EXHIBIT 3.2
RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(A Delaware Corporation)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.01 Registered Office
. The registered office of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (the Corporation) shall be
fixed in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
Section 1.02 Principal Executive Office
. The principal executive office of the Corporation shall be located at 4101 Washington
Avenue, Newport News, Virginia, 23607. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of
Directors) may change the location of said principal executive office from time to time.
Section 1.03 Other Offices
. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other place or places, either
within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine
or as the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.01 Annual Meetings
. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date and at
such time as the Board of Directors shall determine. At each annual meeting of stockholders,
directors shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.04 hereof and any proper
business may be transacted in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.08 hereof.
Special Meetings
. Subject to the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock, special
meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called by the Board of Directors (or an
authorized committee thereof) or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise
required by law or provided by the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock, special
meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by any other person or persons.
Business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice of
such meeting.
Place of Meetings
.
(a) Each annual or special meeting of stockholders shall be held at such location as may be
determined by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may,
in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place,
but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 2.03(b).
(b) If authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such
guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not
physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication:
(1) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and
(2) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such
meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication;
provided that (A) the Corporation implements reasonable measures to verify that each person
deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a
stockholder or proxy holder, (B) the Corporation implements reasonable measures to provide
such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting
and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or
hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and
(C) if any stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means
of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action is maintained by the
Corporation.
Notice of Meetings
.
(c) Unless otherwise required by law, written notice of each annual or special meeting of
stockholders stating the date and time when, the place, if any, where it is to be held, the means
of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be
present in person and vote at such meeting, the information required to gain access to the list of
stockholders entitled to vote, if such list is to be open for examination on a reasonably
accessible electronic network, and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to
vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to notice of the meeting, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the
date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of
the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting except as
otherwise provided herein or required by law. The purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called may, in the case of an annual meeting, and shall, in the case of a special meeting, also be
stated. If mailed, notice is given when it is deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, directed to a stockholder at such stockholders address as it shall appear on the records
of the Corporation.
(d) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to
stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under
any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the
Certificate) or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission
consented to by the stockholders to whom notice is given, as provided in Section 232 of DGCL. For
purposes of these Bylaws, electronic transmission means any form of communication not directly
involving the physical transmission of paper that
creates a record the recipient may retain,
retrieve and review and reproduce in paper form through an automated process.
(e) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to
stockholders, notice shall be deemed to have been given to all stockholders of record who share an
address if notice is given in accordance with the householding rules pursuant to Rule 14a-3(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, the Exchange Act) and Section 233 of the DGCL.
Section 2.02 Waiver of Notice
. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate
or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by
electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated
therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting will constitute
a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any meeting need be specified in any written waiver of notice or waiver by electronic
transmission unless required by the Certificate.
Section 2.03 Adjourned Meetings
. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the
adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30
days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, then notice of the place, if any,
date and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communication, if any, by which
stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned
meeting, shall be given in conformity herewith. If after the adjournment a new record date for
stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix
a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 213(a) of the
DGCL, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote
at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. At any
adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original
meeting.
Section 2.04 Conduct of Meetings
. All annual and special meetings of stockholders shall be conducted in accordance with such
rules and procedures as the Board of Directors may determine subject to the requirements of
applicable law and, as to matters not governed by such rules and procedures, as the chairperson of
such meeting shall determine. Such rules or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors
or prescribed by the chairperson of such meeting, may include without limitation the following: (a)
the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting, (b) rules and procedures for
maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, (c) limitations on attendance at
or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized
and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine,
(d) restrictions on entry to the meeting
after the time fixed for commencement thereof, and (e)
limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the
extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings
of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary
procedure.
The chairperson of any annual or special meeting of stockholders shall be either the
Chairperson of the Board of Directors or any person designated by the Chairperson of the Board of
Directors. The Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary, a person designated by the
chairperson of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 2.05 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations
. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business
to be transacted by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (a)
pursuant to the Corporations proxy materials with respect to such meeting, (b) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of record of the Corporation (the
Record Stockholder) at the time of the giving of the notice required in the following paragraph,
who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in
this section. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (c) shall be the exclusive means
for a stockholder to bring nominations or business (other than business included in the
Corporations proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act).
For nominations or business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder
pursuant to clause (c) of the foregoing paragraph, (1) the Record Stockholder must have given
timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, (2) any such business must be
a proper matter for stockholder action under applicable law, and (3) the Record Stockholder and the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, must have acted
in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement required by these
Bylaws. To be timely, a Record Stockholders notice shall be received by the Secretary at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 or more than 120 days prior to the
one-year anniversary (the Anniversary) of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its
proxy materials; provided, however, that if the annual meeting is convened more than 30 days prior
to or delayed by more than 30 days after the Anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, or
if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year,
notice by the Record Stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of
business on the later of (i) the 135th day before such annual meeting or (ii) the 10th day
following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the
Corporation. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, in the event that
the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there is no public
announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board
made by the Corporation at least 10 days before the last day a Record Stockholder may deliver a
notice of nomination in accordance with the preceding sentence, a Record Stockholders notice
required by this bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any
new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day
following
the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an
adjournment of an annual meeting, or the postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has
been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described
herein.
Such Record Stockholders notice shall set forth: (a) if such notice pertains to the
nomination of directors, as to each person whom the Record Stockholder proposes to nominate for
election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person as would be required
to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of such nominees as directors pursuant
to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and such persons written consent to serve as a director
if elected; (b) as to any business that the Record Stockholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, a brief description of such business, the reasons for conducting such business at the
meeting and any substantial interest (within the meaning of Item 5 of Schedule 14A under the
Exchange Act) in such business of such Record Stockholder and the beneficial owner (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and
(c) as to (1) the Record Stockholder giving the notice and (2) the beneficial owner, if any, on
whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a party) (i) the name and address of each
such party, as they appear on the Corporations books; (ii) the class, series and number of shares
of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by each such party (which information
set forth in this clause shall be supplemented by such stockholder or such beneficial owner, as the
case may be, not later than 10 days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled
to notice of the meeting to disclose such ownership as of such record date); (iii) a description of
any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination between or among such
stockholder and such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any
others acting in concert with any of the foregoing; (iv) a description of any agreement,
arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests,
options, warrants, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or
loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholders notice by, or on
behalf of, such Record Stockholder or such beneficial owners, the effect or intent of which is to
mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the
voting power of, such stockholder and such beneficial owner, with respect to shares of stock of the
Corporation (which information set forth in this clause shall be supplemented by such party not
later than 10 days after the record date for
determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting to disclose such ownership as
of such record date); (v) any other information relating to each such party that would be required
to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with
solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a
contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act; (vi) a representation that the
stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting; and
(vii) a statement whether or not each such party will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy
to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of voting power of all of the
shares of capital stock of the Corporation required under applicable law to carry the proposal or,
in the case of a nomination or nominations, at least the percentage of voting power of all of the
shares of capital stock of the Corporation reasonably believed by the Record Stockholder or the
beneficial holder, as the case may be, to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed
to be nominated by such stockholder and/or intends otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders
in support of such proposal or nomination (such statement, a Solicitation Statement).
Only persons nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.08 shall
be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of
stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 2.08. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and the duty to
determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been
made in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or
business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defectively proposed business
or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be
disregarded.
Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been
brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.02. The notice of such special meeting
shall include the purpose for which the meeting is called. Nominations of persons for election to
the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to
be elected (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) provided that the Board of
Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of
record of the Corporation at the time of giving of notice provided for in this paragraph, who shall
be entitled to vote in the election of directors and who delivers a written notice to the Secretary
setting forth the information set forth in clauses (a) and (c) of the third paragraph of this
Section 2.08. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be
made at a special meeting of stockholders only if such stockholders notice required by the
preceding sentence shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the 135
th
day prior to
such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made
of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be
elected at such meeting. In no event shall an adjournment of a special meeting, or a postponement
of a special meeting for which a notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving
of a record
stockholders notice. A person shall not be eligible for election or reelection as a director
at a special meeting unless the person is nominated (i) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (ii) by a record stockholder in accordance with the notice procedures set forth in
this Section 2.08.
For purposes of this section, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release
reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or
in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.08, a stockholder shall also comply
with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with
respect to matters set forth in this Section 2.08. Nothing in this Section 2.08 shall be deemed to
affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
Section 2.06 Quorum
. At any meeting of stockholders, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of
record of a majority of the voting power of the shares then issued and outstanding and entitled to
vote at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Where a separate
vote by a class or classes or series is required, the holders of a majority of the voting power of
the shares of such class or classes or series then issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on
such matter present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum with respect to the
vote on that matter. In the absence of a quorum, the chairperson of the meeting may adjourn the
meeting from time to time. At any reconvened meeting following such an adjournment at which a
quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the
original meeting.
Section 2.07 Votes Required
. When a quorum is present at a meeting, a matter submitted for stockholder action shall be
approved if the votes cast for the matter exceed the votes cast against such matter, unless a
greater or different vote is required by statute, any applicable law or regulation (including the
applicable rules of any stock exchange), the rights of any authorized class of stock, the
Certificate or these Bylaws. Unless the Certificate or a resolution of the Board of Directors
adopted in connection with the issuance of shares of any class or series of stock provides for a
greater or lesser number of votes per share, or limits or denies voting rights, each outstanding
share of stock, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a
vote at a meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.08 Proxies
. A stockholder may vote the shares owned of record by such stockholder either in person or
by proxy in any manner permitted by law, including by execution of a proxy
in writing or by telex, telegraph, cable, facsimile or electronic transmission, by the
stockholder or by the duly authorized officer, director, employee or agent of such stockholder. No
proxy shall be voted or acted upon after 3 years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a
longer period. A duly executed proxy will be irrevocable if it states it is irrevocable and if,
and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable
power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled
is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally.
Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or
transmission created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in lieu of the original
writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission
could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be
a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
Section 2.09 Stockholder Action
. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be
effected at a duly called annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation,
unless the Board of Directors authorizes such action to be taken by the written consent of the
holders of outstanding shares of stock having not less than the minimum voting power that would be
necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting of stockholders at which all shares
entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, provided all other requirements of applicable law
and the Certificate have been satisfied.
Section 2.10 List of Stockholders
. The Secretary of the Corporation shall, in the manner provided by law, prepare and make (or
cause to be prepared and made) a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of
stockholders, provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled
to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders
entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order and
showing the address of, and the number of shares registered in the name of, each stockholder.
Nothing contained in this section shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail
addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10
days prior to the meeting in the manner provided by law. A list of the stockholders entitled to
vote at the meeting shall also be produced and kept at the time and place, if any, of the meeting
during the duration thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the
meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list will also be open to
the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible
electronic network, and the information required to access such list will be provided with the
notice of the meeting.
The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine
the list of stockholders or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.11 Inspectors of Election
. In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors may appoint Inspectors of
Election to act at such meeting or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof. The Corporation may
designate one or more alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If such
inspectors are not so appointed or fail or refuse to act, the chairperson of any such meeting may
(and, to the extent required by law, shall) make such an appointment. The number of Inspectors of
Election shall be 1 or 3. If there are 3 Inspectors of Election, the decision, act or certificate
of a majority shall be effective and shall represent the decision, act or certificate of all. No
such inspector need be a stockholder of the Corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the
discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties
of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspectors ability.
The Inspectors of Election shall have such duties and responsibilities as required under
Section 231 of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereof).
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 3.01 Powers
. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of
the Board of Directors.
Section 3.02 Number
. Except as otherwise fixed pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article Fourth of the
Certificate in connection with rights to elect additional directors under specified circumstances
which may be granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, the Board of
Directors shall consist of not less than five or more than fifteen members, and the exact number of
directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by a resolution duly
adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.03 Lead Independent Director
. At any time the Chairperson of the Board of Directors is not independent as that term is
defined under the then applicable rules and regulations of each national securities exchange upon
which shares of the stock of the Corporation are listed for trading and of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the independent directors may designate from among them a Lead Independent
Director having the duties and responsibilities set forth in the applicable rules of each such
national securities exchange and as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors from time to
time.
Section 3.04 Election and Term of Office
. Except as provided in Section 3.07 hereof and subject to the right to elect additional
directors under specified circumstances which may be granted, pursuant to the provisions of Section
2 of Article Fourth of the Certificate, to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock,
directors shall be elected by a plurality of the shares present and entitled to vote at the
stockholders annual meeting.
Section 3.05 Resignations
. Any director may resign at any time by submitting a resignation to the Corporation in
writing or by electronic transmission. Such resignation shall take effect at the time of its
receipt by the Corporation unless such resignation is effective at a future time or upon the
happening of a future event or events in which case it shall be effective at such time or upon the
happening of such event or events. Unless the resignation provides otherwise, the acceptance of a
resignation shall not be required to make it effective.
Section 3.06 Removal
. Any director may be removed from office as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 3.07 Vacancies and Additional Directorships
. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 2 of Article Fourth of the Certificate in
connection with rights to elect additional directors under specified circumstances which may be
granted to the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, newly created directorships
resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of
Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause shall be
filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even
though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. Any director elected in accordance with the
preceding sentence shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director
shall be chosen and until his successor shall be elected and qualified or until such directors
death, resignation or removal, whichever first occurs. No decrease in the authorized number of
directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 3.08 Meetings
. Promptly after, and on the same day as, each annual election of directors by the
stockholders, the Board of Directors shall, if a quorum be present, meet in a meeting (the
Organizational Meeting) to elect a Chairperson of the Board of Directors, elect a Lead
Independent Directors, if any, appoint members of the standing committees of the Board of
Directors, elect officers of the Corporation and conduct other business as appropriate. Additional
notice of such meeting need not be given if such meeting is conducted promptly after the annual
meeting to elect directors and if the meeting is held in the same location where the election of
directors was conducted. Regular meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors shall determine and
as shall be publicized among all directors.
Directors may participate in regular or special meetings of the Board of Directors or any
committee designated by the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or other
communications equipment by means of which all other persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 3.09 Notice of Meetings
. A notice of each regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall not be required. A
special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairperson of the Board of
Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the directors then in office and shall be
held at such place, if any, on such date and at such time as the person or persons calling such
meeting may fix. Notice of special meetings shall be either (i) mailed to each director at least 5
days before the meeting, addressed to the directors usual place of business or to his or her
residence address or to an address specifically designated by the director or (ii) given by
telephone, telegraph, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission not less than 24 hours before the
meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the
Corporations principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting, unless otherwise required
by law. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice of a meeting, any and all business may be
transacted at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Notice of any meeting may be waived in writing,
or by electronic transmission, at any time before or after the meeting, and attendance of any
director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the director
attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the
busincess to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting need be specified in any written
waiver of notice or waiver by electronic transmission, unless required by the Certificate.
Section 3.10 Action without Meeting
. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate, any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a
meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent
thereto in writing, or by electronic transmission and such writing or writings or electronic
transmission are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in
electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 3.11 Quorum
. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate or these Bylaws, at all meetings of
the Board of Directors, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Whole
Board means the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in
previously authorized directorships. In the absence of a quorum, the directors present, by majority
vote and without notice or waiver thereof, may adjourn the meeting to another date, place, if any,
and time. At any reconvened meeting following such an adjournment at which a quorum shall be
present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally notified.
Section 3.12 Votes Required
. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate or these Bylaws, the act of
a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of
the Board of Directors.
Section 3.13 Place and Conduct of Meetings
. Other than the Organizational Meeting, each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held
at the location determined by the person or persons calling such meeting. At any meeting of the
Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine. The chairperson of any regular or special meeting shall be the
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or in the absence of the Chairperson a person designated by
the Board of Directors. The Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary a person designated by
the chairperson of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 3.14 Fees and Compensation
. Directors shall be paid such compensation as may be fixed from time to time by resolutions
of the Board of Directors. Compensation may be in the form of an annual retainer fee or a fee for
attendance at meetings, or both, or in such other form or on such basis as the resolutions of the
Board of Directors shall fix. Directors shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred
by them in attending meetings of the Board of Directors and committees appointed by the Board of
Directors and in performing compensable extraordinary services. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity, such as an
officer, agent, employee, consultant or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 3.15 Committees of the Board of Directors
. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time designate committees of the
Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve
at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others
provided
for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it
desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at
any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee
and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the
meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may
by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the
place of the absent or disqualified member.
Section 3.16 Meetings of Committees
. Each committee of the Board of Directors shall fix its own rules of procedure and shall act
in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by applicable law and any
resolutions of the Board of Directors governing such committee. A majority of the members of each
committee shall constitute a quorum thereof, except that when a committee consists of one or two
members then one member shall constitute a quorum.
Section 3.17 Subcommittees
. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate or the resolutions of the Board of Directors
establishing a committee, or in the charter of a committee, a committee may create one or more
subcommittees, which consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a
subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01 Designation, Election and Term of Office
. The Corporation shall have a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary and a Treasurer and such
other officers as the Board of Directors deems appropriate, including to the extent deemed
appropriate by the Board of Directors, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Legal
Officer and one more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents. These
officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the Organizational Meeting
immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders and each such officer shall hold office
until a successor is elected or until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal. Any
vacancy in any of the above offices may be filled for an unexpired portion of the term by the Board
of Directors at any meeting thereof. The Chief Executive Officer may, by a writing filed with the
Secretary, designate titles for employees and agents, as, from time to time, may appear necessary
or advisable in the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and, in the same manner, terminate or
change such titles.
Section 4.02 Chairperson of the Board of Directors
. The Board of Directors shall designate the Chairperson of the Board of Directors from among
its members. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of the Board
of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as shall be delegated to him or her by the Board
of Directors.
Section 4.03 Chief Executive Officer
. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall be
responsible for the general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the
Corporation.
Section 4.04 President
. The President shall perform such duties and have such responsibilities as may from time to
time be delegated or assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive
Officer.
Section 4.05 Chief Financial Officer
. The Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall be responsible to the Chief Executive
Officer for the management and supervision of all financial matters and to provide for the
financial growth and stability of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall also perform
such additional duties as may be assigned to the Chief Financial Officer from time to time by the
Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.06 Chief Legal Officer
. The Chief Legal Officer of the Corporation shall be the General Counsel who shall be
responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for the management and supervision of all legal matters.
The Chief Legal Officer shall also perform such additional duties as may be assigned to the Chief
Legal Officer from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.07 Secretary
. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board of
Directors and all committee meetings. The Secretary shall be the custodian of the corporate seal
and shall affix it to all documents that the Secretary is authorized by law or the Board of
Directors to sign and seal. The Secretary also shall perform such other duties as may be assigned
to the Secretary from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.08 Treasurer
. The Treasurer shall be accountable to the Chief Financial Officer, and shall perform such
duties as may be assigned to the Treasurer from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Senior Vice President, Finance.
Section 4.09 Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents
. Executive vice presidents, senior vice presidents, vice presidents and other officers of
the Corporation that are elected by the Board of Directors shall perform such duties as may be
assigned to them from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.10 Appointed Officers
. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may appoint one or more Corporate
Staff Vice Presidents, officers of groups or divisions or assistant secretaries, assistant
treasurers and such other assistant officers as the business of the Corporation may require, each
of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as may be
specified from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.11 Absence or Disability of an Officer
. In the case of the absence or disability of an officer of the Corporation, the Board of
Directors, or any officer designated by it, or the Chief Executive Officer may, for the time of the
absence or
disability, delegate such officers duties and powers to any other officer of the
Corporation.
Section 4.12 Officers Holding Two or More Offices
. The same person may hold any two or more of the above-mentioned offices except that the
Secretary shall not be the same person as the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Section 4.13 Compensation
. The Board of Directors shall have the power to fix the compensation of all officers and
employees of the Corporation and to delegate such power to a committee of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.14 Resignations
. Any officer may resign at any time by submitting a resignation to the Corporation in
writing or by electronic transmission. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time of
receipt by the Corporation unless such resignation is effective at a future time or upon the
happening of a future event or events, in which case it shall be effective at such time or upon the
happening of such event or events. Unless the resignation provides otherwise, the acceptance of a
resignation shall not be required to make it effective.
Section 4.15 Removal
. The Board of Directors may remove any elected officer of the Corporation, with or without
cause. Any appointed officer of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the
Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
Section 4.16 Delegation of Authority
. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer
to any other officer, employee or agent, notwithstanding any provisions hereof.
ARTICLE V
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
Section 5.01 Right to Indemnification
. Each person who was or is made a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any actual
or threatened action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative (hereinafter a proceeding), by reason of the fact that (i) he or she is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation or (ii) he or she is or was serving at the
request of the Board of Directors or an executive officer (as such term is defined in Section 16 of
the Exchange Act) of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent of another corporation
or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan (hereinafter an indemnitee) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended, or by other applicable law as then in effect, against all expense, liability, and loss
(including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in
settlement) actually and
reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection
therewith. The right to indemnification provided by this Article shall apply whether or not the
basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as such director, officer,
employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as such director, officer, employee or
agent. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.01 to the contrary, except as provided in
Section 5.03 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation
shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.02 Advancement of Expenses
. The right to indemnification conferred in Section 5.01, shall include the right to have the
expenses incurred in defending or preparing for any such proceeding in advance of its final
disposition (hereinafter an advancement of expenses) paid by the Corporation; provided, however,
that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her
capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is to be
rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan)
shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking containing such terms and
conditions, including the requirement of security, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate
(hereinafter an
undertaking), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it
shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to
appeal that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article
or otherwise. The Corporation shall not be obligated to advance fees and expenses to a director,
an officer, employee or agent in connection with a proceeding instituted by the Corporation against
such person.
Section 5.03 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit
. If a claim under Section 5.01 or 5.02 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60
calendar days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a
claim for an advancement of expenses under Section 5.02, in which case the applicable period shall
be 30 calendar days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation
to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If the indemnitee is successful in whole or in part in
any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the
expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that the indemnitee has not
met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth in the DGCL, and (ii) in any
suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an
undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication
that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth
in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties
to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to
have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the
indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the
applicable standard of
conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its
directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal
counsel or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct,
shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or,
in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit
brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses
hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the
terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article V or otherwise shall be on the
Corporation.
Section 5.04 Nonexclusivity of Rights
.
(a) The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article
shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may
have or hereafter acquire under any law, provisions of the Certificate, Bylaw, agreement, vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(b) The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any past or
present director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss,
whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense,
liability or loss under the DGCL. The Corporation may enter into contracts with any indemnitee in
furtherance of the provisions of this Article and may create a trust fund, grant a security
interest or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the
payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as provided in this Article.
(c) The Corporation may without reference to Sections 5.01 through 5.04 (a) and (b) hereof,
pay the expenses, including attorneys fees, incurred by any director, officer, employee or agent
of the Corporation who is subpoenaed, interviewed or deposed as a witness or otherwise incurs
expenses in connection with any civil, arbitration, criminal or administrative proceeding or
governmental or internal investigation to which the Corporation is a party, target, or potentially
a party or target, or of any such individual who appears as a witness at any trial, proceeding or
hearing to which the Corporation is a party, if the Corporation determines that such payments will
benefit the Corporation and if, at the time such expenses are incurred by such individual and paid
by the Corporation, such individual is not a party, and is not threatened to be made a party, to
such proceeding or investigation.
Section 5.05 Additional Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation
. The Corporation may grant additional rights to indemnification and to the advancement of
expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the law.
The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, authorize one or more officers to grant
rights of indemnification or the advancement of
expenses to employees or agents of the Corporation
on such terms and conditions as the officers deem appropriate.
Section 5.06 Nature of Rights
. The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article V shall be contract rights and such
rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and
shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment,
alteration or repeal of this Article V that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its
successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect
to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act
that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE VI
STOCK
Section 6.01 Shares of Stock
. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or
all classes or series of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares. Any
such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is
surrendered to the Corporation (or, if such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the
procedures required by the Corporation in Section 6.07 shall have been followed). To the extent
shares of capital stock are represented by certificates, such certificates shall be signed by the
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the President or a vice president, together with the
Secretary or assistant secretary, or the Treasurer or assistant treasurer. Any or all of the
signatures on any certificate may be facsimile. A stockholder that holds a certificate
representing shares of any class or series of the capital stock of the Corporation for which the
Board of Directors has authorized uncertificated shares may request that the Corporation cancel
such certificate and issue such shares in an uncertificated form, provided that the Corporation
shall not be obligated to issue any uncertificated shares of capital stock to such stockholder
until such certificate representing such shares of capital stock shall have been surrendered to the
Corporation (or, if such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the procedures required by
the Corporation in Section 6.07 shall have been followed).
With respect to certificated shares of capital stock, the Secretary or an assistant secretary
of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof shall mark every certificate exchanged, returned
or surrendered to the Corporation with Cancelled and the date of cancellation.
In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature
has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or
registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same
effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. The
Corporation shall not have power to issue a certificate in bearer form.
If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one
series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional,
or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or
summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent
such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.04 or
Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face
or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of
stock, a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so
requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other
special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of
such preferences and/or rights. In the case of uncertificated shares, within a reasonable
time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the
registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or
stated on certificates pursuant to this section, Sections 6.02(b), 6.04 and 6.05 of these Bylaws
and Sections 156, 202(a) and 218(a) of the DGCL, or with respect to this section and Section 151 of
the DGCL a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so
requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other
special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
Issuance of Stock; Lawful Consideration.
(a) Shares of stock may be issued for such consideration, having a value not less than the par
value thereof, as determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Treasury shares may be
disposed of by the Corporation for such consideration as may be determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors. The consideration for subscriptions to, or the purchase of, the capital stock
to be issued by the Corporation shall be paid in such form and in such manner as the Board of
Directors shall determine. The Board of Directors may authorize capital stock to be issued for
consideration consisting of cash, any tangible or intangible property or any benefit to the
Corporation, or any combination thereof. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the
judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of such consideration shall be conclusive. The
capital stock so issued shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable stock upon receipt by
the Corporation of such consideration; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall prevent
the Board of Directors from issuing partly paid shares in accordance with Section 6.02(b) and
Section 156 of the DGCL.
(b) The Corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject
to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each
stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of
the Corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the
consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the
declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Corporation shall declare a dividend upon
partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the
consideration actually paid thereon.
Section 6.02 Transfer Agents and Registrars
. The Corporation may have one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars of its
stock whose respective duties the Board of Directors or the Secretary may, from time to time,
define. No certificate of stock shall be valid until countersigned by a transfer agent, if the
Corporation has a transfer agent, or until registered by a registrar, if the Corporation has a
registrar. The duties of transfer agent and registrar may be combined.
Section 6.03 Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership of Securities
. A written restriction or restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of a
security of the Corporation, or on the amount of the Corporations securities that may be owned by
any person or group of persons, if permitted by Section 202 of the DGCL and noted conspicuously on
the certificate or certificates representing the security or securities so restricted or, in the
case of uncertificated shares, contained in the notice or notices sent pursuant to Section 6.02 of
these Bylaws and Section 151(f) of the DGCL, may be enforced against the holder of the restricted
security or securities or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor,
administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the
person or estate of the holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate or certificates
representing the security or securities so restricted or, in the case of uncertificated shares,
contained in the notice or notices sent pursuant to Section 6.02 of these Bylaws and Sections
151(f) of the DGCL, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the DGCL, is ineffective
except against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction.
Section 6.04 Voting Trusts and Voting Agreements
. One stockholder or two or more stockholders may by agreement in writing deposit capital
stock of the Corporation of an original issue with or transfer capital stock of the Corporation to
any person or persons, or entity or entities authorized to act as trustee, for the purpose of
vesting in such person or persons, entity or entities, who may be designated voting trustee, or
voting trustees, the right to vote thereon for any period of time determined by such agreement,
upon the terms and conditions stated in such agreement. The agreement may contain any other lawful
provisions not inconsistent with such purpose. After the filing of a copy of the agreement in the
registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware, which copy shall be open to the
inspection of any stockholder of the Corporation or any beneficiary of the trust under the
agreement daily during business hours, certificates of stock or uncertificated stock shall be
issued to the voting trustee or trustees to represent any stock of an original issue so deposited
with such voting trustee or trustees, and any certificates of stock or uncertificated stock so
transferred to the voting trustee or trustees shall be surrendered and cancelled and new
certificates or uncertificated stock shall be issued therefor to the voting trustee or trustees.
In the certificate so issued, if any, it shall be stated that it is issued pursuant to such
agreement, and that fact shall also be stated in the stock ledger of the Corporation. The voting
trustee or trustees may vote the stock so issued or transferred during the period specified in the
agreement. Stock standing in the name of the voting trustee or trustees may be voted either in
person or by proxy, and in voting the stock, the voting trustee or trustees shall incur no
responsibility as stockholder, trustee or otherwise, except for their own individual malfeasance.
In any case where two or more persons or entities are designated as voting trustees, and the right
and method of voting any stock standing in their names at
any meeting of the Corporation are not
fixed by the agreement appointing the trustees, the right to vote the stock and the manner of
voting it at the meeting shall be determined by a majority of the trustees, or if they be equally
divided as to the right and manner of voting the stock in any particular case, the vote of the
stock in such case shall be divided equally among the trustees.
Section 6.05 Transfer of Shares
. Registration of transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation may be effected on the books
of the Corporation in the following manner:
(a)
Certificated Shares
. In the case of certificated shares, upon authorization by the
registered holder of share certificates representing such shares of stock, or by his attorney
authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or with a designated
transfer agent or transfer clerk, and upon surrender to the Corporation or any transfer agent of
the corporation of the certificate being transferred, which certificate shall be properly and fully
endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power, and otherwise in proper form for
transfer, and the payment of all transfer taxes thereon. Whenever a certificate is endorsed by or
accompanied by a stock power executed by someone other than the person or persons named in the
certificate, evidence of authority to transfer shall also be submitted with the certificate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such surrender, proper form for transfer or payment of taxes shall
not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation determine to waive such
requirement.
(b)
Uncertificated Shares
. In the case of uncertificated shares of stock, upon receipt of
proper and duly executed transfer instructions from the registered holder of such shares, or by his
attorney authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or with a
designated transfer agent or transfer clerk, the payment of all transfer taxes thereon, and
compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form. Whenever
such transfer instructions are executed by someone other than the person or persons named in the
books of the Corporation as the holder thereof, evidence of authority to transfer shall also be
submitted with such transfer instructions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such payment of taxes or
compliance shall not be required in any case in which the officers of the Corporation determine to
waive such requirement.
No transfer of shares of capital stock shall be made on the books of this Corporation if such
transfer is in violation of a lawful restriction noted conspicuously on the certificate. No
transfer of shares of capital stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until
it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to
whom transferred.
Section 6.06 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Share Certificates
. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in place of
any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the
Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owners
legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it
against any claim
that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such
certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares; but the Corporation,
in its discretion, may refuse to issue a new certificate of stock unless the Corporation is ordered
to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 6.07 Stock Ledgers
. Original or duplicate stock ledgers, containing the names and addresses of the stockholders
of the Corporation and the number of shares of each class of stock held by them, shall be kept at
the principal executive office of the Corporation or at the office of its transfer agent or
registrar.
Section 6.08 Record Dates
. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any
meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may, except as otherwise
required by law, fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date shall
not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of
Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders
entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes
such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for
making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date
for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall
be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if
notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting
is held, and, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other
distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of
stock or for any other purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on
which the Board of Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders
of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record
date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case
shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the
same or an earlier date as that fixed for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such
adjourned meeting in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.09 at the adjourned
meeting.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall
not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record
date shall not be more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record
date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day
on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
ARTICLE VII
SUNDRY PROVISIONS
Section 7.01 Fiscal Year
. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the 31st day of December of each year.
Section 7.02 Seal
. The seal of the Corporation shall bear the name of the Corporation and the words Delaware
and Incorporated August 4, 2010.
Section 7.03 Voting of Stock in Other Corporations
. Any shares of stock in other corporations or associations, which may from time to time be
held by the Corporation, may be represented and voted in person or by proxy, at any of the
stockholders meetings thereof by the Chief Executive Officer or the designee of the Chief
Executive Officer. The Board of Directors, however, may by resolution appoint some other person or
persons to vote such shares, in which case such person or persons shall be entitled to vote such
shares.
Section 7.04 Amendments
. These Bylaws may be adopted, repealed, rescinded, altered or amended only as provided in
Articles Fifth and Sixth of the Certificate.
Section 7.05 Form of Records
. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including
its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the
form of, any information storage device, or method provided that the records so kept can be
converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so
convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records under
the DGCL.
As amended, March 30, 2011.
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
among
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION,
NEW P, INC.,
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.,
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING, INC.,
and
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Dated as of March 29, 2011
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ARTICLE X DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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Annex I Internal Reorganization
iii
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of March 29, 2011 (this
Agreement
),
among Northrop Grumman Corporation, a Delaware corporation (
NGC
), New P, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (
New NGC
), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(
HII
), Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., a Virginia corporation (
NGSB
), and
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation (
NGSC
).
RECITALS
A. NGC, acting through itself and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries (as defined below),
currently conducts the Shipbuilding Business (as defined below) and the Retained Business (as
defined below).
B. The NGC Board (as defined below) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in
the best interests of NGC and its stockholders to separate NGC into two publicly traded companies:
(a) HII, which following the Distribution (as defined below) will own and conduct, directly and
indirectly, the Shipbuilding Business; and (b) New NGC, which following the Distribution will own
and conduct, directly and indirectly, the Retained Business.
C. Prior to the date of this Agreement, NGC formed New NGC as a wholly owned direct
Subsidiary, HII as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of New NGC, and Titan Merger Sub Inc., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned indirect Subsidiary of New
NGC
(
Merger Sub
).
D. Prior to the Distribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into NGC in a merger pursuant to
Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, with NGC as the surviving entity and
renamed Titan II Inc. and with New NGC renamed Northrop Grumman Corporation (the
Holding
Company Reorganization
).
E. After the Holding Company Reorganization and prior to the Distribution, the parties will
complete the Internal Reorganization (as defined below).
F. On the Distribution Date (as defined below) and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, New NGC shall distribute to the Record Holders (as defined below), on a
pro rata
basis,
all the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of HII (
HII Common
Stock
) owned by New NGC on the Distribution Date (the
Distribution
).
G. The parties intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Holding Company
Reorganization, the Internal Reorganization, and the Distribution shall qualify for Tax-Free Status
(as defined below) pursuant to Sections 351, 355, 361, 368(a) and related provisions of the Code
(as defined below).
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Table of Definitions
. The following terms have the meanings set forth on
the pages referenced below:
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Affiliate
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Agent
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Agreement
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Agreement Disputes
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Allocation Committee
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Allowable Cost Audit
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Applicable HII Proportion
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Assets
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Assigned Action
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Business
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Business Day
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Change of Control
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Change of Control Triggering Event
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Code
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Consents
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Continuing Director
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Credit Support Instruments
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Determination Request
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Distribution
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Distribution Date
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Distribution Ratio
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Employee Matters Agreement
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Environmental Laws
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Environmental Liabilities
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Exchange Act
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Form 10
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Governmental Authority
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GO-Zone Bonds
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GO-Zone Bonds Guarantee
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Information
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Information Statement
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Ingalls Indemnity Agreement
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Insurance Matters Agreement
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Insurance Policies
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Internal Reorganization
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IP License Agreement
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IRS Ruling
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Liabilities
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NGC Credit Agreement
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Separation
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Shared Action
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Transition Services Agreement
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Section 1.2
Certain Defined Terms
. For the purposes of this Agreement:
Action
means any claim, demand, action, suit, countersuit, audit, arbitration,
inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or any United States
or non-United States federal, state, local or international arbitration or mediation tribunal.
3
Affiliate
of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with such Person;
provided
,
however
, that for purposes of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, none of the New NGC Entities shall be deemed to be an
Affiliate of any HII Entity and none of the HII Entities shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any
New NGC Entity. As used herein, control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether
through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
Agent
means the distribution agent to be appointed by the New NGC Board to
distribute to the Record Holders the shares of HII Common Stock pursuant to the Distribution.
Allocation Committee
means a committee composed of one representative designated
from time to time by each of New NGC and HII that shall be established in accordance with Section
6.2.
Ancillary Agreements
means the Employee Matters Agreement, the Ingalls Indemnity
Agreement, the Insurance Matters Agreement, the IP License Agreement, the Litigation Management
Agreement, the P&I Agreements, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and any
other instruments, assignments, documents and agreements executed in connection with the
implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Internal
Reorganization.
Applicable HII Proportion
means the proportion of a Shared Gain or a Shared
Liability, as applicable, that relates to the Shipbuilding Business. With respect to any Shared
Liability identified on
Schedule 1.1(a)(1)
or any Shared Gain identified on
Schedule
1.1(a)(2)
, the Applicable HII Proportion shall be as set forth under the heading Applicable
HII Proportion opposite such matter on such Schedule. With respect to any other Shared Liability
or Shared Gain, the Applicable HII Proportion shall be the extent to which such Shared Liability or
Shared Gain relates to the Shipbuilding Business and shall be determined in accordance with Section
6.2(b).
Applicable New NGC Proportion
means the proportion of a Shared Gain or a Shared
Liability, as applicable, that relates to the Retained Business. With respect to any Shared
Liability identified on
Schedule 1.1(a)(1)
or any Shared Gain identified on
Schedule
1.1(a)(2)
, the Applicable New NGC Proportion shall be as set forth under the heading
Applicable New NGC Proportion opposite such matter on such Schedule. With respect to any other
Shared Liability or Shared Gain, the Applicable New NGC Proportion shall be the extent to which
such Shared Liability or Shared Gain relates to the Retained Business and shall be determined in
accordance with Section 6.2(b).
Applicable Proportion
means (a) as to New NGC, the Applicable New NGC Proportion,
and (b) as to HII, the Applicable HII Proportion.
Assets
means all assets, properties and rights (including goodwill), wherever
located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or
4
elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible, corporeal, incorporeal 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 or any other form;
(b) all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing equipment, fixtures,
machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, 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, supplies, raw materials, work-in-process and finished
goods and products;
(d) all interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements and rights of way,
whether as owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor, sublessor,
lessee, sublessee or otherwise, and copies of all related documentation;
(e) all interests in any capital stock or other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture
or similar 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 and all other investments in
securities of any Person;
(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;
(g) all deposits, letters of credit, guarantees and performance and surety bonds;
(h) all recorded scientific and technical information, data, specifications, research and
development information, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals, studies, reports,
discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, blueprints, diagrams, models,
prototypes, samples, and materials and analyses regardless of the form or method of the recording
whether prepared by a partys employees or on behalf of a party by consultants and other third
parties;
(i) all domestic and foreign patents, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, service marks and
registrations and applications for any of the foregoing, mask works, trade secrets, inventions,
other proprietary information and licenses from third parties granting the right to use any of the
foregoing;
(j) all computer applications, programs and other software, including operating software,
network software, firmware, middleware, design software, design
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tools, systems documentation, flow charts, instructions, source code, listings, object code
listings, design details, algorithms, processes, flow charts, formulae, and related material that
would enable the software to be reproduced, recreated or recompiled, and computer databases;
(k) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records,
customer and supplier lists, records pertaining to customers and customer accounts, customer and
vendor data, correspondence and lists, product literature, artwork, design, development and
manufacturing files, vendor and customer drawings, formulations and specifications, quality records
and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents, in whatever
form;
(l) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivable;
(m) all rights under contracts, options or agreements, all claims or rights against any Person
arising from the ownership of any Asset, all rights in connection with any bids or offers and all
claims, choses in action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent;
(n) all insurance proceeds and rights under Insurance Policies and all rights in the nature of
insurance, indemnification or contribution;
(o) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations that have been issued by any
Governmental Authority and all pending applications therefor;
(p) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit arrangements;
(q) copies of all documentation related to Insurance Policies;
(r) all interests in any public grants and subsidies of any kind received or applied for; and
(s) all interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or
similar agreements or arrangements.
Assigned Action
has the meaning set forth in the Litigation Management Agreement.
Business Day
means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
Change of Control
means the occurrence of any of the following after the
Distribution: (a) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all of the properties or assets of HII and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any
person (as used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or group of related persons
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for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act other than HII or one of its Subsidiaries;
(b) the approval by the holders of HIIs common stock of any plan or proposal for the liquidation
or dissolution of HII or HIIs approval or making of any bankruptcy filing; (c) the consummation of
any transaction (including any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (as
used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or group of related persons for purposes of Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act other than HII or one of its Subsidiaries becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding number of shares of HII voting
stock; or (d) the first day on which a majority of the members of HIIs board of directors are not
Continuing Directors.
Change of Control Triggering Event
means the occurrence of both a Change of Control
and a Rating Event.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as in effect for the
relevant period in question.
Consents
means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements
to, any Person other than a member of either Group.
Continuing Director
means, as of any date of determination, any member of the board
of directors of HII who (a) was a member of such board of directors as of the Distribution; or (b)
was nominated for election or elected to such board of directors with the approval of a majority of
the Continuing Directors who were members of such board of directors at the time of such nomination
or election (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement in which such member
was named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination).
Credit Support Instruments
means surety bonds, covenants, indemnities, undertakings,
letters of credit or similar assurances or other credit support.
Determination Request
means a written request made to the Allocation Committee for a
determination as to whether a Third-Party Claim specified in such request constitutes a Shared
Liability or whether any potential gain or right specified in such request constitutes a Shared
Gain.
Distribution Date
means the date, determined by the Northrop Grumman Board, on which
the Distribution occurs.
Distribution Ratio
means the number of shares of HII Common Stock to be distributed
in respect of each share of New NGC Common Stock in the Distribution, which ratio shall be
determined by the New NGC Board prior to the Record Date.
Employee Matters Agreement
means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, among NGC, New NGC and HII, as may be amended or modified from time to time.
Environmental Laws
means all federal, state, local and foreign Laws, including all
judicial and administrative orders, determinations, and consent agreements or
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decrees, that relate, in whole or in part, to Hazardous Substances, pollution, contaminants,
harmful substances, protection of the environment or human health, including those that regulate
the use, manufacture, generation, handling, labeling, testing, transport, treatment, storage,
processing, discharge, disposal, release, threatened release, control, or cleanup of harmful
substances, pollutants, contaminants, Hazardous Substances or materials containing such substances,
regardless of when enacted or effective.
Environmental Liabilities
means any Liabilities arising out of or relating to the
environment, human health, any Environmental Law, Hazardous Substances or exposure to Hazardous
Substances, pollutants, contaminants or other harmful substances, including (a) fines, penalties,
judgments, awards, settlements, losses, damages (including consequential damages), costs, fees
(including attorneys and consultants fees), expenses and disbursements, (b) costs of defense and
other responses to any administrative or judicial action (including notices, claims, complaints,
suits and other assertions of liability), (c) responsibility for any investigation, remediation,
monitoring or cleanup costs, injunctive relief, tort claims, natural resource damages, and any
other environmental compliance or remedial measures, in each case known or unknown, foreseen or
unforeseen, and (d) any claims, suits or actions (whether third-party or otherwise) for any
Liability, including personal injury or property damage.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Retained Assets
means the Assets listed or described on
Schedule
1.1(a)(3)
.
Excluded Shipbuilding Assets
means:
(a) the Assets listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(4)
;
(b) the New NGC Transferred Assets; and
(c) the Transferred Debt Proceeds.
Fitch
means Fitch Ratings Ltd.
Form 10
means the registration statement on Form 10 filed by HII with the SEC to
effect the registration of HII 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,
including any amendment or supplement thereto.
Former Business
means any corporation, partnership, entity, division, business unit
or business, including any business within the meaning of Rule 11-01(d) of Regulation S-X (in each
case, including any Assets and Liabilities comprising the same) (as used in this definition of
Former Business, a
Business
) that has been sold, conveyed, assigned, transferred or
otherwise disposed of or divested (in whole or in part) to a Person that is not a member of the New
NGC Group or the HII Group or the operations, activities or production of which has been
discontinued, abandoned, completed
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or otherwise terminated (in whole or in part), in each case prior to the Distribution. For
the avoidance of doubt, any Business that has been sold, conveyed, assigned, transferred or
otherwise disposed of or divested (in whole or in part) by a member of one Group to a member of the
other Group shall not be deemed a Former Business of the first Group if such Business has
subsequently been sold, conveyed, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of or divested (in
whole or in part by a member of the second Group) to any Person that is not a member of the New NGC
Group or the HII Group.
GO-Zone Bonds
means the Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
(Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. Project) Series 2006 due 2028 issued by the Mississippi
Business Finance Corporation.
Governmental Approvals
means any notices, reports or other filings to be given to or
made with, or any releases, Consents, substitutions, approvals, amendments, registrations, permits
or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority
means any United States or non-United States federal, state,
local, territorial, tribal or international court, government, department, commission, board,
bureau, agency, official or other legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or governmental
authority.
Group
means the New NGC Group or the HII Group, as the context requires.
Hazardous Substances
means all materials, wastes or substances defined by, or
regulated under, any Environmental Laws now or in the future and any substance that can give rise
to any claim, suit or action (whether third-party or otherwise) for any Liabilities, including
personal injury or property damage.
HII Assigned Action
has the meaning set forth in the Litigation Management
Agreement.
HII Balance Sheet
means the audited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of HII,
including the notes thereto, as of December 31, 2010, included in the Information Statement.
HII Credit Facility
means the credit facility to be entered into prior to the
Distribution between HII, as borrower, and an agent or co-agents pursuant to which HII may borrow
funds.
HII Debt
means the debt issued by HII pursuant to a Rule 144A offering to be
completed prior to the Internal Reorganization and the term loan debt under the HII Credit
Facility.
HII Entities
means the members of the HII Group.
HII Group
means HII and each Person that will be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of
HII immediately prior to the Distribution (but after giving effect to the
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Internal Reorganization) and each Person that is or becomes a member of the HII Group after
the Distribution, including in all circumstances the predecessor and successor entities of HII or
each such other Person. For the purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, New NGC
shall not be deemed to be a successor entity of NGC.
HII Transferred Assets
means those Assets of NGC (but not the Assets of any of its
Subsidiaries) that are listed on
Schedule 1.1(a)(5)
.
Information
means information, including books and records, whether or not
patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms,
stored in any medium, 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.
Information Statement
means the Information Statement, attached as an exhibit to the
Form 10, to be sent to each holder of New NGC Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, as
such Information Statement may be amended from time to time, including any amendment or supplement
thereto.
Ingalls Indemnity Agreement
means the Ingalls Guaranty Performance, Indemnity and
Termination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among HII, NGSB and NGSC, as may be amended or
modified from time to time.
Insurance Matters Agreement
means the Insurance Matters Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, among NGC, New NGC and HII, as may be amended or modified from time to time.
Insurance Policies
has the meaning set forth in the Insurance Matters Agreement.
Insurance Proceeds
means, with respect to any Liability to be reimbursed by an
Indemnifying Party that may be covered, in whole or in part, by Insurance Policies written by
third-party providers, the amount of insurance proceeds actually received in cash under such
Insurance Policy with respect to such Liability, net of any taxes and costs in seeking such
collection.
Internal Reorganization
means the transactions described in
Annex I
.
IP License Agreement
means the Intellectual Property License Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, between NGSC and NGSB, as may be amended or modified from time to time.
IRS Ruling
has the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
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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 losses, claims, charges, debts, demands, Actions,
damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, sums of money, bonds, indemnities and similar
obligations, penalties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, omissions,
guarantees, make whole agreements and similar obligations, and other liabilities, including all
contractual obligations, whether absolute or contingent, inchoate or otherwise, 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 (including the
costs and expenses of demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto
and attorneys fees and any and all costs and expenses (including allocated costs of in-house
counsel and other personnel), whatsoever incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions), order or consent decree of any
Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitrator of any kind, and those arising under any
contract, commitment or undertaking, including those arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement or incurred by a party hereto or thereto in connection with enforcing its rights to
indemnification hereunder or thereunder, 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.
Litigation Management Agreement
means the Litigation Management and Coordination
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among NGC, New NGC, HII, NGSB and NGSC, as may be amended
or modified from time to time.
Moodys
means Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Navy Guarantees
means (a) the Performance Guaranty, dated as of April 11, 2002, by
NGC, as guarantor, to the United States of America, Naval Sea Systems Command as beneficiary, (b)
the Performance Guaranty, dated 2006, by NGC, as guarantor, to the United States of America, Naval
Sea Systems Command as beneficiary, (c) the Performance Guaranty, dated as of April 24, 2007, by
NGC, as guarantor, to the United States of America, Naval Sea Systems Command as beneficiary and
(d) any other similar guarantee pursuant to which NGC has guaranteed the performance of NGSB (or an
Affiliate) under shipbuilding construction contracts with the United States Department of the Navy
or a command or other division thereof.
New NGC Assigned Action
has the meaning set forth in the Litigation Management
Agreement.
New NGC Board
means the board of directors of New NGC or an authorized committee
thereof.
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New NGC Common Stock
means the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of New NGC.
New NGC Entities
means the members of the New NGC Group.
New NGC Group
means New NGC and each Person that will be a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of New NGC immediately after the Distribution and each Person that is or becomes a
member of the New NGC Group after the Distribution, including in all circumstances the predecessor
and successor entities of New NGC or each such other Person. For the purposes of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, NGC shall not be deemed to be a predecessor entity of New NGC.
New NGC Transferred Assets
means all of the Assets of NGC (but not the Assets of any
of its Subsidiaries) including those Assets listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(6)
,
other than (a) the HII Transferred Assets and (b) the capital stock in NGSC and NGSB.
NGC Board
means the board of directors of NGC or an authorized committee thereof.
NGTS
means Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation,
member of the New NGC Group and party to the Teaming Agreement.
Non-Managing Party
means, as between HII and New NGC, the party that is not the
Managing Party with respect to any Shared Gain or Shared Liability.
Northrop Grumman
means (a) at all times prior to the effectiveness of the Holding
Company Reorganization, NGC, and (b) at all times at or after the effectiveness of the Holding
Company Reorganization, New NGC.
Northrop Grumman Board
means (a) at all times prior to the effectiveness of the
Holding Company Reorganization, the NGC Board, and (b) at all times at or after the effectiveness
of the Holding Company Reorganization, the New NGC Board.
Northrop Grumman Stockholders
means (a) at all times prior to the effectiveness of
the Holding Company Reorganization, the stockholders of NGC, and (b) at all times at or after the
effectiveness of the Holding Company Reorganization, the stockholders of New NGC.
NYSE
means the New York Stock Exchange.
Opinion
has the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
P&I Agreements
means the Performance and Indemnity Agreements, to be executed and
delivered in connection with the Internal Reorganization, between HII and NGC, as may be amended or
modified from time to time.
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Person
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity,
including any Governmental Authority, and including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any
of the foregoing.
Rating Agencies
means (a) each of Fitch, Moodys and S&P and (b) if Fitch, Moodys
and S&P all cease to rate HII or all fail to make a rating of HII publicly available for reasons
outside of HIIs control, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the
meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act, selected by HII (as certified by a
resolution of the board of directors of HII) as a replacement agency.
Rating Event
means HIIs corporate rating is downgraded to B or B2 or below, as
applicable, by any of the Rating Agencies on any date from and after the date of the public notice
of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period
following public notice of the consummation of the Change of Control (which 60-day period shall be
extended so long as the rating of HII is under publicly announced consideration for possible
downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies).
Record Date
means the close of business on the date determined by the New NGC Board
as the record date for determining the stockholders of New NGC entitled to receive shares of HII
Common Stock in the Distribution. The Record Date shall occur after completion of the Holding
Company Reorganization.
Record Holders
means the holders of New NGC Common Stock on the Record Date.
Retained Assets
means:
(a) the Assets listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(7)
, the New NGC Transferred
Assets and all other Assets that are expressly and specifically provided in this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to New NGC or any other member of the New NGC
Group;
(b) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity, partnership, membership, joint
venture or similar interests in, the Subsidiaries of New NGC (other than any member of the HII
Group) immediately prior to the Distribution (after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization)
and any capital stock of, or equity, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interests
in, any other Person (other than any member of the HII Group) owned by any member of the New NGC
Group immediately prior to the Distribution (after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization);
(c) any recovery or other Assets (net of any expenses) received by any member of either Group
with respect to any New NGC Assigned Action;
(d) the Applicable New NGC Proportion of any Shared Gain; and
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(e) all other Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Distribution (after giving effect
to the Internal Reorganization) by New NGC or any of its Subsidiaries (including for the avoidance
of doubt, HII and its Subsidiaries) that are not Shipbuilding Assets, including the Transferred
Debt Proceeds.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Retained Assets shall not include any items expressly
governed by the Tax Matters Agreement or the Excluded Retained Assets. In the event of any
inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the
foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Retained Asset, any item
explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition of Retained Assets shall take
priority over any provision of the text hereof.
Retained Business
means:
(a) any businesses or operations conducted by any member of the New NGC Group (other than any
businesses or operations to the extent conducted through the ownership of, on behalf of or for the
benefit of any member of the HII Group prior to the Distribution), including any Former Business of
any member of the New NGC Group and any Former Business of NGC that is not also a Former Business
of any other member of the HII Group, in all cases including those businesses set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a)(8)
, but excluding those businesses set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a)(9)
;
(b) the businesses or operations, including Former Businesses, conducted by any member of the
HII Group (including NGC) prior to the Distribution to the extent that they do not relate to the
Shipbuilding Business; and
(c) any other businesses or operations conducted through the use of the Retained Assets to the
extent that they do not relate to the Shipbuilding Business.
Retained Liabilities
means:
(a) all of the following Liabilities:
(i) the Liabilities listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(10)
;
(ii) all other Liabilities that are expressly and specifically provided by this Agreement as
Liabilities to be wholly assumed by New NGC or any member of the New NGC Group, and all obligations
of New NGC or any other member of the New NGC Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements;
(iii) all other Liabilities that are both wholly unrelated to the Shipbuilding Business and
are not otherwise Shipbuilding Liabilities; and
(b) the Applicable New NGC Proportion of any Shared Liability.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Retained Liabilities shall not include any items expressly
governed by the Tax Matters Agreement or the Ingalls Indemnity Agreement.
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In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is
not a Retained Liability, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this definition
of Retained Liabilities shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof.
S&P
means Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
SEC
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 Reorganization, (b) any other 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 any Ancillary Agreement.
Shared Action
has the meaning set forth in the Litigation Management Agreement.
Shared Gain
means any claim or right of a member of the New NGC Group or the HII
Group, whenever discovered, against any Person (other than a member of the New NGC Group or the HII
Group) that relates to both the Retained Business and the Shipbuilding Business or is listed or
described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(11)
, other than any claim or right described on
Schedule
1.1(a)(12)
, in all cases to the extent that such claim or right accrued as of the Distribution
or relates to events or circumstances that occurred or existed prior to the Distribution.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition of Shared Gain, Shared Gains shall
not include any Settlement Assets, which shall be governed by Section 8.7, or any claims or rights
related to, attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes or Tax Returns, which are expressly
governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.
Shared Liability
means any of the following:
(a) any Liability that relates to both the Shipbuilding Business and the Retained Business and
that is not listed in a subclause of clause (a) of the definition of Shipbuilding Liabilities;
and
(b) any Liability listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(13)
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition of Shared Liability, Shared
Liabilities shall not include any Settlement Liabilities, which shall be governed by Section 8.7,
or any Liabilities related to, attributable to or arising in
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connection with Taxes or Tax Returns, which are expressly governed by the Tax Matters
Agreement.
Shipbuilding Assets
means:
(a) the Assets listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(14)
, the HII Transferred Assets
and all other Assets that are expressly and specifically provided in this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to HII or any other member of the HII Group;
(b) all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity, partnership, membership, joint
venture or similar interests in, the Subsidiaries of HII immediately prior to the Distribution
(after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization) and any capital stock of, or equity,
partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interests in, any other Person owned by any
member of the HII Group immediately prior to the Distribution (after giving effect to the Internal
Reorganization);
(c) all Assets reflected as assets of HII and the other members of the HII Group on the HII
Balance Sheet and any Assets acquired by or for HII or any other member of the HII Group subsequent
to the date of the HII Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned
as of such date, would have been reflected on the HII Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent
basis, subject to any dispositions of any such Assets subsequent to the date of the HII Balance
Sheet;
(d) any recovery or other Assets (net of any Taxes and expenses) received by any member of
either Group in any HII Assigned Action;
(e) all other Assets not expressly covered in clauses (a) through (d) of this definition of
Shipbuilding Assets that are wholly owned immediately prior to the Distribution (after giving
effect to the Internal Reorganization) by HII or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and other confidential and proprietary
information and all other intellectual property rights, whether arising under the laws of the
United States or the laws of any other jurisdiction, and all registrations and applications for
registration of any of the foregoing, that were created, devised or otherwise developed (i)
exclusively by the HII Employees and HII Retirees (each as defined in the Employee Matters
Agreement) (other than any of the foregoing that were developed specifically for the Retained
Business) or (ii) in whole or in part, by employees of any member of the New NGC Group or third
parties exclusively for the Shipbuilding Business, whether or not such intellectual property rights
had been assigned to NGC during its ownership of the Shipbuilding Business; and
(g) the Applicable HII Proportion of any Shared Gain.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shipbuilding Assets shall not include any items expressly
governed by the Tax Matters Agreement or the Excluded Shipbuilding Assets. In the event of any
inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or
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interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and
is not a Shipbuilding Asset, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this
definition of Shipbuilding Assets shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof.
Shipbuilding Business
means:
(a) any businesses or operations conducted by any member of the HII Group (other than any
businesses or operations to the extent conducted through the ownership of, on behalf of or for the
benefit of any member of the New NGC Group prior to the Distribution), including the businesses and
operations that are described in the Information Statement and any Former Business of any member of
the HII Group (other than NGC and not any other entity), in each case including those businesses
set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a)(9)
, but excluding those businesses set forth on
Schedule
1.1(a)(8)
;
(b) any other businesses or operations (including joint ventures) conducted through the use of
or with the Shipbuilding Assets;
(c) the HII Employees and HII Retirees and any other person employed by any member of the HII
Group after the Distribution; and
(d) the businesses or operations, including Former Businesses, conducted by NGC (but not any
other entity) or any member of the New NGC Group prior to the Distribution, in all cases to the
extent that they relate to the businesses or operations and Former Businesses described in clauses
(a) through (c) of this definition of Shipbuilding Business.
Shipbuilding Liabilities
means:
(a) all of the following Liabilities:
(i) the Liabilities listed or described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(15)
;
(ii) all other Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement as Liabilities to be wholly assumed by HII or any other member of the HII Group, and all
obligations of HII or any other member of the HII Group under this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements;
(iii) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the HII Balance Sheet, and
all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the HII 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 HII Balance Sheet if prepared on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of
such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the HII Balance Sheet;
(iv) all Environmental Liabilities relating to (A) the use of any property by the Shipbuilding
Business at any time, regardless of whether such property is or is not owned or leased by HII or
any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including any
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properties set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a)(16)
), including any property where the
Shipbuilding Business contracted or arranged for disposal of wastes at any time whatsoever, or (B)
the operation or conduct of the Shipbuilding Business or activities related to the Shipbuilding
Business (including all Liabilities relating to any Shipbuilding Asset or 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 Persons authority) which act or failure to act relates to the
Shipbuilding Business);
(v) all Liabilities relating to the HII Employees and HII Retirees and any person employed by
any member of the HII Group after the Distribution, and the conduct of all such persons;
(vi) all Liabilities relating to the use of any property by the Shipbuilding Business at any
time, regardless of whether such property is or is not owned or leased by HII or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including any properties set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a)(16)
),
including any property where the Shipbuilding Business contracted or arranged for disposal of
wastes at any time whatsoever;
(vii) all Liabilities relating to the Navy Guarantees, including all Liabilities that NGC or
any other party to this Agreement (including their Subsidiaries and Affiliates) has or may be found
to have under or in any way in connection with the Navy Guarantees;
(viii) all other Liabilities relating to the operation or conduct of the Shipbuilding Business
or activities related to the Shipbuilding Business (including all Liabilities relating to any
Shipbuilding Asset or 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 Persons authority)
which act or failure to act relates to the Shipbuilding Business) that do not also relate to the
operation or conduct of the Retained Business; and
(ix) all other Liabilities that are wholly unrelated to the Retained Business and that are not
otherwise Retained Liabilities; and
(b) the Applicable HII Proportion of any Shared Liability.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shipbuilding Liabilities shall not include any items
expressly governed by the Tax Matters Agreement or the Ingalls Indemnity Agreement.
In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or
interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is
not a Shipbuilding Liability, any item explicitly included on a Schedule referred to in this
definition of Shipbuilding Liabilities shall take priority over any provision of the text hereof.
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
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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 no Person that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by any other Person
shall be a Subsidiary of such other Person unless such other Person controls, or has the right,
power or ability to control, that Person.
Tax-Free Status
has the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
Tax Matters Agreement
means the Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
among New NGC, HII and NGC, as may be amended or modified from time to time.
Tax
has the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.
Team
has the meaning set forth in the Teaming Agreement.
Teaming Agreement
means the teaming agreement listed on
Schedule 1.1(a)(17)
.
Transition Services Agreement
means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, among NGSC, NGSB, New NGC and HII, as may be amended or modified from time to
time.
ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
Section 2.1
Internal Reorganization; Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities
.
(a) Prior to the Distribution, the parties shall cause the Internal Reorganization to be
completed.
(b) Prior to the Distribution, the parties shall, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, (i) execute such instruments of assignment and transfer and take such other
corporate actions as are necessary to transfer to one or more members of the HII Group all of the
right, title and interest of the New NGC Group in and to all Shipbuilding Assets after giving
effect to the Internal Reorganization and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause one or more
members of the HII Group to assume all of the Shipbuilding Liabilities to the extent such
Shipbuilding Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the New NGC Group
after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization.
(c) Prior to the Distribution, the parties shall, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, (i) execute such instruments of assignment and transfer and take such other
corporate actions as are necessary to transfer to one or more members of the New NGC Group all of
the right, title and interest of the HII Group in and to all Retained Assets after giving effect to
the Internal Reorganization and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause one or more members of the
New NGC Group to assume all of the Retained
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Liabilities to the extent such Retained Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any
member of the HII Group after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization.
Section 2.2
Governmental Approvals and Consents; Transfers, Assignments and Assumptions
Not Effected Prior to the Distribution
.
(a) To the extent that any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement requires any Governmental Approval or Consent, the parties will use their reasonable best
efforts to obtain such Governmental Approval or Consent.
(b) To the extent that any transfer or assignment of Assets or assumption of Liabilities
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall not have been consummated prior to
the Distribution, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to effect such transfers as
promptly following the Distribution as shall be practicable. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
require the transfer of any Assets or the assumption of any Liabilities that by their terms or
operation of law cannot or should not be transferred. In the event that any such transfer of
Assets or assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Distribution until
such time as such Asset is transferred or such Liability is assumed (i) the party retaining such
Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset for the use and benefit of the party entitled thereto (at
the expense of the party entitled thereto) and (ii) the party intended to assume such Liability
shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the party retaining
such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such Liability.
In addition, the party retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably practicable
and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably
requested by the party entitled to such Asset or by the party intended to assume such Liability in
order to place such party, insofar as reasonably practicable, in the same position as if such Asset
or Liability had been transferred or assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits
and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential
for gain, and control over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Distribution to
the member or members of the New NGC Group or the HII Group entitled to such Asset or intended to
assume such Liability. In furtherance of the foregoing, the parties agree that, as of the
Distribution, each party shall be deemed to have acquired beneficial ownership over all of the
Assets, together with all rights and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have
assumed all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto,
that such party is entitled to acquire or intended to assume pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.
(c) If and when the Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions, the absence or
non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Asset or the
deferral of the assumption of any Liability pursuant to Section 2.2(b) are obtained or satisfied,
the transfer or assumption of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected in accordance
with and subject to the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.
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(d) The party retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the transfer of such
Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Liability pursuant to Section 2.2(b) or otherwise
shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary
funds are advanced or agreed to be reimbursed by the party entitled to such Asset or the party
intended to assume such Liability. The party retaining such Asset or Liability shall use its
reasonable best efforts timely to notify the party entitled to such Asset or intended to assume
such Liability of the need for such expenditure.
(e) The parties agree to treat, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, any
Asset or Liability that is not transferred prior to the Distribution and is subject to the
provisions of Section 2.2(b) as owned by the member of the Group to which such Asset or Liability
was intended to be transferred from and after the Distribution, and shall not take any position
inconsistent therewith unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
Section 2.3
Termination of Agreements
.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.3(b), the HII Entities, on the one hand, and the New NGC
Entities, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all agreements, arrangements, commitments or
understandings (including intercompany work orders), whether or not in writing, between or among
any HII Entity, on the one hand, and any New NGC Entity, on the other hand, effective as of the
Distribution. No such terminated agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding (including
any provision thereof that purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect
from and after the Distribution. Each party shall, at the reasonable request of any other party,
take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing.
(b) The provisions of Section 2.3(a) shall not apply to any of the following agreements,
arrangements, commitments or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof):
(i) this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (and each other agreement or instrument
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be entered into by any of
the parties or any HII Entities and New NGC Entities);
(ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any non-wholly owned
Subsidiary or non-wholly owned Affiliate of New NGC or HII, as the case may be, is a party (it
being understood that directors qualifying shares or similar interests will be disregarded for
purposes of determining whether a Subsidiary is wholly owned);
(iii) any other agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that this Agreement or
any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution;
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(iv) any confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements among any members of either Group or
employees of any member of either Group, including any obligation not to disclose proprietary or
privileged information; and
(v) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings listed or described on
Schedule 2.3(b)(v)
.
(c) Except as otherwise expressly and specifically provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement, all intercompany receivables, payables, loans and other accounts between any New NGC
Entity, on the one hand, and any HII Entity, on the other hand, in existence as of immediately
prior to the Distribution and after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization shall be satisfied
and/or settled by the relevant members of the New NGC Group and the New HII Group no later than the
Distribution by (i) forgiveness by the relevant obligor or (ii) one or a related series of
repayments, distributions of and/or contributions to capital, in each case as determined by
Northrop Grumman.
Section 2.4
Novation of Shipbuilding Liabilities
.
(a) Each of New NGC and HII, at the written request of the other party, shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any release, Consent, substitution
or amendment required to novate or assign all rights and obligations under any agreements, leases,
licenses and other obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute Shipbuilding
Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements
other than any HII Entities, so that, in any such case, HII and the other HII Entities will be
solely responsible for such Shipbuilding Liabilities;
provided
,
however
, that none
of the New NGC Entities or the HII Entities shall be obligated to pay any significant (relative to
the underlying agreement, lease, license or obligation) consideration or surrender, release or
modify any material rights or material remedies therefor to any third party from whom such
releases, Consents, substitutions and amendments are requested except as expressly set forth in
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
(b) If New NGC or HII is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any required release,
Consent, substitution or amendment, the applicable New NGC Entity may continue to be bound by the
applicable underlying agreement, lease, license or other obligation or other Liabilities and,
unless not permitted by Law, HII shall, or shall cause another HII Entity to, as agent or
subcontractor for such New NGC Entity, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or
other Liabilities of such New NGC Entity thereunder. HII shall indemnify each New NGC Indemnitee
and hold it harmless against any Liabilities arising in connection therewith. New NGC shall pay
and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to the applicable HII Entity, all money, rights and
other consideration received by any New NGC Entity (net of any applicable expenses) in respect of
such performance by such HII Entity (unless any such consideration is a Retained Asset). If and
when any such release, Consent, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement,
lease, license or other rights, obligations or other Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable
or able to be novated, New NGC shall thereafter assign, or cause to be
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assigned, all the New NGC Entities rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder to
the applicable HII Entity without payment of any further consideration and the applicable HII
Entity shall, without the payment of any further consideration, assume such rights, obligations and
other Liabilities.
Section 2.5
Novation of Retained Liabilities
.
(a) Each of New NGC and HII, at the written request of the other party, shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any release, Consent, substitution
or amendment required to novate or assign all rights and obligations under any agreements, leases,
licenses and other obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute Retained
Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements
other than any New NGC Entities, so that, in any such case, New NGC and the other New NGC Entities
will be solely responsible for such Retained Liabilities;
provided
,
however
, that
none of the New NGC Entities or the HII Entities shall be obligated to pay any significant
(relative to the underlying agreement, lease, license or obligation) consideration or surrender,
release or modify any material rights or material remedies therefor to any third party from whom
such releases, Consents, substitutions and amendments are requested except as expressly set forth
in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
(b) If New NGC or HII is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any required release,
Consent, substitution or amendment, the applicable HII Entity may continue to be bound by the
applicable underlying agreement, lease, license or other obligation or other Liabilities and,
unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, New NGC shall, or shall cause another New NGC
Entity to, as agent or subcontractor for such HII Entity, pay, perform and discharge fully all the
obligations or other Liabilities of such HII Entity thereunder. New NGC shall indemnify each HII
Indemnitee and hold it harmless against any Liabilities arising in connection therewith. HII shall
pay and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to the applicable New NGC Entity, all money, rights
and other consideration received by any HII Entity (net of any applicable expenses) in respect of
such performance by such New NGC Entity (unless any such consideration is a Shipbuilding Asset).
If and when any such release, Consent, substitution, approval or amendment shall be obtained or
such agreement, lease, license or other rights, obligations or other Liabilities shall otherwise
become assignable or able to be novated, HII shall thereafter assign, or cause to be assigned, all
the HII Entities rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder to the applicable New NGC
Entity without payment of any further consideration and the applicable New NGC Entity shall,
without the payment of any further consideration, assume such rights, obligations and other
Liabilities.
Section 2.6
Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties
. Each of New NGC (on behalf
of itself and each other New NGC Entity) and HII (on behalf of itself and each other HII Entity)
understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, no
party (including its Affiliates) to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement
or document contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, is making any
representations or warranties relating in any way to the Assets, businesses or Liabilities
transferred or assumed as contemplated
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hereby or thereby, to any Consent required in connection therewith, to the value or freedom
from any Security Interests of, or any other matter concerning, any Assets of such party, or to the
absence of any defenses or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim
or other Asset, including any accounts receivable, of any party, or 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 or in any Ancillary Agreement, (a) all such Assets are being transferred on an as
is, where is basis, (b) any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a specific purpose
or otherwise is hereby expressly disclaimed, (c) the respective transferees shall bear the economic
and legal risks that any conveyance shall prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good
and marketable title, free and clear of any Security Interest and (d) none of the New NGC Entities
or the HII Entities (including their Affiliates) or any other Person makes any representation or
warranty with respect to any information, documents or material made available in connection with
the Separation or the Distribution, or the entering into of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
Section 2.7
Treatment of Cash
.
(a) Prior to the Distribution, each of the HII Entities shall make capital and other
expenditures and operate its cash management, accounts payable and receivables collection systems
in the ordinary course consistent with prior practice.
(b) From the date of this Agreement until the HII Contribution, NGC (prior to the Holding
Company Reorganization) and New NGC (after the Holding Company Reorganization) shall be entitled to
use, retain or otherwise dispose of all cash generated by the Shipbuilding Business and the
Shipbuilding Assets in accordance with the ordinary course operation of NGCs and New NGCs
respective cash management systems. All such cash shall be a Retained Asset.
Section 2.8
Replacement of Credit Support
.
(a) New NGC shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its cost and expense and
effective at or prior to the Distribution, the replacement of all Credit Support Instruments
relating exclusively to the Retained Business and provided by or through NGC or any other member of
the HII Group exclusively for the benefit of any member of the New NGC Group (the
New NGC
Credit Support Instruments
) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support
from NGC or any other member of the HII Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from
the beneficiaries of such New NGC Credit Support Instruments written releases indicating that NGC
or such other member of the HII Group will, effective upon the Distribution, have no liability with
respect to such New NGC Credit Support Instruments. In the event that New NGC is unable to obtain
any such alternative arrangements for any New NGC Credit Support Instrument prior to the
Distribution, it shall have responsibility for the payment and performance of the obligations
underlying such New NGC Credit Support Instrument.
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(b) HII shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its cost and expense and effective at
or prior to the Distribution, the replacement of certain Credit Support Instruments identified on
Schedule 2.8(b)
relating to the Shipbuilding Business and provided by or through NGC or any
member of the New NGC Group for the benefit of any member of the HII Group (other than NGC) (the
HII Credit Support Instruments
) with alternate arrangements that do not require any
credit support from New NGC or any member of the New NGC Group, and shall use reasonable best
efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such HII Credit Support Instruments written releases
indicating that NGC or any member of the New NGC Group will, effective upon the Distribution, have
no liability with respect to such HII Credit Support Instruments. In the event that HII is unable
to obtain any such alternative arrangements for any HII Credit Support Instrument prior to the
Distribution, it shall have responsibility for the payment and performance of the obligations
underlying such HII Credit Support Instrument.
ARTICLE III
ACTIONS PENDING THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 3.1
Actions Prior to the Distribution
.
(a) Subject to the conditions specified in Section 3.2 and subject to Section 4.3, each of the
parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Distribution. Such actions shall
include those specified in this Section 3.1.
(b) Prior to the Distribution, each of the parties will execute and deliver all Ancillary
Agreements to which it is a party, and will cause the other New NGC Entities and HII Entities, as
applicable, to execute and deliver any Ancillary Agreements to which such Persons are parties.
(c) Prior to the Distribution, HII shall mail the Information Statement to the Record Holders.
(d) HII shall prepare, file with the SEC 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.
(e) Each of the parties shall take all such actions 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.
(f) HII shall prepare and file, and shall use reasonable best efforts to have approved prior
to the Distribution, an application for the listing on the NYSE of the HII Common Stock to be
distributed in the Distribution, subject to official notice of listing.
(g) Prior to the Distribution, the existing directors of HII shall duly elect the individuals
listed as members of the HII board of directors in the Information
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Statement, and such individuals shall become the members of the HII board of directors
effective as of no later than immediately prior to the Distribution.
(h) Prior to the Distribution, New NGC shall deliver or cause to be delivered to HII the
resignation from each applicable HII Entity, effective as of no later than immediately prior to the
Distribution, of each individual who will be an employee of any New NGC Entity after the
Distribution and who is an officer or director of any HII Entity immediately prior to the
Distribution.
(i) Immediately prior to the Distribution, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Restated Bylaws of HII, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Form 10, shall be
in effect.
(j) The parties shall, subject to Section 4.3, take all reasonable steps necessary and
appropriate to cause the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 to be satisfied and to effect the
Distribution on the Distribution Date.
Section 3.2
Conditions to Distribution
. The obligations of the parties to consummate
the Distribution shall be conditioned on the satisfaction, or waiver by the Northrop Grumman Board,
of the following conditions:
(a) The Northrop Grumman Board shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, have authorized and
approved the Separation and the Distribution and not withdrawn such authorization and approval.
(b) The New NGC Board shall have declared the dividend of HII Common Stock to the Record
Holders.
(c) Each Ancillary Agreement shall have been executed by each party thereto.
(d) The SEC shall have declared the Form 10 effective, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be
pending before or threatened by the SEC.
(e) The HII Common Stock shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE or another national
securities exchange approved by the Northrop Grumman Board, subject to official notice of issuance.
(f) The Internal Reorganization shall have been completed.
(g) New NGC shall have received the IRS Ruling and the Opinion, each of which shall remain in
full force and effect, that the Holding Company Reorganization, the Internal Reorganization, and
the Distribution will qualify for Tax-Free Status.
(h) HII shall have (i) entered into the HII Credit Facility, (ii) received the net proceeds
from the HII Debt and (iii) made the HII Contribution.
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(i) No order, injunction or decree that would prevent the consummation of the Distribution
shall be threatened, pending or issued (and still in effect) by any Governmental Authority of
competent jurisdiction, no other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the
Distribution shall be in effect, and no other event outside the control of Northrop Grumman shall
have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution.
(j) No other events or developments shall have occurred prior to the Distribution that, in the
judgment of the Northrop Grumman Board, would result in the Distribution having a significant
adverse effect on Northrop Grumman or the Northrop Grumman Stockholders.
(k) The actions set forth in Sections 3.1(c), (h) and (i) shall have been completed.
(l) HII shall have delivered to New NGC a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of
HII, dated as of the Distribution Date, certifying that the HII Entities have complied with Section
2.7(a).
The foregoing conditions may only be waived by the Northrop Grumman Board, in its sole and
absolute discretion, are for the sole benefit of Northrop Grumman and shall not give rise to or
create any duty on the part of the Northrop Grumman Board to waive or not waive such conditions or
in any way limit the right of termination of this Agreement set forth in Article IX or alter the
consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX. Any determination made by
the Northrop Grumman Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any
or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.2 shall be conclusive.
ARTICLE IV
THE DISTRIBUTION
Section 4.1
The Distribution
.
(a) HII shall cooperate with Northrop Grumman to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at the
direction of Northrop Grumman, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly take any and all actions
necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution. Each of the parties will provide, or cause the
applicable member of its Group to provide, to the Agent all documents and information required to
complete the Distribution.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) on or prior to the
Distribution Date, for the benefit of and distribution to the Record Holders, New NGC will deliver
to the Agent all of the issued and outstanding shares of HII Common Stock then owned by New NGC or
any other New NGC Entity and book-entry authorizations for such shares and (ii) on the Distribution
Date, New NGC shall instruct the Agent to distribute, by means of a
pro rata
dividend, to each
Record Holder (or such Record Holders bank or brokerage firm on such Record Holders behalf)
electronically, by direct registration in book-entry form, the number of whole shares of HII Common
Stock
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to which such Record Holder is entitled based on the Distribution Ratio. The Distribution
shall be effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on the Distribution Date. On or as soon as
practicable after the Distribution Date, the Agent will mail an account statement indicating the
number of shares of HII Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in the name of
each Record Holder.
(c) With respect to the shares of HII Common Stock remaining with the Agent 180 days after the
Distribution Date, the Agent shall deliver any such shares as directed by HII, with the consent of
New NGC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
Section 4.2
Fractional Shares
. The Agent and New NGC shall, as soon as
practicable after the Distribution Date, (a) determine the number of whole shares and fractional
shares of HII 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 Record Holders that would otherwise be entitled to
fractional share interests and (c) distribute to each such Record Holder, or for the benefit of
each beneficial owner of fractional shares, such Record Holders or beneficial owners ratable
share of the net proceeds of such sales, based upon the average gross selling price per share of
HII Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld under
applicable Tax Law and less any transfer Taxes. HII will be responsible for payment of any
brokerage fees associated with such sales. The Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine the
timing and method of selling such shares, the selling price of such shares and the broker-dealer to
which such shares will be sold;
provided
,
however
, that the designated
broker-dealer is not an Affiliate of New NGC or HII. Neither New NGC nor HII will pay any interest
on the proceeds from the sale of such shares.
Section 4.3
Sole Discretion of the Northrop Grumman Board and New NGC Board
.
Subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.3, the Northrop Grumman Board shall, in its sole and
absolute discretion, determine 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, the Northrop Grumman Board, in its sole and absolute
discretion, 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. The New NGC Board
shall determine the Record Date.
ARTICLE V
MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 5.1
Release of Pre-Distribution Claims
.
(a) Except (i) as provided in Section 5.1(c), (ii) as may be otherwise provided in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which
any HII Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article V, effective as of
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the Distribution, HII does hereby, for itself and each other HII Entity and their respective
Affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, and, to the extent HII legally may, all Persons
that at any time prior or subsequent to the Distribution have been stockholders, directors,
officers, members, agents or employees of HII or any other HII Entity (in each case, in their
respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge each New NGC Entity, their
respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons that at any time prior to the
Distribution have been stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of New NGC
or any other New NGC Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities
whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, whether arising under any contract or agreement, by
operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from or relating to 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 Date, whether or not known as of
the Distribution Date, including any claims with respect to the sufficiency or condition of the
Shipbuilding Assets or the allocation of Liabilities to the HII Group.
(b) Except (i) as provided in Section 5.1(c), (ii) as may be otherwise provided in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any New NGC Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article V, New NGC does hereby, for itself and each
other New NGC Entity and their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and, to the extent
New NGC legally may, all Persons that at any time prior to the Distribution have been stockholders,
directors, officers, members, agents or employees of New NGC or any other New NGC Entity (in each
case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge each HII
Entity, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons that at any time prior
to the Distribution have been stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of
HII or any other HII Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities
whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, 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 Date, whether or not known as of the Distribution
Date.
(c) Nothing contained in Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) shall impair any right of any Person to
enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, including the applicable Schedules hereto and
thereto, or any arrangement that is not to terminate as of the Distribution, as specified in
Section 2.3(b). Nothing contained in Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) shall release any Person from:
(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any New NGC Entities and
any HII Entities that is not to terminate as of the Distribution, as specified in Section 2.3(b),
or any other Liability that is not to terminate as of the Distribution, as specified in Section
2.3(b);
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(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; or
(iii) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than
a Person released pursuant to this Section 5.1; provided that the parties agree not to bring suit
or permit any of their Subsidiaries to bring suit against any Person with respect to any Liability
to the extent that such Person would be released with respect to such Liability by this Section 5.1
but for the provisions of this clause (iii).
(d) HII shall not make, and shall not permit any other HII Entity to make, any claim or
demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim for
indemnification, against any New NGC Entity, or any other Person released pursuant to Section
5.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 5.1(a). New NGC shall not,
and shall not permit any other New NGC Entity, to make any claim or demand, or commence any Action
asserting any claim or demand, including any claim for indemnification, against any HII Entity, or
any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.1(b), with respect to any Liabilities released
pursuant to Section 5.1(b).
(e) At any time, at the request of any other party, each party shall cause each member of its
respective Group to execute and deliver releases in form reasonably satisfactory to the other party
reflecting the provisions of this Section 5.1.
Section 5.2
Indemnification by HII and NGSB
. Subject to Section 5.4, following the
Distribution, HII and NGSB shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless New NGC,
each New NGC Entity and each of their respective current, former and future directors, officers and
employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing
(collectively, the
New NGC Indemnitees
), from and against any and all Liabilities of the
New NGC Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items
(without duplication):
(a) the Shipbuilding Liabilities; and
(b) any breach by any HII Entity of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other
than the Tax Matters Agreement and the Ingalls Indemnity Agreement, which shall be subject to the
provisions contained therein).
Section 5.3
Indemnification by New NGC and NGSC
. Subject to Section 5.4, following
the Distribution, New NGC and NGSC shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless
HII, each HII Entity and each of their respective current, former and future directors, officers
and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing
(collectively, the
HII Indemnitees
), from and against any and all Liabilities of the HII
Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without
duplication):
(a) the Retained Liabilities; and
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(b) any breach by any New NGC Entity of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements
(other than the Tax Matters Agreement and the Ingalls Indemnity Agreement, which shall be subject
to the provisions contained therein).
Section 5.4
Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts
.
(a) The parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant
to this Agreement will be net of Insurance Proceeds and other amounts received that actually reduce
the amount of the Liability for which indemnification is sought. Accordingly, the amount which any
party (an
Indemnifying Party
) is required to pay to any Person entitled to
indemnification or reimbursement under this Agreement (an
Indemnitee
) will be reduced by
any Insurance Proceeds and other amounts theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee in reduction of the related Liability. If an Indemnitee receives a payment (an
Indemnity Payment
) required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of
any Liability and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or other amounts therefor, then the
Indemnitee will promptly 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 the
Insurance Proceeds or other amounts had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity
Payment was made.
(b) In the case of any Shared Liability, any Insurance Proceeds actually received, realized or
recovered by any party in respect of the Shared Liability will be shared between the New NGC Group
and the HII Group in accordance with their respective Applicable Proportions, regardless of which
Group may actually receive, realize or recover such Insurance Proceeds.
(c) An insurer that would otherwise be obligated to defend or make payment in response to any
claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the
indemnification provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being
expressly understood and agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a
windfall (i.e., a benefit it would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the
indemnification provisions of this Agreement) by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof.
Section 5.5
Third-Party Claims
.
(a) If an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion by a Person
(including any Governmental Authority) that is not a New NGC Entity or a HII Entity of any claim
(including environmental claims and demands or requests for investigation or remediation of
contamination) or of the commencement by any such Person of any Action with respect to which an
Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (collectively, a
Third-Party Claim
), such Indemnitee
shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as promptly practicable, but no
later than 20 days after becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim. Any such notice shall
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describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail and contain written correspondence
received from the third party that relates to the Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the failure of any Indemnitee to give notice as provided in this Section 5.5(a) shall
not relieve the related Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article V, except to the
extent that such Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such failure to give notice.
(b) With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is or may be a Shared Liability:
(i) If the Indemnifying Party receiving any notice pursuant to Section 5.5(a) or the
Indemnitee believes that the Third-Party Claim is or may be a Shared Liability, such Indemnifying
Party or Indemnitee may make a Determination Request within 30 days after the notice given by the
Indemnitee to the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 5.5(a). Upon the making of a
Determination Request, the applicable Indemnitee shall assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim
until a determination as to whether such Third-Party Claim is a Shared Liability. In the event of
such assumption of defense, such Indemnitee shall be entitled to reimbursement of all the costs and
expenses of such defense once a final determination or acknowledgement is made that such Indemnitee
is entitled to indemnification with respect to such Third-Party Claim;
provided
, that if
such Third-Party Claim is determined to be a Shared Liability, such costs and expenses shall be
shared as provided in Section 5.5(b)(ii). If it is determined by New NGC and HII or by the
Allocation Committee that the Third-Party Claim is a Shared Liability, the Managing Party (as
determined in accordance with Section 6.1(a)) shall assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim as
soon as reasonably practicable following such determination.
(ii) A partys costs and expenses of assuming the defense of (subject to Section 5.5(b)(i)),
and/or seeking to settle or compromise (subject to Section 5.5(b)(iv)), any Third-Party Claim that
is a Shared Liability shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Shared
Liability in determining the obligations of the parties with respect thereto pursuant to Section
6.4.
(iii) The Managing Party shall consult with the Non-Managing Party prior to taking any action
with respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability if the Managing Partys action
could reasonably be expected to have a significant adverse impact (financial or non-financial) on
the Non-Managing Party, including a significant adverse impact on the rights, obligations,
operations, standing or reputation of the Non-Managing Party (or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates),
and the Managing Party shall not take such action without the prior written consent of the
Non-Managing Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(iv) The Managing Party shall promptly give notice to the Non-Managing Party regarding the
substance of any settlement related discussions with respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a
Shared Liability if (A) the Non-Managing Party is required to share in any significant aspect of
the costs and expenses, proceeds or obligations resulting from such settlement or (B) the
settlement can reasonably be expected to have a significant impact (financial or nonfinancial) on
the Non-Managing Party. In
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such instances, the Managing Party shall not settle such Third-Party Claim without the prior
written consent of the Non-Managing Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
(c) With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is not a Shared Liability:
(i) Unless the parties otherwise agree, within 30 days after the receipt of notice from an
Indemnitee in accordance with Section 5.5(a), an Indemnifying Party shall defend (and, unless the
Indemnifying Party has specified any reservations or exceptions, may seek to settle or compromise),
at such Indemnifying Partys own cost and expense and by such Indemnifying Partys own counsel, any
Third-Party Claim that is not a Shared Liability. The applicable Indemnitee shall have the right
to employ separate counsel and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or
settlement thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be the expense of such
Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and
expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnitee (A) for any period during which the Indemnifying
Party has not assumed the defense of such Third-Party Claim (other than during any period in which
the Indemnitee shall have failed to give notice of the Third-Party Claim in accordance with Section
5.5(a)) or (B) to the extent that such engagement of counsel is as a result of a conflict of
interest, as reasonably determined by the Indemnitee acting in good faith.
(ii) No Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
of any Third-Party Claim that is not a Shared Liability without the consent of the applicable
Indemnitee;
provided
,
however
, that such Indemnitee 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 (A) contains no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any
violation of the rights of any Person, (B) involves only monetary relief which the Indemnifying
Party has agreed to pay and could not reasonably be expected to have a significant adverse impact
(financial or non-financial) on the Indemnitee, including a significant adverse impact on the
rights, obligations, operations, standing or reputation of the Indemnitee (or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and (C) 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.
(d) 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 Partys prior written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.5 or in Article VI, the
additional provisions of the Litigation Management Agreement shall govern with respect to all
Third-Party Claims (including Shared Actions) specifically set forth therein or covered by the
terms thereof, and the Litigation Management Agreement shall
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control over any inconsistent provisions of this Section 5.5 and Article VI as to such
Third-Party Claims.
Section 5.6
Additional Matters
.
(a) Any claim on account of a Liability that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be
timely asserted by written notice given by the Indemnitee to the related Indemnifying Party. 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 remedies as specified by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements.
(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 in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if
either the Indemnitee or the Indemnifying Party shall so request, the parties shall endeavor to
substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant, if reasonably practicable. If such
substitution or addition cannot be achieved or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow
the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action as set forth in this Agreement and the Litigation
Management Agreement and the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against
all costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions imposed by a court, attorneys
fees, experts fees and all other external expenses, and the allocated costs of in-house counsel
and other personnel), the costs of any judgment or settlement, and the cost of any interest or
penalties relating to any judgment or settlement.
Section 5.7
Remedies Cumulative
. The remedies provided in this Article V shall be
cumulative and 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 5.8
Survival of Indemnities
. The rights and obligations of each of New NGC,
NGSC, HII, NGSB and their respective Indemnitees under this Article V shall survive the sale or
other transfer by any party of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.
Section 5.9
Limitation on Liability
. Except as may expressly be set forth in this
Agreement, none of New NGC, NGSC, HII, NGSB or any other member of either Group
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shall in any event have any Liability to the other or to any other member of the others
Group, or to any other New NGC Indemnitee or HII Indemnitee, as applicable, under this Agreement
(a) to the extent that any such Liability resulted from any willful violation of Law or fraud by
the party seeking indemnification or (b) for any indirect, punitive or consequential damages.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.9 shall not limit an Indemnifying
Partys indemnification obligations with respect to any Liability that any Indemnitee may have to
any third party not affiliated with any member of the New NGC Group or the HII Group.
ARTICLE VI
SHARED GAINS AND SHARED LIABILITIES
Section 6.1
Managing Party
.
(a) With respect to any Shared Gain or Shared Liability, either HII or New NGC shall be the
Managing Party
. With respect to any Shared Gain identified on
Schedule 1.1(a)(2)
or any Shared Liability identified on
Schedule 1.1(a)(1)
, the Managing Party shall be the
party with the higher Applicable Proportion as set forth on such Schedule, and, with respect to
specified Shared Actions under the Litigation Management Agreement, the Managing Party shall be as
set forth therein. In all other cases, the Managing Party shall be selected by the Allocation
Committee in accordance with Sections 6.1(b) and 6.2.
(b) In determining which party shall be the Managing Party, the Allocation Committee shall
consider as the primary factor in such a determination which party is subject to the greater
financial, operational and reputational risk or exposure in connection with such Shared Gain or
Shared Liability, including the relative Applicable Proportion of each Group with respect to such
Shared Gain or Shared Liability. The Allocation Committee shall also consider such other factors
as the Allocation Committee deems appropriate, including if applicable, which party has control
over the potentially relevant documentation and possible witnesses with respect to such Shared Gain
or Shared Liability.
Section 6.2
Allocation Committee
.
(a) New NGC and HII will form the Allocation Committee for the following purposes:
(i) resolving whether (A) any claim or right is a Shared Gain or (B) any Liability is a Shared
Liability, in each case if not otherwise agreed between New NGC and HII;
(ii) except with respect to the matters described on
Schedule 1.1(a)(1)
or
Schedule 1.1(a)(2)
, determining the Applicable New NGC Proportion and the Applicable HII
Proportion of any Shared Gains and Shared Liabilities; and
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(iii) determining whether HII or New NGC shall be the Managing Party of any Shared Gain or
Shared Liability.
(b) New NGC and HII shall refer (i) any Shared Liability not identified on
Schedule
1.1(a)(1)
and any Shared Gain not identified on
Schedule 1.1(a)(2)
or in the Litigation
Management Agreement to the Allocation Committee to determine the Applicable New NGC Proportion and
the Applicable HII Proportion of such Shared Gain or Shared Liability, and the Managing Party of
such Shared Gain or Shared Liability, and (ii) any potential Shared Gains or Shared Liabilities
that New NGC and HII are not able to agree are Shared Gains or Shared Liabilities to the Allocation
Committee for resolution of the status thereof. If the Allocation Committee reaches a
determination (which shall be made within 30 days after such referral on a matter submitted to the
Allocation Committee by any of New NGC or HII), then that determination shall be binding on New NGC
and HII and their respective successors and assigns.
(c) In the event that the Allocation Committee cannot reach a determination within 30 days
after the referral pursuant to Section 6.2(b) as to (i) the appropriate allocation of Shared Gains
or Shared Liabilities between the New NGC Group and the HII Group, (ii) the nature or status of any
such Shared Liabilities or Shared Gains or (iii) the Managing Party of any such Shared Liabilities
or Shared Gains or any other matter under consideration by the Allocation Committee, then the
procedures set forth in Article X of this Agreement shall govern.
Section 6.3
Shared Gains
.
(a) If either HII or New NGC becomes aware of any claim or right that may reasonably be
expected to be a Shared Gain, it shall notify the other party in writing as soon as promptly
practicable, but no later than 20 days after becoming aware of such potential Shared Gain, which
notice shall describe the potential Shared Gain in reasonable detail. Such other party may make a
Determination Request within 30 days after receipt of such notice.
(b) Any benefit that may be received from any Shared Gain shall be shared between New NGC and
HII in proportion to the Applicable New NGC Proportion and the Applicable HII Proportion,
respectively, and shall be paid in accordance with Section 6.5. The Managing Party of any Shared
Gain shall have the authority to commence, prosecute, settle, manage, waive, release, discharge and
otherwise determine all matters with respect to such Shared Gain. The Non-Managing Party of such
Shared Gain shall not take, or permit any member of its Group to take, any action (including
commencing any claim) that would interfere with such rights and powers of the Managing Party,
except as required by applicable Law or contract (in which case the Non-Managing Party shall
provide advance notice of such action to the Managing Party and shall give the Managing Party the
opportunity to consult with respect to such action). The Managing Party of such Shared Gain shall
use its reasonable best efforts to notify the Non-Managing Party promptly in the event that it
commences an Action with respect to a Shared Gain. The Managing Party of any Shared Gain may elect
not to pursue such Shared Gain for any reason whatsoever (including a different assessment of the
merits of any Action, claim or
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right than the other party or any business reasons that are in the
best interests of the Managing Party or a member of the Managing Partys Group, without regard to
the best interests of any member of the other Group) and no member of the Managing Partys
Group with a majority interest in such Shared Gain shall have any liability to any Person
(including any member of the other Group) as a result of any such determination. In the event that
the Managing Party of any Shared Gain elects not to pursue such Shared Gain, the Non-Managing Party
may request in writing to the Managing Party that the Non-Managing Party have the right to pursue
such Shared Gain on behalf of the Non-Managing Party and the Managing Party (in which case, the
Non-Managing Party shall be treated as the Managing Party for purposes of such Shared Gain);
provided
,
however
, that the Managing Party may refuse such request in its sole
discretion.
(c) Upon the making of a Determination Request, New NGC alone may, but shall not be obligated
to, commence prosecution or other assertion of the claim or right that is subject to such
Determination Request pending resolution of the status of such claim or right. In the event that
New NGC commences any such prosecution or assertion and, upon resolution of the Determination
Request, it is determined hereunder that any such claim or right of HII is not a Shared Gain or
that HII is the Managing Party of such Shared Gain, New NGC shall discontinue the prosecution or
assertion of such claim or right and transfer the control thereof to HII as soon as reasonably
practicable. In such event, if HII elects not to continue the prosecution of such claim or right,
HII will reimburse New NGC for all costs and expenses incurred prior to resolution of such dispute
in the prosecution or assertion of such claim or right.
Section 6.4
Shared Liabilities
. Each of New NGC and HII shall be responsible for its
Applicable Proportion of any Shared Liability. The Managing Party shall be responsible for
managing, and shall have the authority to manage, the defense or prosecution, as applicable, and
resolution of a Shared Liability. It shall not be a defense to any obligations by any party to pay
any amount in respect of any Shared Liability that such party was not consulted in the response to
or defense thereof (except to the extent such consultation was required under this Agreement or the
Litigation Management Agreement), that such partys views or opinions as to the conduct of such
response to or defense or the reasonableness of any settlement were not accepted or adopted, that
such party does not approve of the quality or manner of the response to or defense thereof or that
such Shared Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other
determination of liability (even if, subject to Section 5.5(b)(iv) and the applicable provisions of
the Litigation Management Agreement, such settlement was effected without the consent or over the
objection of such party).
Section 6.5
Payments
. Any amount owed in respect of (a) any Shared Liabilities
(including reimbursement for the cost or expense of defense of any Third-Party Claim that is a
Shared Liability) or (b) any Shared Gains (including reimbursement for the costs or expenses to
commence, prosecute or settle matters with respect to a Shared Gain), pursuant to this Article VI
shall be remitted within 30 days after the party entitled to such amount provides an invoice
(including reasonable supporting information with respect thereto) to the party owing such amount;
provided
,
however
, that the Applicable
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Proportion of any amounts recovered with
respect to any Shared Gain or Shared Liability shall be payable within 30 days after receipt
thereof by the party recovering such amount.
ARTICLE VII
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 7.1
Agreement for Exchange of Information
.
(a) Except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action related to a
request hereunder by any member of either the New NGC Group or the HII Group against any member of
the other Group (which shall be governed by such discovery rules as may be applicable thereto), and
subject to Section 7.1(b), each of New NGC and HII, on behalf of the members of its respective
Group, shall use reasonable best efforts to provide (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, at the sole cost and expense of the requesting party), or cause to be
provided, to the other Group, at any time before or after the Distribution, as soon as reasonably
practicable after written request therefor, any Information in the possession or under the control
of the members of such respective Group that the requesting party reasonably requests (i) in
connection with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party
(including under applicable securities, defense contracting or Tax Laws) by a Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over the requesting party, (ii) for use in any other judicial,
regulatory, administrative, Tax, insurance or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit,
accounting, claims, regulatory, investigation, litigation, Tax 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 7.1(a) solely to the
extent reasonably necessary to satisfy the applicable obligations or requirements described in the
immediately preceding sentence and shall otherwise take reasonable steps to protect such
Information. Nothing in this Section 7.1 shall be construed as obligating a party to create
Information not already in its possession or control.
(b) In the event that any party determines that the exchange of any Information pursuant to
Section 7.1(a) is reasonably likely to violate any Law or binding 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 the parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit compliance with
Section 7.1(a) in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. New NGC and HII intend that
any provision of access to or the furnishing of Information that would otherwise be within the
ambit of any legal privilege shall not operate as a waiver of such privilege.
(c) After the Distribution, each of New NGC and HII shall maintain in effect systems and
controls reasonably intended to enable the members of the other Group to satisfy their respective
known reporting, accounting, disclosure, audit and other obligations.
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Section 7.2
Ownership of Information
. Any Information owned by a member of one Group
that is provided to a requesting party pursuant to Section 7.1 shall be deemed to remain the
property of the providing party. Except as specifically set forth herein, nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or
otherwise in any such Information.
Section 7.3
Compensation for Providing Information
. The party requesting Information
pursuant to Section 7.1 agrees to reimburse the party providing such Information for the reasonable
costs, if any, of creating, gathering and copying such Information, to the extent that such costs
are incurred for the benefit of the requesting party. Except as may be otherwise specifically
provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other agreement between the parties, such costs
shall be computed in accordance with the providing partys standard methodology and procedures.
Section 7.4
Record Retention
. Except for the matters addressed specifically in
Section 8.7, to facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article VII and
other provisions of this Agreement from and after the Distribution, each of the parties agrees to
use reasonable best efforts to retain all Information in accordance with its record retention
policy as in effect immediately prior to the Distribution or as modified in good faith thereafter;
provided
,
however
, that to the extent any Ancillary Agreement provides for a longer
period of retention of certain Information, such longer period shall control. Each party agrees to
retain any Information that, prior to the Distribution, is subject to a subpoena or a do not
destroy notice issued by NGC or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution until such
subpoena or notice is no longer applicable to such Information.
Section 7.5
Limitation of Liability
. No party shall have any liability to any other
party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement that is an
opinion, estimate or forecast, or that is based on an opinion, estimate or forecast, is found to be
inaccurate, in the absence of willful misconduct by the party providing such Information. No party
shall have any liability to any other party if any Information is destroyed after reasonable best
efforts by such party to comply with the provisions of Section 7.4.
Section 7.6
Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information
. The rights and
obligations granted under this Article VII shall be subject to any specific limitations,
qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of
Information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.
Section 7.7
Cooperation
.
(a) From and after the Distribution, except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened
adversarial Action by any member of either the New NGC Group or the HII Group against any member of
the other Group (which shall be governed by such discovery rules as may be applicable thereto),
each party, upon reasonable written request of the other party, shall use reasonable efforts to
cooperate and consult in good faith with the other party to the extent such cooperation and
consultation is reasonably necessary with respect to (i) any Action, (ii) this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements or any of
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the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (iii) any
audit, investigation or any other legal requirement, and, upon reasonable written request of the
other party, shall use reasonable efforts to make available to such other party the former, current
and future
directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective
Group (whether as witnesses or otherwise).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 7.7(a) shall not require a party to take any step
that would significantly interfere, or that such party reasonably determines could significantly
interfere, with its business.
(c) Except in the case of any Assigned Action or Shared Action, the requesting party shall
bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.
(d) The obligations set forth in this Section 7.7 shall survive until the tenth anniversary
thereof, except in the case of any Assigned Action or Shared Action, in which case such obligations
shall survive until the final resolution of such Actions.
Section 7.8
Confidentiality
.
(a) Except as provided in Section 8.7 and subject to Section 7.9, each of New NGC and HII, on
behalf of itself and each member of its Group, shall hold, 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 business sensitive and
proprietary information, 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 any member of such other Group or its respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement,
any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, and shall not use any such Information other than for such
purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, except, in each case, to the
extent that such Information is (i) in the public domain through no fault of such party or any
member of such Group or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from
other sources by such party (or any member of such partys Group), which sources are not themselves
bound by a confidentiality obligation, or (iii) independently generated without reference to any
proprietary or confidential Information of the disclosing party or its Group.
(b) Except as provided in Section 8.7, no receiving party shall release or disclose, or permit
to be released or disclosed, any such Information concerning the other Group to any other Person,
except its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and
representatives who need to know such Information (who shall be advised of their obligations
hereunder with respect to such Information), except in compliance with Section 7.9. 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
disclosing party will,
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promptly after the request of the receiving party, either return to the
disclosing party all Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes,
extracts or
summaries based thereon) or certify to the disclosing party that it has destroyed such
Information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon).
Section 7.9
Protective Arrangements
. Except as provided in Section 8.7, in the event
that any party or any member of its Group either determines on the advice of its counsel that it
should disclose any Information pursuant to applicable Law or receives any demand under lawful
process or from any Governmental Authority or properly constituted arbitral authority to disclose
or provide Information of any other party (or any member of any other partys Group) that is
subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, the Person required to disclose the Information
shall give the applicable Person prompt, and to the extent reasonably practicable, prior written
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
arrangement or 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. This Section 7.9 shall not apply to the disclosure of any
Information to any Governmental Authority that is reasonably necessary to respond to any inquiry by
any Governmental Authority.
ARTICLE VIII
FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 8.1
Further Assurances
.
(a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of
the parties shall use its 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 Law, regulations and agreements to consummate and
make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each party
shall cooperate with the other parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense
of the requesting party, to (i) execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to
be executed and delivered, all instruments, including any instruments of conveyance, assignment and
transfer as such party may be reasonably requested to execute and deliver to the other party, (ii)
make, or cause to be made, all filings with, and to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents,
approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit,
license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, (iii) seek, obtain, or cause to be obtained, any
Governmental Approvals or other Consents required to effect the Separation or the Distribution and
(iv) take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be requested to take by any other
party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this
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Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements,
in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
and the transfers of the
Shipbuilding Assets and the Retained Assets and the assignment and assumption of the
Shipbuilding Liabilities and the Retained Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each party will, at the reasonable request,
cost and expense of any other party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest
in such other party good and marketable title, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.
(c) On or prior to the Distribution Date, New NGC and HII in their respective capacities as
direct and indirect stockholders of their respective Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions
that are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by New NGC and HII or any other Subsidiary
of New NGC, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The parties agree to cooperate, both prior to and after the Distribution, and use
reasonable best efforts to take all acts reasonably necessary to accomplish the registration and
transfer, to the extent transferable and to the extent that any registration or transfer is
required in connection with the Distribution, of any export or import license, permit, technical
assistance agreement, manufacturing license agreement and other authorization utilized by either
Group, including those granted under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulation and foreign
export/import Laws, as applicable.
Section 8.2
Amendment to NGC Certificate of Incorporation
. As promptly as practicable
(and in any event within five Business Days) after the Holding Company Reorganization, NGC shall
approve an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (as amended in the Holding Company
Reorganization) to eliminate the requirement for the Northrop Grumman Stockholders to approve
certain actions by or involving NGC as required by Section 251(g) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the
NGC Charter Amendment
) and obtain the approval of HII, as sole
stockholder of NGC, of the NGC Charter Amendment. New NGC shall use its reasonable best efforts to
(a) include in the proxy statement for the 2012 annual meeting of Northrop Grumman Stockholders (or
any earlier meeting of such stockholders as determined by the Northrop Grumman Board) a proposal to
approve the NGC Charter Amendment (the
NGC Charter Amendment Proposal
), along with a
recommendation of the Northrop Grumman Board that Northrop Grumman Stockholders approve the NGC
Charter Amendment Proposal, and (b) solicit the approval of the Northrop Grumman Stockholders of
the NGC Charter Amendment Proposal. In the event that the NGC Charter Amendment Proposal is not
approved at such annual meeting, New NGC shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the
approval of the NGC Charter Amendment Proposal at each subsequent annual meeting of Northrop
Grumman Stockholders until such approval is obtained.
Section 8.3
Credit Support
. Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event prior to the
fifth anniversary of the Distribution, HII promptly shall provide notice to New NGC describing in
reasonable detail the circumstances surrounding the Change of Control
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Triggering Event.
Immediately after such Change of Control Triggering Event, HII shall provide credit support in the
form of one or more standby letters of credit in an amount
equal to $250 million (the other terms and provisions of which shall be reasonably
satisfactory to New NGC) to support HIIs obligations under Section 5.2.
Section 8.4
Non-Compete
.
(a) For a period of one year following the Distribution, HII shall not, and shall cause the
other members of the HII Group not to, directly or indirectly through any Person or contractual
arrangement, whether independently or as part of a team, compete in any way against any member of
the New NGC Group or the Team for any work covered by the solicitation described on
Schedule
8.4(a)
(the
Solicitation
) and shall not take any steps to join any team that is
competing or will compete against any member of the New NGC Group or the Team for any of the work
covered by the Solicitation.
(b) After the Distribution, New NGC shall cause NGTS to in good faith (i) endeavor to modify
the Teaming Agreement to make clear that, except with respect to the restrictions set forth in
Section 8.4(a), there are no restrictions on any member of the HII Group and (ii) consider NGSB and
its Subsidiaries as a potential subcontractor to the Team for work covered by the Solicitation.
Section 8.5
Intercompany Work Orders
.
Schedule 8.5
sets forth certain
intercompany work orders (
IWOs
) that will be terminated in accordance with Section 2.3.
Immediately after the Distribution, NGSB shall issue to NGSC, or such other member of the New NGC
Group designated on
Schedule 8.5
and NGSC shall issue to NGSB, or such other member of the
HII Group designated on
Schedule 8.5
, as applicable, letter subcontracts for the
performance of follow-on work to be performed for the applicable terminated IWOs, as each of the
parties shall then deem appropriate (such letter agreements,
Letter Subcontracts
). Each
Letter Subcontract shall contain sufficient terms, conditions and rights to permit the designated
member of the New NGC Group or the HII Group, as applicable, to perform and be compensated for work
performed pending the negotiation of definitive subcontract agreements between the parties with
what it concludes is appropriate protection. Following the Distribution, the parties shall
negotiate, in good faith, to reach agreement on final price, statement of work, schedule and terms
and conditions of definitive subcontracts for the terminated IWOs. The additional provisions set
forth on
Schedule 8.5
shall apply with respect to the Letter Subcontracts.
Section 8.6
IDIQ Vehicles
. The New NGC Group shall use reasonable efforts to continue
to make the IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) vehicles listed on
Schedule 8.6
available for the benefit of the HII Group on the terms set forth on
Schedule 8.6
, for the
period that begins on the date of the Distribution until the earlier of (a) the date that is 12
months after the date of the Distribution and (b) the date that the HII Group obtains its own such
vehicles. The additional provisions set forth on
Schedule 8.6
shall apply with respect to
such IDIQ vehicles.
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Section 8.7
Government Contract Matters
.
(a) For the purposes of this Section 8.7 only, the following definitions apply:
(i)
Allowable Cost Audit
means any Defense Contract Audit Agency or other
Governmental Authority audit or other negotiations with contracting officers of any Governmental
Authority, with respect to any period (or portion thereof) ending at or prior to the Distribution.
(ii)
Settlement Asset
means a net increase in assets due to the final agreement of
claims or rights arising out of the settlement of an Allowable Cost Audit, including: (A) final
indirect cost and rates for government contracts; (B) Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) matters; (C)
defective pricing matters; or (D) advance agreements with the U.S. Government.
(iii)
Settlement Liability
means a net liability due to the final agreement of
claims or rights arising out of the settlement of an Allowable Cost Audit, including: (A) final
indirect cost and rates for government contracts; (B) Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) matters; (C)
defective pricing matters; or (D) advance agreements with the U.S. Government.
A Settlement Asset or Settlement Liability shall be computed as the total impact on the net amount
to be paid or received upon final contract settlement, including direct and indirect costs, fees
and profits. Where Settlement Assets and Settlement Liabilities arise from the settlement of an
Allowable Cost Audit, the baseline costs for calculating Settlement Assets and Settlement
Liabilities shall be the costs included in Inter-company Accounting Transfers (IATs) for periods
through the Distribution Date.
(b)
Shipbuilding Business Cost and Pricing Pre-Distribution
. HII is responsible for
the settlement of and the consequences of any Settlement Assets or Settlement Liabilities
associated with costs and pricing incurred prior to the Distribution by the Shipbuilding Business
for government contracts, including those arising from Allowable Cost Audits for work in support of
other NGC entities, but not including those Settlement Assets and Settlement Liabilities covered by
Section 8.7(c).
(c)
New NGC Cost and Pricing Pre-Distribution
. New NGC is responsible for the
settlement of and the consequences of any Settlement Assets and Settlement Liabilities relating to
NGC matters associated with and allocable to government contracts with any member of the HII Group
arising out of:
(i) the settlement of final direct and indirect cost rates for costs incurred by NGC prior to
the Distribution, including: corporate office expenses, group insurance, post-retirement benefits,
pensions, state taxes, insurance, deferred compensation, environmental costs, legal, internal
audit, enterprise shared services (ESS) costs, information technology services (ITS), and the
settlement of IWOs and other costs incurred by NGC prior to the Distribution;
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(ii) Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Settlement Assets or Settlement Liabilities for
allocations made by NGC prior to the Distribution, contracts priced or based upon projected NGC
incurred costs prior to the Distribution, or resulting from an Allowable Cost Audit;
(iii) defective pricing Settlement Liabilities for costs incurred by NGC resulting from an
Allowable Cost Audit; and
(iv) advance agreements with the U.S. Government.
(d)
Reimbursement of Settlement Assets and Settlement Liabilities
. New NGC will
reimburse HII for any Settlement Liabilities of NGC described in Section 8.7(c) and paid or to be
paid to any Governmental Authority by HII upon presentation of documentation deemed adequate by HII
and New NGC. HII shall reimburse New NGC for any Settlement Assets of NGC accruing to HII under
Section 8.7(c) upon presentation of documentation deemed adequate by HII and New NGC. HII will
reimburse New NGC for any Settlement Liabilities of HII under Section 8.7(b) and paid or to be paid
to any Governmental Authority by New NGC upon presentation of documentation deemed adequate by New
NGC and HII. New NGC shall reimburse HII for any Settlement Assets of HII accruing to New NGC
under Section 8.7(b) upon presentation of documentation deemed adequate by HII and New NGC.
(e)
Administration of Government Contract Matters
. The parties shall make available,
upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times during regular business hours, any of the parties
or their Affiliates personnel whose assistance or participation is reasonably required by either
New NGC or HII or their Affiliates in connection with any government audit or contract
administration activity, including matters involving either partys indirect cost proposals, the
Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and defective pricing. New NGC and HII will each be responsible
for all of its own costs, both direct and indirect, including any required travel, associated with
(i) providing access to their respective records and making any reasonable number of copies
requested thereof and (ii) making the requested personnel reasonably available to support
government contract audits and administrative processes for cost negotiations with the government
or other matters, such as administration of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). In addition, if a
Contract Disputes Act dispute concerning a Retained Liability or Retained Asset arises out of or
relates to a federal contract held by HII or its Affiliates, HII or its Affiliate, as applicable,
shall agree to sponsor a claim against the U.S. Government on behalf of New NGC. In such event,
New NGC shall have the right at its expense and in its sole discretion, acting in the name of HII
or its Affiliate, to (w) certify or submit any such claim to the appropriate U.S. Government
contracting officer; (x) appeal any adverse contracting officers final decision or deemed denial
of New NGCs claim to the appropriate agency board of contract appeals or U.S. Court of Federal
Claims; (y) control the litigation of any such appeal; and (z) pursue a further appeal to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
(f)
Pre-Distribution Cost and Pricing Data
. New NGC and HII shall provide each other
with updates of pre-Distribution cost and pricing data relevant to each
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other, including (i)
revisions and updates to cost proposals and (ii) revisions and updates to pre-Distribution Billing
and Bidding Guidance, consistent with the practices of NGC and NGSB prior to the Distribution.
(g)
Release of Contract Audit and Contract Administration Information
. Disclosure of
cost, pricing and billing information to government auditors and contracting
officers in connection with final indirect costs and rates, administration of Cost Accounting
Standards (CAS) and advance agreements and other customary contract audit and administration
matters are exceptions to the requirements of Sections 7.8 and 7.9 of this Agreement. For
avoidance of doubt, disclosure of cost, pricing and billing information in connection with
customary contract audit and administration matters by HII or New NGC will not require prior
notification to each other.
(h)
Litigation Management Agreement
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement or the Litigation Management Agreement, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between this Section 8.7 and any provision of the Litigation Management Agreement, this Section 8.7
shall control over such inconsistent provision of the Litigation Management Agreement as to the
matters specifically addressed in this Section 8.7.
Section 8.8
Software Licenses
. From and after the Distribution, New NGC shall provide
reasonable cooperation and assistance to HII (and any member of its Group) in connection with the
provision of replacement licenses for third-party software licenses that were procured by NGC for
the benefit of the HII Group prior to the Distribution but that are included in the New NGC
Transferred Assets. Such cooperation shall be at the sole cost and expense of HII. The
cooperation and assistance provided for in this Section 8.8 shall not be required to the extent
such cooperation and assistance would result in an undue burden on New NGC or would unreasonably
interfere with any of its employees normal functions and duties.
Section 8.9
Use of Names, Logos and Information
.
(a) As soon as practicable (and in any event within five days) after the Distribution, HII
shall cause to be filed with the Secretary of State (or other appropriate Governmental Authority)
of the states in which its Subsidiaries are located or are doing business, an amendment to their
certificates of incorporation or similar governing documents or qualification to do business to
change the name of any Subsidiary with Northrop Grumman in its name to a new name not confusingly
similar to the current name.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 90 days) after the Distribution
(or such longer or shorter period with respect to each of the items identified on
Schedule
8.9(b)
), HII shall use reasonable best efforts to remove, and HII shall cause each member of
the HII Group to remove, from their websites, and any other publicly distributed material (other
than material required to be submitted for the purpose of regulatory filings and other similar
documentation), any reference to Northrop Grumman Corporation, and its business lines and plans and
any names, logos, or
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trademarks associated therewith. HII and each other member of the HII Group
shall cease all use of the Northrop Grumman name (and any name confusingly similar thereto) and
all trademarks and service marks associated therewith as soon as practicable and in any event
within 90 days after the Distribution;
provided
that, if any member of the HII Group is
unable to comply with the foregoing requirements of this Section 8.9(b) for reasons outside of its
reasonable control, HII may request NGC to grant an extension of time
beyond such 90-day period within which to cease all use of the Northrop Grumman name, as
reasonably necessary for such member of the HII Group to cease all such use, and New NGC agrees not
to unreasonably withhold or delay the granting of any such requested extension. Nothing in this
Section 8.9(b) shall preclude HII or its Subsidiaries from using the Northrop Grumman name to
indicate that HII and members of the HII Group were formerly associated with Northrop Grumman
Corporation, or from referring to Northrop Grumman Corporation by its name for non-trademark and
non-branding purposes as is permitted by applicable Law.
(c) HII shall not, and shall cause each member of the HII Group not to, take any action,
purport to take any action or otherwise hold itself out as having any authority to act on behalf of
or represent in any way any member of the New NGC Group. HII shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless each of the New NGC Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities of the New NGC
Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from a breach of this Section 8.9(c).
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.1
Termination
. This Agreement may be terminated by the Northrop Grumman
Board at any time prior to the Distribution.
Section 9.2
Effect of Termination
. In the event of any termination of this Agreement
prior to the Distribution, no party (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability
or further obligation to any other party with respect to this Agreement.
ARTICLE X
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 10.1
Negotiation
. In the event of a controversy, dispute or claim arising out
of, in connection with, or in relation to the interpretation, performance, nonperformance, validity
or breach of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement entered into by any
New NGC Entity or HII Entity pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise
arising out of, or in any way related to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any other
agreement entered into by any New NGC Entity or any HII Entity pursuant to this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any claim based
on contract, tort, statute or constitution (but excluding (i) any controversy, dispute or claim
brought by or against a third party or involving a third party who would be subject to joinder as
described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 and arising out of any contract, including this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and/or relating to the use or lease of
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real property if any
third party is a claimant or defendant in such controversy, dispute or claim and (ii) any dispute
under any of the IP License Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Letter Subcontracts and the
Ingalls Indemnity Agreement, which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein ((i) and
(ii) collectively,
Excluded Disputes
)) (collectively,
Agreement Disputes
), one
or more senior executive officers of New NGC and HII, with authority to settle, designated by each
of New NGC and HII, shall negotiate
to settle such Agreement Dispute. Unless otherwise agreed by the relevant parties in writing,
if within 45 days from the time of receipt by the New NGC Entity or the HII Entity of the written
notice of an Agreement Dispute (
Dispute Notice
), the Agreement Dispute has not been
resolved, the Agreement Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with Section 10.2. In the event of
any arbitration or litigation in accordance with this Article X, the relevant New NGC Entities and
HII Entities shall not assert any defenses of or similar to statute of limitations and laches that
arise after the date of receipt of the Dispute Notice if the Dispute Notice was served prior to the
expiration of the applicable limitations period and provided the prosecuting party complies with
the contractual time period or deadline under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which
such Agreement Dispute relates.
Section 10.2
Mediation
. If, within 45 days after delivery of a Dispute Notice, a
negotiated resolution of the Agreement Dispute under Section 10.1 has not been reached, New NGC and
HII agree to seek to settle the Agreement Dispute by mediation administered by the American
Arbitration Association (
AAA
) under its Commercial Mediation Procedures, and to bear
equally the costs of the mediation;
provided
,
however
, that each New NGC Entity and
HII Entity shall bear its own costs in connection with such mediation. If the Agreement Dispute
has not been resolved through mediation within 90 days after the date of service of the Dispute
Notice, or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree in writing, each party shall be
entitled to refer the dispute to arbitration in accordance with Section 10.3.
Section 10.3
Arbitration
. If the Agreement Dispute has not been resolved for any
reason within 90 days after the date of service of the Dispute Notice, such Agreement Dispute shall
be settled, at the request of any relevant party, by arbitration administered by the AAA under its
Commercial Arbitration Rules, conducted in New York City, except as modified herein (the
Rules
). There shall be three arbitrators. If there are only two parties to the
arbitration, each of New NGC and HII shall appoint one arbitrator within 20 days after receipt by
respondent of a copy of the demand. The two party-appointed arbitrators shall have 20 days from
the appointment of the second arbitrator to agree on a third arbitrator who shall chair the
arbitral tribunal. Any arbitrator not timely appointed by the parties under this Section 10.3
shall be appointed in accordance with AAA Rule R. 11, and in any such procedure, each party shall
be given four strikes, excluding strikes for cause. If there are multiple claimants and/or
multiple respondents to the effect that there are more than three parties to the arbitration, all
claimants and/or all respondents shall attempt to agree upon their respective appointments. If
such multiple parties fail to nominate an arbitrator within 30 days, the AAA shall appoint an
arbitrator on their behalf. In such circumstances, any existing nomination of the arbitrator
chosen by the party or parties on the other side of the proposed arbitration shall be unaffected,
and the remaining arbitrators shall be appointed in accordance with AAA Rules 12 and 13. Any
controversy
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concerning whether an Agreement Dispute is an arbitrable Agreement Dispute, whether
arbitration has been waived, whether an assignee of this Agreement is bound to arbitrate, or as to
the interpretation or enforceability of this Article X shall be determined by the arbitrators. New
NGC and HII intend that the provisions to arbitrate set forth herein be valid, enforceable and
irrevocable, and any award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the parties.
New NGC and HII agree to comply and cause the members of
their applicable Group to comply with any award made in any such arbitration proceedings and
agree to enforcement of or entry of judgment upon such award, in any court of competent
jurisdiction, including any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in
The City of New York. The arbitrators shall be entitled, if appropriate, to award monetary damages
and other remedies, subject to the provisions of Section 5.9. The parties shall use their
reasonable best efforts to encourage the arbitrators to resolve any arbitration related to any
Agreement Dispute as promptly as practicable.
Section 10.4
Confidentiality of Arbitral Award and Documents and Information Exchanged and
Submitted in the Course of Arbitration
. Subject to applicable Law, including disclosure or
reporting requirements, or the parties agreement, the parties shall maintain the confidentiality
of the arbitration. Unless agreed to by all the parties or required by applicable Law, including
disclosure or reporting requirements, the arbitrators and the parties shall maintain the
confidentiality of all information, records, reports, or other documents obtained in the course of
the arbitration, and of all awards, orders, or other arbitral decisions rendered by the
arbitrators.
Section 10.5
Treatment of Negotiations and Mediation
. Without limiting the provisions
of the Rules, unless otherwise agreed in writing or permitted by this Agreement, New NGC and HII
shall keep, and shall cause the members of their applicable Group to keep confidential all matters
relating to this Article X and any negotiation, mediation, conference, arbitration, or discussion
pursuant to this Article X shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes
of Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and comparable state rules;
provided
, that
such matters may be disclosed (a) to the extent reasonably necessary in any proceeding brought to
enforce the award or for entry of a judgment upon the award and (b) to the extent otherwise
required by applicable Law, including disclosure or reporting requirements. Nothing said or
disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of any negotiations, conferences and
discussions under Sections 10.1 and 10.2 that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be
offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or
future arbitration.
Section 10.6
Continuity of Service and Performance
. Unless otherwise agreed in
writing, New NGC and HII shall continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under
this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the
provisions of this Article X with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute resolution.
Section 10.7
Consolidation
. The arbitrators may consolidate an arbitration under this
Agreement with any arbitration arising under or relating to the Ancillary Agreements or any other
agreement between the parties entered into pursuant hereto or thereto, as the
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case may be, if the
subject of the Agreement Disputes thereunder arise out of or relate essentially to the same set of
facts or transactions. Such consolidated arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrators
appointed for the arbitration proceeding that was commenced first in time.
Section 10.8
Submission to Jurisdiction
. Each of the parties to this Agreement
irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Excluded
Dispute brought by any other party to this Agreement or its successors or assigns shall be brought
and determined in any federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York
(or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any appropriate New York State or federal
court), and each of the parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and
unconditionally, with regard to any Excluded Dispute. Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees
not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described
above in New York, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any
judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in New York as described in this Section 10.8.
Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees
not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to the Excluded Dispute, (a) any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in New York as described herein, (b) that it
or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process
commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment,
attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i)
the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) the subject matter of the Excluded
Dispute, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
Section 10.9
Enforcement
. Solely with respect to the Excluded Disputes, the parties
agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of
the terms hereof and thereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements in any New York State or federal court sitting in
the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York (or, if such court lacks subject matter
jurisdiction, in any appropriate New York State or federal court), this being in addition to any
other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby
further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security as a prerequisite to obtaining
equitable relief.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1
Corporate Power
. New NGC represents on behalf of itself and each other
New NGC Entity and HII represents on behalf of itself and each other HII Entity, and NGC represents
on behalf of itself, that:
(a) each such Person is a corporation or other entity duly incorporated or formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state or other jurisdiction of its
incorporation or formation, and has all material corporate or other similar powers required to
carry on its business as currently conducted;
(b) 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 this Agreement and
each other Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby; and
(c) this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party has been duly executed
and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Person enforceable in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
Section 11.2
Coordination with Certain Ancillary Agreements; Conflicts
.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Ingalls Indemnity
Agreement shall be the exclusive agreement among the parties for the matters expressly set forth
therein following the Distribution and (ii) except for those Tax matters specifically addressed in
this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement shall be the exclusive
agreement among the parties with respect to all Tax matters, including dispute resolution and
indemnification and payments among the parties in respect of Tax matters.
(b) Except as provided in Section 8.7(h), in the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between any provision of any of the Ancillary Agreements and any provision of this Agreement, the
applicable Ancillary Agreement shall control over the inconsistent provisions of this Agreement as
to the matters specifically addressed in such Ancillary Agreement.
Section 11.3
Expenses
.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all fees,
costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with the Separation and the Distribution and the
performance of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, whether performed by a third party or
internally, will be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the
Distribution is consummated, or as otherwise agreed by the parties. For the avoidance of doubt,
(i) New NGC will be responsible for any transfer fees (including any pricing increases) related to
the transfer of any Retained Assets (including any transferred third-party software licenses) to
any member of the New NGC Group and the cost of any replacement for any Asset that is not a
Retained Asset
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(including any replacement third-party software licenses), (ii) HII will be
responsible for any fees to the NYSE and any transfer fees (including any pricing increases)
related to the transfer of any Shipbuilding Assets (including any transferred third-party software
licenses) to any member of the HII Group and the cost of any replacement for any Asset that is not
a Shipbuilding Asset (including any replacement third-party software licenses) and (iii) New NGC
shall bear the costs and expenses directly related to the mailing of the
Information Statement to NGC stockholders and the fees and expenses of the Agent in connection
with the Distribution.
(b) Except where context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement and the Litigation
Management Agreement to costs and expenses include the relevant partys allocated costs of
employees (including in-house counsel and other personnel), fringe benefit costs, general and
administrative costs, overhead, document processing vendors, litigation support, including
e-discovery consultants, testifying and non-testifying experts, and other consultants.
Section 11.4
Amendment and Modification
. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or
otherwise, except by an instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto,
signed on behalf of each party.
Section 11.5
Waiver
. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or
remedy hereunder 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. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the
part of any party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such party.
Section 11.6
Notices
. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if
by facsimile, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise, (b) on the
first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a
recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day
following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth
below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to
receive such notice:
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on which New NGC relocates its corporate headquarters, to both:
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (310) 556-4910
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2199
Attention: Treasurer
Facsimile: (310) 201-3088
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if to New NGC or any other New NGC Entity on or after the
date on which New NGC relocates its corporate headquarters, to both:
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 875-1852
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
Attention: Treasurer
Facsimile: to be provided at relevant time
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if to HII or any other HII Entity, to:
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
4101 Washington Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Attention: Office of the General Counsel
Facsimile: (757) 688-1408
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
4101 Washington Avenue
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Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (757) 688-1408
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Section 11.7
Interpretation
. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section,
Article or Exhibit such reference shall be to a Section, Article, Annex or Exhibit of this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement or in any Exhibit are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in
any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be
construed to be of such gender or number as the
circumstances require. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule, Annex or Exhibit but not
otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement or the Ancillary
Agreement to which such Schedule, Annex or Exhibit is attached, as applicable. All Schedules,
Annexes and Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a
part of this Agreement as if set forth herein. The word including and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall mean including, without limitation, unless otherwise specified.
The word day when used in this Agreement shall mean calendar day, unless otherwise specified.
Section 11.8
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the
Annexes, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices hereto and thereto constitute the entire agreement, and
supersede all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all
prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. None of this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements shall be deemed to contain or imply any restriction, covenant, representation,
warranty, agreement or undertaking of any party with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby other than those expressly set forth herein or therein or in any document
required to be delivered hereunder or thereunder. Notwithstanding any oral agreement or course of
action of the parties or their representatives to the contrary, no party to this Agreement shall be
under any legal obligation to enter into or complete the transactions contemplated hereby unless
and until this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each of the parties.
Section 11.9
No Third Party Beneficiaries
. Except for the indemnification rights
under this Agreement of any New NGC Indemnitee (other than any current, former or future employee
of any New NGC Entity that is not or was not, as of any relevant time of determination, also a
current or former officer of any New NGC Entity) or HII Indemnitee (other than any current, former
or future employee of any HII Entity that is not or was not, as of any relevant time of
determination, also a current or former officer of any HII Entity) in their respective capacities
as such, and except as specifically provided in the Employee Matters Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any
Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or
equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements.
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Section 11.10
Governing Law
. This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the
Laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of
the State of New York (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law).
Section 11.11
Assignment
. Except as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement,
none of this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder or thereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation
of law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of
the other parties, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null
and void. If any party (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (a) shall consolidate with
or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity
of such consolidation or merger or (b) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties
and/or assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, the party (or its successors or permitted
assigns, as applicable) shall ensure that such Person assumes all of the obligations of such party
(or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement and all applicable
Ancillary Agreements.
Section 11.12
Severability
. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any
provision of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be interpreted in such manner as to
be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of
this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such
jurisdiction, and this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements shall be reformed, construed and
enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of
any provision had never been contained herein.
Section 11.13
Waiver of Jury Trial
. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Section 11.14
Counterparts
. This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument
and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other parties.
Section 11.15
Facsimile Signature
. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signature and a facsimile signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.
Section 11.16
Payment
. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement, any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by
one party (or any member of such Partys Group) shall be paid within 30
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days after presentation of
an invoice or a written demand by the party entitled to receive such payments. Such demand shall
include documentation setting forth the basis for the amount payable. Any payment not made within
30 days of the written demand for such payment shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to
the rate in effect for underpayments pursuant to Section 6621 of the Code from such date.
Section 11.17
Parties Obligations
. Except where specifically provided otherwise, a
partys obligations under this Agreement shall include obligations of its employees and
Subsidiaries. Each of NGSB and NGSC hereby agrees to take any actions, or refrain from taking any
actions, to the extent required pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Separation and Distribution Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives.
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
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By:
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Mark Rabinowitz
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NEW P, INC.
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Mark Rabinowitz
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President & Treasurer
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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING, INC.
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]
Annex I Internal Reorganization
The Internal Reorganization will take place in the following steps, all of which have occurred
or will occur prior to the Distribution in the following order, unless otherwise determined by the
Northrop Grumman Board:
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Step 1:
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NGC has formed (a) New NGC, (b) HII, (c) Titan Holdings I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (
Holdings LLC
), (d) Titan
Holdings II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (
Holdings
LP
),
and (e) Merger Sub. New NGC initially will own all the stock of
HII, the sole membership interest in Holdings LLC and the sole
general partner interest in Holdings LP. Holdings LLC will
initially own the sole limited partner interest in Holdings LP.
Holdings LP will initially own all of the stock of Merger Sub.
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Step 2:
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Pursuant to that certain Transfer of Guarantees, dated as of March
28, 2011, between NGC and HII, NGC transferred to HII the Navy
Guarantees and HII assumed and agreed to perform all of the
obligations and liabilities of NGC under the Navy Guarantees.
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NGC will contribute all of the HII Transferred Assets to NGSB (or
to one or more members of the HII Group other than HII) and all of
the New NGC Transferred Assets to NGSC (or to one or more members
of the New NGC Group other than New NGC). New NGC (or one or more
other members of the New NGC Group) will assume all of the
Retained Liabilities of NGC except for NGCs obligations under the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 10,
2007, between NGC, the lenders party thereto from time to time,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other parties named therein (the
NGC Credit Agreement
),
and HII (or one or more other members of
the HII Group) will assume all of the Shipbuilding Liabilities of
NGC except NGCs obligations under the guarantee of the GO-Zone
Bonds (the
GO-Zone Bonds Guarantee
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Each of NGSBs Subsidiaries will distribute to NGSB all of the
open account debt owed to it by NGSC, if any. NGSB will
distribute to NGC all of the open account debt owed to it by NGSC,
including such debt distributed to it by its Subsidiaries (all
such debt, the
Intercompany Debt Receivable
).
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Step 5:
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The parties will consummate the Holding Company Reorganization.
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Step 6:
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New NGC will contribute its membership interest in Holdings LLC
and its partnership interest in Holdings LP to HII.
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Step 7:
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NGC will distribute (the
NGC Distribution
) to Holdings LP all of
NGCs Assets (including the stock of NGSC and NGSB), and Holdings
LP will assume all of NGCs Liabilities and other obligations
(including NGCs
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obligations under the NGC Credit Agreement) except NGCs obligations under the
GO-Zone Bonds Guarantee.
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Step 8:
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Concurrent with the NGC Distribution, HII will enter
into the P&I Agreements pursuant to which HII will
agree to perform all of NGCs obligations under the
Navy Guarantees, if any, and the GO-Zone Bonds
Guarantee and indemnify NGC for any costs arising
from such obligations.
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Holdings LP will distribute to Holdings LLC, its
limited partner, and HII, its general partner, all of
the stock of NGSB and NGC (the
Holdings LP
Distribution
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Holdings LLC will distribute to HII the shares of NGC
and NGSB that it received in the Holdings LP
Distribution.
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Step 11:
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HII will receive the net cash proceeds from the HII
Debt. $300,000,000 of such net cash proceeds will be
retained by HII (the
Retained Cash
). Such cash
proceeds less the Retained Cash are referred to as
the
Transferred Debt Proceeds
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HII will contribute (a) to Holdings LLC a portion of
the Transferred Debt Proceeds equal to Holdings LLCs
proportionate interest in Holdings LP (approximately
$714,500,000) and (b) to Holdings LP the remaining
amount of the Transferred Debt Proceeds
(approximately $714,500,000).
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amount of the Transferred Debt Proceeds contributed
to it by HII, and Holdings LP will contribute to NGSC
the entire amount of the Transferred Debt Proceeds
and the Intercompany Debt Receivable (such
contributions, together with the contributions in
Step 12, the
HII Contribution
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HII will distribute all of its membership interest in
Holdings LLC and all of its partnership interest in
Holdings LP to New NGC.
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Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
among
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION,
NEW P, INC.,
and
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Dated as of March 29, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Employment Agreements
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ARTICLE VIII NEW NGC EQUITY COMPENSATION AWARDS
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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of March 29, 2011 (this
Employee Matters
Agreement
), among Northrop Grumman Corporation, a Delaware corporation (
NGC
), New P,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (
New NGC
), and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (
HII
).
RECITALS
A. The parties to this Employee Matters Agreement, together with certain Subsidiaries of NGC,
have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the
Separation Agreement
),
dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which New NGC intends to distribute to its stockholders
its entire interest in HII by way of a stock dividend.
B. The parties wish to set forth their agreements as to certain matters regarding employment,
compensation and employee benefits.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Table of Definitions
. The following terms have the meanings set forth on the pages referenced below:
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Section 1.2
Certain Defined Terms
. For the purposes of this Employee Matters Agreement:
Benefit Plan
means, with respect to an entity, each plan, program, policy,
agreement, arrangement or understanding that is a deferred compensation, executive compensation,
incentive bonus or other bonus, pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, severance pay, salary
continuation, life, death benefit, health, hospitalization, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or
accident insurance or other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including any
employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) sponsored, maintained or contributed
to by such entity or to which such entity is a party or under which such entity has any obligation;
provided that no New NGC Equity Compensation Award, nor any plan under which any such New NGC
Equity Compensation Award is granted, shall constitute a Benefit Plan under this Employee Matters
Agreement. In addition, no Employment Agreement shall constitute a Benefit Plan for purposes
hereof.
Employment Agreement
means any individual employment, retention, consulting, change
in control, split dollar life insurance, sale bonus, incentive bonus, severance or other individual
compensatory agreement between any current or former employee and NGC or any of its Affiliates or a
member of the New NGC Group or the HII Group.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
HII Benefit Plans
means the HII Retained Benefit Plans and the HII Spinoff Plans.
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HII Employee
means each individual who, as of the Distribution, is employed by a
member of the HII Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such individual who is on a
leave of absence, whether paid or unpaid, from which such employee is permitted to return (in
accordance with HIIs personnel policies)).
HII Employee Liabilities
means all potential or actual employment and employee
benefits-related or other Liabilities, whether arising before, on or after the Distribution Date,
with respect to: (a) HII Employees and HII Retirees and any other persons employed by the HII Group
(and their respective Plan Payees, including, without limitation, for any deferred vested benefits
under any Benefit Plan); (b) any other individuals asserting rights or obligations stemming from
their services to or in connection with the Shipbuilding Business; (c) HII Employment Agreements;
and (d) the HII Benefit Plans (including, for avoidance of doubt, Liabilities that arise or are
alleged to have arisen prior to Distribution under a Split Plan from which an HII Spinoff Plan
assumed Liabilities hereunder).
HII Employment Agreement
means any Employment Agreement to which any member of the
HII Group is a party and to which no member of the New NGC Group or NGC is a party. The HII
Employment Agreements shall be the sole responsibility of one or more members of the HII Group
following the Distribution.
HII Group
is defined in the Separation Agreement, but for convenience is duplicated
here, provided that the definition in the Separation Agreement controls. HII Group means HII and
each Person that will be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of HII immediately prior to the
Distribution (but after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization) and each Person that is or
becomes a member of the HII Group after the Distribution, including in all circumstances the
predecessor and successor entities of each such Person. For the purposes of this Employee Matters
Agreement, (a) New NGC shall not be deemed to be a successor entity of NGC and (b) NGC shall not be
deemed to be a member of the HII Group.
HII Retained Benefit Plan
means any Benefit Plan that, as of the Distribution, is
sponsored or maintained solely by any member of the HII Group. HII Retained Benefit Plan shall
also mean any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) to which any member of the
HII Group contributes for the benefit of its employees. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of
the HII Group shall be deemed to sponsor or maintain any Benefit Plan if its relationship to such
Benefit Plan is solely to administer such Benefit Plan or provide to New NGC any reimbursement in
respect of such Benefit Plan. The HII Retained Benefit Plans (excluding any multiemployer plans)
shall be sponsored solely by one or more members of the HII Group following the Distribution.
HII Retiree
means each former employee of NGC or its Affiliates (or the predecessors
thereof), including, without limitation, any such individual with deferred vested benefits under
any Benefit Plan, whose last employment prior to the Distribution was with the HII Group or the
Shipbuilding Business.
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HII Spinoff Plans
means the HII Spinoff DB Plans, HII Spinoff DC Plans, HII Spinoff
Nonqualified Plans and HII Spinoff Welfare Plans.
HII Welfare Plan
means each HII Benefit Plan that is a Welfare Plan.
New NGC Benefit Plan
means any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by any member of
the New NGC Group or NGC. New NGC Benefit Plan shall also mean any multiemployer plan (as defined
in Section 3(37) of ERISA) to which any member of the New NGC Group or NGC contributes for the
benefit of its employees. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of the New NGC Group shall be
deemed to sponsor or maintain any Benefit Plan if its relationship to such Benefit Plan is solely
to administer such Benefit Plan or provide to HII any reimbursement in respect of such Benefit
Plan. The New NGC Benefit Plans (excluding any multiemployer plans) shall be those Benefit Plans
sponsored solely by one or more members of the New NGC Group following the Distribution.
New NGC Employee Liabilities
means all potential or actual employment and employee
benefits-related or other Liabilities with respect to current employees and former employees of NGC
and the New NGC Group, whether arising before, on or after the Distribution Date, but excluding any
HII Employee Liabilities.
New NGC Employment Agreement
means any Employment Agreement to which any member of
the New NGC Group or NGC is a party and to which no member of the HII Group (other than NGC) is or
was a party or beneficiary. The New NGC Employment Agreements shall be the responsibility of one
or more members of the New NGC Group following the Distribution.
New NGC Group
is defined in the Separation Agreement, but for convenience is
duplicated here, provided that the definition in the Separation Agreement controls. New NGC Group
means New NGC and each Person that will be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of New NGC immediately
after the Distribution and each Person that is or becomes a member of the New NGC Group after the
Distribution, including in all circumstances the predecessor and successor entities of each such
Person. For the purposes of this Employee Matters Agreement, NGC shall not be deemed to be a
predecessor entity of New NGC.
New NGC Retiree
means each former employee of NGC, any of its Affiliates and the New
NGC Group, who is not an HII Retiree.
New NGC Welfare Plan
means each New NGC Benefit Plan that is a Welfare Plan.
Plan Payee
means, as to an individual who participates in a Benefit Plan, such
individuals dependents, beneficiaries, alternate payees and alternate recipients, as applicable
under such Benefit Plan.
Split Plans
means the Split Welfare Plans, Split DB Plans, Split DC Plans and Split
Nonqualified Plans.
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Welfare Plan
means each Benefit Plan that provides life insurance, health care,
dental care, vision care, employee assistance programs (EAP), accidental death and dismemberment
insurance, disability, severance, vacation or other group welfare or fringe benefits and is an
employee welfare benefit plan as described in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
Workers Compensation Event
means the event, injury, illness or condition giving
rise to a workers compensation claim.
Section 1.3
Other Capitalized Terms
. Capitalized terms not defined in this Employee Matters Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Separation Agreement.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PRINCIPLES; EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS
Section 2.1
Assumption of HII Employee Liabilities
. Effective as of the Distribution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Employee Matters Agreement, (a) the HII Group shall be solely responsible for all HII Employee
Liabilities and the New NGC Group shall not retain any HII Employee Liabilities and (b) the New NGC
Group shall be solely responsible for all New NGC Employee Liabilities and the HII Group shall not
retain any New NGC Employee Liabilities.
Section 2.2
Allocation of Liabilities With Respect to Benefit Plans and Employment
Agreements
. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Employee Matters Agreement, effective as
of the Distribution, each HII Employee and HII Retiree (and each such individuals Plan Payees)
shall cease participation in all New NGC Benefit Plans and, as of such time, HII shall or shall
cause another member of the HII Group to have in effect such HII Benefit Plans as are necessary to
comply with its obligations pursuant to this Employee Matters Agreement.
(a) Effective as of the Distribution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Employee Matters Agreement, New NGC shall, or shall cause one or more members of the New NGC Group
to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge in due course all Liabilities arising out of or
relating to all New NGC Employment Agreements.
(b) Effective as of the Distribution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Employee Matters Agreement, HII shall, or shall cause one or more
members of the HII Group to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge in due course (i) all
Liabilities arising out of or relating to all HII Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities arising out
of or relating to all HII Employment Agreements, (iii) all Liabilities arising out of or relating
to the Converted HII Equity Compensation Awards (including, without limitation, any and all
Liabilities with respect to any equity award of NGC or New NGC that, through assumption and
conversion, becomes a Converted HII Equity Compensation Award, as well as any and all Liabilities
with respect to the assumption and conversion of such an award), and (iv) all Liabilities with
respect to the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of all HII
Employees, HII Retirees, their respective Plan Payees, and other service providers (including any
individual who is, or was, an
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independent contractor, temporary employee, temporary service worker,
consultant, freelancer, agency employee, leased employee, on-call worker, incidental worker, or
nonpayroll worker of any member of the HII Group or in any other employment, non-employment, or
retainer arrangement, or relationship with any member of the HII Group), in each case to the extent
arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance of services for any
member of the HII Group or the Shipbuilding Business. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after
the Distribution, in no event will HII be required to issue, grant or award any compensation
relating to HII Common Stock to any employee who is a member of the New NGC Group, and, subject to
the treatment of the New NGC Equity Compensation Awards that are outstanding as of the Distribution
and held by any HII Employee or HII Retiree as provided in Section 8.1, in no event will New NGC be
required to issue, grant or award any compensation relating to New NGC Common Stock to any employee
who is a member of the HII Group.
Section 2.3
HII Benefit Plans and HII Employment Agreements
.
Schedule 2.3
sets forth a complete list of all material HII Benefit Plans and
HII Employment Agreements. Effective as of the Distribution, HII or another member of the HII
Group shall, as applicable in accordance with this Employee Matters Agreement, adopt, continue or,
to the extent necessary, assume sponsorship of each HII Benefit Plan and HII Employment Agreement,
and the New NGC Group shall use reasonable efforts to transfer or cause to be transferred to HII
all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance policies, administrative agreements, and other
agreements and instruments reasonably required for the maintenance and administration of the HII
Benefit Plans and the HII Employment Agreements. To facilitate HIIs establishment of the HII
Spinoff Plans, New NGC shall, prior to Distribution, provide HII with draft plan documents of the
HII Spinoff Plans for HIIs review and consideration. New NGC shall endeavor to ensure that such
draft plan documents accurately replicate the material terms of the respective Split DC Plans,
Split DB Plans, Split Welfare Plans and Split Nonqualified Plans, but New NGC makes no
representation or warranty that the draft plan documents do so or that draft plan documents satisfy
any applicable legal requirements and New NGC expressly disclaims any and all liability related to
the draft HII Spinoff Plans.
Effective on the Distribution Date, the HII Group shall be exclusively responsible for
administering each HII Benefit Plan and each HII Employment Agreement in accordance with its terms
and for all obligations and liabilities with respect to the HII Benefit Plans and HII Employment
Agreements and all benefits owed to participants in the HII Benefit Plans and individuals who are
parties to the HII Employment Agreements,
whether arising before, on or after the Distribution Date. Except as specifically provided
herein, HII shall not assume sponsorship, maintenance or administration of any Benefit Plan or
Employment Agreement that is not an HII Benefit Plan or an HII Employment Agreement or receive or
assume any assets or liabilities in connection with any such Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement.
Section 2.4
Plan-Related Litigation
. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the management of the defense of all
litigation related to the New NGC Benefit Plans, the New NGC Employment Agreements, the HII Benefit
Plans and the HII Employment Agreements shall be governed by the Litigation Management Agreement,
and
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this Employee Matters Agreement shall govern the allocation of Liabilities related to any such
litigation.
Section 2.5
Vacation and Sick Pay
. HII shall assume responsibility for accrued vacation and sick pay and any other paid time
off attributable to HII Employees and HII Retirees as of the Distribution, or Applicable Transfer
Date.
Section 2.6
Employee Transfers
. Upon mutual agreement of HII and New NGC any employee whose employment transfers within 45
days after the Distribution from the New NGC Group to the HII Group or from the HII Group to the
New NGC Group because they were inadvertently and erroneously treated as employed by the wrong
employer on the Distribution Date, and who was continuously employed by a member of the HII Group
or the New NGC Group (as applicable) from the Distribution through the date such employee commences
active employment with a member of the New NGC Group or HII Group (as applicable) shall be a
Delayed Transfer Employee
. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Employee
Matters Agreement, such Delayed Transfer Employees shall be treated in the same manner as HII
Employees as specified in this Employee Matters Agreement, to the extent practicable in compliance
with applicable Law and the Employee Plans. For purposes of this Employee Matters Agreement, the
date on which a Delayed Transfer Employee actually commences employment with the HII Group or the
New NGC Group (as applicable) is referred to as such individuals
Applicable Transfer
Date
and such Applicable Transfer Date shall, except as expressly provided herein and in
compliance with Law applicable to the Employee Plans, be treated as the Distribution Date for
Delayed Transfer Employees where the Distribution Date is referenced in this Employee Matters
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the mutual agreement with respect to,
and Applicable Transfer Date of, any Delayed Transfer Employee must occur on or before 45 days
after Distribution.
Section 2.7
Annual Bonuses
. HII shall be solely responsible for all annual bonuses earned by HII Employees and HII
Retirees with respect to periods ending on or after January 1, 2011.
ARTICLE III
SERVICE CREDIT
Section 3.1
Service Credit for Employee Transfers
. The Benefit Plans shall provide the following service crediting rules effective as of the
Distribution:
(a) If a Delayed Transfer Employee becomes employed by a member of the New NGC Group or HII
Group on or before 45 days after the Distribution then such Delayed Transfer Employees service
with the HII Group or the New NGC Group (as applicable) following the Distribution shall be
recognized for purposes of eligibility, vesting and pension credit under the appropriate Benefit
Plans, subject to the terms of those plans.
(b) If a former employee of HII Group or New NGC Group (such Group, the
Original
Group
) (whether or not a Delayed Transfer Employee) becomes
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employed by a member of the other
Group (such Group, the Transferee Group) either (i) later than 45 days after the Distribution or
(ii) without having been continuously employed by a member of the Original Group from the
Distribution through the date such former employee commences active employment with a member of the
Transferee Group, then the Benefits Plans of the Transferee Group will not recognize for any
purpose such individuals service with the Original Group before or after the Distribution, except
to the extent required by Law. If a former employee is rehired by his or her Original Group then
all such individuals service shall be recognized by the Benefit Plans of the Original Group to the
extent required by Law.
Section 3.2
HII Benefit Plans
. From and after the Distribution, or Applicable Transfer Date, HII shall, and shall cause
its affiliates and successors to, provide credit under the HII Benefit Plans to HII Employees and
HII Retirees for their service with HII and its predecessors and affiliates (including but not
limited to NGC and any of its Affiliates, HII Group, New NGC and the New NGC Group) for all
purposes to the same extent that such service was recognized under the relevant New NGC Benefit
Plans. For avoidance of doubt, service shall be credited for all purposes, including but not
limited to, benefit accrual, determining eligibility to participate, vesting, eligibility to
retire, and eligibility for subsidized post-retirement welfare benefits and the amount of such
subsidy;
provided
,
however
, that service shall not be recognized to the extent that
such recognition would result in the duplication of benefits.
ARTICLE IV
CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN MATTERS
Section 4.1
HII Retained Welfare Plans
. HII shall cause a member of the HII Group to retain, or to the extent necessary, assume
sponsorship of any HII retained welfare plans (the
HII Retained Welfare Plans
) and take
all necessary actions to continue contributions to the HII Retained Benefit Plans that are
multiemployer Welfare Plans. To the extent necessary, prior to the Distribution, HII shall cause a
member of the HII Group to assume sponsorship of the HII Retained Welfare Plans. New NGC shall use
reasonable efforts to transfer or cause to be transferred to a
member of the HII Group all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance policies,
administrative agreements and other agreements and instruments reasonably required for the
maintenance and administration of the HII Retained Welfare Plans. From and after the Distribution,
the HII Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and liabilities with respect to
the HII Retained Welfare Plans, and all benefits owed to participants in the HII Retained Welfare
Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the Distribution.
Section 4.2
HII Spinoff Welfare Plans
. Effective not later than the Distribution, HII or a member of the HII Group shall establish
certain welfare benefit plans (such plans, the
HII Spinoff Welfare Plans
). Each HII
Spinoff Welfare Plan shall have terms and features (including benefit coverage options and employer
contribution provisions) that are substantially identical to one of the Benefit Plans listed on
Schedule 4.2
(such Benefit Plans, the
Split Welfare Plans
) such that (for
avoidance of doubt), each Split Welfare Plan is substantially replicated by an HII Spinoff Welfare
Plan. Each HII Spinoff Welfare Plan shall assume all liability from the corresponding Split
Welfare Plan with respect to,
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and shall provide benefits to, those HII Employees and HII Retirees
and their respective Plan Payees who immediately prior to the Distribution were participating in,
or entitled to present or future benefits under the corresponding Split Welfare Plan. From and
after the Distribution, HII and the HII Group shall be solely and exclusively responsible for all
obligations and liabilities with respect to, or in any way related to, the HII Spinoff Welfare
Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the Distribution. For avoidance of doubt, the HII
Spinoff Welfare Plans shall have the sole obligation to provide benefits attributable to any lost
participants who were formerly employed in the Shipbuilding Business.
Section 4.3
Continuation of Elections
. As of the Distribution, HII shall cause the HII Spinoff Welfare Plans to recognize and
maintain all elections and designations (including, without limitation, all coverage and
contribution elections and beneficiary designations) in effect with respect to HII Employees, HII
Retirees and Delayed Transfer Employees prior to the Distribution under the corresponding Split
Welfare Plan and apply such elections and designations under the HII Spinoff Welfare Plans for the
remainder of the period or periods for which such elections or designations are by their original
terms effective.
Section 4.4
Deductibles and Other Cost-Sharing Provisions
. As of the Distribution (or Applicable Transfer Date with respect to a Delayed Transfer
Employee), HII shall cause the HII Spinoff Welfare Plans to recognize all amounts applied to
deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums with respect to HII Employees, HII Retirees and
Delayed Transfer Employees under the corresponding Split Welfare Plan during the plan year in which
the Distribution or Applicable Transfer Date occurs, and the HII Spinoff Welfare Plans will not
impose any limitations on coverage for preexisting conditions other than such limitations as were
applicable under the comparable Benefit Plans prior to the Distribution or Applicable Transfer
Date.
Section 4.5
Flexible Spending Account Treatment
. With respect to the portion of a Split Welfare Plan that consists of medical and dependent
care flexible spending
accounts, as of the Distribution, HII shall be solely responsible for all liabilities with
respect thereto, and the applicable HII Spinoff Welfare Plan shall, as required under Section 4.3,
give effect to the elections of HII Employees and HII Retirees that were in effect under the Split
Welfare Plan as of the Distribution.
Section 4.6
Health Reimbursement Arrangement Treatment
. With respect to the portion of a Split Welfare Plan that is a health reimbursement
arrangement (as defined in IRS Notice 2002-45) (
HRA
), as of the Distribution, HII shall
cause the applicable HII Spinoff Welfare Plan to credit each HII Employee and HII Retiree who had
an HRA balance under the Split Welfare Plan immediately prior to the Distribution with an HRA
balance equal to the HRA balance he or she had under the Split Welfare Plan immediately prior to
the Distribution. With respect to a Delayed Transfer Employee who had an HRA balance under the
Split Welfare Plan immediately prior to his or her Applicable Transfer Date, HII shall cause the
applicable HII Spinoff Welfare Plan to credit to the Delayed Transfer Employee with an HRA balance
equal to the HRA balance he or she had under the Split Welfare Plan immediately prior to his or her
Applicable Transfer Date.
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Section 4.7
Workers Compensation
. The HII Group shall be responsible for processing all workers compensation claims of HII
Employees and HII Retirees, regardless of when the Workers Compensation Event occurred. Coverage
for such claims shall be as specified in the Insurance Matters Agreement.
ARTICLE V
TAX-QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
Section 5.1
HII Retained Defined Benefit Plans
. Prior to the Distribution, HII shall cause a member of the HII Group to retain or, to the
extent necessary, assume sponsorship of the HII Retained Defined Benefit Plans (and their related
trusts) set forth on
Schedule 5.1
(the
HII Retained DB Plans
) and take all
necessary actions to continue contributions to the HII Retained DB Plans that are multiemployer
defined benefit pension plans. New NGC shall use reasonable efforts to transfer or cause to be
transferred to a member of the HII Group all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance policies,
administrative agreements and other agreements and instruments reasonably required for the
maintenance and administration of the HII Retained DB Plans. From and after the Distribution, the
HII Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and liabilities with respect to the
HII Retained DB Plans, all assets of the HII Retained DB Plans, and all benefits owed to
participants in the HII Retained DB Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the Distribution.
Section 5.2
HII Spinoff DB Plans
.
(a) Effective as of the Distribution, HII or another member of the HII Group shall establish
certain defined benefit plans that qualify under Code Section 401(a), along with a related master
trust or trusts that is exempt under Code Section 501(a) (such plans and trusts, the
HII
Spinoff DB Plans
). Each HII Spinoff DB Plan shall have terms and features (including benefit
accrual provisions) that
are substantially identical to one of the Benefit Plans listed on
Schedule 5.2(a)
(such Benefit Plans, the
Split DB Plans
), such that (for avoidance of doubt), each Split
DB Plan is substantially replicated by a corresponding HII Spinoff DB Plan. Each HII Spinoff DB
Plan shall assume liability for all benefits accrued or earned (whether or not vested) by HII
Employees and HII Retirees and their respective Plan Payees under the corresponding Split DB Plan
as of the Distribution. HII or a member of the HII Group shall be solely responsible for taking
all necessary, reasonable, and appropriate actions (including the submission of the HII Spinoff DB
Plans to the Internal Revenue Service for a determination of tax-qualified status) to establish,
maintain and administer the HII Spinoff DB Plans so that they are qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code and that the related trusts thereunder are exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. The
portion of liabilities relating to HII Employees, HII Retirees and Delayed Transfer Employees and
their respective Plan Payees shall cease to be liabilities of the applicable Split DB Plan, and
shall be assumed by the corresponding HII Spinoff DB Plan in accordance with this Section and
Section 414(l) of the Code, Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(l)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA.
(b) A master trust (the
HII Master Trust
) has been established to hold the assets of
the HII Spinoff DB Plans and the HII Retained Plans, and NGC has caused
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certain marketable
securities to be transferred to the HII Master Trust. The HII Spinoff Plans currently
participating in the HII Master Trust as of the date of this Employee Matters Agreement are
specified on
Schedule 5.2(b)(i)
. New NGC or a member of the New NGC Group shall cause its
actuary to determine the estimated value, as of December 31, 2010, of the assets required to be
held on behalf of each HII Spin-Off DB Plan in accordance with the assumptions and valuation
methodology set forth on
Schedule 5.2(b)(ii)
(the
Estimated Retirement Plan Transfer
Amount
for each such plan). Prior to or as of the Distribution, New NGC or a member of the
New NGC Group shall cause the trust for each Split DB Plan to transfer to the HII Master Trust on
behalf of each corresponding HII Spinoff DB Plan an amount in cash or in-kind equal to the
Estimated Retirement Plan Transfer Amount for such plan, as adjusted for earnings based on (i)
actual earnings of the applicable Split DB Plan from January 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011, and
(ii) the daily interest rate on 90-day Treasury securities as of February 28, 2011 for the period
from March 1, 2011 through the actual date of transfer, less amounts already held by the HII Master
Trust as of the Distribution on behalf of the applicable HII Spinoff DB Plan. With respect to
amounts included in the Estimated Retirement Plan Transfer Amount for private equity, real estate,
infrastructure and hedge fund partnerships, New NGC shall cause the trust(s) in which the Split DB
Plans participate to transfer to the HII Master Trust the cash value of such assets, as determined
as of the end of the month prior to the month in which the Distribution occurs, adjusted to reflect
interest in accordance with the methodology set forth on
Schedule 5.2(b)(iii)
from such
month-end through the day before the day such cash transfer is made (which shall be no later than
forty-five (45) days after the Distribution Date).
(c) Within twelve (12) months following the Distribution, New NGC or a member of the New NGC
Group shall cause its actuary to provide HII with a revised calculation of the value, as of the
Distribution, of the assets to be transferred to each HII Spinoff DB Plan determined in accordance
with the assumptions and valuation
methodology determined by New NGC using the assumptions specified on
Schedule
5.2(b)(ii)
and reflecting any Delayed Transfer Employees and their respective Applicable
Transfer Dates and any demographic updates (the
Final Retirement Plan Transfer Amount
for
each such plan).
(d) Within 45 days of the receipt from the actuary of the determination of the Final
Retirement Plan Transfer Amount, New NGC shall cause each Split DB Plan to transfer to the
corresponding HII Spinoff DB Plan (the date of each such transfer, the
Final Transfer
Date
for each such plan) an amount in cash or in kind equal to (i) the Final Retirement Plan
Transfer Amount, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the Estimated Retirement Plan Transfer Amount and (B)
the aggregate amount of payments made from the Split DB Plan to HII Employees, HII Retirees and
Delayed Transfer Employees and their respective Plan Payees in order to satisfy any benefit
obligation with respect to such participants following the Distribution, or Applicable Transfer
Date for Delayed Transfer Employees, plus (iii) any payments made from an HII Spinoff DB Plan to a
Delayed Transfer Employee prior to when such Delayed Transfer Employee transferred from the HII
Group to the New NGC Group (such amount the
True-Up Amount
). However, if the True-Up
Amount is a negative number with respect to any HII Spinoff DB Plan, New NGC shall not be required
to cause any such additional transfer and instead HII shall be required to
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cause a transfer of cash
within 45 days of the receipt of written notification by New NGC from such HII Spinoff DB Plan to
the corresponding Split DB Plan the amount by which the sum of clauses (ii)(A) and (B) above, minus
the amount in (iii) above, exceeds the Final Retirement Plan Transfer Amount. The True-Up Amount
or the amount described in the immediately-preceding sentence shall be adjusted to reflect earnings
or losses as described on
Schedule 5.2(d)
. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Split
DB Plans transfer of the True-Up Amounts to the corresponding HII Spinoff DB Plans shall be in
full settlement and satisfaction of the obligations of New NGC and the Split DB Plans to transfer
assets to the HII Spinoff DB Plans pursuant to this Section.
The True-Up Amount shall be paid from each Split DB Plan to the corresponding HII Spinoff DB
Plan in cash according to the principles described in Section 5.2(b), and adjusted to reflect
earnings or losses and expenses during the period from the Distribution (or Applicable Transfer
Date with respect to Delayed Transfer Employees) to the day before the Final Transfer Date. Such
earnings or losses shall be determined in accordance with the methodology set forth on
Schedule
5.2(d)
from the Distribution Date through the date the True-Up Amount is paid. In the event
that HII is obligated to cause any HII Spinoff DB Plan to reimburse the corresponding Split DB Plan
pursuant to this Section (or with respect to any earnings calculation attributable to individuals
rehired by New NGC in accordance with this Section), such reimbursement or earnings calculation
shall be performed in accordance with the same principles set forth herein (including, without
limitation, earnings or losses in accordance with the methodology set forth on
Schedule
5.2(d)
) with respect to the payment of the True-Up Amount.
(e) To the extent that a Split DB Plan includes a retiree medical account under Section 401(h)
of the Code, assets relating to such account shall be transferred to the applicable HII Spinoff DB
Plan, with the amount of such transfer equal to a pro rata share
of the total prefunded plan assets for the related retiree medical plan. The pro rata share
is equal to the total amount of prefunded assets from the related retiree medical plans respective
VEBA account and the 401(h) account, multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is
the actuarial accrued liability for the transferred employees and the denominator of which is the
total actuarial accrued liability for the total plan participants; the actuarial accrued liability
is determined based on the ongoing funding assumptions for purposes of the CAS funding for the
retiree medical plan. Such transfer shall be made at the same time as the transfer of the
Estimated Retirement Plan Transfer Amount, and the transfer amount shall be subject to subsequent
adjustment under the principles specified in Sections 5.2(c) and 5.2(d).
(f) From and after the Distribution, HII and the members of the HII Group shall be solely and
exclusively responsible for all obligations and liabilities with respect to, or in any way related
to, the HII Spinoff DB Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the Distribution. For avoidance
of doubt, the HII Spinoff DB Plans shall have the sole and exclusive obligation to restore the
unvested accrued benefits attributable to any individual who becomes employed by a member of the
HII Group and whose employment with NGC or any of its Affiliates or a member of the New NGC Group
terminated on or before the Distribution at a time when such individuals benefits under the Split
DB Plan were not fully vested. Furthermore, the HII Spinoff DB Plans shall have the sole
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obligation to restore accounts attributable to any lost participants who were formerly employed in
the Shipbuilding Business.
Section 5.3
Continuation of Elections
. As of the Distribution Date, HII (acting directly or through a member of the HII Group)
shall cause the HII Spinoff DB Plans to recognize and maintain all existing elections, including,
but not limited to, beneficiary designations, payment form elections and rights of alternate payees
under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to HII Employees, HII Retirees and Delayed
Transfer Employees and their respective Plan Payees under the corresponding Split DB Plan.
ARTICLE VI
U.S. TAX-QUALIFIED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
Section 6.1
HII Retained Defined Contribution Plans
. Prior to the Distribution, HII shall cause a member of the HII Group to retain or, to the
extent necessary, assume sponsorship of the HII Retained Defined Contribution Plans (and their
related trusts) set forth on
Schedule 6.1
(the
HII Retained DC Plans
) and take
all necessary actions to continue contributions to the HII Retained DC Plans that are multiemployer
defined contribution pension plans. New NGC shall use reasonable efforts to transfer or cause to
be transferred to a member of the HII Group all plan documents, trust agreements, insurance
policies, administrative agreements and other agreements and instruments reasonably required for
the maintenance and administration of the HII Retained DC Plans. From and after the Distribution,
the HII Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and liabilities with respect to
the HII Retained DC Plans, all assets of the HII Retained DC Plans, and all benefits owed to
participants in the HII Retained DC Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the Distribution.
Section 6.2
HII Spinoff DC Plans
.
(a) Effective as of the Distribution, HII or another member of the HII Group shall establish
certain defined contribution plans that qualify under Code Section 401(a), and a related master
trust or trusts exempt under Code Section 501(a) (such plans and trusts, the
HII Spinoff DC
Plans
). Each HII Spinoff DC Plan shall have terms and features (including employer
contribution provisions) that are substantially identical to one of the Benefit Plans listed on
Schedule 6.2
(such Benefit Plans, the
Split DC Plans
) such that (for avoidance of
doubt), each Split DC Plan is substantially replicated by a corresponding HII Spinoff DC Plan. HII
or a member of the HII Group shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary, reasonable, and
appropriate actions (including the submission of the HII Spinoff DC Plans to the Internal Revenue
Service for a determination of tax-qualified status) to establish, maintain and administer the HII
Spinoff DC Plans so that they are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related
trusts thereunder are exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. Each HII Spinoff DC Plan shall
assume liability for all benefits accrued or earned (whether or not vested) by HII Employees and
HII Retirees and their respective Plan Payees under the corresponding Split DC Plan as of the
Distribution.
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(b) On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution, New NGC or a member of
the New NGC Group shall cause each Split DC Plan to transfer to the applicable HII Spinoff DC Plan,
and HII or another member of the HII Group shall cause such HII Spinoff DC Plan to accept the
transfer of, the accounts, liabilities and related assets in such Split DC Plan attributable to HII
Employees and HII Retirees and their respective Plan Payees. The transfer of assets shall be in
cash or in kind (as determined by the transferor) and include outstanding loan balances and amounts
forfeited by HII Retirees that have not yet been reallocated or applied to the payment of
contributions or expenses and be conducted in accordance with Code Section 414(l) and Treasury
Regulation Section 1.414(1)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA.
(c) As soon as reasonably practicable (but not later than 30 days) following the Applicable
Transfer Date of a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers employment from a member of the New NGC
Group to a member of the HII Group within 45 days following the Distribution, New NGC or a member
of the New NGC Group shall cause the accounts, related liabilities, and related assets in the
corresponding Split DC Plan(s) attributable to such Delayed Transfer Employee and their respective
Plan Payees (including any outstanding loan balances) to be transferred in cash or in kind (as
determined by the transferor) (in accordance with Code Section 414(l) and Treasury Regulation
Section 1.414(l)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA) to the applicable HII Spinoff DC Plan(s) and HII or a
member of the HII Group shall cause the applicable HII Spinoff DC Plan(s) to accept such transfer
of accounts, liabilities and assets.
(d) In the event a Delayed Transfer Employee is an HII Employee who returns to employment with
New NGC or a member of the New NGC Group, then, as soon as reasonably practicable (but not later
than 30 days thereafter), HII or a member of the HII Group shall cause the accounts, related
liabilities, and related assets in the corresponding HII Spinoff DC Plan(s) attributable to such
Delayed Transfer Employee and their
respective Plan Payees (including any outstanding loan balances) to be transferred in cash or
in-kind (as determined by the transferor) in accordance with Code Section 414(l) and Treasury
Regulation Section 1.414(l)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA to the applicable Split DC Plan(s). New
NGC or a member of the New NGC Group shall cause the applicable Split DC Plan(s) to accept such
transfer of accounts, liabilities and assets.
(e) From and after the Distribution, except as specifically provided in paragraph (d) above,
HII and the HII Group shall be solely and exclusively responsible for all obligations and
liabilities with respect to, or in any way related to, the HII Spinoff DC Plans, whether accrued
before, on or after the Distribution. For avoidance of doubt, the HII Spinoff DC Plans shall have
the sole and exclusive obligation to restore the unvested portion of any account attributable to
any individual who becomes employed by a member of the HII Group and whose employment with NGC or
any of its Affiliates, or a member of the New NGC Group terminated on or before the Distribution at
a time when such individuals benefits under the Split DC Plans were not fully vested.
Furthermore, the HII Spinoff DC Plans shall have the sole obligation to restore accounts
attributable to any lost participants who were formerly employed in the Shipbuilding Business.
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Section 6.3
Continuation of Elections
. As of the Distribution, HII (acting directly or through a member of the HII Group) shall
cause the HII Spinoff DC Plans to recognize and maintain all elections, including, but not limited
to, deferral, investment and payment form elections, beneficiary designations, and the rights of
alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to HII Employees, HII
Retirees and Delayed Transfer Employees and their respective Plan Payees under the corresponding
Split DC Plan;
provided
, that, investment elections relating to the Northrop Grumman stock
fund shall be deemed to apply to the specified default investment fund.
Section 6.4
Contributions Due
. All contributions payable to the Split DC Plans with respect to employee deferrals,
matching contributions and employer contributions for HII Employees through the Distribution Date,
determined in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Split DC Plans, ERISA and the Code,
shall be paid by New NGC or a member of the New NGC Group to the appropriate Split DC Plan prior to
the date of any asset transfer described in Section 6.2.
ARTICLE VII
NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS
Section 7.1
HII Retained Nonqualified Plans
.
(a) Prior to the Distribution, HII shall cause a member of the HII Group to retain or, to the
extent necessary, assume sponsorship of the HII Retained Nonqualified Plans set forth on
Schedule 7.1(a)
(the
HII Retained Nonqualified Plans
). New NGC shall use
reasonable efforts to transfer or cause to be transferred to a member of the HII Group all plan
documents, administrative agreements and other agreements and instruments reasonably required for
the maintenance and administration of the HII Retained Nonqualified Plans. From and after the
Distribution, the HII Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and
liabilities with respect to the HII Retained Nonqualified Plans, and all benefits owed to
participants in the HII Retained Nonqualified Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the
Distribution.
(b) Unless New NGC and HII agree otherwise before the Distribution, prior to or on the
Distribution Date, New NGC shall cause to be transferred, to one or more grantor trusts established
or maintained by HII as designated by HII, cash and/or in kind securities equal to the amount of
the assets held under any grantor trust maintained by a member of the New NGC Group (each a
New NGC Grantor Trust
) that are allocated in the records of such New NGC Grantor Trust to
pay benefits under the HII Retained Nonqualified Plans specified on
Schedule 7.1(b)
.
The
amount of assets to be so transferred shall be determined by the actuary selected by the New NGC
Group. If the New NGC Grantor Trust has any residual balances at the end of the month in which the
Distribution Date occurs, such balances will be settled by transfer of cash.
Section 7.2
HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plans
.
(a) Effective as of the Distribution, HII or another member of the HII Group shall establish
certain nonqualified retirement plans (such plans, the
HII Spinoff
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Nonqualified Plans
).
Each HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan shall have terms and features (including employer contribution
provisions) that are substantially identical to one of the NGC Benefit Plans listed on
Schedule
7.2(a)
(such plans, the
Split Nonqualified Plans
) such that (for avoidance of doubt),
each Split Nonqualified Plan is substantially replicated by a corresponding HII Spinoff
Nonqualified Plan. Except as specifically provided in Section 7.6, HII or a member of the HII
Group shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary, reasonable, and appropriate actions to
establish, maintain and administer the HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plans so that they do not result in
adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A. Each HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan shall assume
liability for all benefits accrued or earned (whether or not vested) by HII Employees and HII
Retirees and their respective Plan Payees under the corresponding Split Nonqualified Plan as of the
Distribution. From and after the Distribution, HII and the HII Group shall be solely and
exclusively responsible for all obligations and liabilities with respect to, or in any way related
to, the HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the Distribution.
Furthermore, HII and the HII Group shall have the sole obligation to restore in the HII Spinoff
Nonqualified Plans benefits under the Split Nonqualified Plans attributable to any lost
participants who were formerly employed in the Shipbuilding Business.
(b) Unless New NGC and HII agree otherwise before the Distribution, prior to or on the
Distribution Date, New NGC or a member of the New NGC Group shall cause its actuary to determine
the estimated value, as of the Distribution, of the amount of assets to be transferred from the New
NGC Grantor Trusts to one or more grantor trusts established or maintained by HII as designated by
HII with respect to the HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plans specified on
Schedule 7.2(b)
(the
Initial Nonqualified Plan Transfer Amount
). The Initial Nonqualified Plan Transfer Amount shall equal the amount
determined as specified on
Schedule 7.2(b)
.
(c) Within twelve (12) months following the Distribution, New NGC or a member of the New NGC
Group shall cause its actuary to provide HII with a revised calculation of the value, as of the
Distribution, of the assets to be transferred with respect to each HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan
specified on
Schedule 7.2(b)
, as determined by the actuary selected by the New NGC Group,
and reflecting any Delayed Transfer Employees and their respective Applicable Transfer Dates and
any demographic updates (the
Final Nonqualified Plan Transfer Amount
for each such plan).
(d) Within forty-five (45) days of the receipt from the actuary of the determination of the
Final Nonqualified Plan Transfer Amount, New NGC shall cause the applicable New NGC Grantor Trust
to transfer to a grantor trust specified by HII (the date of each such transfer, the
Final
Nonqualified Plan Transfer Date
for each such plan) an amount in cash equal to (i) the Final
Nonqualified Plan Transfer Amount, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the Initial Nonqualified Plan Transfer
Amount and (B) the aggregate amount of payments made pursuant to the Split Nonqualified Plan to HII
Employees, HII Retirees and Delayed Transfer Employees and their respective Plan Payees in order to
satisfy any benefit obligation with respect to such participants following the Distribution, or
Applicable Transfer Date for Delayed Transfer Employees, plus (iii) any payments made from an HII
Spinoff Nonqualified Plan specified on
Schedule 7.2(b)
to a Delayed Transfer
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Employee prior
to when such Delayed Transfer Employee transferred from the HII Group to the New NGC Group (such
amount the
Nonqualified Plan True-Up Amount
). However, if the Nonqualified Plan True-Up
Amount is a negative number with respect to any HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan, New NGC shall not be
required to cause any such additional transfer and instead HII shall be required to cause a
transfer of cash within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of written notification by New NGC from
the relevant HII grantor trust to the New NGC Grantor Trust specified by New NGC the amount by
which the sum of clauses (ii)(A) and (B) above, minus the amount in (iii) above, exceeds the Final
Nonqualified Plan Transfer Amount. The Nonqualified Plan True-Up Amount or the amount described in
the immediately-preceding sentence shall be adjusted to reflect earnings or losses as described on
Schedule 7.2(d)
. The parties hereto acknowledge that the New NGC Grantor Trusts transfer
of the Nonqualified Plan True-Up Amounts to an HII grantor trust shall be in full settlement and
satisfaction of the obligations of New NGC and the New NGC Grantor Trusts to transfer assets to HII
or any HII grantor trust pursuant to this Section 7.2(d).
Section 7.3
No Distributions On Separation
. New NGC and HII acknowledge that neither the Distribution nor any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Employee Matters Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the other Ancillary
Agreements will trigger a payment or distribution of compensation under any Benefit Plan that is a
nonqualified retirement plan for any HII Employee or HII Retiree and, consequently, that the
payment or distribution of any compensation to which any HII Employee or HII Retiree is entitled
under any HII Retained Nonqualified Plan or HII
Spinoff Nonqualified Plan will occur upon such HII Employees or HII Retirees separation from
service from the HII Group or at such other time as provided in such HII Retained Nonqualified Plan
or HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan or such HII Employees or HII Retirees deferral election.
Section 7.4
Section 409A
. New NGC and HII shall cooperate in good faith so that the Distribution will not result in
adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A to any current or former employee of any member of
the New NGC Group or any member of the HII Group, or their respective Plan Payees, in respect of
his or her benefits under any New NGC Benefit Plan or HII Benefit Plan.
Section 7.5
Continuation of Elections
. As of the Distribution, HII (acting directly or through a member of the HII Group) shall
cause each HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan to recognize and maintain all elections, including, but
not limited to, deferral, investment and payment form elections, beneficiary designations, and the
rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to HII Employees,
HII Retirees and their Plan Payees under the corresponding Split Nonqualified Plan;
provided
, that investment elections relating to a Northrop Grumman stock fund under a Split
Nonqualified Plan shall be deemed to apply to the specified default investment fund.
Section 7.6
Delayed Transfer Employees
. Any Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers to the HII Group within 45 days following the
Distribution shall be treated in the same manner as an HII Employee under this Article VII. As
indicated in Section 2.6, such a Delayed Transfer Employees Applicable Transfer Date shall be
treated as the
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Distribution Date. In addition, if a Delayed Transfer Employee transfers from the
HII Group to the New NGC Group within 45 days following the Distribution, the New NGC Group shall
assume and be solely responsible, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Split Nonqualified Plan,
for any benefits accrued by such individual under any HII Spinoff Nonqualified Plan, and the HII
Group shall have no liability with respect thereto.
ARTICLE VIII
NEW NGC EQUITY COMPENSATION AWARDS
Section 8.1
General Treatment of Outstanding New NGC Equity Compensation Awards
. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Employee Matters Agreement or the Separation
Agreement to the contrary, from and after the Distribution, each outstanding option award to
purchase New NGC Common Stock (
New NGC Option
) and each restricted performance stock
right award with respect to New NGC Common Stock that relates to a performance period ending after
January 1, 2011 (
New NGC RPSR
), restricted stock right award with respect to New NGC
Common Stock (
New NGC RSR
) and cash performance unit award subject to the terms of a New
NGC long-term incentive cash plan (
New NGC CPU
), in each case that was granted under or
pursuant to any equity compensation plan or arrangement of New NGC (each such New NGC Option, New
NGC RPSR, New NGC RSR or New NGC CPU, a
New NGC Equity Compensation Award
), that, as of
the Distribution, is held by any HII Employee (which for purposes of this Section 8.1, shall not
include any Delayed Transfer Employees) or HII Retiree, shall be assumed by HII (each such
assumed New NGC Equity Compensation Award, a
Converted HII Equity Compensation Award
).
Except for cash performance unit awards, in connection with the assumption by HII, each Converted
HII Equity Compensation Award shall be adjusted into an option award, restricted performance stock
right award or restricted stock right award, as applicable, with respect to shares of HII common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (
HII Common Stock
), having the same intrinsic value as
the applicable New NGC Equity Compensation Award using an exchange ratio (the
Exchange
Ratio
) equal to the closing price of a share of New NGC Common Stock on the last regular
trading day immediately prior to the Distribution Date based on regular way trading divided by
the closing price of a share of HII Common Stock on the first day on or after the Distribution Date
on which HII Common Stock trades on a regular way basis, with such adjustments subject to
appropriate rounding and to be effective upon the Distribution. The per share exercise price of
any Converted HII Equity Compensation Award that is a stock option shall also be adjusted effective
upon the Distribution by dividing the applicable per share exercise price of the stock option as in
effect immediately prior to the Distribution by the Exchange Ratio, with the result rounded up to
the nearest whole cent. The performance criteria applicable to any Converted HII Equity
Compensation Awards that are restricted performance stock rights and cash performance unit awards
shall also be adjusted so that the applicable performance criteria are measured based on New NGC
performance criteria through December 31, 2010, and HII performance criteria following such date
through the end of the applicable performance period. Prior to the Distribution, HII shall
establish equity compensation plans, so that upon the Distribution, HII shall have in effect an
equity compensation plan containing substantially the same terms as each original New NGC equity
compensation plan under which any Converted HII Equity Compensation Award was granted. From and
after the
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Distribution, each Converted HII Equity Compensation Award shall be subject to the terms
of the applicable HII equity compensation plan, the award agreement governing such Converted HII
Equity Compensation Award and any Employment Agreement to which the applicable HII Employee or HII
Retiree is a party. From and after the Distribution, HII shall retain, pay, perform, fulfill and
discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Converted HII Equity Compensation
Awards. Effective as of the Distribution, each HII Employee and HII Retiree shall cease
participation in all New NGC equity compensation plans. In all events, the adjustments to the
Converted HII Equity Compensation Awards provided for in this Section 8.1 shall be made in a manner
that, as determined by New NGC, avoids adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A.
Section 8.2
Tax Withholding and Reporting
. Effective from and after the Distribution, HII shall be solely responsible for all Tax
withholding obligations with respect to the Converted HII Equity Compensation Awards.
ARTICLE IX
BENEFIT PLAN REIMBURSEMENTS, BENEFIT PLAN THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
Section 9.1
General Principles
.
(a) With respect to costs relating to Welfare Plan benefits (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, claim costs, insurance premiums and administrative fees) provided to HII Employees and HII
Retirees prior to Distribution that were not previously charged to a member of the HII Group, the
HII Group shall reimburse New NGC within 30 days following receipt of an invoice from New NGC
accompanied by reasonable documentation of such cost;
provided
that: (i) New NGC shall
reduce such cost to reflect the receipt by New NGC after Distribution of amounts under the Medicare
Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy Program or Early Retiree Reimbursement Program in respect of
pre-Distribution claim costs of HII Retirees, with the amount of such reduction determined by New
NGC using the allocation method historically applied by New NGC with respect to such amounts prior
the Distribution; (ii) New NGC shall further reduce such cost to reflect any subrogation or
reimbursement or similar recovery received by New NGC or a New NGC Benefit Plan after Distribution
with respect to pre-Distribution claims incurred by HII Employees and HII Retirees; (iii) no such
Welfare Plan costs shall be charged to, or adjustment amounts described in (ii) and (iii) credited
to, the HII Group after March 31, 2013; and (iv) if, as of March 31, 2013, the adjustment amounts
determined under (i) and (ii) exceed the costs chargeable to the HII Group as of that date, the New
NGC Group shall reimburse the HII Group the amount of such excess.
(b) From and after the Distribution, any services that a member of the New NGC Group shall
provide to the members of the HII Group relating to any Benefit Plans shall be set forth in the
Transition Services Agreement (and, to the extent provided therein, a member of the New NGC Group
shall provide administrative services referred to in this Employee Matters Agreement).
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(c) From and after the Distribution, the members of the New NGC Group shall reimburse the
members of the HII Group for any rebates or reimbursements received by a member of the New NGC
Group from any third party (whether from a vendor, a taxing authority or any other third party)
that relates to amounts paid by a member of the HII Group prior to the Distribution in connection
with participation by HII Employees and HII Retirees in any New NGC Benefit Plan.
Section 9.2
Benefit Plan Third-Party Claims
. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the following provision on the one
hand, and the Separation Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements on the other hand, the
following provision shall control over the inconsistent provisions to the extent of the
inconsistency:
If a Third-Party Claim relates solely to the Benefit Plan of the Indemnifying Party, HII and
New NGC shall take all actions necessary to substitute the Indemnifying Party and/or the relevant
Benefit Plan of the Indemnifying Party as the proper party for such Third-Party Claim. If the
Third-Party Claim relates to both an HII Benefit Plan and a New NGC Benefit Plan, HII and New NGC
shall take all actions necessary to separate or otherwise partition the Third-Party Claim so as to
allow each party to solely defend the claim relating to its own Benefit Plan (unless the parties
mutually agree that such a separation or partition is unnecessary or inadvisable). If the
Third-Party Claim cannot be transferred to the Indemnifying Party or separated or partitioned so as
to allow each party to solely defend the claim relating to its own Benefit Plan, then New NGC shall
defend the Third-Party Claim and HII may elect to participate in (but not control) the defense,
compromise, or settlement of any such Third-Party Claim at its own expense (including allocated
costs of HII in-house counsel and other HII personnel).
ARTICLE X
COOPERATION
Section 10.1
Cooperation
. Following the date of this Employee Matters Agreement, New NGC and HII shall, and shall
cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with respect to
any employee compensation or benefits matters that New NGC or HII, as applicable, reasonably
determines require the cooperation of both New NGC and HII in order to accomplish the objectives of
this Employee Matters Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, (a)
New NGC and HII shall cooperate in coordinating each of their respective payroll systems in
connection with the transfers of HII Employees to the HII Group and the Distribution, and (b) New
NGC shall transfer records to HII as reasonably necessary for the proper administration of HII
Benefit Plans, to the extent such records are in New NGCs possession. The obligations of the HII
Group and the New NGC Group to cooperate pursuant to this Section 10.1 shall remain in effect until
all audits of all Benefit Plans with respect to which the other party may have information have
been completed or the applicable statute of limitations with respect to such audits has expired.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1
Vendor Contracts
. Prior to the Distribution, New NGC and HII shall use reasonable best efforts to (a)
negotiate with the current third-party providers to separate and assign the applicable rights and
obligations under each group insurance policy, health maintenance organization, administrative
services contract, third-party administrator agreement, letter of understanding or arrangement that
pertains to one or more New NGC Benefit Plans and one or more HII Benefit Plans (each, a
Vendor Contract
) to the extent that such rights or obligations pertain to HII Employees
and HII Retirees and their respective Plan Payees or, in the alternative, to negotiate with the
current third-party providers to provide substantially similar services to the HII Benefit Plans on
substantially similar terms under separate contracts with HII or the HII Benefit Plans and (b) to
the extent permitted by the applicable third-party provider, obtain and maintain pricing discounts
or other preferential terms under the Vendor Contracts.
Section 11.2
Further Assurances
. 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 Employee Matters Agreement, the parties will cooperate in determining whether
there is a mutually acceptable arms-length basis on which the other party will provide such
service.
Section 11.3
Employment Tax Reporting Responsibility
. HII and New NGC hereby agree to follow the standard procedure for United States employment
tax withholding as provided in Section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2004-53, I.R.B. 2004-35.
Section 11.4
Data Privacy
. The parties agree that any applicable data privacy Laws and any other obligations of the
HII Group and the New NGC Group to maintain the confidentiality of any employee information or
information held by any Benefit Plans in accordance with applicable Law shall govern the disclosure
of employee information among the parties under this Employee Matters Agreement. HII and New NGC
shall ensure that they each have in place appropriate technical and organizational security
measures to protect the personal data of the HII Employees and HII Retirees.
Section 11.5
Employee Badges
. HII shall use reasonable best efforts to cause HII Employees to remove references to NGC
from such individuals security badges, effective as of the Distribution Date.
Section 11.6
Third Party Beneficiaries
. Nothing contained in this Employee Matters Agreement shall be construed to create any
third-party beneficiary rights in any individual, including without limitation any HII Employee,
New NGC Employee, New NGC Retiree or HII Retiree (including any dependent or beneficiary thereof)
nor shall this Employee Matters Agreement be deemed to amend any Benefit Plan or to prohibit New
NGC, HII or their respective Affiliates from amending or terminating any Benefit Plan.
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Section 11.7
Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur
. If the Distribution does not occur, then all actions and events that are, under this
Employee Matters Agreement, to be taken or occur effective as of the Distribution, or otherwise in
connection with the Distribution shall not be taken or occur except to the extent specifically
agreed by the parties.
Section 11.8
Incorporation of Separation Agreement Provisions
. The following provisions of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by
reference, and unless otherwise expressly specified herein, such provisions shall apply as if fully
set forth herein (references in this Section 11.8 to an Article or Section shall mean Articles
or Sections of the Separation Agreement, and references in the material incorporated herein by
reference shall be references to the Separation Agreement): Article V (relating to Mutual Releases;
Indemnification); Article VI (relating to Shared Gains and Shared Liabilities); Article VII
(relating to Exchange of Information; Confidentiality); Article VIII (relating to Further
Assurances and Additional Covenants); Article IX (relating to Termination); Article X (relating to
Dispute Resolution); and Article XI (relating to Miscellaneous).
Section 11.9
No Representation or Warranty
. New NGC makes no representation or warranty with respect to any matter in this Employee
Matters Agreement, including, without limitation, any representation or warranty with respect to
the legal or tax status or compliance of any Benefit Plan, compensation arrangement or Employment
Agreement, and New NGC disclaims any and all liability with respect thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Employee Matters Agreement to be executed by
their duly authorized representatives.
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[Signature Page to Employee Matters Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION COPY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT
between
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
and
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING, INC.
Dated as of March 29, 2011
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT, dated as of March 29, 2011 (this
License
Agreement
), between Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(
NGSC
) and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., a Virginia corporation (
NGSB
).
RECITALS
A. NGSC, NGSB, Northrop Grumman Corporation, a Delaware corporation (
NGC
), New P,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (
New NGC
), and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (
HII
), have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement
(the
Separation Agreement
), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which New NGC
intends to distribute to its stockholders its entire interest in HII by way of a stock dividend
(the
Distribution
).
B. Following the Distribution, NGSC will be a wholly owned subsidiary of New NGC (which will
be renamed Northrop Grumman Corporation) and NGSB will be a wholly owned subsidiary of HII.
C. The parties wish to set forth their agreements as to certain matters regarding Intellectual
Property (as defined below) under which each party shall grant to the other a non-exclusive license
of the Intellectual Property owned by such party or any of its Affiliates that is used by the other
party in the conduct of their respective businesses and within the Field of Use (as defined below).
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Table of Definitions
. The following terms have the meanings set forth on
the pages referenced below:
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Certain Defined Terms
. For the purposes of this License
Agreement:
Affiliate
of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with such Person;
provided
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however
, that for purposes of this
License Agreement, none of the New NGC Entities (as defined in the Separation Agreement) shall be
deemed to be an Affiliate of any HII Entity (as defined in the Separation Agreement) and none of
the HII Entities shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any New NGC Entity. As used herein,
control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting
securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
Business Day
means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
Designated Intellectual Property
means the Intellectual Property identified on
Schedule C
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Field of Use
means, (a) as to any Licensed Intellectual Property other than the
Designated Intellectual Property, the use of such Intellectual Property that the Licensee
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has made in the ordinary course of its business in the Relevant Usage Period prior to and including the
Distribution, including the general manner and scope of such use in the Line of Business for which
the Intellectual Property has been used during such Relevant Usage Period and (b) as to any
Designated Intellectual Property, the applicable field of use specified on
Schedule C
. In
the event of a dispute between the parties as to whether a particular use by a Licensee of Licensed
Intellectual Property licensed to such Licensee is within the applicable Field of Use, the Licensee
will have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. For the avoidance of doubt, the
general manner and scope of such use shall include broad uses of the Intellectual Property, such as
use in customer proposals.
Governmental Authority
means any United States or non-United States federal, state,
local, territorial, tribal or international court, government, department, commission, board,
bureau, agency, official or other legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or governmental
authority.
Intellectual Property
or
IP
means all of the following intellectual
property rights, whether arising under the laws of the United States or the laws of any other
jurisdiction: (a) patents, (b) copyrights, (c) trade secrets, know-how and other confidential and
proprietary information, and (d) all registrations and applications for registration of any of the
foregoing, but
excluding
(e) trademarks, service marks, domain names and similar rights.
Licensed Intellectual Property
means (a) all Intellectual Property owned by a party
or any of its Affiliates as of the Distribution that, in the Relevant Usage Period prior to or at
the time of the Distribution, has been or is being used by the other party or any of its Affiliates
in the ordinary course of such other partys or any of its Affiliates businesses, excluding any
such Intellectual Property that prior to the Distribution, has been or is being used by the other
party or any of the other partys Affiliates solely in connection with such other party or such
other partys Affiliate performing as a party to an intercompany teaming agreement, intercompany
work order or similar intercompany agreement with such party or any of its Affiliates and (b) the
Designated Intellectual Property.
Licensee
means, collectively, a party and its Affiliates in their capacity as
licensees to which a license of Licensed Intellectual Property is granted by Licensor hereunder.
Licensor
means, collectively, a party and its Affiliates in their capacity as
licensors of Licensed Intellectual Property that is licensed to Licensee hereunder.
Line of Business
means a set of one or more highly related products which service a
particular business need.
Person
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or
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other entity, including any Governmental Authority, and including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any
of the foregoing.
Relevant Usage Period
means the 12-month period prior to the Distribution.
Software
means computer software and databases, together with, as applicable, object
code, source code, firmware and embedded versions thereof and documentation related thereto.
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;
provided
,
however
, that no Person that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by any other Person
shall be a Subsidiary of such other Person unless such other Person controls, or has the right,
power or ability to control, that Person.
ARTICLE II
GRANT OF LICENSES
Section 2.1
Grant of Licenses
.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, each Licensor hereby grants
to the respective Licensee a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, non-transferable (except as
expressly provided in Article VII), irrevocable and perpetual license, solely within such
Licensees Field of Use, to:
(i) make (including the right to use any apparatus and practice any method in making), have
made, make improvements on, use, import, offer for sale, lease, sell and/or otherwise transfer
products and provide services under the patents included in such Licensors Licensed Intellectual
Property (including any patents that hereafter issue on patent applications that are pending as of
the Distribution);
(ii) use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, and publicly perform and
publicly display any original works of authorship (or any derivative works based thereon) that are
the subject of any of the copyrights included in such Licensors Licensed Intellectual Property;
and
(iii) use and exploit any know-how or other trade secrets or proprietary information included
in such Licensors Licensed Intellectual Property, subject to compliance with the confidentiality
obligations set forth in Article IV.
(b) Each party shall cause its Affiliates to grant the licenses contemplated to be granted by
such Affiliates hereunder and to perform all of their
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obligations imposed hereunder, including the
confidentiality obligations set forth in Article IV.
(c) Each Licensee will, and will cause its Affiliates to, comply with the Field of Use and all
other limitations or restrictions imposed under this License Agreement with respect to its and its
Affiliates use of the Licensed Intellectual Property licensed to it and its Affiliates hereunder.
Section 2.2
Have Made Rights
. The licenses granted in Sections 2.1(a)(i) by the
applicable Licensor to the applicable Licensee to have products made by a third party or to import
products: (a) apply only when the specifications for such Licensees products were created by or
specifically for Licensee (either solely or jointly with one or more third parties), (b) extend
only to those claims of Licensors licensed patents, the infringement of which would be
necessitated by compliance with such specifications and (c) do not apply to any methods used, or
any products in substantially the same form manufactured or marketed, by such third party, prior to
Licensees furnishing of such specifications.
Section 2.3
Right to Sublicense
. Except as otherwise provided on
Schedule C
with respect to the Designated Intellectual Property, each Licensee shall have the right to
sublicense freely the rights and licenses granted by the applicable Licensor pursuant to Section
2.1(a) to Licensees contractors, sub-contractors and agents for use solely in connection with the
operation of Licensees business and within the Field of Use. Each Licensee shall ensure that all
such permitted sublicensees shall abide by the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, to
the extent applicable, and all such grants of sublicenses shall be made in writing and executed by
all parties thereto.
Section 2.4
Licensed Software
. The parties agree and acknowledge that any Software
that is licensed under this License Agreement shall be licensed only in the form in which it is
being used by the Licensee in the ordinary course of its business in the Relevant Usage Period
prior to and including the Distribution; provided that, in the case of any Software included in the
Designated Intellectual Property, such Software will be licensed in the form specified on
Schedule C
. Accordingly, in the case of Software that is not included in the Designated
Intellectual Property, if a Licensee is using any source code of any Software licensed to it
hereunder by the Licensor in the ordinary course of its business in the Relevant Usage Period prior
to and including the Distribution, such Licensee will be permitted to retain such source code and
the licenses granted under Section 2.1(a) to such Licensee shall extend to such source code.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the Software identified on
Schedule B
hereto that is
undergoing improvement or as to which a derivative work is being prepared (
Improved
Software
), the parties agree and acknowledge that any such Improved
Software that is licensed under this License Agreement shall be licensed in such form existing immediately after successful
completion of testing of the improvement and/or derivative works that is in process of being made
or prepared as of the Distribution, even if such form comes into existence after the Distribution.
The respective Licensor hereby agrees to deliver such Improved Software in the licensed form, as
soon as practicable after successful completion of testing of the improvement and/or derivative work. Thereafter, the
Licensor shall have no further obligation to deliver any improvements or derivative works of such
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Software to each Licensee under this License Agreement. Accordingly, for such Improved
Software that has been used by the Licensee in source code form in the ordinary course of its
business in the Relevant Usage Period prior to and including the Distribution, such Licensee will
be permitted to obtain such source code in the form existing immediately after such successful
completion of testing and the licenses granted under Section 2.1(a) to such Licensee shall extend
to such source code. For the avoidance of doubt, this License Agreement provides for the licensing
of Intellectual Property that is owned by a party or an Affiliate thereof and nothing in this
License Agreement provides for any sublicensing of Software or any other Intellectual Property that
is owned by a third party or any assignment of any license of Software or any other Intellectual
Property that is owned by a third party.
Section 2.5
Delivery of Embodiments of IP
. To the extent that a Licensee is not in
possession as of the Distribution of any embodiment of Licensed Intellectual Property licensed to
such Licensee hereunder, the respective Licensor hereby agrees to deliver to such Licensee upon
request, as soon as practicable after the Distribution, copies of all such embodiments of such
Licensed Intellectual Property. Thereafter, each Licensor shall have no further obligation to
deliver any Licensed Intellectual Property, or copies thereof, to each Licensee under this License
Agreement. Each Licensor shall have no further access to, or any obligation to maintain or
service, any electronic copies of such Licensed Intellectual Property that is delivered to the
Licensee.
Section 2.6
Jointly Developed Intellectual Property
. If either party or any of its
Affiliates materially contributed to the development of any Intellectual Property that is owned by
the other party or any of the other partys Affiliates as of the Distribution, and such
Intellectual Property does not constitute Licensed Intellectual Property that is licensed to such
party and such partys Affiliates hereunder, the other party agrees that, if such party requests
that it and its Affiliates be granted a license to use such Intellectual Property within the scope
of their Lines of Business existing as of the Distribution, the other party will consider in good
faith granting such requested license.
Section 2.7
Use of Intellectual Property in Connection with Certain Intercompany
Arrangements
. Any Intellectual Property that, at the time of the Distribution, (a) is owned by
any member of the New NGC Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), but is in the possession
of, or is being used by, a member of the HII Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement) in
connection with such member of the HII Group performing as a party to an intercompany teaming
agreement, intercompany work order or similar intercompany agreement with a member of the New NGC
Group, shall be licensed by such member of the New NGC Group to such member of the HII Group
pursuant to the terms of any intellectual property license granted to such member of the HII Group
in the applicable intercompany agreement or, if the applicable intercompany agreement does not set
forth the terms of such intellectual property license, then pursuant to the terms of an
intellectual property license that such member of the New NGC Group and such member of the HII
Group shall negotiate in good faith promptly after the Distribution, or (b) is owned by any member
of the HII Group, but is in the possession of,
or is being used by, a member of the New NGC Group in connection with such member of the New
NGC Group performing as a party to an intercompany teaming agreement,
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intercompany work order or similar intercompany agreement with a member of the HII Group, shall be licensed by such member of
the HII Group to such member of the New NGC Group pursuant to the terms of any intellectual
property license granted to such member of the New NGC Group in the applicable intercompany
agreement or, if the applicable intercompany agreement does not set forth the terms of such
intellectual property license, then pursuant to the terms of an intellectual property license that
such member of the HII Group and such member of the New NGC Group shall negotiate in good faith
promptly after the Distribution.
Section 2.8
License to Use Background Intellectual Property
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(a)
Background Intellectual Property
means, with respect to an Intellectual Property
asset owned by one party or any of its Affiliates (
Foreground Intellectual Property
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Intellectual Property that was owned by the other party or any of the other partys Affiliates
prior to the creation or development of such Foreground Intellectual Property, and that is
essential to the effective use or practice of such Foreground Intellectual Property.
(b)
Background IP Owner
means the party or any of its Affiliates that owns the
Background Intellectual Property.
(c)
Foreground IP Owner
means the party or its Affiliates that owns or has been
licensed the Foreground Intellectual Property.
(d) The Background IP Owner hereby grants to the Foreground IP Owner a non-exclusive,
worldwide, fully paid, irrevocable and perpetual license to use or practice and have had practiced
such Background Intellectual Property of the Background IP Owner that is essential to the effective
use or practice of the Foreground Intellectual Property.
(e) The licenses granted in Section 2.8(d) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding any
other provisions in this License Agreement, the Foreground IP Owner shall not assign (in whole or
in part) or sublicense any licensed Background Intellectual Property to any known competitor of the
Background IP Owner in the technical field of such Background Intellectual Property.
(f) As a further limitation on the provisions of Section 4.2(a), in the case of licensed
Background Intellectual Property, in maintaining the confidentiality of Proprietary Information of
the Disclosing Party related to such Background Intellectual Property, the Foreground IP Owner
shall not disclose or give access to any such Proprietary Information to any known competitor of
the Background IP Owner in the technical field of such Background Intellectual Property.
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ARTICLE III
OWNERSHIP
Section 3.1
Ownership
. Each Licensee acknowledges that, as between the parties, each
Licensor owns all right, title and interest in and to its Licensed Intellectual Property. Each
Licensee agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, challenge the validity, enforceability
or ownership of the respective Licensors Licensed Intellectual Property.
Section 3.2
Ownership of Improvements and Derivative Works
. Each party or its
applicable Affiliate will own exclusively all improvements and derivative works created or
developed by such party or its Affiliate that are derived from or based on any Licensed
Intellectual Property licensed from the other party hereunder, subject to the other partys
retained ownership of the Licensed Intellectual Property on which such improvements and derivative
works are based or from which they are derived. Other than for Improved Software as provided in
Section 2.4, neither party (nor any Affiliate thereof) shall have any obligation to disclose or
license any such improvements or derivative works to the other party.
Section 3.3
No Other License
. Except as expressly provided in this License Agreement,
nothing herein shall be construed as granting to a party any license or other rights under any
other Intellectual Property rights of the other party whether by implication or estoppel. Nothing
herein shall grant either party, in selling or promoting the sale of products or services, the
right to directly or indirectly use or refer to the trademarks or trademark type rights of the
other party or trademarks or other marks and names similar thereto.
Section 3.4
Prosecution and Maintenance
. Each Licensor shall have the sole and
exclusive right, but not the obligation, at its sole cost and expense: (a) to file, prosecute,
obtain and maintain, throughout the world, any patents, patent applications and other registrations
or applications for registration included in the Licensed Intellectual Property owned by such
Licensor, and (b) to conduct or participate, throughout the world, in any interference,
reexaminaton, opposition, cancellation, nullification and other interpartes, ex partes or other
types of proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and similar authorities, registries
or agencies, and all appeals thereof (regardless of forum) involving or relating to such Licensed
Intellectual Property. The manner in which any such filing, prosecution, maintenance or any other
action is conducted by such Licensor under this Section 3.4 shall be in such Licensors sole
control and discretion.
ARTICLE IV
CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 4.1
Proprietary Information
. For the purposes hereof,
Proprietary
Information
of a party (the
Disclosing Party
) means all business sensitive and/or
proprietary information of the Disclosing Party disclosed to, or in the possession of, the other
party (the
Receiving Party
), whether disclosed orally, verbally, visually,
electronically, in tangible form or otherwise, and regardless of whether marked, denoted or
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otherwise indicated as business sensitive, proprietary, private or words of similar import.
Proprietary Information of Licensor shall include trade secrets and other business sensitive and
proprietary information included in the Licensed Intellectual Property, as well as any business
and/or sensitive information that has been made available by a Party or any of its Affiliates to
the other party or any of the other partys Affiliates in connection with such other party or such
other partys Affiliate performing as a party to an intercompany teaming agreement, intercompany
work order or similar intercompany agreement.
Section 4.2
Confidentiality
.
(a) In maintaining the confidentiality of Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party, the
Receiving Party shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises with its own Proprietary
Information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Without limiting any of the
foregoing, the Receiving Party shall not disclose or give access to any such Proprietary
Information to any third party, other than its personnel, sublicensees or customers pursuant to
contract requirements, without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Receiving
Party shall restrict access to such Proprietary Information to those of its personnel and
sublicensees having a strict need for access thereto, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to ensure that each of its personnel and sublicensees holds in confidence the Proprietary
Information of the Disclosing Party in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The
Receiving Party shall, and shall cause its personnel and sublicensees to, make no use, directly or
indirectly, of any Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose other than as
authorized hereunder. The Receiving Party shall not copy or reproduce the Proprietary Information
or any portion thereof, or remove any tangible copies of the Proprietary Information or any portion
thereof from the Receiving Partys facilities except as reasonably required in connection with
exercising the rights licensed hereunder or as expressly permitted by the Disclosing Party.
(b) As a further limitation on the provisions of Section 4.2(a), in the case of assets listed
as Designated Intellectual Property, if
Schedule C
includes sublicensing limitations for an
asset and such sublicensing limitations prohibit sublicensing of such asset to known competitors
except under strict non-disclosure agreement, then in maintaining the confidentiality of
Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party related to such asset, the Receiving Party shall
ensure that the strict non-disclosure agreement meets the non-disclosure requirements set forth at
the end of
Schedule C
.
(c) The confidentiality obligations contained in Section 4.2(a) and (b) and Section 2.8(f)
shall not apply to any information that contemporaneous written records of the Receiving Party
demonstrate (a) was lawfully disclosed to the Receiving Party without restriction by an unrelated
third party who does not have any obligations of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party, (b) the
Receiving Party independently developed such information prior to the Distribution without any use
of or reference to the Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party or (c) is or becomes part of
the public domain through no fault of the Receiving Party, it being understood that if only a
portion of any such information is or becomes part of the public domain (including by way of issued patents or
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published patent applications), the confidentiality obligations of the Receiving Party with respect
to the rest of the Proprietary Information shall remain intact without modification.
Section 4.3
Limited Exception
. The obligation of confidentiality and non-disclosure
contained in this License Agreement shall not apply to the extent that the Receiving Party is
required to disclose any Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party by a valid subpoena, order
or regulation of a governmental agency or a court of competent jurisdiction having jurisdiction
over the Receiving Party;
provided
,
however
, that the Receiving Party shall not
intentionally make any such disclosure without (a) first notifying the Disclosing Party and
allowing the Disclosing Party a reasonable opportunity to prevent or limit such disclosure (either
by challenging or quashing any such subpoena, order or regulation or obtaining injunctive relief
from, or a protective order with respect to, the obligation to make such disclosure), and (b)
reasonably cooperating, at Disclosing Partys expense, with the Disclosing Partys efforts to
prevent or limit such disclosure.
Section 4.4
Unauthorized Disclosure
. The Receiving Party acknowledges and confirms
that the Proprietary Information of the Disclosing Party constitutes proprietary information and
trade secrets valuable to the Disclosing Party, and that the unauthorized use, loss or outside
disclosure of such Proprietary Information shall cause irreparable injury to the Disclosing Party.
The Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party immediately upon discovery of any
unauthorized use or disclosure of such Proprietary Information, and will cooperate with the
Disclosing Party in every reasonable way to help regain possession of such Proprietary Information
and to prevent its further unauthorized use. The Receiving Party acknowledges and agrees that
monetary damages may not be a sufficient remedy for unauthorized disclosure of Proprietary
Information of the Disclosing Party and that the Disclosing Party shall be entitled, without
waiving other rights or remedies, to such injunctive or equitable relief as may be deemed proper by
a court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys fees incurred by it in connection with any action commenced by the Disclosing Party
against the Receiving Party arising out of or relating to any alleged disclosure of Proprietary
Information of the Disclosing Party by the Receiving Party in breach of this License Agreement.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS; DISCLAIMER
Section 5.1
Mutual Representations
. Each party represents and warrants that (a) it
has the power and authority to enter into this License Agreement and has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorize its performance under this License Agreement; (b) this License
Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each such party, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (c) no consent or authorization of,
filing with, or notice to any governmental authority is required in connection with its performance
under this License Agreement; and (d) its entering into this License Agreement or performance by it
hereunder will not violate any federal, state or local licensing or other statute, rule or
regulation, or any contractual obligation of such
party. Each party agrees to comply with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations in
connection with its activities under this License Agreement.
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Section 5.2
Disclaimer
. Except as expressly set forth in this License Agreement, each
of the licenses of Licensed Intellectual Property granted by a Licensor hereunder are made as-is
and where-is. Each Licensor hereby disclaims all representations or warranties of any kind,
either express or implied, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, non-infringement or any other matter with respect to any Licensed Intellectual Property
licensed by such Licensor, whether used alone or combined with other products or services.
Section 5.3
Limitations on Liability
. Except for any willful breach of Articles III
and IV, under no circumstances shall either party be liable to the other party for indirect,
incidental, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages (even if such other party has been advised
of the possibility of such damages) arising from a claim for breach of any provision of this
License Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not
limit an Indemnifying Partys indemnification obligations with respect to any Liability that any
Licensor Indemnitee may have to any third party that is not an Affiliate of any party.
Section 5.4
Indemnification
. Following the Distribution, each Licensee (an
Indemnifying Party
) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the respective Licensor and
such Licensors Affiliates and its and their respective current, former and future directors,
officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the
foregoing (collectively, the
Licensor Indemnitees
), from and against any and all (a)
Third Party Claims (as defined in the Separation Agreement) asserted or brought against any of the
Licensor Indemnitees based on or relating to the exercise by the Indemnifying Party or any of its
Affiliates of the license to use the Licensed Intellectual Property that is granted to such
Licensee or any such Affiliates hereunder or otherwise relating to the Indemnifying Partys or any
of its Affiliates use of the Licensed Intellectual Property licensed hereunder and (b) all
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any such Third Party Claims. The notice
and other indemnification procedures set forth in Sections 5.4, 5.5 (other than Section 5.5(b)),
5.6, 5.7 and 5.8 of the Separation Agreement that apply to indemnification claims arising under
Article V of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and shall apply to any
indemnification claims arising under this Section 5.4.
ARTICLE VI
TERM
Section 6.1
Term
. The rights granted to each party under this License Agreement shall
be irrevocable and perpetual and shall not be terminable by either party, and such rights shall
continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any breach by the other party hereunder;
provided
that, if any Licensee breaches any limitations or restrictions imposed on it in
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.8 with respect to its use of any Intellectual Property licensed to it
hereunder, or materially breaches any confidentiality
obligations set forth in Article IV with respect to its use of any Intellectual Property
licensed to it hereunder, then, effective upon 30 days prior written notice by the Licensor to the
Licensee, such Intellectual Property thereafter shall be excluded from the Intellectual Property
licensed to the Licensee hereunder and, upon the expiration of such 30-day
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period, Licensee shall cease any and all use of such Intellectual Property unless, prior to expiration of such 30-day
period, Licensee has fully cured such breach.
ARTICLE VII
TRANSFERABILITY
Section 7.1
Assignment
. This License Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party
may assign this License Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign or otherwise transfer this License Agreement
or its rights hereunder, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates or to a third party in
connection with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of such party or any of its
Affiliates to which this License Agreement pertains or in connection with a merger, consolidation,
corporate reorganization or any change of control of such party or any of its Affiliates or a sale
or divestiture of any of the product lines, operating units or business divisions of such party or
any of its Affiliates;
provided
that (a) the assigning party shall provide written notice
to the other party of any such assignment, and (b) such assignee shall agree to assume all
applicable obligations of the assigning party hereunder, and to be subject to the terms of this
License Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any permitted assignee of any license granted under
Article II of this License Agreement is subject to the Field of Use and all other limitations or
restrictions imposed under this License Agreement with respect to such license, including in
particular the Field of Use limitation that limits use of Licensed Intellectual Property to use by
and in the Line of Business where and as the Licensed Intellectual Property was used during the
Relevant Usage Period prior to the Distribution; provided further that, in the case of Designated
Intellectual Property, the applicable Field of Use limitation and the applicable Sublicensing
Limitations will continue to be as specified on
Schedule C
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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.1
Amendment and Modification
. This License Agreement may not be amended,
modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an
instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto, signed on behalf of each
party.
Section 8.2
Waiver
. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or
remedy hereunder 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. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the
part of any party to any such waiver shall be valid
only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer
on behalf of such party.
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Section 8.3
Notices
. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if
by facsimile, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise, (b) on the
first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a
recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day
following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth
below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to
receive such notice:
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Section 8.4
Interpretation
. When a reference is made in this License Agreement to a
Section, Article or Exhibit such reference shall be to a Section, Article or Exhibit of this
License Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this
License Agreement or in any Exhibit are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this License Agreement. All words used in this
License Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.
Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning
as defined in this License Agreement. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby
incorporated in and made a part of this License Agreement as if set forth herein. The word including and
words of similar import when used in this License Agreement shall mean including, without
limitation, unless otherwise specified. Where either partys consent is required
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hereunder, except as otherwise specified herein, such partys consent may be granted or withheld in such
partys sole and absolute discretion. The word day when used in this License Agreement shall
mean calendar day, unless otherwise specified.
Section 8.5
Entire Agreement
. This License Agreement, the Separation Agreement and
the Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices hereto and thereto constitute the entire agreement, and
supersedes all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all
prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This License Agreement shall not be deemed
to contain or imply any restriction, covenant, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking
of any party with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those expressly set
forth herein or in any document required to be delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding any oral
agreement or course of action of the parties or their representatives to the contrary, no party to
this License Agreement shall be under any legal obligation to enter into or complete the
transactions contemplated hereby unless and until this License Agreement shall have been executed
and delivered by each of the parties.
Section 8.6
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. Nothing in this License Agreement, express
or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the parties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any
nature under or by reason of this License Agreement.
Section 8.7
Governing Law
. This License Agreement and all disputes or controversies
arising out of or relating to this License Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York,
without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts
of laws principles of the State of New York (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General
Obligations Law).
Section 8.8
Submission to Jurisdiction
. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that
any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this License Agreement brought by any
other party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined in any federal court
sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (or, if such court lacks subject matter
jurisdiction, in any appropriate New York State or federal court), and each of the parties hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with
respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this License Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each of the parties agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto
except in the courts described above in New York, other than actions in any court of competent
jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in New York as
described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided in Section 8.3 shall
constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such
service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives,
and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this License Agreement or the
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transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the
courts in New York as described herein, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from
jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through
service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment,
execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such
court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper or (iii) this License Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or
by such courts.
Section 8.9
Enforcement
. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the
event that any of the provisions of this License Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be
entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this License Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of
this License Agreement in any federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New
York (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in any appropriate New York State or
federal court), this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law
or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific
performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post
security as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.
Section 8.10
Severability
. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any
provision of this License Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this License
Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law
or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any
other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this License Agreement shall
be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.
Section 8.11
Waiver of Jury Trial
. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 8.12
Counterparts
. This License Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to
the other parties.
Section 8.13
Facsimile Signature
. This License Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signature and a facsimile signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.
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Section 8.14
Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur
. If the Distribution does not
occur, then this License Agreement shall automatically be terminated and all actions and events
that are, under this License Agreement, to be taken or occur effective as of the Distribution, or
otherwise in connection with the Distribution shall not be taken or occur except to the extent
specifically agreed by the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this License Agreement to be executed as of the
date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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[Signature Page to Intellectual Property License Agreement]
Exhibit 10.5
EXECUTION COPY
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
by and among
NEW P, INC.
(to be renamed NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION),
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
and
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
(to be renamed TITAN II INC.)
Dated as of March 29, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1 Definitions
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ARTICLE 2 PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS, PAYMENT OF TAXES DUE AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION DATE, AND
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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT
THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of March 29, 2011 (this
Agreement
), is made by
and among NEW P, INC., a Delaware corporation (
New NGC
), HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (
HII
), and NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (
NGC
). Each of New NGC, HII and NGC is sometimes referred to herein as a
Party
, and, collectively, New NGC, HII and NGC are referred to as the
Parties
.
RECITALS
A. NGC, acting through itself and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts the
Shipbuilding Business and the Retained Business.
B. The board of directors of NGC has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the
best interests of NGC and its stockholders to separate NGC into two publicly traded companies: (a)
HII, which following the Distribution, will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the
Shipbuilding Business, and (b) New NGC, which, following the Distribution, will own and conduct,
directly and indirectly, the Retained Business.
C. The Parties have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March
24, 2011 (the
Separation and Distribution Agreement
), pursuant to which they will
undertake the Holding Company Reorganization, the Internal Reorganization, and the Distribution
(each as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement) (collectively, the
Transactions
).
D. The Parties have entered into the Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement), pursuant to which they will undertake certain other transactions and
arrangements relating to the separation of the Shipbuilding Business from the Retained Business.
E. Prior to the Distribution, NGC will be renamed Titan II Inc. and New NGC will be renamed
Northrop Grumman Corporation.
F. NGC is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations that files consolidated
U.S. federal Income Tax Returns (the
Current Federal Tax Group
) and consolidated and
combined Tax Returns in certain other jurisdictions (each a
Current Non-Federal Tax Group
and, collectively with the Current Federal Tax Group, the
Current Tax Group
), and NGC is
the Current Tax Group Agent for the Current Tax Group Members.
G. Following the Distribution, HII will be the common parent of an affiliated group of
corporations that files consolidated U.S. federal Income Tax Returns and consolidated or combined
Tax Returns in certain other jurisdictions (the
HII Tax Group
), and HII will be the agent
for the HII Tax Group Members.
H. Following the Distribution, the Current Federal Tax Group and certain Current Non-Federal
Tax Groups will remain in existence with all their respective previous Members other than the HII
Group Members.
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I. Following the Distribution, (1) New NGC will be the common parent of the Current Tax Group
and will be the Current Tax Group Agent with respect to U.S. federal Income Tax matters for Taxable
Periods ending December 31, 2011 and thereafter; and (2) New NGC will be the common parent of
certain Current Non-Federal Tax Groups and will be the Current Tax Group Agent with respect to
certain Tax matters (other than U.S. federal Income Tax matters) for certain Post-Distribution
Taxable Periods.
J. Following the Distribution, and until NGCs corporate existence terminates (or until the
relevant Tax Authority consents to or requires the appointment of a substitute Current Tax Group
Agent), (1) NGC will continue to be the Current Tax Group Agent with respect to U.S. federal Income
Tax matters for Taxable Periods ending on or prior to December 31, 2010; and (2) NGC will continue
to be the Current Tax Group Agent with respect to certain Tax matters (other than U.S. federal
Income Tax matters) for certain Pre-Distribution Taxable Periods.
K. The Parties intend that, for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes, the Transactions shall
qualify for Tax-Free Status pursuant to Sections 351, 355, 361, 368(a) and related provisions of
the Code, and, in furtherance of such intent NGC has obtained the IRS Ruling and entered into the
IRS Closing Agreement.
L. The Parties wish to provide for the payment of Tax liabilities and entitlement to refunds
thereof, to allocate responsibility for, and cooperation in, the filing of Tax Returns, to set
forth covenants, undertakings, agreements, representations, warranties, and indemnities relating to
the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions, to provide for the exercise of NGCs functions as Current
Tax Group Agent, and to provide for certain other matters relating to Taxes.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Definitions
.
For the purposes of this Agreement:
Accounting Method
means a method of accounting under Section 446 of the Code.
Adjustment Request
means any formal or informal written claim or request made to a
Tax Authority by an NGC Group Member, a New NGC Group Member, or an HII Group
Member for an adjustment to Taxes, whether such adjustment is positive or negative (by refund,
credit, offset, or otherwise), including (i) an amended Tax Return claiming an adjustment to Taxes
as reported on the originally filed Tax Return or, if applicable, as previously adjusted or (ii) a
self-initiated adjustment or similar claim made, during the course of a Tax Proceeding or
otherwise. Such term shall not include an adjustment to Tax initiated by a Tax Authority during a
Tax Proceeding.
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Affiliate
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Agency Regulations
means Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-77 and any similar
regulation in another Tax jurisdiction.
Business Day
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Current Tax Group Agent
means the sole agent authorized to act in its own name for
Members of the Current Tax Group with respect to matters relating to liability for U.S. federal
Income Taxes and any other Taxes to which such agency applies.
Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return
means a U.S. federal Income Tax Return
filed or required to be filed by NGC or New NGC as the common parent of the Current Tax Group.
Current Tax Group Member
means a member of a Current Tax Group for a relevant
Taxable Period (or portion of a Taxable Period).
Distribution
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Distribution Date
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
Employee Matters Agreement
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
Final Determination
means the final resolution of liability for any Tax, for any
issue and for any Taxable Period, by or as a result of (i) IRS Form 870-AD (or any successor form)
or a comparable form under any state, local or foreign law on the date of acceptance by or on
behalf of the relevant Tax Authority, except that a Form 870-AD or comparable form that reserves
the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for refund and/or the right of the Tax Authority to
assert a further deficiency shall not constitute a Final Determination with respect to the item or
items so reserved, (ii) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent
jurisdiction that can no longer be appealed or reheard, (iii) a closing agreement or similar
agreement entered into with a Tax Authority in connection with an administrative or judicial
proceeding, (iv) an allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only
after the expiration of all periods of limitations during which such refund or credit may be
recovered by the jurisdiction imposing the Tax, (v) any other final resolution, including by
reason of the expiration of the applicable period of limitations or the execution of a pre-filing
agreement with the applicable Tax Authority, or (vi) the occurrence of any event which the parties
agree in writing is a Final Determination.
HII Group
means, for any relevant time beginning immediately after the Distribution,
HII and each Subsidiary of HII at such time.
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HII Group Member
means HII, each Person that is a Subsidiary of HII immediately
after the Distribution (including NGC), and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of HII after the
Distribution.
HII Tax Group Member
means a member of the HII Tax Group for a relevant Taxable
Period (or portion of a Taxable Period).
HII Tax Return
means a Tax Return filed or required to be filed by an HII Group
Member after the Distribution Date (excluding a Tax Return filed or required to be filed by NGC for
a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period and, for avoidance of doubt,
excluding a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return and a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return).
Holding Company Reorganization
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
Income Tax
means a Tax based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to (i)
net income or profits or net receipts (including, but not limited to, any capital gains, minimum
Tax or any Tax on items of Tax preference, but not including sales, use, real or personal property,
or transfer or similar Taxes) or (ii) multiple bases (including corporate franchise, doing business
and occupation Taxes) if one or more bases upon which such Tax may be based, by which such Tax may
be measured, or with respect to which such Tax may be calculated, is described in clause (i).
Income Tax Adjustment
means any change in any Income Tax Item, whether resulting
from a Tax Proceeding or an Adjustment Request;
provided
,
however
, that a claim for
refund resulting from a carryback of a loss, credit or other Tax Attribute in a Post-Distribution
Taxable Period to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period is not an Income
Tax Adjustment.
Income Tax Item
means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, recapture
of credit, or any other item (including the adjusted basis of property) relating to the
determination of Income Taxes payable in any Taxable Period.
Income Tax Return
means any Tax Return relating to Income Taxes.
Independent Firm
means a nationally recognized law firm or accounting firm which, at
the relevant time, does not provide, and within the preceding two years has not provided,
substantial services to any of the Parties.
Information
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Internal Reorganization
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
IRS
means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto.
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IRS Closing Agreement
means the closing agreement, effective February 14, 2011,
between NGC (as parent of the Current Federal Tax Group), HII (as the parent of the HII Tax Group)
and the IRS, entered into in connection with the Transactions and the IRS Ruling.
IRS Ruling
means the U.S. federal income tax private letter ruling, issued October
14, 2010, and the supplement thereto, issued February 14, 2011, by the IRS in connection with the
Transactions.
Law
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Member
refers to an NGC Group Member, a Current Tax Group Member, an HII Group
Member, an HII Tax Group Member or a New NGC Group Member, as the case may be.
New NGC Group
means, for any relevant time beginning immediately after the
Distribution, New NGC and each Subsidiary of New NGC at such time.
New NGC Group Member
means New NGC, each Person that is a Subsidiary of New NGC
immediately after the Distribution, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of New NGC after the
Distribution.
New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return
means a Tax Return (other than a Current Tax Group
Federal Consolidated Return) (i) that is filed or required to be filed by a New NGC Group Member
after the Distribution Date or (ii) that is filed or required to be filed after the Distribution
Date and includes an Income Tax Item or an asset of a New NGC Group Member, or otherwise relates to
the Retained Business (which shall include a Tax Return that is required to be filed after the
Distribution Date that includes an Income Tax Item or an asset of a New NGC Group Member and an
Income Tax Item or an asset of an HII Group Member).
NGC Group
means, for any relevant time ending immediately before the Holding Company
Reorganization, NGC and each Subsidiary of NGC at such time.
NGC Group Member
means NGC and each Subsidiary of NGC at any time before the Holding
Company Reorganization.
NGC Non-Federal Tax Return
means a Tax Return, other than a Current Tax Group
Federal Consolidated Return, required to be filed by an NGC Group Member prior to or on the
Distribution Date.
NGC Tax Officer
means the officer of NGC with full authority with respect to Tax
matters.
Opinion
means the opinion of Tax Counsel, dated March 14, 2011, with respect to
certain Tax aspects of the Transactions.
Person
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Post-Distribution Taxable Period
means any Taxable Period (or portion thereof)
beginning after the Distribution Date.
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Pre-Distribution Taxable Period
means any Taxable Period (or portion thereof) ending
on or before the Distribution Date.
Refund
means any refund of Taxes (including any overpayment of Taxes that can be
refunded or, alternatively, applied to other Taxes payable), including any interest paid on or with
respect to such refund of Taxes.
Retained Business
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
Retained Liabilities
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
Shared Gain
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Shared Liability
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
Shipbuilding Business
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
Shipbuilding Liabilities
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
Straddle Taxable Period
means a Taxable Period that begins on or before and ends
after the Distribution Date.
Subsidiary
has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Tax
means (i) a tax, charge, fee, duty, levy, impost or other similar assessment,
imposed by any U.S. federal, state or local or foreign governmental authority, including, but not
limited to, income, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, use, license, stock, franchise,
payroll, employment, withholding, social security, transfer, value added and other taxes, (ii)
interest attributable thereto, (iii) a penalty or addition attributable thereto or to a failure to
file a Tax Return or a form, schedule or information properly includible thereon, and (iv) a
liability in respect of any item described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), payable by reason of
assumption, transferee or successor liability, operation of Law or several liability pursuant to
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6(a).
Tax Attribute
means a net operating loss, capital loss, earnings and profits,
overall foreign loss, previously taxed income, separate limitation loss, and any other Tax
attribute.
Tax Authority
means a governmental authority or subdivision, agency, commission or
entity thereof or a quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment,
determination, collection or imposition of a Tax (including the IRS).
Tax Counsel
means Ivins, Phillips & Barker, Chartered.
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Tax-Free Status
means the Tax treatment accorded to the Transactions as set forth in
the IRS Ruling and the Opinion.
Tax Group
means any U.S. federal, state, local or foreign affiliated, consolidated,
combined, unitary or similar group or fiscal unity that joins in the filing of a single Tax Return.
Tax Materials
means, collectively, (i) the IRS Ruling, (ii) the IRS Closing
Agreement, (iii) each submission to the IRS in connection with the IRS Ruling, (iv) the Opinion,
(v) the representation letters from NGC, New NGC and HII, addressed to Tax Counsel supporting the
Opinion, and (vi) any other materials delivered or deliverable by NGC, New NGC or HII in connection
with the issuance of the IRS Ruling, the negotiation, drafting, execution and approval of the IRS
Closing Agreement and the rendering of the Opinion.
Tax Matters Dispute
means a dispute arising in connection with this Agreement
between the Parties, other than a Tax Proceeding (except to the extent provided in Section 5.1) or
a Tax Agency Dispute.
Tax Proceeding
means any audit, examination, investigation, action, suit, claim,
assessment, appeal, Adjustment Request, or other administrative or judicial proceeding relating to
Taxes.
Tax Return
means (i) a return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or
document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any
information return, or declaration of estimated Tax) required to be supplied to, or filed with, a
Tax Authority in connection with the payment, determination, assessment or collection of a Tax or
the administration of a Law relating to a Tax or (ii) an amended Tax Return.
Taxable Period
means any period for which a liability for Tax is determined.
Transactions Tax
means a Tax imposed on the Holding Company Reorganization, the
Internal Reorganization, or the Distribution, or by reason of a failure of the Holding Company
Reorganization, the Internal Reorganization, or the Distribution to qualify for Tax-Free Status
(including an intercompany transaction triggered by reason of such failure).
Treasury Regulations
means the final and temporary (but not proposed) Income Tax
regulations promulgated under the Code, as in effect at the relevant time (including any successor
regulation or rule of law), and any similar regulation or rule of law promulgated by another
relevant jurisdiction.
Unqualified Tax Opinion
means a will opinion, without substantive qualification,
rendered by a nationally recognized law firm, which law firm is reasonably acceptable to New NGC,
to the effect that a transaction or event, or a series of transactions and/or events, will not
affect the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.
Section 1.2
Table of Additional Defined Terms
.
The following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections referenced below:
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Recital F
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Recital F
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ARTICLE 2
PREPARATION AND FILING OF TAX RETURNS,
PAYMENT OF TAXES DUE AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION DATE,
AND ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS
Section 2.1
Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Returns
.
New NGC shall be responsible for preparing and filing all Current Tax Group Federal
Consolidated Returns filed or required to be filed after the Distribution Date and for paying all
Taxes shown payable on all such Tax Returns.
Section 2.2
New NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns
.
New NGC shall be responsible for preparing and filing, or causing the relevant New NGC Group
Member to prepare and file, all New NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns and for paying or causing such New
NGC Group Member to pay all Taxes shown as payable on all New NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns.
Section 2.3
HII Tax Returns
.
HII shall be responsible for preparing and filing, or causing the relevant HII Group Member to
prepare and file, all HII Tax Returns. HII shall pay or cause such HII Group Member to pay to the
appropriate Tax Authority all Taxes shown as payable on all HII Tax Returns.
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Section 2.4
Adjustment Requests
.
(a)
New NGC Adjustment Requests
. New NGC shall, in its sole discretion, be permitted
to make, or to decline to make, an Adjustment Request relating to an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, a
Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return or a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, subject, in each
case, to ARTICLE 5.
(b)
HII Adjustment Requests
. HII shall, in its sole discretion, be permitted to make,
or to decline to make, an Adjustment Request relating to any HII Tax Return.
Section 2.5
Procedures
.
(a) In connection with the preparation of any Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return
pursuant to Section 2.1, any New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return pursuant to Section 2.2, or any
Adjustment Request pursuant to Section 2.4, HII shall, at its own cost and expense, provide pro
forma Tax Returns or equivalent financial and other data relating to HII and any relevant HII Group
Member, to be used in the preparation of such Tax Return or Adjustment Request, in accordance with
past practices, procedures, Accounting Methods, elections, and conventions, and shall assist and
cooperate with New NGC in any other manner reasonably requested by New NGC.
(b) To the extent provided in ARTICLE 10, New NGC shall perform the actions described in
Section 2.1, Section 2.2, and Section 2.4(a) through NGC, the NGC Tax Officer and persons
designated by the NGC Tax Officer, at New NGCs sole cost and expense.
(c) In connection with the preparation of any HII Tax Return filed pursuant to Section 2.3,
New NGC shall, at its own cost and expense, assist and cooperate with HII in any manner reasonably
requested by HII.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall bear its own costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this ARTICLE 2.
ARTICLE 3
GENERAL INDEMNIFICATION FOR TAXES
Section 3.1
Indemnification by New NGC
.
New NGC shall be responsible for paying, and shall indemnify and hold each HII Group Member
harmless from and against, (a) Taxes shown as payable on, and any increase in Taxes payable with
respect to, NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns, Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Returns, and New
NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns, and (b) any other Taxes payable by New NGC Group Members or relating
to the Retained Business;
provided
,
however
, that New NGCs obligations pursuant to
this Section 3.1 shall be separate from New NGCs obligations to HII pursuant to Section 6.2,
Section 7.5, Section 8.4(b), and Section 10.4;
provided
further
, that New NGCs
obligations pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall not affect HIIs obligations to New NGC pursuant to
Section 6.1, Section 7.5, Section 8.4(a), and Section 10.4.
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Section 3.2
Indemnification by HII
.
HII shall be responsible for paying, and shall indemnify and hold each New NGC Group Member
harmless from and against, (a) Taxes shown as payable on, and any increase in Taxes payable with
respect to, HII Tax Returns and (b) any other Taxes payable by HII Group Members or relating to the
Shipbuilding Business for any Post-Distribution Taxable Period;
provided
,
however
,
that HIIs obligations pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall be separate from HIIs obligations to New
NGC pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 7.5, Section 8.4(a), and Section 10.4(a);
provided
further
that HIIs obligations pursuant to this Section 3.2 shall not affect New NGCs
obligations to HII pursuant to Section 6.2, Section 7.5, Section 8.4(b), and Section 10.4.
ARTICLE 4
REFUNDS AND CARRYBACKS
Section 4.1
Refunds
.
(a) New NGC shall be entitled to any Refund due with respect to an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return,
a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return, and a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return;
provided
,
however
, that New NGCs receipt of a Refund with respect to any such Tax
Return shall not affect New NGCs obligations to HII pursuant to Section 6.2, Section
7.5, or Section 8.4(b) and shall not affect HIIs obligations to New NGC pursuant to Section
6.1, Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(a). If a Refund due with respect to an NGC Non-Federal Tax
Return, a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return, or a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return is
paid to an HII Group Member (including NGC) by a Tax Authority, such Member shall remit such Refund
to New NGC.
(b) HII shall be entitled to any Refund due with respect to an HII Tax Return;
provided
,
however
, that HIIs receipt of a Refund with respect to any such Tax
Return shall not affect HIIs obligations to New NGC pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 7.5, or
Section 8.4(a) and shall not affect New NGCs obligations to HII pursuant to Section 6.2, Section
7.5, or Section 8.4(b). Except as provided in Section 4.2(b), if a Refund due with respect to an
HII Tax Return is paid to a New NGC Group Member by a Tax Authority, such Member shall remit such
Refund to HII.
(c) To the extent provided in ARTICLE 10, New NGC shall perform the actions described in this
ARTICLE 4 through NGC, the NGC Tax Officer and persons designated by the NGC Tax Officer, at New
NGCs sole cost and expense.
Section 4.2
Carrybacks
.
(a)
New NGC Carrybacks
.
(i) If the Current Tax Group or a New NGC Group Member realizes a loss, credit, or other
Tax Attribute that may be carried back to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle
Taxable Period (whether by (i) electing to carry back such loss, credit, or other Tax
Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period, or (ii) not
electing to waive the carryback of such loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute to a
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period), the Current Tax Group or such
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Member may, in its sole discretion, carry back such loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute to
such Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period. HII shall cooperate with
New NGC in seeking any Refund resulting from such carryback, at New NGCs cost and expense.
New NGC shall be entitled to any Refund resulting from a carryback pursuant to this Section
4.2(a)(i). If any such Refund is paid to an HII Group Member (including NGC) by a Tax
Authority, such Member shall remit such Refund to New NGC.
(ii) Notwithstanding Section 4.2(a)(i), if by Law the New NGC Group or a New NGC Group
Member may utilize a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute only by a carryback of such loss,
credit, or other Tax Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable
Period, HII shall cooperate with New NGC in seeking any Refund resulting from such carryback,
at New NGCs cost and expense. New NGC shall be entitled to any Refund resulting from a
carryback pursuant to this Section 4.2(a)(ii).
(b)
HII Carrybacks
.
(i) If the HII Group or an HII Group Member realizes a loss, credit or other Tax
Attribute in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period that may be carried back to a Pre-Distribution
Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period (whether by (i) electing to carry back such loss,
credit, or other Tax Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable
Period, or (ii) not electing to waive the carryback of such loss, credit, or other Tax
Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period), and HII wishes
to carry back such loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute to a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period
or a Straddle Taxable Period, HII shall notify New NGC in writing of HIIs wish to carry back
such loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute (a
Carryback Election Request
). A
Carryback Election Request shall include a computation of the amount of such loss, credit, or
other Tax Attribute, and a certification by an appropriate officer of HII setting forth HIIs
belief (together with supporting analysis) that the Tax treatment of such loss, credit, or
other Tax Attribute is more likely than not correct. New NGC shall have sole discretion to
deny a Carryback Election Request.
(ii) New NGC may consent to the carryback of a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute set
forth in the Carryback Election Request upon New NGCs determination (in its sole discretion)
that the Parties have agreed to (A) the procedures for carrying back such loss, credit, or
other Tax Attribute (including by making an Adjustment Request, at HIIs cost and expense),
(B) the determination of the amount or portion of any Refund resulting from such carryback
that shall be paid to HII pursuant to this Section 4.2(b)(ii), and (C) the timing of any
payment to be made by New NGC to HII with respect to such carryback and any interest that
shall accrue on any late payment. To the extent any Refund subject to this Section 4.2(b)(ii)
is later reduced in a Final Determination, the Parties shall use their best efforts to agree
to the amount of such Refund that HII shall repay to New NGC, together with any interest,
fines, additions to Tax, penalties, or any additional amounts imposed by a Tax Authority
relating thereto.
(iii) Notwithstanding Section 4.2(b)(ii), if by Law the HII Group or an HII Group Member
may utilize a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute only by a carryback of such loss, credit,
or other Tax Attribute from a Post-Distribution Taxable Period to a New NGC
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Non-Federal Tax
Return or an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return for a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle
Taxable Period, New NGC shall cooperate with HII in carrying back such loss, credit, or other
Tax Attribute (including by filing of an amended Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Tax
Return, NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, or New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return or making an Adjustment
Request with respect to any such Tax Return, which shall be at HIIs cost and expense). The
Parties shall use their best efforts to agree with respect to the matters set forth in clauses
(A), (B) and (C) of Section 4.2(b)(ii). To the extent any Refund subject to this Section
4.2(b)(iii) is later reduced in a Final Determination, the Parties shall use their best
efforts to agree to the amount of such Refund that HII shall repay to New NGC, together with
any interest, fines, additions to Tax, penalties, or any additional amounts imposed by a Tax
Authority relating thereto.
ARTICLE 5
TAX PROCEEDINGS
Section 5.1
Control of Tax Proceedings
.
(a)
Control by New NGC
.
(i) New NGC shall be entitled to control and settle any Tax Proceeding relating to (A)
an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, (B) a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return, or (C) a
New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return (including, in each case, any Tax Proceedings relating to a
Transactions Tax).
(ii) New NGC may take any and all actions necessary or incident to the control and
settlement of any Tax Proceeding relating to (A) an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, (B) a
Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return (subject to the IRS Closing Agreement), or (C)
a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return (including, in each case, any Tax Proceedings relating to a
Transactions Tax).
(iii) To the extent provided in ARTICLE 10, New NGC shall perform any actions under
this ARTICLE 5 through NGC, the NGC Tax Officer and persons designated by the NGC Tax
Officer.
(iv) If a settlement of a Tax Proceeding within the control of New NGC pursuant to this
ARTICLE 5 (or an action proposed to be taken with respect thereto) reasonably could be
expected to give rise to a payment by HII pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 7.5, or Section
8.4(a), or could be expected to give rise to a payment to HII pursuant to Section 6.2,
Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(b), then New NGC shall (and, if such Tax Proceeding is subject
to ARTICLE 10, shall cause NGC and the NGC Tax Officer to) provide copies of all
correspondence and all filings to be submitted to a Tax Authority or judicial authority in
connection with such Tax Proceeding for review by HII prior to submission to the Tax
Authority or judicial authority;
provided
,
however
, that failure by New NGC
to provide such correspondence to HII shall not relieve HII of any obligation pursuant to
Section 6.1, Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(a), except to the extent HII is actually prejudiced
by such failure.
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(v) New NGC shall (and, if such Tax Proceeding is subject to ARTICLE 10, shall cause
NGC and the NGC Tax Officer to) provide written notice to HII of any settlement with a Tax
Authority that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a payment by HII pursuant to
Section 6.1, Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(a), or a payment to HII pursuant to Section 6.2,
Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(b). HII shall not have the right to prevent any such settlement
but shall have the right to contest the amount of its liability to New NGC pursuant to
Section 6.1, Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(a) or the amount of its payment from New NGC
pursuant to Section 6.2, Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(b) resulting from such settlement. HII
shall provide written notice to New NGC of its intention to contest the amount of its
obligation to New NGC pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 7.5, or
Section 8.4(a) or the amount of New NGCs obligation to HII pursuant to Section 6.2,
Section 7.5, or Section 8.4(b) prior to the time such settlement is entered into (but in any
event HII shall have no less than 10 days from the time it receives notice of such
settlement from New NGC to provide notice to New NGC of its intent to contest such
settlement). Any contest by HII pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(v) shall be conducted as a
Tax Matters Dispute under the procedures set forth in Section 11.2. If the negotiations
required thereby are not successful, the Tax Arbitrator shall determine the amount of a
settlement with the relevant Tax Authority that would most accurately reflect the litigation
risk of the relevant issue. HII shall be liable to New NGC, or New NGC shall be liable to
HII, as the case may be, based solely on the determination of the Tax Arbitrator as if a
settlement implementing such determination had actually occurred, without regard to the
actual settlement with the Tax Authority. Neither HII nor New NGC shall be required to pay
any obligation arising from a contested settlement subject to this Section 5.1(a)(v) until
the contest is either decided by the Tax Arbitrator or resolved between the parties;
provided
,
however
, that, pursuant to Section 11.1 interest shall accrue
with respect to such obligation with the written notice pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(v)
treated as a demand for such payment.
(b)
Control by HII
. HII shall be entitled to control, contest, compromise and settle
any adjustment proposed, asserted or assessed pursuant to any Tax Proceeding relating to any HII
Tax Return.
Section 5.2
Notices Relating to Tax Proceedings
.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2(b), if any Party becomes aware of the
commencement of a Tax Proceeding that may give rise to Taxes for which another Party is responsible
pursuant to ARTICLE 3 or which may give rise to a payment obligation under ARTICLE 6, Section 7.5,
or Section 8.4, the Party that so becomes aware shall notify such other Party of such Tax
Proceeding within 10 days after so becoming aware and thereafter shall promptly provide to such
other Party copies of notices and communications relating to such Tax Proceeding.
(b) If an HII Group Member (including NGC) receives a notice or correspondence relating to a
Tax Proceeding subject to Section 5.2(a), such HII Group Member shall promptly provide a copy of
such notice or correspondence to the NGC Tax Officer so as to allow New NGC to exercise the control
over such Tax Proceedings through NGC and the NGC Tax Officer, as provided in ARTICLE 10.
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(c) A failure by a Party to notify the other Party of the commencement of any such Tax
Proceeding or to forward any notice or communication, in either case in a timely manner, shall not
relieve the other Party of any obligation it may have pursuant to this Agreement, except to the
extent such Party is actually prejudiced by such failure.
Section 5.3
Statute of Limitations
.
Any extension of the statute of limitations for any Taxes or a Tax Return for any
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period may be made only by the Party
responsible for the preparation and filing of such Tax Return pursuant to ARTICLE 2.
ARTICLE 6
PAYMENTS BETWEEN HII AND NEW NGC
FOR CERTAIN INCOME TAX ADJUSTMENTS
Section 6.1
Payments by HII to New NGC
.
(a)
General
. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.5 and Section 8.4(a), upon a
Final Determination resulting in an Income Tax Adjustment to (i) a Current Tax Group Federal
Consolidated Return, (ii) an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, or (iii) a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return,
in each case for a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period, HII shall pay to
New NGC the amount set forth in Section 6.1(b) (subject to the limitations in Section 6.1(c) and
Section 6.2(d)).
(b)
Payment by HII to New NGC for Income Tax Adjustments to Current Tax Group Federal
Consolidated Returns
. In the event of an Income Tax Adjustment relating to an Income Tax Item
of an HII Group Member (except NGC) on a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return for a
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period, the amount payable by HII to New NGC hereunder shall be 35 percent
of any increase, by reason of such Income Tax Adjustment, in (i) the taxable income of such Member
for such Pre-Distribution Taxable Period (as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) or Straddle
Taxable Period (to the extent attributable to the portion of such Straddle Period ending on or
before the Distribution Date as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(b))
over
(ii) the
taxable income of such Member that was included in the determination of Tax shown as payable (or
the Refund shown as due) on such Tax Return, as last filed before the Distribution Date and
modified by any subsequent Adjustment Request made before the Distribution Date.
(c)
Limitation on Payment Obligation
. An Income Tax Adjustment resulting in an
increase in taxable income of an HII Group Member on a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated
Return for a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period shall not result in a
payment obligation by HII pursuant to Section 6.1(b), unless such Income Tax Adjustment is of a
nature that could result in a correlative reduction in the taxable income of an HII Group Member
for a Post-Distribution Taxable Period (as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) or a Straddle
Taxable Period (to the extent attributable to the portion of such Straddle Taxable Period beginning
on or after the Distribution Date as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(b)). In determining
whether such an increase in taxable income of an HII Group Member is of a nature that could result
in a reduction in taxable income of an HII Group Member for a Post-
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Distribution Period or a
Straddle Period (to the extent attributable to the portion of the Straddle Period beginning on or
after the Distribution Date as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(b), the actual availability to
the HII Group or such Member of any Tax benefit attributable thereto
(whether due to losses incurred by the HII Group in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period or a
Straddle Period, Income Tax Adjustments relating to non-depreciable, non-amortizable assets, or
otherwise) shall not be taken into account. This Section 6.1(c) shall not apply to any payment due
under Section 7.5 or Section 8.4.
(d)
Tax Adjustments to NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns and New NGC Non-Federal Tax
Returns
. Payments relating to adjustments for non-federal Taxes on NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns
and New NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns shall be determined solely in accordance with Section 8.7 of
the Separation and Distribution Agreement (relating to Government Contract Matters).
Section 6.2
Payments by New NGC to HII
.
(a)
General
. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.5 and Section 8.4(b), upon a
Final Determination resulting in an Income Tax Adjustment to (i) a Current Tax Group Federal
Consolidated Return, (ii) an NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, or (iii) a New NGC Non-Federal Tax Return,
in each case for a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period, New NGC shall pay to HII the amount set forth
in Section 6.2(b) (subject to the limitations in Section 6.2(c) and Section 6.2(d)).
(b)
Payment by New NGC to HII for Income Tax Adjustments to Current Tax Group Federal
Consolidated Returns
. In the event of an Income Tax Adjustment relating to an Income Tax Item
of an HII Group Member on a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return for a Pre-Distribution
Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period, the amount payable by New NGC to HII hereunder shall
be 35 percent of any decrease, by reason of such Income Tax Adjustment, in (i) the taxable income
of such Member for such Pre-Distribution Taxable Period (as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(a))
or a Straddle Taxable Period (to the extent attributable to the portion of such Straddle Period
ending on or before the Distribution Date as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(b))
from
(ii) the taxable income of such Member that was included in the determination of Tax shown as
payable (or the Refund shown as due) on such Tax Return, as last filed before the Distribution Date
and modified by any subsequent Adjustment Request made before the Distribution Date.
(c)
Limitation on Payment Obligations
. An Income Tax Adjustment resulting in a
decrease in taxable income of an HII Group Member on a Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated
Return for a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period shall not result in a
payment obligation by New NGC pursuant to Section 6.2(b), unless such Income Tax Adjustment is of a
nature that could result in a correlative increase in the taxable income of an HII Group Member for
a Post-Distribution Taxable Period (as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(a)) or a Straddle Taxable
Period (to the extent attributable to the portion of such Straddle Taxable Period beginning on or
after the Distribution Date as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(b). In determining whether such
a decrease in taxable income of an HII Group Member is of a nature that could result in an increase
in taxable income of an HII Group Member for a Post-Distribution Period or a Straddle Period, the
actual incurrence by the HII Group or such Member
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of any Tax detriment attributable thereto shall not be taken into account. This Section
6.2(c) shall not apply to any payment due under Section 7.5, Section 8.4, or Section 10.4.
(d)
Tax Adjustments to NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns and New NGC Non-Federal Tax
Returns
. Payments relating to adjustments for non-federal Taxes on NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns
and New NGC Non-Federal Tax Returns shall be determined solely in accordance with Section 8.7 of
the Separation and Distribution Agreement (relating to Government Contract Matters).
Section 6.3
Threshold Amount
.
(a) HII shall not have an obligation to make a payment under Section 6.1(a), and New NGC shall
not have a payment obligation under Section 6.2(a), unless and until the aggregate amount of
payments otherwise due by such Party (the
Payor Party
) to the other Party (the
Payee
Party
) under Section 6.1(a) and Section 6.2(a) exceeds by more than $5,000,000 (the
Threshold Amount
) the aggregate amount of payments otherwise due by the Payee Party to
the Payor Party under Section 6.1(a) and Section 6.2(a).
(b) If the Threshold Amount is exceeded, the Payor Party shall be liable under Section 6.1(a)
and Section 6.2(a) only for a payment or payments in excess of the Threshold Amount.
(c) If, after a payment becomes due under Section 6.1(a) and Section 6.2(a), a subsequent
payment becomes due under Section 6.1(a) and Section 6.2(a) by either the Payor Party or the Payee
Party (not taking account the Threshold Amount in Section 6.3(a)), the amount of the subsequent
payment due between the Parties shall be adjusted to effectuate the aggregate nature of the
Parties payment obligations under Section 6.1(a) and Section 6.2(a), including the Threshold
Amount in Section 6.3(a).
(d) Section 6.3(a) shall not apply to any payment due under Section 7.5, Section 8.4, or
Section 10.4.
Section 6.4
Separate Entity Provisions
.
(a) For purposes of computing the taxable income of an HII Group Member in determining the
amount payable in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2:
(i) each HII Group Member shall be treated as a stand-alone corporation that filed a
separate Income Tax Return based solely on the Income Tax Items and apportionment factors of
such Member (but reflecting elections and Accounting Methods used by the NGC Group for the
relevant Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Return, NGC Non-Federal Tax Return, or New
NGC Non-Federal Tax Return);
(ii) no net operating loss, net capital loss, or other loss carryover or carryback
deduction shall be taken into account; and
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(iii) a decrease in an amount of net operating loss or capital loss shall be treated as
an increase in taxable income, and an increase in an amount of net operating loss or capital
loss shall be treated as a decrease in taxable income.
(b) This Section 6.4 shall not apply to any payment due under Section 7.5, Section 8.4, or
Section 10.4.
Section 6.5
Acknowledgement
.
New NGC and HII acknowledge and agree that the reason for the methodology for determining
payments as set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 is that the precise computation of actual Tax
detriment or Tax benefit resulting from an Income Tax Adjustment or combinations of Income Tax
Adjustments to taxable income may be difficult or impossible to determine and that the payments
provided for in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 are in lieu of any payments or indemnities relating to
the actual amount of adjustment to Taxes.
ARTICLE 7
ALLOCATION, CHARACTER, AND TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN TAX ITEMS AND TRANSACTIONS
Section 7.1
Allocation of Certain Tax Items
.
(a)
Allocation Between Taxable Periods
. If applicable law requires the Taxable Period
of any HII Group Member that was a member of the Current Tax Group to end as of the close of the
Distribution Date, Income Tax Items shall be included in each Taxable Period in accordance with
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(i) with no election under Treasury Regulations Section
1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii) or (iii).
(b)
Allocation Within a Straddle Taxable Period
. If applicable law does not require
the Taxable Period of HII and each HII Group Member that was a member of the Current Tax Group to
end as of the close of the Distribution Date, then the amount of Income Tax Items attributable to
each portion of the Straddle Taxable Period shall be determined by means of a closing of the books
and records of such HII Group Member as of the close of the Distribution Date;
provided
,
however
, that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual or
periodic basis shall be allocated between such portions in proportion to the number of days in each
such portion.
(c)
Extraordinary Transactions
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, for all Tax purposes, New NGC and HII each shall report any transaction that is outside
the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of the Shipbuilding Business that is
undertaken, caused, or permitted by any HII Group Member that occurs on the Distribution Date but
after the Distribution as occurring on the day after the Distribution Date pursuant to Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(1)(ii)(B) or any similar or analogous provision of state, local or
foreign Law. New NGC shall not make a ratable allocation election
pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(D) or any similar or analogous
provision of state, local or foreign Law.
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Section 7.2
Tax Treatment of Payments between the Parties
.
(a)
Payments Pursuant to this Agreement
. Each of New NGC and HII covenants and agrees
that it will, and will cause each of its respective Subsidiaries to, treat the payments described
below in the following manner for all Tax purposes:
(i) A payment by HII to New NGC under Section 6.1, Section 7.5, Section 8.4, or Section
10.4 and a payment by NGC to New NGC under Section 10.3(b) shall be treated as a
distribution by HII to New NGC immediately prior to the Distribution.
(ii) A payment by New NGC to HII under Section 6.2, Section 7.5, Section 8.4, or
Section 10.4 and a payment by New NGC to NGC under Section 10.3(a) shall be treated as a
contribution by New NGC to HII immediately prior to the Distribution.
(iii) A payment of interest under Section 11.1 shall be treated as taxable or
deductible, as the case may be, in either case except as otherwise required by applicable
Law.
(b)
Payments Pursuant to Separation and Distribution Agreement and Ancillary
Agreements
.
(i)
In General
. New NGC and HII each covenants and agrees that it will, and
will cause each of its respective Subsidiaries to, treat an indemnity payment pursuant to
the Separation and Distribution Agreement (other than payments made with respect to Shared
Gains or Shared Liabilities) or any Ancillary Agreement, to the extent attributable to a
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or the portion of such Straddle Period ending on or before
the Distribution Date as determined pursuant to Section 7.1(b), as a contribution by New NGC
to HII or a distribution by HII to New NGC, as the case may be, immediately prior to the
Distribution.
(ii)
Shared Gains and Shared Liabilities
. Consistent with Section 9.1, the
Parties shall consult and negotiate in determining the tax treatment of Shared Gains and
Shared Liabilities, as allocated in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, and of any
indemnity payments between the Parties with respect thereto. In such consultations and
negotiations, the Parties shall seek to achieve consistency in their respective Tax
treatment and reporting of such matters and, to the extent allowed by Law, Tax treatment
that is consistent with the economic benefits and burdens of such allocations and
indemnities.
Section 7.3
Tax Treatment of Novations of Shipbuilding Liabilities and
Retained Liabilities
.
Each Party covenants and agrees that it will, and will cause each of its respective
Subsidiaries to, treat the novation of the Shipbuilding Liabilities and the Retained Liabilities
pursuant to Section 2.4 and 2.5 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, respectively as (a) a
distribution by HII to New NGC immediately prior to the Distribution or (b) a contribution by New
NGC to HII immediately prior to the Distribution.
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Section 7.4
Accounting Methods
.
(a) No HII Group Member shall take any action with the IRS (whether by making an Adjustment
Request, filing a request for a change in Accounting Method, or otherwise) that would adversely
affect the application of any Accounting Method for any HII Group Member for any Pre-Distribution
Taxable Period, unless such action is required by the IRS in a Final Determination.
(b) Each HII Group Member shall continue the use of any Accounting Method in effect
immediately prior to the Distribution Date for such Member (including the Accounting Methods
described in the IRS ruling letter dated February 26, 2010 relating to CVN 78), unless such Member
either (i) is required by the IRS to change such Accounting Method in a Post-Distribution Taxable
Period, or (ii) requests and receives consent from the IRS to change such Accounting Method in a
Post-Distribution Taxable Period.
(c) Each HII Group Member shall continue the use of any Accounting Method agreed to by NGC or
New NGC and the IRS for such HII Group Member as a result of any Final Determination with respect
to Current Tax Group Federal Consolidated Returns for a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a
Straddle Taxable Period, unless such HII Group Member Group receives consent from, or is required
by, the IRS to change such Accounting Method in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period;
provided
,
however
, that if such consent reasonably would be expected to have
material adverse impact on New NGC (including through an increase in Taxes or a reduction of a Tax
Attribute, regardless of whether or when such Tax Attribute otherwise would have been used), the
HII Tax Group (or such Member) shall not seek such consent.
(d) Each HII Group Member that was granted permission by IRS to implement a change in
Accounting Method prior to the Distribution Date (including changes pursuant to IRS automatic
consent procedures) shall comply with all terms of the Accounting Method change consent agreement
or the terms imposed by the automatic consent procedure, including (i) the accounting method change
request relating to long-term contract accounting methods filed on behalf Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding, Inc. on December 22, 2009 and for which consent was granted by the IRS in a ruling
letter dated July 19, 2010, and (ii) the automatic accounting method change, relating to contracts
with the Navy pursuant to Section 2203 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-234, filed on
behalf of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. on January 27, 2010.
(e) The Parties acknowledge and agree that any long-term contract (within the meaning of
Section 460(f) of the Code) being performed by any HII Group Member on the Distribution Date is
subject to Treasury Regulations Section 1.460-4(k)(3), relating to step-in-the-shoes transactions.
(f) The Parties acknowledge and agree that any interest any HII Group Member owes to IRS, or
is owed by IRS, in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period under the look-back rules of Section
460(b)(2), (i) is payable by, or shall be payable to, respectively, such HII Group Member, and (ii)
shall not result in any payment obligation by any Party under ARTICLE 6,
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notwithstanding the fact
that some period of contract performance covered by the look-back calculation occurred during a
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period.
(g) The Parties acknowledge and agree that any adjustment to taxable income of any HII Group
Member in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period resulting from an adjustment under Section 481 of the
Code relating to an Accounting Method change effective as of a date prior to the Distribution Date
shall not result in any payment obligation by any Party under ARTICLE 6, notwithstanding the fact
that the adjustment period may have commenced in a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or Straddle
Taxable Period.
(h) The Parties acknowledge and agree that any adjustment to taxable income of any HII Group
Member in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period resulting from an adjustment under Section 481 of the
Code relating to an Accounting Method change effective as of a date subsequent to the Distribution
Date shall not result in any payment obligation by any Party under ARTICLE 6, notwithstanding the
fact that the adjustment may take into account the taxable income reported on an Accounting Method
in a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period or a Straddle Taxable Period.
(i) The Parties acknowledge and agree that any increase in the tax liability of any HII Group
Member in a Post-Distribution Taxable Period resulting from the recapture of any tax benefit under
Section 708(b) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108357 shall not result in
any payment obligation by New NGC under Section 6.2, notwithstanding the fact that such recapture
may relate to taxable income of qualified naval ship contracts that would have been recognized by
such Member during a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period but for the application of Section 708(a)
thereof.
Section 7.5
Indemnification for Taking Contrary Tax Treatment
.
(a) If either New NGC or HII or any of its Subsidiaries fails to comply with any covenant,
agreement, or undertaking in this ARTICLE 7, such Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the other
Party and each of its Subsidiaries from and against any (i) increase in Taxes resulting from a
Final Determination that the treatment of a Income Tax Item differs from the treatment of such
Income Tax Item described in this ARTICLE 7 and (ii) legal, accounting, or other fees and expenses
incurred in connection with a Tax Proceeding relating to the treatment of such Income Tax Item.
(b) A Partys obligation under this ARTICLE 7 to treat a receipt, payment or item of income,
gain, loss, deduction or credit in a prescribed manner (including timing) shall be satisfied if
such Party files all relevant Tax Returns and Adjustment Requests in a manner consistent with such
prescribed treatment.
(c) For the purposes of this Section 7.5, any increase in Taxes shall be determined in
accordance with the methodology set forth in Section 6.1(b) and Section 6.1(d), on the one hand, or
Section 6.2(b) and Section 6.2(d), on the other;
provided
,
however
, that the
limitations under Section 6.1(c), Section 6.2(c), and Section 6.3 shall not apply to the
indemnities under this Section 7.5, it being the intention of the parties that any indemnity under
this Section 7.5 shall be determined without any minimum amount and without regard to the presence
or absence of any
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possible future Tax benefit or Tax detriment to any member of the HII Group or
any member of the New NGC Group.
(d) Any obligations of a Party pursuant to this Section 7.5 shall be separate from and shall
not affect the obligations of any Party to another Party pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 6.2,
Section 8.4(b), or Section 10.4.
Section 7.6
Tax Attributes
.
(a) New NGC shall cooperate with HII, each at its own cost and expense, in determining the
allocation of Tax Attributes between the Current Tax Group and the HII Tax Group arising in
Pre-Distribution Taxable Periods or Straddle Taxable Periods in accordance with the Code and
Treasury Regulations (and any applicable state, local, and foreign Laws). New NGC and HII hereby
agree to compute all Taxes for Post-Distribution Taxable Periods and Straddle Taxable Periods
consistently with that determination unless otherwise required by a Final Determination.
(b) To the extent that the amount of any Tax Attribute is later reduced or increased by a Tax
Authority, Tax Proceeding, or carrybacks of Tax Attributes from Post-Distribution Taxable Periods
of either the Current Tax Group or the HII Group, such reduction or increase shall be allocated to
the Party to which such Tax Attribute was allocated pursuant to Section 7.6(a).
ARTICLE 8
TAX-FREE STATUS OF THE TRANSACTIONS
Section 8.1
Covenants, Undertakings, Agreements, Representations, and
Warranties
.
(a)
HII Covenants, Undertakings, Agreements, Representations, and Warranties
.
(i) HII represents and warrants as follows:
(A) All the facts presented and representations made in the Tax Materials
(singly and in combination), to the extent descriptive of the HII Group,
any HII Group Member, or the actions or intentions of any of them, at all times
have been, and as of the date of this Agreement are, true, correct, fairly presented
and complete in all respects and are not misleading in any respect.
(B) No HII Group Member is aware of any respect in which any fact presented or
representation made in the Tax Materials (singly or in combination) is misleading in
any respect or is other than true, correct, fairly presented and complete in all
respects.
(ii) HII covenants, undertakes and agrees as follows:
(A) Each HII Group Member shall use its best efforts to ensure that the facts
presented and representations made in the Tax Materials (singly and in
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combination)
will be true, correct, fairly presented and complete in all respects, and not
misleading in any respect, through and including the Distribution Date and
thereafter as relevant.
(B) If an HII Group Member becomes aware that any fact presented or
representation made in the Tax Materials (singly or in combination) is, may be, or
may become misleading or other than true, correct, fairly presented and complete in
all respects, HII shall promptly notify the appropriate management personnel of NGC
(before the Distribution Date) or New NGC (after the Distribution Date) of the
situation in writing, and shall use its best efforts and fully cooperate in any
efforts by NGC and/or New NGC to correct the situation, all at its own expense.
(C) No HII Group Member will take a position on a Tax Return (including on
Schedule UTP or any similar schedule or form) that could be reasonably likely to be
inconsistent in any respect with the rulings set forth in the IRS Ruling, the rights
and obligations set forth in the IRS Closing Agreement, the conclusions set forth in
the Opinion, or the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.
(b)
New NGC Covenants, Undertakings, Agreements, Representations,
and Warranties
.
(i) New NGC represents and warrants as follows:
(A) It has delivered complete and accurate copies of the Tax Materials to HII.
(B) All the facts presented and representations made in the Tax Materials
(singly and in combination) at all times have been, and are as of the date of this
Agreement, true, correct, fairly presented and complete in all respects, and are not
misleading in any respect.
(C) No New NGC Group Member is aware of any respect in which any fact presented
or representation made in the Tax Materials (singly or in
combination) is misleading in any respect or is other than true, correct,
fairly presented and complete in all respects.
(ii) New NGC covenants, undertakes and agrees as follows:
(A) Each New NGC Group Member shall use its best efforts to ensure that the
facts presented and representations made in the Tax Materials (singly and in
combination) will be true, correct, fairly presented and complete in all respects,
and will not be misleading in any respect, through and including the Distribution,
and thereafter as relevant.
(B) If a New NGC Group Member becomes aware that any fact presented or
representation made in the Tax Materials (singly or in combination) is, may be, or
may become misleading in any respect or other than true, correct, fairly presented
and complete in all respects, New NGC shall promptly inform the
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appropriate
management personnel of HII of the situation in writing, shall use its best efforts,
and shall fully cooperate in any efforts by HII, to correct the situation, all at
its own cost and expense.
(C) No New NGC Group Member will take a position on a Tax Return (including on
Schedule UTP or any similar schedule or form) that could be reasonably likely to be
inconsistent in any respect with the rulings set forth in the IRS Ruling, the rights
and obligations set forth in the IRS Closing Agreement, the conclusions set forth in
the Opinion, or the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.
(c)
No Contrary Knowledge
. Each of New NGC and HII represents and warrants that it
knows of no fact (after due inquiry) that could be reasonably likely to cause the Tax treatment of
the Transactions to be other than the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.
(d)
No Contrary Plan
. Each of New NGC and HII represents and warrants that neither it
nor any of its Affiliates has any plan or intent to take any action that could be reasonably likely
to be inconsistent with any statement or representation in the Tax Materials.
Section 8.2
Restrictions Relating to the Distribution
.
(a)
General
. Neither New NGC nor HII shall take, or permit any New NGC Group Member
or HII Group Member to take, any action that could be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any
of the Tax Materials or to jeopardize all or any part of the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.
(b)
IRS Closing Agreement
. Neither New NGC nor HII shall take, or permit any New NGC
Group Member or HII Group Member to take, any action that could be reasonably likely to be
inconsistent with any provision of the IRS Closing Agreement.
(c)
HII Restricted Actions
. HII shall not take, and shall not permit any HII Group
Member to take, any action described in paragraphs (i) through (vi) (each a
HII Restricted
Action
) prior to the first day following the second anniversary of the Distribution
(the
Restriction Period
).
(i)
No Liquidation or Dissolution
. HII shall not take, and shall not permit
any HII Group Member to take, any action that reasonably could be expected to result in a
dissolution or liquidation (including any action that is a liquidation for federal Income
Tax purposes, whether or not as part of a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Code) of any HII Group Member, except NGC, or a merger in which any HII Group
Member, except NGC, is a party but not the surviving corporation.
(ii)
Continuation of Shipbuilding Business
. HII shall not, and shall not
permit any HII Group Member to, take any action that could be reasonably likely to be
inconsistent with the continuation of the Shipbuilding Business as described in the Tax
Materials;
provided
,
however
, that the winding down or cessation of the HII
Groups shipbuilding facilities in Avondale, Louisiana shall not be considered inconsistent
with the continuation of the Shipbuilding Business.
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(iii)
Dispositions of Assets
. HII shall not, and shall not permit any
HII Group Member to, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or agree to, sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose (including in any transaction treated for federal Income Tax purposes as a
sale, exchange, transfer or disposition) of assets (including shares of stock of any HII
Group Member) in one or more transactions that, in the aggregate, could be reasonably likely
to constitute more than 30 percent of the consolidated gross assets of the HII Group. The
percentage of the consolidated gross assets of the HII Group sold, transferred or otherwise
disposed of shall be based on the fair market value of all relevant assets as of the
Distribution Date, or, if fair market value of any asset or group of assets is not readily
determinable, based on the net book value of such asset or group of assets under Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, as of such date. The restrictions in this paragraph shall
not apply to (A) sales, transfers, or dispositions of assets for cash or cash equivalents in
the ordinary course of normal day-to-day operations of the Shipbuilding Business, (B)
acquisitions of assets from unrelated Persons in arms-length transactions, (C) transfers of
assets to Persons that are disregarded as entities separate from the transferors for federal
Income Tax purposes, (D) mandatory or optional payments (including pre-payments) of interest
or principal with respect to indebtedness of an HII Group Member, (E) redemptions or
repurchases of HII stock or rights to acquire stock for cash or cash equivalents within the
restrictions set forth in Section 8.2(c)(iv), (F) normal quarterly dividends, or (G) sales
of assets in connection with the winding down and cessation of the HII Groups shipbuilding
facilities in Avondale, Louisiana.
(iv)
Redemptions and Other Acquisitions of HII Stock
. HII shall not redeem or
otherwise acquire (directly or through an Affiliate) any HII stock or rights to acquire
stock of HII, except to the extent that such acquisitions (separately and together with any
other such acquisitions) are within the limitations described in the IRS Ruling;
provided
,
however
, that an acquisition of a right to acquire stock in a
transaction subject to Safe Harbor VIII of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d) shall not
constitute an HII Restricted Action.
(v)
Transactions Implicating Section 355(e) of the Code
.
(A) HII shall not enter into a transaction described in Section 8.2(c)(v)(B)
(and, to the extent any HII Group Member has the right or authority to prevent any
such transaction, shall not permit any such transaction to occur), if in the
aggregate such transactions could be reasonably likely to cause or permit one or
more Persons (whether or not acting in concert) to acquire, directly or indirectly,
a number of shares of HII stock that would, when combined with any other changes in
ownership of HII stock, comprise 40 percent or more of either (I) the value of all
outstanding shares of stock of HII as of the date of such transaction, or in the
case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series,
or (II) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of
HII as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions,
the date of the last transaction of such series. For purposes of this Section
8.2(c)(v), a reference to an acquisition of stock and any similar term or variation
thereof includes an agreement, understanding or arrangement or substantial
negotiations, within the meaning of Treasury
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Regulations Section 1.355-7 regarding any such transaction or series of
transactions or any similar transaction or series of transactions.
(B) Subject to Section 8.2(c)(v)(C) and Section 8.2(c)(v)(D), a transaction
described in this Section 8.2(c)(v)(B) includes a transaction or part of a series of
transactions as a result of which (I) HII or any HII Group Member would merge or
consolidate with any other Person (except a merger or consolidation of two HII Group
Members), or (II) one or more Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or
have the right to acquire, shares of HII stock from HII and/or one or more holders
of outstanding shares of HII stock. Such a transaction constitutes an HII
Restricted Action regardless of whether it is supported by HIIs board of directors,
management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise.
(C) For purposes of Section 8.2(c)(v)(B), (I) a recapitalization, amendment to
a certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or any other
action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the relative
voting rights of stock (including through conversion of any stock into another class
of stock) shall be treated as an acquisition of stock, and (II) a redemption of
stock (directly or, as appropriate, indirectly through Affiliates) shall be treated
as an indirect acquisition of stock by the non-redeeming shareholders.
(D) A transaction described in Section 8.2(c)(v)(B) shall not include (I) an
adoption by HII of a shareholder rights or poison pill plan (of the type described
in Revenue Ruling 90-11), (II) an acquisition of HII stock that satisfies Safe
Harbor VII of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d) or (III) an issuance of stock
or a grant of an option to acquire stock by HII that satisfies Safe Harbor VIII or
Safe Harbor IX of such regulation.
(vi)
Section 355(a)(1)(B) of the Code
. HII shall not take any action or
actions and, to the extent any HII Group Member has the right or authority to prevent such
action, shall not permit any action (in either case, whether or not inconsistent with any of
the Tax Materials), if, in the aggregate, such actions could be reasonably likely to cause
or permit one or more Persons (whether or not acting in concert) to dispose, directly or
indirectly, of a number of shares of HII stock that, when combined with any other changes in
ownership of HII stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(a)(1)(B) of the Code, could be
reasonably likely to comprise 20 percent or more of the value of all of the outstanding
shares of stock of HII as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of
transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series.
(d)
Permitted Actions
. Notwithstanding Section 8.2(c), during the Restriction Period
HII may take an HII Restricted Action, if the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(d)(i), Section
8.2(d)(ii), or Section 8.2(d)(iii) are satisfied. For purposes of such provisions, in determining
whether a ruling or opinion is satisfactory, New NGC may consider, among other factors, the
appropriateness of any underlying assumptions or representations used as a basis for the ruling or
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opinion and the views of New NGCs outside tax advisors on the substantive merits of the
matters addressed in such ruling or opinion.
(i) The conditions set forth in this Section 8.2(d)(i) shall be satisfied if HII shall
have requested New NGC to obtain a supplemental ruling in accordance with Section 8.3 to the
effect that such action or transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of the
Transactions, and New NGC shall have received such a supplemental ruling in form and
substance satisfactory to New NGC.
(ii) The conditions set forth in this Section 8.2(d)(ii) shall be satisfied if HII
shall have provided to New NGC an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance satisfactory
to New NGC.
(iii) Solely with respect to the Restricted Actions described in Section 8.2(c)(i), the
conditions of this Section 8.2(d)(iii) shall be satisfied if HII notifies New NGC in writing
of the proposed dissolution, liquidation, or merger involving the relevant HII Group Member,
and New NGC consents, in writing, to such dissolution, liquidation, or merger, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
provided
,
however
, that this Section 8.2(d)(iii) shall not apply to a dissolution or
liquidation of HII or to a merger to which HII is a party.
(e)
Restrictions Relating to NGC
. HII shall not, and shall not permit any HII Group
Member to, (i) sell, convey, assign or otherwise transfer any shares of capital stock of NGC, (ii)
transfer any asset to NGC, or (iii) take any action that could be reasonably likely to cause NGC to
engage in any business activity or otherwise to be inconsistent with the liquidation of NGC in the
Transactions for federal Income Tax purposes;
provided
,
however
, that nothing in
this Section 8.2(e) shall prevent HII or NGC from taking any action pursuant to ARTICLE 10 of this
Agreement or from approving the amendment to NGCs Certificate of Incorporation as contemplated by
Section 8.2 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
Section 8.3
Procedures Regarding Rulings and Opinions
.
(a) If HII notifies New NGC that it desires to undertake, or to cause an HII Group Member to
undertake, an HII Restricted Action, New NGC shall cooperate with HII and use its reasonable best
efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, at New NGCs election, either a
supplemental ruling from the IRS or an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting HII to
take such Restricted Action. HII shall bear its own costs and expenses and shall reimburse New NGC
for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Current Tax Group in attempting to obtain a
supplemental ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by HII.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.3(a), New NGC shall have no obligation (i) to request a
supplemental or other ruling if, upon consultation with appropriate IRS personnel, New NGC
reasonably determines that IRS likely would not issue such ruling or (ii) to take any action to
obtain a supplemental or other ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion with respect to any HII
Restricted Action, if New NGC reasonably determines that such HII Restricted Action or the
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process to attempt to obtain such ruling or opinion reasonably could be expected to have a
significant adverse effect on any New NGC Group Member.
(c) Except in accordance with Section 8.3(a), no HII Group Member shall contact or seek any
guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time
concerning the Transactions (including guidance as to the impact of any other transaction on the
Transactions).
(d) New NGC shall have the right to obtain a ruling, determination or other guidance from any
Tax Authority (including a supplemental IRS Ruling) or an opinion, including an Unqualified Tax
Opinion, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time. If New NGC decides to obtain such
guidance or opinion, HII shall, and shall cause the HII Group Members to, cooperate with New NGC
and take any and all actions reasonably requested by New NGC in connection with obtaining such
guidance or opinion. Such cooperation shall include the making of any reasonable representation,
warranty, undertaking or covenant, or the providing of any materials requested by the Tax Authority
or the law firm issuing such opinion; provided, that HII shall not be required to make (or cause an
Affiliate to make) any representation, warranty, undertaking or covenant that is inconsistent with
historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control. In connection
with obtaining a ruling or determination from a Tax Authority, New NGC shall apply for such ruling
or determination and shall have sole and exclusive control over the process of obtaining such
ruling or determination, including the right to modify or withdraw such request at any time. New
NGC and HII each shall bear its own costs and expenses in obtaining a ruling, determination or Tax
Opinion requested by New NGC;
provided
,
however
, that, if HII incurs reasonable
legal or accounting fees in excess of $50,000, with prior consent of New NGC (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), in connection with a request by New NGC for
guidance or an opinion subject to this Section 8.1(d), and if such guidance or opinion does not
relate to an HII Restricted Action, New NGC shall reimburse HII for such excess amount.
Section 8.4
Indemnification
.
(a)
Indemnification by HII
. HII shall indemnify and hold each New NGC Group Member
harmless from and against any loss, cost or expense (including Transactions Taxes and legal,
accounting and other fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any Tax Proceeding)
resulting from (1) a failure by any HII Group Member to comply with any covenant, agreement,
undertaking, representation or warranty made by HII in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2; or (2) the
taking of any HII Restricted Action during the Restriction Period (whether or not HII shall have
received a ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion pursuant to Section 8.2(d) and Section 8.3).
(b)
Indemnification by New NGC
. New NGC shall indemnify and hold each HII Group
Member harmless from and against any loss, cost or expense (including Transactions Taxes and legal,
accounting and other fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any Tax Proceeding)
resulting from a failure by any New NGC Group Member to comply with any covenant, agreement,
undertaking, representation or warranty made by New NGC in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2.
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(c)
Interaction with ARTICLE 6
. Transaction Taxes shall be determined without
reference to the methodology or limitations set forth in ARTICLE 6.
(d)
Interaction with Other Indemnities
. Any obligations of a Party pursuant to this
Section 8.4 shall be separate from and shall not affect the obligations of any Party to another
Party pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 6.2, Section 7.5, or Section 10.4.
ARTICLE 9
COOPERATION
Section 9.1
General Cooperation
.
Each of the Parties shall cooperate fully (and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to
cooperate fully) with all reasonable requests in writing from another Party, or from a
representative or advisor to such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax
Returns, Adjustment Requests, claims for Refund, Tax Proceedings and calculations of amounts
required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, related or attributable to or arising
in connection with Taxes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this
Agreement and the establishment of any reserve required in connection with any financial reporting.
The Parties shall continue to cooperate with one another with respect to such matters without
regard to the time limitation set forth in Section 7.7(d) of the Separation and Distribution
Agreement. Except as provided in Section 7.3 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, each
Party shall make its employees, advisors and facilities available, without charge, on a reasonable
and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters, and the cooperation
required by this Section 9.1 shall include the providing of any information reasonably necessary or
helpful in connection with such matters and shall include, without limitation, at such Partys own
cost and expense:
(a) the providing of Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, books,
records (including information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation and
other information relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work
papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Tax Authorities;
(b) the execution of documents (including powers of attorney) in connection with any Tax
Proceedings of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of Tax Returns or
a Refund claims of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries;
(c) the use of the Partys reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation in connection
with a Tax Matter; and
(d) the use of the Partys reasonable best efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including
accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records or other
information in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns of any of the Parties or their
Subsidiaries.
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Section 9.2
Retention of Records
.
In addition to complying with their respective obligations as set forth in Article VII of the
Separation and Distribution Agreement, (a) each of the Parties shall retain or cause to be retained
all Tax Returns, schedules and workpapers, and all material records or other documents relating
thereto in their possession, until sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute
of limitations (including any waivers or extensions thereof) of the Taxable Periods to which such
Tax Returns and other documents relate or until the expiration of any additional period that any
Party reasonably requests, in writing, with respect to specific material records or documents; (b)
a Party intending to destroy any material records or documents shall provide the other Parties with
reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to copy or take possession of such records and
documents; and (c) each of the Parties shall notify the other Parties in writing of any waivers or
extensions of the applicable statute of limitations that may affect the Taxable Period for which
the foregoing records or other documents must be retained.
Section 9.3
Confidentiality
.
Section 7.8 and Section 7.9 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall apply to all
Information provided by the Parties to one another pursuant to this Agreement.
Provided,
however
, that, if a Party receiving such Information reasonably determines that any such
Information will be helpful in the resolution of a Tax Proceeding if disclosed to a Tax Authority,
then, upon request of such Party, the Party providing such Information shall promptly permit such
disclosure unless such Party reasonably determines that such disclosure is likely to have a
significant adverse effect on such Party or any of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE 10
NGC AS CURRENT TAX GROUP AGENT
Section 10.1
Purpose
.
The purpose of this ARTICLE 10 is to ensure that matters relating to the Current Tax Groups
U.S. federal Income Taxes and other Taxes for Pre-Distribution Taxable Periods with respect to
which NGC is, and after the Distribution will remain, the Current Tax Group Agent are managed and
administered, and Tax Proceedings with respect to such Tax matters are conducted, in an efficient
and orderly manner and in the interest of the New NGC Group, notwithstanding the fact that NGC will
be a Subsidiary of HII after the Distribution but will continue to be the Current Tax Group Agent
for the Current Tax Groups U.S. federal Income Taxes and certain other Taxes for Pre-Distribution
Taxable Periods. It is the Parties intent that no Party shall obtain any advantage or sustain any
disadvantage vis-à-vis any other Party as a result of NGC, instead of a New NGC Group Member, being
the Current Tax Group Agent.
Section 10.2
NGC Tax Officer
.
(a) NGC shall appoint and retain as the NGC Tax Officer the individual designated by New NGC
from time to time. It is expected but not required that New NGC shall designate its Vice President
Tax as the NGC Tax Officer. HII shall cause the NGC Tax Officer to be appointed as Vice
President Tax of NGC.
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(b) The NGC Tax Officer shall have sole authority and responsibility to manage, administer,
make decisions for and bind NGC with respect to all matters within the scope of NGCs authority and
responsibility as Current Tax Group Agent. Such matters shall include the matters listed in the
Agency Regulations as subject to agency and all similar matters, including the following:
(i) Preparation, signing and filing of Tax Returns for NGC as the Current Tax Group
Agent,
(ii) Making payments to Tax Authorities on behalf of NGC as the Current Tax Group
Agent,
(iii) Conducting Tax Proceedings and agreeing to settlements thereof on behalf of NGC
as the Current Tax Group Agent,
(iv) Obtaining the services of other officers and employees of New NGC Group Members on
behalf of NGC as the Current Tax Group Agent, and
(v) Retaining and granting powers of attorney to professional advisers,
representatives, experts and other individuals or professional service firms on behalf of
NGC as the Current Tax Group Agent.
(c) The authority, responsibility and duties of the NGC Tax Officer shall be limited to
matters described in Section 10.2(b). The NGC Tax Officer shall have no authority with respect to
Tax matters of the HII Tax Group or any member of the HII Group other than NGC. With respect to
NGC, the authority, responsibility and duties of the NGC Tax Officer shall be limited to matters
relating to Tax Returns and Taxable Periods as to which NGC is the Current Tax Group Agent.
(d) HII shall, and shall cause the other HII Group Members (including NGC) to, cooperate with
the NGC Tax Officer in the performance of his or her responsibilities as described in Section
10.2(b). Upon request of the NGC Tax Officer, the board of directors and the officers of NGC shall
promptly take any action and execute any documents as reasonably requested by the NGC Tax Officer
for the purpose of conducting or settling a Tax Proceeding within the scope of this ARTICLE 10
(including documents in connection with settlement of a Tax Proceeding, even if HII may demand
arbitration under Section 5.1(a)(v) with respect to such settlement).
(e) The NGC Tax Officer shall act in the interest of the New NGC Group regarding all Tax
matters, even if any such action is or may be contrary to the interest of the HII Group or its
Members, under this Agreement or otherwise. Each of the HII Group Members hereby waives any
conflict of interest that may arise from the activities and responsibilities of the NGC Tax
Officer, and HII and NGC each has executed a letter to such effect in the form attached as Exhibit
A. Upon request of New NGC, HII shall execute, or cause any HII Group Member (including NGC) to
execute, a letter to similar effect in form or substance requested by a Tax Authority.
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(f) New NGC shall employ and be solely responsible for paying the costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the employment of the NGC Tax Officer and his or her activities, including cost
of compensation paid and benefits accorded to the Tax Officer, liability insurance coverage and all
costs associated with the use of services provided by other officers or employees of New NGC and
other Current Group Members and by outside advisers, representatives or experts.
Section 10.3
Payments of Tax and Receipt of Refunds
.
(a) In accordance with Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, New NGC shall pay all Tax liabilities
incurred by NGC as Current Tax Group Agent (including any liability for Tax attributable to the
activities of NGC during a Pre-Distribution Taxable Period).
(b) In accordance with Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.2, promptly upon receipt by NGC of a
Refund from a Tax Authority relating to a Tax Return for which NGC is the Current Tax Group Agent,
NGC shall (and HII shall cause NGC to) remit the full amount of such Refund to New NGC.
Section 10.4
Indemnification
.
(a) HII shall indemnify and hold harmless all New NGC Group Members from and against any loss,
cost or expense (including Taxes and professional fees) resulting from a breach by NGC or any other
HII Group Member of an obligation under this ARTICLE 10.
(b) New NGC shall indemnify and hold harmless all HII Group Members from and against any loss,
cost or expense (including Taxes and professional fees) resulting from
(i) any breach (including a delay in taking any action) by New NGC or any other New NGC
Group Member of an obligation under this ARTICLE 10, and
(ii) any act or omission (including a delay in taking an action) by the NGC Tax Officer
(or by any person acting under direction of the NGC Tax Officer), arising out of or related
to this ARTICLE 10;
provided
,
however
, that this Section 10.4(b)(ii) shall
have no effect on any indemnity or payment obligation under ARTICLE 3, ARTICLE 4, ARTICLE 6,
ARTICLE 7, or ARTICLE 8.
(c) No act or omission (including a delay in taking an action) by the NGC Tax Officer within
the scope of his or her authority and responsibility, under Section 10.2, shall result in any
indemnity under Section 10.4(b) due to such act or omission being contrary to the interest of the
HII Group or its Members, under this Agreement or otherwise.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in ARTICLE 3, ARTICLE 4, ARTICLE 6, ARTICLE 7, and ARTICLE 8,
New NGC shall indemnify and hold harmless all HII Group Members from and against any Taxes for
which NGC is or becomes liable with respect to any Pre-Distribution Taxable Period and any Straddle
Taxable Period (and from and against any costs or expenses, including professional fees,
attributable to the determination of any such liability for Taxes).
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(e) Any indemnity obligation under this ARTICLE 10 shall be separate from and in addition to
the indemnities and other payment obligations between the Parties under ARTICLE 3, ARTICLE 4,
ARTICLE 6, ARTICLE 7, and ARTICLE 8. None of the limitations or methodologies for computing any
such obligations in any of such Articles shall apply to the indemnities under this ARTICLE 10.
Section 10.5
Designation of Substitute Current Tax Group Agent
.
(a) NGC hereby designates Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as
successor Current Tax Group Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B of even date herewith.
Such designation shall become effective immediately upon the termination of NGCs corporate
existence (or, if sooner, upon the relevant Tax Authoritys consenting to or requiring such
designation). Within a reasonable time after the Distribution, the NGC Tax Officer shall execute a
designation in a form substantially identical to the form in Exhibit B and shall file such
designation with the IRS. If the IRS does not accept such filing at such time, the NGC Tax Officer
shall use his or her reasonable best efforts to file such designation at the earliest opportunity.
The NGC Tax Officer shall provide HII with a copy of the designation and any related correspondence
with the IRS.
(b) Upon request of New NGC, HII shall cause NGC or any other HII Group Member to execute any
additional document or documents to effect or facilitate the designation of a substitute Current
Tax Group Agent selected by New NGC prior to the termination of NGCs corporate existence. The NGC
Tax Officer shall be responsible for filing any such document with the IRS in a manner consistent
with Section 10.5(a).
(c) HII agrees to cause the termination of NGCs corporate existence, within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-77(e), so as to facilitate the designation pursuant to Section
10.5(a), as soon as such termination can be accomplished with no significant adverse effect with
respect to any contract between any HII Group Member and the United States Navy, and so long as the
IRS accepts a substitute designee. HII agrees to keep New NGC informed of the status of these
matters.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1
Timing of Payments; Interest
.
Amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid within 30 days of the written demand
by the Party entitled to receive such payments. Such demand shall include documentation setting
forth the basis for the amount payable. Any payment not made within 30 days of the written demand
for such payment shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate in effect for
underpayments pursuant to Section 6621(a)(2) of the Code (without taking into account increased
rates under Section 6621(c)) from such date, compounded annually.
Section 11.2
Dispute Resolution
.
(a)
Negotiations
. New NGC and HII each shall endeavor, and shall cause their
respective Affiliates to endeavor, to resolve any Tax Matters Dispute in an amicable manner
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through negotiations in good faith for not less than 21 days involving senior executives of
the Parties who have authority resolve the matter.
(b)
Appointment of Tax Arbitrator by the Parties
. Upon written notice by New NGC to
HII, or by HII to New NGC, after 21-day period provided in Section 11.2(a), such Parties shall
jointly select, retain and appoint one individual to resolve the Tax Matters Dispute (the
Tax
Arbitrator
). The Tax Arbitrator shall be a nationally-recognized tax attorney and shall be
either a current or retired member of an Independent Firm or a former or retired judge or
government official. In choosing a Tax Arbitrator, such Parties may consider, among other matters,
the professional expertise of each prospective Tax Arbitrator, such individuals independence from
the Parties, the cost of retaining such individual and the availability of such individual to
perform the services of Tax Arbitrator on a timely basis. Neither of such Parties will
unreasonably withhold or delay giving consent to the appointment of any qualified individual as Tax
Arbitrator.
(c)
Appointment of Tax Arbitrator by Individuals Selected by the Parties
. If, having
determined that the Tax Matters Dispute must be referred to a Tax Arbitrator, the Parties cannot,
after 21 days, retain a Tax Arbitrator who is acceptable to the Parties in good faith, then, upon
written notice by New NGC to HII, or by HII to New NGC, each such Party shall, within seven days
thereafter, designate and retain at its own expense an individual who shall have the qualifications
described in Section 11.2(b). Such individuals shall agree upon and appoint as the Tax Arbitrator
an individual (not either of such individuals or any member of a firm of which either of such
individuals is a member or a retired member) who shall have such qualifications and who shall have
agreed to serve as Tax Arbitrator at a cost no greater than the normal and customary charges for
tax services imposed by such individual (or the Independent Firm of which he or she is a member or
a retied member). Such individuals shall use reasonable best efforts to select the Tax Arbitrator
within 14 days of their being selected by the Parties and shall not consult with either of the
Parties prior to agreeing upon and appointing the Tax Arbitrator. The appointment of the Tax
Arbitrator by such individuals shall be final and binding on the Parties, except if they agree
otherwise.
(d)
Appointment of Tax Arbitrator by Tax Section Chair
. If, having determined that
the Tax Matters Dispute must be referred to a Tax Arbitrator, (i) the Parties cannot appoint a Tax
Arbitrator pursuant to Section 11.2(b), and (ii) the individuals selected by the Parties pursuant
to Section 11.2(c) are unwilling or unable to agree upon and appoint a Tax Arbitrator in a timely
manner, then the Parties shall jointly request that the individual then serving as Chair of the New
York State Bar Association Tax Section appoint the Tax Arbitrator. If such individual is unable or
unwilling to appoint the Tax Arbitrator, then the Parties shall jointly request that the individual
then serving as Chair of the American Bar Association Tax Section appoint the Tax Arbitrator. Each
such individual, as the case may be, shall use reasonable best efforts to select the Tax Arbitrator
within 14 days and shall not consult with either of the Parties prior to appointing the Tax
Arbitrator. The appointment of the Tax Arbitrator by either such individual, as the case may be,
shall be final and binding on the Parties, except if they agree otherwise.
(e)
Proceedings Before Tax Arbitrator
. The Tax Arbitrator shall decide all points
relating to the Tax Matters Dispute. Except to the extent jointly determined by agreement of the
Parties, the Tax Arbitrator shall conduct proceedings necessary to reach a decision, as he or she
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reasonably determines, and may, in his or her reasonable discretion, obtain the services of
any individual (including other members or employees of an Independent Firm of which the Tax
Arbitrator is a current or retired member) to assist in deciding the Tax Matters Dispute. The Tax
Arbitrator shall use his or her best efforts to resolve the dispute as quickly as is reasonably
possible, and the Parties shall cooperate in efforts to do so. In the case of a dispute relating
to NGCs role as the Current Tax Group Agent, the powers of the NGC Tax Officer, or otherwise
relating to any provision of ARTICLE 10, the Tax Arbitrator shall use his or her best efforts to
resolve all matters within 60 days after his or her appointment. All fees and expenses of the Tax
Arbitrator shall be shared equally by New NGC and HII.
(f)
Tax Arbitrators Written Decision
. As soon as practicable after proceedings are
complete, the Tax Arbitrator shall furnish a written decision to the Parties. Such decision shall
set forth the decision of the Tax Matters Dispute but shall not include any rationale therefor,
discussion thereof or citations of legal authority, except to the extent necessary to make the
terms of the decision clear to the Parties. The decision of the Tax Arbitrator shall be final and
binding on the Parties, and the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, any action necessary to
implement the decision.
Section 11.3
Survival of Covenants
.
Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the
Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Distribution and remain in full force and
effect in accordance with their applicable terms,
provided
,
however
, that the
representations and warranties and all indemnification for Taxes shall survive until 60 days
following the expiration of the applicable limitations period (taking into account all extensions
thereof), if any, for the Tax that gave rise to the indemnification,
provided,
further
, that, in the event that notice for indemnification has been given within the
applicable survival period, such indemnification shall survive until such time as such claim is
finally resolved.
Section 11.4
Termination of Agreements, Arrangements and Policies
.
Except for this Agreement and except as otherwise provided herein, all tax allocation
agreements, arrangements or policies in effect between or among NGC Members shall be terminated
effective as of the Distribution Date, and thereafter no party (or any of its directors or
officers) shall have any liability or further obligation to any other party with respect to any
such agreement, arrangement or policy.
Section 11.5
Severability
.
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being
enforced pursuant to any Law or as a matter of public policy, all other conditions and provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or
other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties to this Agreement
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the
Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner.
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Section 11.6
Entire Agreement
.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between or on behalf of
the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 11.7
Assignment
.
This Agreement shall not be assigned by either New NGC or HII without the prior written
consent of the other such Party hereto, except that New NGC and HII each may assign (i) any or all
of its rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement to another New NGC Group Member or HII
Group Member, as the case may be, and (ii) any or all of its rights and obligations pursuant to
this Agreement in connection with a sale or disposition of any assets or entities or lines of
business;
provided
,
however
, that no such assignment shall release the assigning
Party from any liability or obligation pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 11.8
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
.
This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties, their respective Subsidiaries and the
permitted successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or
shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever pursuant to or by reason of this Agreement, provided, however, that the NGC Tax Officer
shall be a third-party beneficiary with respect to his or her rights under ARTICLE 10.
Section 11.9
Specific Performance and Other Equitable Relief
.
In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms,
conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is or is to be thereby aggrieved shall
have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights
pursuant to this Agreement (whether relating to a Tax Matters Dispute subject to arbitration under
Section 11.2), in its sole discretion, 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 Parties agree that the
remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, may be 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 by the Parties to this Agreement.
Section 11.10
Waiver of Jury Trial
.
EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN
ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
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Section 11.11
Governing Law
.
This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the Laws of any other jurisdiction that
might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of New York (other than
Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law).
Section 11.12
Amendment
.
No provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified except by a written instrument
signed by the Parties to this Agreement. No waiver by any Party of any provision of this Agreement
shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving. The
waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.
Section 11.13
Rules of Construction
.
Interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the following rules of construction: (i)
words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa; (ii) words of one gender
shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (iii) references to the terms
Article, Section, paragraph, or clause, are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, or
clauses of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (iv) the terms hereof, herein, hereby,
hereto, and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (v) the word including
and words of similar import shall mean including without limitation, unless otherwise specified;
(vi) references to written or in writing include in electronic form; (vii) the table of
contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; (viii) a reference to any Person
includes such Persons successors and permitted assigns; (ix) a reference to a provision of the
Code, Treasury Regulations or any other Law mean the provision, or the successor provision thereto,
as in effect for the relevant period or periods; and (x) a reference to a Partys taking an action
shall include the Partys failure to take an action having the same result as the action referred
to.
Section 11.14
Notices
.
All notices, notifications, requests, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by
facsimile, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise, (b) on the first
Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a
recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed receipt or the fifth Business Day
following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid. All such notices, notifications, requests, and other communications
shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may
be designated in writing by the party to receive such communication:
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(a) if to New NGC or to any other New NGC Group Member, before the date New NGC
relocates its corporate headquarters, to:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles CA 90067-2199
Attention: Vice President Tax
Facsimile: (310) 556-4546
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles CA 90067-2199
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (310) 556-4910
(b) if to New NGC or any other New NGC Group Member on or after the date New NGC
relocates its corporate headquarters, to:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church VA 22042
Attention: Vice President Tax
Facsimile: To be provided at relevant time
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church VA 22042
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 875-1852
(c) if to HII or any HII Group Member (other than NGC), to:
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
4101 Washington Avenue
Newport News VA 23607
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: (757) 688-0350
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
4101 Washington Avenue
Newport News VA 23607
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (757) 688-1408
(d) if by HII to NGC, before the date New NGC relocates its corporate headquarters,
to:
Titan II Inc.
c/o Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles CA 90067-2199
Attention: Vice President Tax
Facsimile: (310) 556-4546
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles CA 90067-2199
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: 310) 556-4910
(e) if by HII to NGC, on or after the date New NGC relocates its corporate
headquarters, to:
Titan II Inc.
c/o Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church VA 22042
Attention: Vice President Tax
Facsimile: To be provided at relevant time
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church VA 22042
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (703) 875-1852
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(f) if by New NGC to NGC, to:
Titan II Inc.
4101 Washington Avenue
Newport News VA 23607
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: (757) 688-0350
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
4101 Washington Avenue
Newport News VA 23607
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (757) 688-1408
Section 11.15
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which when executed shall
be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile
or portable document format (PDF) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of any such Agreement.
Section 11.16
Coordination with the Employee Matters Agreement.
To the extent any covenants or agreements between the Parties with respect to employment Taxes
are set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement, such matters shall be governed exclusively by the
Employee Matters Agreement and not by this Agreement.
Section 11.17
Conflict or Inconsistency Between Agreements.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any provision of this Agreement and any
provision of either the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any of the other Ancillary
Agreements, the applicable provision of this Agreement shall prevail.
Section 11.18
Termination of this Agreement.
This Agreement may be terminated by NGC at any time prior to the effectiveness of the Holding
Company Reorganization or by New NGC at any time at or after the effectiveness of the Holding
Company Reorganization and prior to the Distribution. In the event of termination of this
Agreement prior to the Distribution, no party (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any
Liability or further obligation to any other party with respect to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Tax Matters Agreement to be duly executed by
their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.
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Mark Rabinowitz
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HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
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