SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT – September 22, 2016

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ADVANSIX INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

1-37774

(Commission File
Number)

 

81-2525089

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

 

115 TABOR ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY   07950
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 455-2000

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

     
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 22, 2016 and September 28, 2016, in connection with the previously announced spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of AdvanSix Inc. (the “Company”) from Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”), the Company entered into several agreements with Honeywell that set forth the principal actions taken or to be taken in connection with the Spin-Off and that govern the relationship of the parties following the Spin-Off, including the following:

 

  a Separation and Distribution Agreement;
     
  a Transition Services Agreement;
     
  a Tax Matters Agreement; and
     
  an Employee Matters Agreement.

 

A description of the material terms and conditions of these agreements can be found in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” of the Company’s Information Statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Transition Services Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement and Employee Matters Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Transition Services Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement and Employee Matters Agreement, which are attached as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
   
(d) Exhibits.
   
Exhibit 2.1 Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Inc.*
   
Exhibit 10.1 Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Inc.
   
Exhibit 10.2 Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Inc.
   
Exhibit 10.3 Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Inc.
   
Exhibit 99.1    Information Statement of AdvanSix Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement of AdvanSix Inc. on Form 10 dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2016).  

 

 

* AdvanSix Inc. hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule, appendix or exhibit to such agreement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

     
 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: September 28, 2016 AdvanSix Inc.
       
  By:   /s/John M. Quitmeyer  
   

John M. Quitmeyer

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 


     

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

By and Between

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

and

 

ADVANSIX INC.

 

Dated as of September 22, 2016

 

 
 

Table of Contents

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE I
     
Definitions
     
SECTION 1.01. Definitions 2
     
ARTICLE II
     
The Separation
     
SECTION 2.01. Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities 16
SECTION 2.02. Certain Matters Governed Exclusively by Ancillary Agreements 18
SECTION 2.03. Termination of Agreements 18
SECTION 2.04. Shared Contracts 19
SECTION 2.05. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties 20
SECTION 2.06. Waiver of Bulk-Sale and Bulk-Transfer Laws 20
     
ARTICLE III
     
Credit Support
     
SECTION 3.01. Replacement of Credit Support 20
     
ARTICLE IV
     
Actions Pending the Distribution
     
SECTION 4.01. Actions Prior to the Distribution 21
SECTION 4.02. Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Distribution 22
     
ARTICLE V
     
The Distribution
     
SECTION 5.01. The Distribution 23
SECTION 5.02. Fractional Shares 24
SECTION 5.03. Sole Discretion of Honeywell 24
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ARTICLE VI
     
Mutual Releases; Indemnification
     
SECTION 6.01. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims 25
SECTION 6.02. Indemnification by AdvanSix 27
SECTION 6.03. Indemnification by Honeywell 27
SECTION 6.04. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Third-Party Proceeds 27
SECTION 6.05. Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims 28
SECTION 6.06. Additional Matters 29
SECTION 6.07. Remedies Cumulative 30
SECTION 6.08. Survival of Indemnities 30
SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Liability 30
     
ARTICLE VII
     
Access to Information; Confidentiality
     
SECTION 7.01. Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives 31
SECTION 7.02. Ownership of Information 32
SECTION 7.03. Compensation for Providing Information 32
SECTION 7.04. Record Retention 32
SECTION 7.05. Accounting Information 32
SECTION 7.06. Limitations of Liability 34
SECTION 7.07. Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation 34
SECTION 7.08. Confidential Information 35
     
ARTICLE VIII
     
Insurance
     
SECTION 8.01. Insurance 36
     
ARTICLE IX
     
Intellectual Property
     
SECTION 9.01. Consent To Use Intellectual Property And Duty To Cooperate 38
SECTION 9.02. Trade Secrets 42
SECTION 9.03. Intellectual Property Cross-License; Freedom to Practice 42
SECTION 9.04. Other Licenses 43
SECTION 9.05. Scope 44
SECTION 9.06. Third Party Licenses; Assignments 44
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ARTICLE X
     
Further Assurances and Additional Covenants
     
SECTION 10.01. Further Assurances 44
SECTION 10.02. No-Hire 45
     
ARTICLE XI
     
Termination
     
SECTION 11.01. Termination 46
SECTION 11.02. Effect of Termination 46
     
ARTICLE XII
     
Miscellaneous
     
SECTION 12.01. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power 46
SECTION 12.02. Governing Law; Jurisdiction 47
SECTION 12.03. Assignability 47
SECTION 12.04. Third-Party Beneficiaries 47
SECTION 12.05. Notices 47
SECTION 12.06. Severability 48
SECTION 12.07. Publicity 48
SECTION 12.08. Expenses 49
SECTION 12.09. Headings 49
SECTION 12.10. Survival of Covenants 49
SECTION 12.11. Waivers of Default 49
SECTION 12.12. Specific Performance 49
SECTION 12.13. Amendments 49
SECTION 12.14. Interpretation 49
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Schedule I - Internal Transactions  
Schedule II - AdvanSix Equity Interests  
Schedule III - AdvanSix Assets  
Schedule IV - AdvanSix Liabilities  
Schedule V - AdvanSix Real Property  
Schedule VI - Commercial Agreements  
Schedule VII - Honeywell Retained Assets  
Schedule VIII - Honeywell Retained Liabilities  
Schedule IX - RCRA Corrective Actions  
Schedule X - Shared Contracts  
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of September 22, 2016, by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Honeywell ”), and ADVANSIX INC., a Delaware corporation (“ AdvanSix ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I hereof.

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS the board of directors of Honeywell has determined that it is in the best interests of Honeywell and its shareholders to create a new publicly traded company that will operate the business of Honeywell Resins and Chemicals LLC (“ R&C LLC ”);

 

WHEREAS in furtherance of the foregoing, the board of directors of Honeywell has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to transfer certain assets and liabilities, including all outstanding equity interests in R&C LLC, to AdvanSix, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Honeywell, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and subsequently to distribute Honeywell’s entire interest in AdvanSix, by way of a dividend of stock to be made to holders of Honeywell Common Stock;

 

WHEREAS in furtherance of the foregoing, it is appropriate and desirable to effect the Spin-Off, as more fully described in this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS AdvanSix has been incorporated solely for these purposes and has not engaged in activities except in preparation for the Spin-Off;

 

WHEREAS Honeywell and AdvanSix have prepared, and AdvanSix has filed with the Commission, the Form 10, which includes the Information Statement and sets forth appropriate disclosure concerning AdvanSix and the Distribution;

 

WHEREAS Honeywell and AdvanSix intend that certain of the Internal Transactions and the Distribution each qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment and for this Agreement to constitute a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the Treasury Regulations;

 

WHEREAS following the Spin-Off and pursuant to and in connection with the plan of reorganization, Honeywell will use the proceeds of the Special Dividend to make Permitted Distributions; and

 

WHEREAS it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the Spin-Off and the relationship of Honeywell, AdvanSix and their respective Subsidiaries following the Distribution.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 
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ARTICLE I

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Action ” means any claim, demand, action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or any Federal, state, local, foreign or international arbitration or mediation tribunal.

 

AdvanSix ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

AdvanSix Assets ” means, without duplication, the following Assets:

 

(a) all Assets held by the AdvanSix Group;

 

(b) all interests in the capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the members of the AdvanSix Group (other than AdvanSix) and all other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture and similar interests set forth on Schedule II under the caption “Joint Ventures and Minority Investments”;

 

(c) all Assets reflected on the AdvanSix Balance Sheet, and all Assets acquired after the date of the AdvanSix Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the AdvanSix Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the AdvanSix Balance Sheet;

 

(d) the Assets listed or described on Schedule III;

 

(e) the rights related to the AdvanSix Portion of any Shared Contract;

 

(f) the AdvanSix Real Property;

 

(g) all other Assets that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be assigned to or retained by, or allocated to, any member of the AdvanSix Group; and

 

(h) all Assets held by a member of the Honeywell Group that are determined by Honeywell, in good faith, to be primarily related to or used or held for use primarily in connection with the business or operations of the AdvanSix Business.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the AdvanSix Assets shall not include (i) any Honeywell Retained Assets, (ii) any Assets in respect of Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by the TMA or EMA, (iii) the rights related to the Honeywell Portion of Shared Contracts, (iv) any Assets determined by Honeywell, in good faith, to arise primarily from the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) and (v) Assets required by Honeywell to perform its obligations under the TSA.

 
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AdvanSix Balance Sheet ” means the combined balance sheets of the Resins & Chemicals Business of Honeywell, including the notes thereto, as of June 30, 2016, included in the Information Statement.

 

AdvanSix Business ” means the businesses and operations as currently conducted by the AdvanSix Group, including as described in the Information Statement, in each case, whether such businesses and operations were conducted prior to, on or after the Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the AdvanSix Business does not include any terminated, divested or discontinued businesses, operations or properties of either Party or any member of its Group or any of their respective predecessors, in each case, as of the date hereof.

 

AdvanSix Common Stock ” means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of AdvanSix.

 

AdvanSix Credit Support Instruments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

AdvanSix Entities ” means the entities, the equity, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interests of which are set forth on Schedule II under the caption “Joint Ventures and Minority Investments”.

 

AdvanSix Group ” means (a) AdvanSix, (b) each Person that will be a Subsidiary of AdvanSix immediately prior to the Distribution, including R&C LLC and the other entities set forth on Schedule II under the caption “Subsidiaries”, and (c) each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of AdvanSix after the Distribution, including in each of cases (a), (b) and (c), any Person that is merged or consolidated with and into AdvanSix or any Subsidiary of AdvanSix.

 

AdvanSix HSE Liabilities ” means any HSE Liability, whether occurring or arising prior to, on or after the Distribution Date, to the extent (a) resulting from or otherwise relating to (i) any compliance or noncompliance with any HSE Law in connection with the operation of the AdvanSix Business or any AdvanSix Asset, (ii) any Release of any Hazardous Material (y) at, on, under, from or to any AdvanSix Real Properties (regardless of the source, or location of the impact, of such Release) or (z) that is the subject of, or for which Remedial Actions are otherwise required to complete, in accordance with HSE Law or other demands of any Governmental Authority, the RCRA Corrective Actions (regardless of the source, or location of the impact, of such Release), including, in each of cases (y) and (z), any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material, (iii) any Release, transportation, storage, disposal, treatment or recycling (or arrangement for such activities) of Hazardous Material at any third-party location in connection with the operation of the AdvanSix Business (including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material), (iv) any exposure to Hazardous Materials (including those contained in any products manufactured, sold, distributed or marketed) in connection with the AdvanSix Business or any AdvanSix Asset, or (v) compliance with the requirements of any real property transfer law associated with the Distribution or (b) otherwise resulting from or relating to the AdvanSix Business or any AdvanSix Asset.

 

AdvanSix Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

 
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AdvanSix IP ” means the Intellectual Property included in the AdvanSix Assets.

 

AdvanSix Liabilities ” means, without duplication, the following Liabilities:

 

(a) all Liabilities of the AdvanSix Group and the AdvanSix Entities;

 

(b) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

(i) the operation or conduct of the AdvanSix Business as conducted at any time prior to the Distribution (including any Liability to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the AdvanSix Business);

 

(ii) the operation or conduct of the AdvanSix Business or any other business conducted by AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group at any time after the Distribution (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority)); or

 

(iii) the AdvanSix Assets;

 

(c) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the AdvanSix Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the AdvanSix Balance Sheet that, had they arisen or been assumed on or before such date and been existing obligations as of such date, would have been reflected on the AdvanSix Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the AdvanSix Balance Sheet;

 

(d) all AdvanSix HSE Liabilities;

 

(e) the Liabilities listed or described on Schedule IV;

 

(f) the obligations related to the AdvanSix Portion of any Shared Contract;

 

(g) all other Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed or retained by, or allocated to, any member of the AdvanSix Group; and

 

(h) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the Form 10 and any other documents filed with the Commission in connection with the Spin-Off or as contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to the Honeywell Disclosure Sections.

 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the AdvanSix Liabilities shall not include (i) any Honeywell Retained Liabilities or any Honeywell Divestiture HSE Liabilities, (ii) any Liabilities in respect of Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by the TMA or EMA, (iii) any obligations related to the Honeywell Portion of any Shared Contract or (iv) any Liabilities determined by Honeywell, in good faith, to be primarily related to the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement).

 

AdvanSix Marks ” means the Trademark Assets included in the AdvanSix Assets.

 

AdvanSix Portion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

 

AdvanSix Real Property ” means the real property and real property interests identified on Schedule V, and any fixtures or appurtenances associated therewith.

 

AdvanSix Trade Secrets ” means the Trade Secrets included in the AdvanSix Assets.

 

Affiliate ” of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. As used herein, “control” of any entity means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise; provided , however , that (i) AdvanSix and the other members of the AdvanSix Group shall not be considered Affiliates of Honeywell or any of the other members of the Honeywell Group and (ii) Honeywell and the other members of the Honeywell Group shall not be considered Affiliates of AdvanSix or any of the other members of the AdvanSix Group.

 

Agent ” means the distribution agent appointed by Honeywell to distribute to the Record Holders, pursuant to the Distribution, the shares of AdvanSix Common Stock held by Honeywell.

 

Agreement ” means this Separation and Distribution Agreement, including the Schedules hereto.

 

Ancillary Agreements ” means the TSA, TMA, EMA, the Commercial Agreements and any other instruments, assignments, documents and agreements executed in connection with the implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Assets ” means all assets, properties and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or accrued or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:

 

(a) all accounting and other books, records and files, whether in paper, microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape, electronic recording or any other form;

 
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(b) all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing equipment, fixtures, machinery, furniture, office and other equipment, including hardware systems, circuits and other computer and telecommunication assets and equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, rolling stock, vessels, motor vehicles and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property;

 

(c) all inventories of materials, parts, raw materials, supplies, work-in-process and finished goods and products;

 

(d) all interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements, whether as owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor, sublessor, lessee, sublessee or otherwise;

 

(e) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary or any other Person; all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person; all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person; all other investments in securities of any Person; and all rights as a partner, joint venturer or participant;

 

(f) all license agreements, leases of personal property, open purchase orders for raw materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the manufacture and sale of products and other contracts, agreements or commitments and all rights arising thereunder;

 

(g) all deposits, letters of credit, performance bonds and other surety bonds;

 

(h) all written technical information, data, specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals and materials and analyses prepared by consultants and other third parties;

 

(i) all Intellectual Property, and attorney opinions or reports related thereto concerning freedom-to-practice, technology due diligence and technology landscapes (whether held internally or by external counsel);

 

(j) all contracts, agreements or commitments pursuant to which any license, option or similar right relating to Intellectual Property has been granted or the use of Intellectual Property is materially restricted (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, contracts terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement);

 

(k) all websites, databases , content, text, graphics, images, audio, video, data and other copyrightable works or other works of authorship including all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof, in each case to the extent not included in clause (i) of this definition;

 

(l) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, subscriber, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product literature and other advertising and promotional materials, artwork, design, development and manufacturing files, vendor and customer drawings, formulations and specifications, server and traffic logs, quality records and reports and other

 
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books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans, business records and documents, in each case to the extent not included in clause (i) of this definition;

 

(m) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivable (whether current or non-current);

 

(n) all claims or rights against any Person arising from the ownership of any other Asset, all rights in connection with any bids or offers, all claims, causes in action, lawsuits, judgments or similar rights, all rights under express or implied warranties, all rights of recovery and all rights of setoff of any kind and demands of any nature, in each case whether accrued or contingent, whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether arising by way of counterclaim or otherwise;

 

(o) all rights under insurance policies and all rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution;

 

(p) all licenses (including radio and similar licenses), permits, approvals and authorizations that have been issued by any Governmental Authority and all pending applications therefor;

 

(q) Cash, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit arrangements;

 

(r) interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements; and

 

(s) all goodwill as a going concern and other intangible properties.

 

Bank Debt Incurrence ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Cash ” means cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities, whether denominated in United States dollars or otherwise.

 

Cash Management Arrangements ” means all cash management arrangements pursuant to which Honeywell or its Subsidiaries automatically or manually sweep cash from, or automatically or manually transfer cash to, accounts of AdvanSix or any member of the AdvanSix Group.

 

Commercial Agreements ” means the agreements set forth on Schedule VII.

 

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Consents ” means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a member of either Group.

 

Credit Support Instruments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

D&O Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(e).

 

Determination ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 
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Distribution ” means the distribution by Honeywell to the Record Holders, on a pro rata basis, of all of the outstanding shares of AdvanSix Common Stock owned by Honeywell on the Distribution Date.

 

Distribution Date ” means the date, determined by Honeywell in accordance with Section 5.03, on which the Distribution occurs.

 

Domain Names ” means Internet domain names, including top level domain names and global top level domain names, URLs, user names, social media identifiers, handles and tags.

 

Domestic Formation ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Domestic Restructuring ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

EMA ” means the Employee Matters Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

Exchange ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.08.

 

First Post-Distribution Report ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.07.

 

Foreign AdvanSix Subsidiaries ” means the foreign subsidiaries of AdvanSix set forth on Schedule I and any other foreign subsidiaries determined to be necessary to facilitate the Internal Transactions.

 

Formation ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Form 10 ” means the registration statement on Form 10 filed by AdvanSix with the Commission to effect the registration of AdvanSix Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Distribution, as such registration statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Governmental Approvals ” means any notices, reports or other filings to be given to or made with, or any Consents, registrations or permits to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any Federal, state, local, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or governmental authority.

 

Group ” means either the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, as the context requires.

 
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Hazardous Materials ” means (i) any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid, gas or other form of matter, noise, microorganism or electromagnetic field) that could cause harm to human health or the environment, including petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos-containing materials, perfluoroalkyl substances, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, lead-based paint, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances and (ii) any other chemical, material, substance or waste that could result in Liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any HSE Law.

 

Honeywell ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Honeywell Assets ” means (i) all Assets of the Honeywell Group, (ii) the Honeywell Retained Assets, (iii) any Assets held by a member of the AdvanSix Group determined by Honeywell, in good faith, to be primarily related to or used primarily in connection with the business or operations of the Honeywell Business, (iv) all interests in the capital stock, or other equity interests in, the members of the Honeywell Group (other than Honeywell) and (v) the rights related to the Honeywell Portion of any Shared Contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Honeywell Assets shall not include (a) any Assets in respect of Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by the TMA or EMA, (b) the AdvanSix Assets and (c) any Assets required by AdvanSix to perform its obligations under the TSA.

 

Honeywell Business ” means the businesses and operations as currently or formerly conducted by Honeywell and its predecessors and Subsidiaries other than the AdvanSix Business.

 

Honeywell Common Stock ” means the common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Honeywell.

 

Honeywell Credit Support Instruments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Honeywell Disclosure Sections ” means all information set forth in or omitted from the Form 10 or Information Statement to the extent relating to (a) the Honeywell Group, (b) the Honeywell Liabilities, (c) the Honeywell Assets or (d) the substantive disclosure set forth in the Form 10 relating to Honeywell’s board of directors’ consideration of the Spin-Off, including the section entitled “Reasons for the Spin-Off”.

 

Honeywell Divestiture HSE Liabilities ” means the HSE Liabilities resulting or arising from any businesses or properties that, as of the date hereof, were formerly owned and operated in connection with any of AdvanSix, the AdvanSix Group or the AdvanSix Business or any of their respective legal predecessors, including (a) “Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities” as defined in and pursuant to Section 9.10 of the Facilities Purchase Agreement by and between Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Honeywell Intellectual Properties, Inc. and Honeywell Nylon LLC, dated as of August 31, 2005; (b) “Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities” as defined in and pursuant to Section 12.8 of the Asset Purchase Agreement between Honeywell International Inc., Honeywell Nylon LLC, Honeywell Nylon

 
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Canada Inc., Polymeric Resources Corporation, Nylene Canada Inc., Nylene Realty Inc. and Nylene Holdings Inc., dated as of July 21, 2005; and (c) “Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities” as defined in and pursuant to Section 12.5 of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement between Honeywell Specialty Materials (China) Co. Ltd. and China Holdings, LLC, dated as of October 26, 2006.

 

Honeywell HSE Liabilities ” means any HSE Liability, whether occurring or arising prior to, on or after the Distribution Date, to the extent (a) resulting from or otherwise relating to (i) any compliance or noncompliance with any HSE Law in connection with the operation of the Honeywell Business or any Honeywell Asset, (ii) any Release of any Hazardous Material at, on, under, from or to any real property constituting a Honeywell Asset (including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material), (iii) any Release, offsite transportation, storage, disposal, treatment or recycling (or arrangement for such activities) of Hazardous Material in connection with the operation of the Honeywell Business (including any exposure to, or further Release to any other location of, such Hazardous Material), (iv) any exposure to Hazardous Materials (including those contained in any products currently or formerly manufactured, sold, distributed or marketed) in connection with the operation of the Honeywell Business or any Honeywell Asset or (v) any Honeywell Divestiture HSE Liabilities or (b) otherwise resulting from or relating to the Honeywell Business or Honeywell Asset; provided that , in no case shall Honeywell HSE Liabilities include any AdvanSix HSE Liabilities.

 

Honeywell Group ” means Honeywell and each of its Subsidiaries, but excluding any member of the AdvanSix Group.

 

Honeywell Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.

 

Honeywell IP ” means the Intellectual Property included in the Honeywell Assets.

 

Honeywell Liabilities ” means, without duplication, the following Liabilities:

 

(a) all Liabilities of the Honeywell Group;

 

(b) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

(i) the operation or conduct of the Honeywell Business as conducted at any time prior to the Distribution (including any Liability to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the Honeywell Business);

 

(ii) the operation or conduct of the Honeywell Business or any other business conducted by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group at any time after the Distribution (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority)); or

 
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(iii) the Honeywell Assets;

 

(c) the Honeywell Retained Liabilities;

 

(d) all Honeywell HSE Liabilities

 

(e) any obligations related to the Honeywell Portion of any Shared Contract;

 

(f) any Liabilities determined by Honeywell, in good faith, to be primarily related to the business or operations of the Honeywell Business (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement); and

 

(g) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to the Honeywell Disclosure Sections.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Honeywell Liabilities shall not include (x) any Liabilities in respect of Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by the TMA or EMA or (y) the AdvanSix Liabilities.

 

Honeywell Marks ” means the Trademark Assets included in the Honeywell Assets.

 

Honeywell Portion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

 

Honeywell Retained Assets ” means the Assets to be retained by the Honeywell Group set forth on Schedule VII.

 

Honeywell Retained Liabilities ” means the Liabilities to be retained by the Honeywell Group set forth on Schedule VIII.

 

Honeywell Trade Secrets ” means the Trade Secrets included in the Honeywell Assets.

 

HSE Law ” means any Law or Governmental Approvals, or any standard used by a Governmental Authority pursuant to any Law or Governmental Approvals, relating to (i) pollution, (ii) protection or restoration of the indoor or outdoor environment or natural resources, (iii) the transportation, treatment, storage or Release of, or exposure to, hazardous or toxic materials, (iv) the registration, manufacturing, sale, labeling or distribution of hazardous or toxic materials or products containing such materials (including the REACH Directive and similar requirements), (v) process safety management or (vi) the protection of the public, worker health and safety or threatened or endangered species.

 

HSE Liabilities ” means all Liabilities relating to or arising under any applicable HSE Law or Governmental Approvals required or issued thereunder (including any such Liability for corrective actions, removal, remediation or cleanup costs, investigation, monitoring and/or sampling obligations or costs, response costs, financial assurance obligations or costs,

 
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natural resources damages, medical and other costs related to personal injuries, costs, fines, penalties or other sanctions).

 

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

 

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

 

Indemnity Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

 

Information ” means information, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as a trade secret, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium now known or yet to be created, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product) and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data, documents, correspondence, materials and files.

 

Information Statement ” means the Information Statement sent to the holders of Honeywell Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, as such Information Statement may be amended from time to time.

 

Insurance Proceeds ” means those monies:

 

(a) received by an insured (or its successor-in-interest) from an insurance carrier;

 

(b) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured (or its successor-in-interest); or

 

(c) received (including by way of setoff) from any third party in the nature of insurance, contribution or indemnification in respect of any Liability;

 

in any such case net of any applicable premium adjustments (including reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments), net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof and net of any Taxes resulting from the receipt thereof.

 

Intellectual Property ” means any and all intellectual property rights existing anywhere in the world associated with any and all (a) patents (including all reissues, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, supplemental examinations, inter partes reviews, post-grant oppositions, covered business method reviews, substitutions and extensions thereof), patent registrations and applications, including provisional applications, statutory invention registrations, invention disclosures and inventions, (b) Trademark Assets, (c) copyrights, works of authorship (including all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof), mask works, designs and database rights, including, in each case, any registrations and applications for registration therefor, (d) Domain Names, (e) Software, (f)

 
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Trade Secrets and other confidential Information, (g) all tangible embodiments of the foregoing in whatever form or medium, and (h) any other legal protections and rights related to any of the foregoing.

 

Intended Tax Treatment ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 

Intercompany Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

Intercompany Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

Internal Transactions ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule I.

 

Law ” means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of common law, order, decree, government approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, guideline, policy, requirement or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority, whether now or hereinafter in effect and, in each case, as amended.

 

Liabilities ” means any and all claims, debts, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, damages, fines, penalties, obligations, prohibitions, accruals, accounts payable, reckonings, bonds, indemnities and similar obligations, agreements, promises, guarantees, make-whole agreements and similar obligations, and other liabilities and requirements, including all contractual obligations, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, and including those arising under any Law, Action, threatened or contemplated Action or any award of any arbitrator or mediator of any kind, and those arising under any contract, commitment or undertaking, including those arising under this Agreement, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person. For the avoidance of doubt, Liabilities shall include attorneys’ fees, the costs and expenses of all assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises, and any and all other costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in connection with anything contemplated by the preceding sentence (including costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions).

 

Litigation Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05(b).

 

Party ” means either party hereto, and “ Parties ” means both parties hereto.

 

Permitted Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Person ” means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability company, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.

 

Pre-Separation Insurance Claim ” means any (a) claim made against the AdvanSix Group or Honeywell Group and reported to the applicable insurer(s) prior to the Distribution Date in respect of an act or omission occurring prior to the Distribution Date that

 
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results in a Liability under a “claims-made-based” insurance policy of the Honeywell Group in effect prior to the Distribution Date or any extended reporting period thereof or (b) Action (whether made prior to, on or following the Distribution Date) in respect of a Liability occurring prior to the Distribution Date under an “occurrence-based” insurance policy of any member of the Honeywell Group in effect prior to the Distribution Date.

 

R&C Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

RCRA Corrective Actions ” means the Remedial Actions and other requirements identified on Schedule IX.

 

REACH Directive ” means Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, including any implementing legislation or regulations, in each case as may be amended.

 

Record Date ” means the close of business on the date determined by the Honeywell board of directors as the record date for determining the shares of Honeywell Common Stock in respect of which shares of AdvanSix Common Stock will be distributed pursuant to the Distribution.

 

Record Holders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

 

Release ” means any actual or threatened release, spill, emission, discharge, flow (whether through constructed or natural ditches, pipes, watercourses, overland flows or other means of conveyance), leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the indoor or outdoor environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, mere vehicular transportation from an initial location to an offsite location, without more, shall not be deemed to constitute a Release from that initial location to the offsite location.

 

Remedial Actions ” means any investigation, remediation, cleanup, removal, use restriction, engineering control, institutional control, monitoring or other responsive actions, and any actions ancillary thereto.

 

Reorganization ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Retained Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04.

 

Security Interest ” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.

 

Separation ” means (a) the Internal Transactions, (b) any actions to be taken pursuant to Article II and (c) any other transfers of Assets and assumptions of Liabilities, in each case, between a member of one Group and a member of the other Group, provided for in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement.

 
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Share Authorization ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Share Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Shared Contract ” means any contract or agreement of any member of either Group that relates in any material respect to both the AdvanSix Business and the Honeywell Business, including the contracts and agreements set forth on Schedule X; provided that the Parties may, by mutual consent, elect to include in, or exclude from, this definition any contract or agreement.

 

Software ” means any and all (a) computer programs and applications, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, (d) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation relating to any of the foregoing and (e) all tangible embodiments of the foregoing in whatever form or medium now known or yet to be created, including all disks, diskettes and tapes.

 

Special Dividend ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule I.

 

Spin-Off ” means the Separation and the Distribution.

 

Subsidiary ” of any Person means any corporation or other organization whether incorporated or unincorporated of which at least a majority of the securities or interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization, is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

 

Tax Opinion Representations ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 

Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 

Third-Party Claim ” means any assertion by a Person (including any Governmental Authority) who is not a member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group of any claim, or the commencement by any such Person of any Action, against any member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group.

 

Third-Party Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

 

TMA ” means the Tax Matters Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

Trade Secrets ” means all forms and types of financial, business, scientific, technical, economic or engineering information, including patterns, plans, compilations, program

 
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devices, formulas, designs, prototypes, methods, techniques, processes, procedures, programs or codes, whether tangible or intangible, and whether or how stored, compiled or memorialized physically, electronically, graphically, photographically or in writing to the extent that the owner thereof has taken reasonable measures to keep such information secret and the information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable through proper means by, the public.

 

Trademark Assets ” means trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, slogans, trade dress or other source identifiers, including any registration or any application for registration therefor, together with all goodwill associated therewith.

 

TSA ” means the Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

ARTICLE II

The Separation

 

SECTION 2.01. Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities. (a) Prior to the Distribution, and subject to Section 2.01(e), the Parties shall cause the Internal Transactions to be completed.

 

(b) Subject to Section 2.01(e), prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group members to, execute such instruments of assignment and transfer and take such other corporate actions as are necessary to (i) transfer and convey to one or more members of the AdvanSix Group all of the right, title and interest of the Honeywell Group in, to and under all AdvanSix Assets not already owned by the AdvanSix Group, (ii) transfer and convey to one or more members of the Honeywell Group all of the right, title and interest of the AdvanSix Group in, to and under all Honeywell Assets not already owned by the Honeywell Group, (iii) cause one or more members of the AdvanSix Group to assume all of the AdvanSix Liabilities to the extent such Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the Honeywell Group and (iv) cause one or more members of the Honeywell Group to assume all of the Honeywell Liabilities to the extent such Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the AdvanSix Group, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv), in the manner contemplated by Schedule I. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither Party shall be required to transfer any Information except as required by Article VII or any insurance policies which are the subject of Article VIII.

 

(c) In the event that it is discovered after the Distribution that there was an omission of (i) the transfer or conveyance by AdvanSix (or a member of the AdvanSix Group) or the acceptance or assumption by Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) of any Honeywell Asset or Honeywell Liability, as the case may be, (ii) the transfer or conveyance by Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) or the acceptance or assumption by AdvanSix (or a member of the AdvanSix Group) of any AdvanSix Asset or AdvanSix Liability, as the case may be, or (iii) the transfer or conveyance by one Party (or any other member of its Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, the other Party (or any other member of its Group) of any Asset or Liability, as the case may be, that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset or

 
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Liability prior to the Distribution, would have otherwise been so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption of such Asset or Liability. Any transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption made pursuant to this Section 2.01(c) shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as if it had occurred immediately prior to the Distribution, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

 

(d) In the event that it is discovered after the Distribution that there was a transfer or conveyance (i) by AdvanSix (or a member of the AdvanSix Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) of any AdvanSix Asset or AdvanSix Liability, as the case may be, or (ii) by Honeywell (or a member of the Honeywell Group) to, or the acceptance or assumption by, AdvanSix (or a member of the AdvanSix Group) of any Honeywell Asset or Honeywell Liability, as the case may be, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly transfer or convey such Asset or Liability back to the transferring or conveying Party or to rescind any acceptance or assumption of such Asset or Liability, as the case may be. Any transfer or conveyance made or acceptance or assumption rescinded pursuant to this Section 2.01(d) shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as if such Asset or Liability had never been originally transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed, as the case may be, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

 

(e) To the extent that any transfer or conveyance of any Asset or acceptance or assumption of any Liability required by this Agreement to be so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed shall not have been completed prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption as promptly following the Distribution as shall be practicable. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the transfer or conveyance of any Assets or the acceptance or assumption of any Liabilities which by their terms or operation of Law cannot be so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed; provided , however , that the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary Government Approvals and other Consents for the transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption (as applicable) of all Assets and Liabilities required by this Agreement to be so transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed. In the event that any such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption (as applicable) has not been completed effective as of and after the Distribution, the Party retaining such Asset or Liability shall thereafter hold such Asset for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto (at the expense of the Party entitled thereto) and retain such Liability for the account, and at the expense, of the Party by whom such Liability should have been assumed or accepted pursuant to this Agreement, and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Party to which such Asset should have been transferred or conveyed, or by whom such Liability should have been assumed or accepted, as the case may be, in order to place such Party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as would have existed had such Asset or Liability been transferred, conveyed, accepted or assumed (as applicable) as contemplated by this Agreement, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain and control over such Asset or Liability. As and when any such Asset or Liability becomes transferable, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption (as applicable). Any transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption made pursuant to this Section 2.01(e) shall be treated by the Parties for

 
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all purposes as if it had occurred immediately prior to the Distribution, except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

 

(f) The Party retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the transfer and conveyance of such Asset or the deferral of the acceptance and assumption of such Liability pursuant to this Section 2.01 or otherwise shall not be obligated by this Agreement, in connection with this Section 2.01, to expend any money or take any action that would require the expenditure of money unless and to the extent the Party entitled to such Asset or the Party intended to assume such Liability advances or agrees to reimburse it for the applicable expenditures.

 

SECTION 2.02. Certain Matters Governed Exclusively by Ancillary Agreements. Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix agrees on behalf of itself and the members of its Group that, except as explicitly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (a) the TMA shall exclusively govern all matters relating to Taxes between such parties (except to the extent that tax matters relating to employee and employee benefits-related matters are addressed in the EMA), (b) the EMA shall exclusively govern the allocation of Assets and Liabilities related to employee and employee compensation and benefits-related matters, including the outstanding awards (equity- and cash-based) under existing equity plans with respect to employees and former employees of members of both the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group (except to the extent that employee compensation and benefits-related reimbursements are addressed in the TSA) (it being understood that any such Assets and Liabilities, as allocated pursuant to the EMA, shall constitute AdvanSix Assets, AdvanSix Liabilities, Honeywell Assets or Honeywell Liabilities, as applicable, hereunder and shall be subject to Article VI hereof), (c) the TSA shall exclusively govern all matters relating to the provision of certain services identified therein to be provided by each Party to the other on a transitional basis following the Distribution and (d) the Commercial Agreements shall exclusively govern all matters relating to the co-location, supply and/or other commercial arrangements expressly set forth therein.

 

SECTION 2.03. Termination of Agreements. (a) Except as set forth in Section 2.03(c) or as otherwise provided by the steps constituting the Internal Transactions, in furtherance of the releases and other provisions of Section 6.01, effective as of the R&C Contribution, AdvanSix and each other member of the AdvanSix Group, on the one hand, and Honeywell and each other member of the Honeywell Group, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings, oral or written (“ Intercompany Agreements ”), including all intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable (“ Intercompany Accounts ”), between such parties and in effect or accrued as of the R&C Contribution. No such terminated Intercompany Agreement or Intercompany Account (including any provision thereof that purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the date of the R&C Contribution. Each Party shall, at the reasonable request of the other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing. The Parties, on behalf of the members of their respective Groups, hereby waive any advance notice provision or other termination requirements with respect to any Intercompany Agreement.

 

(b) In connection with the termination of Intercompany Accounts described in Section 2.03(a), each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall cause each Intercompany Account

 
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between a member of the AdvanSix Group, on the one hand, and a member of the Honeywell Group, on the other hand, outstanding as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the date of the R&C Contribution to be settled on a net basis (whether via a dividend, a capital contribution, a combination of the foregoing or as otherwise agreed), in each case prior to the close of business on the date of the R&C Contribution; provided that all intercompany balances that are primarily accounting entries (and not reflective of amounts intended to be repaid), including in respect of any Cash balances or any Cash held in any centralized cash management system that are reflected in the accounting records of Honeywell and AdvanSix at such time, shall be eliminated. If after giving effect to such settlements, the Bank Debt Incurrence, the Special Dividend and the other Internal Transactions, the net amount of Cash held by the AdvanSix Group as of the time of the Distribution would not equal $40 million, the foregoing settlement shall be adjusted, or Honeywell and AdvanSix shall otherwise agree on a method of Cash transfer on the Distribution Date, such that the amount of Cash held by the AdvanSix Group immediately following the Distribution shall equal $40 million.

 

(c) The provisions of Section 2.03(a) shall not apply to any of the following Intercompany Agreements or Intercompany Accounts (or to any of the provisions thereof): (i) this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (and each other Intercompany Agreement or Intercompany Account expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be entered into by either Party or any other member of its Group); (ii) any Intercompany Agreements to which any third party is a party, including any Shared Contracts; and (iii) any other Intercompany Agreements or Intercompany Accounts that this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution Date.

 

(d) Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take all necessary actions to remove each of AdvanSix and AdvanSix’s Subsidiaries from all Cash Management Arrangements to which it is a party, in each case prior to the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

 

SECTION 2.04. Shared Contracts. The Parties shall, and shall cause the members of their respective Groups to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to work together (and, if necessary and desirable, to work with the third party to such Shared Contract) in an effort to divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of any Shared Contract, such that (a) a member of the AdvanSix Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to that portion of such Shared Contract relating to the AdvanSix Business (the “ AdvanSix Portion ”), which rights shall be a AdvanSix Asset and which obligations shall be a AdvanSix Liability and (b) a member of the Honeywell Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations related to such Shared Contract not relating to the AdvanSix Business (the “ Honeywell Portion ”), which rights shall be a Honeywell Asset and which obligations shall be a Honeywell Liability. If the Parties, or their respective Group members, as applicable, are not able to enter into an arrangement to formally divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate such Shared Contract prior to the Distribution as contemplated by the previous sentence, then the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group members to, cooperate in any lawful arrangement to provide that, following the Distribution and until the earlier of five years after the Distribution Date and such time as the formal division, partial assignment, modification and/or replication of such Shared Contract as contemplated by the previous sentence is effected, a

 
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member of the AdvanSix Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the AdvanSix Portion under such Shared Contract and a member of the Honeywell Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the Honeywell Portion under such Shared Contract.

 

SECTION 2.05. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. Each of Honeywell (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) and AdvanSix (on behalf of itself and each other member of the AdvanSix Group) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Tax Opinion Representations, no party to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is representing or warranting in any way as to any Assets or Liabilities transferred or assumed as contemplated hereby or thereby, as to the sufficiency of the Assets or Liabilities transferred or assumed hereby or thereby for the conduct and operations of the AdvanSix Business or the Honeywell Business, as applicable, as to any Governmental Approvals or other Consents required in connection therewith or in connection with any past transfers of the Assets or assumptions of the Liabilities, as to the value or freedom from any Security Interests of, or any other matter concerning, any Assets or Liabilities of such party, or as to the absence of any defenses or rights of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other Asset, including any accounts receivable, of any such Party, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered hereunder to convey title to any Asset or thing of value upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or thereof. Except as may expressly be set forth herein, any such Assets are being transferred on an “as is”, “where is” basis and the respective transferees shall bear the economic and legal risks that (a) any conveyance shall prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of any Security Interest and (b) any necessary Governmental Approvals or other Consents are not obtained or that any requirements of Laws or judgments are not complied with.

 

SECTION 2.06. Waiver of Bulk-Sale and Bulk-Transfer Laws . AdvanSix hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the Honeywell Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the AdvanSix Assets to any member of the AdvanSix Group. Honeywell hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the AdvanSix Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the Honeywell Assets to any member of the Honeywell Group.

 

ARTICLE III

Credit Support

 

SECTION 3.01. Replacement of Credit Support. (a) AdvanSix shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its sole cost and expense and effective on or prior to the Distribution Date, the replacement of all guarantees, covenants, indemnities, surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances or credit support (“ Credit Support Instruments ”) provided by or through Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group for the benefit of AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group (“ Honeywell Credit Support Instruments ”) with

 
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alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases (which in the case of a letter of credit or bank guarantee would be effective upon surrender of the original Honeywell Credit Support Instrument to the originating bank and such bank’s confirmation to Honeywell of cancelation thereof) indicating that Honeywell or such other member of the Honeywell Group will, effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to Honeywell.

 

(b) Honeywell shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its sole cost and expense and effective on or prior to the Distribution Date, the replacement of all Credit Support Instruments provided by or through AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group for the benefit of Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group (“ AdvanSix Credit Support Instruments ”) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases (which in the case of a letter of credit or bank guarantee would be effective upon surrender of the original AdvanSix Credit Support Instrument to the originating bank and such bank’s confirmation to AdvanSix of cancelation thereof) indicating that AdvanSix or such other member of the AdvanSix Group will, effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to AdvanSix.

 

(c) Honeywell and AdvanSix shall provide each other with written notice of the existence of all Credit Support Instruments a reasonable period prior to the Distribution.

 

ARTICLE IV

Actions Pending the Distribution

 

SECTION 4.01. Actions Prior to the Distribution. (a) Subject to the conditions specified in Section 4.02 and subject to Section 5.03, Honeywell and AdvanSix shall use reasonable best efforts to consummate the Distribution. Such efforts shall include taking the actions specified in this Section 4.01.

 

(b) Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall mail the Information Statement to the Record Holders.

 

(c) AdvanSix shall prepare, file with the Commission and use its reasonable best efforts to cause to become effective any registration statements or amendments thereto required to effect the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit and other plans necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(d) Honeywell and AdvanSix shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of the states or other political subdivisions of the United States or of other foreign jurisdictions in connection with the Distribution.

 
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(e) AdvanSix shall prepare and file, and shall use reasonable best efforts to have approved prior to the Distribution, an application for the listing of the AdvanSix Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution on the Exchange, subject to official notice of distribution.

 

(f) Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall have duly elected the individuals listed as members of the AdvanSix board of directors in the Information Statement, and such individuals shall be the members of the AdvanSix board of directors effective as of immediately after the Distribution; provided , however , that to the extent required by any Law or requirement of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as applicable, one independent director shall be appointed by the existing board of directors of AdvanSix prior to the date on which “when-issued” trading of the AdvanSix Common Stock begins on the Exchange and begin his or her term prior to the Distribution and shall serve on AdvanSix’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

 

(g) Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall deliver or cause to be delivered to AdvanSix resignations, effective as of immediately after the Distribution, of each individual who will be an employee of any member of the Honeywell Group after the Distribution and who is an officer or director of any member of the AdvanSix Group immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

(h) Immediately prior to the Distribution, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-laws of AdvanSix, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Form 10, shall be in effect.

 

(i) Prior to the Distribution, AdvanSix shall make capital and other expenditures and operate its cash management, accounts payable and receivables collection systems in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice except as required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Ancillary Agreements.

 

(j) Honeywell and AdvanSix shall, subject to Section 5.03, take all reasonable steps necessary and appropriate to cause the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 to be satisfied and to effect the Distribution on the Distribution Date.

 

SECTION 4.02. Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Distribution. Subject to Section 5.03, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to satisfy the following conditions prior to the consummation of the Distribution. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the Distribution shall be conditioned on the satisfaction, or waiver by Honeywell, of the following conditions:

 

(a) The board of directors of Honeywell shall have authorized and approved the Separation and Distribution and not withdrawn such authorization and approval, and shall have declared the dividend of AdvanSix Common Stock to Honeywell shareholders.

 

(b) Each Ancillary Agreement shall have been executed by each party to such agreement.

 
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(c) The Commission shall have declared effective the Form 10, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission.

 

(d) The AdvanSix Common Stock shall have been accepted for listing on the Exchange or another national securities exchange approved by Honeywell, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

(e) Honeywell shall have received the written opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, which shall remain in full force and effect, that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with the relevant Tax Opinion Representations, each of the applicable Internal Transactions and the Distribution should qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(f) The Internal Transactions shall have been completed.

 

(g) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Distribution shall be in effect, and no other event outside the control of Honeywell shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution.

 

(h) No other events or developments shall have occurred prior to the Distribution that, in the judgment of the board of directors of Honeywell, would result in the Distribution having a material adverse effect on Honeywell or the shareholders of Honeywell.

 

(i) The actions set forth in Sections 4.01(b), (f), (g) and (h) shall have been completed.

 

(j) AdvanSix shall have delivered to Honeywell a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of AdvanSix, dated as of the Distribution Date, certifying that AdvanSix has complied with Section 4.01(i).

 

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Honeywell and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of Honeywell or the Honeywell board of directors to waive or not waive such conditions or in any way limit the right of Honeywell to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article XI or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in such Article. Any determination made by the Honeywell board of directors prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 shall be conclusive.

 

ARTICLE V

The Distribution

 

SECTION 5.01. The Distribution. (a) AdvanSix shall cooperate with Honeywell to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at the direction of Honeywell, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution. Honeywell shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, distribution agent and financial, legal, accounting and other

 
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advisors for Honeywell. Honeywell or AdvanSix, as the case may be, will provide, or cause the applicable member of its Group to provide, to the Agent all share certificates and any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

 

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) after completion of the Internal Transactions and on or prior to the Distribution Date, for the benefit of and distribution to the holders of Honeywell Common Stock as of the Record Date (“ Record Holders ”), Honeywell will deliver to the Agent all of the issued and outstanding shares of AdvanSix Common Stock then owned by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group and book-entry authorizations for such shares and (ii) on the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall instruct the Agent to distribute, by means of a pro rata dividend based on the aggregate number of shares of Honeywell Common Stock held by each applicable Record Holder, to each Record Holder (or such Record Holder’s bank or brokerage firm on such Record Holder’s behalf) electronically, by direct registration in book-entry form, the number of shares of AdvanSix Common Stock to which such Record Holder is entitled based on a distribution ratio determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion. The Distribution shall be effective at 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the Distribution Date. On or as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Agent will mail to each Record Holder an account statement indicating the number of shares of AdvanSix Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in the name of such Record Holder.

 

SECTION 5.02. Fractional Shares. The Agent and Honeywell shall, as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of AdvanSix Common Stock allocable to each Record Holder, (b) aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each beneficial owner, such holder’s or owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of AdvanSix Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld under applicable Tax Law and less any brokers’ charges, commissions or transfer Taxes. The Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine the timing and method of selling such fractional shares, the selling price of such fractional shares and the broker-dealer through which such fractional shares will be sold; provided , however , that the designated broker-dealer is not an Affiliate of Honeywell or AdvanSix. Neither Honeywell nor AdvanSix will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares.

 

SECTION 5.03. Sole Discretion of Honeywell. Honeywell shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Record Date, the Distribution Date and all terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect the Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth below, Honeywell may at any time and from time to time until the Distribution decide to abandon the Distribution or modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution.

 
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ARTICLE VI

Mutual Releases; Indemnification

 

SECTION 6.01. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims. (a) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, effective as of the Distribution, AdvanSix does hereby, for itself and each other member of the AdvanSix Group, their respective Affiliates, and to the extent it may legally do so, successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the AdvanSix Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge Honeywell and the other members of the Honeywell Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Honeywell Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all AdvanSix Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution, including in connection with the Spin-Off and all other activities to implement the Spin-Off. This Section 6.01(a) shall not affect Honeywell’s indemnification obligations with respect to Liabilities arising on or before the Distribution Date under Article Eleventh(2) of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect on the date on which the event or circumstances giving rise to such indemnification obligation occur.

 

(b) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, effective as of the Distribution, Honeywell does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, their respective Affiliates, and to the extent it may legally do so, successors and assigns and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Honeywell Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge AdvanSix, the other members of the AdvanSix Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time on or prior to the Distribution have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the AdvanSix Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Honeywell Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution, including in connection with the Spin-Off and all other activities to implement the Spin-Off.

 

(c) Nothing contained in Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any Intercompany Agreement or Intercompany Account that is specified in Section 2.03(c) not to terminate as of the Distribution,

 
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in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained in Section 6.01(a) or (b) shall release any Person from:

 

(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any members of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group that is specified in Section 2.03(c) as not to terminate as of the Distribution, or any other Liability specified in such Section 2.03(c) as not to terminate as of the Distribution;

 

(ii) any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred, assigned or allocated to the Group of which such Person is a member in accordance with, or any other Liability of any member of any Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

 

(iii) any Liability provided in or resulting from any other agreement or understanding that is entered into after the Distribution between one Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and the other Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the other hand;

 

(iv) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement for claims brought against the Parties, the members of their respective Groups or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article VI or, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the relevant Ancillary Agreement; or

 

(v) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person not otherwise intended to be released pursuant to this Section 6.01.

 

(d) AdvanSix shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the AdvanSix Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(a). Honeywell shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Honeywell Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification against AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(b).

 

(e) It is the intent of each of Honeywell and AdvanSix, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 6.01, to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, between or among AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group, on the one hand, and Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group, on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members on or before the Distribution Date), except

 
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as set forth in Section 6.01(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement. At any time, at the request of the other Party, each Party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 6.02. Indemnification by AdvanSix. Subject to Section 6.04, AdvanSix shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Honeywell, each other member of the Honeywell Group and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Honeywell Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Honeywell Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

 

(a) the AdvanSix Liabilities, including the failure of AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any AdvanSix Liability in accordance with its terms;

 

(b) any breach by AdvanSix or any other member of the AdvanSix Group of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein (which shall be controlling); and

 

(c) any breach by AdvanSix of any of the representations and warranties made by AdvanSix on behalf of itself and the members of the AdvanSix Group in Section 12.01(c).

 

SECTION 6.03. Indemnification by Honeywell. Subject to Section 6.04, Honeywell shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless AdvanSix, each other member of the AdvanSix Group and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ AdvanSix Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the AdvanSix Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

 

(a) the Honeywell Liabilities, including the failure of Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Honeywell Liability in accordance with its terms;

 

(b) any breach by Honeywell or any other member of the Honeywell Group of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification therein (which shall be controlling); and

 

(c) any breach by Honeywell of any of the representations and warranties made by Honeywell on behalf of itself and the members of the Honeywell Group in Section 12.01(c).

 

SECTION 6.04. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Third-Party Proceeds. (a) The Parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement will be net of (i) Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of, or are paid to the applicable Indemnitee in respect of, such Liability or (ii) other amounts recovered from any third party that actually reduce the amount of, or are paid to the applicable Indemnitee in respect of, such Liability (“ Third-Party Proceeds ”). Accordingly,

 
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the amount that either Party (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement (an “ Indemnitee ”) will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee from a third party in respect of the related Liability. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability (an “ Indemnity Payment ”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds in respect of such Liability, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if such Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

 

(b) An insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or have any subrogation rights with respect thereto by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof, it being expressly understood and agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a “wind-fall” ( i.e. , a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof. Each member of the Honeywell Group and AdvanSix Group shall use reasonable best efforts to seek to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds and any Third-Party Proceeds to which such Person is entitled in connection with any Liability for which such Person seeks indemnification pursuant to this Article VI; provided , however , that such Person’s inability to collect or recover any such Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds shall not limit the Indemnifying Party’s obligations hereunder.

 

(c) The calculation of any Indemnity Payments required by this Agreement shall be subject to Section 5.04 of the TMA.

 

SECTION 6.05. Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims. (a) If an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of a Third-Party Claim with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 30 days after becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim. Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of any Indemnitee or other Person to give notice as provided in this Section 6.05(a) shall not relieve the related Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article VI, except to the extent that such Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice.

 

(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Indemnitee within 30 calendar days after receipt of notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 6.05(a) (or sooner, if the nature of such Third-Party Claim so requires), to assume and conduct the defense of such Third-Party Claim in accordance with the limits set forth in this Agreement with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee; provided , however , that the Third-Party Claim primarily seeks (and continues to primarily seek) monetary damages and any claim for relief other than monetary damages as part of such Third-Party Claim is only incidental thereto (the condition set forth in this proviso, the “ Litigation Condition ”).

 
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(c) If the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim (or is not permitted to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim as a result of the Litigation Condition not being met with respect thereto) in accordance with this Agreement, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 6.05(b), such Indemnitee may defend such Third-Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party.

 

(d) If the Indemnifying Party elects (and is permitted) to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnitees shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, cooperate with the Indemnifying Party with respect to the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

(e) If the Indemnifying Party elects (and is permitted) to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any additional legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense of the Third-Party Claim; provided , however , that if (i) the Litigation Condition ceases to be met or (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitee may assume its own defense, and the Indemnifying Party will be liable for all reasonable costs or expenses paid or incurred in connection with such defense. The Indemnifying Party or the Indemnitee, as the case may be, shall have the right to participate in (but, subject to the prior sentence, not control), at its own expense, the defense of any Third-Party Claim that the other is defending as provided in this Agreement. In the event, however, that such Indemnitee reasonably determines that representation by counsel to the Indemnifying Party of both such Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee could reasonably be expected to present such counsel with a conflict of interest, then the Indemnitee may employ separate counsel to represent or defend it in any such action or proceeding and the Indemnifying Party will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.

 

(f) No Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any Third-Party Claim without the consent of the applicable Indemnitee or Indemnitees; provided , however , that such Indemnitee(s) shall be required to consent to such entry of judgment or to such settlement that the Indemnifying Party may recommend if the judgment or settlement (i) contains no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, (ii) involves only monetary relief which the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay and (iii) includes a full and unconditional release of the Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall an Indemnitee be required to consent to any entry of judgment or settlement if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other nonmonetary relief to be entered, directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee.

 

(g) Whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third-Party Claim, no Indemnitee shall admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third-Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

SECTION 6.06. Additional Matters. (a) Any claim on account of a Liability that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice given by the

 
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Indemnitee to the related Indemnifying Party. A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of 30 days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such 30-day period, such Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have refused to accept responsibility to make payment. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such 30-day period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such Party as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b) In the event of payment by or on behalf of any Indemnifying Party to any Indemnitee in connection with any Third-Party Claim, such Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to and shall stand in the place of such Indemnitee as to any events or circumstances in respect of which such Indemnitee may have any right, defense or claim relating to such Third-Party Claim against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such Third-Party Claim or against any other Person. Such Indemnitee shall cooperate with such Indemnifying Party in a reasonable manner, and at the cost and expense of such Indemnifying Party, in prosecuting any subrogated right, defense or claim.

 

(c) In the event of an Action relating to a Liability that has been allocated to an Indemnifying Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if the Indemnifying Party shall so request, the Parties shall endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant or add the Indemnifying Party as an additional named defendant, if at all practicable. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action and the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against all reasonable costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions imposed by a court, attorneys’ fees, experts, fees and all other external expenses), the costs of any judgment or settlement and the cost of any interest or penalties relating to any judgment or settlement.

 

SECTION 6.07. Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided in this Article VI shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article X, shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

 

SECTION 6.08. Survival of Indemnities. The rights and obligations of each of Honeywell and AdvanSix and their respective Indemnitees under this Article VI shall survive the sale or other transfer by any Party or its Affiliates of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.

 

SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Liability. Except as may expressly be set forth in this Agreement, none of Honeywell, AdvanSix or any other member of either Group shall in any event have any Liability to the other or to any other member of the other’s Group, or to any other Honeywell Indemnitee or AdvanSix Indemnitee, as applicable, under this Agreement (i) with respect to any matter to the extent that such Party seeking indemnification has engaged in any knowing violation of Law or fraud in connection therewith or (ii) for any indirect, special,

 
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punitive or consequential damages, whether or not caused by or resulting from negligence or breach of obligations hereunder and whether or not informed of the possibility of the existence of such damages; provided , however , that the provisions of this Section 6.09(ii) shall not limit an Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations hereunder with respect to any Liability any Indemnitee may have to any third party not affiliated with any member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages.

 

ARTICLE VII

Access to Information; Confidentiality

 

SECTION 7.01. Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives. (a) Except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by either Honeywell or AdvanSix or a Person or Persons in its Group against the other Party or a Person or Persons in its Group, and subject to Section 7.01(b), each of Honeywell and AdvanSix, on behalf of its respective Group, shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the other Party, at any time after the Distribution, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information relating to time periods on or prior to the Distribution Date in the possession or under the control of such respective Group, which Honeywell or AdvanSix, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable, reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on Honeywell or AdvanSix, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable (including under applicable securities Laws), by any national securities exchange or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Honeywell or AdvanSix, or any member of its respective Group, as applicable, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, regulatory, litigation or other similar requirements or (iii) to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. The receiving Party shall use any Information received pursuant to this Section 7.01(a) solely to the extent reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable obligations or requirements described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(b) In the event that either Honeywell or AdvanSix determines that the exchange of any Information pursuant to Section 7.01(a) could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement or waive or jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or attorney work product protection, such Party shall not be required to provide access to or furnish such Information to the other Party; provided , however , that both Honeywell and AdvanSix shall take all commercially reasonable measures to permit compliance with Section 7.01(a) in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. Both Honeywell and AdvanSix intend that any provision of access to or the furnishing of Information pursuant to this Section 7.01 that would otherwise be within the ambit of any legal privilege shall not operate as waiver of such privilege.

 

(c) Each of AdvanSix and Honeywell agrees, on behalf of itself and each member of the Group of which it is a member, not to disclose or otherwise waive any privilege or protection attaching to any privileged Information relating to a member of the other Group or relating to or arising in connection with the relationship between the Groups prior to the Distribution, without providing prompt written notice to and obtaining the prior written consent of the other (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 
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(d) Honeywell and AdvanSix each agrees that it will only process personal data provided to it by the other Group in accordance with all applicable privacy and data protection Laws and obligations (including any applicable privacy policies of the AdvanSix Group or the Honeywell Group, as the case may be) and will implement and maintain at all times appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect such personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration and disclosure. In addition, each Party agrees to provide reasonable assistance to the other Party in respect of any obligations under privacy and data protection legislation affecting the disclosure of such personal data to the other Party and will not knowingly process such personal data in such a way to cause the other Party to violate any of its obligations under any applicable privacy and data protection legislation.

 

SECTION 7.02. Ownership of Information. Any Information owned by one Group that is provided to the requesting Party hereunder shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing Party. Except as specifically set forth herein, nothing herein shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.

 

SECTION 7.03. Compensation for Providing Information. Honeywell and AdvanSix shall reimburse each other for the reasonable costs, if any, in complying with a request for Information pursuant to this Article VII. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, such costs shall be computed in accordance with AdvanSix’s or Honeywell’s, as applicable, standard methodology and procedures.

 

SECTION 7.04. Record Retention. To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article VII and other provisions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to retain all Information in such Party’s possession relating to the other Party or its businesses, Assets or Liabilities, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Retained Information ”) in accordance with its respective record retention policy as in effect on the date hereof or such longer or shorter period as required by Law, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

 

SECTION 7.05. Accounting Information. Without limiting the generality of Section 7.01 but subject to Section 7.01(b):

 

(a) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards as required by Law for Honeywell to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for any period during which the financial results of the AdvanSix Group were consolidated with those of Honeywell), AdvanSix shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable Honeywell to meet its timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and to enable Honeywell’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i) AdvanSix shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to Honeywell’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of Honeywell’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of AdvanSix and (y) work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable

 
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Honeywell’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of AdvanSix’s auditors as it relates to Honeywell’s auditors’ opinion or report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, AdvanSix shall provide reasonable access during normal business hours for Honeywell’s internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises of AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries, so that Honeywell may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial statements provided by AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the AdvanSix Group.

 

(b) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards or as required by Law), Honeywell shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable AdvanSix to meet its timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and to enable AdvanSix’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i) Honeywell shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to AdvanSix’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of AdvanSix’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of Honeywell and (y) work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable AdvanSix’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of Honeywell’s auditors as it relates to AdvanSix’s auditors’ opinion or report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, Honeywell shall provide reasonable access during normal business hours for AdvanSix’s internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises of Honeywell and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of Honeywell and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of Honeywell and its Subsidiaries, so that AdvanSix may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial statements provided by Honeywell and its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the Honeywell Group.

 

(c) In order to enable the principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) (as such terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission) of Honeywell to make any certifications required of them under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, AdvanSix shall, within a reasonable period of time following a request from Honeywell in anticipation of filing such reports, cause its principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) to provide Honeywell with certifications of such officers in support of the certifications of Honeywell’s principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) required under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to Honeywell’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs (unless such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter), each subsequent fiscal quarter through the third fiscal quarter of the year in which the Distribution Date occurs and Honeywell’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs. Such certifications shall be provided in substantially the same form and manner as such AdvanSix officers provided prior to the

 
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Distribution (reflecting any changes in certifications necessitated by the Spin-Off or any other transactions related thereto) or as otherwise agreed upon between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

SECTION 7.06. Limitations of Liability. Neither Honeywell nor AdvanSix shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or that is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate in the absence of wilful misconduct by the providing Person. Neither Honeywell nor AdvanSix shall have any Liability to the other Party if any Information is destroyed after reasonable best efforts by AdvanSix or Honeywell, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Section 7.04.

 

SECTION 7.07. Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation. (a) After the Distribution Date, except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by either Honeywell or AdvanSix or a Person or Persons in its Group against the other Party or a Person or Persons in its Group, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall take all reasonable steps to make available, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the Persons in its respective Group (whether as witnesses or otherwise) and any books, records or other documents within its control or that it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action or threatened or contemplated Action (including preparation for such Action) in which Honeywell or AdvanSix, as applicable, may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith.

 

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Honeywell and AdvanSix shall use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate and consult to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions, other than an adversarial Action against the other Group.

 

(c) The obligation of Honeywell and AdvanSix to make available former, current and future directors, officers, employees and other personnel and agents or provide witnesses and experts pursuant to this Section 7.07 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to make available employees and other officers without regard to whether such individual or the employer of such individual could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 7.07(a)). Without limiting the foregoing, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix agrees that neither it nor any Person or Persons in its respective Group will take any adverse action against any employee of its Group based on such employee’s provision of assistance or information to each other pursuant to this Section 7.07.

 

(d) Upon the reasonable request of Honeywell or AdvanSix, in connection with any Action contemplated by this Article VII, Honeywell and AdvanSix will enter into a mutually acceptable common interest agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or work product immunity of any member of either Group.

 
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SECTION 7.08. Confidential Information. (a) Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix, on behalf of itself and each Person in its respective Group, shall hold, and cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives to hold, in strict confidence and not release or disclose, with at least the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, that it applies to its own confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Distribution Date, all Information concerning the other Group or its business that is either in its possession (including Information in its possession prior to the Distribution) or furnished by the other Group or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not use any such Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Information is (i) in the public domain through no fault of any member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, as applicable, or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by any of Honeywell, AdvanSix or its respective Group, directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, as applicable, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation to the knowledge of any of Honeywell, AdvanSix or Persons in its respective Group, as applicable, (iii) independently generated without reference to any proprietary or confidential Information of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, as applicable, or (iv) required to be disclosed by Law; provided , however , that the Person required to disclose such Information gives the applicable Person prompt, and to the extent reasonably practicable, prior notice of such disclosure and an opportunity to contest such disclosure and shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate, at the expense of the requesting Person, in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by such Person. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Person that is required to disclose such Information shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of such Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix may release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any such Information concerning the other Group (x) to their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives who need to know such Information (who shall be advised of the obligations hereunder with respect to such Information), and (y) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization as it reasonably deems necessary, solely for the purpose of obtaining a rating of securities or other debt instruments upon normal terms and conditions; provided , however , that the Party whose Information is being disclosed or released to such rating organization is promptly notified thereof.

 

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, when any Information concerning the other Group or its business is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix will, promptly after request of the other Party, either return all Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other Party, as applicable, that it has destroyed such Information, other than, in each case, any such Information electronically preserved or recorded within any computerized data storage device or component (including any hard-drive or database) pursuant to automatic or routine backup procedures generally accessible only by legal, information technology or compliance personnel.

 
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ARTICLE VIII

Insurance

 

SECTION 8.01. Insurance. (a) Until the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall (i) cause the members of the AdvanSix Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to continue to be covered as insured parties under Honeywell’s policies of insurance in a manner which is no less favorable than the coverage provided for the Honeywell Group and (ii) permit the members of the AdvanSix Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to submit claims arising from or relating to facts, circumstances, events or matters that occurred prior to the Distribution Date to the extent permitted under such policies. With respect to policies currently procured by AdvanSix for the sole benefit of the AdvanSix Group, AdvanSix shall continue to maintain such insurance coverage through the Distribution Date in a manner no less favorable than currently provided. Without limiting any of the rights or obligations of the parties pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 8.01(a), Section 8.01(b) or Section 8.01(e), Honeywell and AdvanSix acknowledge that, as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, Honeywell intends to take such action as it may deem necessary or desirable to remove the members of the AdvanSix Group and their respective employees, officers and directors as insured parties under any policy of insurance issued to any member of the Honeywell Group by any insurance carrier effective immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The AdvanSix Group will not be entitled on or following the Distribution Date, absent mutual agreement otherwise, to make any claims for insurance thereunder to the extent such claims are based upon facts, circumstances, events or matters occurring on or after the Distribution Date or to the extent any claims are made pursuant to any Honeywell claims-made policies on or after the Distribution Date. No member of the Honeywell Group shall be deemed to have made any representation or warranty as to the availability of any coverage under any such insurance policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Honeywell shall, and shall cause the other members of the Honeywell Group to, use reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary to cause all insurance policies of the Honeywell Group that immediately prior to the Distribution provide coverage to or with respect to the members of the AdvanSix Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to continue to provide such coverage with respect to acts, omissions or events occurring prior to the Distribution in accordance with their terms as if the Distribution had not occurred; provided , however , that in no event shall Honeywell be required to extend or maintain coverage under claims-made policies with respect to any claims first made against a member of the AdvanSix Group or first reported to the insurer on or after the Distribution Date.

 

(b) On and after the Distribution Date, the members of each of the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group shall have the right to assert Pre-Separation Insurance Claims and the members of the AdvanSix Group shall have the right to participate with Honeywell to resolve Pre-Separation Insurance Claims under the applicable Honeywell insurance policies up to the full extent of the applicable and available limits of liability of such policy. Honeywell or AdvanSix, as the case may be, shall have primary control over those Pre-Separation Insurance Claims for which the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, respectively, bears the underlying loss, subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant policy of insurance governing such control. If a member of the AdvanSix Group is unable to assert a Pre-Separation Insurance Claim because it is no longer an “insured” under a Honeywell insurance policy, then Honeywell

 
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shall assert such claim in its own name and deliver the Insurance Proceeds to AdvanSix. Any Insurance Proceeds received by the Honeywell Group for members of the AdvanSix Group shall be for the benefit of the AdvanSix Group. Any Insurance Proceeds received for the benefit of both the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group shall be distributed pro rata based on the respective share of the underlying loss.

 

(c) With respect to Pre-Separation Insurance Claims, whether or not known or reported on or prior to the Distribution Date, AdvanSix shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the AdvanSix Group to, report such claims arising from the AdvanSix Business as soon as practicable to each of Honeywell and the applicable insurer(s), and AdvanSix shall, or shall cause the applicable member of AdvanSix Group to, individually, and not jointly, assume and be responsible (including, upon the request of Honeywell, by reimbursement to Honeywell for amounts paid or payable by it) for the reimbursement Liability (including any deductible, coinsurance or retention payment) related to its portion of the Liability, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Honeywell. Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall, and shall cause each member of the Honeywell Group and AdvanSix Group, respectively, to, cooperate and assist the applicable member of the AdvanSix Group and the Honeywell Group, as applicable, with respect to such claims. The applicable member of the AdvanSix Group shall provide to Honeywell any collateral (or a letter of credit in an amount equal to the value of such collateral) in respect of the reimbursement obligations as may reasonably be requested by the insurers and, upon the request of Honeywell, any other collateral required by the insurers in respect of insurance policies under which Pre-Separation Insurance Claims may be recoverable based upon Honeywell’s reasonable estimate of the proportion of the requested collateral attributable to claims that may be made by the AdvanSix Group. Honeywell agrees that Pre-Separation Insurance Claims of members of the AdvanSix Group shall receive the same priority as Pre-Separation Insurance Claims of members of the Honeywell Group and be treated equitably in all respects, including in connection with deductibles, retentions and coinsurance.

 

(d) Honeywell shall not be liable to AdvanSix for claims, or portions of claims, not reimbursed by insurers under any policy for any reason, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota share deductibles, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of any insurance carrier(s), policy limitations or restrictions (including exhaustion of limits), any coverage disputes, any failure to timely file a claim by any member of the Honeywell Group or any member of the AdvanSix Group or any defect in such claim or its processing. In the event that insurable claims of both Honeywell and AdvanSix (or the members of their respective Groups) exist relating to the same occurrence, the Parties shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest necessary to the conduct of the joint defense and shall not settle or compromise any such claim without the consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable insurance policy). Nothing in this Section 8.01 shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter in any way the obligations of the Parties, including those created by this Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise.

 

(e) On and after the Distribution Date, to the extent that any claims have been duly reported before the Distribution Date under the directors and officers liability insurance policies or fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, “ D&O Policies ”) maintained by members of the Honeywell Group, Honeywell shall not, and shall cause the members of the

 
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Honeywell Group not to, take any action that would limit the coverage of the individuals who acted as directors or officers of AdvanSix (or members of the AdvanSix Group) prior to the Distribution Date under any D&O Policies maintained by the members of the Honeywell Group. Honeywell shall, and shall cause the members of the Honeywell Group to, reasonably cooperate with the individuals who acted as directors and officers of AdvanSix (or members of the AdvanSix Group) prior to the Distribution Date in their pursuit of any coverage claims under such D&O Policies which could inure to the benefit of such individuals. Honeywell shall, and shall cause members of the Honeywell Group to, allow AdvanSix and its agents and representatives, upon reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours, to examine and make copies of the relevant D&O Policies maintained by Honeywell and members of the Honeywell Group pursuant to this Section 8.01(e). Honeywell shall provide, and shall cause other members of the Honeywell Group to provide, such cooperation as is reasonably requested by AdvanSix in order for AdvanSix to have in effect on and after the Distribution Date such new D&O Policies as AdvanSix deems appropriate with respect to claims reported on or after the Distribution Date. Except as provided in this Section 8.01(e), the Honeywell Group may, at any time, without liability or obligation to the AdvanSix Group, amend, commute, terminate, buy-out, extinguish liability under or otherwise modify any “occurrence-based” insurance policy or “claims-made-based” insurance policy (and such claims will be subject to any such amendments, commutations, terminations, buy-outs, extinguishments and modifications); provided , however , that Honeywell will immediately notify AdvanSix of any termination of any insurance policy.

 

(f) The parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with respect to the various insurance matters contemplated by this Section 8.01.

 

ARTICLE IX

Intellectual Property

 

SECTION 9.01. Consent To Use Intellectual Property And Duty To Cooperate. (a) AdvanSix (i) consents (on behalf of itself and each other member of the AdvanSix Group) to the use and registration of the Honeywell IP in the business and operations conducted by each member of the Honeywell Group and their Affiliates and respective licensees and (ii) agrees to use reasonable best efforts prior to, on and after the Distribution Date to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to effect the transfer, assignment, registration or any related recordation of the Honeywell IP contemplated by this Agreement, on a worldwide basis.

 

(b) Honeywell (i) consents (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) to the use and registration of the AdvanSix IP in the business and operations conducted by each member of the AdvanSix Group and their Affiliates and respective licensees and (ii) agrees to use reasonable best efforts prior to, on and after the Distribution Date to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to effect the transfer, assignment, registration or any related recordation of the AdvanSix IP contemplated by this Agreement, on a worldwide basis.

 

(c) AdvanSix agrees that it will not, and agrees to cause each member of the AdvanSix Group not to (i) initiate any Action against any member of the Honeywell Group or its

 
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Affiliates for infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any AdvanSix IP, (ii) oppose, challenge, petition to cancel, contest or threaten in any way, or assist another party in opposing, challenging, petitioning to cancel, contesting or threatening in any way, any application or registration by the Honeywell Group or its Affiliates or their respective licensees for any Honeywell IP, the use of which is consistent with the use to which AdvanSix has consented under this Agreement or (iii) engage in any act, or purposefully omit to perform any act, that impairs or adversely affects the rights of Honeywell or any member of the Honeywell Group in and to any Honeywell IP, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of Honeywell.

 

(d) Honeywell agrees that it will not, and agrees to cause each member of the Honeywell Group not to (i) initiate any Action against any member of the AdvanSix Group or its Affiliates for infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Honeywell IP, (ii) oppose, challenge, petition to cancel, contest or threaten in any way, or assist another party in opposing, challenging, petitioning to cancel, contesting or threatening in any way, any application or registration by AdvanSix or its Affiliates or their respective licensees for any AdvanSix IP, the use of which is consistent with the use to which Honeywell has consented under this Agreement or (iii) engage in any act, or purposefully omit to perform any act, that impairs or adversely affects the rights of AdvanSix or any member of the AdvanSix Group in and to any AdvanSix IP, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of AdvanSix.

 

(e) AdvanSix hereby acknowledges (on behalf of itself and each other member of the AdvanSix Group) Honeywell’s right, title and interest in and to the Honeywell IP, and will not in any way, directly or indirectly, do or cause to be done any act or thing contesting or in any way impairing or tending to impair any part of such right, title and interest within the business and operations of each member of the Honeywell Group and their Affiliates and respective licensees, or with respect to goods or services provided in connection with the business and operations conducted by each member of the Honeywell Group and their Affiliates and respective licensees, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of Honeywell.

 

(f) Honeywell hereby acknowledges (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group) AdvanSix’s right, title and interest in and to the AdvanSix IP, and will not in any way, directly or indirectly, do or cause to be done any act or thing contesting or in any way impairing or tending to impair any part of such right, title and interest within the business and operations conducted by each member of the AdvanSix Group and their Affiliates and respective licensees, or with respect to goods or services provided in connection with the business and operations conducted by each member of the AdvanSix Group and their Affiliates and respective licensees, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of AdvanSix.

 

(g) Prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, (i) Honeywell shall cooperate with AdvanSix, without any further consideration, but at the expense of AdvanSix, to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the Consents of any third parties necessary to effect the assignment, transfer or license of any AdvanSix IP contemplated under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (ii) AdvanSix shall cooperate with Honeywell, without any further consideration, but at the

 
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expense of Honeywell, to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the Consents of any third parties necessary to effect the assignment, transfer or license of any Honeywell IP contemplated under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. If, for any reason, the assignment, transfer or license of any Intellectual Property assets or rights contemplated under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is otherwise impossible or ineffective, Honeywell and AdvanSix shall, and shall cause each member of the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group, respectively, to, use their reasonable best efforts to work together (and, if necessary and desirable, to work with any applicable third parties) in an effort to sublicense, divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of any planned assignment, transfer or license.

 

(h) Prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall cooperate with AdvanSix, without any further consideration and at no expense to AdvanSix, to obtain, cause to be obtained or properly record the release of any outstanding liens or security interests attached to any AdvanSix IP and to take, or cause to be taken, all actions as AdvanSix may reasonably be requested to take in order to obtain, cause to be obtained or properly record such release.

 

(i) AdvanSix agrees not to use, and agrees to cause each member of the AdvanSix Group not to use, any of the Honeywell Marks, including any names, trademarks or domain names that incorporate the Honeywell Marks for any purpose, except where (i) the use is a use, otherwise than as a mark, of a member of the Honeywell Group’s individual name, or of the individual name of anyone in privity with the Honeywell Group, or of a term or device which is descriptive of and used fairly and in good faith only to describe the goods or services of the Honeywell Group, or their geographic origin; or, (ii) if used as a mark, such use does not conflict with, and is unlikely to cause consumer confusion, dilute or tarnish with any Honeywell Marks, and is in no way contrary to the terms of this Article IX. Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.01(i) , AdvanSix agrees not to use, and agrees to cause each member of the AdvanSix Group not to use, any of the Honeywell Marks in a way that would reasonably be expected to dilute or tarnish the Honeywell Marks.

 

In the event that, as of the Distribution Date, Honeywell Marks prominently appear on any publicly available or promoted business or promotional materials used by any member of the AdvanSix Group or their Affiliates within the AdvanSix Business, AdvanSix shall remove and cease using, and shall cause each member of the AdvanSix Group to remove and cease using, such prominently appearing marks as soon as reasonably practical following the Distribution Date but in any event within 180 days of the Distribution Date or, with respect to products for sale produced prior to the Distribution Date on which any Honeywell Mark prominently appears, within 365 days of the Distribution Date; provided that AdvanSix shall promptly arrange for the destruction of any such products for sale produced prior to the Distribution Date that remain unsold following such 365-day period and on which any Honeywell Mark prominently appears.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without limiting the rights otherwise granted in this Section 9.01(i) , the AdvanSix Group shall have the right, at all times before, during and after the Distribution Date, to retain records and other historical or archived documents containing or referencing (i) the Honeywell Marks or (ii) any other

 
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Information previously held by the Honeywell Group, to the extent relating to the AdvanSix Business.

 

(j) Honeywell agrees not to use, and agrees to cause each member of the Honeywell Group not to use, any of the AdvanSix Marks, including any names, trademarks or domain names that incorporate the AdvanSix Marks for any purpose, except where (i) the use is a use, otherwise than as a mark, of a member of the AdvanSix Group’s individual name, or of the individual name of anyone in privity with the AdvanSix Group, or of a term or device which is descriptive of and used fairly and in good faith only to describe the goods or services of the AdvanSix Group, or their geographic origin; or, (ii) if used as a mark, such use does not conflict with, and is unlikely to cause consumer confusion with, dilute or tarnish, any AdvanSix Marks, and is in no way contrary to the terms of this Article IX. Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 9.01(j) , Honeywell agrees not to use, and agrees to cause each member of the Honeywell Group not to use, any of the AdvanSix Marks in a way that would reasonably be expected to dilute or tarnish the AdvanSix Marks.

 

In the event that, as of the Distribution Date, AdvanSix Marks prominently appear on any publicly available or promoted business or promotional materials used by any member of the Honeywell Group or their Affiliates within the Honeywell Business, Honeywell shall remove and cease using, and shall cause each member of the Honeywell Group to remove and cease using, such prominently appearing marks as soon as reasonably practical following the Distribution Date but in any event within 180 days of the Distribution Date or, with respect to products for sale produced prior to the Distribution Date on which any AdvanSix Mark prominently appears, within 365 days of the Distribution Date; provided that Honeywell shall promptly arrange for the destruction of any such products for sale produced prior to the Distribution Date that remain unsold following such 365-day period and on which any AdvanSix Mark prominently appears.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and without limiting the rights otherwise granted in this Section 9.01(i) , the Honeywell Group shall have the right, at all times before, during and after the Distribution Date, to retain records and other historical or archived documents containing or referencing (i) the AdvanSix Marks or (ii) any other Information previously held by the AdvanSix Group, to the extent relating to the Honeywell Business.

 

(k) Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix believes its respective Trademark Assets are sufficiently distinctive and different to ensure consumers will not be confused as to source or sponsorship, and each agrees to employ its reasonable best efforts to use its respective marks in a manner that does not cause actual confusion or a likelihood of confusion as to source or sponsorship of its respective goods or services in its respective channels of trade. If, despite Honeywell’s and AdvanSix’s reasonable best efforts, such actual confusion shall be brought to the attention of either such party, such parties agree to consult regarding steps to be taken to mitigate or correct such actual confusion.

 

(l) Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall be responsible for policing, protecting and enforcing its own Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix will promptly give notice to the other of any known, actual or threatened,

 
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unauthorized use or infringement of the other Party’s Intellectual Property, including infringement of the other Party’s Trademark Assets, in each case for a period of five (5) years after the Distribution Date.

 

(m) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.01 , (i) each member of the AdvanSix Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of Honeywell IP and (ii) each member of the Honeywell Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of AdvanSix IP, in each case solely in response to an Action initiated by a third party where failure to assert such challenge would reasonably be expected to materially prejudice the defending Party’s defense to such Action.

 

SECTION 9.02. Trade Secrets . (a) Except with respect to any transfer of Trade Secrets pursuant to the TSA, all AdvanSix Trade Secrets shall be in or shall be moved to the physical possession of the AdvanSix Group in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) prior to the Distribution Date. Within a commercially reasonable time after placing the AdvanSix Trade Secrets within the AdvanSix Group, Honeywell shall destroy or shall have destroyed any form or copy of AdvanSix Trade Secrets in the possession of Honeywell or any members of the Honeywell Group, other than AdvanSix Trade Secrets that were electronically preserved or recorded by an electronic backup system prior to the Distribution Date and remain within a secure, encrypted data backup system that is subject to industry practice defense, protection and access restriction measures. If any AdvanSix Trade Secrets are discovered to remain in the possession of the Honeywell Group after the Distribution Date, Honeywell shall move such AdvanSix Trade Secrets to the physical possession of the AdvanSix Group in tangible form and, at the request of AdvanSix, destroy or shall have destroyed any form or copy of such AdvanSix Trade Secrets as promptly as possible, and within no more than a commercially reasonable amount of time.

 

(b) Except with respect to any transfer of Trade Secrets pursuant to the TSA, all Honeywell Trade Secrets shall be in or shall be moved to the physical possession of the Honeywell Group in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) prior to the Distribution Date. Within a commercially reasonable time after placing the Honeywell Trade Secrets within the Honeywell Group, AdvanSix shall destroy or shall have destroyed any form or copy of Honeywell Trade Secrets in the possession of AdvanSix or any members of the AdvanSix Group, other than Honeywell Trade Secrets that were electronically preserved or recorded by an electronic backup system prior to the Distribution Date and remain within a secure, encrypted data backup system that is subject to industry practice defense, protection and access restriction measures. If any Honeywell Trade Secrets are discovered to remain in the possession of the AdvanSix Group after the Distribution Date, AdvanSix shall move such Honeywell Trade Secrets to the physical possession of the Honeywell Group in tangible form and, at the request of Honeywell, destroy or shall have destroyed any form or copy of such Honeywell Trade Secrets as promptly as possible, and within no more than a commercially reasonable amount of time.

 

SECTION 9.03. Intellectual Property Cross-License; Freedom to Practice . (a) The Parties acknowledge that through the course of a history of integrated operations they and the members of their respective Groups have each obtained knowledge of and access to Intellectual Property, including Trade Secrets, copyrighted content, proprietary know-how, and

 
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other Intellectual Property rights that are not otherwise governed expressly by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or identified expressly in any of the schedules thereto (collectively, “ Shared Background IP ”). With regard to this Shared Background IP, the Parties seek to ensure that each has the freedom to use such Shared Background IP in the future. Hence, as of the Distribution Date, each Group hereby grants to the other Group a non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, perpetual, sublicenseable (solely to Subsidiaries of the grantee), worldwide license to use and exercise rights under any Shared Background IP (excluding Trademark Assets and the subject matter of any Ancillary Agreement) owned by such Group and used in the other Group’s businesses prior to the Distribution Date solely for use of the same type, of the same scope, and to the same extent as used by such Group prior to the Distribution Date in connection with such Group’s businesses or, in each case, the natural development thereof, including both internal business activities and distribution and sublicensing to Subsidiaries carried out in the ordinary course of business. Such license shall be and is on an “as-is, where-is” basis, and each Group hereby expressly disclaims all representations and warranties of any type or nature, provided that the disclaimer set forth in this Section 9.03(a) is expressly limited to this Section 9.03(a) and does not limit, supersede or modify any other representation or warranty set forth elsewhere in this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

 

(b) In the event any member of the Honeywell Group, in Honeywell’s reasonable judgment, requires a license under any AdvanSix IP in order to initiate and pursue any technical project in the ordinary course of the Honeywell Business, or any natural development thereof, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to license such AdvanSix IP to the applicable member of the Honeywell Group on commercially reasonable terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.01 , if the Parties cannot reach agreement with respect to the terms of a license to AdvanSix IP pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the applicable member of the Honeywell Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of such AdvanSix IP (it being understood that such challenge is the sole remedy available to Honeywell in the event AdvanSix does not grant such license, without regard to whether AdvanSix has negotiated in good faith).

 

(c) In the event any member of the AdvanSix Group, in AdvanSix’s reasonable judgment, requires a license under any Honeywell IP in order to initiate and pursue any technical project in the ordinary course of the AdvanSix Business, or any natural development thereof, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to license such Honeywell IP to the applicable member of the AdvanSix Group on commercially reasonable terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.01 , if the Parties cannot reach agreement with respect to the terms of a license to Honeywell IP pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the applicable member of the AdvanSix Group shall be permitted to challenge the validity or enforceability of such Honeywell IP (it being understood that such challenge is the sole remedy available to AdvanSix in the event Honeywell does not grant such license, without regard to whether Honeywell has negotiated in good faith).

 

SECTION 9.04. Other Licenses. Honeywell hereby grants to the AdvanSix Group a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, perpetual, non-sublicenseable, worldwide license to all copyrighted or copyrightable standard procedures and other technical publications included the Honeywell IP used in the AdvanSix Business as of the Distribution

 
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Date. In the event that, as of the Distribution Date, Honeywell Marks prominently appear on any of the procedures or publications described in the immediately preceding sentence, AdvanSix shall remove, and shall cause each member of the AdvanSix Group to remove, such marks as soon as reasonably practical following the Distribution Date but in any event within 180 days of the Distribution Date.

 

SECTION 9.05. Scope. The geographic scope of this Article IX shall be worldwide.

 

SECTION 9.06. Third Party Licenses; Assignments. (a) Any license, assignment or other transfer of rights in the AdvanSix IP to a third party shall be accompanied by, and expressly made subject to, the licenses, covenants and restrictions provided in this Article IX (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any covenant not to assert or challenge Intellectual Property), provided , however , that the licenses, covenants and restrictions provided in this Article IX as applied to such license, assignment or other transfer of rights in the AdvanSix IP to a third party shall only apply with respect to the products, processes and services of the Specialty Products division and the UOP division of Honeywell.

 

(b) Any license, assignment or other transfer of rights in the Honeywell IP to a third party shall be accompanied by, and expressly made subject to, the licenses, covenants and restrictions provided in this Article IX (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any covenant not to assert or challenge Intellectual Property), provided , however , that the licenses, covenants and restrictions provided in this Article IX as applied to such license, assignment or other transfer of rights in the Honeywell IP to a third party shall only apply with respect to the products, processes and services of the Specialty Products division and the UOP division of Honeywell.

 

(c) Any license, assignment or other transfer of rights in any Intellectual Property in contravention of this Section 9.06 shall be null and void.

 

ARTICLE X

Further Assurances and Additional Covenants

 

SECTION 10.01. Further Assurances. (a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall, subject to Section 5.03, use reasonable best efforts, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, (i) to execute and deliver, or use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including any instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer as such Party may reasonably be requested to execute and deliver by the other Party, (ii) to make, or cause to be made, all filings with, and to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all Consents of any Governmental Authority or any other

 
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Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, (iii) to obtain, or cause to be obtained, any Governmental Approvals or other Consents required to effect the Spin-Off and (iv) to take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and any transfers of Assets or assignments and assumptions of Liabilities hereunder and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(c) On or prior to the Distribution Date, Honeywell and AdvanSix, in their respective capacities as direct and indirect shareholders of their respective Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions that are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by AdvanSix or any other Subsidiary of Honeywell, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(d) Prior to the Distribution, if either Party identifies any commercial or other service that is needed to ensure a smooth and orderly transition of its business in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Parties will cooperate in determining whether there is a mutually acceptable arm’s-length basis on which the other Party will provide such service.

 

SECTION 10.02. No-Hire. (a) AdvanSix agrees that, for a period of 18 months following the Distribution Date, it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of Honeywell, directly or indirectly, on its own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire or attempt to hire, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, any (i) employee of the Honeywell Group or (ii) former employee of the Honeywell Group who was on the payroll of the Honeywell Group within 6 months of the date of such hiring or attempted hiring by AdvanSix or any AdvanSix Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

(b) Honeywell agrees that, for a period of 18 months following the Distribution Date, it shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, without the prior written consent of AdvanSix, directly or indirectly, on its own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, hire or attempt to hire, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, any (i) employee of the AdvanSix Group or (ii) former employee of the AdvanSix Group who was on the payroll of the AdvanSix Group within 6 months of the date of such hiring or attempted hiring by Honeywell or any Honeywell Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

(c) If a final and non-appealable judicial determination is made that any provision of this Section 10.02 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction with respect to any particular jurisdiction, the provisions of this Section 10.02 will not be rendered void but will be deemed to be modified solely with respect to the applicable jurisdiction to the

 
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minimum extent necessary to remain in force and effect for the greatest period and to the greatest extent that such court determines constitutes a reasonable restriction under the circumstances.

 

ARTICLE XI

Termination

 

SECTION 11.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by Honeywell at any time, in its sole discretion, prior to the Distribution.

 

SECTION 11.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, neither Party (nor any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to the other Party under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.

 

ARTICLE XII

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 12.01. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power. (a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and a facsimile or PDF signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.

 

(b) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

 

(c) Honeywell represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Honeywell Group, and AdvanSix represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the AdvanSix Group, as follows:

 

(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform each of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

 

(ii) this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party has been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Agreement, will be on or prior to the Distribution Date) duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes, or will constitute, a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

 
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SECTION 12.02. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof. Each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any document executed pursuant to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

SECTION 12.03. Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement without consent in connection with (a) a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets, or (b) the sale of all or substantially all of such Party’s Assets; provided , however , that the assignee expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party provides written notice and evidence of such assignment and assumption to the non-assigning Party. No assignment permitted by this Section 12.03 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.04. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any Honeywell Indemnitee or AdvanSix Indemnitee in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.05. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) on the date received, if sent by a nationally recognized delivery or courier service or (c) upon the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth business day following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to Honeywell, to:

Honeywell International Inc.
115 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Attn: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

e-mail: Kate.Adams@Honeywell.com

 
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with a copy to:

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attn: Eric L. Schiele

e-mail: eschiele@cravath.com

 

If to AdvanSix, to:

AdvanSix Inc.

115 Tabor Road
Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn: General Counsel

e-mail: Hans.Quitmeyer@Advan6.com

 

Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.

 

SECTION 12.06. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

 

SECTION 12.07. Publicity. Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall consult with the other, and shall, subject to the requirements of Section 7.08, provide the other Party the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press releases or other public statements in connection with the Spin-Off or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and any filings with any Governmental Authority or national securities exchange with respect thereto, in each case prior to the issuance or filing thereof, as applicable (including the Information Statement, the Parties’ respective Current Reports on Form 8-K to be filed on the Distribution Date, the Parties’ respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs, or if such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter, the Parties’ respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs (each such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, a “ First Post-Distribution Report ”)). Each Party’s obligations pursuant to this Section 12.07 shall terminate on the date on which such Party’s First Post-Distribution Report is filed with the Commission.

 
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SECTION 12.08. Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all third-party fees, costs and expenses payable or incurred by either the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group in connection with the Spin-Off, whether payable or incurred prior to, on or following the Distribution Date but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any financing fees or interest payable in respect of any indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Bank Debt Incurrence (“ Expenses ”), will be borne and paid by Honeywell.

 

SECTION 12.09. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.10. Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants in this Agreement and the Liabilities for the breach of any obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Spin-Off and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 12.11. Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

 

SECTION 12.12. Specific Performance. Subject to Section 5.03 and notwithstanding the procedures set forth in Article X, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

 

SECTION 12.13. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

 

SECTION 12.14. Interpretation. Words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires. The terms “hereof,” “herein” “and “herewith” and words of similar import, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Article, Section or Schedule references are to the articles, sections and schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule to this Agreement or to any

 
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Ancillary Agreement but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreement to which such Schedule is attached, as applicable. Any reference herein to this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, as permitted by Section 12.13. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified. The word “or” shall not be exclusive.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Separation and Distribution Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

  honeywell international inc.  
       
    by    
        /s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman  
      Name: Jeffrey N. Neuman  
      Title:   Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel  

 

  ADVANSIX INC.  
       
    by    
        /s/ Erin N. Kane  
      Name: Erin N. Kane  
      Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer  
 

Exhibit 10.1

 

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of September 28, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between AdvanSix Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ AdvanSix ”), on behalf of itself and the other members of the AdvanSix Group, and Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Honeywell ”), on behalf of itself and the other members of the Honeywell Group. AdvanSix and Honeywell shall collectively be referred to as the “ Parties ,” and each individually a “ Party . ” Each Party or any member of its Group providing services or occupancy rights hereunder shall be a “ Provider ,” and each Party or any member of its Group receiving services or occupancy rights hereunder shall be a “ Recipient .” The term the “ Business ” as used herein shall mean either the AdvanSix Business or the Honeywell Business, as applicable. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Separation Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the contemplated Spin-Off of AdvanSix and concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Honeywell and AdvanSix are entering into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “ Separation Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, following the Spin-Off, each Party desires to provide to the other, and to receive from the other, certain services, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

SERVICES

 

SECTION 1.01. Services to be Provided to the AdvanSix Group.

 

(a) In General.

 

(i) Commencing immediately after the Distribution, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Honeywell shall provide, or shall cause the applicable members of the Honeywell Group to provide, to AdvanSix or the applicable members of the AdvanSix Group in connection with

 
 

the conduct of the AdvanSix Business the services described on Schedule A hereto (the “ AdvanSix Services ”).

 

(ii) Honeywell may, in its sole discretion and without any written notice to AdvanSix engage, or cause the applicable members of the Honeywell Group to engage, one or more parties (including any third parties) to provide some or all of the AdvanSix Services; provided that (x) Honeywell shall be responsible for the performance or non-performance of any such parties and (y) such parties agree in writing to be bound by confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive to them as the terms of Section 6.01 of this Agreement.

 

(iii) Commencing immediately after the Distribution, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Honeywell shall, and shall cause the applicable members of the Honeywell Group to, pay, perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, its and their respective obligations as Recipients under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.02. Services to be Provided to the Honeywell Group.

 

(a) In General.

 

(i) Commencing immediately after the Distribution, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AdvanSix shall provide, or shall cause the applicable members of the AdvanSix Group to provide, to Honeywell or the applicable members of the Honeywell Group in connection with the conduct of the Honeywell Business the services described on Schedule B hereto (the “ Honeywell Services ” and, together with the AdvanSix Services, the “ Services ”).

 

(ii) AdvanSix may, in its sole discretion and without any written notice to Honeywell engage, or cause the applicable members of the AdvanSix Group to engage, one or more parties (including any Affiliates of the AdvanSix Group or any third parties) to provide some or all of the Honeywell Services; provided , that (x) AdvanSix shall be responsible for the performance or non-performance of any such parties and (y) such parties agree in writing to be bound by confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive to it as the terms of Section 6.01 of this Agreement.

 

(iii) Commencing immediately after the Distribution, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, AdvanSix shall, and shall cause the applicable members of the AdvanSix Group to, pay, perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, its and their respective obligations as Recipients under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.03. Service Coordinators. Honeywell and AdvanSix shall each nominate a representative to act as the primary contact person with respect to the performance of the Services (each, a “ Service Coordinator ”). Unless otherwise agreed

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upon by the Parties, all communications relating to this Agreement and to the Services provided hereunder shall be directed to the Service Coordinators. On or prior to the Distribution Date, each Party shall provide to the other Party the name and relevant contact information for each respective Party’s initial Service Coordinators. Either Party may replace its Service Coordinator at any time by providing notice in accordance with Section 11.01 of this Agreement. The Service Coordinators will consult and coordinate with each other on a regular basis and no less frequently than monthly during the term of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.04. Standard of Performance. (a) Each Provider shall (and shall cause any party performing the Services on its behalf to) (i) perform its Services in compliance with applicable Law and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts, skill and judgment in providing its Services hereunder, in a manner consistent with past practice up to one year prior to the Distribution Date (the standards identified in the preceding subclauses (i) and (ii), collectively the “ Service Standards ”). If the Provider has not provided such Services (or substantially similar services) during the one year prior to the Distribution Date, then the Services shall be performed in a competent and professional manner consistent with industry standards. The Services shall be used solely for the operation of the applicable Business for substantially the same purpose as used by the applicable Recipient immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

 

(b) Subject to Section 3.04, in the event of a material failure (the “ Material Failure ”) of a Provider to perform any of its Services in accordance with the Service Standards, the applicable Recipient will provide the Provider with written notice of such Material Failure, and the Provider will use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy such failure as soon as reasonably possible from the date of such notice. Without prejudice to the foregoing, if the Provider is not able to remedy a Material Failure within thirty (30) days of its receipt of written notice that a Material Failure has occurred, the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 11.10(a) will apply; provided , however , that in the event that the Executive Committee (as such term is defined in Section 11.10(a)) is unable to resolve the Dispute in accordance with Section 11.10(a), then the Recipient may obtain replacement services and the Provider shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket cost of any such replacement services, less the amount the Recipient would have paid pursuant to this Agreement for such Services if performed by the Provider. If the Recipient chooses to obtain the replacement services, (i) the Recipient may terminate the affected Services upon notice and the Provider will no longer provide such Services to the Recipient, or (ii) after the Provider remedies the Material Failure, the Recipient may request that the Provider resume providing the affected Services.

 

SECTION 1.05. Cooperation. (a) Each Party and its Service Providers shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any party performing the Services on their behalf to, cooperate with the other Party and the other members of its Group in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Services and to minimize the expense, distraction and disturbance to the other Party’s business, and shall perform all obligations hereunder in good faith and in accordance with principles of fair dealing.

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(b) Each Party and its Recipients will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide information and documentation reasonably required by each Provider to perform the Services, as applicable, in the manner they were provided in the ordinary course prior to the Distribution Date, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to make available, as reasonably requested by each Provider, sufficient resources and timely decisions, approvals and acceptances in order that each Provider may perform its obligations under the Agreement in a timely and efficient manner.

 

(c) Each Party and its Service Providers shall follow, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any party performing the services on their behalf to follow, the policies, procedures and practices, including all environmental policies, of the other Party and its Recipients applicable to the Services that are in effect as of the Distribution Date and of which such Party has been reasonably informed.

 

(d) A failure of any Recipient to act in accordance with this Section 1.05 that prevents any Provider from providing a Service hereunder shall relieve such Provider of its obligation to provide such Service until such time as the failure has been cured; provided , that such Provider has previously notified such Recipient in writing of such failure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Party shall have any obligation to purchase, upgrade, enhance or otherwise modify any computer hardware, software or network environment currently used by such Party in connection with its Business, or to provide any support or maintenance services for any computer hardware, software or network environment that has been upgraded, enhanced or otherwise modified from the computer hardware, software or network environments that are currently used by such Party in connection with its Business.

 

(e) To the extent that any third-party proprietor of information or software to be disclosed or made available to any Recipient in connection with performance of the Services hereunder requires a specific form of non-disclosure agreement as a condition of its consent to use of the same for the benefit of the Recipient or to permit the Recipient access to such information or software, the Recipient will, as a condition to the receipt of such portion of the Services, execute (and will cause its employees and Affiliates to execute, if required) any such form.

 

(f) Within the first 45 days following the Distribution Date, the Parties may agree to include within the scope of this Agreement other services that have historically been provided to the AdvanSix Business by the Honeywell Group or the Honeywell Business by the AdvanSix Group, as applicable, in each case that are within the same functional categories as those listed on the Schedules (such services, the “ Other Services ”). If a Party identifies an Other Service it desires to use, it shall notify the other Party and the Parties shall discuss in good faith the terms under which such Other Services may be provided to the applicable Business by the relevant Group. If the Parties agree to include any Other Service within the scope of this Agreement, such Other Service shall be added to the relevant Schedule and shall be deemed to be a “Service” for all purposes hereunder, and the applicable Provider shall provide it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The charges for the Other Service will be determined on a basis consistent

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with the methodology for determining the charges for other Services as provided in Section 4.01 of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 1.06. Migration Projects. Subject to Section 10.01(b), prior to the end of the applicable Term, each Provider will provide the Recipient, upon written request (the “ Project Work Request ”), with such reasonable support as may be necessary to migrate the Services to the Recipient’s internal organization or to a third party provider (the “ Project Work ”), including without limitation exporting and providing (subject to applicable Law) all relevant data and information of the applicable Recipient from the systems of the applicable Provider or any party performing the Services on its behalf; provided , however , for avoidance of doubt, that the Recipient shall bear any portion of the cost of Project Work associated with the setup of such Recipient’s data warehousing infrastructure or hosting environment. After the Provider receives the Project Work Request, the Parties shall meet to discuss and agree on the scope and cost of the Project Work, taking into consideration the Provider’s then-available resources. Where required for migrating the Services, Recipient’s Personnel will be granted reasonable access to the respective facilities of the Provider during normal business hours. Project Work may be out-sourced to external service partners (including those involving conversion programs or other programming, or extraordinary management supervision and/or coordination); provided that the Provider shall be responsible for the performance or non-performance of such partners. Each Party shall pay its internal and third party costs incurred in connection with all Project Work performed by such Party’s Personnel; provided that the Recipient shall bear the costs of all third party providers engaged in completing a Project Work.

 

SECTION 1.07. The Parties acknowledge that any Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing Services if the Provider is making similar changes in performing the same or substantially similar Services for itself or other members of its Group; provided , however , that, unless expressly contemplated in Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, such changes shall not affect the Fees for such Service payable by the Recipient under this Agreement or decrease the manner, scope, time frame, nature or quality or level of the Services provided to the Recipient, except upon prior written approval of the Recipient.

 

SECTION 1.08. No Provider shall be authorized by, or shall have any responsibility under, this Agreement to manage the affairs of the business of any Recipient.

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ARTICLE II
REAL ESTATE

 

SECTION 2.01. Occupancy Rights . Each Provider set forth on Schedule E , with respect to the location set forth on such Schedule opposite such Provider’s name (each, a “ Shared Real Property ”), hereby grants to the Recipient set forth on such Schedule opposite such Shared Real Property, a limited license for reasonable use and access to the space utilized by such Recipient or any member of its Group in the conduct of the Recipient’s Business as of the Distribution Date, for the sole purpose of transitioning the Recipient’s Business and in accordance with the terms, covenants and conditions of this Article II. The Recipient’s right to use and access the applicable Shared Real Property shall be consistent with the use and access afforded to the Recipient’s Business as of the Distribution Date. The Recipient’s use shall include the right to use the fixtures, improvements and furnishings located within the Shared Real Property consistent with such use as of the Distribution Date.

 

SECTION 2.02. Use . The Recipient shall use the applicable Shared Real Property (and the furnishings contained therein) for the same purposes as such Shared Real Property is utilized as of the Distribution Date and for no other purpose. The Shared Real Property may be occupied only by the Personnel of the applicable Recipient reasonably required in furtherance of the activities of the Recipient’s Business or the other purposes set forth in this Agreement. The Recipient shall be responsible for pickup and delivery of goods at any common shipping dock at any Shared Real Property, and any shipments shall include proper labeling to distinguish the Recipient’s goods from the Provider’s goods.

 

SECTION 2.03. License Fee . Each Recipient shall pay a monthly gross license fee for its Shared Real Property as set out on Schedule E (each, a “ Monthly License Fee ). The Monthly License Fee for each Shared Real Property shall be payable in advance on or before the first (1st) day of each calendar month of the term of the license. The Monthly License Fee for any period during the respective license term which is for less than one month shall be prorated.

 

SECTION 2.04. License Term . The license granted under this Article II will be effective as of immediately after the Distribution and will automatically expire at the earlier of (I) the end of the period set forth in Schedule E with respect to each Shared Real Property, or (II) the expiration date of the relevant underlying lease pertaining to each Shared Real Property (in which case the Provider shall provide to the Recipient written notice 30 days prior to such expiration).

 

SECTION 2.05. Access and Common Areas . Unless otherwise specified on Schedule E , the Recipient (including its Personnel) shall access the applicable Shared Real Property through existing employee entrances designated by the Provider. Access to any other areas (“ Other Areas ”) in, on or about the applicable Shared Real Property (including conference room(s), break area(s), designated smoking area(s), restroom(s), machine shop(s), shipping/receiving area(s) and cafeteria(s) other than to the extent located within the Shared Real Property) shall be as otherwise designated by the Provider

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in its reasonable discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Recipient shall not access any other areas.

 

SECTION 2.06. Compliance with Sellers’ Policies . The Recipient shall comply with the Provider’s reasonable policies and procedures, security requirements and rules and regulations with respect to the applicable Shared Real Property and the Recipient’s occupancy of such Shared Real Property. Such policies may be changed from time to time upon reasonable prior notice at the applicable Provider’s sole reasonable discretion.

 

SECTION 2.07. Insurance . Each Party agrees, during the term of this license, to cause its Recipients under this Article II to carry and maintain (i) commercial general liability insurance with a single combined liability limit of $5,000,000 per occurrence and (ii) workers compensation/employer’s liability insurance with a liability limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and in the case of the policies described in clauses (i) and (ii), naming the applicable Provider (and other parties as may be reasonably required) as an additional insured, against liability with respect to accidents occurring on, in or about the applicable Shared Real Property or arising out of the use and occupancy of such Shared Real Property by the Recipient and its Personnel and visitors. All such insurance policies shall contain a waiver of subrogation in the applicable Provider’s favor. The Parties acknowledge that the Providers shall have no responsibility to insure or actively maintain any Recipient’s personal property, including any Recipient’s equipment and trade fixtures, located in the Shared Real Property. Notwithstanding the aforesaid liability limits, said limits shall not diminish or otherwise impact or affect the obligations of the Parties and their Recipients hereunder. The policy(s) maintained by the applicable Recipient shall be issued by a company licensed to do business in the country where the Shared Real Property is located and the applicable Recipient shall deposit a certificate evidencing the same with the applicable Provider on or before the Effective Date. During the term of the license granted in Section 2.01, the applicable Providers under this Article II shall maintain insurance policies for the Shared Real Property as in effect as of the Effective Date.

 

SECTION 2.08. Surrender . Upon the expiration or termination of the license granted under this Article II, each Recipient shall, at its sole cost and expense, (i) remove their personal property, equipment, trade fixtures and other goods and effects, and repair any damage to the Shared Real Property resulting from such removal, and (ii) otherwise quit and deliver up the Shared Real Property peaceably and quietly and in as good order and condition as the same were in on the Distribution Date, reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire and the elements excepted. In the event any Recipient fails to repair and perform the aforementioned facilities restoration and otherwise deliver the Shared Real Property as set forth above, the Provider or any member of its Group shall have the right to make said reasonable repairs and reasonably perform such facilities restoration, charge such Recipient or any member of its Group the reasonable costs of such repairs and restoration, and such Recipient or any member of its Group shall reimburse the Provider or the member of its Group, as applicable, within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice. Any property left in the Shared Real Property after the expiration

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or termination of the license granted under this Article II shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the property of the Providers to dispose of as the Providers deem expedient and at the sole cost and expense of the Recipients.

 

SECTION 2.09. License Rights . The rights granted herein in favor of each Recipient are in the nature of a license and shall not create any leasehold or other estate or possessory rights in Shared Real Property, and if the license granted under this Article II expires or is terminated, the Recipient shall vacate the Shared Real Property, and any occupancy or activity of the Recipient thereafter in the Shared Real Property shall be considered a trespass.

 

SECTION 2.10. Relocation . Each Provider shall have the right, at its cost, to relocate the applicable Recipient to other area(s) of each Shared Real Property by providing the Recipient reasonable advance notice, provided that such relocation does not reduce the rights of the Recipient or increase the obligations of the Recipient under this Agreement or unreasonably interrupt the day-to-day operations of the Recipient’s Business.

 

SECTION 2.11. Alterations . The Recipient shall not make any alterations, additions or improvements to the Shared Real Property.

 

SECTION 2.12. Controlling Provisions . In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Article II and any other provision in this Agreement with regard to the right to use the Shared Real Property specified in this Article II, the terms of Article II shall control. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms set forth on Schedule E attached hereto, the terms of Schedule E shall control.

 

ARTICLE III

LIMITATIONS

 

SECTION 3.01. General Limitations. Unless expressly provided otherwise herein: (i) the Providers shall be required to provide the Services hereunder only to the extent that such Services were provided to the applicable Business in the ordinary course prior to the Distribution Date and (ii) the Services provided by the Providers hereunder shall be available only for the purposes of conducting the applicable Business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Provider will be required to perform or cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any other person other than the applicable Recipient or a member of such Recipient’s Group.

 

SECTION 3.02. Third-Party Limitations . (a) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the provision of any Service by any Provider to any Recipient if the provision of such Service requires the consent, waiver or approval from, or notification to, any third party (including a Governmental Authority), whether under applicable Law, by the terms of any contract to which such Provider or other member of its Group is a party or otherwise, unless and until such consent, waiver or approval has

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been obtained or such notification has been made. Furthermore, each Party acknowledges and agrees that the Services provided by a Provider through third parties or using third party Intellectual Property are subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable agreements between the Provider of such Service and such third parties (such agreements, the “ Third Party Agreements ”). The Recipient will be responsible for obtaining, and shall pay all costs of obtaining, any consents, waivers or approvals and making any notifications that may be necessary (including under the Third Party Agreements or any new Third Party Agreements) to permit Services to be provided hereunder. Each Provider shall use commercially reasonably efforts to assist the Recipient in obtaining any necessary consent (including any necessary licenses, waivers or approvals and making any necessary notifications) in order to provide such Services under this Agreement (including with respect to the Third Party Agreements or any new Third Party Agreements; it being understood that each Recipient shall only be granted access to Third Party Agreements during the term of this Agreement, and upon expiration of the applicable service term shall procure its own standalone license with the applicable third party provider).

 

(b) The Provider will not be required to provide the Recipient access to such third party Intellectual Property or to use such third party Intellectual Property in the performance of Services if doing so would not be permitted by the applicable Third Party Agreements with such third parties.

 

SECTION 3.03. Compliance with Laws. (i) Neither Party shall provide, or cause to be provided, any Service to the extent that the provision of such Service would require such Party, the other members of its group or any of their respective Personnel to violate (a) any applicable Law, (b) any policies and/or procedures of such Party designed to respond to applicable Law, or (c) in any material respect, any other policies and/or procedures of such Party in existence on the Distribution Date. If a Party cannot provide a Service due to (c) above or because provision of such Service would require the consent, waiver or approval of any third-party (including a Governmental Authority) and such consent, waiver or approval has not been obtained prior to the Distribution, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to identify an acceptable alternative arrangement to provide the affected Service sufficient for the purposes of the other Party and, if mutually agreed, the modified or alternative Service shall be added to the relevant Schedule and the Provider shall provide it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided , that if the alternative arrangement results from (c) above, the Party providing such Service shall bear any additional costs resulting from such acceptable alternative arrangement.

 

SECTION 3.04. Force Majeure. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or cause to be provided, the Services without interruption. In the event that any Provider is wholly or partially prevented from, or delayed in, providing one or more Services, or one or more Services are interrupted or suspended, by reason of events beyond its reasonable control (including acts of God, act of Governmental Authority, act of the public enemy or due to fire, explosion, accident, floods, embargoes, epidemics, war, acts of terrorism, nuclear disaster, civil unrest and/or

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riots, civil commotion, insurrection, severe or adverse weather conditions, lack of or shortage of electrical power, malfunctions of equipment or software, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Provider whose performance is affected by such event (each, a “ Force Majeure Event ”)), the Provider shall promptly give notice of any such Force Majeure Event to the Recipient and shall indicate in such notice the effect of such event on its ability to perform hereunder and the anticipated duration of such event. The Provider shall not be obligated to deliver the affected Services during such period, and the Recipient shall not be obligated to pay for any Services not delivered; provided that, for the duration of a Force Majeure Event, the Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid or remove such Force Majeure Event, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resume its performance under this Agreement with the least practicable delay. If the suspension of the Provider’s performance continues for more than two (2) consecutive months as a result of a Force Majeure Event, the Recipient may terminate this Agreement with respect to the affected Service by giving written notice to the Provider.

 

SECTION 3.05. Title to Equipment; Management and Control; Reservation of Rights. (a) All procedures, methods, systems, strategies, tools, equipment, facilities and other resources used by any Provider in connection with the provision of Services (the “ Equipment ”) shall remain the property of such Provider and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall at all times be under the sole direction and control of such Provider.

 

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, management of and control over, the provision of the Services (including the determination or designation at any time of the Equipment, employees and other resources to be used in connection with the provision of the Services) shall reside solely with the Provider. All Personnel providing the Services will remain at all times, and be deemed to be, employees or representatives solely of the Provider responsible for providing such Services (or any parties performing the Services on its behalf) for all purposes, and not to be employees or representatives of the Recipient. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all labor matters relating to any employees of a Party shall be within the exclusive control of such Party, and the other Party shall take no action affecting such matters. Such Party shall provide for and pay the compensation and other benefits of such employees, including salary, health, accident and workers’ compensation benefits and all taxes and contributions which an employer is required to pay relating to the employment of employees. No Party shall be liable to the other Party or to any of its Personnel for such Party’s failure to perform its compensation, benefit or tax obligations. In no event shall either Party be obligated to maintain the employment of any specific employee; provided that such Party shall remain responsible for the performance of the Services in accordance with this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.06. Interim Basis Only. Each Party acknowledges that the purpose of this Agreement is to provide Services to the other Party on an interim basis. Accordingly, at all times from and after the Distribution Date, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, use its respective

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commercially reasonable efforts to make or obtain any approvals, permits or licenses, implement any computer systems and take, or cause to be taken, any and all other actions necessary or advisable for it to provide the Services for itself as soon as practicable after the date hereof and terminate this Agreement with respect to each Service prior to the Term for such Service set forth herein.

 

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENT

 

SECTION 4.01. Fees. In connection with each Service, each Recipient shall pay to the Provider (a) the fees as set forth in the applicable Schedule with respect to such Service, (b) any third party fees, costs and expenses which are charged to the Provider in connection with provision of the Services to the Recipient; and (c) any other fees as agreed to by the Parties in writing (collectively, the “ Fees ”). At the option of the Provider, it may elect to have one of the members of its Group provide a Service hereunder and submit an invoice for the applicable Fees to the Recipient on its behalf.

 

SECTION 4.02. Extension of Services. If, for any reason, the provision of any Services or access to any Shared Real Property extends beyond the applicable service period or access period set forth in the Schedules attached hereto, the Fees payable each month beyond the initial service period or access period with respect to such Services or access to such Shared Real Property shall be automatically and permanently increased by ten percent (10%).

 

SECTION 4.03. Billing and Payment Terms. (a) All amounts due under this Agreement shall be billed and paid for in the following manner (i) each Party shall invoice the other Party on a monthly basis (such invoice to set forth a description of the Services provided and reasonable documentation to support the charges thereon (including, where applicable, reasonable documentation as to such Party’s cost allocation and third party costs in respect of such charges), which invoice and documentation shall be in the same level of detail and in accordance with the procedures for invoicing as provided to the Provider’s other businesses) for all Services that such Party delivered or caused to be delivered during the preceding month, (ii) each such invoice shall be payable within 30 days after the date of the invoice and (iii) payment of all invoices in respect of the Services provided hereunder shall be made in U.S. Dollars.

 

(b) If any invoice is not paid in full within sixty (60) days after the date of the invoice, interest shall accrue on the unpaid amount at the annual rate equal to the “Prime Rate” as reported on the thirtieth day after the date of the invoice in The Wall Street Journal (or, if such day is not a business day, the first business day immediately after such day), calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed between the end of the thirty (30)-day payment period and the actual payment date.

 

(c) If there is a Dispute (as defined in Section 11.10) between the Parties regarding the amounts shown as billed to a Recipient on any invoice, the relevant Provider

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shall, upon the written request of such Recipient, furnish such reasonable documentation to substantiate the amounts billed including listings of the dates, times and amounts of the Services in question where applicable and practicable. Delivery of such documentation shall constitute written notice of a Dispute pursuant to Section 11.10, and the provisions of Section 11.10 shall apply to such Dispute. The Recipient may withhold any payments subject to a Dispute; provided , that any disputed payments, to the extent ultimately determined to be payable to the Provider, shall bear interest as set forth in Section 4.03(b).

 

SECTION 4.04. Sales Taxes. All consideration under this Agreement is exclusive of any sales, use, excise, transfer, value-added, goods or services, or similar Tax excluding all other Taxes, including Taxes based upon or calculated by reference to income, receipts or capital or withholding Taxes) imposed against or on Services (“ Sales Taxes ”) provided hereunder, and such Sales Taxes will be added to the Fees where applicable. Such Sales Taxes shall be separately stated on the relevant invoice to the Recipient. The Recipient shall be responsible for any such Sales Taxes and shall remit such Sales Taxes to the Provider (and such Provider shall remit such amounts to the applicable taxing authority); provided that (a) in the case of value-added Taxes, the Recipient shall not be obligated to pay such Taxes unless the Provider has issued to the Recipient a valid value-added tax (“ VAT ”) invoice in respect thereof, and (b) in the case of all Sales Taxes, the Recipient shall not be obligated to pay such Sales Taxes if and to the extent that the Recipient has provided any valid exemption certificates or other applicable documentation that would eliminate or reduce the obligation to collect and/or pay such Sales Taxes.

 

SECTION 4.05. No Offset. Except as set forth in Section 4.03(c), no Recipient shall withhold any payments to its Provider under this Agreement in order to offset payments due to such Recipient pursuant to this Agreement, the Separation Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, unless such withholding is mutually agreed by the Parties or is provided for in the final ruling of a court having jurisdiction pursuant to Section 11.10(c). Any required adjustment to payments due hereunder will be made as a subsequent invoice.

 

SECTION 4.06. Funding of Payroll. Payroll checks disbursed by or at the direction of Honeywell or a member of the Honeywell Group as part of the Services shall be funded in immediately available funds to an account as directed by Honeywell or such Group member on the day the checks are issued to employees of the Recipient; provided that the Recipient has received 48 hours’ advance written notice of the amount required. Direct deposit of payroll will be funded on payday (alternately referred to as the settlement date); provided that the Recipient has received 48 hours’ advanced written notice of the amount required.

 

SECTION 4.07. Customer Receipt Payments and Bank Account Transition Process. (a) For a period of twelve (12) months following the Distribution (“ Customer Receipt Payment Period ”), in the event any payments related to trade receivables intended for the AdvanSix Group or the Honeywell Group (the “ Intended Payee ”) is incorrectly received by any member of the other Group (the “ Customer

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Receipt Payee ”) such Customer Receipt Payee will, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event in more than 10 Business Days following receipt of such payment, send the applicable Intended Payee through wire transfer an amount equal to the value of such payment (each, a “ Customer Receipt Payment ”).

 

(b) For each Customer Receipt Payment, the Customer Receipt Payee must provide the applicable customer(s) payment details to allow the Intended Payee to identify the customer(s) and the related transaction(s) associated with the Customer Receipt Payment, including each customer’s name, accounts receivable account number and payment amount. On or prior to the Distribution Date, each Party shall provide the other Party with the relevant contact information of the persons to send this information.

 

(c) The Intended Payee will pursue corrections to the banking details internally. If payments are not being sent to the correct bank account of the Intended Payee within thirty (30) days following the Distribution, the Customer Receipt Payee will send a letter to the respective customer every month, informing the customer of the need to use the correct bank account as designated by the Intended Payee. If payments continue to be incorrectly sent for eleven (11) months after the Distribution, the Customer Receipt Payee and the Intended Payee will send a final joint letter one month prior to the expiration of the Customer Receipt Payment Period.

 

(d) Each Party agrees to not send the other Party any Customer Receipt Payments from customers found on the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially-designated Nationals List or from any countries with which U.S. persons are prohibited from conducting business. Each Party agrees to not accept Customer Receipt Payments made in cash. Each Party agrees to immediately notify the other Party of any Customer Receipt Payments falling within the scope of this Section 4.07(d) and to cooperate with the other Party in taking any action recommended by the other Party in connection with such Customer Receipt Payments.

 

(e) All Customer Receipt Payments made by any Customer Receipt Payee to any Intended Payee hereunder shall be made by a wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars to a bank account designated in writing by the Intended Payee entitled to receive payment. Customer Receipt Payments may be bundled or sent on a per payment basis.

 

(f) All bank fees incurred for transmitting Customer Receipt Payments pursuant to this Section 4.07 will be paid by the Intended Payee and may be deducted from the applicable Customer Receipt Payments sent to the Intended Payee by the Customer Receipt Payee.

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ARTICLE V

ACCESS AND SECURITY

 

SECTION 5.01. Access; Work Policy.

 

(a) At all times during the Term, each Party shall provide, and shall cause its Affiliates and third parties to provide, the other Party and its Personnel reasonable ingress to and egress from its facilities and premises, and reasonable access to its equipment and Personnel, for any purpose connected with the delivery or receipt of Services hereunder, the exercise of any right under this Agreement or the performance of any obligations required by this Agreement. “ Personnel ” shall mean, with respect to any Party, the employees, directors, officers, agents, counsel, accountants, in-house attorneys, independent contractors and other professional consultants of (i) such Party, (ii) the Affiliates of such Party and (iii) any third parties engaged by such Party or its Affiliates to provide a Service.

 

(b) Each Party’s Personnel shall comply with the other Party’s safety and security regulations applicable to each specific site or facility while working at such site or facility. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, each Party’s Personnel shall observe the working hours, working rules, and holiday schedules of the other Party while working on the premises of the other Party.

 

SECTION 5.02. Security Level; Additional Security Measures.

 

(a) The Parties shall work together and will render such reasonable access for review as necessary, to ensure that, when providing Services, they are each able to maintain their current level of physical and electronic security during the Term.

 

(b) Any Provider may take physical or information security measures that affect the manner in which Services are provided, so long as the substance or overall functionality of any affected Services remains the same as it was prior to the Distribution Date; provided , that the Recipient shall be given reasonable, prior written notice of any such physical or information security measures that are material.

 

(c) The Parties acknowledge that following the Spin-Off, AdvanSix will develop an enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system separate from and independent of Honeywell’s SAP ERP system (“AdvanSix’s ERP System”).

 

(i) If AdvanSix decides to use SAP as its ERP system, the Parties agree to install security controls during implementation to prevent access to the other Party’s confidential information, and each shall have the option of permitting a one-time audit, at the expense of the other Party requesting the audit, by an independent consultant identified and selected by the other Party and reasonably acceptable to the audited Party to confirm that the controls are in place, functioning appropriately, and that the Party audited is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this paragraph. The security controls shall be proposed by AdvanSix and Honeywell in collaboration, and shall be reasonably agreed to by both Parties prior to implementation on Honeywell’s SAP and AdvanSix’s ERP Systems. No later than 30 days prior to operationalization of AdvanSix’s ERP system, both Parties shall permanently delete from their respective Systems and destroy all confidential information pertaining to the other Party, including any digital media including such information, and, at the request and option of the other Party, provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the other Party that such deletion and destruction has occurred and/or allow another one-time audit by an independent consultant identified and selected by the other Party, at the cost of the other Party requesting the audit, and reasonably acceptable to the audited Party to confirm such deletion and destruction has occurred.

 

(ii) If AdvanSix decides to use an ERP system other than SAP, the requirements provided in (i), supra , shall apply. In addition, AdvanSix shall identify in writing the system AdvanSix intends to use and the process and security controls AdvanSix will implement to separate the Honeywell confidential information from the AdvanSix confidential information and ensure that Honeywell confidential information is not included in the AdvanSix ERP System. The process proposed by AdvanSix shall be approved by Honeywell, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, prior to the implementation of AdvanSix’s ERP System.

 

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section, if a Change of Control Transaction as defined in Section 5.04(e) occurs, the provisions of Section 5.04(e) govern both Parties’ handling of each other’s confidential information.

 

SECTION 5.03. Security Breaches. In the event of a security breach that relates to the Services, the Parties shall, subject to any applicable Law, cooperate with each other regarding the timing and manner of (a) notification to their respective customers, potential customers, employees and/or agents concerning a breach or potential breach of security and (b) disclosures to appropriate Governmental Authorities.

 

SECTION 5.04. Systems Security. (a) If either Party or its Personnel will be given access to any of the computer systems or software of the other Party or any party performing the Services on its behalf (“ Systems ”) in connection with the performance of the Services, the accessing Party and its Personnel shall comply with all system security policies, procedures and requirements related to the Systems (as amended from time to time, the “ Security Regulations ”) in effect as of the Effective Date and of

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which such accessing Party or its Personnel has been reasonably informed, and will not tamper with, compromise or circumvent any security or audit measures employed by such the Party granting such access and its Personnel.

 

(b) Each Party and its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that only those of their respective Personnel who are specifically authorized to have access to the Systems of the other Party gain such access, and to prevent unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of information contained therein, including notifying its Personnel regarding the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and establishing appropriate policies designed to effectively enforce such restrictions.

 

(c) If, at any time, either Party determines that any Personnel of the other Party or its Affiliates has sought to circumvent, or has circumvented, its Security Regulations, that any unauthorized Personnel of the other Party or its Affiliates has accessed its Systems or that any Personnel of the other Party or its Affiliates has engaged in activities that may lead to the unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of data, information or software, such Party shall immediately terminate any such Personnel’s access to the Systems and immediately notify the other Party.

 

(d) Honeywell, AdvanSix and their respective Personnel, shall access and use only those Systems, and only such data and information within such Systems to which it has been granted the right to access and use. Any Party shall have the right to deny the Personnel of the other Party access to such Party’s Systems, after prior written notice and consultation with the other Party, in the event the Party reasonably believes that such Personnel pose a security concern.

 

(e) If a Party or any of its Affiliates is a party to a Change in Control Transaction, as defined below, such Party shall promptly, but no later than 30 days prior to the close of the Change in Control Transaction, permanently delete from its Systems and destroy all confidential Information pertaining to the other Party or its Affiliates and, at the request and option of such Party, provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to the other Party that such deletion and destruction has occurred and/or allow an audit by an independent consultant identified and selected by the other Party and reasonably acceptable to the Party to confirm such deletion and destruction has occurred. As used herein, a “Change in Control Transaction” means (i) the acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, equity investment, joint venture or otherwise) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 50% of the assets of a Party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof), or assets comprising 50% or more of the consolidated revenues or EBITDA of a Party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including in any such case through the acquisition of one or more subsidiaries of a Party or (ii) acquisition in any manner (including through a tender offer or exchange offer) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 50% of a Party’s equity securities.

 

SECTION 5.05. Records and Inspection Rights. During the term of this Agreement and for seven (7) years thereafter or in accordance with their respective corporate records retention policies, whichever is longer, each Party agrees to maintain accurate records arising from or related to any Service provided hereunder, including accounting records and documentation produced in connection with the provision of any Service. Upon reasonable written notice from a Recipient, the applicable Provider shall

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make available to such Recipient or its Personnel (i) at such Recipient’s sole expense, reasonable access to or, at such Provider’s expense, copies of, the records with respect to such Service during regular business hours, and (ii) electronic copies of any such records (to the extent such records have not been migrated to the Recipient), in which case the Recipient shall reimburse the Provider for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing the Recipient with any such electronic records.

 

ARTICLE VI

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

SECTION 6.01. Confidential Information . Each Party hereby acknowledges that confidential Information of such Party or members of its Group may be exposed to the Personnel of the other Party or its Group as a result of the activities contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that such Party’s obligation to use and keep confidential such Information of the other Party or its Group shall be governed by Sections 7.01(c) and 7.08 of the Separation Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VII

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DATA

 

SECTION 7.01. Ownership of Data and Intellectual Property. (a) Each Party shall own all data and information (i) provided by it to the other Party in connection with its receipt of Services or (ii) created by or for the other Party solely on behalf of it in relation to the provision of Services (collectively, “ Service Receiver Data ”).

 

(b) Upon the request of the Recipient, and at Recipient’s expense, any Service Receiver Data in possession of a Provider shall be promptly provided to the Recipient in the format in which such Provider maintains such data as of the time of such request; provided that the Provider may retain the relevant Service Receiver Data and provide a copy thereof to the Recipient: (i) if necessary for such Provider to continue to provide the Services during the Term; or (ii) if such Provider is unable to delete the Service Receiver Data from its archives using commercially reasonable efforts.

 

(c) All other data, information and Intellectual Property provided by each Party (including its Affiliates) and their respective licensors and information, content and software providers in connection with performance of the Services shall remain the property of such Party (or its Affiliates). Each Party hereby grants to the other Party and to its Affiliates and any third parties providing Services under this Agreement a nonexclusive, nontransferable, world-wide, royalty-free license, for the term of this Agreement, to use the Intellectual Property owned by the granting Party solely to the extent strictly necessary for the other Party to perform its obligations under, and for the granting Party to receive and use the Services as contemplated by, this Agreement, only to the extent of the interest held by the granting Party or its Affiliates.

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(d) Subject to the terms of the Separation Agreement, each Provider acknowledges and agrees that it will acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) to any work product resulting from the provision of Services hereunder for the Recipient’s exclusive use and such work product shall remain the exclusive property of the Recipient. To the extent title to any such work product vests in the Provider by operation of Law, each Party hereby assigns (and shall cause any such other Provider to assign) to the relevant Recipient all right, title and interest in and to such work product, and the Provider shall provide such assistance and execute such documents as the Recipient may reasonably request to assign to such Recipient all right, title and interest in and to such work product. Each Recipient acknowledges and agrees that it will acquire no right, title or interest (other than a non-exclusive, perpetual worldwide right of use) to any work product resulting from the provision of Services hereunder that is not for the Recipient’s exclusive use and such work product shall remain the exclusive property of the Provider.

 

ARTICLE VIII

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 8.01. Limitation of Liabilities. (a) No Party or any of its Affiliates shall be liable (including any liability for the acts and omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to another Party or its Affiliates for Liabilities in connection with performing Services under this Agreement except with respect to direct damages arising out of such Party’s willful misconduct or gross negligence; provided that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to a Party’s breach of its obligations pursuant to Article IV or Article VI or to payments in respect of costs or expenses of third party service providers to the extent expressly provided in Section 1.04(b).

 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Party or any of its Affiliates shall be liable for any consequential, indirect or punitive damages or any damages that are not reasonably foreseeable or are speculative or remote, unless, in each case, such damages are recovered by a third party in a Third-Party Claim under Section 9.01 or Section 9.02 pursuant to an order entered against the indemnified Party or its Affiliates.

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Party or its Affiliates shall be liable for Liabilities incurred by the other Party or its Affiliates for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such first Party or its Affiliates under or in connection with this Agreement to the extent such action or omission arises from actions taken or omitted to be taken by, or the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, the other Party or its Affiliates or any authorized Personnel of the other Party or its Affiliates.

 

(d) Without limiting the rights under Section 11.10(d), in no event shall any Provider or its Affiliates be liable pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof for Liabilities in excess of the actual amounts payable by any Recipients or their Affiliates in connection with the Services provided hereunder plus an amount equal to the amount, if any, of any Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds that are actually received by such Provider in

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accordance with Section 6.04 of the Separation Agreement, which shall apply, mutatis mutandis , herein.

 

SECTION 8.02. Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES, AND EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO MERCHANTABILITY, OR SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR TRADE USAGE. NEITHER PARTY, AS A PROVIDER, MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT ANY SERVICE COMPLIES WITH ANY LAW, DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN.

 

ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION

 

SECTION 9.01. Indemnification by the Provider. Subject to the terms of Article VIII and this Article IX, from and after the Distribution Date.

 

(a) AdvanSix in its capacity as a Provider and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Provider, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the willful misconduct or gross negligence of AdvanSix or any member of its Group, in their capacity as a Provider, in connection with the provision of the Services.

 

(b) Honeywell in its capacity as a Provider and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Provider, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the AdvanSix Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Honeywell or any member of its Group, in their capacity as a Provider, in connection with the provision of the Services.

 

SECTION 9.02. Indemnification by the Recipient . Subject to the terms of Article VIII and this Article IX, from and after the Distribution Date,

 

(a) AdvanSix in its capacity as a Recipient and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Recipient, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities arising from or in connection with or by reason of this Agreement or any Services provided by a member of the Honeywell Group hereunder except to the extent such Liabilities arise out of or in connection with the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Honeywell or any member of its Group, in their capacity as a Provider, in connection with the provision of the Services.

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(b) Honeywell in its capacity as a Recipient and on behalf of each member of its Group in its capacity as a Recipient, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the AdvanSix Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities arising from or in connection with or by reason of this Agreement or any Services provided by a member of the AdvanSix Group hereunder except to the extent such Liabilities arise out of or in connection with the willful misconduct or gross negligence of AdvanSix or any member of its Group, in their capacity as a Provider, in connection with the provision of the Services.

 

SECTION 9.03. Exclusive Remedies; Procedures. Without limiting the rights under Section 11.10(d), the remedies and indemnities expressly provided in Section 1.04(b) (with respect to payment of costs associated with replacement services), Article VIII and this Article IX of this Agreement shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the Provider and its Affiliates and the Recipient and its Affiliates, as applicable, for any Liabilities of any kind or nature (including any diminution in value) regardless of the form of action through which such damages are sought ( e.g ., contract, warranty, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or otherwise) arising out of, in connection with or under this Agreement, or in respect of the Services or actions taken by, or omissions of, any Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The indemnification procedures in Section 6.05 of the Separation Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to any indemnification claim made under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE X
TERM AND TERMINATION

 

SECTION 10.01. Term of Agreement. (a) Unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, the term of this Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall remain in force until the earlier of (a) termination or expiration of all of the respective Terms and (b) termination in accordance with Section 10.02(a). “ Term ” shall mean, with respect to each of the Services or the license granted under Article II, the period of time beginning on the Effective Date and expiring on the date set forth in the applicable Schedule (it being understood that if such expiration date falls on any date other than the last day of the applicable month, the Recipient shall pay the Provider for the Services on a pro-rata basis with respect to such month), unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 10.02(b). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Separation Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and void ab initio with no further action by the Parties and shall be of no further force or effect. The obligation of any Party to make a payment for Services previously rendered shall not be affected by the expiration of the Term and shall continue until full payment is made.

 

(b) Notwithstanding Section 10.01(a), if a Provider does not complete any Project Work before the expiration of the Term, such Provider shall be required to continue the Project Work until its completion pursuant to the terms of Section 1.06.

 

SECTION 10.02. Termination. (a) Termination by Honeywell Group or AdvanSix . This Agreement may be terminated by either Party (the “ Terminating Party ”)

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upon written notice to the other Party (which notice, in case of material breach, shall specify the basis for such claim for breach of this Agreement), if:

 

(i) the other Party materially breaches this Agreement, the period for resolution of the Dispute relating to such breach set forth in Section 11.10(a) and (b) has expired and such breach is not cured, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Terminating Party, within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof; or

 

(ii) the other Party makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or becomes insolvent, or a receiver is appointed for, or a court approves reorganization or arrangement proceedings on, such Party.

 

(b) Partial Termination . Except as otherwise described in the Schedules hereto, any Recipient may, on thirty (30) days’ written notice to the applicable Provider, terminate its receipt of any Service; provided , however , that the Recipient shall continue to pay the Fees in respect of such Service for up to sixty (60) days after delivery of such written notice to the extent the Provider is unable to terminate third party commitments in respect of such Service without penalty prior to such date. Any termination notice delivered by the Recipient shall specify in detail the Service or Services to be terminated, and the effective date of such termination. Effective upon the termination of such Service, an appropriate reduction will be made in the aggregate Fees charged to the Recipient (on a pro rata basis for terminations occurring during the middle of any monthly period, except to the extent that such Services require the Provider to make expenditures on a per month basis (in which case the reduction will be applied beginning from the following month)).

 

SECTION 10.03. Effect of Termination. In the event that this Agreement is terminated for any reason:

 

(a) Each Party agrees and acknowledges that the obligations of each Party to provide the Services, or to cause the Services to be provided, hereunder shall immediately cease. Upon cessation of the Provider’s obligation to provide any Service, the Recipient shall stop using, directly or indirectly, such Service.

 

(b) Upon request, each Party shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, return to the other Party all tangible personal property and books, records or files owned by such other Party or its Affiliates and third parties and used in connection with the provision of Services that are in their possession as of the termination date.

 

(c) The following matters shall survive the termination of this Agreement, including the rights and obligations of each Party thereunder, in addition to any claim for breach arising prior to termination: Section 2.03, Section 2.08, Article IV, Section 5.05, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, the last sentence of Section 10.01(a), Section 10.01(b), this Section 10.03 and Article XI (other than Section 11.12).

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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 11.01. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be provided in the manner set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.02. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

 

SECTION 11.03. Entire Agreement; Conflict with Separation Agreement. (b) This Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the other Ancillary Agreements and the Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. The Parties agree that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

SECTION 11.04. Waivers. No failure or delay of any Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

 

SECTION 11.05. Third Party Rights . Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any Honeywell Indemnitee or AdvanSix Indemnitee in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

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SECTION 11.06. Assignability. This Agreement shall be assignable, in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms of Section 12.03 of the Separation Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.07. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties hereto.

 

SECTION 11.08. Schedules. All Schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein and expressly made a part of this Agreement as though completely set forth herein. All references to this Agreement herein or in any of the Schedules shall be deemed to refer to this entire Agreement, including all Schedules.

 

SECTION 11.09. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof.

 

SECTION 11.10. Dispute Resolution (a) In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement (other than any Sections of this Agreement that contain their own dispute resolution mechanics, to which this Section 11.10 shall not apply), the Service Coordinators shall meet (by telephone or in person) no later than five (5) business days after receipt of notice by a Party of a request for resolution of a Dispute. The Service Coordinators shall enter into negotiations aimed at resolving any such Dispute. If the Service Coordinators are unable to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of the Dispute within ten (10) business days after receipt of notice of the Dispute, the Dispute shall be referred to an Executive Committee comprised of specified transition leaders (the “ Executive Committee ”) from Honeywell and AdvanSix. On or prior to the Distribution Date, each Party shall provide the other Party with the name and relevant contact information for its respective initial Executive Committee member, and either Party may replace its Executive Committee members at any time with other members of similar seniority by providing written notice in accordance with Section 11.01. The Executive Committee will meet (by telephone or in person) during the next ten (10) business days and attempt to resolve the Dispute. In the event that the Executive Committee is unable to resolve the Dispute, then the Parties shall retain all rights with respect to remedies hereunder.

 

(b) If Honeywell and AdvanSix fail to resolve a Dispute within the periods provided under Section 11.10(a), such dispute shall, at the request of either Party hereto (a “ Mediation Request ”), be submitted to non-binding mediation in accordance with the then current Model Procedure for Mediation of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (“ CPR ”), except as modified herein. The mediation shall be held in New York, New York. The Parties shall have 20 days from receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request to agree on a mediator. If no mediator has been agreed upon by the Parties within 20 days of receipt by a Party (or Parties) of a Mediation Request, then any Party may request (on written notice to the other Parties), that the CPR appoint a mediator in accordance with the Procedure. All mediation pursuant to this clause shall be confidential and shall be treated

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as compromise and settlement negotiations, and no oral or documentary representations made by the Parties during such mediation shall be admissible for any purpose in any subsequent proceedings. No Party hereto shall disclose or permit the disclosure of any information about the evidence adduced or the documents produced by the other Parties in the mediation proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the mediation without the prior written consent of such other Parties except in the course of a judicial or regulatory proceeding or as may be required by Law or requested by a Governmental Authority or securities exchange. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the Party intending to make such disclosure shall give the other Parties reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford the other Parties a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests. If the Dispute has not been resolved within 60 days of the appointment of a Mediator, or within 90 days of receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request (whichever occurs sooner), or within such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing, then any Party may file an action on the Dispute in any court having jurisdiction in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

(c) Each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any document executed pursuant to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Each of AdvanSix and Honeywell hereby agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to its respective address set forth in Section 11.01, shall be effective service of process for any litigation brought against it in any such court. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the affected Party shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The other Party shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived.

 

SECTION 11.11. Construction. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 12.14 of the Separation Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

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SECTION 11.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and a facsimile or PDF signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.

 

SECTION 11.13. Relationship of the Parties. Expect as specifically provided herein, neither Party shall act or represent or hold itself out as having authority to act as an agent or partner of the other Party or in any way bind or commit the other Party to any obligations or agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, agency, trust, fiduciary relationship or other association of any kind, each Party being individually responsible only for its obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The Parties’ respective rights and obligations hereunder shall be limited to the contractual rights and obligations expressly set forth herein on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

SECTION 11.14. Further Assurances. From time to time after the date hereof, without further consideration, each Party shall execute and deliver such formal license agreements as another Party may reasonably request to evidence any license provided for herein or contemplated hereby.

 

Signature Page Follows

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  ADVANSIX inc.,
   
  by
      /s/ Erin N. Kane
      Name: Erin N. Kane
      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
     
  honeywell international inc.,
   
  by
      /s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman
      Name: Jeffrey N. Neuman
      Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and
  Deputy General Counsel
     
 
 

Schedule A

 

Transition Services to be Provided by Honeywell

 

1. Enterprise IT Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: Each Honeywell Enterprise IT Service will be provided for up to 24 months from the Distribution Date, unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any licensing and/or other restrictions, imposed on Honeywell by software vendors, and all of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
     
    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, or any of the Schedules attached hereto, in the event Recipient desires to copy any or all of Provider’s software, including, but not limited to upgrades, that are embedded in the transition services environment (including, but not limited to, SAP, BW, APO, Meridum, Toller Portal, Stature, Kronos, and Accolade) (the “ Provider Software ”) for use in Recipient’s permanent stand-alone environment prior to, or after, the expiration of the applicable Term, Recipient shall give Provider at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such, which shall be given no later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the Term (the “ Use Notice ”). The Use Notice shall identify which items and upgraded functionality of the Provider Software that Recipient desires to use in its permanent stand-alone environment.
     
    During such 30-day period, Recipient and Provider will negotiate in good faith the amount of the use payment Recipient shall pay Provider for Recipient’s copying and use of the Provider Software in Recipient’s permanent stand-alone
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    environment, as identified in the Use Notice (the “ Use Payment ”). Use Payment shall be determined in accordance with the practice prevailing pre-spin and reflect proportional remaining depreciation expense at the time of Use Notice on Providers’ balance sheet. Recipient shall pay Provider the Use Payment prior to Recipient copying or using any portion of the Provider Software in Recipient’s permanent stand-alone environment. Additionally, Recipient will continue to pay the monthly charges described herein relating to the Provider Software, and be entitled to receive the related support and services described herein, until the earlier of: (A) the expiration of the Term, at which time Recipient may no longer use any portion of the Provider Software, including, but not limited to, use in its permanent stand-alone environment, nor shall Recipient continue to receive services or support in connection thereto, and (B) Provider and Recipient mutually agreeing in writing the amount of the Use Payment for the Provider Software described in the Use Notice, and such amount is paid to Provider.
     
    Upon Provider’s receipt of the Use Payment, (1) Provider will deliver to Recipient a digital media copy of the Provider Software including desired upgraded functionality described in the Use Notice, and (2) upon such delivery, Provider will not be required to provide services or support in connection with the Provider Software, nor shall Provider be liable for any damages whatsoever relating to the Provider Software or Recipient’s copying or use of the Provider Software in Recipient’s permanent stand-alone environment.

 

Description of Enterprise IT Services:

 

1. Application Hosting (AH) Backup : Administration of backup systems for the server environment. Major activities include supervision and technical support of the external device.

 

2. AH Backup – Core : Administration of disk storage space outside of the server environment. Major activities include supervision and technical support of the external device.

 

3. AH Cloud : Consumption of metered cloud usage outside of Provider’s environment. Major activities include data consumed, supervision and technical support of the external cloud usage.

 

4. AH Cloud – Connected Platform – Core : Consumption of metered cloud usage outside of the Honeywell environment. Major activities include data consumed, supervision and technical support of the external cloud usage.

 

5. AH Hardware Lease : Payment of lease costs of AH hardware such as server, enterprise computing appliance and workstation.

 

6. AH Hardware Maintenance : Administration of AH hardware maintenance by outsourced suppliers. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

7. AH IAM – Core : All support services required to manage day to day operations for LDAP and Active Directory accounts in a network environment. These services include, but are not necessary limited to, the following: account maintenance, directory synchronization, storage and maintenance.

 

8. AH IMAC : Functions performed by outsourced suppliers for standard or non-standard activity to either install, move, add or change equipment for a Provider project request.

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9. AH Other : Administration of service requests requiring resource usage (specifically with respect to time and materials) for AH out of warranty by the outsource supplier. Administration of the distributed computing functions not addressed in previous categories by the outsource suppliers including software license renewals. Major activities include supervision, technical support, actual software license renewal, user account administration, account maintenance, access controls and management of profiles.

 

10. AH SAP Basis Support : Administration of the SAP function by the outsourced third party supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

11. AH Shared Hosting : Administration of shared server and data base functions by the outsourced third party supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

12. AH Software Maintenance : Payment of costs for license administration and maintenance of AH software by outsourced suppliers. Major activities include supervision, licensing and technical support.

 

13. AH Storage : Administration of AH storage by the outsource supplier.

 

14. AH Storage – GFS Core : Administration of AH storage, GFS core, by the outsource supplier.

 

15. AH Storage – Storage Core : Administration of storage, storage core by the outsource supplier.

 

16. AH Support : Functions performed by the outsourced supplier for service and labor of server and workstation services. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

17. Communication Services (CS) Collaboration Support : Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory support.

 

18. CS EVAN : Administration of the WAN router and LAN services router network function necessary to connect each site to the network by the outsource supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

19. CS Hardware Lease : Payment of lease costs of AH hardware such as server, enterprise computing appliance and workstation.

 

20. CS Hardware Maintenance : Administration of AH hardware maintenance by outsourced suppliers. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

21. CS LEC : Administration of the local phone service. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

22. CS Long Distance : Administration of the long distance function by the outsource supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

23. CS MACD : Perform functions by outsourced suppliers for standard or non-standard activity to either install, move, add or change equipment for a Provider project request

 

24. CS Other : Administration of the telecom functions not addressed in previous CS categories by the outsource suppliers. Major activities include supervision, technical support, user account administration, account maintenance, access controls and management of profiles

 

25. CS Wireless LAN – Core : Administration of the wireless access, gateway, or function by the outsource supplier. Major activities include supervision, customer support, gateway administration, and technical support.

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26. DT Desktop Support : Management and technical support for active desktop assets provided by outsource supplier.

 

27. DT Hardware Leas e: Payment of costs for desktop and laptop leases, peripherals, early terms and buyouts.

 

28. DT Printer Services : Administration of print device leases, cost per copy, labor, early terms and buyouts. Major activities include management and technical support.

 

29. HD Helpdesk Calls : Administration of the helpdesk function by the outsource supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

30. HD Helpdesk Calls – Core : Administration of the helpdesk function by the outsource supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

31. Provider Connected Person : Provide all support services required to manage day to day operations for each connected person in a network environment. These services include, but are not necessary limited to, the following: LDAP and active directory account maintenance, directory synchronization, storage and maintenance; mail and messaging; Lync communication, account maintenance, directory synchronization, storage and maintenance.

 

32. Security Other – DLP Core : Administration of the information technology security functions not addressed in previous categories by outsourced suppliers. Major activities include supervision, technical support, user account administration, account maintenance, access controls and management.

 

33. Security Other – Firewall Core : Administration of the information technology security functions not addressed in previous categories by outsourced suppliers. Major activities include supervision, technical support, user account administration, account maintenance, access controls and management.

 

34. SS Cellular : Administration of the cellular function by the outsource supplier. Major activities include supervision and technical support.

 

35. SS PDA Administration of the remote access across functional PDA/MDM operations function by the outsource suppliers. Major activities include supervision, account maintenance and technical support

 

36. SAP, BW, Non-ERP Support : Application support with third-party supplier. Administration of the intellectual technology support for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications including Level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) break/fix, technical support, user account administration, account maintenance, access controls and management.

 

37. SAP, BW, Optivision, Meridium Applications Support – Clone Addition : Application support with 3rd party supplier. Administration of the intellectual technology support for non-ERP applications including L2 and L3 break/fix, technical support, user account administration, account maintenance, access controls and management. This Service is in connection with the additional clone solution.

 

38. SAP, BW, Optivision, Meridium Infrastructure Support – Clone Addition : Payment of additional infrastructure costs, including SAP Basis, on-going support and other hardware related maintenance and support charges for SAP, BW and Optivision applications, subject to Provider’s reasonable discretion.

 

39. SAP and Oracle L&M : Payment of license and maintenance (L&M) costs that are charged to the Strategic Business Unit via Provider.

 

40. Non-ERP Applications L&M : Payment of L&M costs in connection with third party vendors.

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41. Site Support : Support for on-site activities through the outsourced on-site technical enterprise support provider (ESUP), RL Canning, consistent with the ESUP RL Canning support model.

 

42. Technical Support from PMT Service Delivery : Support from Provider’s Service Delivery (SD) staff, generally consistent with support Recipient receives as of the Distribution Date.

 

43. Depreciation of Software Assets : Payment of depreciation costs relating to software assets associated with major applications which will be used by Recipient during the Term.

 

44. ERP (O2C, P2P, SIOP, Financials, EH&S, PM, PS) Applications (including SAP, APO-DP, SAP PI, HP QC, Autosys, Elemica, Specification Database, SDS, DG, GLM, REACH, TSCA CDR, OSHA RMP, DHS CFATS, EHS, MSDS, Web Interface), ERP Analytics Applications (including SAP BW HANA, SAP Business Objects, SAP BEX) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. Travel and Expenses (T&E) will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

45. Commercial and Digital Customer Applications (including Salesforce.com, Marketing Websites on Rackspace, ROSI mobile app, Easy Maintenance mobile app, JDET Pricing Analysis DB) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

46. EH&S Applications Non-SAP (including 3E Ariel, IHS Essentials 7.5 Suite, Impact ERM, PAIR (Sharepoint CAPA Site), IHS Stature, OHM, LeakDas, TIPP, Safer Trace, Safer Realtime, Chemical Lookup Tool) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

47. Manufacturing and Engineering Non-SAP Applications (including Accolade, Aspen, Autodesk Suite (ACAD Mechanical, Inventor, Navisworks, Robot), Integraph suite (ICAS, InTools, PVElite, CADWorx, Tank, Caesar2, SmartPlant, MathCAD), Chemdoodle, ChemDraw, CHF Packout, MESF, Lactam Tracker, EMOC, Hopewell SQL LIMS 5.1, Chestefield SQL LIMS 5.1, Frankford SQL LIMS 5.1, Hopewell COA, LIMSLINK, BlueCielo Meridian, Meridium, NWA Quality Analyst, Pipeflo, PRVSuite, Unisim Design R410, Railcar Tracking, Railtrac, Yardmaster, Weighmaster, ITS Mobile (SAP), Vendor Qualification system, Apollo RCCA, Vocollect, ADCA, Optivision) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

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48. Time and Attendance Applications (including Kronos) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

49. Trade Compliance Applications (Amber Road) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

50. Financial Reporting Applications (HFM) Licenses : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider. Support will be provided by Provider and corporate vendors.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

51. Environment, Health and Safety Applications (including ETS) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider. Support will be provided by Provider and corporate vendors.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

52. Procure to Pay Applications (including Dolphin, KOFAX, pCards) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider. Support will be provided by Provider and corporate vendors.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

53. Order to Cash Applications (including Autobank, FCSM) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider. Support will be provided by Provider and corporate vendors.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

54. Financial and Tax Applications (including SAP Global Risk and Compliance, CCH Tax Research, HFM Flex, Reuters, VAT T&E, e-Rec) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider. Support will be provided by Provider and corporate vendors.

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* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

55. Knowledge Management Applications (including Documentum, Sharepoint, Nintex Forms and Workflow) : Management and administration of applications including necessary updates for regulatory and statutory compliance, security, subject matter expertise. T&E will be charged back to Recipient as required and incurred by Provider. Support will be provided by Provider and corporate vendors.

 

* Note : The Term and the limits of this Service is limited to licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors.

 

56. Warranty Support : For a period of 3 months following the Distribution Date, Provider will provide incremental warranty support staffing, in addition to the steady state transitional service level support, for the following applications: SAP ERP, SAP APO, Amber Road Trade Automation, EDI (Elemica), SAP Business Warehouse, HFM, and Manufacturing and Technology Systems (ADCA, Packout, EMOC, Kronos, LIMS, COA, Meridum, NWA Quality Analyst, EAS). The charges for such services, as described in Annex 1, are subject to bi-weekly revision based on Provider’s and Recipient’s mutual agreement regarding resourcing commitments.

 

57. Recipient Infrastructure Costs : Payment of Recipient’s direct infrastructure pass-thorough costs that are based on employee identification (EID) consumption, including desktop, mobile, printer and other EID based services.

 

2. Human Resources / Labor Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient : AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Human Resources / Labor Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
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Description of Human Resources / Labor Services:

 

1. Payroll : Support in transferring payroll data from Provider to Recipient, process Recipient’s payroll for weekly and bi-weekly paychecks, including the delivery of such paychecks to Recipient’s employees, W-2 creation and access through March 31, 2017, provide Recipient’s employees with 800 phone number support relating to payroll, paychecks and deductions, access to live CSA support during service center hours, and provide appropriate and reasonable payroll reporting support until such time Recipient engages a third party payroll provider to provide such services. Additionally, Provider will provide payroll data to support the transitions contemplated by this Agreement and Recipient’s future provider of payroll services.

 

2. Healthcare & Welfare Programs : For a period of 3 months beginning on the Distribution Date, Provider will provide Recipient’s employees with continued healthcare, inclusive of vision, dental, short term disability, long term disability, and family and medical leave coverage, including HSA/FSA administration, and call center support. Recipient’s employees will have the ability to view and access health, dental and vision coverage, deductible and out of pocket maximum continuation. Provider will administer support for all of Recipient’s employees who are covered immediately prior to the Distribution Date by Provider’s existing health, welfare and benefits programs and services through Provider’s existing call center and My Benefits resources. Recipient’s employees will be transitioned to Cigna with regard to health and welfare programs to allow both (A) family and medical leave, and (B) short term disability claims and tracking, with payments issued for short term disability.

 

3. Peoplesoft : Use of Provider’s Peoplesoft system to store Recipient’s employee and job records, with Recipient having the ability to make queries and retrieve data and reports from Provider’s Peoplesoft system as they relate to Recipient’s employees. Provider will ensure that the US payroll module is available during the Term. Additionally, Provider will maintain data flow to downstream systems, as reasonably required by Recipient; provided however, data maintenance will not be covered by this Service. Further, Provider will provide Recipient with access to HR Direct, to provide current employee view and self-service capability via HR Direct to Recipient’s employees, with Provider to ensure data changes take effect in Peoplesoft. Recipient will have the ability to update personal employee information in HR Direct; however, Recipient will not have the ability to use the Manager View or HRG View capabilities to perform any transactions. With regard to any Peopesoft queries that Recipient requires to be created, Provider will build such queries and develop and apply security for such queries; provided, however, Recipient must provide Provider with definitive descriptions of what population may access such queries (both public and private). Provider will support the onboarding process, which will programmatically send applicant data to Peopesoft for entry or update, or Provider will manually enter such data on behalf of Recipient. Provider, in its sole discretion, may allow certain of Recipient’s users to perform their own data entry into Peoplesoft for certain of Recipient’s populations, or Provider, in its sole discretion, may allow such of Recipient’s users to submit Smart Forms to the Provider’s Human Resources Data Administration mailbox to process with Peoplesoft. Provider and Recipient acknowledge and agree that joint transition project(s) will be required.

 

* Note : Peoplesoft and Provider will have access to all of Recipient’s and Recipient’s employees’ data on Peoplesoft.

 

4. Learning Hub Access : Access to Learning Hub for Recipient’s employees, who may self-enroll or be assigned, with all of Recipient’s employee’s Learning Hub records to be stored with Provider’s Learning Hub vendor, SuccessFactors(SAP); provided, however, Recipient may obtain such records, subject to Learning Hub’s terms and conditions. Additionally, Peoplesoft will direct Recipient’s employees to Learning Hub for use consistent with Provider’s past practices.

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5. Payroll Tax Services : Provide standard payroll tax services during the Term, including periodic, quarterly and year-end tax reporting.

 

3. Financial Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Financial Services will be provided for up to 12 months from the Distribution Date, unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.

 

Description of Financial Services:

 

1. Travel & Expense Processing – Travel and expense processing services consistent with those provided to Recipient prior to the Distribution Date, including corporate card services, travel and expense Help Desk services. Provider will also provide expense management support.

 

2. Customer-to-Cash Services – Services in connection with new account set-up and approvals, credit review of new customers, Order release and approvals, schedule of executive approval updates, collection of cash from customers, dispute management and escalation, reporting and forecasting of cash. Review credit and debit memos, identify/offset items as required, Statements are provided upon request to Customers for balancing and reconciliation purposes; Customer Orders that go on Credit Hold are reviewed for credit release. Investigate credit holds; negotiate/follow up with customers for payment. Work with the Customer Service and commercial team as required; Identify and contact Customers regarding past due accounts; Provide support and reporting to resolve all bankruptcy and other bad debt customer issues; Use commercially reasonable efforts to support all reasonable requests related to audits, including providing copies of invoices, proof of cash receipts and proof of receipt of payment and closing of specific invoices as long as Seller has access to those documents at Buyer’s locations.

 

3. Procure-to-Pay Services : Procure-to-pay services consistent with those provided to Recipient prior to the Distribution Date, including cash disbursements, creation and maintenance of vendor master, processing of purchase orders, document scanning services, mailroom services, invoice approval

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workflows, PO and non PO invoice processing, process vendor payments, vendor reconciliation, error resolution as required, vendor helpdesk services, supporting vendor interfaces and accruals and reporting; ; weekly fund settlement between Provider and Recipient.

 

4. Record-to-Report Services : Record-to-report services consistent with those provided to Recipient prior to the Distribution Date, including monthly finance close processes, fixed asset accounting, consolidation of financial statements, enabling accurate and timely reporting of Recipient financial statements, HFM and SAP administrative support; provided, however, the close may be delayed up to 5 days initially compared to current state.

 

5. Cash Applications : Services in connection with the allocation of cash to receivables for closing balances (created pre-Distribution Date) on Provider’s books and records, the allocation of cash to receivables for invoices generated after the Distribution Date, the transition and training of Recipient’s service providers for the duration of the TSA, manual allocation employed in instances where Autobank tool may not be able to allocate cash automatically, this process is in place today and will continue for the duration of the TSA in the same manner as it is currently; weekly fund settlement between Provider and Recipient.

 

6. Accounting-to-Reporting Services – Shared accounting-to-reporting services for Recipient during the Term, pursuant to that certain Shared Services Agreement by and between Provider and CapGemini / Genpact, with Provider, CapGemini / Genpact and GFC providing shared services to Recipient, including accounting and accruals, SAP/FICO services (including trouble shooting and monthly close), Monthly Consolidation and HFM, account reconciliations, and support with monthly financials. Provider will use reasonable efforts to support all requests related to audits that are consistent with Provider’s internal requests, including requests made of CapGemini /Genpact.

 

7. Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) : FP&A support services relating to Sales / OI Flash (WD2), cost management, which includes OEF and indirect reporting (WD 5), raws forecast presentations (WD2), monthly Capex Uploads (WD5), accounts receivable and regional reporting (WD 7), and shipped not billed reporting (WD1).

 

8. P-Card Services : For a period of 6 months from the Distribution Date, Purchasing Card (P-Card) services for up to 15 purchasing cards, which shall be used by Recipient’s employees. Such purchasing card services include administration, accounting, compliance and payments of all actual expenses incurred on such P-Cards during such 6 month Term.

 

4. Health, Safety & Environmental Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
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  Term: The Health, Safety & Environmental Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, with respect to item number 5 below (Transportation Support & Emergency Response), and up to 12 months from the Distribution Date, with respect to items number 1-4 below (eMOC Software and Support, Event Tracking System - Support and Metric, Remediation Management, and Dangerous Goods and Transportation Support), unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
     
    In the event services are provided to Recipient on an as-needed-basis, or if services require, in any way, notice to be provided to Provider in connection with such services, Recipient must promptly notify Provider of such.
     
    Notwithstanding anything contained herein, Provider will have no liability in connection with regard to the services provided herein.

 

Description of Health, Safety &Environmental Services:

 

1. eMOC Software and Support : Provide Recipient with reasonable access to, and support in connection with, Provider’s Engineering Management of Change software.

 

2. Event Tracking System - Support and Metric : Access and support services in connection with Provider’s incident reporting/tracking system. Recipient shall continue to have reasonable access, and have the ability to input data into, the Event Tracking System (ETS).

 

3. Remediation Management : Provider will make its remediation team available for consultation related to the ongoing remedial actions which exist as of the Distribution Date at following three facilities: (a) Frankford (Philadelphia, PA), (b) Hopewell, Virginia, and (c) Chesterfield, Virginia, as well as ongoing Cogentrix Steam site remediation. Such consultation will be provided on an as-needed basis. Consultation would be for both internal and external communications and meeting with both third party contractors and government regulators.

 

4. Dangerous Goods and Transportation Support : Access and support services in connection with Recipient’s transportation of dangerous goods, and Recipient’s transportation compliance.

 

5. Transportation Support & Emergency Response : Provider will provide transportation support and emergency response services by making provider employees available to manage call distribution and response coordination, as well as support for transportation and Department of Transportation regulatory matters. Provider to also provide such services by making Provider employees available to monitor CHEMTREC calls, and support transportation and Department of Transportation questions from Recipient’s employees on an as-needed basis.

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5. Sales Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term : The Sales Service will be provided for up to 3 months from the Distribution Date, unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.

 

Description of Sales Services:

 

1. Car Use for Recipient’s Sales Team : Use of those certain 11 vehicles owned by Provider that Recipient’s sales team uses as of the Distribution Date. Recipient may provide 1 months’ written notice to Provider in the event it desires to reduce the number of vehicles Recipient may use pursuant to this Agreement. The monthly charge for this Service will be reduced in the amount of $2,119 per month for each vehicle that is no longer in use by Recipient, with such reduction to be effective on a date which is 30 days after notice of reduction is delivered to Provider. In the event such reduction becomes effective between Provider’s invoices, the charges for such reduction shall be prorated. Recipient’s employees’ contribution toward such vehicles will be retained by Recipient and used to offset the costs for this Service.

 

6. Product Stewardship Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
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  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term : The Product Stewardship Services will be provided for up to 12 months from the Distribution Date, unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.

 

Description of Product Stewardship Services:

 

1. Reach Registration : Support to Only Representative in use of or access to REACH European registration system for sharing/accessing information regarding toxicity.

 

7. Operations & Manufacturing Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term : The Operations and Manufacturing Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, unless otherwise provided herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.

 

Description of Operations &Manufacturing Services:

 

1. OT S&N General Support of Other OT Systems and Networks : Provide services in connection with: (A) Process Historian, Uniformance Process Studio, Remote Connectivity and other Basic OT Applications, and design, deploy, and provide day-to-day support and renewal of appropriate processes for managing the above described applications over their respective life-cycles, and provide services in

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connection with performance measurement of the above described applications, and implementation of upgrades, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and optimization of basic applications, and providing general technical support for the above-listed technologies, (B) OT Wireless Technology, including day-to-day support of existing wireless systems integral to the process control infrastructure of the site (One Wireless) and implementation of upgrades, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and optimization of OS software, (C) small control platforms, including configuring small Provider controllers and related computing devices, such as HC-900 and MasterLogic, preparing graphic displays and deployment of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for small controllers and assisting start-up and commissioning of sub-systems and devices controlled by small controllers and (D) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

2. OT S&N Process Control Optimization and Advanced Applications : Provide services in connection with : (A) Process Variability Reduction (PVR), including planning and implementation of short-term and long-term work for PVR activities and for optimization of production processes through use of process control technology, which may include: identification of variability, testing of loop performance, loop tuning, instrument calibration and conditioning and other related variability reduction activities, (B) process optimization, including identification of opportunities for the deployment of intermediate and advanced process control applications in existing manufacturing plants, and scoping, design, implementation and optimization of new control applications for the manufacturing processes, using their existing automation platform, (C) Advanced Process Control (APC) Applications, including evaluating the economic benefits of advanced process control applications such as Multivariate Controls, Fuzzy Logic, Neural-Networks-based and other advanced control technologies; identifying necessary tasks and estimation of effort required to deploy APC; configuring and installing of APC’s; tuning of APC appropriate parameters for optimal performance; and monitoring of APC for continuous delivery of expected operational metrics, and (D) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

3. OT S&N Capital Projects and Automation Step-Change Support : Provide services in connection with (A) basic engineering, including defining needs, evaluating alternatives and selection of all instrumentation devices, control strategies and infrastructure used to monitor and control new engineering systems, machinery and manufacturing processes, (B) detailed engineering, including design, installation, commissioning, optimization and continuous support of automation infrastructure used to monitor and control new engineering systems, machinery and manufacturing processes, which may include: (i) defining control strategies for continuous chemical processes: distillation columns, reactors, boilers, and similar processes, (ii) configuring of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and related computing devices, (iii) preparing graphic displays and deployment of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), (iv) continually optimizing the automation platform and systems to ensure process operations are conducted automatically to the full extent of their capabilities, and (v) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

4. OT S&N Safety Engineering Services: Hazard Analysis, Risk Identification, Design of Safety Instrumented Systems Including Deployment and Life-Cycle Support : Provide services in connection with: (A) participating in teams tasked with the performance of hazardous operations analysis (HAZOP), process hazard analysis (PHA) and layers of protection analysis (LOPA) and generate guidance for the determination of appropriate automation-based mitigating remedies; (B) providing technical knowledge with respect to required safety automation codes and regulations applicable to manufacturing facilities and guide Recipient to achieve compliance, (C) preparing and managing organizational know-how documentation (standards and best engineering practices) on the design, implementation, testing and validation of all life-cycle activities associated with safety automation systems, (D) allocating appropriate safety layers for process risks identified in hazard analysis, through the definition of Instrumented Protective Functions (IPF) and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), (E) performing engineering

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calculations for the determination of Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and analysis of optimal risk-reduction alternatives, (F) documenting the capture all required specifications of the safety layers of the automation systems: functional logic, reliability of devices, SIL calculations, testing procedures, protocols for installation, commissioning and validation, (G) providing technical expertise on scoping and estimation of safety automated systems to capital projects throughout all their development phases, (H) developing applications (programming) of safety-related logic, design and implement integration with Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), provide commissioning services and lead testing and validation activities for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), (I) delivering conceptual and detailed design of SIS fully compliant with IEC 61508 and 61511 standards (ANSI/ISA 84), including field instruments, actuators, logic solvers and interfaces to other systems, and (J) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

5. OT S&N Process Controls Systems and Network Administration and Security : Provide services in connection with: (A) access control, including managing Recipient’s employees who are authorized to access, operate, and modify the following system computing components of Recipient: firewalls, gateways, switches, servers, workstations, and similar components, and the means to authenticate users and validate such users’ privileges, (B) change management, including controlling administrative and technical procedures for implementing modifications, upgrades, additions and deletions of all system components, with modifications concerning hardware, operating and configuration system software, third party software and documentation, (C) back-up and recovery, including organizing and implementing all activities required to ensure that system software, application software, configuration parameters and critical process data can be retrieved in the event of system faults, and be fully functional in the least amount of time possible, (D) data integrity, including managing all ancillary systems required to guarantee that the automation information is available as needed (e.g., UPS, encryption servers, anti-virus, patches and software version updates, and all other security activities, (E) performance monitoring, including managing all activities required to determine the operational conditions of the following system elements: CPU utilization, cache utilization, number of transactions, job waiting times, disk capacity utilization, system error messages, network traffic and load, I/O load, alarms, and similar system elements, (F) performance delivery, including confirming that the system delivers the availability and reliability required by the users, and that the expected performance does not degrade over time, which may require troubleshooting, root cause analysis, implementation of fixes and day-to-day improvement, and (G) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

6. Estimation Support : Provide estimating function and Recipient’s continued access to such support.

 

7. Discipline Engineering Support : Provide discipline engineering at a baseline level of support primarily in connection with plant maintenance and reliability functions.

 

8. Process Safety Consulting : Provide process safety strategy and methodology consulting, and support for release modeling training and validation.

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8. Procurement Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges: See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Procurement Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
     
    During the Term, Provider will deliver to Recipient copies of all SSA 16 reports Provider receives from vendors that support both Provider and Recipient, including, but not limited to, those received from Morgan Stanley, Fieldglass, AON Hewitt, CapGemini, Reval.com, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, CignaCare Allies, Concur, and Salesforce.com within a reasonable time after Provider receives such.

 

Description of Procurement Services:

 

1. Contractor Qualification System - ISNET World : Use of system for determining whether contractors meet the qualifications for to perform work on-site.

 

2. Ariba E-Sourcing Access : For 12 months following the Distribution Date, support by Provider to allow reasonable use of system that allows procurement team to e-source suppliers, including dissemination of requests for quotes or requests for proposals and e-auction platform for response to such requests.

 

3. eAuction Support : For 12 months following the Distribution Date, support by Provider personnel to facilitate procurement team and e-source suppliers, including dissemination of requests for quotes or requests for proposals and e-auction platform for response to such requests. The level of such eAuction support to be provided during the Term shall be consistent with the average monthly auctions Provider

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performed on behalf of the Recipient’s Resins and Chemicals business for the 12 month period immediately preceding October 2016 (October 2015-September 2016).

 

4. SAP Vendor Data Management & Troubleshooting : For 12 months following the Distribution Date, support via Provider’s procurement team handling all procurement data in IT applications, including internally maintained data and data maintained in Ariba. Additional support via Provider’s general buyer support team will be provided to the main procurement personnel of Recipient. Provider will supply Recipient with supplier-quality reporting metrics and associated reports for Recipient’s sites and suppliers. The services described herein exclude the creation of new master data for new store rooms or new locations.

 

5. SAP Training : For 3 months following the Distribution Date, Provider will train new and existing Recipient employees in making requisitions and purchases in the cloned SAP, including a six day purchasing and requisition training session, as well as two 3-day training sessions to “train-the-trainer”. Additional training days may be added per Recipient’s request, as reasonably approved by Provider; provided, however, Recipient shall use best efforts to cause all of its new and existing employees, which Recipient desires to receive such training, to attend the training sessions described above.

 

6. Bay Group Training . During the month of October, 2016, Provider will allow three of Recipient’s employees, specifically, [•], [•] and [•], to attend the training course titled “Bay Group Training.”

 

9. Customer Support Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges: See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Customer Support Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
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Description of Customer Support Services:

 

1. Customer Service Staffing : Provider’s customer service support will perform standard work-order to cash processes, including server testing for Recipient. Additionally, such customer service support will train 5.7 full time equivalent employees of Recipient. As such full time equivalent employees, or any portion thereof, receives sufficient training, as Recipient determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, the charges associated with such training will be reduced by $6,246.03 for each full time equivalent employee that has been sufficiently trained, or any portion thereof; provided, however, such reduction shall only take effect after Recipient delivers one months’ notice of such sufficient training to Provider.

 

2. Customer Support Master Data : Provider to provide SAP modular master data support for Recipient’s customer information, with Provider to make changes to customer data and customer pricing, and train Recipient’s customer service representatives in connection with changing customer data and customer pricing.

 

10. Legal / Contracts Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges: See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Legal / Contracts Services will be provided for up to 18 months from the Distribution Date, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: 1. Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    2. All services are subject to any licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Provider by software vendors, and all of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.

 

Description of Legal/Contracts Services:

 

1. Passport : Use of Passport platform, including legal matter management and legal spend management applications.

 

2. Thomson Reuter IP Manager : Use of system (or assistance via Honeywell user), including patent and trademark docketing, filing and prosecution progress/timelines and tracking of patent and trademark related payments.

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3. WIDS : Use of system for preparing, documenting and filing invention disclosure statements.

 

4. HIPI : Use of system, including virtual file room for determining internal use of existing aging patents and offering for licensing to third-parties, and tracking licensing fees and income.

 

11. Trade Compliance Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges: See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Trade Compliance Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: 1. Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    2. All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.

 

Description of Trade Compliance Services:

 

1. Trade Compliance : Support services in connection with DEA & NAFTA Registrations, classifying goods which are imported and exported in connection with Recipient’s business, obtaining employer identification numbers in connection with importing goods, registrations in connection with ACE/AES exporting, and Customs & Export inquiries. Provider will also provide services to Recipient in connection with the development of a plan for Recipient’s receipt of trade compliance services from a third party provider upon the expiration of the Term set forth above, and Provider will provide reasonable assistance to Recipient in confirming that such plan is appropriately executed. Provider’s obligation to provide the Trade Compliance services described above are conditioned on the countries of export and product portfolio remaining the same throughout the Term, and Provider will determine such countries of export and product portfolio as of September 30, 2016.
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12. Non-US Employee Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges: See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Non-US Employee Services will be provided for up to 18 months from the Distribution Date, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Non-US Employee Services shall be terminated with respect to any employee of Provider listed below upon (1) such employee becoming legally eligible to be employed by Recipient in the location specified with respect to such employee below, and (2) Recipient establishing a legal entity authorized to do business in the location specified with respect to such employee below, and Recipient shall then offer employment to such employee.
     
  Note: 1. Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    2. All services are subject to any licensing and/or other restrictions imposed on Honeywell by software vendors, and all of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
     
    3. The charges for the Non-US Employee Services described in Annex 1 may (A) increase during the term due to the payment of bonuses to the employees described below, with such bonuses paid in April of each year, and otherwise paid pursuant to Provider’s payroll policies, customs and practices, and/or (B) decrease during the term, in the event employee(s) described below are transferred from Provider to Recipient.
     
    4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each of the employees listed below will continue to be employees of Provider on and after the Distribution Date, and Provider will continue to employ each such employee pursuant to the terms of each such employee’s employment with Provider, in each case, until otherwise mutually agreed in writing by the Provider, Recipient, and the applicable employee.
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Description of Non-US Employee Services:

 

1. Non-US Employees Based in Provider Offices Located Within the United States : Provider will continue to employ certain employees on and after the Distribution Date, each as designated by each such employee’s title, with each such employee performing the services described below for Recipient, at certain Provider offices located within the United States, in each case, as follows:

 

Employee Name 1   Employee Title   Services   Location
[•]   Senior R&D Engineer, Monomer Technology   Research & Development including Monomer technology   Colonial Heights
[•]   DCS Leader - Engineering   Process Engineering leadership; Automation   Hopewell
[•]   Intermediates Marketing Business Director   Intermediates leadership & Business Management   Morris Plains
[•]   Senior FP&A Manager   Financial services   Morris Plains

 

2. Non-US Employees Based in Provider Offices Located Outside the United States : Provider will continue to employ certain employees on and after the Distribution Date, each as designated by each such employee’s title, each as designated by each such employee’s title, with each such employee performing the services described below for Recipient, at certain Provider offices located outside of the United States, in each case, as follows:

 

Employee Name 2   Employee Title   Services   Location
[•]   Lead Account Manager – Outside Sales   Outside Sales   Assago, Italy
[•]   Lead Account Manager – Outside Sales   Outside Sales   Chonburi, Thailand
[•]   Technical Services Mgr – Outside Sales   Outside Sales   Chonburi, Thailand
[•]   Lead Account Manager – Outside Sales   Outside Sales   Gurgaon, India
[•]   Lead Account Manager – Outside Sales   Outside Sales   Jakarta, Indonesia
[•]   Account Team Leader – Outside Sales   Outside Sales   Seoul, South Korea

 

13. Library Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
 
  1 The names of the employees to provide services hereunder have been redacted.
  2 The names of the employees to provide services hereunder have been redacted.
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  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Library Services will be provided for the 6 month period commencing on October 1, 2016 and ending on March 31, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
     
    Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Technical Archive Separation Services (as defined herein) are subject to the confidential information and trade secrets provisions of any and all agreements between Provider and Recipient regarding any and all intellectual property, including, but not limited to each party’s confidential information and trade secrets.
     
    Provider’s legal counsel and Recipient’s legal counsel will review the identified and separated technical archive documents and laboratory notebooks related to the Technical Archive Separation Services, and then mutually agree in writing what technical archive documents and laboratory notebooks will remain the sole property of Provider after the expiration of the Term, and what technical archive documents and laboratory notebooks will remain the sole property of Recipient after the Expiration of the Term.
     
    Additionally, the parties will cause certain of their respective employees, including, but not limited to, those employees who will be performing or receiving the Technical Archive Separation Services, to execute and deliver to the other party intellectual property agreements after the Distribution Date, as legal counsel to each party reasonably deem necessary to protect their respective party’s intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to rights relating to the confidential information and/or trade secrets contained in the technical archive documents and laboratory notebooks.

 

Description of Library Services:

 

1. Library Services – Support and services in connection with (A) information portfolio management, including establishing subscription services, on an as-requested basis, setting up and maintaining user accounts, and document processing for transitioning information portfolio management to Recipient such that Recipient may perform such services independently for itself after the expiration of the Term, (B) reference support, including responding to ad hoc information requests (e.g., sourcing, usage of existing resources), providing Business Intelligence Search support, and document processing for transitioning reference support to Recipient such that Recipient may perform such services independently for itself

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after the expiration of the Term, and (C) technical archive separation (the “ Technical Archive Separation Services ”), including managing identification and separation of technical archive documents and laboratory notebooks (which will include the identification and separation of trade secrets), creating and managing digital and print repositories at the following locations: document archive services at Colonial Heights and Iron Mountain locations, and storage services at the Morristown and Pottsville locations, providing .csv file and digital documents, for Recipient to import into its systems, with Provider to consult on Recipient’s selection and set-up of such systems, and document processing for technical archive separation support to Recipient such that Recipient may perform such services independently for itself after the expiration of the Term.

 

14. Supply Chain / Logistics Services
     
  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Supply Chain / Logistics Services will be provided for up to 2 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, or any Schedule attached hereto, Recipient may not terminate its receipt of the Supply Chain / Logistics Services, as provided herein (e.g., Recipient may not terminate the Supply Chain / Logistics Services pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of this Agreement).
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
     
    The Supply Chain / Logistics Services and related charges shall be promptly adjusted upon Provider’s and Recipient’s mutual written agreement in the event Provider negotiates a railcar lease with its railcar vendor(s) that affect the Supply Chain / Logistics Services described herein (e.g., in the event Provider negotiates a lease with a certain vendor such that Recipient has a standalone railcar lease with such vendor, Provider will no longer provide the Supply Chain / Logistics Services as the Supply Chain / Logistics Services relate to such vendor, and Recipient’s charges for such shall be reduced accordingly).
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Description of Supply Chain / Logistics Services:

 

1. Railcar Use : Provider will allow Recipient to use certain of Provider’s leased railcars, as reasonably determined by Provider, but otherwise consistent with Recipient’s use of certain of Provider’s leased railcars as of the Distribution Date.

 

 

15.       R e al E st a t e L e a s i n g S e r v i ce s

P r o v i d er : H on e y w e l l I n t e r n a ti o n a l I n c .
115 T a b o r R o a d
M o rr i s P l a i n s , N J 07950
A t t e n ti on:
T e l e p hon e :
   
R e c i p i e n t : A d v a n S i x R e si n s & C h e m i c a l s LL C
115 T a b o r R o a d
M o rr i s P l a i n s , N J 07950
A t t e n ti on:
T e l e p hon e :

 

 

S er v i ce s a n d C h a r g e s : S e e A nn e x 1
   
T e r m : T h e L e g a l S e r v i c e s w i l l b e p r ov i d e d f r om t he D i st r i b u t i on D a t e u n ti l s u c h d a t e t h a t R e c i p i e n t s N J L e a s e ( a s d e f i n e d h e r e i n) i s f u ll y e x e c u t e d b y b o t h R e c i p i e n t a nd t he l a nd l o r d o f R ec i p i e n t s N J L o c a ti on ( a s d e f i n e d h e r e i n ) , o r un l e s s e x t e nd e d o r e ar l i e r t e r m i n a t e d , i n w ho l e o r i n p ar t , w i t h t he r e l e v a n t p r ov i si o n s of t h i s A g r ee m e n t .
   
Note: 1. Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.
   
  2. All of the Services are subject to any and all agreements, contracts or commitments Provider has or may have with any third parties.
   

 

 

D e s c ri p ti on of R e al E st a t e L e a s i n g S e r v i ce s :

 

1. R e c i p i e n t’ s N J L e a s e : P r ov i de n e g o t i a t i on s e r v i c e s on a n a s - n ee d e d - b a s i s t o R e c i p i e n t i n c onn ec ti on w i t h R ec i p i e n t s r e a l e st a t e l e a s e ( R e c i p i e n t s N J L e a s e” ) o f t he p r o p e r t y c o mm on l y kno w n a s 300 K i mb a l l D r i v e , P ar s i pp a ny , N e w J e r s e y ( R e c i p i e n t s N J L o c a ti o n ”) . S u c h S e r v i c e s ar e t o be p r ov i d e d by P r o v i d e r s R e a l E st a t e M a n a g e r .

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Annex 1 to Schedule A

 

Services and Charges

 

Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
Enterprise IT Services:        
         
1. AH Backup   $983.30    
         
2. AH Backup – Core   $7,686.16    
         
3. AH Cloud   $74.22    
         
4. AH Cloud – Connected Platform – Core   $1,942.50    
         
5. AH Hardware Lease   $7,369.61    
         
6. AH Hardware Maintenance   $3,161.17    
         
7. AH IAM – Core   $12,687.70   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
8. AH IMAC   $626.26    
         
9. AH Other   $17,393.29    
         
10. AH SAP Basis Support   $20,377.27    
         
11. AH Shared Hosting   $2,604.23    
         
12. AH Software Maintenance   $52,769.87    
         
13. AH Storage   $2,020.03    
         
14. AH Storage – GFS Core   $4,994.81    
         
15. AH Storage – Storage Core   $11,469.09    
         
16. AH Support   $7,035.62    
         
17. CS Collaboration Support   $3.37   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
18. CS EVAN   $688.15    
         
19. CS Hardware Lease   $17.47    
         
20. CS Hardware Maintenance   $310.46    
         
21. CS LEC   $805.31    
         
22. CS Long Distance   $461.28    
         
23. CS MACD   $570.71    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
24. CS Other   $78.12    
         
25. CS Wireless LAN – Core   $1,291.00    
         
26. DT Desktop Support   $1,370.71   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
27. DT Hardware Lease   $915.53   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
28. DT Printer Services   $718.10    
         
29. HD Helpdesk Calls   $83.88   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
30. HD Helpdesk Calls – Core   $1,693.94   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
31. Honeywell Connected Person   $2,212.79   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
32. Security Other – DLP Core   $3,814.27    
         
33. Security Other – Firewall Core   $9,613.30    
         
34. SS Cellular   $3.12   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
35. SS PDA   $529.44   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
36. SAP, BW, Non-ERP Support   $47,655.04    
         
37. SAP, BW, Optivision, Meridium Applications Support – Clone Addition   $20,747.56    
         
38. SAP, BW, Optivision, Meridium Infrastructure Support – Clone Addition   $56,667.89    
         
39. SAP and Oracle L&M   $26,687.50    
         
40. Non-ERP Applications L&M   $69,886.25    
         
41. Site Support   $56,000.00    
         
42. Technical Support from PMT Service Delivery   $53,382.00    
         
43. Depreciation of Software Assets   $80,384.94    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
44. ERP (O2C, P2P, SIOP, Financials, EH&S, PM, PS) Applications (including SAP, APO-DP, SAP PI, HP QC, Autosys, Elemica, Specification Database, SDS, DG, GLM, REACH, TSCA CDR, OSHA RMP, DHS CFATS, EHS, MSDS, Web Interface), ERP Analytics Applications (including SAP BW HANA, SAP Business Objects, SAP BEX)   $126,874.97    
         
45. Commercial and Digital Customer Applications (including Salesforce.com, Marketing Websites on Rackspace, ROSI mobile app, Easy Maintenance mobile app, JDET Pricing Analysis DB)   $26,250.00    
         
46. EH&S Applications Non-SAP (including 3E Ariel, IHS Essentials 7.5 Suite, Impact ERM, PAIR (Sharepoint CAPA Site), IHS Stature, OHM, LeakDas, TIPP, Safer Trace, Safer Realtime, Chemical Lookup Tool)   $4,375.04    
         
47. Manufacturing and Engineering Non-SAP Applications (including Accolade, Aspen, Autodesk Suite (ACAD Mechanical, Inventor, Navisworks, Robot), Integraph suite (ICAS, InTools, PVElite, CADWorx, Tank, Caesar2, SmartPlant, MathCAD), Chemdoodle, ChemDraw, CHF Packout, MESF, Lactam Tracker, EMOC, Hopewell SQL LIMS 5.1, Chestefield SQL LIMS 5.1, Frankford SQL LIMS 5.1, Hopewell COA, LIMSLINK, BlueCielo Meridian, Meridium, NWA Quality Analyst, Pipeflo, PRVSuite, Unisim Design R410, Railcar Tracking, Railtrac, Yardmaster, Weighmaster, ITS Mobile (SAP), Vendor Qualification system, Apollo RCCA, Vocollect, ADCA, Optivision)   $28,000.04    
         
48. Time and Attendance Applications (including Kronos)   $2,625.00    
         
49. Trade Compliance Applications (Amber Road)   $437.54    
         
50. Financial Reporting Applications (including (HFM) Licenses   $936.25    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
51. Environment, Health and Safety Applications (including ETS)   $218.72    
         
52. Procure to Pay Applications (including Dolphin, KOFAX, pCards)   $6,851.25    
         
53. Order to Cash Applications (including Autobank, FCSM)   $11,777.50    
         
54. Financial and Tax Applications (including SAP Global Risk and Compliance, CCH Tax Research, HFM Flex, Reuters, vAT T&E, e-Rec)   $39,690.00    
         
55. Knowledge Management Applications (including Documentum, Sharepoint, Nintex Forms and Workflow)   $9,652.39    
         
56. Warranty Support   $431,317.95*    
         
57. Recipient Infrastructure Costs   $117,254.17**    
         
Total Enterprise IT Services:   $1,375,529.13    
         

* Subject to monthly adjustment based on resourcing commitments (Provider and Recipient agree that as of the Distribution Date, the anticipated charges for Warranty Support for October, 2016 are $431,317.95, the anticipated charges for Warranty Support for November, 2016 are $115,029.60, and the anticipated charges for Warranty Support for December, 2016 are $45,520.00 .

 

** Recipient Infrastructure Costs Break-Down (Recipient will be billed directly by Provider for the items listed below, in addition to any items listed in the above services and charges table for Enterprise IT Services) :

 

       
A. CS Collaboration Support   $44.49   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
B. DT Desktop Support   $21,684.60   Variable and Dependent Costs
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
C. DT Hardware Lease   $24,223.82   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
D. DT Hardware Purchases   $78.75   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
E. HD Helpdesk Calls   $2,298.45   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
F. Provider Connected Person   $4,406.78   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
G. SS Air Card   $1,050.74   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
H. SS Calling Cards   $15.75   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
I. SS Cellular   $477.75   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
J. SS Pagers   $151.20   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
K. SS PDA   $13,255.80   Variable and Dependent Costs
         
L. AH Backup   $909.30    
         
M. AH Hardware Lease   $17,289.30    
         
N. AH Hardware Maintenance   $86.10    
         
O. AH IMAC   $337.05    
         
P. AH Other   $87.50    
         
Q. AH Support   $562.80    
         
R. CS Depreciation/Amortization   $211.05    
         
S. CS EWAN   $853.13    
         
T. CS Hardware Lease   $780.15    
         
U. CS Hardware Maintenance   $1,410.15    
         
V. CS LEC   $6,418.77    
         
W. CS Long Distance   $2,833.95    
         
X. CS MACD   $843.15    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
Y. CS Other   $3,544.62    
         
Z. DT Printer Services   $13,399.05    
         
Human Resources Services:        
         
1. Payroll   $19,891.20    
         
3. Healthcare & Welfare Programs   $12,765.90    
         
4. Peoplesoft   $17,772.30    
         
5. Learning Hub Access   $8,610.00    
         
6. Payroll Tax Services   $10,000.00    
            
Total Human Resource Services:   $69,039.40    
         
Financial Services:        
         
1. Travel & Expense Processing   $610.05    
         
2. Customer-to-Cash Services   $16,322.25    
         
3. Procure-to-Pay Services   $29,439.90    
         
4. Record-to-Report Services   $19,337.85    
         
5. Cash Applications   $3,499.65    
         
6. Accounting-to-Reporting Services   $31,500.00    
         
7. Financial Planning and Analysis   $2,625.00    
         
8. P-Card Services        $131.25    
         
Total Financial Services:   $103,465.95    
         
Health, Safety & Environment Services:        
         
1. eMOC Software and Support   $787.50    
         
2. Event Tracking System – Support and Metric   $1,575.00    
         
3. Remediation Management   $1,155.00    
         
4. Dangerous Goods and Transportation Support.   $787.50    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
5. Transportation Support & Emergency Response (Honeywell) Resource Support   $0.00*   Variable
         
Total Health, Safety & Environment Services:   $4,305.00    
         
* Third-party vendor bills Provider per-incident; Provider will charge-back Recipient for the cost of such services as such services are incurred.        
         
Sales Services:        
         
1. Car Use for Recipient’s Sales Team   $19,325.52*   Variable
         
Total Sales Services:   $19,325.52    
         
* $1,756.87 per car.        
         
Product Stewardship Services:        
         
1. Reach Registration   $1,155.00    
         
Total Product Stewardship Services:   $1,155.00    
         
Operating & Manufacturing Services:        
         
1. OT S&N General Support of Other OT Systems and Networks   $0.00*   Variable
         
2. OT S&N Process Control Optimization and Advanced Applications   $0.00*   Variable
         
3. OT S&N Capital Projects and Automation Step-Change Support   $0.00*   Variable
         
4. OT S&N Safety Engineering Services: Hazard Analysis, Risk Identification, Design of Safety Instrumented Systems Including Deployment and Life-Cycle Support   $0.00*   Variable
         
5. OT S&N Process Controls Systems and Network Administration and Security   $0.00*   Variable
         
6. Estimation Support   $0.00*   Variable
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
         
7. AdvanSix Discipline Engineering Plant Support   $0.00*   Variable
         
8. Process Safety Consulting   $0.00*   Variable
         
Total Operating & Manufacturing Services:   $ 0.00    
         
*Billed on a $122.85 per hour basis.        
         
**Billed on a $90.30 per hour basis, plus any charges, costs or fees relating to the national status of any of Provider’s employees.        
         
Procurement Services:        
         
1. Contractor Qualification System – ISNET World   $175.00    
         
2. Ariba E-Sourcing Access   $3,518.00    
         
3. eAuction Support   $1,900.00    
         
4. SAP Vendor Data Management & Troubleshooting   $7,377.00    
         
5. SAP Training*   $3,675.00   Variable
         
6. Bay Group Training**   $3,300.00   Variable
         
Total Procurement Services:   $19,945.00    
         
* $300 per day (services provided for 12 days)        
         
**$1,100 per employee.        
         
Customer Support Services:        
         
1. Customer Support Master Data   $4,590.60    
         
2. Customer Service Staffing   $32,791.50    
         
Total Customer Support Services:   $37,382.10    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
Legal / Contracts Services:        
         
1. Passport Legal Billing and Matter Management   $945.00    
         
2. Thompson Reuter IP Manager   $157.50    
         
3. WIDS   $157.50    
         
4. HIPI Virtual File Room   $420.00    
         
Total Legal / Contracts Services:   $1,680.00    
         
Trade Compliance Services:        
         
1.     Trade Compliance   $3281.25    
         
Total Trade Compliance Services:   $3281.25    
         
Non-US Employee Services:        
         
1. Non-US Employees Based in Provider Offices Located Within the United States   $63,623.39*    
         
2. Non-US Employees Based in Provider Offices Located Outside the United States   $50,732.85*    
         
Total Non-US Employee Services:   $114,356.24    
         
* Subject to (A) increase during the term due to the payment of bonuses to employees, with such bonuses paid in April of each year, and otherwise paid pursuant to Provider’s payroll policies, customs and practices, and/or (B) decrease during the term, in the event employee(s) are transferred from Provider to Recipient.        
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes

(All Monthly Billing
Amounts Stated Herein
Are Fixed Amounts,
Unless Otherwise
Stated)
Library Services:        
         
1. Library Services   $10,920.00    
         
Total Library Services:   $10,920.00    
         
Supply Chain / Logistics  Services:        
         
1. Railcar Use   $603,154.00   As billed by Lessor
         
Total Supply Chain / Logistics Services:   $603,154.00    
         
         

Real Estate Leasing Services:

       
         
1. Recipient’s NJ Lease  

$0.00*

   
         
Total Real Estate Leasing Services:  

$0.00

   
         

*Billed on a $105.00 per hour basis.

       

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Schedule B

 

Transition Services to be Provided by AdvanSix

 

1. Operations & Manufacturing Services
     
  Provider: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Operations / Manufacturing Services will be provided for up to 6 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.

 

Description of Operations &Manufacturing Services:

 

1. Energy & Sustainability Program Management : Provide Energy and Sustainability Program Management support and services. Such support and services will be provided by [•], an employee of Provider.

 

2. Simulation Services : Provide Simulation Services and support. Such services and support will be provided by [•], an employee of Provider.

 

3 . Support for Advanced Materials (AM), Orange Site and China Projects : Provide support for SP, Orange, Texas site (the “Orange Site”) and China projects. Such support will be provided by [•], with respect to general project, technical and permitting support at the Orange Site, and [•], with respect to completing open Advanced Materials projects, including the Air Separation Module Project startup, phase 2 processes, and other Packaging and Composites packages. Each of [•] and [•] are employees of Provider.

 

4. Discipline Engineering and ME Support : Provide discipline engineering and Maintenance Excellence support in connection with non-Provider Recipient projects and Provider will train and transition Recipient and Recipient’s employees to perform such support services on and after the Distribution Date. Such support shall be provided by [•], [•], [•], [•] and [•], who are employees of Provider.

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5. Project Controls Support : Provide Project Controls support and services in connection with non-Provider Recipient projects and Provider will train and transition Recipient and Recipient’s employees to perform such support services on and after the Distribution Date. Such support shall be provided by [•], [•], [•] and [•], who are employees of Provider.

 

6. OT S&N General Support of Other OT Systems and Networks : Provide services in connection with: (A) Process Historian, Uniformance Process Studio, Remote Connectivity and other Basic OT Applications, and design, deploy, and provide day-to-day support and renewal of appropriate processes for managing the above described applications over their respective life-cycles, and provide services in connection with performance measurement of the above described applications, and implementation of upgrades, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and optimization of basic applications, and providing general technical support for the above-listed technologies, (B) OT Wireless Technology, including day-to-day support of existing wireless systems integral to the process control infrastructure of the site (One Wireless) and implementation of upgrades, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and optimization of OS software, (C) small control platforms, including configuring small Provider controllers and related computing devices, such as HC-900 and MasterLogic, preparing graphic displays and deployment of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) for small controllers and assisting start-up and commissioning of sub-systems and devices controlled by small controllers and (D) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

7. OT S&N Process Control Optimization and Advanced Applications : Provide services in connection with : (A) Process Variability Reduction (PVR), including planning and implementation of short-term and long-term work for PVR activities and for optimization of production processes through use of process control technology, which may include: identification of variability, testing of loop performance, loop tuning, instrument calibration and conditioning and other related variability reduction activities, (B) process optimization, including identification of opportunities for the deployment of intermediate and advanced process control applications in existing manufacturing plants, and scoping, design, implementation and optimization of new control applications for the manufacturing processes, using their existing automation platform, (C) Advanced Process Control (APC) Applications, including evaluating the economic benefits of advanced process control applications such as Multivariate Controls, Fuzzy Logic, Neural-Networks-based and other advanced control technologies; identifying necessary tasks and estimation of effort required to deploy APC; configuring and installing of APC’s; tuning of APC appropriate parameters for optimal performance; and monitoring of APC for continuous delivery of expected operational metrics, and (D) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

8. OT S&N Capital Projects and Automation Step-Change Support : Provide services in connection with (A) basic engineering, including defining needs, evaluating alternatives and selection of all instrumentation devices, control strategies and infrastructure used to monitor and control new engineering systems, machinery and manufacturing processes, (B) detailed engineering, including design, installation, commissioning, optimization and continuous support of automation infrastructure used to monitor and control new engineering systems, machinery and manufacturing processes, which may include: (i) defining control strategies for continuous chemical processes: distillation columns, reactors, boilers, and similar processes, (ii) configuring of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and related computing devices, (iii) preparing graphic displays and deployment of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), (iv) continually optimizing the automation platform and systems to ensure process operations are conducted automatically to the full extent of their capabilities, and (v) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

9. OT S&N Safety Engineering Services: Hazard Analysis, Risk Identification, Design of SafetyInstrumented Systems Including Deployment and Life-Cycle Support : Provide services in connection with: (A) participating in teams tasked with the performance of hazardous operations analysis (HAZOP), process hazard analysis (PHA) and layers of protection analysis (LOPA) and generate

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guidance for the determination of appropriate automation-based mitigating remedies; (B) providing technical knowledge with respect to required safety automation codes and regulations applicable to manufacturing facilities and guide Recipient to achieve compliance, (C) preparing and managing organizational know-how documentation (standards and best engineering practices) on the design, implementation, testing and validation of all life-cycle activities associated with safety automation systems, (D) allocating appropriate safety layers for process risks identified in hazard analysis, through the definition of Instrumented Protective Functions (IPF) and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), (E) performing engineering calculations for the determination of Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and analysis of optimal risk-reduction alternatives, (F) documenting the capture all required specifications of the safety layers of the automation systems: functional logic, reliability of devices, SIL calculations, testing procedures, protocols for installation, commissioning and validation, (G) providing technical expertise on scoping and estimation of safety automated systems to capital projects throughout all their development phases, (H) developing applications (programming) of safety-related logic, design and implement integration with Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), provide commissioning services and lead testing and validation activities for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), (I) delivering conceptual and detailed design of SIS fully compliant with IEC 61508 and 61511 standards (ANSI/ISA 84), including field instruments, actuators, logic solvers and interfaces to other systems, and (J) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

10. OT S&N Process Controls Systems and Network Administration and Security : Provide services in connection with: (A) access control, including managing Recipient’s employees who are authorized to access, operate, and modify the following system computing components of Recipient: firewalls, gateways, switches, servers, workstations, and similar components, and the means to authenticate users and validate such users’ privileges, (B) change management, including controlling administrative and technical procedures for implementing modifications, upgrades, additions and deletions of all system components, with modifications concerning hardware, operating and configuration system software, third party software and documentation, (C) back-up and recovery, including organizing and implementing all activities required to ensure that system software, application software, configuration parameters and critical process data can be retrieved in the event of system faults, and be fully functional in the least amount of time possible, (D) data integrity, including managing all ancillary systems required to guarantee that the automation information is available as needed (e.g., UPS, encryption servers, anti-virus, patches and software version updates, and all other security activities, (E) performance monitoring, including managing all activities required to determine the operational conditions of the following system elements: CPU utilization, cache utilization, number of transactions, job waiting times, disk capacity utilization, system error messages, network traffic and load, I/O load, alarms, and similar system elements, (F) performance delivery, including confirming that the system delivers the availability and reliability required by the users, and that the expected performance does not degrade over time, which may require troubleshooting, root cause analysis, implementation of fixes and day-to-day improvement, and (G) training activities to Recipient in connection with each of the aforementioned services.

 

11. Orange Site Project Support : For 3 months from the Distribution Date, provide project work support services to Recipient at the Orange Site. Such services and support will be provided by [•], an employee of Provider.

 

12. MARS Project Support : For 2 months from the Distribution Date, Provider will provide Recipient with support services relating to the MARS project, including updating the master file for material master data in Access, updating CIP master data, such as PIR/Source List aligned with Spring schedule, and troubleshooting planning and execution issues. Such services and support will be provided by [•], an employee of Provider.

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2. Procurement Services
     
  Provider: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Procurement Services will be provided for up to 1 month from the Distribution Date, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.

 

Description of Procurement Services :

 

1. Colonial Heights Natural Gas Supply : Administration of existing shared gas supply agreement servicing Recipient’s Colonial Heights location. Additionally, Provider will be responsible for such location’s receipt of appropriate gas supply, which shall be consistent with the gas supply provided to such location prior to the Distribution Date, and Provider will promptly pay any and all invoices relating to such shared gas supply agreement. Such shared gas supply agreement currently has an expiration date of October 31, 2016. Recipient will reimburse Provider for a portion of the actual costs of natural gas supply to the Colonial Heights location during the Term, consistent with the allocation of actual costs of natural gas supply between Recipient and Provider which exist as of the Distribution Date.

 

2. Packaging Buyer Support : For a period expiring on the earlier of: (A) 3 months from the Distribution Date, and (B) 1 month following Recipient’s identification, and Provider’s reasonable acceptance, of a replacement employee, Provider will support Recipient’s packaging procurement requirements by making a Provider employee available to perform Recipient’s packaging procurement requirements, including the training of Recipient’s replacement employee and/or employees that perform similar functions, as reasonably assigned by Recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such employee shall only be available to Recipient to perform the aforementioned Packaging Buyer Support services for a maximum of 15 hours per work week.

 

3. Direct Tolling Buyer Support : For a period expiring on the earlier of: (A) 3 months from the Distribution Date, and (B) 1 month following Recipient’s identification, and Provider’s reasonable acceptance, of a replacement employee, Provider will support Recipient’s direct tolling procurement requirements by making a Provider employee available to perform Recipient’s direct tolling procurement requirements, including training of Recipient’s replacement employee and/or employees that perform similar functions, as reasonably assigned by Recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such employee

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shall only be available to Recipient to perform the aforementioned Direct Tolling Buyer Support services for a maximum of 8 hours per work week.

 

3. Customer Support Services
     
  Provider: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Customer Support Services will be provided for up to 2 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.

 

Description of Customer Support Services:

 

1. MARS Project Support : Provide Recipient with, and make available to Recipient, 1 full time equivalent employee of Provider’s Customer Service staff, who will provide taxware support to Recipient in connection with Recipient’s MARS project. Recipient may provide written notice to Provider that it no longer requires this Service, and the charges relating to this Service shall be prorated.

 

4. Supply Chain / Logistics Services
     
  Provider: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
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  Term: The Supply Chain / Logistics Services will be provided for up to 4 months from the Distribution Date, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified herein, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.

 

Description of Supply Chain / Logistics Services:

 

1. Rail Procurement : Provide rail procurement support through [•]. an employee of Provider.. [•] will complete all of Recipient’s rail procurement work, as assigned by Recipient, and train any of Recipient’s employees that are engaged to perform rail procurement support, or similar work, after the expiration of the Term.

 

2. Bulk Marine Execution : For a period of 4 months from the Distribution Date, Provider will provide Recipient with bulk marine operational support, which shall be provided by Provider’s employee, [•]. Such support includes, but is not limited to, vessel nomination and coordination between ship owners, suppliers and the Recipient’s plant, as well as support during operational emergencies. Provider, through [•], will train a designated Recipient employee in bulk marine operational support during the Term.

 

5. Financial Services
     
  Provider: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: Honeywell International Inc.
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

  Services and Charges : See Annex 1 .
     
  Term: The Financial Services will be provided during the months of September, 2016 and October, 2016, or unless extended or earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Note: Provider will perform the services described in the Description of Services.

 

Description of Financial Services:

 

1. FICO Transition Services : Provide FICO transition services to Recipient for the AM 900 SAP Client during the Term such that (a) all SAP sub-systems are settled through FICO prior to the expiration or termination of the Term, and (b) Recipient may service such AM 900 SAP Client internally after the expiration or termination of the Term.  Such services include creating scorecards and reporting, and making the Provider employee responsible for the CIP 900 FICO module in SAP, specifically, [•], available to Recipient to address and answer Recipient’s ad hoc questions.

 

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Annex 1 to Schedule B

 

Services and Charges

 

Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes
         
Operating & Manufacturing Services:        
         
1. Energy & Sustainability   $0.00*    
         
2. Simulation Services   $0.00*    
         
3. Support for Advanced Materials (AM), Orange Site and China Projects   $0.00*    
         
4. Discipline Engineering Support and ME Support   $0.00*    
         
5. Project Controls Support   $0.00*    
         
6. OT S&N General Support of Other OT Systems and Networks   $0.00*    
         
7. OT S&N Process Control Optimization and Advanced Applications   $0.00*    
         
8. OT S&N Capital Projects and Automation Step-Change Support   $0.00*    
         
9. OT S&N Safety Engineering Services: Hazard Analysis, Risk Identification, Design of Safety Instrumented Systems Including Deployment and Life-Cycle Support   $0.00*    
         
10. OT S&N Process Controls Systems and Network Administration and Security   $0.00*    
         
11. Orange Site Project Support   $14,800.00    
         
12. Mars Project Support   $2,275.00    
         
Total Operating & Manufacturing Services:   $ 17,075.00    
         
*Variable, billed on a $122.85 per hour basis.        
         
Procurement Services:        
         
1. Colonial Heights Natural Gas Supply   $1,050.00   Variable
         
2. Packaging Buyer Support   $5,215.00    
         
3. Direct Tolling Buyer Support   $5,756.00    
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Service   Monthly Billing
Amount

(in US Dollars)
  Applicable Notes
Total Customer Support Services:   $12,021.00    
         
Customer Support Services:        
         
1. MARS Project Support   $6,558.30    
         
Total Procurement Services:   $6,558.30    
         
Supply Chain / Logistics Services:        
         
1. Rail Procurement   $4,200.00    
         
2. Bulk Marine Execution   $1,421.87    
         
Total Supply Chain/Logistics Services:   $5,621.87    
         
Financial Services:        
         
1. FICO Transition Services   $14,250.00    
         
Total Financial Services:   $14,250.00    
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Schedule C

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

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Schedule D

 

[Intentionally Omitted]

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Schedule E

 

Shared Real Property

 

  Provider: Honeywell International Inc.
    Global Real Estate
    21925 Field Parkway, Suite 220
    Deer Park, Illinois 60010
    Attention:
    Telephone:
     
  Recipient: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
    115 Tabor Road
    Morris Plains, NJ 07950
    Attention:
    Telephone:

 

  Term: The Shared Real Property will be provided from 12 months from the Distribution, except to the extent that another period is expressly specified in this Schedule E with respect to any Shared Real Property described below, or unless earlier terminated, in whole or in part, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
     
  Restrictions Applicable to the Shared Real Property Recipient’s occupancy and use of the Shared Real Property is subject to any rules and restrictions Provider may impose from time to time, in its sole discretion (including, without limitation, with respect to use by Recipient and its Personnel of existing employee entrances). Further, Provider may restrict Recipient from occupying or using any part of any Shared Real Property described below if Provider determines, in its sole discretion, that such restriction is reasonably necessary for the conduct of Provider’s business.

 

Shared Real Property to be provided by Honeywell to AdvanSix :

 

· Continued occupancy of, and access to, certain portions Provider’s Morris Plains, New Jersey location, commonly known as 115 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, NJ, including continued access to all of the “Common Areas”, as designated by Provider, in each case, solely for use as Recipient’s headquarters. Recipient’s right to occupy and access Provider’s Morris Plains location, as described herein, shall terminate on the earlier of: (A) 12 months after the Distribution Date, or (B) at such time as Provider determines that Recipient has adequately transitioned into its new headquarters. The Monthly License Fee for the Morris Plains location shall be $15,000.

 

· Occupancy of, and access to, that certain 3,900 square foot portion of the research and development offices and laboratory space in Provider’s Morristown CTC, New Jersey location, commonly known as 101 Columbia Road, Morristown, NJ, for a Term of 12 months beginning on the Distribution Date, including access to all of the “Common Areas”, as designated by Provider, in each case, solely for use as Recipient’s research and development activities. Recipient’s right to occupy and access Provider’s Morristown CTC’s location, as
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described herein, shall terminate on the earlier of: (A) 12 months after the Distribution Date, or (B) at such time as Provider determines that Recipient has adequately transitioned into its new headquarters. The Monthly License Fee for the Morristown location shall be $9,750.

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Exhibit 10.2

 

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 22, 2016, by and between Honeywell International Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“HII”), and AdvanSix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AdvanSix” and, together with HII, the “Parties”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS AdvanSix is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HII and a member of the affiliated group of which HII is the common parent;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Agreement, HII and AdvanSix have effected or agreed to effect (i) the Internal Transactions (the steps of which are described in Schedule I of the Separation Agreement) and (ii) the Distribution (together, the “Transactions”); and

 

WHEREAS the Parties intend that each of the applicable Transactions qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment;

 

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

 

ARTICLE I

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01. Definition of Terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Separation Agreement.

 

10% Acquisition Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.

 

Accounting Firm ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c).

 

Active Trade or Business ” means the active conduct (determined in accordance with Section 355(b) of the Code) of the trade or business described in the Tax Opinion Representations for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 355(b) of the Code as it applies to the Distribution with respect to AdvanSix.

 

AdvanSix ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

AdvanSix SAG ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a)(v).

 

AdvanSix Stock ” means (i) all classes or series of stock or other equity interests of AdvanSix and (ii) all other instruments properly treated as stock of AdvanSix for U.S. Federal income Tax purposes.

 
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AdvanSix Tax Group ” means (i) AdvanSix, (ii) any Person that is or was a Subsidiary of AdvanSix as of the Distribution or at any time prior to the Distribution and (iii) any Person that was a Subsidiary of one or more Persons described in clause (ii) at any time prior to the Distribution.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Determination ” means (i) any final determination of liability in respect of a Tax that, under applicable Law, is not subject to further appeal, review or modification through proceedings or otherwise (including the expiration of a statute of limitations or period for the filing of claims for refunds, amended Tax Returns or appeals from adverse determinations), including a “determination” as defined in Section 1313(a) of the Code or execution of an IRS Form 870AD, or (ii) the payment of Tax by a Party (or its Subsidiary) that is responsible for payment of that Tax under applicable Law, with respect to any item disallowed or adjusted by a Taxing Authority, as long as the responsible Party determines that no action should be taken to recoup that payment and the other Party agrees.

 

E&P ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b)(iv).

 

HII ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

HII Consolidated Group ” means any consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group of which (i) any member of the HII Tax Group is or was a member and (ii) any member of the AdvanSix Tax Group is or was a member.

 

HII Tax Group ” means HII and any Person that is or was a Subsidiary of HII as of the Distribution or at any time prior to the Distribution, excluding each member of the AdvanSix Tax Group.

 

Indemnifying Party ” means a Party that has an obligation to make an Indemnity Payment.

 

Indemnitee ” means a Party that is entitled to receive an Indemnity Payment.

 

Indemnity Payment ” means an indemnity payment contemplated by this Agreement and the Separation Agreement.

 

Intended Tax Treatment ” means, with respect to each of the applicable Transactions, the U.S. Federal income Tax consequences (if any) set forth for such Transaction in Appendix A.

 

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

 
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Ordinary Taxes ” means Taxes other than (i) Transaction Taxes and (ii) Transfer Taxes.

 

Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Pre-Distribution Tax Period ” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or before the Distribution Date.

 

Proposed Acquisition Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(b).

 

Protective Section 336(e) Election ” means, with respect to an entity, a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code and Section 1.336-2(j) of the Regulations (and any similar provision of U.S. state or local Law for such jurisdictions as HII shall determine at its sole discretion) to treat the disposition of the Stock of such entity, pursuant to the Distribution, as a deemed sale of the assets of such entity in accordance with Section 1.336-2(h) of the Regulations (or any similar provision of U.S. state or local Law).

 

Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

Refund Recipient ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Regulations ” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Restricted Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a).

 

Ruling ” means a private letter ruling (including any supplemental ruling) issued by the IRS in connection with the Transactions, whether granted prior to, on or after the date hereof.

 

Satisfactory Guidance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(b).

 

Separation Agreement ” means the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between HII and AdvanSix, including the Schedules thereto.

 

Straddle Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust or other form of legal entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has either (i) a majority ownership in the equity thereof; (ii) the power to elect, or to direct the election of, a majority of the board of directors or other analogous governing body of such entity; or (iii) the title or function of general partner or manager, or the right to designate the Person having such title or function.

 
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Tax Advisor ” means (i) for purposes of Section 5.06, a local Tax counsel or accountant of recognized national standing in the relevant jurisdiction and (ii) for all other purposes of this Agreement, a U.S. Tax counsel of recognized national standing.

 

Tax Attribute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.

 

Tax Contest ” means an audit, review, examination or other administrative or judicial proceeding, in each case by any Taxing Authority.

 

Tax Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.

 

Tax Opinion Representations ” means representations regarding certain facts in existence at the applicable time made by HII and AdvanSix that serve as a basis for the Tax Opinion.

 

Tax Opinion ” means the written opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP issued to HII to the effect that each of the applicable Transactions should qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Tax Opinions/Rulings ” means (i) any Ruling and (ii) any opinion of a Tax Advisor relating to the Transactions, including those issued on the Distribution Date or to allow a party to take actions otherwise prohibited under Section 4.03(a) of this Agreement.

 

Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, statement, report, form, estimate or information return relating to, (i) for purposes of Article III, Taxes other than payroll and employment related Taxes and (ii) for all other purposes of this Agreement, Taxes, in each case, including any amendments thereto and any related or supporting information, required or permitted to be filed with any Taxing Authority.

 

Tax Return Preparer ” means HII.

 

Taxes ” means all forms of taxation or duties imposed by any Governmental Authority, or required by any Governmental Authority to be collected or withheld, including charges, in each case, in the nature of a tax, together with any related interest, penalties and other additional amounts.

 

Taxing Authority ” means any Governmental Authority charged with the determination, collection or imposition of Taxes.

 

Transaction Tax Contest ” means a Tax Contest with the purpose or effect of determining or redetermining Transaction Taxes.

 

Transaction Taxes ” means all (i) Taxes imposed on HII, AdvanSix or any of their respective Subsidiaries resulting from the failure of any step of the Transactions

 
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to qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment, (ii) Taxes imposed on any third party resulting from the failure of any step of the Transactions to qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment for which HII, AdvanSix or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or becomes liable for any reason and (iii) reasonable, out-of-pocket legal, accounting and other advisory or court fees incurred in connection with liability for Taxes described in clause (i) or (ii).

 

Transactions ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Transfer Taxes ” means all transfer, sales, use, excise, stock, stamp, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve, stamp duty land, documentary, filing, recording, registration, value-added and other similar Taxes (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any income, gains, profit or similar Taxes, however assessed).

 

Unqualified Tax Opinion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(d).

 

ARTICLE II

 

Allocation of Tax Liabilities and Tax Benefits

 

SECTION 2.01. HII Indemnification of AdvanSix. After the Distribution, HII shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold AdvanSix harmless from, the following Taxes, whether incurred directly by AdvanSix or indirectly through one of its Subsidiaries:

 

(a) Ordinary Taxes of HII and its Subsidiaries (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution) for any taxable period; and

 

(b) Transaction Taxes;

 

in each case, other than Taxes for which AdvanSix is liable under Section 2.02.

 

SECTION 2.02. AdvanSix Indemnification of HII. After the Distribution, AdvanSix shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold HII harmless from, the following Taxes, whether incurred directly by HII or indirectly through one of its Subsidiaries:

 

(a) Ordinary Taxes of AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries, in each case, for any taxable period other than a Pre-Distribution Tax Period;

 

(b) Transaction Taxes attributable to:

 

(i) the failure to be true when made or deemed made of (A) any Tax Opinion Representation made by AdvanSix or (B) any representation made by AdvanSix, any Subsidiary or controlling shareholder of AdvanSix, any counterparty to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any of such

 
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counterparty’s Affiliates for purposes of obtaining a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion intended to be Satisfactory Guidance;

 

(ii) any action or omission by AdvanSix or any Subsidiary of AdvanSix in breach of the covenants set forth herein (including those in Section 4.03), in any other Ancillary Agreement or in the Separation Agreement;

 

(iii) the application of Section 355(e) or 355(f) of the Code to any of the Transactions by virtue of any acquisition (or deemed acquisition) of AdvanSix Stock (including newly issued AdvanSix Stock) or assets of AdvanSix or any Subsidiary of AdvanSix;

 

(iv) a determination that the Distribution was used principally as a device for the distribution of the earnings and profits (“E&P”) within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(B) of the Code if such determination was based in whole or in part on any sale or exchange of AdvanSix Stock or on any distribution on AdvanSix Stock occurring after the Distribution in excess of its E&P; or

 

(v) any other action or omission taken after the Distribution by AdvanSix or any Subsidiary of AdvanSix, except to the extent such action or omission is otherwise expressly required or permitted by this Agreement (other than under Section 4.04), any other Ancillary Agreement or the Separation Agreement; and

 

(c) Any and all Transfer Taxes incurred by the HII Tax Group or the AdvanSix Tax Group as a result of the Transactions.

 

SECTION 2.03. Refunds, Credits and Offsets. Subject to Section 2.04, if HII, AdvanSix or any of their respective Subsidiaries receives any refund of any Taxes for which the other Party is liable under Sections 2.01 and 2.02 (a “Refund Recipient”), such Refund Recipient shall pay to the other Party the entire amount of the refund (including interest, but net of any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) within 10 business days of receipt or accrual; provided , however , that the other Party, upon the request of such Refund Recipient, shall repay the amount paid to the other Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Taxing Authority) in the event such Refund Recipient is required to repay such refund. In the event a Party would be a Refund Recipient but for the fact it applied a refund to which it would otherwise have been entitled against a Tax liability arising in a subsequent taxable period, then such Party shall be treated as a Refund Recipient and the economic benefit of so applying the refund shall be treated as a refund, and shall be paid within 10 business days of the due date of the Tax Return to which such refund is applied to reduce the subsequent Tax liability.

 

SECTION 2.04. Carrybacks. If a Tax Return of AdvanSix or any of its Subsidiaries for any taxable period ending after the Distribution Date reflects any net operating loss, net capital loss, excess Tax credit or other Tax attribute (a “Tax Attribute”), then AdvanSix or its applicable Subsidiary shall waive the right to carry back any such Tax Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Tax Period to the extent permissible under

 
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applicable Law. In the event that AdvanSix or any of its Subsidiaries does carry back a Tax Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Tax Period, then (i) no payment with respect to such carryback shall be due to AdvanSix or any of its Subsidiaries from HII and (ii) if AdvanSix or any of its Subsidiaries receives any refund, credit or offset of any Taxes in connection with such carryback, AdvanSix shall promptly pay to HII the full amount of such refund or the economic benefit of the credit or offset (including interest, but net of any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund).

 

SECTION 2.05. Straddle Periods. (a) HII and AdvanSix shall take all commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to close the taxable year of each member of the AdvanSix Tax Group for all Tax purposes as of the end of the Distribution Date to the extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

(b) For any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Distribution Date (a “Straddle Period”), Taxes for the Pre-Distribution Tax Period shall be computed (i) in the case of Taxes imposed on a periodic basis (such as real, personal and intangible property Taxes), on a daily pro rata basis and (ii) in the case of other Taxes generally, as if the taxable period ended as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and, in the case of any such other Taxes that are attributable to the ownership of any equity interest in a partnership, other “flowthrough” entity or “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code or any comparable U.S. state or local or foreign Law), as if the taxable period of that entity ended as of the close of business on the Distribution Date (whether or not such Taxes arise in a Straddle Period of the applicable owner).

 

(c) HII shall be entitled to any deduction arising out of a liability of R&C LLC that may be treated as incurred in the Pre-Distribution Tax Period under the “recurring item exception” pursuant to Section 1.461-5 of the Regulations, and the Parties shall file all Tax Returns in a manner consistent therewith. AdvanSix shall pay (or cause to be paid) all such liabilities in the ordinary course consistent with the past practice of HII and R&C LLC.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Tax Returns, Tax Contests and Other Administrative Matters

 

SECTION 3.01. Responsibility for Preparing Tax Returns. (a) HII shall timely prepare or cause to be timely prepared any Tax Returns of the HII Tax Group and the AdvanSix Tax Group that are required or permitted to be filed for any taxable period beginning before the Distribution Date. If AdvanSix is responsible for filing any such Tax Return under Section 3.02(a), HII shall, subject to Section 3.01(c), promptly deliver such prepared Tax Return to AdvanSix reasonably in advance of the applicable filing deadline.

 
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(b) To the extent that any Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a) or (b) is required to be filed by a Party other than the Tax Return Preparer or directly relates to matters for which another Party may have an indemnification obligation to the Tax Return Preparer or that may give rise to a refund to which that other Party would be entitled, under this Agreement, the Tax Return Preparer shall (i) prepare the relevant portions of the Tax Return on a basis consistent with past practice, except (A) as required by applicable Law or to correct any clear error, (B) as a result of changes or elections made on any Tax Return of a HII Consolidated Group that do not relate primarily to the AdvanSix Tax Group or (C) as mutually agreed by the Parties; (ii) notify the other Party of any such portions not prepared on a basis consistent with past practice; (iii) provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the relevant portions of the Tax Return; and (iv) consider in good faith any reasonable comments made by the other Party.

 

(c) The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any issues arising out of the review of any such Tax Return as soon as practically possible. If the Parties are unable to resolve their differences, then the Parties shall collectively select an independent accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) and shall instruct the Accounting Firm to use its best efforts to prepare the relevant portions of the Tax Return on behalf of the Tax Return Preparer in compliance with Section 3.01(c) as promptly as practically possible. All determinations of the Accounting Firm relating to the disputed items, absent fraud, shall be final and binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by AdvanSix.

 

SECTION 3.02. Filing of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes. (a) Each Party shall execute and timely file each Tax Return that it is responsible for filing under applicable Law and shall timely pay to the relevant Taxing Authority any amount shown as due on each such Tax Return. The obligation to make payments pursuant to this Section 3.02(a) shall not affect a Party’s right, if any, to receive payments under Section 3.02(b) or otherwise be indemnified under this Agreement.

 

(b) In addition to its obligations under Section 3.01(b), the relevant Tax Return Preparer shall, no later than 5 business days before the due date (including extensions) of any Tax Return described in Section 3.01(a), notify the other Party of any amount (or any portion of any such amount) shown as due on that Tax Return for which the other Party must indemnify the Tax Return Preparer under this Agreement. The other Party shall pay such amount to the Tax Return Preparer no later than the due date (including extensions) of the relevant Tax Return. A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice as provided in this Section 3.02(b) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure.

 
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(c) Neither AdvanSix nor any of its Subsidiaries shall file, amend, withdraw, revoke or otherwise alter any Tax Return of any HII Consolidated Group.

 

(d) Neither AdvanSix nor any of its Subsidiaries shall file, amend, withdraw, revoke or otherwise alter any Tax Return of AdvanSix or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such Tax Return relates to the Pre-Distribution Tax Period without the prior written consent of HII, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

SECTION 3.03. Tax Contests. (a) HII or AdvanSix, as applicable, shall, within 10 business days of becoming aware of any Tax Contest (including a Transaction Tax Contest) that could reasonably be expected to cause the other Party to have an indemnification obligation under this Agreement, notify the other Party of such Tax Contest and thereafter promptly forward or make available to the Indemnifying Party copies of notices and communications relating to the relevant portions of such Tax Contest. A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice as provided in this Section 3.03(a) (or to promptly forward any such notices or communications) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure.

 

(b) HII and AdvanSix each shall have the exclusive right to control the conduct and settlement of any Tax Contest, other than a Transaction Tax Contest, relating to any Tax Return that it is responsible for preparing pursuant to Section 3.01. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the conduct or settlement of any portion or aspect of any such Tax Contest could reasonably be expected to cause a Party to have an indemnification obligation under this Agreement, then the Indemnitee shall not accept or enter into any settlement without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(c) HII shall have the exclusive right to control the conduct and settlement of any Transaction Tax Contest, provided , that HII shall not accept or enter into any settlement relating to any Transaction Tax to the extent that AdvanSix is liable for such Transaction Tax pursuant to Section 2.02(b) without the consent of AdvanSix, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.

 

SECTION 3.04. Expenses. Each Party shall bear its own expenses in the course of any Tax Contest, other than expenses included in the definition of Transaction Taxes, which shall be governed by Article II.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Tax Matters Relating to the Transactions

 

SECTION 4.01. Mutual Representations. Each Party represents that it knows of no fact, and has no plan or intention to take any action, that it knows or reasonably should expect, after consultation with a Tax Advisor, is inconsistent with the qualification of any step of the Transactions for its Intended Tax Treatment.

 
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SECTION 4.02. Mutual Covenants. (a) Each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Tax Opinion to be issued, including by executing the Tax Opinion Representations requested by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP that are true and correct.

 

(b) Except as otherwise expressly required or permitted by the Separation Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, after the Distribution neither Party shall take or fail to take, or cause or permit its respective Subsidiaries to take or fail to take, any action, if such action or omission would be inconsistent with its Tax Opinion Representations or the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

SECTION 4.03. Restricted Actions. (a) Subject to Section 4.04, during the period beginning on the Distribution Date and ending on, and including, the last day of the two-year period following the Distribution Date (the “Restricted Period”), AdvanSix shall not (and shall not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to), in a single transaction or a series of transactions:

 

(i) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction;

 

(ii) take any affirmative action that permits a Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur by means of an agreement to which neither AdvanSix nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party (including by (A) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (B) making a determination that a tender offer is a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or (C) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporate Law or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of AdvanSix’s charter or bylaws or otherwise);

 

(iii) liquidate or partially liquidate AdvanSix, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise ( provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a merger of another entity into AdvanSix or any of its Subsidiaries shall not constitute an action described in this Section 4.03(a)(iii));

 

(iv) cause or permit AdvanSix to cease to engage in the Active Trade or Business;

 

(v) sell or transfer 50% or more of the gross assets of the Active Trade or Business or 50% or more of the gross assets of the “separate affiliated group” (within the meaning of Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of AdvanSix (the “AdvanSix SAG”) held immediately before the Distribution ( provided , however , that the foregoing shall not apply to sales, transfers or dispositions of assets to any member of the AdvanSix SAG); or

 

(vi) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or indirectly) any AdvanSix Stock, except to the extent such redemptions or repurchases meet the

 
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following requirements: (A) those redemptions or purchases are for business reasons unrelated to the Distribution, (B) AdvanSix Stock to be purchased is widely held, (C) those redemptions or purchases will be made on the open market and (D) the aggregate amount of those redemptions or purchases will be less than 20% of the total value of the outstanding AdvanSix Stock.

 

(b) (i) For purposes of this Agreement, “Proposed Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement to enter into a transaction or series of transactions) as determined for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, in connection with which one or more Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire (including pursuant to an option, warrant or other conversion right), from any other Person or Persons, an interest in AdvanSix Stock that, when combined with any other acquisitions of AdvanSix Stock that occur after the Distribution (but excluding any other acquisition described in clause (ii)) comprises 40% or more of the value or the total combined voting power of all interests that are treated as outstanding equity in AdvanSix for U.S. Federal income Tax purposes immediately after such transaction or, in the case of a series of related transactions, immediately after any transaction in such series. For this purpose, any recapitalization, repurchase or redemption of AdvanSix Stock and any amendment to the certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents) of AdvanSix shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of AdvanSix Stock by any shareholder to the extent such shareholder’s percentage interest in interests that are treated as outstanding equity in AdvanSix for U.S. Federal income Tax purposes increases by vote or value.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (x) the adoption by AdvanSix of a shareholder rights plan that meets the requirements of IRS Revenue Ruling 90-11, (y) transfers on an established market of AdvanSix Stock that are described in Safe Harbor VII of Section 1.355-7(d) of the Regulations or (z) issuances of AdvanSix Stock that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a Person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Section 1.355-7(d) of the Regulations; provided , that such transaction or series of transactions shall constitute a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if meaningful factual diligence is necessary to establish that Section 4.03(b)(ii)(x), (y) or (z) applies.

 

(c) If AdvanSix merges or consolidates with another entity to form a new entity, references in this Agreement to AdvanSix shall be to that new entity and AdvanSix Stock shall refer to the capital stock or other relevant instruments or rights of that new entity.

 

(d) The provisions of this Section 4.03, including the definition of “Proposed Acquisition Transaction”, are intended to monitor compliance with Section 355 of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or

 
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change in, Section 355 of the Code or the Regulations thereunder shall be incorporated into this Section 4.03 and its interpretation.

 

SECTION 4.04. Consent to Take Certain Restricted Actions. (a) AdvanSix may (and may cause or permit its Subsidiaries to) take an action otherwise prohibited under Section 4.03(a) if HII consents in writing, which consent shall be at HII’s sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, HII’s written consent pursuant to this Section 4.04(a) shall not in any way relieve AdvanSix of its indemnification obligations under Section 2.02(b).

 

(b) HII may, at its sole discretion and as a condition to granting its written consent pursuant to Section 4.04(a), require AdvanSix to provide Satisfactory Guidance; provided , however , the provision of Satisfactory Guidance shall not obligate HII to grant its written consent pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, “Satisfactory Guidance” means either a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion concluding that the proposed action will not cause any step of the Transactions to fail to qualify for its Intended Tax Treatment. Such Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion will constitute Satisfactory Guidance only if they are satisfactory to HII at its sole discretion in both form and substance, including with respect to any underlying assumptions or representations and any legal analysis contained therein.

 

(d) For purposes of this Agreement, “Unqualified Tax Opinion” means an unqualified “will” opinion of a Tax Advisor that permits reliance by HII. The Tax Advisor, in issuing its opinion, shall be permitted to rely on the validity and correctness, as of the date given, of any previously issued Tax Opinions/Rulings, unless such reliance would be unreasonable under the circumstances, and shall assume that each of the applicable Transactions would have qualified for its Intended Tax Treatment if the action in question did not occur.

 

SECTION 4.05. Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings. (a) If AdvanSix notifies HII that it desires to take a restricted action described in Section 4.03(a) and HII requires Satisfactory Guidance as a condition to consenting to such restricted action pursuant to Section 4.04(b), HII shall use commercially reasonable efforts to expeditiously obtain, or assist AdvanSix in obtaining, such Satisfactory Guidance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, HII shall not be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 4.05(a) if, upon request, AdvanSix fails to certify that all information and representations relating to AdvanSix or any Subsidiary of AdvanSix in the relevant documents are true, correct and complete or fails to obtain certification from any counterparty to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction that all information and representations relating to such counterparty in the relevant documents are true, correct and complete. AdvanSix shall reimburse HII for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by HII or any Subsidiary of HII in obtaining Satisfactory Guidance within 10 business days after receiving an invoice from HII therefor.

 
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(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, AdvanSix shall not seek a Ruling with respect to a Pre-Distribution Tax Period (whether or not relating to the Transactions) if HII determines that there is a reasonable possibility that such action could have a significant adverse impact on HII or any Subsidiary of HII.

 

SECTION 4.06. Notification and Certification Regarding Certain Acquisition Transactions. If AdvanSix proposes to enter into any 10% Acquisition Transaction or take any affirmative action to permit any 10% Acquisition Transaction to occur at any time during the 30-month period following the Distribution Date, AdvanSix shall undertake in good faith to provide HII, no later than 10 business days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to such 10% Acquisition Transaction or obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any such 10% Acquisition Transaction that takes place without written agreement, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of AdvanSix Stock to be acquired) and a brief explanation as to why AdvanSix believes that such transaction does not result in the application of Section 355(e) or 355(f) of the Code to the Transactions. For purposes of this Section 4.06, “10% Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage specified in the definition of Proposed Acquisition Transaction were 10% instead of 40%.

 

SECTION 4.07. Reporting. HII and AdvanSix shall (i) timely file any appropriate information and statements (including as required by Section 6045B of the Code and Section 1.355-5 and, to the extent applicable, Section 1.368-3 of the Regulations) to report each of the applicable Transactions as qualifying for its Intended Tax Treatment and (ii) absent a change of Law or an applicable Determination otherwise, not take any position on any Tax Return that is inconsistent with such qualification.

 

SECTION 4.08. Tax Treatment of Certain Amounts Paid Pursuant to the EMA. Amounts paid pursuant to the EMA shall be treated in the manner as described in the EMA.

 

SECTION 4.09. Protective Section 336(e) Election. (a) HII will make a Protective Section 336(e) Election with respect to the Distribution. Accordingly, the Parties agree that this Agreement constitutes a written, binding agreement to make a Protective Section 336(e) Election as contemplated by Section 1.336-2(h)(1)(i) of the Regulations. AdvanSix will cooperate with HII to facilitate the making of such election.

 

(b) If AdvanSix realizes a Tax benefit from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from a failure of the Distribution to qualify (in whole or in part) for its Intended Tax Treatment and the election described in Section 4.09(a), unless AdvanSix has indemnified HII for the resulting Transaction Taxes under Section 2.02(b), AdvanSix shall make quarterly payments to HII in an amount equal to 100 percent of the actual Tax savings if, as and when realized arising from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Protective Section 336(e) Election, determined on a “with and without” basis (treating any deductions or amortization attributable to the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Protective Section 336(e) Election as the last items claimed for any taxable period,

 
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including after the utilization of any available net operating loss carryforwards), net of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses necessary to secure such Tax savings.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Procedural Matters

 

SECTION 5.01. Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate with reasonable requests from the other Party in matters covered by this Agreement, including in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, the calculation of Taxes, the determination of the proper financial accounting treatment of Tax items and the conduct and settlement of Tax Contests. Such cooperation shall include:

 

(i) retaining until the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations (including extensions) of records, documents, accounting data, computer data and other information (“Records”) necessary for the preparation, filing, review, audit or defense of all Tax Returns relevant to an obligation, right or liability of either Party under this Agreement;

 

(ii) providing the other Party reasonable access to Records and to its personnel (ensuring their cooperation) and premises during normal business hours to the extent relevant to an obligation, right or liability of the other Party under this Agreement or otherwise reasonably required by the other Party to complete Tax Returns or to compute the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(iii) notifying the other Party prior to disposing of any relevant Records and affording the other Party the opportunity to take possession or make copies of such Records at its discretion.

 

SECTION 5.02. Interest. Any payments required pursuant to this Agreement that are not made within the time period specified in this Agreement shall bear interest from the end of that period. Interest required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement shall, unless otherwise specified, be computed at the rate and in the manner provided in the Code for interest on underpayments and overpayments, as applicable, for the relevant period.

 

SECTION 5.03. Indemnification Claims and Payments. (a) An Indemnitee shall be entitled to make a claim for payment with respect to Taxes under this Agreement when the Indemnitee determines that it is entitled to such payment and is able to calculate with reasonably accuracy the amount of such payment. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.02(b) and 3.03, the Indemnitee shall provide to the Indemnifying Party notice of such claim within 60 business days of the first date on which it so becomes entitled to make such claim. Such notice shall include a description of such claim and a detailed calculation of the amount claimed.

 
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.02(b) and 3.03, the Indemnifying Party shall make the claimed payment to the Indemnitee within 30 business days after receiving such notice, unless the Indemnifying Party reasonably disputes its liability for, or the amount of, such payment.

 

(c) A failure by an Indemnitee to give notice as provided in Section 3.02(b), 3.03 or 5.03(a) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced by such failure.

 

(d) Nothing in this Section 5.03 shall prejudice a Party’s right to receive payments pursuant to Section 3.02(b) or 3.03.

 

SECTION 5.04. Amount of Indemnity Payments. The amount of any Indemnity Payment shall be (i) reduced to take into account any Tax benefit actually realized by the Indemnitee resulting from the incurrence of the liability in respect of which the Indemnity Payment is made and (ii) increased to take into account any Tax cost actually realized by the Indemnitee resulting from the receipt of the Indemnity Payment, including any Tax cost arising from such Indemnity Payment having resulted in income or gain to either Party, for example, under Section 1.1502-19 of the Regulations, and any Taxes imposed on additional amounts payable pursuant to this clause (ii). For purposes of calculating the amount of any Tax benefit or Tax cost, the applicable Indemnitee shall be deemed to be subject to a 39% Tax rate in the taxable year in which such Tax benefit or Tax cost was realized and any Tax attributes of such Indemnitee shall be disregarded.

 

SECTION 5.05. Treatment of Indemnity Payments. Any Indemnity Payment (other than any portion of a payment that represents interest accruing after the Distribution Date) shall be treated by HII and AdvanSix for all Tax purposes as a distribution from AdvanSix to HII immediately prior to the Distribution (if made by AdvanSix to HII) or as a contribution from HII to AdvanSix immediately prior to the Distribution (if made by HII to AdvanSix), except as otherwise required by applicable Law or a Determination.

 

SECTION 5.06. Tax Disputes. Notwithstanding Section 6.07, this Section 5.06 shall govern the resolution of any dispute arising between the Parties in connection with this Agreement, other than a dispute (i) relating to liability for Transaction Taxes (ii) in which the amount of liability in dispute exceeds $20 million (a “Tax Dispute”) or (iii) relating to a Tax Return as described in Section 3.01(c). The Parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any Tax Dispute for 45 calendar days (unless earlier resolved). Upon notice of either Party after 45 calendar days, the matter will be referred to an Accounting Firm acceptable to both Parties. The Accounting Firm may, in its discretion, obtain the services of any third party necessary to assist it in resolving the Tax Dispute. The Parties shall instruct the Accounting Firm to furnish notice to each Party of its resolution of the Tax Dispute as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 60 calendar days after its acceptance of the matter for resolution. Any such resolution by the Accounting Firm will be binding on the Parties and the Parties

 
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shall take, or cause to be taken, any action necessary to implement the resolution. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be shared equally by the Parties. If, having determined that a Tax Dispute must be referred to an Accounting Firm, after 45 calendar days the Parties are unable to find an Accounting Firm willing to adjudicate the Tax Dispute in question and that the Parties in good faith find acceptable, then this Section 5.06 shall cease to apply to that Tax Dispute.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 6.01. Termination. This Agreement will terminate without further action at any time before the Distribution upon termination of the Separation Agreement. If terminated, no Party will have any Liability of any kind to the other Party or any other Person on account of this Agreement, except as provided in the Separation Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.02. Applicability. This Agreement shall not apply before the Distribution.

 

SECTION 6.03. Survival. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants and indemnification obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Spin-Off and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 6.04. Separation Agreement. The Parties agree that, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Separation Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

SECTION 6.05. Confidentiality. Each Party hereby acknowledges that confidential Information of such Party or its Subsidiaries may be exposed to employees and agents of the other Party or its Subsidiaries as a result of the activities contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party agrees, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, that such Party’s obligations with respect to Information and data of the other Party or its Subsidiaries shall be governed by Section 7.08 of the Separation Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.06. Counterparts; Entire Agreement. (a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or PDF signature and a facsimile or PDF signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.

 

(b) This Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the other Ancillary Agreements and the Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no

 
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agreements or understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

 

SECTION 6.07. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Subject to Section 5.06, each Party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York over any and all claims, disputes, controversies or disagreements between the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors and assigns under or related to this Agreement or any document executed pursuant to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

SECTION 6.08. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.08.

 

SECTION 6.09. Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement without consent in connection with (a) a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity and the surviving entity acquires or assumes all or substantially all of such Party’s assets, or (b) the sale of all or substantially all of such Party’s assets; provided , however , that the assignee expressly assumes in writing all of the obligations of the assigning Party under this Agreement, and the assigning Party provides written notice and evidence of such assignment and assumption to the non-assigning Party. No assignment permitted by this Section 6.09 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 
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SECTION 6.10. Third-Party Beneficiaries. (a) The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third Person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.11. Notices. All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person, (b) on the date received, if sent by a nationally recognized delivery or courier service or (c) upon the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth business day following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to HII, to:

 

Honeywell International Inc.

115 Tabor Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn: Vice President, Tax and General Tax Counsel

e-mail: Jamie.DiStefano@honeywell.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attn:   Stephen L. Gordon, Esq.
           Lauren Angelilli, Esq.
e-mail: gordon@cravath.com
            langelilli@cravath.com

 

If to AdvanSix, to:

 

AdvanSix Inc.

115 Tabor Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Attn: General Counsel

e-mail: Hans.Quitmeyer@Advan6.com

 

Either Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.

 

SECTION 6.12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent

 
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jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to either Party. Upon any such determination, any such provision, to the extent determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable, shall be deemed replaced by a provision that such court determines is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, void or unenforceable provision.

 

SECTION 6.13. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.14. Waivers of Default. No failure or delay of either Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by either Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default.

 

SECTION 6.15. Specific Performance. In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, HII shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. AdvanSix shall not oppose the granting of such relief on the basis that money damages are an adequate remedy. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of this Agreement and without that right, neither HII nor AdvanSix would have entered into this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.16. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by either Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of each Party.

 

SECTION 6.17. Interpretation. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 12.14 of the Separation Agreement shall be incorporated by reference to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis . NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE IV IS TO ENSURE THAT EACH OF THE APPLICABLE

 
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TRANSACTIONS QUALIFIES FOR ITS INTENDED TAX TREATMENT AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE LANGUAGE THEREOF SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN A MANNER THAT SERVES THIS PURPOSE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

 

SECTION 6.18. Compliance by Subsidiaries. The Parties shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to comply with this Agreement.

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

 

  HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
   
  by
    /s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman
    Name: Jeffrey N. Neuman
    Title:   Vice President, Corporate Secretary and
            Deputy General Counsel

 

  AdvanSix Inc.,
   
  by
    /s/ Erin N. Kane
    Name: Erin N. Kane
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

Appendix A

 

Intended Tax Treatment

 

1. The Contributions, the Share Issuance and the Special Dividend, taken together, are intended to be treated as a reorganization described in Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

 

2. The receipt of shares of AdvanSix Common Stock in the Share Issuance and the receipt of cash in the Special Dividend are each intended to qualify for non-recognition of gain or loss under Section 361.

 

3. The Distribution is intended to qualify for non-recognition of gain or loss under Section 355 and Section 361.
 

Exhibit 10.3

 

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

By and Between

 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

and

 

ADVANSIX INC.

 

Dated as of September 22, 2016

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page  
ARTICLE I
       
DEFINITIONS
       
SECTION 1.01. Definitions 1  
       
ARTICLE II
       
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
       
SECTION 2.01. AdvanSix Employees 5  
SECTION 2.02. Collectively Bargained Employees 5  
SECTION 2.03. Collective Bargaining Agreements 5  
SECTION 2.04. Liabilities 5  
SECTION 2.05. Benefit Plans 6  
SECTION 2.06. Payroll Services 6  
SECTION 2.07. No Change in Control 6  
       
ARTICLE III
 
NON-EQUITY INCENTIVES
       
SECTION 3.01. AdvanSix Employee Incentives 7  
       
ARTICLE IV
 
SERVICE CREDIT
       
SECTION 4.01. Honeywell Benefit Plans 7  
SECTION 4.02. AdvanSix Benefit Plans 7  
       
ARTICLE V
 
SEVERANCE
       
SECTION 5.01. Post-Distribution Severance 8  
       
ARTICLE VI
 
CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN MATTERS; WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS
       
SECTION 6.01. AdvanSix Welfare Plans 8  
SECTION 6.02. Allocation of Welfare Benefit Claims 8  
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SECTION 6.03. Workers’ Compensation Claims 9  
SECTION 6.04. COBRA 9  
SECTION 6.05. Health Savings Account 9  
SECTION 6.06. Flexible Spending Account 10  
       
ARTICLE VII
 
LONG-TERM DISABILITY
       
SECTION 7.01. Benefits 10  
SECTION 7.02. Return to Work 10  
       
ARTICLE VIII
       
DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
       
SECTION 8.01. Honeywell Defined Benefit Pension Plan 10  
       
ARTICLE IX
       
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
       
SECTION 9.01. AdvanSix 401(k) Plan 11  
SECTION 9.02. 401(k) Rollover 11  
SECTION 9.03. Employer 401(k) Plan Contributions 11  
SECTION 9.04. Stock Considerations 12  
SECTION 9.05. Limitation of Liability 12  
       
ARTICLE X
       
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
       
SECTION 10.01. Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans 12  
       
ARTICLE XI
       
VACATION
       
SECTION 11.01. Vacation 13  
       
ARTICLE XII
       
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS
       
SECTION 12.01. AdvanSix Long-Term Incentive Plan 13  
SECTION 12.02. Equity Award Adjustments 13  
SECTION 12.03. Treatment of Incentive Awards Upon Distribution 13  
SECTION 12.04. Incentive Award Reimbursement 14  
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SECTION 12.05. Cooperation 14  
SECTION 12.06. Treatment of Reimbursements 15  
       
ARTICLE XIII
       
COOPERATION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LITIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
       
SECTION 13.01. Cooperation 15  
SECTION 13.02. Access to Information; Litigation; Confidentiality 15  
       
ARTICLE XIV
       
TERMINATION
       
SECTION 14.01. Termination 16  
SECTION 14.02. Effect of Termination 16  
       
ARTICLE XV
       
MISCELLANEOUS
       
SECTION 15.01. Incorporation of Indemnification Provisions of Separation Agreement 16  
SECTION 15.02. Benefit Plan Indemnification 16  
SECTION 15.03. Further Assurances 16  
SECTION 15.04. Administration 16  
SECTION 15.05. Third-Party Beneficiaries 16  
SECTION 15.06. Employment Tax Reporting Responsibility 17  
SECTION 15.07. Data Privacy 17  
SECTION 15.08. Section 409A 17  
SECTION 15.09. Confidentiality 17  
SECTION 15.10. Additional Provisions 18  
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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of 22, 2016, by and between HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Honeywell ”), and ADVANSIX, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ AdvanSix ”, and together with Honeywell, the “ Parties ”).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

WHEREAS the Parties have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “ Separation Agreement ”) dated as of 22, 2016, pursuant to which Honeywell intends to effect the Distribution; and

 

WHEREAS the Parties wish to set forth their agreements as to certain matters regarding employment, compensation and employee benefits.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.01. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

 

AdvanSix 401(k) Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 .

 

AdvanSix Benefit Plan ” shall mean any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or, unless such Benefit Plan is sponsored or maintained by a member of the Honeywell Group, contributed to by any member of the AdvanSix Group or to which any member of the AdvanSix Group is a party.

 

AdvanSix Employee ” shall mean, as of any applicable date, (a) each individual who is an employee of the AdvanSix Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution, including any individual who is not actively at work due to a leave of absence (including vacation, holiday, illness, injury, short-term disability but excluding, until such time as provided in Section 7.01 , any AdvanSix LTD Employee) from which such employee is permitted to return to active employment in accordance with the AdvanSix Group’s personnel policies, as in effect from time to time, or applicable Law and (b) each individual who becomes an active employee of the AdvanSix Group following the Distribution, but, in each case, excluding any Former AdvanSix Employee.

 

AdvanSix Incentive Payments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01

 

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AdvanSix Long-Term Incentive Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01 .

 

AdvanSix LTD Employee ” shall mean any employee of the AdvanSix Group who, as of immediately prior to the Distribution, is receiving long-term disability benefits under the Honeywell LTD Plan.

 

AdvanSix Pre-Distribution HR Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04 .

 

AdvanSix Welfare Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01 .

 

AdvanSix Workers’ Compensation Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03 .

 

Benefit Plan ” shall mean any plan, program, policy, agreement, arrangement or understanding that is an employment, consulting, deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, supplemental retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, deferred stock unit, other equity-based compensation, severance pay, retention, change in control, salary continuation, life, death benefit, health, hospitalization, workers’ compensation, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or accident insurance or other employee compensation or benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA) sponsored or maintained by such entity or to which such entity is a party.

 

China Services Agreement ” means the China Services Agreement dated as September 29, 2016 to be entered into by and between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

COBRA ” shall mean the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended from time to time, and any applicable similar state or local laws.

 

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

 

Collective Bargaining Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02 .

 

Employment Taxes ” shall mean all fees, Taxes, social insurance payments or similar contributions to a fund of a Governmental Authority with respect to wages or other compensation of an employee or other service provider.

 

ERISA ” shall mean the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

Exchange ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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Former AdvanSix Employee ” shall mean, as of any applicable date, each individual who (a) as of immediately prior to such individual’s termination of employment was an AdvanSix Employee and (b) as of such applicable date, is not employed by any member of the AdvanSix Group.

 

GPUs ” shall mean any growth plan units awarded using a 2014 or 2016 Growth Plan Agreement under the Honeywell 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

Honeywell 401(k) Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 .

 

Honeywell Benefit Plan ” shall mean any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or, unless such Benefit Plan is sponsored or maintained by a member of the AdvanSix Group, contributed to by any member of the Honeywell Group or to which any member of the Honeywell Group is a party.

 

Honeywell Equity Plans ” shall mean the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2016 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2006 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, each as amended from time to time, and any other stock option, stock incentive compensation plan or arrangement, including equity award agreements, that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.

 

Honeywell Flexible Spending Account ” shall mean any flexible spending arrangement under any cafeteria plan qualifying under Section 125 of the Code that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

 

Honeywell Health Savings Account ” shall mean any health savings account under a health savings account plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

 

Honeywell LTD Plan ” shall mean any long-term disability plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

 

Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans ” shall mean the Salary and Incentive Award Deferral Plan for Selected Employees, the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, the Supplemental Non-Qualified Savings Plan for Highly Compensated Employees, the Supplemental Pension Plan, the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Executives in Career Band 6 and Above, the Supplemental Defined Benefit Retirement Plan, the Nonqualified Supplemental Retirement Plan, each as amended from time to time, and any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan or arrangement (including individual arrangements) that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.

 

Honeywell Pension Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01 .

 

Honeywell Welfare Plan ” shall mean each Welfare Plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

 

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Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan ” shall mean any workers’ compensation plan that is a Honeywell Benefit Plan.

 

Reimbursement Award ” means the unvested portion of any award granted under any Honeywell Equity Plan that (i) was unvested as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date, (ii) was held by an AdvanSix Employee (or AdvanSix LTD Employee who becomes an AdvanSix Employee prior to the applicable Reimbursement Event) as of the Distribution Date and (iii) becomes vested after the Distribution Date in accordance with Section 12.03 .

 

Reimbursement Event ” means, after the Distribution Date, (i) the vesting of any Reimbursement Award that is a restricted stock award or similar award of tangible property, (ii) the settlement of any Reimbursement Award that is a restricted stock unit or similar full-value share-based incentive award (excluding any restricted stock award) or cash-based incentive award (including any GPUs) or (iii) the exercise of any Reimbursement Award that is a stock option or stock appreciation right.

 

Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any corporation or other organization whether incorporated or unincorporated of which at least a majority of the securities or interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that, solely for purposes of this Agreement, AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Subsidiaries of Honeywell (or members of the Honeywell Group) prior to, on or after the Distribution.

 

Tax Return ” shall have the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 

Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 

Taxing Authority ” shall have the meaning set forth in the TMA.

 

TMA ” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

TSA ” shall mean the Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by and between Honeywell and AdvanSix.

 

Vesting Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.03 .

 

Welfare Plan ” shall mean each Benefit Plan that provides life insurance, health care, dental care, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability, severance, vacation or other group welfare or fringe benefits.

 

Welfare Plan Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01 .

 

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Workers’ Compensation Event ” shall mean the event, injury, illness or condition giving rise to a workers compensation claim with respect to an AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee.

 

Workers’ Compensation Plan Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03 .

 

ARTICLE II

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

 

SECTION 2.01. AdvanSix Employees. Except as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the China Services Agreement, all AdvanSix Employees as of immediately prior to the Distribution shall continue to be employees of the AdvanSix Group immediately following the Distribution. The Parties hereto agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, shall result in any AdvanSix Employee, AdvanSix LTD Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee being deemed to have incurred a termination of employment or being eligible to receive severance benefits, solely as a result of the Distribution.

 

SECTION 2.02. Collectively Bargained Employees. All provisions contained in this Agreement providing for the treatment of compensation and benefits in connection with the Distribution shall apply equally to any employee who is covered by any collective bargaining, works council or other labor union contract or labor arrangement (collectively, “ Collective Bargaining Agreements ”), except to the extent that any such agreement specifically provides for the compensation or benefits contemplated by such provision and, in each such case, such agreement shall apply rather than the terms of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.03. Collective Bargaining Agreements. As of the Distribution, AdvanSix shall, and shall cause the members of the AdvanSix Group as appropriate to, adopt and assume any Collective Bargaining Agreement covering any of the AdvanSix Employees immediately prior to the Distribution, subject to any agreed upon changes required by the transition of such Collective Bargaining Agreement to AdvanSix or applicable Law, and recognize the works councils, labor unions and other employee representatives that are party to such Collective Bargaining Agreements; provided that, any compensation or benefits that were, prior to the Distribution, provided to AdvanSix Employees under the Collective Bargaining Agreements through the Honeywell Benefit Plans shall, to the extent such compensation and benefits are still required to be provided under the Collective Bargaining Agreements on and after the Distribution, be provided as mutually agreed with such works councils, labor unions and other employee representatives through the AdvanSix Benefit Plans as set forth in this Agreement.

 

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potential employment and employee compensation and benefits-related Liabilities incurred prior to the Distribution that relate to AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries), excluding any such Liabilities that AdvanSix retains or assumes pursuant to applicable Law in connection with the Distribution (collectively, with all other such Liabilities that the AdvanSix Group retains or assumes in connection with this Agreement, the “ AdvanSix Pre-Distribution HR Liabilities ”) and (b) the members of the AdvanSix Group shall be responsible for (i) all actual or potential employment and employee compensation and benefits-related Liabilities incurred on or after the Distribution that relate to AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) and (ii) the AdvanSix Pre-Distribution HR Liabilities. AdvanSix shall pay or provide all AdvanSix Pre-Distribution HR Liabilities in the ordinary course and at a time or times consistent with the past practice of the Honeywell Group.

 

SECTION 2.05. Benefit Plans. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the TSA or the China Services Agreement, as of the Distribution, each AdvanSix Employee (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) shall cease active participation in, and each member of the AdvanSix Group shall cease to be a participating employer in, all Honeywell Benefit Plans, and, as of such time, AdvanSix shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, have in effect such corresponding AdvanSix Benefit Plans as are necessary to comply with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. As of immediately following the Distribution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, (a) Honeywell shall, or shall cause one or more members of the Honeywell Group to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to all Honeywell Benefit Plans, and (b) AdvanSix shall, or shall cause one of the members of the AdvanSix Group to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to all AdvanSix Benefit Plans.

 

SECTION 2.06. Payroll Services. Except as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the TSA or the China Services Agreement, prior to, on and after the Distribution, the members of the AdvanSix Group shall be solely responsible for providing payroll services to the AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees.

 

SECTION 2.07. No Change in Control. The Parties hereto agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, constitutes a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar term, as applicable, within the meaning of any Honeywell Benefit Plan or AdvanSix Benefit Plan, including the AdvanSix Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

NON-EQUITY INCENTIVES

 

SECTION 3.01. AdvanSix Employee Incentives. Unless otherwise provided for in an individual agreement with an AdvanSix Employee to which Honeywell is a party, on and after the Distribution, AdvanSix shall assume and be solely responsible for Liabilities with respect to any annual bonus or other cash-based incentive or retention awards (other than GPUs, which shall be treated in accordance with Article XII ) under any Benefit Plan to any AdvanSix Employee, AdvanSix LTD Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such awards with respect to the year in which the Distribution occurs (the “ AdvanSix Incentive Payments ”). AdvanSix shall be responsible for determining the amounts of all AdvanSix Incentive Payments that have not been determined prior to the Distribution, including the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by AdvanSix, in its sole discretion) have been met, and shall pay all AdvanSix Incentive Payments no later than the times provided for under the applicable Benefit Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, any determinations made prior to the Distribution regarding the amounts of any AdvanSix Incentive Payments shall be subject to Honeywell’s prior written approval.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

SERVICE CREDIT

 

SECTION 4.01. Honeywell Benefit Plans. Except as may otherwise be provided in accordance with the TSA or the China Services Agreement and except as otherwise provided in Section 12.03 , service of AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees, on and after the Distribution, with any member of the AdvanSix Group or any other employer, as applicable, other than any member of the Honeywell Group, shall not be taken into account for any purpose under any Honeywell Benefit Plan.

 

SECTION 4.02. AdvanSix Benefit Plans. Unless prohibited by applicable Law, AdvanSix shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, credit service accrued by each AdvanSix Employee with, or otherwise recognized for purposes of any Benefit Plan by, any member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group on or prior to the Distribution for purposes of (a) eligibility and vesting under each AdvanSix Benefit Plan under which service is relevant in determining eligibility or vesting, (b) determining the amount of severance payments and benefits (if any) payable under each AdvanSix Benefit Plan that provides severance payments or benefits and (c) determining the number of vacation days to which each such employee shall be entitled following the Distribution, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), (i) to the same extent recognized by the relevant members of the Honeywell Group or AdvanSix Group or the corresponding Honeywell Benefit Plan or AdvanSix Benefit Plan immediately prior to the later of the Distribution Date and the date such employee ceases participating in the applicable Honeywell Benefit Plan in accordance with the TSA or the China Services Agreement and (ii) except to the extent such credit would result in a duplication of benefits for the same period of service.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

SEVERANCE

 

SECTION 5.01. Post-Distribution Severance. The AdvanSix Group shall be solely responsible for all Liabilities, including all severance or other separation payments and benefits, relating to the termination or alleged termination of any AdvanSix Employee’s or Former AdvanSix Employee’s employment that occurs on or after the Distribution. For the avoidance of doubt, such Liabilities shall include any employer-paid portion of any Employment Taxes.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN MATTERS; WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS

 

SECTION 6.01. AdvanSix Welfare Plans. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.05 , effective as of the Distribution or such later date as agreed to between Honeywell and AdvanSix in accordance with the TSA or the China Services Agreement (such applicable date, the “ Welfare Plan Date ”), AdvanSix shall establish Welfare Plans (collectively, the “ AdvanSix Welfare Plans ”) to provide welfare benefits to the AdvanSix Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries) and as of the applicable Welfare Plan Date, each AdvanSix Employee (and his or her dependants and beneficiaries) shall cease active participation in the corresponding Honeywell Welfare Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Article VI , the term “AdvanSix Employees” shall be deemed to include any Former AdvanSix Employee who was receiving welfare benefits in connection with his or her termination of employment from a member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group as of the applicable Welfare Plan Date.

 

SECTION 6.02. Allocation of Welfare Benefit Claims. (a) The members of the Honeywell Group shall retain all Liabilities in accordance with the applicable Honeywell Welfare Plan for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims), in each case, incurred by AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) under such plans prior to the applicable Welfare Plan Date and (b) the members of the AdvanSix Group shall retain all Liabilities in accordance with the AdvanSix Welfare Plans for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims), in each case, incurred by AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees (and each of their respective dependents and beneficiaries) on or after the Applicable Welfare Plan Date; provided that, AdvanSix shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA and the China Services Agreement for Liabilities incurred under clause (a) between the Distribution Date and the applicable Welfare Plan Date. For purposes of this Section 6.02 , a benefit claim shall be deemed to be incurred as follows: (i) health, dental, vision, employee assistance program and prescription drug benefits (including in respect of any hospital confinement), upon provision of such services,

 

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materials or supplies; and (ii) life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance benefits, upon the death, cessation of employment or other event giving rise to such benefits.

 

SECTION 6.03. Workers’ Compensation Claims. In the case of any workers’ compensation claim of any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee in respect of his or her employment with the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, such claim shall be covered (a) under the applicable Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurred prior to the Distribution, (b) under a workers’ compensation plan of the AdvanSix Group (each, an “ AdvanSix Workers’ Compensation Plan ”) if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs on or after the Distribution and the related claim is submitted after the date AdvanSix has established a workers’ compensation plan (the “ Workers’ Compensation Plan Date ”) and (c) under the applicable Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan if the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs on or after the Distribution and the related claim is submitted prior to the Workers Compensation Plan Date; provided that, AdvanSix shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA and the China Services Agreement for Liabilities incurred under clause (c) between the Distribution Date and the applicable Welfare Plan Date. If the Workers’ Compensation Event occurs over a period both preceding and following the Distribution, the claim shall be jointly covered under the Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan and the AdvanSix Workers’ Compensation Plan and shall be equitably apportioned between them based upon the relative periods of time that the Workers’ Compensation Event transpired preceding and following the Distribution; provided that, if a claim in respect of such Workers’ Compensation Event is submitted prior to the Workers’ Compensation Plan Date, then such claim shall be covered under the Honeywell Workers’ Compensation Plan and AdvanSix shall appropriately reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA and the China Services Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.04. COBRA. In the event that an AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee (a) was receiving, or was eligible to receive, continuation health coverage pursuant to COBRA on or prior to the applicable Welfare Plan Date, Honeywell and the Honeywell Welfare Plans shall be responsible for all Liabilities to such employee (or his or her eligible dependents) in respect of COBRA; or (b) becomes eligible to receive continuation health coverage pursuant to COBRA following the applicable Welfare Plan Date, AdvanSix and the AdvanSix Welfare Plans shall be responsible for all Liabilities to such employee (or his or her eligible dependents) in respect of COBRA; provided that, AdvanSix shall reimburse Honeywell in accordance with the TSA and the China Services Agreement for Liabilities incurred under clause (a) between the Distribution Date and the applicable Welfare Plan Date. AdvanSix shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the members of the Honeywell Group from and against any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from COBRA provided by AdvanSix, or the failure of AdvanSix to meet its COBRA obligations, to AdvanSix Employees, Former AdvanSix Employees and their respective eligible dependents.

 

SECTION 6.05. Health Savings Account. Without limiting the generality of Sections 2.04, 2.05 and 13.01 and subject to Section 15.09 , Honeywell and

 

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AdvanSix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering any Honeywell Health Savings Account in connection with the Distribution in accordance with the terms of the applicable Honeywell Benefit Plan, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

 

SECTION 6.06. Flexible Spending Account. Without limiting the generality of Sections 2.04, 2.05 and 13.01 and subject to Section 15.09 , Honeywell and AdvanSix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering any Honeywell Flexible Spending Account in connection with the Distribution in accordance with the terms of the applicable Honeywell Benefit Plan, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

LONG-TERM DISABILITY

 

SECTION 7.01. Benefits. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement and subject to Section 7.02 , on and after the Distribution, the AdvanSix LTD Employees shall be deemed to be employees of the Honeywell Group for purposes of this Agreement, including participation in the Honeywell LTD Plans.

 

SECTION 7.02. Return to Work. To the extent required by applicable AdvanSix policies, as in effect from time to time, and applicable Law, AdvanSix shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, employ any AdvanSix LTD Employee at such time, if any, as such AdvanSix LTD Employee is ready to return to active employment, and from and after such time, such employee shall no longer be deemed an employee of the Honeywell Group and shall be deemed an AdvanSix Employee for purposes of this Agreement; provided that, if such AdvanSix LTD Employee presents himself or herself for active employment and is not employed by a member of the AdvanSix Group due to applicable AdvanSix policies, and if such AdvanSix LTD Employee’s employment is terminated by a member of the Honeywell Group within a reasonable time thereafter, AdvanSix shall indemnify the Honeywell Group for all Liabilities incurred in connection with such termination.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN

 

SECTION 8.01. Honeywell Defined Benefit Pension Plan. Notwithstanding Section 2.05 or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, following the Distribution, the Honeywell Group shall retain sponsorship of the Honeywell International Inc. Retirement Earnings Plan (the “ Honeywell Pension Plan ”) and all assets and Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Honeywell Pension Plan, including those relating to AdvanSix Employees, AdvanSix LTD Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees. Following the date of this Agreement, Honeywell and AdvanSix

 

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shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering the Honeywell Pension Plan in connection with providing benefits to AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees in accordance with the terms of the Honeywell Pension Plan, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

 

SECTION 9.01. AdvanSix 401(k) Plan. Effective as of the Distribution, AdvanSix shall establish a defined contribution plan that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code (the “ AdvanSix 401(k) Plan ”) providing benefits to the AdvanSix Employees participating in any qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code sponsored by any member of the Honeywell Group (collectively, the “ Honeywell 401(k) Plans ”) as of the Distribution.

 

SECTION 9.02. 401(k) Rollover. As of the Distribution, the Honeywell Group shall permit each AdvanSix Employee to elect, and the AdvanSix Group shall cause the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan to accept, in accordance with applicable Law and the terms of the Honeywell 401(k) Plans and the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan, a rollover of the account balances (including earnings through the date of transfer and promissory notes evidencing all outstanding loans) of such AdvanSix Employee under the Honeywell 401(k) Plans, if such rollover is elected in accordance with applicable Law and the terms of the Honeywell 401(k) Plan and by such employee. Upon completion of a transfer of the account balances of any AdvanSix Employee, as described in this Section 9.02 , AdvanSix and the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan shall be responsible for all Liabilities of the Honeywell Group under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan with respect to any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee whose account balance was transferred to the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan (and his or her respective beneficiaries), and the Honeywell Group and the Honeywell 401(k) Plan shall have no Liabilities to provide such participants (or any of their beneficiaries) with benefits under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan. In the event that the elections by AdvanSix Employees pursuant to this Section 9.02 in connection with the Distribution result in a mass rollover, Honeywell and AdvanSix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate to effect such mass rollover, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

 

SECTION 9.03. Employer 401(k) Plan Contributions. The Honeywell Group shall remain responsible for making all employer contributions under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan with respect to any AdvanSix Employees or Former AdvanSix Employees relating to periods prior to the Distribution; provided that, prior to the rollover of any AdvanSix Employee’s or Former AdvanSix Employee’s account pursuant to Section 9.02 , the Honeywell Group shall make all employer contributions with respect to such AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee required under the Honeywell 401(k) Plan for periods of time prior to the Distribution. Any such

 

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contributions that are unvested as of the Distribution shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the Honeywell 401(k) Plan. On and after the Distribution, the AdvanSix Group shall be responsible for all employer contributions under the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan with respect to any AdvanSix Employees or Former AdvanSix Employees.

 

SECTION 9.04. Stock Considerations. Following the Distribution, AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees shall not be permitted to acquire shares of Honeywell Common Stock in any stock fund under the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan.

 

SECTION 9.05. Limitation of Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, Honeywell shall have no responsibility for any failure of AdvanSix to properly administer the AdvanSix 401(k) Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law, including any failure to properly administer the accounts of AdvanSix Employees, Former AdvanSix Employees and their respective beneficiaries, including accounts rolled over in accordance with Section 9.02 , in such AdvanSix 401(k) Plan.

 

ARTICLE X

 

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

 

SECTION 10.01. Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans. The Honeywell Group shall retain all assets and all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans related to any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee (and their respective beneficiaries) in connection with his or her service prior to the Distribution, including the obligation to make all payments or distributions in respect of such Liabilities in accordance with the terms of the applicable Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Parties hereto agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, will trigger a payment or distribution of compensation under the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans to any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee (and their respective beneficiaries) and, consequently, that the payment or distribution of any compensation to which any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee (and their respective beneficiaries) is entitled under the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans will occur upon the time or times provided for under the applicable Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and such AdvanSix Employee’s or Former AdvanSix Employee’s deferral elections. Following the payment or distribution of such amounts to the AdvanSix Employees, Former AdvanSix Employees or their respective beneficiaries, the members of the Honeywell Group shall have no actual or potential Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the participation of the AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees in the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans. Following the date of this Agreement, Honeywell and AdvanSix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in administering the Honeywell Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans for purposes of satisfying any obligations relating to the participation of any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee, including by exchanging any necessary participant records and engaging recordkeepers, administrators, providers, insurers and other third parties.

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

VACATION

 

SECTION 11.01. Vacation. Upon the Distribution, the AdvanSix Group shall assume and be solely responsible for all Liabilities for vacation accruals and benefits with respect to each AdvanSix Employee; provided , however , that (a) for purposes of determining the number of vacation days to which such employee shall be entitled following the Distribution, AdvanSix and its Subsidiaries shall assume and honor all vacation days accrued or earned but not yet taken by such employee, if any, as of the Distribution, and (b) to the extent such employee is entitled under any applicable Law or any policy of his or her respective employer that is a member of the Honeywell Group, as the case may be, to be paid for any vacation days accrued or earned but not yet taken by such employee as of the Distribution, AdvanSix shall assume and be solely responsible for the Liability to pay for such vacation days.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

LONG-Term Incentive COMPENSATION AWARDS

 

SECTION 12.01. AdvanSix Long-Term Incentive Plan. Prior to the Distribution, Honeywell shall cause AdvanSix to adopt a long-term incentive plan or program, to be effective immediately prior to the Distribution (the “ AdvanSix Long-Term Incentive Plan ”) and Honeywell shall approve the AdvanSix Long-Term Incentive Plan as the sole stockholder of AdvanSix.

 

SECTION 12.02. Equity Award Adjustments. Each outstanding equity award granted under the Honeywell Equity Plans held by any individual as of the Distribution shall be adjusted in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of Honeywell in connection with the Distribution. Equity awards that are covered by this Section 12.02 shall not be exercisable and/or settled during a period beginning on a date prior to the Distribution Date determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion, and continuing until the adjustments made pursuant to such resolutions are completed, as determined by Honeywell in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 12.03. Treatment of Incentive Awards Upon Distribution. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Honeywell Equity Plans or an award agreement to the contrary, any awards under the Honeywell Equity Plans held by AdvanSix Employees (including GPUs) shall remain outstanding through the following applicable date (each, a “ Vesting Date ”): (a) in the case of stock options, through March 1, 2017; (b) in the case of restricted stock units, through the end of July 2017; and (c) in the case of GPUs, to the end of March 2017. Such awards shall otherwise remain subject to the terms of the applicable Honeywell Equity Plan and the applicable award agreement; provided , however , that service with the AdvanSix Group through such vesting date shall count as service with the Honeywell Group for purposes of vesting under such

 

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awards. Any award, or portion of any award, that does not become vested on or prior to the applicable Vesting Date shall be forfeited.

 

SECTION 12.04. Incentive Award Reimbursement. Following the Distribution, Honeywell may, from time to time, deliver to AdvanSix a summary (a “ Reimbursement Invoice ”) of all Reimbursement Events that have occurred on or after the date of the previous Reimbursement Invoice or, in the case of the first Reimbursement Invoice delivered to AdvanSix, the Distribution Date. Such Reimbursement Invoice shall also include an amount equal to the aggregate value of all expenses incurred on or after the Distribution by the Honeywell Group, as determined by Honeywell in its reasonable discretion and consistent with past practice, with respect to the Reimbursement Awards identified in such Reimbursement Invoice, and within ten (10) days following the delivery of such Reimbursement Invoice, AdvanSix shall make a cash payment to Honeywell equal to such aggregate value.

 

SECTION 12.05. Cooperation. For so long as any equity award in respect of Honeywell Common Stock is outstanding and held by an AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee, the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group shall reasonably cooperate in the exchange of information and take any action necessary to administer such equity awards following the Distribution, including the following: (i) AdvanSix shall notify Honeywell in writing within five (5) days of any change in employment status (including but not limited to termination of employment), (ii) the Parties shall exchange any information necessary to satisfy their obligations under Section 12.04 , (iii) the Parties shall take any steps necessary to ensure that the employee-paid portion of any Taxes (including any Employment Taxes) required to be withheld upon the exercise or vesting of any such equity award is withheld by or paid over to, as applicable, the applicable Party responsible for remitting such amount to the appropriate Taxing Authority as promptly as reasonably practicable, (iv) AdvanSix will provide payroll information to Honeywell in respect of AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees, including year-to-date amounts withheld for Federal Insurance Contribution Act Taxes, Medicare Taxes and supplemental compensation, (v) other than with respect to the Reimbursement Awards, any U.S. Federal, state and local income Tax deduction arising as a result of the exercise, vesting or settlement of any equity award held by an AdvanSix Employees or Former AdvanSix Employee adjusted pursuant to Section 12.02 will be claimed by a member of the Honeywell Group; provided , however , that if a deduction claimed by a member of the Honeywell Group pursuant to this Section 12.05 is disallowed by a Taxing Authority for any reason, a member of the AdvanSix Group shall amend its Tax Return to claim such deduction and pay to Honeywell an amount equal to the tax benefit actually realized by the AdvanSix Group resulting from such deduction; provided further that Honeywell, upon the request of AdvanSix, shall repay any amount paid to Honeywell under the immediately preceding proviso (plus any interest imposed by the relevant Taxing Authority) in the event AdvanSix is required to surrender such tax benefit and (vi) the Parties will cooperate following the Distribution, so that the value of any tax benefit actually realized by any member of the Honeywell Group in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of any Reimbursement Award will be transferred to AdvanSix following the Distribution.

 

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SECTION 12.06. Treatment of Reimbursements . Any cash payment made by AdvanSix to Honeywell in respect of any award settled in or exercised for Honeywell Common Stock pursuant to this Article XII shall be treated by Honeywell and AdvanSix for all Tax purposes as purchase price or partial purchase price for the shares of Honeywell Common Stock equal to the value of any such cash payment, and not as a distribution from AdvanSix to Honeywell immediately prior to the Distribution or as consideration for any property contributed to AdvanSix in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement. Any cash payment made by Honeywell to AdvanSix pursuant to this Article XII shall be treated for all Tax purposes as a contribution from Honeywell to AdvanSix immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

COOPERATION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LITIGATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

 

SECTION 13.01. Cooperation. Following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with respect to any employee compensation or benefits matters that either Party reasonably determines require the cooperation of the other Party in order to accomplish the objectives of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, (a) Honeywell, AdvanSix and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate in connection with any audits of any Benefit Plan with respect to which such Party may have Information, (b) Honeywell, AdvanSix and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate in connection with any audits of their respective payroll services (whether by a Governmental Authority in the U.S. or otherwise) in connection with the services provided by one Party to the other Party and (c) Honeywell, AdvanSix and their respective Subsidiaries shall cooperate in good faith in connection with the notification and consultation with labor unions and other employee representatives of employees of the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group. With respect to each Benefit Plan, the obligations of the Honeywell Group and the AdvanSix Group to cooperate pursuant to this Section 13.01 or any other provision of this Agreement shall remain in effect until the later of (i) the date all audits of such Benefit Plan with respect to which a Party may have Information have been completed, (ii) the date the applicable statute of limitations with respect to such audits has expired and (ii) the date the Honeywell Group discharges all obligations to AdvanSix Employees, Former AdvanSix Employees and their respective beneficiaries under such Benefit Plan.

 

SECTION 13.02. Access to Information; Litigation; Confidentiality. Except as would be inconsistent with Section 13.01 or any other provision of this Agreement relating to cooperation, Article VII of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi .

 

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ARTICLE XIV

 

TERMINATION

 

SECTION 14.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by Honeywell at any time, in its sole discretion, prior to the Distribution; provided , however , that this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the termination of the Separation Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

SECTION 14.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, none of the Parties (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to any other Party under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 15.01. Incorporation of Indemnification Provisions of Separation Agreement. In addition to the specific indemnification provisions in this Agreement, Article VI of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi .

 

SECTION 15.02. Benefit Plan Indemnification. If the Parties determine that AdvanSix is unable to establish any AdvanSix Benefit Plan as of the Distribution Date that it is required under this Agreement to establish by the Distribution Date, then, to the extent provided on Schedule 15.02, AdvanSix shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Honeywell Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities of the Honeywell Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from participation by any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee on or after the Distribution Date in any such Honeywell Benefit Plan set forth on Schedule 15.02 due to the failure to timely establish such AdvanSix Benefit Plan or Plans, subject to any other terms and conditions set forth on such Schedule.

 

SECTION 15.03. Further Assurances. Article X of the Separation Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi.

 

SECTION 15.04. Administration. AdvanSix hereby acknowledges that Honeywell has provided or will provide administration services for certain AdvanSix Benefit Plans and AdvanSix agrees to assume responsibility for the administration and administration costs of such plans and each other AdvanSix Benefit Plan. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to complete such transfer of responsibility on commercially reasonable terms and conditions effective no later than the Distribution or the applicable Welfare Plan Date or Workers’ Compensation Plan Date.

 

SECTION 15.05. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise may be provided in the Separation Agreement with respect to the rights of any Honeywell Indemnitee or AdvanSix Indemnitee, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for

 

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the benefit of the Parties hereto and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 15.06. Employment Tax Reporting Responsibility. To the extent applicable, the Parties hereby agree to follow the alternate procedure for U.S. Employment Tax withholding as provided in Section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2004-53, I.R.B. 2004-35. Accordingly, except as otherwise provided in Sections 12.04 or 12.05 , the members of the Honeywell Group shall not have any Employment Tax reporting responsibilities, and the members of the AdvanSix Group shall have full Employment Tax reporting responsibilities, for AdvanSix Employees on and after the Distribution.

 

SECTION 15.07. Data Privacy. The Parties agree that any applicable data privacy laws and any other obligations of the AdvanSix Group and the Honeywell Group to maintain the confidentiality of any Information relating to employees in accordance with applicable Law shall govern the disclosure of Information relating to employees among the Parties under this Agreement. Honeywell and AdvanSix shall ensure that they each have in place appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data of the AdvanSix Employees and Former AdvanSix Employees. Additionally, each Party shall sign any documentation as may be required to comply with applicable data privacy Laws.

 

SECTION 15.08. Section 409A. Honeywell and AdvanSix shall cooperate in good faith and use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, will not result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code to any AdvanSix Employee or Former AdvanSix Employee (or any of their respective beneficiaries), in respect of their respective benefits under any Benefit Plan.

 

SECTION 15.09. Confidentiality. (a) Each of Honeywell and AdvanSix, on behalf of itself and each Person in its respective Group, shall, and shall cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives to, hold, in strict confidence and not release or disclose, with at least the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, that it applies to its own confidential and proprietary Information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Distribution, all Information concerning the other Group or its business that is either in its possession (including Information in its possession prior to the Distribution) or furnished by the other Group or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement and shall not use any such Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Information is (i) in the public domain through no fault of any member of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, as applicable, or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by any of Honeywell, AdvanSix or its respective

 

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Group, employees, directors or agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, as applicable, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation to the knowledge of any of Honeywell, AdvanSix or Persons in its respective Group, as applicable, regarding such Information (iii) independently generated without reference to any proprietary or confidential Information of the Honeywell Group or the AdvanSix Group, as applicable, or (iv) required to be disclosed by applicable Law; provided , however , that the Person required to disclose such Information gives the applicable Person prompt, and to the extent reasonably practicable, prior notice of such disclosure and an opportunity to contest such disclosure and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate, at the expense of the requesting Person, in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by such Person. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Person that is required to disclose such Information shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of such Information that is legally required to be disclosed and shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix may release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any such Information concerning the other Group (A) to their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives who need to know such Information (who shall be advised of the obligations hereunder with respect to such Information) and (B) to any nationally recognized statistical rating agency as it reasonably deems necessary, solely for the purpose of obtaining a rating of securities upon normal terms and conditions; provided , however , that the Party whose Information is being disclosed or released to such rating agency is promptly notified thereof.

 

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, when any Information concerning the other Group or its business is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, each of Honeywell and AdvanSix shall, promptly after request of the other Party, either return all Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other Party, as applicable, that it has destroyed such Information (and used commercially reasonable efforts to destroy all such Information electronically preserved or recorded within any computerized data storage device or component (including any hard-drive or database)).

 

SECTION 15.10. Additional Provisions. Sections 12.01 to 12.14 of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Agreement mutatis mutandi.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

  HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,  
     
    by    
      /s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman  
      Name: Jeffrey N. Neuman  
      Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel  
           
  ADVANSIX INC.,  
    by    
      /s/Erin N. Kane  
      Name: Erin N. Kane  
      Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  
 

Schedule 15.02

 

1.       The following components of the Honeywell International Inc. Benefit Plan:

a.       High Deductible Health Plan

b.       Dental Plan

c.       Vision Care Plan

d.       Cafeteria Plan, FSA Plan and HSA Program (collectively, Flex Plan)

e.       Basic Life Insurance Plan

f.       Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan

2.       Long Term Disability Plan for Employees of Honeywell International Inc.

3.       Honeywell International Inc. Short-Term Disability Plan

4.       Honeywell International Inc. Employee Assistance Program