exhibit 10. 9 form of confidentiality and restrictive covenant agreement this confidentiality and restrictive covenant agreement, dated as of october 1, 2009 ( the “ agreement ” ), is entered into between kkr holdings l. p., a cayman limited partnership ( “ kkr holdings ” ), and the undersigned ( the “ undersigned ” ). agreement kkr holdings undersigned whereas, 1. kkr holdings is a party to that certain amended and restated purchase and sale agreement ( the “ purchase and sale agreement ” ), dated as of july 19, 2009, among kkr private equity investors l. p., a guernsey limited partnership ( “ kpe ” ) and certain others, pursuant to which all of the assets and liabilities of kpe, including all of the limited partner interests in kkr pei investments l. p. held by kpe, will be directly or indirectly contributed to kkr management holdings l. p. and kkr fund holdings l. p. ( together with kkr management holdings l. p., the “ group partnerships ” ) in exchange for group partnership units ( as defined in the purchase and sale agreement ) representing partner interests in the group partnerships ( the “ combination transaction ” ) ; purchase and sale agreement kpe group partnerships combination transaction 2. in connection with the combination transaction, and as a condition precedent to the completion of the combination transaction, the undersigned and certain other persons employed by, or otherwise associated or affiliated with, kkr will complete the restructuring transactions ( as defined in the purchase and sale agreement and, together with the combination transaction, the “ transaction ” ) pursuant to which the undersigned and such other persons will contribute their contributed interests ( as defined in the purchase and sale agreement ) to kkr holdings in exchange for one or more interests in, or securities of, kkr holdings ( “ holdings interests ” ) and kkr holdings will contribute such contributed interests to the group partnerships in exchange for group partnership units ; transaction holdings interests 3. upon completion of the transaction, kkr holdings will own 70 % of the outstanding group partnership units, and holders of holdings interests, including the undersigned, will receive financial benefits from kkr ’ s business through their participation in the value of equity in the group partnerships held by kkr holdings, special allocations of carried interest received by kkr, distributions and payments received from kkr holdings and certain other financial arrangements ; 4. the undersigned