"Additional Earn-out Payment" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(a). An earnout provision makes the purchase price (typically, some part of it) payable in the future dependent on the buyer's financial performance.An earn-out works as a mechanism that allows the buyer to defer a portion of the purchase price until the occurrence or failure of a predetermined metric. Licensing out, provision, hosting, and sale of each University Product. (h). Effects of this Transaction. DTC holds and provides asset servicing for over 3.5 million issues of U.S. and non-U. A seller also needs to separate its right to an earnout from the severance provisions of its employment agreement with the buyer.