Documents on the Offer Commencement Date, the Company filed with the SEC the Schedule 14D-9, which included the Company Board Recommendation.

WHEREAS, under Section 10.4 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended by the Parties at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Buyer Parties and the Company; provided that provisions relating to the Financing Sources set forth in Section 10.2, Section 10.3(f), Section 10.6, Section 11.3, Section 11.6, Section 11.8, Section 11.9, Section 11.10, Section 11.11 and Section 10.4 of the Agreement (and the defined terms used therein) may not be amended, modified or altered without the prior written consent of the Financing Sources.

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with Section 10.4 of the Agreement and as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

2. Amendments to Agreement.

 

  (a)

The definition of “Offer Price” contained in Recital B of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to mean “$3.65 per Share”.


  (b)

Recital F of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a) On January 17, 2025, and as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into the Amendment No. 2, Parent delivered (i) a second amended and restated limited guarantee (the “Guarantee”) from Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP and Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP (collectively, the “Guarantor”) in favor of the Company and pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the Guarantor is guaranteeing certain obligations of the Buyer Parties in connection with the Agreement; and (ii) a second amended and restated commitment letter (the “Equity Commitment Letter”) between Parent and the Guarantor, pursuant to which the Guarantor has committed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to invest in Parent, directly or indirectly, the cash amounts set forth therein; and (b) concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into the Agreement, Parent has delivered the Debt Commitment Letter.

 

  (c)

The definition of “Company Termination Fee” contained in Section 1.1(gg) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Company Termination Fee” means an amount equal to $15,290,488.66.

 

  (d)

The definition of “Parent Termination Fee” contained in Section 1.1(hhh) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Parent Termination Fee” means an amount equal to $22,935,732.99.

 

  (e)

The definition of “Per Share Price” contained in Section 1.1(iii) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Per Share Price” means the amount equal to $3.65, without interest thereon, per share of Company Common Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

  (f)

The last sentence of Section 1.3(b) shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

When used herein, the phrases “the date hereof” and “the date of this Agreement” shall mean “December 7, 2024”.

 

  (g)

Each reference to “As of the date hereof” in the second and third sentences of Section 6.10 of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with “As of January 17, 2025”.

 

  (h)

The reference to “As of the date of this Agreement” in the first sentence of Section 6.11(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “As of the date of this Agreement with respect to the Debt Commitment Letter, and as of January 17, 2025 with respect to the Equity Commitment Letter”.

 

  (i)

The reference to “dated as of the date of this Agreement” in Section 6.11(a)(x) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “dated as of January 17, 2025”.


  (j)

The references to “As of the date of this Agreement” in the first and second sentences of Section 6.11(b) of the Agreement, are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with “As of the date of this Agreement with respect to the Debt Financing Commitment and as of January 17, 2025 with respect to the Equity Commitment Letter”.

 

  (k)

Each reference to “As of the date of this Agreement” in Section 6.11(d) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “As of the date of this Agreement with respect to the Debt Financing Commitment and as of January 17, 2025 with respect to the Equity Commitment Letter”.

 

  (l)

The text set forth below under Schedule 7.2(q) of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deleted in its entirety:

The Company may negotiate and enter into the amendment to the Newark Lease thirty (30) Business Days following the date of this Agreement.

3. SEC Filings. Promptly following the date of this Amendment No. 2:

 

  (a)

Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) extend the period of time for which the Offer is open for a period of ten (10) Business Days in accordance with Section 2.1(d)(i) of the Agreement and Rule 14e-1(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act;

 

  (b)

Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) amend the Offer Documents to reflect the foregoing and to reflect the other amendments set forth in this Amendment No. 2; and

 

  (c)

the Company shall file an amended Schedule 14D-9 to reflect the amendments set forth in this Amendment No. 2 and reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation.

4. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended and/or superseded by this Amendment No. 2, the Agreement remains and shall remain in full force and effect including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 10.4, Section 10.2, Section 10.3(f), Section 10.6, Section 11.3, Section 11.6, Section 11.8, Section 11.9, Section 11.10, Section 11.11 and Section 10.4 of the Agreement. This Amendment No. 2 shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Agreement, except as expressly set forth herein. Upon the execution and delivery hereof, the Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and supplemented as set forth herein. This Amendment No. 2 and the Agreement shall each henceforth be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument, but such amendments and supplements shall not operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore taken under the Agreement. If and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between the Agreement and this Amendment No. 2 with respect to the matters set forth herein, the terms of this Amendment No. 2 shall control. Whenever the Agreement is referred to in the Agreement or in any other agreements, documents and instruments, such reference shall be deemed to be to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 2.

5. Miscellaneous. Sections 11.1–11.11, Section 11.13 and Section 11.14 of the Agreement are each hereby incorporated by reference mutatis mutandis.

[Signature page follows.]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

CROWN LABORATORIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

  Name: Jeffery A. Bedard
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer
REBA MERGER SUB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

  Name: Jeffery A. Bedard
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Mark J. Foley

  Name: Mark J. Foley
  Title:  President & Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 to the A&R Merger Agreement]

Exhibit (d)(12)

Execution Version

Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP

Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP

Hildred Equity Partners III, LP

Hildred Equity Partners III-A

Hildred Equity Partners III-B

January 17, 2025

Crown Laboratories, Inc.

207 Mockingbird Lane

Johnson City, Tennessee 37604

 

  Re:

Second Amended and Restated Equity Financing Commitment

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter agreement sets forth the amended commitment of Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP and Hildred Equity Partners III-B, LP, each a Delaware limited partnership (each of the foregoing, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”), subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to, directly or indirectly, purchase equity or debt securities of Crown Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and amends and restates in its entirety the letter agreement, dated as of December 7, 2024, previously entered into by the parties thereto. It is contemplated that pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2024 by and among Parent, Reba Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Revance Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (as amended from time to time, and as amended by that certain Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 11, 2024, and that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, the “Merger Agreement”), Merger Sub shall commence a tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, at a price of $3.65 per Share, in cash, without interest (the “Offer”), and following the consummation of the Offer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the parties will, pursuant to Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, effect the acquisition of the Company by Parent through the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”) . Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

1.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, each Investor hereby, severally (and not jointly or jointly and severally), commits to purchase (or cause an assignee permitted under this letter agreement to purchase), directly or indirectly, at or immediately prior to the Acceptance Time, its Pro Rata Percentage (as defined in Section 9) of equity or debt securities of Parent for an aggregate purchase price equal to $460,000,000 (the “Commitment”), solely for the purpose of allowing Parent, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, to pay the amounts payable by Parent at the Acceptance Time pursuant to Section 2.1(e) and at the Closing pursuant to Section 3.3(a) of the Merger Agreement and to pay fees and expenses required to be paid by Parent or Merger Sub at the Closing under the Merger Agreement, including in connection with the Offer and the Merger (collectively, the “Closing Payments”). Parent agrees to sell, or otherwise issue, such equity or debt securities of Parent (or cause equity or debt securities of a parent company of Parent to be sold or otherwise issued) upon an Investor’s payment of its portion


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  of the Commitment. Each Investor’s obligation to fund in connection with the Merger Agreement, including with respect to the Offer and the Merger, shall in no event exceed its Pro Rata Percentage of the Commitment, and the obligation of the Investors to fund the Commitment (and each Investor’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Commitment) may be reduced (a) on a dollar-for-dollar basis for purchases in cash actually paid by affiliated investment funds, limited partners and/or co-investors (including Affiliates of any of the Investors) for equity or debt securities of Parent, (b) in the event that the conditions to the Offer are satisfied and the Acceptance Time occurs but the Closing is not consummated to account for the reduction of shares of Company Common Stock that were not acquired in the Merger, and (c) as mutually agreed to by all Investors solely to the extent that the Buyer Parties do not require the full Commitment to fund the Closing Payments upon the substantially simultaneous consummation of the Offer and the Merger (the “Transactions”); provided that any such reduction does not affect the availability of funds necessary to fund the Transactions under the Debt Financing.

 

2.

Each Investor’s obligations under this letter agreement, including the obligation of each Investor to fund or cause the funding of its Pro Rata Percentage of the Commitment, are, in each case, subject to (a) the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company, (b) the satisfaction or waiver by Parent of each of the conditions to the Buyer Parties’ obligations to consummate the Transactions under Annex I of the Merger Agreement as of the expiration of the Offer and with respect to the Merger set forth in Section 9.1 of the Merger Agreement (in each case, other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied as of the Acceptance Time or the Closing, as applicable, each of which is capable of being satisfied or waived at the Acceptance Time or the Closing, as applicable), (c) the substantially contemporaneous consummation of the Offer at the Acceptance Time (assuming the funding of the Commitment) in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, and (d) the funding of the Debt Financing (or the receipt of irrevocable confirmation by the Financing Sources in writing to Parent that the Debt Financing will be funded in full at the Closing) on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter (or, if Alternative Financing is being used in accordance with Section 8.3(c) of the Merger Agreement such Alternative Financing on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter with respect thereto) prior to or contemporaneously with such funding by the Investors. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the terms thereof, and nothing in this letter agreement shall amend, modify, or waive any of the terms of the Merger Agreement or any defenses that Parent may have to any assertion of liability or obligation against it under the Merger Agreement, other than Parent’s obligation to issue and sell (or cause Parent to issue and sell) equity or debt securities in satisfaction of the Commitment in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

3.

The obligation of each Investor to fund its Pro Rata Percentage of the Commitment shall, in each case, automatically and immediately terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the occurrence of the Acceptance Time, the consummation of the Offer and the Merger; provided that the Investors shall prior thereto have fully funded and paid the Commitment (as such amount may be reduced as expressly provided herein) to Parent, directly or indirectly, (b) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (c) the Company or any Company Related Party (or any Person claiming by, through or on behalf or for the benefit of the Company or any Company Related Party) asserting, filing or otherwise commencing any Legal Proceeding against, any Investor or any Investor Affiliate relating to this letter agreement, the Limited Guarantee, the Offer, the Merger Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, other than Retained Claims (as defined in, and to the extent permitted under, Section 4(b) of the Limited Guarantee), in each case, subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, or (d) the occurrence of any event which, by the terms of the Limited Guarantee, is an event which terminates or satisfies any Guarantor’s obligations or liabilities under the Limited Guarantee. For


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  purposes of this letter agreement, the term “Investor Affiliate” means (i) any Investor, (ii) any former, current or future direct or indirect general or limited partner, stockholder, holder of any equity, partnership or limited liability company interest, officer, member, manager, director, employee, agent, attorney, controlling Person, assignee or Affiliate (disregarding the proviso in the definition of Affiliate in the Merger Agreement) of any Investor, (iii) Parent and Merger Sub or (iv) any former, current or future direct or indirect general or limited partner, stockholder, holder of any equity, partnership or limited liability company interest, officer, member, manager, director, employee, agent, attorney, controlling Person, assignee or Affiliate (disregarding the proviso in the definition of Affiliate in the Merger Agreement) of any of the foregoing.

 

4.

The Commitment set forth herein shall not be assignable by Parent without each Investor’s prior written consent, and the granting of such consent in a given instance shall be solely in the discretion of each Investor and, if granted, shall not constitute a waiver of this requirement as to any subsequent assignment. Other than expressly provided herein, each Investor may not, directly or indirectly, assign all or any portion of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder (including all or any portion of its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Percentage of the Commitment) to any other Person without the prior written consent of Parent or any other Person; provided, however, that each Investor may assign all or a portion of its obligations hereunder to a controlled Affiliate or to an entity managed by a controlled Affiliate of such Investor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Investor acknowledges and agrees that except to the extent otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, no such assignment shall relieve any Investor of its obligations under this letter agreement (including its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Percentage of the Commitment) except to the extent actually performed by the assignee. Any transfer in violation of this Section 4 shall be null and void. This letter agreement, together with the Limited Guarantee and the Merger Agreement (in each case, to the extent referenced herein) contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior arrangements and understandings with respect thereto.

 

5.

Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this letter agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, each party hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Investors and Parent (with respect to the issuance of equity or debt securities or the causing of the issuance of equity or debt securities as provided herein) has obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that each of the Investors is a partnership, no Person has any remedy, recourse or right of recovery against, or contribution from any Investor Affiliate, through any Investor, Parent, or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil or similar action, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable Law, by or through a claim by or on behalf of any Investor or Parent against any Investor or any Investor Affiliate, or otherwise, except for any such party’s rights against the Investors under this letter agreement; provided, that this sentence shall not in any respect limit the Company’s right to assert any Retained Claim in accordance with the Limited Guarantee.

 

6.

This letter agreement is solely for the benefit of Parent and the Investors and is not intended to, nor does it, confer any benefits on, or create any rights or remedies in favor of, any person other than Parent; provided, however, that (a) each Investor Affiliate (other than the Investors) is an intended third party beneficiary of the covenants and agreements of Sections 6 and 7 hereof, and (b) the Company is an intended third party beneficiary of this letter agreement and shall be entitled to enforce the terms of this letter agreement and to cause Parent to enforce this letter agreement solely to the extent the Company is entitled to seek specific performance pursuant to, and in accordance with, with Section 11.8(b) of the Merger Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, in no event shall any of Parent’s creditors have any right to enforce this letter agreement or to cause Parent to enforce


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  this letter agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this letter agreement or any Transaction Document or otherwise, although the Company may, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement, pursue both (i) a grant of specific performance pursuant to, and in accordance with (and subject to the limitations of) Section 11.8 of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the payment of the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 10.3(c) of the Merger Agreement, in no event shall the Company be permitted or entitled to receive both (x) a grant of specific performance or other equitable relief to cause the Equity Financing to be funded (under this letter agreement or pursuant to the Merger Agreement), that results in the Closing occurring, on the one hand, and (y) the payment of the Parent Termination Fee to the extent owed pursuant to Section 10.3(c) of the Merger Agreement, on the other hand. Except as expressly set forth herein, no obligation contained in or arising from this letter agreement will be enforceable by way of specific performance.

 

7.

Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this letter agreement, the Investors are executing and delivering to the Company a Second Amended and Restated Limited Guarantee related to Parent’s obligation to pay the Parent Termination Fee under the Merger Agreement (the “Limited Guarantee”). None of the Investors or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to the Company or its Affiliates other than as described in Sections (4)(b) and 4(c) of the Limited Guarantee.

 

8.

Each Investor hereby represents and warrants to Parent with respect to itself that (a) it is a Delaware limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction or formation; (b) it has the financial capacity to pay and perform (or cause to be paid or performed) its obligations under this letter agreement and all funds necessary for such Investor to fulfill its obligations under this letter agreement shall be available to such Investor for so long as this letter agreement shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 3 hereof; (c) it has all limited partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this letter agreement; (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by such Investor has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary partnership action, and no other Actions on the part of such Investor are necessary therefor; (e) this letter agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and by general principals of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at equity or at law); (f) all material consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any Governmental Entity necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by each Investor has been obtained; and (g) the execution, delivery and performance by such Investor of this letter agreement does not violate the organizational documents of such Investor. Each Investor acknowledges that the Company has specifically relied on the accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in entering into the Merger Agreement.

 

9.

Each party acknowledges and agrees that (a) this letter agreement is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between or among any of the parties hereto and neither this letter agreement nor any other document or agreement entered into by any party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise, (b) the obligations of each of the Investors under this letter agreement are solely contractual in nature and (c) the determinations of each Investor were independent of each other. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this letter agreement, the liability of each Investor hereunder shall be several, not joint and several, based upon its respective Pro Rata Percentage, and no Investor shall be liable in the aggregate for any amounts hereunder in excess of its Pro Rata


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  Percentage of the Commitment or such lesser amount as may be required to be paid by the Investors. The “Pro Rata Percentage” of each Investor is as set forth below:

 

Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP

     6.53

Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP

     61.84

Hildred Equity Partners III, LP

     17.61

Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP

     9.84

Hildred Equity Partners III-B, LP

     4.18

 

10.

This letter agreement may not be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, and no provision of this letter agreement may be waived, without the prior written consent of Parent, each of the Investors and, to the extent adverse to it, the Company.

 

11.

Parent agrees that, from and after the date hereof, it will, or will cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to, pay, indemnify and hold harmless each of the Investors and each of the Investor Affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations or inquiries), losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees, costs or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (“Losses”) which may be suffered, incurred by or asserted against or involve the Indemnified Persons as a result of or arising out of or in any way related to the transactions described in this letter agreement, the Limited Guarantee (including with respect to the Guaranteed Obligation) or the Debt Commitment Letter; provided, however, that the foregoing will not apply to any Losses of an Indemnified Person to the extent found by a final and non-appealable order of a Chosen Court (as defined below) to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. Parent further agrees to pay or reimburse to any Indemnified Person upon demand any legal or other expenses incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with investigating, defending, or preparing to defend any such action, suit, claim or proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation). The provisions of this Section 11 are independent of all other obligations of Parent hereunder and shall survive termination or expiration of the Commitment embodied in this letter agreement. Parent agrees that no Indemnified Person shall be required to (but, at its sole election, may) seek indemnification from any other Person or Persons with respect to any matter for which such Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification hereunder and agrees, for the benefit of each Investor and each Investor Affiliate to waive any right to contribution from any such Investor or Investor Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or waive any contractual rights that Parent may have against any Investor or Investor Affiliate. PARENT HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL LOSSES THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM OR ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE OR THE SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF THE INVESTORS OR ANY OTHER INDEMNIFIED PERSON.

 

12.

Other than as required by Law or the rules of any national securities exchange or as required or requested by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with any SEC filings relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each of the parties agrees that it will not, nor will it permit its advisors or Affiliates (disregarding the proviso in the definition of Affiliate in the Merger Agreement) to, disclose to any Person the contents of this letter agreement, other than to the Company and its Representatives who are instructed to maintain the confidentiality of this letter agreement in accordance herewith. Without limiting the foregoing, Parent, the Investors and the Company shall have the right to make such disclosure (a) in connection with the enforcement of this letter agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Limited Guarantee and (b) to the extent required by applicable Law or in connection with any filings with any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such party or its Affiliates; provided that any reference to this letter agreement in any such SEC filings shall be in form and substance agreed by the parties hereto.


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13.

All notices and other communications hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (i) one (1) Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (ii) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; or (iii) immediately upon delivery by hand or by email transmission, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

  (a)

If to any Investor (addressed in such Investor’s name):

c/o Hildred Capital Management, LLC

745 5th Avenue, Suite 800

New York, NY 10151

Attention:    David Solomon

Andrew Goldman

Email:     [***]

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

Kirkland and Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn:      Edward Lee, P.C.

Marshall Shaffer, P.C.

Andrew Norwich

Joshua Kogan, P.C.

Email:     [***]

 

  (b)

If to the Company:

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

1222 Demondre Street

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Attn:      Mark Foley

Tobin Schilke

Email:    tschilke@revance.com

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, New York 10001

Attn:      Howard Ellin

Demetrius Warrick

Email:     [***]


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Any notice received by email at the addressee’s email address or otherwise at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m., addressee’s local time, or on any day that is not a Business Day will be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m., addressee’s local time, on the next Business Day. From time to time, any Party may provide notice to the other Parties of a change in its address or email address through a notice given in accordance with this Section 13 except that notice of any change to the address, email address or any of the other details specified in or pursuant to this Section 13 will not be deemed to have been received until, and will be deemed to have been received upon, the later of the date (x) specified in such notice or (y) that is five (5) Business Days after such notice would otherwise be deemed to have been received pursuant to this Section 13.

 

14.

This letter agreement shall be governed by, interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. Any and all claims, controversies and causes of action arising out of or relating to this letter agreement, whether sounding in contract, tort or statute, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, including its statutes of limitations, without giving effect to any conflict-of-laws or other rules that would result in the application of the Laws or statutes of limitations of a different jurisdiction. Each of the parties (i) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to this letter agreement, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 13 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 14 will affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law; (ii) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware (and any appellate court therefrom) or, if any federal court within the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state court within the State of Delaware (and any appellate court therefrom)) (the “Chosen Courts”) in the event that any dispute or controversy arises out of this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (iv) agrees that any Legal Proceeding arising in connection with this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (v) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (vi) agrees that it will not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.


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15.

EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS LETTER AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS LETTER AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (iii) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15.

 

16.

This letter agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed (including by electronic signature) by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by pdf, tif, gif, jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

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If this letter agreement is agreeable to you, please so indicate by signing in the space indicated below.

 

Very truly yours,
HILDRED PERENNIAL PARTNERS I, LP
By: Hildred Perennial Partners GP I, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UGP, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member
HILDRED CAPITAL CO-INVEST-REBA, LP
By: Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA GP, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member

 

 

Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter


HILDRED EQUITY PARTNERS III, LP
By: Hildred Equity Partners GP III, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member
HILDRED EQUITY PARTNERS III-A, LP
By: Hildred Equity Partners GP III, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member

 

 

Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter


HILDRED EQUITY PARTNERS III-B, LP
By: Hildred Equity Partners GP III, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member

 

 

Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter


Accepted and agreed as of January 17, 2025

PARENT:

 

CROWN LABORATORIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jeffery A. Bedard

Name:   Jeffrey A. Bedard
Its:   Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter

Exhibit (d)(13)

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED GUARANTEE

This Second Amended and Restated Limited Guarantee, dated as of January 17, 2025 (this “Limited Guarantee”), by Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP, Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III, LP, Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP and Hildred Equity Partners III-B, LP, each a Delaware limited partnership (each of the foregoing, a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”), is made in favor of Revance Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and amends and restates in its entirety the limited guarantee, dated as of December 7, 2024, previously entered into by the parties thereto. Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 7, 2024, by and among Crown Laboratories, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Reba Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and the Company (the “Merger Agreement” as amended from time to time, and as amended by that certain Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 11, 2024, and that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, the “Merger Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

1. Limited Guarantee. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Guarantors, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages (as hereinafter defined), hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee to the Company, the due and punctual, and full and complete, payment and discharge of Parent’s obligation to pay to the Company (a) the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to the terms of Section 10.3(c) of the Merger Agreement (the “Termination Fee”), (b) if applicable, the Default Payment if due and payable pursuant to the terms of Section 10.3(e) of the Merger Agreement, and (c) any reimbursement obligations to the extent due and payable by Parent pursuant to the terms of Sections 8.4(e) and (f) of the Merger Agreement (provided that Parent’s obligation to reimburse such costs and expenses as set forth in Section 8.4(e) of the Merger Agreement shall not exceed $1,000,000) (together with the Termination Fee and the Default Payment, the “Guaranteed Obligation”); provided, that this Limited Guarantee will expire and will have no further force or effect, and the Company and its Affiliates will have no rights hereunder, upon termination of the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors hereunder in accordance with Section 6 hereof. The Company hereby agrees that the Guarantors shall in no event collectively be required to pay more than the Guaranteed Obligation (or, in the case of each Guarantor, its Pro Rata Percentage of the Guaranteed Obligation) or make any payment (other than payment of the Guaranteed Obligation) pursuant to this Limited Guarantee (with it being understood and agreed that, in circumstances where the Parent Termination Fee is owed by Parent, Parent shall have no other payment obligations to the Company and this Limited Guarantee shall be construed accordingly), that no Guarantor or Guarantor Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) shall have any obligation or liability to any Person relating to, arising out of or in connection with, this Limited Guarantee (other than for the Guaranteed Obligation), and that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced against the Guarantors without giving effect to these limitations (with it being understood and agreed that such limitations are an integral part of each Guarantor executing and delivering this Limited Guarantee and no Guarantor would have delivered this Limited Guarantee if such limitations were not given full force and effect). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the maximum amount of the Guaranteed Obligation exceed $ 23,935,732.99 in the aggregate. All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States, in immediately available funds.

2. Terms of Limited Guarantee.

(a) This Limited Guarantee is one of payment, not collection, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantors to enforce this Limited Guarantee, irrespective of whether any action is brought against Parent or whether Parent is joined in any such action or actions.


(b) Except as otherwise provided herein and without amending or limiting the other provisions of this Limited Guarantee (including Section 6 hereof), the liability of the Guarantors under this Limited Guarantee shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

(i) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of Parent or any Guarantor, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar proceeding affecting Parent or any Guarantor or any of their respective assets;

(ii) any waiver, amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, or change in the time, manner, place or terms of payment or performance, or any change or extension of the time of payment or performance of, renewal or alteration of, any Guaranteed Obligation, any escrow arrangement or other security therefor, any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, or any agreement entered into by the Company, on the one hand, and Parent, on the other hand, in connection therewith;

(iii) the existence of any claim, set off or other right that the Guarantors may have at any time against Parent or the Company, whether in connection with any Guaranteed Obligation or otherwise;

(iv) the failure or delay on the part of the Company to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against Parent or any Guarantor;

(v) the adequacy of any other means the Company may have of obtaining payment related to the Guaranteed Obligation;

(vi) the addition, substitution or release of any Person now or hereafter liable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligation or otherwise interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including any other Guarantor);

(vii) or any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantors or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantors as a matter of Law or equity (other than payment of the Guaranteed Obligation or as permitted by Section 2(e) of this Limited Guarantee).

(c) The Guarantors hereby waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of the Guaranteed Obligation and notice of or proof of reliance by the Company upon this Limited Guarantee or acceptance of this Limited Guarantee. The Guaranteed Obligation shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Limited Guarantee, and all dealings between Parent or the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Limited Guarantee. When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Company shall be under no obligation to pursue such rights and remedies it may have against Parent or any Guarantor for the Guaranteed Obligation or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Company to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Parent or any Guarantor or to realize upon or to exercise any such right of offset shall not relieve any Guarantor of any liability hereunder.

 

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(d) The Company shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to any Guaranteed Obligation in the event that Parent becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Company to so file shall not affect the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Limited Guarantee, in the event that any payment to the Company in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever, this Limited Guarantee shall continue to be effective or reinstated, as the case may be, and the Guarantors shall remain liable hereunder with respect to the Guaranteed Obligation as if such payment had not been made.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Limited Guarantee, the Company hereby agrees that (i) each of the Guarantors may assert, as a defense to, or release or discharge of, any payment or performance by such Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee or any claim, set-off, deduction, defense or release that Parent or Merger Sub could assert against the Company under the terms of, or with respect to, the Merger Agreement (including, without limitation, any such claim or defense that the Parent Termination Fee is not then required to be due and payable by Parent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement) and (ii) to the extent Parent or Merger Sub is relieved of all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligation under the Merger Agreement, the Guarantors shall likewise automatically and without any further action on the part of any Person be relieved of their obligations under this Limited Guarantee.

3. Waiver of Acceptance, Presentment; Etc. Without amending or limiting the other provisions of this Limited Guarantee (including Section 6 hereof), the Guarantors irrevocably waive any promptness, diligence, acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice of any kind not provided for herein or not required to be provided to Parent or Merger Sub under or in connection with the Merger Agreement, other than defenses that are available to Parent or Merger Sub (i) under the Merger Agreement, (ii) in respect of a breach by the Company of this Limited Guarantee and (iii) in respect of fraud or the Willful and Material Breach of the Company in connection with the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Limited Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

4. Sole Remedy.

(a) The Company acknowledges the separate legal entity existence of Parent and Merger Sub apart from each of the Guarantors. The Company further agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Guarantors has any obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that the Guarantors may be limited partnerships, the Company does not have any remedy, recourse or right of recovery against, or contribution from, (i) any former, current or future direct or indirect general or limited partner, stockholder, holder of any equity, partnership or limited liability company interest, officer, member, manager, director, employee, agent, attorney, controlling Person, assignee or affiliate of any Guarantor, (ii) Parent or Merger Sub, (iii) any lender or prospective lender, lead arranger, arranger, agent or representative of or to Parent or Merger Sub or (iv) any former, current or future direct or indirect general or limited partner, stockholder, holder of any equity, partnership or limited liability company interest, officer, member, manager, director, employee, agent, attorney, controlling Person, assignee or affiliate of any of the foregoing (other than Parent, Merger Sub and any of the Guarantors) (those Persons and entities described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to herein collectively as “Guarantor Affiliates”), through any Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil or similar action, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable Law, by or through a claim by or on behalf of any Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate, or otherwise, except for the Retained Claims (as defined below); provided, however, that in the event any

 

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Guarantor (x) consolidates with or merges with any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or (y) transfers or conveys all or a substantial portion of its properties and other assets to any Person such that the sum of all of such Guarantor’s remaining net assets plus uncalled capital commitment is less than such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Percentage (as defined below) of the Parent Termination Fee, then, and in each such case, the Company may seek recourse, whether by the enforcement of any judgment or assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, against such continuing or surviving entity or such Person (in either case, a “Successor Entity”), as the case may be, but only to the extent of the unpaid liability hereunder up to the applicable Pro Rata Percentage of the Guaranteed Obligations for which such Guarantor is liable, as determined in accordance with this Limited Guarantee. As used herein, unless otherwise specified, the term Guarantor shall include such Guarantor’s Successor Entity.

(b) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, the other Company Related Parties and their respective Representatives not to institute, directly or indirectly, any Action or bring any claim arising under, or in connection with, this Limited Guarantee, the Offer, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate except for (i) claims by the Company against any Guarantor under, in accordance with and subject to all limitations of this Limited Guarantee (the “ Retained Guaranty Claims”), (ii) claims by the Company against Parent under and in accordance with and subject to all limitations set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “ Retained Merger Agreement Claims”), (iii) with respect to the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated January 28, 2024, between the Company and Hildred Capital Management, LLC (“Hildred”, and such Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, the “NDA”), claims by the Company against Hildred under and in accordance with the NDA (the “Retained NDA Claims”) or (iv) to the extent (but only to the extent) the Company is expressly entitled to enforce the Equity Commitment Letter in accordance with Section 7 of the Equity Commitment Letter and Section 11.8 of the Merger Agreement, and subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, claims by the Company against Parent seeking to cause Parent to enforce the Equity Commitment Letter in accordance with its terms (the “Retained Equity Commitment Claims” and together with the Retained Guaranty Claims, the Retained Merger Agreement Claims and the Retained NDA Claims, the “Retained Claims”).

(c) Recourse (i) against each Guarantor, as applicable, solely with respect to the Retained Guaranty Claims, (ii) against Parent with respect to the Retained Merger Agreement Claims, (iii) against Hildred solely with respect to the Retained NDA Claims and (iv) against Parent and the Investors (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter) with respect to the Retained Equity Commitment Claims, shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company and all of its Affiliates against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate in respect of any liabilities or obligations arising under, or in connection with, the Offer, the Merger Agreement, this Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter and the NDA or the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, and such recourse shall be subject to the limitations described herein and therein.

5. Subrogation. The Guarantors will not exercise any rights of subrogation or contribution against Parent, whether arising by contract or operation of Law (including, without limitation, any such right arising under bankruptcy or insolvency Laws) or otherwise, by reason of any payment by any of them pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 hereof unless and until the Guaranteed Obligation (subject to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Guaranteed Obligation) have been paid in full.

 

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6. Termination.

(a) No Guarantor shall have any further liability or obligation under this Limited Guarantee from and after the earliest to occur of (i) the Acceptance Time, the consummation of the Offer and the Merger, and satisfaction of the Required Amount, (ii) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (other than a termination of the Merger Agreement for which a Parent Termination Fee is, in accordance with Section 10.3(c) of the Merger Agreement, due and owing by Parent (any such termination for which the Parent Termination Fee is so due and owing, a “Qualifying Termination”)), (iii) the 90th day after a Qualifying Termination unless prior to the 90th day after a Qualifying Termination, the Company shall have commenced a suit, action or other Legal Proceeding against Parent alleging a Parent Termination Fee is due and owing or against the Guarantors that amounts are due and owing from the Guarantors pursuant to Section 1 hereof (a “Qualifying Suit”); provided that if a Qualifying Termination has occurred and a Qualifying Suit is filed prior to the 90th day after a Qualifying Termination, no Guarantor shall have any further liability or obligation under this Limited Guarantee from and after the earliest of (w) the Acceptance Time, (x) a final, non-appealable resolution of such Qualifying Suit determining that either Parent does not owe a Parent Termination Fee or that the Guarantors do not owe any amount pursuant to Section 1 hereof, (y) a written agreement among the Guarantors and the Company terminating the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors pursuant to this Limited Guarantee, and (z) satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligation by the Guarantors or Parent and (iv) the payment or satisfaction of Guaranteed Obligation due and payable to the Company hereunder.

(b) In the event that the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries commences any action or other Legal Proceeding (i) asserting that the provisions of this Limited Guarantee are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part or that the Guarantors are liable in excess of or to a greater extent than the Guaranteed Obligation, (ii) arising under, or in connection with, this Limited Guarantee, the Offer, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Letter, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than a Retained Claim, or (iii) in respect of a Retained Claim in any jurisdiction other than Delaware, then (x) the obligations of the Guarantors under this Limited Guarantee shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (y) if any Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Limited Guarantee, such Guarantor shall be entitled to recover such payments from the Company, and (z) none of the Guarantors, Parent nor any Guarantor Affiliate shall have any liability to the Company or any of its Affiliates under this Limited Guarantee or with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Upon the request of any Guarantor after any termination of the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6, the Company shall provide such Guarantor with written confirmation of such termination.

7. Continuing Guaranty. Except to the extent that the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantors are terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof, this Limited Guarantee (a) may not be revoked or terminated, (b) is a continuing one, and (c) shall remain in full force and effect as to a given Guarantor until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Guaranteed Obligation, shall be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company and its successors and permitted transferees and assigns. All obligations to which this Limited Guarantee applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon.

8. Release. By its acceptance of this Limited Guarantee, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company, on its own behalf and, on behalf of each of the Company Related Parties (collectively, the “Releasing Persons”) hereby waives each and every right of recovery against each Guarantor and each Guarantor Affiliate under or in connection with or related to this Limited Guarantee, the Offer, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise relating thereto and hereby releases each Guarantor and each Guarantor Affiliate from and with respect to any claim, known or unknown, now existing or hereafter arising, in connection with this Limited Guarantee, the Offer, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Debt Commitment Letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise relating

 

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thereto, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or partnership) veil, by or through a claim by or on behalf of any Guarantor, Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate, or otherwise under any theory of law or equity (the “Released Claims”); provided that the foregoing shall not limit, and the Released Claims shall not include, any of the Retained Claims. Without otherwise limiting the generality of the foregoing or any rights or remedies available to any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate, the Company agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of the other Releasing Persons, that this Limited Guarantee shall serve as a complete defense to any Released Claim (but expressly excluding any Retained Claim) against any Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate.

9. Entire Agreement. This Limited Guarantee, together with the Merger Agreement (including all exhibits, schedules and ancillary documents contemplated thereby), and the Equity Commitment Letter, constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior discussions, negotiations, proposals, undertakings, understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, among Parent, Merger Sub and the Guarantors or any Guarantor Affiliate, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings or agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Limited Guarantee exist between any of the parties hereto except as expressly set forth in this Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter and the Merger Agreement.

10. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Limited Guarantee will be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Guarantors and the Company, or in the case of waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No waiver by any party of any breach or violation of, or default under, this Limited Guarantee, whether intentional or not, will be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent breach, violation or default hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. No delay or omission on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Limited Guarantee will operate as a waiver thereof.

11. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except (a) for the provisions of this Limited Guarantee which reference Guarantor Affiliates (each of which shall be for the benefit of and enforceable by each Guarantor Affiliate) and (b) each parties’ respective successors and permitted assigns, the parties hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other parties hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Limited Guarantee, and this Limited Guarantee is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and the Guarantor Affiliates any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.

12. Counterparts and Delivery by Electronic Transmission. This Limited Guarantee and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed (including by electronic signature) by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by pdf, tif, gif, jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “ Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

 

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13. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (i) one (1) Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (ii) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; or (iii) immediately upon delivery by hand or by email transmission, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

 

  (a)

If to any Guarantor (addressed in such Guarantor’s name):

c/o Hildred Capital Management, LLC

745 5th Avenue, Suite 800

New York, NY 10151

Attention:    David Solomon

Andrew Goldman

Email:    [***]

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

Kirkland and Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn:      Edward Lee, P.C.

Marshall Shaffer, P.C.

Andrew Norwich

Joshua Kogan, P.C.

Email:

[***]

 

  (b)

If to the Company:

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

1222 Demondre Street

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Attention:    Mark Foley

 Tobin Schilke

Email:       tschilke@revance.com

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, New York 10001

Attention:   Howard Ellin

Demetrius Warrick

Email:     [***]

 

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Any notice received by email at the addressee’s email address or otherwise at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m., addressee’s local time, or on any day that is not a Business Day will be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m., addressee’s local time, on the next Business Day. From time to time, any Party may provide notice to the other Parties of a change in its address or email address through a notice given in accordance with this Section 13, except that notice of any change to the address, email address or any of the other details specified in or pursuant to this Section 13 will not be deemed to have been received until, and will be deemed to have been received upon, the later of the date (x) specified in such notice or (y) that is five (5) Business Days after such notice would otherwise be deemed to have been received pursuant to this Section 13.

14. Governing Law. THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR STATUTE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, INCLUDING ITS STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS OR OTHER RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OR STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS OF A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION.

15. Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process. Each of the parties (i) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process (whether inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts) in any Legal Proceeding relating to this Limited Guarantee, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with Section 13 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 15 will affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law; (ii) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Legal Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware (and any appellate court therefrom) or, if any federal court within the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state court within the State of Delaware (and any appellate court therefrom)) (the “Chosen Courts”) in the event that any dispute or controversy arises out of this Limited Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (iv) agrees that any Legal Proceeding arising in connection with this Limited Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby will be brought, tried and determined only in the Chosen Courts; (v) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts or that such Legal Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (vi) agrees that it will not bring any Legal Proceeding relating to this Limited Guarantee or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts. Each of the parties agrees that a final judgment in any Legal Proceeding in the Chosen Courts will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

16. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE (INCLUDING ANY SUCH

 

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LEGAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING FINANCING SOURCES). EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (iii) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 16.

17. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Company with respect to itself that (a) it has all limited partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Limited Guarantee; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee by such Guarantor has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary limited partnership action, and no other proceedings or actions on the part of such Guarantor are necessary therefor; (c) this Limited Guarantee has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except insofar as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies; (d) the execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Limited Guarantee do not and will not (i) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the organizational documents of the Guarantor, (ii) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation of any applicable Law, rule, regulation, decree, order or judgment binding on such Guarantor or its assets or (iii) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of any benefit under, any contract or agreement to which such Guarantor is a party; and (e) such Guarantor has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Limited Guarantee, and all funds necessary for such Guarantor to fulfill its Guaranteed Obligation under this Limited Guarantee shall be available to such Guarantor for so long as this Limited Guarantee shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 6 hereof.

18. No Assignment. Neither the Guarantors nor the Company may assign their respective rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other Person (except by operation of Law) without the prior written consent of the Company (in the case of an assignment by any Guarantor) or the Guarantors (in the case of an assignment by the Company); provided, however, that the Guarantors may assign their rights, interests, and obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Company, to any Affiliate of the Guarantors; provided, further, that in the case of assignments under the immediately foregoing proviso, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no such assignment of any of the Guarantors’ rights, interests, or obligations hereunder will relieve the Guarantors of any of their obligations hereunder until such obligations are performed in full by the assignee in accordance with the terms of this Limited Guarantee. Subject to the proceeding sentence, this Limited Guarantee shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any assignment or attempted assignment in violation of this Section 18 shall be null and void.

19. Severability. Any term or provision of this Limited Guarantee that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced without giving effect to the limitation of the amount payable hereunder with respect to the Guaranteed Obligation provided in Section 1 hereof and to the provisions of Sections 2(e), 4, 5 and 8 hereof. No party hereto shall assert, and each party shall cause its respective Affiliates, members, securityholders and representatives not to assert, that this Limited Guarantee or any part hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

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20. Confidentiality. This Limited Guarantee shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to the Company solely in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement. This Limited Guarantee may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document (other than the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, and the Debt Commitment Letter), except with the written consent of the Guarantors and the Company; provided, that no such written consent shall be required (and the Guarantors, the Company and its Affiliates shall be free to release such information) in connection with any Legal Proceeding to enforce this Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter, or the Merger Agreement or for disclosures to such Person’s respective Representatives, so long as such Persons agree to keep such information confidential on terms substantially identical to the terms contained in this Section 20. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that the Company and the Guarantors may disclose this Limited Guarantee to the extent required by Law; provided that any reference to this Limited Guarantee in any such SEC filings shall be in form and substance agreed by the Company and the Guarantors.

21. Headings. The headings contained in this Limited Guarantee are for convenience purposes only and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation hereof.

22. Relationship of the Parties; Several Liability. Each party acknowledges and agrees that (a) this Limited Guarantee is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between or among any of the parties hereto and neither this Limited Guarantee nor any other document or agreement entered into by any party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise, (b) the obligations of each of the Guarantors under this Limited Guarantee are solely contractual in nature and (c) the determination of each of the Guarantors was independent of each other. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Limited Guarantee, the liability of each Guarantor hereunder shall be several, not joint and several, based upon its respective Pro Rata Percentage and no Guarantor shall be liable for any amount hereunder in excess of its Pro Rata Percentage of the Parent Termination Fee. The “Pro Rata Percentage” for each Guarantor is as set forth below:

 

Hildred Perennial Partners I, LP

     6.53

Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA, LP

     61.84

Hildred Equity Partners III, LP

     17.61

Hildred Equity Partners III-A, LP

     9.84

Hildred Equity Partners III-B, LP

     4.18

In no event shall Parent or any Guarantor be considered an “Affiliate”, “member”, “securityholder” or “representative” of the Company or a Releasing Person for any purpose of this Limited Guarantee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit, amend or release any rights of Parent under the Debt Commitment Letter.

23. Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter. The Company hereby acknowledges that it has received fully executed copies of the Equity Commitment Letter and the Debt Commitment Letter and acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly and to the extent provided in the Merger Agreement and Section 7 of the Equity Commitment Letter and subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, nothing contained herein or therein shall entitle the Company or any of its Affiliates to (a) enforce specifically the Equity Commitment Letter or the Debt Commitment Letter or (b) otherwise have any rights as a third party beneficiary or otherwise against the Guarantors or any other Person under the Equity Commitment Letter or the Debt Commitment Letter.

*  *  *  *  *

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Limited Guarantee as of the date first written above.

 

GUARANTORS:
HILDRED PERENNIAL PARTNERS I, LP
By: Hildred Perennial Partners GP I, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UGP, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member
HILDRED CAPITAL CO-INVEST-REBA, LP
By: Hildred Capital Co-Invest-REBA GP, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member

 

 

Signature Page to Limited Guarantee


HILDRED EQUITY PARTNERS III, LP
By: Hildred Equity Partners GP III, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member
HILDRED EQUITY PARTNERS III-A, LP
By: Hildred Equity Partners GP III, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member

 

Signature Page to Limited Guarantee


HILDRED EQUITY PARTNERS III-B, LP
By: Hildred Equity Partners GP III, LP
Its: General Partner
By: Hildred Partners UPG, LLC
Its: General Partner
By:  

/s/ Andrew Goldman

Name: Andrew Goldman
Title: Managing Member
By:  

/s/ David Solomon

Name: David Solomon
Title: Managing Member

 

 

Signature Page to Limited Guarantee


Accepted and agreed as of January 17, 2025

 

COMPANY:
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Mark J. Foley

Name: Mark J. Foley
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Signature Page to Limited Guarantee

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Schedule TO

REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Name of Subject Company (issuer))

REBA MERGER SUB, INC.

(Offeror)

a wholly-owned subsidiary of

CROWN LABORATORIES, INC.

(Parent of Offeror)

CROWN HOLDINGS INTERCO LLC

(Other)

CROWN LABORATORIES HOLDINGS, INC.

(Other)

(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))

Table 1-Transaction Valuation

 

       
     

Transaction

Valuation*

  

Fee

rate

   Amount of
Filing Fee**
       
Fees to Be Paid    $393,610,861.10    0.0001531    $60,261.82
       
Fees Previously Paid              $51,178.35
       
Total Transaction Valuation    $393,610,861.10        
       
Total Fees Due for Filing          $60,261.82
       
Total Fees Previously Paid          $51,178.35
       
Total Fee Offsets          $51,178.35
       
Net Fee Due              $9,083.47

 

*

Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. The transaction valuation was calculated by adding (a) the product of (i) $3.65, the purchase price per share (the “Offer Price”) of Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (“REBA”) common stock, par value $0.001 per share (each such share, a “Share”), net to the stockholder in cash, without interest and less any applicable tax withholding, and (ii) 104,944,165 Shares issued and outstanding, (b) the product of (i) 70,100 Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options with an exercise price less than the Offer Price and (ii) $1.84, the difference between the Offer Price and $1.81, the weighted average exercise price for such options, (c) the product of (i) 2,700,809 Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding restricted stock units and (ii) the Offer Price, and (d) the product of (i) 158,280 restricted stock awards with respect to Shares and (ii) the Offer Price. The calculation of the filing fee is based on information provided by REBA as of November 29, 2024.

**

The amount of the filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory for Fiscal Year 2025, issued August 20, 2024 and effective on October 1, 2024, by multiplying the transaction value by 0.00015310.


Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources

 

               
     Registrant
or Filer
Name
  Form or
Filing Type
 

File

Number

  Initial
Filing
Date
  Filing Date  

Fee

Offset
Claimed

 

Fee Paid

with
Fee Offset
Source

               

 Fee Offset 

Claims

    SC TO-T    005-88023    December 12,
2024
     $51,178.35     
               

Fee Offset

Sources

  REBA Merger Sub, Inc.

 Crown Laboratories, Inc. 

Crown Holdings Interco
LLC

Crown Laboratories
Holdings, Inc.

   SC TO-T    005-88023       December 12,

2024

       $51,178.35 

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