UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2012

 

 

Phillips 66

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35349   45-3779385

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

600 North Dairy Ashford

Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 293-6600

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Post-Spin-Off Agreements

On April 26, 2012, in connection with ConocoPhillips’ previously announced spin-off of Phillips 66 through a pro rata distribution to ConocoPhillips shareholders of all of the outstanding shares of Phillips 66 common stock (the “Distribution”), Phillips 66 entered into several agreements with ConocoPhillips that govern the relationship of the parties following the Distribution, including the following:

 

   

Separation and Distribution Agreement

 

   

Indemnification and Release Agreement

 

   

Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement

 

   

Tax Sharing Agreement

 

   

Employee Matters Agreement

 

   

Transition Services Agreement

A summary of certain material features of the agreements can be found in the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions — Agreements with ConocoPhillips” in the Information Statement (the “Information Statement”) included in Phillips 66’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2011, as amended, and declared effective on April 12, 2012 (the “Registration Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Indemnification and Release Agreement, Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, Tax Sharing Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement and Transition Services Agreement, included with this report as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the press release issued by Phillips 66 on May 1, 2012 announcing that ConocoPhillips had completed its spin-off of Phillips 66 is included with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Receivables Facility

On April 27, 2012, Phillips 66 and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $1.2 billion accounts receivable securitization facility (the “A/R Facility”) to provide additional liquidity and funding for the ongoing business needs of Phillips 66 and its subsidiaries.

The documentation for the A/R Facility includes (i) a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”) among Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66 (the “Originator”), Phillips 66 Receivables Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Originator (“SPE”), Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, structuring agent and a facility agent, certain other facility agents, and committed purchasers and conduit purchasers that are parties thereto from time to time (the “Purchasers”) and (ii) a Purchase and Contribution Agreement (the “Receivables Sale Agreement”) by and between the Originator and the SPE (collectively, the “Agreements”).

 

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Pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, the Originator has sold and contributed, and will continue to sell or contribute, its trade receivables, together with all related security and interests in the proceeds thereof, to the SPE in exchange for a combination of cash, equity or a subordinated note issued by the SPE to the Originator. Pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the SPE may, from time to time, in turn sell undivided interests in such trade receivables, together with all related security and interests in the proceeds thereof, to the Purchasers in exchange for cash proceeds. Collections on the trade receivables for which an undivided interest is sold to the Purchasers will be set aside and held in trust to satisfy the obligations of the SPE under the A/R Facility.

The Originator and the SPE provide customary representations and covenants under the Agreements. Receivables in the A/R Facility are subject to customary criteria, limits and reserves. The Receivables Purchase Agreement provides for certain Termination Events, as defined therein, upon the occurrence of which the Purchasers may terminate further purchases of undivided interests in the trade receivables and impose default fees. The SPE pays Yield (as defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement) with respect to amounts advanced under the A/R Facility. The calculation of Yield will vary based on the funding alternatives chosen. In addition, the A/R Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit.

The amount of credit exposure of the Purchasers outstanding at any one time under the Receivables Purchase Agreement is limited to $1.2 billion. As of April 30, 2012, there were no trade receivable purchases or letters of credit outstanding under the A/R Facility.

The Originator serves as the servicer of the trade receivables under the A/R Facility. Neither the Originator nor the SPE guarantees collectability of the trade receivables or the creditworthiness of obligors thereunder. However, Phillips 66 has provided a guaranty of performance in respect of the obligations of the Originator as originator under the Receivables Sale Agreement and of the obligations of Originator as servicer under the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

Copies of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and Receivables Sale Agreement are included with this report as Exhibits 10.6 and Exhibit 10.7, respectively. The foregoing description of the A/R Facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Receivables Sale Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC

On May 1, 2012, Phillips 66 and Chevron Corporation entered into the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (“CPChem”) in order to facilitate the substitution of Phillips 66 Company as a member of CPChem in lieu of ConocoPhillips Company.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information included under “Post-Spin-Off Agreements” in Item 1.01 of this report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. On April 27, 2012, in connection with certain internal restructuring steps implemented in contemplation of the Distribution, ConocoPhillips contributed to Phillips 66 all of the outstanding common stock of Phillips 66 Company, which, directly and through its subsidiaries, holds ownership interests in those entities and assets through which the businesses of Phillips 66 are conducted. In exchange for the shares of Phillips 66 Company common stock, Phillips 66 issued shares of its common stock to ConocoPhillips, assumed certain liabilities from ConocoPhillips and made a special cash distribution of approximately $5.95 billion to ConocoPhillips on April 30, 2012 (which may be adjusted based on actual levels of Phillips 66 cash, inventory and working capital as of April 30, 2012).

 

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included under “Receivables Facility” in Item 1.01 of this report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective as of April 30, 2012, Phillips 66 amended and restated its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) and its By-Laws (the “Amended and Restated By-Laws”). A description of the material provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-Laws is included under the section “Description of Capital Stock” in the Information Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated By-Laws, included with this report as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

In connection with the Distribution, the Board of Directors of Phillips 66 adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and a Code of Business Ethics & Conduct. A copy of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Ethics & Conduct are available under the Investors section of the Company’s website, www.phillips66.com.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 2.01 of this report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. The financial statements and pro forma financial information required to be filed under Item 9.01 of this report on Form 8-K are included in the Registration Statement. The Exhibit Index attached to this report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    PHILLIPS 66
  /s/    Paula A. Johnson
May 1, 2012  

Paula A. Johnson

Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

2.1    Separation and Distribution Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, dated April 26, 2012.
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Phillips 66.
3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Phillips 66.
10.1    Indemnification and Release Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, dated April 26, 2012.
10.2    Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, dated April 26, 2012.
10.3    Tax Sharing Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, dated April 26, 2012.
10.4    Employee Matters Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, dated April 26, 2012.
10.5    Transition Services Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, dated April 26, 2012.
10.6    Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2012, among Phillips 66 Receivables Funding LLC, Phillips 66 Company, Royal Bank of Canada, as Administrative Agent and Structuring Agent, certain committed purchasers and conduit purchasers that are parties thereto from time to time and the other parties thereto from time to time.
10.7    Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2012, by and between Phillips 66 Company and Phillips 66 Receivables Funding LLC.
99.1    Press Release, dated May 1, 2012.

Exhibit 2.1

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

CONOCOPHILLIPS

AND

PHILLIPS 66

DATED AS OF APRIL 26, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      2   
ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION      13   
2.1.    Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities      13   
2.2.    Phillips 66 Assets      15   
2.3.    Phillips 66 Liabilities      17   
2.4.    Transfer of Excluded Assets; Assumption of Excluded Liabilities      18   
2.5.    Approvals and Notifications      19   
2.6.    Novation of Phillips 66 Liabilities      21   
2.7.    Novation of Excluded Liabilities      22   
2.8.    Termination of Agreements      22   
2.9.    Treatment of Shared Contracts      23   
2.10.    Bank Accounts; Cash Balances      25   
2.11.    Other Ancillary Agreements      26   
2.12.    Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties      26   
2.13.    Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements      26   
2.14.    Financial Information Certifications      27   
ARTICLE III THE DISTRIBUTION      27   
3.1.    The Distribution      27   
3.2.    Actions Prior to the Distribution      27   
3.3.    Conditions to Distribution      28   
3.4.    Certain Stockholder Matters      29   
ARTICLE IV DISPUTE RESOLUTION      30   
4.1.    General Provisions      30   
ARTICLE V FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS      30   
5.1.    Further Assurances      30   
5.2.    Performance      32   
5.3.    ConocoPhillips Guarantees      32   
5.4.    Third-Party Agreements      32   

 

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5.5.    Tax Matters    32
5.6.    Indemnification Matters    32
5.7.    Employee Matters    33
ARTICLE VI TERMINATION    33
6.1.    Termination    33
ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS    33
7.1.    Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power    33
7.2.    Governing Law    34
7.3.    Assignability    34
7.4.    Third-Party Beneficiaries    34
7.5.    Notices    35
7.6.    Severability    35
7.7.    Force Majeure    35
7.8.    Publicity    35
7.9.    Expenses    36
7.10.    Late Payments    36
7.11.    Headings    36
7.12.    Survival of Covenants    36
7.13.    Waivers of Default    36
7.14.    Specific Performance    36
7.15.    Amendments    36
7.16.    Interpretation    37
7.17.    Relationship of the Parties    37
7.18.    Limitations of Liability    37

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, made and entered into effective as of April 26, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ ConocoPhillips ”), and Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ Phillips 66 ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I.

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ConocoPhillips (the “ ConocoPhillips Board ”) has determined that it is in the best interests of ConocoPhillips and its stockholders to create a new publicly traded company that shall operate the Phillips 66 Business;

WHEREAS, Phillips 66 has been incorporated for this purpose and has not engaged in activities except in preparation for its corporate reorganization (including activities with respect to the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements) and the distribution of its stock;

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the ConocoPhillips Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable for ConocoPhillips and its applicable Subsidiaries to transfer the Phillips 66 Assets to Phillips 66 and certain entities designated by Phillips 66 that will be Subsidiaries of Phillips 66 as of the Distribution Date (any such entities, the “ Phillips 66 Designees ”), and for Phillips 66 and the Phillips 66 Designees to assume the Phillips 66 Liabilities, in each case as more fully described in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Separation ”);

WHEREAS, ConocoPhillips currently intends that, on the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips shall distribute to holders of shares of ConocoPhillips Common Stock, through a spin-off, all of the outstanding shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock, as more fully described in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Contribution and the Distribution, if effected, taken together, are intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. 1.368-2(g); and

WHEREAS, it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Separation and the Distribution and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the Separation and the Distribution and the relationship of ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 and their respective Subsidiaries, following the Distribution.


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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Accounts Receivable Securitization ” means a financing arrangement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66 Company, and approved by ConocoPhillips, involving the transfer or sale of accounts receivable of Phillips 66 Company or any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

Action ” means any demand, action, claim, dispute, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation of any nature (whether criminal, civil, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before any federal, state, local, foreign or international Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

Affiliate ” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purpose of this definition, “ control ” (including with correlative meanings, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), when used with respect to any specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, after the Distribution, the members of the ConocoPhillips Group and the members of the Phillips 66 Group shall not be deemed to be under common control for purposes hereof due solely to the fact that ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 have common shareholders.

Agent ” means the distribution agent to be appointed by ConocoPhillips to distribute to the stockholders of ConocoPhillips all of the outstanding shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock pursuant to the Distribution.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Ancillary Agreements ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, the Indemnification and Release Agreement, the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and the Transfer Documents.

Approvals or Notifications ” means any consents, waivers, approvals, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, notices, registrations or reports to be submitted to, or other filings to be made with, any third Person, including any Governmental Authority.

Assets ” means, with respect to any Person, the assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill) of such Person, wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third Persons or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible 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 such Person, including the following:

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

 

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(b) all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing and communications equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, vessels, motor vehicles and other transportation equipment and other tangible personal property;

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

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

(e) (i) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary, Affiliate or any other Person, (ii) all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary, Affiliate or any other Person, (iii) all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary, Affiliate or any other Person, and (iv) 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 and other contracts, agreements or commitments;

(g) all letters of credit;

(h) all written (including in electronic form) or oral technical information, data, specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings and specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, and materials and analyses prepared by consultants and other third Persons;

(i) all Intellectual Property and Technology;

(j) all Software;

(k) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product data and literature, artwork, design, formulations and specifications, quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents;

(l) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivable;

 

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(m) all rights under contracts 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 licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Authority;

(o) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit arrangements; and

(p) all interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements.

Bridge Loan Facility ” means the bridge loan facility pursuant to the bridge loan facility agreement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, as borrower, the bank named therein as administrative agent, and the lending banks named therein, on such terms and conditions as agreed to by Phillips 66 and the other parties to the bridge loan facility agreement and approved by ConocoPhillips.

Chemicals Business ” means the chemicals segment of ConocoPhillips as described in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, which business manufactures and markets petrochemicals and plastics.

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

ConocoPhillips ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

ConocoPhillips Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).

ConocoPhillips Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

ConocoPhillips Business ” means (a) the businesses and operations that comprise or are primarily related to the Exploration and Production Business and Emerging Businesses, and (b) (i) the businesses and operations identified on Schedule 1.1A , and (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any other terminated, divested or discontinued businesses or operations that, at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation, primarily related to the businesses and operations described in the foregoing clause (a) as existing at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation.

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

ConocoPhillips Company ” means ConocoPhillips Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.

ConocoPhillips Group ” means ConocoPhillips, each Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips immediately after the Distribution Date, and each Affiliate of ConocoPhillips immediately after the Distribution Date (in each case other than any member of the Phillips 66 Group).

 

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ConocoPhillips Guarantees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property ” means (a) the ConocoPhillips Name and ConocoPhillips Marks, and (b) all other Intellectual Property that, as of the Distribution Date, is owned or licensed by any member of either Group, other than the Phillips 66 Intellectual Property.

ConocoPhillips Name and ConocoPhillips Marks ” means the names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers of ConocoPhillips or any of its Affiliates using or containing “ConocoPhillips” (in block letters or otherwise), “ConocoPhillips” either alone or in combination with other words or elements, and all names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers confusingly similar to or embodying any of the foregoing either alone or in combination with other words or elements, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

ConocoPhillips Software ” means all Software that, as of the Distribution Date, is owned or licensed by any member of either Group, other than the Phillips 66 Group Software.

ConocoPhillips Technology ” means all Technology that, as of the Distribution Date, is owned or licensed by any member of either Group, other than the Phillips 66 Technology.

ConocoPhillips Transfer Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Contribution ” means the contribution by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 of all the outstanding stock of Phillips 66 Company and any Phillips 66 Assets held directly by ConocoPhillips in exchange for (a) the assumption by Phillips 66 of any Phillips 66 Liabilities from ConocoPhillips, and (b) a number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock equal to the Required Share Number.

Dispute ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Distribution Date ” means the date and time determined in accordance with Section 3.3(a) at which the Distribution occurs.

Distribution Ratio ” means one half (0.5) of one (1) share of Phillips 66 Common Stock distributed in the Distribution in respect of one share of ConocoPhillips Common Stock.

Emerging Businesses ” means that portion of the emerging business segment of ConocoPhillips described in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, that primarily relates to the Exploration and Production Business, including any business identified on Schedule 1.1B (which are being retained by ConocoPhillips).

 

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Employee Matters Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Environmental Law ” means any Law relating to pollution, protection or restoration of or prevention of harm to the environment or natural resources, including the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, Release or discharge of Hazardous Materials or the protection of or prevention of harm to human health and safety.

Environmental Liabilities ” means all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Hazardous Materials, Environmental Law or contract or agreement relating to environmental, health or safety matters (including all removal, remediation or cleanup costs, investigatory costs, response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injury damages, costs of compliance, including with any product take back requirements, or with any settlement, judgment or other determination of Liability and indemnity, contribution or similar obligations) and all costs and expenses, interest, fines, penalties or other monetary sanctions in connection therewith.

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

Excluded Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

Excluded Contracts ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Phillips 66 Contracts.

Excluded Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement.

Exploration and Production Business ” means the exploration and production segment of ConocoPhillips described in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, which business explores for, produces, transports and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas and natural gas liquids.

Form 10 ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(vi).

Governmental Approvals ” means any notices, reports or other filings to be made, or any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, government and any executive official thereof.

 

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Group ” means either the Phillips 66 Group or the ConocoPhillips Group, as the context requires.

Hazardous Materials ” means any chemical, material, substance, waste, pollutant, emission, discharge, release or contaminant that could result in liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any Environmental Law, and any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid or gas, noise, ion, vapor or electromagnetic) that could cause harm to human health or the environment, including petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, chlorofluorocarbons and all other ozone-depleting substances.

Indemnification and Release Agreement ” means the Indemnification and Release Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Information Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(vi).

Intellectual Property ” means all of the following whether arising under the Laws of the United States or of any other foreign or multinational jurisdiction: (a) patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part, substitutions, renewals, extensions and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, and all rights in any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers, including all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing and any and all common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, (c) Internet domain names, (d) copyrightable works, copyrights, moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, whether or not registered, and all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, (e) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, invention disclosures, processes and know-how, and (f) intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of any Technology.

Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Internal Contribution ” means the contribution by ConocoPhillips Company to Phillips 66 Company of any Phillips 66 Assets held directly by ConocoPhillips Company in exchange for (a) the assumption by Phillips 66 Company of any Phillips 66 Liabilities from ConocoPhillips Company, and (b) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66 Company.

 

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Internal Distribution ” means the distribution, on the Internal Distribution Date, by ConocoPhillips Company to ConocoPhillips of all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66 Company.

Internal Distribution Date ” means the date on which the Internal Distribution shall be effected, such date to be determined by, or under the authority of, the ConocoPhillips Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

Law ” means any national, supranational, federal, state, provincial, local or similar law (including common law), statute, code, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, treaty (including any income tax treaty), license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, decree, injunction, binding judicial or administrative interpretation or other requirement, in each case, enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority.

Liabilities ” means any and all debts, guarantees, assurances, commitments, liabilities, responsibilities, Losses, remediation, deficiencies, reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit, damages, fines, penalties, settlements, sanctions, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, claim (including any Third-Party Claim), demand, Action, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment or undertaking, or any fines, damages or equitable relief that is imposed, in each case, including all costs and expenses relating thereto.

Losses ” means actual losses (including any diminution in value), costs, damages, penalties and expenses (including legal and accounting fees and expenses and costs of investigation and litigation), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim.

Midstream Business ” means the midstream segment of ConocoPhillips as described in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, which business purchases, gathers, processes, transports and markets natural gas and fractionates and markets natural gas liquids.

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

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

Phillips 66 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Phillips 66 Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a).

Phillips 66 Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

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Phillips 66 Balance Sheet ” means the audited combined balance sheet of the Phillips 66 Group, including the notes thereto, as of December 31, 2011.

Phillips 66 Business ” means (a) the business and operations that comprise or are primarily related to the Refining and Marketing Business, Chemicals Business, Midstream Business and Technology Business, and (b) the Phillips 66 Discontinued Businesses; but in each case, excluding the businesses and operations primarily related to the Excluded Assets. For avoidance of doubt, the term “Phillips 66 Business” shall include the businesses and operations identified on Schedule 1.1C .

Phillips 66 Certificate of Incorporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(d).

Phillips 66 Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66.

Phillips 66 Company ” means Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Company.

Phillips 66 Contracts ” means the following contracts and agreements to which ConocoPhillips or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, in each case immediately prior to the Distribution Date, except for any such contract or agreement that is contemplated to be retained by ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including those listed on Schedule 1.1D (each, an “ Excluded Contract ”):

(a) (i) any customer, distribution, supply or vendor contracts or agreements listed on Schedule 1.1E and (ii) any other customer, distribution, supply or vendor contracts that relate primarily to the Phillips 66 Business;

(b) (i) any joint venture or license agreement listed on Schedule 1.1E and (ii) any other joint venture or license agreement that relates primarily to the Phillips 66 Business;

(c) (i) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty listed on Schedule 1.1E and (ii) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of any member of the Phillips 66 Group or the ConocoPhillips Group in respect of any other Phillips 66 Contract, any Phillips 66 Liability or the Phillips 66 Business;

(d) any employment, change of control, retention, consulting, indemnification, termination, severance or other similar agreements with any Phillips 66 Employee or consultants of the Phillips 66 Group;

(e) any contract or agreement that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group; and

 

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(f) any other contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding listed on Schedule 1.1E and any other contract, agreement, commitment or understanding, whether or not in writing, that relates primarily to the Phillips 66 Business.

Phillips 66 Designees ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Phillips 66 Discontinued Businesses ” means (a) the businesses and operations of ConocoPhillips, its current or former Subsidiaries, and any of their predecessors in interest, identified on Schedule 1.1F , (b) the terminated, divested or discontinued businesses and operations consisting of the manufacture, transport, marketing and distribution of petrochemical products by ConocoPhillips, its current and former Subsidiaries, and any of their predecessors in interest, including synthetic fibers, synthetic rubber, specialty chemicals, carbon black, vinyl chloride and butadiene ethylene, (c) the terminated, divested or discontinued businesses and operations consisting of the manufacture, transport, marketing and distribution of fertilizer products by ConocoPhillips, its current and former Subsidiaries, and any of their predecessors in interest, including any Agrico or Phillips fertilizer or fertilizer operations, and (d) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any other terminated, divested or discontinued businesses or operations of ConocoPhillips, its current and former Subsidiaries, and any of their predecessors in interest, that, at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation, primarily related to businesses, operations and assets described in clause (a) of the definition of “Phillips 66 Business” as existing at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation.

Phillips 66 Employee ” means any individual who, immediately prior to the Distribution, is either actively employed primarily by, or then on an approved leave of absence from, any Person that will be a member of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Distribution.

Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements ” means the Rule 144A / Capital Markets Securities, the Term Loan Facility, the Bridge Loan Facility, the Accounts Receivable Securitization, and the Revolving Credit Facility.

Phillips 66 Group ” means Phillips 66, each Subsidiary of Phillips 66 immediately after the Distribution Date, and each Affiliate of Phillips 66 immediately after the Distribution Date.

Phillips 66 Group Proprietary Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement.

Phillips 66 Group Software ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement.

Phillips 66 Intellectual Property ” means (a) the patents, patent applications, statutory invention registrations, registered trademarks, registered service marks, registered Internet domain names and copyright registrations (collectively, “ Registrable IP ”) set forth on Schedule 1.1G , (b) all Registrable IP that is owned or licensed exclusively by any member of the Phillips 66 Group at or prior to the Distribution Date, excluding any such Registrable IP that has been assigned by any member of the Phillips 66 Group to any member of the ConocoPhillips

 

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Group prior to the Distribution Date, and (c) all Intellectual Property, other than Registrable IP, that is owned or licensed by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group and that is used or held for use primarily in the Phillips 66 Business as of the Distribution Date.

Phillips 66 Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

Phillips 66 Technology ” means all Technology owned or licensed by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group and that is primarily used or held for use in the Phillips 66 Business as of the Distribution Date.

Phillips 66 Transfer Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

Prime Rate ” means the rate which JPMorgan Chase Bank (or any successor thereto or other major money center commercial bank agreed to by the parties hereto) announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time.

Record Date ” means the close of business on the date to be determined by the ConocoPhillips Board as the record date for determining stockholders of ConocoPhillips entitled to receive shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock in the Distribution.

Refining and Marketing Business ” means the refining and marketing segment of ConocoPhillips as described in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, which business purchases, refines, markets and transports crude oil and petroleum products, and also includes power generation activities primarily related thereto.

Registrable IP ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Phillips 66 Intellectual Property.

Release ” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration of Hazardous Materials into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata).

Required Share Number ” means the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock necessary to effect the Distribution less the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Contribution.

Restructuring Steps Memorandum ” means the memorandum attached as Annex A hereto setting forth the restructuring steps to be taken prior to the Distribution Date and the sequence thereof.

Revolving Credit Facility ” means a revolving credit facility pursuant to a revolving credit facility agreement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, as borrower, the bank named therein as administrative agent, and the lending banks named therein, on such terms and conditions as agreed to by Phillips 66 and the other parties to the revolving credit facility agreement and approved by ConocoPhillips.

 

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Rule 144A / Capital Markets Securities ” means securities sold prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, and approved by ConocoPhillips, in reliance on Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Shared Contract ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).

Software ” means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, and (d) documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, relating to any of the foregoing.

Subsidiary ” or “ subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (ii) the total combined equity interests or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.

Tax Return ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Tax Sharing Agreement ” means the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company.

Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Technology ” means all technology, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, discoveries, processes, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, tools, materials, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements, works of authorship in any media, confidential, proprietary or non-public information and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses and other writings, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing in any form whether or not listed herein.

 

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Technology Business ” means that portion of the emerging business segment of ConocoPhillips as described in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, that primarily relates to the Refining and Marketing Business, Chemicals Business or Midstream Business, including the research and development of advanced hydrocarbon processes, energy efficiency technologies, new petroleum-based products, renewable fuels and carbon capture and conversion technologies, and that is not a business identified by company codes on Schedule 1.1B .

Term Loan Facility ” means the term loan facility pursuant to the term loan agreement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, as borrower, the bank named therein as administrative agent, and the lending banks named therein, on such terms and conditions as agreed to by Phillips 66 and the other parties to the term loan agreement and approved by ConocoPhillips.

Third-Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

Transfer Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).

Transferred Entities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

Transition Services Agreement ” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Unreleased Excluded Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

Unreleased Phillips 66 Liability ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b).

ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

2.1. Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities.

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, on or prior to the Distribution Date in accordance with the Restructuring Steps Memorandum and to the extent not previously effected prior to the date hereof pursuant to the steps of the Restructuring Steps Memorandum:

(i) ConocoPhillips shall, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Phillips 66, or the applicable Phillips 66 Designees, and Phillips 66 or such Phillips 66 Designees shall accept from ConocoPhillips and its applicable Subsidiaries, all of ConocoPhillips’ and such Subsidiaries’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to all of the

 

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Phillips 66 Assets (it being understood that if any Phillips 66 Asset shall be held by a Transferred Entity or a wholly owned Subsidiary of a Transferred Entity, such Phillips 66 Asset may be assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered as a result of the transfer of all or substantially all of the equity interests in such Transferred Entity);

(ii) Phillips 66 and the applicable Phillips 66 Designees shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all the Phillips 66 Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms. Phillips 66 and such Phillips 66 Designees shall be responsible for all Phillips 66 Liabilities, regardless of when or where such Phillips 66 Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Distribution Date, regardless of where or against whom such Phillips 66 Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any Phillips 66 Liabilities arising out of claims made by the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, Subsidiaries or Affiliates of either Group against any member of either Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud, misrepresentation or any other cause by any member of either Group, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents;

(iii) ConocoPhillips shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to assign, transfer, convey and deliver to certain of its other Subsidiaries, which shall accept, such applicable Subsidiaries’ respective right, title and interest in and to any Excluded Assets specified by ConocoPhillips to be so assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered; and

(iv) ConocoPhillips and certain of its Subsidiaries shall accept and assume from certain of its other Subsidiaries and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill certain Excluded Liabilities of such other Subsidiaries, and ConocoPhillips and its applicable Subsidiaries shall be responsible for all Excluded Liabilities, regardless of when or where such Excluded Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Distribution Date, regardless of where or against whom such Excluded Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any such Excluded Liabilities arising out of claims made by the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, Subsidiaries or Affiliates of either Group against any member of either Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud, misrepresentation or any cause by any member of either Group, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents.

(b) In furtherance of the assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Phillips 66 Assets and the assumption of the Phillips 66 Liabilities in accordance with Sections 2.1(a)(i) and 2.1(a)(ii), on, before and/or as of the date that such Phillips 66 Assets are assigned, transferred, conveyed or delivered or such Phillips 66 Liabilities are assumed (i) ConocoPhillips shall execute and deliver, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such bills of sale, deeds, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments of contracts and other instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment as and to the extent necessary to evidence the transfer, conveyance and assignment of all of ConocoPhillips’ and its Subsidiaries’ (other than Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries) right, title and interest in and to the Phillips 66 Assets to Phillips 66 and the

 

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Phillips 66 Designees, and (ii) Phillips 66 shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the Phillips 66 Designees to execute and deliver, such assumptions of contracts and other instruments of assumption as and to the extent necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the Phillips 66 Liabilities by Phillips 66 and the Phillips 66 Designees. All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.1(b) shall be referred to collectively herein as the “ ConocoPhillips Transfer Documents .”

(c) To the extent any Phillips 66 Asset is not transferred or assigned to, or any Phillips 66 Liability is not assumed by, a member of the Phillips 66 Group at the Distribution Date or is owned or held by a member of the ConocoPhillips Group after the Distribution Date, from and after the Distribution Date, any such Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability shall be held by such member of the ConocoPhillips Group for the use and benefit of the member of the Phillips 66 Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Phillips 66 Group entitled thereto) in accordance with Section 2.5(c), and, subject to Section 2.5(b):

(i) ConocoPhillips shall, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to, as soon as reasonably practicable, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Phillip 66 or certain of its Subsidiaries designated by Phillips 66, and Phillips 66 or such Subsidiaries shall accept from ConocoPhillips and its applicable Subsidiaries, all of ConocoPhillips’ and such Subsidiaries’ respective right, title and interest in and to such Phillips 66 Assets; and

(ii) Phillips 66 and certain of its Subsidiaries designated by Phillips 66 shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all such Phillips 66 Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms.

(d) Phillips 66 hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the ConocoPhillips Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the Phillips 66 Assets to any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

(e) ConocoPhillips hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the Phillips 66 Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the Excluded Assets to any member of the ConocoPhillips Group.

(f) Following the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, shall pay or cause to be paid to the other an adjustment amount based on closing date working capital in accordance with Schedule 2.1(f) .

2.2. Phillips 66 Assets .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Phillips 66 Assets ” means (without duplication):

(i) all Assets that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to Phillips 66 or any other member of the Phillips 66 Group, including the Assets listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(i) ;

 

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(ii) (A) all Phillips 66 Contracts, (B) all issued and outstanding equity interests held by ConocoPhillips or its Subsidiaries in the wholly owned Subsidiaries and Affiliates of ConocoPhillips that have been or shall be contributed to, or otherwise transferred, conveyed, or assigned to, the Phillips 66 Group or entities that shall be members of the Phillips 66 Group as of the Distribution Date, as listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(ii)(B) (such Subsidiaries and entities, the “ Transferred Entities ”), and (C) the shares of capital stock or other equity interests held by ConocoPhillips or its Subsidiaries in certain entities (other than the Transferred Entities) that have been or shall be contributed to, or otherwise transferred, conveyed, or assigned to, the Phillips 66 Group as listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(ii)(C) ;

(iii) all Assets reflected as assets of Phillips 66 or its Subsidiaries on the Phillips 66 Balance Sheet, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the Phillips 66 Balance Sheet and subject to any adjustment amount based on closing date working capital in accordance with Schedule 2.1(f) ;

(iv) all Phillips 66 Intellectual Property, Phillips 66 Group Software, Phillips 66 Group Proprietary Information, Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents and Phillips 66 Technology, pursuant to the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement; and

(v) any and all Assets owned and used or held for use immediately prior to the Distribution Date by ConocoPhillips or any of its Subsidiaries primarily in the Phillips 66 Business.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Phillips 66 Assets shall not, in any event, include the Excluded Assets referred to in Section 2.2(b). All rights of the Phillips 66 Group in respect of ConocoPhillips insurance policies are set forth in the Indemnification and Release Agreement and shall not otherwise be included in the Phillips 66 Assets.

(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Excluded Assets ” means (without duplication):

(i) the Assets listed on Schedule 2.2(b)(i) and any and all other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be retained by ConocoPhillips or any other member of the ConocoPhillips Group;

(ii) any cash or cash equivalents withdrawn from Phillips 66 Accounts in accordance with Section 2.10(e);

(iii) the ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property, ConocoPhillips Software and the ConocoPhillips Technology;

 

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(iv) any Shared Contracts (other than Phillips 66 Assets arising under any Shared Contracts); and

(v) any and all Assets of any members of the ConocoPhillips Group that are not Phillips 66 Assets pursuant to Section 2.2(a).

2.3. Phillips 66 Liabilities .

(a) For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Phillips 66 Liabilities ” means (without duplication):

(i) all Liabilities, including any Environmental Liabilities, relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

(A) the operation or ownership of the Phillips 66 Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Distribution Date (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any Person (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority));

(B) the operation or ownership of any other business conducted by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, any entity that shall be a member of the Phillips 66 Group as of the Distribution Date or their predecessors in interest at any time prior to, on or after the Distribution Date (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any Person (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority)); or

(C) any Phillips 66 Assets, including any Phillips 66 Contracts, Shared Contracts (to the extent related to the Phillips 66 Business) and any real property and leasehold interests;

in any such case, whether arising before, on or after the Distribution Date;

(ii) the Liabilities listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(ii) and any and all other Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed by Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group, and all agreements, obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Phillips 66 Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(iii) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements;

(iv) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations of Phillips 66 or its Subsidiaries on the Phillips 66 Balance Sheet, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Phillips 66 Balance Sheet;

 

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(v) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by the respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates of either Group against any member of either Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Phillips 66 Business or the other businesses, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above, inclusive; and

(vi) without limitation of clauses (i) through (v) of this Section 2.3(a) above, all Liabilities of the ConocoPhillips Group relating to the period prior to or on the Distribution Date that are not primarily related to the ConocoPhillips Business, including all Liabilities relating to Phillips 66 Discontinued Businesses and those Liabilities listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(vi) .

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Phillips 66 Liabilities shall not include the Excluded Liabilities referred to in Section 2.3(b).

(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Excluded Liabilities ” means (without duplication):

(i) the Liabilities listed on Schedule 2.3(b)(i) and any and all other Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be retained or assumed by ConocoPhillips or any other member of the ConocoPhillips Group, and all agreements and obligations of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(ii) any and all Liabilities of a member of the ConocoPhillips Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Excluded Assets (other than Liabilities arising under any Shared Contracts to the extent such Liabilities relate to the Phillips 66 Business); and

(iii) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by the respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates of either Group against any member of either Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the ConocoPhillips Business or the other businesses, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above.

2.4. Transfer of Excluded Assets; Assumption of Excluded Liabilities .

(a) To the extent any Excluded Asset is transferred or assigned to, or any Excluded Liability is assumed by, a member of the Phillips 66 Group at the Distribution Date or is owned or held by a member of the Phillips 66 Group after the Distribution Date, from and after the Distribution Date, any such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability shall be held by such member of the Phillips 66 Group for the use and benefit of the member of the ConocoPhillips Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the ConocoPhillips Group entitled thereto) in accordance with Section2.5 (d) and:

(i) Phillips 66 shall, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to, as soon as reasonably practicable, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to ConocoPhillips or certain of its Subsidiaries designated by ConocoPhillips, and ConocoPhillips or such

 

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Subsidiaries shall accept from Phillips 66 and its applicable Subsidiaries, all of Phillips 66’s and such Subsidiaries’ respective right, title and interest in and to such Excluded Assets; and

(ii) ConocoPhillips and certain of its Subsidiaries designated by ConocoPhillips shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all such Excluded Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms.

(b) In furtherance of the assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of Excluded Assets and the assumption of Excluded Liabilities set forth in Sections 2.4(a)(i) and 2.4(a)(ii), and without any additional consideration therefor: (i) Phillips 66 shall execute and deliver, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such bills of sale, quitclaim deeds, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments of contracts and other instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment as and to the extent necessary to evidence the transfer, conveyance and assignment of all of Phillips 66’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Excluded Assets to ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) ConocoPhillips shall execute and deliver, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such assumptions of contracts and other instruments of assumption as and to the extent necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the Excluded Liabilities. All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.4(b) and by Sections 2.1(a)(iii) and 2.1(a)(iv) shall be referred to collectively herein as the “ Phillips 66 Transfer Documents ” and, together with the ConocoPhillips Transfer Documents, the “ Transfer Documents .”

2.5. Approvals and Notifications .

(a) To the extent that the transfer or assignment of any Phillips 66 Asset, the assumption of any Phillips 66 Liability, the Separation or the Distribution requires any Approvals or Notifications, the parties will endeavor to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable; provided , however , that, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or as otherwise agreed between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 shall be obligated to contribute capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications.

(b) If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to the Phillips 66 Group of any Phillips 66 Assets or assumption by the Phillips 66 Group of any Phillips 66 Liabilities would be a violation of applicable Law, or require any Approvals or Notifications in connection with the Separation or the Distribution that have not been obtained or made by the Distribution Date, then, unless the parties hereto shall otherwise mutually determine, the transfer or assignment to the Phillips 66 Group of such Phillips 66 Assets or the assumption by the Phillips 66 Group of such Phillips 66 Liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer, assignment or assumption shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such Approvals or Notifications have been obtained or made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Phillips 66 Assets or Phillips 66 Liabilities shall continue to constitute Phillips 66 Assets and Phillips 66 Liabilities for all other purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(c) If any transfer or assignment of any Phillips 66 Asset or any assumption of any Phillips 66 Liability intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Distribution Date, whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.5(b) or for any other reason, then, insofar as reasonably possible, the member of the ConocoPhillips Group retaining such Phillips 66 Asset or such Phillips 66 Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit of the member of the Phillips 66 Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Phillips 66 Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the ConocoPhillips Group retaining such Phillips 66 Asset or such Phillips 66 Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the Phillips 66 Group to whom such Phillips 66 Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Phillips 66 Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the Phillips 66 Group in a substantially similar position as if such Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Distribution Date (or, in the case of any such Phillips 66 Assets or Phillips 66 Liabilities intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, by Phillips 66 Company pursuant to the Internal Contribution on or prior to the Internal Distribution Date, from and after the Internal Distribution Date) to the Phillips 66 Group.

(d) If any transfer or assignment of any Excluded Asset or any assumption of any Excluded Liability not intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is consummated on or prior to the Distribution Date (as described in Section 2.4(a)), then, insofar as reasonably possible, the member of the Phillips 66 Group holding or owning such Excluded Asset or such Excluded Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit of the member of the ConocoPhillips Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the ConocoPhillips Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the Phillips 66 Group retaining such Excluded Asset or such Excluded Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the ConocoPhillips Group to whom such Excluded Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Excluded Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the ConocoPhillips Group in a substantially similar position as if such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability had not been so transferred, assigned or assumed and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Distribution

 

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Date (or, in the case of any such Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities that were transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, by ConocoPhillips Company in connection with the Internal Contribution on or prior to the Internal Distribution Date, from and after the Internal Distribution Date) to the ConocoPhillips Group.

(e) If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Phillips 66 Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Phillips 66 Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(b), are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Phillips 66 Asset or the assumption of any Phillips 66 Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Phillips 66 Asset or the assumption of the applicable Phillips 66 Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise agreed between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, (i) any member of the ConocoPhillips Group retaining a Phillips 66 Asset or Phillips 66 Liability (whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.5(b) or for any other reason), and (ii) any member of the Phillips 66 Group holding or owning an Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability due to a transfer or assignment to, or assumption by, such member of the Phillips 66 Group (as described in Section 2.4(a)), shall not be obligated, in order to effect the transfer of such Asset or Liability to the Group member entitled thereto, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by the Group member entitled thereto, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Group member entitled to such Asset or Liability.

2.6. Novation of Phillips 66 Liabilities .

(a) Each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, at the request of the other, shall endeavor, if reasonably practicable, to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, if reasonably practicable, any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all obligations under agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute Phillips 66 Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements other than any member of the Phillips 66 Group, so that, in any such case, the members of the Phillips 66 Group will be solely responsible for the Phillips 66 Liabilities; provided , however , that neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 shall be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any third Person from whom any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release is requested.

(b) If ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66 is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release and the applicable member of the ConocoPhillips Group continues to be bound by such agreement, lease, license or other obligation or Liability (each, an “ Unreleased Phillips 66 Liability ”), Phillips 66 shall, to the extent not prohibited by Law, as indemnitor, guarantor, agent or subcontractor for such member of the ConocoPhillips Group, as the case may be, (i) pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the ConocoPhillips Group that constitute Unreleased Phillips 66 Liabilities from and after the Distribution Date and (ii) use its

 

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commercially reasonable efforts to effect such payment, performance, or discharge prior to any demand for such payment, performance, or discharge is permitted to be made by the obligee thereunder on any member of the ConocoPhillips Group. If and when any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release shall be obtained or the Unreleased Phillips 66 Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, ConocoPhillips shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, and Phillips 66 or the applicable Phillips 66 Group member shall assume, such Unreleased Phillips 66 Liabilities without exchange of further consideration.

2.7. Novation of Excluded Liabilities .

(a) Each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, at the request of the other, shall endeavor, if reasonably practicable, to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, if reasonably practicable, any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all obligations under agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute Excluded Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements other than any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, so that, in any such case, the members of the ConocoPhillips Group will be solely responsible for such Excluded Liabilities; provided , however , that neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 shall be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any third Person from whom any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release is requested.

(b) If ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66 is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release and the applicable member of the Phillips 66 Group continues to be bound by such agreement, lease, license or other obligation or Liability (each, an “ Unreleased Excluded Liability ”), ConocoPhillips shall, to the extent not prohibited by Law, as indemnitor, guarantor, agent or subcontractor for such member of the Phillips 66 Group, as the case may be, (i) pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the Phillips 66 Group that constitute Unreleased Excluded Liabilities from and after the Distribution Date and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such payment, performance, or discharge prior to any demand for such payment, performance, or discharge is permitted to be made by the obligee thereunder on any member of the Phillips 66 Group. If and when any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release shall be obtained or the Unreleased Excluded Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, Phillips 66 shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, and ConocoPhillips or the applicable ConocoPhillips Group member shall assume, such Unreleased Excluded Liabilities without exchange of further consideration.

2.8. Termination of Agreements .

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.8(b), in furtherance of the releases and other provisions of the Indemnification and Release Agreement, Phillips 66 and each member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the one hand, and ConocoPhillips and each member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings, whether or not in writing, between or among Phillips 66 and/or any member of the Phillips 66 Group and/or any entity that shall be a member

 

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of the Phillips 66 Group as of the Distribution Date, on the one hand, and ConocoPhillips and/or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group (other than entities that shall be members of the Phillips 66 Group as of the Distribution Date), on the other hand, effective as of the Distribution Date. No such terminated agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding (including any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Distribution Date. 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 2.8(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 hereto or any of the members of their respective Groups); (ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings listed or described on Schedule 2.8(b)(ii) ; (iii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Person other than the parties hereto and the members of their respective Groups is a party (it being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of the parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings constitute Phillips 66 Assets or Phillips 66 Liabilities, they shall be assigned pursuant to Section 2.1); (iv) any intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable accrued as of the Distribution Date that are reflected in the books and records of the parties or otherwise documented in writing in accordance with past practices; (v) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group, other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, 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); (vi) any Shared Contracts; and (vii) any other agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution Date.

2.9. Treatment of Shared Contracts .

(a) Without limiting the generality of the obligations set forth in Section 2.1, unless the parties otherwise agree or the benefits of any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding described in this Section 2.9 are expressly conveyed to the applicable party pursuant to an Ancillary Agreement, (i) any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is listed on Schedule 2.9(a) shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended prior to, on or after the Distribution Date, so that each party or the members of its respective Group shall, as of the Distribution Date, be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to its respective businesses, in each case, in accordance with the allocation of benefits and burdens set forth on Schedule 2.9(a) , and (ii) (A) any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is an Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability but, prior to the Distribution Date, inured in part to the benefit or burden of any member of the Phillips 66 Group (other than any such contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding covering substantially the same services or arrangements that are covered by a contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding entered into by a member of the Phillips 66 Group in connection with the Separation), and (B) any contract, agreement,

 

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arrangement, commitment or understanding that is a Phillips 66 Asset or a Phillips 66 Liability but, prior to the Distribution Date, inured in part to the benefit or burden of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group (other than any such contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding covering substantially the same services or arrangements that are covered by a contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding entered into by a member of the ConocoPhillips Group in connection with the Separation), shall be assigned in part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended prior to, on or after the Distribution Date, so that each party or the members of its respective Group shall, as of the Distribution Date, be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to its respective businesses (any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, a “ Shared Contract ”); provided , however , that, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), (1) in no event shall any member of any Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a portion of any Shared Contract which is not assignable (or cannot be amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing consents or conditions on an assignment where such consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) and (2) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise, or cannot be amended or if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the parties thereto derive from such Shared Contract, then the parties shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions (including by providing prompt notice to the other party with respect to any relevant claim of Liability or other relevant matters arising in connection with a Shared Contract so as to allow such other party the ability to exercise any applicable rights under such Shared Contract) to cause a member of the Phillips 66 Group or the ConocoPhillips Group, as the case may be, to receive the rights and benefits of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Phillips 66 Business or the businesses retained by ConocoPhillips, as the case may be (in each case, to the extent so related), as if such Shared Contract had been assigned to (or amended to allow) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.9, and to bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities that may arise by reason of such arrangement), as if such Liabilities had been assumed by a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.9.

(b) Each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, (i) treat for all Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective businesses as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable, such party, or its subsidiaries, as applicable, not later than the Distribution Date, and (ii) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by applicable Law).

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.9 shall require any member of any Group to make any material payment (except to the extent advanced, assumed or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by any member of the other Group), incur any material obligation or grant any material concession for the benefit of any member of any other Group in order to effect any transaction contemplated by this Section 2.9.

 

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2.10. Bank Accounts; Cash Balances .

(a) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 each agrees to take, or cause the respective members of their respective Groups to take, at the Distribution Date (or such earlier time as ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 may agree), all actions necessary to amend all contracts or agreements governing each bank and brokerage account owned by Phillips 66 or any other member of the Phillips 66 Group (collectively, the “ Phillips 66 Accounts ”) so that such Phillips 66 Accounts, if currently linked (whether by automatic withdrawal, automatic deposit or any other authorization to transfer funds from or to, hereinafter “linked”) to any bank or brokerage account owned by ConocoPhillips or any other member of the ConocoPhillips Group (collectively, the “ ConocoPhillips Accounts ”), are de-linked from the ConocoPhillips Accounts.

(b) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 each agrees to take, or cause the respective members of their respective Groups to take, at the Distribution Date (or such earlier time as ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 may agree), all actions necessary to amend all agreements governing the ConocoPhillips Accounts so that such ConocoPhillips Accounts, if currently linked to a Phillips 66 Account, are de-linked from the Phillips 66 Accounts.

(c) It is intended that, following consummation of the actions contemplated by Sections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b), there will be in place a centralized cash management process pursuant to which the Phillips 66 Accounts will be managed centrally and funds collected will be transferred into one or more centralized accounts maintained by Phillips 66.

(d) It is intended that, following consummation of the actions contemplated by Sections 2.10(a) and 2.10(b), there will continue to be in place a centralized cash management process pursuant to which the ConocoPhillips Accounts will be managed centrally and funds collected will be transferred into one or more centralized accounts maintained by ConocoPhillips.

(e) With respect to any outstanding payments initiated by ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, or any of their respective Subsidiaries prior to the Separation, such outstanding payments shall be honored following the Separation by the Person or Group owning the account from which the payment was initiated.

(f) As between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 (and the members of their respective Groups) all payments made and reimbursements received after the Separation by either party (or member of its Group) that relate to a business, Asset or Liability of the other party (or member of its Group), shall be held by such party for the use and benefit of the party entitled thereto (at the expense of the party entitled thereto). Each party shall maintain an accounting of any such payments and reimbursements, and the parties shall have a monthly reconciliation, whereby all such payments made and reimbursements received by each party are calculated and the net amount owed to ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66 shall be paid over with right of set-off. If at any time the net amount owed to either party exceeds $10,000,000, an interim payment of such net amount owed shall be made to the party entitled thereto within three (3) business days of such amount exceeding $10,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 shall act as collection agent for the other party, nor shall either party act as surety or endorser with respect to non-sufficient funds checks, or funds to be returned in a bankruptcy or fraudulent conveyance action.

 

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2.11. Other Ancillary Agreements . Effective as of the date hereof, each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 will execute and deliver all Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party (other than the Transfer Documents, which will be executed on or prior to the Distribution Date).

2.12. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties . EACH OF CONOCOPHILLIPS (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE CONOCOPHILLIPS GROUP) AND PHILLIPS 66 (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE PHILLIPS 66 GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SET-OFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE AGREED BY CONOCOPHILLIPS, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE WILL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST, AND (II) ANY NECESSARY APPROVALS OR NOTIFICATIONS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

2.13. Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements . Prior to the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall enter into the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements, on such terms and conditions as agreed by ConocoPhillips (including the amount that shall be borrowed pursuant to the Financing Arrangements and the interest rates for such borrowings). ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall participate in the preparation of all materials and presentations as may be reasonably necessary to secure funding pursuant to the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements, including rating agency presentations necessary to obtain the requisite ratings needed to secure the financing under any of the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements. The parties agree that Phillips 66, and not ConocoPhillips, shall be ultimately responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by, and for reimbursement of such costs and expenses to, any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group associated with the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements.

 

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2.14. Financial Information Certifications . ConocoPhillips’ disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as each is contemplated by the Exchange Act) are currently applicable to Phillips 66 as its Subsidiary. In order to enable the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Phillips 66 to make the certifications required of them under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, ConocoPhillips, within thirty-five (35) days of the end of any fiscal quarter during which Phillips 66 remains its Subsidiary, shall provide Phillips 66 with one or more certifications with respect to such disclosure controls and procedures, its internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness thereof. Such certification(s) shall be provided by ConocoPhillips (and not by any officer or employee in their individual capacity).

ARTICLE III

THE DISTRIBUTION

3.1. The Distribution .

(a) ConocoPhillips intends to consummate the Distribution in the first half of 2012. ConocoPhillips will, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Distribution Date and all terms of the Distribution, including, without limitation, the form, structure and terms of any transaction(s) and/or offering(s) to effect the Distribution and the timing and conditions to the consummation of the Distribution. In addition, ConocoPhillips may, at any time and from time to time until the consummation of the Distribution, modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including, without limitation, by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in the foregoing shall in any way limit ConocoPhillips’ right to terminate this Agreement or the Distribution as set forth in Article VI or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in such Article.

(b) Phillips 66 shall cooperate with ConocoPhillips to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at ConocoPhillips’ direction, promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution, including, without limitation, the registration under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act of Phillips 66 Common Stock on an appropriate registration form or forms to be designated by ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, solicitation and/or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors for ConocoPhillips. Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, as the case may be, will provide to the Agent all share certificates and any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

3.2. Actions Prior to the Distribution .

(a) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall prepare and mail, prior to the Distribution Date, to the holders of ConocoPhillips Common Stock, such information concerning Phillips 66, its business, operations and management, the Distribution and such other matters as ConocoPhillips shall reasonably determine and as may be required by Law. ConocoPhillips and

 

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Phillips 66 will prepare, and Phillips 66 will, to the extent required under applicable Law, file with the SEC any such documentation and any requisite no-action letters which ConocoPhillips determines are necessary or desirable to effectuate the Distribution, and ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall each use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the SEC with respect thereto as soon as practicable.

(b) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in connection with the Distribution.

(c) Phillips 66 shall prepare and file, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have approved, an application for the listing of the Phillips 66 Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.

(d) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall take all necessary action that may be required to provide for the adoption by Phillips 66 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Phillips 66 (the “ Phillips 66 Certificate of Incorporation ”) and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Phillips 66, each in such form as may be reasonably determined by ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, and Phillips 66 will file the Phillips 66 Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(e) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall take all actions as may be necessary to approve the stock-based employee benefit plans of Phillips 66 (and the grants of adjusted awards over ConocoPhillips stock by ConocoPhillips and of awards over Phillips 66 stock by Phillips 66) in order to satisfy the requirement of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE.

3.3. Conditions to Distribution .

(a) The consummation of the Distribution will be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by ConocoPhillips in its sole and absolute discretion, of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.3(a). Any determination by ConocoPhillips regarding the satisfaction or waiver of any of such conditions will be conclusive.

(i) The Separation shall have been completed in accordance with the Restructuring Steps Memorandum.

(ii) ConocoPhillips will have received a private letter ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service substantially to the effect that, among other things, the Contribution and the Distribution, if effected, taken together, will qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

(iii) All Governmental Approvals necessary to consummate the Distribution shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect.

(iv) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable securities laws in connection with the Distribution will have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted by the applicable Governmental Authority.

 

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(v) No order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Distribution or any of the related transactions shall be in effect, and no other event outside the control of ConocoPhillips shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution or any of the related transactions.

(vi) A Registration Statement on Form 10 registering the Phillips 66 Common Stock (the “ Form 10 ”) shall be effective under the Exchange Act, with no stop order in effect with respect thereto, and the Information Statement included therein (the “ Information Statement ”) shall have been mailed to ConocoPhillips’ stockholders as of the Record Date.

(vii) The Phillips 66 Common Stock to be distributed to the ConocoPhillips stockholders in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of distribution.

(viii) Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto.

(ix) No events or developments shall have occurred or exist that, in the judgment of the ConocoPhillips Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, make it inadvisable to effect the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated hereby, or would result in the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated hereby not being in the best interest of ConocoPhillips or its stockholders.

(b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of ConocoPhillips and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of ConocoPhillips or the ConocoPhillips Board to waive or not waive such conditions or in any way limit ConocoPhillips’ right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article VI or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in such Article. Any determination made by the ConocoPhillips Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.3 shall be conclusive.

3.4. Certain Stockholder Matters .

(a) Subject to Section 3.3, on or prior to the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips will deliver to the Agent for the benefit of holders of record of ConocoPhillips Common Stock on the Record Date all of the outstanding shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock (including, if such shares are represented by one or more stock certificates, such stock certificates, endorsed by ConocoPhillips in blank), and shall cause the transfer agent for the shares of ConocoPhillips Common Stock to instruct the Agent to distribute on the Distribution Date the appropriate number of such shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock to each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Phillips 66 will not issue paper stock certificates. The Distribution shall be effective at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Distribution Date or at such other time as ConocoPhillips may determine.

 

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(b) Subject to Sections 3.3 and 3.4(c), each holder of ConocoPhillips Common Stock on the Record Date will be entitled to receive in the Distribution a number of whole shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock equal to the number of shares of ConocoPhillips Common Stock held by such holder on the Record Date multiplied by the Distribution Ratio.

(c) No fractional shares will be distributed or credited to book-entry accounts in connection with the Distribution. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips shall direct the Agent to determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of ConocoPhillips Common Stock as of the Record Date, to aggregate all such fractional shares and to sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions (with the Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, determining when, how and through which broker-dealer and at what price to make such sales), and to cause to be distributed to each such holder or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner, in lieu of any fractional share, such holder’s or owner’s ratable share of the proceeds of such sale, after deducting any taxes required to be withheld and after deducting an amount equal to all brokerage charges, commissions and transfer taxes attributed to such sale. Neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 will be required to guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock. Neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 will be required to pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares.

(d) Until the Phillips 66 Common Stock is duly transferred in accordance with this Section 3.4 and applicable Law, from and after the effective time of the Distribution, Phillips 66 will regard the Persons entitled to receive such Phillips 66 Common Stock as record holders of Phillips 66 Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Distribution without requiring any action on the part of such Persons. Phillips 66 agrees that, subject to any transfers of such stock, from and after the effective time of the Distribution (i) each such holder will be entitled to receive all dividends payable on, and exercise voting rights and all other rights and privileges with respect to, the shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock then held by such holder, and (ii) each such holder will be entitled, without any action on the part of such holder, to receive evidence of ownership of the shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock then held by such holder.

ARTICLE IV

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

4.1. General Provisions . Any Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified in the applicable Ancillary Agreement or in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

ARTICLE V

FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

5.1. Further Assurances .

(a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, prior to, on

 

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and after the Distribution Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws, 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 hereto shall cooperate with the other parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting party, to execute and deliver, or use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument (including any third-party consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be requested to take by any other party hereto from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transfers of the Phillips 66 Assets and the assignment and assumption of the Phillips 66 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, free and clear of any Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.

(c) On or prior to the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of their respective Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66 Company or any other Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

(d) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, and each of the members of their respective Groups, waive (and agree not to assert against any of the others) any claim or demand that any of them may have against any of the others for any Liabilities or other claims relating to or arising out of: (i) the failure of Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the one hand, or of ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the other hand, to provide any notification or disclosure required under any state Environmental Law in connection with the Separation or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, including the transfer by any member of any Group to any member of the other Group of ownership or operational control of any Assets not previously owned or operated by such transferee; or (ii) any inadequate, incorrect or incomplete notification or disclosure under any such state Environmental Law by the applicable transferor. To the extent any Liability to any Governmental Authority or any third Person arises out of any action or inaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above, the transferee of the applicable Asset hereby assumes and agrees to pay any such Liability.

(e) Prior to the first anniversary of the Distribution Date, if one or more of the parties identifies any commercial or other service that is needed to assure a smooth and orderly transition of the businesses in connection with the consummation of the transactions

 

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contemplated hereby, and that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the parties will cooperate in determining whether there is a mutually acceptable basis on which the other party will provide such service; provided , that if such service is to extend beyond the first anniversary of the Distribution Date, the terms and conditions upon which the services are to be provided beyond the first anniversary of the Distribution Date shall be market and arm’s-length terms and conditions.

5.2. Performance . ConocoPhillips will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to be performed by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group. Phillips 66 will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to be performed by any member of the Phillips 66 Group. Each party (including its permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it will (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Section 5.2 to all of the other members of its Group, and (b) cause all of the other members of its Group not to take any action or fail to take any such action inconsistent with such party’s obligations under this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

5.3. ConocoPhillips Guarantees . Phillips 66 acknowledges that in the course of conduct of the Phillips 66 Business, ConocoPhillips and members of the ConocoPhillips Group may have entered into various arrangements in which guarantees, bonds, letters of credit or similar arrangements were issued or arranged by ConocoPhillips or members of the ConocoPhillips Group to support or facilitate the Phillips 66 Business. Any such arrangements entered into by ConocoPhillips and its Affiliates are, to the extent related to the Phillips 66 Business, hereinafter referred to as the “ ConocoPhillips Guarantees .” Except as otherwise agreed by ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, Phillips 66 agrees that it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or provide replacement guarantees, bonds, letters of credit or similar arrangements, which will be in effect at the Distribution Date, and obtain the release of ConocoPhillips and members of the ConocoPhillips Group from any ConocoPhillips Guarantees in accordance with Section 2.9 of the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

5.4. Third-Party Agreements . Phillips 66 agrees that it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or provide replacement agreements with third parties for agreements between such third parties and ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group that are Phillips 66 Contracts and cannot be assigned to Phillips 66.

5.5. Tax Matters . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, in the case of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (other than the Tax Sharing Agreement) and the Tax Sharing Agreement in relation to any matters addressed by the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement shall prevail.

5.6. Indemnification Matters . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, in the case of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (other than the Indemnification and Release Agreement) and the Indemnification and Release Agreement in relation to any matters addressed by the

 

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Indemnification and Release Agreement, the Indemnification and Release Agreement shall prevail; provided , however , that in relation to any matters concerning Taxes, the Tax Sharing Agreement shall prevail over the Indemnification and Release Agreement, and in relation to any matters governed by the Employee Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement shall prevail over the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

5.7. Employee Matters . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, in the case of any conflict between this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (other than the Employee Matters Agreement) and the Employee Matters Agreement in relation to any matters addressed by the Employee Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement shall prevail; provided , however , that in relation to any matters concerning Taxes, the Tax Sharing Agreement shall prevail over the Employee Matters Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION

6.1. Termination . This Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement may be terminated and the terms and conditions of the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Distribution Date by and in the sole and absolute discretion of the ConocoPhillips Board without the approval of any Person, including Phillips 66, in which case no party will have any liability of any kind to any other party by reason of this Agreement. After the Distribution, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the parties to this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

7.1. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power .

(a) This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.

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

(c) ConocoPhillips represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the ConocoPhillips Group, and Phillips 66 represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Phillips 66 Group, as follows:

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

 

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(ii) 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 it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

(d) Each party hereto acknowledges that it and each other party hereto may execute certain of the Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature. Each party hereto expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of any other party hereto at any time it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, neither ConocoPhillips nor Phillips 66 shall be required to take or omit to take any act that would violate its fiduciary duties to any minority stockholders of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as the case may be (it being understood that directors’ qualifying shares or similar interests will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether a Subsidiary is wholly owned).

7.2. Governing Law . This Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Ancillary Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware as of the date of this Agreement, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

7.3. Assignability . Except as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto, respectively, and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , that no party hereto or thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto or thereto.

7.4. Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement of any ConocoPhillips Indemnitee or Phillips 66 Indemnitee (as those capitalized terms are defined in the Indemnification and Release Agreement) in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the parties any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder, and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and neither this Agreement nor any Ancillary Agreement shall provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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7.5. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent, applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile or electronic transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.5):

If to ConocoPhillips, to:

ConocoPhillips

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Counsel

If to Phillips 66, to:

Phillips 66

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Counsel

Any party may, by notice to the other party, change the address and contact person to which any such notices are to be given.

7.6. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

7.7. Force Majeure . No party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to the extent that any delay or failure in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, other than a delay or failure to make a payment, results from any cause beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, such as acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor problems or unavailability of parts, or, in the case of computer systems, any failure in electrical or air conditioning equipment. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay.

7.8. Publicity . Prior to the Distribution, each of Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips shall consult with each other prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the Separation, the Distribution or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority with respect thereto.

 

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7.9. Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 2.13 and 5.1(b)) or in any Ancillary Agreement, all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, and with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will be borne by the party incurring such fees, costs or expenses.

7.10. Late Payments . Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (and any amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus 5%.

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

7.12. Survival of Covenants . Except as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, the covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, and liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein or therein, shall survive the Separation and the Distribution and shall remain in full force and effect.

7.13. Waivers of Default . Waiver by any party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of such party. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

7.14. Specific Performance . Subject to the provisions of Article IV, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the party or parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by each of the parties to this Agreement.

7.15. Amendments . No provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

 

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7.16. Interpretation . In this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “herewith” and words of similar import, and the terms “Agreement” and “Ancillary Agreement” shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement or the applicable Ancillary Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices hereto and thereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement; (c) Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule and Appendix references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices to this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) unless otherwise specified; (d) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) means “including, without limitation”; (e) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; and (f) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to the date first stated in the preamble to this Agreement, regardless of any amendment or restatement hereof.

7.17. Relationship of the Parties . It is expressly agreed that, from and after the Distribution Date and for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (a) no member of the Phillips 66 Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group and (b) no member of the ConocoPhillips Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

7.18. Limitations of Liability . NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PHILLIPS 66 OR ITS AFFILIATES, ON THE ONE HAND, NOR CONOCOPHILLIPS OR ITS AFFILIATES, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE, SPECULATIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (OTHER THAN ANY SUCH LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM).

 

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

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS
By:  

/s/ Ryan M. Lance

Name:   Ryan M. Lance
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PHILLIPS 66
By:  

/s/ Greg C. Garland

Name:   Greg C. Garland
Title:  

Chairman, President and Chief

Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

PHILLIPS 66

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Phillips 66 (hereinafter the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle , 19808. The name of its registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “DGCL”).

FOURTH: A. AUTHORIZED SHARES. The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 3,000,000,000 (three billion) of which (i) 2,500,000,000 (two billion, five hundred million) shares shall be shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) 500,000,000 (five hundred million) shares shall be shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The number of authorized shares of any of the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

B. PREFERRED STOCK. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, and the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. The voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, if any, of each series of Preferred Stock, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

C. COMMON STOCK.

(1) Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, and subject to any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”), holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions in cash, stock of any corporation or property of the Corporation as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and other distributions.


(2) (a) At every meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation every holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of Common Stock standing in his or her name on the transfer books of the Corporation in connection with the election of directors and all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

(b) The affirmative vote of shares representing not less than 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock shall be required to alter, amend or adopt any provision inconsistent with or repeal paragraph (C)(4)(b) of this Article FOURTH, Article FIFTH, Article SEVENTH or Article EIGHTH or any provision of this paragraph (C)(2)(b), and the affirmative vote of shares representing not less than 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock, acting on the unanimous recommendation of the entire Board of Directors, shall be required to alter, amend or adopt any provision inconsistent with or repeal Article FIRST. “Voting Stock” shall mean the then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally on the election of directors and shall exclude any class or series of capital stock only entitled to vote in the event of dividend arrearages thereon, whether or not at the time of determination there are any such dividend arrearages.

(c) Every reference in this Certificate of Incorporation to a majority or other proportion of shares, or a majority or other proportion of the votes of shares, of Voting Stock shall refer to such majority or other proportion of the votes to which such shares of Voting Stock are entitled.

(d) At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of capital stock entitled to cast a majority of all the votes which could be cast at such meeting by the holders of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting shall constitute a quorum.

(3) In the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment in full of the amounts required to be paid to the holders of Preferred Stock, the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Common Stock. For purposes of this paragraph (C)(3), the voluntary sale, conveyance, lease, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with one or more other corporations or other entities (whether or not the Corporation is the corporation surviving such consolidation or merger) shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or involuntary.

(4) (a) All rights to vote and all voting power (including, without limitation thereto, the right to elect directors) shall be vested exclusively in the holders of Common Stock, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, in a Certificate of Designation with respect to any Preferred Stock or as otherwise expressly required by applicable law.

 

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(b) No stockholder shall be entitled to exercise any right of cumulative voting.

FIFTH: A. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors. The total number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be not less than six nor more than twenty as determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock under specified circumstances, shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, as nearly equal in number as is reasonably possible, each with a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. Unless otherwise required by law, any vacancy on the Board of Directors or newly created directorship may be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been appointed expires and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or departure from the Board of Directors for other cause.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of outstanding shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect a director or directors of the Corporation separately as a series or together with one or more other series pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors providing for the establishment of such series, such director or directors shall not be subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article FIFTH, and the election, term of office, removal and filling of vacancies in respect of such director or directors shall be governed by the resolution of the Board of Directors so providing for the establishment of such series and by applicable law.

B. Subject to applicable law, any director or the entire Board of Directors may only be removed with cause, such removal to be by the affirmative vote of the shares representing at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever holders of outstanding shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect directors of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions applicable in the case of arrearages in the payment of dividends or other defaults contained in the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the establishment of any such series, any such director of the Corporation so elected may be removed in accordance with the provisions of such resolution or resolutions.

C. There shall be no limitation on the qualification of any person to be a director or on the ability of any director to vote on any matter brought before the Board or any Board committee, except (i) as required by applicable law, (ii) as set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation or (iii) any By-Law adopted by the Board of Directors with respect to the eligibility for election as a director or the qualification for continuing service as a director upon reaching a specified age or, in the case of employee directors, with respect to the qualification for continuing service of directors upon ceasing employment from the Corporation.

 

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D. Except as (i) required by applicable law or (ii) set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

E. The following provisions are inserted for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1) The By-Laws of the Corporation may be adopted, altered, amended or repealed (i) by the affirmative vote of the shares representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any proposed alteration, amendment or repeal of, or the adoption of any By-Law inconsistent with, Section 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 or 13 of Article II of the By-Laws or Section 1, 2 or 11 of Article III of the By-Laws or Section 4, 5 or 12 of Article IV of the By-Laws (in each case, as in effect on the date hereof), or the alteration, amendment or the repeal of, or the adoption of any provision inconsistent with this sentence, by the stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of shares representing not less than 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that in the case of any such stockholder action at a special meeting of stockholders, notice of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of the new By-Law or By-Laws must be contained in the notice of such special meeting, or (ii) by action of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; p rovided , however , that the case of any such action at a meeting of the Board of Directors, notice of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of the new By-Law or By-Laws must be given not less than two days prior to the meeting. The Provisions of this paragraph (E)(1) of this Article FIFTH are subject to Section 12 of Article IV of the By-Laws.

(2) In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the DGCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

SIXTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

SEVENTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by a consent in writing by such holders in lieu of such a meeting. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation for any

 

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purpose or purposes may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution stating the purpose or purposes thereof or by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and any power of stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied. No business other than that stated in the notice of such meeting shall be transacted at any special meeting.

EIGHTH: To the fullest extent that the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware as it exists or as it may hereafter be amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to or repeal of this Article EIGHTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

NINTH: The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, creditors or other constituents, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws (as either may be amended from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine; provided, that, if and only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware dismisses any such action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, such action may be brought in another court sitting in the State of Delaware.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

OF

PHILLIPS 66

(hereinafter called the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I

Offices

Section 1. Registered Office . The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware or at such place within the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

Section 2. Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

Meetings of Stockholders

Section 1. Place and Time of Meetings . Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Subject to applicable law, the Board of Directors may elect to postpone any previously scheduled meeting of stockholders.

Section 2. Annual Meetings . The annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting of stockholders.

Section 3. Special Meetings . Unless otherwise required by law or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated from time to time (including any certificates of designation with respect to any Preferred Stock, the “Certificate of Incorporation”), special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may only be called by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution stating the purpose or purposes thereof or by the Chairman, if there be one, and any power of stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied. Notice of a special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting as shall be specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto).


Section 4. Adjournments . Any meeting of the stockholders may be adjourned by the chairman of the meeting or by the stockholders or their proxies in attendance, from time to time, to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 5. Quorum . Unless otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of capital stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes which could be cast at such meeting by the holders of all the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote at such meeting shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, in the manner provided in Section 4, until a quorum shall be present or represented.

Section 6. Voting . Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws or any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or regulatory body applicable to the Corporation, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders, other than the election of directors, shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes of shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the question, voting as a single class. Every reference in these By-Laws to a majority or other proportion of shares, or a majority or other proportion of the votes of shares, of capital stock shall refer to such majority or other proportion of the votes to which such shares of capital stock are entitled as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Votes of stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in such officer’s discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot.

Section 7. No Action by Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by a consent in writing by such holders in lieu of such a meeting.

Section 8. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, as required by applicable law. Subject to applicable law, the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder of the Corporation who is present.

 

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Section 9. Stock Ledger . The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 8 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 10. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting of stockholders, except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation with respect to the right of holders of Preferred Stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders only (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 10 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting, (ii) who is entitled to vote at the meeting and (iii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 10. Compliance with the provisions of clause (c) of the preceding sentence of this Section 10 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations before an annual meeting of stockholders.

Without qualification or limitation, in addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be properly brought by a stockholder at an annual meeting pursuant to the paragraph above, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (i) all information relating to such person 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 election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,

 

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as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (ii) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made (i) the name and record address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, if any, (ii) (A) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company, (D) any short interest in any security of the Company (for purposes of this Section 10 a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination (s) are to be made by such stockholder, (iv) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual

 

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meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder 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 the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (c) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Article II, Section 14 of these By-Laws. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of the preceding paragraph of this Section 10 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 by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 10 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual meeting of stockholders unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10, and only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10 or in Section 12 shall be eligible to serve as directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10 and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with this Section 10, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

For purposes of this Section 10, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a 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 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 10; provided, however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations to be considered pursuant to clause (c) of the first paragraph of this Section 10. Nothing in this Section 10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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Section 11. Business at Annual Meetings . No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders, other than business that is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (c) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 11 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting, (ii) who is entitled to vote at the meeting and (iii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11. Compliance with the provisions of clause (c) of the preceding sentence of this Section 11 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

Without qualification or limitation, in addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation and such business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after such anniversary date, notice by stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of such stockholder, and of such beneficial owner, if any, (iii) (A) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, (B) any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the

 

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Company, (D) any short interest in any security of the Company (for purposes of this Section 11 a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), (iv) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder and beneficial owner in such business, (v) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting and (vi) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the proposal of business.

No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of stockholders except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11; provided , however , that, once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 11 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was proposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11 and, if any proposed business is not in compliance with this Section 11, to declare that such defective proposal shall be disregarded.

For purposes of this Section 11, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a 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 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 11; provided, however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations to be considered pursuant to clause (c) of the first paragraph of this Section 11. Nothing in this Section 11 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

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Section 12. Nominations of Directors and Business at Special Meetings . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting.

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 pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting only (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 12 and at the time of the special meeting, (ii) who is entitled to vote at the special meeting and (iii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 12 as to such nomination. Compliance with the provisions of clause (b) of the preceding sentence of this Section 12 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations before a special meeting of stockholders.

In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice identified in the second paragraph of Section 10 of these By-Laws (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement identified in Article II, Section 14 of these By-Laws) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such special meeting, the tenth (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 any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

No person shall be eligible for election at a special meeting of stockholders as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12, and only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10 or in this Section 12 shall be eligible to serve as directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Chairman of the special meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12 and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with this Section 12, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

For purposes of this Section 12, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a 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 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 12; provided , however , that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations to be considered pursuant to clause (c) of the first paragraph of this Section 12. Nothing in this Section 12 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

Section 13. Required Vote for Directors.

(A) Majority Vote . Except in cases where, as of the meeting date, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, each director to be elected by stockholders shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. For purposes of this By-Law, a majority of votes cast shall mean that the number of shares voted “for” a director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election. Votes cast shall include votes to withhold authority in each case and exclude abstentions with respect to that director’s election.

(B) Resignation . If a nominee for director who is an incumbent director is not elected and no successor has been elected at such meeting, the director shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board of Directors pursuant to the agreement required by Section 14 of these By-Laws. The Nominating and Governance Committee shall make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors shall act on the tendered resignation taking into account the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee and publicly disclose (by a press release, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other broadly disseminated means of communication) its decision regarding the tendered resignation and the rationale behind the decision within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. The Nominating and Governance Committee, in making its recommendation, and the Board of Directors, in making its decision, may each consider any factors or other information that it considers appropriate and relevant. The director who tenders his or her resignation shall not participate in the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee or the decision of the Board of Directors with respect to his or her resignation. If such incumbent director’s resignation is not accepted by the Board of Directors, such director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is duly elected, or his or her earlier resignation or removal. If a director’s resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors pursuant to this By-Law, or if a nominee for director is not elected and the nominee is not an incumbent director, then the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may fill any resulting vacancy or unfilled, newly created directorship pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section 2 of these By-Laws or may decrease the size of the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section 1 of these By-Laws.

 

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Section 14. Additional Required Information . To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 10 or Section 12, as applicable, of this Article II) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which form of questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (A) will abide by the requirements of Section 13 of this Article II, (B) is not and will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (C) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein, and (D) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation.

Section 15. Conduct of Meetings . The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meetings of the stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of the stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (iii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iv) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (v) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (vi) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; and (vii) policies and procedures with respect to the adjournment of such meeting.

ARTICLE III

Directors

Section 1. Number, Classification and Qualification of Directors . (a) The size of the Board of Directors shall be not less than six and not more than twenty directors, with the exact number to be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. No decrease in the

 

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number of authorized directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock under specified circumstances, shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, as nearly equal in number as is reasonably possible, each with a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, removal or departure from the Board of Directors for other cause. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Directors need not be stockholders. Subject to applicable law and to the provisions of Article II of these By-Laws, any person shall be eligible for election as a director; provided that in the case of a director who is also an employee of the Corporation, any person who ceases to be an employee of the Corporation shall be disqualified from continued service as a director and such person’s term of office as a director shall automatically terminate.

(b) There shall be no limitation on the qualification of any person to be a director or on the ability of any director to vote on any matter brought before the Board or any Board committee, except (i) as required by applicable law, (ii) as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or (iii) as set forth in the foregoing Section 1(a) of this Article III or (iv) in any By-Law adopted by the Board of Directors with respect to the eligibility for election as a director upon reaching a specified age or, in the case of employee directors, with respect to the qualification for continuing service of directors upon cessation of employment with the Corporation.

Section 2. Vacancies . Unless otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies arising through death, resignation, removal, an increase in the number of directors or otherwise may be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been appointed expires and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, removal or departure from the Board of Directors for other cause.

Section 3. Duties and Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 4. Meetings . The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if there be one, the President, or such number of directors constituting more than one-third of the directors then in office. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the meeting, by telephone, telegram, facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

 

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Section 5. Quorum . Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, at all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

Section 6. Actions by Written Consent of the Board . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, 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 the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 7. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 7 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 8. Standing Committees . (a) The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, shall appoint from among its members (i) an Executive Committee, (ii) an Audit and Finance Committee, (iii) a Compensation Committee, (iv) a Nominating and Governance Committee and (v) a Public Policy Committee (together, the “Standing Committees”) each consisting of three (3) (or such greater number as the Board of Directors may designate) directors, to perform the functions assigned to such committees by committee charters adopted by the Board of Directors.

(b) The Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 9. Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more other committees (in addition to the Standing Committees), each such other committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. With respect to all Board committees, the Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. With respect to all Board committees, in the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace

 

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the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Any Board committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Each Board committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required.

Section 10. Compensation . The directors shall be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof and shall receive such compensation for their services as directors and as members of Board committees as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 11. Removal . Subject to applicable law and the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the shares representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class. For purposes of these By-Laws, Voting Stock shall mean the then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and shall exclude any class or series of capital stock only entitled to vote in the event of dividend arrearages thereon, whether or not at the time of determination there are any dividend arrearages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever holders of outstanding shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock are entitled to elect directors of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions applicable in the case of arrearages in the payment of dividends or other defaults contained in the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the establishment of any such series, any such director of the Corporation so elected may be removed in accordance with the provisions of such resolution or resolutions.

Section 12. Ratification . Any transaction questioned in any stockholders’ derivative proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, or the application of improper principles or practices of accounting may be ratified before or after judgment by the Board of Directors or, if less than a quorum of directors is qualified, by a committee of qualified directors or by the stockholders; and, if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned transaction had been originally duly authorized, and said ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned transaction.

 

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ARTICLE IV

Officers

Section 1. General . The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall include a Chief Executive Officer; President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, also may choose a Chairman of the Board (who must be a director) and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and other officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless otherwise prohibited by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board, need such officers be directors of the Corporation.

Section 2. Election . The Board of Directors, at its first meeting held after each annual meeting of stockholders, shall elect the officers of the Corporation who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; and all officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation . Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the President or any Vice President or any other officer authorized to do so by the Board of Directors and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

Section 4. Chairman of the Board of Directors . The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at meetings of the Board and of the Corporation’s stockholders. The Chairman shall have all the customary duties and responsibilities of such office.

Section 5. Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall have general responsibility for the management of the Corporation as provided in these By-laws, reporting directly to the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall have all the customary duties and responsibilities of such office, and all of the Corporation’s executive officers shall report directly to him or indirectly to him through another such executive officer who reports to him.

Section 6. President . The President may be Chief Executive Officer if so designated by the Board. If the President and Chief Executive Officer are not the same person, the President shall perform such duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe. At the request of the Chief Executive Officer or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s inability or refusal to act (and if there be no Chairman of the Board), the President, to the extent expressly authorized at such time by the Board of Directors, shall perform the duties of the Chief

 

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Executive Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe. If there be no Chairman of the Board and no President, the Board of Directors shall designate the officer of the Corporation who, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of the inability or refusal of the Chief Executive Officer to act, shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.

Section 7. Vice Presidents . Vice Presidents, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe and in the absence of the President or in the event of the President’s disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.

Section 8. Secretary . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of stockholders and record all the proceedings thereat in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall also perform like duties for committees of the Board of Directors when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, under whose supervision the Secretary shall be. If the Secretary shall be unable or shall refuse to cause to be given notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and if there be no Assistant Secretary, then either the Board of Directors or the President may choose another officer to cause such notice to be given. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest to the affixing by such officer’s signature. The Secretary shall see that all books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be.

Section 9. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of the Treasurer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the Treasurer’s possession or under the Treasurer’s control belonging to the Corporation.

 

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Section 10. Assistant Secretaries . Assistant Secretaries, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, if there be one, or the Secretary, and in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of the Secretary’s disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Secretary.

Section 11. Assistant Treasurers . Assistant Treasurers, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, if there be one, or the Treasurer, and in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the Treasurer’s disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Treasurer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, an Assistant Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of Assistant Treasurer and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Assistant Treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the Assistant Treasurer’s possession or under the Assistant Treasurer’s control belonging to the Corporation.

Section 12. Other Officers . Such other officers as the Board of Directors may choose shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate to any other officer of the Corporation the power to choose such other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.

ARTICLE V

Stock

Section 1. Uncertificated and Certificated Shares; Form of Certificates . Effective at such time as the President or any Vice President or the Treasurer of the Corporation, if so authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors, designates in writing to the Corporate Secretary and any transfer agents of the Corporation with respect to any class of stock of the Corporation, the shares of such class shall be uncertificated shares, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.

Section 2. Signatures . Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile. 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.

 

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Section 3. Lost Certificates . Any officer designated by the Board of Directors may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, such officer may, in his or her discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the owner’s legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as such officer shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as such officer may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed or the issuance of such new certificate.

Section 4. Transfers . Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-Laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the person named as the holder thereof on the stock records of the Corporation by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing, and in the case of shares represented by a certificate upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, which shall be canceled before a new certificate shall be issued. No transfer of 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. To the extent designated by the President or any Vice President or the Treasurer of the Corporation, the Corporation may recognize the transfer of fractional uncertificated shares, but shall not otherwise be required to recognize the transfer of fractional shares.

Section 5. Record Date.

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, 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 by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or 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. 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 the adjourned meeting.

(b) 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 be not more than sixty (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.

 

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Section 6. Record Owners . The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by law.

ARTICLE VI

Notices

Section 1. Notices . Whenever notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Except as otherwise required by law, notice may also be given personally, or by courier, telephone, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, cable, internet or other electronic transmission. Notice by courier shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a courier properly addressed. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when such person or his or her agent is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which such person or his or her agent is a party. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given when directed to an electronic mail address at which such person has consented to receive notice. Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed to be given when directed to a number at which such person has consented to receive notice.

Section 2. Waivers of Notice . Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting (including, in the case of a stockholder, by proxy) shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person 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.

ARTICLE VII

General Provisions

Section 1. Dividends . Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors (or any action by written consent in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 6 of Article III hereof), and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

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Section 2. Disbursements . All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

Section 3. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Corporate Seal . The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

ARTICLE VIII

Indemnification

Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VIII, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (any director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or employee of the Corporation so serving at the request of the Corporation being referred to hereinafter as an “Indemnified Person”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or modified from time to time (but, in the case of any such amendment or modification, only to the extent that such amendment or modification permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment or modification), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VIII, any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or modified from time to time (but, in the case of any such amendment or modification, only to the extent that such amendment or modification permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment or modification), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification . Any indemnification under this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such claimant has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a claimant who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) if requested by the claimant, by Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined), or (2) if no request is made by the claimant for a determination by Independent Counsel, (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) if a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, such quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the claimant, or (iii) if a quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel at the request of the claimant, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Directors unless there shall have occurred within two years prior to the date of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification is claimed a Change of Control as defined in the Corporation’s Stock Option Program dated as of February 14, 2008, in which case the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the claimant unless the claimant shall request that such selection be made by the Board of Directors. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

 

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Section 4. Good Faith Defined . For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article VIII, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on good faith reliance on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Section 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be.

Section 5. Indemnification by a Court . Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VIII, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any Indemnified Person may apply to the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VIII. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VIII nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that Indemnified Person seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the Indemnified Person seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance . Expenses incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII.

Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, any By-Law,

 

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agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VIII shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or otherwise.

Section 8. Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Indemnified Person against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VIII.

Section 9. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article VIII. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an independent practitioner, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and shall include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or the claimant in an action to determine the claimant’s rights under this By-Law. For purposes of this Article VIII, “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the matter in respect of which indemnification is sought by the claimant.

 

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Section 10. Contractual Nature, Vesting, and Survival of Rights to Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred upon or granted to indemnitees in or pursuant to this By-Law or other By-Laws shall be contract rights that vest at the time of such person’s service to or at the request of the Corporation and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Such rights cannot be terminated by the Corporation, the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation with respect to a person’s service prior to the date of such termination. Any amendment, modification, alteration or repeal of this By-Law that in any way diminishes, limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an indemnitee or his or her successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish, limit, restrict, adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission.

Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VIII to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 of this Article VIII), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents . The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VIII to directors and officers of the Corporation.

ARTICLE IX

Amendments

Section 1. Amendments . These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, and new By-Laws may be adopted (i) by the affirmative vote of the shares representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock; provided , however , that any proposed alteration, amendment or repeal of, or the adoption of any By-Law inconsistent with, Section 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 or 13 of Article II of these By-Laws or Section 1, 2 or 11 of Article III of these By-Laws or this sentence, by the stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of shares representing not less than 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by the Voting Stock; and provided further , however , that in the case of any such stockholder action at a meeting of stockholders, notice of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of the new By-Law or By-Laws must be contained in the notice of such meeting, or (ii) by action of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; p rovided , however , that the case of any such action at a meeting of the Board of Directors, notice of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of the new By-Law or By-Laws must be given not less than two days prior to the meeting. The provisions of this Section 1 are subject to any provisions requiring a greater vote that are set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Section 2. Entire Board of Directors . As used in these By-Laws generally, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

Effective as of April 30, 2012

 

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Exhibit 10.1

INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

CONOCOPHILLIPS

AND

PHILLIPS 66

DATED AS OF APRIL 26, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

ARTICLE II MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

     10   

2.1.

  Release of Pre-Distribution Claims      10   

2.2.

  Indemnification by Phillips 66      12   

2.3.

  Indemnification by ConocoPhillips      13   

2.4.

  Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts      14   

2.5.

  Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims      15   

2.6.

  Additional Matters      17   

2.7.

  Remedies Cumulative      19   

2.8.

  Survival of Indemnities      19   

2.9.

  Guarantees, Letters of Credit and other Obligations      19   

2.10.

  No Impact on Third Parties      20   

2.11.

  No Cross-Claims or Third-Party Claims      20   

2.12.

  Severability      20   

2.13.

  Change of Control      20   

ARTICLE III INSURANCE MATTERS

     21   

3.1.

  Insurance Matters      21   

ARTICLE IV DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     23   

4.1.

  General Provisions      23   

4.2.

  Consideration by Senior Executives      24   

4.3.

  Mediation      24   

4.4.

  Arbitration      25   

ARTICLE V EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

     27   

5.1.

  Agreement for Exchange of Information      27   

5.2.

  Ownership of Information      27   

5.3.

  Compensation for Providing Information      27   

5.4.

  Record Retention      27   

5.5.

  Limitations of Liability      28   

 

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5.6.

  Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information      28   

5.7.

  Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation      28   

5.8.

  Confidentiality      29   

5.9.

  Protective Arrangements      30   

ARTICLE VI FURTHER ASSURANCES

     30   

6.1.

  Attorney-Client Privilege      30   

6.2.

  Interpretation      30   

6.3.

  No Attorney Testimony      30   

ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS

     30   

7.1.

  Entire Agreement      30   

7.2.

  Assignability      31   

7.3.

  Third-Party Beneficiaries      31   

7.4.

  Notices      31   

7.5.

  Severability      32   

7.6.

  Force Majeure      32   

7.7.

  Headings      32   

7.8.

  Survival of Covenants      32   

7.9.

  Waivers of Default      32   

7.10.

  Amendments      32   

7.11.

  Limitations of Liability      32   

7.12.

  Further Assurances      33   

 

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INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

This INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT, made and entered into effective as of April 26, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ ConocoPhillips ”), and Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ Phillips 66 ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I or in the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated as of 26, 2012 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ConocoPhillips (the “ ConocoPhillips Board ”) has determined that it is in the best interests of ConocoPhillips and its stockholders to create a new publicly traded company that shall operate the Phillips 66 Business;

WHEREAS, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement in connection with the separation of the Phillips 66 Business from ConocoPhillips (the “ Separation ”) and the distribution of Phillips 66 Common Stock to stockholders of ConocoPhillips (the “ Distribution ”); and

WHEREAS, the Separation and Distribution Agreement also provides for the execution and delivery of certain other agreements, including this Agreement, in order to facilitate and provide for the separation of Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries from ConocoPhillips.

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

The following capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below:

AAA ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).

Accounts Receivable Securitization ” means a financing arrangement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66 Company, and approved by ConocoPhillips, involving the transfer or sale of accounts receivable of Phillips 66 Company or any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

Action ” means any demand, action, claim, dispute, suit, countersuit, arbitration, settlement, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation of any nature (whether criminal, civil, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before any federal, state, local, foreign or international Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.


Affiliate ” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purpose of this definition, “ control ” (including with correlative meanings, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, after the Distribution, the members of the ConocoPhillips Group and the members of the Phillips 66 Group shall not be deemed to be under common control for purposes hereof due solely to the fact that ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 have common shareholders.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Ancillary Agreements ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, this Agreement, the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and the Transfer Documents.

Applicable Toxic Tort Claim ” shall mean an Action alleging pollution, contamination, an illness, injury, death or medical condition resulting from or arising out of the presence of or exposure to asbestos, benzene, vinyl chloride, butadiene, or ethylene dichloride, except such Actions (a) alleging exposure to Flosal (which shall continue to be tendered by ConocoPhillips to Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company), (b) alleging exposure to Benzene in Norway, or (c) relating to or associated with Polar Tankers, Inc. and its predecessors.

Assets ” means, with respect to any Person, the assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill) of such Person, wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third Persons or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible 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 such Person, including the following:

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

(b) all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing and communications equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, vessels, motor vehicles and other transportation equipment and other tangible personal property;

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

 

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

(e) (i) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary, Affiliate or any other Person, (ii) all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary, Affiliate or any other Person, (iii) all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary, Affiliate or any other Person, and (iv) 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 and other contracts, agreements or commitments;

(g) all letters of credit;

(h) all written (including in electronic form) or oral technical information, data, specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings and specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, and materials and analyses prepared by consultants and other third Persons;

(i) all Intellectual Property and Technology;

(j) all Software;

(k) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product data and literature, artwork, design, formulations and specifications, quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents;

(l) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivable;

(m) all rights under contracts 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 licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations which have been issued by any Governmental Authority;

(o) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit arrangements; and

(p) all interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements.

 

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Assumed Actions ” means (a) those Actions which are listed in Schedule 1; and (b) those Actions that are primarily related to the Phillips 66 Business.

Bridge Loan Facility ” means the bridge loan facility pursuant to the bridge loan facility agreement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, as borrower, the bank named therein as administrative agent, and the lending banks named therein, on such terms and conditions as agreed to by Phillips 66 and the other parties to the bridge loan facility agreement and approved by ConocoPhillips.

ConocoPhillips ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

ConocoPhillips Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

ConocoPhillips Company ” means ConocoPhillips Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.

ConocoPhillips Group ” means ConocoPhillips, each Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips immediately after the Distribution Date and each Affiliate of ConocoPhillips immediately after the Distribution Date (in each case other than any member of the Phillips 66 Group).

ConocoPhillips Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property ” means (a) the ConocoPhillips Name and ConocoPhillips Marks and (b) all other Intellectual Property that, as of the Distribution Date, is owned or licensed by any member of either Group, other than the Phillips 66 Intellectual Property.

ConocoPhillips Name and ConocoPhillips Marks ” means the names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers of ConocoPhillips or any of its Affiliates using or containing “ConocoPhillips” (in block letters or otherwise), “ConocoPhillips” either alone or in combination with other words or elements, and all names, marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other source or business identifiers confusingly similar to or embodying any of the foregoing either alone or in combination with other words or elements, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

Contribution ” means the contribution by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 of all the outstanding stock of Phillips 66 Company and any Phillips 66 Assets held directly by ConocoPhillips in exchange for (a) the assumption by Phillips 66 of any Phillips 66 Liabilities from ConocoPhillips, and (b) a number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock equal to the Required Share Number.

Corporate Action ” means any Action, whether filed before, on or after the Distribution Date, to the extent it asserts violations of any federal, state, local, foreign or international securities Law, securities class action or shareholder derivative claim.

 

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Credit Rating ” means on any date, the rating that has been most recently announced by any Rating Agency for any class of senior, unsecured, non-convertible publicly held long-term debt of a Person.

Dispute ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Distribution Date ” means the date and time determined in accordance with Section 3.3(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement at which the Distribution occurs.

Employee Matters Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Environmental Law ” means any Law relating to pollution, protection or restoration of or prevention of harm to the environment or natural resources, including the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, Release or discharge of Hazardous Materials or the protection of or prevention of harm to human health and safety.

Environmental Liabilities ” means all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Hazardous Materials, Environmental Law or contract or agreement relating to environmental, health or safety matters (including all removal, remediation or cleanup costs, investigatory costs, response costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injury damages, costs of compliance, including with any product take back requirements, or with any settlement, judgment or other determination of Liability and indemnity, contribution or similar obligations) and all costs and expenses, interest, fines, penalties or other monetary sanctions in connection therewith.

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

Form 10 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, government and any executive official thereof.

Group ” means either the Phillips 66 Group or the ConocoPhillips Group, as the context requires.

Hazardous Materials ” means any chemical, material, substance, waste, pollutant, emission, discharge, release or contaminant that could result in liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any Environmental Law, and any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid or gas, noise, ion, vapor or electromagnetic) that could

 

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cause harm to human health or the environment, including petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, chlorofluorocarbons and all other ozone-depleting substances.

Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

Indemnity Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

Information ” means information, 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, memos, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data.

Information Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Initial Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Insurance Proceeds ” means those monies:

(a) received by an insured from an insurance carrier; or

(b) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured;

in any such case net of any applicable premium adjustments (including reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments) and net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof; provided , however , with respect to a captive insurance arrangement, Insurance Proceeds shall only include net amounts received by the captive insurer in respect of any captive reinsurance arrangement.

Intellectual Property ” means all of the following whether arising under the Laws of the United States or of any other foreign or multinational jurisdiction: (a) patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part, substitutions, renewals, extensions and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, and all rights in any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers, including all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing and any and all common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, (c) Internet domain names, (d) copyrightable works, copyrights, moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, other

 

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than Software, whether or not registered, and all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, (e) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, invention disclosures, processes and know-how, in each case, other than Software, and (f) intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of any Technology.

Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

Investment Grade ” shall mean a rating of at least (a) BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, (b) Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or (c) BBB- by Fitch, Inc.

Law ” means any national, supranational, federal, state, provincial, local or similar law (including common law), statute, code, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, treaty (including any income tax treaty), license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, decree, injunction, binding judicial or administrative interpretation or other requirement, in each case, enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority.

LHO ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(i).

Liabilities ” means any and all debts, guarantees, assurances, commitments, liabilities, responsibilities, Losses, remediation, deficiencies, reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit, damages, fines, penalties, settlements, sanctions, costs, expenses, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, claim (including any Third-Party Claim), demand, Action, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment or undertaking, or any fines, damages or equitable relief that is imposed, in each case, including all costs and expenses relating thereto.

Losses ” means actual losses (including any diminution in value), costs, damages, penalties and expenses (including legal and accounting fees and expenses and costs of investigation and litigation), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim.

Medicare Reporting Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(g).

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

Phillips 66 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Phillips 66 Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66.

Phillips 66 Company ” means Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Company.

Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements ” means the Rule 144A / Capital Markets Securities, the Term Loan Facility, the Bridge Loan Facility, the Accounts Receivable Securitization, and the Revolving Credit Facility.

Phillips 66 Group ” means Phillips 66, each Subsidiary of Phillips 66 immediately after the Distribution Date, and each Affiliate of Phillips 66 immediately after the Distribution Date.

Phillips 66 Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

Rating Agency ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Fitch, Inc. or any nationally recognized statistical rating organizations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Release ” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration of Hazardous Materials into the environment (including, ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata).

Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys or other representatives.

Required Share Number ” means the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock necessary to effect the Distribution less the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Contribution.

Response ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

Revolving Credit Facility ” means a revolving credit facility pursuant to a revolving credit facility agreement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, as borrower, the bank named therein as administrative agent, and the lending banks named therein, on such terms and conditions as agreed to by Phillips 66 and the other parties to the revolving credit facility agreement and approved by ConocoPhillips.

Rule 144A / Capital Markets Securities ” means securities sold prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, and approved by ConocoPhillips, in reliance on Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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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 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Separation and Distribution Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Software ” means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, and (d) documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, relating to any of the foregoing.

Subsidiary ” or “ subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Person, (ii) the total combined equity interests or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.

Tax Benefit ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Tax Sharing Agreement ” means the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company.

Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

Technology ” means all technology, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, discoveries, processes, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, tools, materials, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements, works of authorship in any media, confidential, proprietary or non-public information and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses and other writings, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing in any form whether or not listed herein, in each case, other than Software.

Term Loan Facility ” means the term loan facility pursuant to the term loan agreement entered into prior to the Distribution by Phillips 66, as borrower, the bank named therein as administrative agent, and the lending banks named therein, on such terms and conditions as agreed to by Phillips 66 and the other parties to the term loan agreement and approved by ConocoPhillips.

 

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Third Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

Third-Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

Transfer Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Transition Services Agreement ” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

ARTICLE II

MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

2.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims .

(a) Except as provided in Section 2.1(c), effective as of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Phillips 66 Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the ConocoPhillips Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution Date have been directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Phillips 66 Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge ConocoPhillips and the members of the ConocoPhillips Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the Phillips 66 Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution Date have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group (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 (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution.

(b) Except as provided in Section 2.1(c), effective as of the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips does hereby, for itself and each other member of the ConocoPhillips Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the Phillips 66 Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution Date have been directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge Phillips 66, the respective members of the Phillips 66 Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the ConocoPhillips Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Distribution Date have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Phillips 66 Group (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 (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur

 

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or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution.

(c) Nothing contained in Section 2.1(a) or (b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any other Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that are specified in Section 2.8(b) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the applicable Schedules thereto as not to terminate as of the Distribution Date, in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained in Section 2.1(a) or (b) shall release any Person from:

(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any members of the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group that is specified in Section 2.8(b) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the applicable Schedules thereto as not to terminate as of the Distribution Date, or any other Liability specified in such Section 2.8(b) as not to terminate as of the Distribution Date;

(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, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement;

(iii) any Liability for the sale, lease, construction or receipt of goods, property or services purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member of one Group from a member of the other Group prior to the Distribution Date;

(iv) any Liability for unpaid amounts for products or services or refunds owing on products or services due on a value-received basis for work done by a member of one Group at the request or on behalf of a member of the other Group;

(v) any Liability that the parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement for claims brought against the parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article II and Article III and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements; or

(vi) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any third Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 2.1.

In addition, nothing contained in Section 2.1(a) shall release ConocoPhillips from honoring its existing obligations to indemnify any director, officer or employee of a member of the Phillips 66 Group who was a director, officer or employee of a member of the ConocoPhillips Group on or prior to the Distribution Date, to the extent such director, officer or employee becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which such director, officer or employee was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to then existing obligations; it being understood that, if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is a Phillips 66 Liability, Phillips 66 shall indemnify ConocoPhillips for such Liability (including ConocoPhillips’ costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article II.

 

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(d) Phillips 66 covenants that it will not make, and will not permit any member of the Phillips 66 Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 2.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 2.1(a). ConocoPhillips covenants that it will not make, and will not permit any member of the ConocoPhillips Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 2.1(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 2.1(b).

(e) It is the intent of each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, by virtue of the provisions of this Section 2.1, to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, between or among Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the one hand, and ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the other hand (including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between or among any such members on or before the Distribution Date), except as expressly set forth in Section 2.1(c). At any time, at the request of any other party to this Agreement, each party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions hereof.

(f) Any breach of the provisions of this Section 2.1 by either ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66 shall entitle the other party to recover reasonable fees and expenses of counsel in connection with such breach or any action resulting from such breach.

2.2. Indemnification by Phillips 66 . Subject to Section 2.4, Phillips 66 shall, and shall cause the other members of the Phillips 66 Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless ConocoPhillips, each member of the ConocoPhillips Group and each of their respective directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ ConocoPhillips Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the ConocoPhillips Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) the failure of Phillips 66 or any other member of the Phillips 66 Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Phillips 66 Liabilities or Phillips 66 Contracts in accordance with its respective terms, whether prior to or after the Distribution Date or the date hereof;

(b) the Phillips 66 Business, any Phillips 66 Liabilities or any Phillips 66 Contracts;

(c) the Assumed Actions;

 

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(d) any Corporate Action or Action relating primarily to the Phillips 66 Business from which Phillips 66 is unable to cause a ConocoPhillips Group party to be removed pursuant to Section 2.6(d);

(e) any use by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group allowed by the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement after the Distribution Date of the Phillips 66 Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed by a Third Party to, a member of the Phillips 66 Group;

(f) any failure by Phillips 66 or a member of the Phillips 66 Group to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the waivers of subrogation contemplated by Section 2.4(d);

(g) any breach by Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group of this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements;

(h) any guarantee, indemnification obligation, letter of credit reimbursement obligations, surety, bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of Phillips 66 or its Subsidiaries by ConocoPhillips or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Phillips 66 or its Subsidiaries) that survives following the Distribution Date; and

(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in any of the Form 10 (including in any amendments or supplements thereto), the Information Statement (as amended or supplemented if Phillips 66 will have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any offering memorandum or other marketing materials prepared in connection with the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements, other than any such statement or omission in the Form 10, Information Statement or offering memorandum or other marketing materials based on information furnished by ConocoPhillips solely in respect of the ConocoPhillips Group.

2.3. Indemnification by ConocoPhillips . Subject to Section 2.4, ConocoPhillips shall, and shall cause the other members of the ConocoPhillips Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Phillips 66, each member of the Phillips 66 Group and each of their respective directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Phillips 66 Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Phillips 66 Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) the failure of ConocoPhillips or any other member of the ConocoPhillips Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Excluded Liabilities, whether prior to or after the Distribution Date or the date hereof;

(b) the ConocoPhillips Business or any Excluded Contracts;

 

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(c) the Excluded Liabilities;

(d) any Corporate Action or Action relating primarily to the ConocoPhillips Business from which ConocoPhillips is unable to cause a Phillips 66 Group party to be removed pursuant to Section 2.6(d);

(e) any use by any member of the Phillips 66 Group allowed by the Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement after the Distribution Date of the ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed by a Third Party to, a member of the ConocoPhillips Group;

(f) any failure by ConocoPhillips or a member of the ConocoPhillips Group to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the waivers of subrogation contemplated by Section 2.4(d);

(g) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in any of the Form 10 (including in any amendments or supplements thereto), the Information Statement (as amended or supplemented if Phillips 66 will have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any offering memorandum or other marketing materials prepared in connection with the Phillips 66 Financing Arrangements, only to the extent based on information furnished by ConocoPhillips solely in respect of the ConocoPhillips Group; and

(h) any breach by ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group of this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements.

2.4. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts .

(a) The parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Article II or Article III will be net of Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of the Liability. Accordingly, the amount which any party (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (an “ Indemnitee ”) will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect 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, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

(b) An insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay 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 they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof.

 

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(c) The parties intend that any indemnification or reimbursement payment in respect of a Liability pursuant to this Article II or Article III shall be (i) reduced to take into account the amount of any Tax Benefit to the indemnified or reimbursed Person resulting from the Liability so indemnified or reimbursed and (ii) increased so that the amount of such payment, reduced by the amount of all Income Taxes (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement) payable with respect to the receipt thereof (but taking into account all correlative Tax Benefits resulting from the payment of such Income Taxes), shall equal the amount of the payment which the Person receiving such payment would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 2.4(c), the amount of any Tax Benefit and any Income Taxes shall be calculated on the basis that the indemnified or reimbursed Person is subject to the highest marginal regular statutory income Tax rate, has sufficient taxable income to permit the realization or receipt of any relevant Tax Benefit at the earliest possible time and is not subject to the alternative minimum tax.

(d) Each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, when appropriate, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain waivers of subrogation for each of the insurance policies identified on Schedule 3.1(c). Each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 hereby waives, for itself and each member of its Group, its rights to recover against the other party in subrogation or as subrogee for a third Person.

(e) For all claims as to which indemnification is provided under Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 other than Third-Party Claims (as to which Section 2.5 shall apply), the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnitee for the enforcement of the indemnity obligations shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.

2.5. Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims .

(a) If an Indemnitee shall receive written notice from a Person (including any Governmental Authority) who is not a member of the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group (a “ Third Party ”) of any claim or of the commencement by any such Person of any Action (collectively, a “ Third-Party Claim ”) with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3, or any other Section of this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof within fourteen (14) days of such written notice. Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail and include copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of an Indemnitee to provide notice in accordance with this Section 2.5(a) shall not relieve an Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent to which the Indemnifying Party shall demonstrate that it was materially prejudiced by the Indemnitee’s failure to provide notice in accordance with this Section 2.5(a).

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Indemnifying Party’s own expense and by such Indemnifying Party’s own counsel, any Third-Party Claim. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 2.5(a) (or sooner, if the nature of such Third-Party Claim so requires), the Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnitee of its election whether the Indemnifying Party will assume responsibility for defending such Third-Party Claim, which election shall specify any reservations or exceptions. After notice from an Indemnifying Party to an Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, such 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 except as set forth in the next sentence.

(c) In the event that the Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of the Third-Party Claim but has specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions in such notice, then, in any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one separate counsel for all Indemnitees shall be the expense of such Indemnitees, but shall be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party.

In the event that the Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim but has specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions in such notice, then the Indemnitee must consent to any settlement or compromise.

(d) Notwithstanding an election by an Indemnifying Party to defend a Third-Party Claim pursuant to Section 2.5(b), the Indemnitee may, upon notice to the Indemnifying Party, elect to take over the defense of such Third-Party Claim if (i) in its exercise of reasonable business judgment, the Indemnitee determines that the Indemnifying Party is not defending such Third-Party Claim competently or in good faith, (ii) the Credit Rating of the Indemnifying Party is or falls below Investment Grade as determined by at least two Rating Agencies, (iii) the Indemnitee determines in its exercise of reasonable business judgment that there exists a compelling business reason for such Indemnitee to defend such Third-Party Claim (other than as contemplated by the foregoing clause (i)), (iv) the Indemnifying Party makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, has filed against it or files a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or is declared bankrupt or insolvent or declares that it is bankrupt or insolvent, or (v) there occurs a change of control of the Indemnifying Party.

(e) If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending a Third-Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election as provided in Section 2.5(b), or if an Indemnitee takes over the defense of a Third-Party Claim as provided in Section 2.5(d)(i), the Indemnifying Party shall bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnitee incurred in defending such Third-Party Claim. If the Indemnitee takes over the defense of a Third-Party Claim as provided in Section 2.5(d)(ii)-(v), the Indemnifying Party shall bear all of the Indemnitee’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in defending such Third-Party Claim.

(f) If, pursuant to Section 2.5(d) or for any other reason, the Indemnifying Party is not defending a Third-Party Claim for which indemnification is provided under this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its own expense, to monitor reasonably the defense of such Third-Party Claim; provided , that such monitoring activity shall not interfere in any material respect with the conduct of such defense.

 

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(g) If an Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of the Third-Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or an Indemnitee takes over the defense of a Third-Party Claim as provided in Section 2.5(d)(i), an Indemnitee may settle or compromise the Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party. If an Indemnitee takes over the defense of a Third-Party Claim as provided in Section 2.5(d)(ii)-(v), such Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(h) In the case of a Third-Party Claim, no Indemnifying Party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of the Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnitee if the effect thereof is to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment or other non-monetary relief to be entered, directly or indirectly against any Indemnitee. For the avoidance of doubt, the consent of any Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 2.5(h) shall be required only with respect to non-monetary relief.

(i) Phillips 66 shall prepare and circulate a legal hold order (“ LHO ”) covering relevant categories of documents as promptly as practical following receipt of any notice pursuant to Section 2.5(a) and shall promptly notify ConocoPhillips after such LHO has been circulated. ConocoPhillips shall prepare and circulate a LHO covering documents in the possession, custody or control of the ConocoPhillips Group with respect to any Action so notified to Phillips 66.

(j) The provisions of this Section 2.5 (other than this Section 2.5(j)) and the provisions of Section 2.6 shall not apply to Taxes (Taxes being governed by the Tax Sharing Agreement).

(k) All Assumed Actions have been tendered by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 and are deemed to be formally accepted by Phillips 66 upon the execution of this Agreement.

(l) An Indemnifying Party shall provide the Indemnitee with a monthly written report identifying any Third Party Claims which such Indemnifying Party has elected to defend pursuant to Section 2.5(b) or, in the case of Phillips 66, which are identified on Schedule 1.1. In addition, the Indemnifying Party shall establish a procedure reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee to automatically send electronic notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnitee through the litigation management system or any successor system when any such Third Party Claim is closed, regardless of whether such Third Party Claim was decided by settlement, verdict, dismissal or was otherwise disposed of.

2.6. Additional Matters .

(a) Indemnification payments in respect of any Liabilities for which an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Article II shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnitee as such Liabilities are incurred upon demand by the Indemnitee, including reasonably satisfactory documentation setting forth the basis for the amount of such indemnification payment, including documentation with respect to calculations made and consideration of any Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of such Liabilities. THE INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE II SHALL REMAIN

 

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OPERATIVE AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, REGARDLESS OF (I) ANY INVESTIGATION MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY INDEMNITEE, (II) THE KNOWLEDGE BY THE INDEMNITEE OF LIABILITIES FOR WHICH IT MIGHT BE ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION HEREUNDER AND (III) ANY TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

(b) Any claim on account of a Liability that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice given by the Indemnitee to the related Indemnifying Party. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (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 thirty (30)-day period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such party as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

(c) 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.

(d) In the event of an Action for which indemnification is sought pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3 and in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if either the Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party shall so request, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant.

(e) In the event that Phillips 66 or ConocoPhillips shall establish a risk accrual in an amount of at least $25 million with respect to any Third-Party Claim for which such party has indemnified the other party pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3, as applicable, it shall notify the other party of the existence and amount of such risk accrual ( i.e. , when the accrual is recorded in the financial statements as an accrual for a potential liability), subject to the parties entering into an appropriate agreement with respect to the confidentiality and/or privilege thereof.

(f) Any Applicable Toxic Tort Claim for which, at the time notice is required under Section 2.5(a), ConocoPhillips cannot reasonably determine whether such Applicable Toxic Tort Claim primarily relates to the Phillips 66 Business shall be presumed to fall within Phillips 66’s indemnification obligation in Section 2.2(d). If pursuant to Section 2.5(a) an Applicable Toxic Tort Claim is notified to Phillips 66, and thereafter it is determined that Section 2.2 does not provide any indemnification therefor, ConocoPhillips shall pay to Phillips 66 $5,000 to cover Phillips 66’s direct and indirect expenses promptly following the re-tender of such Applicable Toxic Tort Claim to ConocoPhillips and its acceptance thereof.

 

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(g) Phillips 66 shall provide ConocoPhillips or a Third Party designated by ConocoPhillips with all information necessary for the members of the ConocoPhillips Group to comply with their obligations under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act (or any successor thereto) (“ Medicare Reporting Obligations ”) with respect to the settlement or other disposition of any Action by or on behalf of any member of the Phillips 66 Group. If Phillips 66 fails to do so promptly and/or provides materially incorrect information, then Phillips 66 shall indemnify ConocoPhillips pursuant to Section 2.2 for any fines, penalties and/or costs arising from any such Phillips 66 failure or action. Phillips 66 shall bear all costs associated with satisfying such Medicare Reporting Obligations (including but not limited to settlements or releases of personal injury claims from a Medicare beneficiary on behalf of ConocoPhillips), including ConocoPhillips’ costs if ConocoPhillips elects to effect reporting, or reasonable third-party costs if ConocoPhillips outsources such reporting. ConocoPhillips agrees that it shall not use a Third Party for such purpose unless such Third Party indemnifies both ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 on commercially reasonable terms for any wrongful reporting. Phillips 66 shall provide ConocoPhillips with a monthly written report identifying all Actions that are subject to Medicare Reporting Obligations on the part of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group and that have been settled or otherwise disposed of by or on behalf of any member of the Phillips 66 Group. In addition, Phillips 66 shall establish a procedure reasonably acceptable to ConocoPhillips to automatically send electronic notice from Phillips 66 to ConocoPhillips through the litigation management system or any successor system when any such Action is closed, regardless of whether such Action was decided by settlement, verdict, dismissal or was otherwise disposed of.

2.7. Remedies Cumulative . The remedies provided in this Article II 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.

2.8. Survival of Indemnities . The rights and obligations of each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 and their respective Indemnitees under this Article II shall survive the sale or other transfer by any party of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.

2.9. Guarantees, Letters of Credit and other Obligations . In furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the obligations set forth in Section 2.6 hereof and Section 5.3 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement:

(a) On or prior to the Distribution Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, Phillips 66 shall (with the reasonable cooperation of the applicable member(s) of the ConocoPhillips Group) use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any member(s) of the ConocoPhillips Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Phillips 66 Liability to the extent that they relate to Phillips 66 Liabilities, including in respect of those guarantees, letters of credit and other obligations set forth on Schedule 2.9(a).

(b) On or prior to the Distribution Date, to the extent required to obtain a release from a guarantee, letter of credit or other obligation of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, Phillips 66 shall execute a substitute document in the form of any such existing guarantee or letter of credit, as applicable, or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guarantee agreement, letter of credit or other obligation, except to the extent that such existing

 

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guarantee contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (i) with which Phillips 66 would be reasonably unable to comply or (ii) which would be reasonably expected to be breached.

(c) If the parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.9, (i) Phillips 66 shall, and shall cause the other members of the Phillips 66 Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the ConocoPhillips Indemnitees for any Liability arising from or relating to such guarantee, letter of credit or other obligation, as applicable, and shall, as agent or subcontractor for the applicable ConocoPhillips Group guarantor or obligor, pay, perform and discharge fully all of the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder, and (ii) Phillips 66 shall not, and shall cause the other members of the Phillips 66 Group not to, agree to renew or extend the term of, increase any obligations under, or transfer to a third Person, any loan, guarantee, , letter of credit, lease, contract or other obligation for which a member of the ConocoPhillips Group is or may be liable unless all obligations of the members of the ConocoPhillips Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation satisfactory in form and substance to ConocoPhillips in its sole and absolute discretion.

2.10. No Impact on Third Parties . For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the indemnifications provided for in this Article II are made only for purposes of allocating responsibility for Liabilities between the ConocoPhillips Group, on the one hand, and the Phillips 66 Group, on the other hand, and are not intended to, and shall not, affect any obligations to, or give rise to any rights of, any third parties.

2.11. No Cross-Claims or Third-Party Claims . Each of Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips agrees that it shall not, and shall not permit the members of its respective Group to, in connection with any Third-Party Claim, assert as a counterclaim or third-party claim against any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group, respectively, any claim (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, any breach or alleged breach hereof, the transactions contemplated hereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the date hereof), or the construction, interpretation, enforceability or validity hereof, which in each such case shall be asserted only as contemplated by Article IV.

2.12. Severability . If any indemnification provided for in this Article II is determined by a Delaware federal or state court to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the liability shall be apportioned between the Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party as determined in a separate proceeding in accordance with Article IV.

2.13. Change of Control . In the event that any third Person or “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) acquires, including by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination, fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets or voting equity of either ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, shall take all necessary action so that such third Person or group shall become a guarantor of the obligations of ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, under this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

 

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ARTICLE III

INSURANCE MATTERS

3.1. Insurance Matters .

(a) ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 agree to cooperate in good faith to arrange insurance coverage for Phillips 66 to be effective no later than the Distribution Date. In no event shall ConocoPhillips, any other member of the ConocoPhillips Group or any ConocoPhillips Indemnitee have liability or obligation whatsoever to any member of the Phillips 66 Group in the event that any insurance policy or other contract or policy of insurance shall be terminated or otherwise cease to be in effect for any reason, shall be unavailable or inadequate to cover any Liability of any member of the Phillips 66 Group for any reason whatsoever or shall not be renewed or extended beyond the current expiration date.

(b) From and after the Distribution Date, other than as provided in Section 3.1(c), neither Phillips 66 nor any member of the Phillips 66 Group shall have any rights to or under any of ConocoPhillips’ or its Affiliates’ insurance policies. At the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall have in effect all insurance programs required to comply with Phillips 66’s contractual obligations and such other insurance policies as reasonably necessary, and, following the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall maintain such insurance programs and policies with insurers which comply with the minimum financial credit rating standards set by the major global insurance brokers.

(c) From and after the Distribution Date, except with respect to the insurance matters identified on Schedule 3.1(c), whose treatment shall be as set forth on such Schedule, with respect to any losses, damages and liabilities incurred by any member of the Phillips 66 Group prior to or in respect of the period prior to the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips will provide Phillips 66 with access to, and Phillips 66 may, upon 10 days’ prior written notice to ConocoPhillips, make claims under, ConocoPhillips’ third-party insurance policies in place at the time of the Distribution and ConocoPhillips’ historical policies of insurance, but solely to the extent that such policies provided coverage for the Phillips 66 Group prior to the Distribution; provided , that such access to, and the right to make claims under such insurance policies, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of such insurance policies, including any limits on coverage or scope, any deductibles and other fees and expenses, and shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(i) Phillips 66 shall provide ConocoPhillips with a written report sixty (60) days prior to any such third-party insurance policy’s renewal date, as advised by ConocoPhillips, identifying any claims made by Phillips 66 for which notice has previously been provided to insurers of ConocoPhillips;

(ii) Phillips 66 and its Affiliates shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse ConocoPhillips and its Affiliates for any deductibles, self-insured retention, fees and expenses incurred by ConocoPhillips or its Affiliates to the extent resulting from any such access to, or any claims made by Phillips 66 or any of its Affiliates under, any insurance provided pursuant to this Section 3.1(c), including any indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, legal fees and allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees, whether such claims are made by Phillips 66, its employees or third Persons; and

 

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(iii) Phillips 66 shall exclusively bear (and neither ConocoPhillips nor its Affiliates shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse Phillips 66 or its Affiliates for) and shall be liable for all uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made by Phillips 66 or any of its Affiliates under the policies as provided for in this Section 3.1(c).

In the event that an insurance policy aggregate is exhausted, or believed likely to be exhausted, due to noticed claims, the Phillips 66 Group, on the one hand, and the ConocoPhillips Group, on the other hand, shall be responsible for their pro rata portion of the reinstatement premium, based upon the losses of such Group submitted to ConocoPhillips’ insurance carrier(s) (including any submissions prior to the Distribution Date). To the extent that the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group is allocated more than its pro rata portion of such premium due to the timing of losses submitted to ConocoPhillips’ insurance carrier(s), the other party shall promptly pay the first party an amount so that each Group has been properly allocated its pro rata portion of the reinstatement premium. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 can mutually agree not to reinstate the policy aggregate and each Group then will bear all of its own future costs.

In the event that any member of the ConocoPhillips Group incurs any losses, damages or liability incurred prior to the Distribution Date under Phillips 66’s third-party insurance policies, the same process pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) shall apply, substituting “ConocoPhillips” for “Phillips 66” and “Phillips 66” for “ConocoPhillips.”

(d) All payments and reimbursements by Phillips 66 pursuant to this Section 3.1 will be made within fifteen (15) days after Phillips 66’s receipt of an invoice therefor from ConocoPhillips. If ConocoPhillips incurs costs to enforce Phillips 66’s obligations herein, Phillips 66 agrees to indemnify ConocoPhillips for such enforcement costs, including attorneys’ fees.

(e) All payments and reimbursements by ConocoPhillips pursuant to this Section 3.1 will be made within fifteen (15) days after ConocoPhillips’ receipt of an invoice therefor from Phillips 66. If Phillips 66 incurs costs to enforce ConocoPhillips’ obligations herein, ConocoPhillips agrees to indemnify Phillips 66 for such enforcement costs, including attorneys’ fees.

(f) ConocoPhillips shall retain the exclusive right to control its insurance policies and programs, including the right to exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with respect to any of its insurance policies and programs and to amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs, notwithstanding whether any such policies or programs apply to any Phillips 66 Liabilities and/or claims Phillips 66 has made or could make in the future, and no member of the Phillips 66 Group shall, without the prior written consent of ConocoPhillips, erode, exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with ConocoPhillips’ insurers with respect to any of ConocoPhillips’ insurance policies and programs, or amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs. Phillips 66 shall cooperate with ConocoPhillips

 

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and share such information at Phillips 66’s cost as is reasonably necessary in order to permit ConocoPhillips to manage and conduct its insurance matters as it deems appropriate. Neither ConocoPhillips nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to secure extended reporting for any claims under any of ConocoPhillips’ or its Affiliates’ liability policies for any acts or omissions by any member of the Phillips 66 Group incurred prior to the Distribution Date.

(g) This Agreement shall not be considered as an attempted assignment of any policy of insurance or as a contract of insurance and shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group in respect of any insurance policy or any other contract or policy of insurance.

(h) Phillips 66 does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Phillips 66 Group, agree that no member of the ConocoPhillips Group shall have any Liability whatsoever as a result of the insurance policies and practices of ConocoPhillips and its Affiliates as in effect at any time, including as a result of the level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, or the adequacy or timeliness of any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential claim or otherwise.

(i) The parties acknowledge that to the extent there are losses or premium adjustments under the parties’ tripartite insurance agreements, such losses or adjustments will be governed by such tripartite insurance agreements.

ARTICLE IV

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

4.1. General Provisions .

(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements (except as otherwise set forth in any such Ancillary Agreements), including the validity, interpretation, breach or termination thereof (a “ Dispute ”), shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article IV, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified in the applicable Ancillary Agreement or in this Article IV.

(b) Commencing with a request contemplated by Section 4.2, all communications between the parties or their representatives in connection with the attempted resolution of any Dispute shall be deemed to have been delivered in furtherance of a Dispute settlement and shall be exempt from discovery and production, and shall not be admissible into evidence for any reason (whether as an admission or otherwise), in any arbitral or other proceeding for the resolution of any Dispute.

(c) THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE AND FOREGO ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

(d) Governing Law . This Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and

 

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thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise, and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

(e) The specific procedures set forth in this Article IV, including the time limits referenced herein, may be modified by agreement of both of the parties in writing.

(f) All applicable statutes of limitations and defenses based upon the passage of time shall be tolled while the procedures specified in this Article IV are pending. The parties will take any necessary or appropriate action required to effectuate such tolling.

4.2. Consideration by Senior Executives . If a Dispute is not resolved in the normal course of business at the operational level, the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute by negotiation between executives who hold, at a minimum, the office of Senior Vice President and/or General Counsel. Either party may initiate the executive negotiation process by providing a written notice to the other (the “ Initial Notice ”). Within fifteen (15) days after delivery of the Initial Notice, the receiving party shall submit to the other a written response (the “ Response ”). The Initial Notice and the Response shall include (a) a statement of the Dispute and of each party’s position and (b) the name and title of the executive who will represent that party and of any other person who will accompany the executive. The parties agree that such executives shall have full and complete authority to resolve any Disputes submitted pursuant to this Section 4.2. Such executives will meet in person or by teleconference or video conference within thirty (30) days of the date of the Initial Notice to seek a resolution of the Dispute. In the event that the executives are unable to agree to a format for such meeting, the meeting shall be convened by teleconference.

4.3. Mediation . If a Dispute is not resolved by negotiation or a meeting between executives is not held as provided in Section 4.2 within thirty (30) days from the delivery of the Initial Notice, then either party may submit the Dispute for resolution by mediation pursuant to the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”) Mediation Procedures as then in effect. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, the parties shall (a) conduct the mediation in Houston, Texas, and (b) select a mutually agreeable mediator from the AAA Panel of Mediators in the selected location. If the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator, the parties agree that AAA shall select a mediator from its panels consistent with its mediation rules. The parties shall agree to a mutually convenient date and time to conduct the mediation; provided that the mediation must occur within thirty (30) days of the request unless a later date is agreed to by the parties in writing. Each party shall bear its own fees, costs and expenses and an equal share of the expenses of the mediation. Each party shall designate a business executive to have full and complete authority to resolve the Dispute and to represent its interests in the mediation, and each party may, in its sole and absolute discretion, include any number of other Representatives in the mediation process. At the commencement of the mediation, either party may request to submit a written mediation statement to the mediator.

 

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4.4. Arbitration .

(a) In the event any Dispute is not finally resolved pursuant to Section 4.2 within sixty (60) days from the delivery of the Initial Notice (if mediation is not requested pursuant to Section 4.3), or mediation pursuant to Section 4.3 within sixty (60) days of selection of a mediator, then such Dispute may be submitted to be finally resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules as then in effect (the “ AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules ”).

(b) Without waiving its rights to any remedy under this Agreement and without first complying with the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.3, either party may seek any interim or provisional relief that is necessary to protect the rights or property of that party either (i) before any Delaware federal or state court, (ii) before a special arbitrator, as provided for under the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules, or (iii) before the arbitral tribunal established hereunder.

(c) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, any Dispute to be decided in arbitration hereunder will be decided (i) before a sole arbitrator if the amount in dispute, inclusive of all claims and counterclaims, totals less than $3 million; or (ii) by an arbitral tribunal of three (3) arbitrators if (A) the amount in dispute, inclusive of all claims and counterclaims, is equal to or greater than $3 million, or (B) either party elects in writing to have such dispute decided by three (3) arbitrators when one of the parties believes, in its sole judgment, the issue could have significant precedential value; however, the party who makes that request shall solely bear the increased costs and expenses associated with a panel of three (3) arbitrators ( i.e. , the additional costs and expenses associated with the two (2) additional arbitrators).

(d) The panel of three (3) arbitrators will be chosen as follows: (i) upon the written demand of either party and within fifteen (15) days from the date of such demand, each party will name an arbitrator; and (ii) the two (2) party-appointed arbitrators will thereafter, within thirty (30) days from the date on which the second of the two (2) arbitrators was named, name a third, independent arbitrator who will act as chairperson of the arbitral tribunal. In the event that either party fails to name an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days from the date of a written demand to do so, then upon written application by either party, that arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules. In the event that the two (2) party-appointed arbitrators fail to appoint the third, independent arbitrator within thirty (30) days from the date on which the second of the two (2) arbitrators was named, then upon written application by either party, the third, independent arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules. If the arbitration will be before a sole independent arbitrator, then the sole independent arbitrator will be appointed by agreement of the parties within fifteen (15) days upon written demand of either party. If the parties cannot agree to a sole independent arbitrator, then upon written application by either party, the sole independent arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules.

(e) The place of arbitration shall be Houston, Texas. Along with the arbitrator(s) appointed, the parties will agree to a mutually convenient location, date and time to conduct the arbitration, but in no event will the final hearing(s) be scheduled less than nine (9) months from submission of the Dispute to arbitration unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

 

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(f) The arbitral tribunal will have the right to award, on an interim basis, or include in the final award, any relief which it deems proper in the circumstances, including money damages (with interest on unpaid amounts from the due date), injunctive relief (including specific performance) and attorneys’ fees and costs; provided that the arbitral tribunal will not award any relief not specifically requested by the parties and, in any event, will not award special damages. Upon constitution of the arbitral tribunal following any grant of interim relief by a special arbitrator or court pursuant to Section 4.4(b), the tribunal may affirm or disaffirm that relief, and the parties will seek modification or rescission of the order entered by the special arbitrator or court as necessary to accord with the tribunal’s decision.

(g) The parties agree to be bound by the provisions of Rule 13 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to compulsory counterclaims (as the same may be amended from time to time); provided that any such compulsory counterclaim shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the filing of the original claim.

(h) So long as either party has a timely claim to assert, the agreement to arbitrate Disputes set forth in this Section 4.4 will continue in full force and effect subsequent to, and notwithstanding the completion, expiration or termination of, this Agreement.

(i) A party obtaining an order of interim injunctive relief may enter judgment upon such award in any Delaware federal or state court. The final award in an arbitration pursuant to this Article IV shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties, and a party obtaining a final award may enter judgment upon such award in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(j) It is the intent of the parties that the agreement to arbitrate Disputes set forth in this Section 4.4 shall be interpreted and applied broadly such that all reasonable doubts as to arbitrability of a Dispute shall be decided in favor of arbitration.

(k) The parties agree that any Dispute submitted to mediation and/or arbitration shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, Delaware Law, as provided in Section 4.1(d) and, except as otherwise provided in this Article IV or mutually agreed to in writing by the parties, the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq ., shall govern any arbitration between the parties pursuant to this Section 4.4.

(l) Subject to Section 4.4(c)(ii)(B), each party shall bear its own fees, costs and expenses and shall bear an equal share of the costs and expenses of the arbitration, including the fees, costs and expenses of the three (3) arbitrators; provided that the arbitral tribunal may award the prevailing party its reasonable fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), including with respect to any Disputes relating to the parties’ rights and obligations with respect to indemnification under this Agreement.

(m) Notwithstanding anything in this Article IV to the contrary, any disputes relating to the interpretation of Article II or requesting injunctive relief or specific performance shall be conducted according to the fast-track arbitration procedures of the AAA then in effect.

 

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ARTICLE V

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

5.1. Agreement for Exchange of Information .

(a) Subject to Section 5.8 and any other applicable confidentiality obligations, each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, on behalf of its respective Group, agrees to provide, or cause to be provided, to the other Group, at any time before or after the Distribution Date, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information in the possession or under the control of such respective Group which the requesting party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party (including under applicable securities or tax Laws) by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the requesting party, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative, tax or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation, tax or other similar requirements, in each case other than claims or allegations that one party to this Agreement has against the other, or (iii) subject to the foregoing clause (ii), to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement; provided , however , that, in the event that any party determines that any such provision of Information could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any privilege otherwise available under applicable Law, including the attorney-client privilege, the parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit the compliance with such obligations in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

5.2. Ownership of Information . Any Information owned by one Group that is provided to a requesting party pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 5.7 shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing party. Unless 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.

5.3. Compensation for Providing Information . The party requesting Information agrees to reimburse the other party 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 party’s standard methodology and procedures.

5.4. Record Retention . To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article V and other provisions of this Agreement after the Distribution Date, the parties agree to use their reasonable best efforts to retain all Information in their respective possession or control on the Distribution Date in accordance with the policies of ConocoPhillips as in effect on the Distribution Date or such other policies as may be adopted by ConocoPhillips after the Distribution Date ( provided , in the case of Phillips 66, that ConocoPhillips notifies Phillips 66 of any such change). No party will destroy, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to destroy, any Information which the other party may have the right to obtain pursuant to this Agreement prior to the end of the retention period set forth in such policies without first notifying the other party of the proposed destruction and giving the other party the opportunity to take possession of such information prior to such destruction; provided , however , that in the case of any Information

 

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relating to Taxes, employee benefits or Environmental Liabilities, such retention period shall be extended to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (giving effect to any extensions thereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 9 of the Tax Sharing Agreement shall govern the retention of Tax Records (as defined in the Tax Sharing Agreement).

5.5. Limitations 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 which is an estimate or forecast, or which is based on an 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 5.4.

5.6. Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information . The rights and obligations granted under this Article V are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange, retention or confidential treatment of Information set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

5.7. Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation .

(a) After the Distribution Date, except in the case of an adversarial Action by one party against another party, each party hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the other party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action in which the requesting party may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting party shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

(b) If an Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or settle any Third-Party Claim, the other party shall make available to such Indemnifying Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be.

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(d) Without limiting any provision of this Section 5.7, each of the parties agrees to cooperate, and to cause each member of its respective Group to cooperate, with each other in the defense of any infringement or similar claim with respect any Intellectual Property and shall not claim to acknowledge, or permit any member of its respective Group to claim to acknowledge, the validity or infringing use of any Intellectual Property of a third Person in a manner that would hamper or undermine the defense of such infringement or similar claim.

(e) The obligation of the parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 5.7 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to provide as witnesses inventors and other officers without regard to whether the witness or the employer of the witness could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 5.7(a)).

(f) In connection with any matter contemplated by this Section 5.7, the parties will enter into a mutually acceptable joint defense agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or work product immunity of any member of any Group.

5.8. Confidentiality .

(a) Subject to Section 5.9, until the five (5)-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, on behalf of itself and each member of its respective Group, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to ConocoPhillips’ confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Distribution Date, all Information concerning each such other Group that is either in its possession (including Information in its possession prior to the Distribution Date) or furnished by any such other Group or its respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any other 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 has been (i) in the public domain through no fault of such party or any member of such Group or any of their respective Representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such party (or any member of such party’s 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 other party.

(b) Each party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any such Information to any other Person, except its 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 5.9. Without limiting the foregoing, when any Information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, each party will promptly after request of the other party either return to the other party all Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other party that it has destroyed such Information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon).

 

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5.9. Protective Arrangements . In the event that any party or any member of its Group either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any Information pursuant to applicable Law or receives any demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Information of any other party (or any member of any other party’s Group) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such party shall notify the other party prior to disclosing or providing such Information and shall cooperate at the expense of the requesting party in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by such other party. Subject to the foregoing, the Person that received such request may thereafter disclose or provide Information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority.

ARTICLE VI

FURTHER ASSURANCES

6.1. Attorney-Client Privilege . Phillips 66 agrees that, in the event of any Dispute or other litigation, dispute, controversy or claim between ConocoPhillips or a member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the one hand, and Phillips 66 or a member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the other hand, Phillips 66 will not, and will cause the members of its Group not to, seek any waiver of attorney-client privilege with respect to any communications relating to advice given prior to the Distribution Date by counsel to ConocoPhillips or any Person that was a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips prior to the Distribution Date, regardless of any argument that such advice may have affected the interests of both parties. Moreover, Phillips 66 will, and will cause the members of its Group to, honor any such attorney-client privilege between ConocoPhillips and the members of its Group and its or their counsel, and will not assert that ConocoPhillips or a member of its Group has waived, relinquished or otherwise lost such privilege. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any litigation, dispute, controversy or claim between ConocoPhillips or a member of its Group, on the one hand, and a Third Party other than a member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the other hand, ConocoPhillips shall retain the right to assert attorney-client privilege with respect to any communications relating to advice given prior to the Distribution Date by counsel to ConocoPhillips or any Person that was a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips prior to the Distribution Date.

6.2. Interpretation . Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted or construed against the drafter(s) of these agreements. Both parties had full and fair opportunity to contribute.

6.3. No Attorney Testimony . No in-house attorney or outside attorney may be called to testify about or present evidence covering the interpretation or meaning of this Agreement in any dispute between the parties.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

7.1. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the documents referenced herein (including the Separation and Distribution Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the case of any

 

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conflict between this Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement (other than the Tax Sharing Agreement and the Employee Matters Agreement) in relation to any matters addressed by this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, in the case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Sharing Agreement in relation to matters addressed by the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement shall prevail. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, in the case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Employee Matters Agreement in relation to matters addressed by the Employee Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement shall prevail.

7.2. Assignability . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto, respectively, and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided , however , that no party hereto or thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto or thereto.

7.3. Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any ConocoPhillips Indemnitee or Phillips 66 Indemnitee in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

7.4. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile or electronic transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.4):

If to ConocoPhillips, to:

ConocoPhillips

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Counsel

If to Phillips 66 to:

Phillips 66

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Counsel

 

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Any party may, by notice to the other party, change the address and contact person to which any such notices are to be given.

7.5. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a Delaware state or federal court to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

7.6. Force Majeure . No party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement to the extent that any delay or failure in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, other than a delay or failure to make a payment, results from any cause beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, such as acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor problems or unavailability of parts, or, in the case of computer systems, any failure in electrical or air conditioning equipment. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay.

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

7.8. Survival of Covenants . The covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein, shall survive the Separation and the Distribution and shall remain in full force and effect.

7.9. Waivers of Default . Waiver by any party of any default by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other party. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

7.10. Amendments . No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by any party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

7.11. Limitations of Liability . NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PHILLIPS 66 OR ITS AFFILIATES, ON THE ONE HAND, NOR CONOCOPHILLIPS OR ITS AFFILIATES, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE,

 

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SPECULATIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (OTHER THAN ANY SUCH LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM).

7.12. Further Assurances .

(a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws, regulations and agreements, to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each party hereto shall cooperate with the other parties, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting party, to execute and deliver, or use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument (including any third-party consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be requested to take by any other party hereto from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements and the transfers of the Phillips 66 Assets and the assignment and assumption of the Phillips 66 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, free and clear of any Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.

(c) On or prior to the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of their respective Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66 Company or any other Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Indemnification and Release Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS
By:  

/s/ Ryan M. Lance

Name:   Ryan M. Lance
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PHILLIPS 66
By:  

/s/ Greg C. Garland

Name:   Greg C. Garland
Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

CONOCOPHILLIPS

AND

PHILLIPS 66

DATED AS OF APRIL 26, 2012

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      1   
ARTICLE II SOFTWARE      6   
2.1    Existing Software Ownership      6   
2.2    Allocation of Software Ownership Within a Group      6   
2.3    Software License Grants      6   
2.4    Furnishing of Software      7   
2.5    Subsequent Derivative Works      7   
2.6    Confidentiality of Software      8   
2.7    No Contravention of Existing License Agreements      8   
ARTICLE III PROPRIETARY INFORMATION      8   
3.1    Ownership of Existing Proprietary Information      8   
3.2    Allocation of Proprietary Information Within a Group      9   
3.3    License Grants for Proprietary Information      9   
3.4    Confidentiality Obligations      10   
3.5    Limitations on Confidentiality Restrictions      10   
3.6    Compelled Production      10   
3.7    Furnishing of Proprietary Information      11   
3.8    No Contravention of Existing License Agreements      11   
ARTICLE IV PATENTS      11   
4.1    Ownership of Existing Patents      11   
4.2    License to Existing Patents      11   
ARTICLE V TRADEMARKS      13   
5.1    Ownership of Trademarks      13   
5.2    Allocation of Trademarks Within a Group      13   
5.3    No rights in Phillips 66 Group Trademarks      13   
5.4    License to ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks      13   
5.5    Ownership of Domains      14   
5.6    License and Transfer-back of Certain Domain Names to ConocoPhillips      14   
5.7    FTC Matter Related to Certain Phillips 66 Group Trademarks      14   
ARTICLE VI IPR FUTURES AND ISSUES OF OWNERSHIP      14   
6.1    Ownership Unaffected by this Agreement      14   
6.2    No Rights or Licenses Granted      15   
6.3    Issues as to Ownership      15   
ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLICENSES      15   
7.1    Assignment Agreements      15   
7.2    Assignment of Phillips 66 IP Licenses      15   
7.3    Assignment of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses      16   
7.4    Sublicense of Phillips 66 IP Licenses      16   

 

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7.5    Sublicense of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses      16   
7.6    Acquisition of Subsidiary by Phillips 66      17   
7.7    Failure of Assignment of Phillips 66 IP Licenses      17   
7.8    Failure of Assignment of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses      18   
7.9    Order of Precedence      19   
ARTICLE VIII ASSIGNMENT/SUBLICENSING      19   
8.1    Assignments      19   
8.2    Sublicense Rights      19   
ARTICLE IX INFRINGEMENT      19   
ARTICLE X NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS      20   
ARTICLE XI GOVERNING LAW; IP CLAIMS      20   
11.1    Choice of Law      20   
11.2    Intellectual Property Rights      20   
11.3    Equitable Remedies      20   
11.4    Bankruptcy      21   
ARTICLE XII NOTICE      21   
ARTICLE XIII FURTHER DUE DILIGENCE      22   
ARTICLE XIV FEES AND EXPENSES      22   
ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS      22   
15.1    No Other Rights      22   
15.2    No Enforcement Against Third Party      22   
15.3    Further Assurances      22   
15.4    Rules of Construction      23   
15.5    Amendments      23   
15.6    No Waiver      24   
15.7    Third Party Beneficiaries      24   
15.8    Force Majeure      24   
15.9    Counterparts      24   
15.10    Severability      25   
15.11    Entire Agreement      25   

 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT made and entered into effective as of April 26, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ ConocoPhillips ”), and Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ Phillips 66 ”) (the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I or in that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 dated as of April 26, 2012 (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ConocoPhillips (the “ConocoPhillips Board”) has determined that it is in the best interests of ConocoPhillips and its stockholders to create a new publicly traded company that shall operate the Phillips 66 Business;

WHEREAS, Phillips 66 has been incorporated for this purpose and has not engaged in activities except in preparation for its corporate reorganization and the distribution of its stock;

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the ConocoPhillips Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable for ConocoPhillips and its applicable Subsidiaries to transfer the Phillips 66 Assets, including the Phillips 66 Intellectual Property, to Phillips 66 and its applicable Subsidiaries, and for Phillips 66 and its applicable Subsidiaries to assume the Phillips 66 Liabilities, in each case, as more fully described in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Associated Agreements;

WHEREAS, Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries desire to receive (and ConocoPhillips is willing to grant to Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries) certain rights under Patents and non-Patent Intellectual Property retained and owned by ConocoPhillips or its Subsidiaries on or after the Effective Date, and ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries desire to receive (and Phillips 66 is willing to grant to ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries) certain rights under Patents and Non-Patent Intellectual Property Rights owned by Phillips 66 or its Subsidiaries on or after the Effective Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.


Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Ancillary Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Associated Agreements ” shall mean the Copyright and Technology Assignment, the Patent Assignment, the Trademark and Service Mark Assignment, and the Domain Name Assignment.

Authorized Persons ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

ConocoPhillips ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

ConocoPhillips Board ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

ConocoPhillips Business ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Group Proprietary Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1.

ConocoPhillips Group Software ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.1.

ConocoPhillips IP Licenses ” shall mean all (a) licenses, permissions and covenants granted by any Person, including Phillips 66 Group members, to ConocoPhillips or any Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips to, in any way, exploit or use Intellectual Property owned, controlled or otherwise licensable by such Person, and the corresponding agreements by which such licenses, permissions or covenants are granted, which are licenses, permissions or covenants to use or exploit Software, Patents or Proprietary Information and that primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the ConocoPhillips Business (such licenses, permissions and covenants, and their corresponding agreements, being collectively referred to as “Inbound ConocoPhillips IP Licenses”); and (b) licenses, permissions and covenants granted by ConocoPhillips or any Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips to any Person to, in any way, exploit or use Intellectual Property owned, controlled or otherwise licensable by the ConocoPhillips Group, and the corresponding agreements by which such licenses, permissions or covenants are granted, which are licenses, permissions or covenants to use or exploit Software, Patents or Proprietary Information and that primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the ConocoPhillips Business (such licenses, permissions and covenants, and their corresponding agreements, being collectively referred to as “Outbound ConocoPhillips IP Licenses”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not be deemed a ConocoPhillips IP License.

 

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Copyright and Technology Assignment ” shall mean that certain Copyright and Technology Assignment contemporaneously executed by ConocoPhillips Company and Phillips 66 Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.

Copyrights ” shall mean all copyrights and related rights and interests in copyrights and related rights, moral rights, licenses and all other rights, privileges and priorities relating to any works of authorship or any subject matter protected by related rights, including all works of authorship under Section 102 of Title 17 of the United States Code, under the copyright and related rights laws of every country and jurisdiction throughout the world, now or hereafter known, whether registered or unregistered, for their entire term of protection, including all extensions, licenses, renewals or reversions thereof.

Derivative Work ” shall mean a work which is based upon one or more preexisting works, and which is a derivative work, including any revision, modification, translation, abridgment, condensation, expansion, collection, compilation, or any other form in which such preexisting works may be recast, transformed, or adapted, and which, if prepared without authorization by the owner of a preexisting work, would constitute Copyright infringement.

Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Existing ConocoPhillips Group Patents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.1.

Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.2.

Governmental Authority ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Inbound ConocoPhillips IP Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses.

Inbound Phillips 66 IP Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Phillips 66 IP Licenses.

Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Internal Contribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Internal Contribution Date ” shall mean the date on which the Internal Contribution is effected.

IPR Futures ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.1.

 

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Licensee ” shall mean a Party receiving a license of any Intellectual Property hereunder.

Licensor ” shall mean a Party licensing any Intellectual Property hereunder.

Outbound ConocoPhillips IP Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses.

Outbound Phillips 66 IP Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Phillips 66 IP Licenses.

Parties ” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the preamble.

Patent Assignment ” shall mean that certain Patent Assignment contemporaneously executed by ConocoPhillips Company and Phillips 66 Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II.

Patents ” shall mean patents and patent applications, all foreign counterparts, continuations, divisions, reissues, reexaminations and renewals of such patents and patent applications, all prosecution files and databases for such patents and patent applications and all inventions created or first reduced to practice as of the Distribution on which a patent later issues.

Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Phillips 66 Business ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 Designee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 Group Domains ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.1.

Phillips 66 Group Proprietary Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.2.

Phillips 66 Group Software ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.2.

Phillips 66 Group Trademarks ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.2.

 

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Phillips 66 IP Licenses ” shall mean all (a) licenses, permissions and covenants granted by any Person, including ConocoPhillips Group members, to Phillips 66 or any Subsidiary of Phillips 66 to, in any way, exploit or use Intellectual Property owned, controlled or otherwise licensable by such Person, and the corresponding agreements by which such licenses, permissions or covenants are granted, which are licenses, permissions or covenants to use or exploit Software, Patents or Proprietary Information and that primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the Phillips 66 Business (such licenses, permissions and covenants, and their corresponding agreements, being collectively referred to as “Inbound Phillips 66 IP Licenses”); and (b) licenses, permissions and covenants granted by Phillips 66 or any Subsidiary of Phillips 66 to any Person to, in any way, exploit or use Intellectual Property owned, controlled or otherwise licensable by the Phillips 66 Group, and the corresponding agreements by which such licenses, permissions or covenants are granted, which are licenses, permissions or covenants to use or exploit Software, Patents or Proprietary Information and that primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the Phillips 66 Business (such licenses, permissions and covenants, and their corresponding agreements, being collectively referred to as “Outbound Phillips 66 IP Licenses”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not be deemed a Phillips 66 IP License.

Proprietary Information ” shall mean (i) business and technical information, including ideas, data, knowledge, trade secrets, know-how and algorithms, existing as of the Distribution, which is proprietary and/or that derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy and (ii) all physical manifestations of the business and technical information described in the preceding clause (i), including documents, specifications, designs, plans, records, drawings and databases.

Separation and Distribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Software ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Third Party ” shall mean any Person other than a member of a Group.

Trademark ” shall mean any word, name, corporate name, trade name, domain name (including, without limitation, IP addresses and ASNs), logo, design, mark, trademark, service mark, symbol, device, trade dress, any common law marks, trademark or service mark application or registration, or any other indicia of origin or any combination thereof and all goodwill associated therewith.

Trademark and Service Mark Assignment ” shall mean that certain Trademark and Service Mark Assignment contemporaneously executed by ConocoPhillips Company and Phillips 66 Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit III.

Transaction Expenses ” shall mean with respect to any Party, all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts, consultants or agents to such Party or any of its Affiliates and including governmental

 

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transfer taxes, recording fees and other similar fees and impositions) incurred by such Party or its Affiliates (or on such Party’s or Affiliate’s behalf) in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

SOFTWARE

2.1 Existing Software Ownership

As between the Phillips 66 Group and the ConocoPhillips Group, any Software existing as of the Internal Contribution Date that was:

2.1.1. created by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by ConocoPhillips or any other member of either Group that primarily relates to, arises out of or results from the ConocoPhillips Business, shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’ discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ConocoPhillips Group Software”);

2.1.2. created by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by ConocoPhillips or any other member of either Group that primarily relates to, arises out of or results from the Phillips 66 Business shall be owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee (“Phillips 66 Group Software”); and

2.1.3. created by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by ConocoPhillips and that is not covered under Section 2.1.1 or Section 2.1.2 shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’ discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.

2.2 Allocation of Software Ownership Within a Group

Each Group may allocate ownership of Software owned by that Group to the appropriate member or members within that Group.

2.3 Software License Grants

2.3.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free and irrevocable license to, in the conduct of the Phillips 66 Business, use, reproduce, distribute, display and prepare Derivative Works based upon, any ConocoPhillips Group Software that is used in the Phillips 66 Business as of the Internal Contribution Date.

 

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2.3.2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective immediately following the Internal Contribution Date, Phillips 66 hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other Phillips 66 Group member to grant to ConocoPhillips Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free and irrevocable license to, in the conduct of the ConocoPhillips Business, use, reproduce, distribute, display and prepare Derivative Works based upon, any Phillips 66 Group Software that is used in the ConocoPhillips Business as of the Internal Contribution Date.

2.3.3. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, fully-sublicensable, fully-assignable, royalty-free and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, distribute, display and prepare Derivative Works based upon any Software described under Section 2.1.3. The license granted in this Section 2.3.3 shall not be restricted to any field of use.

2.4 Furnishing of Software

Subject to reasonable confidentiality restrictions and Third Party rights, until the date that is twelve (12) months after the Internal Contribution Date, a Group may request a copy of Software licensed pursuant to Section 2.3, including the source code, which Software such Group reasonably believes is required in the conduct of its business, and the other Group shall provide a copy of such Software; provided that, in each case, such Software exists in the same form in which it existed as of the Internal Contribution Date. Following such twelve-month period, for an additional two-year period, each Group shall use reasonable efforts to supply a copy of such Software to the requesting Group. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Party in possession of the licensed Software need only furnish a copy of such software in the form in which it existed as of the Internal Contribution Date and in no event shall a Party be required to furnish to the other Party any upgrades, updates, enhancements or other modifications to the licensed Software.

2.5 Subsequent Derivative Works

After the Internal Contribution Date, a Group creating a Derivative Work of Software licensed from another Group shall own all rights in and to the particular modifications, additions or changes made to such Software by the creating Group, subject to the Intellectual Property rights of the licensing Group. No license is granted hereunder to such modifications, additions or changes by the Group creating such a Derivative Work to the Group that owns the Software on which such Derivative Work is based and the Group creating such a Derivative Work shall not, by virtue of creating any Derivative Work, gain any greater rights in and to such licensed Software than are expressly granted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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2.6 Confidentiality of Software

Each Group shall treat any source code for Software owned by the other Group as Proprietary Information of the other Group and shall hold it in confidence in accordance with the terms of Section 3.4.

2.7 No Contravention of Existing License Agreements

Nothing in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement changes, alters, limits or expands any current rights that any ConocoPhillips Group member or any Phillips 66 Group member may have been granted as of the Internal Contribution Date by any Person to reproduce, distribute, display or otherwise use Software. For purposes of clarity, the Parties understand and agree that the purpose of the Software licenses granted herein is to allow to continue after the Internal Contribution Date certain incidental uses by one Group of the other Group’s Software which have taken place in the Groups prior to the Internal Contribution Date and neither Group shall seek to use any license to Software granted hereunder to exploit Software in a manner that was not granted prior to the Internal Contribution Date.

ARTICLE III

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

3.1 Ownership of Existing Proprietary Information

As between the Phillips 66 Group and the ConocoPhillips Group, any Proprietary Information existing as of the Internal Contribution Date:

3.1.1. created or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by ConocoPhillips Company or any other member of either Group that primarily relates to, arises out of or results from the ConocoPhillips Business, shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’ discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. Proprietary Information owned by the ConocoPhillips Company or another Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips pursuant to this Section 3.1.1 is referred to as “ConocoPhillips Group Proprietary Information” and includes, but is not limited to the Proprietary Information listed in Schedule 3.1.1;

3.1.2. created or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by ConocoPhillips Company or any other member of either Group that primarily relates to, arises out of or results from the Phillips 66 Business, shall be owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee; Proprietary Information owned by Phillips 66 Company or another Phillips 66 Designee pursuant to this Section 3.1.2 is referred to as “Phillips 66 Group Proprietary Information” and includes, but is not limited to the Proprietary Information listed in Schedule 3.1.2; and

 

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3.1.3. created or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by ConocoPhillips Company, and that is not covered under Section 3.1.1 or Section 3.1.2 shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’s discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips.

3.2 Allocation of Proprietary Information Within a Group

Each Group may allocate ownership of Proprietary Information owned by that Group to the appropriate member or members within that Group.

3.3 License Grants for Proprietary Information

3.3.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free and irrevocable license to, in the conduct of the Phillips 66 Business, use any ConocoPhillips Group Proprietary Information that is used in the Phillips 66 Business as of the Internal Contribution Date.

3.3.2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective immediately following the Internal Contribution Date, Phillips 66 hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other Phillips 66 Group member to grant, to ConocoPhillips Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free and irrevocable license to, in the conduct of the ConocoPhillips Business, use any Phillips 66 Group Proprietary Information that is used in the ConocoPhillips Business as of the Internal Contribution Date.

3.3.3. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company an exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, fully-sublicensable, fully-assignable, royalty-free and irrevocable license to, in the conduct of the Phillips 66 Business, use any Proprietary Information described in Section 3.1.3 that is used in the ConocoPhillips Business as of the Internal Contribution Date. In addition, subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up,

 

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worldwide, perpetual, fully-sublicensable, fully-assignable, royalty-free and irrevocable license to use any ConocoPhillips Group Proprietary Information described in Section 3.1.3 in any field of use that does not fall within the ConocoPhillips Business and the Phillips 66 Business.

3.4 Confidentiality Obligations

With respect to Proprietary Information owned by the other Group, each Group shall:

3.4.1. restrict disclosure of such Proprietary Information to its employees, contractors, Affiliates and advisors with a need to know (“Authorized Persons”) and obligate such Authorized Persons to conduct themselves in accordance with the obligations assumed herein, and

3.4.2. not disclose such Proprietary Information to any Third Party without the prior written approval of such other Group.

3.5 Limitations on Confidentiality Restrictions

The restrictions concerning the use or disclosure of Proprietary Information contained in Section 3.4 shall not apply to information:

3.5.1. lawfully received free of restriction from another source that was not legally or contractually prohibited from distribution of such information;

3.5.2. after it has become generally available to the public without breach of this Agreement;

3.5.3. independently developed or derived by the recipient without use of the Proprietary Information; or

3.5.4. that the Group who owns such information agrees, in writing, may be used or disclosed and then only to the extent of such agreement.

3.6 Compelled Production

The restrictions concerning the use or disclosure of Proprietary Information contained in Section 3.4 shall not preclude a member of either Group, on the good faith advice of counsel, from complying with applicable law or other demand under lawful process, including a discovery request in a civil litigation or from a governmental agency or official, if the member first gives the Group owning the relevant Proprietary Information prompt notice of the required disclosure and cooperates with the owning Group, at the owning Group’s sole expense, in seeking reasonable protective arrangements with the party requiring disclosure under applicable law or other demand under lawful process. In no event shall such cooperation require any member of a Group to take any action which, on the advice of its counsel, could result in the imposition of any sanctions or other penalties against that member.

 

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3.7 Furnishing of Proprietary Information

Except as required by the terms of this Agreement, no member of any Group is required to furnish any physical manifestations of any Proprietary Information to any member of any other Group.

3.8 No Contravention of Existing License Agreements

Nothing in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement changes, alters, limits or expands any current rights that any ConocoPhillips Group member or any Phillips 66 Group member may have been granted as of the Distribution by any Person to use Proprietary Information. For purposes of clarity, the Parties understand and agree that the purpose of the licenses to use Proprietary Information granted herein is to allow to continue after the Internal Contribution Date certain incidental uses by one Group of the other Group’s Proprietary Information which have taken place in the Groups prior to the Internal Contribution Date and neither Group shall seek to use any license to Proprietary Information granted hereunder to exploit Proprietary Information in a manner that was not granted prior to the Internal Contribution Date.

ARTICLE IV

PATENTS

4.1 Ownership of Existing Patents

As between the Phillips 66 Group and the ConocoPhillips Group, any Patents existing as of the Internal Contribution Date that:

4.1.1. were invented or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by the ConocoPhillips Group and are primarily related to the ConocoPhillips Business, including but not limited to, those set forth on Schedule 4.1.1 hereto, shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’ discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“Existing ConocoPhillips Group Patents” as further defined in Exhibit II);

4.1.2. were invented or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise invented or developed for the benefit of the Phillips 66 Group and are primarily related to the Phillips 66 Business, including but not limited to, those set forth on Schedule 4.1.2 hereto, shall be owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee (“Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents” as further defined in Exhibit II).

4.2 License to Existing Patents

4.2.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Distribution, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause

 

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each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company under Existing ConocoPhillips Group Patents, including, for the purpose of clarification, all counterparts, continuations, divisions, reissues, reexaminations and renewals thereof, an exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, fully-sublicensable, fully-assignable, royalty-free and irrevocable license to make, have made, use, have used, offer to sell, sell and import any and all products and services in the conduct of the Phillips 66 Business, and limited to the scope of the Phillips 66 Business as of the Internal Contribution Date. For the purpose of clarification, ConocoPhillips reserves all rights, and no license is granted herein to Phillips 66 Company under Existing ConocoPhillips Group Patents to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import any and all products and services other than in the conduct of the Phillips 66 Business as of the Internal Contribution Date.

4.2.2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective immediately following the Internal Contribution Date, Phillips 66 hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other Phillips 66 Group member to grant, to ConocoPhillips Company under Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents, including, for the purpose of clarification, all counterparts, continuations, divisions, reissues, reexaminations and renewals thereof, an exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, fully-sublicensable, fully-assignable, royalty-free and irrevocable license to make, have made, use, have used, offer to sell, sell and import any and all products and services in the conduct of the ConocoPhillips Business, and limited to the scope of the ConocoPhillips Business as of the Internal Contribution Date. For the purpose of clarification, Phillips 66 reserves all rights, and no license is granted herein to ConocoPhillips Company under Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import any and all products and services other than in the conduct of the ConocoPhillips Business as of the Internal Contribution Date.

4.2.3. Should the owner of any Patent subject to the license grants in Section 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 not wish to prepare, file, prosecute, maintain or issue any patent application, or maintain a Patent issuing from any such patent applications, in any particular country, the owning Party, in consideration for the then fair market value of such Patent, shall grant the other Party any necessary authority to file, prosecute, maintain or issue such patent application, or maintain such Patent, in the name of non-owning Party and at its sole expense.

 

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ARTICLE V

TRADEMARKS

5.1 Ownership of Trademarks

As between the Phillips 66 Group and the ConocoPhillips Group, any Trademarks existing as of the Internal Contribution Date that:

5.1.1. were created or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by the ConocoPhillips Group and primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the ConocoPhillips Business, shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’ discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. Trademarks owned by ConocoPhillips Company or another Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips pursuant to this Section 5.1.1 are referred to as “ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks” and are listed in Schedule 5.1.1; and

5.1.2. were created or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by the Phillips 66 Group and primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the Phillips 66 Business, shall be owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee. Trademarks owned by Phillips 66 Company or another Phillips 66 Designee pursuant to this Section 5.1.2 are referred to as “Phillips 66 Group Trademarks” and are listed in Schedule 5.1.2.

5.2 Allocation of Trademarks Within a Group

Each Group may allocate ownership of Trademarks owned by that Group to the appropriate member within that Group.

5.3 No rights in Phillips 66 Group Trademarks

For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in any Ancillary Agreement or in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, all Trademarks other than the ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks shall be exclusively owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee. Nothing in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement changes, alters, limits or expands any current rights that any ConocoPhillips Group member or any Phillips 66 Group Member may have been granted as of the Internal Contribution Date by any party to use Trademarks.

5.4 License to ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject to rights of Third Parties and licenses in effect as of the Internal Contribution Date, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips hereby grants, and agrees to cause each other ConocoPhillips Group member to grant, to Phillips 66 Company under ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks that are used in the Phillips 66 Business as of the Internal Contribution Date, a nonexclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free license to use the ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks in commerce in connection with the offer to sell, sell and import of any and all products and services in the conduct of the Phillips 66 Business. Phillips 66 Company shall acquire no ownership rights in the ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks and all goodwill symbolized by and connected with the use of the ConocoPhillips Group Trademarks by Phillips 66 Company shall inure solely to the benefit of ConocoPhillips Company. The term of the license granted in this Section 5.4 shall be thirty-six (36) months.

 

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5.5 Ownership of Domains

As between the Phillips 66 Group and the ConocoPhillips Group, any domain names existing as of the Internal Contribution Date that:

5.5.1. were created or developed by or for or assigned, transferred, conveyed to, or otherwise owned by the Phillips 66 Group and primarily relate to, arise out of or result from the Phillips 66 Business, shall be owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee, subject to the temporary license and transfer of the domain names containing the trademark CONOCOPHILLIPS. Domain names owned by Phillips 66 Company or another Phillips 66 Designee pursuant to this Section 5.5.1 are referred to as “Phillips 66 Group Domains” and are listed in Schedule 5.5.1.

5.6 License and Transfer-back of Certain Domain Names to ConocoPhillips

Certain domain names identified in the Phillips 66 Group Domains schedule contain the mark CONOCOPHILLIPS and shall be temporarily transferred and licensed for Phillips 66 Company’s control and during which the trademark license identified in Section 5.4 is active. Accordingly, ConocoPhillips grants a license to Phillips 66 Company to control and use the domain names identified in the Phillips 66 Group Domains schedule during the term in which the trademark license in Section 5.4 remains active. Upon the expiration of the trademark license in Section 5.4, all domain names in the Phillips 66 Group Domains schedule containing the trademark CONOCOPHILLIPS shall be transferred back to ConocoPhillips Company within one-hundred and twenty (120) days.

5.7 FTC Matter Related to Certain Phillips 66 Group Trademarks

Further to Section 5.3 and in accordance with the Decision and Order of In the Matter of Conoco, Inc., a corporation, and Phillips Petroleum Company, a corporation , Docket No. C-4058, February 7, 2003, as modified November 14, 2011, Phillips 66 Company shall succeed to the consent decree obligations set forth in the Order.

ARTICLE VI

IPR FUTURES AND ISSUES OF OWNERSHIP

6.1 Ownership Unaffected by this Agreement

6.1.1. All Software, Proprietary Information, Patents, and Trademarks (a) created, developed or made, or, (b) other than by operation of this Agreement, otherwise acquired or controlled, by a member of a Group after the Internal Contribution Date (“IPR Futures”) shall be owned in accordance with applicable law or agreement and such ownership is not covered or in any way provided by this Agreement (other than Section 6.3 and Article VII below), the Separation and

 

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Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, except that (i) Patents issuing on applications contained in the definition of Existing ConocoPhillips Group Patents and all counterparts, continuations, divisions, reissues, reexaminations and renewals of Existing ConocoPhillips Group Patents shall be owned by ConocoPhillips Company or, at ConocoPhillips’ discretion, a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips and (ii) Patents issuing on applications contained in the definition of Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents and all counterparts, continuations, divisions, reissues, reexaminations and renewals of Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents shall be owned by Phillips 66 Company or, at Phillips 66’s discretion, a Phillips 66 Designee.

6.2 No Rights or Licenses Granted

Other than as provided in the Patent Assignment, the Trademark and Service Mark Assignment, or the Copyright and Technology Assignment, no rights or licenses under any IPR Futures are granted pursuant to this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

6.3 Issues as to Ownership

In the event that an issue should arise under this Agreement as to the ownership of, or license rights in, particular Software, Proprietary Information, Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks or IPR Futures, the Parties shall discuss and negotiate reasonably in good faith to resolve any such issue.

ARTICLE VII

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLICENSES

7.1 Assignment Agreements

By the Patent Assignment, the Copyright and Technology Assignment, the Trademark and Service Mark Assignment and the Domain Name Assignment, as of the Internal Contribution Date, ConocoPhillips, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries (including ConocoPhillips Company), assigns to Phillips 66 Company any and all right, title and interest of ConocoPhillips and each of its Subsidiaries (including ConocoPhillips Company) in, to and under the Existing Phillips 66 Group Patents, Phillips 66 Group Trademarks, Phillips 66 Group Software and Phillips 66 Group Proprietary Information.

7.2 Assignment of Phillips 66 IP Licenses

ConocoPhillips, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries (including ConocoPhillips Company), does hereby assign, convey, transfer and deliver to Phillips 66 Company, effective as of the Internal Contribution Date, all of ConocoPhillips’ and each of its Subsidiaries’ entire right, title and interest, to, in and under all Phillips 66 IP Licenses, in accordance with the terms of such licenses and only to the extent ConocoPhillips or a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips has the right to do so (subject to its obligations in Section 15.3.1), together with any and all rights and licenses granted to the Phillips 66 Group

 

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pursuant to this Agreement. Immediately after the assignment to Phillips 66 Company set forth in this Section 7.2, ConocoPhillips and the other ConocoPhillips Group members shall no longer retain any rights or licenses granted to the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to this Agreement.

7.3 Assignment of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses

Phillips 66, on behalf of itself and each Phillips 66 Designee (including Phillips 66 Company), does hereby assign, convey, transfer and deliver to ConocoPhillips Company effective immediately following the Internal Contribution Date, all of Phillips 66’s and each Phillips 66 Designee’s entire right, title and interest, to, in and under all ConocoPhillips IP Licenses, in accordance with the terms of such licenses and only to the extent Phillips 66 or a Phillips 66 Designee has the right to do so (subject to its obligations in Section 15.3.1), together with any and all rights and licenses granted to the ConocoPhillips Group pursuant to this Agreement. Immediately after the assignment to ConocoPhillips Company set forth in this Section 7.3, Phillips 66 and the other Phillips 66 Group members shall no longer retain any rights or licenses granted to the ConocoPhillips Group pursuant to this Agreement.

7.4 Sublicense of Phillips 66 IP Licenses

Effective immediately following the Internal Contribution Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Phillips 66, on behalf of itself and each Phillips 66 Designee (including Phillips 66 Company), hereby grants to ConocoPhillips Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free and irrevocable sublicense to use Phillips 66 IP Licenses that were used in the ConocoPhillips Business as of the Internal Contribution Date, in accordance with the terms set forth in such license agreements and only to the extent that Phillips 66 or a Phillips 66 Designee has the right to do so (subject to its obligations in Section 15.3.2 herein).

7.5 Sublicense of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses

Effective as of the Internal Contribution Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, ConocoPhillips, on behalf of itself and each other ConocoPhillips Group member, hereby grants to Phillips 66 Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, worldwide, perpetual, non-sublicensable (except as provided in Section 8.2), non-assignable (except as set forth as provided in Section 8.1), royalty-free and irrevocable sublicense to use ConocoPhillips IP Licenses that were used in the Phillips 66 Business as of the Internal Contribution Date, in accordance with the terms set forth in such license agreements and only to the extent ConocoPhillips or a member of the ConocoPhillips Group has the right to do so (subject to its obligations in Section 15.3.2 herein).

 

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7.6 Acquisition of Subsidiary by Phillips 66

The Parties recognize that one or more Subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips will no longer be Subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips following the Internal Contribution Date but will become Subsidiaries of Phillips 66. Such Subsidiaries shall not be required to assign to Phillips 66 Company any Phillips 66 IP Licenses under Section 7.2 or any other Intellectual Property allocated to the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to this Agreement because Phillips 66 Company will obtain control of such Phillips 66 IP License or other Intellectual Property through equity ownership of that Subsidiary. Accordingly, to the extent that Phillips 66 Company obtains as a Subsidiary a Subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Company, which Subsidiary would, but for the operation of this Section 7.6, have assigned to Phillips 66 its Phillips 66 IP Licenses by operation of Section 7.2 or other Intellectual Property by operation of the Copyright and Technology Assignment, the Patent Assignment or the Trademark and Service Mark Assignment, then the assignment of such rights, and only such rights, shall not be deemed to have been made by operation of the Copyright and Technology Assignment, the Patent Assignment, the Trademark and Service Mark Assignment or Section 7.2. Otherwise, the assignments of this Agreement are unaffected by this Section 7.6.

7.7 Failure of Assignment of Phillips 66 IP Licenses

In the event that a particular Phillips 66 IP License cannot be assigned by ConocoPhillips or its Subsidiaries (including ConocoPhillips Company) to Phillips 66 or a Phillips 66 Designee (including Phillips 66 Company) after assistance has been fully rendered in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 15.3.1, then, with respect to such a Phillips 66 IP License that is

7.7.1. an Outbound Phillips 66 IP License, ConocoPhillips hereby irrevocably appoints, and agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to irrevocably appoint, Phillips 66 Company as ConocoPhillips’ and its Subsidiaries’ exclusive agent for administering such Outbound Phillips 66 IP License and hereby irrevocably assigns to Phillips 66 Company any and all right, title and interest in and to all royalties and other payments to be paid to ConocoPhillips or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to such Outbound Phillips 66 IP License. ConocoPhillips shall, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, at any time without charge to Phillips 66 Company, sign all papers, take all rightful oaths, and do all acts which Phillips 66 Company believes to be necessary, desirable or convenient to effect such appointment and assignment, including sending such letters as Phillips 66 Company may request directing licensees under such Outbound Phillips 66 IP Licenses to make payments to Phillips 66 Company.

7.7.2. an Inbound Phillips 66 IP License, ConocoPhillips shall exercise, and agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to exercise, to the fullest extent permitted by such Inbound Phillips 66 IP License, its rights for the maximum benefit and protection of Phillips 66 Company, and ConocoPhillips, to the fullest extent permitted without jeopardizing Phillips 66 Company’s license rights under such Inbound Phillips 66 IP License, hereby irrevocably appoints, and agrees to cause each of its Subsidiaries to irrevocably appoint, Phillips 66 Company as an agent for ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries under such Inbound Phillips 66 IP License with full authority to act on behalf of ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries to ensure that the Phillips 66 Group enjoys the maximum benefit and protection of

 

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such Inbound Phillips 66 IP License. ConocoPhillips shall, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, at any time without charge to Phillips 66 Company, sign all papers, take all rightful oaths, and do all acts which Phillips 66 Company believes to be necessary, desirable or convenient to effect such appointment, including sending such letters as Phillips 66 Company may request advising licensors of such appointment.

7.8 Failure of Assignment of ConocoPhillips IP Licenses

In the event that a particular ConocoPhillips IP License cannot be assigned by Phillips 66 or a Phillips 66 Designee to ConocoPhillips Company after assistance has been fully rendered in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 15.3.1, then, with respect to such a ConocoPhillips IP License that is

7.8.1. an Outbound ConocoPhillips IP License, Phillips 66 hereby irrevocably appoints, and agrees to cause each of the Phillips 66 Designees to irrevocably appoint, ConocoPhillips Company as Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries’ exclusive agent for administering such Outbound ConocoPhillips IP License and hereby irrevocably assigns to ConocoPhillips Company any and all right, title and interest in and to all royalties and other payments to be paid to Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries pursuant to such Outbound ConocoPhillips IP License. Phillips 66 shall, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, at any time without charge to ConocoPhillips Company, sign all papers, take all rightful oaths, and do all acts which ConocoPhillips Company believes to be necessary, desirable or convenient to effect such appointment and assignment, including sending such letters as ConocoPhillips Company may request directing licensees under such Outbound ConocoPhillips IP Licenses to make payments to ConocoPhillips Company.

7.8.2. an Inbound ConocoPhillips IP License, Phillips 66 shall exercise, and agrees to cause each of the Phillips 66 Designees to exercise, to the fullest extent permitted by such Inbound ConocoPhillips IP License, its rights for the maximum benefit and protection of ConocoPhillips Company, and Phillips 66, to the fullest extent permitted without jeopardizing ConocoPhillips Company’s license rights under such Inbound ConocoPhillips IP License, hereby irrevocably appoints, and agrees to cause each of the Phillips 66 Designees to appoint, ConocoPhillips Company as an agent for Phillips 66 and the Phillips 66 Designees under such Inbound ConocoPhillips IP License with full authority to act on behalf of Phillips 66 and the Phillips 66 Designees to ensure that the ConocoPhillips Group enjoys the maximum benefit and protection of such Inbound ConocoPhillips IP License. Phillips 66 shall, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, at any time without charge to ConocoPhillips Company, sign all papers, take all rightful oaths, and do all acts which ConocoPhillips Company believes to be necessary, desirable or convenient to effect such appointment, including sending such letters as ConocoPhillips Company may request advising licensors of such appointment.

 

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7.9 Order of Precedence

In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and those of the Patent Assignment, the Copyright and Technology Assignment, or the Trademark and the Service Mark Assignment, the order of priority shall be first the Patent Assignment, the Copyright and Technology Assignment, or the Trademark and Service Mark Assignment, as applicable, and second this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

ASSIGNMENT/SUBLICENSING

8.1 Assignments

8.1.1. Except as expressly provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Party shall assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, unless such assignment is to a Person who is or becomes an Affiliate of such Party. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of each of the Parties.

8.1.2. Except as provided in Section 8.2 below and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Associated Agreements, as applicable, each Party shall have the right to assign, transfer, convey, license or use in any manner, any Intellectual Property, including Software, Proprietary Information, Patents, and Trademarks, owned by such Party, whether as a result of allocations, assignments or transfers set forth in or contemplated by this Agreement, the Associated Agreements or otherwise.

8.2 Sublicense Rights

Neither Party shall sublicense any of the Intellectual Property rights licensed to it pursuant to Sections 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 5.4, 7.4 or 7.5 hereof without the prior written consent of the other Party, unless such sublicense is to a Person who is or becomes an Affiliate of such Party; provided that, the sublicense granted to such Person shall only be effective for so long as such Person remains an Affiliate of such Party.

ARTICLE IX

INFRINGEMENT

ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 agree to reasonably cooperate with each other, and to cause their respective Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with each other, in the protection and enforcement of the Intellectual Property licensed to the other Party pursuant to this Agreement. Licensor may, in its sole discretion, commence or prosecute and effect the disposition of any claims or suits relative to the infringement, misappropriation and/or unlawful use of the licensed Intellectual Property in its own name and may, with Licensee’s permission, such permission not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, join Licensee as a party in the prosecution of such claims or suits. Licensee agrees to reasonably cooperate with Licensor in connection with any

 

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such claims or suits and undertakes to furnish reasonable assistance to Licensor in the conduct of all proceedings in regard thereto. Both Parties shall promptly notify the other party in writing of any infringement, misappropriation or illegal uses by others of the licensed Intellectual Property.

ARTICLE X

NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS

ALL SOFTWARE, PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, TRADEMARKS, AND PATENTS COVERED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE FURNISHED “AS IS,” WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE, MAINTENANCE OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHATSOEVER. EACH GROUP ASSUMES TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR ITS USE OF ANY SOFTWARE, PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. NEITHER GROUP MAKES, AND EACH GROUP EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTY THAT SUCH SOFTWARE, PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IS “ERROR FREE.”

ARTICLE XI

GOVERNING LAW; IP CLAIMS

11.1 Choice of Law

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. Except as otherwise provided herein, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, each on behalf of itself and the members of its respective Group, hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Delaware, or absent subject matter jurisdiction in that court, the state courts of the State of Delaware for all actions, suits or proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement.

11.2 Intellectual Property Rights

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, in no event shall any claims, disputes or controversies between the Parties which potentially concern the validity, enforceability, infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property rights, including any rights protectable under Intellectual Property law anywhere throughout the world such as Patent, Copyright, trade secret and Trademark law, be subject to resolution by arbitration.

11.3 Equitable Remedies

The Parties recognize that money damages alone may not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of any obligation hereunder involving Intellectual Property rights or either Party exceeding the scope of its license and rights hereunder. The Parties therefore agree that in addition to any other remedies available hereunder, by law or otherwise, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief against any such continued action by the other Parties.

 

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11.4 Bankruptcy

This Agreement constitutes a license of “intellectual property” within the meaning of Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code. If Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) is applicable, and the trustee or debtor-in-possession has rejected this Agreement and if the Licensee has elected pursuant to Section 365(n) to retain its rights hereunder, then upon written request of Licensee, to the extent Licensee is otherwise entitled hereunder, the trustee or debtor-in-possession shall provide to Licensee any intellectual property (including embodiments thereof) held or controlled by the trustee or debtor-in-possession.

ARTICLE XII

NOTICE

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, consents, approvals, waivers and the like made hereunder shall be in written English addressed as provided below, shall reference this Agreement and shall be sent by any of the following methods: (a) certified mail, postage-prepaid, return-receipt requested, (b) a delivery service which requires proof of delivery signed by the recipient or (c) properly-transmitted facsimile followed by written confirmation in accordance with methods (a), (b) or first-class U.S. mail. The date of notice shall be deemed to be the date it was received (in the case of method (c) above, the date of notice shall be deemed to be the date that the facsimile copy is received). A Party may change its address for notice by written notice delivered in accordance with this Article XII.

If to ConocoPhillips, to:

ConocoPhillips

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Counsel

If to Phillips 66, to:

Phillips 66

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ARTICLE XIII

FURTHER DUE DILIGENCE

ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 acknowledge that following the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Distribution, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 will be conducting further due diligence into the Patents, and other Intellectual Property owned by the Groups. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 agree to work in good faith to ensure that the Intellectual Property covered by this Agreement has been properly allocated, assigned and licensed to each Group according to principles set forth in this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIV

FEES AND EXPENSES

All Transaction Expenses incurred by either of the Parties or its Affiliates shall be paid by the Party incurring the Transaction Expense. However, all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by a Party related to the filing, prosecution, registration, maintenance or recordation of Intellectual Property rights assigned to a Party by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party to which such rights are assigned by this Agreement.

ARTICLE XV

MISCELLANEOUS

15.1 No Other Rights

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS, NO OTHER RIGHTS OR LICENSES ARE GRANTED.

15.2 No Enforcement Against Third Party

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the Associated Agreements, in no event shall any member of any Group be required to enforce or otherwise assert against any Person any Intellectual Property rights.

15.3 Further Assurances

Each Party covenants to execute upon request any further documents reasonably necessary to effect the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, including such documents as are reasonably necessary to vest title in Intellectual Property rights as provided in this Agreement. All expenses incurred in connection with such actions shall be paid in accordance with Article XIV.

15.3.1. Assistance with Assignment. ConocoPhillips, on behalf of itself and each other ConocoPhillips Group member, and Phillips 66, on behalf of itself and each other Phillips 66 Group member, shall, at any time without charge to the other Party, sign all papers, take all rightful oaths, and do all acts which the other Party believes are necessary, desirable or convenient to assign, convey, transfer and deliver to such other Party any licenses to be assigned pursuant to Section 7.2 or 7.3, and to record such assignments with the appropriate Governmental Authorities, including without limitation, using reasonable efforts to seek consent of any party to any such license for the assignment of the same to the other Party. It is understood and agreed that neither Party shall be required to undertake

 

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extraordinary or unreasonable measures to obtain any necessary consent, including making any expenditures or accepting any material changes in the terms of any license agreement for which consent is sought.

15.3.2. Assistance with Sublicense. ConocoPhillips, on behalf of itself and each other ConocoPhillips Group member, and Phillips 66, on behalf of itself and each other Phillips 66 Group member, shall at any time without charge to the other Party, sign all papers, take all rightful oaths, and do all acts which the other Party believes is necessary, desirable or convenient to sublicense to such other Party any licenses to be sublicensed pursuant to Section 7.4. or 7.5, including without limitation, using reasonable efforts to seek consent of any party to any such license for the sublicense of the same to such other Party. It is understood and agreed that neither Party shall be required to undertake extraordinary or unreasonable measures to obtain any necessary consent, including making any expenditures or accepting any material changes in the terms of any license agreement for which consent is sought.

15.4 Rules of Construction

As used in this Agreement, (i) neutral pronouns and any derivations thereof shall be deemed to include the feminine and masculine and all terms used in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa, as the context may require; (ii) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including all exhibits and schedules as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and not to any subdivision of this Agreement; (iii) the word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it; (iv) descriptive headings and titles used in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of and shall not be utilized in interpreting this Agreement; (v) the words “Party” and “Parties” refer, respectively, to each or both parties to this Agreement (vi) reference to a work of authorship or information as being created or developed by a Party means that the work of authorship or information is created or developed by employees of that Party or by such other individuals, such as contractors, who have a duty to assign ownership in such work of authorship or information to such Party. This Agreement shall be fairly interpreted in accordance with its terms and without any strict construction in favor of or against either Party.

15.5 Amendments

This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties.

 

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15.6 No Waiver

The failure of either Party to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by the other Party with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the Parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such Party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

15.7 Third Party Beneficiaries

The provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder and there are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and neither this Agreement nor any Ancillary Agreement shall provide any third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. No Party hereto shall have any right, remedy or claim with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to the extent such provision relates solely to the other Party hereto or the members of such other Party’s respective Groups. No Party shall be required to deliver any notice under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Agreement to any other Party with respect to any matter in which such other Party has no right, remedy or claim.

15.8 Force Majeure

No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement during the period of extension referred to in the next sentence to the extent that any delay or failure in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement results from any cause beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, such as acts of God, criminal or terrorist acts, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor problems or unavailability of parts, or, in the case of computer systems, any failure in electrical or air conditioning equipment. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay, but in no event shall such period of extension exceed forty-five (45) days.

15.9 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, the Parties.

 

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15.10 Severability

The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any one or more provisions, or any portion thereof, are deemed illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions or portions thereof, as the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect unless the deletion of such provision or portion thereof shall cause this Agreement to become materially adverse to either Party, in which event the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrive at an accommodation that best preserves for the Parties the benefits and obligations of the offending provision or portion thereof.

15.11 Entire Agreement

This Agreement together with the Associated Agreements set forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties as to the subject matter hereof and thereof and merge all prior discussions between them. Neither of the Parties shall be bound by any warranties, understandings or representations with respect to such subject matter other than as expressly provided herein, in prior written agreements, or in a writing executed with or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement by an authorized representative of the Party to be bound thereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by one of their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS
By:  

/s/ Ryan M. Lance

Name:   Ryan M. Lance
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PHILLIPS 66
By:  

/s/ Greg C. Garland

Name:   Greg C. Garland
Title:  

Chairman, President and Chief

Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.3

TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF APRIL 26, 2012

BY AND AMONG

CONOCOPHILLIPS,

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY,

PHILLIPS 66,

AND

PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

       Page  

Section 1.         Definition of Terms

     2   

Section 2.         Allocation of Tax Liabilities and Tax Benefits

     13   

Section 2.01       General Rule

     13   

Section 2.02       Federal Tax and Tax Benefits

     13   

Section 2.03       State Tax and Tax Benefits

     15   

Section 2.04       Foreign Tax and Tax Benefits

     16   

Section 2.05       UK Taxes

     17   

Section 2.06       Certain Transaction Taxes and Breaches of Covenant

     18   

Section 2.07       Tax Benefits

     19   

Section 2.08       Special Allocation and Computational Rules

     20   

Section 2.09       Deductible and Includible Tax Payments

     20   

Section 3.         Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods

     21   

Section 4.         Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns

     21   

Section 4.01       General

     21   

Section 4.02       ConocoPhillips’s Responsibility

     22   

Section 4.03       Phillips 66’s Responsibility

     22   

Section 4.04       Tax Return Filing and Past Practices

     22   

Section 4.05       Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns

     23   

Section 4.06       Right to Review Tax Returns

     23   

Section 4.07       Phillips 66 Carrybacks and Claims for Refund

     25   

Section 4.08       Apportionment of Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes

     25   

Section 5.         Due Date for Payments and Related Matters

     26   

Section 5.01       General Rule

     26   

 

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Section 5.02       ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns, ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax

                             Returns and State Separate Income Tax Returns

     26   

Section 5.03       Other Taxes

     31   

Section 5.04       Certain Separate Return Income Taxes and Property Taxes

     34   

Section 5.05       Tax-Related Losses

     35   

Section 5.06       Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross Up

     35   

Section 5.07       Late Payments

     35   

Section 6.         Tax-Free Status

     36   

Section 6.01       Tax Opinions/Rulings and Representation Letters

     36   

Section 6.02       Restrictions on Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company

     36   

Section 6.03       Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings

     39   

Section 6.04       Liability for Tax-Related Losses

     40   

Section 7.         Assistance and Cooperation

     41   

Section 7.01       Assistance and Cooperation

     41   

Section 7.02       Tax Packages and Other Tax Return Information

     41   

Section 7.03       Reliance by ConocoPhillips

     42   

Section 8.         Tax Records

     42   

Section 8.01       Retention of Tax Records

     42   

Section 8.02       Access to Tax Records

     43   

Section 9.         Tax Contests

     43   

Section 9.01       Notice

     43   

Section 9.02       Control of Tax Contests

     43   

 

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Section 10.         Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements

     46   

Section 11.         Survival of Obligations

     46   

Section 12.         Dispute Resolution

     46   

Section 13.         Expenses

     46   

Section 14.         General Provisions

     47   

Section 14.01       Addresses and Notices

     47   

Section 14.02       Binding Effect

     47   

Section 14.03       Waiver

     47   

Section 14.04       Severability

     48   

Section 14.05       Authority

     48   

Section 14.06       Further Action

     48   

Section 14.07       Integration

     48   

Section 14.08       Construction

     48   

Section 14.09       No Double Recovery

     48   

Section 14.10       Counterparts

     49   

Section 14.11       Governing Law

     49   

Section 14.12       Jurisdiction

     49   

Section 14.13       Amendment

     49   

Section 14.14       Phillips 66 Subsidiaries

     49   

Section 14.15       Successors

     49   

Section 14.16       Injunctions

     49   

 

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TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

This TAX SHARING AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of April 26, 2012, by and among ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ ConocoPhillips ”), ConocoPhillips Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ ConocoPhillips Company ”), Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ Phillips 66 ”), and Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Company (“ Phillips 66 Company ”) (ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “ Companies ” and, as the context requires, individually referred to herein as the “ Company ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ConocoPhillips has determined that it is in the best interests of ConocoPhillips and its stockholders to create a new publicly traded company that shall operate the Phillips 66 Business;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 have agreed to create the new publicly traded company by means of, among other actions, (a) the contribution by ConocoPhillips Company to Phillips 66 Company of any Phillips 66 Assets held directly by ConocoPhillips Company in exchange for (i) the assumption by Phillips 66 Company of any Phillips 66 Liabilities from ConocoPhillips Company, and (ii) a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66 Company (the “ Internal Contribution ”); (b) the distribution, on the Internal Distribution Date, by ConocoPhillips Company to ConocoPhillips of all the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66 Company (the “ Internal Distribution ”); (c) the contribution by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 of all the outstanding stock of Phillips 66 Company and any Phillips 66 Assets held directly by ConocoPhillips in exchange for (i) the assumption by Phillips 66 of any Phillips 66 Liabilities from ConocoPhillips, (ii) a special cash distribution; and (iii) a number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock (the “ Contribution ”); and (d) the distribution to holders of shares of ConocoPhillips Common Stock, through a spin-off, of all the outstanding shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock, as more fully described in the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, ConocoPhillips is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations, including ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66, and Phillips 66 Company, which has elected to file consolidated Federal Income Tax Returns;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Distribution, Phillips 66 and its subsidiaries will cease to be members of the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which ConocoPhillips is the common parent;

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the parties of liabilities for Taxes arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the Distribution, and to provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes;


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

Section 1. Definition of Terms .

For purposes of this Agreement (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the following meanings, and capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement:

Accounting Cutoff Date ” means, with respect to Phillips 66, any date as of the end of which there is a closing of the financial accounting records for such entity.

Accrued ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued ConocoPhillips Other Tax Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(b)(ii)(A)of this Agreement.

Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Asset ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(ii)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(ii)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Asset ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 Income Tax Asset ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 Other Tax Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Asset ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 Income Tax Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(i)(A) of this Agreement.

Active Trade or Business ” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by (a) Phillips 66 and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Refining Active Business (as defined in the Ruling Request) as conducted immediately prior to the Distribution; and (b) Phillips 66 Company and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Refining Active Business (as defined in the Ruling Request) as conducted immediately prior to the Internal Distribution.

 

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Adjustment Request ” means any formal or informal claim or request filed with any Tax Authority, or with any administrative agency or court, for the adjustment, refund, or credit of Taxes, including (a) any amended Tax return claiming adjustment to the Taxes as reported on the Tax Return or, if applicable, as previously adjusted, (b) any claim for equitable recoupment or other offset, and (c) any claim for refund or credit of Taxes previously paid.

Affiliate ” means any entity that is directly or indirectly “controlled” by either the person in question or an Affiliate of such person. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The term Affiliate shall refer to Affiliates of a person as determined immediately after the Distribution.

Agreed UK Group Relief Surrenders ” means Group Relief Surrenders between members of one Group and members of the other Group in the amounts and in respect of the UK Corporation Tax UK Accounting Periods set out in Appendix 1 to Schedule 2.05 or such other Group Relief Surrenders as fall to be made in accordance with Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2.05, and any reference to an amendment to an Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender shall include any amendment or adjustment to, any withdrawal of and the making of any claim, election, surrender, notice or consent that is inconsistent with the claims, elections, surrenders, notices or consents made in respect of such Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender prior to Closing.

Agreement ” means this Tax Sharing Agreement.

Ancillary Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Benefit Intercompany Payee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 of this Agreement.

Benefit Intercompany Payor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 of this Agreement.

Board Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(e) of this Agreement.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions located in Houston, Texas, New York, New York, or London, England are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

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

Companies ” and “ Company ” have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

ConocoPhillips ” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

 

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ConocoPhillips Affiliated Group ” means the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code and Treasury Regulations thereunder) of which ConocoPhillips is the common parent.

ConocoPhillips Business ” has the meaning provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Company ” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return ” means any U.S. Federal consolidated Tax Return in respect of Federal Income Taxes for the ConocoPhillips Affiliated Group.

ConocoPhillips Group ” means ConocoPhillips and its Affiliates, excluding any entity that is a member of the Phillips 66 Group.

ConocoPhillips Group Transaction Returns ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(b) of this Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Past Practice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a) of this Agreement.

ConocoPhillips Separate Return ” means any Separate Return of ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group.

ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return ” means a consolidated, combined or unitary State Tax Return in respect of State Income Taxes that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the ConocoPhillips Group together with one or more members of the Phillips 66 Group.

ConocoPhillips Tax Attributes ” means any Tax Attributes other than Phillips 66 Tax Attributes.

ConocoPhillips UK Tax Practice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a) of this Agreement.

ConocoPhillips UK Topco ” means ConocoPhillips Holdings Limited.

Controlling Party ” means, in the case of any Tax Contest described in Section 9.02(a) or (b), the Company entitled to control the Tax Contest under such Section.

Corresponding Relievable Loss ” means a Relievable Loss which may be the subject of an Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender as set out in Appendix 1 to Schedule 2.05 subject to adjustment as contemplated by Paragraph 3 of Schedule 2.05.

CTA 2009 ” means the United Kingdom’s Corporation Tax Act 2009.

CTA 2010 ” means the United Kingdom’s Corporation Tax Act 2010.

 

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Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement.

DGCL ” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Distribution Date ” means the date determined in accordance with Section 3.3(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement on which the Distribution occurs.

Employee Matters Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Excess Foreign Tax Credits ” means, for each category of foreign tax credits under Section 901 of the Code, the excess, if any, of the foreign tax credits (other than foreign tax credits that are Phillips 66 Tax Attributes) utilized by the Phillips 66 Business with respect to the ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns for the Pre-Distribution Periods that end during 2011 or 2012 and any Straddle Period, collectively, taking into account any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination of any such Tax Return, as determined pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice, over the amount of such foreign tax credits utilized by the Phillips 66 Business as reported on such Tax Returns (other than any amended Tax Returns), collectively, as determined pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice.

Federal Income Tax ” means any Tax imposed by Subtitle A of the Code, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Federal Other Tax ” means any Tax imposed by the federal government of the United States of America other than any Federal Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Federal Tax ” means any Federal Income Taxes or Federal Other Taxes.

Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest ” has the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code.

Final Determination ” means the final resolution of liability for any Income Tax or Other Tax, which resolution may be for a specific issue or adjustment or for a taxable period, (a) by IRS Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor forms thereto), on the later of the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer or the IRS, or by a comparable form under the Laws of a State, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction, except that a Form 870 or 870-AD or comparable form shall not constitute a Final Determination to the extent that it reserves (whether by its terms or by operation of Law) the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for refund or the right of the Tax Authority to assert a further deficiency in respect of such issue or adjustment or for such taxable period (as applicable); (b) by a decision, judgment, decree, or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and unappealable; (c) by a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of a State, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction; (d) by any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Income Tax or Other Tax, but only after the

 

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expiration of all periods during which such refund may be recovered (including by way of offset) by the jurisdiction imposing such Income Tax or Other Tax; (e) by a final settlement resulting from a treaty-based competent authority determination; or (f) by any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or by mutual agreement of the parties.

Foreign Income Tax ” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or any possession of the United States, which is an income tax as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.901-2, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Foreign Other Tax ” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or any possession of the United States, other than any Foreign Income Taxes and Foreign Property Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Foreign Property Tax ” means any real, personal and intangible ad valorem property Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or any possession of the United States, and any interest penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Foreign Tax ” means any Foreign Income Taxes, Foreign Property Taxes or Foreign Other Taxes.

Group ” means the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group, or both, as the context requires.

Group Relief Surrender ” means the surrender of Relievable Losses in accordance with Part 5 of CTA 2010.

Income Tax ” means any Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax.

Indemnification and Release Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b) of this Agreement.

Indemnitor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b) of this Agreement.

Internal Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Internal Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Internal Distribution Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

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

 

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Joint Return ” means any Tax Return of a member of the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group that is not a Separate Return.

Non-Controlling Party ” means, in the case of any Tax Contest described in Section 9.02(a) or (b), the Company not entitled to control the Tax Contest under such Section.

Notified Action ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a) of this Agreement.

Other Tax ” means any Federal Other Tax, State Other Tax, or Foreign Other Tax.

Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return determined under Section 6072 of the Code and the date the return is filed, and (b) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof, without regard to whether any entity is treated as disregarded for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

Phillips 66 ” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

Phillips 66 Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 Capital Stock ” means all classes or series of capital stock of Phillips 66, including (a) the Phillips 66 Common Stock, (b) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock and (c) all instruments properly treated as stock in Phillips 66 for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

Phillips 66 Carryback ” means any net operating loss, net capital loss, excess tax credit, or other similar Tax Item of any member of the Phillips 66 Group which may or must be carried from one Tax Period to another prior Tax Period under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

Phillips 66 Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Phillips 66 Company ” has the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

Phillips 66 Company Capital Stock ” means all classes or series of capital stock of Phillips 66 Company, including (a) the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66 Company, (b) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock and (c) all instruments properly treated as stock in Phillips 66 Company for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

Phillips 66 Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return ” means any U.S. Federal Income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which Phillips 66 is the common parent.

 

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Phillips 66 Group ” means Phillips 66 and its Affiliates, as determined immediately after the Distribution.

Phillips 66 Restructuring ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(f) of this Agreement.

Phillips 66 Separate Return ” means any Separate Return of Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

Phillips 66 Tax Attributes ” means any Tax Attributes that are attributable to, or arise with respect to, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business, determined on a “with and without” basis.

Post-Distribution Period ” means any Tax Period beginning after the Distribution Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning the day after the Distribution Date.

Pre-Distribution Period ” means any Tax Period ending on or before the Distribution Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Distribution Date.

Prime Rate ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Privilege ” means any privilege that may be asserted under applicable Law, including any privilege arising under or relating to the attorney-client relationship (including the attorney-client and work product privileges), the accountant-client privilege and any privilege relating to internal evaluation processes.

Proposed Acquisition Transaction ” means a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by Phillips 66 management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which Phillips 66 would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or any group of related Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from Phillips 66 and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of Phillips 66 Capital Stock, a number of shares of Phillips 66 Capital Stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of Phillips 66 Capital Stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise 40% or more of (a) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of Phillips 66 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 (b) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of Phillips 66 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (x) the adoption by Phillips 66 of a shareholder rights plan or (y) issuances by Phillips 66 that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d). For purposes of determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition, any

 

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recapitalization resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the non-exchanging shareholders. This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated in this definition and its interpretation.

Relievable Losses ” means losses or other amounts eligible for group relief in accordance with Part 5 of CTA 2010, and any reference to the use of a Relievable Loss includes the use of a Relievable Loss as an allowance, credit, deduction, exemption or set off in respect of any tax, or in the computation of any income, profits or gains for the purposes of any tax, or to obtain a repayment of or saving of tax.

Representation Letters ” means the representation letters and any other materials (including, without limitation, a Ruling Request and any related supplemental submissions to the IRS) delivered or deliverable by ConocoPhillips and others in connection with the rendering by Tax Advisors, and/or the issuance by the IRS, of the Tax Opinions/Rulings.

Responsible Company ” means, with respect to any Tax Return, the Company having responsibility for preparing and filing such Tax Return under this Agreement.

Retention Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01 of this Agreement.

Ruling ” means the private letter ruling issued by the IRS to ConocoPhillips in connection with the Transactions.

Ruling Request ” means any letter filed by ConocoPhillips with the IRS requesting a ruling (including the Ruling) regarding certain tax consequences of the Transactions (including all attachments, exhibits, and other materials submitted with such ruling request letter) and any amendment or supplement to such ruling request letter.

Section 6.02(e) Acquisition Transaction ” means any transaction or series of transactions that is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction but would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage reflected in the definition of Proposed Acquisition Transaction were 25% instead of 40%.

Separate Return ” means (a) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the Phillips 66 Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the ConocoPhillips Group and (b) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the ConocoPhillips Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

Separation and Distribution Agreement ” means the Separation and Distribution Agreement, as amended from time to time, by and among ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 dated as of April 26, 2012.

Special Joint Tax Contest ” means any Tax Contest with respect to a Joint Return to which Section 9.02(c)(ii) applies involving a potential adjustment as a result of which adjustment

 

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Phillips 66 may reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment (or any payment under Section 2.07) of at least the amount set forth on Schedule 9.02.

Specified Separate Return ” means any Separate Return reflecting both Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible under Section 2 and Taxes for which ConocoPhillips is responsible under Section 2.

State ” means each State of the United States and the District of Columbia.

State Income Tax ” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States or by any political subdivision of any such State which is imposed on or measured by net income, including state and local franchise or similar Taxes measured by net income, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

State Other Tax ” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States or by any political subdivision of any such State other than any State Income Taxes and State Property Tax, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

State Property Tax ” means any real, personal and intangible ad valorem property Tax imposed by any State of the United States or by any political subdivision of any such State, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

State Separate Income Tax Return ” means a Separate Return in respect of State Income Taxes.

State Tax ” means any State Income Taxes, State Property Taxes or State Other Taxes.

Straddle Period ” means any Tax Period that begins on or before and ends after the Distribution Date.

Substantial Authority ” means “substantial authority” within the meaning of Section 6662(d)(2)(B) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6662-4(d) (or, in the case of any Taxes not subject to Section 6662(a), an analogous standard).

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers compensation, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem , stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Tax Advisor ” means a U.S. tax counsel or accountant of recognized national standing.

Tax Attribute ” or “ Attribute ” means a net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, excess charitable contribution, general business credit, minimum tax credit or any other Tax Item that could reduce a Tax.

 

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Tax Authority ” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

Tax Benefit ” means any refund or reduction in otherwise required Tax payments.

Tax Contest ” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose or effect of redetermining Taxes (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund).

Tax Control ” means the definition of “control” set forth in Section 368(c) of the Code (or in any successor statute or provision), as such definition may be amended from time to time.

Tax-Free Status ” means the qualification of each of the Internal Contribution and Internal Distribution, taken together, and the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, (a) as a reorganization described in Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is “qualified property” for purposes of Sections 355(d), 355(e) and 361(c) of the Code, and (c) a transaction in which ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66, and Phillips 66 Company, and the shareholders of ConocoPhillips, recognize no income or gain for Federal Income Tax purposes pursuant to Sections 355, 361, and 1032 of the Code, other than, (x) in the case of ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66, and Phillips 66 Company, intercompany items or excess loss accounts taken into account pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code, and (y) in the case of shareholders of ConocoPhillips, any receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Tax Intercompany Payee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 of this Agreement.

Tax Intercompany Payor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09 of this Agreement.

Tax Item ” means, (a) with respect to any Income Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or recapture of credit or any other item that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Income Tax paid or payable, and (b) with respect to any other Tax, any item that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax paid or payable.

Tax Law ” means the Law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof relating to any Tax.

Tax Opinion ” means (a) the opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in connection with the Contribution and the Distribution, and/or (b) the opinion (or opinions) of Tax Advisors in connection with the Transactions.

Tax Opinions/Rulings ” means the Tax Opinion (or Tax Opinions) of Tax Advisors and/or the Ruling (or Rulings) by the IRS deliverable to ConocoPhillips in connection with the Contribution and the Distribution.

Tax Packages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(b) of this Agreement.

 

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Tax Period ” means, with respect to any Tax, the period for which the Tax is reported as provided under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

Tax Records ” means any Tax Returns, Tax Return workpapers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of account or records (whether or not in written, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms and whether or not stored on electronic or any other medium) required to be maintained under the Code or other applicable Tax Laws or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority.

Tax-Related Losses ” means (a) all federal, state and local Taxes (including interest and penalties thereon) imposed pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or otherwise; (b) all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes; and (c) all costs, expenses and damages associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount paid by ConocoPhillips (or any ConocoPhillips Affiliate) or Phillips 66 (or any Phillips 66 Affiliate) in respect of the liability of shareholders, whether paid to shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority, in each case, resulting from the failure of the Internal Contribution and Internal Distribution, taken together, or the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, to have Tax-Free Status.

Tax Return ” means any report of Taxes due, any claim for refund of Taxes paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, or document required to be filed under the Code or other Tax Law, including any attachments, exhibits, or other materials submitted with any of the foregoing, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.

Transactions ” means the Internal Contribution, the Internal Distribution, the Contribution, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Transfer Pricing Adjustment ” means any proposed or actual allocation by a Tax Authority of any Tax Item between or among any member of the ConocoPhillips Group and any member of the Phillips 66 Group with respect to any Pre-Distribution Period.

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.

UK Corporation Tax ” means corporation tax charged pursuant to section 2 of CTA 2009 and any corresponding tax on profits or gains imposed by a UK Tax Authority (including, for the absence of doubt, the supplementary charge charged pursuant to section 330 of CTA 2010).

UK GPA ” means ConocoPhillips UK Topco’s group payment arrangement made pursuant to section 36 of the United Kingdom’s Finance Act 1998 or section 59F of the United Kingdom’s Taxes Management Act 1970.

UK Nominated Company ” means ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited.

UK Tax ” means Tax imposed, assessed or collected by a UK Tax Authority.

 

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UK Tax Authority ” means any Tax Authority within the United Kingdom.

UK Tax Document ” means UK Tax Returns, and claims, elections, surrenders, disclaimers, notices and consents for UK Tax purposes.

UK Tax Return ” means any Tax Return required to be made to any UK Tax Authority.

United Kingdom ” means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Unqualified Tax Opinion ” means an unqualified “will” opinion of a Tax Advisor, which Tax Advisor is acceptable to ConocoPhillips, on which ConocoPhillips may rely to the effect that a transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status. Any such opinion must assume that the Internal Contribution, the Internal Distribution, the Contribution and the Distribution would have qualified for Tax-Free Status if the transaction in question did not occur.

VAT ” means value added tax imposed pursuant to European Council Directive 2006/112/EC, and any national legislation of a member state of the European Union giving effect thereto, and any similar sales or turnover tax.

Section 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities and Tax Benefits .

Section 2.01 General Rule.

(a) Phillips 66 Liability . Phillips 66 shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the ConocoPhillips Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to Phillips 66 under this Section 2.

(b) ConocoPhillips Liability . ConocoPhillips shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Phillips 66 Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to ConocoPhillips under this Section 2.

Section 2.02 Federal Tax and Tax Benefits . Except as provided in Section 2.06, Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax and related Tax Benefits shall be allocated as follows:

(a) ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax for Pre-Distribution, Straddle and Certain Post-Distribution Periods.

(i) With respect to any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Period or any Straddle Period, (A) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit (other than any alternative minimum Tax or reduction in any alternative minimum Tax Benefit) attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business, determined on a “with and without” basis pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice; and (B) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit other than Federal Income Taxes (and any reduction in Tax Benefits) for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(i)(A).

 

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(ii) With respect to any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Period or any Straddle Period, subject to Section 4.07, Phillips 66 shall be entitled to any Tax Benefit (other than any alternative minimum Tax Benefit) attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business, determined on a “with and without” basis pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice. For purposes of the calculations pursuant to this Section 2.02(a)(ii), in any Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period for which both Phillips 66 Tax Attributes and ConocoPhillips Tax Attributes are available for use, such Tax Attributes shall be deemed utilized in the order determined pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice.

(iii) With respect to any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for any Post-Distribution Period (other than any Straddle Period), Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit (other than any alternative minimum Tax or reduction in any alternative minimum Tax Benefit), whether in connection with the filing of such a Tax Return or a Final Determination of such a Tax Return, that would not have arisen but for the utilization by the Phillips 66 Business for any Pre-Distribution Period that ends during 2011 or 2012 or any Straddle Period of Excess Foreign Tax Credits, as determined pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice.

(b) Separate Return Federal Income Tax. (i) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes relating to any Phillips 66 Separate Return; and (ii) except as set forth in Section 2.02(a)(iii), ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips Separate Return.

(c) Federal Other Tax.

(i) For all Pre-Distribution Periods and Straddle Periods, (A) with respect to any and all Federal Other Taxes relating to any Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (I) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business; and (II) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all other Federal Other Taxes; and (B) with respect to any and all Federal Other Taxes relating to any Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (I) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the ConocoPhillips Business and (II) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all other Federal Other Taxes.

(ii) For all Post-Distribution Periods (other than any Straddle Periods or portion thereof), (A) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes relating to any Phillips 66 Separate Return; and (B) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips Separate Return.

 

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Section 2.03 State Tax and Tax Benefits . Except as provided in Section 2.06, State Income Tax, State Property Tax, and State Other Tax and related Tax Benefits shall be allocated as follows:

(a) State Income Tax.

(i) For any Pre-Distribution Period or any Straddle Period, (A) with respect to any State Income Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or any State Separate Income Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (I) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business, determined as reported on such Tax Return or as subsequently adjusted pursuant to a Final Determination (which, for the absence of doubt, means the State Income Taxes computed for the applicable entity using its respective apportionment factor and allocated to the Phillips 66 Business pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice); and (II) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit other than State Income Taxes (and any reduction in Tax Benefits) for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i)(A)(I); and (B) with respect to any State Income Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or any State Separate Income Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (I) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the ConocoPhillips Business, determined as reported on such Tax Return or as subsequently adjusted pursuant to a Final Determination (which, for the absence of doubt, means the State Income Taxes computed for the applicable entity using its respective apportionment factor and allocated to the ConocoPhillips Business pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice); and (II) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes and any reduction in any Tax Benefit other than State Income Taxes (and any reduction in Tax Benefits) for which ConocoPhillips is responsible pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i)(B)(I).

(ii) For any Pre-Distribution Period or any Straddle Period, subject to Section 4.07, (A) with respect to any State Income Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or any State Separate Income Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (I) Phillips 66 shall be entitled to any Tax Benefit attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business, determined as reported on such Tax Return or as subsequently adjusted pursuant to a Final Determination (which, for the absence of doubt, means the Tax Benefit computed for the applicable entity using its respective apportionment factor and allocated to the Phillips 66 Business pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice); and (II) ConocoPhillips shall be entitled to any and all Tax Benefits other than Tax Benefits to which Phillips 66 is entitled under Section 2.03(a)(ii)(A)(I); and (B) with respect to any State Income Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or any State Separate Income Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (I) ConocoPhillips shall be entitled to any Tax Benefit attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the ConocoPhillips Business, determined as reported on such Tax Return or as subsequently adjusted pursuant to a Final Determination (which, for the absence of doubt, means the

 

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Tax Benefit computed for the applicable entity using its respective apportionment factor and allocated to the ConocoPhillips Business pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice); and (II) Phillips 66 shall be entitled to any and all Tax Benefits other than Tax Benefits to which ConocoPhillips is entitled under Section 2.03(a)(ii)(B)(I). For purposes of the calculations pursuant to this Section 2.03(a)(ii), in any Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period for which both Phillips 66 Tax Attributes and ConocoPhillips Tax Attributes are available for use, such Tax Attributes shall be deemed utilized in the order determined pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice.

(b) State Property Tax. (i) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all State Property Taxes imposed (whether in respect of a period, or a time, before or after the Distribution) with respect to any property owned by any member of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Distribution; and (ii) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all State Property Taxes imposed with respect to any property owned by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group immediately after the Distribution or any property formerly owned by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group before the Distribution other than State Property Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i).

(c) State Other Tax.

(i) For all Pre-Distribution Periods and Straddle Periods, (A) with respect to any and all State Other Taxes relating to any Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (I) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business; and (II) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all other State Other Taxes; and (B) with respect to any and all State Other Taxes relating to any Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (I) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the ConocoPhillips Business and (II) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all other State Other Taxes.

(ii) For all Post-Distribution Periods (other than any Straddle Periods or portion thereof), (A) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes relating to any Phillips 66 Separate Return; and (B) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips Separate Return.

Section 2.04 Foreign Tax and Tax Benefits . Subject to Section 2.05 and except as provided in Section 2.06, Foreign Income Tax, Foreign Property Tax and Foreign Other Tax and related Tax Benefits shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Separate Return Foreign Income Tax. (i) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes relating to any Phillips 66 Separate Return, including Foreign Income Tax of Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group imposed by way of withholding by a member of the ConocoPhillips Group; and (ii) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips Separate Return, including Foreign Income Tax of ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group imposed by way of

 

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withholding by a member of the Phillips 66 Group; provided, however, that , in any case falling within clause (i) or clause (ii), UK Corporation Tax that is to be or has been discharged by the UK Nominated Company pursuant to the UK GPA shall be dealt with in accordance with Paragraph 2.02(a) to Paragraph 2.02(c) of Schedule 2.05.

(b) Foreign Property Tax . (i) Phillips 66 shall, except, for the absence of doubt, as regards VAT imposed by a UK Tax Authority to which Paragraph 2.01(b) of Schedule 2.05 applies (which shall be dealt with in accordance with that paragraph), be responsible for any and all Foreign Property Taxes imposed (whether in respect of a period, or a time, before or after the Distribution) with respect to any property owned by any member of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Distribution; and (ii) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Property Taxes imposed with respect to any property owned by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group immediately after the Distribution or any property formerly owned by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or Phillips 66 Group before the Distribution other than Foreign Property Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(i).

(c) Foreign Other Tax.

(i) Subject to Section 2.04(c)(iii), for all Pre-Distribution Periods and Straddle Periods, (A) with respect to any and all Foreign Other Taxes relating to any Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (I) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business; and (II) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all other Foreign Other Taxes; and (B) with respect to any and all Foreign Other Taxes relating to any Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (I) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the ConocoPhillips Business; and (II) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all other Foreign Other Taxes.

(ii) Subject to Section 2.04(c)(iii), for all Post-Distribution Periods (other than any Straddle Periods or portion thereof), (A) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes relating to any Phillips 66 Separate Return; and (B) ConocoPhillips shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Other Taxes relating to any ConocoPhillips Separate Return.

(iii) VAT imposed by a UK Tax Authority to which Paragraph 2.01(b) of Schedule 2.05 applies shall be dealt with in accordance with that paragraph.

Section 2.05 UK Taxes. As regards UK Taxes, this Agreement applies as follows:

(a) The provisions of Schedule 2.05 apply to the allocation of UK Taxes and to other UK Tax matters;

(b) The other provisions of this Agreement also apply to the allocation of UK Taxes and to other UK Tax matters, except for the following provisions, which, notwithstanding such provisions, shall not so apply: Section 2.02, Section 2.03, Section 2.07(b), Section 2.07(c),

 

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Section 2.08, Section 3, Section 4.02(a), Section 4.02(b), Section 4.05, Section 4.06(a), Section 4.07, Section 4.08, Section 5.02, Section 5.03(b), Section 5.03(c), Section 5.03(d), Section 5.03(e), Section 5.04(c), Section 5.05, Section 5.06(a) (except with respect to any Federal or State Income Tax treatment of any such payments in respect of UK Taxes made by or to ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66 Company or any other member of the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group that is organized under the laws of the United States or any State), Section 6, and any schedule other than Schedule 2.05; and

(c) In the event of conflict between the Sections of this Agreement (other than Schedule 2.05) and the paragraphs of Schedule 2.05, the paragraphs of Schedule 2.05 prevail, save to the extent that the conflict is between the Sections of this Agreement (other than Schedule 2.05) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2.05, when the Sections of this Agreement prevail.

Section 2.06 Certain Transaction Taxes and Breaches of Covenant.

(a) Phillips 66 Liability . Phillips 66 shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the ConocoPhillips Group from and against any liability for:

(i) Any stamp, sales and use, gross receipts, value-added or other transfer Taxes imposed by any Tax Authority on any member of the Phillips 66 Group (if such member is primarily liable for such Tax) on the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions, provided that VAT imposed by a UK Tax Authority to which Paragraph 2.01(b) of Schedule 2.05 applies shall be dealt with in accordance with that paragraph and that the consideration given by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group to any member of the Phillips 66 Group for any chargeable supply made by a member of the Phillips 66 Group shall, unless the persons giving and receiving such consideration agree otherwise, be increased by an amount equal to the VAT chargeable;

(ii) Any Tax resulting from a breach by Phillips 66 of any covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Indemnification and Release Agreement, or any other Ancillary Agreement; and

(iii) Any Tax-Related Losses for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 6.04 of this Agreement.

(b) ConocoPhillips Liability . Subject to Paragraph 2.01(b) of Schedule 2.05, ConocoPhillips shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Phillips 66 Group from and against any liability for:

(i) Any stamp, sales and use, gross receipts, value-added or other transfer Taxes imposed by any Tax Authority on any member of the ConocoPhillips Group (if such member is primarily liable for such Tax or if the applicable Tax Law is silent with respect to whether any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the one hand, or any member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the other hand, is primarily liable for such Tax) on the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions, provided that the consideration given by any member of the Phillips 66 Group to any member of the ConocoPhillips Group for any chargeable supply made by a member of the ConocoPhillips Group shall, unless the persons giving and receiving such consideration agree otherwise, be increased by an amount equal to the VAT chargeable; and

 

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(ii) Any Tax resulting from a breach by ConocoPhillips of any covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Indemnification and Release Agreement, or any other Ancillary Agreement.

(c) UK Stamp Duty. For the purposes of Section 2.06(a) and (b), the primary liability to pay any United Kingdom stamp duty arising on any instrument of transfer executed pursuant to the Transactions shall be deemed to fall on the transferee under that instrument.

(d) Wrong Pocket Tax Liabilities. For the absence of doubt, to the extent that Section 2.4(a) or Section 2.5(c) or (d) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement apply to the transfer or assignment of any Excluded Assets or Phillips 66 Assets, as applicable, or to the assumption of any Excluded Liabilities or Phillips 66 Liabilities, as applicable, such provisions shall also apply to determine the responsibility for any Taxes (other than stamp, sales and use, gross receipts, value-added or other transfer Taxes imposed by any Tax Authority on the transfer or assignment of any such Assets or the assumption of such Liabilities, which shall be governed by Section 2.06(a)(i) and Section 2.06(b)(i), as applicable) attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of holding such Assets or Liabilities for, or transferring such Assets or Liabilities to, the member of the Group entitled to such Assets or responsible for such Liabilities under such provisions.

Section 2.07 Tax Benefits.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.07(b), (c), and (d), provided that refunds (and any interest thereon received from a UK Tax Authority) to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.05 applies shall be dealt with in accordance with that paragraph:

(i) Phillips 66 shall be entitled to any refund of or reduction in otherwise required payments of (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) Property Taxes, Other Taxes and Foreign Income Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2 and any Tax Benefits (I) to the extent set forth in Sections 2.02(a)(ii), 2.03(a)(ii) and 2.09(b), (II) relating to Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to 2.02(b)(i) or (III) relating to a Phillips 66 State Separate Income Tax Return for a Post-Distribution Period (other than a Straddle Period); and

(ii) ConocoPhillips shall be entitled to any refund of or reduction in otherwise required payments of (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) Income Taxes, Property Taxes and Other Taxes other than such Tax Benefits to which Phillips 66 is entitled pursuant to Section 2.07(a)(i).

(iii) If Phillips 66 receives a Tax Benefit to which ConocoPhillips is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, Phillips 66 shall pay over such Tax Benefit to ConocoPhillips as provided in Section 5 and 2.09(a)(i); and if ConocoPhillips receives a Tax Benefit to which Phillips 66 is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, ConocoPhillips shall pay over such Tax Benefit to Phillips 66 as provided in Section 5 and 2.09(a)(i).

 

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(b) Refunds Attributable to a Phillips 66 Carryback. For the absence of doubt, Phillips 66 shall be entitled to any refund of or reduction in otherwise required payments of any Federal Tax or State Tax, as applicable, with respect to any Joint Return which refund or reduction is attributable to, and would not have arisen but for, a Phillips 66 Carryback pursuant to the proviso set forth in Section 4.07.

(c) Phillips 66 Minimum Tax Credits . Phillips 66 shall pay to ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the minimum tax credit under Section 53 of the Code allocated to the Phillips 66 Group by ConocoPhillips pursuant to Section 4.08.

(d) Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation. Solely the member of the Group for which the relevant individual is currently employed or, if such individual is not currently employed by a member of the Group, was most recently employed at the time of the vesting, exercise, disqualifying disposition, payment or other relevant taxable event, as appropriate, in respect of the equity awards and other incentive compensation described in Article IV of the Employee Matters Agreement shall be entitled to claim any Income Tax deduction in respect of such equity awards and other incentive compensation on its respective Tax Return associated with such event.

Section 2.08 Special Allocation and Computational Rules.

(a) For purposes of Sections 2.02(a), 2.02(c)(i), 2.03(a), 2.03(c)(i), and 2.04(c)(i), any and all Tax Items (including, for the absence of doubt, Tax Items with respect to intercompany transactions between members of the ConocoPhillips Group and the Phillips 66 Group) shall be allocated to the assets and activities of the ConocoPhillips Business, on the one hand, and the assets and activities of the Phillips 66 Business, on the other hand, as applicable pursuant to and consistent with the ConocoPhillips Past Practice.

(b) ConocoPhillips shall determine the allocations described in Section 2.08(a), the Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable (or Tax Benefits or reductions in Tax Benefits, as applicable) and any Other Taxes, as applicable, attributable to, or arising with respect to or as a result of, assets or activities of the Phillips 66 Business or the ConocoPhillips Business, the utilization of foreign tax credits under Section 901 by the Phillips 66 Business and the Taxes (or reductions in Tax Benefits) that would not have arisen but for the utilization of foreign tax credits by the Phillips 66 Business. In connection with any relevant demand for payment under Section 5, ConocoPhillips shall provide Phillips 66 with written notice containing a reasonably detailed summary of any such relevant determinations and timely respond to any reasonable requests from Phillips 66 for additional information with respect to any such determinations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such determinations by ConocoPhillips shall, in the absence of bad faith or clear error, be conclusive.

Section 2.09 Deductible and Includible Tax Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, without duplication for any amounts otherwise required to be paid hereunder (and provided that, for the absence of doubt, this Section 2.09 shall not apply to payments required to be made pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.05), (a) in the event that any Company (the “ Benefit Intercompany Payor ”) is required to pay over a Tax Benefit to the other Company (the “ Benefit Intercompany Payee ”) hereunder, (i) the Benefit Intercompany Payor shall also pay over to the Benefit Intercompany Payee any interest relating thereto that is

 

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received (by way of offset or otherwise) by the Benefit Intercompany Payor or any of its Affiliates from the applicable Tax Authority and (ii) the Benefit Intercompany Payee shall be required to pay to the Benefit Intercompany Payor the amount of any Tax (or any reduction in Tax Benefit) actually suffered in cash by the Benefit Intercompany Payor or any of its Affiliates resulting (on a “with and without” basis) from the receipt by the Benefit Intercompany Payor or any of its Affiliates of the Tax Benefit from the applicable Tax Authority and (b) in the event that any Company (the “ Tax Intercompany Payor ”) is required to pay the other Company (the “ Tax Intercompany Payee ”) hereunder in respect of a Tax (or reduction in any Tax Benefit), (i) for the absence of doubt, the Tax Intercompany Payor shall pay to the Tax Intercompany Payee any interest or penalties relating thereto that is required to be paid (by way of offset or otherwise) by the Tax Intercompany Payee or any of its Affiliates to the applicable Tax Authority and (ii) the Tax Intercompany Payee shall be required to pay to the Tax Intercompany Payor the amount of any Tax Benefit actually realized in cash by the Tax Intercompany Payee or any of its Affiliates resulting (on a “with and without” basis) from the payment by the Tax Intercompany Payee or any of its Affiliates of the Tax to the applicable Tax Authority (or the reduction in Tax Benefit). Any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall be calculated or recalculated, as applicable, in light of any Final Determination or any other facts that may arise or come to light after a payment is made pursuant to this Section 2.09 that would affect any amount required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.09, and an appropriate adjusting payment shall be made (without duplication) by Phillips 66 or ConocoPhillips, as applicable, such that the aggregate amounts paid pursuant to this Section 2.09 reflect such recalculated amount.

Section 3. Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods.

(a) General Method of Proration . In the case of any Straddle Period, Tax Items shall be apportioned between Pre-Distribution Periods and Post-Distribution Periods in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b) as reasonably interpreted and applied by the Companies. No election shall be made under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii) (relating to ratable allocation of a year’s Tax Items). If the Distribution Date is not an Accounting Cutoff Date, the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iii) will be applied to ratably allocate the Tax Items (other than extraordinary items) for the month which includes the Distribution Date.

(b) Transaction Treated as Extraordinary Item . In determining the apportionment of Tax Items between Pre-Distribution Periods and Post-Distribution Periods, any Tax Items relating to the Transactions shall be treated as extraordinary items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(C) and shall (to the extent occurring on or prior to the Distribution Date) be allocated to Pre-Distribution Periods, and any Taxes related to such items shall be treated under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iv) as relating to such extraordinary item and shall (to the extent occurring on or prior to the Distribution Date) be allocated to Pre-Distribution Periods.

Section 4. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.

Section 4.01 General . Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, Tax Returns shall be prepared and filed when due (including extensions) by the person obligated to file such Tax Returns under the Code or applicable Tax Law. The Companies shall provide, and shall cause their Affiliates to provide, assistance and cooperation to one another in accordance with Section 7 with respect to the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, including providing information required to be provided in Section 7.

 

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Section 4.02 ConocoPhillips’s Responsibility. ConocoPhillips has the exclusive obligation and right to prepare and file, or to cause to be prepared and filed:

(a) ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns for any Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Distribution Date;

(b) Except for Tax Returns required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by a member of the Phillips 66 Group, (i) ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Returns and (ii) any other Joint Returns which ConocoPhillips reasonably determines are required to be filed (or which ConocoPhillips chooses to be filed) by the Companies or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Distribution Date; provided, however , that if such ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or other Joint Return, as applicable, has not previously been filed by the Companies or any of their Affiliates in the applicable jurisdiction, ConocoPhillips shall provide written notice of such determination to file such ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Returns or other Joint Returns to Phillips 66; and

(c) ConocoPhillips Separate Returns which ConocoPhillips reasonably determines are required to be filed by the Companies or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Distribution Date.

Section 4.03 Phillips 66’s Responsibility . Phillips 66 shall prepare and file, or shall cause to be prepared and filed, all Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to members of the Phillips 66 Group other than those Tax Returns which ConocoPhillips is required to prepare and file under Section 4.02. For the absence of doubt, the Tax Returns required to be prepared and filed by Phillips 66 under this Section 4.03 shall include (a) any Phillips 66 Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for Tax Periods ending after the Distribution Date and (b) Phillips 66 Separate Returns required to be filed for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Distribution Date.

Section 4.04 Tax Return Filing and Past Practices.

(a) General Rule . Except as provided in Section 4.04(b), with respect to any Tax Return that Phillips 66 has the obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 4.03, to the extent Tax Items reported on such Tax Return might reasonably be expected to affect Taxes (or rights to Tax Benefits) for which ConocoPhillips is responsible (or to which ConocoPhillips is entitled) under this Agreement, such Tax Return shall, in the case of a Tax Return that is not a UK Tax Return, be prepared in accordance with the past practice of the ConocoPhillips Group in determining accrued assets and liabilities for cash taxes on the books and records of ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries and the past return filing practice of the ConocoPhillips Group with respect to the relevant Tax Return (including any past accounting methods, elections and conventions) (the “ ConocoPhillips Past Practice ”) and, in the case of a UK Tax Return, on a basis which is consistent with the basis on which UK Tax Documents already submitted by or on behalf of the relevant taxpayer to HM Revenue & Customs were prepared and filed (the “ ConocoPhillips UK Tax Practice ”), unless (i) any Tax Items with respect to the Tax Returns in question are not covered by the ConocoPhillips Past Practice or the

 

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ConocoPhillips UK Tax Practice (as relevant) (in which case, with respect to such Tax Items, such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by ConocoPhillips), (ii) no Substantial Authority exists for the ConocoPhillips Past Practice or the ConocoPhillips UK Tax Practice (as relevant) with respect to any Tax Items reportable on the Tax Returns in question (in which case, with respect to such Tax Items, such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by ConocoPhillips), or (iii) there is no adverse effect to ConocoPhillips (in which case, the Tax Returns in question shall be prepared in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by Phillips 66).

(b) Reporting of Transactions . The Tax treatment of the Transactions reported on any Tax Return shall be consistent with the treatment thereof in the Ruling Requests and the Tax Opinions/Rulings, unless there is no reasonable basis for such Tax treatment. To the extent there is a Tax treatment relating to the Transactions which is not covered by the Ruling Requests or the Tax Opinions/Rulings, the Tax treatment of the Transactions reported on any Tax Return for which Phillips 66 is the Responsible Party shall be consistent with that on any Tax Return filed or to be filed by ConocoPhillips or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group or caused or to be caused to be filed by ConocoPhillips (“ ConocoPhillips Group Transaction Returns ”), unless there is no reasonable basis for such Tax treatment. To the extent there is a Tax treatment relating to the Transactions which is not covered by the Ruling Requests, the Tax Opinions/Rulings or ConocoPhillips Group Transaction Returns, the Companies shall agree on the Tax treatment to be reported on any Tax Return. For this purpose, the Tax treatment shall be determined by ConocoPhillips and shall be agreed to by Phillips 66 unless either (i) no Substantial Authority exists for the technical merits of the position, or (ii) such Tax treatment is inconsistent with the Tax treatment contemplated in the Ruling Requests, the Tax Opinions/Rulings and/or the ConocoPhillips Group Transaction Returns. Any dispute regarding such Tax treatment shall be referred for resolution pursuant to Section 12, sufficiently in advance of the filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions) to permit timely filing of the Tax Return.

Section 4.05 Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns . Phillips 66 will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Returns and any Joint Returns that ConocoPhillips determines are required to be filed or that ConocoPhillips chooses to file pursuant to Section 4.02(b).

Section 4.06 Right to Review Tax Returns.

(a) ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns and ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Returns . ConocoPhillips shall make any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return and ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return (other than any such Tax Return for which Phillips 66 is the Responsible Company) and any workpapers related to any such Tax Return available for review by Phillips 66, if requested by Phillips 66. ConocoPhillips shall use its reasonable best efforts to make such Tax Return available to Phillips 66 for review and comment as required under this paragraph prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing of such Tax Return. Phillips 66 shall use reasonable best efforts to respond in writing to ConocoPhillips with any comments no later than the date on which ConocoPhillips files such Tax Return with the applicable Tax Authority, provided, however that Phillips 66’s comments shall be limited to the reporting of any material Tax Item

 

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on such Tax Return with respect to which Phillips 66 reasonably believes that no Substantial Authority exists for the technical merits of the position. ConocoPhillips shall reasonably consider such comments with respect to the reporting of any such material Tax Item on such Return (including considering whether to revise the reporting of such Tax Item on such Tax Return prior to filing such Tax Return with the applicable Tax Authority, file an amended Tax Return with the applicable Tax Authority revising the reporting of such Tax Item, or pursue an adjustment to the reporting of such Tax Item in connection with a Tax Contest with respect to such Tax Return or make no change).

(b) Certain Other Joint Returns and Separate Returns . The Responsible Company with respect to any material Joint Return (other than any ConocoPhillips Consolidated Federal Income Tax Return or any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return for which ConocoPhillips is the Responsible Company) or material Separate Return shall make such Tax Return and related workpapers available for review by the other Company, if requested by the other Company, to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting party would reasonably be expected to be liable under applicable Tax Law or responsible under this Agreement, (ii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes and the requesting party would reasonably be expected to be liable under applicable Tax Law or responsible under this Agreement in whole or in part for any additional Taxes owing as a result of adjustments to the amount of such Taxes reported on such Tax Return, (iii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting party would reasonably be expected to have a claim for Tax Benefits under this Agreement, (iv) the requesting party reasonably determines that it must inspect such Tax Return to confirm compliance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) such Tax Return relates to an Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender, or (vi) such Tax Return relates to a Transfer Pricing Adjustment relating to a transaction or transactions involving a member of the requesting party’s Group. The Responsible Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to make such Tax Return available for review and comment as required under this paragraph prior to the due date (including extensions) for filing of such Tax Return. The requesting party shall use reasonable best efforts to respond in writing to the Responsible Party with any comments no later than the date on which the Responsible Party files such Tax Return with the applicable Tax Authority provided, however that (x) if ConocoPhillips is the Responsible Company, Phillips 66’s comments shall be limited to the reporting of any material Tax Item on such Tax Return with respect to which Phillips 66 reasonably believes that no Substantial Authority exists for the technical merits of the position and (y) if Phillips 66 is the Responsible Company, ConocoPhillips’ comments shall be limited to the reporting of any material Tax Item on such Tax Return with respect to which ConocoPhillips reasonably believes that no Substantial Authority exists for the technical merits of the position or the reporting of any Tax Item on such Tax Return in accordance with this Agreement or the ConocoPhillips Past Practice or ConocoPhillips UK Tax Practice, as applicable. The Responsible Party shall reasonably consider such comments with respect to the reporting of any such material Tax Item on such Return (including considering whether to revise the reporting of such Tax Item on such Tax Return prior to filing such Tax Return with the applicable Tax Authority, file an amended Tax Return with the applicable Tax Authority revising the reporting of such Tax Item, or pursue an adjustment to the reporting of such Tax Item in connection with a Tax Contest with respect to such Tax Return or make no change).

 

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(c) Execution of Returns Prepared by Other Party . In the case of any Tax Return which is required to be prepared and filed by one Company under this Agreement and which is required by Law to be signed by the other Company or its Affiliate (or by an authorized representative thereof), the Company which is legally required to sign such Tax Return (or whose Affiliate is legally required to sign or an authorized representative thereof) shall not be required to sign such Tax Return under this Agreement if there is no reasonable basis for the Tax treatment of any Tax Item reported on the Tax Return or the Tax treatment of any Tax Item reported on the Tax Return should, in the opinion of a Tax advisor from a nationally recognized legal, accounting or professional tax services firm, subject the other Company or its Affiliate (or its authorized representatives) to material penalties.

Section 4.07 Phillips 66 Carrybacks and Claims for Refund. Phillips 66 hereby agrees that, unless ConocoPhillips consents in writing, (a) no Adjustment Request with respect to any Joint Return shall be filed, and (b) any available elections to waive the right to claim in any Pre-Distribution Period with respect to any Joint Return any Phillips 66 Carryback arising in a Post-Distribution Period shall be made, and no affirmative election shall be made to claim any such Phillips 66 Carryback; provided, however, that the parties agree that any such Adjustment Request shall be made with respect to any Phillips 66 Carryback related to Federal Taxes or State Taxes, as applicable, upon the reasonable request of Phillips 66, if such Phillips 66 Carryback is necessary to prevent the loss of the Federal and/or State Tax Benefit of such Phillips 66 Carryback (including, but not limited to, an Adjustment Request with respect to a Phillips 66 Carryback of a capital loss for Federal and/or State Tax purposes arising in a Post-Distribution Period to a Pre-Distribution Period) and such Adjustment Request, based on ConocoPhillips’ sole, reasonable determination, will cause no Tax detriment to ConocoPhillips, the ConocoPhillips Group or any member of the ConocoPhillips Group. Any Adjustment Request which ConocoPhillips consents to make under this Section 4.07 shall be prepared and filed by the Responsible Company for the Joint Return to be adjusted.

Section 4.08 Apportionment of Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes. ConocoPhillips shall in good faith advise Phillips 66 in writing of the portion, if any, of any earnings and profits, Tax Attribute, overall foreign loss or other consolidated, combined or unitary attribute which ConocoPhillips determines shall be allocated or apportioned to the Phillips 66 Group under applicable Law. Phillips 66 and all members of the Phillips 66 Group shall prepare all Tax Returns in accordance with such written notice. In the event that any temporary or final amendments to Treasury Regulations are promulgated after the date of this Agreement that provide for any election to apply such regulations retroactively, then any such election shall be made only to the extent that ConocoPhillips determines to make such election. As soon as practicable after receipt of a written request from Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips shall provide copies of any studies, reports, and workpapers supporting the earnings and profits and other Tax Attributes allocable to Phillips 66. In the event of a subsequent adjustment to the earnings and profits or any Tax Attributes determined by ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips shall promptly notify Phillips 66 in writing of such adjustment. For the absence of doubt, ConocoPhillips shall not be liable to Phillips 66 or any member of the Phillips 66 Group for any failure of any determination under this Section 4.08 to be accurate under applicable Law.

 

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Section 5. Due Date for Payments and Related Matters.

Section 5.01 General Rule.

(a) The due date for payment of any liability of one Company to the other Company under this Agreement shall be as follows:

(i) In the case of any liability of one Company to the other Company under Section 2 for which Section 5.02 through Section 5.07 specify a due date for payment of such liability, the due date for payment of such liability shall be as so specified in Section 5.02 through Section 5.07.

(ii) In the case of any liability of one Company to the other Company under Schedule 2.05 for which Schedule 2.05 specifies a due date for payment of such liability, the due date for payment of such liability shall be as so specified in Schedule 2.05.

(iii) In the case of any other liability under this Agreement, the due date for payment of such liability shall be within the later of (x) 30 days following the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, for payment of the liability due (provided, in the case of any liability in respect of a refund, that ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, is aware of the receipt by the other Group of such refund) and (y) in the case of any liability in respect of a refund, within 30 days following the date of receipt of such refund from the relevant Tax Authority and, in the case of any liability in respect of Taxes payable to the relevant Tax Authority, the due date for payment of such Taxes to the relevant Tax Authority.

(b) All payments under this Agreement shall be made by ConocoPhillips directly to Phillips 66 and by Phillips 66 directly to ConocoPhillips; provided, however, that if the Companies mutually agree with respect to any such payment, any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the one hand, may make such payment to any member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the other hand, and vice versa.

Section 5.02 ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns, ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Returns and State Separate Income Tax Returns. In the case of (x) any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, (y) any ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return, and (z) any State Separate Income Tax Return, as applicable, in each case for any Pre-Distribution Period or any Straddle Period (including, for the absence of doubt, amended Tax Returns):

(a) Taxes Shown as Due on Tax Return. The Responsible Company shall compute the amount of Tax required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority (taking into account the requirements of Section 4.04) with respect to such Tax Return in respect of a Payment Date. In the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, ConocoPhillips shall pay (or cause to be paid) such amount to such Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date (and provide notice and proof of payment to Phillips 66) and, in the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, Phillips 66 shall pay (or cause to be paid) such amount to such Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date (and provide notice and proof of payment to ConocoPhillips).

 

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(b) Accrual-to-Return Payment.

(i) Tax Returns Filed by ConocoPhillips Group Member. In the case of any such Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period that ends during 2011 or 2012 or any Straddle Period filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group:

(A) (I) Phillips 66 shall be deemed to have paid ConocoPhillips on the Distribution Date an amount equal to any liability for cash Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, with respect to such Tax Return to the extent such Federal Income Taxes (other than alternative minimum Taxes) or State Income Taxes, as applicable, have been accrued as of the Distribution Date on the books and records of ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries (“ Accrued ”) and allocated to the Phillips 66 Business (including any member of the Phillips 66 Group) as of the Distribution Date (which accruals and allocations, for the absence of doubt, (x) may be computed after the Distribution Date as of the Distribution Date and which shall be recomputed as of the Distribution Date to take account of any Tax Return that is filed in respect of such Taxes and (y) shall not include any reserves for financial accounting purposes in respect of Taxes that may arise upon audit) (with respect to such Federal Income Taxes, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Liability ,” and such State Income Taxes, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Liability ” and, collectively, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 Income Tax Liability ”); and (II) ConocoPhillips shall be deemed to have paid Phillips 66 on the Distribution Date an amount equal to any reduction of Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, otherwise due with respect to such Tax Return to the extent such reduction in Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, has been Accrued and allocated to the Phillips 66 Business (including any member of the Phillips 66 Group) as of the Distribution Date (which accruals and allocations, for the absence of doubt, (x) may be computed after the Distribution Date as of the Distribution Date and which shall be recomputed as of the Distribution Date to take account of any Tax Return that is filed in respect of such Taxes and (y) shall not include any reserves for financial accounting purposes in respect of Taxes that may arise upon audit) (with respect to such Federal Income Taxes, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Asset ,” and such State Income Taxes, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Asset ,” and, collectively, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 Income Tax Asset ”).

(B) Within 120 days following the earlier of (y) the due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, or (z) the date on which such Tax Return is filed:

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Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, shown as due on such Tax Return (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment, or other advance payments or minimum tax credits) pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or 2.03(a) (or if Phillips 66 is neither responsible for any Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, shown as due on such Tax Return nor entitled to any Tax Benefit with respect to such Tax Return) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.02(b)(i)(A)), (x) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of such Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, for which Phillips 66 is responsible, if any, over such Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Liability or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Liability, as applicable, and (y) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the excess, if any, of such Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Liability or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Liability, as applicable, over the amount of such Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, for which Phillips 66 is responsible, if any; and (2) if Phillips 66 is entitled to any Tax Benefit (other than any alternative minimum Tax Benefit) with respect to such Tax Return pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(ii) or Section 2.03(a)(ii), as applicable, ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the sum of such Tax Benefit to which Phillips 66 is entitled and the amount of any such Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Liability or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Liability, as applicable; and

(II) In the case of any Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Asset or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Asset, as applicable, with respect to such Tax Return, (1) if Phillips 66 is entitled to any Tax Benefit (other than alternative minimum Tax Benefit) with respect to such Tax Return pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(ii) or Section 2.03(a)(ii), as applicable (or if Phillips 66 is neither entitled to any Tax Benefit with respect to such Tax Return nor responsible for any Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable shown as due on such Tax Return) (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment, or other advance payments or minimum tax credit) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.02(b)(i)(A)), (x) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of such Tax Benefit to which Phillips 66 is entitled, if any, over such Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Asset or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Asset, as applicable; and (y) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the excess, if any, of such Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Asset or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Asset, as applicable, over the amount of any such Tax Benefit, if any; and (2) if Phillips 66 is responsible for Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, shown as due on such Tax Return (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment, minimum tax credits or other advance payments) pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or 2.03(a) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.02(b)(i)(A)), Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the sum of the amount of such Federal Income Taxes or State Income Taxes, as applicable, for which Phillips 66 is responsible and the amount of such Accrued Phillips 66 Federal Income Tax Asset or Accrued Phillips 66 State Income Tax Asset, as applicable.

 

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(ii) Tax Returns Filed by Phillips 66 Group Member. In the case of any such ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or State Separate Income Tax Return, as applicable, for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period that ends during 2011 or 2012 or any Straddle Period filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group:

(A) (I) ConocoPhillips shall be deemed to have paid Phillips 66 on the Distribution Date an amount equal to any liability for cash State Income Taxes with respect to such Tax Return to the extent such State Income Taxes have been Accrued as of the Distribution Date and allocated to the ConocoPhillips Business (including any member of the ConocoPhillips Group) as of the Distribution Date (which accrual and allocation, for the absence of doubt, (x) may be computed after the Distribution Date as of the Distribution Date and which shall be recomputed as of the Distribution Date to take account of any Tax Return that is filed in respect of such Taxes and (y) shall not include any reserves for financial accounting purposes in respect of Taxes that may arise upon audit) (with respect to such State Income Taxes, the “ Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Liability ”)); and (II) Phillips 66 shall be deemed to have paid ConocoPhillips on the Distribution Date an amount equal to any reduction of State Income Taxes otherwise due with respect to such Tax Return to the extent such reduction in State Income Taxes has been Accrued and allocated to the ConocoPhillips Business (including any member of the ConocoPhillips Group) as of the Distribution Date (which accruals and allocations, for the absence of doubt, (x) may be computed after the Distribution Date as of the Distribution Date and which shall be recomputed as of the Distribution Date to take account of any Tax Return that is filed in respect of such Taxes and (y) shall not include any reserves for financial accounting purposes in respect of Taxes that may arise upon audit) (with respect to such State Income Taxes, the “ Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Asset ”).

(B) Within 120 days following the earlier of (y) the due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, or (z) the date on which such Tax Return is filed:

(I) In the case of any Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Liability with respect to such Tax Return (1) if ConocoPhillips is responsible for any State Income Taxes shown as due on such Tax Return (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment, or other advance payments or minimum tax credits) pursuant to Section 2.03(a) (or if ConocoPhillips is neither responsible for State Income Taxes shown as due on such Tax Return nor entitled to any Tax Benefit with respect to such Tax Return) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.02(b)(ii)(A)), (x) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of such State Income Taxes for which ConocoPhillips is responsible, if any, over such Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Liability and (y) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the excess, if any, of such Accrued

 

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ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Liability over the amount of such State Income Taxes for which ConocoPhillips is responsible, if any; and (2) if ConocoPhillips is entitled to any Tax Benefit with respect to such Tax Return pursuant to this Agreement, Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the sum of such Tax Benefit to which ConocoPhillips is entitled and the amount of any such Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Liability; and

(II) In the case of any Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Asset with respect to such Tax Return, (1) if ConocoPhillips is entitled to any Tax Benefit with respect to such Tax Return pursuant to this Agreement (or if ConocoPhillips is neither entitled to any Tax Benefit with respect to such Tax Return nor responsible for any State Income Taxes shown as due on such Tax Return) (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment, or other advance payments or minimum tax credit) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.02(b)(ii)(A)), (x) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of such Tax Benefit to which ConocoPhillips is entitled, if any, over such Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Asset; and (y) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the excess, if any, of such Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Asset over the amount of any such Tax Benefit, if any; and (2) if ConocoPhillips is responsible for State Income Taxes shown as due on such Tax Return (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment, minimum tax credits or other advance payments) pursuant to Section 2.03(a) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.02(b)(ii)(A)), ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the sum of the amount of such State Income Taxes for which ConocoPhillips is responsible and the amount of such Accrued ConocoPhillips State Income Tax Asset.

(c) Phillips 66 Minimum Tax Credits Payment. Within 120 days after the date on which the ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for the Straddle Period is filed, Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips any amount for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.07(c).

(d) Taxes Resulting from Adjustment. In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to such Tax Return, (A) in the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, ConocoPhillips shall pay (or cause to be paid) to the applicable Tax Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Tax Return required to be paid as a result of such adjustment; and (B) in the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, Phillips 66 shall pay (or cause to be paid) to the applicable Tax Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment.

(e) Return-to-Adjustment Payments . In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to such Tax Return, within 30 days following the later of (x) the date any additional Federal Income Tax or State Income Tax, as applicable, was paid by ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such

 

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adjustment (or any Tax Benefit was actually reduced in cash or Tax Benefit is actually received in cash) or (y) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, following such Final Determination for payment of the amount due:

(i) In the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (A) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips (x) any Federal Income Tax or State Income Tax, as applicable, due with respect to such Tax Return or any reduction in any Tax Benefit for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or 2.03(a) as a result of such adjustment and (y) any amount required to be paid by Phillips 66 to ConocoPhillips pursuant to Section 2.07 with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment; and (B) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 (x) any reduction in any Tax Benefit for which ConocoPhillips is responsible pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or 2.03(a) and to which Phillips 66 is entitled pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or 2.03(a) as a result of such adjustment and (y) any amount required to be paid by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 pursuant to Section 2.07 with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment; and

(ii) In the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (A) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 (x) any State Income Tax due with respect to such Tax Return or any reduction in any Tax Benefit for which ConocoPhillips is responsible pursuant to Section 2.03(a) as a result of such adjustment and (y) any amount required to be paid by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 pursuant to Section 2.07 with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment; and (B) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips (x) any reduction in any Tax Benefit for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and to which ConocoPhillips is entitled pursuant to Section 2.03(a) as a result of such adjustment and (y) any amount required to be paid by Phillips 66 to ConocoPhillips pursuant to Section 2.07 with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment.

Section 5.03 Other Taxes. In the case of any Tax Return with respect to Other Taxes for the Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period (including, for the absence of doubt, amended Tax Returns):

(a) Taxes Shown as Due on Tax Return. The Responsible Company shall compute the amount of Tax required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority (taking into account the requirements of Section 4.04) with respect to such Tax Return in respect of a Payment Date. In the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, ConocoPhillips shall pay (or cause to be paid) such amount to such Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date (and provide notice and proof of payment to Phillips 66) and, in the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, Phillips 66 shall pay (or cause to be paid) such amount to such Tax Authority on or before such Payment Date (and provide notice and proof of payment to ConocoPhillips).

 

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(b) Accrual-to-Return Payment.

(i) Tax Returns Filed by ConocoPhillips Group Member. In the case of any such Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period that ends during 2011 or 2012 or any Straddle Period filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group:

(A) Phillips 66 shall be deemed to have paid ConocoPhillips on the Distribution Date an amount equal to any liability for cash Other Taxes with respect to such Tax Return to the extent such Other Taxes have been Accrued and allocated to the Phillips 66 Business (including any member of the Phillips 66 Group) as of the Distribution Date (which accruals and allocations, for the absence of doubt, (x) may be computed after the Distribution Date as of the Distribution Date and which shall be recomputed as of the Distribution Date to take account of any Tax Return that is filed in respect of such Taxes and (y) shall not include any reserves for financial accounting purposes in respect of Taxes that may arise upon audit) (with respect to such Other Taxes, the “ Accrued Phillips 66 Other Tax Liability ”).

(B) Subject to Section 5.03(e), within 120 days following the earlier of (y) the due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, or (z) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, (x) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of Other Taxes shown as due on such Tax Return for which Phillips 66 is responsible (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment or other advance payments) pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i), Section 2.03(c)(i), and Section 2.04(c)(i) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.03(b)(i)(A)) over any Accrued Phillips 66 Other Tax Liability with respect to such Tax Return, and (y) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an amount equal to the excess, if any, of any Accrued Phillips 66 Other Tax Liability with respect to such Tax Return over the amount of such Other Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible.

(ii) Tax Returns Filed by Phillips 66 Group Member. In the case of any such Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Tax Period that ends during 2011 or 2012 or any Straddle Period filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group:

(A) ConocoPhillips shall be deemed to have paid Phillips 66 on the Distribution Date an amount equal to any liability for cash Other Taxes with respect to such Tax Return to the extent such Other Taxes have been Accrued and allocated to the ConocoPhillips Business (including any member of the ConocoPhillips Group) as of the Distribution Date (which accruals and allocations, for the absence of doubt, (x) may be computed after the Distribution Date as of the Distribution Date and which shall be recomputed as of the Distribution Date to take account of any Tax Return that is filed in respect of such Taxes and (y) shall not include any reserves for financial accounting purposes in respect of Taxes that may arise upon audit) (with respect to such Other Taxes, the “ Accrued ConocoPhillips Other Tax Liability”) .

(B) Subject to Section 5.03(e), within 120 days following the earlier of (y) the due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, or (z) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, (x) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 an

 

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amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of Other Taxes shown as due on such Tax Return for which ConocoPhillips is responsible (for the absence of doubt, without regard to any estimated, installment or other advance payments) pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i), Section 2.03(c)(i), and Section 2.04(c)(i) (for this purpose, determined without regard to Section 5.03(b)(ii)(A)) over any Accrued ConocoPhillips Other Tax Liability with respect to such Tax Return, and (y) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips an amount equal to the excess, if any, of any Accrued ConocoPhillips Other Tax Liability with respect to such Tax Return over the amount of such Other Taxes for which ConocoPhillips is responsible.

(c) Taxes Resulting from Adjustment. In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to any such Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Periods or any Straddle Periods, (A) in the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, ConocoPhillips shall pay (or cause to be paid) when due any additional Other Tax required to be paid with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment; and (B) in the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, Phillips 66 shall pay (or cause to be paid) when due any additional Other Tax required to be paid with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment.

(d) Return-to-Adjustment Payments . Subject to Section 5.03(e), in the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to such Tax Return for any Pre-Distribution Periods or any Straddle Periods, within 30 days following the later of (i) the date any Other Taxes were paid by ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, pursuant to Section 5.03(c) with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, following such Final Determination for payment of the amount due:

(i) In the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the ConocoPhillips Group, (A) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips (x) any Other Taxes due with respect to such Tax Return for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i), Section 2.03(c)(i), and Section 2.04(c)(i) as a result of such adjustment and (y) any amount required to be paid by Phillips 66 to ConocoPhillips pursuant to Section 2.07(a) with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment; and (B) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 any amount required to be paid by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 pursuant to Section 2.07(a) as a result of such adjustment; and

(ii) In the case of any such Tax Return filed or required to be filed under applicable Tax Law by any member of the Phillips 66 Group, (A) ConocoPhillips shall pay Phillips 66 (x) any Other Taxes due with respect to such Tax Return for which ConocoPhillips is responsible pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i), Section 2.03(c)(i), and Section 2.04(c)(i) as a result of such adjustment and (y) any amount required to be paid by ConocoPhillips to Phillips 66 pursuant to Section 2.07(a) with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment; and (B) Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips any amount required to be paid by Phillips 66 to ConocoPhillips pursuant to Section 2.07(a) as a result of such adjustment.

 

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(e) De Minimis Threshold for Other Taxes . Notwithstanding Section 2.02(c), Section 2.03(c), Section 5.03(b) (except with respect to Foreign Other Taxes), and Section 5.03(d) (except with respect to Foreign Other Taxes) and except with respect to any amended Tax Return, in no event shall ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, be liable to pay Phillips 66 or ConocoPhillips, as applicable, any amount with respect to Other Taxes (other than Foreign Other Taxes) pursuant to Section 5.03(b) or Section 5.03(d) unless the amount of such payment otherwise required to be made pursuant to Section 5.03(b) with respect to the relevant Tax Return (other than any amended Tax Return) or Section 5.03(d) with respect to the relevant adjustment, as applicable (in each case, for the absence of doubt, without regard to this Section 5.03(e)), exceeds $100,000. For the absence of doubt, (i) the foregoing limitation shall apply on a per Tax Return basis (in the case of any payment otherwise required to be made pursuant to Section 5.03(b)) or on a per adjustment basis (in the case of any payment otherwise required to be made pursuant to Section 5.03(d)) and (ii) ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66, as applicable, shall be liable for the full amount of any payment to which the foregoing limitation does not apply.

Section 5.04 Certain Separate Return Income Taxes and Property Taxes . In the case of any (x) Income Taxes with respect to a Separate Return (other than State Separate Income Tax Returns for Pre-Distribution Periods or Straddle Periods); and (y) Property Taxes or any refunds of such Taxes:

(a) Taxes Due. Each Company shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to the applicable Tax Authority when due (i) except as set forth in Section 5.04(c), all Income Taxes with respect to such Separate Return; and (ii) all Property Taxes, in each case for which such Company is responsible pursuant to Section 2.

(b) Refunds. If a Company or any member of such Company’s Group receives a refund of (i) Income Taxes with respect to such Separate Return; or (ii) Property Taxes, in each case to which the other Company is entitled pursuant to Section 2.07, such Company shall pay over such refund to the other Company within 30 days following the receipt of such refund.

(c) Section 2.02(a)(iii) Taxes . In the case of any ConocoPhillips Federal Income Tax Return (including, for the absence of doubt, an amended Tax Return) for a Post-Distribution Period (other than any Straddle Period), within 120 days following the earlier of (y) the due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return or (z) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips the amount for which Phillips 66 is responsible under Section 2.02(a)(iii) with respect to such Tax Return. In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to such Tax Return, within 30 days following the later of (i) the date any additional Federal Income Tax was paid by ConocoPhillips with respect to such Tax Return as a result of such adjustment (or any Tax Benefit was actually reduced in cash) or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from ConocoPhillips following such Final Determination for payment of the amount due, Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips the amount for which Phillips 66 is responsible pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(iii) as a result of such adjustment.

 

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Section 5.05 Tax-Related Losses . Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips the amount of any Tax-Related Losses for which Phillips 66 is responsible under Section 6.04:

(a) In the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (a) of the definition of “Tax-Related Losses,” no later than two Business Days prior to the date COP files, or causes to be filed, the applicable Tax Return for the year of the Internal Contribution, Internal Distribution, Contribution or Distribution, as applicable ( provided that if such Tax-Related Losses arise pursuant to a Final Determination described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Final Determination,” then Phillips 66 shall pay ConocoPhillips no later than two Business Days after the date of such Final Determination); and

(b) In the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (b) or (c) of the definition of “Tax-Related Losses,” no later than two Business Days after the date ConocoPhillips pays such Tax-Related Losses.

Section 5.06 Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross Up .

(a) Treatment of Payments. In the absence of any change in Tax treatment under the Code or other applicable Tax Law and except as provided in Section 5.06(b), any payments made by a Company under this Agreement shall be reported for Tax purposes by the payor and the recipient as distributions or capital contributions, as appropriate, occurring immediately before the Distribution (but only to the extent that the payment does not relate to a Tax allocated to the payor in accordance with Section 1552 of the Code or the regulations thereunder or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-33(d) (or under corresponding principles of other applicable Tax Laws)) or as payments of an assumed or retained liability.

(b) Treatment of Interest Payments Under This Agreement. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent one Company (the “ Indemnitor ”) makes a payment of interest to another Company (the “ Indemnitee ”) under this Agreement with respect to the period from the date that the Indemnitee made a payment of a Tax to a Tax Authority to the date that the Indemnitor reimbursed the Indemnitee for such Tax payment, the interest payment shall be treated as interest expense to the Indemnitor (deductible to the extent provided by Law) and as interest income by the Indemnitee (includible in income to the extent provided by Law). The amount of the payment shall not be adjusted to take into account any associated Tax Benefit to the Indemnitor or increase in Tax to the Indemnitee.

(c) Tax Gross Up. If (i) notwithstanding the manner in which any payment under this Agreement is reported, there is an adjustment to the Tax liability of a Company as a result of its receipt of a payment pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) any deduction or withholding is required by Law to be made from any payment (other than an interest payment) under this Agreement, such payment shall be appropriately adjusted so that the amount of such payment, reduced by the amount of all Income Taxes payable with respect to the receipt thereof or the amount of all deduction or withholding required by Law with respect to such payment, as applicable (in each case, taking into account all correlative Tax Benefits resulting from the payment of such Income Taxes), shall equal the amount of the payment which the Company receiving such payment would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 5.07 Late Payments . Any amount owed by one party to another party under this Agreement which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus five percent, compounded semiannually, from the due date of the payment to the date paid. To the extent interest required to be paid under this Section 5.07 duplicates interest required to be paid under any other provision of this Agreement, interest shall be computed at the higher of the interest rate provided under this Section 5.07 or the interest rate provided under such other provision.

 

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Section 6. Tax-Free Status.

Section 6.01 Tax Opinions/Rulings and Representation Letters.

(a) Each of Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips hereby represents and agrees that (i) it has or will read the Representation Letters deliverable to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in connection with the rendering of the Tax Opinion prior to the date submitted and has or will read the Representation Letters (including the Ruling Request) delivered to the IRS in connection with obtaining the Ruling prior to the date of this Agreement and (ii) subject to any qualifications therein, all information contained in such Representation Letters and Rulings that concerns or relates to such Company or any member of its Group will be true, correct and complete.

(b) Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Company, ConocoPhillips, and ConocoPhillips Company acknowledge that the Tax Opinions/Rulings and the Representation Letters may not yet have been obtained or submitted. Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Company, ConocoPhillips, and ConocoPhillips Company shall use their commercially reasonable efforts and shall cooperate in good faith to finalize the Representation Letters for the Distribution as soon as possible hereafter and to cause the same to be submitted to the Tax Advisors, the IRS or such other governmental authorities as ConocoPhillips shall deem necessary or desirable and shall take such other commercially reasonable actions as may be necessary or desirable to obtain the Tax Opinions/Rulings in order to confirm the Tax-Free Status.

Section 6.02 Restrictions on Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company .

(a) Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company agree that they will not take or fail to take, or permit any Phillips 66 Affiliate or Phillips 66 Company Affiliate, as applicable, to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, information, covenant or representation in any Representation Letters or Tax Opinions/Rulings. Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company agree that they will not take or fail to take, or permit any Phillips 66 Affiliate or Phillips 66 Company Affiliate, as applicable, to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent (i) the Tax-Free Status, or (ii) any transaction contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement which is intended by the parties to be tax-free (including, but not limited to, those transactions which the IRS has ruled qualify for tax-free treatment in the Ruling) from so qualifying, including, (x) in the case of Phillips 66, issuing any Phillips 66 Capital Stock that would prevent the Distribution from qualifying as a tax-free distribution within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code; and (y) in the case of Phillips 66 Company, issuing any Phillips 66 Company Capital Stock that would prevent the Internal Distribution from qualifying as a tax-free distribution within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code.

(b) Pre-Distribution Period. During the period from the date hereof until the completion of the Distribution, Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company shall not take any action (including, in the case of Phillips 66, the issuance of Phillips 66 Capital Stock) or permit any Phillips 66 Affiliate or Phillips 66 Company Affiliate directly or indirectly controlled by Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company, as applicable, to take any action if, as a result of taking such action, (i)

 

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Phillips 66 could have a number of shares of Phillips 66 Capital Stock (computed on a fully diluted basis or otherwise) issued and outstanding, including by way of the exercise of stock options (whether or not such stock options are currently exercisable) or the issuance of restricted stock, that could cause ConocoPhillips to cease to have Tax Control of Phillips 66; or (ii) Phillips 66 Company could have a number of shares of Phillips 66 Company Capital Stock (computed on a fully diluted basis or otherwise) issued and outstanding, including by way of the exercise of stock options (whether or not such stock options are currently exercisable) or the issuance of restricted stock, that could cause ConocoPhillips Company to cease to have Tax Control of Phillips 66 Company.

(c) Each of Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, it will (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in the Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and (ii) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code, in each case, taking into account Section 355(b)(3) of the Code.

(d) Phillips 66 agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, it will not (i) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent Phillips 66 has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (A) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (B) finding a tender offer to be a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, or (C) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of Phillips 66’s charter or bylaws or otherwise), (ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate or cause or permit Phillips 66 Company to merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate, (iii) in a single transaction or series of transactions sell or transfer (other than sales or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business) all or substantially all of the assets that were transferred to Phillips 66 as part of the Contribution or to Phillips 66 Company as part of the Internal Contribution or sell or transfer (or cause or permit to be transferred) 60% or more of the gross assets of the Active Trade or Business or 60% or more of the consolidated gross assets of Phillips 66 and its Affiliates (such percentages to be measured based on fair market value as of the Distribution Date) or sell or transfer any of the shares of Phillips 66 Company, (iv) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through a Phillips 66 Affiliate) any Phillips 66 stock, or rights to acquire stock, except to the extent such repurchases satisfy Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30 (as in effect prior to the amendment of such Revenue Procedure by Revenue Procedure 2003-48), (v) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the voting rights of Phillips 66 Capital Stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of Phillips 66 Capital Stock into another class of Phillips 66 Capital Stock) or (vi) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation made in the Representation Letters or the Tax Opinions/Rulings) which in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described in this subparagraph (d)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of causing or permitting one or more persons (whether or not acting in concert) to acquire directly

 

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or indirectly stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status, unless prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), (x) Phillips 66 shall have requested that ConocoPhillips obtain a Ruling in accordance with Section 6.03(b) and (d) of this Agreement to the effect that such transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status and ConocoPhillips shall have received such a Ruling in form and substance satisfactory to ConocoPhillips in its sole and absolute discretion, which discretion shall be exercised in good faith solely to preserve the Tax-Free Status (and in determining whether a Ruling is satisfactory, ConocoPhillips may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations made in connection with such Ruling), (y) Phillips 66 shall provide ConocoPhillips with an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance satisfactory to ConocoPhillips in its sole and absolute discretion, which discretion shall be exercised in good faith solely to preserve the Tax-Free Status (and in determining whether an opinion is satisfactory, ConocoPhillips may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations if used as a basis for the opinion and ConocoPhillips may determine that no opinion would be acceptable to ConocoPhillips) or (z) ConocoPhillips shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(e) Certain Issuances of Phillips 66 Capital Stock . If Phillips 66 proposes to enter into any Section 6.02(e) Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent Phillips 66 has the right to prohibit any Section 6.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, proposes to permit any Section 6.02(e) Acquisition Transaction to occur, in each case, during the period from the date hereof until the first day after the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall provide ConocoPhillips, no later than ten days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to the Section 6.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of Phillips 66 Capital Stock to be issued in such transaction) and a certificate of the Board of Directors of Phillips 66 to the effect that the Section 6.02(e) Acquisition Transaction is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any other transaction to which the requirements of Section 6.02(d) apply (a “ Board Certificate ”).

(f) Phillips 66 Restructuring. Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company shall not engage in, cause or permit any internal restructuring (including by making or revoking any election under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3) involving Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company and/or any of their subsidiaries or any contribution, sale or other transfer of any of the assets directly or indirectly transferred to Phillips 66 as part of the Contribution, transferred to Phillips 66 Company as part of the Internal Contribution, or otherwise transferred to Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company, as applicable, or any of their subsidiaries in connection with the Transaction (any such action, a “ Phillips 66 Restructuring ”) during or with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to 6 months following the Distribution Date without obtaining the prior written consent of ConocoPhillips (such prior written consent not to be unreasonably withheld). Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company, as applicable, shall provide written notice to ConocoPhillips describing any Phillips 66 Restructuring proposed to be taken during or with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to 6 months following the Distribution Date and shall consult with ConocoPhillips regarding any such proposed actions.

 

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(g) Distributions by Foreign Phillips 66 Subsidiaries. Until January 1 st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Distribution occurs, Phillips 66 shall neither cause nor permit any foreign subsidiary of Phillips 66 to enter into any transaction or take any action that would be considered under the Code to constitute the declaration or payment of a dividend (including pursuant to Section 304 of the Code) without obtaining the prior written consent of ConocoPhillips (such prior written consent not to be unreasonably withheld).

Section 6.03 Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

(a) If Phillips 66 notifies ConocoPhillips that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 6.02(d) (a “ Notified Action ”), ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall reasonably cooperate to attempt to obtain the Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion referred to in Section 6.02(d), unless ConocoPhillips shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(b) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at Phillips 66’s Request. ConocoPhillips agrees that at the reasonable request of Phillips 66 pursuant to Section 6.02(d), ConocoPhillips shall cooperate with Phillips 66 and use its reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, a Ruling from the IRS or an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting Phillips 66 to take the Notified Action. Further, in no event shall ConocoPhillips be required to file any Ruling Request under this Section 6.03(b) unless Phillips 66 represents that (i) it has read the Ruling Request, and (ii) all information and representations, if any, relating to any member of the Phillips 66 Group, contained in the Ruling Request documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct and complete. Phillips 66 shall reimburse ConocoPhillips for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the ConocoPhillips Group in obtaining a Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by Phillips 66 within ten Business Days after receiving an invoice from ConocoPhillips therefor.

(c) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at ConocoPhillips’ Request . ConocoPhillips shall have the right to obtain a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. If ConocoPhillips determines to obtain a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion, Phillips 66 shall (and shall cause each Affiliate of Phillips 66 to) cooperate with ConocoPhillips and take any and all actions reasonably requested by ConocoPhillips in connection with obtaining the Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion (including, without limitation, by making any representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by the IRS or Tax Advisor; provided that Phillips 66 shall not be required to make (or cause any Affiliate of Phillips 66 to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control). ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall each bear its own costs and expenses in obtaining a Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by ConocoPhillips.

(d) Phillips 66 hereby agrees that ConocoPhillips shall have sole and exclusive control over the process of obtaining any Ruling, and that only ConocoPhillips shall apply for a Ruling. In connection with obtaining a Ruling pursuant to Section 6.03(b), (i) ConocoPhillips shall keep Phillips 66 informed in a timely manner of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by ConocoPhillips in connection therewith; (ii) ConocoPhillips shall (A) reasonably in advance of the submission of any Ruling Request documents provide Phillips 66 with a draft copy thereof, (B) reasonably consider Phillips 66’s comments on such draft copy, and (C) provide Phillips 66

 

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with a final copy; and (iii) ConocoPhillips shall provide Phillips 66 with notice reasonably in advance of, and Phillips 66 shall have the right to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with the IRS (subject to the approval of the IRS) that relate to such Ruling. Neither Phillips 66 nor any Phillips 66 Affiliate directly or indirectly controlled by Phillips 66 shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the Contribution, the Distribution, the Internal Contribution, the Internal Distribution (including the impact of any transaction on the Contribution, the Distribution, the Internal Contribution or the Internal Distribution) or any transaction referred to in Section 6.02(a)(ii).

Section 6.04 Liability for Tax-Related Losses.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Indemnification and Release Agreement, or any other Ancillary Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 6.04(b), Phillips 66 shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, each of their Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to or result from any one or more of the following: (i) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Internal Contribution, the Internal Distribution, the Contribution, or the Distribution) of all or a portion of the stock and/or assets of Phillips 66 and/or its subsidiaries by any means whatsoever by any Person, (ii) any negotiations, understandings, agreements or arrangements by Phillips 66 with respect to transactions or events (including, without limitation, stock issuances, pursuant to the exercise of stock options or otherwise, option grants, capital contributions or acquisitions, or a series of such transactions or events) that cause the Internal Distribution or the Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire directly or indirectly stock of Phillips 66 Company or Phillips 66, as applicable, representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (iii) any action or failure to act by Phillips 66 after the Distribution (including, without limitation, any amendment to Phillips 66’s certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of Phillips 66 stock or Phillips 66 Company stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of Phillips 66 Capital Stock or Phillips 66 Company Capital Stock, respectively, into another class of Phillips 66 Capital Stock or Phillips 66 Company Capital Stock, respectively), (iv) any act or failure to act by Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Company, or any Phillips 66 Affiliate described in Section 6.02 (regardless whether such act or failure to act is covered by a Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clause (x), (y) or (z) of Section 6.02(d), a Board Certificate described in Section 6.02(e) or a consent described in Section 6.02(f) or (g)) or (v) any breach by Phillips 66 of its agreement and representation set forth in Section 6.01(a).

(b) For purposes of calculating the amount and timing of any Tax-Related Loss for which Phillips 66 is responsible under this Section 6.04, Tax-Related Losses shall be calculated by assuming that ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, the ConocoPhillips Affiliated Group and each member of the ConocoPhillips Group (I) pay Tax at the highest marginal corporate Tax rates in effect in each relevant taxable year and (II) have no Tax Attributes in any relevant taxable year.

 

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Section 7. Assistance and Cooperation.

Section 7.01 Assistance and Cooperation.

(a) General . Each of the Companies shall cooperate (and cause its respective Affiliates to cooperate) with the other Company and with the other Company’s agents, representatives or advisors, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters relating to the Companies and their Affiliates including (i) preparation and filing of Tax Returns, (ii) determining the liability for and amount of any Taxes due (including estimated Taxes) or the right to and amount of any refund of Taxes, (iii) determining any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, (iv) examinations of Tax Returns, and (v) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed or claims for refunds. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation, (x) preparing Tax Packages and providing information and documents as provided in Section 7.02, (y) making all information and documents in their possession relating to the other Company and its Affiliates available to such other Company as provided in Section 8, and (z) making available to the other Company, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the Companies or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses or for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. In the event that a member of the ConocoPhillips Group, on the one hand, or a member of the Phillips 66 Group, on the other hand, suffers a Tax detriment as a result of a Transfer Pricing Adjustment, the Companies shall cooperate pursuant to this Section 7 to seek any competent authority relief that may be available with respect to such Transfer Pricing Adjustment.

(b) Confidentiality . Any information or documents provided under this Section 7 shall be kept confidential by the Company receiving the information or documents, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement, (i) neither ConocoPhillips nor any ConocoPhillips Affiliate shall be required to provide Phillips 66 or any Phillips 66 Affiliate or any other Person access to or copies of any information or procedures (including the proceedings of any Tax Contest) other than information or procedures that relate solely to Phillips 66, the business or assets of Phillips 66 or any Phillips 66 Affiliate and (ii) in no event shall ConocoPhillips or any ConocoPhillips Affiliate be required to provide Phillips 66, any Phillips 66 Affiliate or any other Person access to or copies of any information if such action could reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any Privilege. In addition, in the event that ConocoPhillips determines that the provision of any information to Phillips 66 or any Phillips 66 Affiliate could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement or waive any Privilege, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to permit compliance with their respective obligations under this Section 7 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

Section 7.02 Tax Packages and Other Tax Return Information.

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Section 7.02. Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Company, ConocoPhillips, and ConocoPhillips Company acknowledge that failure to conform to the deadlines set forth herein or reasonable deadlines otherwise set by ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66 could cause irreparable harm.

(b) Tax Packages. Phillips 66 (if ConocoPhillips is the Responsible Company with respect to the applicable Tax Returns) or ConocoPhillips (if Phillips 66 is the Responsible Company with respect to the applicable Tax Returns) shall provide to the Responsible Company a package containing information and documents relating to its Group required by the Responsible Company to prepare and file the applicable Tax Returns (“ Tax Packages ”). Phillips 66 or ConocoPhillips, as applicable, shall provide such Tax Packages (i) containing information or documents in such form as the Responsible Company reasonably requests (or, in the absence of such request, in such form as historically provided to the Responsible Company for the purposes of preparing and filing the applicable Tax Returns) and (ii) in sufficient time for the Responsible Company to file the applicable Tax Returns on a timely basis.

Section 7.03 Reliance by ConocoPhillips. If any member of the Phillips 66 Group supplies information to a member of the ConocoPhillips Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the ConocoPhillips Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the ConocoPhillips Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of Phillips 66 (or any officer of Phillips 66 as designated by the chief financial officer of Phillips 66) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. Each of Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the ConocoPhillips Group and its directors, officers and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the Phillips 66 Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 7, a member of the ConocoPhillips Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

Section 8. Tax Records.

Section 8.01 Retention of Tax Records . Each Company shall preserve and keep all Tax Records exclusively relating to the assets and activities of its Group for Pre-Distribution Periods, and ConocoPhillips shall preserve and keep all other Tax Records relating to Taxes of the Groups for Pre-Distribution Tax Periods, for so long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (a) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitations, or (b) seven years after the Distribution Date (such later date, the “ Retention Date ”). After the Retention Date, each Company may dispose of such Tax Records upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the other Company. If, prior to the Retention Date, a Company reasonably determines that any Tax Records which it would otherwise be required to preserve and keep under this Section 8 are no longer material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law and the other Company agrees, then such first Company may dispose of such Tax Records upon 90 days’ prior notice to the other Company. Any notice of an intent to dispose given pursuant to this Section 8.01 shall include a list of the Tax Records to be disposed of describing in reasonable detail each file, book, or other record accumulation being disposed. The notified Company shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy or remove, within such 90-

 

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day period, all or any part of such Tax Records. If, at any time prior to the Retention Date, Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company determines to decommission or otherwise discontinue any computer program or information technology system used to access or store any Tax Records, then Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company may decommission or discontinue such program or system upon 90 days’ prior notice to ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy, within such 90-day period, all or any part of the underlying data relating to the Tax Records accessed by or stored on such program or system.

Section 8.02 Access to Tax Records. The Companies and their respective Affiliates shall make available to each other for inspection and copying during normal business hours upon reasonable notice all Tax Records (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any pertinent underlying data accessed or stored on any computer program or information technology system) in their possession and shall permit the other Company and its Affiliates, authorized agents and representatives and any representative of a Taxing Authority or other Tax auditor direct access during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to any computer program or information technology system used to access or store any Tax Records, in each case to the extent reasonably required by the other Company in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns or financial accounting statements, audits, litigation, or the resolution of items under this Agreement.

Section 9. Tax Contests.

Section 9.01 Notice . Each of the Companies shall provide prompt notice to the other Company of any written communication from a Tax Authority regarding any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest of which it or its Affiliate becomes aware related to Taxes for Tax Periods for which it is indemnified by the other Company hereunder. Such notice shall attach copies of the pertinent portion of any written communication from a Tax Authority and contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in respect of any such matters; provided, however , that the Indemnitor shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder by reason of any failure by the Indemnitee to so notify except to the extent the Indemnitor was materially harmed by such failure.

Section 9.02 Control of Tax Contests.

(a) Separate Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return for any Pre-Distribution Period or any Straddle Period:

(i) If the Tax Contest relates exclusively to Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible under Section 2, Phillips 66 shall have exclusive control over such Tax Contest, except insofar as ConocoPhillips shall have exclusive control over such Tax Contest pursuant to Section 9.02(a)(ii)(B) and subject to Section 9.02(c)(i) and (d) below; and

(ii) If the Tax Contest relates (A) exclusively to Taxes for which ConocoPhillips is responsible under Section 2, (B) exclusively to Taxes for which Phillips 66 is responsible under Section 2 and ConocoPhillips determines in good faith that Phillips 66 has failed to defend diligently such Tax Contest, or (C) to Taxes for which both ConocoPhillips and

 

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Phillips 66 are responsible under Section 2, ConocoPhillips shall (in the case of Tax Contests described in Section 9.02(a)(ii)(B), at ConocoPhillips’ option) have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, subject to Section 9.02(c)(i) and (d) below.

(b) Joint Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any ConocoPhillips Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, ConocoPhillips State Combined Income Tax Return or other Joint Return, in each case, for any Pre-Distribution Period or Straddle Period, ConocoPhillips shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 9.02(c)(ii) below.

(c) Settlement Rights and Certain Other Rights.

(i) Separate Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return, the Controlling Party shall have the sole right to contest, litigate, compromise and settle any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior consent of the Non-Controlling Party; provided, however , that if Phillips 66 is the Controlling Party with respect to any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return which Tax Contest would reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 shall not compromise or settle such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior consent of ConocoPhillips. Unless waived by the parties in writing, in connection with any potential adjustment in such Tax Contest (x) with respect to any Separate Return as a result of which adjustment the Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment (or any payment under Section 2.07) to the Controlling Party under this Agreement or (y) with respect to any Specified Separate Return: (A) the Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party informed in a timely manner of all actions taken or proposed to be taken by the Controlling Party with respect to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest; (B) the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-Controlling Party copies of any written materials relating to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest received from any Tax Authority; (C) the Controlling Party shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest and shall offer the Non-Controlling Party a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any such written materials; and (D) the Controlling Party shall timely provide the Non-Controlling Party with copies of any correspondence or filings submitted to any Tax Authority or judicial authority in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest. The failure of the Controlling Party to take any action specified in the preceding sentence with respect to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability and/or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that the Non-Controlling Party was materially harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party.

(ii) Joint Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to Joint Returns, the Controlling Party shall have the sole right to contest, litigate, compromise and settle any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior consent of the Non-Controlling Party. Unless waived by the parties in writing, in connection with any potential adjustment in such Tax Contest as a result of which adjustment the Non-Controlling Party may

 

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reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment (or any payment under Section 2.07) to the Controlling Party under this Agreement: (A) the Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party informed in a timely manner of all actions taken or proposed to be taken by the Controlling Party with respect to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest; (B) the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-Controlling Party copies of any written materials relating to such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest received from any Tax Authority; and (C) the Controlling Party shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such potential adjustment in such Tax Contest. Phillips 66 shall not be entitled to attend meetings or teleconferences with the Tax Authority in connection with any Tax Contest with respect to any Joint Returns, except that, in connection with any Special Joint Tax Contest, Phillips 66 shall be entitled to attend such portion of any meeting or teleconference as pertains to Phillips 66. The failure of the Controlling Party to take any action specified in the second preceding sentence with respect to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability and/or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that the Non-Controlling Party was materially harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party. ConocoPhillips shall be entitled to permit Phillips 66 to conduct any portion of a Special Joint Tax Contest on such terms and conditions as ConocoPhillips shall determine in its sole discretion.

(d) Tax Contest Participation. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return, unless waived by the parties in writing, the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-Controlling Party with written notice reasonably in advance of, and the Non-Controlling Party shall have the right to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with Tax Authorities or hearings or proceedings before any judicial authorities in connection with any potential adjustment in a Tax Contest pursuant to which the Non-Controlling Party may reasonably be expected to become liable to make any indemnification payment (or any payment under Section 2.07) to the Controlling Party under this Agreement or with respect to any Specified Separate Return. The failure of the Controlling Party to provide any notice specified in this Section 9.02(d) to the Non-Controlling Party shall not relieve the Non-Controlling Party of any liability and/or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that the Non-Controlling Party was materially harmed by such failure, and in no event shall such failure relieve the Non-Controlling Party from any other liability or obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party.

(e) Power of Attorney. Each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall execute and deliver to ConocoPhillips (or such member of the ConocoPhillips Group as ConocoPhillips shall designate) any power of attorney or other similar document reasonably requested by ConocoPhillips (or such designee) in connection with any Tax Contest (as to which ConocoPhillips is the Controlling Party) described in this Section 9.

 

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Section 10. Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements .

This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, (a) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements shall be terminated, and (b) amounts due under such agreements as of the date hereof shall be settled before the Distribution Date. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66 or any member of their respective Group, with respect to such agreements shall be made, and all other rights and obligations resulting from such agreements between the Companies and their Affiliates shall cease at such time. The prior practice of ConocoPhillips of creating intercompany obligations in respect of Tax allocations with respect to the Phillips 66 Business shall be terminated effective immediately prior to the Distribution on the Distribution Date, and amounts due under any such remaining intercompany obligations shall be settled in the ordinary course.

Section 11. Survival of Obligations.

The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be unconditional and absolute and shall remain in effect without limitation as to time.

Section 12. Dispute Resolution.

The Companies mutually desire that friendly collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try, and they will cause their respective Group members to try, to resolve in an amicable manner all disagreements and misunderstandings relating to their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the validity, interpretation, breach or termination thereof (a “ Dispute ”), the Tax departments of the Companies shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Dispute. If such good faith negotiations do not resolve the Dispute, then the Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Indemnification and Release Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 are the only members of their respective Group entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, and each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 will cause its respective Group members not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such party as provided in this Section 12.

Section 13. Expenses .

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses incurred in connection with preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 14. General Provisions.

Section 14.01 Addresses and Notices . Each party giving any notice required or permitted under this Agreement will give the notice in writing and use one of the following methods of delivery to the party to be notified, at the address set forth below (except that any notice involving an amount at issue less than $100,000, individually, shall be sent to the designee of the General Tax Officer of the other Company, rather than the address below) or another address of which the sending party has been notified in accordance with this Section 14.01: (a) personal delivery; (b) facsimile or telecopy transmission with a reasonable method of confirming transmission; (c) commercial overnight courier with a reasonable method of confirming delivery; (d) pre-paid, United States of America certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or (e) electronic mail with a reasonable method of confirming receipt. Notice to a party is effective for purposes of this Agreement only if given as provided in this Section 14.01 and shall be deemed given on the date that the intended addressee actually receives the notice.

 

If to ConocoPhillips or ConocoPhillips Company :

 

ConocoPhillips

600 North Dairy Ashford

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Tax Officer

Facsimile: 281-293-2852

Email: ben.j.clayton@conocophillips.com

  

with a copy to:

 

ConocoPhillips

600 North Dairy Ashford

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: 281-293-6311

Email: jeff.w.sheets@conocophillips.com

If to Phillips 66 or Phillips 66 Company :

 

Phillips 66

600 North Dairy Ashford

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: General Tax Officer

Facsimile: 281-293-2852

Email: audrey.l.miller@P66.com

  

with a copy to:

 

Phillips 66

600 North Dairy Ashford

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: 281-293-3793

Email: greg.g.maxwell@P66.com

A party may change the address for receiving notices under this Agreement by providing written notice of the change of address to the other parties.

Section 14.02 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

Section 14.03 Waiver. The parties may waive a provision of this Agreement only by a written waiver signed by the party intended to be bound by the waiver. A party is not prevented from enforcing any right, remedy or condition in the party’s favor because of any failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy or in requiring satisfaction of any condition, except to the extent that the party specifically waives the same in writing. A written waiver given for one matter or occasion is effective only in that instance and only for the purpose stated. A waiver once given is not to be construed as a waiver for any other matter or occasion. Any enumeration of a party’s rights and remedies in this Agreement is not intended to be exclusive, and a party’s rights and remedies are intended to be cumulative to the extent permitted by Law and include any rights and remedies authorized in Law or in equity.

 

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Section 14.04 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement remain in full force, if the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for each party remain valid, binding and enforceable.

Section 14.05 Authority. Each of the parties represents to the other that (a) it has the corporate or other requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, (c) it has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (d) this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equity principles.

Section 14.06 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement, including the execution and delivery to the other parties and their Affiliates and representatives of such powers of attorney or other authorizing documentation as is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Tax Contests (or portions thereof) under the control of such other parties in accordance with Section 9.

Section 14.07 Integration . This Agreement, together with each of the exhibits and schedules appended hereto, constitutes the final agreement between the parties, and is the complete and exclusive statement of the parties’ agreement on the matters contained herein. All prior and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements between the parties with respect to the matters contained herein are superseded by this Agreement, as applicable. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than this Agreement), with respect to matters addressed herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

Section 14.08 Construction . The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed according to its fair meaning and shall not be strictly construed for or against any party. The captions, titles and headings included in this Agreement are for convenience only, and do not affect this Agreement’s construction or interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this Agreement are to sections of this Agreement.

Section 14.09 No Double Recovery . No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to provide an indemnity or other recovery for any costs, damages, or other amounts for which the damaged party has been fully compensated under any other provision of this Agreement or under any other agreement or action at Law or equity. Unless expressly required in this Agreement, a party shall not be required to exhaust all remedies available under other agreements or at Law or equity before recovering under the remedies provided in this Agreement.

 

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Section 14.10 Counterparts. The parties may execute this Agreement in multiple counterparts, each of which constitutes an original as against the party that signed it, and all of which together constitute one agreement. This Agreement is effective upon delivery of one executed counterpart from each party to the other party. The signatures of the parties need not appear on the same counterpart. The delivery of signed counterparts by facsimile or email transmission that includes a copy of the sending party’s signature is as effective as signing and delivering the counterpart in person.

Section 14.11 Governing Law. The internal Laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to its principles of conflicts of Law) govern the construction, interpretation and other matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and each of the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto (whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise).

Section 14.12 Jurisdiction. If any dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by another provision of this Agreement, the parties irrevocably (and the parties will cause each other member of their respective Group to irrevocably) (a) consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located in Delaware, (b) waive any objection to that choice of forum based on venue or to the effect that the forum is not convenient, and (c) WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL OR ADJUDICATION BY JURY.

Section 14.13 Amendment. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein with respect to the Schedules hereto, the parties may amend this Agreement only by a written agreement signed by each party to be bound by the amendment and that identifies itself as an amendment to this Agreement.

Section 14.14 Phillips 66 Subsidiaries . If, at any time, Phillips 66 acquires or creates one or more subsidiaries that would have been includable in the Phillips 66 Group had they been acquired or created immediately after the Distribution, they shall be subject to this Agreement and all references to the Phillips 66 Group herein shall thereafter include a reference to such subsidiaries.

Section 14.15 Successors . This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of any successor by merger, acquisition of assets, or otherwise, to any of the parties hereto (including but not limited to any successor of ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, Phillips 66, or Phillips 66 Company succeeding to the Tax attributes of either under Section 381 of the Code), to the same extent as if such successor had been an original party to this Agreement.

Section 14.16 Injunctions . The parties acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. The parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court having jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at Law or in equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS     PHILLIPS 66
By:  

/s/ Ryan M. Lance

    By:  

/s/ Greg C. Garland

Name:   Ryan M. Lance     Name:   Greg C. Garland
Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer     Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY     PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Ben J. Clayton

    By:  

/s/Audrey L. Miller

Name:   Ben J. Clayton     Name:   Audrey L. Miller
Title:   General Tax Officer     Title:   Assistant Tax Administration Officer

 

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UK TAX

SCHEDULE 2.05

Part A: UK Tax Matters

Paragraph 1. General Principle.

Save as expressly provided in this Agreement, and without prejudice to the rights and obligations contained in this Schedule, each member of the ConocoPhillips Group and each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall be responsible for discharging any UK Tax Liability that may fall on it and shall be entitled to any UK Relief arising to it, and none of the parties to this Agreement indemnifies or otherwise agrees to make payment to, or to procure the making of payment to, the other in relation thereto.

Paragraph 2. Management of Pre-Distribution UK Tax Affairs.

Paragraph 2.01 . VAT Grouping.

(a) ConocoPhillips shall procure that (if one has not already been made) an application shall be made to HM Revenue & Customs pursuant to section 43B of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 for the exclusion of each member of the Phillips 66 Group that has previously been a member of ConocoPhillips UK Topco’s VAT group from the bodies corporate treated as members of ConocoPhillips UK Topco’s VAT group and for such exclusion to take effect from the time of the Distribution or, if HM Revenue & Customs do not permit this, at the earliest date following the Distribution permitted.

(b) Phillips 66 shall contribute, or shall procure that each member of the Phillips 66 Group which was a member of ConocoPhillips UK Topco’s VAT group contributes, to the representative member of such VAT group such proportion of any VAT for which the representative member is accountable as is properly attributable to supplies, acquisitions and importations (“ supplies ”) made by each member of the Phillips 66 Group whilst a member of ConocoPhillips UK Topco’s VAT group (less such amount of deductible input tax as is properly attributable to such supplies), such contribution to be made in cleared funds on the day which is the later of 30 days after demand is made therefor, and four Business Days before the day on which the representative member is required to account for such VAT to HM Revenue & Customs. ConocoPhillips shall pay, or shall procure that there is paid, to Immingham CHP LLP (on behalf of itself and each other relevant member of the Phillips 66 Group) an amount equivalent to such proportion of any repayment of VAT received by the representative member from HM Revenue & Customs or of any credit obtained by reference to an excess of deductible input tax over output tax that is properly attributable to supplies made to and by members of the Phillips 66 Group whilst members of ConocoPhillips UK Topco’s VAT group (but excluding any part of such repayment or credit that is attributable to interest payable by HM Revenue & Customs), promptly after its receipt by, or offset against a liability of, the representative member. Phillips 66 shall provide such information as may be required to enable the representative member to make the returns and provide the information required to be provided for VAT purposes.

 


Paragraph 2.02 . Group Payment Arrangement.

(a) ConocoPhillips shall procure that the UK Nominated Company will, in accordance with the UK GPA, give notice to HM Revenue & Customs to the effect that all members of the Phillips 66 Group will cease from the Distribution to be members of the same group of companies as the UK Nominated Company within the meaning of section 36 of the Finance Act 1998 or section 59F of the Taxes Management Act 1970.

(b) Phillips 66 shall procure that each member of the Phillips 66 Group which was a member of the UK GPA contributes to the UK Nominated Company, within 30 days after written demand is made therefor (or, if later, four Business Days before the amount becomes due and payable to HM Revenue & Customs), an amount equal to any instalment of UK Corporation Tax which is to be or has been discharged by the UK Nominated Company on behalf of the member of the Phillips 66 Group in question pursuant to the UK GPA (including, without limitation, through payment of a balance of monies payable pursuant to the UK GPA) as certified by the UK Nominated Company (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any amount in respect of interest payable in respect of any such instalment of UK Corporation Tax to HM Revenue & Customs), provided that no such contribution shall be made to the extent that such contribution was made prior to or at the time of the Distribution.

(c) ConocoPhillips shall:

(i) procure that the UK Nominated Company shall, to the extent that it has not made such payment prior to the Distribution, pay to HM Revenue & Customs when the relevant amount is due and payable to HM Revenue & Customs (or promptly following receipt of the contribution by the relevant member of the Phillips 66 Group in respect of the relevant amount, if such contribution is received after the date when the relevant amount is due and payable to HM Revenue & Customs) an amount equal to any amount contributed after the Distribution to the UK Nominated Company by any member of the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to the UK GPA in respect of any instalment of UK Corporation Tax;

(ii) procure that the UK Nominated Company shall (subject to paragraph (iii) below) apportion to the relevant member of the Phillips 66 Group each amount contributed before or after the Distribution to the UK Nominated Company by any member of the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to the UK GPA in respect of any instalment of UK Corporation Tax (a “ Contributed Amount ”), such apportionment to be made by reference to the instalment or instalments of UK Corporation Tax in respect of which the Contributed Amount was paid; and

(iii) within 30 days after the relevant UK Corporation Tax has finally been apportioned, pay, or procure that there is paid, to the relevant member of the Phillips 66 Group an amount equal to any excess of any Contributed Amount in respect of any instalment of UK Corporation Tax over the amount of UK Corporation Tax finally apportioned to that member of the Phillips 66 Group in respect of that instalment (for the avoidance of doubt, taking no account of any interest payable by HM Revenue & Customs in respect of such excessive Contributed Amount).

 

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Paragraph 3. Group Relief Surrenders between the Groups.

Paragraph 3.01. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall procure that after the Distribution no claim, election, surrender, notice or consent is made in respect of any Group Relief Surrender by a member of the ConocoPhillips Group to a member of the Phillips 66 Group (or vice versa) other than pursuant to this Paragraph 3.

Paragraph 3.02. Subject to the remainder of this Paragraph 3, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall use all reasonable endeavors to procure that each Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender referred to in Appendix 1 shall be made (and not later amended) or, if made prior to the Distribution, shall not be amended.

Paragraph 3.03. No payment shall be made by the company receiving an Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender, or by any other member of its Group, for any Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender (including for any increase in the amount of any Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender in accordance with Paragraph 3.05); and no payment shall be made by a company surrendering an Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender, or any member of its Group, in respect of any tax liability falling on a company receiving such Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender because the amount of such Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender is reduced in accordance with Paragraph 3.04.

Paragraph 3.04. If the amount of any Corresponding Relievable Loss is certified by the person to whom that loss arises to be in fact less than the amount given for that Corresponding Relievable Loss in Appendix 1, then the amount of any Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender in respect of that Corresponding Relievable Loss will be reduced accordingly. Any necessary allocation of the reduction shall be determined by Phillips 66 (if the reduction is in a Corresponding Relievable Loss assumed to be surrendered to more than one member of the Phillips 66 Group) or by ConocoPhillips (if the reduction is in a Corresponding Relievable Loss assumed to be surrendered to more than one member of the ConocoPhillips Group).

Paragraph 3.05. If a person who is a member of a Group has a Corresponding Relievable Loss in respect of a UK Accounting Period referred to in Appendix 1 which is in fact greater than a Corresponding Relievable Loss assumed for that member in Appendix 1, the amount thereof shall be certified by that person as soon as reasonably practicable to Phillips 66 (where the person with the Corresponding Relievable Loss is a member of the ConocoPhillips Group) or to ConocoPhillips (where the person with the Corresponding Relievable Loss is a member of the Phillips 66 Group) and an Agreed UK Group Relief Surrender in respect of that Corresponding Relievable Loss may, if requested by Phillips 66 or ConocoPhillips, as the case may be, for the other Group, be increased or made (including as an additional Group Relief Surrender to another member of the other Group) but only to the extent that the amount of the Corresponding Relievable Loss that exceeds the amount set out for that Corresponding Relievable Loss in Appendix 1 cannot be used by the person to whom that Corresponding Relievable Loss arises, or by another member of the same UK Tax Group, other than in a UK Accounting Period of that person subsequent to the UK Accounting Period in which that Corresponding Relievable Loss arises.

 

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Paragraph 3.06. Subject to the other provisions of this Paragraph 3, if a company which is a member of a UK Tax Group has lower profits available to be relieved by a Group Relief Surrender than are assumed by Appendix 1 then Phillips 66 (in the case of the Phillips 66 UK Tax Group) or ConocoPhillips (in the case of the ConocoPhillips UK Tax Group) may require that a Group Relief Surrender of all or part of the Corresponding Relievable Loss in question is reallocated to another member of the same UK Tax Group.

Paragraph 3.07. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall each use all reasonable endeavors as respects its Group to procure that claims, adjustments, elections, surrenders, notices, consents (including adjustments to any of these) and other procedural matters required to give effect to this Paragraph 3 shall occur, within applicable UK Time Limits.

Paragraph 4. Other Surrenders and Similar Matters.

Paragraph 4.01. Transfer Pricing. Subject to its compliance with Section 4.06(b) of this Agreement, no balancing or other payment shall be made by any member of either Group to a member of the other Group in respect of any Transfer Pricing Adjustment or compensating adjustment in respect of a UK Accounting Period ending on or before, or commencing before and ending after, the Distribution, including in respect of any alteration to any such Transfer Pricing Adjustment.

Paragraph 4.02. Surrenders. No Non Group Relief Surrender shall be made after the Distribution by any member of either Group to a member of the other Group in respect of which no claim, election, surrender, notice or consent has been made on or prior to the Distribution.

Paragraph 4.03. Rollover and Holdover Relief. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall procure that after the Distribution no claim for Rollover Relief or Holdover Relief shall be made by a member of one Group in respect of any chargeable gains of a member of the other Group, other than pursuant to this Paragraph 4.03. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall use all reasonable endeavors to procure that (a) the claims for Rollover Relief and Holdover Relief listed in Part A of Appendix 2 (if any) shall be made and not later amended and (b) adjustments, elections, surrenders, notices, consents (including adjustments to any of these) and other procedural matters required to give effect to such claims shall occur, within applicable UK Time Limits. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 shall procure that no amendment is made to the claims for Rollover Relief or Holdover Relief made prior to the Distribution and listed in Part B of Appendix 2. Each member of each Group shall be responsible for discharging any UK Tax Liability arising in connection with a claim for Rollover Relief or Holdover Relief made prior to the Distribution or pursuant to this Paragraph 4.03 that may fall on it.

Paragraph 4.04. Worldwide Debt Cap. ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 agree that prior to the Distribution no member of either Group has been subject to any Worldwide Debt Cap Disallowance, and that no payments shall be, or have been, made in respect of any Worldwide Debt Cap Disallowance by any member of either Group to any member of the other Group in respect of any UK Accounting Period ending on or before, or commencing before and ending after, the Distribution.

Paragraph 4.05. Existing Arrangements. Any agreement, arrangement or understanding existing prior to the Distribution in respect of transfer pricing, Non Group Relief Surrenders, Rollover Relief or Holdover Relief or Worldwide Debt Cap Disallowances is (subject to Paragraph 4.03) terminated as regards the period from the Distribution forwards as between members of the Phillips 66 Group and members of the ConocoPhillips Group and no claims or payments shall be made in connection therewith.

 

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Part B: Definitions and Interpretation

Paragraph 1. Definitions.

In this Schedule the following definitions shall have the following meanings:

ConocoPhillips UK Tax Group ” means ConocoPhillips UK Topco and any other company or companies (other than any member of the Phillips 66 Group) treated after the Distribution as a member or members of the same group as, or as otherwise connected or associated in any way with, ConocoPhillips UK Topco for any UK Tax purpose;

Contributed Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Paragraph 2.02(c)(ii) of this Schedule 2.05.

Holdover Relief ” means holdover relief available in accordance with sections 152 and 154 TCGA (as extended by sections 175 and 179B TCGA and/or following any election pursuant to section 179A TCGA), and any reference to an amendment to a claim for Holdover Relief shall include any amendment or adjustment to, any withdrawal of and the making of any claim, election, surrender, notice or consent that is inconsistent with the claims, elections, surrenders, notices or consents made in respect of such claim for Holdover Relief prior to the Distribution;

Non Group Relief Surrender ” means:

(a) the notional transfer of any asset or reallocation of a gain or loss in accordance with section 171A or section 179A of the TCGA; and/or

(b) the surrender of eligible unrelieved foreign tax (EUFT) in accordance with The Double Taxation Relief (Surrender of Relievable Tax Within a Group) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001 No. 1163); and/or

(c) any reallocation of a chargeable realization gain in accordance with section 792 of CTA 2009;

Phillips 66 UK Tax Group ” means Phillips 66 UK Topco and any other company or companies treated after the Distribution as a member or members of the same group as, or as otherwise connected or associated in any way with, Phillips 66 UK Topco for any UK Tax purpose;

Phillips 66 UK Topco ” means U.K. Phillips 66 Limited;

Relief ” includes, unless the context otherwise requires, any Tax Benefits and any allowance, credit, deduction, exemption or set off in respect of any tax or relevant to the computation of any income, profits or gains for the purposes of any tax, or any right to or actual repayment of or saving of tax, and any reference to the use or set off of a Relief shall be construed accordingly;

 

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Rollover Relief ” means rollover relief available in accordance with section 152 TCGA (as extended by sections 175 and 179B TCGA and/or following any election pursuant to section 179A TCGA), and any reference to an amendment to a claim for Rollover Relief shall include any amendment or adjustment to, any withdrawal of and the making of any claim, election, surrender, notice or consent that is inconsistent with the claims, elections, surrenders, notices or consents made in respect of such claim for Rollover Relief prior to the Distribution;

Taxes Act ” means the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988;

TCGA ” means the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992;

TIOPA ” means the Taxation (International and other Provisions) Act 2010;

UK Accounting Period ” means any period by reference to which any income, profits or gains, or any other amounts relevant for the purposes of UK Tax, are measured or determined;

UK Relief ” means a Relief relating to UK Tax;

UK Tax Group ” means either of the Phillips 66 UK Tax Group or the ConocoPhillips UK Tax Group;

UK Tax Liability ” means a liability to make or suffer an actual payment of UK Tax;

UK Time Limit ” means the latest date on which a UK Tax document can be executed or delivered to a relevant UK Tax Authority either without incurring interest or a penalty, or in order to ensure that such UK Tax document is effective; and

Worldwide Debt Cap Disallowance ” means a disallowance under Chapter 3 of Part 7 of TIOPA.

Paragraph 2. Interpretation

Paragraph 2.01 General . In this Schedule:

(a) persons shall be treated as “ connected ” if they are connected within the meaning of section 1122 of CTA 2010;

(b) references to legislation are references to legislation of the United Kingdom; and

(c) references to provisions of the Corporation Taxes Acts shall, where relevant, be construed as references to the corresponding provisions of the Taxes Act or a Finance Act that the provisions referred to replace,

 

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Paragraph 2.02. Part A: Paragraph References . References in the main body of this Agreement and in Part A of this Schedule to paragraphs of this Schedule are, unless otherwise stated, references to paragraphs in Part A of this Schedule.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

by and between

CONOCOPHILLIPS

and

PHILLIPS 66

dated as of

April 26, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES      1   
 

Section 1.1

   General Principles      1   
 

Section 1.2

   Service Credit      3   
 

Section 1.3

   Plan Administration      3   
 

Section 1.4

   No Duplication or Acceleration of Benefits      3   
 

Section 1.5

   No Expansion of Participation      4   
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS      4   
 

Section 2.1

   Definitions      4   
 

Section 2.2

   Interpretation      12   
ARTICLE III ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES      14   
 

Section 3.1

   Active Employees      14   
 

Section 3.2

   Former Employees      17   
 

Section 3.3

   Employment Law Obligations      17   
 

Section 3.4

   Employee Records      17   
 

Section 3.5

   Non-Solicitation      19   
ARTICLE IV EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS      19   
 

Section 4.1

   General Principles      19   
 

Section 4.2

   Restricted Stock      20   
 

Section 4.3

   Non-exercisable Stock Options      20   
 

Section 4.4

   Exercisable Stock Options and Vested Stock Appreciation Rights      23   
 

Section 4.5

   Restricted Stock Units      25   
 

Section 4.6

   Performance Share Units      26   
 

Section 4.7

   Specified Transition Employees      26   
 

Section 4.8

   Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; Code Sections 162(m) and 409A      27   
 

Section 4.9

   Performance Share Program      28   
 

Section 4.10

   Liabilities for Settlement of Awards      28   
 

Section 4.11

   Bonus and Short-Term Incentive Payments      29   
 

Section 4.12

   Form S-8      29   
 

Section 4.13

   Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards      30   

 

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Section 4.14

   Plan Administrator      30   
 

Section 4.15

   Approval of Phillips 66 New Equity Plan      30   

ARTICLE V U.S. QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

     30   
 

Section 5.1

   Establishment of Phillips 66 Pension Plan      30   
 

Section 5.2

   Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participants      31   
 

Section 5.3

   Delayed Transfer Employees      33   

ARTICLE VI U.S. QUALIFIED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

     34   
 

Section 6.1

   Establishment of the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan      34   
 

Section 6.2

   Transfer of COP 401(k) Plan Assets      34   
 

Section 6.3

   Treatment of Phillips 66 Common Stock and COP Common Stock      34   
 

Section 6.4

   Continuation of Elections      35   
 

Section 6.5

   Delayed Transfer Employees      35   
 

Section 6.6

   Tax Qualified Status      35   
ARTICLE VII NONQUALIFIED COMPENSATION PLANS      36   
 

Section 7.1

   Excess Benefit Plans      36   
 

Section 7.2

   Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plans      36   
 

Section 7.3

   Treatment of Phantom Shares in Deferred Compensation Plans      37   
 

Section 7.4

   Grantor Trusts      38   
ARTICLE VIII WELFARE PLANS      38   
 

Section 8.1

   Establishment of Phillips 66 Welfare Plans      38   
 

Section 8.2

   Transitional Matters Under Phillips 66 Welfare Plans      38   
 

Section 8.3

   Continuity of Benefits, Benefit Elections and Beneficiary Designations      40   
 

Section 8.4

   Delayed Transfer Employees from Phillips 66 Group to COP Group      42   
 

Section 8.5

   Insurance Contracts      42   
 

Section 8.6

   Third-Party Vendors      42   
 

Section 8.7

   Retiree Welfare Plans      43   
ARTICLE IX WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION      43   
 

Section 9.1

   Phillips 66 Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation      43   
 

Section 9.2

   COP Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation      44   
 

Section 9.3

   Assignment of Contribution Rights      44   

 

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Section 9.4

   Collateral      44   
 

Section 9.5

   Cooperation      45   

ARTICLE X SEVERANCE

     45   
 

Section 10.1

   Severance      45   

ARTICLE XI BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

     45   
 

Section 11.1

   Termination of Participation      45   
 

Section 11.2

   Accrued Time Off      45   
 

Section 11.3

   Leaves of Absence      46   
 

Section 11.4

   Collective Bargaining Agreements      46   
 

Section 11.5

   Director Programs      46   
 

Section 11.6

   Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements      46   

ARTICLE XII NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

     47   
 

Section 12.1

   General Principles      47   
 

Section 12.2

   Treatment of Equity Awards Held by Non-U.S. Employees.      47   
 

Section 12.3

   Other Canada Employee Matters      51   
 

Section 12.4

   UK Employee Matters Agreement      51   

ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS

     52   
 

Section 13.1

   Preservation of Rights to Amend      52   
 

Section 13.2

   Confidentiality      52   
 

Section 13.3

   Administrative Complaints/Litigation      52   
 

Section 13.4

   Reimbursement and Indemnification      52   
 

Section 13.5

   Costs of Compliance with Agreement      53   
 

Section 13.6

   Fiduciary Matters      53   
 

Section 13.7

   Entire Agreement      53   
 

Section 13.8

   Binding Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment      53   
 

Section 13.9

   Amendment; Waivers      54   
 

Section 13.10

   Remedies Cumulative      54   
 

Section 13.11

   Notices      54   
 

Section 13.12

   Counterparts      54   
 

Section 13.13

   Severability      54   
 

Section 13.14

   Governing Law      55   

 

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Section 13.15

   Dispute Resolution      55   
 

Section 13.16

   Performance      55   
 

Section 13.17

   Construction      55   
 

Section 13.18

   Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur      55   

 

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 26, 2012, is entered into by and between ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ COP ”), and Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation (“ Phillips 66 ”). COP and Phillips 66 are also referred to in this Agreement individually as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, COP has determined that it would be appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of COP and the shareholders of COP to separate the Phillips 66 business from COP;

WHEREAS, COP and Phillips 66 have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated 26, 2012 (the “ Separation Agreement ”), in connection with the separation of the Phillips 66 business from COP and the Distribution of Phillips 66 Common Stock to shareholders of COP;

WHEREAS, the Separation Agreement also provides for the execution and delivery of certain other agreements, including this Agreement, in order to facilitate and provide for the separation of Phillips 66 and its subsidiaries from COP; and

WHEREAS, in order to ensure an orderly transition under the Separation Agreement, it will be necessary for the Parties to allocate between them Assets, Liabilities and responsibilities with respect to certain employee compensation and benefit plans and programs, and certain other employment matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES

Section 1.1 General Principles . (a) Each member of the COP Group and each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall take any and all reasonable action as shall be necessary or appropriate so that active participation in the COP Pension Plan, COP 401(k) Plan, COP Welfare Plans and COP Benefit Plans by all Phillips 66 Group Employees shall terminate in connection with the Distribution as and when provided under this Agreement (or if not specifically provided under this Agreement, as of the Effective Time).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, effective as of the Distribution Date, one or more members of the Phillips 66 Group (as determined by Phillips 66) shall assume or continue the sponsorship of, and no member of the COP Group shall have any further Liability with respect to or under, the following agreements, obligations and Liabilities, and Phillips 66 shall indemnify each member of the COP Group, and the officers, directors, and


employees of each member of the COP Group, and hold them harmless with respect to such agreements, obligations or Liabilities:

(i) any and all individual agreements entered into between any member of the COP Group and any Phillips 66 Group Employee;

(ii) any and all agreements entered into between any member of the COP Group and any individual who is an independent contractor providing services primarily for the business activities of the Phillips 66 Group;

(iii) any and all collective bargaining agreements, collective agreements and trade union or works council agreements entered into between any member of the COP Group and any union, works council or other body representing only Phillips 66 Group Employees;

(iv) any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation (as the same may be modified by this Agreement), commissions, bonuses, and any other employee compensation or benefits payable to or on behalf of any Phillips 66 Group Employees after the Distribution Date, without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, commissions, bonuses, or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been earned;

(v) any and all moving expenses and obligations related to relocation, repatriation, transfers or similar items incurred by or owed to any Phillips 66 Group Employees that have not been paid prior to the Distribution Date;

(vi) any and all immigration-related, visa, work application or similar rights, obligations and Liabilities related to any Phillips 66 Group Employees; and

(vii) any and all Liabilities and obligations whatsoever with respect to claims made by or with respect to any Phillips 66 Group Employees in connection with any employee benefit plan, program or policy not otherwise retained or assumed by any member of the COP Group pursuant to this Agreement, including such Liabilities relating to actions or omissions of or by any member of the Phillips 66 Group or any officer, director, employee or agent thereof on or prior to the Distribution Date.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, no member of the Phillips 66 Group shall have any further Liability for, and COP shall indemnify each member of the Phillips 66 Group, and the officers, directors, and employees of each member of the Phillips 66 Group, and hold them harmless with respect to any and all Liabilities and obligations whatsoever with respect to, claims made by or with respect to any COP Group Employees or Former COP Group Employees in connection with any employee benefit plan, program or policy not otherwise retained or assumed by any member of the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to this Agreement, including such Liabilities relating to actions or omissions of or by any member of the COP Group or any officer, director, employee or agent thereof on, prior to or after the Distribution Date.

 

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Section 1.2 Service Credit .

(a) Service for Eligibility, Vesting, and Benefit Purposes . Except as otherwise provided in any other provision of this Agreement, the Phillips 66 Pension Plan, the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan, and the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans shall, and Phillips 66 shall cause each member of the Phillips 66 Group to, recognize each Phillips 66 Group Employee full service credit for purposes of eligibility, vesting, determination of level of benefits and, to the extent applicable, benefit accruals under any Phillips 66 Benefit Plan for such Phillips 66 Group Employee’s service with any member of the COP Group on or prior to the Effective Time or Transfer Date, as applicable, to the same extent such service would be credited if it had been performed for a member of the Phillips 66 Group.

(b) Evidence of Prior Service . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, but subject to applicable Law, upon reasonable request by one Party to the other Party, the first Party will provide to the other Party copies of any records available to the first Party to document such service, plan participation and membership of such Employees and cooperate with the first Party to resolve any discrepancies or obtain any missing data for purposes of determining benefit eligibility, participation, vesting and calculation of benefits with respect to any Employee.

Section 1.3 Plan Administration .

(a) Transition Services . The Parties acknowledge that the COP Group or the Phillips 66 Group may provide administrative services for certain of the other Party’s benefit programs for a transitional period under the terms of the Transition Services Agreement. The Parties agree to enter into a business associate agreement (if required by HIPAA or other applicable health information privacy Laws) in connection with such Transition Services Agreement.

(b) Participant Elections and Beneficiary Designations . All participant elections and beneficiary designations made under any plan sponsored by a member of the COP Group prior to the Effective Time with respect to which Assets or Liabilities are transferred or allocated to plans maintained by a member of the Phillips 66 Group in accordance with this Agreement shall continue in effect under the applicable Phillips 66 plan, including deferral, investment and payment form elections, dividend elections, coverage options and levels, beneficiary designations and the rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders, to the extent allowed by applicable Law.

Section 1.4 No Duplication or Acceleration of Benefits . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any Transfer Document, no participant in the Phillips 66 Pension Plan, Phillips 66 401(k) Plan, Phillips 66 SERP, Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans, Phillips 66 Welfare Plan or other Benefit Plans of Phillips 66 shall receive benefits that duplicate benefits provided by the corresponding COP Benefit Plan or arrangement. Furthermore, unless expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or in any Transfer Document or required by applicable Law, no provision in this Agreement shall be construed to create any right to accelerate vesting or entitlements to any

 

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compensation or Benefit Plan on the part of any COP Group Employee, Former COP Group Employee or Phillips 66 Group Employee.

Section 1.5 No Expansion of Participation . Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as otherwise determined or agreed to by COP and Phillips 66, as required by applicable Law, or as explicitly set forth in a Phillips 66 Benefit Plan, a Phillips 66 Group Employee shall be entitled to participate in the Phillips 66 Benefit Plans only to the extent that such Employee was entitled to participate in the corresponding COP Benefit Plan as in effect immediately prior to the Distribution Date, with it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement does not result in any expansion of the number of Phillips 66 Group Employees participating or the participation rights therein that they had prior to the Effective Time.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

Section 2.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 2.1:

Adjustment Time ” means the Effective Time, except with regard to the provisions of Section 12.2(a), with regard to which it means the time that is immediately before the time that is immediately before the Effective Time.

Adjusted COP PSU ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

Adjusted COP RSA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

Adjusted COP RSU ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(c).

Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a)(i).

Adjusted COP Unvested SAR ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b)(i).

Adjusted COP Exercisable Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a)(i).

Adjusted COP Vested SAR ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(b)(i).

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Agreement ” means this Employee Matters Agreement, together with all Schedules hereto and all amendments, modifications, and changes hereto entered into pursuant to Section 13.9.

Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Benefit Management Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b)(i).

 

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Benefit Plan ” means any contract, agreement, policy, practice, program, plan, trust, commitment or arrangement providing for benefits, perquisites or compensation of any nature to any Employee, or to any family member, dependent, or beneficiary of any such Employee, including pension plans, thrift plans, supplemental pension plans and welfare plans, and contracts, agreements, policies, practices, programs, plans, trusts, commitments and arrangements providing for terms of employment, fringe benefits, severance benefits, change in control protections or benefits, travel and accident, life, disability and accident insurance, tuition reimbursement, travel reimbursement, vacation, sick, personal or bereavement days, leaves of absences and holidays.

Business Days ” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day in which banking institutions in Houston, Texas are authorized or requested by law to close.

Canada Tax Act ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Canadian Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

COBRA ” means the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as codified at Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and at Section 4980B of the Code.

Code ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Collective Bargaining Agreements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(j).

COP ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

COP Actuary ” means an independent actuary selected by COP.

COP Adjusted Exercise Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a)(i).

COP Benefit Plan ” means any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by a member of the COP Group immediately prior to the Effective Time.

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

COP Deferred Compensation Plans ” means the Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plan of COP, the Defined Contribution Make-up Plan of COP and the COP Director Deferral Plan for non-employee directors.

COP Delayed Price Ratio ” means, with respect to a Delayed Transfer Employee, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date by (ii) the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date.

 

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COP Delayed Share Ratio ” means, with respect to a Delayed Transfer Employee, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date by (ii) the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date.

COP Director ” means any individual who is a non-employee member of the board of directors of COP immediately after the Effective Time.

COP Entity ” means any member of the COP Group.

COP 401(k) Plan ” means the ConocoPhillips Savings Plan.

COP 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).

COP Grantor Trust ” means the ConocoPhillips Grantor Trust.

COP Group ” shall have the same meaning as ConocoPhillips Group in the Separation Agreement.

COP Group Employee ” means, subject to the last sentence of Section 3.1(c), any individual who is employed by a member of the COP Group immediately after the Effective Time.

COP Equity Plan ” means any equity plan sponsored or maintained by COP immediately prior to the Distribution Date, including each of the plans set forth on Schedule 2.1(a).

COP Options ” means exercisable and non-exercisable options to purchase shares of COP Common Stock granted pursuant to any of the COP Equity Plans.

COP Pension Plan ” means the ConocoPhillips Retirement Plan.

COP Post-Distribution Stock Value ” means the simple average of the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the first four Trading Days following the Distribution Date.

COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value ” means the simple average of the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading “regular way with due bills” on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the Distribution Date and the three immediately preceding Trading Days.

COP Price Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value by the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value.

 

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COP PSUs ” means restricted stock units issued in connection with COP’s Performance Share Program or in connection with Phillips Petroleum Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan or its predecessors, and shall also include that certain grant of restricted stock made to James J. Mulva on June 20, 2000 (and tendered and exchanged for restricted stock units effective January 29, 2002), that certain grant of restricted stock units made to James J. Mulva on November 17, 2001, and that certain grant of restricted stock units made to James J. Mulva on May 8, 2005 (together with any dividend equivalents related thereto that have been issued as further restricted stock units).

COP RSAs ” means restricted stock awards issued under any of the COP Equity Plans.

COP RSUs ” means restricted stock units granted under any of the COP Equity Plans, other than those which are COP PSUs.

COP SARs ” means stock appreciation rights granted under any of the COP Equity Plans.

COP SERP ” means the non-qualified COP supplemental executive retirement plans, including the Key Employee Supplemental Retirement Plan.

COP Severance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

COP Share Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value by the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value.

COP Welfare Plan ” means any Welfare Plan sponsored or maintained by any one or more members of the COP Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including each of the Welfare Plans set forth on Schedule 2.1(b).

Delayed Transfer COP Option ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

Delayed Transfer Employees ” means those COP Group Employees or Phillips 66 Group Employees whose transfer from COP Group to Phillips 66 Group or from Phillips 66 Group to COP Group, respectively, in connection with the Distribution will be delayed until after the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the notice provided by COP to Phillips 66.

Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option ” shall have the meaning set forth Section 4.3(b).

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Distribution Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Distribution Ratio ” shall be one share of Phillips 66 Common Stock for every two shares of COP Common Stock.

 

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Effective Time ” means the time immediately before the effective time of the Distribution.

Employee ” means any COP Group Employee, Former COP Group Employee or Phillips 66 Group Employee.

Employee Leasing Agreements ” means the agreements between the Parties (or their respective Subsidiaries) for providing, on a limited basis, temporary services from individual employees of one Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

ERISA ” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Estimated Pension Plan Transfer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 (b)(ii).

FICA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).

Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b)(iv).

Final Transfer Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b)(v).

FMLA ” means the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Former COP Group Employee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

FSA Participation Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b).

FUTA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(h).

HIPAA ” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

HSA Participation Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Indemnification and Release Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Initial Transfer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b)(iv).

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service.

Law ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

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NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Party ” or “ Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Person ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Phillips 66 ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Phillips 66 Actuary ” means an independent actuary selected by Phillips 66.

Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a)(ii).

Phillips 66 Benefit Plan ” means any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by a member of the Phillips 66 Group immediately following the Effective Time.

Phillips 66 Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Phillips 66 Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66.

Phillips 66 Delayed Price Ratio ” means, with respect to a Delayed Transfer Employee, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date by (ii) the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date.

Phillips 66 Delayed Share Ratio ” means, with respect to a Delayed Transfer Employee, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date by (ii) the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date.

Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Beneficiary ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

Phillips 66 Director ” means any individual who is a non-employee member of the board of directors of Phillips 66 immediately after the Effective Time.

Phillips 66 Entity ” means any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

 

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Phillips 66 401(k) Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

Phillips 66 FSA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b).

Phillips 66 Group ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Phillips 66 Group Employee ” means, subject to the penultimate sentence of Section 3.1(c), any individual who is employed by a member of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Effective Time.

Phillips 66 HSA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c).

Phillips 66 New Equity Plan ” means the plan adopted by Phillips 66 prior to the Effective Time and approved by COP, as sole shareholder of Phillips 66, under which the Phillips 66 equity-based awards described in Article IV shall be issued.

Phillips 66 Option ” means a Phillips 66 Exercisable Option or a Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option.

Phillips 66 Pension Participants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Phillips 66 Pension Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

Phillips 66 Price Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing the Phillips 66 Stock Value by the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value.

Phillips 66 PSUs ” means restricted stock units initially granted in connection with COP’s Performance Share Program or in connection with Phillips Petroleum Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan or its predecessors.

Phillips 66 RSAs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

Phillips 66 SERP ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

Phillips 66 SERP Beneficiaries ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

Phillips 66 Share Ratio ” means the quotient obtain by dividing the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value by the Phillips 66 Stock Value.

Phillips 66 Short-Term Incentive Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(a).

Phillips 66 Stock Value ” means the simple average of the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the first four Trading Days following the Distribution Date.

 

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Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a)(ii).

Phillips 66 Exercisable Option ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a)(ii).

Phillips 66 Unvested SAR ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(b)(ii).

Phillips 66 Welfare Plan ” means any Welfare Plan sponsored or maintained by any one or more members of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Effective Time.

Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

Post-Distribution Value ” means, with respect to a Person’s COP PSUs or RSUs or Phillips 66 PSUs or RSUs, as applicable, the product of (a) the number of shares of COP Common Stock or shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock, as applicable, subject to such COP PSUs or RSUs or Phillips 66 PSUs or RSUs, as applicable, immediately after the Adjustment Time, and (b) the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value or Phillips 66 Stock Value, as applicable.

Pre-Distribution Spread ” means, with respect to any exercisable COP Option, COP Option held by a Former Employee, COP Option held by a Specified Transition Employee, or vested COP SAR, the product of (a) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to such exercisable COP Option or vested COP SAR immediately prior to the Effective Time and (b) the excess of the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value over the per-share exercise price for such exercisable COP Option, COP Option held by a Former Employee, COP Option held by a Specified Transition Employee, or vested COP SAR, prior to any adjustment contemplated by Article IV.

Pre-Distribution Value ” means, with respect to a Person’s COP PSUs or RSUs, the product of (a) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to such COP PSUs or RSUs immediately prior to the Adjustment Time, and (b) the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value.

Privacy Contract ” means any contract entered into in connection with applicable privacy protection Laws or regulations.

Regular Trading Hours ” means the period beginning at 9:30 A.M. New York City time and ending 4:00 P.M. New York City time.

Revised Pension Plan Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b)(iv).

Securities Act ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Separation Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Trading Day ” means the period of time during any given calendar day, commencing with the determination of the opening price on the NYSE and ending with the

 

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determination of the closing price on the NYSE, in which trading and settlement in shares of COP Common Stock or Phillips 66 Common Stock is permitted on the NYSE.

Transfer Date ” means, with respect to a Delayed Transfer Employee, the date that such Delayed Transfer Employee commences employment with a member of the COP Group or Phillips 66 Group, as applicable, with the Transfer Date being specified in the notice provided by COP.

Transfer Document ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

Transition Services Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

True-Up Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b)(v).

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

WARN ” means the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and any applicable state or local Law equivalent.

Welfare Plan ” means, where applicable, a “welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or a “cafeteria plan” under Section 125 of the Code, and any benefits offered thereunder, and any other plan offering health benefits (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and mental health and substance abuse), disability benefits, or life, accidental death and disability, and business travel insurance, pre-tax premium conversion benefits, dependent care assistance programs, employee assistance programs, paid time off programs, contribution funding toward a health savings account, flexible spending accounts, or cashable credits.

Section 2.2 Interpretation . In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) words used in the singular include the plural and words used in the plural include the singular;

(b) if a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, its other grammatical forms, as used in this Agreement, shall have a corresponding meaning;

(c) reference to any gender includes the other gender and the neuter;

(d) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(e) the words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning;

 

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(f) the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”;

(g) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”;

(h) all references to a specific time of day in this Agreement shall be based upon Central Standard Time or Central Daylight Savings Time, as applicable, on the date in question;

(i) whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified;

(j) accounting terms used herein shall have the meanings historically ascribed to them by COP and its Subsidiaries, including Phillips 66 for this purpose, in its and their internal accounting and financial policies and procedures in effect immediately prior to the date of this Agreement;

(k) reference to any Article, Section or Schedule means such Article or Section of, or such Schedule to, this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section or definition to any clause means such clause of such Section or definition;

(l) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other provision of this Agreement;

(m) the term “commercially reasonable efforts” means efforts which are commercially reasonable to enable a Party, directly or indirectly, to satisfy a condition to or otherwise assist in the consummation of a desired result and which do not require the performing Party to expend funds or assume Liabilities other than expenditures and Liabilities which are customary and reasonable in nature and amount in the context of a series of related transactions similar to the Distribution;

(n) reference to any agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and not prohibited by this Agreement;

(o) reference to any Law (including statutes and ordinances) means such Law (including any and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect at the time of determining compliance or applicability;

(p) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement; a reference to such Person’s “Affiliates” shall be deemed to mean such Person’s Affiliates following the Distribution and any reference to a third party shall be deemed to mean a Person who is not a Party or an Affiliate of a Party;

 

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(q) if there is any conflict between the provisions of the main body of this Agreement and the Schedules hereto, the provisions of the main body of this Agreement shall control unless explicitly stated otherwise in such Schedule;

(r) unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references to dollar amounts herein shall be in respect of lawful currency of the U.S.;

(s) the titles to Articles and headings of Sections contained in this Agreement, in any Schedule and Exhibit and in the table of contents to this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; and

(t) any portion of this Agreement obligating a Party to take any action or refrain from taking any action, as the case may be, shall mean that such Party shall also be obligated to cause its relevant Subsidiaries to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as the case may be.

ARTICLE III

ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES

Section 3.1 Active Employees .

(a) Phillips 66 Group Employees . Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, effective not later than immediately following the Effective Time, the employment of each individual whose employment duties are to be primarily related to the business activities of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Distribution Date (collectively, the “ Phillips 66 Group Employees ”) shall be continued by a member of the Phillips 66 Group or shall be assigned and transferred to a member of the Phillips 66 Group (in each case, with such member as determined by Phillips 66). Each of the Parties agrees to execute, and to seek to have the applicable employees execute, such documentation, if any, as may be necessary to reflect such assignments and transfers.

(b) COP Group Employees . Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, effective not later than immediately following the Effective Time, the employment of each individual whose employment duties are to be primarily related to the business activities of the COP Group immediately after the Distribution Date (collectively, the “ COP Group Employees ”) shall be continued by a member of the COP Group or shall be assigned and transferred to a member of the COP Group (in each case as determined by COP). Each of the Parties agrees to execute, and to seek to have the applicable employees execute, such documentation, if any, as may be necessary to reflect such assignments and transfers.

(c) Delayed Transfer Employees . The Parties recognize that a certain number of the COP Group Employees who are Delayed Transfer Employees will be providing services to the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to the terms of the Transition Services Agreement and that certain of such Employees will be transferred to a Phillips 66 Entity at or around the time of the termination of the services being provided under the Transition Services Agreement. In addition, the Parties recognize that it is in the best interest of both Parties to defer the transfers of certain other Delayed Transfer Employees until after the Distribution Date.

 

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Furthermore, the Parties recognize the possibility that an Employee may be transferred to the Phillips 66 Group and become a Phillips 66 Group Employee at the Effective Time, but at a later time (no later than December 31, 2012), be transferred back to the COP Group and become a COP Group Employee, upon the approval of both COP and Phillips 66. Effective not later than the Transfer Date specified in the notice provided by COP (if to a COP Group Employee) or by Phillips 66 (if to a Phillips 66 Group Employee), Delayed Transfer Employees will be transferred to the Phillips 66 Group or to the COP Group, as applicable. The Parties will cooperate and negotiate in good faith to amend the Transfer Dates as may reasonably be required by the Parties, taking into consideration (i) any adjustments to the termination of the applicable services under the Transition Services Agreement for which a Delayed Transfer Employee was primarily providing support under such agreement in order to avoid any material disruptions in the applicable services being provided under such agreement, (ii) any adjustments in the work assignments of the applicable Delayed Transfer Employee for the COP Group or the Phillips 66 Group that reasonably require the Transfer Date of such Delayed Transfer Employee to be adjusted, and (iii) the need to avoid any break in service for the Delayed Transfer Employees; provided that in no event shall the Transfer Date for any Delayed Transfer Employee extend more than the earlier of December 31, 2012 or three (3) months beyond the applicable Transfer Date provided in the notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Delayed Transfer Employees who are COP Group Employees as of immediately following the Effective Time and are subsequently transferred to the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) shall be treated as COP Group Employees for all purposes of this Agreement until their actual transfer, upon and following which they shall be treated as Phillips 66 Group Employees for all purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Delayed Transfer Employees who are Phillips 66 Group Employees as of the day immediately following the Distribution Date and are subsequently transferred to the COP Group pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) shall be treated as Phillips 66 Group Employees for all purposes of this Agreement during their time served as an employee of the Phillips 66 Group, until their actual transfer, upon and following which they shall be treated as COP Group Employees for all purposes of this Agreement.

(d) Leased Employees . COP Group Employees who have been leased or seconded to the Phillips 66 Group through an Employee Leasing Agreement shall remain in the COP Benefits Plans during the duration of the secondment or leasing, which shall not exceed 18 months. Phillips 66 Group Employees who have been leased or seconded to the COP Group through an Employee Leasing Agreement shall remain in the Phillips 66 Benefit Plans during the duration of the secondment or leasing, which shall not exceed 18 months. Any such employee leasing agreement(s) shall require the company benefiting from the services of each leased employee to fully reimburse the leasing company for the cost of each such employee’s remuneration and shall contain other terms and conditions consistent with an arm’s length commercial relationship between the leasing company and service recipient.

(e) At-Will Status . Notwithstanding the above or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of any member of the COP Group or any member of the Phillips 66 Group to (i) continue the employment of any Employee or permit the return from a leave of absence for any period following the date of this Agreement or the Distribution Date (except as required by applicable Law) or (ii) change the

 

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employment status of any Employee from “at will,” to the extent such Employee is an “at will” employee under applicable Law.

(f) Severance . The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Distribution and the assignment, transfer or continuation of the employment of Employees as contemplated by this Section 3.1 shall not be deemed a severance of employment of any Employee for purposes of this Agreement or any Benefit Plan of any member of the COP Group or any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

(g) Not a Change of Control/Change in Control . The Parties acknowledge and agree that neither the consummation of the Distribution nor any transaction in connection with the Distribution shall be deemed a “change of control,” “change in control,” or term of similar import for purposes of any Benefit Plan of any member of the COP Group or any member of the Phillips 66 Group.

(h) Payroll and Related Taxes . With respect to the portion of the tax year occurring prior to the day immediately following the Distribution Date, COP will (i) be responsible for all payroll obligations, tax withholding and reporting obligations and (ii) furnish a Form W-2 or similar earnings statement to all Phillips 66 Group Employees for such period. With respect to the remaining portion of such tax year, Phillips 66 will (i) be responsible for all payroll obligations, tax withholding, and reporting obligations regarding Phillips 66 Group Employees and (ii) furnish a Form W-2 or similar earnings statement to all Phillips 66 Group Employees. With respect to each Phillips 66 Group Employee, COP and Phillips 66 shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to (to the extent permitted by applicable Law and practicable) (i) treat Phillips 66 (or the applicable Phillips 66 Entity) as a “successor employer” and COP (or the applicable COP Entity) as a “predecessor,” within the meaning of Sections 3121(a)(1) and 3306(b)(1) of the Code, to the extent appropriate, for purposes of taxes imposed under the United States Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended (“ FICA ”), or the United States Federal Unemployment Tax Act, as amended (“ FUTA ”), (b) cooperate with each other to avoid, to the extent possible, the restart of FICA and FUTA upon or following the Effective Time with respect to each such Phillips 66 Group Employee for the tax year during which the Effective Time occurs, and (c) file tax returns, exchange wage payment information, and report wage payments made by the respective predecessor and successor employer on separate IRS Forms W-2 or similar earnings statements to each such Phillips 66 Group Employee for the tax year in which the Effective Time occurs, in a manner provided in Section 4.02(l) of Revenue Procedure 2004-53.

(i) Employment Contracts; Expatriate Obligations . Phillips 66 will assume and honor, or will cause a Phillips 66 Entity to assume and honor, any agreements to which any Phillips 66 Group Employee is party with either any COP Entity or any joint venture with a COP Entity, including any (i) employment contract, (ii) retention, severance or change of control arrangement or (iii) expatriate (including any international assignee) contract or arrangement (including agreements and obligations regarding repatriation, relocation, equalization of taxes and living standards in the host country).

(j) Collective Bargaining Agreements . Schedule 3.1(j) sets forth a list of collective bargaining agreements relating to the Phillips 66 Group Employees in effect on the

 

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date of this Agreement (the “ Collective Bargaining Agreements ”). Prior to the Distribution Date, COP and Phillips 66 will take or cause to be taken any actions necessary to cause a Phillips 66 Entity to assume the Collective Bargaining Agreements to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to alter the provisions of any Collective Bargaining Agreement or modify in any way the obligations owed to the Employees covered by any such agreement.

Section 3.2 Former Employees . All former employees of COP who have an employment end date on or before the Effective Time, regardless of whether or not they provided services to a downstream business while employed by COP, shall be a “ Former COP Group Employee .”

Section 3.3 Employment Law Obligations .

(a) WARN Act . After the Effective Time, (i) COP shall be responsible for providing any necessary WARN notice (and meeting any similar state Law notice requirements) with respect to any termination of employment of any COP Group Employee and (ii) Phillips 66 shall be responsible for providing any necessary WARN notice (and meeting any similar state Law notice requirements) with respect to any termination of employment of any Phillips 66 Group Employee.

(b) Compliance With Employment Laws . On and after the Distribution Date, (i) each member of the COP Group shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment-related Laws and requirements relating to the employment of COP Group Employees and the treatment of any applicable Former COP Group Employees in respect of their former employment, and (ii) each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment-related Laws and requirements relating to the employment of Phillips 66 Group Employees.

Section 3.4 Employee Records .

(a) Sharing of Information . Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, COP and Phillips 66 (acting directly or through members of the COP Group or the Phillips 66 Group, respectively) shall provide to the other and their respective agents and vendors all information necessary for the Parties to perform their respective duties under this Agreement. The Parties also hereby agree to enter into any business associate arrangements that may be required for the sharing of any Information pursuant to this Agreement to comply with the requirements of HIPAA.

(b) Transfer of Personnel Records and Authorization . Subject to any limitation imposed by applicable Law, on the Distribution Date, COP shall transfer and assign to Phillips 66 all personnel records, all immigration documents, including I-9 forms and work authorizations, all payroll deduction authorizations and elections, whether voluntary or mandated by Law, including but not limited to W-4 forms and deductions for benefits under the applicable Phillips 66 Benefit Plan and all absence management records, Family and Medical

 

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Leave Act records, insurance beneficiary designations, Flexible Spending Account enrollment confirmations, attendance, and return to work information (“ Benefit Management Records ”) relating to Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants. COP shall transfer and assign to Phillips 66 all personnel records, immigration documents, payroll forms and benefit management records relating to Delayed Transfer Employees as soon as administratively feasible after the Transfer Date for each Delayed Transfer Employee. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, COP, however, may retain originals of, copies of, or access to personnel Records, immigration records, payroll forms and Benefit Management Records as long as necessary to provide services to Phillips 66 (acting on its behalf pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement between the Parties entered into as of the date of this Agreement). Immigration records will, if and as appropriate, become a part of Phillips 66’s public access file. Phillips 66 will use personnel records, payroll forms and benefit management records for lawful purposes only, including calculation of withholdings from wages and personnel management. It is understood that following the Distribution Date, COP records so transferred and assigned may be maintained by Phillips 66 (acting directly or through one of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to Phillips 66’s applicable records retention policy.

(c) Access to Records . To the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement and any applicable privacy protection Laws or regulations or Privacy Contracts, reasonable access to Employee-related records after the Distribution Date will be provided to members of the COP Group and members of the Phillips 66 Group pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5.7 of the Indemnification and Release Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Phillips 66 shall provide COP with reasonable access to those records necessary for its administration of any plans or programs on behalf of COP Group Employees and Former COP Group Employees after the Distribution Date as permitted by any applicable privacy protection Laws or regulations or Privacy Contracts. COP shall also be permitted to retain copies of all restrictive covenant agreements with any Phillips 66 Group Employee in which any member of the COP Group has a valid business interest. In addition, COP shall provide Phillips 66 with reasonable access to those records necessary for its administration of any plans or programs on behalf of Phillips 66 Group Employees after the Distribution Date as permitted by any applicable privacy protection Laws or regulations or Privacy Contracts. Phillips 66 shall also be permitted to retain copies of all restrictive covenant agreements with any COP Group Employee or Former COP Group Employee in which any member of the Phillips 66 Group has a valid business interest.

(d) Maintenance of Records . With respect to retaining, destroying, transferring, sharing, copying and permitting access to all Employee-related information, COP and Phillips 66 shall comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each other from and against any and all Liability, claims, actions, and damages that arise from a failure (by the indemnifying party or its Subsidiaries or their respective agents) to so comply with all applicable Laws, regulations, Privacy Contracts and internal policies applicable to such information.

(e) No Access to Computer Systems or Files . Except as set forth in the Indemnification and Release Agreement or any Transfer Document, no provision of this Agreement shall give (i) any member of the COP Group direct access to the computer systems or other files, records or databases of any member of the Phillips 66 Group or (ii) any member

 

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of the Phillips 66 Group direct access to the computer systems or other files, records or databases of any member of the COP Group, unless specifically permitted by the owner of such systems, files, records or databases.

(f) Confidentiality . The provisions of this Section 3.4 shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of the Indemnification and Release Agreement governing confidential information, including Section 5.8 of the Indemnification and Release Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all records and data relating to Employees shall, in each case, be subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Indemnification and Release Agreement and any other applicable agreement and applicable Law.

(g) Cooperation . Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate to share, retain, and maintain data and records that are necessary or appropriate to further the purposes of this Section 3.4 and for each Party to administer its respective Benefit Plans to the extent consistent with this Agreement and applicable Law, and each Party agrees to cooperate as long as is reasonably necessary to further the purposes of this Section 3.4. Except as provided under any Transfer Document, no Party shall charge another Party a fee for such cooperation.

Section 3.5 Non-Solicitation . Each party agrees that, for a period of one year from the Distribution Date, such party (a “ Soliciting Party ”) will not solicit for employment any employee of any other party (a “ Protected Party ”); provided , however , that it is understood that this employee non-solicitation provision shall not prohibit: (a) any transfers of Delayed Transfer Employees; (b) generalized solicitations by advertising and the like, which are not directed to specific individuals or employees of the Protected Party; or (c) solicitations of persons whose employment was terminated by the Protected Party.

ARTICLE IV

EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS

Section 4.1 General Principles .

(a) COP and Phillips 66 shall take any and all reasonable actions as shall be necessary and appropriate to further the provisions of this Article IV, including, to the extent practicable, providing written notice or similar communication to each Employee who holds one or more awards granted under any of the COP Equity Plans informing such Employee of (i) the actions contemplated by this Article IV with respect to such awards and (ii) whether (and during what time period) any “blackout” period shall be imposed upon holders of awards granted under any of the COP Equity Plans during which time awards may not be exercised or settled, as the case may be.

(b) Following the Distribution, a grantee who has outstanding awards under one or more of the COP Equity Plans and/or replacement awards under the Phillips 66 New Equity Plan shall be considered to have been employed by the applicable plan sponsor before and after the Distribution for purposes of (i) vesting and (ii) determining the date of termination of employment as it applies to any such award.

 

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(c) No award described in this Article IV, whether outstanding or to be issued, adjusted, substituted or cancelled by reason of or in connection with the Distribution, shall be adjusted, settled, cancelled, or exercisable, until in the judgment of the administrator of the applicable plan or program such action is consistent with all applicable Laws, including federal securities Laws. Any period of exercisability will not be extended on account of a period during which such an award is not exercisable pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(d) The adjustment or conversion of COP Options, COP SARs, COP RSUs and COP PSUs shall be effectuated in a manner that is intended to avoid the imposition of any penalty or other taxes on the holders thereof pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.

Section 4.2 Restricted Stock . Each holder of outstanding COP RSAs immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether a COP Group Employee, a Former COP Group Employee or a Phillips 66 Group Employee, shall receive, upon the Distribution being made, such number of shares of Phillips 66 restricted stock (“ Phillips 66 RSAs ”) as determined by applying the Distribution Ratio in the same way as if the outstanding COP RSAs were fully vested shares of COP Common Stock as of the Effective Time. The COP RSAs outstanding following the Distribution are hereinafter referred to as “ Adjusted COP RSAs .” Except as set forth in this Section 4.2, the Adjusted COP RSAs and the Phillips 66 RSAs shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions immediately following the Effective Time as applicable to COP RSAs immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 4.3 Non-exercisable Stock Options .

(a) Treatment of Outstanding Non-exercisable Stock Options .

(i) COP Group Employees . Each non-exercisable COP Option outstanding under the COP Equity Plans which is held by a COP Group Employee shall remain an option to purchase COP Common Stock issued under the applicable COP Equity Plan (each such option, an “ Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option ”). Each Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option shall be subject to the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding non-exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding non-exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the COP Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent (the “ COP Adjusted Exercise Price ”); and

(y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to the corresponding non-exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value over the original exercise price of such non-exercisable COP Option by

 

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(II) the excess of the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value over the COP Adjusted Exercise Price, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(ii) Phillips 66 Group Employees . Each non-exercisable COP Option outstanding under the COP Equity Plans which is held by a Phillips 66 Employee at the Effective Time shall be converted as of the Effective Time into an option to purchase shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock (each such option, a “ Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option ”) pursuant to the terms of the Phillips 66 New Equity Plan subject to terms and conditions after the Effective Time that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding non-exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding non-exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the Phillips 66 Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent (the “ Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price ”); and

(y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to the corresponding non-exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value over the original exercise price of such non-exercisable COP Option by (II) the excess of the Phillips 66 Stock Value over the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(iii) Former Employees . Each non-exercisable COP Option held by a Former Employee shall be adjusted at the Effective Time such that the holder of such non-exercisable COP Option shall immediately following the Effective Time holds an adjusted non-exercisable option to purchase COP Common Stock (an “ Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option ”) and a non-exercisable option to purchase Phillips 66 Common Stock (a “ Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option ”). Each Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option and Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option shall be the COP Adjusted Exercise Price; and (y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of such number of shares multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Pre-Distribution Spread by (B) the sum of (I) the excess of the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value over the COP Adjusted Exercise Price plus (II) one half the excess of the Phillips 66 Stock Value over the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price; and

 

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(y) the per-share exercise price of each such Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option shall be the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, and (y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option shall be equal to one half the number of shares subject to the corresponding Adjusted COP Exercisable Option, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(b) Special Rules for Delayed Transfer Employees Holding Non-exercisable Stock Options .

(i) Each non-exercisable COP Option held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who is not a Phillips 66 Employee shall be treated as set forth in Section 4.3(a)(i) on the same basis as any other non-exercisable COP Option. Each non-exercisable COP Option held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who is a Phillips 66 Employee shall be treated as set forth in Section 4.3(a)(ii) on the same basis as any other non-exercisable COP Option held by Phillips 66 Employees.

(ii) Each non-exercisable COP Option held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group shall be converted as of such Transfer Date into an option to purchase shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock (each such option, a “ Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option ”) pursuant to the terms of the applicable Phillips 66 equity plan and shall be subject to terms and conditions after such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the Phillips 66 Delayed Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and

(y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to the corresponding Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price of the Adjusted COP Non-exercisable Option by (II) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price for the Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option, as determined under clause (x) of this

 

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Section 4.3(b)(ii), with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(iii) Each Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers from the Phillips 66 Group to the COP Group shall be converted as of such Transfer Date into an option to purchase shares of COP Common Stock (each such option, a “ Delayed Transfer COP Option ”) pursuant to the terms of the applicable COP equity plan and shall be subject to terms and conditions after such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date that are substantially similar (to the extent practicable) to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Delayed Transfer COP Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the COP Delayed Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and

(y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Delayed Transfer COP Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to the corresponding Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price of the Phillips 66 Non-exercisable Option by (II) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price for the Delayed Transfer COP Option, as determined under clause (x) of this Section 4.3(b)(iii), with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

Section 4.4 Exercisable Stock Options and Vested Stock Appreciation Rights .

(a) Treatment of Outstanding Exercisable Stock Options . Each Exercisable COP Option regardless of who holds such exercisable COP option shall be adjusted at the Effective Time such that the holder of such exercisable COP Option shall immediately following the Effective Time holds an adjusted exercisable option to purchase COP Common Stock (an “ Adjusted COP Exercisable Option ”) and an exercisable option to purchase Phillips 66 Common Stock (a “ Phillips 66 Exercisable Option ”). Each Adjusted COP Exercisable Option and Phillips 66 Exercisable Option shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

 

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(i) (x) the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted COP Exercisable Option shall be the COP Adjusted Exercise Price; and (y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Adjusted COP Exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of such number of shares multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Pre-Distribution Spread by (B) the sum of (I) the excess of the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value over the COP Adjusted Exercise Price plus (II) one half the excess of the Phillips 66 Stock Value over the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price; and

(ii) (x) the per-share exercise price of each such Phillips 66 Exercisable Option shall be the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, and (y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Phillips 66 Exercisable Option shall be equal to one half the number of shares subject to the corresponding Adjusted COP Exercisable Option, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(b) Treatment of Outstanding Vested Stock Appreciation Rights . Each vested COP SAR regardless of who holds such vested COP SAR, shall be adjusted as of the Effective Time such that the holder of such vested COP SAR shall, immediately following the Effective Time, holds an adjusted vested stock appreciation right with respect to COP Common Stock (an “ Adjusted Vested COP SAR ”) and a vested stock appreciation right with respect to Phillips 66 Common Stock (a “ Vested Phillips 66 SAR ”). Each Adjusted Vested COP SAR and each Vested Phillips 66 SAR shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding vested COP SAR immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(i) (x) the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted Vested COP SAR shall be the COP Adjusted Exercise Price, and (y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Adjusted Vested COP SAR shall be equal to the product of the number of such shares multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Pre-Distribution Spread by (B) the sum of (I) the excess of the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value over the COP Adjusted Exercise Price plus (II) one half the excess of the Phillips 66 Stock Value over the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share; and

(ii) (x) the per-share exercise price of each such Vested Phillips 66 SAR shall be the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, and (y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Vested Phillips 66 SAR shall be equal to one half the number of shares subject to the corresponding Adjusted Vested COP SAR, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

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Section 4.5 Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Treatment of COP RSUs Held by COP Group Employees and Former COP Group Employees . COP RSUs held by a COP Group Employee or a Former COP Group Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be adjusted by multiplying the number of COP RSUs subject to each grant by the COP Share Ratio. If the resulting product includes a fractional share, the number of COP RSUs shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. The terms and condition to which the COP RSUs are subject shall be substantially the same terms and conditions prior to the Distribution and following the Distribution.

(b) Treatment of COP RSUs Held by Phillips 66 Group Employees . COP RSUs held by Phillips 66 Group Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be replaced with an award of a number of Phillips 66 restricted stock units (the “ Phillips 66 RSUs ”) determined by multiplying the number of COP RSUs subject to each grant by the Phillips 66 Share Ratio. If the resulting product includes a fractional share, the number of Phillips 66 RSUs shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Phillips 66 RSUs shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Distribution as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding COP RSUs immediately prior to the Distribution.

(c) Treatment of COP RSUs Held by COP Directors or Phillips 66 Directors . COP RSUs held by COP Directors or Phillips 66 Directors immediately prior to the Effective Time shall receive, upon the Distribution being made, such number of Phillips 66 RSUs as determined by applying the Distribution Ratio in the same way as if the COP RSUs were fully vested shares of COP Common Stock as of the Effective Time. The COP RSUs outstanding following the Distribution having been made are hereinafter referred to as “ Adjusted COP RSUs .” The Adjusted COP RSUs and the Phillips 66 RSUs shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions immediately following the Effective Time as applicable to COP RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(d) Special Rules for Delayed Transfer Employees Holding RSUs .

(i) COP RSUs held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who is employed by Phillips 66 immediately following the Effective Time shall be adjusted under Section 4.5(b) above on the same basis as any other COP RSU held by any other Phillips 66 Employee. COP RSUs held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who is employed by COP immediately following the Effective Time shall be adjusted under Section 4.5(a) on the same basis as any other COP RSU held by an individual who is not a Phillips 66 Employee.

(ii) COP RSUs held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group shall be converted as of such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date into Phillips 66 RSUs (“ Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 RSUs ”). Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 RSUs shall be granted pursuant to the terms of the applicable Phillips 66 equity plan and shall be subject to terms and conditions after the holder’s Transfer Date that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding COP RSU grant immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date, except as provided in this Section 4.5(d)(ii). The

 

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number of Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 RSUs shall be determined by multiplying (A) the number of COP RSUs subject to each grant by (B) the Phillips 66 Delayed Share Ratio. Any fractional share which result from such calculation shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

(iii) Phillips 66 RSUs held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers from the Phillips 66 Group to the COP Group shall be converted as of such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date into COP RSUs (“ Delayed Transfer COP RSUs ”). Delayed Transfer COP RSUs shall be issued pursuant to the terms of the applicable COP equity plan and shall be subject to terms and conditions after the holder’s Transfer Date that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Phillips 66 RSU grant immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date, except as provided in this Section 4.5(d)(iii). The number of Delayed Transfer COP RSUs subject to each grant shall be determined by multiplying (A) the number of Phillips 66 RSUs subject to each grant by (B) the COP Delayed Share Ratio. Any fractional share which result from such calculation shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

Section 4.6 Performance Share Units . Each holder of outstanding COP PSUs, whether a COP Group Employee, a Former COP Group Employee or a Phillips 66 Group Employee, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall receive, upon the Distribution being made, such number of Phillips 66 PSUs as determined by applying the Distribution Ratio in the same way as if the COP PSUs were fully vested shares of COP Common Stock as of the Effective Time. The COP PSUs outstanding following the Distribution having been made are hereinafter referred to as “ Adjusted COP PSUs .” The Adjusted COP PSUs and the Phillips 66 PSUs shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions immediately following the Effective Time as applicable to COP PSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 4.7 Specified Transition Employees . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with regard to awards made to certain specified employees set forth on Schedule 4.7 (“ Specified Transition Employees ”), the following shall apply:

(a) Treatment of COP Options Held by Specified Transition Employees . COP Options granted (a “ COP Specified Transition Option ”) and held by a Specified Transition Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be adjusted at the Effective Time such that the holder of such COP Specified Transition Option shall immediately following the Effective Time holds an adjusted option to purchase COP Common Stock (an “ Adjusted COP Specified Transition Option ”) and an option to purchase Phillips 66 Common Stock (a “ Phillips 66 Specified Transition Option ”). Each Adjusted COP Specified Transition Option and Phillips 66 Specified Transition Option shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding COP Specified Transition Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted COP Specified Transition Option shall be the COP Adjusted Exercise Price; and (y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Adjusted COP Specified

 

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Transition Option shall be equal to the product of such number of shares multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Pre-Distribution Spread by (B) the sum of (I) the excess of the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value over the COP Adjusted Exercise Price plus (II) one half the excess of the Phillips 66 Stock Value over the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price; and

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Phillips 66 Specified Transition Option shall be the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, and (y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Phillips 66 Specified Transition Option shall be equal to one half the number of shares subject to the corresponding Adjusted COP Specified Transition Option, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(b) Treatment of COP RSUs Held by Specified Transition Employees . COP RSUs granted in 2012 (“ COP Specified Transition RSUs ”) and held by a Specified Transition Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time shall receive, upon the Distribution being made, such number of Phillips 66 RSUs (“ Phillips 66 Specified Transition RSUs ”) as determined by applying the Distribution Ratio in the same way as if the COP Specified Transition RSUs were fully vested shares of COP Common Stock as of the Effective Time. The COP Specified Transition RSUs outstanding following the Distribution having been made are hereinafter referred to as “ Adjusted COP Specified Transition RSUs .” The Adjusted COP Specified Transition RSUs and the Phillips 66 Specified Transition RSUs shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions immediately following the Effective Time as applicable to COP Specified Transition RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 4.8 Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; Code Sections 162(m) and 409A . (a) By approving the adoption of this Agreement, the respective Boards of Directors of each of COP and Phillips 66 intend to exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, by reason of the application of Rule 16b-3 thereunder, all acquisitions and dispositions of equity incentive awards by directors and officers of each of COP and Phillips 66, and the respective Boards of Directors of COP and Phillips 66 also intend expressly to approve, in respect of any equity-based award, the use of any method for the payment of an exercise price and the satisfaction of any applicable Tax withholding (specifically including the actual or constructive tendering of shares in payment of an exercise price and the withholding of option shares from delivery in satisfaction of applicable Tax withholding requirements) to the extent such method is permitted under the applicable COP Equity Plan and award agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including the treatment of supplemental and deferred compensation plans, outstanding long-term incentive awards and annual incentive awards as described herein), COP and Phillips 66 agree to negotiate in good faith regarding the need for any treatment different from that otherwise provided herein to ensure that (i) a federal income tax deduction for the payment of such supplemental or deferred compensation or long-term incentive award, annual incentive award or other compensation is, to the extent prescribed under the terms of the applicable plan and award agreement, not limited by reason of Section 162(m) of the Code, and (ii) the treatment of such supplemental or deferred compensation or long-term incentive award, annual incentive

 

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award or other compensation does not cause the imposition of a penalty tax under Section 409A of the Code.

Section 4.9 Performance Share Program . (a) Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each ongoing performance period under the COP Performance Share Program shall be truncated and COP PSUs shall be granted on a prorated basis based on the portion of each performance period that has elapsed prior to the Effective Time to COP Group Employees and Phillips 66 Group Employees who are participating in the COP Performance Share Program immediately prior to the Effective Time based on actual performance as compared to the applicable quantitative and qualitative measures during each ongoing performance period.

(b) Not later than the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, adopt a performance share program that is substantially similar to the COP Performance Share Program and shall provide compensation opportunities under the Phillips 66 performance share program to each Phillips 66 Group Employee who participated in the COP Performance Share Program immediately prior to the Effective Time that are substantially similar to the compensation opportunities that such Phillips 66 Group Employees had under the COP Performance Share Program immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(c) Immediately following the Effective Time, COP shall provide the COP Group Employees who participated in the COP Performance Share Program immediately prior to the Effective Time with compensation opportunities under the COP Performance Share Program that are substantially similar to the compensation opportunities that such COP Group Employees had under the COP Performance Share Program immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 4.10 Liabilities for Settlement of Awards .

(a) Settlement of COP Options. COP shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with COP Options (regardless of the holder of such awards) including any option exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise of the COP Options.

(b) Settlement of Phillips 66 Options. Phillips 66 shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with Phillips 66 Options (regardless of the holder of such awards) including any option exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise of the Phillips 66 Options.

(c) Settlement of COP SARs. COP shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with COP SARs (regardless of the holder of such awards) including any stock appreciation right exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise of the COP SARs.

(d) Settlement of Phillips 66 SARs. Phillips 66 shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with Phillips 66 SARs (regardless of the holder of such awards) including any stock appreciation right exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise of the Phillips 66 SARs.

 

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(e) Settlement of Outstanding COP Restricted Stock. COP shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with COP Restricted Stock including any share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the settlement of the COP Restricted Stock awards.

(f) Settlement of Outstanding Phillips 66 Restricted Stock. Phillips 66 shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with Phillips 66 Restricted Stock including any share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the settlement of the Phillips 66 Restricted Stock awards.

(g) Settlement of Outstanding COP RSUs. COP shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with COP RSUs, including any share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the settlement of COP RSUs.

(h) Settlement of Outstanding Phillips 66 RSUs. Phillips 66 shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with Phillips 66 RSUs, including any share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the settlement of the Phillips 66 RSUs.

Section 4.11 Bonus and Short-Term Incentive Payments .

(a) Not later than the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, adopt a plan that will provide annual bonus or short-term cash incentive compensation opportunities for Phillips 66 Group Employees and Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group that are substantially similar to the opportunities provided to such Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Phillips 66 Short-Term Incentive Plan ”), subject to Phillips 66’s right to amend such plan after the Effective Time in accordance with the terms thereof. The Phillips 66 Short-Term Incentive Plan shall be approved prior to the Effective Time by COP, as the sole shareholder of Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Group Employees shall participate in such Phillips 66 Short-Term Incentive Plan immediately following the Effective Time; provided , however , that service with COP shall be credited for the purposes of determining whether such Phillips 66 Group Employee had been a participant in the Phillips 66 Short-Term Incentive Plan during the applicable performance period.

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Phillips 66 Group shall be solely responsible for funding, paying, and discharging all obligations relating to any annual cash incentive awards that any Phillips 66 Employee is eligible to receive under any Phillips 66 Group annual bonus and other short-term incentive compensation plans with respect to payments made beginning at or after the Effective Time, including the Phillips 66 Short-Term Incentive Plan, and no member of the COP Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto, and (ii) the COP Group shall be solely responsible for funding, paying, and discharging all obligations relating to any annual cash incentive awards that any COP Group Employee is eligible to receive under any COP annual bonus plans with respect to payments made beginning at or after the Effective Time, and no member of the Phillips 66 Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.

Section 4.12 Form S-8 . Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time and subject to applicable Law, Phillips 66 shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration

 

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statement on Form S-8 (or another appropriate form) registering under the Securities Act the offering of a number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock at a minimum equal to the number of shares subject to the Replacement Phillips 66 RSAs, Phillips 66 RSUs, Phillips 66 PSUs, Phillips 66 SARs, and the Phillips 66 Options. Phillips 66 shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such registration statement to be kept effective (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses required thereby to be maintained) as long as any Phillips 66 RSAs, Phillips 66 RSUs, Phillips 66 PSUs, Phillips 66 SAR, and Phillips 66 Options remain outstanding.

Section 4.13 Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards . COP (or one of its Subsidiaries) will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of COP Group Employees or COP Group Former Employees from equity-based awards, and Phillips 66 (or one of its Subsidiaries) will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of Phillips 66 Group Employees from equity-based awards. Similarly, COP will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of its non-employee directors from equity-based awards, and Phillips 66 will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of its non-employee directors from equity-based awards. Further, COP (or one of its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for COP Group Employees to each applicable taxing authority, and Phillips 66 (or one of its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for Phillips 66 Group Employees to each applicable taxing authority; provided , however , that either COP or Phillips 66 shall act as agent for the other company by remitting amounts withheld in the form of shares or in conjunction with an exercise transaction to an appropriate taxing authority. COP and Phillips 66 acknowledge and agree that the parties will cooperate with each other and with third-party providers to effectuate withholding and remittance of taxes, as well as required tax reporting, in a timely, efficient, and appropriate manner.

Section 4.14 Plan Administrator . Each of COP and Phillips 66 agrees that it will use Bank of America Merrill Lynch for at least two years immediately following the Effective Time to administer all employee equity awards that are outstanding immediately following the Effective Time (including all such equity awards that are adjusted in accordance with this Section 4).

Section 4.15 Approval of Phillips 66 New Equity Plan . Not later than the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall have caused a Phillips 66 Entity to, have adopted the Phillips 66 New Equity Plan. The Phillips 66 New Equity Plan shall be approved prior to the Effective Time by COP, as the sole shareholder of Phillips 66.

ARTICLE V

U.S. QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

Section 5.1 Establishment of Phillips 66 Pension Plan . Effective as of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish a defined benefit pension plan and related trust to provide retirement benefits to Phillips 66 Group Employees who immediately prior to the Distribution Date were participants in a COP Pension Plan (such defined benefit pension plan, the “ Phillips 66 Pension Plan ” and such Phillips 66 Employees, the

 

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Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participants ”). Phillips 66 shall be responsible for taking all necessary, reasonable, and appropriate action to establish, maintain, and administer the Phillips 66 Pension Plan so that it is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related trust thereunder is exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. Phillips 66 (acting directly or through members of the Phillips 66 Group) shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities (including Liability for funding) and other obligations with respect to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan.

Section 5.2 Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participants .

(a) Assumption of COP Pension Plan Liabilities . Effective as of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 (acting directly or through members of the Phillips 66 Group) hereby agrees to cause the Phillips 66 Pension Plan to assume, fully perform, pay, and discharge all Liabilities under the COP Pension Plan relating to all Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participants as of the Distribution Date or, with respect to Delayed Transfer Employees, the Transfer Date.

(b) Transfer of the COP Pension Plan Assets .

(i) The Parties intend that the portion of the COP Pension Plan covering Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participants
shall be transferred to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code, Treasury Regulation
Section 1.414(l)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA. No later than thirty (30) days prior to the Distribution Date, COP and Phillips 66 (acting directly or through members of the COP Group or the Phillips 66 Group, respectively) shall, to the extent necessary, file an IRS Form 5310-A regarding the transfer of Assets and Liabilities from the COP Pension Plan to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan.

(ii) Prior to the Distribution Date (or such later time as mutually agreed by the Parties), COP shall cause the COP Actuary to determine the estimated value, as of the Distribution Date, of the Assets to be transferred to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan in accordance with the assumptions and valuation methodology set forth on Schedule 5.2(b) attached hereto (the “ Estimated Pension Plan Transfer Amount ”).

(iii) Not later than thirty (30) Business Days following the Distribution Date (or such later time as mutually agreed by the Parties), COP and Phillips 66 shall cooperate in good faith to cause an initial transfer of Assets from COP Pension Plan to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan in an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the Estimated Pension Plan Transfer Amount (such amount, the “ Initial Transfer Amount ”). COP shall satisfy its obligation pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(iii) by causing the COP Pension Plan to transfer Assets equal to the Initial Transfer Amount. Assets may be transferred in cash, cash-like securities, or other cash equivalents, or in kind, or in a combination thereof, as determined by COP in its sole discretion.

(iv) Within two hundred seventy (270) days (or such later time as mutually agreed by the Parties) following the Distribution Date, COP shall cause the COP Actuary to provide Phillips 66 with a revised calculation of the value, as of the Distribution Date, of the Assets to be transferred to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan

 

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determined in accordance with the assumptions and valuation methodology set forth on Schedule 5.2(b) attached hereto (the “ Revised Pension Plan Transfer Amount ”). Phillips 66 may submit, at its sole cost and expense, the Revised Pension Plan Transfer Amount to the Phillips 66 Actuary for verification; provided , that, such verification process and any calculation performed by the Phillips 66 Actuary in connection therewith shall be performed solely on the basis of the assumptions and valuation methodology set forth on Schedule 5.2(b) attached hereto. In order to perform such verification, upon request from Phillips 66, the Phillips 66 Actuary will receive the data and additional detailed methodology used to calculate the Initial Transfer Amount and the Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount (if reasonably needed) from the COP Actuary. Phillips 66 will be responsible for the cost and expense of the Phillips 66 Actuary and COP will be responsible for the cost and expense for the COP Actuary for such data transfer. In the event the Phillips 66 Actuary so determines that the value, as of the Distribution Date, of the Assets to be transferred to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan differs from the Revised Pension Plan Transfer Amount, the Phillips 66 Actuary shall identify in writing to the COP Actuary all objections to the determination within sixty (60) days following provision of the revised value calculation to Phillips 66 pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph (iv), and the Phillips 66 Actuary and COP Actuary shall use good faith efforts to reconcile any such difference. If the Phillips 66 Actuary and the COP Actuary fail to reconcile such differences, the Phillips 66 Actuary and the COP Actuary shall jointly designate a third, independent actuary whose calculation of the value, as of the Distribution Date, of the Assets to be transferred to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan shall be final and binding; provided , that, such calculation must be performed within sixty (60) days following designation of such third actuary and in accordance with the assumptions and valuation methodology set forth on Schedule 5.2(b) attached hereto; and provided , further , that such value shall be between the value determined by the Phillips 66 Actuary and the Revised Pension Plan Transfer Amount or equal to either such value. COP and Phillips 66 shall each pay one-half of the costs incurred in connection with the retention of such independent actuary. The final, verified value, as of the Distribution Date, of the Assets to be transferred to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan as determined in accordance with this Section 5.2(b)(iv) shall be referred to herein as the “ Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount .”

(v) Within forty-five (45) days (or such later time as mutually agreed by the Parties) of the determination of the Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount, COP shall cause the COP Pension Plan to transfer to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan (the date of such transfer, the “ Final Transfer Date ”) an amount (as determined by COP in its discretion, in kind, in cash, cash-like securities or other cash equivalents), equal to (A) the Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount minus (B) the Initial Transfer Amount (such difference, as adjusted to reflect earnings or losses as described in this Section 5.2(b)(v), the “ True-Up Amount ”); provided , that, in the event the True-Up Amount is negative, COP shall not be required to cause any such additional transfer and instead Phillips 66 shall be required to cause a transfer of cash, cash-like securities or other cash equivalents (or, if determined by COP in its discretion, assets in kind) from the Phillips 66 Pension Plan to the COP Pension Plan in an amount equal to the absolute value of the True-Up Amount. The Parties acknowledge that the COP Pension Plan’s transfer of the True-Up Amount to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan shall be in full settlement and satisfaction of the

 

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obligations of COP to cause the transfer of, and the COP Pension Plan to transfer, Assets to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(v). The True-Up Amount, if any, shall be paid from the COP Pension Plan to the Phillips 66 Pension Plan, as determined by COP in its discretion in kind, in cash, cash-like securities or other cash equivalents, and shall be adjusted to reflect earnings or losses during the period from the Distribution Date to the Final Transfer Date. Such earnings or losses shall be determined based on the actual rate of return of the COP Pension Plan for the period commencing on (x) the first day of the calendar month in which the Distribution Date occurs, if the Distribution Date is any date other than the last day of a calendar month, or (y) the first day of the calendar month immediately following the Distribution Date, if the Distribution Date is the last day of a calendar month, and ending on the last calendar day of the month ending immediately prior to the Final Transfer Date. Earnings or losses for the period from such last day of the month to the Final Transfer Date shall be based on the actual rate of return of the COP Pension Plan during the last calendar month ending immediately prior to the Final Transfer Date determined as of the date that is as close as administratively practicable to the Final Transfer Date. In the event that Phillips 66 is obligated to cause the Phillips 66 Pension Plan to reimburse the COP Pension Plan pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(v), such reimbursement shall be performed in accordance with the same principles set forth herein with respect to the payment of the True-Up Amount. The Parties acknowledge that the Phillips 66 Pension Plan’s transfer of such reimbursement amount to the COP Pension Plan shall be in full settlement and satisfaction of the obligations of Phillips 66 to cause the transfer of, and the Phillips 66 Pension Plan to transfer, Assets to the COP Pension Plan pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(v).

(c) Continuation of Elections . As of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall cause the Phillips 66 Pension Plan to recognize and maintain all existing elections, including, but not limited to, beneficiary designations, payments from elections and rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participants under the COP Pension Plan.

Section 5.3 Delayed Transfer Employees . As of each Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date, Phillips 66 (acting directly or through a member of the Phillips 66 Group) shall cause the Phillips 66 Pension Plan to recognize, to the extent practicable, all existing elections under the COP Pension Plan, including beneficiary designations, payments from elections, and rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to each Delayed Transfer Employee who becomes a Phillips 66 Pension Plan Participant, and COP (acting directly or through a member of the COP Group) shall cause the COP Pension Plan to recognize, to the extent practicable, all existing elections under the Phillips 66 Pension Plan, including beneficiary designations, payments from elections, and rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to each Delayed Transfer Employee who becomes a COP Pension Plan Participant. As of each Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date, COP and Phillips 66 (acting directly or through a member of their respective Groups) shall take such actions as may be necessary to transfer assets and assume liabilities under the COP Pension Plan and the Phillips 66 Pension Plan in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2, but applied at the Transfer Date rather than at the Distribution Date.

 

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ARTICLE VI

U.S. QUALIFIED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

Section 6.1 Establishment of the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan . As of the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish a defined contribution plan and trust for the benefit of Phillips 66 Group Employees (the “ Phillips 66 401(k) Plan ”). Phillips 66 shall be responsible for taking all necessary, reasonable, and appropriate action to establish, maintain, and administer the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan so that it is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related trust thereunder is exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. Phillips 66 (acting directly or through its Affiliates) shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan.

Section 6.2 Transfer of COP 401(k) Plan Assets . Not later than thirty (30) days following the Distribution Date (or such later time as mutually agreed by the Parties), COP shall cause the accounts (including any outstanding loan balances) in the COP 401(k) Plan attributable to Phillips 66 Group Employees who will participate in the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan (the “ Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries ”) and all of the Assets in the COP 401(k) Plan related thereto to be transferred in-kind to the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan, and Phillips 66 shall cause the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan to accept such transfer of accounts and underlying Assets and, effective as of the date of such transfer, to assume and to fully perform, pay, and discharge, all obligations of the COP 401(k) Plan relating to the accounts of the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries (to the extent the Assets related to those accounts are actually transferred from the COP 401(k) Plan to the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan) as of the Distribution Date. The transfer of Assets shall be conducted in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code, Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(1)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA.

Section 6.3 Treatment of Phillips 66 Common Stock and COP Common Stock .

(a) Phillips 66 Common Stock Fund; Phillips 66 Common Stock Held in COP 401(k) Plan Accounts . The Phillips 66 401(k) Plan will provide, effective as of the Effective Time: (i) for the establishment of a Phillips 66 Common Stock fund; (ii) that such Phillips 66 Common Stock fund shall receive a transfer of and hold all shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock distributed in connection with the Distribution in respect of COP Common Stock held in COP 401(k) Plan accounts of Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries; and (iii) that, following the Effective Time, contributions made by or on behalf of such Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries may be allocated to the Phillips 66 Common Stock fund. Shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock distributed in connection with the Distribution in respect of shares of COP Common Stock held in COP 401(k) Plan accounts of COP Group Employees or Former COP Group Employees who participate in the COP 401(k) Plan (the “ COP 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries ”) shall be deposited in a Phillips 66 Common Stock fund under the COP 401(k) Plan, and COP 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries will be prohibited from increasing their holdings in such Phillips 66 Common Stock fund under the COP 401(k) Plan and may elect to liquidate their holdings in such Phillips 66 Common Stock fund and invest those monies in any other investment fund offered under the COP 401(k) Plan. Any shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock held in COP 401(k) Plan accounts of Phillips 66 Group Employees shall be transferred in kind to the trust underlying the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement.

 

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(b) COP Common Stock in Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Accounts . Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 6.2, shares of COP Common Stock held in COP 401(k) Plan accounts of Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries prior to the Effective Time shall be transferred in kind to a COP Common Stock Fund under the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement. Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Beneficiaries will be prohibited from increasing their holdings in COP Common Stock under such COP Common Stock Fund and may elect to liquidate their holdings in such COP Common Stock Fund and invest those monies in any other investment fund offered under the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan.

Section 6.4 Continuation of Elections . As of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 (acting directly or through members of the Phillips 66 Group) shall cause the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan to recognize and maintain all COP 401(k) Plan 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 Phillips 66 Group Employees to the extent such election or designation is available under the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan.

Section 6.5 Delayed Transfer Employees . As of each Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date, Phillips 66 (acting directly or through a member of the Phillips 66 Group) shall cause the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan to recognize, to the extent practicable, all existing elections under the COP 401(k) Plan, including beneficiary designations, payments from elections, and rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to each Delayed Transfer Employee who becomes a Phillips 66 401(k) Plan Participant, and COP (acting directly or through a member of the COP Group) shall cause the COP 401(k) Plan to recognize, to the extent practicable, all existing elections under the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan, including beneficiary designations, payments from elections, and rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to each Delayed Transfer Employee who becomes a COP 401(k) Plan Participant. As of each Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date, COP and Phillips 66 (acting directly or through a member of their respective Groups) shall take such actions as may be necessary to transfer assets and assume liabilities under the COP 401(k) Plan and the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.3, but applied at the Transfer Date rather than at the Distribution Date.

Section 6.6 Tax Qualified Status . Phillips 66 will take all steps and make any necessary filings with the IRS to establish and maintain the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan so that it is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trust is tax-exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code, including seeking and obtaining a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to such qualification. Furthermore, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Distribution Date, COP and Phillips 66 (each acting directly or through their respective Affiliates) shall, to the extent necessary, file IRS Form 5310-A regarding the transfer of Assets and Liabilities from the COP 401(k) Plan to the Phillips 66 401(k) Plan as discussed in this Article VI.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NONQUALIFIED COMPENSATION PLANS

Section 7.1 Excess Benefit Plans .

(a) Establishing Phillips 66 SERP . On or prior to the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish and adopt an excess benefit plan (the “ Phillips 66 SERP ”) to provide each Phillips 66 Group Employee who was a participant in the COP SERP as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Phillips 66 SERP Beneficiaries ”) benefits in respect of service and compensation following the Effective Time substantially similar to those accrued with respect to such person under the COP SERP as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall cease to be a participating employer in the COP SERP, and the Phillips 66 Group Employees shall no longer participate in the COP SERP, effective as of the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to any Delayed Transfer Employee whose employment is transferred from a COP Entity to a Phillips 66 Entity on a Transfer Date and who was a participant in the COP SERP (and each alternate payee or beneficiary of such person) as of immediately prior to such Transfer Date, the Phillips 66 SERP shall provide benefits substantially similar to those accrued with respect to such person under the COP SERP as of immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s transfer. The Parties agree that for purposes of the COP SERP the employment of a Phillips 66 SERP Beneficiary shall not be considered to have terminated as a result of the Distribution or the transfer of employment from COP (or a COP Entity) to Phillips 66 (or a Phillips 66 Entity), and such employment shall only be considered to terminate for purposes of the Phillips 66 SERP when the employment of such Phillips 66 SERP Beneficiary with the Phillips 66 Group terminates in accordance with the terms of the Phillips 66 SERP and applicable Laws.

(b) Liability and Responsibility . The Liabilities in respect of Phillips 66 SERP Beneficiaries under the COP SERP shall be assumed by the member of the Phillips 66 Group which sponsors the Phillips 66 SERP, effective as of the Effective Time; provided that such Liabilities in respect of each such Phillips 66 SERP Beneficiary who is a Delayed Transfer Employee shall be assumed by such member of the Phillips 66 Group effective as of close of business on the applicable Transfer Date. Phillips 66 shall have sole responsibility for the administration of the Phillips 66 SERP and the payment of benefits thereunder to or on behalf of Phillips 66 Group Employees, and no member of the COP Group shall have any liability or responsibility therefor. COP shall have sole responsibility for the administration of the COP SERP and the payment of benefits thereunder to or on behalf of COP Group Employees and Former COP Group Employees, and no member of the Phillips 66 Group shall have any liability or responsibility therefor.

Section 7.2 Key Employee Deferred Compensation Plans .

(a) Establishing Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans . On or prior to the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish and adopt deferred compensation plans for its key employees and directors (the “ Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plan ”) to provide each Phillips 66 Group Employee or Phillips 66 Director who was a participant in the COP Deferred Compensation Plans as of immediately

 

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prior to the Effective Time (the “ Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Beneficiaries ”) benefits in respect of service and compensation following the Effective Time substantially similar to those accrued with respect to such person under the COP Deferred Compensation Plans as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, the Phillips 66 Group Employees shall no longer participate in the COP Deferred Compensation Plans. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to any Delayed Transfer Employee whose employment is transferred from a COP Entity to a Phillips 66 Entity on a Transfer Date and who was a participant in a COP Deferred Compensation Plan as of immediately prior to such Transfer Date, the Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans shall provide benefits substantially similar to those available to such person under the COP Deferred Compensation Plans as of immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s transfer. The Parties agree that for purposes of the COP Deferred Compensation Plans the employment of a Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Beneficiary shall not be considered to have terminated as a result of the Distribution or the transfer of employment from COP (or a COP Entity) to Phillips 66 (or a Phillips 66 Entity), and such employment shall only be considered to terminate for purposes of the Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans when the employment of such Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Beneficiary with the Phillips 66 Group terminates in accordance with the terms of the Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans and applicable Laws.

(b) Liability and Responsibility . The Liabilities in respect of Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Beneficiaries under the COP Deferred Compensation Plans shall be assumed by the member of the Phillips 66 Group which sponsors the applicable Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of the Effective Time; provided that such Liabilities in respect of each such Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Beneficiary who is a Delayed Transfer Employee shall be assumed by such member of the Phillips 66 Group effective as of close of business on the applicable Transfer Date. Phillips 66 shall have sole responsibility for the administration of the Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans and the payment of benefits thereunder to or on behalf of Phillips 66 Group Employees, and no member of the COP Group shall have any liability or responsibility therefor. COP shall have sole responsibility for the administration of the COP Deferred Compensation Plans and the payment of benefits thereunder to or on behalf of COP Group Employees and Former COP Group Employees, and no member of the Phillips 66 Group shall have any liability or responsibility therefor.

Section 7.3 Treatment of Phantom Shares in Deferred Compensation Plans . Each cash-settled phantom share relating to COP Common Stock held in the COP Deferred Compensation Plans (or in any similar nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement maintained by a COP Entity) or the Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans (a “ COP Phantom Share ”) on the Distribution Date shall be converted into, upon the Distribution being made, an adjusted COP Phantom Share and such number of phantom shares relating to Phillips 66 Common Stock (the “ Phillips 66 Phantom Shares ”) as determined by applying the Distribution Ratio in the same way as it is applied to shares of COP Common Stock on the Distribution Date. The adjusted COP Phantom Shares and the Phillips 66 Phantom Shares held in the COP Deferred Compensation Plans (or in any similar nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement maintained by a COP Entity) and the Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plan shall continue to

 

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be subject to the same terms and conditions as COP Phantom Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 7.4 Grantor Trusts . On or prior to the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, adopt a grantor trust in a form that is substantially comparable to the COP Grantor Trust as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. In connection with the assumption of the Liabilities under the COP SERP and the COP Deferred Compensation Plans in respect of Phillips 66 Group Employees, COP shall (or shall cause a COP Entity to), as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time in respect of the Phillips 66 SERP and Phillips 66 Deferred Compensation Plans, transfer Assets in an amount equal to the funded percentage of such Liabilities (as determined by the COP Actuary) as of the Effective Time to such grantor trust as of the Effective Time.

ARTICLE VIII

WELFARE PLANS

Section 8.1 Establishment of Phillips 66 Welfare Plans . On or prior to the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish and adopt Phillips 66 Welfare Plans which will provide welfare benefits to each Phillips 66 Group Employee and Delayed Transfer Employee who is transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group who is a participant in any of the COP Welfare Plans (and their eligible spouses and dependents, as the case may be) (collectively, the “ Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants ”) under terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the COP Welfare Plans. Coverage and benefits under the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans shall then be provided to the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants on an uninterrupted basis under the newly established Phillips 66 Welfare Plans which shall contain substantially the same benefit provisions as in effect under the corresponding COP Welfare Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that with respect to Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, such coverage and benefits shall begin immediately after the Transfer Date. Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants shall cease to be eligible for coverage under the COP Welfare Plans (i) in the case of Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants who are not Delayed Transfer Employees described in clause (ii) of this sentence, at the Effective Time, and (ii) in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees who are transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, upon their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group. For the avoidance of doubt, Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants shall not participate in any COP Welfare Plans after the time set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, and COP Group Employees and Former COP Group Employees shall not participate in any Phillips 66 Welfare Plans at any time.

Section 8.2 Transitional Matters Under Phillips 66 Welfare Plans .

(a) Treatment of Claims Incurred .

(i) Liability for Claims . With respect to unpaid covered claims incurred on or prior to the last day of the month in which the Distribution occurs by any Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant under any COP Welfare Plans, including claims that are self-insured and claims that are fully insured through third-party insurance, COP shall retain and be responsible for the payment for such claims or shall cause such COP

 

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Welfare Plans to fully perform, pay and discharge all such claims, as the case may be. No Phillips 66 Entity shall be responsible for any Liability with respect to any such claims.

(ii) Claims Incurred . For purposes of this Section 8.2(a), a claim or expense is deemed to be incurred (A) with respect to medical (including continuous hospitalization), dental, vision and/or prescription drug benefits, upon the rendering of health services giving rise to such claim or expense; (B) with respect to life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance, upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim or expense; and (C) with respect to long-term disability benefits, upon the date of an individual’s disability, as determined by the disability benefit insurance carrier or claim administrator, giving rise to such claim or expense.

(b) Credit for Deductibles and Other Limits . With respect to each Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant, the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans will give credit for the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) for any amount paid, number of services obtained or provider visits by such Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant toward deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, limits on number of services or visits, or other similar limitations to the extent such amounts are taken into account under the comparable COP Welfare Plan. For purposes of any life-time maximum benefit limit payable to a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant under any Phillips 66 Welfare Plan, the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans will recognize any expenses paid or reimbursed by a COP Welfare Plan with respect to such participant prior to the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, prior to the Transfer Date) to the same extent such expense payments or reimbursements would be recognized in respect of an active plan participant under the applicable COP Welfare Plan.

(c) COBRA . At and after the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall assume all requirements under COBRA with respect to all Phillips 66 Group Employees (and their qualifying beneficiaries) who, as of the day prior to the Distribution Date, were covered under a COP Benefit Plan pursuant to COBRA or who have a COBRA qualifying event (as defined in Section 4980B of the Code) prior to the Distribution Date. Upon and after their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group, Phillips 66 shall assume and satisfy all requirements under COBRA with respect to any Delayed Transfer Employees who are transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group who have a COBRA qualifying event on or after the applicable Transfer Date for the Delayed Transfer Employee and their qualified beneficiaries.

(d) Employees on Leave . As of the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall assume and satisfy all Liabilities with respect to any Phillips 66 Group Employee who is as of the Effective Time, on vacation or other approved leave of absence (including leave under FMLA or corresponding state Law, disability, military leave and other approved leave, including Liabilities for salary continuation, paid leave or continuing Benefit Plans). For avoidance of doubt, effective as of their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group, Phillips 66 shall assume and satisfy all Liabilities with respect to any Delayed Transfer Employee transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group who is, as of the applicable Transfer Date, on vacation or other

 

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approved leave of absence (including leave under FMLA or corresponding state Law, disability, military leave and other approved leave, including Liabilities for salary continuation, paid leave or continuing Benefit Plans).

Section 8.3 Continuity of Benefits, Benefit Elections and Beneficiary Designations .

(a) Benefit Elections and Designations . As of the first day of the month after the month in which the Distribution occurs (or such other date provided for under Section 8.3(b)), Phillips 66 shall cause the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans to recognize and give effect to all elections and designations (including all coverage and contribution elections and beneficiary designations) made by each Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants under, or with respect to, the corresponding COP Welfare Plan for the plan year in which the Distribution occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 8.3(a) will prohibit Phillips 66 from soliciting or causing the solicitation of new election forms or beneficiary designations from Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants to be effective under the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan as of the first day of the month after the month in which the Distribution occurs.

(b) Additional Details Regarding Flexible Spending Accounts . Pursuant to Section 8.1, at or prior to the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish and adopt Phillips 66 Welfare Plans which will provide health care flexible spending account or dependent care flexible spending account benefits to Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants. To the extent any Phillips 66 Welfare Plan provides or constitutes a health care flexible spending account or dependent care flexible spending account (each a “ Phillips 66 FSA ”), such Phillips 66 Welfare Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Time.

(i) It is the intention of the Parties that all activity under a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant’s flexible spending account with COP for the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) be treated instead as activity under the corresponding Phillips 66 FSA. Accordingly, (i) any period of participation by a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant in a COP flexible spending account during the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) (the “ FSA Participation Period ”) will be deemed a period when the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant participated in the corresponding Phillips 66 FSA; (ii) all expenses incurred during the FSA Participation Period will be deemed incurred while the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant’s coverage was in effect under the corresponding Phillips 66 FSA; and (iii) all elections and reimbursements made with respect to an FSA Participation Period under a COP flexible spending account will be deemed to have been made with respect to the corresponding Phillips 66 FSA.

(ii) If the aggregate reimbursement payouts made to Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants prior to the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, prior to their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group) from the applicable COP Welfare Plan flexible spending accounts during the plan year in which the Distribution occurs (in the case of

 

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Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) are less than the aggregate accumulated contributions to such accounts made by such Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants prior to the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees, prior to their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group) for such plan year, COP shall cause an amount equal to the amount by which such contributions are in excess of such reimbursement payouts to be transferred to Phillips 66 (or a Phillips 66 Entity designated by Phillips 66) by wire transfer of immediately available funds as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 45 days, following the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, in no event later than 45 days, following their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group).

(iii) If the aggregate reimbursement payouts made to Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants prior to the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, prior to their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group) from the applicable COP Welfare Plan flexible spending accounts during the plan year in which the Distribution occurs (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) exceed the aggregate accumulated contributions to such accounts made by the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants prior to the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees, prior to their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group) for such plan year, Phillips 66 shall cause an amount equal to the amount by which such reimbursement payouts are in excess of such contributions to be transferred to COP (or a COP Group Entity designated by COP) by wire transfer of immediately available funds as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 45 days, following the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, in no event later than 45 days, following their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group).

(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.3(b), at and after the Effective Time, the Phillips 66 Group shall assume, and cause the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans to be solely responsible for, all claims by Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants under the applicable COP Welfare Plan flexible spending accounts that were incurred in the plan year in which the Distribution occurs, whether incurred prior to, on, or after the Effective Time, that have not been paid in full as of the Effective Time.

(c) Additional Details Regarding Health Savings Accounts . Pursuant to Section 8.1, on or prior to the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish and adopt Phillips 66 Welfare Plans which will provide health savings account benefits to Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants. To the extent any Phillips 66 Welfare Plan provides or constitutes a health savings account (each a “ Phillips 66 HSA ”), such Phillips 66 Welfare Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Time. It is the intention of the Parties that all activity under a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant’s health savings account with COP for the year in which the Distribution occurs (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) be treated instead as activity under the corresponding Phillips 66 HSA. Accordingly, (i) any period of participation by a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant

 

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in a COP health savings account during the year in which the Distribution occurs (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, for the plan year in which the applicable Transfer Date occurs) (the “ HSA Participation Period ”) will be deemed a period when the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant participated in the corresponding Phillips 66 HSA; (ii) all expenses incurred during the HSA Participation Period will be deemed incurred while the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant’s coverage was in effect under the corresponding Phillips 66 HSA; and (iii) all elections and reimbursements made with respect to an HSA Participation Period under a COP health savings account will be deemed to have been made with respect to the corresponding Phillips 66 HSA.

(d) Employer Non-elective Contributions . As of immediately after the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall cause any Phillips 66 Welfare Plan that constitutes a “cafeteria plan” under Section 125 of the Code to recognize and give effect to all non-elective employer contributions credited toward coverage of a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant under the corresponding COP Welfare Plan that is a cafeteria plan under Section 125 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

(e) Waiver of Conditions or Restrictions . Unless prohibited by applicable Law or collective bargaining agreement, the Phillips 66 Welfare Plans will waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions, service conditions, waiting period limitations or evidence of insurability requirements that would otherwise be applicable to the Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participant following the Effective Time (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group, following their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group) to the extent that such Employee had previously satisfied such limitation under the corresponding COP Welfare Plan.

Section 8.4 Delayed Transfer Employees from Phillips 66 Group to COP Group . With regard to a Delayed Transfer Employee who is transferred from Phillips 66 (or a member of the Phillips 66 Group) to COP (or a member of the COP Group), the provisions of this Article VIII shall be applied as of the Transfer Date to place the Delayed Transfer Employee in the applicable COP Welfare Plans taking into account any circumstances or activity that had occurred while the Delayed Transfer Employee was with Phillips 66 (or a member of the Phillips 66 Group), in the same manner as described in this Article VIII with regard to the transfer of a Delayed Transfer Employee who is transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group.

Section 8.5 Insurance Contracts . To the extent any COP Welfare Plan is funded through the purchase of an insurance contract or is subject to any stop loss contract, COP and Phillips 66 will cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to replicate such insurance contracts for Phillips 66 (except to the extent changes are required under applicable state insurance Laws or filings by the respective insurers) and to maintain any pricing discounts or other preferential terms for both COP and Phillips 66 for a reasonable term. Neither Party shall be liable for failure to obtain such insurance contracts, pricing discounts, or other preferential terms for the other Party. Each Party shall be responsible for any additional premiums, charges, or administrative fees that such Party may incur pursuant to this Section 8.5.

Section 8.6 Third-Party Vendors . Except as provided below, to the extent any COP Welfare Plan is administered by a third-party vendor, COP and Phillips 66 will cooperate and use

 

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their commercially reasonable efforts to replicate any contract with such third-party vendor for Phillips 66 and to maintain any pricing discounts or other preferential terms for both COP and Phillips 66 for a reasonable term. Neither Party shall be liable for failure to obtain such pricing discounts or other preferential terms for the other Party. Each Party shall be responsible for any additional premiums, charges, or administrative fees that such Party may incur pursuant to this Section 8.6.

Section 8.7 Retiree Welfare Plans .

(a) COP Retiree Welfare Plans . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (other than Section 13.1), in respect of any COP Welfare Plan that provides retiree medical or other post-retirement benefits to eligible Employees: (i) no Phillips 66 Group Employee shall be eligible to receive such retiree benefits under any such COP Welfare Plan at or at any time after the Effective Time; provided , however , that any Phillips 66 Group Employee who, at the Effective Time, would have been eligible to receive such retiree medical benefits from any such COP Welfare Plan had that Phillips 66 Group Employee retired on or before the Effective Time, shall remain eligible to receive such retiree medical benefits under any such applicable COP Welfare Plan, considering the service and age points credited to the Effective Time but not any service or age points during time employed as a Phillips 66 Group Employee, and further shall not be eligible to receive such retiree medical benefits from any applicable COP Welfare Plan if that Phillips 66 Group Employee is receiving such retiree medical benefits from a Phillips 66 Welfare Plan; and (ii) COP (or one or more members of the COP Group designated by COP) shall retain sole responsibility for the Liabilities associated with any COP Welfare Plan providing retiree medical or other post-retirement benefits to eligible employees or former employees, and no Phillips 66 Entity shall have any Liability therefor.

(b) Phillips 66 Retiree Welfare Plans . Pursuant to Section 8.1, at or as soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, establish and adopt Phillips 66 Welfare Plans that will provide retiree medical benefits to eligible Phillips 66 Welfare Plan Participants at and after the Effective Time.

ARTICLE IX

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

Section 9.1 Phillips 66 Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation . Effective as of the Effective Time, the Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary employing each Phillips 66 Group Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation benefits for all Phillips 66 Group Employees employed by that Subsidiary. Effective as of the applicable Transfer Date, the Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary employing the Delayed Transfer Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation benefits for all Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to that Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary. Effective as of the Effective Time, Phillips 66, acting through the Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary employing each Phillips 66 Group Employee,

 

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will be responsible for (a) obtaining workers’ compensation insurance, including providing all collateral required by the insurance carriers and (b) establishing new or transferred unemployment insurance employer accounts, policies and claims handling contracts with the applicable government agencies. To the extent that such insurance coverage cannot be either assigned to or obtained by Phillips 66 or a Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary, in respect of claims and Liabilities otherwise to be assumed by Phillips 66 or a Phillips 66 Group Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 9.1, COP shall remain primarily liable for such claims and Liabilities, but Phillips 66 shall indemnify and hold harmless COP for any such claims and Liabilities. If the preceding sentence applies, then at one or more mutually agreed upon dates, COP’s Actuary will determine the present value of such claims and Liabilities and Phillips 66 shall reimburse COP for that amount.

Section 9.2 COP Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation . Effective as of the Effective Time, the COP Group Subsidiary employing each COP Group Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such COP Group Subsidiary shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation benefits for all COP Group Employees. Effective as of the applicable Transfer Date, the COP Group Subsidiary employing the Delayed Transfer Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such COP Group Subsidiary shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation benefits for all Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the Phillips 66 Group to that COP Group Subsidiary. Effective as of the Effective Time, the COP Group Subsidiary formerly employing each COP Group Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such COP Group Subsidiary shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation benefits for all Former COP Group Employees.

Section 9.3 Assignment of Contribution Rights . COP will transfer and assign (or cause another member of the COP Group to transfer and assign) to a member of the Phillips 66 Group all rights to seek contribution or damages from any applicable third party (such as a third party who aggravates an injury to a worker who makes a workers’ compensation claim) with respect to any workers’ compensation claim for which Phillips 66 is responsible for pursuant to this Article IX. Phillips 66 will transfer and assign (or cause another member of the Phillips 66 Group to transfer and assign) to a member of the COP Group all rights to seek contribution or damages from any applicable third party (such as a third party who aggravates an injury to a worker who makes a workers’ compensation claim) with respect to any workers’ compensation claim for which COP is responsible for pursuant to this Article IX.

Section 9.4 Collateral . On and after the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 (acting directly or through a member of the Phillips 66 Group) shall be responsible for providing all collateral required by insurance carriers in connection with workers’ compensation claims for which Liability is allocated to the Phillips 66 Group under this Article IX. COP (acting directly or through a member of the COP Group) shall be responsible for providing all collateral required by insurance carriers in connection with workers’ compensation claims for which Liability is allocated to the COP Group under this Article IX.

 

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Section 9.5 Cooperation . Phillips 66 and COP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide that workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance costs are not adversely affected for either of them by reason of the Distribution.

ARTICLE X

SEVERANCE

Section 10.1 Severance . COP shall have no Liability or obligation under any COP severance plan or policy with respect to Phillips 66 Group Employees. As of the applicable Transfer Date, COP shall have no Liability or obligation under any COP severance plan or policy with respect to Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group. By no later than the Effective Time, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause another Phillips 66 Entity to, adopt severance plans under which Phillips 66 Group Employees who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, and Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group who, immediately prior to the applicable Transfer Date, are participants in any COP severance plan or policy, including the ConocoPhillips Severance Pay Plan, the ConocoPhillips Executive Severance Plan, the ConocoPhillips Key Employee Change in Control Severance Plan, (the “ COP Severance Plans ”), shall be eligible to participate immediately following the Effective Time (in the case of Phillips 66 Group Employees who are not Delayed Transfer Employees) or the applicable Transfer Date (in the case of Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group). Such Phillips 66 severance plan(s) or policies will provide terms and conditions for Phillips 66 Group Employees who are severed from the Phillips 66 Group following the Effective Time or Transfer Date, as the case may be, that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions provided under the applicable COP Severance Plans in which such Phillips 66 Group Employees participated immediately prior to the Effective Time or such Transfer Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Distribution and the assignment, transfer or continuation of the employment of Phillips 66 Group Employees contemplated by Section 3.1 shall not be deemed a severance of employment for purposes of this Agreement and any COP Severance Plans or policies, and effective as of the Effective Time, Phillips 66 Employees shall not be eligible to receive any severance or other benefits under any COP Severance Plans or policies.

ARTICLE XI

BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Section 11.1 Termination of Participation . Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement, (i) effective as of immediately after the Effective Time, Phillips 66 Group Employees shall not be eligible to participate in any COP Benefit Plan, and (ii) effective as of immediately after their transfer to the Phillips 66 Group, Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group shall not be eligible to participate in any COP Benefit Plan.

Section 11.2 Accrued Time Off . Phillips 66 shall recognize and assume all Liability for all unused vacation, holiday, sick leave, flex days, personal days and paid-time off and other time-off benefits with respect to (i) Phillips 66 Group Employees which accrued prior to the Effective Time and (ii) Delayed Transfer Employees transferred from the COP Group to the

 

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Phillips 66 Group which accrued prior to the applicable Transfer Date, and Phillips 66 shall credit each Phillips 66 Group Employee and Delayed Transfer Employee with such accrual.

Section 11.3 Leaves of Absence . Phillips 66 will continue to apply the appropriate leave of absence policies applicable to inactive Phillips 66 Group Employees who are on an approved leave of absence as of the Effective Time and Delayed Transferred Employees transferred from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group as of their Transfer Date. Leaves of absence taken by Phillips 66 Group Employees prior to the Effective Time and such Delayed Transfer Employees prior to their Transfer Date shall be deemed to have been taken as employees of a member of the Phillips 66 Group.

Section 11.4 Collective Bargaining Agreements . The COP Group shall have no further Liability for all collective bargaining agreements, collective agreements, multiemployer plans, pension and welfare plans and arrangements, and trade union or works council agreements entered into with any member of the COP Group, any union, works council, or other body representing only Phillips 66 Group Employees and such agreements, plans, and arrangements shall, to the extent permitted under applicable Law and their respective terms, be assigned from the applicable COP Entity to Phillips 66 (or a Phillips 66 Entity designated by Phillips 66) effective as of the Effective Time.

Section 11.5 Director Programs .

(a) Certain Director Plans . Effective as of the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall, or shall cause a Phillips 66 Entity to, establish a plan with terms and conditions substantially comparable to the COP Director’s Annual Matching Gift Program.

(b) Certain Director Fees . With respect to any COP Director and Phillips 66 Director, COP shall retain responsibility for the payment of any fees payable in respect of service on the board of directors of COP that are payable but not yet paid as of the Effective Time, and Phillips 66 shall not have any responsibility for any such payments. With respect to any Phillips 66 Director, Phillips 66 shall be responsible for the payment of any fees payable in respect of service on the board of directors of Phillips 66 that are earned at any time beginning at or after the Effective Time, and COP shall not have any responsibility for any such payments. With respect to any COP Director, COP shall be responsible for the payment of any fees payable in respect of service on the board of directors of COP that are earned at any time beginning at or after the Effective Time, and Phillips 66 shall not have any responsibility for any such payments.

Section 11.6 Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements . To the fullest extent permitted by the agreements described in this Section 11.6 and applicable Law, COP shall assign, or cause an applicable member of the COP Group to assign, to Phillips 66 or a member of the Phillips 66 Group, as designated by Phillips 66, all agreements containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the COP Group and a Phillips 66 Group Employee, with such assignment to be effective as of the Effective Time. To the extent that assignment of such agreements is not permitted, effective as of the Effective Time, each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall be considered to be a successor to each member of the COP Group for purposes of, and a third-party

 

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beneficiary with respect to, all agreements containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the COP Group and a Phillips 66 Group Employee, such that each member of the Phillips 66 Group shall enjoy all the rights and benefits under such agreements (including rights and benefits as a third-party beneficiary), with respect to the business operations of the Phillips 66 Group; provided , however , that in no event shall COP be permitted to enforce such restrictive covenant agreements against Phillips 66 Group Employees for action taken in their capacity as employees of a member of the Phillips 66 Group. Furthermore, the Parties agree that, with respect to equity awards held by COP Group Employees or Phillips 66 Group Employees which provide for cancellation, forfeiture or similar action in the event of a determination that the holder of an equity award engaged in “Detrimental Activities”, the entity that does not employ such holder shall enforce the penalties with respect to the Detrimental Activities and treat any equity award that was converted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as a result of such Detrimental Activities as the employing entity.

ARTICLE XII

NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

Section 12.1 General Principles . Except as explicitly set forth in this Article XII, COP Group Employees and Phillips 66 Group Employees who are resident outside of the United States or otherwise are subject to non-U.S. Law and their related benefits and obligations shall be treated in the same manner as the COP Group Employees and Phillips 66 Group Employees who are resident of the United States are treated. All actions taken with respect to non-U.S. employees in connection with the Distribution will be accomplished in accordance with applicable Law and custom in each of the applicable jurisdictions.

Section 12.2 Treatment of Equity Awards Held by Non-U.S. Employees .

(a) Special Rules for Canadian Holders. For the purposes of this Agreement a COP Option or COP RSU, as applicable, is held by a “ Canadian Holder ” if such COP Option or COP RSU is held by a Person who is a resident of Canada for the purposes of Canada Tax Act or by a Person who was granted such COP Option or COP RSU in respect of, in the course of, or by virtue of employment in Canada. In respect of any COP Option or COP RSU held by a Canadian Holder, notwithstanding the other provisions of Sections 4.3(a), 4.4(a), 4.5(a) or 4.5(b), as applicable, the following rules apply:

(i) Timing for Canadian Holders . The adjustment or conversion of each COP RSU or COP Option held by a Canadian Holder shall be effected with such modifications as may be required such that any action under Sections 4.3(a), 4.4(a), 4.5(a) or 4.5(b) which is called for at or as of the Effective Time shall be taken or completed at the Adjustment Time;

(ii) Application of Canada Tax Act . It is intended that the provisions of subsection 7(1.4) of the Canada Tax Act apply to the adjustment or conversion of each COP RSU or COP Option held by a Canadian Holder.

 

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(iii) Greater Certainty. For greater certainty, in respect of the application of subsection 7(1.4) of the Canada Tax Act to the adjustment or conversion of any COP RSU or COP Option held by a Canadian Holder, the computation of each amount under Sections 4.3(a), 4.4(a), 4.5(a) or 4.5(b), as applicable, shall be undertaken in respect of each such COP Option or COP RSU such that, for purposes of subsection 7(1.4) of the Canada Tax Act,

(x) the amount by which the total value immediately after the Adjustment Time of the rights of the Canadian Holder to acquire securities of COP or Phillips 66, as applicable, exceeds of the total of the amount payable to acquire such securities

does not exceed

(y) the amount by which the total value immediately before the Adjustment Time of the rights of the Canadian Holder to acquire securities of COP under the applicable COP Option or COP RSU exceeds of the total of the amount payable to acquire such securities

and COP or Phillips 66, as applicable, shall take all such steps and shall make all such adjustments effective as of the Adjustment Time as are necessary to ensure that the conversions or adjustments pursuant to Sections 4.3(a), 4.4(a), 4.5(a) or 4.5(b) are in compliance with the provisions of subsection 7(1.4) of the Canada Tax Act.

(iv) Delayed Transfer Employees . The provisions of this Agreement relating to the benefits and obligations of a Delayed Transfer Employee after the Effective Time shall not apply in respect of a Canadian Holder and arrangements in respect of such Delayed Transfer Employee shall be determined on an individual basis.

(b) Special Rules for Australian Employees Holding COP Exercisable Options . Notwithstanding the other provisions of Section 4.4, with regard to any Employee who, while on the Australia payroll, was granted a COP Option that, at the Effective Time, is a COP Exercisable Option, or who, at the Effective Time, is a national or citizen of Australia and whose home country payroll is Australia, and who holds a COP Exercisable Option, the following shall apply:

(i) All Holders Other than Phillips 66 Group Employees . Each exercisable COP Option held by any such person other than a Phillips 66 Group Employee shall remain an option to purchase COP Common Stock issued under the applicable COP Equity Plan (each such option, an “ Adjusted COP Exercisable Option ”). Each Adjusted COP Exercisable Option shall be subject to the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted COP Exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time

 

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and (B) the COP Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent (the “ COP Adjusted Exercise Price ”); and

(y) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Adjusted COP Exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to the corresponding Exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value over the original exercise price of such Exercisable COP Option by (II) the excess of the COP Post-Distribution Stock Value over the COP Adjusted Exercise Price, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(ii) Phillips 66 Group Employees . Each exercisable COP Option outstanding under the COP Equity Plans which is held by a Phillips 66 Employee at the Effective Time shall be converted as of the Effective Time into an option to purchase shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock (each such option, a “ Phillips 66 Exercisable Option ”) pursuant to the terms of the Phillips 66 New Equity Plan subject to terms and conditions after the Effective Time that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such Phillips 66 Exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the Phillips 66 Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent (the “ Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price ”); and

(y) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Phillips 66 Exercisable Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to the corresponding exercisable COP Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the COP Pre-Distribution Stock Value over the original exercise price of such non-exercisable COP Option by (II) the excess of the Phillips 66 Stock Value over the Phillips 66 Adjusted Exercise Price, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(iii) Special Rules for Australian Delayed Transfer Employees Holding Exercisable Stock Options .

(x) Each Exercisable COP Option held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers from the COP Group to the Phillips 66 Group shall be converted as of such Transfer Date into an option to purchase shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock (each such option, a “ Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option ”) pursuant to the terms of the applicable Phillips 66 equity plan and shall be subject to terms and conditions after such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Adjusted COP Exercisable Option immediately prior to such

 

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Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(I) the per-share exercise price of each such Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Adjusted COP Exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the Phillips 66 Delayed Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and

(II) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to each such Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to the corresponding Adjusted COP Exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price of the Adjusted COP Exercisable Option by (II) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price for the Delayed Transfer Phillips 66 Option, as determined under clause (x)(I) of this Section 12.2(d)(iii), with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

(y) Each Phillips 66 Exercisable Option held by a Delayed Transfer Employee who transfers from the Phillips 66 Group to the COP Group shall be converted as of such Transfer Date into an option to purchase shares of COP Common Stock (each such option, a “ Delayed Transfer COP Option ”) pursuant to the terms of the applicable COP equity plan and shall be subject to terms and conditions after such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date that are substantially similar (to the extent practicable) to the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Phillips 66 Exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date; provided , however , that from and after the Effective Time:

(I) the per-share exercise price of each such Delayed Transfer COP Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Phillips 66 Exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the COP Delayed Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and

(II) the number of shares of COP Common Stock subject to each such Delayed Transfer COP Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Phillips 66 Common Stock subject to the

 

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corresponding Phillips 66 Exercisable Option immediately prior to such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date and (B) the quotient obtained by dividing (I) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of Phillips 66 Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price of the Phillips 66 Exercisable Option by (II) the excess of the volume weighted average per share price of COP Common Stock trading on the NYSE during Regular Trading Hours on the last Trading Day immediately before such Delayed Transfer Employee’s Transfer Date over the exercise price for the Delayed Transfer COP Option, as determined under clause (y)(I) of this Section 12.2(d)(iii), with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

Section 12.3 Other Canada Employee Matters .

(a) Establishment of Retirement and Savings Plans . Without limiting the meaning of Section 12.1 or any other provision hereof, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 agree and confirm that Phillips 66 Canada ULC will establish:

(i) subject to regulatory approval, a defined contribution registered pension plan pursuant to the laws of Alberta;

(ii) a supplemental employee retirement plan or plans for employees of Phillips 66 Canada ULC; and

(iii) an employee savings plan,

for the benefit of employees of Phillips 66 Canada ULC each on terms similar to those enjoyed by members of the comparable plans sponsored by ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp.

(b) Transfer of Existing Retirement and Savings Plans Accounts . Promptly, upon receipt of all required regulatory approvals ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. and Phillips 66 Canada ULC will arrange for transfer of the accounts and the assets therein of employees of Phillips 66 Canada ULC from the comparable plans sponsored by ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. to accounts in the plans referred to in sub-section (a) above.

(c) Beneficiary Designations . Prior to the Distribution Date, ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. and Phillips 66 Canada ULC will seek to obtain beneficiary designations from employees of Phillips 66 Canada ULC in relation to the plans referred to in sub-section (a) above and in relation to such Welfare Plans as ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. considers necessary.

Section 12.4 UK Employee Matters Agreement . COP Group Employees and Phillips 66 Group Employees who are employees of ConocoPhillips Limited or of ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited shall be treated in the manner provided in the UK Employee Matters Agreement between those companies (attached as Appendix A to this Agreement) with regard to matters that are subject to this Agreement or to the UK Employee Matters Agreement. In the event of a

 

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conflict between this Agreement and the UK Employee Matters Agreement, the UK Employee Matters Agreement shall prevail with regard to employees of ConocoPhillips Limited or of ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited or assets or liabilities of or relating to benefit plans and compensation programs for their benefit. In the event the UK Employee Matters Agreement addresses a matter with regard to employees of ConocoPhillips Limited or ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited or assets or liabilities of or relating to benefit plans and compensation programs for their benefit as to which this Agreement is silent, the UK Employee Matters Agreement shall be followed. In the event this Agreement addresses a matter with regard to employees of ConocoPhillips Limited or ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited or assets or liabilities of or relating to benefit plans and compensation programs for their benefit as to which the UK Employee Matters Agreement is silent, this Agreement shall be followed.

ARTICLE XIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 13.1 Preservation of Rights to Amend . The rights of each member of the COP Group and each member of the Phillips 66 Group to amend, waive, or terminate any plan, arrangement, agreement, program, or policy referred to herein shall not be limited in any way by this Agreement.

Section 13.2 Confidentiality . Each Party agrees that any information conveyed or otherwise received by or on behalf of a Party in conjunction herewith that is not otherwise public through no fault of such Party is confidential and is subject to the terms of the confidentiality provisions set forth herein and in the Indemnification and Release Agreement, including Section 3.4(g) of this Agreement and Section 5.8 of the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

Section 13.3 Administrative Complaints/Litigation . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, on and after the Distribution Date, Phillips 66 shall assume, and be solely liable for, the handling, administration, investigation, and defense of actions, including ERISA, occupational safety and health, employment standards, union grievances, wrongful dismissal, discrimination or human rights, and unemployment compensation claims asserted at any time against COP or any member of the COP Group by any Phillips 66 Group Employee (including any dependent or beneficiary of any such Employee) or any other person, to the extent such actions or claims arise out of or relate to employment or the provision of services (whether as an employee, contractor, consultant, or otherwise) to or with respect to the business activities of any member of the Phillips 66 Group after the Distribution Date. To the extent that any legal action relates to a putative or certified class of plaintiffs, which includes both COP Group Employees (or Former COP Group Employees) and Phillips 66 Group Employees and such action involves employment or benefit plan related claims, reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Parties in responding to such legal action shall be allocated among the Parties equitably in proportion to a reasonable assessment of the relative proportion of Employees included in or represented by the putative or certified plaintiff class. The procedures contained in the indemnification and related litigation cooperation provisions of the Indemnification and Release Agreement shall apply with respect to each Party’s indemnification obligations under this Section 13.3.

Section 13.4 Reimbursement and Indemnification . Each Party agrees to reimburse the other Party, within 30 days of receipt from the other Party of reasonable verification, for all costs

 

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and expenses which the other Party may incur on its behalf as a result of any of the respective COP and Phillips 66 Welfare Plans, 401(k) Plans, Benefit Plans, and Pension Plans and, as contemplated by Section 10.1, any termination or severance payments or benefits. All Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by Phillips 66 pursuant to this Agreement, and all Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by COP pursuant to this Agreement, shall in each case be subject to the indemnification provisions of the Separation Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require any member of the Phillips 66 Group to pay or reimburse to any member of the COP Group any benefit-related cost item that a member of the Phillips 66 Group has paid or reimbursed to any member of the COP Group prior to the Effective Time; and (ii) no provision of this Agreement shall require any member of the COP Group to pay or reimburse to any member of the Phillips 66 Group any benefit-related cost item that a member of the COP Group has paid or reimbursed to any member of the Phillips 66 Group prior to the Effective Time.

Section 13.5 Costs of Compliance with Agreement . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any other Transfer Document, each Party shall pay its own expenses in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 13.6 Fiduciary Matters . COP and Phillips 66 each acknowledges that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable Law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good-faith determination (as supported by advice from counsel experienced in such matters) that to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or standard. Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

Section 13.7 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the documents referenced herein (including the Separation Agreement, the Transfer Documents and the plans and agreements referenced herein), constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. To the extent any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the provisions of the Separation Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to control with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 13.8 Binding Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon any third parties any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, cause of action, or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to amend any employee benefit plan or affect the applicable plan sponsor’s right to amend or terminate any employee benefit plan pursuant to the terms of such plan. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties, and no current or former Employee, officer, director, or independent contractor or any other individual associated

 

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therewith shall be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Parties.

Section 13.9 Amendment; Waivers . No change or amendment may be made to this Agreement except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties. Any Party may, at any time, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of another Party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of another Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance by another Party with any of the agreements, covenants, or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be bound thereby. No failure or delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement contained herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercises thereof or of any other right.

Section 13.10 Remedies Cumulative . All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement or the Schedules attached hereto are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

Section 13.11 Notices . Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given: (i) when personally delivered, (ii) if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the date the return receipt is executed or the letter is refused by the addressee or its agent, (iii) if sent by overnight courier which delivers only upon the executed receipt of the addressee, on the date the receipt acknowledgment is executed or refused by the addressee or its agent, or (iv) if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date confirmation of transmission is received ( provided that a copy of any notice delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) shall also be sent pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii)), addressed to the attention of the addressee’s General Counsel at the address of its principal executive office or to such other address or facsimile number for a Party as it shall have specified by like notice.

Section 13.12 Counterparts . This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto and the other documents referred to herein, may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 13.13 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement or the Schedules attached hereto is determined by a non-appealable decision by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator to be invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the court, administrative agency, or arbitrator shall interpret this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions

 

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contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible. If any sentence in this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

Section 13.14 Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct, or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute, or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance, and remedies.

Section 13.15 Dispute Resolution . The procedures for negotiation and binding arbitration set forth in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement shall apply to any dispute, controversy or claim (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, any breach or alleged breach hereof, the transactions contemplated hereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the date hereof), or the construction, interpretation, enforceability, or validity hereof.

Section 13.16 Performance . Each of COP and Phillips 66 shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any member of the COP Group and any member of the Phillips 66 Group, respectively. The Parties each agree to take such further actions and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, or to cause to be executed, acknowledged, and delivered, all such further documents as are reasonably requested by the other for carrying out the purposes of this Agreement or of any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 13.17 Construction . This Agreement shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Parties and no rule of construction or strict interpretation shall be applied against any Party.

Section 13.18 Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Separation Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names by a duly authorized officer as of the date first written above.

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS
By:   /s/ Ryan M. Lance
 

Name: Ryan M. Lance

Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

PHILLIPS 66
By:   /s/ Greg C. Garland
 

Name: Greg C. Garland

Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


 

LOGO

APPENDIX A

CONOCOPHILLIPS LIMITED

CONOCOPHILLIPS (U.K.) LIMITED

 

 

UK Employee Matters Agreement

 

 

[ ] 2012


CONTENTS

 

Clause         Page  
1.    Definitions and Interpretation      1   
2.    Transfer of Employees      3   
3.    Allocation of liabilities      6   
4.    Information and Consultation      6   
5.    Provision of Employees – Transition Services Agreement      7   
6.    Provision of Employees – Secondments      7   
7.    UK Share Incentive Plan      8   
8.    Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards      9   
9.    Pensions      10   
10.    General Provisions      10   

 

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AGREEMENT

dated [•] 2012

PARTIES

 

1. ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited ( COPUK ); and

 

2. ConocoPhillips Limited ( COPL ).

WHEREAS:

(A) This Agreement is entered into by and between COPUK and COPL. COPUK and COPL are also referred to in this Agreement individually as a Party and collectively as the Parties ;

(B) It has been determined that it would be appropriate and desirable to separate the upstream and downstream businesses of the ConocoPhillips group. Following such separation, the downstream business will be operated by the Phillips 66 Group and the upstream business will be operated by the COP Group;

(C) COPUK has historically been engaged in operating the upstream business of the ConocoPhillips group, and COPL has historically been engaged in operating the downstream business. Following the separation referred to in recital B above, employees of the downstream business will be employed by COPL and employees of the upstream business will be employed by COPUK;

(D) This agreement sets out the agreement of the Parties regarding the allocation and transfer of UK employees liabilities between COPL and COPUK and arrangements in relation to such employees.

IT IS AGREED:

1. D EFINITIONS AND I NTERPRETATION

1.1 In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

COP Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of COP;

COP Group has the meaning given to it in the Separation Agreement;

COP Group UK SIP means the ConocoPhillips Share Incentive Plan;

 


COPL means ConocoPhillips Limited whose registered office is at Portman House, 2 Portman Street, London, W1H 6DU (registered in England under registered number 529086);

COPL Secondee has the meaning given to it in clause 6.1(b);

COPUK means ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited whose registered office is at Portman House, 2 Portman Street, London, W1H 6DU (registered in England under registered number 524868);

COPUK Secondee has the meaning given to it in clause 6.1(a);

CPP has the meaning given to it in clause 9.1;

Distribution has the same meaning as in the Separation Agreement;

Downstream Employees has the meaning given to it in clause 2.1;

Effective Time means the effective time of the Distribution;

Employee Matters Agreement means the Employee Matters Agreement entered into by ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 dated [•] 2012;

Employees means all employees of COPL and COPUK;

Former COPL Employees has the meaning given to it in clause 2.7;

Former COPUK Employees has the meaning given to it in clause 2.7;

HMRC means Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

ITEPA means the UK Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003;

Liabilities has the meaning given to it in the Separation Agreement;

Party or Parties has the meaning given to it in Recital (A);

Phillips 66 Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Phillips 66;

Phillips 66 Group has the meaning given to it in the Separation Agreement;

Phillips 66 Group UK SIP has the meaning given to it in clause 7.4;

Separation Agreement means the Separation and Distribution Agreement entered into by ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 dated [•] 2012;

SIP means a share incentive plan that complies with Schedule 2 of ITEPA;

Transfer Regulations means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006;

 

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Transition Services Agreement has the meaning given to it in the Separation Agreement;

1.2 The headings in this Agreement do not affect its interpretation.

1.3 References in this Agreement to statutory provisions shall (where the context so admits and unless otherwise expressly provided) be construed as references to those provisions as amended, consolidated, extended or re-enacted from time to time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement).

1.4 In this Agreement:

 

(a) words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa;

 

(b) words denoting one gender shall include each gender and all genders;

 

(c) references to persons shall be deemed to include references to natural persons, to firms, to partnerships, to bodies corporate, to associations, to organisations and to trusts (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality), but references to individuals shall be deemed to be references to natural persons only;

 

(d) references to clauses are references to clauses of this Agreement;

 

(e) references to the parties include their respective successors in title, permitted assignees, estates and legal personal representatives; and

 

(f) where the word “including” is used it shall be deemed to read “including without limitation”.

1.5 Expressions in this Agreement that are appropriate to companies shall be construed, in relation to an undertaking that is not a company, as references to the corresponding persons, officers, documents or organs, as the case may be, appropriate to undertakings of that nature.

2. T RANSFER OF E MPLOYEES

2.1 The Parties intend that at the Effective Time the employment of all Employees whose employment duties are to be primarily related to the business activities of the Phillips 66 Group immediately after the Effective Time (collectively, the Downstream Employees ) and all liabilities relating to their employment (other than rights under the CPP) shall, to the extent such Employees are not already employed by COPL, transfer to COPL by operation of the Transfer Regulations.

 

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2.2 If, following the Effective Time, the contract of employment of any Downstream Employee who was employed by COPUK immediately prior to the Effective Time is found or alleged not to have effect by virtue of the Transfer Regulations as if originally made with COPL, the Parties agree that:

 

(a) COPL will, within 14 days of becoming aware of such finding or allegation, make an offer of employment to such Downstream Employee, to take effect upon the termination referred to in clause 2.2(b) below, on terms and conditions which (other than the identity of the employer and any terms and conditions relating to an occupational pension scheme) do not differ from the corresponding provisions of the Downstream Employee’s contract of employment immediately before the Effective Time;

 

(b) if such offer of employment is accepted by the relevant Downstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made, the Downstream Employee will be released from employment by COPUK;

 

(c) if such offer of employment is not accepted by the relevant Downstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made (or if no such offer is made by COPL), COPUK may terminate the employment of such Downstream Employee and COPL agrees to indemnify COPUK for any costs arising in relation to the employment of such Downstream Employee between the Effective Time and the termination date, and any costs arising in connection with the termination of employment of such Downstream Employee.

2.3 If, following the Effective Time, the contract of employment of any Downstream Employee who was employed by COPL immediately prior to the Effective Time is found or alleged to have effect by virtue of the Transfer Regulations as if originally made with COPUK, the Parties agree that:

 

(a) COPL will, within 14 days of becoming aware of such finding or allegation, make an offer of employment to such Downstream Employee, to take effect upon the termination referred to in clause 2.3(b) below, on terms and conditions which do not differ from the corresponding provisions of the Downstream Employee’s contract of employment immediately before the Effective Time;

 

(b) if such offer of employment is accepted by the relevant Downstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made, the Downstream Employee will be released from employment by COPUK;

 

(c) if such offer of employment is not accepted by the relevant Downstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made (or if no such offer is made by COPL), COPUK may terminate the employment of such Downstream Employee and COPL agrees to indemnify COPUK for any costs arising in relation to the employment of such Upstream Employee between the Effective Time and the termination date, and any costs arising in connection with the termination of employment of such Downstream Employee.

2.4 The Parties intend that at the Effective Time, the employment of all Employees whose employment duties are to be primarily related to the business activities of the COP Group immediately after the Effective Time (collectively, the Upstream Employees ) and all liabilities relating to their employment (other than rights under the CPP) shall, to the extent such Employees are not already employed by COPUK, transfer to COPUK by operation of the Transfer Regulations.

 

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2.5 If, following the Effective Time, the contract of employment of any Upstream Employee who was employed by COPL immediately prior to the Effective Time is found or alleged not to have effect by virtue of the Transfer Regulations as if originally made with COPUK, the Parties agree that:

 

(a) COPUK will, within 14 days of becoming aware of such finding or allegation, make an offer of employment to such Upstream Employee, to take effect upon the termination referred to in clause 2.5(b) below, on terms and conditions which (other than the identity of the employer and any terms and conditions relating to an occupational pension scheme) do not differ from the corresponding provisions of the Upstream Employee’s contract of employment immediately before the Effective Time;

 

(b) if such offer of employment is accepted by the relevant Upstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made, the Upstream Employee will be released from employment by COPL;

 

(c) if such offer of employment is not accepted by the relevant Upstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made (or if no such offer is made by COPUK), COPL may terminate the employment of such Upstream Employee and COPUK agrees to indemnify COPL for any costs arising in relation to the employment of such Upstream Employee between the Effective Time and the termination date, and any costs arising in connection with the termination of employment of such Upstream Employee.

2.6 If, following the Effective Time, the contract of employment of any Upstream Employee who was employed by COPUK immediately prior to the Effective Time is found or alleged to have effect by virtue of the Transfer Regulations as if originally made with COPL, the Parties agree that:

 

(a) COPUK will, within 14 days of becoming aware of such finding or allegation, make an offer of employment to such Upstream Employee, to take effect upon the termination referred to in clause 2.6(b) below, on terms and conditions which do not differ from the corresponding provisions of the Upstream Employee’s contract of employment immediately before the Effective Time;

 

(b) if such offer of employment is accepted by the relevant Upstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made, the Upstream Employee will be released from employment by COPL;

 

(c) if such offer of employment is not accepted by the relevant Upstream Employee within 14 days of the offer being made (or if no such offer is made by COPUK), COPL may terminate the employment of such Upstream Employee and COPUK agrees to indemnify COPL for any costs arising in relation to the employment of such Upstream Employee between the Effective Time and the termination date, and any costs arising in connection with the termination of employment of such Upstream Employee.

 

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2.7 All former employees of COPUK whose employment has terminated prior to the Effective Time, shall be Former COPUK Employees (regardless of whether or not they provided services to an upstream or downstream business during their employment). All former employees of COPL whose employment has terminated prior to the Effective Time, shall be Former COPL Employees (regardless of whether or not they provided services to an upstream or downstream business during their employment). Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, any liabilities in respect of Former COPUK Employees or Former COPL Employees who, prior to the Effective Time, are deferred or pensioner members of the CPP will remain liabilities of the CPP.

2.8 On and after the Effective Time, (i) COPUK shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment-related laws and requirements relating to the employment of the Upstream Employees and the treatment of any applicable Former COPUK Employees in respect of their former employment, and (ii) COPL shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment-related laws and requirements relating to the employment of the Downstream Employees and the treatment of any applicable Former COPL Employees in respect of their former employment.

3. A LLOCATION OF LIABILITIES

3.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement:

 

(a) COPL shall assume and be solely liable for, the handling, administration, investigation, and defence of claims or actions by or in respect of any of the Downstream Employees on or after the Effective Time; and

 

(b) COPUK shall assume and be solely liable for, the handling, administration, investigation, and defence of claims or actions by or in respect of any of the Upstream Employees on or after the Effective Time.

4. I NFORMATION AND C ONSULTATION

4.1 Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law, COPUK and COPL shall provide to the other and their respective agents and vendors all information necessary for the Parties to perform their respective duties under this Agreement.

4.2 Each Party will comply with any legislative requirements which are triggered by the automatic transfer of the employment contracts of the Upstream Employees or the Downstream Employees to consult with such employees or their representatives or to provide information to the relevant members of the other Party in relation to such employees, including under Regulation 11, Regulation 13 and Regulation 14 of the Transfer Regulations.

 

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5. P ROVISION OF E MPLOYEES – T RANSITION S ERVICES A GREEMENT

5.1 The Parties recognise that:

 

(a) a certain number of the Upstream Employees will be providing services to COPL pursuant to the terms of the Transition Services Agreement; and

 

(b) a certain number of the Downstream Employees will be providing services to COPUK pursuant to the terms of the Transition Services Agreement.

5.2 The Parties agree to provide all reasonable assistance to each other (or procure that such assistance is provided) to facilitate the provision of Employees under such arrangements.

5.3 The Parties intend and believe that neither the provision of any services pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, nor the termination of such services, shall constitute a “relevant transfer” for the purposes of the Transfer Regulations.

5.4 If any Upstream Employee who is providing services to COPL pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement is found or alleged to have become by operation of the Transfer Regulations an employee of COPL (an Alleged COPL Transferee ):

 

(a) COPL may terminate the employment of such Alleged COPL Transferee; and

 

(b) provided that the termination is effected within one month of the date on which COPL becomes aware of the finding or allegation in respect of such Alleged COPL Transferee, COPUK agrees to indemnify COPL in respect of any expenses, losses, fees, costs and/or liabilities arising out of the employment of such Alleged COPL Transferee and its termination.

5.5 If any Downstream Employee who is providing services to COPUK pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement is found or alleged to have become by operation of the Transfer Regulations an employee of COPUK (an Alleged COPUK Transferee ):

 

(a) COPUK may terminate the employment of such Alleged COPUK Transferee; and

 

(b) provided that the termination is effected within one month of the date on which COPUK becomes aware of the finding or allegation in respect of such Alleged COPUK Transferee, COPL agrees to indemnify COPUK in respect of any expenses, losses, fees, costs and/or liabilities arising out of the employment of such Alleged COPUK Transferee and its termination.

6. P ROVISION OF E MPLOYEES – S ECONDMENTS

6.1 The Parties recognise that:

 

(a) COPUK may second Upstream Employees (each such individual being a COPUK Secondee ) to COPL on or after the Effective Time for a specified period; and

 

(b) COPL may second Downstream Employees (each such individual being a COPL Secondee ) to COPUK on or after the Effective Time for a specified period.

 

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6.2 COPUK shall:

 

(a) procure that the COPUK Secondees shall enter into such contractual arrangements with COPUK or COPL as are necessary for them to be seconded to COPL in accordance with clause 6.1; and

 

(b) enter into such agreements with COPL as are necessary to document such secondments.

6.3 COPL shall:

 

(a) procure that the COPL Secondees shall enter into such contractual arrangements with COPL or COPUK as are necessary for them to be seconded to COPUK in accordance with clause 6.1; and

 

(b) enter into such agreements with COPUK as are necessary to document such secondments.

7. UK S HARE I NCENTIVE P LAN

7.1 COPUK and COPL shall take any and all reasonable actions as shall be necessary and appropriate to further the provisions of this clause 7, including, to the extent practicable, providing written notice or similar communication to each Employee who holds shares under the COP Group UK SIP, informing such Employee of the actions contemplated by this clause 7 in respect of such shares.

7.2 The Parties will arrange for appropriate communications to be sent to participants in the COP Group UK SIP to explain the effect of the Distribution on their participation in the COP Group UK SIP.

7.3 COPUK shall procure that each Upstream Employee who is participating in the COP Group UK SIP and each Downstream Employee who is participating in the COP Group UK SIP shall be paid a sum of compensation in relation to any UK income tax and social security contributions payable in relation to Phillips 66 Common Stock on the Distribution.

7.4 COPL will prior to the Effective Time establish a new SIP for the benefit of Downstream Employees (the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP ), the terms of which will be substantially similar to the terms of the COP Group UK SIP (save that the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP shall relate to Phillips 66 Common Stock rather than COP Common Stock).

7.5 COPL shall invite all eligible Downstream Employees to apply for participation in the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP to take effect as soon as reasonably practicable the Effective Time.

7.6 Following the Effective Time Downstream Employees shall:

 

(a) cease to be eligible for new grants of share awards under the COP Group UK SIP;

 

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(b) be permitted to retain COP Common Stock acquired before the Effective Time in the COP Group UK SIP for a period of 90 days after such time as HMRC confirms the relevant sponsoring companies of the COP Group and the Phillips 66 Group have ceased to be “associated companies” (as defined in paragraph 94 of Schedule 2 to ITEPA); and

 

(c) be eligible to participate in the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP on terms substantially similar to their participation in the COP Group UK SIP.

7.7 Both Parties agree to cooperate in seeking agreement with HMRC that the relevant sponsoring company of the COP Group UK SIP and the relevant sponsoring company of the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP will be treated as ceasing to be “associated companies” (as defined in paragraph 94 of Schedule 2 to ITEPA) as from the Effective Time.

7.8 Each Party agrees to cooperate in providing the other Party with sufficient information relating to its share register in order to establish when the Parties shall cease to be “associated companies” (as defined in paragraph 94 of Schedule 2 to ITEPA).

7.9 COPL will provide the trustee or shall procure the provision to the trustee of the COP Group UK SIP with details of any Downstream Employees who have ceased to be employed by COPL in the UK and their reason for leaving.

7.10 COPL will procure that the trustee of the COP Group UK SIP is kept informed of the Phillips 66 Common Stock awarded to or acquired by each Downstream Employee under the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP.

7.11 COPUK will procure that the trustee of the Phillips 66 Group UK SIP is kept informed of the COP Common Stock awarded to or acquired by each Downstream Employee under the COP Group UK SIP.

7.12 COPL will procure that COPUK is reimbursed for any costs associated with the operation of the COP Group UK SIP that relate to Downstream Employees.

8. T AX R EPORTING AND W ITHHOLDING FOR E QUITY -B ASED A WARDS

8.1 COPUK will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of Upstream Employees or Former COPUK Employees from equity-based awards, and COPL will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of Downstream Employees or Former COPL Employees from equity-based awards. Similarly, COPUK will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of its non-employee directors from equity-based awards, and COPL will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of its non-employee directors from equity-based awards. Further, COPUK shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for Upstream Employees to each applicable taxing authority, and COPL shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for Downstream Employees to each applicable taxing authority; provided , however , that either COPUK or COPL shall act as agent for the other company by remitting amounts withheld in the form of shares or in conjunction with an exercise transaction to an appropriate taxing authority. COPUK and COPL will cooperate with each other and with third-party providers to effectuate withholding and remittance of taxes, as well as required tax reporting, in a timely, efficient, and appropriate manner.

 

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9. P ENSIONS

9.1 The Parties acknowledge and agree that matters relating to the UK ConocoPhillips Pension Plan ( CPP ) shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of a pensions demerger agreement to be entered into between COPUK, COPL, the trustee of the CPP and the trustee of a new occupational pension scheme to be established by COPL.

10. G ENERAL P ROVISIONS

10.1 The rights of COPUK and COPL to amend, waive, or terminate any plan, arrangement, agreement, program, or policy referred to herein shall not be limited in any way by this Agreement.

10.2 Each Party agrees that any information conveyed or otherwise received by or on behalf of a Party in conjunction herewith that is not otherwise public through no fault of such Party is confidential and is subject to the terms of the confidentiality provisions set forth herein and in the Separation Agreement, including Section 7.8 of the Separation Agreement.

10.3 All Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by COPL pursuant to this Agreement, and all Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by COPUK pursuant to this Agreement, shall in each case be subject to the indemnification provisions of the Separation Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require COPL to pay or reimburse to COPUK any benefit-related cost item that COPL has paid or reimbursed to COPUK prior to the Effective Time; and (ii) no provision of this Agreement shall require COPUK to pay or reimburse to COPL any benefit-related cost item that COPUK has paid or reimbursed to COPL prior to the Effective Time.

10.4 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall pay its own expenses in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement.

10.5 COPUK and COPL each acknowledges that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or applicable law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good-faith determination (as supported by advice from counsel experienced in such matters) that to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or applicable law. Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

 

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10.6 This Agreement, together with the documents referenced herein, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. To the extent any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the provisions of the Separation Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to control with respect to the subject matter hereof. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the provisions of the Employee Matters Agreement, in so far as the matter relates to employees of COPL or COPUK, this Agreement shall prevail. Any matters concerning employees of COPL or COPUK which are not dealt with expressly in this Agreement shall be governed by the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement.

10.7 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon any third parties any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, cause of action, or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement including under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or other equivalent applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to amend any employee benefit plan or affect the applicable plan sponsor’s right to amend or terminate any employee benefit plan pursuant to the terms of such plan. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties, and no current or former Employee, officer, director, or independent contractor or any other individual associated therewith shall be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Parties.

10.8 No change or amendment may be made to this Agreement except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties. Any Party may, at any time, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of another Party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of another Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance by another Party with any of the agreements, covenants, or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be bound thereby. No failure or delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement contained herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercises thereof or of any other right.

10.9 All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement attached hereto are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

10.10 Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given: (i) when personally delivered, (ii) if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the date the return receipt is executed or the letter is refused by the addressee or its agent, (iii) if sent by overnight courier which delivers only upon the executed receipt of the addressee, on the date the receipt acknowledgment is executed or refused by the addressee or its agent, or (iv) if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date confirmation of transmission is received (provided that a copy of any notice delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) shall also be sent pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii)), addressed to the attention of the addressee’s General Counsel at the address of its principal executive office or to such other address or facsimile number for a Party as it shall have specified by like notice.

 

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10.11 This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

10.12 If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a non-appealable decision by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator to be invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the court, administrative agency, or arbitrator shall interpret this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible. If any sentence in this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

10.13 This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct, or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute, or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England.

10.14 The procedures for negotiation and binding arbitration set forth in Article VIII of the Separation Agreement shall apply to any dispute, controversy or claim (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that arises out of or relates to this Agreement, any breach or alleged breach hereof, the transactions contemplated hereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the date hereof), or the construction, interpretation, enforceability, or validity hereof.

10.15 The Parties each agree to take such further actions and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, or to cause to be executed, acknowledged, and delivered, all such further documents as are reasonably requested by the other for carrying out the purposes of this Agreement or of any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement.

10.16 This Agreement shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Parties and no rule of construction or strict interpretation shall be applied against any Party.

10.17 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Separation Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.

 

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SIGNATURE

This Agreement is signed by duly authorised representatives of the parties:

 

SIGNED    )    SIGNATURE:   _______________
for and on behalf of    )     
ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited    )    NAME:   _______________
SIGNED    )    SIGNATURE:   _______________
for and on behalf of    )     
ConocoPhillips Limited    )    NAME:   _______________

 

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Exhibit 10.5

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

CONOCOPHILLIPS

AND

PHILLIPS 66

DATED AS OF APRIL 26, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS

     1   

ARTICLE II      SERVICES

     4   

2.1.

  Services      4   

2.2.

  Additional Services      4   

2.3.

  Services Not Included      4   

2.4.

  Service Providers      5   

2.5.

  Cooperation and Service Coordinators      6   

2.6.

  Service Boundaries and Scope      8   

2.7.

  Standard of Performance; Limitation of Liability      9   

2.8.

  Precedence of Schedules      11   

2.9.

  Leases and Subleases      11   

ARTICLE III      SERVICE CHARGES

     11   

3.1.

  Compensation      11   

ARTICLE IV      PAYMENT

     12   

4.1.

  Payment      12   

4.2.

  Payment Disputes      13   

4.3.

  Records; Review of Charges; Error Correction      13   

4.4.

  Taxes      14   

ARTICLE V      TERM

     15   

5.1.

  Term      15   

ARTICLE VI      DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES

     15   

6.1.

  Discontinuation or Termination of Services      15   

6.2.

  Procedures Upon Discontinuation or Termination of Services      16   

6.3.

  Transition From Services      16   

ARTICLE VII      DEFAULT

     17   

7.1.

  Termination for Default      17   

 

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ARTICLE VIII      INDEMNIFICATION AND WAIVER

     17   

8.1.

  Personnel of ConocoPhillips Group      17   

8.2.

  Personnel of Phillips 66 Group      17   

8.3.

  Property of ConocoPhillips Group      18   

8.4.

  Property of Phillips 66 Group      18   

8.5.

  Environmental Matters      18   

8.6.

  Impact on Third Parties      18   

8.7.

  Services Received      18   

8.8.

  Waiver of Consequential Damages      19   

8.9.

  Express Negligence      20   

ARTICLE IX      CONFIDENTIALITY

     20   

9.1.

  Confidentiality      20   

9.2.

  Access to Computer Software      21   

9.3.

  Data      21   

9.4.

  Change Management      21   

9.5.

  System Security      21   

ARTICLE X      FORCE MAJEURE

     22   

10.1.

  Performance Excused      22   

10.2.

  Notice      22   

10.3.

  Cooperation      22   

ARTICLE XI      MISCELLANEOUS

     22   

11.1.

  Entire Agreement      22   

11.2.

  Binding Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment      23   

11.3.

  Amendment; Waivers      23   

11.4.

  Notices      23   

11.5.

  Counterparts      24   

11.6.

  Severability      24   

11.7.

  Governing Law      24   

11.8.

  Dispute Resolution      24   

11.9.

  Performance      24   

11.10.

  Relationship of Parties      24   

 

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11.11.

  Regulations      25   

11.12.

  Interpretation      25   

11.13.

  Effect if Separation does not Occur      25   

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of April 26, 2012, by and between ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation (“ ConocoPhillips ”) and Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips (“ Phillips 66 ”). ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party,” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I.

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ConocoPhillips (the “ ConocoPhillips Board ”) has determined that it would be in the best interests of ConocoPhillips and its stockholders to separate the Phillips 66 Business from ConocoPhillips;

WHEREAS, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated April 26, 2012 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”) in connection with the separation of the Phillips 66 Business from ConocoPhillips (the “ Separation ”) and the distribution of Phillips 66 Common Stock to stockholders of ConocoPhillips (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, the Separation and Distribution Agreement also provides for the execution and delivery of certain other agreements, including this Agreement, in order to facilitate and provide for the separation of Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries from ConocoPhillips; and

WHEREAS, in order to ensure an orderly transition under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Parties agree that it will be advisable for the ConocoPhillips Group to provide to the Phillips 66 Group, and for the Phillips 66 Group to provide to the ConocoPhillips Group, certain goods and services described herein for a transitional period.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as in the Separation and Distribution Agreement. The following capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below:

Accessing Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).

Additional Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.


Affiliate ” (including, with a correlative meaning, “ affiliated ”) means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purpose of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, after the Distribution, the members of the ConocoPhillips Group and the members of the Phillips 66 Group shall not be deemed to be under common control for purposes hereof due solely to the fact that ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 have common shareholders.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Ancillary Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, Indemnification and Release Agreement, Intellectual Property Assignment and License Agreement, Separation and Distribution Agreement, Tax Sharing Agreement and Transfer Documents.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions located in Houston, Texas or New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Claims ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

ConocoPhillips ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

ConocoPhillips Board ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

ConocoPhillips Group ” means ConocoPhillips and each Affiliate of ConocoPhillips after the Distribution Date.

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Distribution Date ” means the date and time determined in accordance with Section 3.3(a) of the Separation and Distribution Agreement at which the Distribution occurs.

Employees ” has the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.

Exhibits ” means the Exhibits attached hereto.

Force Majeure Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

Group ” means either the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group.

Indemnification and Release Agreement ” means the Indemnification and Release Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.

 

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Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10.

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.10.

Initial Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Lease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Louisiana Exception ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).

New Data ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3.

Parties ” and “ Party ” have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Phillips 66 ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Phillips 66 Group ” means Phillips 66 and each Affiliate of Phillips 66 after the Distribution Date.

Schedules ” means the Schedules attached hereto.

Security Regulations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).

Separation ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Separation and Distribution Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Service Coordinator ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

Service Provider ” means a member of the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group, as applicable, when it is providing Services to a member of the other Party’s Group.

Service Provider Group ” means the ConocoPhillips Group or the Phillips 66 Group, as applicable, when it is providing Services to a member of the other Party’s Group.

Service Recipient ” means a member of the Phillips 66 Group or the ConocoPhillips Group, as applicable, when it is receiving Services from a member of the other Party’s Group.

Service Recipient Group ” means the Phillips 66 Group or the ConocoPhillips Group, as applicable, when it is receiving Services from a member of the other Party’s Group.

Services ” means the Initial Services and any Additional Services agreed to by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2.

Sublease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Systems ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).

 

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Tax ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

Third Party License ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

Third Party Provider ” means a Person that is not affiliated with either Group and that is retained by the Service Provider to provide any portion of the Services under this Agreement, including any consultants, agents, contractors or subcontractors.

Transition Coordinator ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

ARTICLE II

SERVICES

2.1. Services .

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, ConocoPhillips agrees to provide or to cause to be provided the services set forth in Schedules 1 through 52 to the applicable member of the Phillips 66 Group, and Phillips 66 agrees to provide or to cause to be provided the services set forth in Schedules 1 through 52 to the applicable member of the ConocoPhillips Group (collectively, the “ Initial Services ”).

(b) The Parties agree and acknowledge that the right to receive any Services (or portions thereof) may be assigned, allocated and/or contributed, in whole or in part, to any Affiliate(s) of a relevant Party. To the extent so assigned, allocated and/or contributed, the relevant Affiliate shall be deemed the Service Recipient with respect to the relevant portion of such Services.

2.2. Additional Services . A Party may request additional transitional Services (the “ Additional Services ”) in addition to the Initial Services from the Service Provider by providing written notice. The Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate such request; it being understood, however, that the Service Provider shall not be required to provide any Additional Services if the Parties are unable to reach agreement on the terms thereof. Upon the mutual written agreement as to the nature, cost, duration and scope of such Additional Services, the Parties shall supplement in writing the Schedules hereto to include such Additional Services. A Service Provider’s obligations with respect to providing any such Additional Services shall become effective only upon a new Schedule or an amendment to an existing Schedule being duly executed by the Parties.

2.3. Services Not Included . It is not the intent of the Service Provider and the other members of the Service Provider Group to render, nor of the Service Recipient and the other members of the Service Recipient Group to receive from the Service Provider and the other members of the Service Provider Group, professional advice or opinions, whether with regard to tax, legal, treasury, finance, employment or other business and financial matters, technical advice, whether with regard to information technology or other matters, or the handling of or addressing environmental matters; the Service Recipient shall not rely on, or construe, any Service rendered by or on behalf of the Service Provider as such professional advice or opinions or technical advice; and the Service Recipient shall seek all third-party professional advice and opinions or technical advice as it may desire or need.

 

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2.4. Service Providers .

(a) Subject to Section 2.4(b), the Service Provider shall have the right (i) to provide the Services either directly and/or through its Affiliates and their respective Employees, agents or Third Party Providers designated by any of them and (ii) to select the particular personnel and working hours of such personnel in providing the Services; provided that any provision of Services through Third Party Providers shall not relieve the Service Provider of its obligations under this Agreement; and shall not decrease the quality or level of the Services provided to the Service Recipient.

(b) Each Service Provider may determine, in its reasonable discretion, which of its or its Affiliates’ Employees, agents or Third Party Providers will provide the applicable Services; provided that the Service Provider shall take into consideration reasonable requests of the Service Recipient in making such determinations. Without limiting the above and the provisions of Section 2.6(a), the Service Provider shall take into consideration the following in making its determination in this regard:

(i) The Service Provider shall consult in good faith with the Service Recipient regarding the proposed hiring of any Third Party Provider that has not been involved in the activities relating to such Service prior to the Distribution Date; provided , that, in the event that the Service Provider intends to subcontract a material portion of any of the Services set forth in one or more of the Schedules hereto where such subcontracting is inconsistent with the practice applied by the Service Provider generally from time to time within its own organization, the Service Provider shall give notice to the Service Recipient of its intent to subcontract any portion of the Services and the Service Recipient shall have twenty (20) calendar days (or such lesser period set forth in the notice as may be practicable in the event of exigent circumstances) to determine, in its sole discretion, whether to permit such subcontracting or whether to cancel such Service in accordance with Article VI hereof. If the Service Recipient opts to cancel a Service as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, it shall not be liable to the Service Provider pursuant to Section 6.1 for any costs or expenses the Service Provider or any member of the Service Provider Group remains obligated to pay to the Third Party Provider identified in the notice provided by the Service Provider as described above. The Service Provider shall not be required to give notice of its intent to subcontract Services to any Third Party Provider listed on the applicable Schedule, nor shall the Service Recipient have any right to cancel any Service subcontracted to any such listed party pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) ( provided that this sentence shall not prevent the Service Recipient from cancelling any Service pursuant to Section 6.1), and the Parties agree that any such Third Party Providers are capable of providing a quality or level of Services comparable to that provided by the Service Provider.

(ii) Except as provided in a particular Schedule, the Service Provider shall take into consideration any reasonable requests of the Service Recipient with regard to attempting to maintain as much continuity of personnel or representatives that provide any of the applicable Services as is reasonably practicable; provided , that the Service Provider will retain the right to determine which personnel or representatives will provide the Services in its reasonable discretion taking into consideration any competing needs and requirements for its businesses. Each Service Provider shall be solely responsible for the payment of all benefits and any other direct and indirect compensation for such Service Provider personnel assigned to

 

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perform Services under this Agreement, as well as such personnel’s worker’s compensation insurance and employment taxes, and other employer liabilities relating to such personnel as required by law.

(c) Without limiting the provisions of Section 11.10, at all times during the performance of the Services, all Persons performing such Services (including agents, temporary employees and Third Party Providers) shall be construed as being independent from the Service Recipient and the other members of the Service Recipient Group, and (except as stated in the Louisiana Exception below) such Persons shall not be entitled to any employee benefits or other forms of compensation of or from the Service Recipient or the other members of the Service Recipient Group nor, except as stated in the Louisiana Exception below, be considered or deemed to be employees of the Service Recipient or any member of the Service Recipient Group as a result of this Agreement. In all cases where the Service Provider’s (or its Affiliates’) employees (which shall be defined to include, but not be limited to, direct, borrowed, special or statutory employees) are covered by the Louisiana Worker’s Compensation Act, La. R.S. 23:1021 et seq. (the “ Louisiana Exception ”): (i) the Parties agree that all Services performed by the Service Provider and its (or its Affiliates’) employees pursuant to this Agreement are an integral part of and are essential to the ability of the Service Recipient to generate its goods, products and services for purposes of La. R.S. 23:1061(A)(1); (ii) the Service Recipient agrees that it is the principal or statutory employer of the Service Provider’s (or its Affiliates’) employees who are performing services for the Service Recipient pursuant to this Agreement for purposes of La. R.S. 23:1061(A)(3); and (iii) this provision is included for the sole purpose of establishing a statutory employer relationship to gain the benefits expressed in La. R.S. 23:1031 and La. R.S. 23:1061(A), and is not intended to create an employer-employee relationship for any other purpose.

(d) Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, although the Service Provider will direct the performance of its Employees, agents and Third Party Providers and will consult with and advise the Service Recipient regarding the performance of the Services in accordance with this Agreement, the Service Recipient will be responsible for decision-making on behalf of any member of the Service Recipient Group. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement shall provide the Service Provider, or its Employees, agents and Third Party Providers that are performing the Services, the right directly or indirectly to control or direct the operations of the Service Recipient. Such Employees, agents and Third Party Providers shall not be required to report to management of the Service Recipient nor be deemed to be under the management or direction of the Service Recipient (except as otherwise stated in the Louisiana Exception). The Service Recipient acknowledges and agrees that, except as may be expressly set forth herein as a Service (including any Additional Services) or otherwise expressly set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement or another Ancillary Agreement, no member of the Service Provider Group shall be obligated to provide, or cause to be provided, any service or goods to any member of the Service Recipient Group.

2.5. Cooperation and Service Coordinators .

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Provider and its authorized representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the Service Recipient Group and their Employees, representatives, facilities and books and records as the Service Provider and its representatives may reasonably require in order to perform such Services. Similarly, and subject to the same restrictions and conditions set forth above, the Service Provider will provide the Service Recipient and its authorized representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the members of the Service Provider Group and their Employees, representatives, facilities and books and records as the Service Recipient may reasonably require in connection with performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under this Agreement, including rights to confirm or verify the Services.

(b) The Service Provider will devote such time and personnel as is reasonably necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. The Service Provider and the Service Recipient shall cooperate with one another and provide such further assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with the provision of Services hereunder.

(c) Each Party shall select in writing a representative to act as the primary contact with respect to the provision of the Services and the resolution of disputes under this Agreement (each such person, a “ Transition Coordinator ”). The initial Transition Coordinators shall be Glenda M. Schwarz, for ConocoPhillips, and C. Doug Johnson, for Phillips 66. The Transition Coordinators shall meet as expeditiously as possible to resolve any dispute hereunder; and any dispute that is not resolved by the Transition Coordinators within forty-five (45) calendar days shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 11.8. The Parties may elect to designate individual coordinators for individual Services or groups of Services by designating such individuals in the applicable Schedule. The authority of such individual coordinator shall be limited to the designated Service or group of Services. Additionally, a Transition Coordinator may, by written notice to the other Transition Coordinator, designate one or more individuals as individual coordinators for certain classes or types of Services. Such written notice will identify the area of responsibility and any limitations on the authority of the designated individual. In either case, each such individual coordinator will hereinafter be referred to as a “ Service Coordinator ”. Each Party may treat an act of the Transition Coordinator (or of a Service Coordinator with respect to its assigned area of responsibility) of the other Party which is consistent with the provisions of this Agreement as being authorized by such other Party without inquiring behind such act or ascertaining whether such Transition Coordinator or Service Coordinator had authority to so act; provided , however , that no such Transition Coordinator or Service Coordinator shall have authority to amend this Agreement. The Service Provider and the Service Recipient shall advise each other promptly (in any case within no more than three (3) Business Days) in writing of any change in their respective Transition Coordinators, setting forth the name of the replacement, and stating that the replacement Transition Coordinator is authorized to act for such Party in accordance with this Section2.5(c). Any change in Service Coordinators shall be handled by similar written notification from the applicable Transition Coordinator.

(d) The Transition Coordinators (and/or the Service Coordinators with respect to their assigned areas of responsibility) may establish, by mutual agreement, procedures and protocols for communication, invoicing, payment and other functions under this Agreement that will supplement and implement the requirements and obligations specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

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2.6. Service Boundaries and Scope .

(a) Except as provided in a Schedule for a specific Service: (i) the Service Provider shall be required to provide, or cause to be provided, the Services only at the locations such Services were being provided by any member of the Service Provider Group for any member of the Service Recipient Group immediately prior to the Distribution Date; provided , however , that, to the extent any such Service is to be provided by an Employee of the Service Provider who did not work for the Service Provider prior to the Distribution Date or who was relocated by the Service Provider, such Service shall, to the extent feasible, only be provided by such Employee from the location at which such Employee is based; and (ii) the Services shall be available only for purposes of conducting the business of the Service Recipient Group substantially in the manner in which it was conducted immediately prior to the Distribution Date. Except as provided in a Schedule for a specific Service, in providing, or causing to be provided, the Services, the Service Provider shall not be obligated to: (A) maintain the employment of any specific Employee or hire additional Employees or Third Party Providers; (B) purchase, lease or license any additional equipment (including computer equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, machinery, vehicles, tools and other tangible personal property), software or other assets, rights or properties; (C) make modifications to its existing systems or software; (D) provide any member of the Service Recipient Group with access to any systems or software other than those to which had authorized access immediately prior to the Distribution Date; (E) pay any costs related to the transfer or conversion of data of any member of the Service Recipient Group or (F) devote the efforts of any particular personnel providing the Services exclusively for the benefit of the Service Recipient, recognizing that such personnel may engage in other activities the Service Provider considers appropriate, whether or not related to this Agreement. The Service Recipient acknowledges (on its own behalf and on behalf of the other members of the Service Recipient Group) that the Employees of the Service Provider or any other members of the Service Provider Group who may be assisting in the provision of Services hereunder are at-will employees and, as such, may terminate or be terminated from employment with the Service Provider or any of the other members of the Service Provider Group at any time for any reason (it being understood that, except as specifically provided in a Schedule to this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way affect any right of a Service Provider to terminate any of its Employees, including those who may be assisting in the provisions of Services hereunder, whether such Employee is or was employed at-will or otherwise). For the avoidance of doubt and except as may hereafter be designated as Additional Services in accordance with Section 2.2, the Services do not include any services required for or that may result from any business acquisitions, divestitures, start-ups or terminations by the Service Recipient Group occurring following the Distribution Date. To the extent the Service Recipient desires the Service Provider to provide any services in connection with any such acquisitions, divestitures, start-ups or terminations, the Service Recipient shall follow the procedures for requesting Additional Services pursuant to Section 2.2.

(b) Subject to Sections 2.2, 2.6 and 2.7, the Parties acknowledge the transitional nature of the Services and that the Service Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing the Services; provided , that such changes do not materially decrease the quality or level of the Services provided to the Service Recipient.

 

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2.7. Standard of Performance; Limitation of Liability .

(a) Unless otherwise provided to the contrary in a Schedule, the Service Provider warrants that the Services shall be performed with the same general degree of care, at the same general level and at the same general degree of responsiveness, as when performed within the ConocoPhillips organization (including, for this purpose, Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries) prior to the Distribution Date, and, if any such Services wee not performed within the ConocoPhillips organization prior to the Distribution Date, then such Services shall be performed with the same degree of care and with substantially the same service levels as the Service Provider performs comparable services for itself. It is understood and agreed that the Service Provider is not a professional provider of the types of services included in the Services and that the Service Provider personnel performing Services have other responsibilities and will not be dedicated full-time to performing Services hereunder.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Service Provider shall be required to perform Services hereunder or take any actions relating thereto that conflict with or violate any applicable law, contract, license, authorization, certification or permit or the Service Provider’s governance policies, as they may be amended from time to time. Without limiting the above, the provision of the Services may require consents, waivers, or approvals from certain third parties under permits, licenses and agreements to which the Service Provider, the Service Recipient or one of their respective Affiliates is a party (a “ Third Party License ”) to enable the Service Provider to provide the Services. The Parties shall promptly notify each other, providing reasonable detail of any specific impairment in the ability to provide any Services by reason of the limitations described in this Section2.7(b). The Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to develop a resolution that enables the Service Provider to continue the provision of the Services, including obtaining any required consents, waivers or approvals under a Third Party License, with the costs of obtaining such consents, waivers or approvals being the responsibility of the Service Recipient. If no commercially reasonable resolution is available within sixty (60) calendar days of notice of such impairment, either Party may immediately terminate the affected Service by providing written notice to the other Party. To the extent permitted by any applicable contracts of the Service Recipient, the Service Recipient hereby grants to the Service Provider a limited, nontransferable license, without the right to sublicense (except to an Affiliate of the Service Provider or a Third Party Provider who is providing Services on the Service Provider’s behalf, solely to the extent necessary for such Affiliate or Third Party Provider to provide the Services), for the term of this Agreement, to use the intellectual property owned by the Service Recipient solely to the extent necessary for the Service Provider to perform its obligations hereunder.

(c) In the event the Services are not provided in accordance with the warranty set forth in Section 2.7(a), then, at the Service Recipient’s request, the Service Provider shall re-perform such Services to the extent necessary to correct the failure as soon as reasonably practicable, with the same degree of care used in correcting a failure of a similar service for itself, at no additional cost to the Service Recipient. The foregoing sets forth the sole and exclusive remedy of the Service Recipient with respect to any failure of the Service Provider to

 

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meet the warranty and the Service Provider’s liabilities under this Section 2.7(c) are subject to the liability cap set forth in Section 2.7(h); provided , that in the event the Service Provider defaults in the manner described in clause (ii) of Section 7.1, the Service Recipient shall have the further rights set forth in Article VII.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except to the extent caused by a Service Provider and to the extent such Service Provider is otherwise liable under this Agreement, the Service Provider shall not be liable to the Service Recipient for any breach of any agreement by a Third Party Provider; provided , that the Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the terms of such agreements.

(e) The Parties recognize that some of the Services are being provided by the Service Provider in conjunction with the Employees of the Service Recipient and other members of the Service Recipient Group. To the extent that such Employees are not made available to provide the Services in conjunction with the Service Provider, then the Service Provider shall be relieved of its obligations to provide such Services to the extent that such services were dependent on the availability of such Employees.

(f) It is the intent of the Service Provider to plan and staff such that the Service Provider can completely fulfill the needs of the Service Recipient as well as the Service Provider’s own needs, and the Service Provider does not anticipate the need for any rationing or limitation of Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Service Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Service Provider shall have the right to establish reasonable priorities between the needs of the Service Provider, on the one hand, and the needs of the Service Recipient, on the other hand, as to the provision of any Service if the Service Provider determines that such priorities are necessary to avoid any adverse affect on the Service Provider. If any such priorities are established, the Service Provider shall advise the Service Recipient as soon as possible of any Service that will be materially delayed as a result of such prioritization, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the duration and impact of such delays.

(g) IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.7(A) AND THE EXPRESS REMEDY FOR BREACH THEREOF PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.7(C), NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR GUARANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR CONFORMITY TO ANY REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION), ARE MADE BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES ARE HEREBY WAIVED AND DISCLAIMED. THE SERVICE RECIPIENT (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF EACH OTHER MEMBER OF THE SERVICE RECIPIENT GROUP) HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SERVICE RECIPIENT OR ANY MEMBER OF THE SERVICE RECIPIENT GROUP MAY OTHERWISE HAVE FOR ANY LOSSES, TO ENFORCE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OR TO PURSUE ANY OTHER REMEDY AVAILABLE IN CONTRACT, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIC, LIMITED RIGHT AND REMEDY SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.7(C) IN THE EVENT OF ANY INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE, FAULTY PERFORMANCE OR OTHER FAILURE OR BREACH BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER

 

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UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE OR JOINT OR CONCURRENT OR ACTIVE OR PASSIVE) OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER AND WHETHER DAMAGES ARE ASSERTED IN CONTRACT OR TORT, UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR NON U.S. LAWS OR OTHER STATUTE.

(h) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER GROUP BE LIABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE RECIPIENT GROUP PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 2.6 FOR AMOUNTS IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEEDING THE AGGREGATE SERVICE CHARGES PAID HEREUNDER BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE RECIPIENT GROUP.

2.8. Precedence of Schedules . Each Schedule attached to or referenced in this Agreement is hereby incorporated into and shall form a part of this Agreement by reference; provided , however , that the terms contained in such Schedule shall only apply with respect to the Services provided under that Schedule. In the event of a conflict between the terms contained in an individual Schedule and the terms in the body of this Agreement, the terms in the Schedule shall take precedence with respect to the Services under such Schedule only. No terms contained in individual Schedules shall otherwise modify the terms of this Agreement.

2.9. Leases and Subleases . Certain of the Schedules shall incorporate by reference separately executed lease arrangements (each, a “ Lease” ) or sublease agreements (each, a “ Sublease ”) with respect to certain office spaces identified in the applicable Schedule in accordance with the specific language in the applicable Schedule. Each such Lease or Sublease shall be substantially in the form attached to the applicable Schedule, with modifications to the form as may be necessary in order to comply with the requirements of the Group occupying the applicable space, or with the requirements of a particular Lease for any such space or of a third party landlord, or as may be beneficial to the Parties based on the provisions of any such Lease. Notwithstanding the form attached to a Schedule, the executed Lease or Sublease shall be the document incorporated into the applicable Schedule, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the applicable Schedule, the rights and obligations of the Groups with respect to the occupancy of any particular office space shall be governed by the applicable Lease or Sublease. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Schedule and/or the applicable Lease or Sublease, the terms of the applicable Lease or Sublease shall control and be binding on both Parties and their respective Groups. Each Party shall take all reasonable actions to assure that all property occupied by personnel of both Groups are clearly marked to delineate the separation between them.

ARTICLE III

SERVICE CHARGES

3.1. Compensation . Subject to the specific terms of this Agreement, the compensation to be received by the Service Provider for each Service provided hereunder will be the fees or charges set forth in or calculated in the manner set forth in the Schedule relating to the particular Service, subject only to any escalation, reduction or other modifications provided for in such Schedule. In consideration for the provision of a Service, each member of the Service Recipient

 

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Group receiving such Service shall pay to the Service Provider, in the manner set forth in Article IV below, the fee or charge for such Service as set forth in or calculated in the manner set forth in the applicable Schedule.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENT

4.1. Payment .

(a) Each month, the Transition Coordinator for ConocoPhillips shall prepare an invoice that identifies, with reasonable detail, all the Services performed in the prior month by ConocoPhillips and the other members of the ConocoPhillips Group for Phillips 66 and the other members of the Phillips 66 Group along with the charges for each Service, and the Transition Coordinator for Phillips 66 shall prepare an invoice that identifies, with reasonable detail, all the Services performed by Phillips 66 and the other members of the Phillips 66 Group for ConocoPhillips and the other members of the ConocoPhillips Group along with the charges for each Service. Each such invoice shall be broken down to show the Services performed by the Service Provider pursuant to each Schedule, shall detail the charge for each Service in accordance with the applicable Schedule and shall be supported by any applicable third party invoices and other documentation reasonably necessary for the Service Recipient to evaluate the charges. If the Service Provider incurs any out-of-pocket expenses (including any incremental license fees incurred by the Service Provider in connection with performance of the Services and any travel expenses incurred at the request or with the consent of the Service Recipient) or remits funds to a third party on behalf of the Service Recipient, in either case in connection with the rendering of Services, then the Service Provider shall include such amount in its monthly invoice to the Service Recipient, with reasonable supporting documentation.

(b) Each invoice shall be directed to the Service Recipient’s Transition Coordinator or such other person designated in writing from time to time by such Transition Coordinator. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.1(d) or 4.1(e), the Service Recipient shall pay the total amount of the invoice to the Service Provider no later than twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of the invoice. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Service Recipient shall remit funds in payment of invoices provided hereunder either by wire transfer or Automated Clearing House in accordance with the payment instructions provided in the invoice. Any obligation to make payment for Services provided hereunder shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

(c) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.1(d) or Section 4.1(e) below or in an applicable Schedule, all charges from all Schedules shall be accumulated as set forth in Section 4.1(a), shall be invoiced as set forth in Section 4.1(b), shall be denominated in United States dollars, and shall be paid in United States dollars.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Service Provider shall have the option to forward the invoices of any Third Party Provider directly to the Service Recipient for its payment to the Third Party Provider, rather than the procedures set forth in Sections 4.1(a) and (b). If the Service Provider makes such election, the Service Provider shall provide the Third Party Provider’s invoice promptly so that the Service Provide may process and

 

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provide payment to the Third Party in a timely manner, and the Service Recipient shall be responsible to pay the Third Party Provider directly in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement the Service Provider has with (and the invoice from) the Third Party Provider.

(e) Notwithstanding the requirements in Sections 4.1(a) through (c) above, in the event the Services under a particular Schedule are performed by a particular Service Provider outside the United States and/or are received by a Service Recipient outside the United States, the Service Provider and Service Recipient shall organize and implement alternative invoicing and payment procedures in order to comply with local requirements and/or minimize the overall tax exposure for any party. In such event, the Service Provider and the Service Recipient shall provide both Transition Coordinators with contemporaneous copies of all correspondence, invoicing and proof of payment.

(f) Interest will accrue on any amounts remaining unpaid at the due date for such payment at five percent (5%) per annum (compounded monthly) or, if less, the maximum non-usurious rate of interest permitted by applicable law, until such amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, are paid in full.

4.2. Payment Disputes . The Service Recipient may object to any amounts for any Service at any time before, at the time of, or after payment is made, provided such objection is made in writing to the Service Provider within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days following the date of the disputed invoice. The Service Recipient shall timely pay the disputed items in full while resolution of the dispute is pending; provided , however , that the Service Provider shall pay interest at a rate of five percent (5%) per annum (compounded monthly) on any amounts it is required to return to the Service Recipient upon resolution of the dispute. Payment of any amount shall not constitute approval thereof. The Transition Coordinators shall meet as expeditiously as possible to resolve any dispute. Any dispute that is not resolved by the Transition Coordinators within forty-five (45) calendar days shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution and arbitration procedures set forth in Section 11.8. Neither Party (nor any member of its respective Group) shall have a right of set-off against the other Party (or any member of its respective Group) for billed amounts hereunder. Upon written request, the Service Provider will provide to the Service Recipient reasonable additional detail and support documentation to permit the Service Recipient to verify the accuracy of an invoice.

4.3. Records; Review of Charges; Error Correction . The Service Provider shall maintain true and correct records of all receipts, invoices, reports and other documents relating to the Services hereunder in accordance with its standard accounting practices and procedures, consistently applied. Such records (including invoices of third parties) shall be sufficient to calculate, and allow the Service Recipient to verify, the amounts owed under this Agreement. The Service Provider shall retain such accounting records and make them available to the Service Recipient’s authorized representatives and auditors for a period of not less than one year from the termination of this Agreement; provided , however , that the Service Provider may, at its option, transfer such accounting records to the Service Recipient upon termination of this Agreement. From time to time during such period, the Service Recipient shall have the right to review such books and records to verify the accuracy of such amounts, provided that such reviews shall not occur more frequently than once per calendar quarter. Each such review shall

 

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be conducted during normal business hours and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Service Provider. If, as a result of any such review, the Service Recipient determines that it overpaid any amount to the Service Provider, then the Service Recipient may raise an objection pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2. The Service Recipient shall bear the cost and expense of any such review. The Service Provider shall make adjustments to charges as required to reflect the discovery of errors or omissions in charges. By way of clarification, the procedure in Section 4.2 provides the only means by which the Service Recipient may challenge specific charges in invoices from the Service Provider, and the procedures in this Section 4.3 are only for the purpose of correcting errors in calculations or documentation.

4.4. Taxes .

(a) The Service Recipient shall be entitled to withhold from sums otherwise due to the Service Provider under this Agreement any income, excess profits and/or other taxes required by applicable law to be withheld and shall pay the taxes withheld by the Service Recipient when due to the applicable taxing authorities. Further, the Service Recipient shall gross up its payment to the Service Provider so that the amount that the Service Provider receives is the same that it would have received had the withholding taxes imposed by the applicable tax authorities not applied; provided , however , that the Service Recipient shall not be required to gross up its payment to the Service Provider for any withholding taxes that are attributable to the failure of the Service Provider to comply with the final sentence of this Section 4.4(a). The Service Recipient shall provide the Service Provider with official governmental tax receipts (or certified copies of such tax receipts) evidencing payment of taxes withheld or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Service Provider. Should the Service Provider be entitled to claim exemption from or reduction of withholding under applicable law with respect to payments to the Service Provider under this Agreement, the Service Provider shall provide the Service Recipient (to the extent the Service Provider is entitled to do so under applicable law) with all properly completed forms or other evidence as may be required by applicable law to substantiate that the Service Recipient is entitled to claim such exemption or reduction.

(b) All transfer taxes, excises, fees or other charges (including value added, sales, use or receipts taxes, but not including any tax on or measured by the income, net or gross revenues, business activity or capital of a member of the Service Provider Group), or any increase therein, now or hereafter imposed directly or indirectly by law upon any fees paid hereunder for Services, which a member of the Service Provider Group is required to pay or incur in connection with the provision of Services hereunder (“ Tax ”), shall, to the extent allowed by law, be passed on to the Service Recipient as an explicit surcharge and shall be paid by the Service Recipient in addition to any Service fee payment, whether included in the applicable Service fee payment, or added retroactively. If the Service Recipient submits to the Service Provider a timely and valid resale or other exemption certificate acceptable to the Service Provider and sufficient to support the exemption from Tax, then such Tax will not be added to the Service fee; provided , however , that if a member of the Service Provider Group is ever required to pay such Tax pursuant to a final determination by the applicable tax authorities, the Service Recipient will promptly reimburse the Service Provider for such Tax, including any interest, penalties and attorney’s fees related thereto.

 

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(c) The Parties shall reasonably cooperate to minimize the imposition of any taxes with respect to any fees paid for Services or to obtain a refund of such taxes. In the event that the Service Provider receives a refund of any taxes with respect to which the Service Recipient had grossed up its payment to the Service Provider under Section 4.4(a) or any taxes paid by the Service Recipient under Section 4.4(b), the Service Provider shall pay over such refund to the Service Recipient (but only to the extent the additional amounts paid by the Service Recipient under Section 4.4(a) or (b) with respect to taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out of pocket expenses of the Service Provider (including any taxes imposed with respect to such refund) as is determined by the Servicer Provider in good faith and its sole discretion; provided , however , that in the event the Service Provider is required to repay such refund to the applicable tax authorities, the Service Recipient will promptly reimburse the Service Provider the amount of such refund paid over to the Service Recipient, including any interest or penalties related thereto imposed by the applicable tax authorities.

ARTICLE V

TERM

5.1. Term . Subject to Articles VI and VII, the members of the Service Provider Group shall provide the specific Services to the members of the Service Recipient Group pursuant to this Agreement for the time period set forth in the Schedule relating to the specific Service. In accordance with the Separation and Distribution Agreement and Article VI, the Service Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, and to terminate as soon as reasonably practicable, the specified Services to the applicable Service Recipient. Unless a specific Service or group of related Services is specified in the applicable Schedule to terminate earlier or a particular Service is extended beyond such date, all Services shall terminate one (1) year from the Distribution Date. Except as otherwise expressly agreed or unless sooner terminated, this Agreement shall commence upon the Distribution Date and shall continue in full force and effect between the Parties for so long as any Service set forth in any Schedule hereto is being provided to a Service Recipient, and this Agreement shall terminate upon the cessation of all Services provided hereunder; provided that Articles I, IV, VIII, IX and XI and Sections 2.7(g) and (h) will survive the termination of this Agreement and any such termination shall not affect any obligation for the payment of Services rendered prior to termination. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, including any extensions of this Agreement or of the period of performance of any particular Service, this Agreement cannot be extended beyond, and all Services shall terminate no later than, eighteen (18) months from the Distribution Date.

ARTICLE VI

DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES

6.1. Discontinuation or Termination of Services .

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the relevant Schedule for a particular Service, at any time after the Distribution Date, the Service Recipient may, without cause and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereunder and the Separation and Distribution Agreement direct the discontinuation or termination of one or more specific Services by giving the Service Provider at least sixty (60) calendar days’ prior written notice or such other shorter notice specifically agreed by the Parties. Furthermore, any such discontinuation or termination

 

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will affect the amounts payable to the Service Provider under this Agreement in the following manner: (i) to the extent that the charges for the discontinued or terminated Services have been separately identified in the applicable Schedule, such separately identified charges shall not apply following the discontinuation or termination of those Services; and (ii) from month to month, the Service Coordinators shall agree on the percentage reduction in Services and a commensurate percentage reduction in the amounts payable by the Service Recipient with respect to any Services which have been partially discontinued or terminated or for which the scope or amount has been narrowed. The Service Recipient shall be liable to the Service Provider for all costs and expenses the Service Provider or any member of the Service Provider Group remains obligated to pay in connection with any discontinued or terminated Service or Services (including to a Third Party Provider), except in the case of a Service terminated by the Service Recipient pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of Section 7.1. The Parties shall cooperate as reasonably required to effectuate an orderly and systematic transfer to the Service Recipient Group of all of the duties and obligations previously performed by the Service Provider or a member of the Service Provider Group under this Agreement.

(b) Upon a Change in Control of the Service Recipient or in the event the Service Recipient becomes a competitor of the Service Provider or a member of the Service Provider Group or becomes affiliated with a competitor of the Service Provider or of a member of the Service Provider Group, the Service Provider shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement or any or all of the applicable Services being provided under this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the 2011 Omnibus Stock and Performance Incentive Plan of ConocoPhillips, as such plan exists as of the date hereof and with the term “Company” as used in such definition to mean either ConocoPhillips or Phillips 66 as applicable.

6.2. Procedures Upon Discontinuation or Termination of Services . Upon the discontinuation or termination of a Service hereunder, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect with respect to such Service, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule for the specific Service and except as to obligations accrued prior to the date of discontinuation or termination; provided , however , that Articles I, IV, VIII, IX and XI and Sections 2.7(g) and 2.7(h) of this Agreement shall survive such discontinuation or termination. Each Party shall, within sixty (60) calendar days after discontinuation or termination of a Service, deliver to the other Party originals of all books, records, contracts, receipts for deposits and all other papers or documents in its Group’s possession which pertain exclusively to the business of the other Group and relate to such Service; provided that a Party may retain copies of material provided to the other Party pursuant to this Section 6.2 as it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with its financial reporting obligations or internal control practices and policies.

6.3. Transition From Services . It is the express intent of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups that, notwithstanding the terms or schedules for performance of the Services provided or referenced in this Agreement, including in Article V and in the Schedules, the performance of Services pursuant to this Agreement be terminated as soon as possible. Consequently, each Service Recipient agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to reduce or eliminate its dependency on each Service as soon as reasonably practicable. Each Party agrees, on its behalf and on behalf of the other members of its Group, to facilitate the smooth transition of the Services from being performed by the Service Provider to being performed by the Service Recipient for itself.

 

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ARTICLE VII

DEFAULT

7.1. Termination for Default . In the event (i) of a failure of the Service Recipient to pay for Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) any Party or member of its Group shall default, in any material respect, in the due performance or observance by it of any of the other terms, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, then the non-defaulting Party shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to terminate the Service with respect to which the default occurred; provided that the defaulting Party shall have the right to cure or cause the cure of such default within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the written notice of such default and thereby avoid the termination. The Service Recipient’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Article VII and the rights set forth in Section 2.7 shall constitute the Service Recipient’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies for a breach by the Service Provider hereunder (including any breach caused by an Affiliate of the Service Provider or a Third Party Provider).

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION AND WAIVER

8.1. Personnel of ConocoPhillips Group . C ONOCO P HILLIPS SHALL INDEMNIFY , DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE P HILLIPS 66 G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND E MPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION , CLAIMS , SUITS , LOSSES , LIABILITIES , FINES , PENALTIES , COSTS , DAMAGES , JUDGMENTS , AWARDS AND EXPENSES , INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO , COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES (“C LAIMS ”) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO PERSONAL INJURY , DISEASE OR DEATH OF THE E MPLOYEES OR OFFICERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE C ONOCO P HILLIPS G ROUP ARISING OUT OF OR OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE OF S ERVICES HEREUNDER , REGARDLESS OF THE TIMING OR NATURE OR STYLE OF SUCH C LAIMS AND REGARDLESS OF THE IDENTITY OF THE CLAIMANT INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE E MPLOYEE OR OFFICER HIMSELF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES , AGENTS , HEIRS , BENEFICIARIES , ASSIGNS AND FAMILY MEMBERS .

8.2. Personnel of Phillips 66 Group . P HILLIPS 66 SHALL INDEMNIFY , DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE C ONOCO P HILLIPS G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND E MPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL C LAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO PERSONAL INJURY , DISEASE OR DEATH OF THE E MPLOYEES OR OFFICERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE P HILLIPS 66 G ROUP ARISING OUT OF OR OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE OF S ERVICES HEREUNDER , REGARDLESS OF THE TIMING OR NATURE OR STYLE OF SUCH C LAIMS AND REGARDLESS OF THE IDENTITY OF THE CLAIMANT INCLUDING , BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE E MPLOYEE OR OFFICER HIMSELF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES , AGENTS , HEIRS , BENEFICIARIES , ASSIGNS AND FAMILY MEMBERS .

 

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8.3. Property Of Conocophillips Group . C ONOCO P HILLIPS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR AND SHALL INDEMNIFY , DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE P HILLIPS 66 G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND E MPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL C LAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF THE PROPERTY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE C ONOCO P HILLIPS G ROUP OR THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE E MPLOYEES OR OFFICERS , INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION OF SUCH PROPERTY , ARISING OUT OF OR OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE OF S ERVICES HEREUNDER .

8.4. Property of Phillips 66 Group . P HILLIPS 66 SHALL BE LIABLE FOR AND SHALL INDEMNIFY , DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE C ONOCO P HILLIPS G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND E MPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL C LAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF THE PROPERTY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE P HILLIPS 66 G ROUP OR THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE E MPLOYEES OR OFFICERS , INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION OF SUCH PROPERTY , ARISING OUT OF OR OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE OF S ERVICES HEREUNDER .

8.5. Environmental Matters . T HE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT AND THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER BE CONSIDERED TO BE THE GENERATOR OF ANY WASTE MATERIAL AND ALL DECISIONS REGARDING THE SELECTION OF OFF - SITE DISPOSAL SITES OR OPTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE S ERVICES SHALL BE MADE EXCLUSIVELY BY S ERVICE R ECIPIENT . A CCORDINGLY , EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN S ECTIONS 8.1 THROUGH 8.4 ABOVE , THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR AND SHALL INDEMNIFY , DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL C LAIMS RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS , POLLUTION , OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RULES , LAWS , REGULATIONS OR AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE OF S ERVICES HEREUNDER .

8.6. Impact on Third Parties . T HE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE S ERVICES ARE OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT S BUSINESS AND ARE OF NO MATERIAL VALUE TO THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER OR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER G ROUP . T HEREFORE , EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN S ECTIONS 8.1 THROUGH 8.5 ABOVE , THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR AND SHALL INDEMNIFY , DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER , THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND E MPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY C LAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE IMPACT OF THE S ERVICES OR THE RESULTS OF THE S ERVICES ON ANY THIRD PARTIES ( PERSONS OTHER THAN MEMBERS OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER GROUP OR THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT G ROUP OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS OR E MPLOYEES ), INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH , PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS , AND MONETARY LOSS OR IMPACT .

8.7. Services Received . The Service Recipient hereby acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the Service Provider’s liabilities with respect to the Services to be provided hereunder are subject to and limited by the provisions of Section 2.7, Article VII and

 

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the other provisions hereof, including the limitation of remedies available to the Service Recipient that restricts available remedies resulting from a Service not provided in accordance with the terms hereof to non-payment and, in certain circumstances, the right to terminate this Agreement;

(b) the Services are being provided solely to facilitate the transition of each of ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 as separate companies as a result of the Distribution;

(c) the Service Recipient shall be responsible for and assume all risks associated with the Services, except to the limited extent set forth in Section 2.7 and Article VII and this Article VIII;

(d) with respect to any software or documentation within the Services, the Service Recipient shall use such software and documentation internally and for their intended purpose only, shall not distribute, publish, transfer, sublicense or in any manner make such software or documentation available to other organizations or persons, and shall not act as a service bureau or consultant in connection with such software; and

(e) a material inducement to the Service Provider’s agreement to provide the Services is the limitation of liability and the release provided by the Service Recipient in this Agreement.

A CCORDINGLY , EXCEPT WITH REGARD TO THE LIMITED REMEDIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN S ECTION  2.7, THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT SHALL ASSUME ALL LIABILITY FOR AND SHALL FURTHER RELEASE , DEFEND , INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER , THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER G ROUP AND THEIR RESPECTIVE E MPLOYEES , OFFICERS , DIRECTORS AND AGENTS ( ALL INDEMNIFIED PARTIES ) FREE AND HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL C LAIMS OF THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT G ROUP AND OF THIRD PARTIES RESULTING FROM , ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE S ERVICES PROVIDED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER G ROUP TO ANY MEMBER OF THE S ERVICE R ECIPIENT G ROUP , HOWSOEVER ARISING AND WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER , ANY MEMBER OF THE S ERVICE P ROVIDER G ROUP OR ANY T HIRD P ARTY P ROVIDER , OTHER THAN THOSE LOSSES CAUSED BY THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTY .

8.8. Waiver of Consequential Damages .

(a) T HE MEMBERS OF THE C ONOCO P HILLIPS G ROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE P HILLIPS 66 G ROUP UNDER THIS A GREEMENT FOR ANY EXEMPLARY , PUNITIVE , SPECIAL , INDIRECT , CONSEQUENTIAL , REMOTE OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES ( INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES ), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ( INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE , STRICT LIABILITY AND STATUTORY ) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER , WHETHER OR NOT SUCH P ARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT LIMIT EACH P ARTY S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES AS SET FORTH IN THIS A GREEMENT , THE S EPARATION AND D ISTRIBUTION A GREEMENT OR ANY OTHER A NCILLARY A GREEMENT .

 

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(b) T HE MEMBERS OF THE P HILLIPS 66 G ROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE C ONOCO P HILLIPS G ROUP UNDER THIS A GREEMENT FOR ANY EXEMPLARY , PUNITIVE , SPECIAL , INDIRECT , CONSEQUENTIAL , REMOTE OR SPECULATIVE DAMAGES ( INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES ), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ( INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE , STRICT LIABILITY AND STATUTORY ) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS A GREEMENT AND / OR PERFORMANCE HEREUNDER , WHETHER OR NOT SUCH P ARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT LIMIT EACH P ARTY S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES AS SET FORTH IN THIS A GREEMENT , THE S EPARATION AND D ISTRIBUTION A GREEMENT OR ANY OTHER A NCILLARY A GREEMENT .

8.9. Express Negligence . I T IS THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE P ARTIES ( I THAT THE INDEMNITIES , RELEASES , DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS A GREEMENT ( INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN A RTICLE II AND IN THIS A RTICLE VIII) ARE TO BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE P ARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPRESS TERMS AND SCOPE THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE OR ANY SIMILAR DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INDEMNITIES , RELEASES , DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ; AND ( II THAT SUCH INDEMNITIES , RELEASES , DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE C LAIMS ARISE OUT OF OR ARE BASED ON COMMON LAW , CIVIL LAW , MARITIME LAW , STATUTE , BREACH OF CONTRACT , POLLUTION , BREACH OF WARRANTY , OR OTHER SOURCE OR THEORY OF LAW OR LIABILITY AND EVEN IF THE C LAIM OR THE INJURY , LOSS OR DAMAGE RELATED THERETO IS CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE ( WHETHER SOLE OR JOINT OR CONCURRENT OR ACTIVE OR PASSIVE ), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF THE PERSON RELEASED OR INDEMNIFIED THEREUNDER ; PROVIDED , THAT THE INDEMNITIES , RELEASES , DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT THE C LAIM IS CAUSED BY OR RESULTS FROM THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH PERSON .

ARTICLE IX

CONFIDENTIALITY

9.1. Confidentiality . The Parties each acknowledge and agree that in activities related to the performance of Services hereunder and in other interchanges between the Parties and their Groups as a result of the Distribution, each of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups will have access to information of the members of the other Group that is considered confidential or proprietary. Therefore, each of the Parties agrees to maintain all information of or regarding the other Group as confidential and not to use any such information for any purpose other than the performance of Services hereunder and/or necessary communications and cooperation between the Groups in connection with the Distribution. Each Party shall cause the members of its Group to become familiar with these requirements and shall cause such other members to comply with the requirements hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the obligation of confidentiality shall not apply to any information which comes into the authorized possession of a Party (which, for purposes of this Article 9, shall include the Party

 

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itself and any member of its Group) from a source other than the other Party or which becomes part of the public domain other than due to breach of this Agreement by the Party. If a Party is required by audit requirements, legal process or other lawful order to disclose information considered confidential hereunder, such Party shall give the other Party prompt notice of such requirement in order to allow the other Party to seek elimination of such order or to seek protection of such information, but the Party receiving such process or order shall be permitted to comply with such process or order.

9.2. Access to Computer Software . A Service Provider, in its sole discretion, may limit access to and the right to use software supplied by the Service Provider in connection with the Services solely to those Employees of the Service Recipient who need such access and right to use in connection with the provision of the Services.

9.3. Data . A Service Provider is authorized to have access to and make use of all data provided by the Service Recipient or created by the Service Provider solely on behalf of the Service Recipient after the Distribution Date (“ New Data ”), as necessary and appropriate for the performance by a Service Provider of its obligations under this Agreement. A Service Provider may not use any New Data for any purpose other than providing the Services.

9.4. Change Management . During the term of this Agreement, the Service Recipient shall abide by the Service Provider’s documented internal change control management policies and procedures (copies of which shall be provided to the Service Recipient) in connection with its use of any software used in connection with the Services.

9.5. System Security .

(a) If any Party is given access to the other Party’s computer systems or software (collectively, the “ Systems ”) in connection with the Services, the Party given access (the “ Accessing Party ”) shall comply with all of the other Party’s system security policies, procedures and requirements that have been provided to the Accessing Party in advance and in writing (collectively, “ Security Regulations ”), and shall not tamper with, compromise or circumvent any security or audit measures employed by such other Party. The Accessing Party shall access and use only those Systems of the other Party to which it has been granted the right of access and use.

(b) Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that only those of its personnel who are specifically authorized to have access to the Systems of the other Party gain such access, and use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of information contained therein, including notifying its personnel of the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and of the Security Regulations.

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

 

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other Party shall have the right to deny personnel of the Accessing Party access to its Systems upon notice to the Accessing Party. The Accessing Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party in investigating any apparent unauthorized access to such other Party’s Systems.

ARTICLE X

FORCE MAJEURE

10.1. Performance Excused . Continued performance of a Service, except for any obligation to pay amounts due, may be suspended immediately to the extent the fulfillment of such Service is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed by any event or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Person suspending such performance (and not involving any willful misconduct of such Person), including acts of God, pandemics, floods, fire, earthquakes, labor or trade disturbances, strikes, war, acts of terrorism, civil commotion, electrical shortages or blackouts, breakdown or injury to computing facilities, compliance in good faith with any Law (whether or not it later proves to be invalid), unavailability of materials or bad weather (a “ Force Majeure Event ”). Unless the Service Provider Group incurs costs under agreements with its Third Party Providers, the Service Recipient shall not be obligated to pay any amount for Services that it does not receive as a result of a Force Majeure Event (and the Parties shall negotiate reasonably to determine the amount applicable to such Services not received). In addition to the reduction of any amounts owed by the Service Recipient hereunder, during the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, to the extent the provision of any Service has been disrupted or reduced, during such disruption or reduction, (a) the Service Recipient may replace any such affected Service by, at its own cost, providing any such Service for itself or engaging one or more third parties to provide such Service at the expense of the Service Recipient and (b) the Service Provider shall cooperate with, provide such information to and take such other actions as may be reasonably required to assist such third parties to provide such substitute Service.

10.2. Notice . The Party claiming suspension due to a Force Majeure Event will give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event giving rise to the suspension and of its nature and anticipated duration.

10.3. Cooperation . Upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, the Parties shall cooperate with each other to find alternative means and methods for the provision of the suspended Service.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the documents referenced herein (including the Separation and Distribution Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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11.2. Binding Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries; Assignment . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other person or entity any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.4 with respect to the assignment of certain rights and obligations to a Party’s Affiliates, this Agreement may not be assigned by either Party, except with the prior written consent of the other Party.

11.3. Amendment; Waivers . No change or amendment may be made to this Agreement except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of both of the Parties. Either Party may, at any time, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance by the other with any of the agreements, covenants or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be bound thereby. No failure or delay on the part of either Party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right.

11.4. Notices . Except for invoicing and payment, modifications to or additions to the Schedules or Services (which shall be handled between the Transition Coordinators), other regular communications between the Groups as established pursuant to procedures and protocols adopted in accordance with this Agreement and as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile or electronic transmission with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.4):

If to ConocoPhillips, to:

ConocoPhillips

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, TX 77079

Attn: General Counsel

If to Phillips 66 to:

Phillips 66

600 North Dairy Ashford Street

Houston, TX 77079

Attn: General Counsel

 

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Any Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address and contact person to which any such notices are to be given.

11.5. Counterparts . This Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and the other documents referred to herein, may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

11.6. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the parties.

11.7. Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

11.8. Dispute Resolution . Any Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified herein or in Article IV of the Indemnification and Release Agreement.

11.9. Performance . Each Party shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Affiliate of such Party.

11.10. Relationship of Parties . In the performance of this Agreement, the Service Provider (and any other member of the Service Provider Group which performs Services hereunder) will at all times act in its own capacity as an independent contractor, and nothing contained herein may be construed to make the Service Provider an agent, partner, fiduciary or joint venturer of the Service Recipient or the other members of the Service Recipient Group. The Service Provider’s Employees which perform Services under this Agreement (a) will remain personnel of the Service Provider, (b) will not by reason of the performance of Services under this Agreement become employees of any member of the Service Recipient Group and (c) will not be entitled to participate in any of the Service Recipient’s employee benefit or compensation plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, including pension, 401(k), profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation, medical, health, group insurance, disability, bonus, incentive compensation, vacation pay, severance pay and other similar plans, programs, agreements and arrangements, whether reduced to writing or not. Similarly, any of the Service Recipient’s Employees that perform Services under this

 

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Agreement pursuant to Section2.7(e), (i) will remain personnel of the Service Recipient, (ii) will not by reason of the performance of Services under this Agreement become employees of any member of the Service Provider Group and (iii) will not be entitled to participate in any of the Service Provider’s employee benefit or compensation plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, including pension, 401(k), profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation, medical, health, group insurance, disability, bonus, incentive compensation, vacation pay, severance pay and other similar plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, whether reduced to writing or not. Each Party (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) will indemnify and hold harmless the other Party and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns (the “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from any claims asserted by, on behalf of, or in relation to the Employees of the Indemnifying Party that such Employees are employed by the Indemnified Party or one of its Affiliates, including any assertions of contingent worker or co-employment relationships, and including any responsibility or liability to any Employee or governmental authority for alleged misclassification of any employment relationship.

11.11. Regulations . All Employees of the Service Provider and the members of the Service Provider Group shall, when on the property of the Service Recipient, conform to the rules and regulations of the Service Recipient concerning safety, health and security that are made known to such Employees in advance in writing. All Employees of the Service Recipient and the other members of the Service Recipient Group shall, when on the property of the Service Provider, conform to the rules and regulations of the Service Provider concerning safety, health and security that are made known to such Employees in advance in writing.

11.12. Interpretation . In this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (c) Article, Section, Exhibit, Schedule and Appendix references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (d) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement means “including, without limitation,”; (e) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (f) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to the date first stated in the preamble, regardless of any amendment or restatement hereof.

11.13. Effect if Separation does not Occur . If the Distribution does not occur, then all actions and events that are, under this Agreement, to be taken or occur effective as of or following the Distribution Date, or otherwise in connection with the Distribution, shall not be taken or occur except to the extent specifically agreed in writing by the Parties and (in the absence of such specific written agreement) neither Party shall have any liability or further obligation to the other Party under this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS
By:  

/s/ Ryan M. Lance

Name:   Ryan M. Lance
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
PHILLIPS 66
By:  

/s/ Greg C. Garland

Name:   Greg C. Garland
Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.6

 

 

 

R ECEIVABLES P URCHASE A GREEMENT

dated as of April 27, 2012

among

P HILLIPS 66 R ECEIVABLES F UNDING LLC,

as Seller,

P HILLIPS 66 C OMPANY ,

as Servicer and Originator,

T HE C ONDUIT P URCHASERS L ISTED ON S CHEDULE I FROM T IME TO T IME ,

T HE C OMMITTED P URCHASERS L ISTED ON S CHEDULE I FROM T IME TO T IME ,

T HE LC B ANKS L ISTED ON S CHEDULE I FROM T IME TO TIME ,

T HE F ACILITY A GENTS L ISTED ON S CHEDULE I FROM T IME TO T IME ,

and

R OYAL B ANK OF C ANADA ,

as Administrative Agent and Structuring Agent

and

P HILLIPS 66,

as Parent

 

 

 


T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

 

       P AGE  

A RTICLE  I D EFINITIONS ; C ONSTRUCTION

     2   

Section 1.01. Certain Definitions

     2   

Section 1.02. Interpretation and Construction

     31   

Section 1.03. Use of Historical Data

     31   

A RTICLE  II P URCHASES AND S ETTLEMENTS

     32   

Section 2.01. General Assignment and Conveyance; Intent of the Parties

     32   

Section 2.02. Incremental Purchases

     33   

Section 2.03. Purchase Price

     33   

Section 2.04. Payments to Seller

     34   

Section 2.05. Reinvestment Purchases

     34   

Section 2.06. [Reserved]

     35   

Section 2.07. Yield and Fees; Break Funding Costs

     35   

Section 2.08. Settlements and Other Payment Procedures

     35   

Section 2.09. Mandatory Reduction of Aggregate Exposure Amount

     38   

Section 2.10. Letters of Credit

     39   

Section 2.11. Letter of Credit Reimbursements; Participations and Payments

     42   

Section 2.12. Defaulting Purchasers

     44   

Section 2.13. Payments and Computations, Etc.

     45   

Section 2.14. Increased Costs

     45   

Section 2.15. Optional Reduction of Maximum Net Investment; Optional Reduction of Aggregate Net Investment

     46   

Section 2.16. Procedures for Extension of Scheduled Termination Date; Non-Extending Purchase Groups

     46   

Section 2.17. Facility Termination

     47   

A RTICLE  III C LOSING P ROCEDURES

     47   

Section 3.01. Purchase and Sale Procedures

     47   

Section 3.02. Conditions to Closing

     48   

Section 3.03. Conditions to Purchases and Letter of Credit Usage

     50   

A RTICLE  IV P ROTECTION OF THE O WNERS ; A DMINISTRATION AND S ERVICING OF R ECEIVABLES ; C OLLECTIONS

     51   

Section 4.01. Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to the Servicer

     51   

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Information and Computer Records

     52   

Section 4.03. Protection of the Interests of the Purchasers and LC Banks

     52   

Section 4.04. Maintenance of Writings and Records

     53   

Section 4.05. Information

     53   

Section 4.06. Audits; Agreed-Upon Procedures

     54   

 

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Section 4.07. No Impairment

     54   

Section 4.08. Administration and Collections

     54   

Section 4.09. Complete Servicing Transfer

     55   

Section 4.10. Lockboxes; Lockbox Accounts; Depositary Accounts

     57   

Section 4.11. Reports

     57   

Section 4.12. Servicer Indemnification of Indemnified Parties

     58   

Section 4.13. Servicing Fee

     59   

A RTICLE  V P ARENT U NDERTAKING

     59   

Section 5.01. Guaranty

     59   

Section 5.02. Guaranty Absolute

     59   

Section 5.03. Waiver

     60   

Section 5.04. Subrogation

     61   

A RTICLE  VI R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES

     61   

Section 6.01. General Representations and Warranties of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co.

     61   

Section 6.02. General Representations and Warranties of the Parent

     65   

A RTICLE VII C OVENANTS

     68   

Section 7.01. Affirmative Covenants of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co.

     68   

Section 7.02. Negative Covenants of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co.

     71   

Section 7.03. Affirmative Covenants of the Parent

     73   

Section 7.04. Negative Covenant of the Parent

     74   

Section 7.05. Separateness Covenants

     75   

A RTICLE VIII T ERMINATION

     77   

Section 8.01. Termination Events

     77   

Section 8.02. Consequences of a Termination Event

     80   

A RTICLE IX T HE A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT AND THE F ACILITY A GENTS

     80   

Section 9.01. Authorization and Action

     80   

Section 9.02. UCC Filings

     81   

Section 9.03. Administrative Agent’s and Facility Agents’ Reliance, Etc.

     82   

Section 9.04. Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents

     83   

Section 9.05. Administrative Agent, Facility Agents and Affiliates

     84   

Section 9.06. Indemnification

     85   

Section 9.07. Successor Administrative Agent

     85   

A RTICLE X I NDEMNIFICATION ; E XPENSES

     86   

Section 10.01. Indemnity by Seller

     86   

 

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Section 10.02. Indemnity for Taxes

     88   

Section 10.03. Indemnity by Phillips 66 Co.

     89   

Section 10.04. Expenses

     89   

A RTICLE XI M ISCELLANEOUS

     90   

Section 11.01. Amendments and Waivers

     90   

Section 11.02. Successors and Assigns; Assignments; Participations

     91   

Section 11.03. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     92   

Section 11.04. No Discharge

     92   

Section 11.05. Set-Off

     93   

Section 11.06. Payments Set Aside

     93   

Section 11.07. Tax Forms

     94   

Section 11.08. Replacement of Purchase Groups

     94   

Section 11.09. No Petition

     95   

Section 11.10. No Recourse

     95   

Section 11.11. Holidays

     95   

Section 11.12. Records

     95   

Section 11.13. Term of Agreement

     95   

Section 11.14. Notices

     96   

Section 11.15. Severability

     96   

Section 11.16. Prior Understandings

     96   

Section 11.17. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

     96   

Section 11.18. Counterparts

     96   

Section 11.19. Confidentiality

     97   

Section 11.20. USA Patriot Act

     97   

Section 11.21. Additional Branches

     97   

 

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Exhibit A

   —      Credit and Collection Policy

Exhibit B

   —      Form of Monthly Report

Exhibit C

   —      Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit D

   —      Form of Letter of Credit Application

Exhibit E

   —      Form of Purchase Notice/Letter of Credit Request

S CHEDULE  I

   —      Schedule of Purchase Groups, Purchase Group Maximum Net Investments, Purpose Group Percentages, LC Bank Sublimits, Notice Addresses and Funds Transfer Address)

S CHEDULE  II

   —      List of Eligible and Ineligible Branches

S CHEDULE  III

   —      Schedule of Depositary Banks, Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts and Depositary Accounts

S CHEDULE  IV

   —      List of Set-Off Group Entities

S CHEDULE  V

   —      LIBOR Margin

 

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R ECEIVABLES P URCHASE A GREEMENT

R ECEIVABLES P URCHASE A GREEMENT , dated as of April 27, 2012, among P HILLIPS  66 R ECEIVABLES F UNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller” ), P HILLIPS 66 C OMPANY , a Delaware corporation, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer” ) and as originator (in such capacity, the “Originator” ), the C ONDUIT P URCHASERS (as defined herein) party hereto from time to time and listed on Schedule I hereto, the C OMMITTED P URCHASERS (as defined herein) party hereto from time to time and listed on Schedule I hereto, the LC B ANKS (as defined herein) party hereto from time to time and listed on Schedule I hereto, the F ACILITY A GENTS (as defined herein) party hereto from time to time and listed on Schedule I hereto, R OYAL B ANK OF C ANADA , as administrative agent for the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the LC Banks and the Facility Agents (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent” ) and as structuring agent (in such capacity, the “Structuring Agent” ), and P HILLIPS 66, a Delaware corporation (the “Parent” ).

R ECITALS

W HEREAS , the Seller intends to purchase from the Originator accounts receivable generated by the Originator from time to time, and certain rights and interests rights and interests related thereto;

W HEREAS , the Facility Agents, on behalf of their respective Purchase Groups (defined herein), will from time to time purchase from the Seller undivided percentage ownership interests in such receivables pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof;

W HEREAS , the LC Banks will from time to time issue letters of credit at the request of the Seller and the Seller will assign an undivided percentage interest in such receivables to secure its reimbursement obligations with respect to such letters of credit pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof;

W HEREAS , the Parent has agreed to provide a performance guaranty with respect to the obligations of the Servicer and the Originator contained herein or in the Purchase and Contribution Agreement (as defined herein); and

W HEREAS , the Administrative Agent will act on behalf of the Facility Agents and the Purchase Groups hereunder.

N OW , T HEREFORE , the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:


A RTICLE I

D EFINITIONS ; C ONSTRUCTION

Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Accounts Payable Deduction Amount” shall mean, on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, the sum of, for each Set-Off Group, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate amounts payable as of the last day of such Calculation Period by Eligible Branches of the Originator to Persons in such Set-Off Group pursuant to any contract or other arrangement of any kind between the Originator and such Persons (other than a Net-Out Agreement), (ii) the excess, if any, of (y) the aggregate amounts payable as of the last day of such Calculation Period by Ineligible Branches of the Originator (excluding the Ineligible Branch with the Company Code of NADG) to Persons in such Set-Off Group pursuant to any contract or arrangement of any kind between such Ineligible Branches and such Persons, over (z) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables due from such Persons to such Ineligible Branches as of the last day of such Calculation Period and (iii) the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate amount of purchases during such Calculation Period by the Ineligible Branch of the Originator with the Company Code NADG from Persons in such Set-Off Group pursuant to any contract or other arrangement of any kind between such Ineligible Branch and such Persons, over (B) the aggregate amount of sales during such Calculation Period by the Ineligible Branch of the Originator with the Company Code NADG to Persons in such Set-Off Group, provided that the sum of preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall not exceed the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables of the Obligors in such Set-Off Groups as the last day of such Calculation Period.

“Administrative Agent” shall mean Royal Bank of Canada, and its successors and assigns.

“Administrative Agent Fee Letter” shall mean the agreement between the Seller and the Administrative Agent, setting forth the fees payable by the Seller to the Administrative Agent, as the same may be from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

“Administrative Agent Fee” shall mean the fee payable to the Administrative Agent, as provided in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter.

“Affected Person” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.14 hereof.

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified.

“Affiliated Obligor” shall mean any Obligor that is an Affiliate or Subsidiary of another Obligor.

 

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“Aggregate Exposure Amount” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the Aggregate Net Investment, (ii) the undrawn Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding and (iii) the outstanding Participation Advances.

“Aggregate Net Investment” shall mean, at any time, the sum of each Purchase Group’s Net Investment at such time.

“Aggregate Unpaids” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate accrued and unpaid Yield on the Aggregate Net Investment and the Reimbursement Obligations at such time, (ii) the Aggregate Net Investment at such time, (iii) the aggregate amount of Reimbursement Obligations at such time; (iv) all fees accrued and unpaid hereunder or under the Transaction Fee Letters at such time and (v) all other amounts owed (whether due or accrued) hereunder by the Seller to the Purchasers, the Facility Agents, the LC Banks and the Administrative Agent, or the Support Providers at such time.

“Agreement” shall mean this Receivables Purchase Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall mean an assignment and assumption agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto (with such changes as may be appropriate under the specific circumstances) executed and delivered in accordance with Section 11.02 hereof.

“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any Purchase Group, on any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the highest of (i) the prime rate announced from time to time by the related Facility Agent in effect on such day, (ii) (A) the rate equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by such Facility Agent or LC Bank, as applicable, from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it, plus (B) one-half of one percent (.50%) per annum and (iii) the one-month Eurodollar Rate plus one percent (1%) per annum.

“Beneficiaries” shall mean the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks

“Blocked Account Agreement” shall mean the “control” agreement related to each Lockbox Account and Depositary Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, by and among the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Depositary Bank.

 

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“Break Funding Costs” shall mean the following amount payable by the Seller on any Reduction Date if on such Reduction Date:

(a) all or any portion of a Purchase Group’s Net Investment which is being repaid or assigned is:

(i) funded with Commercial Paper which cannot be reduced on such Reduction Date: an amount equal to (a) the sum of, for each day any portion of that Commercial Paper is outstanding, the difference between (1) the Yield on such amount of that Commercial Paper (which may be all) which remains outstanding on that day and (2) the income actually received on that day by reinvesting the portion of the Net Investment that is equal to that outstanding amount of Commercial Paper plus (b) any loss or expense arising from the investment of such Net Investment; and

(ii) funded with a funding source that is LIBOR: an amount equal to any losses or expenses which any Purchaser in such Purchase Group may sustain or incur as a consequence of such repayment or assignment, including any loss or expense arising from the reinvestment of such Net Investment or the termination of such funding source; or

(b) all or any portion of an Incremental Purchase is not made as a result of any failure by the Seller to complete such Incremental Purchase, an amount equal to the losses or expenses which any Purchaser in a Purchase Group may sustain or incur as a consequence of such failure.

“Business Day” shall mean any day on which (i) banks are not authorized or required to close under the Laws of New York and (ii) if used in connection with the Eurodollar Rate, dealings are carried out in the London interbank market.

“Calculation Period” shall mean a calendar month.

“Canadian Obligor” shall mean an Obligor which (i) if a natural person, is a resident of Canada or (ii) if a corporation or other business organization, (a) either is organized under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof, or is a resident of Canada or any political subdivision thereof, and (b) has significant operations within Canada.

“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , that any lease that would have been considered an operating lease under the provisions of GAAP in effect as of December 31, 2011 shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

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“Carrying Cost Reserve Amount” shall mean, on any day, the product of (i) the Carrying Cost Reserve Ratio and (ii) the Net Receivables Balance on such day.

“Carrying Cost Reserve Ratio” shall mean, on any day, calculated for the preceding Calculation Period, the product of (i) 1.5, (ii) the Default Rate and (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the prior 12 Calculation Periods and the denominator of which is 360.

“Change in Control” shall mean (i) the consummation of a transaction the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date) acquires ownership, direct or indirect, beneficially or of record, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock, or (ii) Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Parent or of its successor by merger or consolidation.

“Closing Date” shall mean April 27, 2012.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

“Collateral” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) hereof.

“Collections” shall mean, for any Receivable as of any date, all cash collections and other cash proceeds (whether in the form of cash, wire transfer, or checks) of that Receivable, including, without limitation, all finance charges, if any, and cash proceeds of the related property with respect to such Receivable, and any Deemed Collections of such Receivable.

“Commercial Paper” shall mean the commercial paper notes which fund the purchase of Receivables by each Conduit Purchaser and which are issued in the commercial paper market by such Conduit Purchaser or an entity sponsored by the same financial institution to provide funding to the related Conduit Purchaser.

“Committed Purchaser” shall mean each financial institution which is or becomes a party to this Agreement by executing this Agreement or an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and which is identified as such from time to time on Schedule I to this Agreement, and any of its successors.

“Complete Servicing Transfer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.09 hereof.

“Concentration Limit” shall mean, on any day, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Reserve Receivables with respect to a single Obligor and its Affiliated Obligor(s), if any, may not constitute more than the applicable Concentration Limit as a percentage of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Eligible Receivables on such day set forth below:

 

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C ATEGORY    R ATING OF O BLIGOR 1    L IMIT

A

   A-1/P-1 (A+/A1) or above    6.67%

B

   Below A-1/P-1 (A+/A1), but not lower than A-2/P-2 (BBB+/Baa1)    4.00%

C

   Below A-2/P-2 (BBB+/Baa1), but not lower than A-3/P-3 (BBB-/Baa3)    2.67%

D

   Below A-3/P-3 (BBB-/Baa3) or unrated    1.60%

“Conduit Purchaser” shall mean each entity that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in such capacity by executing this Agreement or an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and that is identified as such from time to time on Schedule I to this Agreement, and any of its successors and assigns.

“Conduit Support Document” shall mean any agreement entered into by any Support Provider providing for the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of any Conduit Purchaser, the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which any Conduit Purchaser is obligated to reimburse the applicable Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, the sale by any Conduit Purchaser to any Support Provider of its interest in the Receivables (or any portion thereof) and/or the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to any Conduit Purchaser in connection with such Conduit Purchaser’s securitization program (whether for liquidity or credit enhancement support), together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder.

“Continuing Director” shall mean (i) each individual who is a director of the Parent on the Closing Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (ii) each other director of the Parent whose election, appointment or nomination for election by the Parent’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors or by a vote of at least a majority of a committee of the Parent’s board of directors comprised solely of Continuing Directors.

“Contract” shall mean a contract between the Originator and an Obligor, and/or any and all invoices and other writings which, in either case, give rise to an account receivable arising from the sale by the Originator of goods or services in the ordinary course of the Originator’s business.

 

1  

If no short-term rating is available, the long-term equivalent (specified in the parentheses above) will be used. If such entity is split rated, the lower of the two available ratings will be used to determine the applicable Limit. If only one rating is available, the next lower rating category will apply to determine the applicable Limit. If an Obligor’s payment obligation under a Contract is guaranteed by such Obligor’s parent, the parent’s ratings will be used, subject to the rules of the three preceding sentences.

 

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“Contribution” shall mean the transfer (in one or more transactions) by ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries to the Parent and its Subsidiaries of the Contribution Business.

“Contribution Business” shall mean certain assets, liabilities and operations of ConocoPhillips Company’s and certain of its Subsidiaries’ crude oil and petroleum products refining, marketing and transportation business, chemicals business and midstream business (along with certain related miscellaneous assets and liabilities), and the Equity Interests of certain entities holding certain of such assets, liabilities and operations.

“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

“Credit Agreement” shall mean the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, among Phillips 66, as borrower, Originator, as guarantor, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

“Credit and Collection Policy” shall mean the Originator’s credit, collection, enforcement and other policies and practices relating to Contracts and Receivables existing on the date hereof and as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, as the same may be modified from time to time in compliance with Section 4.05 hereof.

“Daily Report” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11(a)(iii) hereof.

“Daily Report Date” shall mean each Business Day.

“Days Sales Outstanding” shall mean, on any day for the preceding Calculation Period, an amount equal to the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Outstanding Balance of all Reserve Receivables on the first day of such Calculation Period and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Reserve Receivables originated during such Calculation Period times (ii) 30.

“Deemed Collections” shall mean collections deemed received by the Seller in an amount equal to (i) all Dilutions and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of any Receivables (a) which were included in the Net Receivables Balance and which were not Eligible Receivables, (b) in which the Administrative Agent does not have a first priority perfected ownership or security interest and (c) as to which the other representations and warranties made by the Seller or the Servicer are no longer true and correct in all material respects.

“Defaulting Purchaser” shall mean any Committed Purchaser that fails to make a Purchase or to fund a Participation Advance.

“Default Rate” shall mean the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.0% per annum.

 

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“Default Ratio” shall mean the ratio (expressed as a percentage) calculated on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, of (i) the aggregate amount of all Reserve Receivables that were not Defaulted Receivables at the beginning of such Calculation Period but that became Defaulted Receivables or that were written off the books of the Originator during such Calculation Period (without duplication) to (ii) the aggregate amount payable in respect of Reserve Receivables originated during the third Calculation Period preceding such Calculation Period.

“Defaulted Receivable” shall mean the debit balance of a Receivable (i) which remains unpaid for 61 days or more from the original due date, (ii) the Obligor of which is in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding as debtor, or (iii) which, consistent with the Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy, would be written off as uncollectible.

“Delinquency Ratio” shall mean the ratio (expressed as a percentage), calculated on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, of (i) the aggregate outstanding debit balance of all Reserve Receivables which remain unpaid 31 days or more from the original due date as of the last day of such Calculation Period to (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Reserve Receivables on such last day.

“Depositary Account” shall mean an account maintained at a Depositary Bank into which Collections in the form of wire transfer or electronic funds transfers are made by Obligors.

“Depositary Bank” shall mean, at any time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or any financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent which holds a Lockbox Account or a Depositary Account.

“Dilution” shall mean the portion of any Receivable which is either (i) reduced or canceled as a result of (a) any defective, rejected, returned or repossessed goods or services, any cash or other discount, or any failure by the Originator to deliver any goods or perform any services or otherwise perform under the underlying Contract or invoice, (b) any change in or cancellation of any of the terms of such contract or invoice or any other adjustment by the Originator or the Seller which reduces the amount payable by the Obligor on the related Receivable, (c) any rebates, warranties, allowances or charge-backs, or (d) any setoff or credit in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated transaction) or (ii) subject to any specific dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense whatsoever (except the discharge of bankruptcy of the Obligor thereof). The Seller shall be deemed to have received a Collection of each Receivable on the day such Dilution occurs.

“Dilution Horizon Ratio” shall mean a fraction, calculated on any day for the preceding Calculation Period, the numerator of which equals the aggregate amount of all Reserve Receivables generated during such Calculation Period and the denominator of which equals the Net Receivables Balance at the end of such Calculation Period.

“Dilution Ratio” shall mean the ratio (expressed as a percentage), calculated for the preceding Calculation Period, of (i) the amount of Dilution for Reserve Receivables for such Calculation Period to (ii) the aggregate amount of all Reserve Receivables generated during the preceding Calculation Period.

 

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“Dilution Reserve Amount” shall mean, on any day, the product of (i) the Dilution Reserve Percentage and (ii) the Net Receivables Balance on such day.

“Dilution Reserve Percentage” shall mean, on any day, a percentage equal to the greater of (i) 15.0% (the “Dilution Reserve Floor” ) and (ii) the amount expressed as a percentage and calculated in accordance with the following formula:

{(SF x ED) + ((DS – ED) x (DS/ED))} x DHR

Where:

 

  SF       = 2.25;

 

  ED       = the average of the Dilution Ratios for the twelve most recently ended Calculation Periods;

 

  DS       = the highest Dilution Ratio during the twelve most recently ended Calculation Periods; and

 

  DHR    = the Dilution Horizon Ratio at such time.

“Distribution” shall mean the pro rata dividend of the Parent’s common stock in connection with the Spin-Off substantially as described in the Registration Statement.

“Distribution Date” shall mean each of (i) before the Termination Date, (a) the second (2nd) Business Day after each Monthly Report Date and (b) the Business Day after each Weekly Report Date and Daily Report Date and (ii) on and after the Termination Date, each Business Day.

“Dollar” and “$” shall mean lawful currency of the United States of America.

“Downgrade Event” shall mean that the Parent’s senior unsecured debt rating is downgraded below BBB- by S&P or below Baa3 by Moody’s.

Effective Date ” shall mean the time at which the Spin-Off occurs.

“Eligible Branch” shall mean each branch of the Originator/Seller listed on Schedule II hereto as an “Eligible Branch”, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 11.21 hereof.

 

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“Eligible Receivable” shall mean, at any time for the determination thereof, any Receivable:

(a) which arises from the sale of products or services of the Originator in the ordinary course of business, but does not arise from the sale of products or provision of services from the Ineligible Branches;

(b) which is an “account” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC;

(c) the Obligor of which (i) is a U.S. Obligor, except that up to (A) 2.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all non-Defaulted Receivables may consist of Receivables owing by Canadian Obligors and (B) 5.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all non-Defaulted Receivables may consist of Receivables owing by Foreign Obligors (excluding Canadian Obligors), (ii) is not an affiliate of the Seller or the Originator, and (iii) is not a Government Obligor, except that up to 1.0% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all non-Defaulted Receivables may consist of Receivables owing by Government Obligors;

(d) which is denominated in U.S. dollars and payable in the U.S.;

(e) the sale of or granting of a security interest in which does not contravene any law and the related Contract does not contain any enforceable restriction on assignment of such Receivable that is effective under applicable Law;

(f) which represents a bona fide obligation of the Obligor to pay the stated amount, and the Receivable, together with the related Contract, is enforceable against the related Obligor in accordance with its terms;

(g) which is not subject to (i) any dispute, counterclaim or defense or (ii) any asserted set-off and is not a Net-Out Receivable;

(h) which, together with the related Contract, does not contravene in any material respect applicable law, rule or regulation (including those relating to export and re-export control, including, without limitation, the Export Administration Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions regulations maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of State) and no party to such Contract is in violation of any such law, rule or regulation if such contravention or violation, as applicable, would impair the collectability of such Receivable;

(i) which satisfies all applicable requirements of the Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy;

(j) which is due within 90 days of the original billing date therefor;

 

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(k) in and to which the Originator has validly sold all of its right, title and interest in and to such Receivable to the Seller, and Seller owns good and marketable title to the Receivable, free and clear of any encumbrance, lien or security interest, except that Oil and Gas Lien Receivables which result in the Oil and Gas Lien Receivable Calculation not exceeding the following applicable percentage of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all non-Defaulted Receivables shall be eligible (subject to the eligibility requirement in clause (s) below): (i) if the Parent’s senior unsecured debt is rated above BBB- by S&P and above Baa3 by Moody’s, 10%, (ii) if the Parent’s senior unsecured debt is rated BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s, 5%, and (iii) if a Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing, 0% (that is, all Oil and Gas Lien Receivables shall be ineligible);

(l) the representations and warranties with respect to which in the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects;

(m) which arises under a Contract that contains an obligation to pay a specified sum of money, contingent only upon the sale of goods or the provision of services;

(n) with respect to which no Facility Agent has provided to the Seller at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice that such Facility Agent has determined that such Receivable either (i) is generated by a line of business which did not exist at the closing of the Facility or that is changed from the business as it then existed or (ii) has a related Obligor which is unacceptable to such Facility Agent in its reasonable credit judgment;

(o) which is payable by an Obligor who is not the subject of bankruptcy or similar proceedings;

(p) which is not a Defaulted Receivable;

(q) which has not been extended, rewritten or otherwise modified from the original terms thereof except in accordance with the Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy;

(r) which has been fully earned by performance on the part of the Originator, and no further action is required to be performed by the Originator or any other Person with respect thereto other than payment thereon by the applicable Obligor;

(s) if an Oil and Gas Lien Receivable, no holder of a lien or security interest arising or perfected pursuant to an Oil and Gas Lien Act has taken any step to enforce such lien or security interest with respect thereto;

(t) the purchase of the obligation constitutes a current transaction within the meaning of the Section 3(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; and

 

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(u) which represents the sales price of goods or services within the meaning of Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

“Equity Interests” shall mean with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such securities (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Parent, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any Reportable Event with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (c) the incurrence by the Parent or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, other than a standard termination under Section 4041(b) of ERISA; (d) the receipt by the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice from the PBGC of any intention of the PBGC to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Parent or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any Withdrawal Liability or other liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the receipt by the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice of a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

“Eurodollar Liabilities” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

“Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, for any Purchase Group and any Calculation Period, the sum of LIBOR and the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage for such Purchase Group and such Calculation Period or other period.

“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” of any Committed Purchaser or LC Bank for any Calculation Period shall mean the reserve percentage applicable two Business Days before the first day of such Calculation Period under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) (or if more than one such

 

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percentage shall be applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Calculation Period or other period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve, special deposit or similar requirement) for such Committed Purchaser or LC Bank with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including, or deposits with respect to, Eurocurrency Liabilities (or with respect to any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Eurocurrency Liabilities is determined) having a term equal to such Calculation Period or other period.

“Eurocurrency Liabilities” shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

“Event of Termination” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a) hereof.

“Excess Concentration Amount” shall mean, on any day, the sum of all amounts determined as follows: for each Obligor, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Eligible Receivables of such Obligor and its Affiliated Obligor(s), if any, exceeds (ii) the applicable Concentration Limit for such Obligor.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and any successor statute thereto.

“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to an Indemnified Party, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to such Indemnified Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Indemnified Party: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, state gross receipts Taxes, and branch profits Taxes imposed as a result of such Indemnified Party being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Indemnified Party with respect to its portion of any Exposure Amount pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Indemnified Party funds such Exposure Amount or becomes obligated to fund a portion of Aggregate Exposure Amount, (c) any Tax, assignment or other governmental charge attributable to and which would not have been imposed but for such Indemnified Party’s failure to comply with the delivery requirements contained in Section 11.07 with respect to the applicable tax forms (including any successor forms), reports and documentation required to be properly completed and duly executed by such Indemnified Party establishing such Indemnified Party’s exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax, and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

“Exposure Amount” shall mean, for each Purchase Group, the applicable Purchase Group Percentage of the Aggregate Exposure Amount.

“Facility” shall mean the facility governed by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, pursuant to which (i) the Facility Agents, on behalf of their respective Purchase Groups, purchase from the Seller undivided interests in the Receivables, the Related Security and the Collections, and (ii) the LC Banks make available to the Sellers Letters of Credit in favor of beneficiaries specified by the Seller and permissible under applicable Law.

 

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“Facility Agent” shall mean, with respect to any Conduit Purchase, Committed Purchaser or LC Bank, the entity acting as agent for such Conduit Purchaser, Committed Purchaser or LC Bank identified from time to time on Schedule I hereto, which executes this Agreement or an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and any successor thereto

“Facility Termination” shall mean the date on which (i) all Aggregate Unpaids have been fully paid, (ii) the Maximum Net Investment is reduced to zero and (iii) no Letters of Credit remain outstanding.

“FATCA” shall mean the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

“Federal Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.

“Fee Collateral Amount” shall mean, on any day on and after the Termination Date, the sum of the Used Fees, the Letter of Credit Fronting Bank Fees and other fees to accrue on the Letters of Credit that are outstanding and undrawn on such day through their stated expiration dates (as such stated expiration dates may be extended in accordance with the proviso in the definition of LC Obligations herein).

“Fee Letter” shall mean the agreement among the Seller and the Facility Agents, setting forth certain fees payable by the Seller in connection with the purchase by the Facility Agents (on behalf of their respective Purchase Groups) of the Receivable Interest and the Purchasers’ obligation to make Participation Advances in the event draws on the Letters of Credit are not reimbursed.

Financial Test” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(q) hereof.

“Foreign Obligor” shall mean an Obligor which is not a U.S. Obligor or a Canadian Obligor.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.

“Government Obligor” shall mean the United States of America, any territory, possession or commonwealth of the United States of America, any State, any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, any public school and any public healthcare institution.

 

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Governmental Authority ” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

“Guarantee” shall mean as to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“Incremental Purchase” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.02 hereof.

“Indebtedness” shall mean as to any Person, at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person ( provided, that for the purposes of this clause (v), if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become personally liable for any such Indebtedness, the amount of Indebtedness of such Person in connection therewith shall be limited to the lesser of (a) the fair market value of such asset(s) and (b) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien), (vi) all Indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such Person, (vii) all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (viii) all non-contingent obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument (other than trade letters of credit and documentary letters of credit), provided , however that in the case of letters of credit other than Letters of Credit issued under the Credit Agreement, reimbursement obligations shall not be considered Indebtedness unless they have not been reimbursed within three Business Days after becoming due, and (ix) all production payments, proceeds production payments or similar obligations of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefore as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

“Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” shall mean as to any Person, at any date, without duplication, Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Indebtedness and Guarantees thereof.

 

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“Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a) hereof.

Ineligible Branches ” shall mean each branch of the Originator listed on Schedule II hereto as an “Ineligible Branch”, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 11.21 hereof.

Investment Grade Rating ” shall mean as to any Person, a rating of senior long-term unsecured debt of such Person without any third-party credit enhancement of (i) BBB- or higher by S&P or (ii) Baa3 or higher by Moody’s.

“Issuance” shall mean the initial issuance by an LC Bank of a Letter of Credit in accordance with the provision of Section 2.10 hereof. “Issue” shall mean the doing of such action.

“Law” shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Official Body.

“LC Bank” and “LC Banks” shall mean each financial institution which agrees to issue Letters of Credit at the request of the Seller by being or becoming a party to this Agreement by executing this Agreement or an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and which is identified as such from time to time on Schedule I to this Agreement, and any of its successors.

“LC Bank Fee Letter” shall mean, for each LC Bank, the fee letter between such LC Bank and the Seller, setting forth the Letter of Credit Fronting Bank Fee and the other fees payable by the Seller to such LC Bank in connection with the Issuance and/or Modification of a Letter of Credit, as the same may be from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

“LC Bank Sublimit” shall mean, with respect to any LC Bank, the dollar amount indicated from time to time on Schedule I to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, although the aggregate of the LC Bank Sublimits may exceed the LC Sub-Facility, the Stated Amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit may not exceed at any time the LC Sub-Facility.

“LC Cash Collateral Account” shall mean the account designated as the LC Cash Collateral Account established and maintained at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., account number 464639090, or any other commercial bank designated by the Administrative Agent, which account shall be in the name of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Purchase Groups, in respect of Phillips 66 Receivables Facility.

LC Obligations ” shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of the then undrawn and outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate Reimbursement Obligations described in clause (i) of the definition thereof that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.11; provided that any Letter of Credit that has expired by its terms but may still be drawn upon in accordance with Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices, shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

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“LC Sub-Facility” shall mean $1,200,000,000.

“Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a) of this Agreement.

“Letter of Credit Application” shall mean, for each LC Bank, such LC Bank’s form of Letter of Credit Application, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or such other form as shall be agreed to from time to time by the Seller and such LC Bank.

“Letter of Credit Fronting Bank Fee” shall mean the fees payable to an LC Bank which issues a Letter of Credit, as provided in the applicable LC Bank Fee Letter.

“Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement” shall mean the Reimbursement Agreement dated as of April 27, 2012, among, the Parent, the Seller and Phillips 66 Co., as the same may be from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, pursuant to which Phillips 66 Co. may from time to time request from the Seller that the Seller direct the Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit hereunder and Phillips 66 Co. will have an obligation to reimburse the Seller for any drawing under such Letter of Credit.

“Letter of Credit Request” shall mean the request for the Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto.

“LIBOR” shall mean, for any Purchase Group and any Calculation Period, a rate per annum, to be reasonably determined by the related Facility Agent, equal to the rate per annum which appears on the Reuters BBA Libor Page 3750, or such other page as may replace page 3750 on that service (rounded up to the nearest 1/100 of 1%), for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks for deposits of Dollars, at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Business Days prior to the first day of such Calculation Period or other period, as applicable, for a period equal to such Calculation Period or other period, as applicable, in an amount substantially equal to the amount of Dollars to be funded; provided, that in the event no rate is so posted, “LIBOR” shall mean the arithmetic average (rounded up to only four decimal places) of the offered quotations by the related Facility Agent for deposits of Dollars at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Business Days prior to the Calculation Period or other period, as applicable, in an amount substantially equal to the amount of Dollars to be funded.

“LIBOR Margin” shall mean the applicable margin added to the Eurodollar Rate, based on the senior unsecured debt rating of the Parent, as set forth on Schedule V hereto.

“Lien,” with respect to any asset, shall mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset (including any production payment, proceeds production payment or similar financing arrangement with respect to such asset).

“Limited Liability Company Agreement” shall mean the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Seller dated April 27, 2012.

 

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“Lockbox” shall mean a post office box to which Collections are sent and which is administered by a Depositary Bank.

“Lockbox Account” shall mean an account maintained at a Depositary Bank into which Collections are deposited.

“Loss Ratio” shall mean, on any day, the highest average of the Default Ratios for any three consecutive Calculation Periods during the twelve Calculation Periods preceding the day on which determined.

“Loss Horizon Ratio” shall mean a fraction, calculated on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, (i) the numerator of which equals aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Reserve Receivables generated during the three Calculation Periods ended on the last day of such Calculation Period times the Weighted Average Term Factor and (ii) the denominator of which is equal to the Net Receivables Balance on the last day of such Calculation Period.

“Losses” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a) hereof.

“Loss Reserve Amount” shall mean, on any day, the product of (i) the Loss Reserve Percentage and (ii) the Net Receivables Balance on such day.

“Loss Reserve Percentage” shall mean, the percentage, calculated on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, equal to the greater of (a) 8.0 % (the “Loss Reserve Floor” ) and (b) the product of (a) 2.25, (b) the Loss Ratio and (c) the Loss Horizon Ratio.

“Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio” shall mean, the ratio (expressed as a percentage), calculated on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Reserve Receivables written off by the Originator or the Seller during such Calculation Period and (ii) the aggregate amount of Collections on all Reserve Receivables actually received during such Calculation Period.

“Mandatory Reduction Amount” shall mean the amount necessary to cause the Percentage Interest to be less than or equal to 100%, or, following a Downgrade Event, less than or equal to 95%.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (i) the financial condition or operations of the Seller; (ii) the ability of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. or the Parent to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document; (iii) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (iv) any Purchaser’s or LC Bank’s interest in the Receivables generally or in any significant portion of the Receivables, the Related Security or the Collections with respect thereto; or (v) the collectability of the Receivables generally or of any material portion of the Receivables.

“Material Subsidiary” shall mean Originator and at any time, any Subsidiary which as of such time meets the definition of a “significant subsidiary” contained as of the date hereof in Regulation S-X of the SEC other than the Seller or any other Securitization Entity.

 

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“Maximum Net Investment” shall mean $1,200,000,000, unless such amount shall be reduced pursuant to the next sentence or as provided in Section 2.15 or following the termination of a Purchase Group pursuant to Section 11.08 hereof. On a Non-Extension Date for any Non-Extending Purchase Group, unless such Non-Extending Purchase Group’s Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment has been assigned pursuant to Section 11.02, the Maximum Net Investment shall be reduced by that Non-Extending Purchase Group’s Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment.

“Modification” shall mean any renewal, extension (to the extent not automatically renewed subject to the terms of Section 2.10), increase, decrease or other modification of a Letter of Credit, other than a ministerial amendment. “Modify” shall mean the doing of such action.

“Monthly Report” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11(a)(i) hereof.

“Monthly Report Date” shall mean the 25th calendar day of each month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day.

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., together with any successor that is a nationally recognized statistical rating association.

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate (i) makes or is obligated to make contributions or (ii) has any liability, including Withdrawal Liability.

“Net Investment” shall mean, for each Purchase Group, at any time, the sum of the amounts of Purchase Price paid by the Purchasers in that Purchase Group to the Seller for each Incremental and Reimbursement Purchase less the aggregate amount of Collections and other amounts received and applied by the Servicer or the related Facility Agent to reduce such Net Investment in accordance with the terms hereof; provided , that each Purchase Group’s Net Investment shall be increased by the amount of any Collections so received and applied if at any time the distribution of such Collections is rescinded or must otherwise be returned or restored for any reason.

“Net-Out Agreement” shall mean a “net-out agreement”, an “exchange agreement” or similar agreement with respect to purchases and sales between the Originator and another party, pursuant to which amounts payable by Originator and such other party are settled on a net basis based on physical deliveries that occurred in a specified period.

“Net-Out Receivables” shall mean any Receivable originated under a Net-Out Agreement.

“Net Receivables Balance” shall mean, at any time, the Outstanding Balances of the Eligible Receivables at such time reduced by the sum of, without duplication of amounts reducing the amount of total Receivables to determine Eligible Receivables, the following: (i) the Accounts Payable Deduction Amount, (ii) the Excess Concentration Amount (net of any deduction made pursuant to preceding clause (i) for any Obligor), (iii) the aggregate amount of

 

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Collections that are unapplied cash, and (iv) after a Downgrade Event, the aggregate accrual balance of sales, excise, motor fuel, business and occupation, and other similar taxes payable in connection with the Receivables, adjusted for a factor of the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the prior twelve Calculation Periods.

“Non-Extending Purchase Group” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.16 hereof.

“Non-Extension Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.16 hereof.

“Obligor” shall mean a Person who purchased goods or services on credit under a Contract and who is obligated to make payments to the Seller or the Originator pursuant to such Contract.

“Official Body” shall mean any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case, whether foreign or domestic.

“Oil and Gas Lien Act” shall mean Section 9.343 of the Texas UCC, the Oil and Gas Products Lien Act of the State of New Mexico (N.M. Stat. Ann. §48-9-1 et seq. ), the Oil and Gas Owners’ Lien Act of the State of Oklahoma (52 Okl. St. Ann § 548 et seq. ), the Oil and Gas Owner’s Sales Liens statute of North Dakota (N.D. Cent. Code §§35-37-01-06), the Montana Oil and Gas Owners’ Lien Act (Mont. Code Ann. §§71-3-1601-1607), and any comparable provision of the law of any other jurisdiction.

Oil and Gas Lien Receivable Calculation ” shall mean, on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of Oil and Gas Lien Receivables for the Calculation Period preceding such Calculation Period and (ii) 1.15.

“Oil and Gas Lien Receivables” shall mean an equivalent amount of Receivables equal to the amount of purchases by the Originator that are subject or potentially subject to an Oil and Gas Lien Act, that give rise or potentially give rise to adverse claims on such Receivables pursuant to an Oil and Gas Lien Act.

“Originator” shall mean Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation.

“Optional Reduction Amount” shall mean the amount of reduction of the Aggregate Net Investment specified by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.15(b) hereof.

“Optional Reduction Date” shall mean the date on which an Optional Reduction Amount is paid.

“Other Companies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a) hereof.

“Other Connection Taxes” shall mean with respect to any Indemnified Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Indemnified Party and the

 

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jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Indemnified Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any portion of its Aggregate Exposure).

“Other Phillips 66 Companies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(d) hereof.

“Outstanding Balance” of any Receivable shall mean, at any time, the then outstanding amount thereof.

“Parent” shall mean Phillips 66, a Delaware corporation.

“Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, (i) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the business, operations, property or financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries and of the Contribution Business, taken as a whole, (ii) a material impairment of the ability of the Parent and Originator, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents, or material impairment of the ability of the Parent to consummate the Spin-Off or (iii) material adverse effect upon the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks under the Transaction Documents; and (b) after the Closing Date, (i) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the business, operations, property or financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) a material impairment of the ability of the Parent and Originator, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents, or (iii) a material adverse effect upon the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks under the Transaction Documents; provided , that the consummation of the Transactions shall not be considered to be a material adverse change, effect or impairment.

“Parent Undertaking” shall mean the unconditional guarantee by the Parent, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries, of the performance of Phillips 66 Co. under the Transaction Documents, provided in Section 5.01 hereof.

“Participation Advance” shall mean a purchase or deemed purchase by a Purchaser or an LC Bank of a participation interest in the Reimbursement Obligations which are unsatisfied by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.11(b).

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Percentage Interest” shall mean, at any time of determination, an undivided percentage interest in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections and equal to the following:

AEA– LCA + TRA

NRB

 

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Where:

 

  AEA    =    the Aggregate Exposure Amount at the time of such determination;
  LCA    =    the amount on deposit in the LC Cash Collateral Account (other than the amount deposited therein pursuant to Section 2.12(a) or (c) hereof or allocable to the Fee Collateral Amount) at the time of determination;
  TRA    =    the Total Reserve Amount at the time of such determination; and
  NRB    =    the Net Receivables Balance at the time of such determination.

Following the Scheduled Termination date or the occurrence of a Termination Event, for the purpose of allocating Collections pursuant to Section 2.08, the Percentage Interest shall be equal to 100% until the Facility Termination.

“Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership (general or limited), trust, business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, joint-stock company, Official Body or any other entity of whatever nature.

“Phillips 66 Co.” shall mean Phillips 66 Company, a Delaware corporation.

“Phillips 66 Letter of Credit Documents” shall mean the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, and each letter of credit request and any other document, agreement or instrument delivered in connection therewith.

“Plan” shall mean any employee benefit (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Potential Termination Event” shall mean any event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a Termination Event.

“Proceeds” shall mean “proceeds” as defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Administrative Agent’s ownership or security interests therein.

“Purchase” shall mean a purchase, including each Reinvestment Purchase, Incremental Purchase and Reimbursement Purchase, by a Facility Agent (on behalf of its related Purchasers) of the Receivable Interest.

“Purchase and Contribution Agreement” shall mean the Purchase and Contribution Agreement dated as of April 27, 2012, by and between the Seller, as purchaser, and Originator, as seller, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

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“Purchase Group” shall mean each separate group consisting of one or more Conduit Purchasers, if any, one or more Committed Purchasers, one or more LC Banks and a Facility Agent, identified from time to time on Schedule I to this Agreement.

“Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment” shall mean, with respect to any Purchase Group, the dollar amount indicated from time to time on Schedule I to this Agreement; provided, that if any Purchase Group becomes a Non-Extending Purchase Group, then, effective on its Non-Extension Date, such Non-Extending Purchase Group’s Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment will equal the Net Investment until repaid in accordance with Section 2.16 hereof; and provided further , that if any Purchase Group is terminated without replacement pursuant to Section 11.08, such Purchase Group’s Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment will be reduced to $0.

“Purchase Group Percentage” shall mean, with respect to a Purchase Group, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment of such Purchase Group and the denominator of which is the Maximum Net Investment.

“Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.02 hereof.

“Purchase Price” shall mean, with respect to any Incremental Purchase, the amount agreed to by the Seller and the Facility Agents and paid to the Seller by the Facility Agents, on behalf of the Purchasers, as set forth in the Purchase Notice related to such Incremental Purchase.

“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” shall mean a Conduit Purchaser or a Committed Purchaser, or one or more Conduit Purchasers or Committed Purchasers, as the context so requires, and shall include a Support Provider and any of their respective successors and assigns that may purchase any portion of the Receivable Interest pursuant hereto or which acquires an undivided interest in any Conduit Purchaser’s Receivable Interest pursuant to a Conduit Support Document.

“Rating Agencies” shall mean, collectively, Moody’s, S&P and Fitch Ratings.

RBC ” shall mean Royal Bank of Canada, a Canadian chartered bank.

“Receivable” shall mean all indebtedness and any other obligations of any Obligor arising from the sale of goods from the Originator’s crude oil, natural gas liquids and petroleum products refining, marketing and transportation business, and specialty businesses and the provision of related services, by the Originator under a Contract, including all rights to payment of any interest or finance charges and any security related thereto.

“Receivable Interest” shall mean, at any time, an undivided percentage ownership or security interest in (i) each and every then outstanding Receivable owned by the Seller, (ii) all Related Security with respect to each such Receivable, (iii) all Collections with respect thereto, and (iv) all cash and non-cash Proceeds of the foregoing, equal to the Percentage Interest at such time, and only at such time (without regard to prior calculations).

 

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“Records” shall mean correspondence, memoranda, computer programs, tapes, discs, reports, papers, books or other documents or transcribed information of any type whether expressed in ordinary or machine readable language; provided , that any intellectual property (such as software) or rights therein that are not permitted by applicable Law or contract to be assigned shall not be included herein.

“Reduction Date” shall mean any day on which any portion of a Purchase Group’s Net Investment funded with Commercial Paper or with Yield based on LIBOR (i) is reduced without compliance by the Seller with the notice requirements under this Agreement, (ii) is assigned by a Conduit Purchaser to its Support Provider, (iii) is reduced in connection with the payment of an Optional Reduction Amount or a Mandatory Reduction Amount or (iv) would have increased due to an Incremental Purchase requested in a Purchase Notice delivered by the Seller in accordance with Section 2.02 but was not in fact increased.

“Registration Statement” shall mean the Parent’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC on January 3, 2012, as amended from time to time.

“Regulatory Change” shall mean the occurrence after the Closing Date (or with respect to any Purchaser or LC Bank, such later date on which such Purchaser or LC Bank, as the case may be, becomes a party to this Agreement) of (i) the adoption of any applicable Law, rule or regulation (including any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy) or any change therein, (ii) any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, or (iii) the compliance, application or implementation, whether commenced prior to or after the Facility closing date, by any Affected Person with the requirements of (a) the final rule titled Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: Regulatory Capital; Impact of Modifications to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; Consolidation of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs; and Other Related Issues, adopted by the United States bank regulatory agencies on December 15, 2009 (the “FAS 166/167 Capital Guidelines” ), (b) the revised BASEL ACCORD prepared by the BASEL Committee on Banking Supervision entitled “A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems”, revised June 2011 ( “BASEL III” ), or (c) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or any existing or future rules, regulations, guidance, interpretations or directives from the U.S. bank regulatory agencies relating to the FAS 166/167 Capital Guidelines, BASEL III or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (whether or not having the force of law), regardless of the date any of the foregoing is enacted, adopted or issued.

“Reimbursement Collateral Amount” shall mean, on any day, the sum of (i) if before the Termination Date, the amount, if any, required to be deposited in the LC Cash Collateral Account to cause the Percentage Interest to be less than 100% (95% if a Downgrade Event shall have occurred and be continuing) on such day, (ii) the amount required to be deposited therein

 

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pursuant to Section 2.12(a) with respect to a Defaulting Purchaser, and (iii) on and after the Termination Date, the aggregate Stated Amount of outstanding and undrawn Letters of Credit on such day.

“Reimbursement Obligation” shall mean the obligation of the Seller to (i) reimburse an LC Bank pursuant to Section 2.11(b) for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit not satisfied by a Reimbursement Purchase in accordance with the terms of Section 2.11(a) and/or (ii) cash collateralize the Stated Amount of undrawn and outstanding Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.11(f), as the context requires.

“Reimbursement Purchase” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a) hereof.

“Reinvestment Purchase” shall mean have the meaning specified in Section 2.05 hereof.

“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

“Related Security” shall mean with respect to any Receivable:

(a) all Contracts with respect to such Receivable;

(b) all of the Seller’s interest, if any, in the goods (including returned goods) the sale of which by the Originator gave rise to such Receivable;

(c) all other security interests or Liens and property subject thereto from time to time, if any, purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all financing statements signed by an Obligor describing any collateral securing such Receivable;

(d) all guarantees, indemnities, letters of credit, insurance or other agreements or arrangements of any kind from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise;

(e) all Records relating to, and all service contracts and any other contracts associated with, such Receivable, the related Contracts or the related Obligors;

(f) all of the Seller’s right, title and interests in and to the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the Phillips 66 Letter of Credit Documents, including (i) all monies due or to become due to the Seller from Phillips 66 Co. thereunder or in connection therewith and (ii) all rights, remedies, powers, claims and privileges of the Seller against Phillips 66 Co. thereunder or in connection therewith; and

(g) all Proceeds of the foregoing.

 

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“Reportable Event” shall mean a “reportable event” as that term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder.

“Required Facility Agents” shall mean the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents representing Purchase Groups having Purchase Group Maximum Net Investments equal to more than 50% of the Maximum Net Investment; provided , that if any Facility Agent’s Purchase Group includes a Defaulting Purchaser, its Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment (including as part of the Maximum Net Investment) shall not be included for purposes of this definition.

“Required LC Cash Collateral Amount” shall mean the sum of the Reimbursement Collateral Amount and the Fee Collateral Amount, which is held in the LC Cash Collateral Account held for the benefit of the LC Banks, the Facility Agents and the Purchasers.

“Reserve Receivable” shall mean a Receivable which was not generated by an Ineligible Branch.

“Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to the Seller, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer or treasurer of such Person and any other Person designated as a Responsible Officer by any such officers, as the Seller, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent, as applicable, may from time to time notify the Administrative Agent.

“Scheduled Termination Date” shall mean April 27, 2015, and such later date as the Seller, Phillips 66 Co., the Parent, the Administrative Agent, and the Facility Agents (other than any Facility Agent whose Purchase Group elects to become a Non-Extending Purchase Group) shall agree in writing in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 hereof.

“SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor regulatory body.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time and any successor statute thereto.

“Securitization Entity” shall mean any Person engaged solely in the business of effecting Securitization Transactions and related activities.

“Securitization Transaction” shall mean any transaction in which the Parent or a Subsidiary sells or otherwise transfers accounts receivable or other rights to payment (whether existing or arising in the future) and assets related thereto (i) to one or more purchasers or (ii) to a special purpose entity that (a) borrows under a loan secured by or issues securities payable from such accounts receivable or other rights to payment (or undivided interests therein) and related assets or (b) sells or otherwise transfers such accounts receivable or other rights to payment (or undivided interests therein) and related assets to one or more purchasers, whether or not amounts received in connection with the sale or other transfer of such accounts receivable or other rights to payment and related assets to an entity referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above would under GAAP be accounted for as liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent. The

 

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amount of any Securitization Transaction shall be deemed at any time to be (1) the aggregate outstanding principal or stated amount of the borrowings or securities in connection with the transactions referred to in clause (ii)(a) of the preceding sentence; (2) the outstanding amount of capital invested in or unrecovered outstanding purchase price paid in connection with a transaction referred to in clause (ii)(b) of the preceding sentence; or (3) if there shall be no such principal or stated amount or outstanding capital invested or unrecovered purchase price, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable transferred to such purchaser(s) pursuant to such Securitization Transaction net of any such accounts receivable that have been written off as uncollectible and any discount in the purchase price thereof.

“Seller” shall have the meaning defined in the preamble hereto.

“Servicer” shall mean, initially, Originator, and thereafter, any Person which upon the termination of a Servicer succeeds to the functions performed by such Person as the Servicer of the Receivables pursuant to a Complete Servicing Transfer.

“Servicer Report” shall mean, as applicable, a Monthly Report, a Weekly Report or a Daily Report.

“Servicer Report Date” shall mean, as applicable, each Monthly Report Date, each Weekly Report Date or each Daily Report Date.

“Servicing Fee” shall mean for any Calculation Period, the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Percentage and (ii) the average daily outstanding balance of Receivables during such Calculation Period.

“Servicing Fee Percentage” shall mean 1.0%.

“Servicing Fee Reserve Amount” shall mean, on any day, the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Reserve Ratio and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables on such day.

“Servicing Fee Reserve Ratio” shall mean, on any day, for the preceding Calculation Period, the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Percentage and (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the preceding twelve Calculation Periods (including such Calculation Period) and the denominator of which is 360.

“Set-Off Group” shall mean (a) before a Downgrade Event, (i) each entity listed on Schedule IV hereto, as that Schedule may be modified from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with at least 45 days’ notice), and each Subsidiary, direct or indirect, of such entity, if any, and (ii) each entity and each Subsidiary, direct or indirect, of such entity, if any, which has one of the ten largest aggregate Eligible Receivables balance at such time, and (b) after a Downgrade Event, each entity and each Subsidiary, direct or indirect, of such entity, if any, which has an Eligible Receivables balance at such time.

“Settlement Date” shall mean (i) the second (2nd) Business Day of each calendar month beginning in June, 2012, and (ii) on and after the Termination Date, each Business Day.

 

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“Special Distribution” shall mean the direct and indirect payments and distributions, whether in the form of repayment of intercompany Indebtedness and/or other distributions of cash or other property or assets, by the Parent and its Subsidiaries to ConocoPhillips or any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the date on which loans may be obtained under the Credit Agreement.

“Spin-Off” shall mean a series of one or more transactions by ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries to give effect to the public spin-off of Phillips 66, including the transfer (in one or more transactions) by ConocoPhillips and its Subsidiaries to Phillips 66 and its Subsidiaries of the Contribution Business and the pro rata dividend of the common stock of Phillips 66 in connection with the Spin-Off substantially as described in the Registration Statement.

“Stated Amount” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.10(g) hereof.

“Structuring Agent” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person (the “parent” ) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Parent.

“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, together with any successor that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

“Support Provider” shall mean and include any Person now or hereafter extending credit, or having a commitment to extend credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, any Conduit Purchaser or issuing a letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument to support any obligations arising under or in connection with such Conduit Purchaser’s securitization program (excluding any such Person providing any of the foregoing credit or support obligations only with respect to a transaction not related to this Agreement).

“Taxes” shall mean any all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed on an Indemnified Party by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the Scheduled Termination Date and (ii) the date on which an Event of Termination occurs.

“Termination Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01 hereof.

 

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“Total Reserve Amount” shall mean the sum of (i) the Loss Reserve Amount, (ii) the Dilution Reserve Amount, (iii) the Carrying Cost Reserve Amount and (iv) the Servicing Fee Reserve Amount.

“Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, the Purchase Notices, the Transaction Fee Letters, the Phillips 66 Letter of Credit Documents, the Letter of Credit Requests, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Blocked Account Agreements, the Limited Liability Company Agreement, and all other material agreements, documents and agreements executed and delivered in connection therewith.

“Transaction Fee Letters” shall mean the Fee Letter, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and the LC Bank Fee Letters.

“Transactions” shall mean the Contribution, the Special Distribution, the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement and the other senior credit facilities executed on the same date as the Credit Agreement, and the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Parent and Originator on or before the Closing Date under such facilities.

“Unused Fee” shall have the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

“Used Fee” shall have the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

“U.S. Obligor” shall mean (i) if a natural person, is a resident of the United States or (ii) if a corporation or other business organization, (a) either is organized under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or is a resident of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, and (b) has significant operations within the United States.

“UCC” shall mean, with respect to any jurisdiction, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such jurisdiction.

“Voting Stock” shall mean capital stock of the Parent that is entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of the Parent (other than any such capital stock having such rights only upon the occurrence of a contingency that has not yet occurred).

“Weekly Report” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.11(a)(ii) hereof.

“Weekly Report Date” shall mean, if a Weekly Report is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(ii) hereof, the second Business Day of each week.

Weighted Average Term Factor ” shall mean, on any day, the greater of (i) 1.0 and (ii) the weighted average payment terms plus 60 divided by 90.

“Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

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“Yield” shall mean, for any Purchase Group, for any Calculation Period (or portion thereof), the sum of, for each day in such Calculation Period (or portion thereof):

(a) to the extent any portion of the Net Investment of such Purchase Group is funded on such day by a Conduit Purchaser through the issuance of Commercial Paper, the product of (i) the portion of the Net Investment of such Purchase Group funded on such day by a Conduit Purchaser through the issuance of Commercial Paper, (ii) a rate of interest equal to the per annum rate (expressed as a percentage and an interest yield equivalent) or, if more than one rate, the weighted average thereof, paid or payable by such Conduit Purchaser from time to time as interest on or otherwise in respect of the Commercial Paper issued by such Conduit Purchaser that is allocated, in whole or in part, by the related Facility Agent to fund such portion of Net Investment on such day and (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is 360;

(b) if such Purchase Group does not include a Conduit Purchaser, the product of (i) the Net Investment on such day of the Purchaser (or the Net Investment on such day of the Purchasers) in such Purchase Group, (ii) a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such day, or, in the event (x) LIBOR cannot be determined for any reason, including the unavailability of rate bids or the general unavailability of the London interbank market for U.S. Dollar borrowings or (y) it shall become unlawful for the applicable Committed Purchaser to obtain funds in the London interbank market to fund or maintain any portion of the Net Investment of its Purchase Group, then a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate on such day and (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is 360 (if the Eurodollar Rate is applicable) or 365 or 366, as applicable (if the Alternate Base Rate is applicable);

(c) if such Purchase Group does include a Conduit Purchaser or Purchasers, to the extent any portion of the Net Investment of such Purchase Group is funded on any day by any Purchaser other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper, the product of (i) the portion of the Net Investment of such Purchase Group funded on such day by such Purchaser other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper, (ii) a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such day, plus the applicable LIBOR Margin, or, in the event (x) LIBOR cannot be determined for any reason, including the unavailability of rate bids or the general unavailability of the London interbank market for U.S. Dollar borrowings or (y) it shall become unlawful for the applicable Purchaser to obtain funds in the London interbank market to fund or maintain any portion of the Net Investment of its Purchase Group, then a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate on such day and (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is 365 or 366, as applicable; and

(d) to the extent such Purchase Group includes a related LC Bank which is owed a Reimbursement Obligation described in clause (i) of the definition thereof or a Purchaser which is owed a Participation Advance, the product of (i) the amount of such Reimbursement Obligation owed to such LC Bank on such day or the amount of the Participation Advance owed to such Purchaser on such day, (ii) a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate on such day and (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is one and the

 

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denominator of which is 360 (if the Default Rate is based on the Eurodollar Rate) or 365 or 366, as applicable (if the Default Rate is based on the prime rate or the federal funds rate);

provided , that at any time when any Termination Event shall have occurred, Yield for each Purchase Group on each day shall be the product of (i) the Net Investments of all Purchasers in such Purchase Group on such day, (ii) a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate on such day and (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is 360 (if the Default Rate is based on the Eurodollar Rate) or 365 or 366, as applicable (if the Default Rate is based on the prime rate or the federal funds rate).

Section 1.02. Interpretation and Construction. (a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural include the singular, and references to the part include the whole. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding.” The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation hereof in any respect. Section, subsection, exhibit and schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. As used in this Agreement, the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall each be deemed to include the others whenever the context so indicates. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. Terms not otherwise defined herein which are defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York from time to time shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms therein unless the context otherwise clearly requires.

(b) All terms in this Agreement that are defined by reference to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be automatically amended as those defined terms are amended in the Credit Agreement, but only so long as the Administrative Agent and all Facility Agents are parties to the Credit Agreement. At such time as any of the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent is no longer a party to the Credit Agreement, the terms in this Agreement defined by reference to the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings contained in the Credit Agreement as in effect when the Administrative Agent and all of the Facility Agents were parties to the Credit Agreement or such other meanings as such parties may agree.

Section 1.03. Use of Historical Data. When necessary to calculate any ratios or other amounts under this Agreement with reference to periods prior to the date hereof, historical data shall be used.

 

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A RTICLE II

P URCHASES AND S ETTLEMENTS

Section 2.01. General Assignment and Conveyance; Intent of the Parties. (a) At the time of each Incremental Purchase (including the initial Incremental Purchase) pursuant and subject to Sections 2.02 and 2.03 hereof, each Reinvestment Purchase pursuant and subject to Section 2.05 hereof and each Reimbursement Purchase pursuant and subject to Section 2.11(a) hereof, the Seller hereby sells to the Facility Agents, for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers, and the Facility Agents, on behalf of the applicable Purchasers, purchases from the Seller of, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivable Interest representing such Purchases. At the time of each Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit, as applicable, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10 hereof, and at all times as such Letters of Credit are outstanding, the Seller hereby assigns to the Facility Agents, for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers and LC Banks, and the applicable Facility Agents, on behalf of the applicable Purchasers and LC Banks, accept the assignment from the Seller of, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivable Interest securing such Letters of Credit. Any change in the Receivable Interest on any day shall be deemed to be (i) in the event of an increase in the Percentage Interest, a further sale or assignment by the Seller to the Facility Agents, ratably in accordance with their respective Purchase Group Percentages, of an undivided percentage ownership or security interest in each Receivable, together with Related Security and Collections, equal to the amount of such increase or (ii) in the event of a reduction in the Percentage Interest, a reassignment by each Facility Agent, ratably in accordance with its applicable Purchase Group Percentage, to the Seller of an undivided percentage ownership or security interest in each Receivable, together with Related Security and Collections, equal to (in the aggregate for all Facility Agents) the amount of such reduction.

(b) It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Purchase shall convey to each Facility Agent (for the benefit of its Purchasers), to the extent of its Purchase Group Percentage of the Receivable Interests, an undivided ownership interest in the Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds in respect thereof and that such transaction shall not constitute a secured loan. It is not the intention of the parties that the Incremental Purchases, Reinvestment Purchases and Reimbursement Purchases be deemed a pledge of the Receivable Interests in the Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds from the Seller to the Facility Agents (on behalf of the Purchasers) to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Receivable Interests in the Receivables, Related Security, Collections or Proceeds is characterized as collateral for a secured loan or otherwise held to be the property of the Seller, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest in the Receivable Interests in the Receivables, Related Security, Collections or Proceeds (any of the foregoing being a “Recharacterization” ), then it is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement shall be a security agreement and the conveyance provided for in Section 2.01(a) shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Facility Agents and the related Purchasers) of a first priority security interest, securing repayment of the Aggregate Net Investment and all other amounts payable to the Administrative Agent, Facility Agents and the Purchasers hereunder, in

 

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the Collateral. In the case of any Recharacterization, the Seller represents and warrants that each remittance of Collections to the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents or the Purchasers hereunder will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred in the ordinary course of its business or financial affairs and (ii) made in the ordinary course of its business or financial affairs. It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit shall convey to each Facility Agent (for the benefit of it related LC Bank(s) and Purchasers), to the extent of its Purchase Group Percentage of the Receivable Interest, a first priority security interest in the Collateral, securing repayment of all Reimbursement Obligations and Participation Advances and all other amounts payable to the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks hereunder. “Collateral” shall mean the Seller’s right, title, and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (a) (i) the Receivables, (ii) the Related Security with respect to such Receivables, (iii) all Collections, and (iv) the Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts, the Depositary Accounts and the LC Cash Collateral Account and (b) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing.

Section 2.02. Incremental Purchases. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including Section 3.03, (i) the Seller may at any time and from time to time at its option sell to the Facility Agents (as agents for the applicable Purchaser(s)) undivided percentage ownership interests in each and every Receivable, together with the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto (each an “Incremental Purchase” ), and (ii) each Facility Agent, on behalf of the applicable Purchaser(s) shall make an Incremental Purchase. The Seller shall provide the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents with a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto (a “Purchase Notice” ) by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least two Business Days prior to each Incremental Purchase. Each Purchase Notice shall specify (a) the Purchase Price requested to be paid to the Seller and the allocation among the Purchase Groups (which shall be based on their respective Purchase Group Percentages) and (b) the date of such requested Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, for any Purchase Group that includes a Conduit Purchaser, if any Conduit Purchaser in such Purchase Group chooses not to purchase (through its related Facility Agent) an Incremental Purchase, the applicable Committed Purchaser in such Conduit Purchaser’s Purchase Group shall purchase (through the related Facility Agent) such Incremental Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Incremental Purchases shall be allocated among the Facility Agents pro rata in accordance with the respective Purchase Group Percentages. No Facility Agent shall have any obligation to make an Incremental Purchase on any day if the conditions set forth in Section 3.03 hereof are not satisfied. No Facility Agent, on behalf of its related Purchaser(s), shall make any such Purchase at or after the Termination Date. Each Incremental Purchase shall be in an aggregate amount of at least $5,000,000 or any higher multiple of $1,000,000. Each Facility Agent shall purchase its related Purchase Group Percentage of each Incremental Purchase. Reimbursement Purchases will be made on the same terms as are set forth in this Section 2.02, except that (i) one Business Day’s notice will be permissible, (ii) the minimum amount of a Reimbursement Purchase shall be $1,000,000 and (iii) the Purchase Notice shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.03. Purchase Price. (a) On the closing date for each Incremental Purchase, the Facility Agents, on behalf of the applicable Purchaser(s), shall pay to the Seller in immediately available funds an amount equal to the

 

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Purchase Price for such Incremental Purchase. The Purchase Price of the initial Incremental Purchase shall equal the initial Aggregate Net Investment; each Facility Agent, on behalf of its Purchase Group, shall pay its Purchase Group Percentage of such initial Purchase Price. The Purchase Price of each subsequent Incremental Purchase shall equal the amount by which the Aggregate Net Investment is increased by such Incremental Purchase and shall be funded by the Facility Agents, pro rata on the basis of their respective Purchase Group Percentages. Each Purchase Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the Seller and Seller shall pay Break Funding Costs under Section 2.07(c) incurred as a result of any failure by the Seller to complete such Incremental Purchase

(b) On the day of each Reimbursement Purchase, the Facility Agents, on behalf of the applicable Purchaser(s) shall pay to the applicable LC Bank in immediately available funds an amount equal to the Purchase Price for such Reimbursement Purchase. The Purchase Price for a Reimbursement Purchase shall be equal to the amount drawn under the Letter of Credit. Each Facility Agent, on behalf of its Purchase Group, shall pay its Purchase Group Percentage of the Purchase Price for each Reimbursement Purchase. The Aggregate Net Investment shall be increased by the amount of each Purchase Price for a Reimbursement Purchase.

Section 2.04. Payments to Seller. The Purchase Price for each Purchase and all other amounts paid by any Facility Agent or the Administrative Agent hereunder to the Seller shall be made to the Servicer’s account designated by the Seller to the Facility Agents and the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date or to such other account as the Seller may hereafter designate to the Administrative Agent in writing.

Section 2.05. Reinvestment Purchases. Subject to Section 3.03 hereof, on each Business Day occurring after the initial Incremental Purchase or Reimbursement Purchase, whichever first occurs hereunder, and prior to the Termination Date, the Seller hereby sells as set forth in Section 2.01 to the Facility Agents, for the benefit of the applicable Purchaser(s), and each Facility Agent shall, on behalf of the related Purchaser(s), purchase from the Seller undivided percentage ownership interests in each and every Receivable Interest not previously purchased to the extent that Collections are available for such Purchase in accordance with Section 2.08(a) hereof (each, a “Reinvestment Purchase” ), such that after giving effect to such Purchase (and for each Facility Agent that is making such Reinvestment Purchase), (i) the amount of the Aggregate Net Investment of such Facility Agents, for the benefit of their respective Purchaser(s), at the end of each such day shall be equal to the amount of the Aggregate Net Investment of such Facility Agents, for the benefit of the related Purchaser(s), at the end of the day immediately preceding such day, plus the Purchase Price paid with respect to any Incremental Purchase or Reimbursement Purchase made on such day, if any, minus the reduction in Aggregate Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.08(b), 2.09, 2.15(b) or 2.16 hereof made on such day, if any, and (ii) such Facility Agent’s (for the benefit of its related Purchaser(s)) Purchase Group Net Investment, at the end of each such day shall be equal to the amount of its Purchase Group Net Investment at the end of the day immediately preceding such day, plus its Purchase Group Percentage of the Purchase Price paid with respect to any Incremental Purchase or Reimbursement Purchase made on such day, if any, minus its pro rata portion of the reduction in the Aggregate Net Investment pursuant to Section 2.08(b), 2.09, 2.15(b) or 2.16 hereof made on such day. Subject to the terms and

 

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conditions hereof, each such Reinvestment Purchase shall be allocated among the Facility Agents pro rata in accordance with the Purchase Group Percentage of the related Purchase Group.

Section 2.06. [Reserved]

Section 2.07. Yield and Fees; Break Funding Costs. (a) The Seller shall pay the Facility Agents (for distribution to the Purchasers and LC Banks, as applicable) Yield due on their Net Investment or Participation Advances, as applicable, on each Settlement Date. On the Business Day before each Settlement Date, each Facility Agent will provide the Seller and the Servicer with an invoice showing (a) the Yield due on the Net Investment funded by the Purchaser(s) in its Purchase Group and (b) the Yield due on the Reimbursement Obligations owed by the Seller to the LC Banks and Purchaser(s) in its Purchase Group, in each case, on such Settlement Date.

(b) The Seller shall pay the Facility Agents (for distribution to the Purchasers and LC Banks, as applicable) and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, the non-refundable fees set forth in the Transaction Fee Letters on Settlement Dates. For each Settlement Date, the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent will provide the Seller and Servicer with an invoice showing the fees due to it and/or the Purchasers and LC Banks in its Purchase Group on such Settlement Date.

(c) The Seller shall pay Break Funding Costs to the Facility Agent for any Purchaser whose funding of its portion of Net Investment gives rise to Break Funding Costs on any Reduction Date. The Facility Agent for such Purchaser shall provide a certificate to the Seller and Servicer showing the calculation of such Break Funding Costs and the basis therefor. Break Funding Costs in connection with the payment of an Optional Reduction Amount or a Mandatory Reduction Amount shall be due and payable at the time such Optional Reduction Amount and Mandatory Reduction Amount is paid. Break Funding Costs in connection with the reduction of Net Investment without the required notice or due to an assignment by a Conduit Purchaser to its Support Provider shall be due and payable on the date of such reduction or assignment. Break Funding Costs in connection with the failure to make a requested Incremental Purchase shall be due and payable on the day such Incremental Purchase was requested to be made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Break Funding Costs shall be payable until one Business Day after the Seller shall have received from the applicable Facility Agent the certificate specified above.

(d) All payments made by the Seller or the Servicer to any Facility Agent shall be made to the account designated by such Facility Agent on Schedule I hereto.

(e) The calculations of amounts owing to any Facility Agent (for itself or on behalf of its Purchase Group) or to the Administrative Agent in any invoice or certificate provided in this Section 2.07 shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.08. Settlements and Other Payment Procedures. (a) The Servicer shall, on each day before a Termination Date on which Collections of Receivables are received or deemed received by it:

 

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(i) set aside on its books and records and hold in trust from the Percentage Interest in such Collections, an amount equal to (A) with respect to each Purchase Group, the aggregate amount of Yield, Used Fee, Unused Fee and other fees, costs, expenses and indemnity amounts accrued through, or payable on, such day for such Purchase Group, (B) with respect to each LC Bank to which Reimbursement Obligations are due and owing and each Purchase Group that has a Participation Advance outstanding, an amount equal to accrued and unpaid Yield on any outstanding Reimbursement Obligations owed to such LC Bank, (C) with respect to each LC Bank that has issued Letters of Credit, all fees, including the Letter of Credit Fronting Bank Fee, accrued and unpaid to such LC Bank, (D) with respect to the Administrative Agent, any accrued and unpaid Administrative Agent Fees, and (F) with respect to the Servicer, any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees;

(ii) with respect to any LC Bank to which Reimbursement Obligations are owed (whether or not Participation Advances with respect to such Reimbursement Obligations have been made), set aside the entire amount of such Reimbursement Obligations owed;

(iii) with respect to any Non-Extending Purchase Group on and after the applicable Non-Extension Date (so long as a Termination Event shall not have occurred), set aside its ratable share of Collections as described in Section 2.16 hereof;

(iv) if the Seller has provided timely notice of an optional reduction of the Aggregate Net Investment or a Mandatory Reduction Amount is due and unpaid, set aside from such Collections the Optional Reduction Amount and Mandatory Reduction Amount, as applicable, and any associated Break Funding Costs due and payable;

(v) apply all or a portion of the remainder of the Percentage Interest in such Collections, such that the Aggregate Net Investment after such receipt and Reinvestment Purchases is the same as before such receipt and Reinvestment Purchases; and

(vi) release any remaining Collections to the Seller;

and on each Settlement Date, Distribution Date, Reduction Date or other day on which due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, pay the amounts set aside above to the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents (on behalf of their Purchase Groups), the Purchasers or the LC Banks, as the case may be.

(b) On the Termination Date and each Business Day thereafter, all Collections received or deemed received shall be applied in the following order of priority (whether or not such funds are sufficient to pay in full all such amounts and pro rata within each level based on the amounts due at such level):

 

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F IRST , to the Servicer (if other than the Originator) in payment of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee and all other out-of-pocket costs and expenses owed to it, if any, in connection with the servicing, administering and collecting the Receivables;

S ECOND , on a pro rata basis (a) to each Facility Agent, the accrued and unpaid Yield due on its Purchase Group’s Net Investment and (b) to any LC Bank, for further distribution to the Facility Agents who made, on behalf of their respective Purchasers, Participation Advances with respect thereto, accrued and unpaid Yield on any outstanding Reimbursement Obligations;

T HIRD , on a pro rata basis, (a) to each Facility Agent, the accrued and unpaid Used Fees and Unused Fees due to its related Purchase Group, (b) to each LC Bank, all accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fronting Bank Fees due to it and (c) to the Administrative Agent, all accrued and unpaid Administrative Agent Fees due to the Administrative Agent;

F OURTH , to the LC Cash Collateral Account, the amount necessary to cause the amount therein to equal the Required LC Cash Collateral Amount;

F IFTH , to any LC Bank, in payment in full of any outstanding Reimbursement Obligations owed to it, for further distribution by such LC Bank to the Facility Agents who made, on behalf of their respective Purchasers, Participation Advances with respect thereto;

S IXTH , to each Facility Agent, to reduce the related Purchase Group’s Net Investment to zero;

S EVENTH , to the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent, any amounts necessary to reimburse the Administrative Agent or such Facility Agent for the costs of collection and enforcement of the Facility;

E IGHTH , to each Facility Agent and LC Bank, in payment in full of any other amounts owed by the Seller to the Purchasers and LC Banks in their related Purchase Groups pursuant to this Agreement;

N INTH , to the Administrative Agent, in payment of expenses owed to it by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement; and

T ENTH , to the Servicer (if the Originator), any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee and out-of-pocket costs and expenses due to it.

(c) After the Aggregate Net Investment, Reimbursement Obligations, Participation Advances, Yield, fees and any other Aggregate Unpaids have been paid in full and, if required hereunder, the LC Cash Collateral Account has been funded to the Required LC Cash Collateral Amount, all additional Collections with respect to the Receivable Interest shall be paid to the Seller for its own account.

 

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(d) For the purposes of this Section 2.08:

(i) if, on any day, there arises a Deemed Collection with respect to any Receivable, the Seller shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Receivable in the amount of such Deemed Collection;

(ii) except as otherwise required by applicable Law or the relevant Contract, all Collections received from an Obligor of any Receivable shall be applied to the Receivables of such Obligor in order of the age of such Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates its payment for application to specific Receivables; and

(iii) if and to the extent any Purchaser or LC Bank shall be required for any reason to pay over to an Obligor any amount received on its behalf hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received but rather to have been retained by the Seller and, accordingly, such Purchaser or LC Bank, as applicable, shall have a claim against the Seller for such amount, payable when and to the extent that any distribution from or on behalf of such Obligor is made in respect thereof.

(e) The funds deposited into the LC Cash Collateral Account pursuant to (i) Section 2.08, Section 2.09 or Section 2.12 may be applied as set forth in (i) Section 2.11(b) to satisfy the Seller’s Reimbursement Obligations or (ii) in Sections 2.12(a) or (c) to satisfy a Defaulting Purchaser’s obligations to fund its portion of Reimbursement Purchases and Participation Advances. If on any day the amount on deposit in LC Cash Collateral Account exceeds the Required LC Cash Collateral Amount, the Administrative Agent shall, on the second Business Day after the next Monthly Report Date, withdraw such excess funds on deposit in the LC Cash Collateral Account, and pay the same to the Seller.

(f) Notwithstanding that Reinvestment Purchases are only made on Business Days pursuant to Section 2.05 and that Collections are only allocated and applied by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 2.08 on Business Days, the Seller and the Servicer agree that at all times Collections held by the Servicer or the Seller or in any Lockbox, Lockbox Account or Depositary Account shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks) and the Seller (if held by the Servicer or in any Lockbox, Lockbox Account or Depositary Account), to the extent of their respective interests therein.

Section 2.09. Mandatory Reduction of Aggregate Exposure Amount . If, on any day, the Percentage Interest exceeds 100% (95% if a Downgrade Event exists and is continuing), the Servicer or the Seller shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents and shall specify the Mandatory Reduction Amount. On the second Business Day (first Business Day, if a Downgrade Event exists and is continuing) after the date of such notification, the Seller shall pay the Mandatory Reduction Amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such funds (i) first, to each LC Bank owed any Reimbursement Obligations(s) (for further distribution to each Facility Agent whose Purchasers funded

 

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Participation Advances to such LC Bank), its pro rata share (based on such LC Banks’ Reimbursement Obligation(s) as a percentage of the aggregate amount of Reimbursement Obligations owed to LC Banks) of such Mandatory Reduction Amount (but in no event in excess of the Reimbursement Obligations(s) owed to each such LC Bank), (ii) second, to pay to each Facility Agent, its Purchase Group’s Purchase Group Percentage of any remaining Mandatory Reduction Amount to repay all or a portion of the related Purchase Group’s Net Investment, and (iii) to the LC Cash Collateral Account, any remaining Mandatory Reduction Amount. On any day on which a Mandatory Reduction Amount is due and payable, the Seller shall also be obligated to pay to each Purchaser any Break Funding Costs incurred by such Person in connection with the payment of such Mandatory Reduction Amount.

Section 2.10. Letters of Credit . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each LC Bank, in reliance on the agreements of the Facility Agents set forth in Section 2.11, agrees to issue standby and documentary letters of credit (the “ Letters of Credit ”) for the account of the Seller on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date to the Termination Date (or, in the case of an LC Bank in a Non-Extending Purchase Group, the applicable Non-Extension Date) in such form as may be approved from time to time by such LC Bank; provided that no LC Bank shall have any obligation to Issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such Issuance, (i) without the consent of the applicable LC Bank, the LC Obligations owed to such LC Bank at such time would exceed such LC Bank’s LC Bank Sublimit, (ii) the Percentage Interest would exceed 100% (95% if a Downgrade Event exists and is continuing), (iii) in the event that the Scheduled Termination Date shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.16 with respect to some but not all of the Purchase Groups, the portion of the LC Obligations attributable to Letters of Credit with expiry dates after the next Non-Extension Date will exceed the portion of the Maximum Net Investment attributable to the Maximum Net Investment of the Purchase Groups that are not Non-Extending Purchase Groups or (iv) any Committed Purchaser is a Defaulting Purchaser, unless (x) arrangements with respect to such Defaulting Purchaser have been made which are reasonably satisfactory to such LC Bank to mitigate such LC Bank’s risk with respect to such Defaulting Purchaser (as to both existing Letters of Credit and any proposed new Issuance), (y) the Seller has fulfilled the requirements set forth in Section 2.12(a), or (z) such Defaulting Purchaser has assigned all of its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to Assignee(s) in accordance with Sections 11.02 and 11.08 hereof. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars, (B) have a face amount of at least $1,000,000, (C) expire no later than the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (2) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Scheduled Termination Date (or, in the case of an LC Bank in a Non-Extending Purchase Group, the applicable Non-Extension Date), provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the automatic renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (2) above) and (D) provide for the payment of sight drafts or other written demands for payment no earlier than the next Business Day after being presented for honor thereunder (as long as presented by 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Business Day, and, if presented after 2:00 P.M., the second Business Day after being presented) in accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described therein.

 

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(b) The Seller may from time to time request that an LC Bank Issue or Modify a Letter of Credit, as the case may be, by delivering to such LC Bank, at its address for notices specified on Schedule I hereto (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by such LC Bank) and the Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such LC Bank, and a Letter of Credit Request. Additionally, the Seller shall furnish to the applicable LC Bank such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such LC Bank may request. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, such LC Bank will also provide a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent and, following receipt, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Facility Agents thereof. Such LC Bank will process such Letter of Credit Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures. Unless such LC Bank has knowledge, or has received written notice from any Facility Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Seller at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of the applicable Issuance or Modification, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 3.03 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such LC Bank shall promptly Issue or Modify the Letter of Credit, as the case may be, requested by such Letter of Credit Application and related documentation (but in no event shall such LC Bank be required to Issue or Modify any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Letter of Credit Application therefor and all related documentation) by Issuing the original of such Letter of Credit (or requested Modification, if applicable) to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such LC Bank and the Seller. Such LC Bank shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit or any amendment thereto to the Seller promptly following the Issuance or Modification thereof. Such LC Bank shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Facility Agents, notice of the Issuance or Modification, as applicable, of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof), each increase or decrease in the amount of such Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof) and the termination of such Letter of Credit.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained herein, no LC Bank shall be under any obligation to Issue any Letter of Credit if: (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such LC Bank from Issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such LC Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such LC Bank (x) shall prohibit, or request that such LC Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, (y) shall impose upon such LC Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such LC Bank is not otherwise entitled to be compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or (z) shall impose upon such LC Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such LC Bank in good faith deems material to it; provided that, in the cases of clauses (y) and (z), such LC Bank shall have provided written notice to the Seller of its refusal to issue any Letter of Credit and the specific reasons therefor and the Seller shall not have compensated such LC Bank for the imposition of such restriction, reserve or capital requirement or reimbursed such LC Bank for such loss, cost or expense, as applicable; (ii) the Issuance of such Letter of Credit would otherwise conflict with, or cause such LC Bank or any Purchase Group to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Law; or (iii) the Issuance of such Letter of Credit would

 

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violate one or more policies of such LC Bank applicable to letters of credit generally. An LC Bank shall not be obligated to Modify any Letter of Credit if (A) such LC Bank would have no obligation at such time to Issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

(d) The Seller shall authorize and direct each LC Bank to name the Seller as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit; provided, that any such Letter of Credit may indicate that it is issued “on behalf of Phillips 66 Company or an Affiliate of Phillips 66 Company”. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit Issued or otherwise outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of a Person other than the Seller, the Seller shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable LC Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit as provided in this Agreement.

(e) If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant LC Bank shall promptly notify the Seller and the Administrative Agent of the date and the amount thereof and whether such LC Bank has made or will make a payment thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Seller of its obligation to reimburse such LC Bank with respect to any drawing under a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms hereof. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Facility Agents thereof. The responsibility of such LC Bank to the Seller in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.

(f) To the extent that any provision of any Letter of Credit Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.10, the provisions of this Section 2.10 shall apply.

(g) For purposes of determining the “Stated Amount” of a Letter of Credit at any time hereunder, such amount shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount (including any automatic increases provided by its terms) of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

(h) The Seller shall cause the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder and all Reimbursement Obligations under clause (i) of that definition to be secured at all times by the Receivable Interest, and shall on every Business Day make such further grant, assignment, transfer and conveyance to the Facility Agents, for the benefit of the related Purchasers and LC Banks, in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections, as is necessary (if any) to cause such Receivable Interest to be so maintained.

(i) All payments made by an LC Bank pursuant to any Letter of Credit shall be made from funds of such LC Bank, and not from the funds of any other Person.

 

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Section 2.11. Letter of Credit Reimbursements; Participations and Payments . (a) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the applicable LC Bank will promptly notify the Seller and the Administrative Agent of such request on the date such request is made, and the Administrative Agent shall, in turn, promptly advise the Facility Agents thereof. Upon its receipt of such notice, (i) the Seller will be deemed to have requested that a Purchase (each such Purchase, a “Reimbursement Purchase” ) be made on the date of the required drawing in the amount paid by such LC Bank under such Letter of Credit in respect of such drawing on such date and (ii) the Administrative Agent will deliver promptly to the Facility Agents a Purchase Notice with respect to the Reimbursement Purchase. If the conditions precedent to a Reimbursement Purchase set forth in Section 3.03 are satisfied, a Reimbursement Purchase will be made by each Facility Agent (on behalf of its related Purchasers) by delivering its portion of such Reimbursement Purchase (or, in the case of a Defaulting Purchaser, by the Administrative Agent using funds in the LC Cash Collateral Account, if available, to fund such Defaulting Purchaser’s portion of the Reimbursement Purchase as provided in Section 2.12(a)) in such amount as determined in accordance with, and pursuant to, the terms set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, directly to the applicable LC Bank pursuant to the remittance instructions provided by the applicable LC Bank.

(b) If a Reimbursement Purchase cannot occur because the conditions precedent therefor are not met, then the Seller will have a Reimbursement Obligation to reimburse such LC Bank at or prior to 11:00 A.M., New York time on the date on which such draw is required to be paid, in an amount equal to the amount paid by such LC Bank under such Letter of Credit in respect of such drawing. The Seller shall use its own funds available therefor to satisfy its Reimbursement Obligation; provided that on and after the Termination Date, the Administrative Agent shall apply funds on deposit in the LC Cash Collateral Account to pay the applicable LC Bank the Reimbursement Obligation owed to it. If the Seller shall not have satisfied its Reimbursement Obligation, the applicable LC Bank shall promptly, notify the Administrative Agent, the Seller and the Facility Agents of such non-payment by the Seller of its Reimbursement Obligation and that it is requesting that each Facility Agent (on behalf of its related Purchaser(s)) fund a Participation Advance in an amount equal to its ratable share of such unreimbursed Reimbursement Obligation (or, in the case of a Defaulting Purchaser, by directing the Administrative Agent to apply funds in the LC Cash Collateral Account, if available, to fund such Defaulting Purchaser’s portion of such Participation Advance as provided in Section 2.12(a)) and pursuant to the remittance instructions provided by the applicable LC Bank. Any such notice given by an LC Bank may be oral if promptly confirmed in writing; provided , that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. Each Purchaser may make a Participation Advance by making available to the applicable LC Bank by 5:00 P.M., New York time on such Business Day, an amount in immediately available funds equal to its ratable share of such unreimbursed Reimbursement Obligation; provided, that, in no event shall any Facility Agent make a Participation Advance in the event that, after giving effect to the making of such Participation Advance, the related Purchase Group’s Exposure Amount would exceed such Purchase Group’s Maximum Net Investment. The requirement to make Participation Advances hereunder shall continue until the last to occur of any of the following events: (i) each LC Bank ceases to be obligated to Issue or cause to be Issued Letters of Credit hereunder; (ii) no Letter of Credit Issued hereunder remains

 

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outstanding and uncancelled; and (iii) all Persons (other than the Seller or any Affiliate) have been fully reimbursed for all payments made under or relating to Letters of Credit. No Participation Advance shall reduce the then outstanding Reimbursement Obligations owed by the Seller to the applicable LC Bank. The Seller shall have an absolute obligation to reimburse such LC Bank, for its benefit and the benefit of each Purchaser that makes a Participation Advance to such LC Bank, in the amount of such Reimbursement Obligation, plus all Yield thereon. To the extent that (A) the Committed Purchaser is the LC Bank to which any Reimbursement Obligation is owed does not make its Participation Advance under this Section 2.11(b) or (B) any Committed Purchaser does not make such Participation Advance hereunder, the aggregate amount of such unfunded Participation Advances shall be deemed to be Participation Advances of such LC Bank until such time (if at all) that any such Defaulting Purchaser funds such Participation Advance to such LC Bank.

(c) If an LC Bank receives funds from or for the account of the Seller in payment of any Reimbursement Obligations with respect to which a Participation Advance has been made, such LC Bank will pay to each Facility Agent (for the benefit of its related Purchaser(s)) that has made such Participation Advance such Facility Agent’s ratable allocation of such funds (based on the outstanding Participation Advances of the Purchaser(s) in such Facility Agent’s Purchase Group), which shall also include all interest that has accrued with respect thereto received by such LC Bank; it being understood that such LC Bank shall retain a ratable amount of such funds that relate to the Participation Advances deemed made by such LC Bank’s Purchase Group. If an LC Bank is required at any time to return to the Seller or any other Person, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any insolvency proceeding, any portion of the payments made by the Seller to such LC Bank pursuant to this Agreement in reimbursement of a payment made under any Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon and with respect to which a portion of such payment was paid by such LC Bank to the Facility Agents (on behalf of their respective Purchasers) pursuant to this Section, each Purchaser that has received a portion of such payment shall, on demand of such LC Bank, forthwith return to such LC Bank its ratable amount (based on the amount of such payment received by such Facility Agent) of any amounts so returned by such LC Bank.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, prior to the date on which a drawing occurs on any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “Drawing Date” ), no Yield shall accrue or be payable on the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit, but fees with respect thereto shall be payable in accordance with the Fee Letter and each LC Bank Fee Letter. Following the Drawing Date of any Letter of Credit (and until a Reimbursement Purchase or payment or satisfaction in full of the Reimbursement Obligation arising as a result of such drawing), Yield shall accrue and be payable on the outstanding unpaid amount of such Reimbursement Obligation for each day from and including the date such Reimbursement Obligation arose to but excluding the date that Seller reimburses such Reimbursement Obligation in full (or such time that Reimbursement Purchases are made to satisfy such Reimbursement Obligation in full) at the applicable Yield. Interest on each Participation Advance shall accrue and be payable thereon for each day from and including the date such Participation Advance is made to but excluding the date that the Seller reimburses its Reimbursement Obligation for which such Participation Advance relates in full (or such time that Reimbursement Purchases are made to satisfy such Reimbursement Obligation in full) at the applicable Yield.

 

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(e) The Seller’s obligations under this Section 2.11 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Seller may have or have had against any LC Bank, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Seller also agrees with each LC Bank that no LC Bank shall be responsible for, and the Seller’s Reimbursement Obligations shall not be affected by, among other things, (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or any Transaction Document or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by any LC Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.11(e), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Seller’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers nor the LC Banks, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of any LC Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the relevant LC Bank from liability to the Seller to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Seller to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Seller that are caused by such LC Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an LC Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such LC Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an LC Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(f) If any Letter of Credit remains outstanding and undrawn (either in full or in part) on the Termination Date, effective as of such date, the Seller shall have a Reimbursement Obligation with respect to all such Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of outstanding and undrawn Letters of Credit on such day, together with the associated Fee Collateral Amount, and the Seller agrees to satisfy such Reimbursement Obligation by depositing such amount into the LC Cash Collateral Account.

Section 2.12. Defaulting Purchasers . (a) If any Committed Purchaser becomes a Defaulting Purchaser at any time when there are undrawn Letters of Credit outstanding, then the Seller shall (i) within three (3) Business Days

 

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following notice by any LC Bank, cash collateralize for the benefit of the LC Banks a portion of the amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit equal to such Defaulting Purchaser’s ratable share of such undrawn Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit by depositing such amount into the LC Cash Collateral Account, and (ii) maintain funds in the LC Cash Collateral Account to cash collateralize such Defaulting Purchaser’s ratable share of undrawn Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit (including increased amounts due to newly-issued Letters of Credit and reductions due to terminations of Letters of Credit). The Administrative Agent shall (1) apply funds deposited into the LC Cash Collateral Account pursuant to this Section 2.12(a) to satisfy a Defaulting Purchaser’s obligation to fund it portion of a Reimbursement Purchase pursuant to Section 2.11(a) or Participation Advance pursuant to Section 2.11(b) hereof and (2) transfer funds in the LC Cash Collateral Account in excess of the Required LC Cash Collateral Amount to the Seller as provided in Section 2.08(e) hereof.

(b) If the Seller has satisfied its obligations under Section 2.12(a), the Seller shall not be required to pay such Defaulting Purchaser the portion of the Used Fee or Unused Fee pursuant to the Fee Letter with respect to the amount of the undrawn Letters of Credit that is so cash collateralized by the Seller.

(c) Except for the portion of any fees not otherwise payable to such Defaulting Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.12(b), no amount payable by the Seller for the account of a Defaulting Purchaser under this Agreement (whether on account of Net Investment, Yield, indemnity payments or other amounts) shall be paid or distributed to such Defaulting Purchaser (or its Facility Agent), but instead shall be deposited to the LC Cash Collateral Account until the amount therein is equal to the amount of such Defaulting Purchaser’s ratable share of the Stated Amount of the undrawn Letters of Credit that is not cash collateralized in accordance with Section 2.12(a), and to the extent of any remaining amounts, to pay to such Defaulting Purchaser amounts owed to it.

Section 2.13. Payments and Computations, Etc. All per annum fees payable under this Agreement shall be calculated for the actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year. All amounts to be paid or deposited by the Seller or the Servicer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof in immediately available funds no later than the time specified in the applicable provision of this Agreement, or, if not so specified, by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day when due. All such amounts shall be paid or deposited to the applicable party or account, as applicable, at the address listed on Schedule I hereto (or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement); provided , that, if such amounts are payable to any Purchasers or LC Banks, they shall be paid or deposited in the applicable Facility Agent’s account indicated on Schedule I hereto (or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement), until otherwise notified by such party. The Seller shall, to the extent permitted by Law, pay interest on all amounts not paid or deposited when due hereunder at a rate equal to the Default Rate. All computations of Yield hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed other than computations of interest calculated by reference to the Alternate Base Rate which shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable.

 

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Section 2.14. Increased Costs. The Seller will indemnify each Purchaser (and any of its Support Providers and LC Bank if any Regulatory Change (i) subjects such Person (each an “Affected Person” ) to any charge on or with respect to such Affected Person’s obligations in connection with the Facility, or on or with respect to the Receivables, or subjects any such Affected Person to Tax on its Exposure Amount or its obligation to fund a portion of the Aggregate Exposure Amount (except for Taxes subject to indemnification and Excluded Taxes), (ii) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or liabilities of any Affected Person, or credit extended by any Affected Person in connection with the Facility or (iii) imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost to any Affected Person of performing its obligations in connection with the Facility, or to reduce the rate of return on any Affected Person’s capital as a consequence of its obligations in connection with the Facility, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Affected Person in connection with this Facility, or to require any payment calculated by reference to the amount of interests or loans held or interest received by it. The Seller will promptly pay to the Facility Agent for the Affected Person such indemnity amount as shall be specified to the Seller in a certificate of the Affected Person (or its Facility Agent, on its behalf) setting forth the calculations of such amount, together with the basis therefor. Any such certificate submitted by or on behalf of the Affected Person shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Section 2.15. Optional Reduction of Maximum Net Investment; Optional Reduction of Aggregate Net Investment . (a) The Seller may at any time and from time to time reduce in whole or in part the Maximum Net Investment (but not below the Aggregate Exposure Amount) by giving the Facility Agents written notice thereof at least five Business Days before such reduction is to take place; provided, however, that any partial reduction shall be in an amount of $5,000,000 or any higher multiple of $1,000,000. Any reduction in the Maximum Net Investment shall be allocated ratably among the Purchase Groups. The Seller shall pay each Facility Agent any accrued and unpaid Unused Fee on the date of such reduction with respect to the reduction amount.

(b) The Seller may reduce, in whole or in part, the Aggregate Net Investment (the amount of such reduction, the “Optional Reduction Amount” ) by giving the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents written notice thereof at least five (5) business days before such optional reduction. Each such written notice shall specify the requested Optional Reduction Amount and the requested optional reduction date (each, an “Optional Reduction Date” ). If the Seller has delivered such notice, then on the requested Optional Reduction Date, the Servicer shall apply Collections that would have been used for Reinvestment Purchases to pay the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers) their ratable shares of the reduction amount, together with any applicable Break Funding Costs. Each partial reduction shall be in minimum increments of $5,000,000 or any higher multiple of $1,000,000.

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Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, no more than 90 and no less than 45 days prior to the then- current Scheduled Termination Date, the Seller may request that each Facility Agent consent to the extension of the Scheduled Termination Date for an additional period as provided in this Section 2.16, which decision shall be made by each Facility Agent (after consultation with its Purchase Group) in its sole discretion. Each Facility Agent shall notify the Seller of its willingness or its determination not to consent to such extension of the Scheduled Termination Date as soon as practical after receiving such notice, and in any event by the thirtieth day preceding the then current Scheduled Termination Date (the “Response Date” ). Any Facility Agent which notifies the Seller of its Purchase Group’s determination not to extend or which does not expressly notify the Seller that it is willing to extend prior to the Response Date shall be deemed to have a “Non-Extending Purchase Group” after the then current Scheduled Termination Date (each such date, a “Non-Extension Date” ). If any Facility Agents have agreed by the Response Date to the extension of the Scheduled Termination Date, the Scheduled Termination Date will be extended as provided in the preceding sentence for such Facility Agents and their Purchase Groups, and on the Non-Extension Date (prior to extension), (i) the Maximum Net Investment (and the LC Sub-Facility) will be reduced by the amount of the Non-Extending Purchase Group’s Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment and (ii) the Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the Non-Extending Purchase Group, a ratable percentage of Collections (based on the Exposure Amount of such Non-Extending Purchase Group as a percentage of the Aggregate Exposure Amount). If the amount so set aside on such Non-Extension Date is not adequate to repay the Non-Extending Purchase Group’s Net Investment, together with Yield thereon and other Aggregate Unpaids due to it, then on each Business Day after the Non-Extension Date, unless a Termination Event shall have occurred, the Servicer shall allocate to the Non-Extending Purchase Group its ratable portion of Collections (up to such Net Investment, Yield and other amounts) and on each Distribution Date after the Non-Extension Date, shall pay to the Facility Agent for the Non-Extending Purchase Group the Non-Extending Purchase Group’s Net Investment, Yield thereon and other Aggregate Unpaids due them until such amounts have been paid in full. The Facility Agent for a Non-Extending Purchase Group shall not be obligated to make any Purchases or Issue or Modify Letters of Credit on and after its Non-Extension Date.

Section 2.17. Facility Termination . Subject to other provisions of this Agreement requiring earlier termination, the Facility Agents’ obligations (on behalf of their respective Purchasers) to make Purchases hereunder and LC Banks’ obligations to Issue or Modify (and honor draws under) the Letters of Credit hereunder shall terminate at Facility Termination.

A RTICLE III

C LOSING P ROCEDURES

Section 3.01. Purchase and Sale Procedures .

(a) General . Each Purchase hereunder shall constitute a purchase of, and shall transfer ownership to the Facility Agents for the benefit of the Purchasers of, undivided percentage ownership interests in each and every Receivable, together with Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, then existing.

 

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(b) Sale Without Recourse . The Receivable Interest sold by the Seller hereunder shall be made without recourse except as specifically provided herein.

(c) Non-Assumption by the Purchase Groups of Obligations . No obligation or liability of the Seller to any Obligor or any third party under any Receivable or Contract which is part of the Receivables in which the Facility Agents, on behalf of their respective Purchase Groups, have acquired the Receivable Interest shall be assumed by any Facility Agent or Purchaser, and any such assumption is hereby expressly disclaimed. Each Purchaser, each LC Bank, each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent shall be indemnified by the Seller in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof in respect of any Losses arising out of or incurred in connection with any Obligor’s assertion of such obligation or liability against the Purchasers, the LC Banks, the Facility Agents or the Administrative Agent.

Section 3.02. Conditions to Closing . On or prior to the date of the execution of this Agreement, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent the following documents and instruments, all of which shall be in a form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent (with copies for the Facility Agents, and with such additional copies thereof as the Administrative Agent may request):

(a) Copies of the resolutions of the managers of the Seller and of the Board of Directors of Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent, each certified as of the date hereof by such Person’s secretary or an assistant secretary authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any other Transaction Document to which such Person is a party, and the other documents to be delivered by such Person hereunder and approving the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

(b) The certificate of formation of the Seller and the certificate of incorporation of Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent certified as of a date reasonably near the date hereof by the Secretary of State or other similar official of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, as applicable;

(c) A good standing certificate for each of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent issued by the Secretary of State or other similar official of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, each such certificate to be dated a date reasonably near the date hereof;

(d) A certificate of the secretary of each of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent dated the date hereof and certifying (i) the names and signatures of the officers authorized on such Person’s behalf to execute, and the Responsible Officers authorized to perform, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document to which such Person is a party, and any other documents to be delivered by such Person hereunder (on which certificate the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC

 

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Banks may conclusively rely until such time as the Administrative Agent shall receive from such Person a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this clause (d)(i)) and (ii) a copy of such Person’s By-laws or, in the case of the Seller, the Limited Liability Company Agreement;

(e) Financing statements (Form UCC-l) in proper form for filing naming (i) the Seller as the debtor/seller and RBC, as Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Facility Agents for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks), as the secured party/purchaser for filing in the State of Delaware, and (ii) Originator as the debtor/seller, the Seller, as the secured party/purchaser, and RBC, as Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Facility Agents for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks), as assignee, for filing in the State of Delaware;

(f) Executed copies of proper financing statements (Form UCC-2 or UCC-3), necessary under the laws of all appropriate jurisdictions to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in Receivables previously granted by the Seller or Originator;

(g) Certified copies of requests for information or copies (Form UCC-11) (or a similar search report certified by parties acceptable to the Administrative Agent) dated a date reasonably near the Closing Date listing all effective financing statements which name the Seller, Originator or ConocoPhillips Company as debtor and which, in each case, are filed in jurisdictions in which the filings related to each such Person were made pursuant to item (e) above, together with copies of such Liens and financing statements;

(h) Evidence of establishment of the Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts and Depository Accounts in the name of the Seller and copies of duly executed Blocked Account Agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agents;

(i) Evidence of establishment of the LC Cash Collateral Account in the name of the Administrative Agent at JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA.;

(j) An opinion of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, as counsel to the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent, dated the date hereof, relating to bankruptcy matters, including (i) true sale between Originator and the Seller, and (ii) no substantive consolidation of Phillips 66 Co. with the Seller or the Parent with the Seller;

(k) A favorable opinion or opinions of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, as special counsel to the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent, each dated the date hereof, relating to (i) corporate or limited liability company matters, (ii) legality, validity and enforceability of the Transaction Documents, (iii) no conflicts with laws or agreements, (iv) no consents, (v) first priority perfected security interest of (A) the Seller’s interest in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections and (B) the Facility Agents’ interest in the Receivable Interest and (vi) such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

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(l) Certificates of authorized officers of each of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent as to (i) the truth and correctness in all material respects of the representations and warranties in the Transaction Documents, including, but not limited to, in the case of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co., the absence of liens (including tax and judgment liens, but excluding adverse claims and liens that arise (a) pursuant to the Transaction Documents, (b) in connection with the Oil and Gas Lien Receivables or (c) in favor of a Depositary Bank under any Blocked Account Agreement) in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections and (ii) the absence of any Potential Termination Event or Termination Event;

(m) Executed copies of the Transaction Fee Letters;

(n) Payment to each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent of the Upfront Fee and other fees payable in accordance with the Fee Letters, and payment of rating agency fees and fees of counsel to the Administrative Agent and Facility Agents to the extent invoiced at least two business days before the closing of the Facility; provided , that if any such Fee is not invoiced in time for payment at closing, such Fee shall be payable no later than the second business day after it is invoiced;

(o) Executed copies of each of the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement;

(p) A pro forma Monthly Report for the Monthly Period ended March 31, 2012;

(q) Satisfactory completion of a final agreed-upon procedures report by FTI Consulting;

(r) For each Purchase Group which includes a Conduit Purchaser (if so required by such Purchase Group), rating agency confirmation of the commercial paper rating of such Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper; and

(s) Such other documents as the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent may reasonably request.

Section 3.03. Conditions to Purchases and Letter of Credit Usage . In addition to any applicable terms set forth in Section 2.02, 2.05 and 2.11(a), each Purchase (including Incremental, Reinvestment and Reimbursement Purchases) and each Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) in the case of the initial Purchase or Issuance, whichever first occurs, the Effective Date shall have occurred;

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(c) in the case of an Incremental Purchase and Reimbursement Purchase, the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent shall have received a Purchase Notice, and (ii) in the case of an Issuance of a Letter of Credit, the applicable LC Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received an LC Request and, if applicable, an LC Application;

(d) the representations and warranties made by the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent in any Transaction Document are true and correct in all material respects as of such day; provided that the representation and warranty contained in Section 6.02(h) shall be made on and as of the Closing Date and shall not be restated on the date of any Purchase or the date of any Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit that occurs after the Closing Date;

(e) the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent are in compliance with their respective covenants and agreements in the Transaction Documents;

(f) no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event shall have occurred or shall occur as a result of such Purchase and/or Issuance/Modification of a Letter of Credit;

(g) both before and after such Purchase and/or Issuance/Modification of a Letter of Credit, the Aggregate Exposure Amount shall not exceed the Maximum Net Investment (and in the case of each Purchase Group, the Exposure Amount shall not exceed the related Purchase Group Net Investment) and the aggregate Stated Amount of Letters of Credit shall not exceed the LC Sub-Facility;

(h) the Facility Agents shall have received all reports and other information required to be delivered by the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent; and

(i) both before and after such Purchase and/or Issuance/Modification of a Letter of Credit, the Percentage Interest shall not exceed 100% (95% if a Downgrade Event shall have occurred).

A RTICLE  IV

P ROTECTION OF THE O WNERS ;

A DMINISTRATION AND S ERVICING

OF R ECEIVABLES ; C OLLECTIONS

Section 4.01. Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to the Servicer . Originator agrees to act, and is hereby appointed by the Seller, the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents to act, subject to the terms hereof, as the Servicer under this Agreement, and all Purchasers and the LC Banks are deemed to have consented to Originator acting as Servicer. The Servicer shall collect payments due under the Receivables in accordance with the standards

 

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that would be employed by a prudent institution in servicing comparable receivables for its own account and comparable to the Receivables and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through any party properly designated by it hereunder, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable.

(a) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to Sections 2.08 and 4.09 hereof, the Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered (i) to receive and hold in trust for the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and the LC Banks) and Seller (to the extent of their respective interests) Collections received from Receivables as set forth in Article II and elsewhere in this Agreement and (ii) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Seller and the Facility Agents (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks), any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Receivables permitted under and in compliance with applicable Law and regulations. To the extent Collections are transferred to or otherwise received by the Servicer, the Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and hold in trust such Collections for the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC and LC Banks) and Seller (to the extent of their respective interests) to be allocated and distributed as provided in this Agreement.

(b) Subject to the rights retained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof, each of the Seller, the Purchasers, the LC Banks, the Facility Agents and the Administrative Agent hereby appoint the Servicer to enforce its respective rights and interests in and to the Receivable Interest. If any Person succeeds the initial Servicer as a Servicer, the replaced Servicer shall promptly deliver to such successor Servicer and the replaced Servicer shall hold in trust for the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers, the LC Banks, the Facility Agents and the Seller, in accordance with their respective interests, all documents instruments and records (including computer tapes or disks) that are reasonably necessary to service or collect the Receivables.

(c) Without the prior written consent of the Required Facility Agents, the Servicer shall not be permitted to delegate any of its duties or responsibilities as Servicer to any other Person other than with respect to written-off Receivables, to outside collection agencies in accordance with its customary practices.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Information and Computer Records . The Servicer will hold in trust and keep safely for the Purchasers and the LC Banks all evidence of the Facility Agents’ (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) right, title and interest in and to the Receivable Interest. The Servicer will place an appropriate code or notation in its computer Records to indicate that the Facility Agents, on behalf of the Purchasers and the LC Banks, have acquired the Receivable Interest.

Section 4.03. Protection of the Interests of the Purchasers and LC Banks . (a) The Servicer will, or will cause the Seller and the Originator to, from time to time and at Seller’s sole

 

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expense, take all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent necessary to perfect or protect the Facility Agents’ (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks) right, title and interest in the Receivable Interest, together with Related Security and all Collections with respect thereto, against all Persons whomsoever or to enable the Facility Agents or the Administrative Agent to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Seller hereby irrevocably grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to sign and file in the name of the Seller, or in its own name, such financing statements and continuation statements (including “initial financing statements in lieu of continuation statements” under Revised Article 9) and amendments thereto or assignments thereof as the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent deems necessary to protect or perfect the Receivable Interest; provided, however, that the rights of the Administrative Agent pursuant to such power of attorney shall be exercised only if a Termination Event shall have occurred.

(c) The Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent shall have the right to do all such acts and things as they may deem necessary to protect the interests of the Purchasers and the LC Banks, including, without limitation, confirmation and verification of the existence, amount and status of the Receivables; provided, however, that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Facility Agent shall contact any Obligor or mark any invoice as “assigned” unless a Termination Event shall have occurred.

Section 4.04. Maintenance of Writings and Records . The Servicer will at all times until completion of a Complete Servicing Transfer keep each writing or Record which evidences, and which is necessary or desirable to establish or protect, including such books of account and other Records as will enable the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents or their designees to determine at any time the status of, the Receivable Interest of the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks). The Servicer shall at its own expense prepare and maintain such Records in electronically-readable form in such format as the Servicer customarily maintains its records; provided, however, that upon a Complete Servicing Transfer with respect to the Servicer, the replaced Servicer shall within 10 Business Days of such Complete Servicing Transfer prepare such Records in such format as may be required to permit or facilitate the transfer of such Records to the successor Servicer.

Section 4.05. Information . The Servicer will, or will cause the Originator to furnish to the Administrative Agent such information with respect to the Receivables (including but not limited to the Originator’s standards and procedures for selling goods or services on credit) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in consultation with the Facility Agents. The Servicer will also furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent all material modifications, adjustments or supplements to the Credit and Collection Policy; provided, however, the Servicer shall not, without each Facility Agent’s prior written consent, alter or consent to the alteration of the Credit and Collection Policy as in effect from time to time unless such alteration would not impair the collectability of any Receivables in any material respect or would not otherwise be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.06. Audits; Agreed-Upon Procedures. (a) Each of the Seller and the Servicer will, from time to time during regular business hours as requested by the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent upon reasonable notice and subject to any applicable restrictions or limitations on access to any facility or information that is classified or restricted by contract or by law, regulation or governmental guidelines, and at the sole cost of such Seller Party, permit the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents or their respective agents or representatives (i) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under the control of such Person relating to the Receivables and the Related Security, including, without limitation, the related Contracts, and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of such Person for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (i) above, and to discuss matters relating to such Person’s financial condition or the Receivables and the Related Security or any Person’s performance under any of the Transaction Documents or any Person’s performance under the Contracts and, in each case, with any of the officers or employees of Seller or Servicer having knowledge of such matters; provided, that as long as no Termination Event or Downgrade Event shall have occurred, (A) the Seller and the Servicer shall only be responsible for the cost of one (1) such visit during any calendar year and (B) the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents hereby agree to coordinate their due diligence visits.

(b) At the Administrative Agent’s request, the Servicer shall cause FTI Consulting or another firm selected by the Administrative Agent, to furnish an annual report to the Facility Agents pursuant to procedures agreed upon by the Seller, the Servicer and the Facility Agents; provided , that the Administrative Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Required Facility Agents, request that additional procedures be performed and reports be provided if there shall have occurred a Termination Event or a Potential Termination Event. Each such report shall be paid for by the Servicer.

Section 4.07. No Impairment. The Servicer will not take any action or cause any action to be taken to impair the rights of any Facility Agents (for the benefit of the Purchasers and LC Banks) in the Receivable Interest.

Section 4.08. Administration and Collections .

(a) General . Until a Complete Servicing Transfer shall have occurred, the Servicer will be responsible for the administration, servicing and collection of the Receivables.

(b) Administration . The Servicer shall, to the full extent permitted by Law, have the power and authority, on behalf of the Seller and each Facility Agent, to take such action in respect of any Receivable as the Servicer may deem advisable, including the resale of any repossessed, returned or rejected goods; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not under any circumstances, compromise, rescind, cancel (unless re-billed), adjust or modify (including by extension of time for payment or granting any discounts, allowances or credits) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable except in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy or otherwise with the prior written consent of the Facility Agents.

 

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(c) Enforcement Proceedings . In the event of a default under any Receivable when a Termination Event does not exist, the Servicer shall, at the Seller’s sole expense, to the full extent permitted by Law, have the power and authority, on behalf of the Seller and each Facility Agent (for the benefit of its related Purchasers and LC Banks), to take or cause to be taken any action in respect of any such Receivable as the Servicer may deem advisable; provided, however, that the Servicer shall take no enforcement action (judicial or otherwise) with respect to such Receivable except in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy or otherwise with the written consent of the Facility Agents. The Servicer will apply or will cause to be applied at all times when a Termination Event does not exist the same standards and follow the same procedures with respect to deciding to commence, and in prosecuting, litigation on such Receivable as is applied and followed with respect to like accounts serviced by it that are not owned by the Facility Agents’ (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks). In no event shall the Servicer or the Seller, as the case may be, be entitled to make or authorize any Person to make any Facility Agent, Purchaser or LC Bank a party to any litigation without such Facility Agent’s, Purchaser’s or LC Bank’s, as the case may be, express prior written consent.

(d) Facility Agents’ Rights to Enforce Receivables . At any time after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Facility Agents may, but shall have no obligation to, take any action or commence any proceeding to realize upon any Receivable, including, but not limited to, delivery to an Obligor of notice of the Facility Agents’ (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks) interest in the Receivables, any such action or commencement of proceeding to be at the sole expense of the Seller. At such time as the Servicer has any obligation to pursue the collection of Receivables and the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents or any Purchaser or LC Bank possesses any documents necessary therefor, the Administrative Agent or such Facility Agent, Purchaser or LC Bank, as the case may be, agrees to furnish such documents to the Servicer, to the extent and for the period necessary for the Servicer to comply with its obligations hereunder.

Section 4.09. Complete Servicing Transfer .

(a) General . If at any time a Termination Event shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Facility Agents shall, by notice in writing to the Seller and the Servicer terminate the Servicer’s capacity as Servicer in respect of the Receivables (such termination referred to herein as a “Complete Servicing Transfer” ). After a Complete Servicing Transfer, the Administrative Agent (or its designee approved by the Facility Agents) may itself administer, service and collect the Receivables, and in such event, may retain the Servicing Fee for its own account, in any manner it sees fit, including, without limitation, by compromise, extension or settlement of such Receivables. Alternatively, the Facility Agents may engage affiliated or unaffiliated contractors to perform all or any part of the administration, servicing and collection of the Receivables and require the Seller to pay to such contractors all or a portion of the Servicing Fee in consideration thereof.

 

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(b) Transition . The Servicer, promptly but in no event later than ten Business Days after receiving a notice pursuant to Section 4.09(a) hereof, shall, at the Seller’s sole expense, (x) deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents or their designated agents (i) a schedule of the Receivables serviced by the Servicer in which the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks) have a Receivable Interest indicating as to each such Receivable information as to the related Obligor, the Outstanding Balance as of such date of such Receivable and the location of the evidences of such Receivable, together with such other information as the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents may reasonably request and (ii) all evidence of such Receivables and such other Records related thereto (including, without limitation, true copies of any computer tapes and data in computer memories), (y) permit the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents access to the Servicer’s premises, equipment and files and other Records relating to the Receivables and (z) to the extent not prohibited by contract or applicable Law, take all actions as are necessary to transfer or cause to be transferred to the Administrative Agent or its designated agent any software that relates to, and is necessary for the servicing of, such Receivables, in each case as the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents may reasonably deem necessary to enable them to protect and enforce their rights and the rights of the Purchasers and LC Banks in the Receivable Interest. After any such delivery, the Servicer will not hold or retain any material executed counterpart or any document evidencing such Receivables or related Contracts without clearly marking the same to indicate conspicuously that the same is not the original and that transfer thereof does not transfer any rights against the related Obligor or any other Person.

(c) Collections . If at any time there shall be a Complete Servicing Transfer, the terminated Servicer will cause to be transmitted and delivered directly to the successor Servicer, promptly upon receipt and in the exact form received, all Collections (properly endorsed, where required, so that such items may be collected on behalf of the Facility Agents (for the benefit of their respective Purchasers and LC Banks)) to be distributed to the Facility Agents as provided herein. All such Collections consisting of cash shall not be commingled with other items or monies of the terminated Servicer for a period longer than two Business Days after the Servicer’s knowledge of its receipt thereof. If the successor Servicer receives items or monies that are not payments on account of the Receivables, such items or monies shall be delivered promptly to the Seller after being so identified by or to such successor Servicer. After a Complete Servicing Transfer, each of the Seller and the terminated Servicer hereby irrevocably grants the Administrative Agent or each of its designated agents, if any, an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in the name of the Seller or the terminated Servicer, as the case may be, all steps with respect to any Receivable which the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Facility Agents, may deem reasonably necessary or advisable to negotiate or otherwise realize on any right of any kind held or owned by the Seller or the terminated Servicer, as the case may be, or transmitted to or received by any Facility Agent or its designated agent (whether or not from the Seller or any Obligor) in connection with the Facility Agents’ (for the benefit their respective Purchasers and LC Banks) Receivable Interest.

(d) Collection and Administration at Expense of the Seller . The Seller agrees that in the event of a Complete Servicing Transfer it will reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Facility Agent, each Purchaser and LC Bank for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including,

 

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without limitation, attorneys’ and accountants’ and other third parties’ fees and expenses, expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Facility Agent, such Purchaser or such LC Bank, as the case may be, expenses of litigation or preparation therefor, and expenses of audits and visits to the offices of the Seller) incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Facility Agent, such Purchaser or such LC Bank in connection with the transfer of functions following a Complete Servicing Transfer whenever such expenses are incurred.

(e) Payments by Obligors . At any time, and from time to time, following a Complete Servicing Transfer, the Seller and the terminated Servicer shall permit such Persons as the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Facility Agents, may designate to open and inspect all mail received by the Seller or the terminated Servicer and reasonably believed to relate to the Receivables, and to remove therefrom any and all Collections. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to notify the Obligors of Receivables to make payments directly to the Administrative Agent of amounts due thereunder (i) during the existence of a Termination Event or (ii) after the occurrence of a Complete Servicing Transfer

Section 4.10. Lockboxes; Lockbox Accounts; Depositary Accounts . As of the Closing Date, the Seller and the Servicer shall have established the Lockboxes and related Lockbox Accounts, and the Depositary Accounts specified on Schedule III hereto. The Seller and Servicer hereby agree as follows (i) each Lockbox Account and Depositary Account shall be established in the name of the Seller as a segregated account and the funds deposited therein from time to time shall not be commingled with any other funds of the Seller or any Affiliate thereof; (ii) each Lockbox Account and Depositary Account shall be maintained with a Depositary Bank pursuant to the terms of a Blocked Account Agreement; (iii) to direct all Obligors to remit directly to a Permitted Lockbox, a Lockbox Account or a Depositary Account all Collections on account of the Receivables and, if the Servicer, the Seller or the Originator should receive any Collections, to deposit such Collections into the appropriate Lockbox Account or Depositary Account promptly upon availability of such amounts; (iv) not to direct any funds other than such Collections to be mailed to Lockboxes or deposited into related Lockbox Accounts or Depositary Accounts; (v) not to change any Depositary Bank, any Blocked Account Agreement or the location of any Lockbox without the consent of the Administrative Agent; and (vii) following a Termination Event, the Administrative Agent may, or shall at the direction of the Required Facility Agents, deliver a “shifting control notice” to the Depositary Banks, upon receipt of which notice, the Depositary Banks will follow the direction of the Administrative Agent as to application of Collections in such Accounts.

Section 4.11. Reports . (a) (i) On or prior to the Monthly Report Date in each month, the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (who will promptly deliver the same to each Facility Agent) a monthly report, substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Monthly Report” ), as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding Calculation Period.

(ii) In addition to delivery of Monthly Reports in accordance with clause (a) above, following a Downgrade Event, the Servicer shall, on each Weekly Report Date, deliver to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly deliver the same to each Facility Agent) a report in form and substance to be agreed upon by the Servicer and the Required Facility Agents (each a “Weekly Report” ).

 

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(iii) In addition to delivery of Monthly Reports in accordance with clause (a) above, if at any time (A) the long term unsecured debt of the Parent shall be below BB by S&P or below Ba2 by Moody’s, (B) the Parent (1) shall not have a long term unsecured rating from S&P and (2) shall not have a long term unsecured rating from Moody’s, or (C) a Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly deliver the same to each Facility Agent), on each Daily Report Date, a report in form and substance to be agreed upon by the Servicer and the Required Facility Agents (each a “Daily Report” ).

(b) The Seller shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, furnish to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly deliver the same to each Facility Agent) at any time and from time to time such other or further information in respect of the Receivables, the Seller and the Obligors as the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent may reasonably request.

Section 4.12. Servicer Indemnification of Indemnified Parties . (a) The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any Losses (other than any Losses to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party or recourse (except as provided in this Agreement) for uncollectible Receivables) arising out of or resulting from (i) false or incorrect representations warranties or certifications of the Servicer, acting in that capacity, in any Transaction Document or any document delivered pursuant to any Transaction Document or (ii) any breach (whether by action or omission) by the Servicer, acting in that capacity, of any of its obligations or covenants under any Transaction Document.

(b) Promptly upon receipt by any Indemnified Party under this Section 4.12 of notice of the commencement of any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation against such Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Servicer hereunder, notify the Servicer in writing of the commencement thereof. The Servicer may participate in and assume the defense of any such suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation at its expense, and no settlement thereof shall be made without the approval of the Servicer and the Indemnified Party. The approval of the Servicer and the Indemnified Party will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. After notice from the Servicer to the Indemnified Party of its intention to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Indemnified Party, and so long as the Servicer so assumes the defense thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Indemnified Party, the Servicer shall not be liable for any legal expenses of counsel unless there shall be a conflict between the interests of the Servicer and the Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party(ies) shall have the right to employ counsel to represent it (them).

(c) The Servicer will promptly pay to the Facility Agent for the Indemnified Party such indemnity amount as shall be specified to the Servicer in a certificate of the Affected Party (or its Facility Agent, on its behalf) setting forth the calculations of such amount, together with the

 

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basis therefor. Any such certificate submitted by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The provisions of this Section 4.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 4.13. Servicing Fee. The monthly fee due to the Servicer for performing its obligations hereunder shall be equal to (A) the product of (1) the Servicing Fee Percentage, expressed as a decimal, and (2) the average daily Outstanding Balances of Receivables during the preceding Calculation Period, divided by (B) twelve. Such monthly Servicing Fee shall be paid to the Servicer in arrears on the second (2nd) Business Day after each Monthly Report Date.

A RTICLE V

P ARENT U NDERTAKING

Section 5.01. Guaranty . The Parent hereby unconditionally guarantees the punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of Phillips 66 Co. and its successor legal entities, in its capacities as Phillips 66 Co., Servicer and the party requesting Letters of Credit under the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, now or hereafter existing under the Transaction Documents, whether for Collections, repurchase, indemnification payments, fees, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “Obligations” ), and agrees to pay any and all reasonable and properly documented out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees and expenses) incurred by any Beneficiary in enforcing any rights under this Parent Undertaking, together with interest on such expenses (from the time when such amounts were incurred, based on a 365-day year) at a rate per annum for each day equal to 2.00% over the Alternate Base Rate on such day. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parent’s liability shall extend to all amounts which constitute part of the Obligations and would be owed by Phillips 66 Co. to the Seller or any Beneficiary under any Transaction Document but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving Phillips 66 Co. as debtor. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Parent under this Parent Undertaking do not include losses in respect to Receivables that are uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or lack of creditworthiness of the related Obligor.

Section 5.02. Guaranty Absolute . The Parent guarantees that the Obligations will be performed or paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the applicable Transaction Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Agent or any Beneficiary with respect thereto. The obligations of the Parent under this Parent Undertaking are independent of the Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Parent to enforce this Parent Undertaking, irrespective of whether any action is brought against Phillips 66 Co. or whether Phillips 66 Co. is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of the Parent under this Parent Undertaking shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

 

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(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Transaction Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Obligations resulting from additional Purchases or Issuances/Modifications of Letters of Credit or otherwise;

(c) any failure or omission to enforce any right, power or remedy with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto, or any collateral securing the Obligations or any part thereof;

(d) any waiver of any right, power or remedy or of any default with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto;

(e) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations;

(f) any manner of application of collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Obligations or any other assets of Phillips 66 Co. or any of its Subsidiaries;

(g) the existence of any claim, setoff or other rights which the Provider may have at any time against Phillips 66 Co. in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction;

(h) any assignment or transfer of the Obligations or any part thereof permitted under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;

(i) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Phillips 66 Co. or any of its Subsidiaries; or

(j) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Phillips 66 Co. or a guarantor.

Section 5.03. Waiver . (a) The Parent hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Obligations and this Parent Undertaking and any requirement that any Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against Phillips 66 Co. or any other Person or entity or any collateral.

 

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(b) The Parent hereby waives any right to revoke this Parent Undertaking, and acknowledges that this Parent Undertaking is continuing in nature and applies to all Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

(c) The Parent acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Transaction Documents and that the waivers set forth in this Section 5.03 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 5.04. Subrogation . The Parent will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation under this Parent Undertaking, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, until all the Obligations and other amounts payable under this Parent Undertaking shall have been paid in full and the Facility Termination shall have occurred. If any amount shall be paid to the Parent on account of such subrogation rights at any time prior to the later of (x) the payment in full of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Parent Undertaking and (y) the date after the Termination Date that all Aggregate Unpaids are paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Beneficiaries and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Transaction Document or to be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral security for any Obligations thereafter existing. If (i) the Parent shall make payment to the Beneficiaries of all or any part of the Obligations, (ii) all the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Parent Undertaking shall be paid in full and (iii) the date after the Termination Date that all Aggregate Unpaids are paid in full shall have occurred, the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents on behalf of their respective Beneficiaries will, at the Parent’s request, execute and deliver to the Parent appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to the Parent of an interest in the Obligations resulting from such payment by the Parent.

A RTICLE VI

R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES

Section 6.01. General Representations and Warranties of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co . Except as otherwise set forth below, each of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co., as to itself (and, in the case of Phillips 66 Co., its Subsidiaries and/or Parent, if so specified), hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser, each LC Bank, each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the date of each Purchase and each Issuance or Modification that:

(a) Corporate Existence, Power and Authority, Etc. It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization; it is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business so requires and except where failure to be so qualified would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; it has corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the

 

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Transaction Documents and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby; each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to usual and customary bankruptcy exceptions); it has all necessary authorizations and approvals to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under all of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, except where failure to obtain any such authorization or approval would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; no notices to, or filings with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body are required for the due execution, delivery or performance by it of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, except for the filing of financing statements referred to therein and except where the failure to provide any such notice or make any such filing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) No Termination Event. No Termination Event or Potential Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or will, after giving effect to the Purchase and/or Issuance or Modification to occur on such day, occur;

(c) Eligible Receivables. All Receivables included in the calculation of Net Receivables Balance are Eligible Receivables at such time;

(d) Accuracy of Information. The written reports, financial statements, certificates and other written information (other than information of a global economic or industry nature) furnished by it or on its behalf in connection with the negotiation of the Transaction Documents or delivered in connection therewith (as modified or supplemented by other written information when so furnished), when taken as a whole, did not contain as of the date such written reports, financial statements or other written information were so furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , that, with respect to (a) projections, estimates, pro forma financial information, engineering reports and forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the materials referenced above, it represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time, and (b) financial statements, it represents only that such financial statements were prepared as represented or required elsewhere in this Agreement;

(e) Servicer Reports. The information furnished by it or on its behalf in each Monthly Report, Weekly Report or Daily Report is true and complete in all material respects as of the date of such report;

(f) Good Title. In the case of the Originator, each Receivable sold under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement is owned by the Originator free and clear of any lien or adverse claim (except that created in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) and the liens that arise automatically in

 

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connection with the Oil and Gas Lien Receivables or in favor of a Depositary Bank under a Blocked Account Agreement). In the case of the Seller, the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Purchasers and LC Banks) has acquired from the Seller a valid and perfected first priority security interest in each Receivable sold and/or assigned under this Agreement free and clear of any lien or adverse claim (except for liens created pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents and those that arise in connection with Oil and Gas Lien Receivables or those that arise in favor of a Depositary Bank under a Blocked Account Agreement);

(g) Ownership/Security Interest. It has taken or caused to be taken all actions, including necessary filings, to evidence the Administrative Agent’s (on behalf of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) first priority undivided percentage ownership or security interest in all Receivables (whether existing or thereafter arising);

(h) Changes to Credit and Collection Policy. It has not made any change in any credit and collection policy that would (i) impair the collectability of any Receivables in any material respect or (ii) otherwise be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(i) Litigation. In the case of the Seller, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller, asserted against it, which would constitute a Termination Event or otherwise be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. In the case of Phillips 66 Co., as of the Closing Date, there is no litigation pending or, to Phillips 66 Co.’s knowledge, threatened in writing, against or affecting Phillips 66 Co. or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) purports to adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents (other than such litigation that the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined to be frivolous) or (ii) has had or could reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(j) Collections. All Obligors have been directed to remit their Collections to Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts or Depositary Accounts, as applicable, listed on the schedule to this Agreement;

(k) Payments to the Originator. The Seller has given reasonably equivalent value to the Originator under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement in connection with each sale of Receivables thereunder, and no such sale was made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Originator to the Seller or is or may be voidable as a fraudulent transfer under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or a voidable preference under Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code;

(l) Ownership of the Seller. Originator directly or indirectly owns 100% of the membership interests of the Seller, free and clear of any adverse claims;

 

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(m) Subsidiaries, Business. The Seller has no subsidiaries and is engaged in no other business activities other than the business activities contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

(n) Solvency. After giving effect to any Purchase, Issuance, or Modification on such date and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Seller is (i) not “insolvent” (as such term is defined in the Bankruptcy Code), (ii) able to pay its debts as they become due, (iii) does not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged or for any business or transaction in which it reasonably expects to engage, and (iv) has tangible net worth equal to at least 3% of the aggregate outstanding balance of Receivables;

(o) Tax. The Seller has filed all material United States federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns on or before the applicable due date (as such due date may have been timely extended), and all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Seller have been paid (other than those which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings), unless the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Seller in respect of taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Seller, adequate.

(p) ERISA. The Seller has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except as any noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations thereunder) has occurred or prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA has occurred with respect to any “Employee Benefit Plan” (as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), of the Seller or any ERISA Affiliate which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA which could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to the Seller or any ERISA Affiliate or will occur upon the closing of any Purchase or any Issuance or Modification or the execution of any Transaction Document;

(q) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of its formation, the Seller is not aware of the occurrence of any event or circumstance which has had or will have a Material Adverse Effect;

(r) Investment Company Act. The Seller is not and is not required to be registered as an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(s) Required Credit Enhancement. After giving effect to the Purchase and/or Issuance or Modification on such date, the Percentage Interest shall not exceed 100% (95% if a Downgrade Event shall have occurred and be continuing);

 

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(t) Compliance with Capital Requirements Directive. The Seller (i) owns a net economic interest in the Receivables in an amount at least equal to 5.0% of the Net Receivables Balance as required under Article 122a of the CRD, (ii) has not changed the manner (as contemplated under Article 122a of the CRD) in which it retains such net economic interest since the Closing Date, and (iii) has not entered into any short position or hedge with respect to such net economic interest. CRD means the Capital Requirements Directive which is comprised of Directives 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions and Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions, as amended from time to time;

(u) Use of Proceeds. The Seller has not taken and will not take any action which would cause the use of the proceeds of the Purchases to violate the provisions of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and

(v) Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement. At the time of any Issuance or Modification, (i) the terms of the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement will be arms’ length terms not more favorable to any party than the terms that could reasonably be expected to be found in a similar transaction involving unrelated third parties, (ii) the pricing terms specified in the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement will be comparable to the pricing terms available to Phillips 66 Co. in a similar transaction involving unrelated third parties, and (iii) the consideration provided under the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement will constitute fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value.

Section 6.02. General Representations and Warranties of the Parent . The Parent hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser, each LC Bank, each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the date of each Purchase and each Issuance or Modification; provided that the representation and warranty contained in Section 6.02(h) shall be made on and as of the Closing Date and shall not be restated on the date of any Purchase or the date of any Issuance or Modification of a Letter of Credit that occurs after the Closing Date that:

(a) Corporate Existence, Power and Authority, Etc. It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization; it is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business so requires and except where failure to be so qualified would not be reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect; it has corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby; each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to usual and customary bankruptcy exceptions); it has all necessary authorizations and approvals to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under all of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party,

 

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except where the failure to obtain any such authorization or approval would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect; no notices to, or filings with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body are required for the due execution, delivery or performance by it of any of the Transaction Documents, except where the failure to provide any such notice or make any such filing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(b) No Termination Event. No Termination Event or Potential Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or will, after giving effect to the Purchase and/or Issuance or Modification to occur on such day, occur;

(c) Accuracy of Information. The written reports, financial statements, certificates and other written information (other than information of a global economic or industry nature) furnished by it or on its behalf in connection with the negotiation of the Transaction Documents or delivered in connection therewith (as modified or supplemented by other written information so furnished), when taken as a whole, did not contain as of the date such written reports, financial statements or other written information were so furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , that, with respect to (i) projections, estimates, pro forma financial information, engineering reports and forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the materials referenced above, the Patent represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time and (ii) financial statements, each of the Seller and the Parent represents only that such financial statements were prepared as represented or required elsewhere in this Agreement;

(d) Litigation. As of the Closing Date, there is no litigation pending, or, to the Parent’s knowledge, threatened in writing, against or affecting the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) purports to adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents (other than such litigation that the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined to be frivolous) or (ii) has had or could reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Accuracy of Financial Statements. The (a) unaudited pro forma combined financial statements of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the Contribution Business, consisting of (i) unaudited pro forma statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2011, prepared as though the Spin-Off occurred on January 1, 2011, and (ii) unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of December 31, 2011, prepared as though the Spin-Off occurred on December 31, 2011, and (iii) audited combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011 and combined statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in net parent company investment for the three years ended December 31, 2011, of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the Contribution Business fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP, the combined financial position of the Parent, its Subsidiaries and the Contribution Business as of such date and their combined results of operations and cash flows for such fiscal years;

 

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(f) Tax. The Parent and its Subsidiaries have filed all material United States federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns on or before the applicable due date (as such due date may have been timely extended), and (b) all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have been paid (other than those which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Parent, adequate;

(g) ERISA. The Parent and each ERISA Affiliate have fulfilled their respective obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and are in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations thereunder) occurred or prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA has occurred with respect to any “Employee Benefit Plan” (as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), of the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate which could reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA which could be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate or will occur upon the closing of any Purchase or any Issuance or Modification or the execution of any Transaction Document;

(h) Material Adverse Effect . As of the Closing Date, since September 30, 2011, there has been no Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Investment Company Act. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(j) Use of Proceeds. Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or will take any action which would cause the use of the proceeds of the Purchases to violate the provisions of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

(k) Accounting. On its consolidated financial statements, the Parent treats the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Contribution Agreement as financings by Originator, but includes appropriate notations to indicate that the Seller is a separate entity from Originator and the Parent and that the assets of the Seller are not available to satisfy the debts and obligations of Originator or the Parent; and

 

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(l) Performance Guaranty. On the Closing Date, all of the obligations of the Parent under the Senior Credit Facilities (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and in the performance guaranty under this Agreement are the Parent’s senior unsecured obligations.

A RTICLE VII

C OVENANTS

Section 7.01. Affirmative Covenants of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co. Until the Facility Termination, each of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co., as applicable, covenants to each Purchaser, each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent, as to itself only (or, if so specified, in the case of Phillips 66 Co., as to its Parent and/or Subsidiaries), as follows:

(a) General :

(i) Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Seller will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders and preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises, qualifications, and privileges except to the extent that the failure so to comply with such laws, rules and regulations or the failure so to preserve and maintain such rights, franchises, qualifications, and privileges would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Originator will comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of any Governmental Authority (including ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder and laws of the United States regarding sanctions and export controls applicable to unauthorized dealings with sanctioned countries or Persons) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) Offices, Records, and Books of Account. It will keep its jurisdiction of organization and the office where it keeps its records concerning the Receivables at the address set forth under its name on the signature pages to this Agreement or upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, at any other locations in jurisdictions where all actions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to protect and perfect the interest in the Receivables have been taken and completed. It also will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, the ability to recreate records evidencing Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable). Originator will mark its data processing records and other books and records to indicate which Receivables have been sold or contributed to the Seller under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement;

 

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(iii) Taxes. It will file all material tax returns and reports required by law to be filed by it and will promptly pay all taxes and governmental charges at any time owing, except when failure to pay would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect or such as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established. It will pay when due any taxes payable in connection with the Receivables, except for Excluded Taxes or where failure to pay such taxes would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (in the case of the Seller) or a Parent Material Adverse Effect (in the case of Phillips 66 Co.);

(iv) Performance and Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy. It will, as applicable and at its own expense, timely and fully comply in all material respects with the applicable credit and collection policy in regard to each Receivable and the related Contracts;

(v) Deposits to Lockboxes or Depositary Accounts. It will instruct all Obligors to remit all their payments in respect of Receivables to Lockbox Accounts or Depositary Accounts (either by check mailed to a Lockbox maintained by the relevant Depositary Bank or directly by wire transfer or electronic funds transfer to a Depositary Account). If it receives any Collections directly, it will promptly (and in any event within one business day) cause such Collections to be deposited into a Lockbox Account or Depositary Account. It will not direct any funds to be deposited into any Lockbox Account or Depositary Account other than Collections of Receivables;

(vi) Other Information. It will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent such other information respecting the Receivables or its condition or operations, financial or otherwise, as the Administrative Agent or such Facility Agent may from time to time reasonably request, including, but not limited to, all notices delivered to it under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement; and

(vii) Performance and Enforcement of Purchase and Contribution Agreement and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement. It will perform all of its obligations under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement and the Seller will enforce the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

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(b) Reporting :

(i) The Seller will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Seller, an audited balance sheet of the Seller as of the end of such quarter and a statement of income and retained earnings of the Seller for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, certified by a financial officer of the Seller as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(ii) The Seller will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Seller, a balance sheet of the Seller (which need not be audited) as of the end of such quarter and a statement of income and retained earnings of the Seller for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, certified by a financial officer of the Seller as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(iii) It will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) within 10 days after the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for above (in the case of the Seller) and below (in the case of Phillips 66 Co.), a certificate of its financial officer to the effect that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or, if any Termination Event or Potential Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof; and

(iv) It will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) such additional information regarding its and its Subsidiaries’ (in the case of Phillips 66 Co.) operations, business affairs and financial condition, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

(c) Notices :

(i) Termination. It will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) promptly and in any event within five business days after obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of a Termination Event, Potential Termination Event, or Downgrade Event a statement of its financial officer setting forth details of such Termination Event, Potential Termination Event, or Downgrade Event;

 

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(ii) Oil and Gas Liens. It will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any holder of a lien or security interest arising pursuant to any Oil and Gas Lien Act taking any action to enforce or perfect such security interest;

(iii) Credit Agreement . At such time as any of the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent is no longer a party to the Credit Agreement, Phillips 66 Co. will provide to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) notice of (a) any amendment of the Financial Test or any defined term used in that Financial Test in the Credit Agreement or (b) the occurrence of an “Event of Default” under the Credit Agreement, together with a copy of the same, as soon as practicable after, but in no event later than 30 days following such amendment or occurrence; and

(iv) Material Event. At such time as any of the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent is no longer a party to the Credit Agreement, Originator will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of (a) the institution of any litigation or proceeding that has had or is reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect (whether or not the claim asserted therein is considered to be covered by insurance) and (b) any adverse change in the ratings publicly announced by S&P or Moody’s of the Parent’s then current senior unsecured debt.

Section 7.02. Negative Covenants of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co. Except as otherwise specified below, until the Facility Termination, each of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co., as applicable, covenants and agrees, as to itself only (or, if so specified, in the case of Phillips 66 Co., as to its Subsidiaries), as follows:

(a) Sales, Liens, Etc. It will not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any adverse claim (except for (i) the interest in favor of the Seller created pursuant to the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) created pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) in the case of Oil and Gas Lien Receivables and any Related Security and Collections thereof that constitute identifiable proceeds of such Oil and Gas Lien Receivables, the rights described in the definition thereof and (iii) the rights of any Depositary Bank arising in the Collections under any Blocked Account Agreement) upon or with respect to, any Receivable, Related Security, related Contract or Collections, or upon or with respect to any Lockbox Account or Depositary Account or any other asset of the Seller, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof;

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Facility Agents, or make any change in its instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made in respect of the Receivables or payments to be made to any Depositary Bank, unless the Administrative Agent will have received notice of such addition, termination or change (including an updated Schedule III) and a fully executed Blocked Account Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to each new Lockbox Account or Depositary Account;

(c) Change in Name or Jurisdiction of Origination, Etc. It will not change its name, identity or organizational structure unless the Administrative Agent shall have received at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of such change and all action by the Originator or the Seller, as applicable, necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Administrative Agent’s (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) ownership or security interest in the Receivables, the Related Security and the Collections (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking of such other action as the Administrative Agent may request in connection with such change or relocation) will have been duly taken;

(d) Treatment as Sales. It will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Contribution Agreement and this Agreement in any manner other than as the sale and/or absolute conveyance of Receivables, except that such transactions will be treated under GAAP as a liability in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements. It (or Parent) shall not treat, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the transactions under this Agreement in any manner other than the sale of debt obligations;

(e) Transaction Documents. (i) It will not terminate, amend, waive or modify, or consent to any termination, amendment, waiver or modification of, any provision of any Transaction Document (other than the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement) or grant any other consent or other indulgence under any Transaction Document (other than the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement), in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Facility Agents or the further consents described below in Section 11.01.

(ii) It will not (x) terminate, amend, waive or modify, or consent to (or permit) any termination, amendment, waiver or modification of, Article 2, Article 4 or Article 8 of the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement or any defined term used (directly or indirectly) in any such Article or (y) grant any other consent or other indulgence with respect to Article 2, Article 4 or Article 8 of the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement or any defined term used (directly or indirectly) in any such Article, in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Facility Agents. Phillips 66 Co. will not assign the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (or any of its obligations thereunder) or otherwise substitute another Person (whether by novation or otherwise) for it (or any of its obligations) under the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Facility Agents.

 

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(f) Nature of Business. The Seller will not engage in any business activities other than those contemplated by the Transaction Documents and will not create or form any subsidiary;

(g) Mergers, Etc. The Seller will not merge with or into or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions), all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock or other ownership interest of, or enter into any joint venture or partnership agreement with, any Person, other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

(h) Distributions, Etc. The Seller will not declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any membership interests or other equity interests of the Seller, or return any capital to its members or other equity holders as such, or purchase, retire, defease, redeem or otherwise acquire for value or make any payment in respect of any membership interests or other equity of the Seller or any warrants, rights or options to acquire any membership interests or other equity of the Seller, now or hereafter outstanding; provided , however , that the Seller may declare and pay cash dividends to its sole member out of Collections available for such purpose pursuant to the Transaction Documents so long as (i) no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event shall then exist or would occur as a result thereof, (ii) such dividends are in compliance with all applicable law including the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, and (iii) such dividends have been approved by all necessary and appropriate limited liability company action of the Seller and its board of managers; and

(i) Debt. The Seller will not create, incur, guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any indebtedness or other liabilities, whether direct or contingent, other than the incurrence of obligations pursuant to, and, as contemplated in, the Transaction Documents and the incurrence of operating expenses in the ordinary course of business.

Section 7.03. Affirmative Covenants of the Parent . Until the Facility Termination, the Parent covenants and agrees as follows:

(a) General: It will comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of any Governmental Authority (including ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder and laws of the United States regarding sanctions and export controls applicable to unauthorized dealings with sanctioned countries or Persons) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(b) Reporting: (i) It will provide or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents the Parent’s Form 10-K via EDGAR system of the SEC on the internet as soon as available and in any event within 90 days

 

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after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, which will include in each case an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in common stockholders’ equity for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on in a manner acceptable to the SEC by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing;

(ii) The Parent will provide or cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents the Parent’s Form 10-Q via EDGAR on the internet as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent, which will include a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such quarter and the related (a) consolidated statement of income for such quarter and for the portion of Parent’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, and (b) consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form (A) for the consolidated balance sheet, the figures as of the end of the Parent’s previous fiscal year, (B) for the consolidated statement of income, the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the Parent’s previous fiscal year and (C) for the consolidated statement of cash flows, the figures for the corresponding portion of the Parent’s previous fiscal year; the making available of such financial statements shall constitute a certification by the Parent (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation and GAAP;

(iii) It will promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) a copy of all documents filed by the Parent or any Subsidiary with the SEC; provided , that such documents shall be deemed to have been furnished or distributed, as the case may be, on the date when made available via EDGAR;

(iv) The Parent will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) at the time of the required delivery of its financial statements provided for above, a certificate of its financial officer to the effect that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the Parent is in compliance with the Financial Test, including reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the Financial Test; and

(v) The Parent will cause to be provided to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly distribute the same to the Facility Agents) from time to time such additional information regarding its and its Subsidiaries’ operations, business affairs and financial condition, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

Section 7.04. Negative Covenant of the Parent . Until the Facility Termination, the Parent covenants and agrees that it will not (a) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or (b) sell, lease or otherwise

 

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transfer (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; provided , that (i) any Person may consolidate or merge with or into the Parent in a transaction in which the Parent is the surviving Person, and (ii) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, any Person may consolidate or merge with or into the Parent, and the Parent may consolidate or merge with or into any Person, as long as the surviving entity, if other than the Parent, has an Investment Grade Rating and assumes each of the obligations of the Parent under this Agreement pursuant to an agreement executed and delivered to the Facility Agents in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Required Facility Agents.

Section 7.05. Separateness Covenants . Until the Facility Termination, each of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co. (as applicable) covenants and agrees, as to itself only, as follows:

(a) The Seller will at all times maintain at least one independent director or manager who (i) is not currently and has not been during the five years preceding the date of this Agreement an officer, director or employee of any of the Parent, Originator, ConocoPhillips, ConocoPhillips Company, or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries (except the Seller) (collectively, the “Other Companies” ), (ii) is not a current or former officer or employee of the Seller, (iii) is not a stockholder of any of the Other Companies or any of their respective affiliates, and (iv) who (A) has prior experience as an independent director for a corporation or manager for a limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (B) has at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities. The Seller will provide not less than five business days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents in the event of the replacement of the Seller’s independent manager;

(b) The Seller will conduct its business in its own name and from an office separate from that of the Other Companies (but which may be located in the same facility as one or more of the Other Companies). The Seller will have stationery and other business forms separate from that of the Other Companies;

(c) The Seller will at all times be adequately capitalized in light of its contemplated business;

(d) The Seller will at all times provide for its own operating expenses and liabilities from its own funds except that common overhead expenses may be shared by the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. and the Parent (the “Other Phillips 66 Companies” ) on a basis reasonably related to use;

 

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(e) The Seller will maintain its assets and transactions separately from those of the Other Companies and reflect such assets and transactions in financial statements separate and distinct from those of the Other Companies and evidence such assets and transactions by appropriate entries in books and records separate and distinct from those of the Other Companies. The Seller will hold itself out to the public under the Seller’s own name as a legal entity separate and distinct from the Other Phillips 66 Companies. The Seller will not hold itself out as having agreed to pay, or as being liable, primarily or secondarily, for, any obligations of the Other Companies;

(f) The Seller will hold at least one annual duly noticed meeting of its Board of Managers, make and retain minutes of such meetings and otherwise observe all limited liability company formalities as a distinct entity;

(g) The Seller will prepare its financial statements separately from those of any of the Other Phillips 66 Companies and will insure that any consolidated financial statements of any Other Phillips 66 Company that are filed with the SEC or any other governmental agency or are furnished to any creditors of any Other Company will include notes clearly stating that the Seller is a separate business entity and that its assets are available first and foremost to satisfy the claims of the creditors of the Seller;

(h) The Seller will not direct or participate in the management of any of the Other Companies’ operations;

(i) The Seller will not maintain any joint account with any Other Company or become liable as a guarantor or otherwise with respect to, or grant a security interest in any of its assets to secure, any debt or contractual obligation of any Other Company;

(j) The Seller will not engage in any transaction with, or make loans, advances or otherwise extend credit to, any of the Other Companies except as expressly contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

(k) Phillips 66 Co. will take all actions necessary to maintain the Seller as a separate, limited purpose subsidiary of Phillips 66 Co. pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the Limited Liability Company Agreement; and

(l) Each of the Seller and Phillips 66 Co. will take such other actions as are necessary on its part to ensure that the facts and assumptions set forth in the opinion issued by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, as counsel for Seller, in connection with the closing of the Facility and relating to substantive consolidation issues, and in the certificates accompanying such opinion, remain true and correct in all material respects at all times.

 

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A RTICLE VIII

T ERMINATION

Section 8.01. Termination Events . The occurrence of each of the following events shall constitute a “Termination Event” :

(a) Failure of the Seller or Phillips 66 Co. to perform or observe any covenant or agreement under the Transaction Documents, and such failure shall continue for five (5) Business Days after such applicable party receives written notice or actual knowledge of such failure;

(b)(i) Failure of the Seller or Phillips 66 Co. (other than when acting in its capacity as Servicer) to make when due any payment or deposit required to be made by it under any Transaction Document, and such failure shall continue for (A) in the case of Net Investment, the Mandatory Reduction Amounts, Reimbursement Obligations and the required deposits to the LC Cash Collateral Account, one (1) Business Day, or (B) in the case of payment of Yield, fees and other amounts, three (3) Business Days, or (ii) failure of the Servicer to deposit or remit any amounts due under this Agreement, and such failure shall continue for one (1) Business Day;

(c) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. or the Parent under or in connection with any Transaction Document or any certificate, report or other statement delivered by the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. or the Parent pursuant to the terms set forth in the Transaction Documents shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered (unless such representation or warranty relates solely to one or more specific Receivables incorrectly characterized as Eligible Receivables and immediately following the removal of such Receivables from the Net Receivables Balance, the Percentage Interest does not exceed 100% (95% if a Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing);

(d)(i) The Seller shall fail to pay any indebtedness when due; or (ii)(A) the Parent, Phillips 66 Co. or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall default beyond any applicable period of grace in any payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on which the Parent, Phillips 66 Co. or any of their respective Subsidiaries is liable in an aggregate principal amount then outstanding of $150,000,000 or more, or (B) an event of default (other than a failure to pay principal or interest) as defined in any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, under any such Indebtedness shall happen and shall result in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it could otherwise become due and payable;

(e)(i) One or more judgments or decrees involving a liability in excess of $10,000 shall be entered against the Seller; (ii) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against Phillips 66 Co. or the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any

 

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combination thereof involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or fully covered by insurance) of $150,000,000 or more with respect to Phillips 66 Co., the Parent or any of their Subsidiaries and, in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii), such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, dismissed, discharged or stayed within 30 days from the entry thereof;

(f) The Seller, the Parent, Phillips 66 Co. or any of their respective Material Subsidiaries shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian or the like of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail to pay its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (v) commence a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws of the United States of America or file a voluntary petition or answer seeking reorganization, an arrangement with creditors or an order for relief or seeking to take advantage of any insolvency law or file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding, or action shall be taken by it for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing, or (vi) if without the application, approval or consent of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co., the Parent or any of its Material Subsidiaries, a proceeding shall be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction, under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking in respect of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co., the Parent or any of its Material Subsidiaries an order for relief or an adjudication in bankruptcy, reorganization, dissolution, winding up, liquidation, a composition or arrangement with creditors, a readjustment of debts, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator or custodian or the like of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co., the Parent or such Material Subsidiaries or of all or any substantial part of its assets, or other like relief in respect thereof under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, and, if such proceeding is being contested by the Seller, Phillips 66 Co., the Parent or such Material Subsidiaries in good faith, the same shall (A) result in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) continue undismissed for any period of 60 consecutive days;

(g) The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) shall cease to have, for any reason, a valid and perfected first priority ownership or security interest in the Receivables, the Related Security and the Collections (subject only to such ownership or security interests that arise under the Oil and Gas Act or under any Blocked Account Agreement);

(h) An “event of termination” shall occur under the Purchase and Contribution Agreement, or any material provision thereof shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on the Seller or the Originator, as the case may be, or the Seller or the Originator shall so state in writing;

(i) Any Transaction Document shall terminate in whole or in part (except in accordance with its terms or with the consent of the parties thereto) or shall cease to be effective or to be legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of any one of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. or the Parent, or any one of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co. or the Parent shall directly or indirectly contest such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any such Transaction Document;

 

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(j) 3-month rolling average Dilution Ratio exceeds 3.75% (3.25% following a Downgrade Event);

(k) 3-month rolling average Delinquency Ratio exceeds 6.50% (5.00% following a Downgrade Event);

(l) 3-month rolling average Default Ratio exceeds 1.00% (0.75% following a Downgrade Event);

(m) 3-month rolling average Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio exceeds 0.75% (0.50% following a Downgrade Event);

(n) 3-month rolling average of Days Sales Outstanding exceeds 20 days (15 days following a Downgrade Event);

(o) the Percentage Interest exceeds (i) 100% for a period of two consecutive business days or (ii) following a Downgrade Event, 95% for one Business Day;

(p) the Servicer shall fail to deliver any Monthly Report, Weekly Report or Daily Report when required under the Transaction Documents, and such failure shall continue for (a) in the case of the Monthly Report, 5 Business Days and (b) in the case of the Weekly Report or Daily Report, 2 Business Days;

(q) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the first quarter-end date occurring after the Closing Date, the ratio of the Parent’s Consolidated Net Debt as of such date shall exceed 60% of the Parent’s Total Capitalization as of such date (“Consolidated Net Debt” and “Total Capitalization” as used in this clause (q) (the “Financial Test” ) shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement);

(r) Failure of the Parent to perform any covenant or honor its guarantee of Servicer performance contained in this Agreement, and such failure shall continue for 5 business days after, in the case of a breach of a covenant, the Parent receives written notice or obtains actual knowledge of such breach;

(s)(i) a Change of Control shall occur, (ii) the Parent shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity interests in the Originator, or (iii) Originator shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the membership interests of the Seller; or

(t) an ERISA Event shall occur that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 8.02. Consequences of a Termination Event . (a) Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, the Administrative Agent may, or at the direction of the Required Facility Agents shall, by written notice to the Seller, the Originator, and the Servicer, declare an event of termination (an “Event of Termination” ) which shall commence the wind-down period after which no Reinvestment Purchases shall be made; provided , that, upon the occurrence of the Termination Events specified in Section 8.01(f) above, the Event of Termination shall be deemed to have occurred automatically. In addition, upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, (i) the Maximum Net Investment shall be reduced as of each calendar date thereafter equal to the Aggregate Exposure Amount as of such date (and each Purchase Group’s Exposure Amount will be reduced ratably), (ii) the Percentage Interest shall be increased to 100% and all Collections will be applied to repay the Facility, (iii) pricing on the Facility will be at the Default Rate, (iv) the Seller shall deposit into the LC Cash Collateral Account the amount necessary to cause the amount therein to be equal to the Required LC Cash Collateral Amount, (v) the Administrative Agent may, or at the direction of the Required Facility Agents shall, deliver the notices of exclusive control to the Depositary Banks under the Blocked Account Agreements, and (vi) the Administrative Agent may, or at the direction of the Required Facility Agent shall, replace Originator as servicer.

(b) Upon the occurrence and continuance of any Termination Event, the Purchasers, the LC Banks, the Facility Agents and the Administrative Agent shall have, in addition to all rights and remedies under this Agreement or otherwise, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of the applicable jurisdiction and under other applicable Laws, which rights shall be cumulative.

(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement is, and is intended to be, a contract to extend financial accommodations to the Seller within the meaning of Section 365(e)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 365(e)(2)(B)) (or any amended or successor provision thereof or any amended or successor code).

A RTICLE IX

T HE A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT AND THE F ACILITY A GENTS

Section 9.01. Authorization and Action . (a) Each Facility Agent, each Purchaser and each LC Bank hereby appoints RBC as Administrative Agent hereunder and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. When requested to do so by a Facility Agent, the Required Facility Agents or the Facility Agents (as the context herein requires or allows), the Administrative Agent shall take such action or refrain from taking such action as a Facility Agent, the Required Facility Agents or the Facility Agents, as the case may be, direct under or in connection with or on any matter relating to the Seller, Originator, the Servicer or the Parent, this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents. In the event of a conflict between a determination or calculation made by the Administrative Agent and a determination or calculation made by any Purchaser, LC Bank or any Facility Agent, the determination or calculation of the Purchaser, the LC Bank or the Facility Agent shall control absent manifest error.

 

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(b) Each Purchaser and LC Bank in a Purchase Group hereby accepts the appointment of the applicable Facility Agent hereunder, and authorizes such Facility Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Facility Agent by the terms of this Agreement, if any, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each other Purchaser or LC Bank within any other Purchase Group hereby accepts the appointment of the related Facility Agent for such Purchase Group and authorizes and empowers such Facility Agent as provided in the two preceding sentences.

(c) Except for actions which the Administrative Agent or any Facility Agent is expressly required to take pursuant to this Agreement or any Conduit Support Document, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Facility Agent shall be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent or such Facility Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to applicable Law unless the Administrative Agent or such Facility Agent shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction from the Purchasers and LC Banks of the indemnification obligations under Section 9.06 hereof against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred in taking or continuing to take such action. The Administrative Agent agrees to give to each Facility Agent, each Purchaser and each LC Bank prompt notice of each notice and determination given to it by the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator, the Parent, or any Depositary Bank or by it to the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator, the Parent or any Depositary Bank, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Each Facility Agent agrees to give the Administrative Agent and such Facility Agent’s respective Purchasers and LC Banks prompt notice of each notice and determination given to it by the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator, the Parent, any Depositary Bank or by it to the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator, the Parent or any Depositary Bank, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Facility Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Termination Event unless the Administrative Agent or such Facility Agent has received written notice from a Conduit Purchaser, a Committed Purchaser, any LC Bank, any other Facility Agent, the Seller or the Servicer referring to this Agreement, describing such Termination Event and stating that such notice is a “notice of a Termination Event.” Subject to Section 9.07 hereof, the appointment and authority of the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent hereunder shall terminate on the date of Facility Termination.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, (i) no Facility Agent in its capacity as such shall have any purchase, reinvestment or funding commitment or obligation hereunder, nor be obligated to remit funds to the Seller hereunder, unless such funds are received from the applicable Conduit Purchaser or Committed Purchaser, and (ii) no Facility Agent shall have any personal liability for any default by its Conduit Purchaser or Committed Purchaser hereunder.

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expressly recognize and agree that the Administrative Agent may be listed as the assignee or secured party of record on, and the Facility Agents, the Purchasers, the LC Banks, expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to execute on their behalf as their agent, the various UCC filings required to be made hereunder and under the Transaction Documents in order to perfect the sale and assignment of the Receivable Interest from the Seller to the Facility Agents, for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks, that such listing and/or execution shall be for administrative convenience only in creating a record or nominee owner to take certain actions hereunder on behalf of the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks or to execute UCC filings on behalf of the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks and that such listing and/or execution will not affect in any way the status of the Facility Agents, and the Purchasers and the LC Banks as the beneficial owners of, and secured parties with respect to, the Receivable Interest. In addition, such listing or execution shall impose no duties on the Administrative Agent other than those expressly and specifically undertaken in accordance with this Article IX. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Facility Agent, Purchaser and LC Bank shall be entitled to enforce their respective rights created under this Agreement without the need to conduct such enforcement through the Administrative Agent except as provided herein.

Section 9.03. Administrative Agent’s and Facility Agents’ Reliance, Etc . (a) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Facility Agent nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as Administrative Agent or Facility Agent under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent’s servicing, administering or collecting Receivables as Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof), except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to any Purchaser or LC Bank and shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or LC Bank for any statements, warranties or representations made by the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement on the part of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent; (iv) shall not be responsible to any Owner for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telex or electronic means) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

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Transaction Documents on behalf of such Purchasers and LC Banks. Such Facility Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of its appropriate Voting Block, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of such Facility Agent’s Purchasers and LC Banks.

(c) Unless otherwise advised in writing by a Facility Agent or by any Purchaser or LC Bank on whose behalf such Facility Agent is purportedly acting, each party to this Agreement may assume that (i) such Facility Agent is acting for the benefit of each of its respective Purchasers and LC Banks, as well as for the benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any such Purchaser or LC Bank, and (ii) such action taken by such Facility Agent has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of the Purchasers and LC Banks on whose behalf it is purportedly acting. Each Conduit Purchaser (or, with the consent of all other members of the respective Purchase Group then existing, any other Purchaser or LC Bank) shall have the right to designate a Facility Agent (which may be itself) to act on its behalf and on behalf of its assignees and transferees for purposes of this Agreement by giving to the Administrative Agent written notice thereof signed by such Purchaser(s) and/or LC Bank(s) and the newly designated Facility Agent; provided, however, if such new Facility Agent is not an Affiliate of a Facility Agent that is party hereto, any such designation of a new Facility Agent shall require the consent of the Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such notice shall be effective when receipt thereof is acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, which acknowledgement the Administrative Agent shall not unreasonably delay giving, and thereafter the party named as such therein shall be Facility Agent for such Purchasers and LC Banks under this Agreement. Each Facility Agent and its respective Purchasers and LC Banks shall agree among themselves as to the circumstances and procedures for removal and resignation of such Facility Agent.

Section 9.04. Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents . Without limiting the generality of any other provision of this Agreement: (a) each of the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the LC Banks and the Facility Agents expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any such Person. Each of the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the LC Banks and the Facility Agents represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Conduit Purchaser, Committed Purchaser, LC Bank or Facility Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator and the Parent and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Purchasers, the LC Banks and the Facility Agents also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Conduit Purchaser, Committed Purchaser, LC Bank or Facility Agent, and based on such documents and information as it shall

 

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deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator and the Parent. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Facility Agents, the other Purchasers and LC Banks by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Conduit Purchaser, any Committed Purchaser, any LC Bank or any Facility Agent with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

Each of the Committed Purchasers and LC Banks expressly acknowledges that neither its Facility Agent (or any other Facility Agent) nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by its Facility Agent (or any other Facility Agent) hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Facility Agent to any such Person. Each of the Committed Purchasers and LC Banks represents to the Facility Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon its Facility Agent or any other Committed Purchaser, LC Bank or Facility Agent and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator and the Parent made its own decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Committed Purchasers and LC Banks also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon its Facility Agent, any other Committed Purchaser, LC Bank or Facility Agent, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator and the Parent. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to any Purchaser or LC Bank by its Facility Agent hereunder, no Facility Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Purchaser or LC Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator or the Parent which may come into the possession of such Facility Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

Section 9.05. Administrative Agent, Facility Agents and Affiliates . RBC, each Facility Agent and their respective Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator, the Parent or any Obligor, any of their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer, the Originator, the Parent or any Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if such parties did not have the agency agreements contemplated by this Agreement and without any duty to account therefor to the Purchasers or the LC Banks.

 

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Section 9.06. Indemnification . The Committed Purchasers and LC Banks in each Purchase Groups (proportionately, among the Purchase Groups, in accordance with their respective Purchase Group Percentages) severally agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Seller or the Servicer), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement; provided, that (i) no Committed Purchaser or LC Bank shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting or arising from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct and (ii) no Committed Purchaser or LC Bank shall be liable for any amount in respect of any compromise or settlement or any of the foregoing unless such compromise or settlement is approved by the Facility Agents. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Committed Purchasers and LC Banks in each Purchase Groups (proportionately, among the Purchase Groups, in accordance with their respective Purchase Group Percentages) agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Seller or the Servicer), promptly upon demand, for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement; provided, that no Purchaser or LC Bank shall be responsible for the costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in defending itself against any claim alleging the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent to the extent such gross negligence or willful misconduct is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision.

Section 9.07. Successor Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving at least sixty days’ written notice thereof to the Purchasers, the LC Banks, the Facility Agents, the Seller, Originator, the Servicer and the Parent. Upon any such resignation, the Facility Agents representing the more than 50% of the Maximum Net Investment shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent approved by the Seller (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Facility Agents, and shall have accepted such appointment, within sixty days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice or resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may appoint a successor Administrative Agent which, if such successor Administrative Agent is not an Affiliate of any of the Facility Agents, is approved by the Seller (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and which successor Administrative Agent shall be (a) a commercial bank having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 and (b) experienced in the types of transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to

 

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and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

A RTICLE X

I NDEMNIFICATION ; E XPENSES

Section 10.01. Indemnity by Seller . (a) The Seller shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, the Purchasers, the Support Providers and the LC Banks and their respective assigns, officers, directors and employees (each, an “Indemnified Party” ) against all liabilities, claims, damages, costs, expenses, or losses ( “Losses” ) associated with the Facility, excluding, however, (i) Losses to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party or (ii) recourse (except as provided in this Agreement) for uncollectable Receivables.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Seller shall indemnify the Indemnified Parties for all Losses resulting from:

(i) False or incorrect representations, warranties or certifications of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent in any Transaction Document or any document delivered pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents;

(ii) Failure by the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent to comply with applicable law, rules or regulations related to the Receivables;

(iii) Failure to vest in the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers and the LC Banks) a first priority perfected ownership or security interest in the Receivables (other than the rights which arise therein in the case of Oil and Gas Lien Receivables and the rights of any Depositary Bank therein which arise under a Blocked Account Agreement);

(iv) Failure to file, or delay in filing, any financing statements or similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to the Receivables, the Related Security or the Collections;

(v) Any dispute, claim or defense of an Obligor (other than discharge in bankruptcy) to the payment of any Receivable including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid or binding obligation of such Obligor, or any other claim resulting from the sale of the goods or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such goods or services or relating to collection activities with respect to such Receivable or any Contract related thereto, or any adjustment, cash discount, rebate, return of product or cancellation with respect to such Receivable;

 

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(vi) Failure by the Seller, Originator, the Servicer or the Parent to perform any of their respective duties or other obligations or comply with any of their respective covenants under the Transaction Documents;

(vii) Any products liability, environmental or other claim by an Obligor or other third party arising out of the goods or services which are the subject of any Receivable;

(viii) Any third party investigation, litigation or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of proceeds of Purchases under this Agreement or the draw under any Letter of Credit, or in respect of any Receivable;

(ix) Commingling of Collections with any other funds of the Seller, Originator, the Servicer or the Parent;

(x) Third party claims arising from the Seller’s, Originator’s or the Servicer’s administration of the Receivables;

(xi) The sale of any Receivable in violation of applicable Law;

(xii) Any setoff by any Obligor, any net-outs under a Net-Out Agreement and any netting under master netting agreements;

(xiii) Any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement or the use of the proceeds thereof by the applicable beneficiary or any affiliate, agent, employee or assignee thereof;

(xiv) The failure of the Seller or Originator to pay when due any sales, excise, motor fuel, business and occupation, property or other similar taxes payable in connection with the Receivables;

(xv) Any interest any Person may acquire in any Receivable or any Collections or Related Security with respect thereto pursuant to any Oil and Gas Act; and

(xvi) Any dispute, suit or claim arising out of any provision in any Contract restricting or prohibiting sale and assignment of the related Receivables.

(b) Promptly upon receipt by any Indemnified Party under this Section 10.01 of notice of the commencement of any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation against such Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Seller hereunder, notify the Seller in writing of the commencement thereof. Any notice claiming compensation under this Section shall set forth in reasonable detail the

 

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amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The Seller may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of any such suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation at its expense, and no settlement thereof shall be made without the approval of the Seller and the Indemnified Party. The approval of the Seller will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. After notice from the Seller to the Indemnified Party of its intention to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents, and so long as the Seller so assumes the defense thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents, the Seller shall not be liable for any legal expenses of counsel unless there shall be a conflict between the interests of the Seller and the Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party(ies) shall have the right to employ one counsel to so represent it (them).

(c) The Seller will promptly pay to the Facility Agent for the Indemnified Party such indemnity amount as shall be specified to the Seller in a certificate of the Indemnified Party (or its Facility Agent, on its behalf) setting forth the calculations of such amount, together with the basis therefor. Any such certificate submitted by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(d) Each Indemnified Party, on behalf of itself, its assigns, officers, directors, officers and employees, shall use its good faith efforts to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any losses, expenses or claims for indemnification.

Section 10.02. Indemnity for Taxes . (a) The Seller will indemnify each Indemnified Party against any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) (i) which may be asserted or imposed in respect of Receivables and sales or assignment thereof or the receipt of Collections or other proceeds with respect to Receivables or any Related Security, (ii) which may arise by reason of the ownership or security interest in, or the sale or other disposition of any interest in the Receivables or any Related Security or (iii) which may arise otherwise by reason of the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents.

(b) The Administrative Agent and each Facility Agent will promptly notify the Seller of any event of which it has knowledge, which will entitle it or any Person in its Purchase Group to compensation pursuant to this Section 10.02; provided, however, that failure of any Indemnified Party to demand indemnification for any Taxes shall not constitute a waiver of such right to indemnification, except that the Seller shall not be required to indemnify an Indemnified Party for Taxes under this Section 10.02 unless such Indemnified Party notifies the Seller of such claim no later than 180 days after such Indemnified Party has knowledge of such Taxes being imposed or arising. Any notice claiming compensation under this Section shall set forth in reasonable detail the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, any Indemnified Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. The Seller shall be obligated to any claim for tax indemnity promptly upon receipt of such notice.

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Law, a change in the funding office of such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall obligate any Indemnified Party to take any action that imposes on such Indemnified Party any additional costs or legal or regulatory burdens which such Indemnified Party reasonably considers material, nor which, in such Indemnified Party’s reasonable opinion, would have an adverse effect on its business, operations or financial condition.

Section 10.03. Indemnity by Phillips 66 Co. (a) Phillips 66 Co. shall indemnify the Indemnified Parties for all Losses resulting from:

(i) False or incorrect representations, warranties or certifications of Phillips 66 Co. in this Agreement or any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement; and

(ii) Failure by Phillips 66 Co. to perform any of its duties or other obligations or comply with any of its covenants under this Agreement.

(b) Promptly upon receipt by any Indemnified Party under this Section 10.03 of notice of the commencement of any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation against such Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Phillips 66 Co. hereunder, notify Phillips 66 Co. in writing of the commencement thereof. Any notice claiming compensation under this Section shall set forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Phillips 66 Co. may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of any such suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation at its expense, and no settlement thereof shall be made without the approval of Phillips 66 Co. and the Indemnified Party. The approval of Phillips 66 Co. will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. After notice from Phillips 66 Co. to the Indemnified Party of its intention to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents, and so long as Phillips 66 Co. so assumes the defense thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents, Phillips 66 Co. shall not be liable for any legal expenses of counsel unless there shall be a conflict between the interests of Phillips 66 Co. and the Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party(ies) shall have the right to employ one counsel to so represent it (them).

(c) Phillips 66 Co. will promptly pay to the Facility Agent for the Indemnified Party such indemnity amount as shall be specified to Phillips 66 Co. in a certificate of the Indemnified Party (or its Facility Agent, on its behalf) setting forth the calculations of such amount, together with the basis therefor. Any such certificate submitted by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(d) Each Indemnified Party, on behalf of itself, its assigns, officers, directors, officers and employees, shall use its good faith efforts to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any losses, expenses or claims for indemnification.

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each Purchaser, each LC Bank, each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent harmless against liability for the payment of, (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (excluding salaries and overhead costs) incurred by or on behalf of any Purchaser, any LC Bank, any Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and preparation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated by or undertaken pursuant to or in connection herewith or therewith (including, without limitation, rating agency fees, the reasonable fees of FTI Consulting in conducting the agreed-upon procedures, and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel from one law firm representing the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents) and (b) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel from one law firm representing the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents), including all reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by or on behalf of any Purchaser, any LC Bank, any Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent from time to time (i) relating to any requested amendments, waivers or consents under the Transaction Documents, (ii) arising in connection with the Purchasers’, the LC Banks’, the Facility Agents’ or the Administrative Agent’s enforcement or preservation of their respective rights (including, without limitation, the perfection and protection of the Receivable Interest ) under the Transaction Documents, (iii) relating to audit and due diligence fees (limited as provided in Section 4.06 hereof or (iv) relating to the maintenance of the transactions contemplated by or undertaken pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents; provided that so long as no Termination Event exists, Seller shall not be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one law firm.

A RTICLE XI

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. Amendments and Waivers . The Required Facility Agents may, in writing, from time to time, (a) enter into agreements with the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer and the Parent amending, modifying or supplementing this Agreement, and (b) in their sole discretion, grant waivers of the provisions of this Agreement or consents to a departure from the due performance of the obligations of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent under this Agreement; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all Facility Agents and LC Banks:

(i) change the definitions of “Aggregate Exposure Amount”, “Concentration Limit”, “Eligible Receivable”, “Net Receivables Balance”, “Percentage Interest” or “Total Reserve Amount”, or any components of any of the foregoing, contained in this Agreement;

(ii) reduce the amount of Aggregate Net Investment or Yield thereon or delay any scheduled date for payment thereof;

(iii) reduce fees payable by the Seller to the Facility Agents or the Purchasers, or delay the dates on which such fees are payable;

 

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(iv) extend the Scheduled Termination Date (except as extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement); or

(v) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.01 or the definition of “Required Facility Agents”;

and provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall (a) increase the Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment of a Purchase Group or reduce the amount of Net Investment of, or Yield or fees payable to, any Purchase Group unless in writing and signed by the Facility Agent for such Purchase Group and its related Purchasers or (b) affect the rights of any LC Banks, including by the reduction of the amount of the Reimbursement Obligation or Yield thereon or any fees payable with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by it, unless in writing signed by such LC Bank. Any waiver of any provision hereof, and any consent to a departure by the Seller, Originator, the Servicer or the Parent from any of the terms of this Agreement, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

To the extent that any Facility Agent for any Purchase Group determines that it (or the Conduit Purchaser(s) in such Purchase Group) is obligated by S&P or Moody’s to do so, such Facility Agent will provide S&P and/or Moody’s, as applicable, with a copy of each amendment to this Agreement prior to the effectiveness thereof.

Section 11.02. Successors and Assigns; Assignments; Participations . (a) This Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that none of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Facility Agents. Each of the Purchasers may assign, (a) without any prior written consent, in whole or in part, its interest in the Receivables and obligations hereunder to any other then existing Purchaser, any Support Provider or to any other Conduit Purchaser administered by its Facility Agent, and (b) with the consent of the Seller, the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agents, each of which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to any other Person, provided , that if a Termination Event exists, the Seller’s consent shall not be required. To effectuate an assignment hereunder, both the assignee and the assignor (including, as appropriate, its Facility Agent) will be required to execute and deliver to the Seller, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Following any assignment in accordance with the foregoing criteria, the Purchase Group Percentage and Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment of each Purchase Group hereunder (after giving effect to the assignment) will be adjusted to such extent as may be necessary to reflect such assignment (and Schedule I hereto shall be deemed to be amended accordingly). The Seller, Originator and the Parent hereby agree and consent to the complete assignment by the applicable Conduit Purchasers of all of their respective rights under, interest in, title to and obligations under the Transaction Documents to the respective Collateral Agent under the applicable Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper programs.

 

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(b) Any Committed Purchaser may sell participating interests (each acquirer of a participating interest, a “participant” ) in its rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the selling Committed Purchaser shall retain all rights and obligations under this Agreement and all parties to this Agreement shall continue to deal solely with such selling Committed Purchaser. Each agreement between a Committed Purchaser and a participant shall provide that (i) such Committed Purchaser shall retain the sole right to enforce the Transaction Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than any amendment, modification or waiver of a provision described in clause (ii) in Section 11.01 that affects such participant), (ii) such participant shall be entitled to receive no greater indemnity amounts than its related Committed Purchaser would have been entitled to receive (unless the Seller consents to such participant) and (iii) such participant provide its related Committed Purchaser with the applicable tax forms that it would have had to provide under Section 11.07, if it were a Purchaser.

(c) Any Purchaser may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights (including, without limitation, any interests in the Receivable Interest and any rights to payment of Net investment and Yield) under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Purchaser to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or consent of the Seller, Originator or the Parent; provided , that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release a Purchaser from any of its obligations hereunder, or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Purchaser as a party hereto.

(d) Any LC Bank may assign its interests, rights and obligation as an LC Bank under this Agreement only with the consent of the Seller.

Section 11.03. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No course of dealing and no delay or failure of any Purchaser, any LC Bank, any Facility Agent or the Administrative Agent in exercising any right, power or privilege under the Transaction Documents shall affect any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Facility Agents, Purchasers and the LC Banks under the Transaction Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Administrative Agent, any Facility Agent, any Purchaser or any LC Bank would otherwise have.

Section 11.04. No Discharge . The respective obligations of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer and the Parent under the Transaction Documents shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by (a) any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of the Transaction Documents or applicable Law, including, without limitation, any failure to set-off or release in whole or in part by the Administrative Agent, any Facility Agent, any Purchaser or any LC Bank of any balance of any deposit account or credit on its books in favor of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent, as the case may be, or any waiver, consent, extension,

 

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indulgence or other action or inaction in respect of any thereof, or (b) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which could operate as a discharge of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent as a matter of Law.

Section 11.05. Set-Off . In case a Termination Event shall occur and be continuing, each Purchaser and LC Bank shall each have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, without notice to the Seller, the Originator, or the Servicer or the Parent, as the case may be, to set-off against and to appropriate and apply to any amount owing by the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent hereunder which has become due and payable, any debt owing to, and any other funds held in any manner for the account of, such Person by a Purchaser or an LC Bank or by any holder of any assignment, including, without limitation, all funds in all deposit accounts (whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally credited or finally credited, or otherwise), now or hereafter maintained by such Person with a Purchaser or an LC Bank or a Collateral Agent (it being understood that no such set-off with respect to either the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent shall be applied to any amounts owing by any other Person hereunder). Such right shall exist whether or not such debt owing to, or funds held for the account of, the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer or the Parent is or are matured other than by operation of this Section 11.05 and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to any Purchaser or LC Bank. Each Facility Agent agrees that if its Purchase Group shall, by reason of any of its related Purchasers and LC Banks exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a portion of the Aggregate Net Investment or Participation Advance which exceeds such Purchase Group’s Percentage of the Aggregate Exposure Amount, such Facility Agent shall, on behalf of its Purchase Group, purchase participations (and each Purchaser and LC Bank in such Facility Agent’s Purchase Group shall immediately reimburse the Facility Agent based on its interests in such Aggregate Exposure Amount) in the portion of the Aggregate Exposure Amount funded by each other Purchase Group, and such other adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all reductions in the Aggregate Exposure Amount shall be shared by the Purchase Groups ratably in accordance with their respective Purchase Group Percentages. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver or prohibition or restriction of any Purchaser’s or LC Bank’s or any holder’s rights of set-off or other rights under applicable Law.

Section 11.06. Payments Set Aside . To the extent that the Seller, the Parent or any Obligor makes a payment to a Purchaser or an LC Bank, or a Purchaser or LC Bank exercises its rights of set-off, and such payment or set-off or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by, or is required to be refunded, rescinded, returned, repaid or otherwise restored to the Seller, the Parent, such Obligor, a trustee, a receiver or any other Person under any Law, including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, any state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall, to the extent of any such restoration, be reinstated, revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred. The provisions of this Section 11.06 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 11.07. Tax Forms . (a) Each Purchaser and each LC Bank agrees to provide the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Facility Agent for such Purchaser and LC Bank with (A) (x) two appropriately executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor form, on the date hereof (or, if later, on the date on which it becomes a Purchaser or LC Bank under this Agreement) certifying that such Purchaser or LC Bank is exempt from U.S. backup withholding or (y) two appropriate executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or alternatively, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN), or any successor forms, (i) on the date hereof (or, if later, the date on which it becomes an Purchaser or LC Bank under this Agreement), and (ii) upon the occurrence of any event that would require the amendment or resubmission of any such Form previously provided hereunder and (B) any other forms, certificates or information in connection therewith requested by the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent or the Facility Agent for such Purchaser or LC Bank.

(b) If a payment made to a Purchaser under this Agreement would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Purchaser were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Seller or Servicer such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Seller, the Servicer or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Seller, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Purchaser has complied with such Purchaser’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for the purposes of this clause (b), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Section 11.08. Replacement of Purchase Groups . If (i) any Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper ceases to have a short-term debt rating of “A-1” or better by S&P, “P-1” or better by Moody’s and “F-1” or better from Fitch Ratings (but only if such Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper is then rated by such Rating Agency) or (ii) any Purchase Group includes a Defaulting Purchaser, as long as no Potential Termination Event or Termination Event then exists (or would occur after giving effect to any termination of a Purchase Group), upon notice to the related Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent, the Seller shall have the right to terminate the interests, rights and obligations of such Purchaser and its Purchase Group or require each Purchaser in such Facility Agent’s Purchase Group to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 11.02 hereof), all of its respective interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations; provided, that each member of such terminated or assigning Purchase Group shall have received payment of an amount equal to all outstanding Net Investment, Participation Advances, Yield in respect thereof, accrued and unpaid fees and all other Aggregate Unpaids payable to it hereunder, from the Seller or the assignee, as the case may be; and provided further , that (i) if the Purchase Group proposed to be terminated without replacement includes an LC Bank whose Letters of Credit would remain outstanding after such termination, such termination will be permissible only if the

 

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Aggregate Exposure Amount would not exceed the Maximum Net Investment, in each case, after giving effect to the termination of such Purchase Group and the associated repayments to it and reduction of its Purchase Group Maximum Net Investment and the Maximum Net Investment and (ii) if such terminated or assigning Purchase Group includes an LC Bank whose Letters of Credit will remain outstanding after such termination or assignment, as applicable, such LC Bank (a) will remain a party hereto and shall continue to have the rights and obligations of an LC Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination or assignment, other than the right to receive the Used Fee or the Unused Fee, and (b) will have no LC Bank Sublimit and no obligation to issue additional Letters of Credit. The Seller agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Letters of Credit issued by a LC Bank which is a member of a terminated or assigning Purchase Group to be terminated and replaced.

Section 11.09. No Petition . Each party hereto agrees, for the benefit of the holders of the privately or publicly placed indebtedness of borrowed money of any Conduit Purchaser not, prior to the date which is one (1) year and one (1) day after the payment in full of all such indebtedness, to acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke, or cause such Conduit Purchaser to invoke, the process of any Official Body for the purpose of (a) commencing or sustaining a case against such Conduit Purchaser under any federal or state bankruptcy insolvency or similar law (including the Federal Bankruptcy Code), (b) appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official for such Conduit Purchaser or any substantial part of the property of such Person, or (c) ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of such Conduit Purchaser.

Section 11.10. No Recourse . The obligations of each Conduit Purchaser, under this Agreement shall be payable solely out of the funds of such Conduit Purchaser available for such purpose and shall be solely the corporate or limited liability company obligations of such Conduit Purchaser. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing by a Conduit Purchaser in respect of this Agreement or for the payment of any fee hereunder or for any other obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement against any Affected Party, any Facility Agent, or the Administrative Agent, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or any stockholder, employee, officer, director, incorporator or beneficial owner of any of the foregoing.

Section 11.11 Holidays . Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement, if any payment due hereunder shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall instead be due on the next Business Day.

Section 11.12. Records . Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, all amounts calculated or due hereunder shall be determined from the records of the Administrative Agent or the applicable Facility Agent, which determinations shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 11.13. Term of Agreement . This Agreement shall terminate on the date of Facility Termination; provided, however, that (i) the indemnification and payment provisions set forth in Sections 2.14, 4.12 and 11.06 and Article X hereof and (ii) the agreement set forth in Section 11.09 hereof shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 11.14. Notices . (a) All notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications (collectively “notices” ) under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing (including telexed, facsimile or electronic communication) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereunder and shall be sent by first-class mail, first-class express mail, electronic mail or courier, or by telex or facsimile, in all cases with charges prepaid. All notices shall be sent to the applicable party at the notice addresses appearing on the signature page hereof (in the case of the Seller, Phillips 66 Co., the Parent and the Administrative Agent) or on Schedule I hereto (in the case of the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks) or in accordance with the last unrevoked written direction from such party to the other parties hereto.

(b) All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt. Notices sent by e-mail shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient.

Section 11.15. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.

Section 11.16. Prior Understandings . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral.

Section 11.17. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . T HIS A GREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE S TATE OF N EW Y ORK . Each party hereto hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of adjudicating any claim or controversy arising in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and for such purpose, to the extent they may lawfully do so, waive any objection which each may now or hereafter have to such jurisdiction or to venue therein and any claim of inconvenient forum with respect thereto.

Section 11.18. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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Section 11.19. Confidentiality . Phillips 66 Co., the Seller and the Parent agree to keep the information contained in the Transaction Documents that relates to Yield, fees and other pricing terms strictly confidential. Each Purchaser, each LC Bank, each Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent shall keep all non-public information obtained pursuant to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or effected in connection herewith or therewith confidential and will not disclose such information to outside parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party hereto may make disclosure (i) if it is obligated to do so pursuant to a request or order under any Law or pursuant to a subpoena or other legal process; (ii) if it is requested to do so by any regulatory authority; (iii) in the case of the Facility Agents, the Purchasers and the LC Banks, to bank examiners, and to potential assignees and participants; (iv) to its Affiliates, to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, agents, auditors, counsel and other advisors; (v) in connection with any litigation or dispute or the exercise of any remedies under the Transaction Documents; or (vi) to any rating agency, subject to, in the case of each of clause (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi), reasonable efforts to cause the recipient of such proprietary information to keep it confidential.

Section 11.20. USA Patriot Act . Each Committed Purchaser that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act” ) hereby notifies the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer and the Parent that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer and the Parent, which information includes the name and address of each of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer and the Parent and other information that will allow such Committed Purchaser to identify each of the Seller, the Originator, the Servicer and the Parent in accordance with the Act.

Section 11.21. Additional Branches. At such time as Originator adds a new branch and the Seller acquires Receivables generated by that new branch, as long as that new branch is in a line of business which Originator has on the Closing Date, the Required Facility Agents will promptly determine, after receipt from the Seller and Originator of appropriate data and conducting of any necessary due diligence, whether such new branch is an Eligible Branch or an Ineligible Branch; provided, however, that a new branch in the refined products business will automatically be listed as an Eligible Branch if, at the time the status of such branch is first determined by the Required Facility Agents, the Receivables generated by that new branch are less than 2.5% of the Receivables generated by Originator’s other Eligible Branches. Schedule IV to this Agreement will be automatically updated to reflect the addition of any new branch and its status. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) until the determination of the status of a new branch, such branch shall be deemed to be an Ineligible Branch and (ii) any new branch which is in a line of business which Originator does not have on the Closing Date shall not be an Eligible Branch.

 

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto, by their duly authorized signatories, have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

R OYAL B ANK OF C ANADA , as Administrative Agent and Structuring Agent

By:   /s/ Veronica L. Gallagher
  Authorized Signatory
  Title:

[Signature Page to Receivables Purchase Agreement]


O LD L INE F UNDING , LLC , as a Conduit Purchaser

By: Royal Bank of Canada, as attorney-in-fact

By:   /s/ Janine D. Marsini
 

Authorized Signatory

 

Title:

 

R OYAL B ANK OF C ANADA , as a Committed Purchaser, an LC Bank and a Facility Agent

By:   /s/ Janine D. Marsini
 

Authorized Signatory

Title:

 

By:   /s/ Veronica L. Gallagher
 

Authorized Signatory

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Receivables Purchase Agreement]


CIESCO, LLC, as a Conduit Purchaser
By: Citibank, N.A., as attorney-in-fact
By:   /s/ Kosta Karantzoulis
 

Authorized Signatory

 

Title: Vice President

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

C ITIBANK , N.A., as a Committed Purchaser and an LC Bank

By:   /s/ Kosta Karantzoulis
  Authorized Signatory
 

Title: Vice President

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

C ITIBANK , N.A., as a Facility Agent
By:   /s/ Kosta Karantzoulis
  Authorized Signatory
 

Title: Vice President

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

[Signature Page to Receivables Purchase Agreement]


W ORKING C APITAL M ANAGEMENT C O ., L.P., as a Conduit Purchaser

By:   /s/ Shinichi Nochide
  Authorized Signatory
  Title:

 

M IZUHO C ORPORATE B ANK , L TD ., as a Committed Purchaser, an LC Bank and a Facility Agent

By:   /s/ Leon Mo
  Authorized Signatory
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Receivables Purchase Agreement]


M ARKET S TREET F UNDING LLC, as a Conduit Purchaser

By:   /s/ Doris Hearn
  Authorized Signatory
  Title:

 

PNC B ANK , N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION , as a
Committed Purchaser and an LC Bank

By:   /s/ Mark Falcione
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

PNC B ANK , N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION , as a Facility Agent

By:   /s/ William Falcon
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Receivables Purchase Agreement]


L IBERTY S TREET F UNDING LLC, as a Conduit Purchaser

By:   /s/ Jill A. Russo
  Authorized Signatory
  Title:

 

T HE B ANK OF N OVA S COTIA , as a Committed Purchaser, an LC Bank and a Facility Agent

By:   /s/ John Frazell
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Receivables Purchase Agreement]


G OTHAM F UNDING C ORP ., as a Conduit Purchaser
By:   /s/ David V. DeAngelis
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President

 

The B ANK OF T OKYO -M ITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
N EW Y ORK B RANCH , as a Committed Purchaser

By:   /s/ Maria Ferradas
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President

 

The B ANK OF T OKYO -M ITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
N EW Y ORK B RANCH , as an LC Bank

By:   /s/ Maria Ferradas
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President

 

The B ANK OF T OKYO -M ITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
N EW Y ORK B RANCH , as a Facility Agent

By:   /s/ Aditya Reddy
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Managing Director

 

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P HILLIPS 66 R ECEIVABLES F UNDING LLC, as Seller
By:   /s/ Mehmet F. Muftuoglu
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President

 

Address for Notices:
1320-9 Plaza Office Building
315 S. Johnstone
Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74004
Attention: Paul Curtis
Telephone: (918) 661-4166
Fax: (918) 662-2976

 

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P HILLIPS 66 C OMPANY , as Servicer and as Originator
By:   /s/ Frances M. Vallejo
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address for Notices:
600 North Dairy Ashford Road
Houston, Texas 77079
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: (281) 293-1000
Fax: (281) 293-2941

 

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P HILLIPS 66, as Parent
By:   /s/ Frances M. Vallejo
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address for Notices:
600 North Dairy Ashford Road
Houston, Texas 77079
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: (281) 293-1000
Fax: (281) 293-2941

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

 

 

P URCHASE A ND C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT

dated as of April 27, 2012

between

P HILLIPS 66 C OMPANY ,

as Seller,

and

P HILLIPS 66 R ECEIVABLES F UNDING LLC,

as P URCHASER

 

 

 


T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

 

S ECTION    H EADING    P AGE  

A RTICLE  I

   D EFINITIONS ; C ONSTRUCTION      1   

Section 1.01.

       Certain Definitions      1   

Section 1.02.

       Other Defined Terms      5   

Section 1.03.

       Interpretation and Construction      5   

A RTICLE  II

   P URCHASES AND S ETTLEMENTS      6   

Section 2.01.

       General Terms; Intent of the Parties.      6   

Section 2.02.

       Purchase Price      7   

Section 2.03.

       Purchase Price Credits      8   

Section 2.04.

       Payments and Computations, Etc.      8   

Section 2.05.

       Access to Records      8   

Section 2.06.

       Characterization; Granting Clause      8   

Section 2.07.

       Transfer by Purchaser; Third-Party Beneficiary      9   

A RTICLE III

   C LOSING P ROCEDURES      9   

Section 3.01.

       Conditions to Each Purchase      9   

A RTICLE IV

   A DDITIONAL R IGHTS AND O BLIGATIONS IN R ESPECT OF THE R ECEIVABLES      10   

Section 4.01.

       Rights of the Purchaser      10   

Section 4.02.

       Responsibility of the Seller      10   

Section 4.03.

       Further Action Evidencing Purchases      10   

A RTICLE  VI

   R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES      11   

Section 5.01.

   General Representations and Warranties of the Seller      11   

A RTICLE VII

   C OVENANTS      13   

Section 6.01.

       Affirmative Covenants of the Seller      13   

Section 6.02.

       Negative Covenants of the Seller      16   

Section 6.03.

       Separateness Covenants      17   

A RTICLE VII

   P URCHASE T ERMINATION E VENTS      17   

Section 7.01.

       Purchase Termination Events      17   

Section 7.02.

       Consequences of a Purchase Termination Event      17   

A RTICLE VIII

   I NDEMNIFICATION ; E XPENSES      18   

Section 8.01.

       Indemnity      18   

Section 8.03.

       Expenses      20   

 

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A RTICLE  IX

   M ISCELLANEOUS      21   

Section 9.01.

   Amendments and Waivers      21   

Section 9.02.

   Binding Effect; Assignments      21   

Section 9.03.

   No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      21   

Section 9.04.

   No Discharge      21   

Section 9.05.

   No Petition      22   

Section 9.06.

   No Recourse      22   

Section 9.07.

   Holidays      22   

Section 9.08.

   Notices      22   

Section 9.09.

   Severability      22   

Section 9.10.

   Prior Understandings      22   

Section 9.11.

   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction      22   

Section 9.12.

   Counterparts      23   

 

E XHIBIT  A

      Credit and Collection Policy

E XHIBIT  B

      Form of Subordinated Note

S CHEDULE  I

      Schedule of Depositary Banks, Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts and Depositary Accounts

 

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P URCHASE AND C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT

P URCHASE AND C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT , dated as of April 27, 2012, between P HILLIPS  66 C OMPANY , a Delaware corporation (the “Seller” ), and P HILLIPS 66 R ECEIVABLES F UNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser” )

R ECITALS

W HEREAS , the Seller in the ordinary course of its business generates certain accounts receivable and rights and interests related thereto; and

W HEREAS , the Seller desires to sell or contribute on each business day to the Purchaser accounts receivable and related rights and interests as more fully described herein and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser desires to purchase and otherwise acquire such accounts receivable and related rights and interests.

N OW , T HEREFORE , the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

A RTICLE I

D EFINITIONS ; C ONSTRUCTION

Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Agreement” shall mean this Purchase and Contribution Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

“Available Funds” shall mean, on any date of determination, monies then held by or on behalf of the Purchaser after deduction of (a) all Aggregate Unpaids, if any, that are accrued or due and owing under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (b) all Servicing Fees that are then accrued, and (c) in the Purchaser’s discretion, the accrued and unpaid portion of all current expenses of the Purchaser (whether or not then due and owing), in each of the foregoing cases, whether or not the same have actually been paid as of the time of determination.

“Blocked Account Agreement” shall mean the “control” agreement related to each Lockbox Account and Depositary Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, by and among the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Depositary Bank.

“Business Day” shall mean any day on which banks are not authorized or required to close under the Laws of New York.


“Closing Date” shall mean April 27, 2012.

“Collections” shall mean, for any Receivable, all cash collections and other cash proceeds (whether in the form of cash, wire transfer, or checks) of that Receivable, including, without limitation, all finance charges, if any, and cash proceeds of the related property with respect to such Receivable, and any Deemed Collections of such Receivable.

“Contract” shall mean a contract between the Seller and an Obligor, and/or any and all invoices and other writings which, in either case, give rise to an account receivable arising from the sale by the Seller of goods or services in the ordinary course of the Seller’s business.

“Credit and Collection Policy” shall mean the Seller’s credit, collection, enforcement and other policies and practices relating to Contracts and Receivables existing on the date hereof and as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, as the same may be modified from time to time.

“Deemed Collections” shall mean collections deemed received by the Seller in an amount equal to (i) all Dilutions and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of any Receivables (a) which were included in the Net Receivables Balance and which were not Eligible Receivables, (b) in which the Administrative Agent does not have a first priority perfected ownership or security interest and (c) as to which the other representations and warranties made by the Seller or the Servicer are no longer true and correct in all material respects.

“Default Rate” shall mean the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.0% per annum.

“Depositary Account” shall mean an account maintained at a Depositary Bank into which Collections in the form of wire transfers or electronic funds transfers are made by Obligors.

“Depositary Bank” shall mean, at any time, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or any financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent which holds a Lockbox Account or a Depositary Account.

“Dilution” shall mean the portion of any Receivable which is either (a) reduced or canceled as a result of (i) any defective, rejected, returned or repossessed goods or services, any cash or other discount, or any failure by the Seller to deliver any goods or perform any services or otherwise perform under the underlying Contract or invoice, (ii) any change in or cancellation of any of the terms of such Contract or invoice or any other adjustment by the Seller which reduces the amount payable by the Obligor on the related Receivable, (iii) any rebates, warranties, allowances or charge-backs, or (iv) any setoff or credit in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated transaction) or (b) subject to any specific dispute, offset, counterclaim or defense whatsoever (except the discharge of bankruptcy of the Obligor thereof). The Seller shall be deemed to have received a Collection of each Receivable on the day such Dilution occurs.

“Discount Factor” means a percentage calculated to provide the Purchaser with a reasonable return on its investment in the Receivables acquired from the Seller after taking into

 

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account (i) the time value of money based upon the anticipated dates of collection of the Receivables and the cost to the Purchaser of financing its investment in, or servicing and collecting, such Receivables during such period and (ii) the risk of nonpayment by the Obligors. The Seller and the Purchaser may agree from time to time to change the Discount Factor applicable to Purchases based on changes in one or more of the items affecting the calculation thereof, provided that any change to the Discount Factor shall take effect as of the commencement of a Calculation Period commencing no earlier than the last day of the current Calculation Period, and shall apply only prospectively.

“Distribution Date” shall mean the second (2nd) Business Day after each Monthly Report Date.

“Federal Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended, and any successor statute thereto.

“Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(a) hereof.

“Law” shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Official Body.

“Lien,” with respect to any asset, shall mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset (including any production payment, proceeds production payment or similar financing arrangement with respect to such asset.

“Limited Liability Company Agreement” shall mean the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Seller dated April 27, 2012.

“Lockbox” shall mean a post office box to which Collections are sent and which is administered by a Depositary Bank.

“Lockbox Account” shall mean an account maintained at a Depositary Bank into which Collections are deposited.

“Obligor” shall mean a Person who purchased goods or services on credit under a Contract and who is obligated to make payments to the Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to such Contract.

“Official Body” shall mean any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case, whether foreign or domestic.

“Oil and Gas Lien Receivables” shall mean an equivalent amount of Receivables equal to the amount of purchases by the Seller that are subject or potentially subject to an Oil and Gas Lien Act, that give rise or potentially give rise to adverse claims on such Receivables pursuant to an Oil and Gas Lien Act.

 

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“Outstanding Balance” of any Receivable shall mean, at any time, the then outstanding amount thereof.

“Proceeds” shall mean “proceeds” as defined in Section 9-102(a)(65) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Texas and the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Purchaser’s ownership or security interests therein.

“Purchase” shall mean a purchase by the Purchaser of Receivables, Related Security and Collections hereunder, including, without limitation, Receivables as to which a portion of the related Purchase Price is paid by means of a contribution of Receivables by the Seller to the Purchaser’s capital.

“Purchase Date” shall mean the Closing Date and each day thereafter on which Receivables arise.

“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) hereof.

“Purchase Price Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

Purchase Termination Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01 hereof.

“Receivable” shall mean all indebtedness and any other obligations of any Obligor arising from the sale of goods from Seller’s crude oil, natural gas liquids and petroleum products refining, marketing and transportation business, and specialty businesses and the provision of related services, by the Seller under a Contract, including all rights to payment of any interest or finance charges and any security related thereto.

“Receivables Purchase Agreement” shall mean the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of April 27, 2012, by and among Phillips 66 Receivables Funding LLC, as seller, Phillips 66 Company, as servicer and originator, the Conduit Purchasers listed on Schedule I thereto from time to time, the Committed Purchasers listed on Schedule I thereto from time to time, the LC Banks listed on Schedule I thereto from time to time, the Facility Agents listed on Schedule I thereto from time to time, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and structuring agent, and Phillips 66, as provider of the Parent Undertaking, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

“Records” shall mean correspondence, memoranda, computer programs, tapes, discs, reports, papers, books or other documents or transcribed information of any type whether expressed in ordinary or machine readable language; provided that any intellectual property (such as software) or rights therein that are not permitted by applicable Law or contract to be assigned shall not be included herein.

“Related Security” shall mean with respect to any Receivable:

(a) all Contracts with respect to such Receivable:

 

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(b) all of the Seller’s interest, if any, in the goods (including returned goods) the sale of which by the Seller gave rise to such Receivable;

(c) all other security interests or Liens and property subject thereto from time to time, if any, purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all financing statements signed by an Obligor describing any collateral securing such Receivable;

(d) all guarantees, indemnities, letters of credit, insurance or other agreements or arrangements of any kind from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise;

(e) all Records relating to, and all service contracts and any other contracts associated with, such Receivable, the related Contracts or the related Obligors; and

(f) all Proceeds of the foregoing.

“Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to the Seller, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Seller and any other Person designated as a Responsible Officer by any such officers, as the Seller may from time to time notify the Purchaser.

“Seller” shall have the meaning defined in the preamble hereto.

“Subordinated Loan” shall mean a subordinated revolving loan from the Seller to the Purchaser which is evidenced by the Subordinated Note.

“Subordinated Note” shall mean a subordinated promissory note in the form of Exhibit B hereto issued by the Purchaser to the Seller, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

“UCC” shall mean, with respect to any jurisdiction, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such jurisdiction.

Section 1.02. Other Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement

Section 1.03. Interpretation and Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural include the singular and references to the part include the whole. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding.” The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for

 

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reference purposes only and shall not control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation hereof in any respect. Section, subsection, exhibit and schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. As used in this Agreement, the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall each be deemed to include the others whenever the context so indicates. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. Terms not otherwise defined herein which are defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of Texas from time to time shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms therein unless the context otherwise clearly requires.

A RTICLE II

P URCHASES AND S ETTLEMENTS

Section 2.01. General Terms; Intent of the Parties. (a) On each Purchase Date, in consideration for the Purchase Price and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Seller does hereby sell to the Purchaser, without recourse (except to the extent expressly provided herein), and the Purchaser does hereby purchase from the Seller, all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivables, the Related Security, Collections and all Proceeds of each of the foregoing (other than any such assets contributed to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.01(d) below), in each case, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired.

(b) The Receivables arising after the initial Purchase Date and while no Purchase Termination Event exists shall be deemed to have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser immediately (and without further action by any Person) upon the creation of such Receivable. Receivables arising while a Purchase Termination Event exists shall not be deemed to have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser unless and until the first day thereafter on which no Purchase Termination Event exists. The Related Security and Collections with respect to each Receivable (and Proceeds of such Receivable, Related Security and Collections) shall be sold at the same time as such Receivable together with all related Proceeds received thereon.

(c) It is the intention of the parties hereto that each conveyance of Receivables made under this Agreement shall constitute an outright “sale of accounts” (as such terms are used in Article 9 of the UCC) or other transfer, in each case which is absolute and irrevocable and shall provide the Purchaser with the full benefits of ownership of the Receivables and the associated Related Security, Collections and Proceeds. Each conveyance of Receivables hereunder is made without recourse to the Seller; provided, however , that (i) the Seller will be liable to the Purchaser for all representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party, and (ii) such conveyance does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Purchaser or any assignee thereof of any obligation of the Seller or any other Person arising in connection with the Receivables, the associated Related Security or any other obligations of the Seller. In view of the intention of the parties hereto that the conveyances of Receivables made hereunder shall constitute outright sales or contributions, as applicable of such Receivables rather than loans secured thereby, the Seller agrees that it will, on or prior to the Closing Date, mark its Records to indicate that the Receivables have been sold or contributed.

 

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(d) Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the Seller from contributing to the Purchaser’s capital, in lieu of selling, Receivables originated by the Seller and all associated Related Security, Collections and Proceeds, and any such contribution is made with the intention that each such contribution, if any, will be made with the same intentions as are set forth in Section 2.01(c) above. Except as provided in Section 2.02(a)(3), the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that Seller shall have no obligations to make capital contributions to Purchaser in respect of Seller’s equity interest in Purchaser or otherwise in order to provide funds to pay the Purchase Price to Seller under this Agreement or for any other reason.

Section 2.02. Purchase Price. (a) The purchase price (the “Purchase Price” ) for the Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds payable on each Purchase Date shall be equal to 100% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Receivables conveyed on that date multiplied by the Discount Factor. The Seller and the Purchaser have each determined the Purchase Price payable on each Purchase Date approximates the fair value of the Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds sold on such Purchase Date. Such Purchase Price will be payable in full by the Purchaser to the Seller on the related Purchase Date (except that the Purchaser may, with respect to any such purchase, offset against such Purchase Price any amounts owing from the Seller to the Purchaser as provided herein or in the Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement), and shall be paid to the Seller in the following manner:

(1) first , by delivery of immediately available funds, to the extent of the Available Funds;

(2) second , by increasing the amount of the Subordinated Loan, so long as the aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Loan does not cause the Purchaser’s tangible net worth to be less than the 3% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Receivables then owned by the Purchaser; and

(3) third , by accepting such Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds as a contribution to Purchaser’s capital.

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Purchase Price with respect to the Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds sold on the initial Purchase Date shall be paid (i) first, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.02(b)(2), by means of an increase in the amount of the Subordinated Loan and (ii) second, by means of a contribution to Purchaser’s capital.

(b) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.02(a)(2), the Seller irrevocably agrees to make each increase in the amount of the Subordinated Loan as contemplated in Section 2.02(a)(2) so long as no Purchase Termination Event exists. The Subordinated Loan owing to the Seller will be evidenced by, and shall be payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subordinated Note and any cash repayment of the Subordinated Loan shall be payable

 

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solely from Available Funds at the time of each such payment. The Seller is hereby authorized by the Purchaser to maintain a record with respect to the Subordinated Note, evidencing the date and amount of each increase in the Subordinated Loan thereunder, as well as the date of each payment with respect thereto, provided that the failure to maintain such a record shall not affect any obligation of the Purchaser thereunder.

(c) Although the Purchase Price for each Purchase of Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds shall be due and payable in full by the Purchaser to the Seller on each Purchase Date, settlement of the Purchase Price between the Purchaser and the Seller will be effected on each Distribution Date with respect to all Purchases within the most recently ended Calculation Period. Although cash settlements shall be effected on each Distribution Date, increases or decreases in the Subordinated Loan shall be deemed to have occurred and shall be effective as of the last Business Day of the Calculation Period to which such settlement relates.

(d) Each contribution of Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds by Seller to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(3) shall be deemed to be a Purchase of such Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds by Purchaser for all purposes of this Agreement.

Section 2.03. Purchase Price Credits. On each Purchase Date, all Deemed Collections shall be credited (each, a “Purchase Price Credit” ) against the Purchase Price otherwise payable hereunder. If the aggregate amount of Purchase Price Credits exceeds the Purchase Price of the Receivables to be sold by the Seller on such Purchase Date, then the Seller will pay to the Purchaser the remaining amount of such Purchase Price Credit in cash not later than the next Business Day; provided that if no Termination Event or a Potential Termination Event exists, the Seller may deduct the remaining amount of such Purchase Price Credit from any amount owed to it under the Subordinated Note.

Section 2.04. Payments and Computations, Etc. All amounts to be paid or deposited by the Purchaser hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof on the day when due in immediately available funds to the account of the Seller designated from time to time by the Seller. In the event that any payment owed by any Person hereunder becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the next Business Day. If any Person fails to pay any amount hereunder when due, such Person agrees to pay, on demand, interest on the past due amount at the Default Rate until paid in full; provided, however, that such interest shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law. All computations of the Default Rate shall be calculated based on a 365/366 day year.

Section 2.05. Access to Records. (a) In connection with the transfer of Records hereunder, the Seller hereby agrees that following any replacement of Phillips 66 Company as the Servicer, it will promptly grant access to the new Servicer to all data embedded in or created by all software used by the Seller to account for its Receivables.

 

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(b) In addition to the requirements of Section 4.03, the Seller (i) shall take such action reasonably requested by the Purchaser or its assignee that may be necessary or desirable to ensure that the Purchaser has an enforceable ownership interest in the Records relating to the Receivables purchased from, or contributed by, the Seller hereunder and (ii) shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure that the Purchaser and the Servicer each has an enforceable right (whether by license or sublicense or otherwise) to use all of the computer software used to account for the Receivables and/or to recreate such Records.

Section 2.06. Characterization; Granting Clause. (a) If, notwithstanding the intention of the parties expressed in Section 2.01(c), any sale or contribution by the Seller to the Purchaser of Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds hereunder shall be characterized as a secured loan and not a sale or contribution, as the case may be, then this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a security agreement under the UCC and other applicable Law. For this purpose and without being in derogation of the parties’ intention that each sale and contribution of Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds hereunder shall constitute a true sale or contribution, respectively, thereof, the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a duly perfected security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, whether now existing or hereafter arising, in and to (i) (A) the Receivables, (B) all Related Security with respect thereto, and (C) all Collections and (ii) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing, which security interest shall be prior to all other Liens thereon. The Purchaser and its assigns shall have as against the Seller, in addition to the rights and remedies which they may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Seller hereby authorizes Purchaser (or any of its assigns), as secured party, within the meaning of Section 9-509 of any applicable enactment of the UCC, to file, without further authorization by Seller, as debtor, the UCC financing statements contemplated hereby. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the transactions hereunder are not true sales or contributions, each of the Seller and the Purchaser represents and warrants as to itself that, each remittance of Collections by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder will have been made (i) in payment of a debt incurred by the Seller in the ordinary course of the Seller’s and the Purchaser’s business or financial affairs and (ii) made in the ordinary course of the Seller’s and the Purchaser’s business or financial affairs.

Section 2.07. Transfer by Purchaser; Third-Party Beneficiary. (a) The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser may, pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, sell and assign undivided interests in the Receivables and assign its rights under this Agreement to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Facility Agents and their Purchase Groups) and (b) the Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, by virtue of the transactions contemplated in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Facility Agents and their Purchase Groups) shall be an assignee of this Agreement and, following the occurrence of a Termination Event, shall have the right to enforce directly all rights hereunder of Purchaser and all obligations hereunder of Seller (but without the assumption of any obligations or liabilities hereunder).

 

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A RTICLE III

C LOSING P ROCEDURES

Section 3.01. Conditions to Each Purchase . Each Purchase from the Seller hereunder (including the Purchase on the initial Purchase Date) is subject to the conditions precedent that (i) the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Subordinated Note in favor of the Seller, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Purchase, and (iii) as of such date of such Purchase, neither the Termination Date nor Purchase Termination Event shall have occurred.

A RTICLE  IV

A DDITIONAL R IGHTS AND O BLIGATIONS IN R ESPECT OF THE R ECEIVABLES

Section 4.01. Rights of the Purchaser. The Seller hereby authorizes the Purchaser and the Servicer (if other than the Seller) to take any and all steps in the Seller’s name necessary or desirable, in their respective determination, to collect all amounts due under any and all Receivables, including, without limitation, endorsing the Seller’s name on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Receivables, the Invoices and the provisions of the related Contracts that concern payment and/or enforcement of rights to payment.

Section 4.02. Responsibility of the Seller . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:

(a) Servicing. The Seller, in its capacity as Servicer, shall be responsible for the servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables, all on the terms set out in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

(b) Power of Attorney. The Seller hereby grants to the Servicer (if other than the Seller) an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in the name of the Seller all steps which are necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate, enforce, or otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held or transmitted by the Seller or transmitted or received by the Seller in connection with any Receivable or under the Related Security (including the Records).

(c) Performance under Contracts. The Seller will perform all of its obligations under the Contracts generated by it to the same extent as if the Receivables had not been sold or contributed, as applicable, hereunder and the exercise by the Purchaser, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, any of the Facility Agents of its rights hereunder or under the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall not relieve the Seller from such obligations.

 

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Section 4.03. Further Action Evidencing Purchases . The Seller agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the Purchaser (or its assigns) may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Purchaser’s ownership of the Receivables generated by the Seller (and the Related Security and Collections) purchased by the Purchaser hereunder, or to enable the Purchaser to exercise or enforce any of its rights hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.

(b) The Seller hereby authorizes the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignment thereof, relative to all or any of the Receivables (and the Related Security and Collections) now existing or hereafter sold or contributed by the Seller. If the Seller fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Agreement, the Purchaser (or its assigns) may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Purchaser or its designee incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Seller as provided in Article VIII.

A RTICLE V

R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES

Section 5.01. General Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser on and as of the date hereof and on and as of each Purchase Date that:

(a) Corporate Existence, Power and Authority, Etc. It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization; it is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business so requires and except where failure to be so qualified would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; it has corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; each of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to usual and customary bankruptcy exceptions); it has all necessary authorizations and approvals to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and all of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, except where failure to obtain any such authorization or approval would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; no notices to, or filings with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body are required for the due execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, except for the filing of financing statements referred to therein and except where the failure to provide any such notice or make any such filing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(b) Eligible Receivables. All Receivables included in the calculation of Net Receivables Balance are Eligible Receivables at such time;

(c) Accuracy of Information. The written reports, financial statements, certificates and other written information (other than information of a global economic or industry nature) furnished by it or on its behalf in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or delivered in connection therewith (as modified or supplemented by other written information when so furnished), when taken as a whole, did not contain as of the date such written reports, financial statements or other written information were so furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to (a) projections, estimates, pro forma financial information, engineering reports and forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the materials referenced above, it represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time, and (b) financial statements, it represents only that such financial statements were prepared as represented or required elsewhere in this Agreement;

(d) Good Title. Each Receivable sold under this Agreement is owned by the Seller free and clear of any lien or adverse claim (except as provided herein and the liens that arise automatically in connection with the Oil and Gas Lien Receivables or in favor of a Depositary Bank under a Blocked Account Agreement);

(e) Ownership/Security Interest. It has taken or caused to be taken all actions, including necessary filings, to evidence the Purchaser’s first priority ownership or security interest in all Receivables (whether existing or thereafter arising);

(f) Changes to Credit and Collection Policy. It has not made any change in the Credit and Collection Policy that would (i) impair the collectability of any Receivables in any material respect or (ii) otherwise be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) Litigation. As of the Closing Date, there is no litigation pending or, to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing, against or affecting the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) purports to adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (other than such litigation that the Purchaser has reasonably determined to be frivolous) or (ii) has had or could reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(h) Collections. All Obligors have been directed to remit their Collections to Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts or Depositary Accounts, as applicable, listed on the Schedule I hereto;

(i) Payments from the Purchaser. The Purchase Price payable by Purchaser hereunder in connection with each sale of Receivables hereunder represents a reasonable arms-length price for the Receivables and constitutes reasonably equivalent value for the Receivables so sold. No sale of Receivables hereunder was made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Seller to the Purchaser or is or may be voidable as a fraudulent transfer under Section 548 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or a voidable preference under Section 547 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code;

(j) Ownership of the Purchaser. The Seller directly or indirectly owns 100% of the membership interests of the Purchaser, free and clear of any adverse claims;

(k) Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, since September 30, 2011, the Seller is not aware of the occurrence of any event or circumstance which has had or will have a Material Adverse Effect;

(l) Investment Company Act. The Seller is not and is not required to be registered as an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(m) Use of Proceeds. The Seller has not taken and will not take any action which would cause the use of the proceeds of the Purchases to violate the provisions of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and

(n) Tax. (i) The Seller has filed all material United States federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns on or before the applicable due date (as such due date may have been timely extended), and (ii) all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Seller have been paid (other than those which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings), unless the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Seller in respect of taxes or other governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Seller, adequate.

A RTICLE VI

C OVENANTS

Section 6.01. Affirmative Covenants of the Seller . Until the termination of this Agreement, the Seller covenants to the Purchaser as follows:

 

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(a) General :

(i) Compliance with Laws, Etc. It will comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable Laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and requirements of any Governmental Authority (including ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder and Laws of the United States regarding sanctions and export controls applicable to unauthorized dealings with sanctioned countries or Persons) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) Offices, Records, and Books of Account. It will keep its jurisdiction of organization and the office where it keeps its records concerning the Receivables at the address set forth under its name on the signature pages to this Agreement or upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser (or its assignee), at any other locations in jurisdictions where all actions reasonably requested by the Purchaser (or its assignee) to protect and perfect the interest in the Receivables have been taken and completed. It also will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, the ability to recreate records evidencing Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable). It will mark its data processing records and other books and records to indicate which Receivables have been sold or contributed to the Purchaser under this Agreement;

(iii) Taxes. It will file all material tax returns and reports required by Law to be filed by it and will promptly pay all taxes and governmental charges at any time owing, except when failure to pay would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or such as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established. It will pay when due any taxes payable in connection with the Receivables, except for Excluded Taxes or where failure to pay such taxes would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect;

(iv) Performance and Compliance with Contracts and Credit and Collection Policy. It will, as applicable and at its own expense, timely and fully comply in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable and the related Contracts;

(v) Deposits to Lockboxes or Depositary Accounts. It will instruct all Obligors to remit all their payments in respect of Receivables to Lockbox Accounts or Depositary Accounts (either by check mailed to a Lockbox maintained by the relevant Depositary Bank or directly by wire transfer or electronic funds transfer to a Depositary Account). If it receives any Collections

 

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directly, it will promptly (and in any event within one business day) cause such Collections to be deposited into a Lockbox Account or Depositary Account. It will not direct any funds to be deposited into any Lockbox Account or Depositary Account other than Collections of Receivables; and

(vi) Other Information. It will cause to be provided to the Purchaser (or its assignee) such other information respecting the Receivables or its condition or operations, financial or otherwise, as the Purchaser (or its assignee) may from time to time reasonably request.

(b) Reporting :

(i) It will provide or cause to be provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) the Parent’s Form 10-K via EDGAR system of the SEC on the internet as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, which will include in each case an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in common stockholders’ equity for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on in a manner acceptable to the SEC by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing;

(ii) It will provide or cause to be provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) the Parent’s Form 10-Q via EDGAR on the internet as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent, which will include a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such quarter and the related (a) consolidated statement of income for such quarter and for the portion of Parent’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, and (b) consolidated statement of cash flows for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form (A) for the consolidated balance sheet, the figures as of the end of the Parent’s previous fiscal year, (B) for the consolidated statement of income, the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the Parent’s previous fiscal year and (C) for the consolidated statement of cash flows, the figures for the corresponding portion of the Parent’s previous fiscal year; the making available of such financial statements shall constitute a certification by the Parent (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation and GAAP;

(iii) It will promptly furnish to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) a copy of all documents filed by the Parent or any Subsidiary with the SEC; provided that such documents shall be deemed to have been furnished on the date when made available via EDGAR;

 

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(iv) It will cause to be provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) within 10 days after the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for above, a certificate of its financial officer to the effect that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or, if any Termination Event or Potential Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof; and

(v) It will cause to be provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) such additional information regarding its and its Subsidiaries’ operations, business affairs and financial condition, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee).

(c) Notices :

(i) Termination. It will cause to be provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) promptly and in any event within five business days after obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of a Termination Event, Potential Termination Event, or Downgrade Event a statement of its financial officer setting forth details of such Termination Event, Potential Termination Event, or Downgrade Event; and

(ii) Oil and Gas Liens. It will cause to be provided to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of any holder of a lien or security interest arising pursuant to any Oil and Gas Lien Act taking any action to enforce or perfect such security interest.

Section 6.02. Negative Covenants of the Seller. Except as otherwise specified below, until the termination of this Agreement, the Seller covenants and agrees as follows:

(a) Sales, Liens, Etc. It will not sell, assign (by operation of Law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any adverse claim (except for (i) the interest in favor of the Purchaser created pursuant to this Agreement and the interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Purchasers (as defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement) and the LC Banks) created pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (ii) in the case of Oil and Gas Lien Receivables and any Related Security and Collections thereof that constitute identifiable Proceeds of such Oil and Gas Lien Receivables, the rights described in the definition thereof and (iii) the rights of any Depositary Bank arising in the Collections under any Blocked Account Agreement) upon or with respect to, any Receivable, Related Security, related Contract or Collections, or upon or with respect to any Lockbox Account or Depositary Account, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof;

 

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(b) Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. It will not add or terminate any bank as a Depositary Bank from those listed on Schedule I hereto, or make any change in its instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made in respect of the Receivables or payments to be made to any Depositary Bank, unless the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as assignee of Purchaser) will have received notice of such addition, termination or change (including an updated schedule) and a fully executed Blocked Account Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to each new Lockbox Account or Depositary Account;

(c) Change in Name or Jurisdiction of Origination, Etc. It will not change its name, identity or organizational structure unless the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) shall have received at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of such change and all action by the Seller, necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Purchaser’s ownership or security interest in the Receivables, the Related Security and the Collections (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking of such other action as the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent (as Purchaser’s assignee) may request in connection with such change or relocation) will have been duly taken; and

(d) Treatment as Sales. It will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any manner other than as the sale and/or absolute conveyance of Receivables, except that such transactions will be treated under GAAP as a liability in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements. It (or Parent) shall not treat, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the transactions under the Receivables Purchase Agreement in any manner other than the sale of debt obligations.

Section 6.03. Separateness Covenants . Until the termination of this Agreement, the Seller covenants and agrees that it will take such actions as are necessary on its part to ensure that the facts and assumptions set forth in the opinion issued by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, as counsel for Purchaser, in connection with closing of the Facility and relating to substantive consolidation issues, and in the certificates accompanying such opinion, remain true and correct in all material respects at all times.

A RTICLE VII

P URCHASE T ERMINATION E VENTS

Section 7.01. Purchase Termination Events . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a “Purchase Termination Event” hereunder: The Seller, the Purchaser or the Parent or any of their respective Material Subsidiaries shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian or the like of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail to pay its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or

 

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insolvent, (v) commence a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy Laws of the United States of America or file a voluntary petition or answer seeking reorganization, an arrangement with creditors or an order for relief or seeking to take advantage of any insolvency Law or file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding, or action shall be taken by it for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing, or (vi) if without the application, approval or consent of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of its Material Subsidiaries, a proceeding shall be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction, under any Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking in respect of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Parent or any of its Material Subsidiaries an order for relief or an adjudication in bankruptcy, reorganization, dissolution, winding up, liquidation, a composition or arrangement with creditors, a readjustment of debts, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator or custodian or the like of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Parent or such Material Subsidiaries or of all or any substantial part of its assets, or other like relief in respect thereof under any bankruptcy or insolvency Law, and, if such proceeding is being contested by the Seller, the Purchaser, the Parent or such Material Subsidiaries in good faith, the same shall (A) result in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) continue undismissed for any period of 60 consecutive days.

Section 7.02. Consequences of a Purchase Termination Event . (a) Upon the occurrence of a Purchase Termination Event, there shall be no further sales or contributions of Receivables under this Agreement; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement shall not discharge any Person from any obligations incurred prior to such termination, including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations.

(b) Upon the occurrence and continuance of a Purchase Termination Event, the Purchaser shall have, in addition to all rights and remedies under this Agreement or otherwise, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of the applicable jurisdiction and under other applicable Laws, which rights shall be cumulative.

(c) The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement is, and is intended to be, a contract to extend financial accommodations to the Seller within the meaning of Section 365(e)(2)(B) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (or any amended or successor provision thereof or any amended or successor code).

A RTICLE VIII

I NDEMNIFICATION ; E XPENSES

Section 8.01. Indemnity . (a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its assigns, officers, directors and employees (each, an “Indemnified Party” ) against all liabilities, claims, damages, costs, expenses, or losses ( “Losses” ) arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the acquisition, either directly or indirectly, by Purchaser of the Receivables, excluding, however, (i) Losses to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party or (ii) recourse (except as expressly provided in this Agreement) for uncollectable Receivables.

 

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Without limiting the foregoing, the Seller shall indemnify the Indemnified Parties for all Losses resulting from:

(i) False or incorrect representations, warranties or certifications of the Seller in this Agreement or any document delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement;

(ii) Failure by the Seller to comply with applicable Law, rules or regulations related to the Receivables;

(iii) Failure to vest in the Purchaser a first priority perfected ownership or security interest in the Receivables (other than the rights which arise therein in the case of Oil and Gas Lien Receivables and the rights of any Depositary Bank therein which arise under a Blocked Account Agreement);

(iv) Failure to file, or delay in filing, any financing statements or similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Laws with respect to the Receivables, the Related Security or the Collections;

(v) Any dispute, claim or defense of an Obligor (other than discharge in bankruptcy) to the payment of any Receivable including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid or binding obligation of such Obligor, or any other claim resulting from the sale of the goods or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such goods or services or relating to collection activities with respect to such Receivable or any Contract related thereto, or any adjustment, cash discount, rebate, return of product or cancellation with respect to such Receivable;

(vi) Failure by the Seller to perform any of its duties or other obligations, or to comply with any of its covenants, under this Agreement;

(vii) Any products liability, environmental or other claim by an Obligor or other third party arising out of the goods or services which are the subject of any Receivable;

(viii) Any third party investigation, litigation or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the use of proceeds of Purchases under this Agreement or in respect of any Receivable;

(ix) Commingling of Collections with any other funds of the Seller;

(x) Third party claims arising from the Seller’s administration of the Receivables;

 

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(xi) The sale of any Receivable in violation of applicable Law;

(xii) Any setoff by any Obligor, any net-outs under a Net-Out Agreement and any netting under master netting agreements;

(xiii) The failure of the Seller to pay when due any sales, excise, motor fuel, business and occupation, property or other similar taxes payable in connection with the Receivables;

(xiv) Any interest any Person may acquire in any Receivable or any Collections or Related Security with respect thereto pursuant to any Oil and Gas Lien Act; and

(xv) Any dispute, suit or claim arising out of any provision in any Contract restricting or prohibiting sale and assignment of the related Receivables.

(b) Promptly upon receipt by any Indemnified Party under this Section 10.01 of notice of the commencement of any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation against such Indemnified Party, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Seller hereunder, notify the Seller in writing of the commencement thereof. Any notice claiming compensation under this Section shall set forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The Seller may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of any such suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation at its expense, and no settlement thereof shall be made without the approval of the Seller and the Indemnified Party. The approval of the Seller will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. After notice from the Seller to the Indemnified Party of its intention to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (and its assignee), and so long as the Seller so assumes the defense thereof in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (and its assignee), the Seller shall not be liable for any legal expenses of counsel unless there shall be a conflict between the interests of the Seller and the Indemnified Party, in which case the Indemnified Party(ies) shall have the right to employ one counsel to so represent it (them).

(c) The Seller will promptly pay to each Indemnified Party such indemnity amount as shall be specified to the Seller in a certificate of the Indemnified Party setting forth the calculations of such amount, together with the basis therefor.

(d) Each Indemnified Party, on behalf of itself, its assigns, officers, directors, officers and employees, shall use its good faith efforts to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any losses, expenses or claims for indemnification.

Section 8.02. Expenses . The Seller agrees to pay or cause to be paid, to the Purchaser (a) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (excluding salaries and overhead costs) incurred by or on behalf of the Purchaser in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and preparation of this Agreement and (b) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Purchaser) from time to time (i) relating to any requested amendments, waivers or consents

 

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hereunder, or (ii) arising in connection with the Purchaser’s enforcement or preservation of its rights (including, without limitation, the perfection and protection of the Purchaser’s ownership of the Receivables) hereunder.

A RTICLE IX

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. Amendments and Waivers . The provisions of this Agreement may from time to time be amended, restated, otherwise modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to by the Seller and the Purchaser. No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser (or its assigns) in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.

Section 9.02. Binding Effect; Assignments. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, the Seller and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Seller may not assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Purchaser and the Required Facility Agents. Until the Facility Termination, the Purchaser may not assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein except to the Administrative Agent. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility Termination. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by any Seller pursuant to Article V and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article VIII and the provisions of Sections 9.05 and 9.06 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

Section 9.03. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No course of dealing and no delay or failure of the parties hereto (or, in the case of the Purchaser, its assigns) in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall affect any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto (and, in the case of the Purchaser, its assigns) under this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which such Person would otherwise have.

Section 9.04. No Discharge . The respective obligations of the Seller and the Purchaser under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents or applicable Law.

 

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Section 9.05. No Petition . The Seller agrees not, prior to the date which is one (1) year and one (1) day after the Facility Termination, to acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke, or cause the Purchaser to invoke, the process of any Official Body for the purpose of (a) commencing or sustaining a case against the Purchaser under any federal or state bankruptcy insolvency or similar Law (including the Federal Bankruptcy Code), (b) appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official for the Purchaser or any substantial part of the property of the Purchaser, or (c) ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Purchaser.

Section 9.06. No Recourse . The obligations of the Purchaser payable in cash under this Agreement shall be payable solely out of the Available Funds and shall be solely the limited liability company obligations of the Purchaser.

Section 9.07 Holidays . Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement, if any payment due hereunder shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall instead be due on the next Business Day.

Section 9.08. Notices . (a) All notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications (collectively “notices” ) under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing (including telexed, facsimile or electronic communication) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereunder and shall be sent by first-class mail, first-class express mail, electronic mail or courier, or by telex or facsimile, in all cases with charges prepaid. All notices shall be sent to the applicable party at the notice addresses appearing on the signature pages hereof (or such other address as such party may give by notice to the other).

(b) All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt. Notices sent by e-mail shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient.

Section 9.09. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.

Section 9.10. Prior Understandings . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral.

Section 9.11. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . T HIS A GREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE L AWS OF THE S TATE OF T EXAS . Each

 

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party hereto hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of adjudicating any claim or controversy arising in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and for such purpose, to the extent they may lawfully do so, waive any objection which each may now or hereafter have to such jurisdiction or to venue therein and any claim of inconvenient forum with respect hereto or thereto.

Section 9.12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto, by their duly authorized signatories, have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

P HILLIPS 66 R ECEIVABLES F UNDING LLC, as Purchaser

By:   /s/ Mehmet F. Muftuoglu
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President

 

Address for Notices:

1320-9 Plaza Office Building

315 S. Johnstone

Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74004

Attention: Paul Curtis

Telephone: (918) 661-4166

Fax: (918) 662-2976


P HILLIPS 66 C OMPANY , as Seller
By:   /s/ Frances M. Vallejo
  Authorized Signatory
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

Address for Notices:

600 North Dairy Ashford Road

Houston, Texas 77079

Attention: Treasurer

Telephone: (281) 293-1000

Fax: (281) 293-2941

Exhibit 99.1

 

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NEWS RELEASE

Phillips 66 Debuts as Advantaged Downstream Company

HOUSTON, May 1, 2012 - Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) today emerges as an independent downstream energy company with industry-leading businesses in refining and marketing, midstream, and chemicals. Created through a spin-off of these assets from ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Phillips 66 begins regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange this morning under the ticker symbol PSX.

Greg C. Garland, the new chairman and chief executive officer of Phillips 66, has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas and chemicals industries.

“Our strategic approach combines one of the world’s most competitive refining and marketing operations with rapidly growing midstream and chemicals businesses,” Garland said. “Phillips 66 will be clearly differentiated from pure-play refining companies with specific plans for enhancing returns and growing shareholder distributions. We have an exciting future ahead of us.”

Refining and Marketing

Phillips 66’s plans to enhance returns in Refining and Marketing include disciplined capital allocation, portfolio optimization and increased margins through building access to advantaged feedstocks and improving clean product yield. The company’s Refining and Marketing operations include 15 refineries with a net crude oil capacity of 2.2 million barrels per day, 10,000 branded marketing outlets, and 15,000 miles of pipeline systems.

Phillips 66 owns or has an interest in 11 refineries in the United States, three in Europe and one in Asia. Its Transportation business provides strategic, timely and environmentally safe delivery of crude oil, refined products, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) throughout the United States. Phillips 66 markets gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and lubricants, under the brand names Phillips 66 ® , Conoco ® , 76 ® , JET ® and Kendall ® .

Midstream

Phillips 66 primarily conducts its Midstream operations through DCP Midstream, LLC, a 50 percent joint venture with Spectra Energy and one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States, as well as the largest producer of NGL in North America. Now in its 13th year of operations, DCP Midstream is a full-service provider of gathering, processing and NGL logistics services with strategically located assets in liquids-rich developments. The gas collected by DCP Midstream is processed at 61 owned or operated plants and treaters. Growth in liquids-rich developments in the United States is driving infrastructure demand and expansion opportunities for our Midstream segment. DCP Midstream has $4 billion in major projects currently in execution, including two major pipeline projects. The Southern Hills Pipeline will run more than 900 miles to Mont Belvieu, Texas, with a target capacity of more than 150,000 barrels per day of NGL. The project is expected to start up in mid-2013. The Sand Hills Pipeline is a 720-mile NGL line that will run through the Permian and Eagle Ford basins to market centers along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Initial capacity will be 200,000 barrels per day, and service may be expanded to 350,000 barrels per day. The Sand Hills Pipeline will be phased into service, with the first phase completed by the third quarter of 2012 and the second phase expected as soon as the third quarter of 2013.


Phillips 66’s Midstream business also consists of directly held assets and other equity affiliates. These include natural gas gathering and processing operations, NGL fractionation and marketing businesses and a 25 percent interest in Rockies Express Pipeline.

Chemicals

Phillips 66’s Chemicals business is conducted through its 50 percent interest in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem), a joint venture with Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation. Now in its 12th year of operations, CPChem is one of the world’s top producers of olefins and polyolefins with more than 30 billion pounds of net annual chemicals processing capacity across its product lines.

Like the Midstream business, the rapid development of natural gas and NGL from shale formations in the United States is driving major growth opportunities for CPChem. At its Cedar Bayou Chemical Complex in Baytown, Texas, CPChem is building the world’s largest on-purpose 1-hexene plant capable of producing up to 250,000 metric tons (551,000,000 lbs.) per year. Construction of the 1-hexene plant is expected to begin in the first half of 2012, and the project is anticipated to start up during 2014. CPChem also aims to construct a world-scale ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, and two polyethylene facilities near its Sweeny facility in Old Ocean, Texas, with anticipated startup in 2017, pending final investment decisions.

“Phillips 66 starts out with a clear advantage over many other downstream companies,” said Garland. “We have a robust portfolio of businesses that already rank among the best-performing players in their industry segments, a strong financial position, an extraordinary global workforce, and a continued commitment to safety and operating excellence. We have an unparalleled foundation for success.”

After the market closed yesterday, shareholders of ConocoPhillips received one share of Phillips 66 common stock for every two shares of ConocoPhillips common stock held as of the April 16 record date.

Garland will join other Phillips 66 employees tomorrow on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to mark the first week of regular trading as a downstream company. They will ring the opening bell to begin trading at 8:30 a.m. CT.

About Phillips 66

Headquartered in Houston, Phillips 66 is an advantaged downstream energy company with segment-leading Refining and Marketing (R&M), Midstream and Chemicals businesses. The company’s R&M operations include 15 refineries with a net crude oil capacity of 2.2 million barrels per day, 10,000 branded marketing outlets, and 15,000 miles of pipeline systems. In Midstream, the company primarily conducts operations through its 50 percent interest in DCP Midstream, LLC, one of the largest natural gas gatherers and processors in the United States, with 7.2 billion cubic feet per day of gross natural gas processing capacity. Phillips 66’s Chemicals business is conducted through its 50 percent interest in Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, one of the world’s top producers of olefins and polyolefins with more than 30 billion pounds of net annual chemicals processing capacity across its product lines. For more information, visit www.phillips66.com .

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CONTACTS

Dean Acosta (media)

281-293-2406

dean.acosta@p66.com

Clayton Reasor (investors)

1-800-624-6440

c.c.reasor@p66.com

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Words and phrases such as “is anticipated,” “is estimated,” “is expected,” “is planned,” “is scheduled,” “is targeted,” “believes,” “intends,” “objectives,” “projects,” “strategies” and similar expressions are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relating to Phillips 66’s operations (including joint venture operations) are based on management’s expectations, estimates and projections about the company, its interests and the energy industry in general on the date this press release was prepared. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include fluctuations in crude oil, NGL, and natural gas prices, refining and marketing margins and margins for our chemicals business; unexpected changes in costs for constructing, modifying or operating our facilities; unexpected difficulties in manufacturing, refining or transporting our products; lack of, or disruptions in, adequate and reliable transportation for our crude oil, natural gas, NGL, and refined products; potential liability for remedial actions, including removal and reclamation obligations, under environmental regulations; potential liability resulting from litigation; limited access to capital or significantly higher cost of capital related to illiquidity or uncertainty in the domestic or international financial markets; and other economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting Phillips 66’s businesses generally as set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10 Registration Statement. Phillips 66 is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.