As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2015

File No. 001-36837

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM 10

 

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.*

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Missouri   36-4802442

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification number)

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri

  63141
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(314) 985-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class
to be so Registered

 

Name of Each Exchange on which
Each Class is to be Registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   New York Stock Exchange

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

* The registrant is currently named Energizer SpinCo, Inc. Prior to the effective date of the distribution described in this registration statement, the registrant plans to change its name to “Energizer Holdings, Inc.”

 

 

 


ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT

AND ITEMS OF FORM 10

Certain information required to be included herein is incorporated by reference to specifically identified portions of the body of the information statement filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. None of the information contained in the information statement shall be incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be a part hereof unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference.

 

Item 1. Business .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Information Statement Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements,” “The Separation and Distribution,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” and “Where You Can Find More Information.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors .

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Risk Factors.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Financial Information .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Capitalization,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Index to Financial Statements” and the financial statements referenced therein. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3 . Properties .

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Business—Our Properties.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4 . Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management .

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Management” and “Directors.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 6. Executive Compensation .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Management,” “Directors” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8. Legal Proceedings .

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Business—Legal Proceedings.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9. Market Price of, and Dividends on, the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Dividend Policy,” “Capitalization,” “The Separation and Distribution,” and “Description of New Energizer Capital Stock.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 10. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Description of Material Indebtedness” and “Description of New Energizer Capital Stock—Sale of Unregistered Securities.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 11. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered .

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Dividend Policy,” “The Separation and Distribution” and “Description of New Energizer Capital Stock.” Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12. Indemnification of Directors and Officers .

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Description of New Energizer Capital Stock—Limitation on Liability of Directors; Indemnification.” That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 13. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data .

The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled “Index to Financial Statements” and the financial statements referenced therein. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 14 . Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .

None.

 

Item 15. Financial Statements and Exhibits .

 

(a) Financial Statements and Schedule

The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements” and “Index to Financial Statements” and the financial statements referenced therein. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(b) Exhibits

See below.

The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

  2.1    Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Energizer SpinCo, Inc.**†
  2.2    Form of Transition Services Agreement by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Energizer SpinCo, Inc.**†
  2.3   

Form of Employee Matters Agreement by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc. and

Energizer SpinCo, Inc.**†

  2.4    Form of Tax Matters Agreement by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Energizer SpinCo, Inc.**†
  3.1    Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.**
  3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.**
10.1    Form of Trademark License Agreement by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Energizer Brands, LLC**
10.2    Form of Trademark License Agreement by and among Energizer SpinCo, Inc., Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC and Wilkinson Sword Gmbh**
10.3    Form of Indemnification Agreement between Energizer SpinCo, Inc. and individual directors or officers**
21.1    List of subsidiaries*
99.1   

Information Statement of Energizer SpinCo, Inc., preliminary and subject to completion, dated

May 11, 2015**

 

* To be filed by amendment.
** Filed herewith.
Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

By:  

/s/ ALAN R. HOSKINS

  Name:   Alan R. Hoskins
  Title:

  Chief Executive Officer and

  President of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

Date: May 11, 2015

 

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Exhibit 2.1

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

By and Between

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.

and

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

Dated as of [●], 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2   

ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION

     31   

Section 2.01

 

Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities

     31   

Section 2.02

 

Delayed Transfers

     34   

Section 2.03

 

Certain Matters Governed Exclusively by Ancillary Agreements

     37   

Section 2.04

 

Termination of Agreements

     38   

Section 2.05

 

Shared Contracts

     39   

Section 2.06

 

Bank Accounts; Checks

     40   

Section 2.07

 

Novation of Liabilities; Release of Guarantees

     40   

Section 2.08

 

Provision of Corporate Records

     42   

Section 2.09

 

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

     42   

ARTICLE III CREDIT SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS; FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

     44   

Section 3.01

 

Replacement of Credit Support

     44   

Section 3.02

 

Credit Facilities; Financing Arrangements; EHP Cash Distribution; EHP Cash

     45   

Section 3.03

 

Transition Committee

     46   

ARTICLE IV ACTIONS PENDING THE DISTRIBUTION

     47   

Section 4.01

 

Actions Prior to the Distribution

     47   

Section 4.02

 

Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Distribution

     48   

ARTICLE V THE DISTRIBUTION

     50   

Section 5.01

 

The Distribution

     50   

Section 5.02

 

Fractional Shares

     51   

Section 5.03

 

Sole Discretion of EPC

     51   

ARTICLE VI MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

     52   

Section 6.01

 

Release of Pre-Distribution Claims

     52   

Section 6.02

 

Indemnification by EHP

     55   

Section 6.03

 

Indemnification by EPC

     55   

Section 6.04

 

Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Third-Party Proceeds

     56   

Section 6.05

 

Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims

     57   

 

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Section 6.06

Additional Matters

  60   

Section 6.07

Right of Contribution

  62   

Section 6.08

Covenant Not to Sue

  63   

Section 6.09

Remedies Cumulative

  63   

Section 6.10

Survival of Indemnities

  63   

Section 6.11

Limitation on Liability

  63   

ARTICLE VII ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

  64   

Section 7.01

Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives

  64   

Section 7.02

Ownership of Information

  65   

Section 7.03

Compensation for Providing Information

  65   

Section 7.04

Record Retention

  66   

Section 7.05

Financial Information Certifications

  67   

Section 7.06

Limitations of Liability

  67   

Section 7.07

Litigation Matters; Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation

  68   

Section 7.08

Privileged Matters

  69   

Section 7.09

Confidential Information

  71   

Section 7.10

Attorney Representation

  73   

ARTICLE VIII INSURANCE

  73   

Section 8.01

Insurance Prior to the Effective Time

  73   

Section 8.02

Ownership of Policies and Programs

  73   

Section 8.03

Acquisition, Administration and Maintenance of Post-Distribution Insurance by EHP

  74   

Section 8.04

Rights Under Shared Policies

  74   

Section 8.05

Maintenance of Shared Policies

  75   

Section 8.06

Administration of Claims

  75   

Section 8.07

Insurance Premiums

  76   

Section 8.08

Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense

  76   

Section 8.09

Duty to Mitigate

  76   

ARTICLE IX CERTAIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS

  77   

Section 9.01

Legal Names and Other Parties’ Trademarks

  77   

Section 9.02

Domain Names

  77   

Section 9.03

Licenses to Information and Other Intellectual Property

  78   

 

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ARTICLE X FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

  81   

Section 10.01

Further Assurances

  81   

Section 10.02

Employee Non-Solicit

  82   

Section 10.03

Post-Distribution Name Changes

  82   

Section 10.04

Late Payments

  82   

Section 10.05

Inducement

  82   

Section 10.06

Post-Effective Time Conduct

  83   

Section 10.07

Receipt of Misdirected Assets; Consumer Inquiries

  83   

Section 10.08

Stock Award Registration Statement

  83   

Section 10.09

Shared Liabilities

  84   

ARTICLE XI DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  85   

Section 11.01

Disputes

  85   

Section 11.02

Negotiation and Mediation

  85   

Section 11.03

Arbitration

  86   

Section 11.04

Continuity of Service and Performance

  89   

ARTICLE XII TERMINATION

  89   

Section 12.01

Termination

  89   

Section 12.02

Effect of Termination

  89   

ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS

  90   

Section 13.01

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Conflicts; Corporate Power

  90   

Section 13.02

Governing Law

  91   

Section 13.03

Assignability

  91   

Section 13.04

Third-Party Beneficiaries

  91   

Section 13.05

Notices

  92   

Section 13.06

Severability

  93   

Section 13.07

Publicity

  93   

Section 13.08

Expenses

  93   

Section 13.09

Headings

  94   

Section 13.10

Survival of Agreements

  94   

Section 13.11

Waivers of Default

  94   

Section 13.12

Consent to Jurisdiction

  94   

Section 13.13

Specific Performance

  94   

Section 13.14

Amendments

  95   

 

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Section 13.15

Interpretation

  95   

Section 13.16

Group Members

  95   

Section 13.17

Force Majeure

  95   

Section 13.18

Mutual Drafting

  95   

Section 13.19

No Reliance on Other Party

  96   

Section 13.20

Limited Liability

  96   

 

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SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.1(a) – Applicable EHP Proportion

Schedule 1.1(b) – Applicable EPC Proportion

Schedule 1.1(c) – EHP Actions

Schedule 1.1(d) – EHP Minority Interest Entities

Schedule 1.1(e) – EHP Assets

Schedule 1.1(f) – EHP Real Property

Schedule 1.1(g) – EHP Contracts

Schedule 1.1(h) – EHP Change of Control Agreements

Schedule 1.1(i) – EHP Excluded Contracts

Schedule 1.1(j) – EHP Discontinued Businesses

Schedule 1.1(k) – EHP Group

Schedule 1.1(l) – EHP Intellectual Property

Schedule 1.1(m) – EHP Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(n) – EHP Information Statement Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(o) – EPC Action

Schedule 1.1(p) – EPC Minority Interest Entities

Schedule 1.1(q) – EPC Assets

Schedule 1.1(r) – EPC Real Property

Schedule 1.1(s) – EPC Contracts

Schedule 1.1(t) – EPC Change of Control Agreements

Schedule 1.1(u) – EPC Excluded Contracts

Schedule 1.1(v) – EPC Discontinued Businesses

Schedule 1.1(w) – EPC Group

Schedule 1.1(x) – EPC Intellectual Property

Schedule 1.1(y) – EPC Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(z) – EPC Information Statement Liabilities

Schedule 1.1(aa) – Non-US EHP Benefit Plan

Schedule 1.1(bb) – Non-US EPC Benefit Plan

Schedule 1.1(cc) – Shared Contracts

Schedule 2.01(g) – Stationary Subsidiaries

Schedule 2.04(b) – Intercompany Agreements

Schedule 4.01(f) – Exceptions to Resignations

Schedule 8.02(b) – EHP Insurance Policies

Schedule 9.02(a) – EHP Domain Names

Schedule 9.02(b) – EPC Domain Names

Schedule 13.08 – Expenses

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of [●], 2015, by and between ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC., a Missouri corporation (“ Energizer Holdings, Inc. ” or “ EPC ”), and ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC., a Missouri corporation (“ EHP ”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, Energizer Holdings, Inc., acting through itself and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts the EPC Business and the EHP Business;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc. has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Energizer Holdings, Inc. and its shareholders to separate Energizer Holdings, Inc. into two publicly traded companies: (i) EPC, which following the Distribution will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the EPC Business, and (ii) EHP, which following the Distribution will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the EHP Business; and in furtherance of the foregoing, to effect the Spin-Off as more fully described in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, Energizer Holdings, Inc. currently intends that, at the Effective Time, Energizer Holdings, Inc. shall distribute to the Record Holders, on a pro rata basis, all of the outstanding shares of EHP Common Stock, as more fully described in this Agreement (the “ Distribution ”);

WHEREAS, EHP has been incorporated solely for these purposes and has not engaged in activities except in preparation for the Distribution;

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the transfer by EPC of the EHP Assets and the EHP Liabilities to EHP in actual or constructive exchange for (i) the issuance by EHP to EPC of shares of EHP Common Stock and (ii) the distribution by EHP to EPC of the EHP Cash Distribution, as more fully described in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Contribution ”) and the Distribution, taken together, are intended to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”);

WHEREAS, EPC and EHP have prepared, and EHP has filed with the SEC, the Form 10, which includes the Information Statement, and which sets forth disclosure concerning EHP, the Separation and the Distribution;

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

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Reference is made to Section 13.15 regarding the interpretation of certain words and phrases used in this Agreement. In addition, for the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

AAA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b) .

AAA Rules ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b) .

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

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. The Parties agree that, for the purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, no EPC Group Member shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any EHP Group Member and no EHP Group Member shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any EPC Group Member.

Agent ” means Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company or such other trust company or bank duly appointed by EPC to act as distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the EHP Common Stock in connection with the Distribution.

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

Allocation Committee ” means a committee composed of one representative designated from time to time by each of EPC and EHP that shall be established in accordance with Section 10.10 .

Ancillary Agreements ” means the TSA, TMA, EMA, the TLAs, the Transfer Documents, the Internal Reorganization Documents and any other instruments, assignments, documents and agreements executed in connection with the implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Parties or their Affiliates (but as to which no Third Party is a party). To avoid doubt, distributor or similar commercial agreements entered into in connection with the Separation between an EHP Group Member, on the one hand, and an EPC Group Member, on the other hand, shall not be considered Ancillary Agreements hereunder.

 

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Applicable EHP Proportion ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) .

Applicable EPC Proportion ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) .

Applicable Proportion ” means (a) as to EHP, the Applicable EHP Proportion and (b) as to EPC, the Applicable EPC Proportion.

Arbitration Act ” means the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq.

Arbitration Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(a) .

Assets ” means, with respect to any Person, all 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 or intangible, or accrued or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

(i) all United States, state, multinational and foreign intellectual property, including Patents, Trademarks, Other Intellectual Property, licenses from third parties granting the right to use any of the foregoing and all tangible embodiments of the foregoing in whatever form or medium;

(j) all computer applications, programs, software and other code (in object and source code form), including operating software, network software, firmware, middleware, design software, design tools, systems documentation, instructions, ASP, HTML, DHTML, SHTML and XML files, cgi and other scripts, APIs, web widgets, algorithms, models, methodologies, files, documentation related to any of the foregoing and all tangible embodiments of the foregoing in whatever form or medium now known or yet to be created;

(k) all Internet URLs, domain names, social media handles and Internet user names and all UPC numbers or equivalent company name pre-fix numbers;

(l) all websites, databases, content, text, graphics, images, audio, video, data and other copyrightable works or other works of authorship including all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof;

(m) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product literature and other advertising and promotional materials, artwork, design, development and manufacturing files, vendor and customer drawings, formulations and specifications, server and traffic logs, quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans, business records and documents;

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

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

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

(q) all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations that have been issued by any Governmental Authority and all pending applications therefor, and in each case all rights thereunder;

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

 

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

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

Benefit Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the EMA.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions located in St. Louis, Missouri are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Business Entity ” means any corporation, general or limited partnership, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, limited liability entity or other entity.

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

Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following (i) the direct or indirect sale, transfer or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of a Party and such Party’s Group Members taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), (ii) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of a Party other than (A) the consolidation with, merger into or transfer of all or part of the properties and assets of any Group Member of a Party to such Party or any other Group Member of such Party and (B) the merger of a Party with a Group Member solely for the purpose of reincorporating (or re-forming) the Party in another jurisdiction, (iii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of such Party, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, (iv) during any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of such Party (together with any new directors whose election by such board of directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of such Party was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who are entitled to vote to elect such new director and were either directors at the beginning of such period or persons whose election as directors or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of such Party then in office or (v) a Party consolidates with, or merges with or into, directly or indirectly, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, a Party, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding voting stock of such Party or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the voting stock of such Party outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for voting stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such voting stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance). To avoid doubt, the transactions contemplated by Section 10.03 shall not constitute a Change in Control of either Party.

 

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Claims Administration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(a) .

Claims-Made Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a) .

Code ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Privileges ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.08 .

Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.09(a) .

Consents ” means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Third Party.

Consultant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(e)(i) .

Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

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

Custodial Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b) .

Delayed EHP Asset ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .

Delayed EHP Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .

Delayed EPC Asset ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(e) .

Delayed EPC Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(e) .

Determination Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(a) .

Direct Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06(a) .

Disputes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01 .

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

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

Distribution Ratio ” means the number of shares of EHP Common Stock to be distributed in respect of each share of EPC Common Stock in the Distribution, which ratio shall be determined by the board of directors of EPC prior to the Record Date.

 

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Divested Business ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(d)(iii) .

Divestiture ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(d)(iii) .

Divesting Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(d)(iii) .

Domain Names ” means the domain name registrations owned by an EPC Group Member or an EHP Group Member, including those listed on Schedule 9.02(a) or Schedule 9.02(b) .

EBC ” means Eveready Battery Company, Inc. a Delaware corporation.

Edgewell NEL ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d) .

Edgewell NEL Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d) .

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b)(iii) .

EHP ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

EHP Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a) .

EHP Action ” means those Group Actions primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) the EHP Assets, the EHP Liabilities or the EHP Business or, (ii) following the Effective Time, any actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances by or under the control of an EHP Group Member, including those Group Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) .

EHP Assets ” means, without duplication, only the following Assets:

(a) all issued and outstanding equity interests (to the extent held by EHP, EPC or any of their respective Group Members immediately prior to the Effective Time) in each EHP Group Member, other than the EHP Common Stock;

(b) all shares of capital stock or other equity interests held by EPC or its Group Members in certain Business Entities that have been or shall be contributed to, or otherwise transferred, conveyed, or assigned to, the EHP Group as listed on Schedule 1.1(d) (the “ EHP Minority Interest Entities ”);

(c) all Assets of either Party or its Group Members as of the Effective Time reflected as assets of EHP or another EHP Group Member on the EHP Balance Sheet, and all Assets acquired after the date of the EHP Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the EHP Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the EHP Balance Sheet; it being understood that (i) the EHP Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Assets that are included in the definition of EHP Assets pursuant to this clause (c); and (ii) the amounts set forth on the EHP Balance Sheet with respect to any Assets shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Assets that are included in the definition of EHP Assets pursuant to this clause (c);

 

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(d) the Assets of either Party or its Group Members as of the Effective Time listed or described on Schedule 1.1(e) (which for the avoidance of doubt is not a comprehensive listing of all EHP Assets and is not intended to limit the other clauses of this definition of “EHP Assets”) and any and all other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be retained by EHP or any other EHP Group Member;

(e) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time related to the EHP Portion of any Shared Contract;

(f) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time under the EHP Contracts;

(g) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time to any EHP Intellectual Property;

(h) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time to any Domain Names listed on Schedule 9.02(a) ;

(i) all other rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of their Group Members as of the Effective Time with respect to Information that is primarily related to the EHP Assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the EHP Intellectual Property), the EHP Liabilities, the EHP Business or the EHP Group Members, in each case as compared to the EPC Assets, EPC Liabilities, EPC Business or EPC Group Members;

(j) a non-exclusive license to the Licensed EPC Information upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out in Section 9.03(c) below;

(k) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time to the real property listed on Schedule 1.1(f) ;

(l) the Assets of either Party or its Group Members as of the Effective Time relating to, arising out of or resulting from any EHP Action;

(m) all approvals, registrations, permits or authorizations issued by any Governmental Authority as of the Effective Time that relate primarily to the EHP Business or the EHP Assets, as compared to the EPC Business or the EPC Assets;

(n) the EHP Retained Receivables; and

(o) all other Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Effective Time by Energizer Holdings, Inc. or any of its Subsidiaries that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the EHP Business; provided , that the intention of this clause (o) is only to rectify any inadvertent

 

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omission of transfer or conveyance of any such Asset that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date of this Agreement, would have otherwise been classified as an EHP Asset; and provided , further that no such Asset shall be an “EHP Asset” solely as a result of this clause (o) unless a claim with respect thereto is made by EHP on or prior to the date that is three years after the Effective Time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EHP Assets shall not include any Assets governed by the TMA. Further, all rights of the EHP Group in respect of insurance policies purchased by EPC or an EPC Group Member, including Shared Policies, are set forth in Article VIII and shall not otherwise be included in the EHP Assets. The Parties agree that all Delayed EHP Assets shall be EHP Assets for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements regardless of when such Delayed EHP Assets are assumed by EHP or an EHP Group Member or designee. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for purposes of determining what is and is not an EHP Asset, any item explicitly included in the definition of clause (a), (b), (d), (h) and (n) of the definition of “EPC Asset” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) or (o) of the definition of “EHP Asset” and clauses (a), (b), (d), (h) and (n) of the definition of “EHP Asset” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) or (o) of the definition of “EPC Asset.”

EHP Business ” means (a) the business and operations conducted by Energizer Holdings, Inc. prior to the Effective Time comprising the “Household Products” segment of Energizer Holdings, Inc. as described in Energizer Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed prior to the Effective Time, including the manufacturing and marketing of products in household batteries, specialty batteries and lighting products and (b) the EHP Discontinued Businesses.

EHP Balance Sheet ” means the balance sheet of the EHP Business, including the notes thereto, as of March 31, 2015, included in the Information Statement.

EHP Cash Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(e) .

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

EHP Consumer Inquiry ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(c) .

EHP Contract ” means the following contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which either Party or any of its Group Members is a party or by which it or its Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time:

(a) (i) any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding listed on Schedule 1.1(g) and (ii) any other contract, agreement, commitment or understanding that relates primarily to the EHP Business as compared to the EPC Business (other than EPC Assets arising under any Shared Contracts);

(b) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of any EHP Group Member or EPC Group Member in respect of any other EHP Contract, any EHP Liability or the EHP Business;

 

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(c) any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that relates primarily to any EHP Intellectual Property or pursuant to which either Party or any of its Group Members is licensed or sublicensed an interest in any Patents, Trademarks, or Other Intellectual Property primarily used or held for use in the EHP Business;

(d) any employment, change of control, retention, consulting, indemnification, termination, severance, incentive bonus or other similar agreements with any employee, contractor or consultant of EHP or an EHP Group Member, including those change of control agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(h) ; and

(e) any other contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding or portion thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be assigned to EHP or an EHP Group Member;

provided , however , that (A) such contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that are expressly contemplated to be retained by EPC or an EPC Group Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall not be EHP Contracts; (B) such contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that relate to debt instruments, insurance arrangements, or employee benefit plans or programs shall be EHP Contracts only to the extent expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (C) the rights and obligations of EPC and the EPC Group Members under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall not be EHP Contracts and (D) the contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings set forth on Schedule 1.1(i) shall not be EHP Contracts (collectively, “ EHP Excluded Contracts ”).

EHP Credit Facility ” shall mean a senior secured credit facility to be entered into prior to the Distribution and in connection with the Separation, by and among EHP, as borrower, an administrative agent, certain arrangers and each of the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, on such terms and conditions as agreed by EPC, providing for a revolving credit facility and a term loan, in each case, in such amounts as shall have been agreed by EPC.

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

EHP Derivative Works ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(c)(iii) .

EHP Discontinued Businesses ” means (a) the businesses and operations of Energizer Holdings, Inc., its current or former Subsidiaries and any of their respective Predecessors, identified on Schedule 1.1(j) and (b) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any other terminated, divested or discontinued businesses or operations of Energizer Holdings, Inc., 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 “EHP Business” as existing at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation.

EHP Excluded Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of EHP Contracts.

 

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EHP Financing Arrangements ” shall mean the EHP Credit Facility and such additional or alternative financing arrangements and agreements with respect to EHP as shall have been agreed by EPC.

EHP Group ” means (a) EHP, (b) each Business Entity identified on Schedule 1.1(k) , (c) each Business Entity that is or becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of EHP as of the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization) and (d) each Business Entity that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of EHP after the Effective Time, including in each case any such Business Entity that is formed or acquired after the date hereof or any Business Entity that is merged or consolidated with and into EHP or any Subsidiary of EHP.

EHP Group Member ” means any Group Member of the EHP Group.

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

EHP Indemnity Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02 .

EHP Intellectual Property ” means (i) the Patents and Trademarks set forth on Schedule 1.1(l) , and any other Patents or Trademarks owned by either Party or any of its Group Members that, as of the Effective Time, are primarily used or held for use in the EHP Business, as compared to the EPC Business; (ii) the Other Intellectual Property owned by either Party or any of its Group Members that, as of the Effective Time, is primarily used or held for use in the EHP Business, as compared to the EPC Business; (iii) the rights to any Patents, Trademarks, and Other Intellectual Property that are exclusively allocated to EHP or an EHP Group Member pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement; and (iv) a non-exclusive license, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 9.03(c) below, to the Licensed EPC Other IP.

EHP Insureds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01 .

EHP Liabilities ” means, without duplication, the following Liabilities of either Party or any of its Group Members:

(a) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing at or prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time) to the extent that such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from:

(i) the operation or ownership of the EHP Business (including any Liability to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative of either Party or any of its Group Members (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the EHP Business);

(ii) the operation or ownership of any other business, other than the EPC Business, conducted by any EHP Group Member, any Business Entity that shall be an EHP Group Member as of the Effective Time or any Minority Interest Entity, or their respective Predecessors (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to

 

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act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative of either Party or any of its Group Members (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates primarily to the EHP Business);

(iii) any Environmental Liability resulting from any properties or operations included in or associated with the EHP Assets or the EHP Business (for the avoidance of doubt, including the EHP Discontinued Businesses, including any business, operations or properties, and any Liability resulting from off-site disposal of waste from such business, operations or properties, for which a current or future owner or operator of the EHP Assets or the EHP Business may be alleged to be responsible as a matter of Law, contract or otherwise due to such ownership or operation of the EHP Assets or the EHP Business;

(iv) the EHP Discontinued Businesses;

(v) any EHP Asset;

(vi) any EHP real property or facility;

(vii) any EHP Contract; or

(viii) the EHP Portion of any Shared Contract;

(ix) the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of all Non-US EHP Employees, and the respective dependents and beneficiaries of such Non-US EHP Employees; and

(x) any Non-US EHP Benefit Plan.

(b) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the EHP Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the EHP Balance Sheet that, had they arisen or been assumed on or before such date and been existing obligations as of such date, would have been reflected on the EHP Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the EHP Balance Sheet; it being understood that (i) the EHP Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Liabilities that are included in the definition of EHP Liabilities pursuant to this clause (b); and (ii) the amounts set forth on the EHP Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of EHP Liabilities pursuant to this clause (b);

(c) the Liabilities listed or described on Schedule 1.1(m) ;

(d) all Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed or retained by, or allocated to, any EHP Group Member;

(e) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the EHP Financing Arrangements;

 

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(f) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any EHP Action;

(g) the Applicable EHP Proportion of any Shared Liability;

(h) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in the Information Statement or any EHP Offering Document relating to the EHP Business, including the items specified on Schedule 1.1(n) but excluding any of the items specified on Schedule 1.1(z) ;

(i) the EHP Retained Payables; and

(j) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by Third Parties, or by the respective directors, officers, shareholders, 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 EHP Assets, the EHP Business or the other businesses, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (a) through (i) above, inclusive.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EHP Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities governed by the TMA. The Parties agree that all Delayed EHP Liabilities shall be EHP Liabilities for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements regardless of when such Delayed EHP Liabilities are assumed by EHP or an EHP Group Member or designee. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and what is not an “EHP Liability,” any item explicitly included in clause (c), (d), (e), (f) or (i) of the definition of “EPC Liabilities” shall take priority over any of clauses (a) and (b) of this definition of “EHP Liabilities.”

EHP Licensed Purposes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(c)(i) .

EHP Minority Interest Entities ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of EHP Assets.

EHP Offering Document ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(b) .

EHP Retained Receivables ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f) .

EHP Retained Payables ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f) .

EHP Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b) .

EHP Portion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a) .

EHP Transfer Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c) .

EII ” means Energizer International, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of EBC.

 

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

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 relating to the protection of or prevention of harm to human health and safety, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.

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.

EPC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

EPC Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a) .

EPC Action ” means those Group Actions primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) the EPC Assets, the EPC Liabilities or the EPC Business or (ii) following the Effective Time, any actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances by or under the control of an EPC Group Member, including those Group Actions set forth on Schedule 1.1(o) .

EPC Assets ” means any and all Assets of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time, other than the EHP Assets, including:

(a) all issued and outstanding equity interests (to the extent held by EHP, EPC or any of their respective Group Members immediately prior to the Effective Time) in each EPC Group Member (to avoid doubt, other than the EPC Common Stock);

(b) all shares of capital stock or other equity interests held by EHP or its Group Members in certain Business Entities that have been or shall be contributed to, or otherwise transferred, conveyed, or assigned to, the EPC Group as listed on Schedule 1.1(p) (the “ EPC Minority Interest Entities ”);

 

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(c) all Assets of either Party or its Group Members as of the Effective Time reflected as assets of EPC or another EPC Group Member on the EPC Balance Sheet, and all Assets acquired after the date of the EPC Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the EPC Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the EPC Balance Sheet; it being understood that (i) the EPC Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Assets that are included in the definition of EPC Assets pursuant to this clause (c); and (ii) the amounts set forth on the EPC Balance Sheet with respect to any Assets shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Assets that are included in the definition of EPC Assets pursuant to this clause (c);

(d) the Assets of either Party or its Group Members as of the Effective Time listed or described on Schedule 1.1(q) (which for the avoidance of doubt is not a comprehensive listing of all EPC Assets and is not intended to limit the other clauses of this definition of “EPC Assets”) and any and all other Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be retained by EPC or any other EPC Group Member;

(e) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time related to the EPC Portion of any Shared Contract;

(f) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time under the EPC Contracts;

(g) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time to any EPC Intellectual Property;

(h) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time to any Domain Names listed on Schedule 9.02(b) ;

(i) all other rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, either Party or any of their Group Members as of the Effective Time with respect to Information that is primarily related to the EPC Assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the EPC Intellectual Property), the EPC Liabilities, the EPC Business or the EHP Group Members, in each case as compared to the EHP Assets, EHP Liabilities, EHP Business or EHP Group Members;

(j) a non-exclusive license to the Licensed EHP Information upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out in Section 9.03(b) below;

(k) any and all rights, title or interests in, and claims thereto, of either Party or any of its Group Members as of the Effective Time to the real property listed on Schedule 1.1(r) ;

(l) the Assets of either Party or its Group Members as of the Effective Time relating to, arising out of or resulting from any EPC Action;

 

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(m) all approvals, registrations, permits or authorizations issued by any Governmental Authority as of the Effective Time that relate primarily to the EPC Business or the EPC Assets, as compared to the EHP Business or the EHP Assets;

(n) the EPC Retained Receivables; and

(o) all other Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Effective Time by Energizer Holdings, Inc. or any of its Subsidiaries that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the EPC Business; provided , that the intention of this clause (n) is only to rectify any inadvertent omission of transfer or conveyance of any such Asset that, had the Parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date of this Agreement, would have otherwise been classified as an EPC Asset; and provided , further that no such Asset shall be an “EPC Asset” solely as a result of this clause (o) unless a claim with respect thereto is made by EPC on or prior to the date that is three years after the Effective Time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EPC Assets shall not include any Assets governed by the TMA. The Parties agree that all Delayed EPC Assets shall be EPC Assets for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements regardless of when such Delayed EHP Assets are assumed by EPC or an EPC Group Member or designee. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for purposes of determining what is and is not an EPC Asset, any item explicitly included in the definition of clause (a), (b), (d), (h) or (n) of the definition of “EPC Asset” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) or (o) of the definition of “EHP Asset” and clauses (a), (b), (d), (h) or (n) of the definition of “EHP Asset” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) or (o) of the definition of “EPC Asset.”

EPC Balance Sheet ” means the balance sheet that would be created by taking the audited consolidated balance sheet of Energizer Holdings, Inc., including the notes thereto, as of March 31, 2015 and excluding the assets and liabilities and other items that (a) are reflected on the EHP Balance Sheet or (b) would have been reflected on the EHP Balance Sheet under clause (c) of the definition of “EHP Assets” or clause (b) of the definition of “EHP Liabilities.”

EPC Business ” means (a) the business and operations conducted by Energizer Holdings, Inc. prior to the Effective Time comprising the “Personal Care” segment of Energizer Holdings, Inc. as described in Energizer Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed prior to the Effective Time, including the manufacturing and marketing of products in wet shave, skin care, feminine care and infant care and (b) the EPC Discontinued Businesses.

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

EPC Consumer Inquiry ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(d) .

EPC Contracts ” means the following contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which either Party or any of its Group Members is a party or by which it or its Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time:

(a) (i) any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding listed on Schedule 1.1(s) and (ii) any other contract, agreement, commitment or understanding that relates primarily to the EPC Business as compared to the EHP Business (other than EHP Assets arising under any Shared Contracts);

 

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(b) any guarantee, indemnity, representation or warranty of any EPC Group Member or EHP Group Member in respect of any other EPC Contract, any EPC Liability or the EPC Business;

(c) any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that relates primarily to any EPC Intellectual Property or pursuant to which either Party or any of its Group Members is licensed or sublicensed an interest in any Patents, Trademarks, or Other Intellectual Property primarily used or held for use in the EPC Business;

(d) any employment, change of control, retention, consulting, indemnification, termination, severance, incentive bonus or other similar agreements with any employee, contractor or consultant of EPC or an EPC Group Member, including those change of control agreements set forth on Schedule 1.1(t) ; and;

(e) any other contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding or portion thereof that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be assigned to EPC or an EPC Group Member;

provided , however , that (A) such contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that are contemplated to be retained by EHP or an EHP Group Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall not be EPC Contracts; (B) such contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that relate to debt instruments, insurance arrangements, or employee benefit plans or programs shall be EPC Contracts only to the extent expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (C) the rights and obligations of EHP and the EHP Group Members under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall not be EPC Contracts and (D) the contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings set forth on Schedule 1.1(u) shall not be EPC Contracts (collectively, “ EPC Excluded Contracts ”).

EPC Credit Facility ” shall mean a certain senior unsecured revolving credit facility in such amount as shall have been agreed by EPC to be to be entered into prior to the Distribution and in connection with the Separation, by and among EPC, as borrower, an administrative agent, certain arrangers and each of the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, on such terms and conditions as agreed by EPC, or such alternative financing arrangements and agreements with respect to EPC as shall have been agreed by EPC.

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

EPC Derivative Works ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b)(iii).

EPC Discontinued Businesses ” means (a) the businesses and operations of Energizer Holdings, Inc., its current or former Subsidiaries and any of their respective Predecessors, identified on Schedule 1.1(v) and (b) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any

 

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other terminated, divested or discontinued businesses or operations of Energizer Holdings, Inc., 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 “EPC Business” as existing at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation.

EPC Excluded Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of EPC Assets.

EPC Financing Arrangements ” shall mean the EPC Credit Facility, the Public Notes and the NEL Credit Facility, or such alternative financing arrangements and agreements as shall have been agreed by EPC.

EPC Group ” means (a) EPC, (b) each Business Entity identified on Schedule 1.1(w) and (c) each other Business Entity that is or becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of EPC at or after the Effective Time, including in each case any such Business Entity that is formed or acquired after the date hereof or any Business Entity that is merged or consolidated with and into EPC or any Subsidiary of EPC, in each case, other than any EHP Group Member.

EPC Group Member ” means any Group Member of the EPC Group.

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

EPC Insureds ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a) .

EPC Intellectual Property ” means (i) the Patents and Trademarks set forth on Schedule 1.1(x) and any other Patents or Trademarks owned by either Party or any of its Group Members that, as of the Effective Time, are primarily used or held for use in the EPC Business, as compared to the EHP Business; (ii) the Other Intellectual Property owned by either Party or any of its Group Members that, as of the Effective Time, is primarily used or held for use in the EPC Business, as compared to the EHP Business; (iii) the rights to any Patents, Trademarks, and Other Intellectual Property that are exclusively allocated to EPC or an EPC Group Member pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement; and (iv) a non-exclusive license, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 9.03(b) below, to the Licensed EHP Other IP.

EPC Liabilities ” means, without duplication, the following Liabilities of either Party or any of its Group Members:

(a) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing at or prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time) to the extent that such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from;

(i) the operation or ownership of the EPC Business (including any Liability to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative of either Party or any of its Group Members (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the EPC Business);

 

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(ii) the operation or ownership of any other business, other than the EHP Business, conducted by any EPC Group Member, any Business Entity that shall be an EPC Group Member as of the Effective Time or any Minority Interest Entity, or their respective Predecessors (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative of either Party or any of its Group Members (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates primarily to the EPC Business);

(iii) any Environmental Liability resulting from any properties or operations included in or associated with the EPC Assets or the EPC Business (for the avoidance of doubt, including the EPC Discontinued Businesses), including any business, operations or properties, and any Liability resulting from off-site disposal of waste from such business, operations or properties, for which a current or future owner or operator of the EPC Assets or the EPC Business may be alleged to be responsible as a matter of Law, contract or otherwise due to such ownership or operation of the EPC Assets or the EPC Business;

(iv) the EPC Discontinued Businesses;

(v) any EPC Asset;

(vi) any EPC real property or facility;

(vii) any EPC Contract; or

(viii) the EPC Portion of any Shared Contract;

(ix) the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of all Non-US EPC Employees, and the respective dependents and beneficiaries of such Non-US EPC Employees; and

(x) any Non-US EPC Benefit Plan.

(b) all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the EPC Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the EPC Balance Sheet that, had they arisen or been assumed on or before such date and been existing obligations as of such date, would have been reflected on the EPC Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the EPC Balance Sheet; it being understood that (i) the EPC Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Liabilities that are included in the definition of EPC Liabilities pursuant to this clause (b); and (ii) the amounts set forth on the EPC Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of EPC Liabilities pursuant to this clause (b);

(c) the Liabilities listed or described on Schedule 1.1(y) ;

 

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(d) all Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed or retained by, or allocated to, any EPC Group Member;

(e) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the EPC Financing Arrangements;

(f) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any EPC Action;

(g) the Applicable EPC Proportion of any Shared Liability;

(h) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in the Information Statement or any EHP Offering Document relating to the EPC Business, including the items specified on Schedule 1.1(z) but excluding any of the items specified on Schedule 1.1(n) ;

(i) the EPC Retained Payables; and

(j) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by Third Parties, or by the respective directors, officers, shareholders, 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 EPC Assets, the EPC Business or the other businesses, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above, inclusive.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EPC Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities governed by the TMA. The Parties agree that all Delayed EPC Liabilities shall be EPC Liabilities for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements regardless of when such Delayed EPC Liabilities are assumed by EPC or an EPC Group Member or designee. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and what is not an “EPC Liability,” any item explicitly included in clause (c), (d), (e) (f) or (i) of the definition of “EHP Liabilities” shall take priority over any of clauses (a) and (b) of this definition of “EPC Liabilities.”

EPC Licensed Purposes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b)(i) .

EPC Minority Interest Entities ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of EPC Assets.

EPC Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a) .

EPC Portion ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a) .

EPC Retained Receivables ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f) .

EPC Retained Payables ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f) .

 

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EPC Transfer Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b) .

Escalation Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.02(a) .

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

First Post-Distribution Report ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.07 .

Force Majeure ” means, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could not reasonably have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could reasonably have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, storms, floods, riots, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities, other national or international calamities or acts of terrorism or failures of energy sources or distribution or transportation facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of an unsolicited takeover offer or other acquisition proposal, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

Foreign Exchange Rate ” means, with respect to any currency other than United States dollars, as of any date of determination, the rate set forth in the exchange rate section of The Wall Street Journal or, if not published in The Wall Street Journal , then the average of the opening bid and asked rates on such date at which such currency may be exchanged for United States dollars as quoted by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (or any successor thereto or other major money center commercial bank agreed to by the Parties).

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

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

Governmental Authority ” means any supranational, international, national, federal, state, provincial or local court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other regulatory, administrative or governmental authority, including the NYSE and any similar self-regulatory body under applicable securities Laws.

Group ” means either the EPC Group or the EHP Group, as the context requires.

Group Action ” means any past, present or future Action involving EPC, an EPC Group Member, an EPC Indemnitee (but only if in a capacity entitling such Person to the rights of an EPC Indemnitee), EHP, an EHP Group Member, or an EHP Indemnitee (but only if in a capacity entitling such Person to the rights of an EHP Indemnitee), in each case other than any such matter solely between EPC, any EPC Group Member or EPC Indemnitee (only if in a capacity entitling such Person to the rights of an EPC Indemnitee), on the one hand, and EHP, any EHP

 

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Group Member, or EHP Indemnitee (only if in a capacity entitling such Person to the rights of an EHP Indemnitee), on the other hand, arising with respect to a controversy, dispute or claim under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Group Member ” means any Business Entity that is a part of either the EPC Group or the EHP Group, as the context requires; “ Group Members ” mean Business Entities of either or both of the EPC Group or the EHP 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 otherwise regulated by or pursuant to, any Environmental Law, 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, and anything defined as a hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance, solid waste, hazardous waste, hazardous material or toxic substance under a relevant Environmental Law.

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

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

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

Information ” means information in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, marketing plans, customer names, Privileged Information, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data; provided that “Information” does not include Patents, Trademarks, or Other Intellectual Property.

Information Statement ” means the information statement, included with the Form 10 and to be sent to the holders of EPC Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, as such Information Statement may be amended from time to time.

Insurance Proceeds ” means, with respect to any insured party, those monies:

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

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

(c) received (including by way of set-off) from any Third Party in the nature of insurance, contribution or indemnification in respect of any Liability;

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

 

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Intercompany Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a) .

Interim Credit Facility ” shall mean that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2015 by and among Energizer Holdings, Inc., as borrower, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Bank of America, N.A., the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, or such alternative financing arrangements and agreements as shall have been agreed by EPC.

Internal Reorganization ” means all of the transactions, other than the Distribution, including the allocation and transfer or assignment of Assets and Liabilities and the creation and/or transfer of ownership interests of Business Entities, resulting in (i) EHP and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries owning and operating the EHP Business, and (ii) EPC and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries (other than EHP and EHP’s direct and indirect subsidiaries) owning and operating the EPC Business, as described in the Internal Reorganization Memorandum and as agreed by the parties hereto prior to the Distribution and as set forth in the Internal Reorganization Documents.

Internal Reorganization Documents ” means the documents and agreements pursuant to which the Internal Reorganization shall be implemented.

Internal Reorganization Memorandum ” means the document entitled “Spin-Off Transactions” delivered by EPC to EHP prior to the date of this Agreement.

Law ” means any supranational, international, national, federal, state, provincial, local or similar law (including common law), statute, code, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, treaty (including any 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, whether now or hereinafter in effect and, in each case, as amended.

Liabilities ” means any and all debts, liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, response actions, losses, damages (whether compensatory, punitive, consequential, incidental, treble or other), fines, penalties and sanctions, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, joint, several or individual, asserted or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, including those arising under or in connection with any Law or other pronouncements of Governmental Authorities having the effect of Law, Action, threatened Action, order or consent decree of any Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, guarantee, commitment or undertaking, whether sought to be imposed by a Governmental Authority, private party, or Party, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, or otherwise, and including any costs, expenses, interest, attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, expert and consulting fees and costs related thereto or to the investigation or defense thereof.

Licensed EHP Information ” means all information in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts,

 

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data, marketing plans, customer names, Privileged Information, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data that, immediately after the Effective Time, is owned by an EHP Group Member, is in the possession or control of an EPC Group Member, and is related to the EPC Assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the EPC Intellectual Property), the EPC Liabilities, the EPC Business or the EPC Group Members; provided that “Licensed EHP Information” does not include Patents or Trademarks that are owned by an EHP Group Member immediately after the Effective Time, or any information that the EHP Group Member owner thereof would be prohibited from licensing to EPC under applicable Law, and provided further that in the event any Licensed EHP Information would also be Licensed EHP Other IP (under the definition of that term), such Licensed EHP Information shall be deemed to be Licensed EHP Other IP (and not Licensed EHP Information).

Licensed EHP Other IP ” means: (i) published and unpublished works of authorship and copyrights therein, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (ii) software, data, databases and compilations of information; (iii) inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, shop rights, formulas, processes, developments, technology, designs, trade secrets and know-how; (iv) sales, marketing, advertising and promotional materials; and (v) rights of publicity and privacy, rights to personal information and moral rights that, immediately after the Effective Time, is owned by an EHP Group Member that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, was used or held for use in the EPC Business; provided that “Licensed EHP Other IP” does not include Patents or Trademarks that are owned by an EHP Group Member immediately after the Effective Time or any personal information that the EHP Group Member owner thereof would be prohibited from licensing to EPC under applicable Law.

Licensed EPC Information ” means all information in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, marketing plans, customer names, Privileged Information, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data that, immediately after the Effective Time, is owned by an EPC Group Member, is in the possession or control of an EHP Group Member, and is related to the EHP Assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the EHP Intellectual Property), the EHP Liabilities, the EHP Business or the EHP Group Members provided that “Licensed EPC Information” does not include Patents or Trademarks that are owned by an EPC Group Member immediately after the Effective Time, or any information that the EPC Group Member owner thereof would be prohibited from licensing to EHP under applicable Law, and provided further that in the event any Licensed EPC Information would also be Licensed EPC Other IP (under the definition of that term), such Licensed EPC Information shall be deemed to be Licensed EPC Other IP (and not Licensed EPC Information).

Licensed EPC Other IP ” means: (i) published and unpublished works of authorship and copyrights therein, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (ii) software, data, databases and compilations of information; (iii) inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, shop rights, formulas, processes, developments, technology, designs, trade secrets and know-how; (iv) sales, marketing, advertising and promotional materials; and (v) rights of publicity and privacy, rights to personal information and moral rights that, immediately after the Effective Time, are owned by an EPC Group Member and, immediately prior to the Effective Time, were used or held for use in the EHP Business; provided that “Licensed EPC Other IP” does not include Patents or Trademarks that are owned by an EPC Group Member immediately after the Effective Time or any personal information that the EPC Group Member owner thereof would be prohibited from licensing to EHP under applicable Law.

 

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Managing Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10(b) .

Missouri Courts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.12 .

NEL Credit Facility ” shall mean that certain senior unsecured revolving credit facility in such amount as shall have been agreed by EPC to be to be entered into prior to the Edgewell NEL Distribution and in connection with the Separation, by and among Edgewell NEL, as borrower, an administrative agent, certain arrangers and each of the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, on such terms and conditions as agreed by EPC, or such alternative financing arrangements and agreements with respect to Edgewell NEL as shall have been agreed by EPC.

NEL Cash Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(f) .

Non-Custodial Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b) .

Non-Managing Party ” means, as between EHP and EPC, the Party that is not the Managing Party with respect to any Shared Liability.

Non-US EHP Employee ” means (i) any individual who as of immediately following the Effective Time is employed by a non-U.S. EHP Group Member, including active employees, employees on vacation or an approved leave of absence and (ii) any individual who, as of the Effective Time, (A) is not employed by EHP, EPC or any of their respective Group Members, (B) is a former employee of a Business Entity that, prior to the Effective Time, was a non-U.S. Subsidiary of EPC and (C) immediately prior to such employee’s separation from service, provided services primarily to the EHP Business, as compared to the EPC Business.

Non-US EHP Benefit Plan ” means (i) any Benefit Plan, sponsored, maintained or contributed to prior to the Effective Time primarily for the benefit of individuals of Non-US EHP Employees, as opposed to Non-US EPC Employees, including, without limitation, defined benefit retirement plans maintained in Hong Kong, and Indonesia, and defined contribution retirement plans maintained in Malaysia, Singapore and Korea (to avoid doubt, excluding any Non-US EPC Benefit Plan that is classified as such pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof) and (ii) any Benefit Plan assumed or adopted by any non-U.S. EHP Group Member effective prior to or as of the Effective Time, as set forth on Schedule 1.1(aa) .

Non-US EPC Employee ” means (i) any individual who as of immediately following the Effective Time is employed by a non-U.S. EPC Group Member, including active employees, employees on vacation or an approved leave of absence and (ii) any individual who, as of the Effective Time, (A) is not employed by EHP, EPC or any of their respective Group Members, (B) is a former employee of a Business Entity that, prior to the Effective Time, was a non-U.S. Subsidiary of EPC and (C) immediately prior to such employee’s separation from service, provided services primarily to the EPC Business, as compared to the EHP Business.

Non-US EPC Benefit Plan ” means (i) any Benefit Plan, sponsored, maintained or contributed to prior to the Effective Time primarily for the benefit of individuals who are Non-US EPC Employees, as opposed to Non-US EHP Employees, including, without limitation, the defined benefit retirement plan maintained in Japan (to avoid doubt, excluding any Non-US

 

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EHP Benefit Plan that is classified as such pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof) and (ii) any Benefit Plan assumed or adopted by any non-U.S. EPC Group Member effective prior to or as of the Effective Time, as set forth on Schedule 1.1(bb) .

Non-US Unallocated Employee ” means and any individual who, as of the Effective Time, (i) is not employed by EHP, EPC or any of their respective Group Members, (ii) is a former employee of a Business Entity that, prior to the Effective Time, was a non-U.S. Subsidiary of EPC and (iii) is not a Non-US EHP Employee or a Non-US EPC Employee.

Note Redemption ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02 .

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Occurrence-Based Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a) .

Other Intellectual Property ” means all rights, title or interest in, under or in respect of: (i) published and unpublished works of authorship and copyrights therein, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (ii) software, data, databases and compilations of information; (iii) inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, shop rights, formulas, processes, developments, technology, designs, trade secrets and know-how; (iv) websites (including the layout, design and contents of the web pages and underlying codes); (v) sale, marketing, advertising and promotional materials; (vi) social media user names, identifiers and profiles, and rights in telephone numbers; (vii) rights of publicity and privacy, rights to personal information and moral rights; (viii) all copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium) that are in a Party’s or its Group Member’s possession or control; (ix) all rights pertaining to any of the foregoing arising under international treaties and convention rights; (x) the right and power to assert, defend and recover title to any of the foregoing; (xi) all rights to assert, defend and recover for any past, present and future infringement, misuse, misappropriation, impairment, unauthorized use or other violation of any of the foregoing; and (xii) all administrative rights and common law rights arising from the foregoing; provided that “Other Intellectual Property” does not include Patents or Trademarks.

Other Party Mark ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a) .

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

Patents ” means (i) all national, regional and international patents and patent applications, including provisional patent applications; (ii) all patent applications filed either from the patents, patent applications or provisional applications in clause (i) or from an application claiming priority from any of these, including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, converted provisionals, and continued prosecution applications; (iii) all patents that have issued or in the future issue from the foregoing patent applications specified in clauses (i) and (ii), including utility models, petty patents, design patents, registered industrial designs, and certificates of invention; (iv) all patent term extensions or restorations by existing or future extension or restoration mechanisms, including any supplementary protection certificates and the like, as well as any revalidations, reissues, re-examinations, oppositions and the like of the foregoing patents or patent applications specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii); (v) all similar rights, including so-called pipeline protection, or any importation, revalidation, confirmation or introduction patent or

 

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registration patent or patents of addition to each of such foregoing patent applications and patents; (vi) the right and power to assert, defend and recover title to any of the foregoing; and (vii) all rights to assert, defend and recover for any past, present and future infringement, misuse, misappropriation, impairment, unauthorized use or other violation of any of the foregoing.

Person ” means any (i) individual; (ii) Business Entity; or (iii) Governmental Authority.

Predecessor ” means an entity whose rights, interests, assets, obligations, liabilities and duties the current entity has assumed, either through acquisition, merger or by operation of law.

Prime Rate ” means the rate that Bloomberg displays as Prime Rate by Country United States at http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates-bonds/key-rates/ or on a Bloomberg terminal at PRIMBB Index.

Private Placement Notes ” shall mean those certain outstanding notes issued by EPC pursuant to each of the Note Purchase Agreement dated August 1, 2005, the Note Purchase Agreement dated July 6, 2006 and the Note Purchase Agreement dated October 15, 2007.

Privileged Information ” means any information, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including any communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memoranda and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), as to which a Party or its respective Group Members would be entitled to assert or have asserted a privilege or immunity, including the attorney-client privilege and attorney work product protection.

Protected Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02 .

Providing Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(a) .

Public Notes ” shall mean those certain outstanding notes issued by EPC pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 19, 2011 and the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 24, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of May 19, 2011, each by and among EPC, the respective guarantor parties thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.

Record Date ” means the close of business on the date to be determined by the EPC board of directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, as the record date for determining the shareholders of EPC entitled to receive shares of EHP Common Stock in the Distribution, as determined in accordance with Section 5.03 .

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

Records Facility ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b) .

Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.09(a) .

Requesting Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(a) .

 

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

Schedules ” means the disclosure schedules attached hereto.

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

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

Shared Contract ” means any contract or agreement of any member of either Group (a) that is set forth on Schedule 1.1(cc) , or (b) (i) that relates to both the EPC Business and the EHP Business, (ii) that is not an EHP Contract or an EPC Contract and (iii) either (A) that the parties specifically intended to amend or divide, modify, partially assign or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of such contract or agreement prior to the Effective Time, but were not able to do so prior to the Effective Time, or (B) the existence of which either Party discovers prior to the date that is 18 months after the Distribution and had the Parties given specific consideration to such contract or agreement they would have amended or divided, modified, partially assigned or replicated (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of such contract or agreement.

Shared Liability ” means any of the following:

(a) any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Action by any Third Party, including any shareholder derivative action, asserted against any member of either Group directly based on any act or omission, or alleged act or omission, taken to effect the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, other than any item included in clause (e) or (h) of the definition of “EPC Liabilities” or clause (e) or (h) of the definition of “EHP Liabilities”;

(b) any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any shareholder derivative or securities class action (A) brought by any current or former equity security holder of Energizer Holdings, Inc. and (B) arising exclusively from any acts, omissions, disclosures, or lack of disclosure occurring prior to the Distribution, irrespective of the facts alleged, but excluding any item included in clause (e) or (h) of the definition of “EPC Liabilities” or clause (e) or (h) of the definition of “EHP Liabilities”;

(c) any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Interim Credit Facility;

(d) any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Private Placement Notes and/or the Note Redemption;

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EPC, the Subsidiaries thereof named as parties therein, the institutions named therein and party thereto and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as administrative agent;

(f) any Liability relating to, arising out of resulting from the Existing Credit Agreement. “ Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 6, 2011 among EPC, the institutions from time to time parties thereto as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A., and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as co-syndication agents and Citibank, N.A. and Suntrust Bank, as co-documentation agents; and

(g) any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of any Non-US Unallocated Employee, and the respective dependents and beneficiaries of such Non-US Unallocated Employees, unless such Liability relates to a Benefit Plan and is specifically allocated pursuant to the definition of “Non-US EHP Benefit Plan” or “Non-US EPC Benefit Plan”.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shared Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities governed by the TMA.

Shared Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a) .

Shared Privileges ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.08(c) .

Soliciting Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02 .

Spin-Off ” means the Separation, including the Contribution and the Distribution.

Stock Award Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-8 or such other form or forms as may be appropriate, as amended and supplemented, including all documents incorporated by reference therein, to effect the registration under the Securities Act of shares of EHP Common Stock or other EHP securities subject to certain stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units or other arrangements granted to current and former officers, employees, directors and consultants of the EPC Group Members pursuant to the EMA.

Stored Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(b) .

Stranded Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(g) .

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Business Entity of which such Person: (i) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 50% of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Business Entity; (B) the total combined equity interests; or (C) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership; or (ii) 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.

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

 

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

Tangible Information ” means Information that is contained in written, electronic or other tangible forms.

Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Tax Opinion ” means one or more opinions of outside legal counsel or tax advisors regarding the qualification of the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

Tax or Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

Tax Return ” has the meaning set forth in the TMA.

TLAs ” means the Trademark License Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement between EPC and Energizer Brands, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EHP as of the Distribution and the Trademark License Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement between EHP, on the one hand, and Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC and Wilkinson Sword Gmbh, both wholly owned subsidiaries of EPC as of the Distribution, on the other hand.

Third Party ” means a Person that is not an EPC Group Member or an EHP Group Member.

Third-Party Claim ” means any assertion by a Third Party of any claim, or the commencement by any Third Party of any Action, against any EPC Group Member or EHP Group Member.

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

TMA ” means the Tax Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between EPC and EHP in connection with the Separation, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Trademarks ” means (i) all trademarks, trade names, brand names, domain names, service marks, trade dress, logos and all other source indicators, including all goodwill associated therewith, (ii) the right and power to assert, defend and recover title to any of the foregoing; (iii) all rights to assert, defend and recover for any past, present and future infringement, misuse, misappropriation, impairment, unauthorized use or other violation of any of the foregoing, and (iv) all applications, registrations, renewals and common law rights in connection therewith.

Transfer Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c) .

Transition Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03 .

TSA ” means the Transition Services Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement between EPC and EHP.

 

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ARTICLE II

THE SEPARATION

Section 2.01 Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities .

(a) The Parties acknowledge that the Separation is intended to result in the EHP Group owning the EHP Assets and assuming the EHP Liabilities, and the EPC Group owning the EPC Assets and assuming the EPC Liabilities, as set forth below in this Article II and in the applicable Ancillary Agreements. Prior to the Distribution and subject to Section 2.01(g) , Section 2.02 and Section 2.04 , in accordance with the Internal Reorganization Memorandum, to the extent not previously effected prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Internal Reorganization and to the extent that the Internal Reorganization Documents do not otherwise provide:

(i) EPC shall, and shall cause any Business Entity that shall be an EPC Group Member as of or after the Effective Time to, contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to EHP or a Business Entity designated by EHP that shall be an EHP Group Member as of or after the Effective Time, and EHP or such EHP designee shall accept from EPC and the applicable EPC Group Members, all of EPC’s and such EPC Group Members’ respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to all of the EHP Assets held by EPC or an EPC Group Member, including all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests in the EHP Group Members (other than EHP), which shall result in EHP owning directly or indirectly all of the EHP Group Members (it being understood that if an EHP Asset shall be held by an EHP Group Member, unless otherwise contemplated by the Internal Reorganization Documents, such EHP Asset may be assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered for all purposes hereunder as a result of the transfer of all or substantially all of the equity interests in such EHP Group Member to EHP or another EHP Group Member).

(ii) EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member(s) shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all of the EHP Liabilities held by EPC or any EPC Group Member, and EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member(s) shall be responsible for all of the EHP Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms (it being understood that if an EHP Liability shall be a liability of an EHP Group Member, unless otherwise contemplated by the Internal Reorganization Documents, such EHP Liability may be assumed for all purposes hereunder as a result of the transfer of all or substantially all of the equity interests in such EHP Group Member by EHP or another EHP Group Member), without regard for the manner in which or circumstances under which such EHP Liabilities arose or against whom they are asserted. EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member(s) shall be responsible for all EHP Liabilities, regardless of when or where such EHP Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to, at or after the Effective Time, regardless of where or against whom such EHP Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any such EHP Liabilities arising out of claims made by EPC’s or EHP’s respective Group Members or Affiliates or by Representatives of EPC or EHP or their respective Group Members or Affiliates against either Party or any of its Group Members or Affiliates) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether relating to, arising out of or resulting from or alleged to relate to, arise out of or result from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by either Party or any of its Group Members or Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives.

 

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(iii) EPC and EHP shall cause EHP and any Business Entity that shall be an EHP Group Member as of or after the Effective Time to contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to EPC or a Business Entity designated by EPC that shall be an EPC Group Member as of or after the Effective Time, and EPC or such EPC designee shall accept from EHP and the applicable EHP Group Members, all of EHP’s and such EHP Group Member’s respective direct or indirect rights, title and interest in and to all EPC Assets held by EHP or an EHP Group Member, including all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests in the EPC Group Members (other than EPC), which shall result in EPC owning directly or indirectly (other than through EHP or any EHP Group Member) all of the EPC Group Members (it being understood that if an EPC Asset shall be held by an EPC Group Member, unless otherwise contemplated by the Internal Reorganization Documents, such EPC Asset may be assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered for all purposes hereunder as a result of the transfer of all or substantially all of the equity interests in such EPC Group Member to EPC or another EPC Group Member).

(iv) EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member(s) shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill, all of the EPC Liabilities held by EHP or any EHP Group Member, and EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member(s) shall be responsible for all of the EPC Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms (it being understood that if an EPC Liability shall be a liability of an EPC Group Member, unless otherwise contemplated by the Internal Reorganization Documents, such EPC Liability may be assumed for all purposes hereunder as a result of the transfer of all or substantially all of the equity interests in such EPC Group Member by EPC or another EPC Group Member), without regard for the manner in which or circumstances under which such EPC Liabilities arose or against whom they are asserted. EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member(s) shall be responsible for all EPC Liabilities, regardless of when or where such EPC Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to, at or after the Effective Time, regardless of where or against whom such EPC Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any such EPC Liabilities arising out of claims made by EPC’s or EHP’s respective Group Members or Affiliates or by Representatives of EPC or EHP or their respective Group Members or Affiliates against either Party or any of its Group Members or Affiliates) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether relating to, arising out of or resulting from or alleged to relate to, arise out of or result from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by either Party or any of its Group Members or Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives.

(b) In furtherance of the assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the EHP Assets and the assumption of the EHP Liabilities in accordance with Section 2.01(a)(i) and Section 2.01(a)(ii) : (i) EPC shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the other EPC Group Members 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 EPC’s and the other EPC Group Members’ (other than EHP and the other EHP Group Members) right, title and interest in and to the EHP Assets to EHP and the EHP Group Members, and (ii) EHP shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the other EHP Group Members to execute and deliver, such assumptions

 

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of contracts and other instruments of assumption as and to the extent necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the EHP Liabilities by EHP and the EHP Group Members. All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.01(b) shall be referred to collectively herein as the “ EPC Transfer Documents .”

(c) In furtherance of the assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of EPC Assets and the assumption of EPC Liabilities in accordance with Section 2.01(a)(iii) and Section 2.01(a)(iv) : (i) EHP shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the other EHP Group Members 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 EHP’s and the other EHP Group Members’ right, title and interest in and to the EPC Assets to EPC and the EPC Group Members, and (ii) EPC shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the other EPC Group Members 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 EPC Liabilities by EPC and the EPC Group Members. All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.01(c) shall be referred to collectively herein as the “ EHP Transfer Documents ” and, together with the EPC Transfer Documents, the “ Transfer Documents .”

(d) Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by Section 2.02 , in the event that it is discovered after the Effective Time that there was an omission of (i) the transfer or conveyance by EHP (or an EHP Group Member) or the acceptance or assumption by EPC (or an EPC Group Member) of any EPC Asset or EPC Liability, as the case may be, or (ii) the transfer or conveyance by EPC (or an EPC Group Member) or the acceptance or assumption by EHP (or an EHP Group Member) of any EHP Asset or EHP Liability, as the case may be, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly effect such transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption of such Asset or Liability. Any transfer, conveyance, acceptance or assumption made pursuant to this Section 2.01(d) shall be treated by the Parties for all purposes as if it had occurred immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as otherwise required by applicable Law.

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

(f) The Parties acknowledge and agree that in connection with the Internal Reorganization, (i) certain trade receivables and trade payables existing as of the Effective Time that primarily relate to the EHP Business, as compared to the EPC Business, are, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Internal Reorganization Documents, being retained by an EPC Group

 

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Member (the “ EPC Retained Receivables ” and the “ EPC Retained Payables ,” respectively), subject to such EPC Group Member’s obligation pursuant to such Internal Reorganization Documents to pay to the applicable EHP Group Member any amounts collected in respect of such receivables, and to pay to the applicable Third Parties any amounts owed in respect of such payables when and as due and payable and (ii) certain trade receivables and trade payables existing as of the Effective Time that primarily relate to the EPC Business, as compared to the EHP Business, are, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Internal Reorganization Documents, being retained by an EHP Group Member (the “ EHP Retained Receivables ” and the “ EHP Retained Payables ,” respectively), subject to such EHP Group Member’s obligation pursuant to such Internal Reorganization Documents, as and to the extent provided therein, to pay to the applicable EPC Group Member any amounts collected in respect of such receivables, and to pay to the applicable Third Parties any amounts owed in respect of such payables when and as due and payable. To avoid doubt, no such EPC Retained Receivables, EPC Retained Payables, EHP Retained Receivables or EHP Retained Payables shall be subject to Section 2.02 .

(g) Schedule 2.01(g) sets forth a list of (i) certain Business Entities that, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, are not conducting business operations but historically conducted the EHP Business and/or the EPC Business, (ii) certain Business Entities that, prior to the Effective Time, have conducted both the EHP Business and the EPC Business in the specified jurisdiction and that, following the Effective Time, will conduct only the EHP Business or the EPC Business (except for certain transitional wind-down activities as provided in the TSA) and (iii) certain Business Entities that, prior to the Effective Time, have conducted both the EHP Business and the EPC Business in the specified jurisdiction and that, following the Effective Time, will be wound-down and dissolved or liquidated as provided in the TSA (such Business Entities, collectively, the “ Stationary Subsidiaries ”). Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary: (A) to the extent that a Stationary Subsidiary has not been transferred to the EPC Group or the EHP Group as of the completion of the Internal Reorganization, it shall not be subject to Section 2.01(a) – (f)  or Section 2.02 hereunder or otherwise required to be so transferred subsequent to the Effective Time and (B) to the extent that (x) any Liability that is an EHP Liability is held by a Stationary Subsidiary that is an EPC Group Member following the Effective Time and (y) any Liability that is an EPC Liability is held by a Stationery Subsidiary that is an EHP Group Member following the Effective Time, such Liability shall not be subject to Section 2.02 or Section 2.07 hereunder or otherwise required to be assumed by an EHP Group Member or an EPC Group Member, respectively, subsequent to the Effective Time; provided that such Liability shall for all other purposes of this Agreement retain its character as an EHP Liability or an EPC Liability, as applicable, for all purposes under this Agreement, including for purposes of Article VI hereunder.

Section 2.02 Delayed Transfers .

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the extent that the transfer or assignment of any EHP Asset or EPC Asset, the assumption of any EHP Liability or EPC Liability, the Separation, or the Distribution requires any Consents, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain such Consents 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 EPC and EHP, neither EPC nor EHP 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 such Consents.

 

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(b) If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to EHP or another EHP Group Member or designee of any EHP Assets or the assumption by EHP or another EHP Group Member or designee of any EHP Liabilities would be a violation of applicable Law or requires a Consent that has not been obtained as of or prior to the Effective Time, or has otherwise not been completed prior to the Effective Time, then, unless the Parties shall otherwise mutually agree, the transfer or assignment to EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member or designee of such EHP Assets or the assumption by EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member or designee of such EHP Liabilities 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, such Consent is obtained and/or the conditions the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral are satisfied or validly waived, as applicable (any such EHP Asset, a “ Delayed EHP Asset ” and any such EHP Liability, a “ Delayed EHP Liability ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Delayed EHP Assets or Delayed EHP Liabilities shall continue to constitute EHP Assets or EHP Liabilities, respectively, for all other purposes of this Agreement.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Effective Time, EPC shall, and shall cause the other EPC Group Members or designees to, hold on behalf of and for the benefit of EHP or, where applicable, another EHP Group Member or designee, all Delayed EHP Assets, and to pay, perform and discharge fully all Delayed EHP Liabilities. At the request of EPC, EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member or designee shall promptly (and in any event within 15 days of such request) (i) advance to EPC or an EPC Group Member the amount of any commercially reasonable payment to be made by EPC or such EPC Group Member in connection with the performance and discharge of such Delayed EHP Liabilities (including any Liabilities to the extent arising from such holding of any Delayed EHP Assets) or (ii) reimburse EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member for any such payment. Each such Delayed EHP Asset or Delayed EHP Liability shall be held by EPC or, where applicable, an EPC Group Member or designee for, insofar as reasonably practicable, the benefit and burden of EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member or designee. EPC shall, and shall cause its Group Members to, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Delayed EHP Asset or Delayed EHP Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the EHP Group Member to whom such Delayed EHP Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Delayed EHP Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such EHP Group Member in a substantially similar position as if such Delayed EHP Asset or Delayed EHP Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party or any of its Group Members in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Delayed EHP Asset and Delayed EHP Liability, including expenses, risk of loss, potential for gain and control of such Delayed EHP Asset and Delayed EHP Liability, shall inure from and after the Effective Time to EHP or the applicable EHP Group Members or designees, without recourse of any kind to EPC or any EPC Group Member or designee. Any registration fees or recordation fees required to be paid to a Governmental Authority in connection with the transfer of a Delayed EHP Asset or a Delayed EHP Liability shall be shared equally between the Parties.

 

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(d) When and as the Parties agree and provided that, as of such agreed-upon time (x) the necessary Consents for each Delayed EHP Asset or Delayed EHP Liability shall have been obtained, (y) the conditions the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral have been satisfied or validly waived, and (z) the assumption by EHP or an EHP Group Member or designee of each Delayed EHP Asset or Delayed EHP Liability is not at such time a violation of applicable Law:

(i) EPC shall, and shall cause each other EPC Group Member to, contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to EHP or such EHP Group Members or designees as EHP may determine, and EHP shall, and shall cause such EHP Group Members or designees to, accept from EPC and the EPC Group Members all of EPC’s and the other EPC Group Members’ respective rights, title and interest in and to such Delayed EHP Assets; and

(ii) EHP shall, and shall cause such other EHP Group Members or designees as EHP may determine to, accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill such Delayed EHP Liabilities, in accordance with their terms.

(e) If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to EPC or another EPC Group Member or designee of any EPC Assets or the assumption by EPC or another EPC Group Member or designee of any EPC Liabilities would be a violation of applicable Law or require a Consent that has not been obtained as of or prior to the Effective Time, or has otherwise not been completed prior to the Effective Time, then, unless the Parties shall otherwise mutually agree, the transfer or assignment to EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member or designee of such EPC Assets or the assumption by EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member or designee of such EPC Liabilities 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, such Consent is obtained and/or the conditions the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral are satisfied or validly waived, as applicable (any such EPC Asset, a “ Delayed EPC Asset ” and any such EPC Liability, a “ Delayed EPC Liabilit y”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Delayed EPC Assets or Delayed EPC Liabilities shall continue to constitute EPC Assets or EPC Liabilities, respectively, for all other purposes of this Agreement.

(f) Except as otherwise provided herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Effective Time, EHP shall, and shall cause the other EHP Group Members or designees to, hold on behalf of and for the benefit of EPC or, where applicable, an EPC Group Member or designee, all Delayed EPC Assets, and to pay, perform and discharge fully all Delayed EPC Liabilities. At the request of EHP, EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member or designee shall promptly (and in any event within 15 days of such request) (i) advance to EHP or an EHP Group Member the amount of any commercially reasonable payment to be made by EHP or such EHP Group Member in connection with the performance and discharge of such Delayed EPC Liabilities (including any Liabilities to the extent arising from such holding of any Delayed EPC Assets) or (ii) reimburse EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member for any such payment. Each such Delayed EPC Asset or Delayed EPC Liability shall be held by EHP or, where applicable, an EHP Group Member or designee for, insofar as reasonably practicable, the benefit and burden of EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member or designee. EHP shall, and shall cause their respective Group Members to, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by

 

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applicable Law, treat such Delayed EPC Asset or Delayed EPC Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the EPC Group Member to whom such Delayed EPC Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Delayed EHP Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such EPC Group Member in a substantially similar position as if such Delayed EPC Asset or Delayed EPC Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party or any of its Group Members in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Delayed EPC Asset and Delayed EPC Liability, including expenses, risk of loss, potential for gain and control of such Delayed EPC Asset and Delayed EPC Liability, shall inure from and after the Effective Time to EPC or the applicable EPC Group Members or designees, without recourse of any kind to EHP or any EHP Group Member or designee. Any registration fees or recordation fees required to be paid to a Governmental Authority in connection with the transfer of a Delayed EPC Asset or a Delayed EPC Liability shall be shared equally between the Parties.

(g) When and as the Parties agree and provided that, as of such agreed-upon time (x) the necessary Consents for each Delayed EPC Asset or Delayed EPC Liability shall have been obtained, (y) the conditions the absence or non-satisfaction of which caused the deferral have been satisfied or validly waived, and (z) the assumption by EPC or an EPC Group Member or designee of each Delayed EPC Asset or Delayed EPC Liability is not at such time a violation of applicable Law:

(i) EHP shall, and shall cause each EHP Group Member to, contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to EPC or such other EPC Group Members or designees as EPC may determine, and EPC shall, and shall cause such other EPC Group Members or designees to, accept from EHP and the other EHP Group Members all of EHP’s and the other EHP Group Members’ respective rights, title and interest in and to such Delayed EPC Assets; and

(ii) EPC shall, and shall cause such other EPC Group Members or designees as EPC may determine to, accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill such Delayed EPC Liabilities, in accordance with their terms.

Section 2.03 Certain Matters Governed Exclusively by Ancillary Agreements . Each of EPC and EHP agrees on behalf of itself and its Group Members that, except as explicitly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (i) the TMA shall exclusively govern all matters relating to Taxes between such parties (including the control of Tax related proceedings), (ii) the EMA shall exclusively govern the allocation of Assets and Liabilities related to the employee and employee benefits-related matters described therein, including the existing equity plans with respect to employees and former employees of Group Members of both the EPC Group and the EHP Group (it being understood that any such Assets and Liabilities, as allocated pursuant to the EMA, shall constitute EHP Assets, EHP Liabilities, EPC Assets or EPC Liabilities, as applicable, hereunder and shall be subject to Article VI hereof), (iii) the TSA shall exclusively govern all matters relating to the provision of certain services identified therein to be provided by each Party to the other on a transitional basis following the Distribution, and (iv) the TLAs shall exclusively govern all matters relating to the licenses granted thereunder. In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and the referenced agreements in relation to any matters addressed by the referenced agreements, the referenced agreements shall control.

 

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Section 2.04 Termination of Agreements .

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.04(b) or as otherwise provided in the Internal Reorganization Documents, in furtherance of the releases and other provisions of Section 6.01 , effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, EHP and each other EHP Group Member, on the one hand, and EPC and each other EPC Group Member, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings, oral or written, entered into prior to the Effective Time, exclusively by and among EHP Group Members and EPC Group Members and as to which there are no Third Parties (“ Intercompany Agreements ”), including all intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable (“ Intercompany Accounts ”); provided that the provisions of this Section 2.04(a)  shall not terminate any rights or obligations (i) between or among EPC and any of the EPC Group Members; or (ii) between or among EHP and any of the EHP Group Members. No such terminated Intercompany Agreement (including any provision thereof that purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Effective Time. Each Party shall, at the reasonable request of the other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing. The Parties, on behalf of their respective Group Members, hereby waive any advance notice provision or other termination requirements with respect to any Intercompany Agreement.

(b) The provisions of Section 2.04(a) shall not apply to any of the following Intercompany Agreements (or to any of the provisions thereof): (i) the Intercompany Agreements and Intercompany Accounts listed or described on Schedule 2.04(b) ; (ii) this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (and each other Intercompany Agreement expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be entered into by either Party or any other Group Member of its Group); (iii) any Intercompany Agreements or Intercompany Accounts to which any Third Party is a party; (iv) any Intercompany Agreement to which any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of EHP or EPC, 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); (v) any Shared Contracts; (vi) any Intercompany Accounts or Agreements that have been entered into in the ordinary course of business on an arm’s-length basis for the provision of services or other commercial arrangements, including outstanding operational intercompany trade receivables or payables incurred on such basis; (vii) any Intercompany Agreements or Intercompany Accounts which, prior to the Effective Time, duly authorized representatives of EPC and EHP determine are to be settled, capitalized, assigned or assumed by EHP or one or more EHP Group Members, or EPC or one or more EPC Group Members; and (viii) any other Intercompany Agreements that this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Effective Time. To the extent that the rights and obligations of EPC or another EPC Group Member under any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings not terminated under this Section 2.04(b) constitute EHP Assets or EHP Liabilities, they shall be assigned or assumed by EHP or the applicable EHP Group Member or designee pursuant to this Agreement. To the extent that the rights and obligations of EHP or another EHP Group Member under any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings not terminated under this Section 2.04(b) constitute EPC Assets or EPC Liabilities, they shall be assigned or assumed by EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member or designee pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.05 Shared Contracts .

(a) The Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group Members to, use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to work together (and, if necessary and desirable, to work with the Third Party to such Shared Contract) in an effort to divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of any Shared Contract, such that (i) an EHP Group Member is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the Liabilities related to that portion of such Shared Contract relating to the EHP Business (the “ EHP Portion ”), which rights shall be an EHP Asset and which obligations shall be an EHP Liability and (ii) an EPC Group Member is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the Liabilities related to such Shared Contract not relating to the EHP Business (the “ EPC Portion ”), which rights shall be an EPC Asset and which obligations shall be an EPC Liability; provided , however , that in no event shall either Party or its respective Subsidiaries be required to assign or amend any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a portion of any Shared Contract that 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). If the Parties, or their respective Group Members, as applicable, are not able to enter into an arrangement to formally divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate such Shared Contract prior to the Effective Time as contemplated by the previous sentence, then the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Group Members 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) and cooperate in any lawful arrangement to provide that, following the Effective Time and until the earlier of two years after the Distribution Date and such time as the formal division, partial assignment, modification and/or replication of such Shared Contract as contemplated by the previous sentence is effected, (A) the Assets associated with that the EHP Portion of such Shared Contract shall be enjoyed by EHP or another EHP Group Member; (B) the Liabilities associated with the EHP Portion of such Shared Contract shall borne by EHP or another EHP Group Member; (C) the Assets associated with the EPC Portion of such Shared Contract shall be enjoyed by EPC or another EPC Group Member; and (D) the Liabilities associated with the EPC Portion of such Shared Contract shall be borne by EPC or another EPC Group Member.

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Section 2.06 Bank Accounts; Checks .

(a) EPC and EHP each agrees to take, or cause their respective Group Members to take, prior to the Effective Time, all actions necessary to amend all EHP Contracts governing each bank and brokerage account owned by EHP or another EHP Group Member (collectively, the “ EHP Accounts ”), so that such EHP 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 EPC or another EPC Group Member (collectively, the “ EPC Accounts ”) are de-linked from the EPC Accounts effective at or prior to the Effective Time.

(b) With respect to any outstanding checks issued by EPC, EHP, or any of their respective Group Members prior to the Effective Time, such outstanding checks shall be honored following the Effective Time by the Person owning the account on which the check is drawn.

(c) As between EPC and EHP (and their respective Group Members) all payments and reimbursements received after the Effective Time by either Party (or any of its respective Group Members) in respect or satisfaction of a business, Asset or Liability of the other Party (or any of its respective Group Members), shall be held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto and, as promptly as commercially practicable or as otherwise agreed between the Parties, upon receipt by such Party of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall pay over, or shall cause its applicable Group Member to pay over, to the other Party the amount of such payment or reimbursement.

Section 2.07 Novation of Liabilities; Release of Guarantees .

(a) Novation of EHP Liabilities .

(i) Each of EPC and EHP, at the request of the other Party, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, any Consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all EHP Liabilities and obtain in writing the unconditional release of EPC and each other EPC Group Member that is a party to any such arrangements, so that, in any such case, EHP and the designated EHP Group Members shall be solely responsible for such EHP Liabilities; provided , however , that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, neither EPC nor EHP (nor any of their respective Group Members) shall be obligated to contribute any capital, pay any consideration, grant any concession or incur any additional Liability to any Third Party other than ordinary and customary fees to a Governmental Authority from whom such Consents, substitutions, approvals, amendments, terminations or releases are requested.

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permitted by the terms thereof or by Law, EHP shall, as agent or subcontractor for EPC or such EPC Group Member, as the case may be, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of EPC or such EPC Group Member, as the case may be, that constitute EHP Liabilities thereunder from and after the Effective Time. EPC shall cause each EPC Group Member without further consideration, to pay and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to EHP, promptly all money, rights and other consideration received by it or another EPC Group Member in respect of EHP’s performance as agent or subcontractor for EPC or such EPC Group Member, as the case may be, with respect to such Liabilities of EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member (unless any such consideration is an EPC Asset). If and when any such Consent, substitution, approval, amendment, termination or release shall be obtained or the obligations under such arrangements shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, EPC or the applicable EPC Group Member shall promptly assign or novate, or cause to be assigned or novated, all its obligations and other Liabilities thereunder or any obligations of EPC or an EPC Group Member to EHP or its designated EHP Group Member without payment of further consideration and EHP or such EHP Group Member shall, without the payment of any further consideration, assume such obligations.

(b) Novation of EPC Liabilities .

(i) Each of EPC and EHP, at the request of the other Party, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, any Consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all EPC Liabilities and obtain in writing the unconditional release of EHP and each other EHP Group Member that is a party to any such arrangements, so that, in any such case, EPC and the designated EPC Group Member shall be solely responsible for such EPC Liabilities; provided , however , that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, neither EPC nor EHP (nor any of their respective Group Members) shall be obligated to contribute any capital, pay any consideration, grant any concession or incur any additional Liability to any Third Party other than ordinary and customary fees to a Governmental Authority from whom such Consents, substitutions, approvals, amendments, terminations or releases are requested.

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EPC or its designated EPC Group Member without payment of further consideration and EPC or such EPC Group Member shall, without the payment of any further consideration, assume such obligations.

Section 2.08 Provision of Corporate Records .

(a) Without limitation of the Parties’ rights and obligations pursuant to Article VII , prior to or as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, EPC shall deliver to EHP all corporate books and records of the EHP Group Members in its or its Group Members’ possession or control that are EHP Assets.

(b) Without limitation of the Parties’ rights and obligations pursuant to Article VII , prior to or as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, EHP shall deliver to EPC all corporate books and records of the EPC Group Members in its or its Group Members’ possession or control that are EPC Assets.

Section 2.09 Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties .

(a) EACH OF EPC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH EPC GROUP MEMBER) AND EHP (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH EHP GROUP MEMBER) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IS: (X) REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING TO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO OR THERETO IN ANY WAY AS TO (I) THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED, LICENSED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY; (II) ANY APPROVALS OR NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH; (III) THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY; (IV) THE ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF ANY DEFENSES TO OR RIGHT OF SETOFF AGAINST OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF EITHER PARTY; OR (V) THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION INSTRUMENTS OR ANY OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENT TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND FILING OF SUCH CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION INSTRUMENTS OR SUCH OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS; OR (Y) MAKING ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR GRANTING ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OR EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF CONDITION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE, TITLE, VALUE, FREEDOM FROM ENCUMBRANCE OR CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS, OR THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN OR ON, OR DISPOSED OR DISCHARGED FROM, SUCH ASSETS, OR ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE VALIDITY OF ANY PATENTS OR THE NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL

 

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PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED OR LICENSED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS AND WITH ALL FAULTS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM OF DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES OR LICENSEES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (A) ANY CONVEYANCE AND ASSUMPTION INSTRUMENT OR ANY OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENT MAY PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL SECURITY INTERESTS; AND (B) ANY NECESSARY CONSENTS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS, AGREEMENTS, SECURITY INTERESTS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH. EACH OF EPC (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH EPC GROUP MEMBER) AND EHP (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH EHP GROUP MEMBER) HEREBY NEGATES ANY RIGHTS OF THE OTHER PARTY AND ITS GROUP MEMBERS UNDER STATUTES TO CLAIM DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION AND ANY CLAIMS BY SUCH OTHER PARTY FOR DAMAGES BECAUSE OF REDHIBITORY VICES OR DEFECTS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, IT BEING THE INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT ALL BUSINESSES, ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND BUSINESS ENTITIES TRANSFERRED HEREUNDER ARE TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE APPLICABLE RECEIVING PARTY HEREUNDER IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION.

(b) Each of EPC (on behalf of itself and each EPC Group Member) and EHP (on behalf of itself and each of EHP Group Member) further understands and agrees that if the disclaimer of express or implied representations and warranties contained in Section 2.09(a) is held unenforceable or is unavailable for any reason under the Laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States or if, under the Laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, both EPC or any other EPC Group Members, on the one hand, and EHP or any other EHP Group members, on the other hand, are jointly or severally liable for any EHP Liability or any EPC Liability, respectively, then, the Parties intend that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary under the Laws of such foreign jurisdictions, the provisions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including the disclaimer of all representations and warranties, allocation of Liabilities among the Parties and their respective Group Members, releases, indemnification and contribution of Liabilities) shall prevail for any and all purposes among the Parties and their respective Group Members.

(c) EHP hereby waives compliance by itself and each and every other EHP Group Member 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 EHP Assets to EHP or another EHP Group Member.

(d) EPC hereby waives compliance by itself and each and every other EPC Group Member 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 and all of the EPC Assets to EPC or an EPC Group Member.

 

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ARTICLE III

CREDIT SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS; FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Section 3.01 Replacement of Credit Support .

(a) EPC and EHP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange, effective at or prior to the Effective Time, the release and/or replacement of all guarantees, covenants, indemnities, surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances or credit support (“ Credit Support Instruments ”) provided by or through EPC or any other EPC Group Member for the benefit of EHP or any other EHP Group Member (“ EPC Credit Support Instruments ”), with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from EPC or any other EPC Group Member, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases indicating that EPC or such other EPC Group Member will, effective as of the Effective Time, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to EPC.

(b) EPC and EHP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange, effective at or prior to the Effective Time, the release and/or replacement of all Credit Support Instruments provided by EHP or any other EHP Group Member for the benefit of EPC or any other EPC Group Member (the “ EHP Credit Support Instruments ”) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from EHP or any other EHP Group Member, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases indicating that EHP or such other EHP Group Member will, effective as of the Effective Time, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to EHP.

(c) To the extent required to obtain a release with respect to:

(i) Any EPC Credit Support Instrument, EHP shall execute a Credit Support Instrument in the form of the existing EPC Credit Support Instrument or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such Credit Support Instrument, which shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any EPC Asset that may serve as collateral or security under the terms of such EPC Credit Support Instrument, except to the extent that such existing EPC Credit Support Instrument contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either with which EHP (A) would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) would not reasonably be able to avoid breaching; and

(ii) Any EHP Credit Support Instrument, EPC shall execute a Credit Support Instrument in the form of the existing EHP Credit Support Instrument or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such Credit Support Instrument, which shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any EHP Asset that may serve as collateral or security under the terms of such EHP Credit Support Instrument, except to the extent that such existing EHP Credit Support Instrument contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either with which EPC (A) would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) would not reasonably be able to avoid breaching.

 

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(d) Until any required replacement, removal and/or release of a Credit Support Instrument as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 3.01(d) has been obtained (i) the Party or its relevant Group Member for whose benefit the Credit Support Instrument has been provided shall indemnify and hold harmless the Party which has provided (or whose Group Member has provided) such Credit Support Instrument against or from any Liability arising from or relating thereto (in accordance with the provisions of Article VI ) and shall or shall cause one of its Group Members, as agent or subcontractor for such provider, to pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such provider thereunder; and (ii) each of EPC and EHP, on behalf of themselves and their respective Group Members, agree not to renew or extend the term of, increase its obligations under, or transfer to a Third Party, any loan, guarantee, lease, contract or other obligation for which the other Party or such Party’s Group Member is or may be liable pursuant to or in connection with such Credit Support Instrument unless all obligations of such other Party and the Group Members of such other Party with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to such other Party.

(e) EPC and EHP shall provide each other with written notice of the existence of all Credit Support Instruments a reasonable period prior to the Effective Time.

Section 3.02 Credit Facilities; Financing Arrangements; EHP Cash Distribution; EHP Cash .

(a) Interim Credit Facility . Prior to the Effective Time (to the extent not previously effected prior to the date hereof), EPC shall enter into the Interim Credit Facility and the proceeds of the Interim Credit Facility shall be used to (i) fund the redemption of the Private Placement Notes in accordance with the terms thereof (the “ Note Redemption ”) and (ii) fund the prepayment of other indebtedness and the payments of certain other expenses relating to the EPC Credit Facility, the EHP Credit Facility and the EHP Financing Arrangements.

(b) EPC Credit Facility . Prior to the Effective Time (to the extent not previously effected prior to the date hereof), EPC shall enter into the EPC Credit Facility.

(c) EHP Financing Arrangements . Prior to the Effective Time (to the extent not previously effected prior to the date hereof), the EHP Financing Arrangements shall have been consummated.

(d) NEL Credit Facility . Prior to the distribution by EII to EBC of all the outstanding interests in Edgewell Personal Care Netherlands BV (“ Edgewell NEL ” and such distribution, the “ Edgewell NEL Distribution ”), Edgewell NEL shall enter into the NEL Credit Facility.

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(and in any event within 12 months following the Distribution), pursuant to the Internal Reorganization and Internal Reorganization Documents, EPC shall use the proceeds from the EHP Cash Distribution to make payments to third-party creditors or shareholders of EPC.

(f) NEL Cash Distribution . Prior to the effective time of the Edgewell NEL Distribution, in partial consideration for the assets to be transferred to Edgewell NEL pursuant to the Internal Reorganization and the Internal Reorganization Documents, Edgewell NEL shall transfer to EII, the proceeds of the NEL Credit Facility (in an amount equal to $[250,000,000]) (the “ NEL Cash Distribution ”). The proceeds of the NEL Cash Distribution shall be transferred by EII to EBC as a distribution and by EBC to EPC as a distribution or in partial repayment of certain notes payable by EBC to EPC. EPC shall hold the proceeds of the NEL Cash Distribution in a segregated bank account and, as promptly as practicable following the receipt of the NEL Cash Distribution (and in any event within 12 months following the NEL Cash Distribution), pursuant to the Internal Reorganization and Internal Reorganization Documents, EPC shall use the proceeds from the NEL Cash Distribution to make payments to third-party creditors or shareholders of EPC.

(g) Prior to the Effective Time, EHP and EPC shall participate in the preparation of all materials and presentations as may be reasonably necessary to secure funding pursuant to the Interim Credit Facility, the EPC Credit Facility, the EHP Financing Arrangements, including rating agency presentations necessary to obtain the requisite ratings needed to secure the financing under the Interim Credit Facility, the EPC Credit Facility, the NEL Credit Facility or any of the EHP Financing Arrangements. EPC agrees to take all necessary actions to assure the full release and discharge of EHP and the EHP Group Members from all obligations (including any guarantees) under the Public Notes and the NEL Credit Facility as of no later than the Effective Time.

(h) As of immediately prior to the Effective Time, EHP and the EHP Group Members will have a minimum Cash balance of approximately Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000) in the aggregate. This intended amount may be subject to increase or decrease depending on foreign currency fluctuations and other adjustments deemed appropriate by the parties.

Section 3.03 Transition Committee . Prior to or after the Effective Time, the Parties may establish a transition committee (the “ Transition Committee ”) consisting of an equal number of members from EPC and EHP. To the extent determined by the Parties, the Transition Committee shall be responsible for monitoring and managing all matters related to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements. The Transition Committee shall have the authority to (a) establish one or more subcommittees from time to time as it deems appropriate or as may be described in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements, with each such subcommittee comprised of one or more members of the Transition Committee or one or more employees of either Party or any member of its respective Group, and each such subcommittee having such scope of responsibility as may be determined by the Transition Committee from time to time; (b) delegate to any such committee any of the powers of the Transition Committee; and (c) combine, modify the scope of responsibility of, and disband any such subcommittees and (d) modify or reverse any such delegations. The Transition Committee shall establish general procedures for managing the responsibilities delegated to it under this Section 3.03 , and

 

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may modify such procedures from time to time. All decisions by the Transition Committee or any subcommittee thereof shall be effective only if mutually agreed by both Parties. The Parties shall utilize the procedures set forth in Article XI to resolve any matters as to which the Transition Committee is not able to reach a decision.

ARTICLE IV

ACTIONS PENDING THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 4.01 Actions Prior to the Distribution . Prior to the Effective Time and subject to the to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including those specified in Section 4.02 , and subject to Section 5.03 , EPC and EHP shall take, or cause to be taken, the actions specified in this Section 4.01 .

(a) EPC shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Exchange Act and the EPC board of directors has approved the Distribution, mail the Information Statement to the Record Holders.

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

(c) EPC and EHP shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of the states or other political subdivisions of the United States or of other foreign jurisdictions in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.

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

(e) The individuals listed in the Information Statement as members of the EHP board of directors who will join the board at or prior to the Effective Time shall have been duly elected or appointed as such, effective prior to or as of the Effective Time, and such individuals shall be the members of the EHP board of directors as of the Effective Time, and the individuals listed as officers of EHP in the Information Statement shall have been duly elected or appointed to hold such positions set forth in the Form 10, effective prior to or as the Effective Time; provided , however , that to the extent required by any Law or requirement of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange, as applicable, one or more independent director(s) shall be appointed by the existing board of directors of EHP and begin their respective term(s) prior to the Effective Time and shall serve on EHP’s audit committee, finance and oversight committee and nominating and executive compensation committee.

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Group Member immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) EHP shall deliver or cause to be delivered to EPC resignations from EPC positions, effective as of the Effective Time, of each individual who will be an employee of any EHP Group Member after the Effective Time and who is an officer or director of any EPC Group Member immediately prior to the Effective Time, except, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), as set forth on Schedule 4.01(f) .

(g) EPC and EHP shall take all actions as may be necessary or appropriate so that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of EHP, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Form 10, shall be in effect.

(h) EPC shall enter into a distribution agent agreement with the Agent or otherwise provide instructions to the Agent regarding the Distribution.

(i) EPC shall, to the extent possible, give the NYSE not less than 10 days’ advance notice of the Record Date in compliance with Rule 10b-17 under the Exchange Act, and the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE.

(j) EPC and EHP shall take all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to approve the stock-based employee benefit plans of EHP (and the grants of adjusted awards over EPC stock by EPC and of awards over EHP stock by EHP) in order to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE.

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

Section 4.02 Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Distribution . In addition to EPC’s rights under Section 5.03 , the Distribution shall not occur unless each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived by EPC, in whole or in part, in its sole and absolute discretion):

(a) This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the declaration of the Distribution, shall have been duly approved by the Board of Directors of EPC in accordance with applicable Law and the Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of EPC.

(b) The Internal Reorganization shall have been completed and the transfer of (i) the EHP Assets (other than any Delayed EHP Asset) and EHP Liabilities (other than any Delayed EHP Liability) contemplated to be transferred from EPC to EHP and (ii) the EPC Assets (other than any Delayed EPC Asset) and EPC Liabilities (other than any Delayed EPC Liability) contemplated to be transferred from EHP to EPC, in each case, on or prior to the Distribution Date shall have occurred as contemplated by Article II .

(c) The Parties shall have executed and delivered or, where applicable, shall have caused their respective Group Members to execute and deliver, the Ancillary Agreements that are contemplated by this Agreement to be executed and delivered on or prior to the Effective Time.

 

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

(e) The EHP Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of Distribution.

(f) EPC shall have received the Tax Opinion(s), in form and substance satisfactory to EPC in its sole and absolute discretion, which Tax Opinion(s) shall not have been withdrawn or rescinded, regarding the qualification of the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

(g) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Distribution or any of the other transactions related thereto, including the Separation, contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be in effect, and no other event shall have occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the Distribution or any of the other transactions related thereto, including the Separation, contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(h) No other events or developments shall have occurred or exist that, in the judgment of the board of directors of EPC, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

(i) The actions set forth in Section 4.01  shall have been completed.

(j) EPC and EHP shall have received all Governmental Approvals and all Consents necessary to effect the Distribution and the other transactions related thereto, including the Separation, contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and to permit the operation of the EPC Business and the EHP Business after the Distribution Date, and such Governmental Approvals and Consents shall be in full force and effect.

(k) The Distribution shall not violate or result in a breach of applicable Law or any material contract of any Party.

(l) The Note Redemption shall have been completed.

(m) EPC shall have received the proceeds of the EHP Cash Distribution.

(n) The EPC Credit Facility, the EHP Financing Arrangements, and the NEL Credit Facility shall have been consummated.

 

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(o) EPC shall be satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that as of the Effective Time, neither EPC nor any EPC Group Member shall have any further liability under any of the EHP Financing Arrangements.

(p) EPC’s board of directors shall have received one or more written opinions from an outside financial advisor, in each case, that is in form and substance acceptable to EPC’s board of directors in its sole and absolute discretion, as to the solvency of EPC and EHP.

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

ARTICLE V

THE DISTRIBUTION

Section 5.01 The Distribution .

(a) EHP shall cooperate with EPC to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at the direction of EPC, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution. EPC shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, distribution agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors for EPC. EPC or EHP, as the case may be, will provide, or cause its applicable Group Member(s) to provide, to the Agent all share certificates and any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:

(i) after completion of the Internal Reorganization and on or prior to the Distribution Date, for the benefit of and distribution to the holders of record of issued and outstanding shares of EPC Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date (“ Record Holders ”), EPC will deliver to the Agent all of the issued and outstanding shares of EHP Common Stock then owned by EPC and book-entry authorizations for such shares;

(ii) EPC shall instruct the Agent to distribute, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, to each Record Holder (or such Record Holder’s bank or brokerage firm on such Record Holder’s behalf) electronically, by direct registration in book-entry form: (A) the number of whole shares of EHP Common Stock to which such Record Holder is entitled based on the Distribution Ratio; and (B) cash, if applicable, in lieu of fractional shares obtained in the manner provided in Section 5.02 ;

(iii) The Distribution shall be effective at 12:01 a.m. New York City time on the Distribution Date (the “ Effective Time ”).

 

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(iv) On or as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Agent will mail to each Record Holder an account statement indicating the number of shares of EHP Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in the name of such Record Holder.

(v) EHP agrees to provide all book-entry transfer authorizations for shares of EHP Common Stock that EPC or the Agent shall require (after giving effect to Section 5.02 ) in order to effect the Distribution.

(c) Each share of EHP Common Stock distributed in the Distribution shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.

Section 5.02 Fractional Shares .

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no fractional shares of EHP Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Distribution, and any such fractional share interests to which a Record Holder would otherwise be entitled shall not entitle such Record Holder to vote or to any other rights as a shareholder of EHP. In lieu of any such fractional shares, each Record Holder who, but for the provisions of this Section 5.02 , would be entitled to receive a fractional share interest of EHP Common Stock pursuant to the Distribution, shall be paid cash, without any interest thereon, as hereinafter provided. The Agent and EPC shall, as soon as practicable after the Effective Time, (i) determine the number of whole shares and fractional shares of EHP Common Stock allocable to each Record Holder or beneficial owner of EPC Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date, (ii) aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of such Record Holders or beneficial owners who would otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests and (iii) distribute to each such Record Holder, or for the benefit of such beneficial owner, such Record Holder’s or beneficial owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per share of EHP Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld under applicable Tax Law and less any brokers’ charges, commissions or transfer Taxes. The Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine the timing and method of selling such fractional shares, the selling price of such fractional shares and the broker-dealer through which such fractional shares will be sold; provided , however , that the designated broker-dealer is not an Affiliate of EPC or EHP. Neither EPC nor EHP will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares.

(b) Any EHP Common Stock or Cash in lieu of fractional shares with respect to EHP Common Stock that remain unclaimed by any Record Holder or beneficial owner 180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to EHP, EHP shall hold such EHP Common Stock for the account of such Record Holder or beneficial owner and the Parties agree that all obligations to provide such EHP Common Stock and Cash, if any, in lieu of fractional share interests shall be obligations of EHP, subject in each case to applicable escheat or other abandoned property Laws, and EPC shall have no Liability with respect thereto.

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Distribution and the Separation and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth below, EPC may at any time and from time to time until the Distribution decide to abandon the Distribution or the Separation, or modify or change the terms of the Distribution or the Separation, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution or the Separation. Nothing shall in any way limit EPC’s right to terminate this Agreement or the Distribution as set forth in Article XII or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article XII .

ARTICLE VI

MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.01 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims .

(a) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) and Section 6.01(d) , effective as of the Effective Time, EHP does hereby, for itself and each other EHP Group Member, their respective Affiliates, Predecessors, successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any EHP Group Member (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (x) EPC and the other EPC Group Members, their respective Affiliates, Predecessors, successors and assigns, (y) all Persons who at any time are or have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any EPC Group Member (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) and (z) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time are or have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any EHP Group Member (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) and who are not, as of immediately following the Effective Time, directors, officers, agents or employees of EHP or an EHP Group Member, in each case from:

(i) all EHP Liabilities; and

(ii) 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, facts or circumstances existing or alleged to have existed at or prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), including in connection with the Spin-Off and all other activities to implement the Spin-Off.

(b) Except as provided in Section 6.01(c) and Section 6.01(e) , effective as of the Effective Time, EPC does hereby, for itself and each other EPC Group Member, their respective Affiliates, Predecessors, successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been shareholders, directors, officers,

 

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agents or employees of any EPC Group Member (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (x) EHP and the other EHP Group Members, their respective Affiliates, Predecessors, successors and assigns, (y) all Persons who at any time are or have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any EHP Group Member (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) and (z) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time are or have been shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any EHP Group Member (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) and who are, as of immediately following the Effective Time, directors, officers, agents or employees of EHP or an EHP Group Member, in each case from:

(i) all EPC Liabilities; and

(ii) 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, facts or circumstances existing or alleged to have existed at or prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), including in connection with the Spin-Off and all other activities to implement the Spin-Off.

(c) Nothing contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b)  shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any Intercompany Agreement that is specified in Section 2.04(b) not to terminate as of the Effective Time, in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b)  shall release any Person from:

(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any EPC Group Member(s) or EHP Group Member(s) that is specified in Section 2.04(b) as not to terminate as of the Effective Time, or any other Liability specified in such Section 2.04(b) as not to terminate as of the Effective Time;

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

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

(iv) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by Third Parties, which Liability shall be governed by Section 6.02 or Section 6.03 of this Agreement, as applicable, or the appropriate provision of such Ancillary Agreement, as applicable;

 

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(v) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 6.01 ; provided , that the Parties agree not to bring suit or permit any of their Group Members to bring suit against any Person with respect to any Liability to the extent that such Person would be released by this Section 6.01 but for the provisions of this clause (v); or

(vi) any Liability for which either Party is entitled to, and actually receives, indemnification from a Third Party to the extent that assignment, release or discharge of such Liability pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) would cause such Third Party indemnity obligations to be terminated.

In addition, nothing contained in Section 6.01 shall release any Group Member from honoring its obligations existing immediately prior to the Effective Time to indemnify, or advance expenses to, any Person who was a director, officer or employee of such Group Member at or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent such Person was entitled in such capacity to such indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to obligations existing immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided , that if a director, officer or employee receives indemnification payments from EPC (or any EPC Group Member) or EHP (or any EHP Group Member), as the case may be, with respect to a particular Liability for which such Person is entitled to indemnification, such Person shall not be entitled to receive indemnification payments from the other Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) with respect to the same Liability to the extent of the indemnification payments previously so received by such Person, as the case may be; and provided , further , that to the extent applicable, Section 6.02 and Section 6.03 shall determine whether any Party shall be required to indemnify the other in respect of such Liability.

(d) Without limiting the rights of either Party under Section 6.04 , Section 6.05 or Section 6.06 , EHP shall not make, and shall not permit any other EHP Group Member to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against EPC or any other EPC Group Member, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(a) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(a).

(e) Without limiting the rights of either Party under Section 6.04 , Section 6.05 or Section 6.06 , EPC shall not make, and shall not permit any other EPC Group Member to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification against EHP or any other EHP Group Member, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(b) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(b) .

(f) It is the intent of each of the Parties hereto by virtue of the provisions of this Section 6.01 to provide for a full and complete release and discharge of all Liabilities existing or arising from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur and all conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Effective Time between the EPC Group, on the one hand, and the EHP Group, on the other hand

 

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(including any contractual agreements or arrangements existing or alleged to exist between the Parties or any of their respective Group Members on or before the Effective Time), except as expressly set forth in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) . At any time, at the request of the other Party, each Party shall cause each Group Member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions of this Section 6.01 .

Section 6.02 Indemnification by EHP . Following the Effective Time and subject to Section 6.04 , EHP shall, and shall cause the other members of the EHP Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless EPC, each other EPC Group Member and each of their respective Affiliates, and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ EPC Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the EPC Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication) (the “ EHP Indemnity Obligations ”):

(a) any EHP Liability;

(b) any failure of EHP or any other EHP Group Member or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any EHP Liability in accordance with its terms, whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time;

(c) any breach by EHP or any other EHP Group Member of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification, or for no indemnification, therein (which shall be controlling);

(d) the EHP Business and the conduct of any business, operation or activity by EHP or any other EHP Group Member from and after the Effective Time (other than the conduct of business, operations, or activities for the benefit of EPC pursuant to this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement); and

(e) any breach by EHP of any of the representations and warranties made by EHP on behalf of itself and the EHP Group Members in Section 13.01(e) .

in each case, regardless of when or where the loss, claim, accident, occurrence, event or happening giving rise to the Liability took place, or whether any such loss, claim, accident, occurrence, event or happening is known or unknown, or reported or unreported and regardless of whether such loss, claim, accident, occurrence, event or happening giving rise to the Liability existed prior to, on or after the Effective Time or relates to, arises out of or results from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to, on or after the Effective Time.

Section 6.03 Indemnification by EPC . Following the Effective Time and subject to Section 6.04 , EPC shall, and shall cause the other members of the EPC Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless EHP, each other EHP Group Member and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ EHP Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the EHP Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

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(b) any failure of EPC or any other EPC Group Member or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any EPC Liability in accordance with its terms, whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time;

(c) any breach by EPC or any other EPC Group Member of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement unless such Ancillary Agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification, or for no indemnification, therein (which shall be controlling);

(d) the EPC Business and the conduct of any business, operation or activity by EPC or an EPC Group Member from and after the Effective Time (other than the conduct of business, operations, or activities for the benefit of EHP pursuant to this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement); and

(e) any breach by EPC of any of the representations and warranties made by EPC on behalf of itself and the EPC Group Members in Section 13.01(e) .

in each case, regardless of when or where the loss, claim, accident, occurrence, event or happening giving rise to the Liability took place, or whether any such loss, claim, accident, occurrence, event or happening is known or unknown, or reported or unreported and regardless of whether such loss, claim, accident, occurrence, event or happening giving rise to the Liability existed prior to, on or after the Effective Time or relates to, arises out of or results from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to, on or after the Effective Time.

Section 6.04 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Third-Party Proceeds .

(a) The Parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement will be reduced by (i) Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of, or are paid to the applicable Indemnitee in respect of, such Liability or (ii) other amounts recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) from any Third Party that actually reduce the amount of, or are paid to the applicable Indemnitee in respect of, such Liability (“ Third-Party Proceeds ”). Accordingly, the amount that either Party (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement (an “ Indemnitee ”) will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee from a third party in respect of the related Liability. If an Indemnitee receives a payment required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability (an “ Indemnity Payment ”) and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds in respect of such Liability, then the Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if such Insurance Proceeds or Third-Party Proceeds had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

 

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(b) The Parties hereby agree that an insurer or any other Third Party that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim or amount shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or have any subrogation rights with respect thereto by virtue of any provision contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, it being expressly understood and agreed that no insurer or any other Third Party shall be entitled to a “wind-fall” ( i.e. , a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification or release provisions), and shall not be deemed to be third party beneficiaries, by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. EPC and EHP shall, and shall cause each EPC Group Member and EHP Group Member, respectively, to, use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to collect or recover, or allow the Indemnifying Party to collect or recover, any Insurance Proceeds and any Third-Party Proceeds that may be collectible or recoverable respecting the Liabilities for which indemnification may be available pursuant to this Article VI ; provided , however, that any such actions by an Indemnitee will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including the Indemnifying Party’s obligation promptly to pay directly or reimburse the Indemnitee for costs and expenses actually incurred by the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnifying Party may not delay making any indemnification payment required under the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise satisfying any indemnification obligation, pending the outcome of any Action to collect or recover Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds, and an Indemnitee need not attempt to collect any Insurance Proceeds or Third Party Proceeds prior to making a claim for indemnification or receiving any Indemnity Payment otherwise owed to it under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 6.05 Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims .

(a) If an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of a Third-Party Claim with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 15 days after becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim (or sooner if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires). Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail, or, in the alternative, 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 any Indemnitee or other Person to give notice as provided in this Section 6.05(a) shall not relieve the related Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article VI , except to the extent that such Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice in accordance with this Section 6.05(a) .

(b) With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability:

(i) Upon the making of a Determination Request with respect to any Third-Party Claims, the applicable Indemnitee shall assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim until a determination as to whether such Third-Party Claim is a Shared Liability. In the event of such assumption of defense, such Indemnitee shall be entitled to reimbursement of all the costs and expenses of such defense once a final determination or acknowledgement is made that such Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification with respect to such Third-Party Claim; provided, that if such Third-Party Claim is determined to be a Shared Liability, such costs and expenses shall be shared as provided in Section 6.05(b)(ii) . If it is determined or agreed that the Third-Party Claim is a Shared Liability, the Managing Party shall assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim as soon as reasonably practicable following such determination.

 

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(ii) A party’s costs and expenses of assuming the defense of (subject to Section 6.05(b)(i) ), and/or seeking to settle or compromise (subject to Section 6.05(b)(iv) ), any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Shared Liability in determining the obligations of the parties with respect thereto.

(iii) The Managing Party shall consult with the Non-Managing Party prior to taking any action with respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability if the Managing Party’s action could reasonably be expected to have a significant adverse impact (financial or non-financial) on the Non-Managing Party, including a significant adverse impact on the rights, obligations, operations, standing or reputation of the Non-Managing Party (or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and the Managing Party shall not take such action without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

(iv) The Managing Party shall promptly give notice to the Non-Managing Party regarding the substance of any settlement related discussions with respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability if (A) the Non-Managing Party is required to share in any significant aspect of the costs and expenses, proceeds or obligations resulting from such settlement or (B) the settlement can reasonably be expected to have a significant impact (financial or nonfinancial) on the Non-Managing Party. In such instances, the Managing Party shall not settle such Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

(v) The Non-Managing Party shall cooperate, at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, in a reasonable manner in the defense of any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability.

(c) With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is not a Shared Liability:

(i) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by written notice to the Indemnitee within 15 calendar days after receipt of notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 6.05(a) (or sooner, if the nature of such Third-Party Claim so requires), to assume and conduct the defense of (and seek to settle or compromise) such Third-Party Claim at its own expense and with its own counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee) provided that the Indemnifying Party shall agree promptly to reimburse to the extent required under this Article VI the Indemnitee for the full amount of any Liability resulting from such Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense and, in the course of defending such Third-Party Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party discovers that the facts presented at the time the Indemnifying Party acknowledged its indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim were not true in all material respects and (ii) such untruth provides a reasonable basis for asserting that the Indemnifying Party does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim, then (A) the Indemnifying Party shall not be bound by such acknowledgment, (B) the Indemnifying Party shall promptly thereafter provide the Indemnitee written notice of its assertion that it does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim and (C) the Indemnitee shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

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(ii) Until such time as the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to control the defense of such Third-Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party (A) elects not to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with this Agreement, (B) fails to notify the Indemnitee that is the subject of such Third-Party Claim, of its election to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim within 15 days after the receipt of the notice referred to in Section 6.05(a) (or sooner if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires) or (C) after assuming the defense of a Third-Party Claim, fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Third-Party Claim within 10 days after receiving written notice from the Indemnitee to the effect that the Indemnifying Party has so failed, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to continue to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party. For the avoidance of doubt, the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification for a Third-Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by assuming the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

(iii) An Indemnitee that does not conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, or an Indemnifying Party that does not conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, nevertheless shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) of its own choosing to monitor and participate in (but not control) the defense of any Third-Party Claim for which it is a potential Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party; provided , however , that such expense shall be the responsibility of the Indemnifying Party (i) if the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee are both named parties to the proceedings and the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not be responsible for expenses in respect of more than one local counsel for the Indemnitee in any single jurisdiction) or (ii) the Indemnitee assumes the defense of the Third-Party Claim pursuant to Section 6.05(c)(ii)(C) after the Indemnifying Party has failed, in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnitee, to diligently defend the Third-Party Claim after having elected to assume its defense. Subject to Article VII , each Party shall cooperate with the Party entitled to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim hereunder in such defense and make available to the controlling Party, at the non-controlling Party’s expense, all witnesses, information and materials in such Party’s possession or under such Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the controlling Party.

(iv) No Indemnifying Party shall settle, compromise or consent to entry of any judgment with respect to any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the applicable Indemnitee or Indemnitees, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided , however , that, subject to the immediately following proviso, such Indemnitee(s) shall not withhold consent if the settlement, compromise or judgment (i) contains no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, (ii) is solely for monetary damages which the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay in full and (iii) includes a full, unconditional and irrevocable release of the Indemnitee; and provided , further , that in no event shall an Indemnitee be required to consent to any entry of judgment or settlement if the effect thereof is (A) to permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other nonmonetary

 

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relief to be entered, directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee or (B) in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnitee (as reflected in a written objection delivered by such Indemnitee to the Indemnifying Party within the period of 21 days following receipt of the request for consent described above, to have a material adverse financial impact or a material adverse effect upon the ongoing operations of such Indemnitee or, if applicable, its Group Members.

(v) Except to the extent an Indemnitee has assumed the defense of a Third-Party Claim pursuant to clause (C) of the second sentence of Section 6.05(c)(ii) , No Indemnitee shall settle, compromise or consent to entry of any judgment with respect to any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the applicable Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(vi) The Parties hereby agree that if a Party presents the other Party with a notice containing a proposal to settle or compromise, or consent to the entry of a judgment with respect to, a Third-Party Claim for which either Party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder and the Party receiving such proposal does not respond in any manner to the Party presenting such proposal within 30 days (or within any such shorter time period that may be required by applicable Law or court order) of receipt of such proposal, then the Party receiving such proposal shall be deemed to have consented to the terms of such proposal, including for the purposes of Section 6.05(c)(iv) and Section 6.05(c)(v) .

Section 6.06 Additional Matters .

(a) Any claim for indemnification under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement which does not result from a Third-Party Claim (a “ Direct Claim ”) must be asserted by a written notice given by the Indemnitee to the applicable Indemnifying Party; provided , that the failure by an Indemnitee to so assert any such Direct Claim shall not prejudice the ability of the Indemnitee to do so at a later time except to the extent (if any) that the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced thereby. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of 30 days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such 30-day period, such Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have refused to accept responsibility to provide indemnification with respect to such claim. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such 30-day period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such Indemnitee as contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, without prejudice to its continuing rights to pursue indemnification or contribution hereunder.

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

 

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(c) In the event of an Action relating to a Liability that has been allocated to an Indemnifying Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if the Indemnifying Party shall so request, the Parties shall endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant or add the Indemnifying Party as an additional named defendant, to the extent practicable. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action as set forth in, and subject to, Section 6.05 and this Section 6.06 , the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against all costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions imposed by a court, attorneys’ fees, experts, fees and all other external expenses), the costs of any judgment or settlement and the cost of any interest or penalties relating to any judgment or settlement.

(d) If (i) a Party incurs any Liability arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (ii) an adequate legal or equitable remedy is not available for any reason against the other Party to satisfy the Liability incurred by the incurring Party; and (iii) a legal or equitable remedy may be available to the other Party against a Third Party for such Liability, then the other Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the incurring Party, at the incurring Party’s expense, to permit the incurring Party to obtain the benefits of such legal or equitable remedy against the Third Party.

(e) Indemnity Payments or contribution payments in respect of any Liabilities for which an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Article VI shall be paid reasonably promptly (but in any event within 60 days of the final determination of the amount that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Article VI ) 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 Indemnity Payments or contribution payments, including documentation with respect to calculations made and consideration of any Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of such Liabilities. The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Article VI shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnitee; and (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Liabilities for which it might be entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE RELEASE FROM LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND UNDER THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS MAY INCLUDE RELEASE FROM LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION FOR LOSSES RELATING TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING OUT OF, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AND IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AN INDEMNITEE’S OWN NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT.

(f) In the event that an indemnity payment pursuant to this Article VI shall be denominated in a currency other than United States dollars, the amount of such payment shall be translated into United States dollars using the Foreign Exchange Rate for such currency determined in accordance with the following rules:

(i) with respect to any Liability arising from payment by a financial institution under a guarantee, comfort letter, letter of credit, foreign exchange contract or similar instrument, the Foreign Exchange Rate for such currency shall be determined as of the date on which such financial institution shall have been reimbursed;

 

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(ii) with respect to any Liability covered by insurance, the Foreign Exchange Rate for such currency shall be the Foreign Exchange Rate employed by the insurance company providing such insurance in settling such Liability with the Indemnifying Party; and

(iii) with respect to any Liability not covered by clause (i) or (ii) above, the Foreign Exchange Rate for such currency shall be determined as of the date that notice of the claim with respect to such Liability shall be given to the Indemnifying Party.

(g) The provisions of Sections 6.02 through 6.11 hereof shall not apply with respect to Taxes or Tax matters (including the control of Tax related proceedings), which shall be governed by the TMA.

Section 6.07 Right of Contribution .

(a) If any right of indemnification contained in Section 6.02 or Section 6.03 is held unenforceable or is unavailable for any reason (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in which case this Section 6.07 shall not apply), or is insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee in respect of any Liability for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by the Indemnitees as a result of such Liability (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and its Group Members, on the one hand, and the Indemnitees entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

(b) Solely for purposes of determining relative fault pursuant to this Section 6.07 : (i) any fault associated with the business conducted with the Delayed EHP Assets or Delayed EHP Liabilities (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of EPC or an EPC Group Member) shall be deemed to be the fault of EHP and the other EHP Group Members, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of EPC or any other EPC Group Member; (ii) any fault associated with the business conducted with Delayed EPC Assets or Delayed EPC Liabilities (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of EHP or an EHP Group Member) shall be deemed to be the fault of EPC and the other EPC Group Members, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of EHP or any other EHP Group Member; (iii) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the EPC Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of EPC and the EPC Group Members, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of EHP and the other EHP Group Members; (iv) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the EHP Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of EHP and the EHP Group Member, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of EPC or any other EPC Group Member; and (v) any fault associated with or related to information contained in the Form 10, the Information Statement, the Stock Award Registration Statement, any other registration statement filed by EHP (or related prospectus forming a part thereof) or other securities law filing, any disclosure or offering document of EHP in connection with the EHP Financing Arrangements or the Separation (any “ EHP Offering Document ”) shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue

 

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or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact relates to information supplied by EHP or an EHP Indemnitee, on the one hand, or by EPC or an EPC Indemnitee, on the other hand; provided that for purposes of the foregoing clause (v), (x) only the matters described in clause (h) of the definition of “EPC Liabilities” shall be deemed supplied by EPC or any EPC Indemnitee and (y) all other such information shall be deemed supplied by EHP and the EHP Indemnitees. The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.

(c) The provisions of Section 6.04 through Section 6.11 and Section 10.04 through Section 10.07 shall govern any contribution claims.

Section 6.08 Covenant Not to Sue . Each Party hereby covenants and agrees that none of it, its Group Members, or any Person claiming through it shall bring suit or otherwise assert any claim against any Indemnitee, or assert a defense against any claim asserted by any Indemnitee, before any court, arbitrator, neutral mediator or administrative agency anywhere in the world, alleging that: (a) the assumption or retention of any EHP Liabilities by EHP and other EHP Group Members on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason; (b) the assumption or retention of any EPC Liabilities by EPC and the EPC Group Members on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason, or (c) the provisions of this Article VI are void or unenforceable for any reason.

Section 6.09 Remedies Cumulative . The remedies provided in this Article VI shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article X , shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party; provided that the procedures set forth in this Article VI shall be the exclusive procedures governing any indemnity action brought under this Agreement.

Section 6.10 Survival of Indemnities . The rights and obligations of each of EPC and EHP and their respective Indemnitees under this Agreement, including this Article VI shall survive (a) the sale or other transfer by any Party or its Affiliates of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities or (b) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of all or substantially all of its Assets, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction involving any EPC Group Member or EHP Group Member.

Section 6.11 Limitation on Liability . IN NO EVENT SHALL EPC, EHP OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF EITHER GROUP HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER OR TO ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE OTHER’S GROUP, OR TO ANY OTHER EHP INDEMNITEE OR EPC INDEMNITEE, AS APPLICABLE, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND WHETHER OR NOT INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 6.11 SHALL NOT LIMIT AN INDEMNIFYING PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY ANY INDEMNITEE MAY HAVE TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

Section 7.01 Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives .

(a) Except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by either EPC or EHP or a Person or Persons in its Group against the other Party or a Person or Persons in its Group, and subject to Section 7.01(b) , each of EPC and EHP, on behalf of its respective Group (in such capacity, the “ Providing Party ”), shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the other Party (the “ Requesting Party ”), at any time after the Effective Time, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information (or a copy thereof) in the possession or under the control of the Providing Party or its Group Members to the extent that (i) such Information relates to the EHP Business, or any EHP Asset (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any EHP Intellectual Property) or EHP Liability, if EHP is the requesting Party, or to the EPC Business, or any EPC Assets or EPC Liability, if EPC is the requesting Party; (ii) such Information is required by the requesting Party to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (iii) such Information is required by the requesting Party to comply with any obligation imposed by any Governmental Authority, including the Commission; provided , however , that, in the event that if the Information requested by the requesting Party is not owned by the requesting Party and the Providing Party determines that any such provision of Information could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement, or, subject to the provisions of Section 7.08 , waive any attorney-client privilege or attorney work product protection or other applicable privilege or immunity, such Party shall not be required to provide access to or furnish such Information to the other Party; provided , however , that both EPC and EHP shall take all commercially reasonable measures to permit the compliance with this Section 7.01(a) in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. Both EPC and EHP intend that any provision of access to or the furnishing of Information pursuant to this Section 7.01 that would otherwise be within the ambit of any legal privilege shall not operate as waiver of such privilege. The Providing Party shall only be obligated to provide such Information in the form, condition and format in which it then exists and in no event shall such Providing Party be required to perform any improvement, modification, conversion, updating or reformatting of any such Information, and nothing in this Section 7.01(a) shall expand the obligations of the Parties under Section 7.04 .

(b) Without limiting, and subject to, the foregoing, until the first EHP fiscal year end occurring after the Effective Time (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards as required for each of EHP and EPC to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs), each of EHP and EPC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Requesting Party’s Information requests to enable (i) the Requesting Party to meet its timetable for dissemination of its earnings releases, financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K promulgated under the

 

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Exchange Act and (ii) the Requesting Party’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements, including, to the extent applicable, such auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Commission’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder and any applicable Laws. As part of such efforts, to the extent requested by the Requesting Party and reasonably necessary for the purposes described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the foregoing sentence, the other Party shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to the Requesting Party’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of the Requesting Party’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of such other Party and (y) work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable the Requesting Party’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of the Requesting Party’s auditors as it relates to the Requesting Party’s auditors’ opinion or report.

(c) EPC and EHP each agree that it will only process personal data (as defined by EU Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995) provided to it by the other Group in accordance with all applicable privacy and data protection Law obligations and will implement and maintain at all times appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect such personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration and disclosure. In addition, each Party agrees to provide reasonable assistance to the other Party in respect of any obligations under privacy and data protection legislation affecting the disclosure of such personal data to the other Party and will not knowingly process such personal data in such a way to cause the other Party to violate any of its obligations under any applicable privacy and data protection legislation.

(d) To the extent any books or records are subject to restrictions or limitations set forth in the EMA, such restrictions and limitations shall apply to such books or records, notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement.

(e) The Parties’ obligations to provide Information and cooperation with respect to Taxes shall be governed by the TMA, and not by this Section 7.01 .

Section 7.02 Ownership of Information . The provision of any Information pursuant to Section 7.01 shall not affect the ownership of Information (which shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements), or constitute the grant or conference of rights of license or otherwise in or to any such Information.

Section 7.03 Compensation for Providing Information . The Requesting Party agrees to reimburse the Providing Party for the reasonable costs, if any, of creating, gathering, copying, transporting and otherwise complying with the request with respect to such Information (including any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in any review of Information for purposes of protecting the Privileged Information of the Providing Party or in connection with the restoration of backup media for purposes of providing the requested Information). Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, such costs shall be computed in accordance with the Providing Party’s standard methodology and procedures and if there is no such standard methodology and procedures, then on a commercially reasonable basis.

 

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Section 7.04 Record Retention .

(a) Except as otherwise required by Law or agreed in writing, or as otherwise provided in any Ancillary Agreement, each EPC Group Member and each EHP Group Member shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to retain, for the retention periods set forth in EPC’s record retention policies and procedures as in effect as of the Effective Time, such other commercially reasonable policies and procedures as may be in adopted by the applicable Group after the Effective Time as provided herein, or such longer period as required by Law, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, all Information in such Group Member’s possession substantially relating to the other Group or its businesses, its former businesses, its Assets or Liabilities, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Retained Information ”). Each EPC Group Member or EHP Group Member may amend its record retention policy after the Effective Time so long as (a) the amended policy complies with applicable Law, (b) the amended policy treats the Retained Information in the same manner as such Group Member’s other Information and (c) the amended policy does not allow for the destruction of any Retained Information prior to the earliest date after the Effective Time on which such member would have been able to destroy such Retained Information under the applicable EPC Group policy in effect as of the Effective Time. If any member of either Group amends its record retention policy in compliance with the preceding sentence in a manner that reduces the retention period for any Retained Information, it shall provide EHP, in the case of any such amendment by an EPC Group Member, or EPC, in the case of any such amendment by an EHP Group Member, written notice detailing the changes to the record retention policy, and the Party receiving such notice and its Group Members shall have the opportunity to obtain any Retained Information that would be eligible for destruction under the revised policy at least 90 days prior to the destruction of such Retained Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TMA will govern the retention of Tax related records and the exchange of Tax related information, and the EMA will govern the retention of employment and benefits related records.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing:

(i) The Parties agree and acknowledge that it is not practicable to separate all Tangible Information belonging to the Parties, and that following the Effective Time, each Party will have some of the Tangible Information of the other Party stored at internal or Third Party records storage locations (each, a “ Records Facility ”). Tangible Information held in a Records Facility maintained or arranged for by the Party other than the Party that owns such Tangible Information is referred to as “ Stored Records ”. The Party that maintains the Records Facility where Stored Records are held is referred to as the “ Custodial Party ” and the Party that owns the Stored Records held in the other Party’s Records Facility is referred to as the “ Non-Custodial Party ”.

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Party that relate to (x) any Action that is pending as of the Effective Time; or (y) any Action that arises or becomes threatened or reasonably anticipated after the Effective Time as to which the Custodial Party has received a notice of the applicable litigation hold from the Non-Custodial Party.

Section 7.05 Financial Information Certifications .

(a) In order to enable the principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer(s) and principal accounting officer(s) (as such terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission) of EPC to make any certifications required of them under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, EHP shall, within a reasonable period of time following a request from EPC in anticipation of filing such reports, provide EPC with certifications in support of the certifications of EPC’s principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer(s) and principal accounting officer(s) required under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder with respect to EPC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs (unless such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter), each subsequent fiscal quarter through the third fiscal quarter of the year in which the Distribution Date occurs and EPC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs. Such certifications shall be provided in substantially the same form and manner as EPC officers provided to the principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer(s) and principal accounting officer(s) of EPC prior to the Effective Time (except that such certifications shall be made by EHP rather than individual officers and employees and shall reflect any changes in certifications necessitated by the Spin-Off or any other transactions related thereto) or as otherwise agreed upon between EPC and EHP.

(b) In order to enable the principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer(s) and principal accounting officer(s) (as such terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission) of EHP to make any certifications required of them under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder, EPC shall, within a reasonable period of time following a request from EHP in anticipation of filing such reports, provide EHP with certifications in support of the certifications of EHP’s principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer(s) and principal accounting officer(s) required under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder with respect to EHP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs (unless such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter), each subsequent fiscal quarter through the third fiscal quarter of the year in which the Distribution Date occurs and EHP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs. Such certifications shall be provided in substantially the same form and manner as EPC officers provided to the principal executive officer(s), principal financial officer(s) and principal accounting officer(s) of EPC prior to the Effective Time (except that such certifications shall be made by EPC rather than individual officers and employees and shall reflect any changes in certifications necessitated by the Spin-Off or any other transactions related thereto) or as otherwise agreed upon between EPC and EHP.

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that is an estimate or forecast, or that is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate in the absence of fraud or willful misconduct by the providing Person. Neither EPC nor EHP shall have any Liability to the other Party if any Information is destroyed after commercially reasonable efforts by EHP or EPC, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Section 7.04 .

Section 7.07 Litigation Matters; Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation .

(a) From and after the Effective Time, EHP (or an applicable member of the EHP Group) shall assume and, except as provided in Article VI, be responsible for managing, and shall have the authority to manage, the defense or prosecution, as applicable, and resolution (including settlement) of, any EHP Action. From and after the Effective Time, EPC (or an applicable member of the EPC Group) shall assume and, except as provided in Article VI, be responsible for managing, and shall have the authority to manage, the defense or prosecution, as applicable, and resolution (including settlement) of, any EPC Action.

(b) At all times after the Effective Time, but only with respect to a Third-Party Claim (and to avoid doubt, not in the case of an adversarial Action by one Party or its Group Members against the other Party or its Group Members), each of EPC and EHP shall, and shall cause the other members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to make available, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of its Group Members (whether as witnesses or otherwise) and any books, records or other documents within its control or that it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action or threatened or contemplated Action (including preparation for such Action) in which EPC or EHP, as applicable, may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, EPC and EHP shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and consult to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions against each other’s Group in respect of which both Parties (or their respective Group Members) may have Liabilities or may possess relevant Information, other than an Action by one or more Group Members against one or more Group Members of the other Group.

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

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

 

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Section 7.08 Privileged Matters . The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the EPC Group and the EHP Group, and that each of the members of the EPC Group and the EHP Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges and immunities which may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. To allocate the interests of each Party in the Privileged Information or any other Information (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Information about Patents, Trademarks, or Other Intellectual Property) as to which any Party or Group Member of a Party is entitled to assert a privilege, immunity or other applicable protection in connection with legal or other professional services that have been provided prior to the Effective Time for the collective benefit of each of the Parties and their respective Group Members, whether or not such a privilege, immunity or protection exists or the existence of which is in dispute (collectively, “ Common Privileges ”), the Parties hereto agree as follows:

(a) EPC shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges, immunities and protections in connection with Privileged Information which relates to the EPC Business and, subject to Section 7.08(c) , not to the EHP Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any EPC Group Member or any EHP Group Member. EPC also shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges, immunities and protections in connection with Privileged Information which relates to any pending or future Action that is, or which EPC reasonably anticipates may become, an EPC Liability and that is not also, or that EPC reasonably anticipates will not become, an EHP Liability or a Shared Liability, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any EPC Group Member or any EHP Group Member.

(b) Subject to Section 7.08(c) , EHP shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges, immunities and protections in connection with Privileged Information which relates to the EHP Business and not to the EPC Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any EPC Group Member or any EHP Group Member. EHP also shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges, immunities and protections in connection with Privileged Information which relates to any pending or future Action that is, or which EHP reasonably anticipates may become, an EHP Liability and that is not also, or that EHP reasonably anticipates will not become, an EPC Liability or a Shared Liability, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession of or under the control of any EPC Group Member or any EHP Group Member.

(c) If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain Information is Privileged Information, then such Information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges, immunities and protections in connection with any such Information

 

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unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article XI to resolve any disputes as to whether any information relates to any pending or future Action that is, or is reasonably anticipated to become, an EHP Liability or an EPC Liability.

(d) Subject to the restrictions in this Section 7.08 , EPC and EHP agree that they shall have equal right to assert all Common Privileges not allocated pursuant to the terms of Section 7.08(a) , Section 7.08(b) , or Section 7.08(c) , (collectively, “ Shared Privileges ”) and all privileges, immunities and protections relating to any Actions or other matters that involve both Parties (or one or more of their respective Group Members) and in respect of which both Parties have Liabilities under this Agreement (including any Shared Liability), and that no such Shared Privilege may be waived by either Party (or any of its Group Members) without the consent of the other Party. Consent shall be in writing, or shall be deemed to be granted unless written objection is made within 20 days after notice upon the other Party requesting such consent.

(e) If a dispute arises between any EPC Group Member, on the one hand, and any EHP Group Member, on the other hand, regarding whether a Shared Privilege should be waived to protect or advance the interests of either Party and/or their respective Group Members, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the other Party in good faith; (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Party; and (iii) not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by the other Party. In the event of any Action or other dispute between or among any of the Parties, or any of their respective Group Members, either such Party may waive a privilege and/or use any Privileged Information in which the other Party or its Group Members has a Shared Privilege, without obtaining the consent of the other Party; provided , that such waiver of a Shared Privilege shall be effective only as to the use of information with respect to the Action or other dispute between the relevant Parties and/or the applicable Group Members, respectively, and shall not operate as or be used by either Party as a basis for asserting a waiver of the Shared Privilege with respect to Third Parties; and provided , further , that the Parties shall, and shall cause their applicable Group Members to, use reasonable efforts to maintain any such Shared Privilege with respect to Third Parties.

(f) Upon receipt by either Party hereto or by any Group Member of its Group of any subpoena, discovery or other request which arguably calls for the production or disclosure of Privileged Information or other Information subject to a Shared Privilege or as to which the other Party or a member of such other Party’s Group has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege, immunity or protection, or if either Party obtains knowledge that any of its Group’s current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests which arguably call for the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of the request (which notice shall be in writing and delivered no later than seven Business Days following the receipt of any such subpoena, discovery or other request) and shall provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information or other Information and to assert any rights it or any Group Member of its Group may have under this Section 7.08 or otherwise to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information. Each Party shall bear its own expenses in connection with any such request.

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the confidentiality of the Privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges, immunities and protections. The access to Privileged Information or other Information being granted and the agreement to provide witnesses herein, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts contemplated hereby, and the transfer of Privileged Information between and among the Parties hereto and of their respective Group Members pursuant hereto shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege, immunity or protection that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise. The Parties further agree that (i) the exchange by one Party to the other Party of any Privileged Information that should not have been transferred pursuant to the terms of this Article VII shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any privilege, immunity or protection that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to such Privileged Information; and (ii) the Party receiving such Privileged Information shall promptly return such Privileged Information to the Party who has the right to assert the privilege, immunity or protection.

(h) In furtherance of, and without limitation to, the Parties’ agreement under this Section 7.08 , EPC and EHP shall, and shall cause their applicable Group Members to, use reasonable efforts to maintain their respective separate and joint privileges, immunities and/or protections, including by executing joint defense and/or common interest agreements where necessary or useful for this purpose.

Section 7.09 Confidential Information .

(a) From and after the Effective Time, until the later to occur of the five-year anniversary of the Effective Time or the date upon which such Confidential Information is no longer a trade secret under applicable law, subject to Section 7.09(e) and except as contemplated by or otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, EPC, on behalf of itself and each of the EPC Group Members, and EHP, on behalf of itself and each of the EHP Group Members, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives (each, a “ Representative ”) to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to EPC’s confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all business, operations or other information, data or material (in each case whether in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible form) concerning or belonging to the other Party (or its Assets, Liabilities or business) or the other Party’s Group Members (or their respective Assets, Liabilities or businesses) that is either in its possession (including such information in its possession prior to the Effective Time) or furnished by the other Party or the other Party’s Group Members or their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (except, in each case, to the extent that such information, data or material has been: (i) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any of its Group Members or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this Agreement; (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party or any of its Group Members, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information, data or material; or (iii) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of such information, data or material of the other Party or any of its Group Members) (collectively, “ Confidential Information ”), and shall not use any such Confidential Information other than for such purposes as may be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder. If any Confidential Information

 

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of one Party or any of its Group Members is disclosed to another Party or any of its Group Members in connection with providing services to such first Party or any of its Group Members under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such disclosed Confidential Information shall be used only as required to perform such services.

(b) Each Party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Confidential Information to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such information in their capacities as such (and who will be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such information), and except in compliance with Section 7.09(e) .

(c) Without limiting the provision of Section 7.01(c) , each Party acknowledges that it and its respective Group Members may presently have and, following the Effective Time, may gain access to or possession of confidential or proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties (i) that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into between such Third Parties, on the one hand, and the other Party or the other Party’s Group Members, on the other hand, prior to the Effective Time; or (ii) that, as between the two Parties, was originally collected by the other Party or the other Party’s Group Members and that may be subject to and protected by privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws. As may be provided in more detail in an applicable Ancillary Agreement, each Party agrees that it shall hold, protect and use, and shall cause its Group Members and its and their respective Representatives to hold, protect and use, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties in accordance with privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws and the terms of any agreements that were either entered into before the Effective Time or affirmative commitments or representations that were made before the Effective Time by, between or among the other Party or the other Party’s Group Members, on the one hand, and such Third Parties, on the other hand.

(d) Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in this Section 7.09 , with respect to financial and other information related to the EHP Group Members for the periods during which such EHP Group Members were Subsidiaries of EPC, EPC shall be permitted to disclose such information in its earnings releases, investor calls, rating agency presentations and other similar disclosures to the extent such information has customarily been included by EPC in such disclosures and in its reports, statements or other documents filed or furnished with the Commission in accordance with applicable law, rules or regulations.

(e) In the event that either Party or any of its Group Members is requested or required (by oral question, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to applicable Law to disclose or provide any Confidential Information of the other Party or its Group Members, such Party shall, unless prohibited by such request or requirement of the applicable Governmental Authority or under applicable Law, provide the other Party with written notice of such request or demand as promptly as practicable under the circumstances so that such other Party shall have an opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order, and shall reasonably cooperate with such other Party in connection therewith, at such other Party’s own cost and expense. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner and the Party receiving the request or demand reasonably determines that its failure to disclose or provide such Confidential Information shall actually prejudice the Party receiving

 

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the request or demand, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide Confidential Information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority and shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Confidential Information.

Section 7.10 Attorney Representation . EPC, on behalf of itself and the other EPC Group Members, hereby waives any conflict of interest with respect to any attorney who is or becomes an employee of EHP or any EHP Group Member resulting from such person being an employee of EPC, EHP or any of their respective Group Members at any time prior to the Effective Time and agrees to allow such attorney to represent the EHP Group Members in any transaction or dispute with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and transactions between the Parties which commence following the Effective Time. EHP, on behalf of itself and the other EHP Group Members, hereby waives any conflict of interest with respect to any attorney who is or becomes an employee of EPC or any EPC Group Member resulting from such person being an employee of EPC, EHP or any of their respective Group Members at any time prior to the Effective Time and agrees to allow such attorney to represent the EPC Group Members in any transaction or dispute with respect to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and transactions between the Parties which commence following the Effective Time. In furtherance of the foregoing, each EHP Group Member and each EPC Group Member will, upon request, execute and deliver a specific waiver as may be required or may otherwise be appropriate in connection with a particular transaction or dispute under the applicable rules of professional conduct in order to effectuate the general waiver set forth above.

ARTICLE VIII

INSURANCE

Section 8.01 Insurance Prior to the Effective Time . Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this Article VIII , EHP hereby agrees, for itself and on behalf of the EHP Group Members, and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees and each of the heirs executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ EHP Insureds ”), that EPC and the other EPC Group Members shall not have any Liability whatsoever to any EHP Insured as a result of the insurance policies, insurance contracts and claim administration contracts and practices related to the foregoing of the EPC Group Members in effect at any time prior to the Effective Time, including but not limited to Liability as a result of the level or scope of coverage of any such insurance policies (or lack of any insurance policy or coverage), insurance contracts, claim administration contracts, the creditworthiness of any insurance carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy or contract and the adequacy or timeliness of any notice, or the lack thereof, to any insurance carrier, bankruptcy trustee for any insurer, scheme administrator for any insurer, or claims administrator with respect to any actual claim or potential claim or otherwise.

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any EPC Group Member which were or are in effect at any time at or prior to the Effective Time (other than the EHP Policies), including but not limited to general liability (whether primary, excess or umbrella) (collectively, the “ EPC Policies ”). Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (i) the EPC Group Members, and each of their respective former and current directors, officers and employees and each of the heirs executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ EPC Insureds ”) shall retain all of their respective rights, benefits and privileges, if any, under the EPC Policies, (ii) the EHP Insureds shall retain all of their respective rights, benefits and privileges under the EPC Policies, if any, with respect to any Liabilities to the extent incurred or suffered by one or more of the EHP Insureds in connection with, relating to, arising out of or due to, directly or indirectly, any act, omission, event or occurrence prior to the Effective Time, and (iii) coverage of the EHP Insureds under the EPC Policies shall cease as of the Effective Time with respect to any act, omission, event or occurrence at or after the Effective Time. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to waive any right or remedy of any insured with respect to any applicable policy of insurance. No provision of this Agreement is intended to relieve any insurer of any Liability under any policy, and any insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto, or, solely by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being expressly understood and agreed that no insurance carrier or any Third Party shall be entitled to a benefit (i.e., a benefit such Person would not be entitled to receive had the Distribution not occurred or in the absence of the provisions of this Article VIII ) by virtue of the provisions hereof.

(b) EHP or one or more of the other EHP Group Members shall own (i) all insurance policies, insurance contracts and claim administration contracts established in contemplation of the Distribution to cover only the EHP Insureds after the Effective Time and (ii) the insurance policies, insurance contracts and claims administration contracts listed on Schedule 8.02(b) (collectively, the “ EHP Policies ”).

Section 8.03 Acquisition, Administration and Maintenance of Post-Distribution Insurance by EHP . Commencing as of the Effective Time, EHP shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining a separate insurance program with commercially reasonable limits, deductibles and self-retentions for activities of the EHP Insureds at or after the Effective Time. Each of the EHP Group Members, as appropriate, shall be responsible for all administrative and financial matters relating to insurance policies established and maintained by the EHP Group Members for claims relating to, arising out of or due to, directly or indirectly, any act, omission, event or occurrence at or after the Effective Time involving any EHP Insured.

Section 8.04 Rights Under Shared Policies .

(a) At and after the Effective Time: (i) subject to the provisions of Section 8.04(d) , EHP will have the right to assert and/or continue to prosecute claims for any Liabilities with respect to the EHP Business and/or the EHP Insureds under EPC Policies that provided coverage for such Liabilities (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any group health and welfare insurance policies) (“ Shared Policies ”) on an occurrence basis (“ Occurrence-Based Policies ”) relating to, arising out of or due to, directly or indirectly, any event or occurrence occurring prior to the Effective Time subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of any such Occurrence-Based Policies; and (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 8.04(c) ,

 

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EHP will have the right to assert and/or continue to prosecute claims for any Liabilities with respect to the EHP Business under Shared Policies that are written on a “claims-made” basis (“ Claims-Made Policies ”) reported after the Effective Time and arising out of wrongful acts committed or loss occurrences occurring prior to the Effective Time, subject to the terms, conditions and exclusions of any such Claims-Made Policies and agreements.

(b) For those claims asserted and/or prosecuted by any EHP Insured under either the Occurrence-Based Policies or the Claims-Made Policies: (i) all of the EPC Insureds’ reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their efforts to assist any EHP Insured in asserting or continuing to prosecute the claims will be promptly paid by EHP following receipt of an invoice for such expenses; (ii) such claims shall be subject to any amendments, commutations, terminations, buy-outs, extinguishments and modifications of the Shared Policies subject to Section 8.04(c) , and (d) ; (iii) such claims will be subject to (and recovery thereon will be reduced by the amount of) any applicable deductibles or self-insured retentions, and, with respect to any such deductibles or self-insured retentions which require a payment by any EPC Group Member in respect thereof, EHP shall reimburse such EPC Group Member for such payment; and (iv) EHP shall be responsible for and shall pay any out-of-pocket expenses for prosecuting, claims handling or residual Liability arising from such claims.

(c) In the event that after the Effective Time, EPC proposes to amend, commute, terminate, buy-out, extinguish liability under or otherwise modify any Shared Policies under which an EHP Insured has or may in the future have rights to assert claims pursuant to this Article VIII in a manner that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect any such rights of an EHP Insured in any material respect, (i) EPC will give EHP prior notice thereof and consult with EHP with respect to such action, (ii) EPC will not take such action without the prior written consent of EHP, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (iii) EPC will pay to EHP its equitable share (which shall be mutually agreed upon by EPC and EHP, acting reasonably), if any, of any net proceeds actually received by EPC (or any EPC Group Member) from the insurer under the applicable Shared Policy as a result of such action by EPC (after deducting EPC’s out-of-pocket Expenses incurred in connection with such action).

(d) In no event will any EPC Group Member have any liability or obligation whatsoever to any EHP Insured if any Shared Policy is terminated or otherwise ceases to be in effect for any reason (other than a termination in breach of Section 8.04(c) ), is unavailable or inadequate to cover any Liability of any EHP Insured for any reason whatsoever or is not renewed or extended beyond the current expiration date.

Section 8.05 Maintenance of Shared Policies . Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, EPC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect the Shared Policies to the extent that such policies apply to the EHP Business.

Section 8.06 Administration of Claims .

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(b) From and after the Effective Time, the EPC Group Members will be responsible for the Claims Administration with respect to claims of the EPC Insureds under Shared Policies.

(c) From and after the Effective Time, EHP shall (i) notify EPC and the appropriate insurer simultaneously of a claim or potential claim under any Shared Policy; (ii) coordinate with EPC regarding the handling of any such claim or potential claim and all communications with any of the insurance carriers relating to any such claim or potential claim; and (iii) promptly provide to EPC copies of any correspondence between any EHP Insured and any such carrier in relation to the Shared Policies or any claim or potential claim under such policies. From and after the Effective Time, EPC shall provide appropriate instructions to the applicable insurance brokers under the Shared Policies to facilitate Claims Administration by EHP.

(d) EHP and EPC shall in good faith reasonably cooperate with each other in Claims Administration for claims under the Shared Policies directly involving any EHP Insured, on the one hand, and any EPC Insured, on the other.

Section 8.07 Insurance Premiums . From and after the Effective Time, EPC will pay all premiums, taxes, assessments or similar charges (retrospectively-rated or otherwise) as required under the terms and conditions of the respective Shared Policies in respect of periods of coverage prior to the Effective Time, whereupon EHP will upon the request of EPC promptly reimburse EPC for that portion of such additional premiums and other payments paid by EPC (or any EPC Group Member(s)) as are mutually determined by EPC and EHP to be attributable to the EHP Business or and/or any EHP Insured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, EPC will distribute any return of premiums, taxes, assessments or similar charges (retrospectively-rated or otherwise) under the terms and conditions of the respective Shared Policies, to EHP in proportion to the amount of any such return previously allocated to EHP.

Section 8.08 Agreement for Waiver of Conflict and Shared Defense . In the event that a Shared Policy provides coverage for both an EPC Insured, on the one hand, and an EHP Insured, on the other hand, relating to the same occurrence or alleged wrongful acts, EPC and EHP agree to defend jointly, pursuant to a mutually acceptable common interest and joint defense agreement; provided that in the event there is a conflict of interest which in the reasonable opinion of either such Party would otherwise prevent the conduct of that joint defense, the Parties shall cooperate to pursue coverage under such Shared Policy pursuant to appropriate arrangements (which may require separate counsel) as permitted by such Shared Policy. Nothing in this Section 8.08 will be construed to limit or otherwise alter in any way the indemnity obligations of the Parties, including those created by this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.

Section 8.09 Duty to Mitigate . To the extent that any Party is responsible for the Claims Administration for any claim under any of the Shared Policies after the Effective Time, such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the amount of the Liability which is the subject of the claim under the applicable Shared Policy.

 

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ARTICLE IX

CERTAIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS

Section 9.01 Legal Names and Other Parties’ Trademarks .

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement or in this Article IX, promptly after the Effective Time, each Party shall cease (and shall cause all of its respective Group Members to cease): (i) making any use of any names or Trademarks that include (A) any of the Trademarks of the other Party or such other Party’s Affiliates (including, in the case of EHP, “Edgewell” or “Edgewell Personal Care Company” or any other name or Trademark containing the words “Edgewell”, and in the case of EPC, “Energizer” or “Energizer Holdings, Inc.” or any other name or Trademark containing the words “Energizer”) and (B) any names or Trademarks confusingly similar thereto or dilutive thereof with respect to each Party, of the other Party or any of such other Party’s Affiliates ((A) and (B) collectively, in respect of each Party in reference to the other Party or such other Party’s Affiliates, the “ Other Party Marks ”), and (ii) holding themselves out as having any affiliation with the other Party or such other Party’s Affiliates; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Party or any Group Member thereof from (1) in the case of any EHP Group Member, making factual and accurate reference in a non-prominent manner that it was formerly affiliated with EPC or in the case of any EPC Group Member, making factual and accurate reference in a non-prominent manner that it was formerly affiliated with EHP, (2) making use of any Other Party Mark in a manner that would constitute “fair use” under applicable Law if any unaffiliated Third Party made such use or would otherwise be legally permissible for any unaffiliated Third Party without the consent of the Party owning such Other Party Mark, (3) in connection with publicly displaying materials in existence as of the Effective Time that are owned by a Party or any Group Member thereof immediately after the Effective Time, but that bear any Other Party Marks, for archival purposes or historical purposes (such as in a museum or museum-like display), and (4) making references in internal historical, corporate and tax records.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements of Section 9.01(a) , EPC shall not be required to change any name including the words “Energizer” in any Third Party contract or license, or in property records with respect to real or personal property; provided , however , that EPC on a prospective basis from and after the Effective Time shall change the name in any new or amended Third Party contract or license or property record.

Section 9.02 Domain Names .

(a) At the expense of EHP, each of EPC and EHP will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the Domain Names in Schedule 9.02(a) are: (i) listed with EHP or, on behalf of EHP, appropriate local counsel or other designated agent of EHP as the owner/registrant; (ii) managed by EHP in an EHP-controlled registrar account; and (iii) placed on EHP domain name servers, in each case within twelve months following the Effective Time.

(b) At the expense of EPC, each of EHP and EPC will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the Domain Names in Schedule 9.02(b) are: (i) listed with EPC or, on behalf of EPC, appropriate local counsel or other designated agent of EPC as the owner/registrant; (ii) managed by EPC in an EPC-controlled registrar account; and (iii) placed on EPC domain name servers, in each case within twelve months following the Effective Time.

 

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Section 9.03 Licenses to Information and Other Intellectual Property .

(a) Statement of Intent . It is the intent of the Parties, in granting licenses to portions of their respective Information and Other Intellectual Property, to allow: (i) EPC to continue to use Information and Other Intellectual Property that was used by EPC in the conduct of the EPC Business as conducted as of the Effective Time but is owned by EHP immediately after the Effective Time, to continue to conduct the EPC Business as conducted prior to the Effective Time and (ii) EHP to use Information and Other Intellectual Property that was used by EPC in the conduct of the EHP Business as conducted as of the Effective Time and is owned by EPC immediately after the Effective Time, to conduct the EHP Business as conducted by EPC prior to the Effective Time. Each Party agrees, for itself and its respective Group Members, that it will exercise the rights licensed to it under this Section 9.03 in a manner that complies with all applicable Laws.

(b) Licensed EHP Information and Licensed EHP Other IP .

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 9.03(b) and any other applicable provisions of this Agreement, EHP grants to EPC (for itself and the beneficial use of the EPC Group Members), and EPC accepts from EHP, a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly provided herein), revocable (only to the extent set forth in Section 9.03(b)(ii) ), royalty-free license (without the right to sublicense except as expressly provided below) to use, reproduce, copy, modify, duplicate, and create derivative works of the Licensed EHP Information and Licensed EHP Other IP, only on and in connection with the conduct of the EPC Business as conducted as of the Effective Time and as it may thereafter be conducted (the “ EPC Licensed Purposes ”). If any Licensed EHP Information or Licensed EHP Other IP is, or to the extent that it includes, EHP’s Confidential Information, EPC shall comply with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to its use and disclosure of EHP’s Confidential Information. EPC may sublicense the rights licensed to such Party under this Section 9.03(b) to EPC’s contractors only for purposes of providing services to EPC and only for the EPC Licensed Purposes; provided , however , that prior to sublicensing any rights in any Information or Other Intellectual Property that is, or to the extent that it includes, EHP’s Confidential Information, EPC shall first require the contractor to execute a binding written agreement pursuant to which such contractor agrees to be bound by provisions directed to the use and disclosure of such Confidential Information that are consistent with EPC’s obligations with respect to such Confidential Information as provided in Article VI .

(ii) EPC’s license to the Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP shall terminate thirty (30) days after its receipt of EHP’s written notice of EPC’s breach of any material term of this Agreement applicable to the Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP, unless EPC cures such breach and notifies EHP in writing of such cure during such thirty (30) day period. In the event of such termination, EPC shall (A) cease any and all use of the Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP, and EPC shall have no further right to use the Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP anywhere, in any way, or for any purpose, whatsoever, and (B) return, or at EHP’s direction, destroy all copies of Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP. Unless and until EHP terminates EPC’s license to the Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP in accordance with this Section 9.03(b)(ii) , such license shall be perpetual.

(iii) As between the parties, EPC shall own all derivative works of the Licensed EHP Information or Licensed EHP Other IP, including all intellectual property rights thereto, created by or on behalf of EPC or any EPC Group Member (“ EPC Derivative Works ”); provided , however , that to the extent EPC’s or an EPC Group Member’s use of the EPC Derivative Works would infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate EHP’s copyright or other intellectual property rights in and to the Licensed EHP Information or Licensed EHP Other IP, (A) EPC (on behalf of itself and the EPC Group Members) may use such Derivative Works only in connection with the EPC Licensed Purposes and only as set forth in this Agreement, and (B) EPC’s right (on behalf of itself and the EPC Group Members) to use and employ such Derivative Works shall terminate upon any termination of the license granted pursuant to this Section 9.03(b) .

 

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(c) Licensed EPC Information and Licensed EPC Other IP .

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 9.03(c) and any other applicable provisions of this Agreement, EPC hereby grants to EHP (for itself and the beneficial use of the EHP Group Members), and EHP accepts from EPC, a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as expressly provided herein), revocable (only to the extent set forth in Section 9.03(c)(ii) ), royalty-free license (without the right to sublicense except as expressly provided herein) to use, reproduce, copy, modify, duplicate, and create derivative works of the Licensed EPC Information and Licensed EPC Other IP, only on and in connection with the conduct of the EHP Business as conducted as of the Effective Time and as it may thereafter be conducted (the “ EHP Licensed Purposes ”) and only in accordance with this Agreement. If any Licensed EPC Information or Licensed EPC Other IP is, or to the extent that it includes EPC’s Confidential Information, EHP shall comply with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to its use and disclosure of EPC’s Confidential Information. EHP may sublicense the rights licensed to such Party under this Section 9.03(c) to EHP’s contractors only for purposes of providing services to EHP and only for the EHP Licensed Purposes; provided , however , that prior to sublicensing any rights in any Information or Other Intellectual Property that is or includes EPC’s Confidential Information, EHP shall first require the contractor to execute a binding written agreement pursuant to which such contractor agrees to be bound by provisions directed to the use and disclosure of such Confidential Information that are consistent with EHP’s obligations with respect to such Confidential Information as provided in Article VI .

(ii) EHP’s license to the Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EPC Other IP shall terminate thirty (30) days after its receipt of EPC’s written notice of EHP’s breach of any material term of this Agreement applicable to the Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EPC Other IP, unless EHP cures such breach and notifies EPC in writing of such cure during such thirty (30) day period. In the event of such termination, EHP shall (A) cease any and all use of the Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP, and EHP shall have no further right to use the Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EPC Other IP anywhere, in any way, or for any purpose, whatsoever, and (B) return, or at EPC’s direction, destroy all copies of Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EPC Other IP. Unless and until EPC terminates EHP’s license to the Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EPC Other IP in accordance with this Section 9.03(c)(ii) , such license shall be perpetual.

(iii) As between the parties, EHP shall own all derivative works of the Licensed EPC Information or Licensed EPC Other IP, including all intellectual property rights thereto, created by or on behalf of EHP or any EHP Group Member (“ EHP Derivative Works ”); provided, however, that to the extent EHP’s or an EHP Group Member’s use of the EHP Derivative Works would infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate EPC’s copyright or other intellectual property rights in and to the Licensed EPC Information or Licensed EPC Other IP, (A) EHP (on behalf of itself and the EHP Group Members) may use such Derivative Works only in connection with the EHP Licensed Purposes and only as set forth in this Agreement, and (B) EHP’s right (on behalf of itself and the EHP Group Members) to use and employ such Derivative Works shall terminate upon any termination of the license granted pursuant to this Section 9.03(c) .

 

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(d) Use by Subsidiaries .

(i) Any Subsidiary of EPC shall have the same right to use and exploit the Licensed EHP Information and the Licensed EHP Other IP as EPC. Any Subsidiary of EHP shall have the same right to exploit the Licensed EPC Information and the Licensed EPC Other IP as EHP. Each Subsidiary that exercises such right shall be bound by, and shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of, this Agreement as though it were “EPC” or “EHP,” as applicable, hereunder, but EPC or EHP, as applicable, shall at all times remain responsible for all use or other exploitation of the Licensed EHP Information, Licensed EHP Other IP, Licensed EPC Information, or Licensed EPC Other IP, as applicable, under this Agreement by such Subsidiary.

(ii) If at any time a prior Subsidiary of EPC no longer meets the definition of a Subsidiary of EPC or should cease to exist, such prior Subsidiary shall cease to have the right to use or exploit such Licensed EHP Information and Licensed EHP Other IP. If at any time a prior Subsidiary of EHP no longer meets the definition of a Subsidiary of EHP or should cease to exist, such prior Subsidiary shall cease to have the right to exploit such Licensed EPC Information and Licensed EPC Other IP.

(iii) Notwithstanding Section 9.03(d)(ii) above, if EHP or EPC spins off, sells, transfers or otherwise divests (a “ Divestiture ”) a Subsidiary or a part of its business (a “ Divested Business ”), and such Party (the “ Divesting Party ”) reasonably believes that the Divested Business’s use of the other Party’s Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP is de minimus (e.g., used only in the internal operations of such Divested Business, is not a material trade secret of the other Party, or is otherwise reasonably determined to be de minimus when considering the Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP used by the Divested Business and the purposes for which the Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP is used), then the Divesting Party, by written notice to the other Party, may request the right to sublicense to the Divested Business the Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP used by the Divested Business as of the effective date of the Divestiture for the purposes for which the Divested Business is using such Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP as of the effective date of the Divestiture (and shall identify in such request such Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP and such purposes). The other Party shall promptly respond to any such request and agrees not to unreasonably withhold

 

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or qualify its consent to any such request. Any such approved sublicense must be pursuant to a binding written agreement pursuant to which such Divested Business agrees to be bound by provisions directed to the use and disclosure of any Confidential Information included in the sublicensed Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP that are consistent with the Divesting Party’s obligations with respect to such Confidential Information with respect to such Confidential Information as provided in Article VI . Upon the other Party’s request, the Divesting Party shall provide a copy of any such executed sublicense to the other Party. The Divesting Party may not otherwise grant a Divested Business any license to use or other right, title or interest in or to any Licensed Information or Licensed Other IP of the other Party (or, if the Divesting Party is EPC, in any Licensed Trademarks) without the express, prior written consent of the other Party, which the other Party may grant or deny in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE X

FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

Section 10.01 Further Assurances .

(a) Subject to Section 5.03 and Article XI , in addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall, and shall cause each of its respective Group Members to, use commercially reasonable efforts, prior to and after the Effective Time, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to permit the operations of the EPC Business and the EHP Business after the Effective Time; provided , however, that neither EPC nor EHP (nor any of their respective Group Members) shall be obligated under this Section 10.01  to pay any consideration, grant any concession or incur any additional Liability to any Third Party other than ordinary and customary fees paid to a Governmental Authority.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to and after the Effective Time, each Party shall, and shall cause its Group Members to, cooperate with the other Party, without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, (i) to execute and deliver, or use reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including any instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer as such Party may reasonably be requested to execute and deliver by the other Party, (ii) to make, or cause to be made, all filings with, and to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all Consents of any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, (iii) to obtain, or cause to be obtained, any Governmental Approvals or other Consents required to effect the Spin-Off, (iv) to make, or cause to be made, all filings with a Governmental Authority necessary to ensure the assignment, transfer or other modification of Government Approvals as may be required pursuant to any Environmental Law and (v) to take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, in each case 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 EPC Assets and the EHP Assets and assignments and assumptions of EPC Liabilities and the EHP Liabilities as contemplated by this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) With respect to a particular Asset that (i) if primarily used or held for use in the EHP Business would be an EHP Asset and, if not so primarily used or held for use, would be an ECP Asset or (ii) if primarily used or held for use in the EPC Business would be an EPC Asset and, if not so primarily used or held for use, would be an EHP Asset, each Party shall, and shall cause its Group Members to, reasonably cooperate with the other Party, without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, in an investigation or analysis to determine whether such Asset is an EHP Asset or an EPC Asset and, if such determination is made to the reasonable satisfaction of both Parties, confirm in writing the status of such Asset. Each Party hereto shall cooperate with the other Party and use its commercially reasonable efforts to set up procedures and notifications as are reasonably necessary or advisable to effectuate the determination process contemplated by this Section 10.01(c) .

 

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Section 10.02 Employee Non-Solicit . Each Party agrees that, for a period of 12 months from the Effective Time, such Party (a “ Soliciting Party ”) will not, and will cause the other Group Members of such Party’s Group and will direct its and their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly solicit for employment any employee of any the other Party or any of its Group Members (a “ Protected Party ”); provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit: (i) generalized solicitations by advertising or similar methods of solicitation by search firms, which are not directed to specific individuals or employees of the Protected Party; or (ii) solicitations of persons who have ceased to be employed or retained by a Protected Party for at least six months; and provided , further , that any obligations of the Soliciting Party pursuant to this Section 10.02 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect effective upon a Change in Control of the Protected Party.

Section 10.03 Post-Distribution Name Changes .

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, EPC shall file articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, effectuating the merger of a wholly owned Subsidiary of EPC with and into EPC and changing the name of EPC to “Edgewell Personal Care Company” in accordance with Section 351.447 of the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri.

(b) Prior to the Effective Time, EHP shall file an amendment to its articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Missouri, changing the name of EHP to “Energizer Holdings, Inc.” in accordance with the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri.

Section 10.04 Late Payments . Except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid by a member of a Group to a member of the other Group 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 60 days of the date of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus 2%.

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induced by EHP’s covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including EHP’s assumption of the EHP Liabilities pursuant to the Separation and the provisions of this Agreement and EHP’s covenants and agreements contained in Article VI .

Section 10.06 Post-Effective Time Conduct . The Parties acknowledge that, after the Effective Time, each Party shall be independent of the other Party, with responsibility for its own actions and inactions and its own Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the conduct of its business, operations and activities following the Effective Time, except as may otherwise be provided in any Ancillary Agreement, and each Party shall (except as otherwise provided in Article VI , including Section 6.02 and Section 6.03 ) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such Liabilities from being inappropriately borne by the other Party.

Section 10.07 Receipt of Misdirected Assets; Consumer Inquiries

(a) Except to the extent otherwise contemplated in connection with a Delayed EHP Asset or Delayed EHP Liability under Section 2.02 , in the event that at any time and from time to time after the Effective Time, EPC or an EPC Group Member shall receive from a Third Party an Asset of the EHP Group (including any remittances from account debtors in respect of the EHP Group), EPC shall promptly transfer, or cause its Group Member to promptly transfer, such Asset to the appropriate EHP Group Member and such EHP Group Member shall accept such transfer.

(b) Except to the extent otherwise contemplated in connection with a Delayed EPC Asset or Delayed EPC Liability under Section 2.02 , in the event that at any time and from time to time after the Effective Time, EHP or an EHP Group Member shall receive from a Third Party an Asset of the EPC Group (including any remittances from account debtors in respect of the EPC Group), EHP shall promptly transfer, or cause its Group Member to promptly transfer, such Asset to the appropriate EPC Group Member and such EHP Group Member shall accept such transfer.

(c) In the event that at any time and from time to time after the Effective Time, EPC or any EPC Group Members shall receive any consumer inquiry or complaint relating to any product sold in connection with the EHP Business prior to the Effective Time (an “ EHP Consumer Inquiry ”), EPC shall, or shall cause its Group Member to, promptly forward such EHP Consumer Inquiry to the appropriate EHP Group Member for handling.

(d) In the event that at any time and from time to time after the Effective Time, EHP or any EHP Group Members shall receive any consumer inquiry or complaint relating to any product sold in connection with the EPC Business prior to the Effective Time (an “ EPC Consumer Inquiry ”), EPC shall, or shall cause its Group Member to, promptly forward such EPC Consumer Inquiry to the appropriate EPC Group Member for handling.

(e) Each Party hereto shall cooperate with the other Party and use its commercially reasonable efforts to set up procedures and notifications as are reasonably necessary or advisable to effectuate the transfers and communications contemplated by this Section 10.07 .

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Statement (and the prospectus used in connection therewith) as may be necessary to keep the Stock Award Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act for a period of not less than ten years following the Distribution Date, provided that EHP’s obligations pursuant to this Section 10.08 shall terminate on the date upon which there are no further offers of securities covered thereby pursuant to the terms of the applicable stock option agreements or stock appreciation rights agreements.

Section 10.09 Shared Liabilities .

(a) After the Effective Time, EPC and EHP shall form the Allocation Committee to determine in good faith whether EPC or EHP shall be the Managing Party of any Shared Liability. With respect to any Shared Liability, the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnitee, as applicable, may, within 15 days after receipt of the notice given by the Indemnitee pursuant to Section 6.05(a) , make a written request to the Allocation Committee for a determination as to the Managing Party (a “ Determination Request ”). If the Allocation Committee reaches a determination (which shall be made within 15 days after a Determination Request on a matter submitted to the Allocation Committee by either of EHP or EPC), then that determination shall be binding on the members of the EHP Group and the EPC Group and their respective successors and assigns. In the event that the Allocation Committee cannot reach a determination within 15 days after the making of such Determination Request, then the Allocation Committee shall request the CPR Institute, New York City, to appoint an expert determiner to select the Managing Party. EPC and EHP shall be jointly and severally responsible for the fees and expenses of the CPR Institute and the fees and expenses of the expert determiner. The Allocation Committee shall request CPR Institute (or if CPR Institute is not able to act in such a manner, a similar independent Third Party selected by EPC and EHP) to appoint the expert determiner within four Business Days after receiving the request. Within two Business Days after the appointment, and with the cooperation of EPC and EHP, the expert determiner shall meet separately (via telephone), for no more than 90 minutes, with representatives of EPC and with representatives of EHP, to obtain their respective positions on the selection of the Managing Party. The expert determiner shall issue the decision on the selection of the Managing Party to the Allocation Committee within one Business Day after completion of the second meeting. The decision shall not be accompanied with reasons.

(b) Either EPC or EHP shall be the “ Managing Party ” of each Shared Liability. In determining which party shall be the Managing Party, the Allocation Committee shall consider as the primary factor in such a determination which party is subject to the greater financial, operational and reputational risk or exposure in connection with such Shared Liability, including the relative Applicable Proportions with respect to such Shared Liability. The Allocation Committee shall also consider such other factors as the Allocation Committee deems appropriate, including, if applicable, which party has control over the potentially relevant documentation and possible witnesses with respect to such Shared Liability and which party has more relevant expertise in managing similar liabilities.

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Party was not consulted in the response to or defense thereof (except to the extent such consultation was required under this Agreement), that such party’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such response to or defense or the reasonableness of any settlement were not accepted or adopted, that such party does not approve of the quality or manner of the response to or defense thereof or that such Shared Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of liability.

(d) Any amount owed in respect of any Shared Liability shall be remitted within 30 days after the party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting information with respect thereto) to the party owing such amount.

ARTICLE XI

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 11.01 Disputes . Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement (the terms of which, to the extent so provided therein, shall govern the resolution of “Disputes” as that term is defined in the Ancillary Agreements), the procedures for discussion, negotiation and arbitration set forth in this Article XI shall apply to all disputes, controversies or claims (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of, relate to, arise under or in connection with, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby on or prior to the Effective Time), between or among any EPC Group Member and any EHP Group Member (collectively, “ Disputes ”). Each Party hereto agrees on behalf of itself and its respective Group Members that the procedures set forth in this Article XI shall be the sole and exclusive remedy in connection with any Dispute, controversy or claim relating to any of the foregoing matters and irrevocably waives any right to commence any Action in or before any Governmental Authority, except as expressly provided in Section 13.13 and except to the extent provided under the Arbitration Act in the case of judicial review of arbitration results or awards. EACH PARTY ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS RESPECTIVE GROUP MEMBERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO ANY TRIAL IN A COURT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE SET FORTH IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS SECTION 11.01 .

Section 11.02 Negotiation and Mediation .

(a) The Parties hereto agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve expeditiously any Dispute between them or any of their respective Group Members with respect to the matters covered hereby that may arise from time to time on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis. In furtherance of the foregoing, any Party hereto involved (or a Group Member of which is involved) in a Dispute may deliver a notice (an “ Escalation Notice ”) requesting an in-person meeting involving representatives of the Parties hereto at a senior level of management of the Parties hereto (or if the Parties hereto agree, of the appropriate strategic business unit or division within each Party). A copy of any such Escalation Notice shall be given to the General Counsel, or like officer, of each Party involved in the Dispute (which copy shall state that it is an Escalation Notice pursuant to this Agreement). Any agenda, location or procedures for such discussions or negotiations between the Parties may be established by the Parties from time to time; provided , however , that the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to meet within 20 Business Days of the Escalation Notice.

 

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(b) If the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within 30 Business Days after the date of the Escalation Notice, any Party hereto will have the right to begin arbitration and submit an Arbitration Demand Notice in accordance with Section 11.03 .

(c) The Parties may, by mutual consent, select a mediator to aid the Parties in their discussions and negotiations. Any opinion expressed by any such mediator shall be strictly advisory and shall not be binding on the Parties, nor shall any opinion expressed by any such mediator be admissible in any arbitration proceedings. Costs of any mediation shall be borne equally by the Parties, except that each Party shall be responsible for its own expenses. Mediation is not a prerequisite to a demand for arbitration under Section 11.03 .

(d) The Parties agree that all discussions and negotiations between the Parties during the foregoing proceedings will be inadmissible as evidence and without prejudice to the legal position of a Party in any subsequent Action.

Section 11.03 Arbitration .

(a) At any time following the 30 Business Day period set forth in Section 11.02(b) , any Party involved in the Dispute (regardless of whether such Party delivered the Escalation Notice) may make a written demand (the “ Arbitration Demand Notice ”) that the dispute be resolved by binding arbitration, which Arbitration Demand Notice shall be given to the Parties to the Dispute in the manner set forth in Section 13.05 . If any Party shall deliver an Arbitration Demand Notice to another Party, such other Party may itself deliver an Arbitration Demand Notice to such first Party with respect to any related dispute, controversy or claim with respect to which the Applicable Deadline has not passed without the requirement of delivering an Escalation Notice. No Party may assert that the course of conduct of any Party during any discussions, negotiations, or a failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve a Dispute is a bar to commencing arbitration under this Section 11.03 . If either Party delivers an Arbitration Demand Notice with respect to any dispute, controversy or claim that is the subject of any then pending arbitration proceeding or of a previously delivered Arbitration Demand Notice, all such disputes, controversies and claims shall be resolved in the arbitration proceeding for which an Arbitration Demand Notice was first delivered unless the arbitrator in his or her sole discretion determines that it is impracticable or otherwise inadvisable to do so.

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three arbitrators when one of the Parties believes, in its sole judgment, the issue could have significant precedential value; provided , however , that the Party that makes a request referred to in the foregoing clause (B) shall solely bear the increased costs and expenses associated with a panel of three arbitrators (i.e., the additional costs and expenses associated with the two additional arbitrators (as determined by the arbitrator)). In the event that arbitration shall be before an arbitral tribunal of three arbitrators in accordance with clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, any references to the “arbitrator” in this Article XI shall be deemed to refer to such arbitration panel or each such arbitrator or any such arbitrator, as the context indicates or requires.

(c) If the arbitration shall be before an arbitral tribunal of three independent arbitrators, the panel of three arbitrators shall be chosen as follows: (i) the AAA shall, within 10 Business Days from the date on which the arbitration is submitted to the AAA, send to the Parties a list setting forth the names of 15 potential arbitrators and (ii) the Parties shall alternatively strike from the combined list until three names remain, which shall be the selected arbitrators. If the arbitration shall be before a sole arbitrator, then the sole arbitrator shall be appointed by agreement of the Parties within 15 Business Days from the date of receipt of written demand of either party. If the Parties cannot agree to a sole arbitrator, then upon written application by either party, the sole independent arbitrator shall be appointed as follows: (i) the AAA shall, within 10 Business Days from receipt of such written application, send to the Parties a list setting forth the names of 10 potential arbitrators and (ii) the Parties shall alternatively strike from the combined list until one name remains, which shall be the selected arbitrators. Any arbitrator selected pursuant to this Section 11.03(c) shall be neutral and disinterested with respect to each of the Parties and the matter and shall be reasonably competent in the applicable subject matter of the Dispute, with any determinations as to whether an arbitrator satisfies such criteria to be made by the AAA.

(d) The arbitrator selected pursuant to Section 11.03(c) will set a time for the hearing of the matter, which will commence no later than 180 days after the selection of the arbitrator pursuant to Section 11.03(c) . The arbitrator may extend such period at the arbitrator’s discretion pursuant to a reasoned request from either Party or on the arbitrator’s own initiative if it is necessary to do so. The arbitrator shall use the arbitrator’s best efforts to reach a final decision and render the same in writing to the Parties not later than 60 days after Dispute being fully submitted to the arbitrator for decision, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing. Failure of the arbitrator to do so, however, shall not be a basis for challenging the decision.

(e) The arbitrator shall actively manage the arbitration with a view to achieving a just, speedy and cost-effective resolution of the dispute, claim or controversy. The arbitrator shall determine whether an oral hearing is required or whether the dispute should be submitted for a judgment or decision based on written submissions, verified witness statements and other written evidence. The arbitrator may, in the arbitrator’s sole discretion, set time and other limits on the presentation of each Party’s case, its memoranda or other submissions, and refuse to receive any proffered evidence that the arbitrator finds to be cumulative, unnecessary, irrelevant or of low probative nature. The decision of the arbitrator or a majority of the arbitration panel will be final and binding on the Parties, and judgment thereon may be had and will be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction over the Parties. Arbitration awards will bear interest from the date of the award at an annual rate of the Prime Rate plus 5%. To the extent that the provisions of this Agreement and the AAA Rules conflict, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.

 

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(f) The Parties may obtain and take discovery as permitted by the arbitrator, in the arbitrator’s discretion, including as to the type of discovery and parameters on the timing and/or completion of such discovery, and consistent with the AAA Rules.

(g) The arbitrator shall have full power and authority to determine issues of arbitrability but shall otherwise be limited to interpreting or construing the applicable provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and will have no authority or power to limit, expand, alter, amend, modify, revoke or suspend any condition or provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; it being understood, however, that the arbitrator will have full authority to implement the provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and to fashion appropriate remedies for breaches of this Agreement (including interim or permanent injunctive relief); provided , however , that the arbitrator shall not have (i) any authority in excess of the authority a court having jurisdiction over the Parties and the controversy or dispute would have absent these arbitration provisions or (ii) any right or power to award special, punitive or exemplary damages, except to the extent such damages are expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement (including Section 6.11 hereof) or any Ancillary Agreement (provided that this clause (ii) shall not limit the award of any such damages to the extent they are included in any Liabilities to Third Parties as to which the provisions of this Article XI are applicable). It is the intention of the Parties that in rendering a decision the arbitrator gives effect to the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and follows applicable Law (it being understood and agreed that judicial review is limited to the matters set forth in Section 11.03(j) ).

(h) If a Party fails or refuses to appear at and participate in an arbitration hearing after due notice, the arbitrator may hear and determine the controversy upon evidence produced by the appearing Party. Any decision rendered under such circumstances shall be as valid and enforceable as if the Parties had appeared and participated fully at all stages.

(i) The expenses of the arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fees and expert witness fees, incurred by the Parties to the arbitration, may be awarded to the prevailing Party, in the discretion of the arbitrator, or may be apportioned between the Parties in any manner deemed appropriate by the arbitrator. Unless and until the arbitrator makes any such award or apportionment, the fees of the arbitrator and all other arbitration costs shall be borne equally by each Party involved in the matter and each Party shall be responsible for its own attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses, including the costs of witnesses selected by such Party.

(j) Any arbitration award shall be an award with a holding in favor of or against a Party on each claim and shall include findings of facts and conclusions of law (including with respect to any matters relating to the validity or infringement of patents or patent applications) and shall include a statement of the reasoning on which the award rests. The award must also be in adequate form so that a judgment of a court may be entered thereupon. Judgment upon any arbitration award hereunder may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any award shall not be vacated or appealed except on the basis of (i) the award being procured by fraud or corruption, (ii) the arbitrator being partial or corrupt, or (iii) the arbitrator exceeding the scope of the power granted to the arbitrator in this Agreement.

 

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(k) Regardless of whether an Escalation Notice has been delivered, prior to the time at which the arbitrator is appointed pursuant to Section 11.03(c) , either Party may seek one or more temporary restraining orders in a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to Section 13.12, if necessary in order to preserve and protect the status quo and/or to prevent irreparable harm. Neither the request for, nor the grant or denial of, any such temporary restraining order shall be deemed a waiver of the obligation to arbitrate as set forth herein, and the arbitrator may order the Parties to petition the court to dissolve, continue or modify any such order. Any such temporary restraining order shall remain in effect until the first to occur of the expiration of the order in accordance with its terms or the dissolution thereof.

(l) Except as required by Law, the Parties shall hold, and shall cause their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and other representatives to hold, the existence, content and result of mediation or arbitration in confidence in accordance with the provisions of Article XI and except as may be required in order to enforce any award. Each of the Parties shall request that the arbitrator comply with such confidentiality requirement.

(m) If at any time the arbitrator shall fail to serve as such for any reason, the Parties shall select a new arbitrator who shall be disinterested as to the Parties and the matter in accordance with the procedure set forth herein for the selection of the initial arbitrator. The extent, if any, to which testimony previously given shall be repeated or as to which the replacement arbitrator elects to rely on the stenographic record (if there is one) of such testimony shall be determined by the arbitrator.

(n) Any arbitration proceedings hereunder shall take place in St. Louis, Missouri, unless another location is otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.

(o) The interpretation of the provisions of this Article XI , only insofar as they relate to the agreement to arbitrate and any procedures pursuant thereto, shall be governed by the Arbitration Act and other applicable U.S. federal law. In all other respects, the interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed as set forth in Section 13.02.

Section 11.04 Continuity of Service and Performance . Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article XI with respect to all matters not subject to such Dispute to the extent such Party is obligated to do so pursuant to the underlying agreement.

ARTICLE XII

TERMINATION

Section 12.01 Termination . This Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements may be terminated and the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole discretion of EPC without the approval of any Person, including EHP. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of each of the Parties.

Section 12.02 Effect of Termination . In the event of such termination, this Agreement shall become null and void and no Party, nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees, shall have any Liability of any kind to any Person by reason of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01 Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Conflicts; 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. Each Party acknowledges that it and the other Party may execute this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement by manual, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms a stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind it to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement or Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date hereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

(b) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the exhibits, Schedules and annexes hereto and thereto 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) It is the intention of the Parties that the Transfer Documents shall be consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Transfer Documents and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control over the inconsistent provisions of such Transfer Documents. The Parties agree that the Transfer Documents are not intended and shall not be construed in any way to enhance, modify or decrease any of the rights or obligations of EPC, any EPC Group Member, EHP or any EHP Group Member from those contained in this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements.

(d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, and subject to the preceding paragraph (c), in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Ancillary Agreement other than the Transfer Documents, the provisions of such Ancillary Agreement shall control over the inconsistent provisions of this Agreement as to matters specifically addressed in the Ancillary Agreement. For the

 

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avoidance of doubt, the TMA shall govern all matters (including any indemnities and payments among the parties and each other member of their respective Groups and the allocation of any rights and obligations pursuant to agreements entered into with Third Parties) relating to Taxes or otherwise specifically addressed in the TMA.

(e) EPC represents on behalf of itself and each other EPC Group Member, and EHP represents on behalf of itself and each other EHP Group Member, as follows:

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

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

Section 13.02 Governing Law . This Agreement, and, unless expressly proved therein, each Ancillary Agreement, (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein or 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 Missouri irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Missouri, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

Section 13.03 Assignability . Except as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, none of this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder or thereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other party to the agreement being so assigned or delegated, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Except as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements if: (a) any party to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving Business Entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or Assets to any Person, and (b) in any such case, the resulting, surviving or assignee Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of the relevant party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement and all applicable Ancillary Agreements. No assignment permitted by this Section 13.03 shall release the assigning party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement(s).

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therein, and for the rights of EHP Insureds under Article VIII , (a) the provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective Group Members, after giving effect to the Distribution, and their permitted successors and assigns, and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties and their respective Group Members, after giving effect to the Distribution, and their permitted successors and assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder 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 other Third Party with any remedy, claim, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 13.05 Notices . All Notices 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 mail transmission (return receipt requested) 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 13.05 ):

If to EPC, to:

Edgewell Personal Care Company

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 300

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attn:

Facsimile:

Email:

with a copy to:

Edgewell Personal Care Company

6 Research Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile:

Email: manish.shanbhag@edgewell.com

If to EHP to:

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attn: Emily K. Boss

Facsimile: 314-985-2258

Email: Kelly.Boss@energizer.com

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

 

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Section 13.06 Severability . In the event that any one or more of the terms or provisions 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, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, and the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to substitute one or more valid, legal and enforceable terms or provisions into this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) which, insofar as practicable, implement the purposes and intent of the Parties. Any term or provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part, degree or within certain jurisdictions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as reflected by this Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each party waives any term or provision of Law which renders any term or provision of this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

Section 13.07 Publicity . From and after the Effective Time, each of EPC and EHP shall consult with the other prior to issuing, and shall, subject to the requirements of Section 7.09 , provide the other Party the opportunity to review and comment upon, that portion of any press releases or other public statements in connection with the Spin-Off or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or by any Ancillary Agreement and prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority or national securities exchange with respect thereto (including the Information Statement, the Parties’ respective Current Reports on Form 8-K to be filed on the Distribution Date, the Parties’ respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs, or if such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter, the Parties’ respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs (each such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, a “ First Post-Distribution Report ”). Each Party’s obligations pursuant to this Section 13.07 shall terminate on the date on which such Party’s First Post-Distribution Report is filed with the Commission.

Section 13.08 Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all costs and expenses paid or incurred, whether prior to or after the Effective Time, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, the Separation, the Form 10, the Information Statement, the Stock Award Registration Statement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Distribution is consummated; provided , however , that EPC will pay all non-recurring Third Party fees, costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing incurred on or prior to the Effective Time that EPC deems necessary to effect the Distribution, except for such non-recurring Third Party fees, costs and expenses as are set forth on Schedule 13.08 , which shall be paid by EHP; and provided , further , that any costs and expenses incurred in obtaining any Consent or novation from a Third Party in connection with the assignment to and assumption by a Party or any of its Group Members of any contracts, commitments or understandings in connection with the Separation shall be borne by the Party or Group Member to which such contract, commitment or understanding is being assigned.

 

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Section 13.09 Headings . The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement and 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.

Section 13.10 Survival of Agreements . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement and the liabilities for the breach of any obligations contained herein or therein shall survive the Effective Time and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.

Section 13.11 Waivers of Default . No failure or delay of any Party (or its applicable Group Members) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the waiving Party.

Section 13.12 Consent to Jurisdiction . Subject to the provisions of Article XI , each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the circuit courts of the State of Missouri, St. Louis County, and (b) the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “ Missouri Courts ”), for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding to compel arbitration or for provisional relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with Article XI or for provisional relief to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Missouri Courts for the enforcement of any award issued thereunder. Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in Section 13.05 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the Missouri Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 13.12 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to any Missouri Court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over the Parties and the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in the Missouri Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 13.13 Specific Performance . The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to (i) an injunction or injunctions issued in any arbitration in accordance with Article XI to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, (ii) provisional or temporary injunctive relief in accordance with Section 11.03(l) in any Missouri Court, and (iii) enforcement of any such award of an arbitral tribunal or a Missouri Court in any court of the United States, or any other any court or tribunal sitting in any state of the United States or in any foreign country that has jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy or relief to which they may be entitled.

 

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Section 13.14 Amendments . No provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed amended, supplemented or modified unless such amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of both Parties or their relevant Group Members, as the case may be. No provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party or relevant Group Member against whom it is sought to be enforced.

Section 13.15 Interpretation . Words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires. The terms “hereof,” “herein” “and “herewith” and words of similar import, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Article, Section or Schedule references are to the articles, sections and Schedules of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule to this Agreement or to any Ancillary Agreement but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreement to which such Schedule is attached, as applicable. Any reference herein to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, unless otherwise stated, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, in accordance with the terms thereof. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified. The word “or” shall not be exclusive. References to the performance, discharge or fulfillment of any Liability in accordance with its terms shall have meaning only to the extent such Liability has terms. If the Liability does not have terms, the reference shall mean performance, discharge or fulfillment of such Liability.

Section 13.16 Group Members . EPC shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by an EPC Group Member and EHP shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by an EHP Group Member.

Section 13.17 Force Majeure . Neither Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement for failure to fulfill any obligation so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligations is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. 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. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 13.18 Mutual Drafting . This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

 

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Section 13.19 No Reliance on Other Party . The Parties hereto represent to each other that this Agreement is entered into with full consideration of any and all rights which the Parties hereto may have. The Parties hereto have relied upon their own knowledge and judgment and have conducted such investigations they and their in-house counsel have deemed appropriate regarding this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and their rights in connection with this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. The Parties hereto are not relying upon any representations or statements made by any other Party, or any such other Party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys, regarding this Agreement, except to the extent such representations are expressly set forth or incorporated in this Agreement. The Parties hereto are not relying upon a legal duty, if one exists, on the part of any other Party (or any such other Party’s employees, agents, representatives or attorneys) to disclose any information in connection with the execution of this Agreement or its preparation, it being expressly understood that no Party hereto shall ever assert any failure to disclose information on the part of any other Party as a ground for challenging this Agreement or any provision hereof.

Section 13.20 Limited Liability . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no individual who is a shareholder, director, employee, officer, agent or representative of EPC or EHP, or any of their respective Group Members, in such individual’s capacity as such, shall have any liability in respect of or relating to the covenants or obligations of EPC or EHP, as applicable, under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or in respect of any certificate delivered with respect hereto or thereto and, to the fullest extent legally permissible, each EPC and EHP, for itself and its respective Group Members and its and their respective shareholders, directors, employees and officers, waives and agrees not to seek to assert or enforce any such liability that any such Person otherwise might have pursuant to applicable Law.

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THIS CONTRACT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.

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

 

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
By:

 

Name:
Title:
ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.
By:

 

Name:
Title:

Signature Page to the Separation and Distribution Agreement

Exhibit 2.2

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.

AND

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

DATED AS OF [ ], 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      1   
ARTICLE II SERVICES      5   
  2.1    Services      5   
  2.2    Additional Services      6   
  2.3    Services Not Included; No Management Authority      6   
  2.4    Service Providers; Third Party Providers      7   
  2.5    Cooperation; Transition and Service Coordinators      8   
  2.6    Service Boundaries and Scope      9   
  2.7    Standard of Performance; Limitation of Liability      10   
  2.8    Precedence of Schedules      12   
  2.9    Transitional Nature of Services      12   
  2.10    Changes to Services      12   
  2.11    Leases and Subleases      12   
ARTICLE III SERVICE CHARGES      13   
  3.1    Compensation      13   
  3.2    Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Expenses      13   
ARTICLE IV SERVICE CHARGES      14   
  4.1    Payment      14   
  4.2    No Set-Off      15   
  4.3    Taxes      15   
ARTICLE V TERM      15   
  5.1    Term      15   
  5.2    Maximum Transition Period      16   
ARTICLE VI DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES; TERMINATION OF SERVICES      16   
  6.1    Discontinuation or Early Termination of Services      16   
  6.2    Reduction of Services      17   
  6.3    Interdependencies      17   
  6.4    Effect of Termination      18   
  6.5    Procedures Upon Discontinuation or Termination of Services      18   
ARTICLE VII ACCESS; SYSTEM SECURITY      19   
  7.1    Access      19   
  7.2    System Security      20   
ARTICLE VIII LIMITED LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION AND WAIVER      20   
  8.1    Limitations on Liability      20   
  8.2    Obligation to Re-Perform; Liabilities      21   
  8.3    Third Party Claims      21   
  8.4    Provider Indemnity      21   

 

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8.5 Indemnification Procedures 22
8.6 Environmental Matters 22
ARTICLE IX CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS 22
9.1 Confidentiality 22
9.2 No Release 22
9.3 Third Party Information; Privacy and Data Protection Laws 22
9.4 Protective Arrangements 23
ARTICLE X MARKET EXIT COOPERATION 23
10.1 Applicable Jurisdictions 23
10.2 Wind-down Activities 24
10.3 Transition Activities 24
10.4 Outside Date 24
10.5 Settlement of Costs and Expenses 24
10.6 Transition Severance Costs 25
ARTICLE XI FORCE MAJEURE 26
11.1 Performance Excused 26
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS 26
12.1 Entire Agreement 26
12.2 Binding Effect; Assignment 26
12.3 Third Party Beneficiaries 27
12.4 Amendment; Waivers 27
12.5 Notices 27
12.6 Counterparts 28
12.7 Signatures and Delivery 28
12.8 Severability 28
12.9 Governing Law 29
12.10 Dispute Resolution 29
12.11 Specific Performance 30
12.12 Corporate Power 30
12.13 Independent Contractors 30
12.14 Title to Intellectual Property 30
12.15 Group Members 31
12.16 Survival of Covenants 31
12.17 Interpretation 31
12.18 Further Assurances 31
12.19 Public Announcements 31
12.20 Mutual Drafting 31

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of [●], 2015, by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“ Energizer ”) and Energizer SpinCo, Inc., a Missouri corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Energizer (“ SpinCo ”). Energizer and SpinCo 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 Energizer has determined that it would be advisable and in the best interests of Energizer and its shareholders to separate the EHP Business from the EPC Business;

WHEREAS, in order to effectuate the foregoing, Energizer and SpinCo have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated [●], 2015 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “ Separation and Distribution Agreement ”), which provides for, among other things, the contribution from Energizer to SpinCo of certain assets, the assumption by SpinCo of certain Liabilities (as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement) from Energizer, the distribution by Energizer of SpinCo common stock to Energizer shareholders, and the execution and delivery of certain agreements in order to facilitate and provide for the foregoing, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate and provide for an orderly transition under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which each of the Parties shall provide to the other the Services (as defined 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 meaning specified for such term 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 7.2(a) .

Additional Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) .

 

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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. The Parties agree that, for the purposes of this Agreement, no member of the Energizer Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the any member of the SpinCo Group and no member of the SpinCo Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Energizer Group.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Allocation Principles ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(b)

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

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

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions located in St. Louis, Missouri are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Business Entity ” means any corporation, general or limited partnership, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, limited liability entity or other entity.

Charge ” and “ Charges ” have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Complete Exit Market ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

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

Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.10(a) .

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

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

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

Energizer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Energizer Group ” means the EPC Group as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

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

 

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

Executive Sponsor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.10(b) .

Exhibits ” means the Exhibits attached hereto.

Exiting Group ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

Force Majeure Event ” means, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which by its nature could not reasonably have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it could reasonably have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, storms, floods, riots, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) or armed hostilities, other national or international calamities or acts of terrorism or failures of energy sources or distribution or transportation facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of an unsolicited takeover offer or other acquisition proposal, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

Group ” means either the Energizer Group or the SpinCo Group.

Group Exit Market ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

Information ” means information in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, marketing plans, customer names, Privileged Information, and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data; provided that “Information” does not include Patents, Trademarks, or Other Intellectual Property.

Initial Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Interest Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) .

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

Lease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11 .

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

Market ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

Market Exit Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a) .

Market Exit Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a) .

Notice ” means any written notice, request, demand or other communication specifically referencing this Agreement and given in accordance with Section 12.5 .

 

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Outside Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .

Parties ” and “ Party ” have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Person ” means any (i) individual; (ii) Business Entity; or (iii) Governmental Authority.

Preparing Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a) .

Provider Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 .

Recipient Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4 .

Representative ,” as to a Person, means such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives.

SpinCo ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

SpinCo Group ” means the EHP Group as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Schedules ” means the Schedules attached hereto.

Security Regulations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) .

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

Service Coordinator ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b) .

Service Period ” means, with respect to any Service, the period commencing on the later of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the date on which any Additional Service becomes a “Service” pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and ending on the earlier of (a) the date the Recipient terminates the provision of such Service pursuant to Section 6.1 , and (b) the termination date (measured as the number of months from the Effective Time) specified with respect to such Service on the subsection of Schedule A or Schedule B hereto applicable to such Service.

Service Provider ” means, with respect to any Service, the entity or entities identified on the applicable subsection of Schedule A or Schedule B hereto as the “Service Provider.”

Service Provider Group ” means the Energizer Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, when it is providing Services to a member of the other Group.

Service Recipient ” means, with respect to any Service, the entity or entities identified on the applicable subsection of Schedule A or Schedule B hereto as the “Service Recipient.”

Service Recipient Group ” means the Energizer Group or the SpinCo Group, as applicable, when it is receiving Services from a member of the other Group.

Services ” means the Initial Services and any Additional Services agreed to by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2 .

 

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Sublease ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11 .

Subsidiary ” means or “ subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Business Entity of which such Person: (i) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (A) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities of such Business Entity; (B) the total combined equity interests; or (C) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership; or (ii) 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.

Surviving Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

Systems ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) .

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

Third Party ” means any Person other than the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

Third Party Provider ” means a Third Party 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 Activities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 .

Transition Coordinator ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b) .

Transition Severance Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6 .

Wind-down Activities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

Wind-down Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

ARTICLE II

SERVICES

2.1 Services .

(a) Commencing as of the Effective Time, Energizer shall, and shall cause the applicable members of the Energizer Group to, (i) provide to SpinCo and the applicable members of the SpinCo Group the Services set forth in Schedule A and (ii) pay, perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, its and their respective obligations as Service Recipients under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Commencing as of the Effective Time, SpinCo shall, and shall cause the applicable members of the Spinco Group to, (i) provide to Energizer and the applicable members of the Energizer Group the Services set forth in Schedule B (collectively with the Services set forth on Schedule A , the “ Initial Services ”) and (ii) pay, perform, discharge and satisfy, as and when due, its and their respective obligations as Service Recipients under this Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(c) The Parties agree and acknowledge that the right to receive any Services (or portions thereof) for which a Party is a Service Recipient hereunder may be assigned, allocated and/or contributed, in whole or in part, by a Party to any member of such Party’s Group. To the extent so assigned, allocated and/or contributed, the relevant Group member shall be deemed the Service Recipient with respect to the relevant portion of such Services.

2.2 Additional Services . From time to time during the term of this Agreement, each of Energizer and SpinCo may request the other Party (i) to provide additional (including as to volume, amount, level or frequency, as applicable) or different services which the other Party is not expressly obligated to provide under this Agreement if such services are of the type and scope provided within the Energizer Group or the SpinCo Group, or between the Energizer Group and the SpinCo Group, in each case during twelve months preceding the date hereof, (ii) expand the scope of any Service or (iii) expand the duration for which any Service is provided (such additional or expanded services, the “ Additional Services ”). The Party receiving such request for Additional Services shall consider such request in good faith and shall notify the requesting Party as promptly as practicable as to whether it will or will not provide the Additional Services; provided that nothing shall require such Party receiving the request to provide such Additional Service to the requesting Party.

(b) If a Party agrees to provide Additional Services pursuant to Section 2.2(a) , then the Transition Coordinators shall in good faith negotiate an amendment to Schedule A and/or Schedule B , as applicable, which will describe in detail the service or service category, as applicable, project scope, term, price and payment terms to be charged for such Additional Services; 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. If and to the extent agreed to in writing, the amendment to Schedule A and/or Schedule B , as applicable, shall be deemed part of this Agreement as of such date and the Additional Services shall be deemed “Services” provided hereunder, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2.3 Services Not Included; No Management Authority .

(a) 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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(b) 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. No Service Provider shall have the authority to bind the Service Recipient by contract or otherwise nor shall any Service Provider, or its employees, agents and Third Party Providers that are performing the Services, have the right directly or indirectly to control or direct the operations of the Service Recipient. Such employees, agents and Third Party Providers of the Service Provider 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. 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.

2.4 Service Providers; Third Party Providers .

(a) The Service Provider shall determine the personnel who shall perform the Services to be provided by it. The 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 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. 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 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, be considered or deemed to be, or have any rights as, employees of the Service Recipient or any member of the Service Recipient Group as a result of this Agreement.

(b) The Service Provider may, at its option, from time to time, delegate any or all of its obligations to perform Services under this Agreement to any one or more members of the Service Provider Group, provided that the delegation of performance of the applicable Service does not impact the timeliness or quality of such Service.

(c) The Service Provider may perform its obligations to provide a Service through one or more Third Party Providers, provided that the delegation of performance of the applicable Service does not impact the timeliness or quality of such Service, in accordance with the following:

(i) Service Provider is Currently Using Third Party Providers as of the Effective Time .  If, as of the Effective Time, (i) the Service Provider is obtaining analogous services for itself from one or more Third Party Providers, or (ii) the Service Provider is obtaining services from Third Party Providers which services the Service Provider shall only provide to the Service Recipient under this Agreement and the Service Provider shall not

 

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otherwise require such analogous services for itself during the term of this Agreement, then the Charges for the applicable Services the Service Provider is obtaining from such Third Parties may be adjusted proportionally by the Service Provider pursuant to Section 3.1(c) to reflect any adjustment in the rates or charges imposed by the Third Party Provider that is providing such Services; or

(ii) Service Provider Elects to Switch to Third Parties After the Effective Time .

(A) If, following the Effective Time, the Service Provider elects to obtain analogous services for itself from Third Party Providers (x) the Provider shall furnish to the Service Recipient reasonable prior Notice (in content and timing) respecting such use of Third Party Providers, and (y) the Charges for the applicable Services the Service Provider is obtaining from such Third Parties may be adjusted proportionally by the Service Provider pursuant to Section 3.1(c) to reflect any adjustment in the rates or charges imposed by the Third Party Provider that is providing such Services; and

(B) If, however, following the Effective Time, the Service Provider is not obtaining analogous services for itself from Third Party Providers (x) the Service Provider shall furnish to the Service Recipient reasonable prior Notice (in content and timing) respecting such use of Third Party Providers, and (y) the Charges for the applicable Services the Service Provider is providing through such Third Parties appointed following the Effective Time may not be adjusted by the Service Provider as a result of any adjustments in the rates or charges imposed by such Third Party Providers.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Service Provider shall not be relieved of its obligations under this Agreement by use of such Third Party Providers.

2.5 Cooperation; Transition and Service Coordinators .

(a) The Service Provider and the Service Recipient and their respective Group members shall cooperate with one another in connection with the provision of Services hereunder; provided , however , that such cooperation shall not unreasonably disrupt the normal operations of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries; and, provided , further , that this Section 2.5(a) shall not require either Party to incur any out-of-pocket costs or expenses unless and except as expressly provided in this Agreement or otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties.

(b) 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 Elizabeth Dreyer, for Energizer, and Tim Gorman, for SpinCo. The Transition Coordinators shall meet as expeditiously as practicable to resolve any Dispute hereunder; and any Dispute that is not resolved by the Transition Coordinators within thirty (30) calendar days shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 12.10 . 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

 

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individual coordinator shall be limited to the designated Service or group of Services. Additionally, a Transition Coordinator may, by Notice to the other Transition Coordinator, designate one or more individuals as individual coordinators for certain classes or types of Services. Such 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 any changes or amendments to the Agreement must be made in accordance with Section 12.4 . The Service Provider and the Service Recipient shall advise each other promptly (in any case within no more than three (3) Business Days) in a Notice 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 Section 2.5(b) . Any change in Service Coordinators shall be handled by Notice from the applicable Transition Coordinator.

(c) 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.

2.6 Service Boundaries and Scope . Except as provided in a Schedule for a specific Service, and except as provided in Article X with respect to the Wind-down Activities and Transition Activities: (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 within the Energizer Group or the SpinCo Group immediately prior to the Effective Time; 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 Effective Time. 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 the Service Recipient or members of the Service Recipient’s Group had authorized access immediately prior to the Effective Time; (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

 

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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 , and except as provided in Article X with respect to the Wind-down Activities and Transition Activities, the Services do not include any services that may result from any business acquisitions, divestitures, start-ups or terminations by the Service Recipient Group occurring following the Effective Time. 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 .

2.7 Standard of Performance; Limitation of Liability .

(a) Subject to Section 2.6 , the Service Provider shall perform all Services to be provided by the Service Provider in a manner that is based on its past practice and that is substantially similar in nature, quality and timeliness to the analogous services provided by Energizer or any of its Subsidiaries to Energizer or its applicable functional group or Subsidiary (including, solely for this purpose, SpinCo and its Subsidiaries) prior to the Effective Time, and, if any such Services were not performed by Energizer or a Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time, then such Services shall be performed in a manner that is with substantially similar in nature, quality and timeliness to the manner in which as the Service Provider performs comparable services for itself and its Group. 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) Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Service Provider to perform or cause to be performed any Service to the extent the manner of such performance would constitute a violation of applicable Laws, or any existing contract or agreement with a Third Party. If the Service Provider is or becomes aware of any potential violation on the part of the Service Provider, the Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly send a Notice to the Service Recipient of any such potential violation. The Parties each agree to cooperate and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary Third Party consents required under any existing contract or agreement with a Third Party to allow the Service Provider to perform or cause to be performed any Service in accordance with the standards set forth in this Section 2.7(b) . Any costs and expenses incurred by any Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with obtaining any such Third Party consent that is required to allow the Service Provider to perform or cause to be performed (i) any Service (other than an Additional Service) shall be split between the Service Provider and the Service Recipient in accordance with such Parties’ respective utilization of the applicable Service at such time (except with respect to fees imposed by Third Parties to allow joint participation by the Service Provider and the Service Recipient under information technology contracts and licenses, which fees shall be split equally between the Service Provider and the Service Recipient) and (ii) any Additional Service shall be solely the responsibility of the Service Recipient. If, with respect to a Service,

 

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the Parties, despite the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, are unable to obtain a required Third Party consent or the performance of such Service by the Service Provider would continue to constitute a violation of applicable Laws, the Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to provide such Services in a manner as closely as possible to the standards described in this Section 2.7 that would apply absent the exception provided for in the first sentence of this Section 2.7(b) .

(c) 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 (including pursuant to Section 2.4(c)(iii) ), the Service Provider shall not be liable to the Service Recipient for any breach of any agreement by a Third Party Provider or any failure, delay or other problem in connection with the Services caused by the act or omission of a Third Party Provider; provided , that the Service Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies (if any) against the Third Party Provider such that the failure, delay or other problem is remedied as soon as reasonably practicable and its impact on the Services and minimized, and if the Service Provider is unable to do so shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements to provide the affected Services in compliance with this Agreement.

(d) 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 effect 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.

(e) Neither the Service Provider nor any member of the Service Provider Group shall be required to perform or to cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any Third Party or any other Person other than the Service Recipient or other members of the Service Recipient Group.

(f) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 2.7 , EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES, ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS GROUP MEMBERS AND ITS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, THAT ALL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, THAT THE SERVICE RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISK AND LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES, AND THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDER MAKES NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND GRANTS NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES. EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OR EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,

 

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INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO ANY REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION OR THE NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.

(g) Each Party shall be responsible for its own compliance with any and all Laws applicable to its performance under this Agreement. No Party shall knowingly take any action in violation of any such applicable Law that results in Liability being imposed on the other Party.

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 any particular section of a Schedule shall only apply with respect to the Services provided under that Schedule section. In the event of a conflict between the terms contained in an individual Schedule, or section of a Schedule, and the terms in the body of this Agreement, the terms in the Schedule or section thereof shall take precedence with respect to the Services under such Schedule or section, as applicable, only. No terms contained in individual Schedules or any section thereof shall otherwise modify the terms of this Agreement.

2.9 Transitional Nature of Services . The Parties acknowledge the transitional nature of the Services and agree to cooperate in good faith and to use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate a smooth transition of the Services from the Service Provider to the Service Recipient (or its designee).

2.10 Changes to Services . Except as provided in Section 2.4(c) and subject to the performance standards set forth in this Article II, the Service Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing the Services if the Service Provider is making similar changes in performing analogous services for itself and if the Service Provider furnishes to the Service Recipient reasonable prior Notice (in content and timing) respecting such changes. No such change shall materially impair the timeliness or quality of, or increase the Charges for, the applicable Service. If any such change by the Service Provider reasonably requires the Service Recipient to incur incremental costs and expenses in order to continue to receive and utilize the applicable Services in the same manner as the Service Recipient was receiving and utilizing such Service prior to such change, the Service Provider shall be required to reimburse the Service Recipient for all such reasonable costs and expenses. Upon request, the Service Recipient shall provide the Service Provider with reasonable documentation, including any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Provider to the extent such documentation is in the Service Recipient Group’s possession or control, to support the calculation of such incremental costs and expenses.

2.11 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

 

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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 (each fee constituting a “ Charge ” and, collectively, “ Charges ”); provided , that , during the term of this Agreement, the amount of a Charge for any Services may adjust to the extent of: (a) any adjustments mutually agreed to by the Parties; (b) any Charges applicable to any Additional Services; and (c) in accordance with Section 2.4(c) , any proportional adjustment in the rates or charges imposed by any Third Party Provider that is providing Services. In consideration for the provision of a Service, the Service Recipient shall pay to the Service Provider, in the manner set forth in Article IV below, the Charge for such Service as set forth in or calculated in the manner set forth in the applicable Schedule. Together with any invoice for Charges, the Service Provider shall provide the Service Recipient with reasonable documentation, including any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Recipient to the extent that such documentation is in the Service Provider’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession or control, to support the calculation of such Charges. For the avoidance of doubt, all Market Exit Costs shall be charged in accordance with Article X .

3.2 Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Expenses . The Service Recipient shall reimburse the Service Provider for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Service Provider or any Service Provider Group member in connection with providing the Services (including reasonable travel-related expenses) to the extent that such costs and expenses are not reflected in the Charges for such Services; provided , however , that any such cost or expense with respect to any Service that is in excess of a minimum amount (to be determined by the Transition Coordinators in respect of such Service) that is not consistent with historical practice between the Parties for any Service (including business travel and related expenses) shall require advance approval of the Service Recipient. Any authorized travel-related expenses incurred in performing the Services shall be incurred and charged to the Service Recipient in accordance with the Service Provider’s then applicable business travel policies. For the avoidance of doubt, all Market Exit Costs shall be reimbursed in accordance with Article X .

 

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ARTICLE IV

SERVICE CHARGES

4.1 Payment .

(a) Schedule A and Schedule B shall set forth the region and country markets in which a particular Service Provider provides each Service and in which a Service Recipient receives such Service (each such identified market, a “ Market ”). Each quarter, the particular Service Provider providing Services in each Market shall invoice the particular Service Recipient receiving Services in such Market the Charges applicable to that Market. The Transition Coordinator for the Service Provider shall prepare or cause to be prepared an invoice for each Market that identifies, with reasonable detail, all the Services performed in the prior quarter by the Service Provider for the applicable Market along with the Charges for each Service and with any expenses for which the applicable member of the Service Provider Group providing Services to such Market is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.2 (with reasonable supporting documentation). Each such invoice shall show the Services performed by the Service Provider pursuant to the applicable 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. Upon the Service Recipient’s written request, the Service Provider will provide to the Service Recipient reasonable additional detail and supporting documentation regarding invoiced amounts.

(b) In the event that both Parties (and/or applicable Group members) are a Service Provider in a Market, the Transition Coordinators for each Party may elect to prepare a single quarterly invoice for such Market that consolidates all Charges and expenses with respect to Services provided by both Parties (and/or applicable Group members) in such Market and provides one net invoice between the Parties for such Market. Such invoice shall include the necessary information required by Section 4.1(a) for the Service Provider of each Party. The Service Provider of the Party to which amounts are owed shall invoice the net amounts owed in such Market to the applicable Service Recipient.

(c) Each invoice shall be delivered in any manner permitted for delivery of a Notice hereunder. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.1(e) , the Service Recipient in each Market shall pay the total amount of the invoice to the Service Provider issuing such invoice for such Market 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 check or wire transfer 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.

(d) Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.1(e) below or in an applicable Schedule, all Charges from all Schedules shall be invoiced by Market as set forth in Section 4.1(a) or 4.1(b) and shall be invoiced as set forth in Section 4.1(c) . The Charges for each Service shall be denominated in United States dollars in Schedule A and Schedule B . For any Services provided in the Unites States Market, all Charges shall be invoiced and paid in United States dollars. For Markets outside of the United States, the Service Provider shall invoice the Service Recipient in the local currency of the applicable Market by converting the Charges stated in

 

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Schedule A and Schedule B into the applicable local currency using the spot exchange rate determined by the national bank in the country of the local currency on the date the invoice is issued, and the Service Recipient shall pay such Charges in such local currency.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Service Provider shall have the option, with the Service Recipient’s written consent, 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)-(c) . If the Service Provider makes such election, the Service Provider shall provide the Third Party Provider’s invoice promptly so that the Service Provider may process and provide payment to the Third Party Provider 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.

(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 Law, until such amounts, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, are paid in full (the “ Interest Payment ”).

(g) All Market Exit Costs shall be invoiced and paid separately in accordance with Section 10.5 .

4.2 No Set-Off . Except as set forth in Section 4.1(b) , Article X or as mutually agreed to in writing by Energizer and SpinCo, no Party or any of its Affiliates shall have any right of set off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement; or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of this Agreement.

4.3 Taxes . Without limiting any provisions of this Agreement, the Service Recipient shall bear any and all Taxes and other similar charges (and any related interest and penalties) imposed on, or payable with respect to, any fees or charges, including any Charges, payable by it pursuant to this Agreement, including all sales, use, value-added, and similar Taxes, but excluding Taxes based on the Service Provider’s net income. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the previous sentence or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Service Recipient shall be entitled to withhold from any payments to the Service Provider any such Taxes that the Service Recipient is required by Law to withhold and shall pay such Taxes to the applicable Tax Authority.

ARTICLE V

TERM

5.1 Term . This Agreement shall commence at the Effective Time and shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of: (a) the last date on which either Party is obligated to provide any Service to the other Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or (b) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in its entirety. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 6.1 , this Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Service at the close of business on the last day of the Service Period for such Service. To the extent that the

 

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Service Provider’s ability to provide a Service is dependent on the continuation of a specified Service, the Service Provider’s obligation to provide such dependent Service shall terminate automatically with the termination of such supporting Service.

5.2 Maximum Transition Period . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, 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, the date that is twenty-four (24) months from the date on which the Effective Time occurred (the “ Outside Date ”).

ARTICLE VI

DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES; TERMINATION OF SERVICES

6.1 Discontinuation or Early Termination of Services .

(a) Without prejudice to the Service Recipient’s rights with respect to a Force Majeure, unless otherwise provided in the relevant Schedule for a particular Service (other than any Wind-down Activities), at any time after the Effective Time, the Service Recipient may, without cause and in accordance with the terms and conditions hereunder direct the discontinuation or termination of the entirety of any individual Service but not a portion thereof:

(i) for any reason or no reason, upon the giving of an advance Notice to the Service Provider of such Service not less than the shorter of (A) thirty (30) days, or (B) one-half the original Service Period for such Service; provided , however , that any such termination may only be effective as of the last day of a month; or

(ii) if the Service Provider of such Service has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Service, and such failure shall continue to exist thirty (30) days after receipt by the Service Provider of Notice of such failure from the Service Recipient; provided , however , that any such termination may only be effective as of the last day of a month; and provided , further , that the Service Recipient shall not be entitled to terminate the Agreement with respect to the applicable Service if, as of the end of such thirty (30)-day period, there remains a good faith Dispute between the Parties as to whether the Service Provider has cured the applicable breach.

(b) Without prejudice to the Service Provider’s rights with respect to a Force Majeure, the Service Provider may terminate this Agreement:

(i) with respect to any individual Service, but not a portion thereof, at any time upon prior Notice to the Service Recipient if the Service Recipient has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement relating to such Services, including making payment of Charges for such Service when due, and such failure shall continue uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt by the Recipient of a Notice of such failure from the Service Provider; provided , however , that any such termination may only be effective as of the last day of a month; and provided , further , that the Service Provider shall not be entitled to terminate the Agreement with respect to the applicable Service if, as of the end of such thirty (30)-day period, there remains a good faith Dispute between the Parties as to whether the Service Recipient has cured the applicable breach.

 

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(c) Either Party may terminate the Agreement in its entirety, or as to any or all of the applicable Services being provided under this Agreement, immediately (A) in the event that the other Party files for bankruptcy protection or has an involuntary petition for bankruptcy filed against it, becomes unable to pay its bills, sell or transfers property to creditors, dissolves or liquidates, has a liquidator or receiver appointed by a court, or is a party of any other similar legal proceedings, if in any such case termination is permitted by applicable law or (B) or in the event the other Party or any of its Group members becomes, or becomes affiliated with, a competitor of the terminating Party or any of its Group members.

(d) The relevant subsection of Schedule A or Schedule B , as applicable, shall be updated to reflect any terminated Service.

(e) In the event of any discontinuation or termination of a Service, 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.

6.2 Reduction of Services . The Service Recipient may from time to time request a reduction in part of the scope or amount of any Service; provided that any such reduction may only take effect as of the end of a month. If requested to do so by the Service Recipient, the Parties shall discuss in good faith appropriate adjustments to the relevant Charges in light of all relevant factors. If, after such discussions, the Parties do not approve any requested reduction of the scope or amount of any Service and the relevant Charges in connection therewith, then (a) there shall be no change to the Charges under this Agreement and (b) unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing, there shall be no change to the scope or amount of any Services under this Agreement. If, after such discussions, the Parties agree to any reduction of Service, such reduction of Service shall be documented in a written agreement executed by the Parties. Additionally, in connection with any such reduction of Service, the Parties may agree to an appropriate reduction to the Charges related to the applicable reduced Service.

6.3 Interdependencies . The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) there may be interdependencies among the Services being provided under this Agreement, (ii) upon the request of either Party, the Parties shall cooperate and act in good faith to determine whether (A) any such interdependencies exist with respect to the particular Service that a Party is seeking to terminate or reduce part of the scope or amount of, as applicable, in accordance with Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 , respectively, and (B) in the case of a termination or reduction, the Service Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be materially and adversely affected by such termination, or reduction in part of the scope or amount, of another Service, as applicable, in accordance with Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 , respectively, prior to the expiration of the period of the maximum duration for such Service, and (iii) in the event that the Parties have determined that such interdependencies exist (and, in the case of a termination or reduction, as applicable, that the Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be materially and adversely affected by the termination, or reduction in part of the scope or amount, of another Service, as applicable, in accordance with Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 , respectively, prior to the expiration of the period of the maximum duration for such Service), the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend Schedule A or Schedule B, as applicable, hereto relating to the termination dates of such impacted Service, which amendment shall be consistent with the terms of comparable Services.

 

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6.4 Effect of Termination . Upon the termination of any Service pursuant to this Agreement, the Service Provider of the terminated Service shall have no further obligation to provide the terminated Service, and the Service Recipient shall have no obligation to pay any future Charges relating to any such Service; provided , however , that the Service Recipient shall remain obligated to the Service Provider for the Charges and any other amounts owed and payable in respect of Services provided prior to the effective date of termination for such Service and except in the case of a Service terminated by the Service Recipient pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 6.1(a) , Section 6.1(b) or Section 6.1(c) , shall be liable for all out-of-pocket costs, stranded costs or other costs incurred by the Service Provider that are not otherwise recoverable by the Service Provider in connection with termination or winding up of terminated Services, including (a) costs under third-party contracts for services, software or other items, including breakage fees or termination fees, (b) costs relating to any of the Service Provider’s personnel which are affected by termination of a Service (excluding severance costs for Supplier employees), (c) fees associated with facilities, hardware or equipment affected by the terminated Service including fees related to terminated leases, and (d) costs of any materials or third-party services that, before notice of termination, the Service Provider paid for or obligated itself to pay for in connection with providing the Services, if and to the extent that the Service Provider cannot through reasonable commercial efforts obtain a refund for or terminate its obligation to pay for such materials and services. In connection with the termination of any Service, the provisions of this Agreement not relating solely to such terminated Service shall remain in full force and effect. In connection with a termination of this Agreement or any Service hereunder, Article I , this Article V , Article VIII , Article IX , and Article IX and Liability for all due and unpaid Charges and Market Exit Costs, shall continue to survive indefinitely. Article X shall survive until the completion of the Transition Activities and Wind-down Activities.

6.5 Procedures Upon Discontinuation or Termination of Services . Upon the request of the Service Recipient after the termination of a Service with respect to which the Service Provider holds books, records, Information or files, including current and archived copies of computer files, (i) owned solely by the Service Recipient or its Affiliates and used by the Service Provider in connection with the provision of a Service pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) created by the Service Provider and in the Service Provider’s possession as a function of and relating solely to the provision of Services pursuant to this Agreement, such books, records, Information and files shall either be returned to the Service Recipient or destroyed by the Service Provider, with written certification of such destruction provided to the Service Recipient. The Service Provider shall return or destroy, as applicable, all of such books, records, Information or files as soon as reasonably practicable following a request by the Service Recipient; provided , however , that in the event that certain of such books, records, Information or files stored in electronic form cannot reasonably or practicably be returned or destroyed, as applicable, the Service Provider agrees to maintain copies of the applicable books, records, Information or files for the minimum amount of time permitted by the systems storing such data and not to use such data for any other purposes; provided , further , that a Party may retain copies of material provided to the other Party pursuant to this Section 6.5 as it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with its financial reporting obligations or internal control practices and policies. The Service Recipient shall bear the Service Provider’s reasonable, necessary and actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the return or destruction of such books, records or files.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ACCESS; SYSTEM SECURITY

7.1 Access

(a) Subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Article IX , during the term of this Agreement and for so long as any Services are being provided to members of the Service Recipient Group under this Agreement, the Service Recipient will provide the Service Provider and its Representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the Service Recipient Group and the facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure and personnel thereof 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 Representatives reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the members of the Service Provider Group and the facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure and personnel thereof as the Service Recipient may reasonably require in connection with performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under this Agreement.

(b) In addition to the foregoing right of access, the Service Provider shall, and shall cause the other members of the Service Provider Group to, afford to the Service Recipient, the other members of the Service Recipient Group and their respective Representatives, upon reasonable advance notice, reasonable access, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure and personnel of the Service Provider Group as reasonably necessary for the Service Recipient to verify the adequacy of internal controls over information technology, reporting of financial data and related processes employed in connection with the Services being provided by the Service Provider Group, including in connection with verifying compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; provided that (i) such access shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the business or operations of the Service Provider Group and (ii) in the event that the Service Provider determines that providing such access could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit such access in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

(c) Without limiting the provisions of Section 7.2 , each Party agrees that all of its and its Group members’ employees shall, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives’ employees to, when on the property of the other Party and its Group members, or when given access to any facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure or personnel of the other Party and its Group members, conform to the policies and procedures of such other Party and any of its Group members, as applicable, concerning health, safety, conduct and security which are made known to such Party receiving such access from time to time.

 

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7.2 System Security .

(a) If any Party or any of its Group members is given access to the other Party’s (or such other Party’s Group member’s) computer systems or software (collectively, the “ Systems ”) in connection with the Services, the Party and/or Group members 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 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 VIII

LIMITED LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION AND WAIVER

8.1 Limitations on Liability .

(a) SUBJECT TO SECTION 8.2, THE LIABILITIES OF EACH GROUP, IN ITS CAPACITY AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, AND SUCH GROUP’S REPRESENTATIVES, COLLECTIVELY, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH (INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT), OR FROM THE SALE, DELIVERY, PROVISION OR USE OF ANY SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID TO ALL MEMBERS OF SUCH GROUP IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS THE SERVICE PROVIDER HEREUNDER.

 

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(b) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY, ANY MEMBER OF ITS GROUP OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY MEMBER OF ITS GROUP OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES FOR INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN ANY SUCH LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO A THIRD-PARTY CLAIM), EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS GROUP MEMBERS AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOST PROFITS, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.

(c) The foregoing limitations on Liability in this Section 8.1 shall not apply to either Party’s Liability for breaches of confidentiality under Article IX or either Party’s obligations under Section 8.3.

(d) The limitations in Section 8.1(a) and Section 8.1(b) shall not apply in respect of any Liability arising out of or in connection with the gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud of or by the Party to be charged.

8.2 Obligation to Re-Perform; Liabilities . In the event of any breach of this Agreement by the Service Provider with respect to the provision of any Services (with respect to which the Service Provider can reasonably be expected to re-perform in a commercially reasonable manner), the Service Provider shall promptly correct in all material respects such error, defect or breach or re-perform in all material respects such Services at the request of the Service Recipient and at the sole cost and expense of the Service Provider. Subject to Section 8.4 , the remedy set forth in this Section 8.2 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Service Recipient for any such breach of this Agreement by the Service Provider with respect to the provision of Services. Any request for re-performance in accordance with this Section 8.2 by the Service Recipient must be in writing and specify in reasonable detail the particular error, defect or breach, and such request must be made no more than thirty (30) days from the later of the date on which such breach occurred and the date on which such breach was reasonably discovered by the Service Recipient.

8.3 Third Party Claims . Each Party hereto, in its capacity as a Service Recipient and on behalf of each member of its Group in such member’s capacity as a Service Recipient, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Service Provider Group and their respective Representatives, and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Provider Indemnitees”), from and against any and all claims of Third Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Service Provider’s furnishing or failing to furnish the Services provided for in this Agreement, other than (a) Third Party claims arising out of the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of any Provider Indemnitee and (b) as set forth in Section 2.7(b) .

8.4 Provider Indemnity . In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Separation and Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the Service Provider shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Service Recipient, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective Representatives, and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the

 

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Recipient Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Service Provider’s furnishing or failing to furnish the Services provided for in this Agreement, but only to the extent that such Liability relates to, arises out of or results from the Service Provider’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.

8.5 Indemnification Procedures . The provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement; provided that, for purposes of this Section 8.5 , in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and this Article VIII , the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

8.6 Environmental Matters . Each Party agrees that in no event shall any Service Provider hereunder 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 Services shall be made exclusively by the Service Recipient. Accordingly, the Service Recipient shall be liable for and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the members of the Service Provider Group and their respective Representatives from and against any and all claims related to or arising out of environmental matters, pollution or noncompliance with environmental rules, laws, regulations or agreements in connection with this Agreement and/or the performance of Services hereunder.

ARTICLE IX

CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS

9.1 Confidentiality . From and after the date hereof, until the five-year anniversary of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1 , subject to Section 9.4 , Energizer, on behalf of itself and each of the other Energizer Group members, and SpinCo, on behalf of itself and each of the other SpinCo Group members, 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 Energizer’s confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all Confidential Information furnished by the other Party or the other Party’s Group members or their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement. If any Confidential Information of Energizer or any other Energizer Group member is disclosed to SpinCo or any SpinCo Group member in connection with providing the Services, then such disclosed Confidential Information shall be used only as required to perform the Services. If any Confidential Information of SpinCo or any other SpinCo Group member is disclosed to Energizer or any other Energizer Group member in connection with providing the Services, then such disclosed Confidential Information shall be used only as required to perform such Services.

9.2 No Release . Each Party agrees (a) not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Confidential Information addressed in Section 9.1 to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such information in their capacities as such (and who will be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such information), and except in compliance with Section 9.4 .

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personal information relating to, Third Parties (a) that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into between such Third Parties, on the one hand, and the other Party or such other Party’s Group members, on the other hand, prior to the Effective Time; or (b) that, as between the Parties, was originally collected by another Party or another Party’s Group members and that may be subject to and protected by privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws. Each Party agrees that it shall hold, protect and use, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to hold, protect and use, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties in accordance with privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws and the terms of any agreements that were either entered into before the Effective Time or affirmative commitments or representations that were made before the Effective Time by, between or among such other Party or such other Party’s Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Third Parties, on the other hand.

9.4 Protective Arrangements In the event that either Party or any of its Affiliates is requested or required (by oral question, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to applicable Law to disclose or provide any Confidential of the other Party that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party shall, unless prohibited by such request or requirement of the applicable Governmental Authority or under applicable Law, provide the other Party with Notice of such request or demand as promptly as practicable under the circumstances so that such other Party shall have an opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order, and shall reasonably cooperate with such other Party in connection therewith, at such other Party’s own cost and expense. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner and the Party receiving the request or demand reasonably determines that its failure to disclose or provide such information shall actually prejudice the Party receiving the request or demand, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide Confidential Information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority and shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that confidential treatment is accorded such Confidential Information.

ARTICLE X

MARKET EXIT COOPERATION

10.1 Applicable Jurisdictions . Schedule 10.1 sets forth a list of jurisdictions where, (a) prior to the Effective Time, a Subsidiary of Energizer organized in such jurisdiction conducted both the EPC Business and the EHP Business in such jurisdiction and (b) following the Effective Time, (i) neither the Energizer Group nor the SpinCo Group will conduct its business in such jurisdiction through a Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction (a “ Complete Exit Market ,” and any Subsidiary of either Energizer or SpinCo organized in such Complete Exit Market as of immediately following the Effective Time, a “ Wind-down Subsidiary ”) or (ii) only one of Energizer or SpinCo intends to conduct its business in such jurisdiction through a Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction (a “ Group Exit Market ,” and any such Subsidiary organized in such Group Exit Market as of immediately following the Effective Time, a “ Surviving Subsidiary ”). The Group that, in the case of clause (i), does not have a Subsidiary in the Complete Exit Market as of immediately following the Effective Time, or, in the case of clause (ii), will no longer conduct business in such jurisdiction through a Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction as of immediately following the Effective time, is referred to as the “ Exiting Group ”.

 

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10.2 Wind-down Activities . Following the Effective Time, each of Energizer and SpinCo will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Wind-down Subsidiary that is a member of its respective Group to, in accordance with Schedule 10.1 , (a) undertake and complete such actions and activities as are necessary or appropriate to wind-down all operations and business (whether relating to the EHP Business or the EPC Business) conducted by such Wind-down Subsidiary in the applicable Complete Exit Market and (b) take such other steps as are necessary or appropriate under applicable Law to wind-up its affairs and dissolve, liquidate and otherwise cease to exist (collectively, the “ Wind-down Activities ”).

10.3 Transition Activities . Following the Effective Time, each of Energizer and SpinCo will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Surviving Subsidiary that is a member of its respective Group to undertake and complete such actions and activities as are necessary or appropriate to transition the operations and business of such Surviving Subsidiary to the extent relating to Exiting Group in such Group Exit Market in accordance with Schedule 10.1 (collectively, the “ Transition Activities ”).

10.4 Outside Date .

(a) The Parties will reasonably cooperate to complete all Wind-down Activities and Transition Activities as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such Wind-down Activities or Transition Activities to be completed prior to the Outside Date.

(b) The provisions of Section 10.5 shall not apply to any Market Exit Costs incurred from and after the Outside Date. To the extent, as of the Outside Date, any Wind-down Activity or Transition Activity has not been completed, any Market Exit Costs incurred from and after such date that would have been allocated to a Party under this Article X pursuant to the Allocation Principles shall be deemed to be a Liability of that Party for purposes of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and in the case of any such Liability of EHP, shall be subject to indemnification by EHP pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and in the case of any such Liability of EPC, shall be subject to indemnification by EPC pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

10.5 Settlement of Costs and Expenses

(a) Prior to the Outside Date, each quarter, the Transition Coordinators for each Party (the “ Preparing Party ”) shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the other Party a statement setting forth, with reasonable detail, all costs and expenses incurred in the prior quarter by all members of the such Party’s Group arising out of or resulting from their performance of Wind-down Activities and Transition Activities, including the types of costs and expenses identified on Schedule 10.5 (“ Market Exit Costs ”), by such Group members (with reasonable supporting documentation) (a “ Market Exit Statement ”). Each Market Exit Statement shall show the Wind-down Activities and Transition Activities performed by the applicable Wind-down

 

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Subsidiary or Surviving Subsidiary in such Party’s Group, shall detail the applicable Market Exit Costs, shall set forth an allocation of such Market Exit Costs in accordance with the Allocation Principles (defined below) and shall be supported by any applicable third party invoices and other documentation reasonably necessary for the Exiting Group to evaluate the Market Exit Costs. Upon the Party’s reasonable written request, the Party preparing a Market Exit Statement will provide to the other Party reasonable additional detail and supporting documentation regarding amounts set forth on such statement.

(b) All Market Exit Costs in respect of a particular quarter shall be allocated between the Parties in accordance with Schedule 10.5(b) (the “ Allocation Principles ”).

(c) Prior to the Outside Date, each quarter, promptly following the delivery by the Preparing Party of the Market Exit Statement, the Transition Coordinator for the Preparing Party shall prepare or cause to be prepared an invoice for those Market Exit Costs set forth on the Preparing Party’s Market Exit Statement that are allocated to the Exiting Group pursuant to the Allocation Principles; provided that the Transition Coordinators for each Party may elect to prepare a single quarterly invoice that consolidates all Market Exit Costs paid by each Party’s Group to the other pursuant to the Allocation Principles and provides one net invoice between the Parties for such quarter. The Party to which amounts are owed shall invoice the net amount owed to the other Party.

(d) Each such invoice shall be delivered in any manner permitted for delivery of a Notice hereunder. The Party receiving such invoice shall pay the total amount of the invoice to the Party issuing such invoice no later than twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of the invoice. The Party receiving such invoice shall remit funds in payment thereof either by check or wire transfer in accordance with the payment instructions provided in the invoice. Any obligation to make a payment for Market Exit Costs allocated to a Party pursuant to the Allocation Principles in accordance with this Article X shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(e) Interest will accrue on any amounts remaining unpaid in accordance with Section 4.1(f) .

(f) All Transition Activities and Wind-down Activities shall be deemed to be “Services” for all purposes hereunder. The Party (or applicable Group member) performing such Transition Activities and Wind-down Activities shall be deemed to be the “Servicer Provider” and the Exiting Party (or applicable Group member) shall be deemed to be the “Service Recipient” in respect of such Services.

10.6 Transition Severance Costs . Schedule 10.6 sets forth an allocation of certain severance-related costs expected to be incurred by the Parties following the Effective Time in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement (“ Transition Severance Costs ”). As and to the extent such Transition Severance Costs are actually incurred, the Parties shall take such commercially reasonable actions as are necessary to cause each Party to bear the proportion of such Transition Severance Cost allocated to it pursuant to Schedule 10.6 . Any such Transition Severance Costs allocated to a Party but actually paid or incurred by the other Party may be included in any invoice delivered by such paying Party in accordance with Article IV and shall be paid by the Party receiving such invoice in accordance with the provisions of Article IV .

 

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ARTICLE XI

FORCE MAJEURE

11.1 Performance Excused . No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement for failure to fulfill any obligation so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligations is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. 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 unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article VI or under this Section 11.1 . A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide Notice to the Service Recipient or the Service Provider of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable unless this Agreement has previously been terminated under Article VI or under this Section 11.1 . During the period of a Force Majeure, the Service Recipient shall be (i) relieved of the obligation to pay Charges for such Service(s) throughout the duration of such Force Majeure and (ii) entitled to permanently terminate such Service(s) (and shall be relieved of the obligation to pay Charges for such Service(s) throughout the duration of such Force Majeure) if a Force Majeure shall continue to exist for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, it being understood that the Service Recipient shall not be required to provide any advance notice of such termination to the Provider.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

12.1 Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, together with the documents expressly 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.

12.2 Binding Effect; Assignment . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement or any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder or thereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other party to the agreement being so assigned or delegated, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided that a Party’s right to receive Services may be assigned as provided in Section 2.1(c) and obligation to provide Services may be delegated as provided in Section 2.4(b) . No such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement if: (a) any party to this Agreement (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving Business Entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or

 

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Assets to any Person, and (b) in any such case, the resulting, surviving or assignee Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of the relevant party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement. No assignment permitted by this Section 12.2 shall release the assigning party from any Liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

12.3 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as provided in Article VIII with respect to Provider Indemnitees, (a) the provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties, their Subsidiaries and their permitted successors and assigns, and are not intended to confer upon any other Person except the Parties, their Subsidiaries and their permitted successors and assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder; and (b) there are no other Third Party beneficiaries of this Agreement and this Agreement shall not provide any other Third Party with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

12.4 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.

12.5 Notices . All Notices 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 mail transmission (return receipt requested) 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 12.5 ):

If to Energizer, to:

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (after the Effective Time, to be named Edgewell Personal Care Company)

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 300

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attn:

Facsimile:

Email:

 

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with a copy to:

Edgewell Personal Care Company

6 Research Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile:

Email: manish.shanbhag@edgewell.com

If to SpinCo to:

Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (after the Effective Time, to be named Energizer Holdings, Inc.)

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attn: Emily K. Boss

Facsimile: 314-985-2258

Email:  Kelly.Boss@energizer.com

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

12.6 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.

12.7 Signatures and Delivery . Each of Energizer and SpinCo acknowledges that it may execute this Agreement by manual, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each of Energizer and SpinCo expressly adopts and confirms a stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind it to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date hereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

12.8 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, and the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts

 

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to substitute one or more valid, legal and enforceable terms or provisions into this Agreement which, insofar as practicable, implement the purposes and intent of the Parties. Any term or provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part, degree or within certain jurisdictions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable to the extent consistent with the intent of the Parties as reflected by this Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Party waives any term or provision of Law which renders any term or provision of this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

12.9 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 Missouri irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Missouri, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

12.10 Dispute Resolution .

(a) In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to any Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) or calculation or allocation of the costs of any Service (including any Market Exit Costs), or otherwise arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including the interpretation or validity of this Agreement) that is not resolved by the Transition Coordinators in accordance with Section 2.5(b) , such Dispute may be escalated by either Transition Coordinator to the executive sponsor escalation process described in Section 12.10(b) by providing written notice to the other Party not sooner than the conclusion of the Dispute resolution period defined in Section 2.5(b) .

(b) Each Party shall select a representative to act as the executive sponsor with respect to the provision of the Services under this Agreement (each such person, an “ Executive Sponsor ”). The initial Executive Sponsors shall be Sandy Sheldon, for Energizer, and Brian Hamm, for SpinCo. If either Party initiates the executive sponsor escalation process, the Executive Sponsors shall meet as expeditiously as practicable to resolve such Dispute. If the Executive Sponsors cannot resolve the matter, then such Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified herein or in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(c) In any Dispute regarding the amount of a Charge, if such Dispute is finally resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution process set forth or referred to in Sections 12.10(a)  or 12.10(b) and it is determined that the Charge that the Service Provider has invoiced the Service Recipient, and that the Service Recipient has paid to the Service Provider, is greater or less than the amount that the Charge should have been, then (i) if it is determined that the Service Recipient has overpaid the Charge, the Service Provider shall within five (5) Business Days after such determination reimburse the Service Recipient an amount of cash equal to such overpayment, plus the Interest Payment, accruing from the date of payment by the Service

 

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Recipient to the time of reimbursement by the Service Provider; and (ii) if it is determined that the Service Recipient has underpaid the Charge, the Service Recipient shall within five (5) Business Days after such determination reimburse the Service Provider an amount of cash equal to such underpayment, plus the Interest Payment, accruing from the date such payment originally should have been made by the Service Recipient to the time of payment by the Service Recipient.

12.11 Specific Performance . Subject to Section 12.10 , in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party or Parties who are or are to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief (on an interim or permanent basis) of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at Law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at Law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, may be inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any Proceeding for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate is waived. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall continue to provide Services and honor all other commitments under this Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.10 and this Section  12.11 with respect to all matters subject to such Dispute; provided, however, that this obligation shall only exist during the term of this Agreement.

12.12 Corporate Power . Energizer represents on behalf of itself and, to the extent applicable, each Energizer Subsidiary, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and, to the extent applicable, each SpinCo Subsidiary, as follows:

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

(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

12.13 Independent Contractors . The Parties each acknowledge that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for independent business reasons. The relationships of the Parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership or any other relationship. Employees performing services hereunder do so on behalf of, under the direction of, and as employees of, the Service Provider, and the Service Recipient shall have no right, power or authority to direct such employees.

12.14 Title to Intellectual Property . Except as expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement, the Service Recipient acknowledges that it shall acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any intellectual property which is owned or licensed by the Service Provider, by reason of the provision of the Services provided hereunder. The Service Recipient shall not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, confidentiality or other proprietary notices that appear on any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Provider, and the Service Recipient shall not reproduce any such notices on any

 

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and all copies thereof. The Recipient shall not attempt to decompile, translate, reverse engineer or make excessive copies of any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Service Provider, and the Service Recipient shall promptly notify the Service Provider of any such attempt, regardless of whether by the Service Recipient or any Third Party, of which the Service Recipient becomes aware.

12.15 Group Members . Energizer shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by an Energizer Group Member and SpinCo shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by an SpinCo Group Member.

12.16 Survival of Covenants . Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement, and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein, shall survive the Effective Time and shall remain in full force and effect thereafter.

12.17 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.

12.18 Further Assurances . Each Party hereto shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments that any other Party hereto may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

12.19 Public Announcements . All public announcements related to this Agreement are subject to Section 13.07 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

12.20 Mutual Drafting . This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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

 

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

Name:

Title:

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

By:

 

Name:

Title:

Exhibit 2.3

 

 

Employee Matters Agreement

by and between

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (to be known as Edgewell Personal Care Company after the Effective Time) and

Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (to be known as Energizer Holdings, Inc. after the Effective Time)

Dated as of [●], 2015

 

 


Table of Contents

 

          Page  
Article I Definitions and Usage      1   

Section 1.01

   Definitions      1   

Section 1.02

   Interpretation      5   
Article II General Principles      6   

Section 2.01

   Assignment of Employees      6   

Section 2.02

   Assumption and Retention of Liabilities, Related Assets      6   

Section 2.03

   Plan Participation      7   

Section 2.04

   Employee Service Recognition      7   
Article III Qualified Pension Plans      8   

Section 3.01

   Defined Benefit Pension Plans      8   

Section 3.02

   Defined Contribution Plans      9   
Article IV Non-Qualified Plans      9   

Section 4.01

   Excess Benefit Plans      9   

Section 4.02

   Deferred Compensation Plans      9   
Article V Welfare Benefits Plans and Employment Practices      10   

Section 5.01

   Adoption of Plans by EHP      10   

Section 5.02

   Liabilities for Claims      10   
Article VI Reimbursement Account Plans      10   

Section 6.01

   Plans      10   
Article VII COBRA      11   

Section 7.01

   EHP Participants      11   
Article VIII Retention of Liabilities and Employment Issues      11   

Section 8.01

   Employment Claims and Litigation      11   

Section 8.02

   Collective Bargaining Agreements      12   
Article IX Leaves of Absence, Paid Time Off and Payroll      12   

Section 9.01

   Transfer of Employees on Leaves of Absence      12   

Section 9.02

   EHP Leaves of Absence      12   

Section 9.03

   EPC Leaves of Absence      12   

Section 9.04

   Military Leaves      12   
Article X Workers’ Compensation      12   

Section 10.01

   Treatment of Scheduled Claims      12   

Section 10.02

   Treatment of Claims not Scheduled      12   

Section 10.03

   Notification of Government Authorities      13   

Section 10.04

   Assignment of Contribution Rights      13   

 

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Article XI Incentive Compensation Plans   13   

Section 11.01

Equity Incentive Awards   13   

Section 11.02

Treatment of Outstanding Restricted Stock Units   13   

Section 11.03

Liabilities for Settlement of Awards   14   

Section 11.04

SEC Registration   14   

Section 11.05

Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards   15   

Section 11.06

Bonus Awards   15   

Article XII Indemnification

  15   
Article XIII General and Administrative   16   

Section 13.01

Sharing of Information   16   

Section 13.02

Transfer of Personnel Records and Authorizations   16   

Section 13.03

Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation   17   

Section 13.04

Employer Rights   17   

Section 13.05

Consent of Third Parties   17   

Article XIV Miscellaneous

  17   

Section 14.01

Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur   17   

Section 14.02

Entire Agreement   18   

Section 14.03

Choice of Law   18   

Section 14.04

Amendment   18   

Section 14.05

Waiver   18   

Section 14.06

Partial Invalidity   18   

Section 14.07

Execution in Counterparts   18   

Section 14.08

Successors and Assigns   19   

Section 14.09

No Third Party Beneficiaries   19   

Section 14.10

Notices   19   

Section 14.11

Performance   20   

Section 14.12

Limited Liability   20   

Section 14.13

Dispute Resolution   20   

 

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Table of Schedules

 

Schedule A Allocation Method
Schedule B EHP Benefit Plans
Schedule C Former EHP Employees
Schedule D EHP Welfare Plans
Schedule E EPC Benefit Plans
Schedule F EPC Welfare Plans
Schedule G Assumptions and Valuation Methodology
Schedule H EHP Excess Benefit Plan Participants
Schedule I EHP Deferred Compensation Participants
Schedule J Scheduled WC Claims

 

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Employee Matters Agreement

This Employee Matters Agreement is made as of [●], 2015 between Energizer Holdings, Inc. (“Energizer Holdings, Inc.” or “EPC”) and Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“SpinCo” or “EHP”).

Recitals

A. EPC, acting through itself and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, currently conducts the EPC Business and the EHP Business (each as defined in the Separation Agreement (defined below)). In the Spin-Off, EPC intends to distribute pro rata to the holders of the EPC common stock 100% of the outstanding shares of the Spinco’s common stock.

B. EPC and EHP have entered into a certain Separation and Distribution Agreement (“Separation Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which EPC intends to distribute pro rata to the record holders of the EPC common stock 100% of the outstanding shares of SpinCo’s common stock, as more fully described in the Separation Agreement (the “Spin-Off” or “Distribution”) and, following the Distribution, SpinCo will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the EHP Business. EHP, through its Subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing and marketing batteries and lighting products (the “ Household Products Business ”).

C. In connection with the Spin-Off, EPC will be renamed from “Energizer Holdings, Inc.” to “Edgewell Personal Care Company,” and Spinco will be renamed from “Energizer SpinCo, Inc.” to “Energizer Holdings, Inc.”

D. To facilitate the transactions described above, EPC and EHP deem it to be appropriate and in the best interests of EPC and EHP to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of allocating assets, Liabilities and responsibilities with respect to certain employee compensation and benefit plans and programs maintained for U.S. employees described herein between and among them.

Agreements

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Article I

Definitions and Usage

 

  Section 1.01 Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.01:

Actuary ” means Mercer, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates, or any other actuarial firm that will perform the calculations required by this Agreement.

Agreement ” means this Employee Matters Agreement together with those parts of the Separation Agreement specifically referenced herein and all Schedules hereto.

 

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Allocation Method ” means the method by which EHP and EPC shall identify the employees and former employees assigned to the EHP Group and the employees and former employees assigned to the EPC Group as set forth in Schedule A.

Ancillary Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

ASR Plans ” means the American Safety Razor Company Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan and the ASR Staunton Employees’ Retirement Plan.

Benefit Plan ” means, with respect to an entity, each plan, program, arrangement, agreement or commitment (whether written or unwritten, formal or informal) that is an employment, consulting, non-competition or deferred compensation agreement, or an executive compensation, incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, supplemental retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, other equity-based compensation, severance pay, salary continuation, life, health, hospitalization, wellness, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or accident insurance plan, or other employee benefit plan, program, arrangement, agreement or commitment, (1) including any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), sponsored or maintained by such entity (or to which such entity contributes or is required to contribute or has any Liabilities, directly or indirectly, contingent or fixed) and (2) excluding any indemnification obligations, other than any obligations contained in any of the foregoing.

COBRA ” means the continuation coverage requirements for “group health plans” under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as codified in Code Section 4980B and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA, and any similar purpose state group health plan continuation Law.

Code ” or “ Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended, and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Distribution Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

Effective Time ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Separation Agreement.

EHP ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

EHP Benefit Plan ” means any U.S. Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any member of the EHP Group, including those set forth on Schedule B , and any Benefit Plan assumed or adopted by any member of the EHP Group, specifically excluding any EPC Benefit Plans.

EHP Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of EHP or, where action has been taken by the full board, the full Board of Directors of EHP.

EHP Employee ” means, in accordance with the Allocation Method, any individual who immediately following the Effective Time is employed by EHP or any member of the EHP Group as a common law employee, including active employees and employees on vacation or an approved leave of absence. A former EHP Employee shall be determined in accordance with the Allocation Method.

EHP Deferred Compensation Plan ” means the deferred compensation plan or plans established on or prior to the Effective Time, sponsored by EHP, and with terms similar to the applicable EPC Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

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EHP Excess Benefit Plan ” means the excess benefit plan or plans established on or prior to the Effective Time, sponsored by EHP, and with terms similar to the applicable EPC Excess Benefit Plan.

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

EHP Incentive Compensation Plan ” means, collectively, the stock incentive compensation, or other equity-based plans or arrangements for employees, officers or directors of EHP or its Subsidiaries.

EHP Participant ” means any individual who, immediately following the Effective Time, is an EHP Employee (and, to the extent the context relates to participation in a Benefit Plan, an EHP Employee or former EHP Employee who participates in the applicable Benefit Plan) or a beneficiary, dependent or alternate payee of an EHP Employee or former EHP Employee, as applicable.

EHP Reimbursement Account Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article VI.

EHP Retirement Plan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

EHP RSUs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.02(b).

EHP SIP ” means the defined contribution plan sponsored by EHP and qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code that includes a cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code.

EHP Welfare Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule D .

EPC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any reference to EPC hereunder shall include the EPC Group.

EPC Benefit Plan ” means any domestic U.S. Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any member of the EPC Group, including those set forth on Schedule E , and any Benefit Plan assumed or adopted by any member of the EPC Group, specifically excluding any EHP Benefit Plans.

EPC Committee ” means the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of EPC or, where action has been taken by the full board, the full Board of Directors of EPC.

EPC Deferred Compensation Plan ” means both the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and the 2009 Restatement of the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan.

EPC Employee ” means, in accordance with the Allocation Method, any individual who immediately following the Effective Time is employed by EPC or any member of the EPC Group as a common law employee, including active employees and employees on vacation or an approved leave of absence. A former EPC Employee shall be determined in accordance with the Allocation Method.

EPC Excess Benefit Plan ” means the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan, the 2009 Restatement of the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Executive Savings Investment Plan, the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, and the 2009 Restatement of the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

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

 

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EPC Participant ” means any individual who, immediately following the Effective Time, is an EPC Employee (and, to the extent the context relates to participation in a Benefit Plan, an EPC Employee or former EPC Employee who participates in the applicable Benefit Plan) or a beneficiary, dependent or alternate payee of an EPC Employee or former EPC Employee, as applicable.

EPC Reimbursement Account Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article VI.

EPC RSU ” means a restricted stock unit or restricted stock equivalent award under any of the EPC Stock Plans.

EPC SIP ” means the defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code that includes a cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code and established by EPC prior to the Effective Time.

EPC Stock Plans ” means, collectively the stock incentive compensation or other equity-based plans or arrangements for employees, officers or directors of EPC or its Subsidiaries.

EPC Welfare Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Schedule F .

Equity Awards ” means all equity-based awards granted under the EPC Stock Plans, including the Energizer Holdings, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan and all similar predecessor plans.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

HIPAA ” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Household Products Business ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service.

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Participating Employer ” means an entity that has agreed to permit its employees to participate in a benefit plan sponsored by EPC or its Subsidiaries or EHP or its Subsidiaries.

Parties ” means EPC and EHP, as parties to this Agreement.

Personal Care Business ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Retirement Plan of EPC ” means the defined benefit pension plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and established by EPC prior to the Effective Time.

Retirement Spin Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.

Separation Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

TMA ” 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 NYSE consolidated transactions reporting system opening price and ending with the determination of the NYSE consolidated transactions reporting system closing price, in which trading and settlement in shares of EPC Common Stock or EHP Common Stock is permitted on the NYSE.

 

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Transferred Participants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

VWAP ” means a volume-weighted average trading price. The VWAP will be the Bloomberg VWAP function for the respective shares as reported by the Treasury department.

WC Claim ” means a claim under a state or provincial workers’ compensation statute by an employee of the EPC Group or the EHP Group as a result of their employment with the EPC Group or the EHP Group.

Welfare Plans ” means EPC Welfare Plans and EHP Welfare Plans.

 

  Section 1.02 Interpretation.

(a) In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(i) words used in the singular include the plural and words used in the plural include the singular;

(ii) 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;

(iii) any reference to any gender includes the other gender;

(iv) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(v) the words “shall” and “will” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning;

(vi) the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”;

(vii) any 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;

(viii) the words “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;

(ix) any reference to any agreement, Benefit Plan, instrument or other document means such agreement, Benefit Plan, 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;

(x) any reference to any Law (including statutes and ordinances) means such Law (including 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;

 

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(xi) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”;

(xii) if there is any conflict between the provisions of the Separation Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control with respect to the subject matter hereof; if there is any conflict between the provisions of the main body of this Agreement and any of the Schedules hereto, the provisions of the main body of this Agreement shall control unless explicitly stated otherwise in such Schedule;

(xiii) the titles to Articles and headings of Sections contained in 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;

(xiv) 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;

(xv) unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references to dollar amounts herein shall be in respect of lawful currency of the United States; and

(xvi) the language of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language the Parties hereto have chosen to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against either Party.

Article II

General Principles

 

  Section 2.01 Assignment of Employees.

In general, prior to the Effective Time, EPC and EHP shall identify employees and former employees assigned to the EPC Group and employees and former employees assigned to the EHP Group. Those employees assigned to the EPC Group and those employees assigned to the EHP Group will be employed by such applicable employers to which they have been assigned as of the Effective Time.

 

  Section 2.02 Assumption and Retention of Liabilities, Related Assets

(a) As of the Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, EPC shall, or shall cause one or more members of the EPC Group to, assume or retain, as applicable, and hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full (i) all Liabilities under all EPC Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of all EPC Employees, former EPC Employees and the respective dependents and beneficiaries of such EPC Employees and former EPC Employees and (iii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned or allocated to EPC or any member of the EPC Group under this Agreement, and neither EHP nor any other member of the EHP Group shall have any responsibility for any such Liabilities.

(b) As of the Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, EHP shall, or shall cause one or more members of the EHP Group to, assume or retain, as applicable, and EHP hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full (i) all Liabilities under all EHP Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of all EHP

 

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Employees, former EHP Employees and the respective dependents and beneficiaries of such EHP Employees, and former EHP Employees and (iii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned or allocated to EHP or any member of the EHP Group under this Agreement, and neither EPC nor any other member of the EPC Group shall have any responsibility for any such Liabilities.

(c) The assumption by EHP of Liabilities under this Agreement shall not create any obligation of EHP to reimburse EPC for any Liabilities paid or discharged by EPC before the Effective Time. The assumption by EPC of Liabilities under this Agreement shall not create any obligation of EPC to reimburse EHP for any Liabilities paid or discharged by EHP before the Effective Time.

(d) (i) From time to time after the Effective Time, EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall promptly reimburse EPC, upon EPC’s reasonable request and the presentation by EPC of such substantiating documentation as EHP may reasonably request, for the cost of any Liabilities satisfied by EPC or any member of the EPC Group that are, pursuant to this Agreement, the responsibility of EHP or any member of the EHP Group.

(ii) From time to time after the Effective Time, EPC (acting directly or through a member of the EPC Group) shall promptly reimburse EHP, upon EHP’s reasonable request and the presentation by EHP of such substantiating documentation as EPC may reasonably request, for the cost of any Liabilities satisfied by EHP or any member of the EHP Group that are, pursuant to this Agreement, the responsibility of EPC or any member of the EPC Group.

 

  Section 2.03 Plan Participation.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement or as otherwise expressly agreed to in writing between the Parties, (i) effective as of the Effective Time, each of EHP and each other member of the EHP Group shall cease to be a Participating Employer in the EPC Benefit Plans, and (ii) each EHP Employee and former EHP Employee as of the Effective Time shall cease to participate in, be covered by, accrue benefits under, be eligible to contribute to or have any other rights under any EPC Benefit Plan, and EPC and EHP shall take all necessary action to effectuate each such cessation.

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement or as otherwise expressly agreed to in writing between the Parties, (i) neither EPC nor any other member of the EPC Group shall be a Participating Employer in EHP Benefit Plans, and (ii) no EPC Employee or former EPC Employee shall participate in, be covered by, accrue benefits under, be eligible to contribute to or have any other rights under any EHP Benefit Plan, and EHP and EPC shall take all necessary action to effectuate the foregoing.

 

  Section 2.04 Employee Service Recognition.

(a) EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall give each EHP Employee full credit for purposes of eligibility, vesting, determination of level of benefits and, to the extent applicable, benefit accruals under any EHP Benefit Plan for such EHP Employee’s service with any member of the EPC Group prior to the Effective Time to the same extent such service was recognized by the corresponding EPC Benefit Plan immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that such service shall not be recognized to the extent that such recognition would result in the duplication of benefits under an EHP Benefit Plan and an EPC Benefit Plan.

 

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(b) Each of EPC and EHP (acting directly or through members of the EPC Group or the EHP Group, respectively) shall cause each of the EPC Benefit Plans and the EHP Benefit Plans, respectively, to provide the following service crediting rules effective as of the Effective Time:

(i) If an EPC Employee after the Effective Time becomes employed by a member of the EHP Group, then, except to the extent required by applicable Law or the terms of the applicable Benefit Plan, such individual’s service with the EPC Group will not be recognized for any purpose under any EHP Benefit Plan.

(ii) If an EHP Employee after the Effective Time becomes employed by a member of the EPC Group, then, except to the extent required by applicable Law or the terms of the applicable Benefit Plan, such individual’s service with the EHP Group will not be recognized for any purpose under any EPC Benefit Plan.

Article III

Qualified Pension Plans

In an effort to ensure that, to the extent practical, after the Effective Time individuals will have all of their accrued benefits in a single plan, certain actions will be taken with respect to the Retirement Plan of EPC and the EHP Retirement Plan to make appropriate transfers of plan assets and Liabilities.

 

  Section 3.01 Defined Benefit Pension Plans.

(a) After the Effective Time, EPC Participants shall continue to participate in the Retirement Plan of EPC.

(b) EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall establish a defined benefit pension plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (“ EHP Retirement Plan ”) to be effective as of the Effective Time to provide pension benefits for the EHP Participants in the Retirement Plan of EPC immediately prior to the Effective Time. After the Effective Time, EHP Participants who participate in the Retirement Plan of EPC shall cease to participate in the Retirement Plan of EPC and shall participate in the EHP Retirement Plan, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of such plan. EHP shall take all necessary steps to have the EHP Retirement Plan accept assets and Liabilities from the Retirement Plan of EPC (based on a good faith actuarial estimate of accrued benefits as of the date set forth on Schedule G for such purpose) representing any benefits accrued by individuals who are EHP Employees and former EHP Employees in accordance with the Allocation Method and whose names are set forth on Schedule G for such purpose (“ Transferred Participants ”). An initial transfer of assets and Liabilities shall occur on or before the date that is three months after the Effective Time (“ Retirement Spin Date ”). As soon as practicable after the Retirement Spin Date, EHP shall take all necessary steps to have the EHP Retirement Plan accept assets and Liabilities from the Retirement Plan of EPC based on a final actuarial calculation representing any benefits accrued by Transferred Participants. EHP, on its own behalf and on behalf of all members of the EHP Group, agrees that neither EPC nor the Retirement Plan of EPC shall have any further responsibility with respect to the assets and liabilities that are transferred from the Retirement Plan of EPC to the EHP Retirement Plan. From and after the Effective Time until the Retirement Spin Date, any benefits accrued prior to the Effective Time that would otherwise be payable to Transferred Participants under the EHP Retirement Plan shall be paid or continue to be paid out of the Retirement Plan of EPC, and the amounts to be transferred to the EHP Retirement Plan shall be reduced by the amount of such payments. After the Retirement Spin Date, any pension benefits that accrued prior to the Effective Time that would have otherwise been payable to the Transferred Participants under the Retirement Plan of EPC shall instead be payable to such Transferred Participants under the EHP Retirement Plan.

 

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(c) The Parties agree that with respect to such transfer, assets and any related earnings or losses shall be determined and transferred from the plan’s trust in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code, Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(l)-1, Section 208 of ERISA and the assumptions and valuation methodology which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would have used under Section 4044 of ERISA as of the Effective Time as determined by the Actuary and set forth in Schedule G .

(d) As of the Effective Time, EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall cause the EHP Retirement Plan to recognize, to the extent practicable, all existing elections, including beneficiary designations, payment form elections and rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to EHP Participants under the Retirement Plan of EPC.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall EHP or the EHP Retirement Plan or any other EHP Benefit Plan assume, accept, or otherwise be responsible for any assets or Liabilities with respect to the ASR Plans on or following the Effective Time. The ASR Plans shall be EPC Benefit Plans before, on and following the Effective Time.

 

  Section 3.02 Defined Contribution Plans.

EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall establish the EHP SIP which shall be effective as of the Effective Time. EHP shall take all necessary steps for the EHP SIP to accept from the EPC SIP, and EPC shall take all necessary steps for the EPC SIP to directly transfer to the EHP SIP, assets and Liabilities, including participant loans, representing any benefits accrued by individuals who are EHP Participants in the EPC SIP immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Article IV

Non-Qualified Plans

 

  Section 4.01 Excess Benefit Plans.

EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall establish the EHP Excess Benefit Plan effective as of the Effective Time, with terms substantially similar to those under the EPC Excess Benefit Plan. EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall take all necessary steps for the EHP Excess Benefit Plan to accept Liabilities from the EPC Excess Benefit Plan representing any benefits accrued in the EPC Excess Benefit Plan as of the Effective Time by individuals who are EHP Employees and former EHP Employees in accordance with the Allocation Method and whose names are set forth on Schedule H for such purpose.

 

  Section 4.02 Deferred Compensation Plans.

EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall establish the EHP Deferred Compensation Plan effective as of the Effective Time, with terms substantially similar to those under the EPC Deferred Compensation Plan. EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall take all necessary steps for the EHP Deferred Compensation Plan to accept Liabilities from the EPC Deferred Compensation Plan representing any benefits accrued in the EPC Deferred Compensation Plan as of the Effective Time by individuals who are EHP Employees and former EHP Employees in accordance with the Allocation Method and whose names are set forth on Schedule I for such purpose.

 

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Article V

Welfare Benefits Plans and Employment Practices

 

  Section 5.01 Adoption of Plans by EHP.

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall establish welfare benefit plans and employment practices no less favorable in the aggregate to those currently available to EHP Employees generally. EHP shall retain the assets and Liabilities, if any, of all such welfare benefit plans and employment practices on and after the Effective Time.

(b) EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall cause each EHP Welfare Plan to (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions and service conditions with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to EHP Participants transferring from the EPC Group to the EHP Group, (ii) honor any deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, and co-payments incurred by EHP Participants transferring from the EPC Group to the EHP Group under the corresponding EPC Welfare Plan in satisfying any applicable deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums or co-payments under an EHP Welfare Plan during the same plan year in which such deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums and co-payments were made, and (iii) waive any waiting period limitation that would otherwise be applicable to an EHP Participant following the Effective Time, to the extent such EHP Participant had satisfied any similar limitation under the corresponding EPC Welfare Plan.

 

  Section 5.02 Liabilities for Claims.

(a) Except as otherwise specifically stated in this Agreement, (i) EPC shall retain the responsibility for payment of all covered welfare benefit and similar claims and expenses paid on behalf of EHP Employees, former EHP Employees and their respective covered dependents on or prior to the Distribution and for payment of all covered welfare benefit and similar claims and expenses with respect to EPC Employees, former EPC Employees and their respective covered dependents, regardless of whether incurred on, prior to, or after the Distribution, and (ii) EHP and the EHP Group shall assume responsibility for payment of all covered welfare benefit and similar claims and expenses that remain unpaid, regardless of when submitted or incurred, with respect to EHP Employees, former EHP Employees, and their respective covered dependents after the Distribution. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) EPC shall be responsible for payment of all covered retiree welfare (including retiree health and life) claims, expenses and other liability with respect to EPC Employees and former EPC Employees and their respective covered dependents that remain unpaid after the Distribution regardless of when submitted or incurred and (ii) EHP shall be responsible for payment of all covered retiree welfare (including retiree health and life) claims, expenses and other liability with respect to EHP Employees and former EHP Employees and their respective covered dependents that remain unpaid after the Distribution, regardless of when submitted or incurred.

(b) EPC agrees to process and pay (or to arrange for payment) claims for which EPC retains the Liability, and EHP agrees to process and pay (or to arrange for payment) claims for which EHP retains the Liability.

Article VI

Reimbursement Account Plans

 

  Section 6.01 Plans

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new plan established under Section 125 and Section 129 of the Code (the “ EHP Reimbursement Account Plans ”), with features that are the same as those in the applicable EPC flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses immediately prior to the Distribution (the “ EPC Reimbursement Account Plans ”). Each EHP Participant who is a participant in and maintains a flexible spending account for medical or dependent care expenses under an EPC Reimbursement Account Plan shall cease participating in the EPC Reimbursement Account Plans effective as of the Distribution, and shall commence participation in the EHP Reimbursement Account Plans. As of the Effective Time, EHP shall credit the applicable account of each such EHP Participant under the EHP Reimbursement Account Plans with an amount equal to the balance of such EHP Participant’s account under the EPC Reimbursement Account Plans immediately prior to such date. EHP and EPC intend that the actions to be taken pursuant to this subsection be treated as an assumption by EHP of the portion of the EPC Reimbursement Account Plans and the elections made thereunder attributable to such EHP Participants.

As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, EPC shall determine the Aggregate Balance (as defined below) of the assumed EPC Reimbursement Account Plans and notify EHP of the amount of such Aggregate Balance in writing. For purposes of this Section, the term “Aggregate Balance” shall mean, as of the Effective Time, the aggregate amount of contributions that have been made to the EHP Participants’ flexible spending accounts under EPC’s Reimbursement Account Plans for the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the aggregate amount of reimbursements that have been made from the EHP Participants’ flexible spending accounts under the EPC Reimbursement Account Plan to EHP Participants for the plan year in which the Distribution Date occurs. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, and in any event within thirty (30) days after the amount of the Aggregate Balance is determined or such later date as mutually agreed upon by the Parties, EPC shall pay EHP the net Aggregate Balance, if such amount is positive, and EHP shall pay EPC the net Aggregate Balance, if such amount is negative.

Article VII

COBRA

 

  Section 7.01 EHP Participants

Effective as of Effective Time, EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) shall assume, or shall have caused the EHP Welfare Plans to assume, responsibility for compliance with and all liabilities and other costs and expenses relating to the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA with respect to EHP Participants who, as of the day prior to the Effective Time, were covered under an EPC Welfare Plan, whether pursuant to COBRA or otherwise, or who had a COBRA qualifying event (as defined in Code Section 4980B) on, prior to, or after the Effective Time. EPC (acting directly or through a member of the EPC Group) shall, or shall cause the EPC Welfare Plans to assume responsibility for compliance with and all liabilities and other costs and expenses relating to the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA with respect to EPC Participants.

Article VIII

Retention of Liabilities and Employment Issues

 

  Section 8.01 Employment Claims and Litigation.

Claims and litigation shall be the responsibility of each of the Parties to the extent, in the manner and as allocated to each such Party in the Separation Agreement and schedules thereto.

 

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  Section 8.02 Collective Bargaining Agreements.

EHP shall retain or assume all Liability for the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc. and EMD Facility, Marietta, Ohio and United Steelworkers Local 10069P effective May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2016.

Article IX

Leaves of Absence, Paid Time Off and Payroll

 

  Section 9.01 Transfer of Employees on Leaves of Absence.

All obligations to EHP Employees on a leave of absence of any type as of the Effective Time shall be the responsibility of EHP. All obligations to EPC Employees on a leave of absence of any type as of the Effective Time shall be the responsibility of EPC.

 

  Section 9.02 EHP Leaves of Absence.

Except as otherwise specifically assigned to the EPC Group in this Agreement, EHP shall retain Liability (including Liabilities for associated administrative functions) for all EHP Employees who have commenced a leave of any type prior to the Effective Time or on and after the Effective Time subject to the EHP Group’s applicable employment practices and policies, including any paid time-off plan or policy.

 

  Section 9.03 EPC Leaves of Absence.

Except as otherwise specifically assigned to the EHP Group in this Agreement, EPC shall retain Liability (including Liabilities for associated administrative functions) for all EPC Employees who have commenced a leave of any type prior to the Effective Time or on and after the Effective Time subject to the EPC Group’s applicable employment practices and policies, including any paid time off plan or policy.

 

  Section 9.04 Military Leaves.

Both Parties shall fully comply with all applicable Law applying to leaves granted for military service.

Article X

Workers’ Compensation

 

  Section 10.01 Treatment of Scheduled Claims.

EPC (acting directly or through a member of the EPC Group) or EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group), as applicable and specified on Schedule J , will be responsible for all Liabilities for all WC Claims allocated to EPC or EHP, as applicable, on such schedule. All workers’ compensation Liabilities known as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Schedule J and allocated to the EPC Group or EHP Group in such schedule, and such allocation shall be binding on the Parties.

 

  Section 10.02 Treatment of Claims not Scheduled.

To the extent a WC Claim is not set forth on Schedule J : (a) all workers’ compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by an EHP Employee or former EHP Employee shall be the responsibility of EHP or a member of the EHP Group and (b) all workers’ compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by an EPC Employee or former EPC Employee who is not an EHP Employee shall be the responsibility of EPC or a member of the EPC Group.

 

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  Section 10.03 Notification of Government Authorities.

EHP (acting directly or through a member of the EHP Group) will have responsibility for notifying applicable governmental authorities, as appropriate, of any on-the-job injuries or WC Claims for which a member of the EHP Group is responsible under this Article X. EPC (acting directly or through a member of the EPC Group) will have responsibility for notifying applicable Governmental Authorities, as appropriate, of any on-the-job injuries or WC Claims for which a member of the EPC Group is responsible under this Article X. The Parties will cooperate in providing to each other information needed for these notifications and related filings.

 

  Section 10.04 Assignment of Contribution Rights.

EPC will transfer and assign (or will cause another member of the EPC Group to transfer and assign) to EHP or another member of the EHP 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 WC Claim) with respect to any WC Claim for which any member of the EHP Group is responsible pursuant to this Article X. EHP will transfer and assign (or will cause another member of the EHP Group to transfer and assign) to EPC or another member of the EPC 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 WC Claim) with respect to any WC Claim for which any member of the EPC Group is responsible pursuant to this Article X.

Article XI

Incentive Compensation Plans

 

  Section 11.01 Equity Incentive Awards.

This Article XI sets forth obligations and agreements between the Parties with respect to the treatment of outstanding equity incentive awards under the EPC Stock Plans and of outstanding bonus awards as of the Effective Time. The Parties acknowledge that the ability of holders of Equity Awards to (i) receive shares or common stock issued by EPC or EHP upon the vesting of an Equity Award or (ii) direct that shares of common stock be sold upon vesting of an Equity Award may be subject to delays or limitations for administrative reasons during blackout periods imposed by the Parties or applicable law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XI, the number of shares subject to each equity award, and the terms and conditions of settlement of awards, shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

  Section 11.02 Treatment of Outstanding Restricted Stock Units.

(a) EPC RSUs which are held by any EPC Employee or former EPC Employee shall be reissued with an adjustment in a manner to reflect the intrinsic value of such award as of the Effective Time, as determined by the Board of Directors of EPC in accordance with the conversion methodology below. The other terms and conditions to which each EPC RSU is subject shall be substantially similar both immediately prior to and following the Effective Time; provided, however, that any performance-based EPC RSU that would otherwise vest in November 2016 based on the achievement of certain performance-criteria will be converted to time-based vesting instead of performance-based vesting in the conversion. In addition, any restricted stock unit, restricted stock equivalent or similar awards which are held by any Non-US EPC Employee or former Non-US EPC Employee (as determined under the Separation Agreement) shall be treated in a manner similar to the foregoing, including that they shall be

 

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reissued with an adjustment in a manner to reflect the intrinsic value of such award as of the Effective Time, as determined by the Board of Directors of EPC in accordance with the conversion methodology below or a substantially similar process as would be required under local or other applicable law or otherwise appropriate under such local jurisdiction.

(b) EPC RSUs which are held by an EHP Employee or a former EHP Employee shall be reissued and converted into restricted stock units or equivalents of EHP (“ EHP RSUs ”) and adjusted in a manner to reflect the intrinsic value of such award as of the Effective Time, as determined by the Board of Directors of EPC in accordance with the conversion methodology below. EHP RSUs shall otherwise be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding EPC RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that any performance-based EPC RSU that would otherwise vest in November 2016 based on the achievement of certain performance-criteria will be converted to time-based vesting instead of performance-based vesting in the conversion. In addition, any restricted stock unit, restricted stock equivalent or similar awards which are held by any Non-US EHP Employee or former Non-US EHP Employee (as determined under the Separation Agreement) shall be treated in a manner similar to the foregoing, including that they shall be reissued with an adjustment in a manner to reflect the intrinsic value of such award as of the Effective Time, as determined by the Board of Directors of EPC in accordance with the conversion methodology below or a substantially similar process as would be required under local or other applicable law or otherwise appropriate under such local jurisdiction.

(c) The conversion methodology shall be in accordance with the following. A VWAP of EPC common stock on the five (5) Trading Days prior to the Effective Time shall be used to determine the “per share value.” A VWAP of EPC common stock or EHP common stock, as applicable in the conversion, on the five (5) Trading Days after the Effective Time shall be used to determine the “per share conversion value.” The number of shares with respect to which the original award relates shall be multiplied by the “per share value,” with the result divided by the “per share conversion value” to determine the number of shares with respect to which the new award shall relate in converting the original award into the new award.

 

  Section 11.03 Liabilities for Settlement of Awards.

Except as provided in Section 11.05 regarding Tax Withholding and Reporting for Equity-Based Awards:

(a) EPC shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with EPC RSUs (regardless of the holder of such awards) share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the settlement of the EPC RSUs, as applicable.

(b) EHP shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with EHP RSUs (regardless of the holder of such awards) including any share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the settlement or exercise of the EHP RSUs, as applicable.

 

  Section 11.04 SEC Registration.

The Parties mutually agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain effective registration statements with the SEC with respect to the long-term incentive awards described in this Article XI, to the extent any such registration statement is required by applicable Law. EPC shall be responsible for taking all appropriate action to continue to maintain and administer the EPC Stock Plans and the awards granted thereunder so that they comply with applicable Law, including continued compliance with, and qualification under, Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933. EHP shall be

 

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responsible for taking all appropriate action (a) to adopt and administer the EHP Incentive Compensation Plan and the awards granted thereunder (including by way of conversion pursuant to this Article XI) so that it and they comply with applicable Law, including compliance with, and qualification under, Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (b) to register the shares for issuance under the EHP Incentive Compensation Plan or any other equity-based plan of EHP (including shares acquired by conversion pursuant to this Article XI), including the filing of a registration statement on an appropriate form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  Section 11.05 Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards.

EPC (or one of its Subsidiaries) will be responsible for all income, payroll or other tax reporting related to income of EPC Employees from equity-based awards, and EHP (or one of its Subsidiaries) will be responsible for all income, payroll or other tax reporting related to income of EHP Employees from equity-based awards. Further, EPC (or one of its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for EPC Employees to each applicable taxing authority, and EHP (or one of its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for EHP Employees to each applicable taxing authority. EPC and EHP will communicate 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 11.06 Bonus Awards.

EHP Employees participating in any bonus plans maintained by EPC immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be eligible to participate in such plans until immediately prior to the Effective Time. The EPC Committee shall determine the amount of the awards payable to such persons under such bonus plans for the bonus period ending as of the Effective Time to the extent consistent with applicable plans, awards and law. EHP shall pay to such EHP Employees the amount of the bonus awards payable under such EPC bonus plans for the bonus period ending as of the Effective Time, with such payments made no later than the 15 th day of the third month following the close of EHP’s fiscal year in which such bonus period ends. The determination of whether any portion of a bonus award has been earned will be made based upon the achievement of the applicable performance criteria in accordance with the applicable EPC bonus plan. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, but in any event at such time and in such manner as consistent with applicable law to reflect any desired intent, EHP shall establish a bonus plan with respect to periods following the Effective Time, including a plan covering the period from the Effective Time through September 30, 2015. The EHP Committee shall be responsible for establishing performance metrics, funding, paying and discharging all obligations relating to any bonus awards under such bonus plans maintained by EHP. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, but in any event at such time and in such manner as consistent with applicable law to reflect any desired intent, EPC shall establish a bonus plan with respect to periods following the Effective Time, including a plan covering the period from the Effective Time through September 30, 2015. The EPC Committee shall be responsible for establishing performance metrics, funding, paying and discharging all obligations relating to any bonus awards under such bonus plans maintained by EPC.

Article XII

Indemnification

The obligations of EPC under this Agreement and all Liabilities retained or assumed by or allocated to EPC hereunder shall be deemed to be EPC Liabilities, as defined in the Separation Agreement, and the obligations of EHP under this Agreement and all Liabilities retained or assumed by or allocated to EHP hereunder shall be deemed to be EHP Liabilities under the Separation Agreement. The applicable provisions of the Separation Agreement, including Article VI thereof, shall apply with respect to any claims for indemnification hereunder.

 

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Article XIII

General and Administrative

 

  Section 13.01 Sharing of Information.

Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, EPC and EHP (acting directly or through members of the EPC Group or EHP Group, respectively) shall provide to the other and their respective agents and vendors all Information relevant to the performance of the Parties under this Agreement, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Separation Agreement, including Article VII thereof. The Parties also hereby agree to enter into any business associate agreements that may be required for the sharing of any Information pursuant to this Agreement to comply with the requirements of HIPAA.

 

  Section 13.02 Transfer of Personnel Records and Authorizations.

(a) Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, as of the Effective Time, EPC shall transfer and assign to EHP any and 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 any W-4 forms, EPC and EHP Reimbursement Accounts Plans, Retirement Plans, charitable giving, and purchases at the cafeterias, and all absence management records, Family and Medical Leave Act records, any beneficiary designations as the Parties may determine will be applicable following the Distribution, Flexible Spending Account enrollment confirmations, attendance, and return to work information (“ Benefit Management Records ”) relating to EHP Participants. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, EPC, 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 EHP (acting or on its behalf pursuant to a 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 EHP’s public access file. EHP 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 Effective Time EPC records may be maintained by EHP (acting directly or through one of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to EHP’s applicable records retention policy. The Parties shall comply with all applicable Laws relating to wage withholding, including with respect to the wage base.

(b) Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable Law, as of the Effective Time, EHP shall transfer and assign to EPC 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 such as insurance, and Benefit Management Records relating to EPC Participants. EHP, 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 EPC (acting or on its behalf pursuant to a transition services agreement entered into by the Parties as of the date of this Agreement). Immigration Records will, if and as appropriate, become a part of EPC’s public access file. EHP 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 Effective Time, EHP records may be maintained by EPC (acting directly or through one of its Subsidiaries) pursuant to EPC’s applicable records retention policy.

(c) In connection with any EPC Welfare Plans, all information on file with a third-party administrator (including all information required to process claims and provide benefits under the applicable Welfare Plans) shall be transferred to the third-party administrator of the analogous EHP Welfare Plans, unless prohibited by applicable Law.

(d) To the extent consistent with applicable Law and the terms of the applicable Benefit Plans, all coverage elections, contribution elections, beneficiary designations and other elections and designations made by an EHP Participant while covered under an EPC Benefit Plan shall transfer to and apply with respect to and otherwise be recognized under the applicable EHP Benefit Plan with respect to such matters.

 

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  Section 13.03 Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation.

Each of the Parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties may enter into one or more transition services agreement(s) to provide any services to assist the other in connection with this Agreement or otherwise, subject to all terms and conditions of any such transition services agreement(s).

 

  Section 13.04 Employer Rights.

Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit EHP or any other member of the EHP Group from amending, modifying or terminating any EHP Benefit Plan, at any time within its sole discretion provided that any such amendment, modification or termination shall not relieve EHP from any obligation herein and shall comply with any applicable requirements of the TMA. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit EPC or any member of the EPC Group from amending, modifying or terminating any EPC Benefit Plan, at any time within its sole discretion provided that any such amendment, modification or termination shall not relieve EPC from any obligation herein and shall comply with any applicable requirements of the TMA. Nothing in this Agreement modifies any Benefit Plans intended to be qualified arrangements under Section 401(a) of the Code.

 

  Section 13.05 Consent of Third Parties.

If any provision of this Agreement is dependent on the consent of any third party and such consent is withheld, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to implement the applicable provisions of this Agreement to the fullest extent practicable. If any provision of this Agreement cannot be implemented due to the failure to obtain any such third-party consent, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to implement the provision in a mutually satisfactory manner; provided, however, neither Party shall have any obligation under this Agreement to the other Party to obtain a novation with respect to obligations which a Party might have with respect to any EHP Participant or EPC Participant.

Article XIV

Miscellaneous

 

  Section 14.01 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, then all actions and events that are, under this Agreement, to be taken or occur effective immediately prior to, 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 to in writing by EPC and EHP, and neither Party shall have any Liabilities to the other Party under this Agreement.

 

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  Section 14.02 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto and the sections of the Separation Agreement referenced herein, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, discussions, understandings and commitments, written or oral, between the Parties with respect to such subject matter and there are no other agreements or understandings between the Parties apart from those referred to herein.

 

  Section 14.03 Choice of Law.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

  Section 14.04 Amendment.

This Agreement shall not be amended, modified or supplemented except by a written instrument signed by an authorized representative of both Parties.

 

  Section 14.05 Waiver.

No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance extended, unless any such waiver or extension is signed by an authorized representative of the Party against whom enforcement is sought. Any such waiver shall be validly and sufficiently given for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to either Party, it is in writing signed by an authorized representative of such Party. The failure of either Party to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, or in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of either Party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

  Section 14.06 Partial Invalidity.

Wherever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but in case any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision or provisions shall be ineffective to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or provisions or any other provisions hereof, unless such a construction would be unreasonable. Wherever possible and to the extent provided by applicable Law, each Party waives any term or provision of applicable Law under which any provision of this Agreement would be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

  Section 14.07 Execution in Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. Each Party acknowledges that it and the other Party may execute this Agreement by manual, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms a stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a

 

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manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind it to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date hereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

 

  Section 14.08 Successors and Assigns.

Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. No such consent shall be required for the assignment of a Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement if: (a) any Party to this Agreement or (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving Business Entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or Assets to any Person, and (b) in any such case, the resulting, surviving or assignee Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of the relevant party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the other party to this Agreement. No assignment permitted by this Section 14.08 shall release the assigning party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

  Section 14.09 No Third Party Beneficiaries.

The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and their respective Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or Persons any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, including any EHP Employee, former EHP Employee, EHP Participant, EPC Employee, former EPC Employee or EPC Participant. Furthermore, nothing in this Agreement is intended (i) to confer upon any employee or former employee of EPC, EHP or any member of the EPC Group or EHP Group any right to continued employment, or any recall or similar rights to an individual on layoff or any type of approved leave, or (ii) to be construed to relieve any insurance company of any responsibility for any employee benefit under any Benefit Plan or any other Liability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended as an amendment to any Benefit Plan or employment practice. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude EPC, the EPC Group, EHP, or the EHP Group, at any time before or after the Effective Time, from amending, merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering in any respect any Benefit Plan of such respective entity, any benefit under any Benefit Plan or any trust, insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any Benefit Plan of such respective entity.

 

  Section 14.10 Notices.

All notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when delivered or mailed in accordance with the provisions of the Separation Agreement.

 

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  Section 14.11 Performance.

EPC shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by an EPC Group member and EHP shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by an EHP Group member.

 

  Section 14.12 Limited Liability.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no individual who is a stockholder, director, employee, officer, agent or representative of EHP or EPC, in such individual’s capacity as such, shall have any Liability in respect of or relating to the covenants or obligations of such Party under this Agreement and, to the fullest extent legally permissible, each of EHP and EPC, for itself and its respective stockholders, directors, employees, officers and Affiliates, waives and agrees not to seek to assert or enforce any such Liability that any such Person otherwise might have pursuant to applicable Law.

 

  Section 14.13 Applicability to U.S. Employees

Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of this Agreement are only applicable to EPC Employees and EHP Employees employed in the U.S.

 

  Section 14.14 Dispute Resolution.

The Parties agree that any dispute, controversy or claim between them with respect to the matters covered hereby shall be governed by and resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

  Section 14.15 Incorporation of Separation Agreement Provisions.

The following provisions of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and unless otherwise expressly specified herein, such provisions shall apply as if fully set forth herein (references in this Section 14.15 to an “Article” or “Section” shall mean Articles or Sections of the Separation Agreement, and references in the material incorporated herein by reference shall be references to the Separation Agreement): Article VI (relating to Mutual Releases; Indemnification); Article VI (relating to Access to Information; Confidentiality); Article X (relating to Further Assurances and Additional Covenants); Article XI (relating to Dispute Resolution); and Article XIII (relating to Miscellaneous). The provisions of Articles VI, X, XI and XIII of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their authorized representatives on this      day of              , 2015.

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Energizer SpinCo, Inc.
By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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Exhibit 2.4

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF [ ], 2015

BY AND BETWEEN

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.

AND

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

Section 1.         Definition of Terms

     1   

Section 2.         Allocation of Tax Liabilities

     12   

Section 2.01

  

General Rule

     12   

Section 2.02

  

Allocation of United States Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax

     12   

Section 2.03

  

Allocation of State Income and State Other Taxes

     13   

Section 2.04

  

Allocation of Foreign Taxes

     13   

Section 2.05

  

Certain Transaction and Other Taxes

     14   

Section 3.         Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods

     15   

Section 4.         Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns

     15   

Section 4.01

  

General

     15   

Section 4.02

  

EPC’s Responsibility

     15   

Section 4.03

  

SpinCo’s Responsibility

     16   

Section 4.04

  

Tax Accounting Practices

     16   

Section 4.05

  

Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns

     16   

Section 4.06

  

Right to Review Tax Returns

     17   

Section 4.07

  

SpinCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refund

     17   

Section 4.08

  

Apportionment of Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes

     18   

Section 4.09

  

Gain Recognition Agreements

     18   

Section 4.10

  

Transfer Pricing

     18   

Section 5.         Tax Payments

     19   

Section 5.01

  

Payment of Taxes with Respect to EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns

     19   

 

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Section 5.02

Payment of Taxes With Respect to Joint Returns (other than an EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return) and Certain Returns of Other Taxes

  19   

Section 5.03

Payment of Separate Company Taxes

  20   

Section 5.04

Indemnification Payments

  20   

Section 6.         Tax Benefits

  21   

Section 6.01

Tax Benefits

  21   

Section 6.02

EPC and SpinCo Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation

  22   

Section 6.03

Payment Obligations Under Section II.1(b)(vi) and (viii) of Ralston TSA

  22   

Section 7.         Tax-Free Status

  22   

Section 7.01

Representations

  22   

Section 7.02

Restrictions on SpinCo

  23   

Section 7.03

Restrictions on EPC

  25   

Section 7.04

Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings

  25   

Section 7.05

Liability for Tax-Related Losses

  26   

Section 7.06

Section 336(e) Election

  29   

Section 8.         Assistance and Cooperation

  29   

Section 8.01

Assistance and Cooperation

  29   

Section 8.02

Income Tax Return Information

  30   

Section 8.03

Reliance by EPC

  30   

Section 8.04

Reliance by SpinCo

  30   

Section 9.         Tax Records

  31   

Section 9.01

Retention of Tax Records

  31   

Section 9.02

Access to Tax Records

  31   

 

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Section 10.       Tax Contests

  31   

Section 10.01

Notice

  31   

Section 10.02

Control of Tax Contests

  31   

Section 11.       Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements

  33   

Section 12.       Survival of Obligations

  34   

Section 13.       Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross Up

  34   

Section 13.01

Treatment of Tax Indemnity and Tax Benefit Payments

  34   

Section 13.02

Tax Gross Up

  34   

Section 13.03

Interest

  34   

Section 14.       Disagreements

  34   

Section 15.       Late Payments

  35   

Section 16.       Expenses

  35   

Section 17.       General Provisions

  36   

Section 17.01

Addresses and Notices

  36   

Section 17.02

Binding Effect

  36   

Section 17.03

Waiver

  36   

Section 17.04

Severability

  36   

Section 17.05

Authority

  37   

Section 17.06

Further Action

  37   

Section 17.07

Integration

  37   

Section 17.08

Headings

  37   

Section 17.09

No Double Recovery

  37   

Section 17.10

Counterparts

  37   

Section 17.11

Governing Law

  38   

Section 17.12

Jurisdiction

  38   

Section 17.13

Amendment

  38   

 

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Section 17.14

SpinCo Subsidiaries

  38   

Section 17.15

Successors

  38   

Section 17.16

Injunctions

  39   

 

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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

This TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is entered into as of [●], 2015, by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation ( “EPC” ), and Energizer SpinCo, Inc., a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of EPC ( “SpinCo” ) (collectively, the “Companies” and each a “Company” ).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, EPC and SpinCo have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of [●] 2015 (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement” ), providing for the separation of the EPC Group from the SpinCo Group;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, EPC will, among other things, (i) (a) contribute the EHP Assets to SpinCo, and (b) cause SpinCo to assume the EHP Liabilities, in actual or constructive exchange for (c) the issuance by SpinCo to EPC of SpinCo Common Stock and (d) the transfer by SpinCo to EPC of the proceeds of the SpinCo Financing Arrangements, in an amount approximately equal to $1,000,000,000 (the “SpinCo Debt Proceeds” and such transfer, the “SpinCo Cash Distribution” ); (ii) transfer the SpinCo Debt Proceeds to third-party creditors of EPC (the “Debt Repayment” ) in connection with the reorganization; and (iii) effect the Distribution;

WHEREAS, for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, it is intended that each of the Foreign Distributions, the Internal Distributions and the Distribution shall qualify as transactions that are generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, EPC is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations, including SpinCo and New EBC, which has elected to file consolidated Federal Income Tax Returns;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Distribution, SpinCo 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 EPC is the common parent (the “Deconsolidation” );

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 SpinCo, any date as of the end of which there is a closing of the financial accounting records for such entity.


“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.

“Agreement” shall mean this Tax Matters Agreement.

“Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“CFO Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(e) of this Agreement.

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

“Companies” and “Company” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

“Compensatory Equity Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a) of this Agreement.

“Contribution” means the contribution of assets, including all of the shares of capital stock of New EBC, by EPC to SpinCo pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement in actual or constructive exchange for (i) the issuance by SpinCo to EPC of shares of SpinCo Common Stock and (ii) the SpinCo Cash Distribution.

“Debt Repayment” shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals.

“Deconsolidation” shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals.

“Deconsolidation Date” means the last date on which SpinCo qualifies as a member of the affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which EPC is the common parent.

“DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

“Distribution” shall mean the distribution by EPC of all the common stock of SpinCo pro rata to holders of EPC common stock.

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

“Distribution-Related Tax Contest” shall mean any Tax Contest in which the IRS, another Tax Authority or any other party asserts a position that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the U.S. Tax-Free Status of any Material Distribution or any Specified Foreign Distribution.

 

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“EBC LLC” means Eveready Battery Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New EBC that is disregarded as an entity separate from New EBC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

“EII” means Energizer International, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“EII Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by EII and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the business of manufacturing the products of the EHP Business in Asia as conducted by Sonca Products Ltd., Sonco Products Ltd. and Energizer Singapore Private Limited immediately prior to the First Internal Distribution.

“Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of [●], 2015, by and between EPC and SpinCo.

“EPC” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement.

“EPC Adjustment” means any proposed adjustment by a Tax Authority or claim for refund asserted in a Tax Contest to the extent EPC would be exclusively liable for any resulting Tax under this Agreement or exclusively entitled to receive any resulting Tax Benefit under this Agreement.

“EPC Affiliated Group” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return.”

“EPC Business” shall have the meaning provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“EPC Employee” shall have the meaning provided in the Employee Matters Agreement.

“EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” means any United States Federal Income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of which EPC is the common parent (the “EPC Affiliated Group ).

“EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary or other similar Foreign Income Tax Return or any Foreign Income Tax Return with respect to any profit and/or loss sharing group, group payment or similar group or fiscal unity that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the EPC Group together with one or more members of the SpinCo Group.

“EPC Group” means EPC and its Affiliates, excluding any entity that is a member of the SpinCo Group.

“EPC Separate Return” means any Separate Return of EPC or any member of the EPC Group.

“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.

 

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“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.

“Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code.

“Filing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(d) of this Agreement.

“Final Determination” means the final resolution of liability for any 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 date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer, 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 the case may be); (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 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; or (e) by any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or by mutual agreement of the parties.

“First Internal Contribution” means the contribution of specified assets by EII to First Internal SpinCo pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement in actual or constructive exchange for (i) the issuance by First Internal SpinCo to EII of shares of First Internal SpinCo common stock and (ii) the First Internal SpinCo Cash Distribution.

“First Internal Distribution” means the distribution by EII of all the common stock of First Internal SpinCo to EII’s shareholder in a transaction intended to qualify as a distribution that is generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

“First Internal SpinCo” means Edgewell Personal Care Netherlands BV, a besloten vennotschap organized under the laws of The Netherlands, and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of EII.

“First Internal SpinCo Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by First Internal SpinCo and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the business of marketing, distributing and selling the products of the EPC Business in Asia as conducted by Schick Asia Ltd., Schick (Guangzhou) Company Ltd., and Energizer Hong Kong Ltd. immediately prior to the First Internal Distribution.

“First Internal SpinCo Cash Distribution” has the meaning ascribed to the term “NEL Cash Distribution” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

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“First Internal SpinCo Credit Facility” has the meaning ascribed to the term “NEL Credit Facility” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Foreign Distributions” means the separation of the EPC Assets and EPC Liabilities from the EHP Assets and EHP Liabilities held by certain foreign subsidiaries of EPC, in each case, in a transaction intended to qualify, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a distribution that is generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

“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 United States possession, 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 United States possession, other than any Foreign Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“Foreign Separations” means the separation of the EPC Assets and EPC Liabilities from the EHP Assets and EHP Liabilities held by certain foreign subsidiaries of EPC organized in the jurisdictions identified on Schedule A hereto.

“Foreign Tax” means any Foreign Income Taxes or Foreign Other Taxes.

“Foreign Tax-Free Status” means, with respect to each of the Foreign Separations, the qualification thereof for non-recognition of income or gain (or similar treatment) for Foreign Income Tax purposes under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction.

“Group” means the EPC Group or the SpinCo Group, or both, as the context requires.

“High-Level Dispute” means any dispute or disagreement (a) relating to liability under Section 7.05 of this Agreement or (b) in which the amount of liability in dispute exceeds $10 million.

“Income Tax” means any Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax.

“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this Agreement.

“Indemnitor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this Agreement.

“Internal Contributions” shall mean the First Internal Contribution and the Second Internal Contribution.

“Internal Distributions” shall mean the First Internal Distribution and the Second Internal Distribution.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“Joint Adjustment” means any proposed adjustment by a Tax Authority or claim for refund asserted in a Tax Contest which is neither a SpinCo Adjustment nor an EPC Adjustment.

 

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“Joint Return” shall mean any Return of a member of the EPC Group or the SpinCo Group that is not a Separate Return.

“Material Distribution” shall mean each of (i) the First Internal Contribution and First Internal Distribution, (ii) the Second Internal Contribution and Second Internal Distribution, (iii) the Contribution and the Distribution, and (iv) any Material Foreign Distribution.

“Material Foreign Distribution” shall mean any Foreign Distribution set forth on Schedule B hereto.

“New EBC” means [●], a [●] corporation, and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of EPC.

“New EBC Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by New EBC and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the EHP Business as conducted immediately prior to the Second Internal Distribution.

“Notified Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Other Tax” means any Federal Other Tax, State Other Tax, or Foreign Other Tax.

“Past Practices” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Payment Date” means (i) with respect to any EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, the due date for any required installment of estimated taxes determined under Section 6655 of the Code, 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 (ii) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

“Payor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, 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.

“Post-Deconsolidation Period” means any Tax Period beginning after the Deconsolidation Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning the day after the Deconsolidation Date.

“Pre-Deconsolidation Period” means any Tax Period ending on or before the Deconsolidation Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Deconsolidation 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.

 

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“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 SpinCo management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which SpinCo would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from SpinCo and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of SpinCo Capital Stock, a number of shares of SpinCo Capital Stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of SpinCo 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 SpinCo 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 SpinCo 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 (A) the adoption by SpinCo of a shareholder rights plan or (B) issuances by SpinCo 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 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 into this definition and its interpretation.

“PTI” means any earnings and profits of a foreign corporation that would be excluded from gross income pursuant to Section 959 of the Code.

“Ralston TSA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.03 of this Agreement.

“Representation Letters” means the representation letters and any other materials delivered by, or on behalf of, EPC, SpinCo or others to a Tax Advisor (or a Tax Authority) in connection with the issuance by such Tax Advisor (or Tax Authority) of a Tax Opinion/Ruling.

“Required Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a) of this Agreement.

“Responsible Company” means, with respect to any Tax Return, the Company having responsibility for preparing and filing such Tax Return under this Agreement.

“Restriction Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the twenty-five (25) month anniversary of the Distribution Date.

“Retention Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 of this Agreement.

 

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“Second Internal Contribution” means the contribution of specified assets by New EBC to Second Internal SpinCo pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“Second Internal Distribution” means the distribution by New EBC of all the equity interests of Second Internal SpinCo to EPC in a transaction intended to qualify as a distribution that is generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

“Second Internal SpinCo” means Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that has elected to be classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New EBC.

“Section 336(e) Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.06.

“Section 7.02(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 SpinCo Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the EPC Group and (b) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the EPC Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the SpinCo Group.

“Separation and Distribution Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.

“Specified Foreign Distribution” shall mean any Foreign Distribution set forth on Schedule C hereto.

“Specified Foreign Separation” shall mean the Foreign Separation pursuant to which the EPC Assets and EPC Liabilities are separated from the EHP Assets and EHP Liabilities held by Energizer Trading Co. Ltd.

“Specified Foreign Separation Tax Contest” shall mean any Tax Contest in which a Tax Authority or any other party asserts a position that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Foreign Tax-Free Status under the laws of the United Kingdom of the Specified Foreign Separation.

“SpinCo” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this Agreement, and references herein to SpinCo shall include any entity treated as a successor to SpinCo.

“SpinCo Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by SpinCo and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) of the EHP Business as conducted immediately prior to the Distribution.

“SpinCo Adjustment” means any proposed adjustment by a Tax Authority or claim for refund asserted in a Tax Contest to the extent SpinCo would be exclusively liable for any resulting Tax under this Agreement or exclusively entitled to receive any resulting Tax Benefit under this Agreement.

 

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“SpinCo Capital Stock” means all classes or series of capital stock of SpinCo, including (i) the SpinCo Common Stock, (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock and (iii) all instruments properly treated as stock in SpinCo for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

“SpinCo Cash Distribution” shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals.

“SpinCo Carryback” means any net operating loss, net capital loss, excess tax credit, or other similar Tax item of any member of the SpinCo Group which may or must be carried from one Tax Period to another prior Tax Period under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

“SpinCo Common Stock” has the meaning ascribed to the term “EHP Common Stock” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“SpinCo Debt Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals.

“SpinCo Employee” has the meaning ascribed to the term “EHP Employee” in the Employee Matters Agreement.

“SpinCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” shall mean any United States federal Income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which SpinCo is the common parent.

“SpinCo Financing Arrangements” has the meaning ascribed to the term “EHP Financing Arrangements” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

“SpinCo Group” means SpinCo and its Affiliates, as determined immediately after the Distribution.

“SpinCo Separate Return” means any Separate Return of SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group.

“State Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States (or by any political subdivision of any such State) or the District of Columbia, or any city or municipality located therein, 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 Income Tax Return” means any Tax Return with respect to State Income Taxes.

“State Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States (or by any political subdivision of any such State) or the District of Columbia, or any city or municipality located therein, other than any State Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

“State Tax” means any State Income Taxes or State Other Taxes.

 

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“Straddle Period” means any Tax Period that begins on or before and ends after the Deconsolidation Date.

“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 United States tax counsel or accountant of recognized national standing.

“Tax Advisor Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14 of this Agreement.

“Tax Attribute” or “Attribute” shall mean a net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, excess charitable contribution, general business credit or any other Tax Item that could reduce a Tax.

“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 loss, deduction, refund, credit, or other item reducing Taxes otherwise payable (including, for the avoidance of doubt (i) the receipt of any distribution from a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957, to the extent such distribution is treated as being made out of PTI, and (ii) with respect to any taxable period or portion thereof ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, any corresponding, correlative, or similar adjustment reducing Taxes otherwise payable by a member of the EPC Group or the SpinCo Group, in each case, to the extent such adjustment is directly attributable to a Final Determination with respect to intercompany transfer pricing that increases Taxes payable by a member of the SpinCo Group or the EPC Group, respectively).

“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 Item” means, with respect to any Income Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit.

“Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof relating to any Tax.

“Tax Opinion/Ruling” means (A) each opinion of a Tax Advisor delivered to EPC in connection with, and regarding the Federal Income Tax treatment of, (i) the Contribution and the Distribution, (ii) the First Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, (iii) the Second Internal Contribution and the Second Internal Distribution, (iv) any Foreign Distribution, or (v) any other internal restructuring transaction undertaken pursuant to the Separation and Distribution

 

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Agreement that is intended to qualify for non-recognition treatment for Federal Income Tax purposes, and (B) each opinion of a Tax Advisor or ruling from a Tax Authority received by EPC or any of its subsidiaries in connection with, and regarding the Foreign Income Tax treatment of, the Foreign Separations.

“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 (i) all federal, state, local and foreign Taxes (including interest and penalties thereon) imposed pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or otherwise; (ii) all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes; and (iii) all costs, expenses and damages associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount paid by EPC (or any EPC Affiliate) or SpinCo (or any SpinCo 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 (A) the Contribution and the Distribution, the First Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Contribution and the Second Internal Distribution, any Foreign Distribution, or any other internal restructuring transaction undertaken pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement that is intended to qualify for non-recognition treatment for Federal Income Tax purposes to have U.S. Tax-Free Status, or (B) any Foreign Separation to have Foreign Tax-Free Status.

“Tax Return” or “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 filed or 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 Contribution, the Distribution, the Debt Repayment, and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement (including the First Internal Contribution, the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Contribution, the Second Internal Distribution, the Foreign Distributions, and the Foreign Separations).

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.

“Unqualified Tax Opinion” means an unqualified opinion of a Tax Advisor on which EPC may rely to the effect that (i) a transaction will not affect the U.S. Tax-Free Status of any Material Distribution, and (ii) will not adversely affect any of the conclusions set forth in any Tax Opinion/Ruling regarding the U.S. Tax-Free Status of any Material Distribution; provided, that any tax opinion obtained in connection with a proposed acquisition of SpinCo Capital Stock entered into during the Restriction Period shall not qualify as an Unqualified Tax Opinion unless such

 

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tax opinion concludes that such proposed acquisition will not be treated as “part of a plan (or series of related transactions),” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, that includes any Material Distribution. Any such opinion must assume that the relevant Material Distribution would have qualified for U.S. Tax-Free Status if the transaction in question did not occur.

“U.S. Tax-Free Status” means, with respect to each of (A)(i) the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, (ii) the First Internal Contribution and First Internal Distribution, taken together, (iii) the Second Internal Contribution and the Second Internal Distribution, taken together, and (iv) each Foreign Distribution, the qualification thereof (a) as a transaction described in Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355(a) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is “qualified property” for purposes of Sections 355(c)(2) and 361(c)(2) of the Code and (c) as a transaction in which EPC, SpinCo and the members of their respective Groups recognize no income or gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Sections 355, 361 and 1032 of the Code, other than (1) gain recognized pursuant to Section 361(b) with respect to (x) any portion of the First Internal SpinCo Cash Distribution that is not transferred to creditors of EPC in connection with the First Internal Contribution and First Internal Distribution, or (y) any portion of the SpinCo Cash Distribution that is not transferred to creditors or shareholders of EPC in connection with the Contribution and Distribution, (2) income or gain recognized pursuant to Sections 367(a), 367(b) and/or 1248 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated under such provisions with respect to the First Internal Contribution and First Internal Distribution, or (3) intercompany items or excess loss accounts taken into account pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code, and (B) any other internal restructuring transaction undertaken pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement and that is covered by a Tax Opinion/Ruling addressing the Federal Income Tax treatment thereof, the qualification of such transaction for the Federal Income Tax treatment set forth in such Tax Opinion/Ruling.

Section 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities .

Section 2.01 General Rule .

(a) EPC Liability . EPC shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to EPC under this Section 2.

(b) SpinCo Liability . SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the EPC Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to SpinCo under this Section 2.

Section 2.02 Allocation of United States Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Federal Income Tax and Federal Other Tax shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns. With respect to any EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, EPC shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes due or required to be reported on any such Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

 

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(b) Allocation of Tax Relating to Federal Separate Income Tax Returns. (i) EPC shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any EPC Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination); (ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Federal Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(c) Allocation of Federal Other Tax . EPC shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes attributable to the EPC Business (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination). SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Federal Other Taxes attributable to the EHP Business (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

Section 2.03 Allocation of State Income and State Other Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, State Income Tax and State Other Tax shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to State Income Tax Returns. EPC shall be responsible for any and all State Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any State Income Tax Return with respect to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

(b) Allocation of State Other Tax . EPC shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any EPC Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination). SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all State Other Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

Section 2.04 Allocation of Foreign Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05, Foreign Income Tax and Foreign Other Tax shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax Relating to EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns. EPC shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) to the extent such Foreign Income Taxes are attributable to the EPC Business. SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Income Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) to the extent such Foreign Income Taxes are attributable to the EHP Business.

(b) Allocation of Tax Relating to Separate Returns. (i) EPC shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any EPC Separate Return (and including any increase in such Foreign Tax as a result of a Final Determination); (ii) SpinCo shall be responsible for any and all Foreign Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any SpinCo Separate Return (and including any increase in such Foreign Tax as a result of a Final Determination).

 

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Section 2.05 Certain Transaction and Other Taxes

(a) SpinCo Liability . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05(c), SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the EPC 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 SpinCo Group (if such member is primarily liable for such Tax) on the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions;

(ii) any Tax resulting from a breach by SpinCo of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and

(iii) any Tax-Related Losses for which SpinCo is responsible pursuant to Section 7.05 of this Agreement.

The amounts for which SpinCo is liable pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i) and (ii) shall include all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

(b) EPC Liability . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.05(c), EPC shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo 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 EPC Group (if such member is primarily liable for such Tax) on the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions;

(ii) any Tax resulting from a breach by EPC of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and

(iii) any Tax-Related Losses for which EPC is responsible pursuant to Section 7.05 of this Agreement.

The amounts for which EPC is liable pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) and (ii) shall include all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

(c) Foreign Distributions . Each of EPC and SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo Group or the EPC Group, respectively, from and against any liability for fifty percent (50%) of (i) any Federal Income Taxes imposed on any member of the EPC Group or any member of the SpinCo Group, and (ii) all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes, in each case, resulting from the failure of any Foreign Distribution to have U.S. Tax-Free Status, except to the extent (x) such failure results from a breach by EPC or SpinCo of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or (y) EPC or SpinCo would otherwise be responsible for such amounts pursuant to Section 7.05 of this Agreement (it being understood that, in the case of clause (x) or (y), Section 7.05 shall govern).

 

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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-Deconsolidation Periods and Post-Deconsolidation Periods in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b) as reasonably interpreted and applied by EPC. With respect to the EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for the taxable year that includes the Distribution, no election shall be made under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii). If the Deconsolidation 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 items (other than extraordinary items) for the month which includes the Deconsolidation Date.

(b) Transactions Treated as Extraordinary Item . In determining the apportionment of Tax Items between Pre-Deconsolidation Periods and Post-Deconsolidation 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 Deconsolidation Date) be allocated to Pre-Deconsolidation 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 Deconsolidation Date) be allocated to Pre-Deconsolidation 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 (taking into account 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 8 with respect to the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, including by providing information required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.

Section 4.02 EPC’s Responsibility. EPC has the exclusive obligation and right to prepare and file, or to cause to be prepared and filed:

(a) EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns for any Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date;

(b) EPC State Combined Income Tax Returns, EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns and any other Joint Returns which EPC reasonably determines are required to be filed (or which EPC chooses to be filed) by the Companies or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date; and

(c) EPC Separate Returns and SpinCo Separate Returns which EPC reasonably determines are required to be filed by the Companies or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date (limited, in the case of SpinCo Separate Returns, to such Returns as are required to be filed (taking into account extensions) on or prior to the Deconsolidation Date).

 

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Section 4.03 SpinCo’s Responsibility . SpinCo 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 SpinCo Group other than those Tax Returns which EPC is required or entitled to prepare and file under Section 4.02. The Tax Returns required to be prepared and filed by SpinCo under this Section 4.03 shall include (a) any SpinCo Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for Tax Periods ending after the Deconsolidation Date and (b) SpinCo Separate Returns required to be filed (taking into account extensions) after the Deconsolidation Date.

Section 4.04 Tax Accounting Practices.

(a) General Rule . Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.04(b), with respect to any Tax Return that SpinCo has the obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 4.03, for any Pre-Deconsolidation Period or any Straddle Period (or any taxable period beginning after the Deconsolidation Date to the extent items reported on such Tax Return could reasonably be expected to affect items reported on any Tax Return that EPC has the obligation or right to prepare and file for any Pre-Deconsolidation Period or any Straddle Period), such Tax Return shall be prepared in accordance with past practices, accounting methods, elections or conventions ( “Past Practices” ) used with respect to the Tax Returns in question (unless there is no reasonable basis for the use of such Past Practices or unless there is no adverse effect to EPC), and to the extent any items are not covered by Past Practices (or in the event that there is no reasonable basis for the use of such Past Practices or there is no adverse effect to EPC), in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by SpinCo. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.04(b), EPC shall prepare any Tax Return which it has the obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 4.02, in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by EPC.

(b) Reporting of Transactions . Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law or as a result of a Final Determination, neither EPC nor SpinCo shall, and shall not permit or cause any member of its respective Group to, take any position that is inconsistent with the treatment of (A) (i) the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, (ii) the First Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, taken together, (iii) the Second Internal Contribution and the Second Internal Distribution, taken together, (iv) each Foreign Distribution, or (v) any other internal restructuring transaction undertaken pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement that is covered by a Tax Opinion/Ruling addressing the Federal Income Tax treatment thereof, in each case, as having U.S. Tax-Free Status (or analogous status under state or local law), or (B) any Foreign Separation as having Foreign Tax-Free Status.

Section 4.05 Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns . SpinCo will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing any EPC State Combined Income Tax Returns and any Joint Returns that EPC determines are required to be filed or that EPC chooses to file pursuant to Section 4.02(b). With respect to any SpinCo Separate Returns relating to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, SpinCo will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing consolidated, unitary, combined, or other similar joint Tax Returns, to the extent each entity is eligible to join in such Tax Returns, if EPC reasonably determines that the filing of such Tax Returns is consistent with past reporting practices, or, in the absence of applicable past practices, will result in the minimization of the net present value of the aggregate Tax to the entities eligible to join in such Tax Returns.

 

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Section 4.06 Right to Review Tax Returns.

(a) General . The Responsible Company with respect to any material Tax Return shall make such Tax Return (or the relevant portions thereof) and related workpapers available for review by the other Company, if requested, to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting party is or would reasonably be expected to be liable, (ii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes and the requesting party is or would reasonably be expected to be liable 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, or (iv) reasonably necessary for the requesting party to confirm compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Responsible Company shall use reasonable efforts to make such Tax Return available for review as required under this paragraph sufficiently in advance of the due date for filing of such Tax Return to provide the requesting party with a meaningful opportunity to review and comment on such Tax Return and shall use reasonable efforts to have such Tax Return modified before filing, taking into account the person responsible for payment of the Tax (if any) reported on such Tax Return and whether the amount of Tax liability with respect to such Tax Return is material. The Companies shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disagreement arising out of the review of such Tax Return and, failing such resolution, any disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with the disagreement resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable.

(b) 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 by its authorized representative), the Company which is legally required to sign such Tax Return shall not be required to sign such Tax Return under this Agreement unless there is at least a reasonable basis (or comparable standard under state, local or foreign law) for the Tax treatment of each material item reported on the Tax Return.

Section 4.07 SpinCo Carrybacks and Claims for Refund. SpinCo hereby agrees that, unless EPC consents in writing, (i) no Adjustment Request with respect to any Joint Return (or any Return of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02) shall be filed, and (ii) any available elections to waive the right to claim in any Pre-Deconsolidation Period with respect to any Joint Return (or any Return of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02) any SpinCo Carryback arising in a Post-Deconsolidation Period shall be made, and no affirmative election shall be made to claim any such SpinCo Carryback; provided, however, that the parties agree that any such Adjustment Request shall be made with respect to any SpinCo Carryback related to U.S. federal or State Income Taxes, upon the reasonable request of SpinCo, if such SpinCo Carryback is necessary to prevent the loss of the federal and/or State Income Tax Benefit of such SpinCo Carryback (including, but not limited to, an Adjustment Request with respect to a SpinCo Carryback of a federal or State capital loss arising in a Post-Deconsolidation Period to a Pre-Deconsolidation Period). Any Adjustment Request which EPC consents to make under this Section 4.07 shall be prepared and filed by the Responsible Company for the Tax Return to be adjusted.

 

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Section 4.08 Apportionment of Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes.

(a) If the EPC Affiliated Group has a Tax Attribute, the portion, if any, of such Tax Attribute apportioned to SpinCo or the members of the SpinCo Group and treated as a carryover to the first Post-Distribution Taxable Period of SpinCo (or such member) shall be determined by EPC in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1502-21, 1.1502-21T, 1.1502-22, 1.1502-79 and, if applicable, 1.1502-79A.

(b) No Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated Federal Income Tax of the EPC Affiliated Group, other than those described in Section 4.08(a), and no Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated, combined or unitary state, local, or foreign Income Tax, in each case, arising in respect of a Joint Return shall be apportioned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group, except as EPC (or such member of the EPC Group as EPC shall designate) determines is otherwise required under applicable law.

(c) EPC (or its designee) shall determine the portion, if any, of any Tax Attribute which must (absent a Final Determination to the contrary) be apportioned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group in accordance with this Section 4.08 and applicable law and the amount of tax basis and earnings and profits (including, for the avoidance of doubt, PTI) to be apportioned to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group in accordance with this Section 4.08 and applicable law, and shall provide written notice of the calculation thereof to SpinCo as soon as reasonably practicable after the information necessary to make such calculation becomes available to EPC. For the absence of doubt, EPC shall not be liable to SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group for any failure of any determination under this Section 4.08 to be accurate under applicable law.

(d) The written notice delivered by EPC pursuant to Section 4.08(c) shall be binding on SpinCo and each member of the SpinCo Group and shall not be subject to dispute resolution. Except to the extent otherwise required by a change in applicable law or pursuant to a Final Determination, SpinCo shall not take any position (whether on a Tax Return or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the information contained in such written notice.

Section 4.09 Gain Recognition Agreements. SpinCo shall, and shall cause its domestic subsidiaries to, enter into a new “gain recognition agreement” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8(b)(1)(iv) and (c)(5), with respect to each of the transfers notified in writing by EPC to SpinCo within 180 days following the Distribution Date in order to avoid the occurrence of any “triggering event,” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.367(a)-8(j), that would otherwise occur as a result of the Transactions.

Section 4.10 Transfer Pricing . If, as the result of any Final Determination relating to intercompany transfer pricing with respect to any item reflected on any Income Tax Return of a member of the EPC Group or the SpinCo Group, there is an increase in Income Taxes payable by any member of the EPC Group or the SpinCo Group, respectively, then, upon the reasonable written request of, and at the expense of, EPC or SpinCo, as applicable, SpinCo or EPC, as applicable, shall (and shall cause its respective Affiliates to) amend any Tax Returns of any member of the SpinCo Group or the EPC Group, as applicable, to the extent such amendment would result in a corresponding or correlative reduction in Taxes otherwise payable by a member of the SpinCo Group or the EPC Group, as applicable, and shall promptly pay over any Tax Benefit actually realized as a result of such amendment; provided , however, that neither Company (nor any of its Affiliates) shall have any obligation to amend any Tax Return pursuant to this Section 4.10 to the extent it would have an adverse effect on such Company or any of its Affiliates that is

 

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material. If a Company or one of its Affiliates pays over any amount pursuant to the preceding sentence and such Tax Benefit is subsequently disallowed or adjusted, the parties shall promptly make appropriate payments (including in respect of any interest paid or imposed by any Tax Authority) to reflect such disallowance or adjustment.

Section 5. Tax Payments.

Section 5.01 Payment of Taxes with Respect to EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns . EPC shall pay to the IRS any Tax due with respect to any EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return (including any Federal Income Tax due from the EPC Affiliated Group that is required to be paid as a result of an adjustment to an EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return).

Section 5.02 Payment of Taxes With Respect to Joint Returns (other than an EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return) and Certain Returns of Other Taxes. In the case of (I) any Joint Return (other than an EPC Federal Consolidated Tax Return) and (II) any Return of Other Taxes reflecting both Taxes for which EPC is responsible under Section 2 and Taxes for which SpinCo is responsible under Section 2:

(a) Computation and Payment of Tax Due. With respect to any such Tax Return, the Responsible Company shall pay any Tax required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority on or before the relevant Payment Date (and provide notice and proof of payment to the other Company).

(b) Computation and Payment of Liability With Respect To Tax Due . Within 30 days following the earlier of (i) the due date (taking into account extensions) for filing any such Tax Return (excluding any Tax Return with respect to payment of estimated Taxes or Taxes due with a request for extension of time to file) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, if EPC is the Responsible Company, then SpinCo shall pay to EPC the amount, if any, allocable to the SpinCo Group under the provisions of Section 2, and if SpinCo is the Responsible Company, then EPC shall pay to SpinCo the amount allocable to the EPC Group under the provisions of Section 2, in each case, plus interest computed at the Prime Rate on the amount of the payment based on the number of days from the earlier of (i) the due date of the Tax Return (including extensions) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, to the date of payment; provided , however , that no such interest shall become due and payable if such payment is made within 30 days following the relevant date.

(c) Adjustments Resulting in Underpayments . In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to any such Tax Return, the Responsible Company shall pay to the applicable Tax Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Return required to be paid as a result of such adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination. The Responsible Company shall compute the amount attributable to the SpinCo Group in accordance with Section 2 and SpinCo shall pay to EPC any amount due EPC (or EPC shall pay SpinCo any amount due SpinCo) under Section 2 within 30 days from the later of (i) the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Company or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the Responsible Company for payment of the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. Any payments required under this Section 5.02(c) shall include

 

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interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Company to the date of the payment under this Section 5.02(c); provided , however , that no such interest shall become due and payable if such payment is made within 30 days following the relevant date in the preceding sentence.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the amount to be paid pursuant to Section 5.02(b) or (c) (in each case, excluding interest) is in excess of $1 million, then, no later than the later of (i) five Business Days after the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the Responsible Company for payment of the amount due, accompanied by a statement detailing the Taxes required to be paid and (ii) three Business Days prior to the due date for the payment of such Tax, SpinCo shall pay to EPC any amount due EPC (or EPC shall pay SpinCo any amount due SpinCo) under Section 2.

(e) The provisions set forth in Sections 5.02(a) through (d) shall apply, mutatis mutandis , with respect to any State Income Tax Return for a taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or prior to the Distribution Date for which SpinCo is the Responsible Party, and EPC shall have the review rights specified in Section 4.06(a) with respect to any such Tax Return.

Section 5.03 Payment of Separate Company Taxes . Each Company shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to the applicable Tax Authority when due all Taxes owed by such Company or a member of such Company’s Group with respect to a Separate Return of Income Taxes and with respect to a Separate Return of Other Taxes ( provided that Separate Returns of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02 shall be governed by Section 5.02 and State Income Tax Returns described in Section 5.02(e) shall be governed by such Section).

Section 5.04 Indemnification Payments .

(a) If any Company (the Payor ) is required under applicable Tax Law to pay to a Tax Authority a Tax that another Company (the Required Party ) is liable for under this Agreement, the Required Party shall reimburse the Payor within 30 days of delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of an invoice for the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. The reimbursement shall include interest on the Tax payment computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date of the payment to the Tax Authority to the date of reimbursement under this Section 5.04; provided , however , that no such interest shall become due and payable if such payment is made within 30 days of delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of the documents described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the amount to be paid pursuant to this Section 5.04 (excluding interest) is in excess of $1 million, then, no later than the later of (i) five Business Days after delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of an invoice for the amount due, accompanied by a statement detailing the Taxes required to be paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto, and (ii) three Business Days prior to the due date for the payment of such Tax, the Required Party shall pay the Payor.

(b) All indemnification payments under this Agreement shall be made by EPC directly to SpinCo and by SpinCo directly to EPC; provided, however, that if the Companies mutually agree with respect to any such indemnification payment, any member of the EPC Group, on the one hand, may make such indemnification payment to any member of the SpinCo Group, on the other hand, and vice versa.

 

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Section 6. Tax Benefits.

Section 6.01 Tax Benefits.

(a) Except as set forth below, EPC shall be entitled to any refund (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Income Taxes and Other Taxes for which EPC is liable hereunder, SpinCo shall be entitled to any refund (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Income Taxes and Other Taxes for which SpinCo is liable hereunder, and a Company receiving a refund to which another Company is entitled hereunder in whole or in part shall pay over such refund (or portion thereof) to such other Company within 30 days after such refund is received (together with interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the refund was received to the date the refund was paid over); provided , however , that no such interest shall become due and payable if such refund is paid over within 30 days after such refund is received.

(b) If a member of the SpinCo Group actually realizes in cash any Tax Benefit as a result of an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination to any Taxes (or any Taxes resulting from reporting required by Section 4.04(b)) for which a member of the EPC Group is liable hereunder (or any Tax Attribute of a member of the EPC Group) and such Tax Benefit would not have arisen but for such adjustment or reporting (determined on a “with and without” basis), or if a member of the EPC Group actually realizes in cash any Tax Benefit as a result of an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination to any Taxes (or any Taxes resulting from reporting required by Section 4.04(b)) for which a member of the SpinCo Group is liable hereunder (or any Tax Attribute of a member of the SpinCo Group) and such Tax Benefit would not have arisen but for such adjustment or reporting (determined on a “with and without” basis), SpinCo or EPC, as the case may be, shall make a payment to either EPC or SpinCo, as appropriate, within 30 days following such actual realization of the Tax Benefit, in an amount equal to such Tax Benefit actually realized in cash (including any Tax Benefit actually realized as a result of the payment), plus interest on such amount computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date of such actual realization of the Tax Benefit to the date of payment of such amount under this Section 6.01(b); provided , however , that no such interest shall become due and payable if such payment is made within 30 days of actual realization of the Tax Benefit.

(c) No later than 30 days after a Tax Benefit described in Section 6.01(b) is actually realized in cash by a member of the EPC Group or a member of the SpinCo Group, EPC (if a member of the EPC Group actually realizes such Tax Benefit) or SpinCo (if a member of the SpinCo Group actually realizes such Tax Benefit) shall provide the other Company with a written calculation of the amount payable to such other Company by EPC or SpinCo pursuant to this Section 6. In the event that EPC or SpinCo disagrees with any such calculation described in this Section 6.01(c), EPC or SpinCo shall so notify the other Company in writing within 30 days of receiving the written calculation set forth above in this Section 6.01(c). EPC and SpinCo shall endeavor in good faith to resolve such disagreement, and, failing that, the amount payable under this Section 6 shall be determined in accordance with the disagreement resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable.

(d) SpinCo shall be entitled to any refund that is attributable to, and would not have arisen but for, a SpinCo Carryback pursuant to the proviso set forth in Section 4.07; provided , however , SpinCo shall indemnify and hold the members of the EPC Group harmless from and against any and all collateral Tax consequences resulting from or caused by any such Carryback, including (but not limited to) the loss or postponement of any benefit from the use of Tax Attributes generated by a member of the EPC Group or an Affiliate thereof if (x) such Tax Attributes expire unutilized, but would have been utilized but for such Carryback, or (y) the use of such Tax Attributes is postponed to a later taxable period than the taxable period in which such Tax Attributes would have been utilized but for such Carryback. Any such payment of such refund made by EPC to SpinCo pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) shall be recalculated in light of any Final Determination (or any other facts that may arise or come to light after such payment is made, such as a carryback of an EPC Group Tax Attribute to a Tax Period in respect of which such refund is received) that would affect the amount to which SpinCo is entitled, and an appropriate adjusting payment shall be made by SpinCo to EPC such that the aggregate amount paid pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) equals such recalculated amount (with interest computed at the Prime Rate).

 

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Section 6.02 EPC and SpinCo Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation.

(a) Allocation of Deductions . To the extent permitted by applicable law, Income Tax deductions arising by reason of the settlement of restricted stock units or restricted stock equivalent awards following the Distribution, with respect to EPC stock or SpinCo stock (such restricted stock units and restricted stock equivalent awards, collectively, Compensatory Equity Interests ) held by any Person shall be claimed (i) in the case of an active or former EPC Employee, solely by the EPC Group, and (ii) in the case of an active or former SpinCo Employee, solely by the SpinCo Group.

(b) Withholding and Reporting . Tax reporting and withholding with respect to Compensatory Equity Interests shall be governed by Section 11.05 of the EMA.

Section 6.03 Payment Obligations Under Sections II.1(b)(vi) and (viii) of Ralston TSA. EPC shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo Group from and against any liability for, any payments required to be made by EPC pursuant to Sections II.1(b)(vi) and (viii) of the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2000, by and between Ralston Purina Company and EPC (the “Ralston TSA” ), to the extent such payments relate to EPC Employees. SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the EPC Group from and against any liability for, any payments required to be made by EPC pursuant to Sections II.1(b)(vi) and (viii) of the Ralston TSA, to the extent such payments relate to SpinCo Employees.

Section 7. Tax-Free Status.

Section 7.01 Representations.

(a) Each of EPC and SpinCo hereby represents and warrants that (A) it has reviewed the Representation Letters and (B) subject to any qualifications therein, all information, representations and covenants contained in such Representation Letters that relate to such Company or any member of its Group are true, correct and complete.

 

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(b) SpinCo hereby represents and warrants that it has no plan or intention of taking any action, or failing to take any action (or causing or permitting any member of its Group to take or fail to take any action), in each case, from and after the Distribution Date, that could reasonably be expected to cause any representation or factual statement made in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Representation Letters or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be untrue.

(c) SpinCo hereby represents and warrants that, during the two-year period ending on the Distribution Date, there was no “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the SpinCo Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors regarding an acquisition of all or a significant portion of the SpinCo Capital Stock (or any predecessor); provided , however , that no representation is made regarding any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulation 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of EPC.

Section 7.02 Restrictions on SpinCo .

(a) SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any SpinCo Affiliate 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 this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letter. SpinCo agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any SpinCo Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent U.S. Tax-Free Status or Foreign Tax-Free Status.

(b) Reserved.

(c) SpinCo agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in the SpinCo 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 SpinCo Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code. SpinCo further agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will cause (i) EII to (A) maintain its status as a company engaged in the EII Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and (B) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the EII Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code, (iii) New EBC to (A) maintain its status as a company engaged in the New EBC Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and (B) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the New EBC Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code, and (iv) each member of the SpinCo Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution to (A) maintain its status as a company engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the

 

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Code and (B) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code.

(d) SpinCo agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will not (i) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent SpinCo 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 SpinCo’s charter or bylaws or otherwise), (ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate, (iii) in a single transaction or series of transactions (A) 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 SpinCo pursuant to the Contribution, (B) sell or transfer 50% or more of the gross assets of the SpinCo Active Trade or Business or (C) sell or transfer 30% or more of the consolidated gross assets of SpinCo and its Affiliates (in each case, such percentages to be measured based on fair market value as of the Distribution Date), (iv) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through a SpinCo Affiliate) any SpinCo 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 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 SpinCo Capital Stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of SpinCo Capital Stock into another class of SpinCo Capital Stock), (vi) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation or covenant made in the Representation Letters) 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 to acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SpinCo or otherwise jeopardize the U.S. Tax-Free Status of a Material Distribution, or (vii) cause or permit EII, New EBC or any member of the SpinCo Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in a Material Foreign Distribution to take any action or enter into any transaction described in the preceding clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) (substituting references therein to “SpinCo”, the “Contribution,” the “SpinCo Active Trade or Business” and “SpinCo Capital Stock” with references to the relevant corporation, the transfer of assets to such corporation pursuant to the Transactions, the active conduct of a trade or business by such corporation for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code, and the capital stock of such corporation) unless, in each case, prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii), (A) SpinCo shall have requested that EPC obtain a private letter ruling (or, if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) from the IRS and/or any other applicable Tax Authority in accordance with Section 7.04(b) and (d) of this Agreement to the effect that such transaction will not affect the U.S. Tax-Free Status of any Material Distribution and EPC shall have received such a private letter ruling in form and substance satisfactory to EPC in its reasonable discretion (and in determining whether a private letter ruling is satisfactory, EPC may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying

 

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assumptions and management’s representations made in connection with such private letter ruling), or (B) SpinCo shall provide EPC with an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance satisfactory to EPC in its reasonable discretion (and in determining whether an opinion is satisfactory, EPC may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations if used as a basis for the opinion) or (C) EPC shall have waived the requirement to obtain such private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(e) Certain Issuances of SpinCo Capital Stock . If SpinCo proposes to enter into any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent SpinCo has the right to prohibit any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, proposes to permit any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction to occur, in each case, during the period from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, SpinCo shall provide EPC, no later than ten days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to the Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of SpinCo Capital Stock to be issued in such transaction) and a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of SpinCo to the effect that the Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any other transaction to which the requirements of Section 7.02(d) apply (a “CFO Certificate” ).

Section 7.03 Restrictions on EPC. EPC agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the EPC Group 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 this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letters. EPC agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the EPC Group to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent U.S. Tax-Free Status or Foreign Tax-Free Status.

Section 7.04 Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

(a) If SpinCo notifies EPC that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 7.02(d) (a “Notified Action” ), EPC and SpinCo shall reasonably cooperate to attempt to obtain the private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion referred to in Section 7.02(d), unless EPC shall have waived the requirement to obtain such private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(b) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at SpinCo’s Request. At the reasonable request of SpinCo pursuant to Section 7.02(d), EPC shall cooperate with SpinCo and use its reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, a private letter ruling from the IRS (and/or any other applicable Tax Authority, or if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) or an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting SpinCo to take the Notified Action. Further, in no event shall EPC be required to file any request for a private letter ruling under this Section 7.04(b) unless SpinCo represents that (A) it has reviewed the request for such private letter ruling, and (B) all information and representations, if any, relating to any member of the SpinCo Group, contained in the related private letter ruling documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct and complete. SpinCo shall reimburse EPC for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the EPC Group in obtaining a private letter ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by SpinCo within ten Business Days after receiving an invoice from EPC therefor.

 

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(c) Rulings or Unqualified Tax Opinions at EPC’s Request . EPC shall have the right to obtain a private letter ruling from the IRS (and/or any other applicable Tax Authority, or if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) or an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. If EPC determines to obtain a private letter ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion, SpinCo shall (and shall cause each Affiliate of SpinCo to) cooperate with EPC and take any and all actions reasonably requested by EPC in connection with obtaining the private letter 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 SpinCo shall not be required to make (or cause any Affiliate of SpinCo 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). EPC and SpinCo shall each bear its own costs and expenses in obtaining a private letter ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by EPC.

(d) SpinCo hereby agrees that EPC shall have sole and exclusive control over the process of obtaining any private letter ruling, and that only EPC shall apply for a private letter ruling. In connection with obtaining a private letter ruling pursuant to Section 7.04(b), (A) EPC shall keep SpinCo informed in a timely manner of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by EPC in connection therewith; (B) EPC shall (1) reasonably in advance of the submission of any related private letter ruling documents provide SpinCo with a draft copy thereof, (2) reasonably consider SpinCo’s comments on such draft copy, and (3) provide SpinCo with a final copy; and (C) EPC shall provide SpinCo with notice reasonably in advance of, and SpinCo shall have the right to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with the IRS (subject to the approval of the IRS) that relate to such private letter ruling. Neither SpinCo nor any SpinCo Affiliate directly or indirectly controlled by SpinCo shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the Contribution and the Distribution, the First Internal Contribution and the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Contribution and the Second Internal Distribution, or any Material Foreign Distribution (including the impact of any transaction on any of the foregoing).

Section 7.05 Liability for Tax-Related Losses.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 7.05(c), SpinCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless EPC and its 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: (A) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of SpinCo’s Capital Stock and/or its or its subsidiaries’ assets (including any capital stock of New EBC, EII or any member of the SpinCo Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution) by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the SpinCo Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one

 

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or more of such officers or directors regarding transactions or events that cause the Distribution, the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Distribution or any Foreign Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock of SpinCo, New EBC, EII or any member of the SpinCo Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution, in each case, representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (C) any action or failure to act by SpinCo after the Distribution (including, without limitation, any amendment to SpinCo’s certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of SpinCo stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of SpinCo Capital Stock into another class of SpinCo Capital Stock), (D) any act or failure to act by SpinCo or any SpinCo Affiliate described in Section 7.02 (regardless whether such act or failure to act is covered by a private letter ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of Section 7.02(d), a CFO Certificate described in Section 7.02(e) or a consent described in Section 7.02(g)) or (E) any breach by SpinCo of its agreement and representations set forth in Section 7.01.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 7.05(c), EPC shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless SpinCo and its 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: (A) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of EPC’s stock and/or its or its subsidiaries’ assets (including any capital stock of the First Internal SpinCo, the Second Internal SpinCo or any member of the EPC Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution) by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the EPC Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors regarding transactions or events that cause the Distribution, the First Internal Distribution, the Second Internal Distribution or any Foreign Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock of EPC, the First Internal SpinCo, the Second Internal SpinCo or any member of the EPC Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution, in each case, representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (C) any act or failure to act by EPC or a member of the EPC Group described in Section 7.03 or (D) any breach by EPC of its agreement and representations set forth in Section 7.01(a).

(c)

(i) To the extent that any Tax-Related Loss is subject to indemnity under both Sections 7.05(a) and (b), responsibility for such Tax-Related Loss shall be shared by EPC and SpinCo according to relative fault.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.05(b) or (c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary:

(A) with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in EPC, the First Internal SpinCo, the Second Internal SpinCo or any member of the EPC Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of SpinCo (or any SpinCo Affiliate) by any means whatsoever by any Person or any action or failure to act by SpinCo affecting the voting rights of SpinCo, SpinCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless EPC and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss; and

(B) for purposes of calculating the amount and timing of any Tax-Related Loss for which SpinCo is responsible under this Section 7.05, Tax-Related Losses shall be calculated by assuming that EPC, the EPC Affiliated Group and each member of the EPC 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.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.05(a) or (c)(i) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SpinCo, New EBC, EII or any member of the SpinCo Group that was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) in any Foreign Distribution) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of EPC (or any EPC Affiliate) by any means whatsoever by any Person, EPC shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless SpinCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss.

(d) SpinCo shall pay EPC the amount of any Tax-Related Losses for which SpinCo is responsible under this Section 7.05: (A) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (i) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses no later than two Business Days prior to the date EPC files, or causes to be filed, the applicable Tax Return for the year of the Contribution or Distribution, as applicable (the Filing Date ) ( 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 SpinCo shall pay EPC no later than two Business Days prior to the due date for making payment with respect to such Final Determination and (B) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses, no later than two Business Days after the date EPC pays such Tax-Related Losses. EPC shall pay SpinCo the amount of any Tax-Related Losses (described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax-Related Loss) for which EPC is responsible under this Section 7.05 no later than two Business Days after the date SpinCo pays such Tax-Related Losses.

(e) Specified Foreign Separation. Each of EPC and SpinCo shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SpinCo Group or the EPC Group, respectively, from and against any liability for fifty percent (50%) of (i) (A) any Income Taxes imposed under the laws of the United Kingdom pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or otherwise; and (B) all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection therewith, in each case, resulting from the failure of the Specified Foreign Separation to have Foreign Tax-Free Status under the laws of the United Kingdom, except to the extent (x) such failure results from a breach by a member of the EPC Group or SpinCo Group of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or (y) EPC or SpinCo would otherwise be responsible for such amounts pursuant to Section 7.05(a), (b), or (c) of this Agreement, and (ii) any Income Taxes imposed under the laws of the United Kingdom on a member of the EPC Group with respect to any portion of the income or gain recognized upon a disposition, within ten years following the Distribution Date, of the assets received by the EPC Group pursuant to the Specified Foreign Separation solely as a result of the Specified Foreign Separation having qualified for Foreign Tax-Free Status.

 

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Section 7.06 Section 336(e) Election . If EPC determines, in its sole discretion, that a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (a “Section 336(e) Election” ) shall be made with respect to the Distribution, SpinCo shall (and shall cause the relevant member of the SpinCo Group to) join with EPC or the relevant member of the EPC Group in the making of such election and shall take any action reasonably requested by EPC or that is otherwise necessary to give effect to such election (including making any other related election). If a Section 336(e) Election is made with respect to the Distribution, then this Agreement shall be amended in such a manner as is determined by EPC in good faith to take into account such Section 336(e) Election (including by requiring that, in the event the Contribution and Distribution fail to have U.S. Tax-Free Status and EPC is not entitled to indemnification for the Tax-Related Losses arising from such failure, SpinCo shall pay over to EPC any Tax Benefits realized by the SpinCo Group or any member of the SpinCo Group arising from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Section 336(e) Election).

Section 8. Assistance and Cooperation.

Section 8.01 Assistance and Cooperation.

(a) Each of the Companies shall provide (and cause its Affiliates to provide) the other and its agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, with such cooperation or information as such other Company reasonably requests in connection with (i) preparing and filing 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) examinations of Tax Returns, and (iv) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed. Such cooperation shall include making available, upon reasonable notice, all information and documents in their possession relating to the other Company and its Affiliates as provided in Section 9. Each of the Companies shall also make available to the other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including employees and agents of the Companies or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes.

(b) Any information or documents provided under this Section 8 or Section 9 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, in no event shall either of the Companies or any of its respective Affiliates be required to provide the other Company or any of its respective Affiliates 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 either Company determines that the provision of any information to the other Company or its Affiliates 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 obligations under this Section 8 or Section 9 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

 

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Section 8.02 Income Tax Return Information. SpinCo and EPC acknowledge that time is of the essence in relation to any request for information, assistance or cooperation made by EPC or SpinCo pursuant to Section 8.01 or this Section 8.02. SpinCo and EPC acknowledge that failure to conform to the deadlines set forth herein or reasonable deadlines otherwise set by EPC or SpinCo could cause irreparable harm. Each Company shall provide to the other Company information and documents relating to its Group required by the other Company to prepare Tax Returns. Any information or documents the Responsible Company requires to prepare such Tax Returns shall be provided in such form as the Responsible Company reasonably requests and in sufficient time for the Responsible Company to file such Tax Returns on a timely basis.

Section 8.03 Reliance by EPC. If any member of the SpinCo Group supplies information to a member of the EPC Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the EPC 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 EPC Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of SpinCo (or any officer of SpinCo as designated by the chief financial officer of SpinCo) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. SpinCo agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the EPC 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 SpinCo Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the EPC Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

Section 8.04 Reliance by SpinCo. If any member of the EPC Group supplies information to a member of the SpinCo Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the SpinCo 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 SpinCo Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of EPC (or any officer of EPC as designated by the chief financial officer of EPC) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. EPC agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the SpinCo 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 EPC Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the SpinCo Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

 

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Section 9. Tax Records.

Section 9.01 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-Deconsolidation Periods, and EPC shall preserve and keep all other Tax Records relating to Taxes of the Groups for Pre-Deconsolidation 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 (i) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitations, or (ii) seven years after the Deconsolidation 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 9 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 9.01 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-day period, all or any part of such Tax Records.

Section 9.02 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 to the extent reasonably required by the other Company in connection with the preparation of financial accounting statements, audits, litigation, or the resolution of items under this Agreement.

Section 10. Tax Contests.

Section 10.01 Notice . Each of the Companies shall provide prompt notice to the other of any written communication from a Tax Authority regarding any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest for which it may be entitled to indemnification by the other Company hereunder. Such notice shall include 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. The failure of one Company to notify the other of such communication in accordance with the immediately preceding sentences shall not relieve such other Company of any liability or obligation to pay such Tax or make indemnification payments under this Agreement, except to the extent that the failure timely to provide such notification actually prejudices the ability of such other Company to contest such Tax liability or increases the amount of such Tax liability.

Section 10.02 Control of Tax Contests.

(a) Separate Company Taxes. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return (other than (x) a Separate Return of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02 or (y) any State Income Tax Return for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending

 

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on or before the Distribution Date with respect to which SpinCo is the Responsible Party), the Company having liability for the Tax shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(f)(ii) and (g) below.

(b) EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, EPC shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(f)(i) below.

(c) State Income Tax Return. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any State Income Tax Return for any taxable period ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, EPC shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any State Income Tax Return for any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Distribution Date with respect to which SpinCo is the Responsible Party and as a result of which EPC could reasonably be expected to become liable for any Tax or Tax-Related Losses, (A) SpinCo shall consult with EPC reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) SpinCo shall offer EPC a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with a Tax Contest related to such State Income Tax Return, (C) SpinCo shall defend any such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, and (D) SpinCo shall provide EPC copies of any written materials relating to any such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority.

(d) EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Return. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any EPC Foreign Combined Income Tax Return, EPC shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(g) below.

(e) Joint Returns and Certain Other Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to (I) any Joint Return (other than any EPC Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return or any State Income Tax Return) or (II) any Return of Other Taxes described in clause (II) of Section 5.02, (i) EPC shall control the defense or prosecution of the portion of the Tax Contest directly and exclusively related to any EPC Adjustment, including settlement of any such EPC Adjustment and (ii) SpinCo shall control the defense or prosecution of the portion of the Tax Contest directly and exclusively related to any SpinCo Adjustment, including settlement of any such SpinCo Adjustment, and (iii) the Companies shall jointly control the defense or prosecution of Joint Adjustments and any and all administrative matters not directly and exclusively related to any EPC Adjustment or SpinCo Adjustment. In the event of any disagreement regarding any matter described in clause (iii), the provisions of Section 14 of this Agreement shall apply.

(f) Distribution-Related Tax Contests.

(i) In the event of any Distribution-Related Tax Contest as a result of which SpinCo could reasonably be expected to become liable for any Tax or Tax-Related Losses and which EPC has the right to administer and control pursuant to Section 10.02(b) or (c) above, (A) EPC shall consult with SpinCo reasonably in advance of taking any

 

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significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) EPC shall offer SpinCo a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (C) EPC shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, and (D) EPC shall provide SpinCo copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, the final determination of the positions taken, including with respect to settlement or other disposition, in any Distribution-Related Tax Contest shall be made in the sole discretion of EPC and shall be final and not subject to the dispute resolution provisions of Article XI of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ii) In the event of any Distribution-Related Tax Contest with respect to any SpinCo Separate Return (other than a State Income Tax Return described in Section 10.02(c)), (A) SpinCo shall consult with EPC reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) SpinCo shall consult with EPC and offer EPC a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (C) SpinCo shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, (D) EPC shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and receive copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority, and (E) SpinCo shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior written consent of EPC, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(g) Specified Foreign Separation Tax Contest. In the event of any Tax Contest with respect to the United Kingdom Income Tax treatment of the Specified Foreign Separation, the Companies shall cooperate and shall jointly control the defense of such Tax Contest. In the event of any disagreement regarding such Tax Contest, the provisions of Section 14 of this Agreement shall apply .

(h) Power of Attorney. Each member of the SpinCo Group shall execute and deliver to EPC (or such member of the EPC Group as EPC shall designate) any power of attorney or other similar document reasonably requested by EPC (or such designee) in connection with any Tax Contest (as to which EPC is the Controlling Party) described in this Section 10.

Section 11. Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements . This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, (i) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements solely between or among EPC and/or any of its Subsidiaries shall be terminated, and (ii) amounts due under such agreements as of the date on which the Effective Time occurs shall be settled. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to EPC or by or to SpinCo, 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. Any payments pursuant to such agreements shall be disregarded for purposes of computing amounts due under this Agreement; provided that to the extent appropriate, as determined by EPC, payments made pursuant to such agreements shall be credited to SpinCo or EPC, respectively, in computing their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement, in the event that such payments relate to a Tax liability that is the subject matter of this Agreement for a Tax Period that is the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

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Section 12. 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 13. Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross Up.

Section 13.01 Treatment of Tax Indemnity and Tax Benefit Payments . In the absence of any change in Tax treatment under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, for all Income Tax purposes, the Companies agree to treat, and to cause their respective Affiliates to treat, (i) any indemnity payment required by this Agreement or by the Separation and Distribution Agreement as either a contribution by EPC to SpinCo or a distribution by SpinCo to EPC, as the case may be, occurring immediately prior to the Distribution; and (ii) any payment of interest or State Income Taxes by or to a Tax Authority, as taxable or deductible, as the case may be, to the Company entitled under this Agreement to retain such payment or required under this Agreement to make such payment.

Section 13.02 Tax Gross Up . If notwithstanding the manner in which payments described in Section 13.01(i) were 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 the Separation and Distribution 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 (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 Company receiving such payment would otherwise be entitled to receive.

Section 13.03 Interest . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent one Company ( “Indemnitor” ) makes a payment of interest to another Company ( “Indemnitee” ) under this Agreement with respect to the period from the date that the Indemnitee made a payment of 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.

Section 14. Disagreements. The Companies desire that collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try, and they will cause their respective Group members to try, to resolve in good faith all disagreements regarding their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (other than a High-Level Dispute) (a “Tax Advisor Dispute” ) between any member of the EPC Group and any member of the SpinCo Group as to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or the performance of obligations hereunder, the Tax departments of the Companies shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute. If such good faith negotiations do not resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute, then either Company may deliver an Escalation Notice pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 11.02

 

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of the Separation and Distribution Agreement. If the Companies are unable to resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute within thirty (30) Business Days after the date of the Escalation Notice, then the matter will be referred to a Tax Advisor acceptable to each of the Companies. The Tax Advisor may, in its discretion, obtain the services of any third-party appraiser, accounting firm or consultant that the Tax Advisor deems necessary to assist it in resolving such disagreement. The Tax Advisor shall furnish written notice to the Companies of its resolution of any such Tax Advisor Dispute as soon as practical, but in any event no later than 45 days after its acceptance of the matter for resolution. Any such resolution by the Tax Advisor will be conclusive and binding on the Companies. Following receipt of the Tax Advisor’s written notice to the Companies of its resolution of the Tax Advisor Dispute, the Companies shall each take or cause to be taken any action necessary to implement such resolution of the Tax Advisor. In accordance with Section 16, each Company shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of its representatives) incurred in connection with the referral of the matter to the Tax Advisor. All fees and expenses of the Tax Advisor in connection with such referral shall be shared equally by the Companies. Any High-Level Dispute shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 11.02 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Nothing in this Section 14 will prevent either Company from seeking injunctive relief if any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve the Tax Advisor Dispute by delivery of an Escalation Notice or through the Tax Advisor (or any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve any High-Level Dispute through the procedures set forth in Section 11.02 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement) could result in serious and irreparable injury to either Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, EPC and SpinCo are the only members of their respective Group entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this Agreement, and each of EPC and SpinCo will cause its respective Group members not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such party as provided in this Section 14.

Section 15. 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 two 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 15 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 15 or the interest rate provided under such other provision.

Section 16. Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 17. General Provisions.

Section 17.01 Addresses and Notices . All notices 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 mail transmission (return receipt requested) 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 17.01) :

 

If to EPC :

 

Edgewell Personal Care Company

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 300

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attention: Director, Taxes

Email: BarbaraM.Brinkmeyer@energizer.com

with a copy to:

 

Edgewell Personal Care Company

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 300

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: 203-680-9018

Email: manish.shanbhag@edgewell.com

If to SpinCo :

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attention: Director, Taxes

Email: DavidR.Wegner@energizer.com

with a copy to:

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: 314-985-2258

Email: Kelly.boss@energizer.com

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

Section 17.02 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

Section 17.03 Waiver. No failure or delay of any Party (or its applicable Group members) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the waiving Party.

Section 17.04 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, and the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to substitute one or more valid, legal and enforceable terms or provisions into this Agreement which, insofar as practicable, implement the purposes and intent of the Parties. Any term or provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part, degree or within certain jurisdictions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as reflected by this Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each party waives any term or provision of Law which renders any term or provision of this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

 

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Section 17.05 Authority. EPC represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the EPC Group, and SpinCo represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, as follows:

(a) 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 to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 17.06 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 10.

Section 17.07 Integration . This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the exhibits, Schedules and annexes hereto and thereto 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. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or any other agreements relating to the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, with respect to matters addressed herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

Section 17.08 Headings . The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 17.09 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.

Section 17.10 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.

 

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Section 17.11 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 Missouri irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Missouri, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

Section 17.12 Jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof and Article XI of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the circuit courts of the State of Missouri, St. Louis County, and (b) the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “ Missouri Courts ”), for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding to compel arbitration or for provisional relief in aid of arbitration in accordance with Section 14 hereof or Article XI or for provisional relief to prevent irreparable harm, and to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Missouri Courts for the enforcement of any award issued thereunder. Each of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in Section 17.01 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the Missouri Courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 17.12 . Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to any Missouri Court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over the Parties and the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Missouri Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 17.13 Amendment. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed amended, supplemented or modified unless such amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of both Parties or their relevant Group Members, as the case may be. No provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party or relevant Group Member against whom it is sought to be enforced.

Section 17.14 SpinCo Subsidiaries. If, at any time, SpinCo acquires or creates one or more subsidiaries that are includable in the SpinCo Group, they shall be subject to this Agreement and all references to the SpinCo Group herein shall thereafter include a reference to such subsidiaries.

Section 17.15 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 EPC or SpinCo 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.

 

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Section 17.16 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.

 

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.
By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC. 1

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE II

REGISTERED OFFICE

The address, including street and number, if any, of the Corporation’s registered office in this state is 120 South Central Avenue, Clayton, Missouri 63105, and the name of its agent at such address is C T Corporation System.

ARTICLE III

AUTHORIZED SHARES

SECTION 3.1. CLASSES AND NUMBER OF SHARES .

(a) The aggregate number, class and par value of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Three Hundred and Ten Million (310,000,000) shares of stock, consisting of:

(i) Three hundred million (300,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”); and

(ii) Ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”).

(b) All preemptive rights of shareholders are hereby denied, so that no stock or other security of the Corporation shall carry with it, and no holder or owner of any share or shares of stock or other security or securities of the Corporation, shall have any preferential or preemptive right to acquire additional shares of stock or of any other security of the Corporation. All cumulative voting rights are hereby denied, so that no stock or other security of the Corporation shall carry with it, and no holder or owner of any share or shares of such stock or security, shall have any right to cumulative voting in the election of members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Directors ”) or for any other purpose. The foregoing provisions within this paragraph are not intended to modify or prohibit any provisions of any voting trust or agreement between or among holders or owners of shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation.

(c) In addition to those general qualifications, limitations and restrictions applicable to each and every class and series of capital stock of the Corporation as a matter of law or as stated in the immediately preceding paragraph, the preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions, and the special correlative rights, including convertible rights, if any, in respect of the shares of each class are as set forth in the following Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 .

 

1   The Corporation is currently named Energizer SpinCo, Inc. Prior to the effective date of these articles of incorporation, the Corporation plans to change its name.


SECTION 3.2. TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK .

(a) Subject to the requirements of the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, as amended from time to time (the “ GBCL ”), and to the provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (these “ Articles of Incorporation ”), Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time by the Board of Directors as shares of one or more series. The description of shares of each series of Preferred Stock, including any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption, shall be as set forth in these Articles of Incorporation or any amendment hereto, or in a resolution or resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors and, to the extent set forth in any such resolution or resolutions, such information shall be certified to the Secretary of State of Missouri and filed as required by law from time to time, prior to the issuance of any shares of such series.

(b) The Board of Directors is expressly authorized prior to issuance, by adopting resolutions providing for the issuance of, or providing for a change in the number of, shares of any particular series of Preferred Stock (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) and, if and to the extent from time to time required by law, by filing certification thereto with the Secretary of State of Missouri, to set or change the number of shares to be included in each series of Preferred Stock (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) and to set or change (in any one or more respects) the designations, preferences, conversion, relative, participating, optional or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, or terms and conditions of redemption relating to the shares of each such series. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, setting or changing the following:

(i) the distinctive serial designation of such series and the number of shares constituting such series (provided that the aggregate number of shares constituting all series of Preferred Stock shall not exceed the aggregate number of authorized shares set out in Section 3.1(a)(ii) of these Articles of Incorporation);

(ii) the dividend rate, if any, on shares of such series, whether and the extent to which dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative, the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of any dividends, and the time at which and the terms and conditions on which any dividends shall be paid;

(iii) whether the shares of such series shall be redeemable or purchasable and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption or purchase, including the date or dates upon and after which such shares shall be redeemable or purchasable and the amount per share payable in case of redemption or purchase, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption or purchase dates;

 

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(iv) the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to retire shares of such series pursuant to a sinking fund and the terms and conditions of any such sinking fund;

(v) whether shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other series, class or classes, now or hereafter authorized, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the terms of adjustment, if any;

(vi) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

(vii) the rights of the holders of shares of such series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and the relative rights of priority, if any, of such holders with respect thereto; and

(viii) any other relative rights, powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof relating to such series.

SECTION 3.3. TERMS OF COMMON STOCK .

(a) Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided by the GBCL, each holder of the Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote per share of Common Stock held by such holder on all matters to be voted on by the shareholders.

(b) Dividend Rights . Subject to the express terms of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, dividends may be declared and paid upon the Common Stock out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, in such amounts and at such times as the Board of Directors may determine. Funds otherwise legally available for the payment of dividends on the Common Stock shall not be restricted or reduced by reason of there being any excess of the aggregate preferential amount of any series of Preferred Stock outstanding over the aggregate par value thereof.

ARTICLE IV

DIRECTORS

SECTION 4.1. NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION . The number of Directors to constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any changes in the number of Directors shall be reported to the Missouri Secretary of State to the extent and within the time periods required by the GBCL. As of the effective date of these Articles of Incorporation, the Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as is reasonably possible, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and the term of office of the third class to expire at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, with each Director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of

 

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shareholders (i) Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders after their election, so that the term of office of only one class of Directors shall expire at each annual meeting, with each Director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal, and (ii) if authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors, Directors may be elected to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors, regardless of how such vacancy shall have been created. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation, other than shares of Common Stock, shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect Directors, then the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorship shall be governed by the terms of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or any certificate of designation thereunder applicable thereto. As used in these Articles of Incorporation, the term “entire Board of Directors” or the “entire Board” means the total number of Directors fixed by, or in accordance with, these Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation.

SECTION 4.2. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS . Subject to, and in addition to, the rights, if any, of the holders of any class of capital stock of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) then outstanding or any limitation imposed by law, (i) any Director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time prior to the expiration of his, her or their term of office only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of record of outstanding shares representing not less than two-thirds of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, at a special meeting of shareholders called expressly for that purpose (such vote being in addition to any required class or other vote), and (ii) any Director may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors at any time prior to the expiration of his or her term of office, as provided by law, in the event that the Director fails to meet any qualifications stated in the Bylaws for election as a Director or in the event that the Director is in breach of any agreement between the Director and the Corporation relating to the Director’s service as a Director or employee of the Corporation.

SECTION 4.3. VACANCIES . Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any class of capital stock of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) then outstanding, and except as expressly provided for in Section 4.1 , any vacancies in the Board of Directors which occur for any reason, including vacancies which occur by reason of an increase in the number of Directors or the removal of a Director, shall be filled only by the Board of Directors, acting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office (although less than a quorum). Any replacement Director so elected shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been appointed expires and until such Director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

ARTICLE V

The duration of the Corporation is perpetual.

 

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ARTICLE VI

PURPOSE

The Corporation is formed to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation now or hereafter may be organized under the laws of the State of Missouri.

ARTICLE VII

BYLAWS; MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

SECTION 7.1. BYLAWS . Only a majority of the entire Board of Directors may make, amend, alter, change or repeal any provision or provisions of the Bylaws of the Corporation.

SECTION 7.2. SPECIAL MEETINGS . Special meetings of shareholders may be called only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Corporation by request for such a meeting in writing. Only such business shall be conducted, and only such proposals shall be acted upon, as are specified in the notice of any special meeting of shareholders. Shareholders shall have no right to request to call a special meeting.

SECTION 7.3. WRITTEN CONSENT OF SHAREHOLDERS . Any action that is required or that may be taken at any meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.

SECTION 7.4. ADVANCE NOTICE . Advance notice of shareholder nominations for the election of Directors and business to be brought by shareholders before any meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION AND EXCULPATION

SECTION 8.1. ACTIONS INVOLVING DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES . The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person (other than a party plaintiff suing on his or her own behalf or in the right of the Corporation) who at any time is serving or has served as a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation against any claim, liability or expense incurred as a result of such service, or as a result of any other service on behalf of the Corporation while also serving as a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation, or service at the request of the Corporation (which request need not be in writing), while also serving as a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation, as a director, officer, employee, member, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, trade or industry association or other enterprise (whether incorporated or unincorporated, for-profit or not-for-profit) to the maximum extent permitted by law, unless the conduct of such person underlying the proceeding in question has been finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or to constitute willful misconduct, or unless the Corporation is otherwise prohibited by law from providing such indemnification. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person (other than a party

 

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plaintiff suing on his or her behalf or in the right of the Corporation), 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 (including, but not limited to, an action by or in the right of the Corporation) as a result of such service or any other service on behalf of the Corporation while also serving as a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation against expenses (including, without limitation, costs of investigation and attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding.

SECTION 8.2. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION .

(a) Directors, Officers and Employees . To the extent that a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, to which action, suit or proceeding such Director, officer or employee was or is a party by reason of such person’s service to the Corporation in such capacity, or as a result of any other service on behalf of the Corporation while also serving as a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, or proportionally to such claim, issue or matter therein.

(b) Agents . To the extent that an agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, to which action, suit or proceeding such agent was or is a party by reason of service to the Corporation in such capacity, or as a result of any other service on behalf of the Corporation while also serving as an agent of the Corporation, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Corporation is not required to, but may, in its discretion, indemnify such individual against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, or proportionally to such claim, issue or matter therein, at the discretion of the Corporation.

SECTION 8.3. ARTICLE VIII PROVISIONS NOT EXCLUSIVE RIGHT . The indemnification provided by this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled, whether under the Bylaws of the Corporation or any statute, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

SECTION 8.4. INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED . Without limiting the other provisions of this Article VIII , the Corporation is authorized from time to time, without further action by the shareholders of the Corporation, to enter into agreements with any Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation providing such rights of indemnification as the Corporation may deem appropriate, up to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any agreement entered into by the Corporation with a Director may be authorized by the other Directors, and such authorization shall not be invalid on the basis that different or similar agreements may have been or may thereafter be entered into with other Directors.

 

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SECTION 8.5. STANDARD OF CONDUCT . Except as may otherwise be permitted by law, no person shall be indemnified pursuant to this Article VIII (including without limitation pursuant to any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 8.4 of these Articles of Incorporation) from or on account of such person’s conduct which is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct. The Corporation may (but need not) adopt a more restrictive standard of conduct with respect to the indemnification of any agent of the Corporation.

SECTION 8.6. INSURANCE . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of itself or any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who is or was otherwise serving on behalf or at the request of the Corporation in any capacity against any claim, liability or expense asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article VIII .

SECTION 8.7. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For the purposes of this Article VIII :

(a) Service in Representative Capacity . Any Director, officer or employee of the Corporation who shall serve as a director, officer or employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise of which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, is or was the owner of 20% or more of either the outstanding equity interests or the outstanding voting stock (or comparable interests) shall be deemed to be so serving at the request of the Corporation, unless the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall determine otherwise. In all other instances where any person shall serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise of which the Corporation is or was a stockholder or creditor, or in which it is or was otherwise interested, if it is not otherwise established that such person is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent at the request of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine whether such service is or was at the request of the Corporation, and it shall not be necessary to show any actual or prior request for such service.

(b) Predecessor Corporations . References to a corporation include all constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger, as well as the resulting or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of a constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust 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 he or she would if he or she had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

(c) Service for Employee Benefit Plan . The term “other enterprise” shall include, without limitation, employee benefit plans and voting or taking action with respect to stock or other assets therein; the term “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include, without limitation, any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, a director, officer, employee or agent with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; a person who acted in good faith and in a

 

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manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have satisfied any standard of care required by or pursuant to this Article VIII in connection with such plan; and the term “fines” shall include, without limitation, any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan and shall also include any damages (including treble damages) and any other civil penalties.

SECTION 8.8. LIABILITY OF THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES .

(a) No Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director; provided , however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply to any liability of a Director (i) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in subjective good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under § 351.345 of the GBCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit.

(b) It is the intention of the Corporation to limit the personal liability of the Directors, officers and employees of the Corporation, in their capacity as such, whether to the Corporation, its shareholders or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Consequently, should the GBCL or any other applicable law be amended or adopted hereafter so as to permit the elimination or limitation of such liability, the liability of the Directors and/or officers and/or employees of the Corporation shall be so eliminated or limited without the need for amendment of these Articles or for further action on the part of the shareholders of the Corporation.

SECTION 8.9. SURVIVAL; AMENDMENT .

(a) Each person who was or is a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation is a third party beneficiary to this Article VIII , shall be entitled to rely upon all of his or her indemnification rights provided or contemplated by this Article VIII as a binding contract with the Corporation, and shall be entitled to enforce against, and rely on as a binding contract with, the Corporation all of his or her indemnification rights provided or contemplated by this Article VIII . Such indemnification rights shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director, officer or employee, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(b) This Article VIII may be hereafter amended, modified or repealed as provided in Article IX of these Articles of Incorporation; provided , however, that no such amendment, modification or repeal shall (i) reduce, terminate or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection, provided in this Article VIII of any person who was or is a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation to obtain indemnification or an advance of expenses with respect to a proceeding that pertains to or arises out of any act, omission or event occurring or condition or circumstance existing prior to the Deadline Indemnification Date, or (ii) have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any person who was or is a Director, officer or employee of the Corporation for or with respect to any act, omission or event occurring or condition or circumstance existing prior to the Deadline Indemnification Date. For purposes of this Section 8.9 , the term “ Deadline Indemnification Date ” shall mean the later of: (1) the effective

 

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date of any amendment or repeal of this Article VIII which reduces, terminates or otherwise adversely affects the rights hereunder of any person who was or is a Director, officer or employee, (2) the expiration of such person’s then current term of office with, or service for, the Corporation (provided such person has a stated term of office or service and completes such term), or (3) the effective date such person resigns his office or terminates his service (provided such person has a stated term of office or service but resigns prior to the expiration of such term).

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Subject to Section 8.9 of these Articles of Incorporation, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights and powers conferred herein on the shareholders, Directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation are subject to this reserved power; provided , that (in addition to any required class or other vote) the affirmative vote of the holders of record of outstanding shares representing not less than two-thirds of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal Article IV or Article VII of these Articles of Incorporation and this Article IX , notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by the laws of Missouri.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC. 1

Dated as of [●], 2015

ARTICLE I

SHAREHOLDERS

SECTION 1.1 ANNUAL MEETING . The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the Company, or at such other place either within or without the State of Missouri as the Directors may from time to time determine, at 2:00 P.M. on the fourth Monday in January each year, or at such other time as may be determined by the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the entire Board of Directors then in office.

SECTION 1.2 SPECIAL MEETINGS . Special meetings of shareholders may be called only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Company by request for such a meeting in writing. Such request shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Company and shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Upon such direction or request, subject to any requirements or limitations imposed by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (as amended from time to time, the “ Articles of Incorporation ”), by these Amended and Restated Bylaws (these “ Bylaws ”), or by law, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to call a special meeting of the shareholders to be held at such time as is specified in the request. Only such business shall be conducted, and only such proposals shall be acted upon, as are specified in the call of any special meeting of shareholders, and each such meeting shall be held at such time, and at such place either within or without the State of Missouri, as may be specified in the notice thereof. As used in these Bylaws, the terms “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of Directors fixed by, or in accordance with, these Bylaws.

SECTION 1.3 NOTICE .

(a) Except as otherwise required by the laws of Missouri, notice of each meeting of the shareholders, whether annual or special, shall be given, except that (i) it shall not be necessary to give notice to any shareholder who properly waives notice before or after the meeting, whether in writing or by electronic transmission or otherwise, and (ii) no notice of an adjourned or postponed meeting need be given except when required under these Bylaws or by law. Such notice shall state the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting (and the means of remote communications, if any, by which shareholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person at such meeting), and, in the case of a special meeting, shall also state at whose direction or request the meeting is called and the purpose or purposes for which it is called. Except as otherwise required by law, each notice of a meeting shall be given in any manner permitted by law not less than ten nor more than 70 days before the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, without protesting at the beginning of the meeting that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, shall constitute a waiver of notice by such shareholder; and the requirement of notice may also be waived in accordance with Section 5.4(b) of these Bylaws.

 

1   The Company is currently named Energizer SpinCo, Inc. Prior to the effective date of these bylaws, the Company plans to change its name.


(b) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to shareholders, any notice to a shareholder given by the Company may be given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the shareholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the shareholder by written notice to the Company. For purposes of these Bylaws, “electronic transmission” means any process of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient.

(c) Notice shall be deemed given, if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid, if addressed to a shareholder at his or her address on the Company’s records. Notice given by electronic transmission shall be deemed given (i) if by facsimile, when directed to a number at which the shareholder has consented to receive notice, (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the shareholder has consented to receive notice, (iii) if by posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the shareholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice, and (iv) by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the shareholder.

(d) Any previously scheduled meeting or special meeting of shareholders may be successively postponed by resolution of the Board of Directors to a specified date up to a date 90 days after such postponement or to another place, upon public disclosure given on or prior to the date scheduled for such meeting of shareholders. Any special meeting of shareholders may (unless the Articles of Incorporation otherwise provide) be canceled by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public disclosure given on or prior to the date scheduled for such meeting of shareholders. For purposes of these Bylaws, “public disclosure” shall be deemed to have been given if a public announcement is made by press release reported by a national news service or in a publicly available document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 1.4 QUORUM; VOTING .

(a) At any meeting of the shareholders, every holder of common stock shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed by a proper instrument in writing and subscribed by the shareholder or by his or her duly appointed attorney-in-fact. A shareholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission, or by telephone, to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission, or telephonic transmission, must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission, or telephonic transmission, was authorized by the shareholder. Each shareholder shall have such voting power as is prescribed by the Articles of Incorporation with respect to the shares registered in his or her name on the books of the Company.

 

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(b) At any meeting of shareholders, the holders of shares having a majority of the voting power entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. The shareholders present at a meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of such number of shareholders as to reduce the remaining shareholders to less than a quorum. Whether or not a quorum is present, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or the holders of shares having a majority of the outstanding voting power present and entitled to vote at such meeting may adjourn the same from time to time for successive periods of not more than 90 days after such adjournment, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of such adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. If the adjournment is for more than 90 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the date and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

(c) If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of shares constituting a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders unless the vote of a greater number of shares is required by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, by these Bylaws or by law.

SECTION 1.5 ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT OF MEETING .

(a) Each meeting of shareholders shall be convened and presided over by a chairman of the meeting, who shall be the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence, the vice chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence, the Chief Executive Officer, if any, or in his or her absence, an officer or director of the Company designated as chairman of the meeting by the Board of Directors. The Secretary of the Company or, in his or her absence, a person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of each meeting of shareholders. Whenever the Secretary shall act as chairman of the meeting, or shall be absent, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint a person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

(b) The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of shareholders 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 shareholders shall have the right and authority to convene and adjourn the meeting, prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are necessary, appropriate or convenient 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) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, including removing any shareholder who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as established

 

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by the chairman of the meeting, (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to shareholders of record of the Company, their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine, (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants, (vi) adjournment of the meeting either by the chairman of the meeting or by vote of the shareholders by the vote of a majority of the voting power of the stock entitled to vote at such meeting, present in person or by proxy at the meeting, and (vii) regulation of the voting or balloting, as applicable, including matters which are to be voted on by ballot, if any. The chairman of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if the chairman should so determine and declare, any such defective nomination shall be disregarded and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Unless and except to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of shareholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure. The chairman of the meeting shall have absolute authority to decide questions of compliance with the foregoing procedures, and his or her ruling thereon shall be final and conclusive.

SECTION 1.6 BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED .

(a) At an annual meeting of shareholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors shall be made, and only such other business shall be conducted or considered as shall have been properly brought before the meeting, as follows:

(i) For nominations and proposals of other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be (A) specified in the Company’s notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (C) otherwise properly requested to be brought before the annual meeting by a shareholder of the Company in accordance with Section 1.6(a)(ii) of these Bylaws.

(ii) For nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or proposals of other business to be properly requested by a shareholder to be brought before an annual meeting, a shareholder must (A) comply with the procedures set forth in Section 1.7 of these Bylaws as to such business or nomination, (B) be a shareholder of record at the time of giving of the notice of such annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors and at the time of the annual meeting, and (C) be entitled to vote at such annual meeting. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to submit nominations or other business proposals (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Company’s notice of meeting) before or at an annual meeting of shareholders.

 

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(b) At any special meeting of shareholders, only such business shall be conducted or considered as shall have been properly brought before the meeting pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting, as follows:

(i) For nominations and proposals of other business to be properly brought before a special meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be (A) specified in the Company’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before the special meeting by the Board of Directors, or (C) solely in the case of nominations (and not any other business or proposal) and provided that the Board of Directors has determined that Directors shall be elected at such special meeting and the Company’s notice of meeting provides that Directors shall be elected at such special meeting, properly requested to be brought before the special meeting by a shareholder of the Company in accordance with Section 1.6(b)(ii) of these Bylaws.

(ii) For nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors to be properly requested by a shareholder to be brought before a special meeting, (A) the Board of Directors must have determined that Directors shall be elected at such meeting and the Company’s notice of meeting must provide that Directors shall be elected at such special meeting, (B) such shareholder shall only be entitled to make such nominations as are specified in the Company’s notice of meeting, and (C) such shareholder must (I) comply with the procedures set forth in Section 1.7 of these Bylaws as to such nomination, (II) be a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice of such special meeting by or at the direction of the Board of the Directors and at the time of the special meeting, and (III) be entitled to vote at such special meeting. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at or before a special meeting of shareholders.

SECTION 1.7 ADVANCE NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER BUSINESS AND NOMINATIONS .

(a) For any nominations or any proposal of other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder of record pursuant to Section 1.6(a)(ii) of these Bylaws, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Company and any such other business must constitute a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice, in writing, must be delivered to and received by the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days in advance of the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided , that for the purpose of calculating the timeliness of shareholder notices for the 2016 annual meeting, the date of the prior year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be January 26, 2015; provided , however , that in the event that (i) for each year beginning after 2016, no annual meeting was held in the previous year, or (ii) the date of the annual meeting has been advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from the anniversary of the date of the previous year’s meeting, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so received no earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of the meeting is first made.

(b) In the event the Company calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more Directors to the Board of Directors, for any nomination of any person(s) for election to such position(s) as are specified in the Company’s notice of meeting to

 

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be properly brought before such special meeting by a shareholder of record pursuant to Section 1.6(b)(ii) of these Bylaws, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Company. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice, in writing, must be delivered to and received by the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if later, the seventh day following the day on which public disclosure is made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

(c) Except as required by applicable law, in no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a shareholders meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described in Section 1.7(a) or 1.7(b) of these Bylaws. In addition, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice described in Section 1.7(a) or 1.7(b) of these Bylaws shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting, any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Notwithstanding anything in Section 1.7(a) or 1.7(b) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of Directors to be elected to the Board of the Company at a shareholders meeting is increased effective at such meeting and there is no public disclosure by the Company naming all the nominees proposed by the Board for the additional directorships at least 100 days in advance of the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting or in the event of a special meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, a shareholder’s notice required by Section 1.7(a) or 1.7(b) of these Bylaws shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for such additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to and received by the Secretary not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public disclosure is first made by the Company.

(d) To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to Section 1.7(a) or 1.7(b) of these Bylaws) to the Secretary shall set forth in writing:

(i) as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (the following information, the “ Proposing Shareholder Information ”):

(A) the name and address, as they appear on the Company’s books, of such shareholder and of such beneficial owner, if any, and of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith;

 

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(B) the class or series and number of shares of the Company’s stock which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record, by such shareholder and such beneficial owner and their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith;

(C) 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 Company or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Company, any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position in any class or series of shares of the Company, or any contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Company, including due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Company, whether or not such instrument, contract or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the Company through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise, and without regard of whether the shareholder of record, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, may have entered into transactions that hedge or mitigate the economic effect of such instrument, contract or right, or 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 Company (any of the foregoing, a “ Derivative Instrument ”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such shareholder, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith;

(D) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith have a right to vote any class or series of shares of the Company;

(E) any agreement, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including any repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement or arrangement, engaged in, directly or indirectly, by such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of the shares of the Company by, manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, with respect to any class or series of the shares of the Company, or which provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the price or value of any class or series of the shares of the Company (all of the foregoing, “ Short Interests ”);

(F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Company owned beneficially by such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Company;

 

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(G) any proportionate interest in shares of the Company or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership;

(H) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith are entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company or Derivative Instruments, if any, including without limitation any such interests held by members of the immediate family sharing the same household of such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith;

(I) any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Short Interests in any principal competitor of the Company held by such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith;

(J) any direct or indirect interest of such shareholder or beneficial owner, or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, in any contract with the Company, any affiliate of the Company or any principal competitor of the Company (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement);

(K) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) or an amendment pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) if such a statement were required to be filed under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by such shareholder (or any successor provisions), such beneficial owner and their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, if any;

(L) any other information relating to such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(M) a representation that the shareholder is a shareholder of record of stock of the Company, entitled to vote at such meeting, intends to continue to hold such stock of the Company through the meeting, and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination or business that is the subject of the notice; and

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if any, is or intends to become part of a group that intends (I) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Company’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee, and/or (II) to otherwise solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such proposal or nomination.

(ii) If the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a shareholder’s notice must, in addition to the Proposing Shareholder Information, also set forth: (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at such meeting (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend a document or instrument of the Company, the language of the proposed amendment), (B) any material interest of such shareholder or the beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such business, and (C) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder or beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder.

(iii) As to each person, if any, whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election to the Board of Directors (each, a “ Prospective Nominee ”), a shareholder’s notice must, in addition to the Proposing Shareholder Information, also set forth (A) all Proposing Shareholder Information with respect to such Prospective Nominee that would be required to be set forth in a shareholder’s notice pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Section 1.7(d) if the Prospective Nominee were the shareholder delivering such notice, (B) all information relating to such Prospective Nominee 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 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 (C) 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 shareholder and beneficial owner or their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and any of such Prospective Nominee, his or her respective affiliates or 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 Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act if the shareholder, beneficial owner or their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the Prospective Nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and

(iv) With respect to each Prospective Nominee, a shareholder’s notice must, in addition to the matters set forth in paragraphs (i) and (iii) above, also include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.1(e) of these Bylaws. The Company may require any Prospective Nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such Prospective Nominee to serve as an independent director of Company or that could be material

 

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to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such Prospective Nominee. Any such additional information must be provided promptly but in no event later than the earlier of (A) ten business days after the Company’s request therefor, and (B) two business days prior to the date of the meeting.

(e) For purposes of these Bylaws, (i) the term “group” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) the terms “affiliate” and “associate” have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

(f) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no person shall be eligible for election by the shareholders as a Director unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.6 of these Bylaws and no other business shall be considered or conducted at a shareholder meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.6 of these Bylaws or if it constitutes an improper subject for shareholder action under applicable law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.6 of these Bylaws (including whether the shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such shareholder’s nomination or proposal in compliance with such shareholder’s representation as required by clause (N) of Section 1.7(d)(i) of these Bylaws); and, if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall so declare at the meeting that any such defective nomination shall be disregarded and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 1.6 of these Bylaws, if the shareholder (or a qualified representative of the shareholder) does not appear at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, even though proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Company. In order to be considered a qualified representative of the shareholder for purposes of these Bylaws, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such shareholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such shareholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such shareholder to act for such shareholder as proxy at the meeting of shareholders, and such person must produce such writing, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of shareholders.

(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Bylaws, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of law, including without limitation the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to the matters set forth in these Bylaws; provided , however , that any references in these Bylaws to law, including without limitation the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or other business proposals to be considered pursuant to Section 1.6 of these Bylaws. Nothing in Section 1.6 of these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in, or of the Company to omit proposals from, the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or any successor provision or (ii) of the holders

 

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of any series of preferred stock to elect Directors under specified circumstances pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation. Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, if applicable, nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed to permit any shareholder, or give any shareholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Company’s proxy statement any nomination of a director or directors or any other proposal. The provisions of Section 1.7 of these Bylaws shall also govern what constitutes timely notice for purposes of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.7 of these Bylaws, solely with respect to a shareholder proposal, other than the nomination of one or more directors, that a shareholder proposes to bring before an annual meeting of shareholders, the notice requirements set forth in Section 1.7 of these Bylaws shall be deemed satisfied by a shareholder if such shareholder has submitted the proposal to the Company in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and the proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared and issued by the Company to solicit proxies for the meeting.

SECTION 1.8 WRITTEN CONSENT OF SHAREHOLDERS . Any action which is required or which may be taken at any meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, and delivered to and received by the Company in accordance with this Section within sixty days of the record date for taking such action by written consent, or if no such record date has been set, within sixty days of the date the earliest dated written consent was received by the Company in accordance with this Section. Such consent may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 2.1 ELECTION; TENURE; QUALIFICATIONS .

(a) The initial Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of three Directors. Thereafter, the Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three nor more than 15 members and the number of Directors shall be fixed by a resolution of the Board of Directors adopted from time to time.

(b) As provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the Directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as is reasonably possible, with the term of office of the first class to expire at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, the term of office of the second class to expire at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders and the term of office of the third class to expire at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, with each Director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

(c) At each annual meeting of shareholders, (i) Directors elected to succeed those Directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders after their election, so that the term of office of only one class of directors shall expire at each annual meeting, with each Director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal, and (ii) if authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors, Directors

 

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may be elected to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors, regardless of how such vacancy shall have been created. Directors need not be shareholders unless the Articles of Incorporation at any time so require.

(d) In the event of any increase or decrease in the number of Directors, the number of Directors assigned to each class shall be adjusted as may be necessary so that all classes shall be as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, except that one class may be one greater or one less in number than the other two classes. No reduction in the number of Directors shall affect the term of office of any incumbent Director. Subject to the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall determine the class or classes to which any Director shall be assigned and the class or classes which shall be increased or decreased in the event of any increase or decrease in the number of Directors.

(e) To be eligible to be a nominee for election or re-election as a Director of the Company, the prospective nominee (whether nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by a shareholder), or someone acting on such prospective nominee’s behalf, must deliver (in accordance with any applicable time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section 1.7 of these Bylaws) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company a written questionnaire providing such information with respect to the background and qualifications of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made that would be required to be disclosed to shareholders pursuant to applicable law or the rules and regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Company, including all information concerning such persons that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request). The prospective nominee must also provide a written representation and agreement, in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request, that such prospective nominee: (i) is not and will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such prospective nominee, if elected as a Director of the Company, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “ Voting Commitment ”) that has not been disclosed to the Company or (B) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such prospective nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a Director of the Company, with such prospective nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (ii) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Company 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 (iii) 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 Company, and will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company. For purposes of this Section 2.1 , a “nominee” shall include any person being considered to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.2 POWERS . Subject to the provisions of the law of Missouri and to any limitations in the Articles of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 2.3 CHAIRMAN . The Directors shall elect one of their number to be Chairman of the Board. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board, unless absent from such meeting, in which case, if there is a quorum, the Directors present may elect another Director to preside at such meeting, and shall perform any other duties prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.

SECTION 2.4 MEETINGS .

(a) Regular meetings of the Board, or of any committee designated by the Board, may be held without notice at such time and place either within or without the State of Missouri as shall from time to time be determined by the Chairman of the Board. Special meetings of the Board, or of any committee designated by the Board, may be held at any time and place upon the call of the Chairman of the Board, President of the Company or Secretary of the Company by oral, written or electronic notice duly given, sent or mailed to each Director, at such Director’s last known address. If personally delivered or given orally, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when so delivered or communicated at least twelve hours before such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid, if addressed to a Director at his or her last known address furnished by the Director, at least five days before such meeting. If sent by overnight mail or courier service, such notice shall be deemed to be adequately delivered when the delivered to the overnight mail or courier service company at least 24 hours before such meeting. If given by electronic transmission, facsimile transmission or by hand, such notice shall be deemed to be adequately delivered when transmitted to the last known number or address furnished by the Director at least twelve hours before such meeting. Any Director may, at any time, in writing or by electronic transmission waive notice of any meeting at which he or she may not be or may not have been present. Attendance of a Director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting except where a Director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with this Section of the Bylaws. Rules of procedures for the conduct of such meetings may be adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice of such meeting.

(b) Members of the Board, or of any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communication equipment whereby all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participants in a meeting in this manner shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

SECTION 2.5 QUORUM . A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Board, and the act of the majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number of Directors is required by the Articles of Incorporation, by these Bylaws or by law. At any meeting of Directors, whether or not a quorum is present, a majority of the Directors present thereat may adjourn the same from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting.

 

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SECTION 2.6 WRITTEN CONSENT OF DIRECTORS . Any action which is required to or may be taken at any meeting of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken. Such consents may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 2.7 RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS . Any Director of the Company may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President of the Company, or the Secretary of the Company. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if no time is specified, upon receipt thereof by the Board of Directors or one of the above-named officers of the Company; and, unless specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

SECTION 2.8 VACANCIES . Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining Director. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of Directors may be filled by election by the Board of Directors and shall be added to such class of Directors as may be necessary so that all classes of Directors shall be as nearly equal in number as possible.

SECTION 2.9 COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS . The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board, fix the terms and amount of compensation payable to any person for his or her services as Director, provide for the reimbursement of Directors for the reasonable and necessary expenses of attending meetings of the Board, or otherwise incurred for any Company purpose and provide for members of special or standing committees to be allowed compensation and expenses similarly incurred. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

SECTION 2.10 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS . The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board, designate two or more Directors to constitute an Executive Committee of the Board which shall have and shall exercise all of the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the Company, in the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors. In addition, the Board may appoint any other committee or committees, with such members, functions, and powers as the Board may designate. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the size or membership of, or to dissolve any one or more of such committees. Each such committee shall have such name as may be determined by the Board, and shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors for approval as required. At all meetings of a committee, a majority of the committee members then in office shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business, and the acts of a majority of the committee members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the acts of the committee. A Director who may be disqualified, by reason of personal interest, from voting on any particular matter before a meeting of a committee may nevertheless be counted for the purpose of

 

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constituting a quorum of the committee. Any action which is required to be or may be taken at a meeting of a committee of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken. Such consents may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. A majority of any committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. Notice of such meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 2.4(a) of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

SECTION 3.1 OFFICERS; ELECTION . The officers of the Company shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President (who may be the Chief Executive Officer), and a Secretary, and may also include, as the Board may from time to time designate, one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Group Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a General Counsel, a Treasurer, a Controller, and one or more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Controllers. The Board of Directors shall elect all officers of the Company, except that Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Controllers may be appointed by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except the offices of Chairman of the Board and Secretary.

SECTION 3.2 TERMS; COMPENSATION . All officers of the Company shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The compensation each officer is to receive from the Company shall be determined in such manner as the Board of Directors shall from time to time prescribe.

SECTION 3.3 POWERS; DUTIES . Each officer of the Company shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors or as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

SECTION 3.4 REMOVAL . Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause whenever in its judgment the best interest of the Company will be served thereby. The Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer may remove any officer that such person is authorized to appoint and elect in accordance with Section 3.1 of these Bylaws whenever, in the judgment of the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, the best interest of the Company will be served thereby. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the officer so removed. The Chairman of the Board may suspend any officer until the Board of Directors shall next convene.

SECTION 3.5 VACANCIES . A newly created elected office and a vacancy in any elected office because of death, resignation, or removal may be filled by the Board of Directors or the officer authorized to make such appointment pursuant to Section 3.1 .

 

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ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

SECTION 4.1 STOCK CERTIFICATES .

(a) All certificates representing shares of stock of the Company shall be numbered appropriately and shall be entered in the books of the Company as they are issued. They shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or a President or a Vice President of the Company and by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and shall bear the corporate seal of the Company. To the extent permitted by law, the signatures of such officers, and the corporate seal, appearing on certificates of stock, may be facsimiles, engraved or printed. In case any such officer who signed or whose facsimile signature appears on any such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before the certificate is issued, such certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Company with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such officer at the date of its issue.

(b) The Company shall not issue a certificate for a fractional share; however, the Board of Directors may issue, in lieu of any fractional share, scrip or other evidence of ownership upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable.

SECTION 4.2 DIRECT REGISTRATION; BOOK-ENTRY SHARES . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IV , at all times that the Company’s stock is listed on a stock exchange, the shares of the stock of the Company shall comply with all direct registration system eligibility requirements established by such exchange, including any requirement that shares of the Company’s stock be eligible for issue in book-entry form. All issuances and transfers of shares of the Company’s stock shall be entered on the books of the Company with all information necessary to comply with such direct registration system eligibility requirements, including the name and address of the person to whom the shares of stock are issued, the number of shares of stock issued and the date of issue. The Board of Directors may by resolution determine to issue certificateless shares, for registration in book entry accounts for shares of stock in such form as the appropriate officers of the Company may from time to time prescribe, in addition to or in place of shares of the Company represented by certificates, to the extent authorized by applicable law. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Company. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates, and upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to have a certificate, in any form approved by the Board of Directors, certifying the number and class of shares owned by the shareholder in the Company.

SECTION 4.3 RECORD OWNERSHIP . The Company shall maintain a record of the name and address of the holder of each certificate or uncertificated share, the number of shares represented thereby, and the date of issue and the number thereof. The Company shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the holder in fact thereof, and accordingly it will not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim of interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Missouri.

 

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SECTION 4.4 TRANSFERS . Transfers of stock of the Company shall be made on the books of the Company only by the holder thereof in person, or by such person’s duly appointed attorney-in-fact, lawfully constituted in writing, and upon the surrender of the certificate therefor for cancellation, with an assignment and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, with such proof of the authenticity of the transfer (or, with respect to uncertificated shares, by delivery of duly executed instructions reasonably acceptable to the Company or in any other manner permitted by law and reasonably acceptable to the Company) and payment of any applicable transfer taxes, in each case as the Company or its agents may reasonably require. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it shall deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Company.

SECTION 4.5 TRANSFER AGENTS; REGISTRARS . The Board of Directors shall, by resolution, from time to time appoint one or more transfer agents, that may be officers or employees of the Company or banks, trust companies, or other financial institutions located within or without the State of Missouri, to make transfers (“ Transfer Agents ”) of shares of stock of the Company, and one or more registrars to register shares of stock issued by or on behalf of the Company (“ Registrars ”). The Board of Directors may adopt such rules as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of stock certificates or uncertificated shares of the Company, and may change or remove any such Transfer Agent or Registrar.

SECTION 4.6 LOST CERTIFICATES . Each person whose certificate of stock has been lost, stolen or destroyed shall be entitled to have a replacement certificate issued in the same name and for the same number of shares as the original certificate, provided that such person has first filed with such officers of the Company, Transfer Agents and Registrars, as the Board of Directors may designate, an affidavit stating that such certificate was lost, stolen or destroyed and a bond of indemnity, each in the form and with such provisions as such officers, Transfer Agents and Registrars may reasonably deem satisfactory. The Board of Directors may, however, in its discretion, refuse to issue any such new certificate or uncertificated shares except pursuant to legal proceedings under the laws of the State of Missouri in such case made and provided. A new certificate or uncertificated shares may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper so to do. The Board of Directors may delegate to any officer or officers of the Company any of the powers and authorities contained in this section.

SECTION 4.7 TRANSFER BOOKS; RECORD DATES . The Board of Directors shall have power to close the stock transfer books of the Company as permitted by law; provided , however , that in lieu of closing the said books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date, not exceeding 70 days preceding the date of any meeting of shareholders, or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into effect, as a record date to allow for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, and any adjournment or postponement thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend, or to receive any such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of shares, and in such case such shareholders, and only such shareholders, as shall be shareholders of record on the date of closing the transfer books or on the record date so fixed shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, such meeting, and any

 

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adjournment or postponement thereof, or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Company after such date of closing of the transfer books or such record date fixed as aforesaid. If the Board of Directors does not close the transfer books or set a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of shareholders, only the shareholders who are shareholders of record at the close of business on the 20th day preceding the date of the meeting shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and upon any adjournment or postponement of the meeting, except that if prior to the meeting written waivers of notice of the meeting are signed and delivered to the Company by all of the shareholders of record at the time the meeting is convened, only the shareholders who are shareholders of record at the time the meeting is convened shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.

SECTION 4.8 DIVIDENDS . Dividends upon the outstanding shares of the Company may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting pursuant to law.

ARTICLE V

OFFICES, SEAL, BOOKS, NOTICE, FISCAL YEAR

SECTION 5.1 OFFICES . The principal office of the Company shall be located at 533 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63141.

SECTION 5.2 SEAL . The corporate seal of the Company shall be a circular seal; the words “Energizer SpinCo, Inc.” shall be embossed in the outer margin; and the words “Corporate Seal” shall be embossed in the interior; and impression of the same is set forth hereon.

SECTION 5.3 PLACE FOR KEEPING BOOKS AND SEAL . The books of the Company, and its corporate minutes and corporate seal, shall be kept in the custody of or under the direction of the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Company, or at such other place or places and in the custody of such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

SECTION 5.4 NOTICES .

(a) Whenever, under the provisions of applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, written notice is required to be given to any Director or shareholder, it shall not be construed to require personal notice, but such notice may be given by mail by depositing the same in the United States mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the shareholder or Director at such address as it appears on the Company’s records, or may be given by any form of electronic transmission consented to by the shareholder or Director to the extent authorized or allowed by law, and notice shall be deemed delivered as of the time, with respect to a shareholder, as set forth in Section 1.3(c) of these Bylaws and, with respect to a Director, as set forth in Section 2.4(a) of these Bylaws.

(b) Any person may waive any notice required to be given under these Bylaws. Whenever notice is required to be given pursuant to the law of Missouri, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after

 

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the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting of shareholders or the Board of Directors or a committee thereof shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the shareholder or Director attends such meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the shareholders or the Board of Directors or committee thereof need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Articles of Incorporation or by these Bylaws.

SECTION 5.5 FISCAL YEAR . The fiscal year of the Company shall commence with the first day of October in each year.

ARTICLE VI

CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITIONS

Section 351.407 of the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, as amended from time to time (relating to control share acquisitions), shall not apply to control share acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company.

ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT, ALTERATION OR REPEAL OF BYLAWS

These Bylaws may be amended, altered, changed or repealed only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, or at any special meeting of the Board of Directors if a description of the proposed amendment, alteration, change or repeal is provided in the materials presented at such regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE VIII

CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS; MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS . Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the Articles of Incorporation and the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person, and the masculine gender includes the feminine gender and vice versa. Any article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of these Bylaws which, upon being construed in the manner provided in this Section 8.1 , shall be contrary to or inconsistent with any applicable provisions of law or the Articles of Incorporation, shall not apply so long as said provisions of law or the Articles of Incorporation shall remain in effect, but shall not affect the validity or applicability of any other portions of these Bylaws, it being hereby declared that these Bylaws would have been adopted and each article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases is or are illegal.

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Exhibit 10.1

TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

THIS TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into on              , 2015 and is effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Separation Agreement (defined below)) by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation that, following the Effective Time will be named “Edgewell Personal Care Company” (“ Edgewell ”), and Energizer Brands, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation (“ Energizer ”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between Edgewell and Energizer SpinCo, Inc., a Missouri corporation that following the Effective Time will be the ultimate parent company of Energizer and will be named Energizer Holdings, Inc., dated as of [                      ] (the “ Separation Agreement ”), Energizer has agreed to grant to Edgewell a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the Licensed Trademarks during the Trademark License Term (as such terms are defined below) and subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises, promises, covenants, and obligations of the parties set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “ Existing Packaging ” means any packaging, including as used for existing inventory and including cartons and other packaging used in shipping, that is included in the EPC Assets and that bears any of the Licensed Trademarks.

(b) “ Existing Promotional Materials ” means those advertising, marketing, sales, and promotional materials (including interior and exterior signage) in existence as of the Effective Time that bear any of the Licensed Trademarks and are included in the EPC Assets.

(c) “ Licensed Trademarks ” means those trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos identified on Exhibit A attached hereto.

2. License to Licensed Trademarks .

(a) License Grant . Subject to the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement, Energizer hereby grants Edgewell (for itself and the beneficial use of Edgewell’s Subsidiaries), and Edgewell hereby accepts, a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable (except as provided in Section 3 below), non-transferrable (except as provided in Section 4(c) below), royalty-free license to the Licensed Trademarks, and the goodwill associated therewith, only for the following purposes and only during the Trademark License Term:

(i) To use the Existing Promotional Materials and to use, make, and have made advertising, marketing, sales, and other promotional materials that are substantially similar to Existing Promotional Materials for advertising, marketing, sales, or promotional purposes that are substantially similar to such purposes for which the Existing Promotional Materials were used or held for use as of the Effective Time;


(ii) To use the Existing Packaging and to use, make, and have made packaging that is substantially similar to Existing Packaging in connection with the sale, offer for sale, advertising, marketing, distribution, and promotion of the existing inventory for which such Existing Packaging was used as of the Effective Time and of products that are substantially similar to those products for which the Existing Packaging was used or held for use as of the Effective Time; and

(iii) To use the ENERGIZER Licensed Trademark as a component of the name under which it does business; provided , however, that uses of the ENERGIZER Licensed Trademark pursuant to this item (iii) shall be limited to uses in connection with legal documents and other uses for which Edgewell is required to use its legal name and nothing in this item (iii) shall be deemed to grant Edgewell the right to use or employ the ENERGIZER Licensed Trademark as a trademark or service mark for purposes of selling, offering for sale, advertising, marketing, distribution or promotion of products or services other than as permitted pursuant to item (i) or (ii) above.

(b) Quality Control and Property Rights .

(i) Edgewell recognizes that the Licensed Trademarks, including the associated goodwill, have great value to Energizer. Edgewell covenants and agrees that all uses by it of the Licensed Trademarks during the Trademark License Term, including but not limited to all goodwill accrued by, and due to, Edgewell’s use of the Licensed Trademarks anywhere, shall inure solely to the benefit of Energizer.

(ii) Edgewell covenants and agrees that it shall use the Licensed Trademarks only: (A) in a manner and form designed to maintain the high quality of the Licensed Trademarks and keeping with the image, reputation and goodwill symbolized by and associated with the Licensed Trademarks as of the Effective Time; (B) in a form and manner that is consistent with the use of the Licensed Trademarks in connection with the EPC Business as of the Effective Time; (C) in a manner and form that protects Energizer’s ownership interest therein; and (D) in a manner and form that complies with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations.

(iii) In order to ensure that Edgewell complies with the quality standards set forth in this Section, Energizer shall have the right, at any time and from time to time to request upon reasonable notice to Edgewell, and Edgewell shall provide, full and open access at reasonable times to the facilities at which Edgewell manufactures, processes, or warehouses products bearing the Licensed Trademarks in order to verify that the quality of products bearing the Licensed Trademarks is consistent with the standards imposed by this Agreement.

 

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(iv) In the event Energizer determines that any promotional materials or packaging licensed for use under this Agreement, or any products sold or offered for sale in any such packaging or advertised, marketed, or promoted using any such promotional materials fall below Energizer’s quality standards as set forth in Section 2(b)(ii) above, Energizer may notify Edgewell thereof in writing, providing Edgewell with an explanation as to how such promotional materials, packaging, or products fail to conform to such standards and Edgewell shall change such promotional materials, packaging, or products to conform thereto within a commercially reasonable time.

(v) Edgewell, during the Term of this Agreement, in all public uses of the Licensed Trademarks, where commercially practicable and possible, will use its best efforts to indicate that the Licensed Trademarks are owned by Energizer; provided, however, that Edgewell shall have no obligation to modify any Existing Packaging or Existing Promotional Materials, except to the extent necessary to comply with notice obligations under the Separation Agreement.

(vi) Edgewell acknowledges, understands and agrees that, it shall not knowingly perform, do, or cause any act to be done, or fail to take any action, during or after the Trademark License Term, or assist any third party in performing, doing and/or causing any act to be done, that Edgewell knows or would reasonably expect to be detrimental to, injure or impair in any way or to any degree: (A) any of the Licensed Trademarks; (B) any applications for registration or registrations therefor; (C) the respective goodwill related to any of the Licensed Trademarks; (D) the federal, state or common law and other rights of Energizer in or to any of the Licensed Trademarks; (E) Energizer’s right, title, interest, and ownership in and to any of the Licensed Trademarks; or (F) the validity and enforceability of the any of the foregoing.

(vii) All rights in the Licensed Trademarks other than those specifically granted to Edgewell pursuant to this Agreement are expressly reserved by Energizer.

3. Term and Termination .

(a) Termination Prior to the Effective Time . This Agreement shall terminate and be of no force and effect if the Separation Agreement terminates prior to the Effective Time. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Effective Time, no party (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to any other party with respect to this Agreement.

(b) Trademark License Term . If this Agreement does not terminate prior to the Effective Time, then this Agreement shall terminate two (2) years after the Effective Time, unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Section 3 (the “ Trademark License Term ”).

(c) Termination Upon Breach . Edgewell’s license to use a Licensed Trademark shall terminate thirty (30) days after its receipt of Energizer’s written notice of Edgewell’s breach of any material term of this Agreement applicable to such Licensed Trademark, unless Edgewell cures such breach and notifies Energizer in writing of such cure during such thirty (30) day period. Edgewell’s license to use any other Licensed Trademarks shall survive any such termination of Edgewell’s right to use a Licensed Trademark until such

 

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license otherwise terminates in accordance with this Agreement. If Edgewell’s license to a Licensed Trademark terminates in accordance with this Section 3(c) , then upon any such termination, Edgewell shall immediately cease any and all use of such Licensed Trademark and, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 3(g) below, Edgewell shall have no further right to use such Licensed Trademark anywhere, in any way, or for any purpose.

(d) Termination for Convenience . Edgewell may terminate its license to use any of the Licensed Trademarks at any time, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such termination to Energizer.

(e) Effect of Termination . Subject to Sections 3(f) and 3(g) below, upon termination of this Agreement or earlier expiration or termination of Edgewell’s license to use all of the Licensed Trademarks, Edgewell shall cease any and all use of the Licensed Trademarks and Edgewell shall have no further right to use the Licensed Trademarks anywhere, in any way, or for any purpose, except as otherwise agreed by the parties. The provisions of Sections 1 , 2(b)(vi) , 3(f) , 3(g) , 5 , 6 and 7 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

(f) Sell-Off Period . If (or to the extent) Edgewell’s license to use any Licensed Trademarks terminates pursuant to Section 3(b) upon expiration of the two (2) year period beginning on the Effective Time, then Edgewell may continue to distribute, offer to sell, and sell goods (including goods in Existing Packaging) that were in existence as of the Effective Time, included in the EPC Assets and bear any such Licensed Trademark for an additional one (1) year following expiration of the Trademark License Term (or until the earlier Change in Control of Edgewell) (the “ Sell-Off Period ”); provided that all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Edgewell’s use of any such Licensed Trademarks shall apply during such Sell-Off Period and Edgewell’s right to use any such Licensed Trademarks shall be subject to Edgewell’s continued compliance with such terms during the Sell-Off Period; and provided further, however, that there shall be no Sell-Off Period if there has been a Change in Control of Edgewell prior to expiration of the two (2) year period beginning on the Effective Time.

(g) Continuing Rights in Licensed Trademarks . Notwithstanding expiration or termination of the Trademark License Term for any reason, Edgewell may continue to use the Licensed Trademarks: (i) in connection with making factual and accurate reference in a non-prominent manner that it was formerly affiliated with Energizer, (ii) in a manner that would constitute “fair use” under applicable law if any unaffiliated third party made such use or would otherwise be legally permissible for any unaffiliated third party without the consent of Energizer, (iii) in connection with publicly displaying materials in existence as of the Effective Time and during the Term of the License Agreement that are included in Edgewell Assets and that bear any Licensed Trademarks for archival purposes or historical purposes (such as in a museum or museum-like display), (iv) making references in internal historical, corporate, and tax records, or (v) as otherwise provided in the Separation Agreement.

4. Use by Subsidiaries/Assignment .

(a) Same Rights . Any Subsidiary of Edgewell shall have the same right to use and exploit the Licensed Trademarks as Edgewell. Each such Subsidiary that exercises such right shall be bound by, and shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of, this Agreement

 

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as though it were “Edgewell”, hereunder, but Edgewell, as applicable, shall at all times remain responsible for all use or other exploitation of the Licensed Trademarks, under this Agreement by such Subsidiary.

(b) Change in Subsidiary Status . If at any time a prior Subsidiary of Edgewell no longer meets the definition of a Subsidiary of Edgewell or should cease to exist, such prior Subsidiary shall cease to have the right to use or exploit such Licensed Trademarks.

(c) Assignment . Edgewell shall not assign or otherwise transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, this Agreement or any of its rights under this Agreement to a Third Party without the prior, written consent of Energizer and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided , however , that that no such consent shall be required for the assignment of Edgewell’s rights and obligations under this Agreement if: (a) Edgewell (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving Business Entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or Assets to any Person, and (b) in any such case, the resulting, surviving or assignee Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of Edgewell (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement. No assignment permitted by this Section 4(c) shall release Edgewell from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Energizer may freely assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, any assignment by Energizer of its rights in the Licensed Trademarks shall be subject to the license granted to Edgewell under this Agreement.

5. Representations and Warranties; Certain Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability .

(a) Corporate Authority; Enforceability . Energizer and Edgewell each hereby represents and warrants to the other party that: (i) it has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b) Edgewell Acknowledgement . EDGEWELL (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE EPC GROUP) ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (i) NO MEMBER OF THE EHP GROUP IS MAKING IN THIS AGREEMENT (OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE) ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF, THE FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTEREST OF, THE VALUE OF, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO, ANY LICENSED TRADEMARKS; (ii) ALL LICENSED TRADEMARKS SHALL BE LICENSED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS; AND (iii) EDGEWELL AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT ANY LICENSE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN IT THE RIGHTS AND LICENSES PURPORTED TO BE GRANTED HEREUNDER.

 

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(c) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY . IN NO EVENT SHALL ENERGIZER, EDGEWELL, OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE EHP GROUP OR EPC GROUP HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER OR TO ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE EPC GROUP, THE EHP GROUP, OR TO ANY OTHER EPC INDEMNITEE OR EHP INDEMNITEE, AS APPLICABLE, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ARISING FROM EDGEWELL’S (OR ANY EPC GROUP MEMBERS’) USE OF LICENSED TRADEMARKS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND WHETHER OR NOT INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5(C) SHALL NOT LIMIT EDGEWELL’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY ANY EHP INDEMNIFIED PARTY MAY HAVE TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.

6. Indemnification .

(a) By Edgewell . Edgewell agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the EHP Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities arising from or relating to (i) use by Edgewell or any of its Subsidiaries or sublicensees of the Licensed Trademarks in breach of this Agreement or (ii) sale, offer for sale, use, distribution, advertising, marketing, or promotion by Edgewell or any of its Subsidiaries of any products or services bearing or under any of the Licensed Trademarks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Edgewell shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless the EHP Indemnitees from and against any Liabilities arising from or relating to any claim that Edgewell’s use of the Licensed Trademarks in a manner permitted under this Agreement infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any third party’s intellectual property rights; provided , however , that in the event of any such claim, Edgewell shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cease any such allegedly infringing use immediately upon Energizer’s written request.

(b) Indemnification Procedures . The provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement; provided that, for purposes of this Section 6(b) , in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and this Section 6 , the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

7. Miscellaneous .

(a) Entire Agreement; Coordination with Ancillary Agreements . This Agreement and the Exhibit hereto, together with the documents expressly referenced herein (including the Separation 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 event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control over the inconsistent provisions of this Agreement

 

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as to matters specifically addressed in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the TMA shall govern all matters (including any indemnities and payments among the parties and each other member of their respective Groups and the allocation of any rights and obligations pursuant to agreements entered into with Third Parties) relating to Taxes or otherwise specifically addressed in the TMA.

(b) Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(c) 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, waive compliance by the other with any of the agreements, covenants or conditions contained herein. Any such 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.

(d) Notices . All notices 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 mail transmission (return receipt requested) 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 8(d) ):

If to Energizer, to:

Energizer Brands, LLC

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attn: Emily K. Boss

Facsimile: 314-985-2258

Email: Kelly.boss@energizer.com

If to Edgewell to:

Edgewell Personal Care Company

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 300

Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

Attn: General Counsel

With a copy to: Edgewell Personal Care Company

6 Research Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: 203-680-9018

Email: manish.shanbhag@edgewell.com

 

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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.

(e) Counterparts . This Agreement, including the Exhibit hereto, 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.

(f) Signatures and Delivery . Each of Energizer and Edgewell acknowledges that it may execute this Agreement by manual, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each of Energizer and Edgewell expressly adopts and confirms a stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind it to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other party at any time, it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date hereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

(g) Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, and the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to substitute one or more valid, legal and enforceable terms or provisions into this Agreement which, insofar as practicable, implement the purposes and intent of the parties. Any term or provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part, degree or within certain jurisdictions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as reflected by this Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party waives any term or provision of law which renders any term or provision of this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

(h) 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 Missouri irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Missouri, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

 

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(i) Dispute Resolution . In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to any party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process in the Separation Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified herein or in the Separation Agreement.

(j) Independent Contractors . The parties each acknowledge that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for independent business reasons. The relationships of the parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership or any other relationship.

(k) Interpretation . In this Agreement, (i) 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; (ii) 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 Exhibits hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (iii) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement means “including, without limitation,”; and (iv) all definitions set forth herein will be deemed applicable whether the words defined are used herein in the singular or the plural.

(l) Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments that any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(m) Mutual Drafting . This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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

 

Energizer Brands, LLC
By:

 

Name:
Title:
Edgewell Personal Care Company
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

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Exhibit 10.2

TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

THIS TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into on              , 2015 and is effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Separation Agreement (defined below)) by and between Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC (“ Edgewell ”) and Wilkinson Sword Gmbh, a [                      ] ( WS ” and, together with Edgewell, the “ Licensors ”) and Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation formerly known as Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“ Energizer ”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and Energizer, dated as of [                      ] (the “ Separation Agreement ”), each of the Licensors has agreed to grant to Energizer a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the Licensed Trademarks it owns during the Trademark License Term (as such terms are defined below) and subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises, promises, covenants, and obligations of the parties set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “ Existing Packaging ” means any packaging, including as used for existing inventory and including cartons and other packaging used in shipping, that is included in the EHP Assets and that bears any of the Licensed Trademarks.

(b) “ Existing Promotional Materials ” means those advertising, marketing, sales, and promotional materials (including interior and exterior signage) in existence as of the Effective Time that bear any of the Licensed Trademarks and are included in the EHP Assets.

(c) “ Licensed Trademarks ” means those trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos identified on Exhibit A attached hereto.

2. License to Licensed Trademarks .

(a) License Grant . Subject to the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Licensors hereby grants Energizer (for itself and the beneficial use of Energizer’s Subsidiaries), and Energizer hereby accepts, a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable (except as provided in Section 3 below), non-transferrable (except as provided in Section 4(c) below), royalty-free license to the Licensed Trademarks owned by such Licensor, and the goodwill associated therewith, only for the following purposes and only during the Trademark License Term:

(i) To use the Existing Promotional Materials and to use, make, and have made advertising, marketing, sales, and other promotional materials that are substantially similar to Existing Promotional Materials for advertising, marketing, sales, or promotional purposes that are substantially similar to such purposes for which the Existing Promotional Materials were used or held for use as of the Effective Time;


(ii) To use the Existing Packaging and to use, make, and have made packaging that is substantially similar to Existing Packaging in connection with the sale, offer for sale, advertising, marketing, distribution, and promotion of the existing inventory for which such Existing Packaging was used as of the Effective Time and of products that are substantially similar to those products for which the Existing Packaging was used or held for use as of the Effective Time; and

(iii) To use, as the case may be, the SCHICK or WILKINSON SWORD Licensed Trademark as a component of the name under which it does business; provided , however, that uses of the SCHICK or WILKINSON SWORD Licensed Trademark pursuant to this item (iii) shall be limited to uses in connection with legal documents and other uses for which Energizer is required to use its legal name and nothing in this item (iii) shall be deemed to grant Energizer the right to use or employ the SCHICK or WILKINSON SWORD Licensed Trademark as a trademark or service mark for purposes of selling, offering for sale, advertising, marketing, distribution or promotion of products or services other than as permitted pursuant to item (i) or (ii) above.

(b) Quality Control and Property Rights .

(i) Energizer recognizes that the Licensed Trademarks, including the associated goodwill, have great value to the Licensors. Energizer covenants and agrees that all uses by it of the Licensed Trademarks during the Trademark License Term, including but not limited to all goodwill accrued by, and due to, Energizer’s use of the Licensed Trademarks anywhere, shall inure solely to the benefit of Licensor that owns such Licensed Trademarks.

(ii) Energizer covenants and agrees that it shall use the Licensed Trademarks only: (A) in a manner and form designed to maintain the high quality of the Licensed Trademarks and keeping with the image, reputation and goodwill symbolized by and associated with the Licensed Trademarks as of the Effective Time; (B) in a form and manner that is consistent with the use of the Licensed Trademarks in connection with the EHP Business as of the Effective Time; (C) in a manner and form that protects the Licensors’ ownership interests therein; and (D) in a manner and form that complies with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations.

(iii) In order to ensure that Energizer complies with the quality standards set forth in this Section, each Licensor shall have the right, at any time and from time to time to request upon reasonable notice to Energizer, and Energizer shall provide, full and open access at reasonable times to the facilities at which Energizer manufactures, processes, or warehouses products bearing the Licensed Trademarks owned by such Licensor in order to verify that the quality of products bearing such Licensed Trademarks is consistent with the standards imposed by this Agreement.

 

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(iv) In the event a Licensor determines that any promotional materials or packaging licensed for use under this Agreement bearing any Licensed Trademark it owns, or any products sold or offered for sale in any such packaging or advertised, marketed, or promoted using any such promotional materials fall below such Licensor’s quality standards as set forth in Section 2(b)(ii) above, such Licensor may notify Energizer thereof in writing, providing Energizer with an explanation as to how such promotional materials, packaging, or products fail to conform to such standards and Energizer shall change such promotional materials, packaging, or products to conform thereto within a commercially reasonable time.

(v) Energizer, during the Term of this Agreement, in all public uses of the Licensed Trademarks, where commercially practicable and possible, will use its best efforts to indicate that the Licensed Trademarks are owned by Edgewell or WS, as applicable; provided, however, that Energizer shall have no obligation to modify any Existing Packaging or Existing Promotional Materials, except to the extent necessary to comply with notice obligations under the Separation Agreement.

(vi) Energizer acknowledges, understands and agrees that, it shall not knowingly perform, do, or cause any act to be done, or fail to take any action, during or after the Trademark License Term, or assist any third party in performing, doing and/or causing any act to be done, that Energizer knows or would reasonably expect to be detrimental to, injure or impair in any way or to any degree: (A) any of the Licensed Trademarks; (B) any applications for registration or registrations therefor; (C) the respective goodwill related to any of the Licensed Trademarks; (D) the federal, state or common law and other rights of a Licensor in or to any of the Licensed Trademarks it owns; (E) a Licensor’s right, title, interest, and ownership in and to any of the Licensed Trademarks it owns; or (F) the validity and enforceability of the any of the foregoing.

(vii) All rights in the Licensed Trademarks other than those specifically granted to Energizer pursuant to this Agreement are expressly reserved by Edgewell or WS, as applicable.

3. Term and Termination .

(a) Termination Prior to the Effective Time . This Agreement shall terminate and be of no force and effect if the Separation Agreement terminates prior to the Effective Time. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Effective Time, no party (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to any other party with respect to this Agreement.

(b) Trademark License Term . If this Agreement does not terminate prior to the Effective Time, then this Agreement shall terminate two (2) years after the Effective Time, unless sooner terminated pursuant to this Section 3 (the “ Trademark License Term ”).

(c) Termination Upon Breach . Energizer’s license to use a Licensed Trademark shall terminate thirty (30) days after its receipt of written notice from the Licensor that owns such Licensed Trademark of Energizer’s breach of any material term of this Agreement applicable to such Licensed Trademark, unless Energizer cures such breach and

 

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notifies such Licensor in writing of such cure during such thirty (30) day period. Energizer’s license to use any other Licensed Trademarks shall survive any such termination of Energizer’s right to use a Licensed Trademark until such license otherwise terminates in accordance with this Agreement. If Energizer’s license to a Licensed Trademark terminates in accordance with this Section 3(c) , then upon any such termination, Energizer shall immediately cease any and all use of such Licensed Trademark and, subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 3(g) below, Energizer shall have no further right to use such Licensed Trademark anywhere, in any way, or for any purpose.

(d) Termination for Convenience . Energizer may terminate its license to use any of the Licensed Trademarks at any time, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such termination to Licensors.

(e) Effect of Termination . Subject to Sections 3(f) and 3(g) below, upon termination of this Agreement or earlier expiration or termination of Energizer’s license to use all of the Licensed Trademarks, Energizer shall cease any and all use of the Licensed Trademarks and Energizer shall have no further right to use the Licensed Trademarks anywhere, in any way, or for any purpose, except as otherwise agreed by the parties. The provisions of Sections 1 , 2(b)(vi) , 3(f) , 3(g) , 5 , 6 and 7 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

(f) Sell-Off Period . If (or to the extent) Energizer’s license to use any Licensed Trademarks terminates pursuant to Section 3(b) upon expiration of the two (2) year period beginning on the Effective Time, then Energizer may continue to distribute, offer to sell, and sell goods (including goods in Existing Packaging) that were in existence as of the Effective Time, included in the EHP Assets and bear any such Licensed Trademark for an additional one (1) year following expiration of the Trademark License Term (or until the earlier Change in Control of Energizer) (the “ Sell-Off Period ”); provided that all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Energizer’s use of any such Licensed Trademarks shall apply during such Sell-Off Period and Energizer’s right to use any such Licensed Trademarks shall be subject to Energizer’s continued compliance with such terms during the Sell-Off Period; and provided further, however, that there shall be no Sell-Off Period if there has been a Change in Control prior to expiration of the two (2) year period beginning on the Effective Time.

(g) Continuing Rights in Licensed Trademarks . Notwithstanding expiration or termination of the Trademark License Term for any reason, Energizer may continue to use the Licensed Trademarks: (i) in connection with making factual and accurate reference in a non-prominent manner that it was formerly affiliated with Edgewell or WS, (ii) in a manner that would constitute “fair use” under applicable law if any unaffiliated third party made such use or would otherwise be legally permissible for any unaffiliated third party without the consent Edgewell or WS, as applicable, (iii) in connection with publicly displaying materials in existence as of the Effective Time and during the Term of the License Agreement that are included in Energizer Assets and that bear any Licensed Trademarks for archival purposes or historical purposes (such as in a museum or museum-like display), (iv) making references in internal historical, corporate, and tax records, or (v) as otherwise provided in the Separation Agreement.

 

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4. Use by Subsidiaries/Assignment .

(a) Same Rights . Any Subsidiary of Energizer shall have the same right to use and exploit the Licensed Trademarks as Energizer. Each such Subsidiary that exercises such right shall be bound by, and shall comply with all of the terms and conditions of, this Agreement as though it were “Energizer”, hereunder, but Energizer, as applicable, shall at all times remain responsible for all use or other exploitation of the Licensed Trademarks, under this Agreement by such Subsidiary.

(b) Change in Subsidiary Status . If at any time a prior Subsidiary of Energizer no longer meets the definition of a Subsidiary of Energizer or should cease to exist, such prior Subsidiary shall cease to have the right to use or exploit such Licensed Trademarks.

(c) Assignment . Energizer shall not assign or otherwise transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, this Agreement or any of its rights under this Agreement to a Third Party without the prior, written consent of Licensors and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided , however , that that no such consent shall be required for the assignment of Energizer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement if: (a) Energizer (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving Business Entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or Assets to any Person, and (b) in any such case, the resulting, surviving or assignee Person expressly assumes all of the obligations of Energizer (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement. No assignment permitted by this Section 4(c) shall release Energizer from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Each Licensor may freely assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, any assignment by a Licensor of its rights in the Licensed Trademarks it owns shall be subject to the license granted to Energizer under this Agreement.

5. Representations and Warranties; Certain Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability .

(a) Corporate Authority; Enforceability . Energizer, on one hand, and Edgewell and WS, on the other hand, each hereby represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it has (or they have) the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken (or have taken) all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it (or them) and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it (or them) enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b) Energizer Acknowledgement . ENERGIZER (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE EHP GROUP) ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (i) NO MEMBER OF THE EPC GROUP IS MAKING IN THIS AGREEMENT (OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE) ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF, THE FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTEREST OF, THE VALUE OF, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO, ANY LICENSED TRADEMARKS; (ii) ALL LICENSED TRADEMARKS SHALL BE

 

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LICENSED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS; AND (iii) ENERGIZER AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT ANY LICENSE SHALL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN IT THE RIGHTS AND LICENSES PURPORTED TO BE GRANTED HEREUNDER.

(c) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY . IN NO EVENT SHALL EDGEWELL, WP, ENERGIZER, OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE EPC GROUP OR EHP GROUP HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER OR TO ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE EPC GROUP, THE EHP GROUP, OR TO ANY OTHER EPC INDEMNITEE OR EHP INDEMNITEE, AS APPLICABLE, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ARISING FROM ENERGIZER’S (OR ANY EHP GROUP MEMBERS’) USE OF LICENSED TRADEMARKS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OR BREACH OF OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND WHETHER OR NOT INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5(C) SHALL NOT LIMIT ENERGIZER’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY ANY EPC INDEMNIFIED PARTY MAY HAVE TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.

6. Indemnification .

(a) By Energizer . Energizer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the EPC Indemnitees from and against any and all Liabilities arising from or relating to (i) use by Energizer or any of its Subsidiaries or sublicensees of the Licensed Trademarks in breach of this Agreement or (ii) sale, offer for sale, use, distribution, advertising, marketing, or promotion by Energizer or any of its Subsidiaries of any products or services bearing or under any of the Licensed Trademarks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Energizer shall have no obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless the EPC Indemnitees from and against any Liabilities arising from or relating to any claim that Energizer’s use of any Licensed Trademark in a manner permitted under this Agreement infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any third party’s intellectual property rights; provided , however , that in the event of any such claim, Energizer shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cease any such allegedly infringing use immediately upon the written request of the Licensor that owns such Licensed Trademark.

(b) Indemnification Procedures . The provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement; provided that, for purposes of this Section 6(b) , in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement and this Section 6 , the provisions of this Agreement shall control.

7. Miscellaneous .

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(including the Separation 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 event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Separation Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control over the inconsistent provisions of this Agreement as to matters specifically addressed in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the TMA shall govern all matters (including any indemnities and payments among the parties and each other member of their respective Groups and the allocation of any rights and obligations pursuant to agreements entered into with Third Parties) relating to Taxes or otherwise specifically addressed in the TMA.

(b) Binding Effect . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

(c) 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, waive compliance by the other with any of the agreements, covenants or conditions contained herein. Any such 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.

(d) Notices . All notices 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 mail transmission (return receipt requested) 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 8(d) ):

If to Edgewell, to:

Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway, Suite 300

Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

Attn: General Counsel

With a copy to: Edgewell Personal Care Company

6 Research Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: 203-680-9018

Email: manish.shanbhag@edgewell.com

 

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If to WS, to:

 

Wilkinson Sword Gmbh

 

 

Attn:
Facsimile:
Email:

If to Energizer to:

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attn: Emily K. Boss

Facsimile: 314-985-2258

Email: Kelly.boss@energizer.com

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

(e) Counterparts . This Agreement, including the Exhibit hereto, 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.

(f) Signatures and Delivery . Each of Edgewell, WS, and Energizer acknowledges that it may execute this Agreement by manual, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each of Edgewell, WS, and Energizer expressly adopts and confirms a stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it shall not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind it to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other party at any time, it shall as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date hereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

(g) Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, and the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to substitute one or more valid, legal and enforceable terms or provisions into this Agreement which, insofar as practicable, implement the purposes and intent of the parties. Any term or

 

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provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part, degree or within certain jurisdictions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable to the extent consistent with the intent of the parties as reflected by this Agreement. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party waives any term or provision of law which renders any term or provision of this Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.

(h) 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 Missouri irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Missouri, including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

(i) Dispute Resolution . In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “ Dispute ”) arising out of or relating to any party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process in the Separation Agreement, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the resolution of any such Dispute unless otherwise specified herein or in the Separation Agreement.

(j) Independent Contractors . The parties each acknowledge that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for independent business reasons. The relationships of the parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership or any other relationship.

(k) Interpretation . In this Agreement, (i) 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; (ii) 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 Exhibits hereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (iii) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement means “including, without limitation,”; and (iv) all definitions set forth herein will be deemed applicable whether the words defined are used herein in the singular or the plural.

(l) Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall take, or cause to be taken, any and all reasonable actions, including the execution, acknowledgment, filing and delivery of any and all documents and instruments that any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to effect the intent and purpose of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(m) Mutual Drafting . This Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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

 

Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC
By:

 

Name:
Title:
Wilkinson Sword Gmbh
By:

 

Name:
Title:
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

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Exhibit 10.3

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of this      day of              , 2015 between Energizer SpinCo, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “ Company ”), and              (the “ Indemnitee ”).

RECITALS

A. The Company recognizes that competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to serve or to continue to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance or indemnification, or both, due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers;

B. The statutes and judicial decisions regarding the duties of directors and officers are often difficult to apply, ambiguous, or conflicting, and therefore fail to provide such directors and officers with adequate, reliable knowledge of legal risks to which they are exposed or information regarding the proper course of action to take;

C. The Company and the Indemnitee recognize that plaintiffs often seek damages in such large amounts and the costs of litigation may be so enormous (whether or not the case is meritorious), that the defense and/or settlement of such litigation is often beyond the personal resources of directors and officers;

D. The Company believes that it is unfair for its directors and officers to assume the risk of huge judgments and other expenses which may occur in cases in which the director or officer received no personal profit and in cases where the director or officer was not culpable;

E. The Company, after reasonable investigation, has determined that the liability insurance coverage presently available to the Company may be inadequate in certain circumstances to cover all possible exposure for which the Indemnitee should be protected. The Company believes that the interests of the Company and its shareholders would best be served by a combination of such insurance and the indemnification by the Company of the directors and officers of the Company;

F. The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “ Articles ”) permit and require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers, and indemnification is also authorized by the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri (the “ Indemnification Statute ”), absent conduct finally judicially adjudged to be knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or willful misconduct;

G. Article VIII of the Articles authorizes the Company to enter into agreements with any director, officer, employee or agent providing such rights of indemnification as the Company deems appropriate up to the maximum extent permitted by law;


H. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board of Directors ”) has determined that contractual indemnification as set forth herein is not only reasonable and prudent but also promotes the best interests of the Company and its shareholders;

I. The Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company and/or as a director or officer of one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company free from undue concern for unwarranted claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Company and/or one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company; and

J. The Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve or to provide additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that the Indemnitee is furnished the indemnity provided for herein.

TERMS

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Indemnitee’s agreement to serve or to continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Indemnification - General . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as in effect on the date hereof, and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter permit:

(a) The Company shall hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the provisions of the Indemnification Statute and the Articles, or by any respective amendments thereof, or by any other applicable statutory provision authorizing or permitting such indemnification which may be adopted after the date hereof, insofar as the underlying matter, Liability or Expense relates to the Indemnitee by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is, was or at any time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) becomes a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving or at any time serves at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

(b) Subject to the exclusions set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Company further agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee from and against any and all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, amounts paid or agreed to be paid in settlement, fines and penalties actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee (each of the foregoing (including, to avoid doubt, Expenses), a “ Liability ” and collectively, “ Liabilities ”) in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit or proceeding, whether civil, arbitrative, criminal, administrative or investigative (including any action by or in the right of the Company) to which the Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a party, or is threatened to be made a party, or as to which Indemnitee is formally or informally requested or required to serve or to prepare to serve as a witness or to produce documents or information, in any such case by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is, was or at any time (whether before or after the date of this Agreement) becomes a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving or at any time serves at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other

 

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enterprise (“ Proceeding ” or “ Proceedings ”). As used in this Agreement, “ Company ” shall include, without limitation and 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, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was 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 Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued; and “ Expenses ” shall include all direct and indirect costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcripts, fees of experts, investigators and consultants, witness fees, computer legal research costs, electronic discovery costs, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, appeal bonds, and all other disbursements or out-of-pocket expenses) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with (i) any Proceeding or (ii) establishing or enforcing any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Agreement, applicable law, any other agreement or provision of the Articles or the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) now or hereafter in effect or otherwise; provided , however, that “ Expenses ” shall not include any judgment, fines, penalties or amount paid in settlement.

(c) If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Liabilities but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such Liabilities to which Indemnitee is entitled.

2. Limitation on Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Liability:

(a) for which payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy, except in respect of any retention not covered, any excess beyond the amount of such payment or any obligation the Company may have to provide indemnification under such policy of insurance;

(b) for which the Indemnitee is indemnified by the Company other than pursuant to this Agreement;

(c) for which the Indemnitee has received indemnification or advancement of Expenses from any other indemnitor, including any subsidiary, employee benefit plan, or other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity for which Indemnitee is serving as a director, officer, employee or agent at the request of the Company;

(d) incurred in connection with a Proceeding in which the Indemnitee is finally judicially adjudged to have received an improper financial benefit in money, property or securities in violation of law (provided that reference in this Agreement to a matter being

 

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“finally judicially adjudged” shall mean that there shall have been a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter, all appeals having been exhausted or not having been taken and the time therefor to have expired);

(e) incurred in connection with any settlement to which the Company has not given its prior written consent or approval, which consent or approval shall not be unreasonably withheld;

(f) if a final judgment is rendered against the Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by the Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

(g) incurred in connection with a Proceeding involving the acts or omissions of the Indemnitee and in connection with which the Indemnitee’s acts or omissions have been finally judicially adjudged, or admitted by Indemnitee, in writing under oath, to constitute knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest conduct or to have constituted willful misconduct;

(h) if it shall be finally judicially adjudged that such indemnification is not lawful;

(i) in respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except in respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement, applicable law, any other agreement or provision of the Articles or Bylaws (which shall be governed by the immediately following subsection (j)); provided that such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors finds it to be appropriate;

(j) in respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnitee and not by way of defense, unless Indemnitee is successful in establishing the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification in such action, suit or proceeding, in whole or in part, or unless and to the extent that the court in such action, suit or proceeding shall determine that, despite the Indemnitee’s failure to establish his or her right to indemnification, the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnity for such Liabilities; provided that nothing in this subsection (j) is intended to limit the Company’s obligation with respect to the advancement of Expenses to Indemnitee in connection with an action, suit or proceeding instituted by the Indemnitee to enforce this Agreement, as provided in Section 5 hereof; or

(k) in connection with proceedings or claims involving the enforcement (including by means of injunctive or other equitable relief) of non-compete and/or non-disclosure agreements or the non-compete and/or non-disclosure provisions of employment, consulting or similar agreements that the Indemnitee may be a party to with the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any other applicable foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if any.

3. Continuation of Indemnity . All agreements and obligations of Company contained herein shall continue during the period that the Indemnitee is serving as a director or

 

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officer of the Company, and shall continue thereafter so long as the Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding, by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee was a director or officer of the Company or serving in any other capacity referred to herein.

4. Notification and Defense of Claim . Promptly after the Indemnitee receives notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, the Indemnitee will notify the Company of the commencement thereof. The failure to notify the Company will relieve the Company from any liability hereunder to the extent the Company can show actual prejudice as a result of such failure, and will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to the Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement. With respect to any such Proceeding as to which the Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof:

(a) The Company will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and,

(b) Except as otherwise provided below, to the extent that it may wish, the Company (jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified) will be entitled to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee. After the Company notifies the Indemnitee of its election to assume such defense, the Company will not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses the Indemnitee subsequently incurs in connection with the defense thereof other than as otherwise provided below. The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her counsel in such action, suit or proceeding, provided that the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after the Company has provided the Indemnitee with notice that it is assuming the defense shall be at the Indemnitee’s expense, unless (i) the Company has authorized the Indemnitee’s employment of counsel, (ii) the counsel for the Company shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, or (iii) the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which counsel for the Company shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above. The Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding pursuant to this Section 4(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any Liabilities incurred by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under Section 1 of this Agreement, except to the extent that the acts or omissions of the Indemnitee giving rise to or involved in the Proceeding are finally judicially adjudged, or admitted by Indemnitee, in writing under oath, to constitute knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest conduct or to have constituted willful misconduct.

(c) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s written consent.

(d) Neither the Company nor the Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold consent to any proposed settlement.

 

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5. Advancement of Expenses . The Company agrees to pay to or on behalf of the Indemnitee all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with investigating, prosecuting, preparing to defend, defending, participating or serving or preparing to serve and serving as a witness in a Proceeding, or in connection with an enforcement action pursuant to Section 6 , in advance of the final disposition thereof, provided that the Company has received a written statement or statements from the Indemnitee requesting such advancement and containing an undertaking from or on behalf of the Indemnitee to reimburse the amount so advanced if and to the extent that it is ultimately judicially determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under this Agreement or otherwise (an “ Undertaking ”). The Undertaking must be an unlimited general obligation of the Indemnitee but need not be secured, shall not bear interest, and shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the Indemnitee to make reimbursement. The Company shall advance or make payment within thirty (30) days of its receipt of documentation evidencing such Expenses.

6. Enforcement .

(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on the Company hereby in order to induce the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and acknowledges that the Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving or continuing to serve in such capacity.

(b) The Company agrees that the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder are contractual and binding and that its obligations hereunder are not subject to any conditions not set forth herein. Neither the Indemnitee’s rights to advancement nor his or her rights to indemnification are subject to, require or permit a determination by the Company, the Board of Directors or management of the Company of whether the Indemnitee met any standard of conduct.

(c) In the event the Indemnitee brings any action to enforce rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement, or defends any action by the Company to adjudicate those rights, and is successful in such action, Company shall reimburse the Indemnitee for all of the Indemnitee’s Expenses in bringing and pursuing or defending such action. In any such action the Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to the indemnification or advancement sought and it shall be the Company’s burden to prove the contrary. The Indemnitee’s rights hereunder are not subject to any defense or claim of setoff or recoupment, nor shall the Company be entitled to challenge or litigate any matter finally adjudicated in the Indemnitee’s favor in the proceeding for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification or advancement.

(d) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable. The Company agrees that its execution of this Agreement shall constitute a stipulation by which it shall be irrevocably bound in any court of competent jurisdiction in which a proceeding by the Indemnitee for enforcement of his or her rights hereunder shall have been commenced, continued or appealed, that its obligations set forth in this Agreement are unique and special, and that failure of the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement will cause irreparable and irremediable injury to the Indemnitee, for which a remedy at law will

 

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be inadequate. As a result, in addition to any other right or remedy the Indemnitee may have at law or in equity with respect to breach of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to injunctive or mandatory relief directing specific performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement.

7. Subrogation; Insurance .

(a) In the event that the Company shall make any payment to or on behalf of the Indemnitee under the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the full extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do everything that may be reasonably necessary to preserve and facilitate the Company’s assertion of such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights; provided , however , that the Company’s subrogation to the Indemnitee’s rights of recovery, including his or her rights to indemnification or advancement from any other person or entity or under any policy of insurance, shall be subordinate to the Indemnitee’s rights to recover any unreimbursed or unpaid Liabilities therefrom.

(b) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies, providing the Indemnitee with liability insurance covering Indemnitee for service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or service at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, and such policy or policies shall have policy limits in an amount no less than the median limits carried by peer organizations, as ascertained and reported in writing by a duly licensed insurance broker, and shall cover Indemnitee in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director or officer of the Company under such policy or policies. The Company shall, upon request, provide Indemnitee with a copy of any insurance policy or policies. If the Company has such insurance in effect at the time the Company receives from the Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of a Proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policy.

8. Contribution . In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for herein is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to the Indemnitee in whole or in part, it is agreed that, in such event, the Company shall to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the payment of the Indemnitee’s Liabilities with respect to any Proceeding in an amount that is just and equitable in the circumstances, taking into account, among other things, contributions by other directors and officers of the Company or others pursuant to indemnification agreements or otherwise; provided that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such contribution shall not be required where such holding by the court is due to the Indemnitee having intentionally caused or intentionally contributed to the injury complained of with the knowledge that such injury would occur.

 

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9. Contract Rights Not Exclusive . The contract rights conferred by this Agreement shall be in addition to but not exclusive of any other right which the Indemnitee may have or may hereafter acquire under the Indemnification Statute, any other statute, any provision of the Articles or the Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to amend, alter, change or repeal any indemnification provisions contained in the Articles or the Bylaws.

10. Severability . Each of the provisions of this Agreement is a separate and distinct agreement and independent of the others, so that if any provision hereof shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee as to Liabilities with respect to any Proceeding, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

11. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (ii) faxed, or if (iii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:

 

(i) If to the Company, to

 

Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attn:

Facsimile:

 

(ii) If to the Indemnitee, to

 

 

 

Attn:

 

or to such other address as may have been furnished to the Indemnitee by the Company.

12. Miscellaneous .

(a) This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, without reference to its rules governing conflicts of laws. If a court of competent jurisdiction shall make a final determination that the provisions of the law of any state other than Missouri govern indemnification by the Company of its directors, then the

 

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indemnification provided under this Agreement shall in all instances be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted under such law, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary. For purposes of any claims or proceedings to enforce this agreement, the Company consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction in the state of Missouri, and waives and agrees not to raise any defense that any such court is an inconvenient forum or any similar claim.

(b) All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

(c) No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by both parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

(d) It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law. If the Indemnification Statute is amended after adoption of this Agreement to expand further the indemnification permitted to directors and/or officers, then the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the Indemnification Statute, as so amended.

(e) This Agreement and the documents expressly referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby, and any other prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings or agreements with respect to the matters covered hereby are expressly superseded by this Agreement.

(f) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create in Indemnitee any right to employment or continued employment.

(g) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, notwithstanding that both parties are not signatories to the original or same counterpart.

(h) The section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

[Name of Indemnitee]
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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

LOGO

[●], 2015

Dear Energizer Holdings, Inc. Shareholder:

Last year we announced plans to separate our Household Products and Personal Care businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies. The separation will occur by means of a spin-off of a newly formed company named Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“New Energizer”), which will own the Household Products business currently owned by Energizer Holdings, Inc. (“ParentCo”). ParentCo, the existing publicly traded company, will continue to own its Personal Care business.

The separation is expected to create two strong, independent public companies with distinct brands, categories and corporate strategies. ParentCo will continue to be a leading consumer products company with an attractive stable of well-established brand names, including Schick ® and Wilkinson Sword ® in Wet Shave; Edge ® and Skintimate ® in shave preparation; Playtex ® , Stayfree ® , Carefree ® and o.b. ® in Feminine Care; and Banana Boat ® and Hawaiian Tropic ® in Sun Care. With batteries and portable lighting products, New Energizer is expected to generate strong margins and significant cash flows, and will be anchored by the universally recognized Energizer ® and Eveready ® brands.

The separation will be effected by means of a pro rata distribution of 100% of the outstanding shares of New Energizer common stock to holders of ParentCo common stock. Each ParentCo shareholder will receive [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock held as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution. The New Energizer common stock will be issued in book-entry form only, which means that no physical share certificates will be issued. We expect the separation and distribution will be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes to ParentCo shareholders. No vote of ParentCo shareholders is required for the distribution. You do not need to take any action to receive shares of New Energizer common stock to which you are entitled as a ParentCo shareholder, and you do not need to pay any consideration or surrender or exchange your ParentCo common stock.

We encourage you to read the attached information statement, which is being provided to all ParentCo shareholders who held shares on the record date for the distribution. The information statement describes the separation in detail and contains important business and financial information about New Energizer.

We believe the separation provides tremendous opportunities for our businesses and our shareholders, as we work to continue to build long-term shareholder value. We appreciate your continuing support of ParentCo, and look forward to your future support of both companies.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Ward M. Klein

Chief Executive Officer
Energizer Holdings, Inc.


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[Energizer SpinCo, Inc. Logo]

[●], 2015

Dear Future Energizer SpinCo, Inc. Shareholder:

I am excited to welcome you as a future shareholder of Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“New Energizer”). New Energizer’s portfolio of battery and lighting products are designed to meet the needs of diverse consumers around the globe and are marketed under the iconic Energizer and Eveready brands. We believe this winning combination will position us to maintain our strong market positions and drive high household penetration in the categories in which we compete, while continuing to earn steady, healthy margins across our business.

As a pure-play household products company, we believe we will be attractively positioned to:

 

    build our business through increased distribution and investment in effective category fundamentals;

 

    strengthen and support our brands through relevant, consumer-led marketing innovation;

 

    maintain our relentless focus on challenging costs across the enterprise; and

 

    bolster free cash flow and unlock the full potential of our business to deliver long-term value to all our stakeholders.

We intend to list New Energizer’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENR.” ParentCo expects to change its stock symbol from “ENR” to “EPC” upon completion of the separation.

Our management team is energized by the path ahead, and ready for the opportunities and challenges that we face. We invite you to learn more about New Energizer and our strategic initiatives by reading the attached information statement. We welcome you as our future shareholder and thank you for your trust in us and support.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Alan R. Hoskins

President and Chief Executive Officer
Energizer SpinCo, Inc.


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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Preliminary and Subject to Completion, Dated May 11, 2015

INFORMATION STATEMENT

Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

 

 

This information statement is being furnished in connection with the distribution by Energizer Holdings, Inc. (“ParentCo”) to its shareholders of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“New Energizer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of ParentCo that will hold the assets and liabilities associated with ParentCo’s Household Products business. To implement the distribution, ParentCo will distribute all of the shares of New Energizer common stock on a pro rata basis to ParentCo shareholders in a transaction that is intended to qualify as tax-free for United States (“U.S.”) federal income tax purposes.

For every share of common stock of ParentCo held of record by you as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution, you will receive [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock. You will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of New Energizer common stock that you would have received after application of the above ratio. As discussed under “The Separation and Distribution—Trading Between the Record Date and Distribution Date,” if you sell your shares of ParentCo common stock in the “regular-way” market after the record date and before the distribution date, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of New Energizer common stock in connection with the separation and distribution. We expect the shares of New Energizer common stock to be distributed by ParentCo to you at [●], on [●], 2015. We refer to the date of the distribution of the New Energizer common stock as the “distribution date.”

No vote of ParentCo shareholders is required for the distribution. Therefore, you are not being asked for a proxy, and you are requested not to send ParentCo a proxy, in connection with the distribution. You do not need to pay any consideration, exchange or surrender your existing shares of ParentCo common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of New Energizer common stock.

There is no current trading market for New Energizer common stock, although we expect that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, will develop on or shortly before the record date for the distribution, and we expect “regular-way” trading of New Energizer common stock to begin on the first trading day following the completion of the distribution. New Energizer intends to have its common stock authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENR.” ParentCo will change its stock symbol from “ENR” to “EPC” upon completion of the separation.

 

 

In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the caption “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 20.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

 

 

The date of this information statement is May 11, 2015.

This information statement was first mailed to ParentCo shareholders on or about [ ], 2015.


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Questions and Answers About the Separation and Distribution

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Information Statement Summary

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Summary of Risk Factors

     14   

Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Data

     19   

Risk Factors

     20   

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

     37   

The Separation and Distribution

     39   

Dividend Policy

     48   

Capitalization

     49   

Selected Historical Combined Financial Data of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

     50   

Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements

     52   

Business

     57   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     66   

Management

     94   

Directors

     96   

Executive Compensation

     103   

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

     103   

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

     134   

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

     145   

Description of Material Indebtedness

     149   

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     151   

Description of New Energizer Capital Stock

     152   

Where You Can Find More Information

     158   

Index to Financial Statements

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Presentation of Information

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement about New Energizer, including the Combined Financial Statements of New Energizer, which are primarily comprised of the assets and liabilities of ParentCo’s Household Products business, assumes the completion of all of the transactions referred to in this information statement in connection with the separation and distribution. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “New Energizer,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “the company” refer to Energizer SpinCo, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and its combined subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “ParentCo” refer to Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Household Products business prior to completion of the separation. References in this information statement to the “separation” refer to the separation of the Household Products business from ParentCo’s other businesses and the creation, as a result of the distribution, of an independent, publicly traded company, New Energizer, to hold the assets and liabilities associated with the Household Products business after the distribution. References in this information statement to the “distribution” refer to the distribution of all of New Energizer’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock to ParentCo shareholders as of the close of business on the record date for the distribution. Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, all references to New Energizer’s per share data assume a distribution ratio of [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to New Energizer’s historical assets, liabilities, products, businesses or activities generally refer to the historical assets, liabilities, products, businesses or activities of the Household Products business of ParentCo as the business was conducted as part of ParentCo prior to the completion of the separation.

Trademarks and Trade Names

New Energizer owns or has rights to use the trademarks and trade names that we use in conjunction with the operation of our business. Two of the more important trademarks that we own or have rights to use that appear in this information statement are Energizer ® and Eveready ® . Currently, the Energizer trademark is registered in 170 countries, and the Eveready trademark is registered in 151 countries, including, in each case, in the United States. The total number of Energizer and Eveready trademarks is currently over 3,500. Solely for convenience, we only use the TM or ® symbols the first time any trademark or trade name is mentioned. Each trademark or trade name of any other company appearing in this information statement is, to our knowledge, owned by such other company.

Industry Information

Unless indicated otherwise, the information concerning our industry contained in this information statement is based on New Energizer’s general knowledge of and expectations concerning the industry. New Energizer’s market position, market share and industry market size are based on estimates using New Energizer’s internal data and estimates, based on data from various industry analyses, its internal research and adjustments and assumptions that it believes to be reasonable. New Energizer has not independently verified data from industry analyses and cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness. In addition, New Energizer believes that data regarding the industry, market size and its market position and market share within such industry provide general guidance but are inherently imprecise. Further, New Energizer’s estimates and assumptions involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates and assumptions.


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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION

 

What is New Energizer and why is ParentCo separating New Energizer’s business and distributing New Energizer stock? New Energizer, which is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of ParentCo, was formed to own and operate ParentCo’s Household Products business. The separation of New Energizer from ParentCo and the distribution of New Energizer common stock are intended to, among other things, enable the management of both companies to pursue unique opportunities for long-term growth and profitability, allow each business to more effectively pursue its own distinct capital structures and capital allocation strategies, and provide current ParentCo shareholders with equity ownership in two separate, publicly traded companies. ParentCo expects that the separation will result in enhanced long-term performance of each business for the reasons discussed in the sections entitled “The Separation and Distribution—Reasons for the Separation.”
Why am I receiving this document? ParentCo is delivering this document to you because you are a holder of shares of ParentCo common stock. If you are a holder of shares of ParentCo common stock as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date of the distribution, you will be entitled to receive [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock that you hold at the close of business on such date. This document will help you understand how the separation and distribution will affect your post-separation ownership in ParentCo and New Energizer, respectively.
How will the separation of New Energizer from ParentCo work? As part of the separation, and prior to the distribution, ParentCo and its subsidiaries expect to complete an internal reorganization in order to transfer to New Energizer the Household Products business that New Energizer will own following the separation. To accomplish the separation, ParentCo will distribute all of the outstanding shares of New Energizer common stock to ParentCo shareholders on a pro rata basis in a distribution intended to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
What is the record date for the distribution? The record date for the distribution will be [●], 2015.
When will the distribution occur? We expect that all of the shares of New Energizer common stock will be distributed by ParentCo at [●], on [●], 2015, to holders of record of shares of ParentCo common stock at the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution.
What do shareholders need to do to participate in the distribution? Shareholders of ParentCo as of the record date for the distribution will not be required to take any action to receive New Energizer common stock in the distribution, but you are urged to read this entire information statement carefully. No shareholder approval of the distribution is required. You are not being asked for a proxy. You do not need to pay any consideration, exchange or surrender your existing shares of ParentCo common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of New Energizer common stock. Please do not send in your ParentCo stock certificates. The distribution will not affect the number of outstanding shares of ParentCo common stock or any rights of ParentCo shareholders, although it will affect the market value of each outstanding share of ParentCo common stock.
How will shares of New Energizer common stock be issued? You will receive shares of New Energizer common stock through the same channels that you currently use to hold or trade shares of ParentCo common stock, whether through a brokerage account, 401(k) plan or other channel. Receipt of New Energizer shares will be documented for you in the same manner that you typically receive shareholder updates, such as monthly broker statements and 401(k) statements.

 

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If you own shares of ParentCo common stock as of the close of business on the record date for the distribution, including shares owned in certificate form, ParentCo, with the assistance of Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (“Continental”), the distribution agent, will electronically distribute shares of New Energizer common stock to you or to your brokerage firm on your behalf in book-entry form. Continental will mail you a book-entry account statement that reflects your shares of New Energizer common stock, or your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the shares.

How many shares of New Energizer common stock will I receive in the distribution? ParentCo will distribute to you [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock held by you as of close of business on the record date for the distribution. Based on approximately [●] million shares of ParentCo common stock outstanding as of [●], 2015, a total of approximately [●] million shares of New Energizer common stock will be distributed. For additional information on the distribution, see “The Separation and Distribution.”
Will New Energizer issue fractional shares of its common stock in the distribution? No. New Energizer will not issue fractional shares of its common stock in the distribution. Fractional shares that ParentCo shareholders would otherwise have been entitled to receive will be aggregated and sold in the public market by the distribution agent. The aggregate net cash proceeds of these sales will be distributed pro rata (based on the fractional share such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive) to those shareholders who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on the amounts of payment made in lieu of fractional shares.
What are the conditions to the distribution? The distribution is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by ParentCo in its sole and absolute discretion) of a number of conditions, including, among others:

 

•    the internal reorganization having been completed and the transfer of assets and liabilities of the Household Products business from ParentCo to New Energizer having been completed in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement between the parties;

 

•    the receipt of an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the ParentCo Board of Directors, regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the “Code”;

 

•    the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the “SEC,” declaring effective the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part;

 

•    there being no order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement in effect and no proceedings for such purposes pending before or threatened by the SEC;

 

•    the mailing of this information statement to ParentCo shareholders;

 

•    all actions necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, state, foreign or other securities laws having been taken;

 

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•    all government approvals and consents necessary to effect the distribution, the separation and the related transactions and to permit the operations of ParentCo and New Energizer after the distribution date having been received and remaining in full force and effect;

 

•    the transaction agreements relating to the separation having been duly approved, executed and delivered by the parties thereto;

 

•    the redemption of certain outstanding debt of ParentCo having been completed;

 

•    New Energizer having transferred approximately $1 billion to ParentCo in connection with the contribution of certain assets to New Energizer immediately prior to the completion of the separation;

 

•    certain financing arrangements relating to a new revolving credit facility of ParentCo and a revolving credit facility of a foreign subsidiary of ParentCo having been completed;

 

•    the New Energizer financing arrangements described under “Description of Material Indebtedness” having been completed;

 

•    the individuals listed as members of the New Energizer post-separation Board of Directors in this information statement (other than those members identified as being appointed following the closing of the separation) having been duly elected or appointed, and being members of the New Energizer Board of Directors;

 

•    the individuals listed as post-separation officers of New Energizer in this information statement having been duly elected or appointed, effective as of the distribution;

 

•    prior to the separation, ParentCo delivering or causing to be delivered to New Energizer resignations from New Energizer positions, effective as of the distribution, of any individual who will be an employee of ParentCo or its subsidiaries after the separation and who is an officer or director of New Energizer or its subsidiaries immediately prior to the separation;

 

•    prior to the separation, New Energizer delivering or causing to be delivered to ParentCo resignations from ParentCo positions, effective as of the distribution, of any individual who will be an employee of New Energizer or its subsidiaries after the separation and who is an officer or director of ParentCo or its subsidiaries immediately prior to the separation;

 

•    immediately prior to the separation, the New Energizer amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, being in effect;

 

•    the distribution not violating or resulting in a breach of any applicable law or material contract of either New Energizer or ParentCo;

 

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stock by ParentCo and of awards over New Energizer stock by New Energizer) in order to satisfy applicable legal and regulatory requirements;

 

•    the receipt of one or more opinions from an outside financial advisor to the ParentCo Board of Directors, in each case in a form and substance acceptable to the ParentCo Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion, as to the solvency of ParentCo and New Energizer;

 

•    no order, injunction or decree issued by any government authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the separation, the distribution or any of the related transactions being in effect;

 

•    no other event having occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the distribution, the separation or any of the related transactions;

 

•    the shares of New Energizer common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of distribution;

 

•    ParentCo being satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that, as of the effective time of the distribution, it will have no further liability under any New Energizer financing arrangements described under “Description of Material Indebtedness;” and

 

•    no other event or development existing or having occurred that, in the judgment of ParentCo’s Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the separation, the distribution and the other related transactions.

ParentCo and New Energizer cannot assure you that any or all of these conditions will be met, or that the separation will be consummated even if all of the conditions are met. ParentCo can decline at any time to go forward with the separation. In addition, ParentCo may waive any of the conditions to the distribution. For a complete discussion of all of the conditions to the distribution, see “The Separation and Distribution—Conditions to the Distribution.”
What is the expected date of completion of the separation? The completion and timing of the separation are dependent upon a number of conditions. We expect that the shares of New Energizer common stock will be distributed by ParentCo at [●], on [●], 2015, to the holders of record of shares of ParentCo common stock at the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution. However, no assurance can be provided as to the timing of the separation or that all conditions to the distribution will be met, by [●], 2015 or at all.
Can ParentCo decide to cancel the distribution of New Energizer common stock even if all the conditions have been met? Yes. Until the distribution has occurred, ParentCo has the right to terminate the distribution, even if all of the conditions are satisfied.
What if I want to sell my ParentCo common stock or my New Energizer common stock? You should consult with your financial advisors, such as your stockbroker, bank or tax advisor.

 

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What is “regular-way” and “ex-distribution” trading of ParentCo common stock?

Beginning on or shortly before the record date for the distribution and continuing up to and through the distribution date, we expect that there will be two markets in ParentCo common stock: a “regular-way” market and an “ex-distribution” market. ParentCo common stock that trades in the “regular-way” market will trade with an entitlement to shares of New Energizer common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. Shares that trade in the “ex- distribution” market will trade without an entitlement to New Energizer common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. If you decide to sell any shares of ParentCo common stock before the distribution date, you should make sure your stockbroker, bank or other nominee understands whether you want to sell your ParentCo common stock with or without your entitlement to New Energizer common stock pursuant to the distribution.
Where will I be able to trade shares of New Energizer common stock? New Energizer intends to apply for authorization to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENR.” ParentCo expects to change its stock symbol from “ENR” to “EPC” upon completion of the separation. New Energizer anticipates that trading in shares of its common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis on or shortly before the record date for the distribution and will continue up to and through the distribution date, and that “regular-way” trading in New Energizer common stock will begin on the first trading day following the completion of the distribution. If trading begins on a “when-issued” basis, you may purchase or sell New Energizer common stock up to and through the distribution date, but your transaction will not settle until after the distribution date. New Energizer cannot predict the trading prices for its common stock before, on or after the distribution date.
What will happen to the listing of ParentCo common stock? ParentCo common stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange after the distribution but expects to trade under the symbol “EPC” instead of “ENR.”
Will the number of shares of ParentCo common stock that I own change as a result of the distribution? No. The number of shares of ParentCo common stock that you own will not change as a result of the distribution.
Will the distribution affect the market price of my ParentCo common stock? Yes. As a result of the distribution, ParentCo expects the trading price of shares of ParentCo common stock immediately following the distribution to be lower than the “regular-way” trading price of such shares immediately prior to the distribution because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the Household Products business. There can be no assurance whether the aggregate market value of the ParentCo common stock and the New Energizer common stock following the separation will be higher or lower than the market value of ParentCo common stock if the separation did not occur. This means, for example, that the combined trading prices of a share of ParentCo common stock and [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock after the distribution may be equal to, greater than or less than the trading price of a share of ParentCo common stock before the distribution.

 

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What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the separation and the distribution? It is a condition to the completion of the separation that ParentCo obtains an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the ParentCo Board of Directors regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as transactions that are generally tax-free under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Assuming the distribution, together with certain related transactions, so qualifies, you will not recognize any gain or loss, and no amount will be included in your income, upon your receipt of New Energizer common stock pursuant to the distribution. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the particular consequences of the distribution to you, including the applicability and effect of any U.S. federal, state and local tax laws, as well as foreign tax laws. For more information regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution, see the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
What will New Energizer’s relationship be with ParentCo following the separation? New Energizer will enter into a separation and distribution agreement with ParentCo to effect the separation and provide a framework for New Energizer’s relationship with ParentCo after the separation and will enter into certain other agreements, including a transition services agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement and reciprocal trademark license agreements. These agreements, together with the documents and agreements by which the internal reorganization will be effected, will provide for the allocation between New Energizer and ParentCo of the assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) of ParentCo and its subsidiaries attributable to periods prior to, at and after New Energizer’s separation from ParentCo and will govern the relationship between New Energizer and ParentCo subsequent to the completion of the separation. For additional information regarding the separation and distribution agreement and other transaction agreements, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Separation” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” For additional information regarding the internal reorganization, see the section entitled, “The Separation and Distribution—Internal Reorganization.”
Who will manage New Energizer after the separation? New Energizer will benefit from a management team with an extensive background in the Household Products business. Led by Alan R. Hoskins, who will be New Energizer’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and J. Patrick Mulcahy, who will be the Chairman of New Energizer’s Board of Directors after the separation, New Energizer’s management team will possess deep knowledge of, and extensive experience in, its industry. For more information regarding New Energizer’s directors and management, see “Management” and “Directors.”
Are there risks associated with owning New Energizer common stock? Yes. Ownership of New Energizer common stock is subject to both general and specific risks relating to New Energizer’s business, the industry in which it operates, its ongoing contractual relationships with ParentCo and its status as a separate, publicly traded company. Ownership of New Energizer common stock is also subject to risks relating to the separation. These risks are described in the “Risk Factors” section of this information statement, beginning on page 20. We encourage you to read that section carefully.

 

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Does New Energizer plan to pay dividends? New Energizer currently expects that it will initially pay a regular cash dividend. However, the declaration and payment of any dividends in the future by New Energizer will be subject to the sole discretion of its Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors. See “Dividend Policy.”
Will New Energizer incur any indebtedness prior to or at the time of the distribution? Yes. New Energizer anticipates having approximately $1,020 million of indebtedness upon completion of the separation, with an additional approximately $230 million available under a senior secured revolving credit facility, excluding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million. On the distribution date, New Energizer anticipates that the debt will consist of a $400 million senior secured term loan facility, $600 million in additional unsecured long-term financing arrangements and $20 million outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility. See “Description of Material Indebtedness” and “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business.”
Who will be the distribution agent for the distribution and transfer agent and registrar for New Energizer common stock? The distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the New Energizer common stock will be Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company. For questions relating to the transfer or mechanics of the stock distribution, you should contact Continental toll free at (800) 509-5586.
Where can I find more information about ParentCo and New Energizer?

Before the distribution, if you have any questions relating to ParentCo’s business performance, you should contact:

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attention: Investor Relations

 

After the distribution, New Energizer shareholders who have any questions relating to New Energizer’s business performance should contact New Energizer at:

 

Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

533 Maryville University Drive

St. Louis, Missouri 63141

Attention: Investor Relations

 

The New Energizer investor website ( www.[ ].com ) will be operational as of [●], 2015.

 

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INFORMATION STATEMENT SUMMARY

The following is a summary of material information discussed in this information statement. This summary may not contain all of the details concerning the separation or other information that may be important to you. To better understand the separation and our business and financial position, you should carefully review this entire information statement. Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement about New Energizer, including the Combined Financial Statements of New Energizer, which are comprised of the assets and liabilities of ParentCo’s Household Products business, assumes the completion of all of the transactions referred to in this information statement in connection with the separation and distribution. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “New Energizer,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “the company” refer to Energizer SpinCo, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and its combined subsidiaries. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “ParentCo” refer to Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Household Products business prior to completion of the separation.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to our historical assets, liabilities, products, businesses or activities of our business are generally intended to refer to the historical assets, liabilities, products, businesses or activities of the Household Products business of ParentCo as the business was conducted as part of ParentCo prior to completion of the separation.

Our Company

New Energizer, through its worldwide operating subsidiaries, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and marketers of batteries and lighting products. New Energizer manufactures, markets and/or licenses one of the most extensive product portfolios of household batteries, specialty batteries and portable lighting in the world.

New Energizer is the beneficiary of over 100 years of expertise in the battery and portable lighting products industries. Its brand names, Energizer and Eveready, have worldwide recognition for innovation, quality and dependability, and are marketed and sold around the world.

Our product portfolio includes batteries manufactured using many technologies including lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air and silver oxide. These products are sold under the Energizer and Eveready brands in the performance, premium and price segments and include primary, rechargeable, specialty and hearing aid products. In addition, New Energizer has an extensive line of lighting products designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs. We distribute, market, and/or license lighting products including headlights, lanterns, kid’s lights, and area lights. In addition to the Energizer and Eveready brands, we market our flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and Weather Ready sub-brands.

Our Reporting Segments

While consumers can buy our products around the globe, New Energizer organizes its business into four geographic reportable segments:

 

    North America, which is comprised of the U.S. and Canada;

 

    Latin America, which includes our markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America;

 

    Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and

 

    Asia Pacific, which is comprised of our markets in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

 

 

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The following table presents the total segment net sales attributable to each reportable segment for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and the last three fiscal years. See Note 3, “Segments,” to our Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements and Note 15, “Segment Information,” to our historical combined financial statements, respectively, for information regarding net sales by reportable segment.

 

     For the six months ended
March 31,
     For the year ended September 30,  
(dollar amounts in millions)        2015              2014          2014      2013      2012  

Net Sales

              

North America

   $ 421.0       $ 460.6       $ 909.2       $ 1,041.9       $ 1,103.4   

Latin America

     72.1         82.5         162.1         182.0         183.1   

EMEA

     205.1         225.7         419.1         423.3         431.6   

Asia Pacific

     160.0         173.2         350.0         365.0         369.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 858.2    $ 942.0    $ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2015

North America

Our North America segment had net sales of $421.0 million in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 49% of our net sales and approximately 55% of segment profit for the period. Sales in the U.S. represent a significant majority of sales in the North America segment.

Latin America

Our Latin America segment is made up of markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Latin America segment had net sales of $72.1 million in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 8% of our net sales and approximately 5% of segment profit for the period. Included within the results for the six months ended March 31, 2015, for Venezuela are net sales of $8.5 million, which we deconsolidated on March 31, 2015.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Our EMEA segment is made up of markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including the United Kingdom, the Nordic countries, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, as well as Egypt, South Africa, Dubai, Russia and a number of other countries across the region. The EMEA segment had net sales of $205.1 million in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 24% of our net sales and approximately 21% of segment profit for the period.

Asia Pacific

The Asia Pacific segment is comprised of our markets in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia, including Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and other markets in Asia. The Asia Pacific segment had net sales of $160.0 million in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 19% of our net sales and approximately 20% of segment profit for the period.

For the year ended September 30, 2014

North America

Our North America segment had net sales of $909.2 million in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 49% of our net sales and 59% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014. Sales in the U.S. represent a significant majority of sales in the North America segment.

 

 

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Latin America

Our Latin America segment is made up of markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Latin America segment had net sales of $162.1 million in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 9% of our net sales and 6% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014. Included within the fiscal year 2014 results for Venezuela are net sales of $25.8 million, which we deconsolidated on March 31, 2015.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Our EMEA segment is made up of markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including the United Kingdom, the Nordic countries, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, as well as Egypt, South Africa, Dubai, Russia and a number of other countries across the region. The EMEA segment had net sales of $419.1 million in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 23% of our net sales and 14% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014.

Asia Pacific

The Asia Pacific segment is comprised of our markets in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia, including Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and other markets in Asia. The Asia Pacific segment had net sales of $350.0 million in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 19% of our net sales and 22% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014.

Our Products

Today, New Energizer offers batteries using many technologies including lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide. These products are sold under the Energizer and Eveready brands in the performance, premium and price segments and include primary, rechargeable, specialty and hearing aid products. In addition, New Energizer has an extensive line of lighting products designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs. We distribute, market, and/or license lighting products including headlights, lanterns, kid’s lights and area lights. In addition to the Energizer and Eveready brands, we market our flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and Weather Ready sub-brands. In addition to batteries and portable lights, New Energizer licenses the Energizer and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in gaming, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices (like smart phones), LED light bulbs and other lighting products.

New Energizer has a long history of innovation within our categories. Since our commercialization of the first dry-cell battery in 1893 and the first flashlight in 1899, we have been committed to developing and marketing new products to meet evolving consumer needs and consistently advancing battery technology as the universe of devices powered by batteries has evolved. Over the past 100+ years we have developed or brought to market:

 

    the first flashlight;

 

    the first mercury-free alkaline battery;

 

    the first mercury-free hearing aid battery;

 

    Energizer Ultimate Lithium, the world’s longest-lasting AA and AAA battery for high-tech devices; and

 

    our latest innovation, Energizer EcoAdvanced™. Energizer EcoAdvanced™ is the world’s first high performance AA battery made with 4% recycled batteries.

Our approach is grounded in meeting the needs of consumers. In household batteries, we offer a broad portfolio of batteries that deliver long-lasting performance, reliability and quality, which we believe provide consumers the best overall experience.

 

 

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In addition to primary battery technology we offer consumers primary rechargeable options, as well as hearing aid and specialty batteries. This broad portfolio allows us to penetrate a wide range of markets and consumer segments.

There are numerous and varied types of devices that require batteries, including:

 

    toys and gaming controllers;

 

    flashlights, clocks, radios, remotes and smoke detectors;

 

    wireless computer input devices (such as keyboards and mice);

 

    smart home automation; and

 

    medical and fitness devices.

Our technically advanced line of portable lighting products is designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs, from outdoor activities to emergency situations. With our experience and insight, we are bringing lighting solutions to market that are designed to enhance the lives of consumers worldwide. Our portable lighting portfolio focuses on:

 

    headlights that deliver performance, mobility and improved vision;

 

    Energizer with Light Fusion Technology, which is a combination of new technology and creative design ideas to make our most powerful and portable light ever;

 

    our Dolphin ® brand, which is designed for a range of outdoor and work activities, is impact resistant and waterproof, and floats;

 

    our line of lanterns and area lights, which are a safe, reliable way to provide area illumination where it is needed; and

 

    our Hard Case ® professional line of solutions for do-it-yourself and professional users.

The table below sets forth our net sales by product class for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and the last three fiscal years ended:

 

     For the six months ended
March 31,
     For the year ended September 30,  
(dollar amounts in millions)        2015              2014          2014      2013      2012  

Net Sales

           

Alkaline batteries

   $ 552.3       $ 593.3       $ 1,167.6       $ 1,241.0       $ 1,263.4   

Other batteries and lighting products

     305.9         348.7         672.8         771.2         824.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 858.2    $ 942.0    $ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ParentCo Products

Following the separation, ParentCo will retain the products associated with its personal care division, including wet shave, skin care, feminine care and infant products.

 

   

In wet shave, ParentCo will continue to manufacture and distribute Schick ® and Wilkinson Sword ® razor systems, composed of razor handles and refillable blades, and disposable shave products for men and women under the Edge ® and Skintimate ® brands. In the U.S., ParentCo will continue to sell key razor and blade brands, including shaving gels and creams under the Edge and Skintimate brands.

 

 

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ParentCo will also continue to manufacture, distribute and sell a complete line of private label and value-priced wet shaving disposable razors, shaving systems and replacement blades. These wet shave products are sold primarily under a retailer’s store name or under value brand names such as Personna ® and GEM ® .

 

    In skin care, ParentCo will continue to market sun care products under the Banana Boat ® and Hawaiian Tropic ® brands. ParentCo will also continue to offer Wet Ones ® , in the U.S. portable hand wipes category, and Playtex ® household gloves.

 

    In feminine care, ParentCo will continue to market products under the Playtex brand, and in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, under the Stayfree ® , Carefree ® and o.b. ® brands. It will offer plastic applicator tampons under the Playtex Gentle Glide ® and Playtex Sport ® brands, and continue to sell Playtex Personal Cleansing Cloths, a pre-moistened wipe for feminine hygiene as well as pads, liners and tampons under the Stayfree, Carefree and o.b. brands in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

 

    In infant care, ParentCo will continue to market a broad range of products including bottles, cups, and mealtime products under the Playtex brand name. ParentCo will also continue to offer its Playtex Diaper Genie ® brand of diaper disposal systems. ParentCo will also continue to market Litter Genie ® , a waste disposal solution for cat owners originating from the Diaper Genie technology.

As of September 30, 2014, ParentCo estimates that the size of the portfolio of products to be retained by ParentCo will represent approximately 59% of the net sales relative to the overall product portfolio of ParentCo prior to separation, and the portfolio of products that will be transferred to New Energizer will represent approximately 41% of the pre-separation net sales.

Our Strengths

We possess a number of competitive advantages, including:

 

    Universally recognized brands . Our reputation and the strength of our globally recognized Energizer and Eveready brands permit us to maintain strong market positions in our categories and to generate strong margins through the attractive pricing our brand strength currently permits us to enjoy.

 

    Differentiated product portfolio. Our extensive range of battery technologies, including lithium and carbon zinc technologies, allows us to service a wide range of markets, and meet the unique needs of diverse consumers around the world, including household needs such as recreational activities, weather preparedness, and home improvement.

 

    Strong market positions across the globe. Our brands maintain strong market shares around the globe, and we strive to have one of the strongest brands in the markets where we compete.

 

    Focus on cost management. We believe our success with our multi-year working capital initiative and the success of our recent restructuring project have created a culture that will facilitate a relentless focus on costs and productivity improvements into the future.

 

    Strong management team with a demonstrated commitment to disciplined operations. Led by Alan R. Hoskins, who has more than 30 years’ experience in our industry, our leadership team brings a wealth of experience in the global consumer products industry. Our leadership team is made up of individuals who were integral in overseeing our cost reductions and restructuring projects and have evidenced their ability to operate a disciplined, focused and results-driven enterprise.

 

 

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Our Strategies

We believe that we will be attractively positioned to:

 

    Build our business through increased distribution and investment in effective category fundamentals. Our philosophy is that if we help our retail partners grow their categories of product offerings, we will benefit both through increased sales and better long-term customer relationships. Our sales teams have extensive experience and can provide valuable shopper insights that can greatly benefit our retailer customers. We also expect that increasing our selective use of distribution arrangements will permit our distributor partners to continue selling and building our brands in markets where our footprint requires a more limited presence.

 

    Strengthen and support our brands through relevant, consumer-led marketing innovation. Continuing to innovate will be critical to the success of our business. We will use our decades of experience in product development, marketing and promotional efforts to work collaboratively with our customers on targeted advances and improvements, both in our primary product offerings and in related areas such as packaging and distribution, to make life better for consumers that use our products.

 

    Maintain our relentless focus on challenging costs across the enterprise. Prior to the separation ParentCo implemented a significant multi-year restructuring project and working capital initiative, both of which have been substantially completed with respect to New Energizer. We plan to constantly challenge costs in our business to strive for an optimized cost structure.

 

    Bolster free cash flow to deliver long-term value to all our stakeholders. We believe that the strategies outlined above will allow us to generate significant free cash flow that we can use to deliver enhanced value to shareholders through dividends, share repurchases, reinvestment in our business and future acquisition opportunities.

 

 

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SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS

An investment in our company is subject to a number of risks, including risks relating to our business, risks related to the separation and risks related to our common stock. Set forth below are some, but not all, of these risks. Please read the information in the section captioned “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 20 of this information statement, for a more thorough description of these and other risks.

Risks Related to Our Business

 

    We face risks associated with global economic conditions. Unfavorable global economic conditions, unemployment levels and uncertainty about future economic prospects could reduce consumer demand for our products. This could occur as a result of a reduction in discretionary spending or a shift of purchasing patterns to lower-cost options such as private label brands sold by retail chains or price brands.

 

    Competition in our industries may hinder our ability to execute our business strategy, achieve profitability, or maintain relationships with existing customers. Because of the highly competitive environment in which we operate, as well as increasing retailer concentration, our retailer customers, including on-line retailers, frequently seek to obtain pricing concessions or better trade terms, resulting in either reduction of our margins or losses of distribution to lower-cost competitors. Our primary competitor, Duracell International Inc., has, and our other competitors may have, substantially greater financial, marketing, research and development and other resources and greater market share in certain segments than we do, which could provide them with greater scale and negotiating leverage with retailers and suppliers.

 

    Loss of reputation of our leading brands or failure of our marketing plans could have an adverse effect on our business. Any damage to the Energizer and Eveready brands could result in a loss of consumer confidence in our products and impair our ability to charge premium prices for our products, resulting in the reduction of our margins or losses of distribution to lower price competitors.

 

    Loss of any of our principal customers could significantly decrease our sales and profitability. The loss or a substantial decrease in the volume of purchases by any of our top customers would harm our sales and profitability. Additionally, increasing retailer customer concentration could result in reduced sales outlets and lower margins for our products.

 

    The performance of our battery products may be impacted by further changes in technology and device trends, which could impair our operating results and growth prospects. We believe that an increasing number of devices are using built-in rechargeable battery systems, particularly in developed markets, leading to a declining volume trend in the battery category, which we expect will continue.

Risks Related to the Separation

 

   

We have no recent history of operating as an independent company, and our historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results . Factors that contribute to this lack of reliability include that (i) our historical and pro forma financial results reflect allocations of corporate expenses from ParentCo for several essential functions, which are likely to be less than the expenses we would have incurred as a separate publicly traded company; (ii) although we will enter into transition agreements with ParentCo, these arrangements will be limited in duration and may not fully capture the benefits that we have enjoyed as a result of being integrated with ParentCo; (iii) as a standalone company we may be unable to obtain similarly advantageous distribution arrangements as ParentCo did; (iv) following completion of the separation, we may need to

 

 

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obtain additional financing from banks, which may not be available or may be more costly; and (v) after the completion of the separation, the cost of capital for our business may be higher than ParentCo’s cost of capital prior to the separation.

 

    We may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the separation, and the separation may adversely affect our business . Reasons for this include, among others: (i) the separation may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business; (ii) following the separation, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events because our business will be less diversified than ParentCo’s business prior to the separation; (iii) as a standalone company, we may not be able to obtain certain goods, services and technologies at prices or on terms as favorable as those to ParentCo; and (iv) we may be required to pay substantial costs in connection with the separation.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

 

    We cannot be certain that an active trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained after the separation and, following the separation, our stock price may fluctuate significantly . Similarly, we cannot predict the effect of the separation on the trading prices of our common stock or know with certainty whether the combined market value of [●] share[s] of our common stock and one share of ParentCo common stock will be less than, equal to or greater than the market value of a share of ParentCo common stock prior to the distribution.

 

    A significant number of shares of our common stock may be sold following the distribution, which may cause our stock price to decline. Any sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market or the perception that such sales might occur, in connection with the distribution or otherwise, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

The Separation and Distribution

On April 30, 2014, ParentCo announced its intent to separate its Household Products and Personal Care businesses. The separation will occur by means of a pro rata distribution to the ParentCo shareholders of 100% of the shares of common stock of New Energizer, which was formed to hold ParentCo’s Household Products business.

On [●], 2015, the ParentCo Board of Directors approved the distribution of all of New Energizer’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the basis of [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock held as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution.

New Energizer’s Post-Separation Relationship with ParentCo

New Energizer will enter into a separation and distribution agreement with ParentCo, which is referred to in this information statement as the “separation agreement.” In connection with the separation, we will also enter into various other agreements to effect the separation and provide a framework for our relationship with ParentCo after the separation, including a transition services agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement and reciprocal trademark license agreements. These agreements, together with the documents and agreements by which the internal reorganization will be effected, will provide for the allocation between New Energizer and ParentCo of ParentCo’s assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including investments, property and employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after our separation from ParentCo and will govern certain relationships between us and ParentCo after the separation. For additional information regarding the separation agreement and other transaction agreements, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Separation” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” For additional information regarding the internal reorganization, see the section entitled, “The Separation and Distribution—Internal Reorganization.”

 

 

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Reasons for the Separation

The ParentCo Board of Directors believes that separating the Household Products business from ParentCo’s Personal Care business is in the best interests of ParentCo and its shareholders for a number of reasons, including:

 

    Focus on Distinct Commercial Opportunities . The separation will enable the management of both companies to focus on strengthening its core business, pursue unique opportunities for long-term growth and profitability, and more effectively pursue its own distinct capital structures and capital allocation strategies. It will also allow investors to separately value ParentCo and New Energizer based on their own unique investment identities.

 

    Allocation of Financial Resources. The separation will permit each company to allocate its financial resources to meet the needs of its own business, which will allow each company to intensify its focus on its distinct commercial priorities and facilitate a more efficient allocation of capital.

 

    Management Focus and Separate Capital Structures . The separation will enable the management of both companies to pursue targeted opportunities for long-term growth and profitability and will allow each business to more effectively pursue its own distinct capital structures and capital allocation strategies.

 

    Targeted Investment Opportunity. The separation will allow each company to provide a clear investment thesis and visibility to attract a long-term investor base suited to its business. The separation will also provide investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities.

 

    Creation of Independent Equity Currencies. The separation will create an independent equity currency that will afford New Energizer direct access to the capital markets and will facilitate New Energizer’s ability to consummate future acquisitions utilizing its common stock. As a result, each company will have more flexibility to capitalize on its unique growth opportunities.

The ParentCo Board of Directors also considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the separation, including that:

 

    Increased Administrative Costs. As a part of ParentCo, New Energizer takes advantage of certain functions performed by ParentCo, such as accounting, tax, legal, human resources and other general and administrative functions. After the separation, ParentCo will not perform these functions for us, other than certain functions which will be provided for a limited time pursuant to the transition services agreement, and, because of our smaller scale as a standalone company, our cost of performing such functions will be higher than the amounts reflected in our historical financial statements, which will cause our profitability to decrease.

 

    Disruptions Related to the Separation. The actions required to separate ParentCo’s and New Energizer’s respective businesses could disrupt our operations.

 

    Increased Impact of Certain Costs. Certain costs and liabilities that were otherwise less significant to ParentCo as a whole will be more significant for us as a standalone company due to our being smaller than ParentCo.

 

   

Significant Separation Costs. We will incur substantial costs in connection with the separation and the transition to being a standalone public company, that may include accounting, tax, legal and other professional services costs, recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management personnel who are new to New Energizer, costs related to establishing a new brand identity in the marketplace, tax costs and costs to separate information systems. ParentCo currently estimates that total spin costs through the close of the separation will be approximately $350 to $425 million, of which

 

 

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approximately $170 to $200 million will be allocated to New Energizer. Included in the range are debt breakage fees of approximately $60 million, of which approximately $30 million will be allocated to New Energizer. These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction.

 

    Risk of Failure to Achieve Anticipated Benefits of the Separation. We may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the separation for a variety of reasons, including, among others: (a) the separation will require significant amounts of management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business; and (b) following the separation, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if we were still a part of ParentCo because our business will be less diversified than ParentCo’s business prior to the completion of the separation.

 

    Limitations on Strategic Transactions. Under the terms of the tax matters agreement that we will enter into with ParentCo, we will be restricted from taking certain actions that could cause the distribution or certain related transactions to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions under applicable law for a period of time. During this period, these restrictions may limit our ability to pursue certain strategic transactions and equity issuances or engage in other transactions that might increase the value of our business.

 

    Loss of Scale. As a current part of ParentCo, New Energizer takes advantage of ParentCo’s size and purchasing power in procuring certain goods and services. After the separation, as a standalone company, we may be unable to obtain these goods, services and technologies at prices or on terms as favorable as those ParentCo obtained prior to completion of the separation.

 

    Loss of Joint Arrangements. As a current part of ParentCo, New Energizer takes advantage of ParentCo’s overall presence to procure more advantageous distribution arrangements. After the separation, as a standalone company, we may be unable to obtain similar arrangements to the same extent as ParentCo did, or on terms as favorable as those ParentCo obtained, prior to completion of the separation.

 

    Uncertainty Regarding Stock Prices. We cannot predict the effect of the separation on the trading prices of New Energizer or ParentCo common stock or know with certainty whether the combined market value of [●] share[s] of our common stock and one share of ParentCo common stock will be less than, equal to, or greater than the market value of a share of ParentCo common stock prior to the distribution.

In determining to pursue the separation, the ParentCo Board of Directors concluded that the potential benefits of the separation outweighed the foregoing factors. See the sections entitled “The Separation and Distribution—Reasons for the Separation” and “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this information statement.

Corporate Information

New Energizer was incorporated in Missouri for the purpose of holding ParentCo’s Household Products business in connection with the separation and distribution described herein. Prior to the contribution of the Household Products business to us by ParentCo, which is expected to occur prior to the distribution in connection with the internal reorganization, New Energizer will have no operations. The address of our principal executive offices will be 533 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63141. Our telephone number after the distribution will be [●]. We will maintain an Internet site at www.[ ].com . Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto shall not be deemed to be incorporated herein, and you should not rely on any such information in making an investment decision.

 

 

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Reason for Furnishing this Information Statement

This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to ParentCo shareholders who will receive shares of New Energizer common stock in the distribution. It is not and is not to be construed as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any of New Energizer’s securities. The information contained in this information statement is believed by New Energizer to be accurate as of the date set forth on its cover. Changes may occur after that date and neither ParentCo nor New Energizer will update the information except in the normal course of their respective disclosure obligations and practices.

 

 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA

COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

The following summary financial data reflects the combined operations of New Energizer. We derived the summary combined income statement data for the six months ended March 31, 2015, and the summary combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2015, as set forth below, from our Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements. We derived the summary combined income statement data for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and summary combined balance sheet data as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, as set forth below, from our audited Combined Financial Statements. Both the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements and the audited Combined Financial Statements are included in the “Index to Financial Statements” section of this information statement. The historical results do not necessarily indicate the results expected for any future period. To ensure a full understanding of this summary financial data, you should read the summary combined financial data presented below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Combined Financial Statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

The summary unaudited pro forma combined financial data for the six months ended March 31, 2015 has been prepared to reflect the separation, including the incurrence of indebtedness of approximately $1,020 million, with an additional approximately $230 million available under a senior secured revolving credit facility, excluding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million. The outstanding indebtedness is expected to consist of a $400 million senior secured term loan facility, $600 million in additional unsecured long-term financing arrangements and $20 million outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility, as described in “Description of Material Indebtedness.” The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Income Statement Data presented for the six months ended March 31, 2015, assumes the separation occurred on October 1, 2013, the first day of fiscal year 2014. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet Data assumes the separation occurred on March 31, 2015. The assumptions used and pro forma adjustments derived from such assumptions are based on currently available information and we believe such assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of our results of operations or financial condition had the distribution and its anticipated post-separation capital structure been completed on the dates assumed. They may not reflect the results of operations or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly traded company during such periods. In addition, they are not necessarily indicative of our future results of operations or financial condition.

You should read this summary financial data together with “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements,” “Capitalization,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Combined Financial Statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma

Combined Financial Data

 

     As of and for the
six months ended
March 31,
     As of and for the
six months ended
March 31,
    As of and for the year ended September 30,  
   Pro Forma 2015      2015           2014                  2013                  2012        

Statement of Operations Data

             

Net Sales

   $ 858.2       $ 858.2      $ 1,840.4       $ 2,012.2       $ 2,087.7   

Earnings before income taxes

     92.3         9.7        215.2         162.0         257.6   

Net (loss)/earnings

     44.4         (7.5 )     157.3         114.9         187.0   

Balance Sheet Data

             

Cash

   $ 300.0       $ 90.1      $ 89.6       $ 78.0      

Total assets

     1,314.3         1,069.6        1,194.7         1,238.8      

Total debt

     1,020.0         —          —           —        

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the following risks and other information in this information statement in evaluating New Energizer and New Energizer common stock. Any of the following risks and uncertainties could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Risks Related to Our Business

We face risks associated with global economic conditions.

Unfavorable global economic conditions, unemployment levels and uncertainty about future economic prospects could reduce consumer demand for our products as a result of a reduction in discretionary spending or a shift of purchasing patterns to lower-cost options such as private label brands sold by retail chains or price brands, which could drive the market towards lower margin products and/or force us to reduce prices for our products in order to compete. Similarly, our retailer customers could reduce their inventories, shift to different products or require us to lower our prices to retain the shelf placement of our products. Declining financial performance by certain of our retailer customers could impact their ability to pay us on a timely basis, or at all. Worsening economic conditions could harm our sales and profitability. Additionally, disruptions in financial markets could reduce our access to debt and equity capital markets, negatively affecting our ability to implement our business plan and strategy.

Competition in our industries may hinder our ability to execute our business strategy, achieve profitability, or maintain relationships with existing customers.

The categories in which we operate are mature and highly competitive, both in the United States and globally, as a limited number of large manufacturers compete for consumer acceptance, limited retail shelf space and e-commerce opportunities. Because of the highly competitive environment in which we operate, as well as increasing retailer concentration, our retailer customers, including on-line retailers, frequently seek to obtain pricing concessions or better trade terms, resulting in either reduction of our margins or losses of distribution to lower-cost competitors. Competition is based upon brand perceptions, product performance and innovation, customer service and price. Our ability to compete effectively may be affected by a number of factors, including:

 

    our primary competitor, Duracell International, Inc., has, and our other competitors may have, substantially greater financial, marketing, research and development and other resources and greater market share in certain segments than we do, which could provide them with greater scale and negotiating leverage with retailers and suppliers;

 

    our competitors may have lower production, sales and distribution costs, and higher profit margins, which may enable them to offer aggressive retail discounts and other promotional incentives;

 

    our competitors may be able to obtain exclusive distribution rights at particular retailers or favorable in-store placement; and

 

    we may lose market share to private label brands sold by retail chains or to price brands sold by local and regional competitors, which, in each case, are typically sold at lower prices than our products.

Loss of reputation of our leading brands or failure of our marketing plans could have an adverse effect on our business.

We depend on the continuing reputation and success of our brands, particularly our Energizer and Eveready brands. Our operating results could be adversely affected if any of our leading brands suffers damage to its reputation due to real or perceived quality issues. Any damage to the Energizer and Eveready brands could impair our ability to charge premium prices for our products, resulting in the reduction of our margins or losses of distribution to lower price competitors.

 

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The success of our brands can suffer if our marketing plans or new product offerings do not improve, or have a negative impact on, our brands’ image or ability to attract and retain consumers. Additionally, if claims made in our marketing campaigns become subject to litigation alleging false advertising, which is common in our industry, it could damage our brand, cause us to alter our marketing plans in ways that may materially and adversely affect sales, or result in the imposition of significant damages against us. Further, a boycott or other campaign critical of us, through social media or otherwise, could negatively impact our brands’ reputation and consequently our products’ sales.

Loss of any of our principal customers could significantly decrease our sales and profitability.

Generally, sales to our top customers are made pursuant to purchase orders and we do not have supply agreements or guarantees of minimum purchases from them. As a result, these customers may cancel their purchase orders or reschedule or decrease their level of purchases from us at any time. The loss or a substantial decrease in the volume of purchases by any of our top customers would harm our sales and profitability. For example, our net sales and earnings beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 and continuing into fiscal year 2014 were negatively impacted by distribution losses at two U.S. retail customers. Additionally, increasing retailer customer concentration could result in reduced sales outlets for our products, as well as greater negotiating pressures and pricing requirements on us.

The performance of our battery products may be impacted by further changes in technology and device trends, which could impair our operating results and growth prospects.

We believe an increasing number of devices are using built-in rechargeable battery systems, particularly in developed markets, leading to a declining volume trend in the battery category, which we expect will continue. This has and will likely continue to have a negative impact on the demand for primary batteries. This trend has and will continue to put additional pressure on results going forward, both directly through reduced consumption and indirectly as manufacturers aggressively price and promote their products to seek to retain market share or gain battery shelf space. Development and commercialization of new battery or device technologies not available to us could also negatively impact our results and prospects.

We are subject to risks related to our international operations, including currency fluctuations, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our business is currently conducted on a worldwide basis, with more than half of our sales in fiscal year 2014 and the six months ended March 31, 2015 arising from foreign countries, and a significant portion of our production capacity and cash located overseas. Consequently, we are subject to a number of risks associated with doing business in foreign countries, including:

 

    the possibility of expropriation, confiscatory taxation or price controls;

 

    the inability to repatriate foreign-based cash for strategic needs in the U.S., either at all or without incurring significant income tax and earnings consequences, as well as the heightened counter-party, internal control and country-specific risks associated with holding cash overseas;

 

    the effect of foreign income taxes, value-added taxes and withholding taxes, including the inability to recover amounts owed to us by a government authority without extended proceedings or at all;

 

    the effect of the U.S. tax treatment of foreign source income and losses, and other restrictions on the flow of capital between countries;

 

    adverse changes in local investment or exchange control regulations, particularly in Venezuela and Argentina;

 

    restrictions on and taxation of international imports and exports;

 

    currency fluctuations, including the impact of hyper-inflationary conditions in certain economies, particularly where exchange controls limit or eliminate our ability to convert from local currency;

 

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    political or economic instability, government nationalization of business or industries, government corruption and civil unrest, including political or economic instability in the countries of the Eurozone, Egypt and the Middle East and across Latin America, including Venezuela and Argentina;

 

    legal and regulatory constraints, including tariffs and other trade barriers;

 

    difficulty in enforcing contractual and intellectual property rights; and

 

    a significant portion of our sales are denominated in local currencies but reported in U.S. dollars, and a high percentage of product costs for such sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. Therefore, although we may hedge a portion of the exposure, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to such currencies can negatively impact our reported sales and operating profits.

In recent months, the U.S. dollar has strengthened significantly against most currencies. The impact of this was most strongly felt in the three months ended March 31, 2015. We expect that our total segment profit for the remainder of fiscal 2015 will continue to be impacted by these adverse currency movements.

A failure of a key information technology system could adversely impact our ability to conduct business.

We rely extensively on information technology systems, including some that are managed by third-party service providers, in order to conduct business. These systems include, but are not limited to, programs and processes relating to internal and external communications, ordering and managing materials from suppliers, converting materials to finished products, shipping products to customers, processing transactions, summarizing and reporting results of operations, and complying with regulatory, legal or tax requirements. These information technology systems could be damaged or cease to function properly due to the poor performance or failure of third-party service providers, catastrophic events, power outages, security breaches, network outages, failed upgrades or other similar events. If our business continuity plans do not effectively resolve such issues on a timely basis, we may suffer interruptions in conducting our business, which may adversely impact our operating results. In addition, we are undertaking a significant amount of work to transform our information technology systems globally to facilitate the separation. During this implementation, we face a heightened risk of system interruptions and deficiencies or failures in our internal controls involving our information systems and processes.

Our operations depend on the use of information technology systems that could be the target of cyber-attack.

Our systems and networks, as well as those of our retailer customers, suppliers, service providers, and banks, may become the target of cyber-attacks or information security breaches, which in turn could result in the unauthorized release and misuse of confidential or proprietary information about our company, employees, customers or consumers, as well as disrupt our operations or damage our facilities or those of third parties. As a result, a cyber-attack could negatively impact our revenues and increase our operating and capital costs. It could also damage our reputation with retailer customers and consumers and diminish the strength and reputation of our brands, or require us to pay monetary penalties. We may also be required to incur additional costs to modify or enhance our systems or in order to try to prevent or remediate any such attacks.

If we cannot continue to develop new products in a timely manner, and at favorable margins, and maintain attractive performance standards in our existing products, we may not be able to compete effectively.

The battery and portable lighting products industries have been notable for developments in product life, product design and applied technology, and our success depends on future innovations by us. The successful development and introduction of new products requires retail and consumer acceptance and overcoming the reaction from competitors. New product introductions in categories where we have existing products will likely also reduce the sales of our existing products. Our investments in research and development may not result in successful products or innovation that will recover the costs of such investments. Our customers or end-consumers may not purchase our new products once introduced. Additionally, new products could require

 

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regulatory approval which may not be available or may require modification to the product which could impact the production process. Our competitors may introduce new or enhanced products that significantly outperform ours, or develop manufacturing technology that permits them to manufacture at a lower cost relative to ours and sell at a lower price. If we fail to develop and launch successful new products or fail to reduce our cost structure to a competitive level, we may be unable to grow our business and compete successfully.

Our business also depends on our ability to continue to manufacture our existing products to meet the applicable product performance claims we have made to our customers. Any decline in these standards could result in the loss of business and negatively impact our performance and financial results. Finally, our ability to maintain favorable margins on our products requires us to manage our manufacturing and other production costs relative to our prices. We may not be able to increase our prices in the event that our production costs increase, which would decrease our profit margins and negatively impact our business and financial results.

We may not be able to achieve cost savings as a result of any current or future restructuring efforts.

To operate more efficiently and control costs, we have entered into, and may seek to enter into additional, restructuring and cost reduction plans. We may be unable to identify cost savings opportunities to be achieved by such plans in the future. Our ability to achieve the anticipated cost savings and other benefits from these initiatives within the expected time frame will be subject to many estimates and assumptions and other factors that we may not be able to control. We may also incur significant charges related to restructuring plans, which would reduce our profitability in the periods such charges incurred.

Execution of any restructuring program also presents a number of significant risks, including:

 

    actual or perceived disruption of service or reduction in service standards to customers;

 

    the failure to preserve adequate internal controls as we restructure our general and administrative functions, including our information technology and financial reporting infrastructure;

 

    the failure to preserve supplier relationships and distribution, sales and other important relationships and to resolve conflicts that may arise;

 

    loss of sales as we reduce or eliminate staffing for non-core product lines;

 

    diversion of management attention from ongoing business activities; and

 

    failure to maintain employee morale and retaining key employees while implementing benefit changes and reductions in the workforce.

Because of these and other factors, we may not be able to effectively design restructuring programs in the future, and when implementing restructuring plans we may not be able to predict whether we will realize the purpose and anticipated benefits of these measures and, if we do not, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Our business is subject to increasing regulation in the U.S. and abroad.

The manufacture, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, advertising and sale of our products are subject to extensive regulation in the U.S., including by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, and by the Federal Trade Commission with respect to advertising. Similar regulations have been adopted by authorities in foreign countries where we sell our products, and by state and local authorities in the U.S. Legislation is continually being introduced in the United States and other countries, and new or more restrictive regulations or more restrictive interpretations of existing regulations, particularly in the battery industry, are likely and could have an adverse impact on our business. Legislative and regulatory changes by taxing authorities have an impact on our effective tax rate, and we may be subject to additional costs arising from new or changed regulations, including those relating to health care and energy. Additionally, a finding that we

 

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are in violation of, or not in compliance with, applicable laws or regulations could subject us to material civil remedies, including fines, damages, injunctions or product recalls, or criminal sanctions. Even if a claim is unsuccessful, is not merited or is not fully pursued, the negative publicity surrounding such assertions could jeopardize our reputation and brand image and have a material adverse effect on our businesses, as well as require resources to rebuild our reputation.

We are subject to environmental laws and regulations that may expose us to significant liabilities.

We must comply with various environmental laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including those relating to the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, recycling of batteries and the remediation of contamination associated with the use and disposal of hazardous substances. A release of such substances due to accident or an intentional act could result in substantial liability to governmental authorities or to third parties. Pursuant to certain environmental laws, we could be subject to joint and several strict liability for contamination relating to our or our predecessors’ current or former properties or any of their respective third-party waste disposal sites. In addition to potentially significant investigation and remediation costs, any such contamination can give rise to claims from governmental authorities or other third parties for natural resource damage, personal injury, property damage or other liabilities. Contamination has been identified at certain of our current and former facilities as well as third-party waste disposal sites, and we are conducting investigation and remediation activities in relation to such properties. The discovery of additional contamination or the imposition of further cleanup obligations at these or other properties could have a material adverse effect on our businesses, results of operations or financial condition.

We have incurred, and will continue to incur, capital and operating expenses and other costs in complying with environmental laws and regulations. As new laws and regulations are introduced, we could become subject to additional environmental liabilities in the future that could cause a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

The resolution of our tax contingencies may result in additional tax liabilities, which could adversely impact our cash flows and results of operations.

Significant estimation and judgment are required in determining our tax provisions for taxes in the U.S. and jurisdictions outside the U.S. In the ordinary course of our business, there are transactions and calculations in which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We are regularly audited by tax authorities and, although we believe our tax positions are defensible and our tax provision estimates are reasonable, the final outcome of tax audits and related litigation could be materially different than that reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. The unfavorable resolution of any audits or litigation could have an adverse impact on future operating results and our financial condition.

Changes in production costs, including raw material prices, could erode our profit margins and negatively impact operating results.

Pricing and availability of raw materials, energy, shipping and other services needed for our business can be volatile due to general economic conditions, labor costs, production levels, import duties and tariffs and other factors beyond our control. There is no certainty that we will be able to offset future cost increases. This volatility can significantly affect our production cost and may, therefore, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our manufacturing facilities, supply channels or other business operations may be subject to disruption from events beyond our control.

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or impairment of key manufacturing sites, product quality or safety issues, licensing requirements and other regulatory issues, trade disputes between countries in which we have operations, such as the U.S. and China, and acts of war, terrorism, pandemics, fire, earthquake, flooding or other natural disasters. The supply of our raw materials may be similarly disrupted. There is also a possibility that third-party manufacturers, which produce a significant portion of certain of our products, could discontinue production with little or no advance notice, or experience financial problems or problems with product quality or timeliness of product delivery, resulting in manufacturing delays or disruptions, regulatory sanctions, product liability claims or consumer complaints. If a major disruption were to occur, it could result in delays in shipments of products to customers or suspension of operations. We maintain business interruption insurance to potentially mitigate the impact of business interruption, but such coverage may not be sufficient to offset the financial or reputational impact of an interruption.

After our separation from ParentCo, we expect to have debt obligations that could adversely affect our business and our ability to meet our obligations.

As of March 31, 2015, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the new financing arrangements that we expect to enter into in connection with the separation and after giving effect to the application of the net proceeds of such financing, our total aggregate outstanding indebtedness would have been approximately $1,020 million, with an additional approximately $230 million available under a senior secured revolving credit facility, excluding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million.

This significant amount of debt could have important consequences to us and our shareholders, including:

 

    requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make payments on this debt, thereby limiting the cash we have available to fund future growth opportunities, such as research and development, capital expenditures and acquisitions;

 

    restrictive covenants in our debt arrangements which could limit our operations and borrowing, and place restrictions on our ability to pay dividends or repurchase common stock;

 

    the risk of a future credit ratings downgrade of our debt increasing future debt costs and limiting the future availability of debt financing;

 

    increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions and limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry, due to the need to use our cash to service our outstanding debt;

 

    placing us at a competitive disadvantage relative to our competitors that are not as highly leveraged with debt and that may therefore be more able to invest in their business or use their available cash to pursue other opportunities, including acquisitions; and

 

    limiting our ability to borrow additional funds as needed or take advantage of business opportunities as they arise.

In addition, our actual cash requirements in the future may be greater than expected. Our cash flow from operations may not be sufficient to repay all of our outstanding debt as it becomes due, and we may not be able to borrow money, sell assets or otherwise raise funds on acceptable terms, or at all, to refinance our debt.

We may need additional financing in the future, and such financing may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and may be dilutive to existing shareholders.

In addition to any debt obligations we incur in connection with the separation, we may need to seek additional financing for our general corporate purposes. For example, we may need to increase our investment in research and development activities or require funding to make acquisitions. We may be unable to obtain desired additional financing on terms favorable to us, or at all. For example, during periods of volatile credit markets,

 

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there is a risk that lenders, even those with strong balance sheets and sound lending practices, could fail or refuse to honor their credit commitments and obligations, including, but not limited to, extending credit up to the maximum permitted by a credit facility and otherwise accessing capital and/or honoring loan commitments. If our lenders are unable to fund borrowings under their loan commitments or we are unable to borrow, it could be difficult to replace such loan commitments on similar terms or at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund growth opportunities, successfully develop or enhance products, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could negatively affect our business. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities, our shareholders will experience dilution of their ownership interest. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt, we may be subject to limitations on our operations and ability to pay dividends due to restrictive covenants. Generally, to the extent that we incur additional indebtedness, all of the risks described above in connection with our debt obligations following the separation could increase.

If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, competitors may manufacture and market similar products, which could adversely affect our market share and results of operations.

The vast majority of our total revenues are from products bearing proprietary trademarks and brand names. In addition, we own or license from third parties a number of patents, patent applications and other technology. We rely on trademark, trade secret, patent and copyright laws to protect our intellectual property rights. There is a risk that we will not be able to obtain and perfect or maintain our own intellectual property rights or, where appropriate, license intellectual property rights necessary to support new product introductions. In addition, even if such rights are protected in the United States, the laws of some other countries in which our products are or may be sold do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. We cannot be certain that our intellectual property rights will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged in the future, and we could incur significant costs in connection with legal actions relating to such rights. As patents expire, we could face increased competition, which could negatively impact our operating results. If other parties infringe on our intellectual property rights, they may dilute the value of our brands in the marketplace, which could diminish the value that consumers associate with our brands and harm our sales.

Our future financial performance and success are dependent on our ability to execute our post-separation business strategy successfully.

Our future financial performance and success are dependent on our ability to execute our post-separation business strategy successfully. Our products are currently marketed and sold through a direct sales force (with a dedicated commercial organization) and exclusive and non-exclusive third-party distributors and wholesalers. As part of the separation, we intend to increase our use of exclusive and non-exclusive third-party distributors and wholesalers. We also intend to decrease or eliminate our business operations in certain countries with large numbers of local and regional low-cost competitors in order to increase our profitability. In addition, we plan to shift from our currently decentralized management structure to a model in which each segment will be managed centrally. We expect that these changes in our business strategy will enable us to reach new retailer customers and consumers, and focus our business operations on more profitable markets. However, the use of distributors in markets where we have historically maintained a direct presence could adversely impact the reputation of our brands and negatively impact our results of operation. Despite our efforts, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to efficiently implement our strategy in a timely manner to exploit potential market opportunities, achieve the goals of our long-term business strategy, or meet competitive challenges. If we are unable to execute our business strategy successfully, our revenues and marketability may be adversely affected.

If we pursue strategic acquisitions, divestitures or joint ventures, we may not be able to successfully consummate favorable transactions or successfully integrate acquired businesses.

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consummate a transaction on terms that are favorable to us, or achieve expected returns and other benefits as a result of integration challenges. With respect to proposed divestitures of assets or businesses, we may encounter difficulty in finding acquirers or alternative exit strategies on terms that are favorable to us, which could delay the accomplishment of our strategic objectives, or our divestiture activities may require us to recognize impairment charges. Companies or operations acquired or joint ventures created may not be profitable or may not achieve sales levels and profitability that justify the investments made. Our corporate development activities may present financial and operational risks, including diversion of management attention from existing core businesses, integrating or separating personnel and financial and other systems, and may have adverse effects on our existing business relationships with suppliers and customers. Future acquisitions could also result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities and/or amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets, and increased operating expenses, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our business involves the potential for product liability and other claims against us, which could affect our results of operations and financial condition and result in product recalls or withdrawals.

We face exposure to claims arising out of alleged defects in our products, including for property damage, bodily injury or other adverse effects. We maintain product liability insurance, but this insurance does not cover all types of claims, particularly claims that do not involve personal injury or property damage or claims that exceed the amount of insurance coverage. Further, we may not be able to maintain such insurance in sufficient amounts, on desirable terms, or at all, in the future. In addition to the risk of monetary judgments not covered by insurance, product liability claims could result in negative publicity that could harm our products’ reputation and in certain cases require a product recall. Product recalls or product liability claims, and any subsequent remedial actions, could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, brand value, results of operations and financial condition.

We may not be able to attract, retain and develop key personnel.

Our future performance depends in significant part upon the continued service of our executive officers and other key personnel. The loss of the services of one or more of our executive officers or other key employees could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Our success also depends on our continuing ability to attract, retain and develop highly qualified personnel, including future members of our management team. Competition for such personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that we can retain and motivate our key employees or attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future. In the event that existing ParentCo personnel targeted to join us choose not to do so, for reasons including the fact that certain of such persons are being requested to relocate, we may be unable to hire our first choice personnel. Additionally, the escalating costs of offering and administering health care, retirement and other benefits for employees could result in reduced profitability.

We may experience losses or be subject to increased funding and expenses related to our pension plans.

We expect to assume pension plan liabilities related to our current and former employees in connection with the separation. Although in November 2012 ParentCo approved and communicated changes to its U.S. pension plan (including the plans to be assumed by New Energizer in the separation) so that, effective January 1, 2014, the pension benefit earned to date by active participants under the legacy ParentCo U.S. pension plan is frozen and future retirement service benefits will no longer accrue under this retirement program, our pension plan obligations are expected to be significant. If the investment of plan assets does not provide the expected long-term returns, if interest rates or other assumptions change, or if governmental regulations change the timing or amounts of required contributions to the plans, we could be required to make significant additional pension contributions, which may have an adverse impact on our liquidity, our ability to comply with debt covenants and may require recognition of increased expense within our financial statements.

 

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Our credit ratings will be important to our cost of capital.

We expect to request that the major credit rating agencies evaluate our creditworthiness and give us specified credit ratings. These ratings would be based on a number of factors, including our financial strength and financial policies as well as our strategies, operations and execution. These credit ratings are limited in scope, and do not address all material risks related to investment in New Energizer, but rather reflect only the view of each rating agency at the time the rating is issued. Nonetheless, the credit ratings we receive will impact our borrowing costs as well as our access to sources of capital on terms that will be advantageous to our business. Failure to obtain sufficiently high credit ratings could adversely affect the interest rate in future financings, our liquidity or our competitive position and could also restrict our access to capital markets. There can be no assurance that any credit ratings we receive will remain in effect for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the applicable rating agencies if, in such rating agency’s judgments, circumstances so warrant.

Risks Related to the Separation

We have no recent history of operating as an independent company, and our historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

The historical information about New Energizer in this information statement refers to New Energizer’s business as operated by and integrated with ParentCo. Our historical and pro forma financial information included in this information statement is derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of ParentCo. Accordingly, the historical and pro forma financial information included in this information statement does not necessarily reflect the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company during the periods presented or those that we will achieve in the future primarily as a result of the factors described below:

 

    Prior to the separation, our business has been operated by ParentCo as part of its broader corporate organization, rather than as an independent company. ParentCo or one of its affiliates performed various corporate functions for us, such as legal, treasury, accounting, auditing, human resources, investor relations, public affairs and finance. Our historical and pro forma financial results reflect allocations of corporate expenses from ParentCo for such functions, which are likely to be less than the expenses we would have incurred had we operated as a separate publicly traded company.

 

    Currently, our business is integrated with the other businesses of ParentCo. Historically, we have shared economies of scope and scale in costs, employees, vendor relationships and customer relationships. Although we will enter into transition agreements with ParentCo, these arrangements will be limited in duration and may not fully capture the benefits that we have enjoyed as a result of being integrated with ParentCo.

 

    As a current part of ParentCo, we take advantage of ParentCo’s overall size and scope to procure more advantageous distribution arrangements, including shipping costs and arrangements. After the separation, as a standalone company, we may be unable to obtain similar arrangements to the same extent as ParentCo did, or on terms as favorable as those ParentCo obtained, prior to completion of the separation and during the term of the transition services agreement.

 

    Generally, our working capital requirements and capital for our general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and capital expenditures, have historically been satisfied as part of the corporate-wide cash management policies of ParentCo. Following the completion of the separation, we may need to obtain additional financing from banks, through public offerings or private placements of debt or equity securities, strategic relationships or other arrangements, which may or may not be available and may be more costly.

 

    After the completion of the separation, the cost of capital for our business may be higher than ParentCo’s cost of capital prior to the separation.

 

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    Our historical financial information does not reflect the debt that we will incur as part of the separation and distribution.

 

    Following the separation, we intend to shift a portion of our business towards exclusive and non-exclusive third-party distribution arrangements rather than directly selling product to our retail customers. Our retail customers who prefer to buy directly from us may reduce or terminate their purchases from us as a result of this new strategy. In addition, we cannot ensure that we will be able to negotiate the most advantageous distribution agreements, or that the third-party distributors will operate under the same standards as we would have or will not take actions that could damage our reputations or brands.

Other significant changes may occur in our cost structure, management, financing and business operations as a result of operating as a company separate from ParentCo. For additional information about the past financial performance of our business and the basis of presentation of the historical combined financial statements and the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements of our business, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the historical financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

We may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the separation, and the separation may materially adversely affect our business.

We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from the separation, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. The separation is expected to provide the following benefits, among others: (i) enabling the management of both companies to pursue unique opportunities for long-term growth and profitability and will allow each business to more effectively pursue its own distinct capital structures and capital allocation strategies; (ii) permitting each company to allocate its financial resources to meet the needs of its own business, which will allow each company to intensify its focus on its distinct commercial priorities and facilitate a more efficient allocation of capital; (iii) creating an independent equity currency that will afford New Energizer direct access to the capital markets and will facilitate New Energizer’s ability to consummate future acquisitions utilizing its common stock; (iv) allowing each company to provide a clear investment thesis and visibility to attract a long-term investor base suited to its business and providing investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities; and (v) allowing investors to separately value ParentCo and New Energizer based on their unique investment identities, including the merits, performance and future prospects of their respective businesses.

We may not achieve these and other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons, including, among others: (a) the separation will require significant amounts of management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business; (b) following the separation, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if we were still a part of ParentCo because our business will be less diversified than ParentCo’s business prior to the completion of the separation; (c) after the separation, as a standalone company, we may be unable to obtain certain goods, services and technologies at prices or on terms as favorable as those ParentCo obtained prior to completion of the separation; (d) the separation may require New Energizer to pay costs that could be substantial and material to our financial resources, including accounting, tax, legal, and other professional services costs, recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management and personnel new to New Energizer, costs related to establishing a new brand identity in the marketplace, and tax costs; and (e) the separation will entail changes to our information technology systems, reporting systems, supply chain and other operations that may require significant expense and may not be implemented in an as timely and effective fashion as we expect. If we fail to achieve some or all of the benefits expected to result from the separation, or if such benefits are delayed, it could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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Our accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared to meet the financial reporting and other requirements to which we will be subject as a standalone publicly traded company following the distribution.

Our financial results previously were included within the consolidated results of ParentCo, and we believe that our reporting and control systems were appropriate for those of subsidiaries of a public company. However, we were not directly subject to the reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. As a result of the distribution, we will be directly subject to reporting and other obligations under the Exchange Act, including the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which will require, annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and a report by our independent registered public accounting firm addressing these assessments. These reporting and other obligations will place significant demands on our management and administrative and operational resources, including accounting resources. We may not have sufficient time following the separation to meet these obligations by the applicable deadlines.

Moreover, to comply with these requirements, we anticipate that we will need to migrate our systems, including information technology systems, implement additional financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures and hire additional accounting and finance staff. We expect to incur additional annual expenses related to these steps, and those expenses may be significant. If we are unable to upgrade our financial and management controls, reporting systems, information technology and procedures in a timely and effective fashion, our ability to comply with our financial reporting requirements and other rules that apply to reporting companies under the Exchange Act could be impaired. Any failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

No vote of ParentCo shareholders is required in connection with the distribution. As a result, if the distribution occurs and you do not want to receive New Energizer common stock in the distribution, your sole recourse will be to divest yourself of your ParentCo common stock prior to the record date.

No vote of ParentCo shareholders is required in connection with the distribution. Accordingly, if the distribution occurs and you do not want to receive New Energizer common stock in the distribution, your only recourse will be to divest yourself of your ParentCo common stock prior to the record date for the distribution.

The combined post-separation value of a share of ParentCo common stock and [ ] share[s] of New Energizer common stock may not equal or exceed the pre-distribution value of a share of ParentCo common stock.

As a result of the distribution, ParentCo expects the trading price of shares of ParentCo common stock immediately following the distribution to be lower than the “regular-way” trading price of such shares immediately prior to the distribution because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the Household Products business held by New Energizer. There can be no assurance that the aggregate market value of a share of ParentCo common stock and [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock following the separation will be higher or lower than the market value of a share of ParentCo common stock if the separation did not occur.

In connection with our separation from ParentCo, ParentCo will indemnify us for certain liabilities and we will indemnify ParentCo for certain liabilities. If we are required to pay under these indemnities to ParentCo, our financial results could be negatively impacted. The ParentCo indemnity may not be sufficient to hold us harmless from the full amount of liabilities for which ParentCo will be allocated responsibility, and ParentCo may not be able to satisfy its indemnification obligations in the future.

Pursuant to the separation agreement and certain other agreements with ParentCo, ParentCo will agree to indemnify us for certain liabilities, and we will agree to indemnify ParentCo for certain liabilities, in each case for uncapped amounts, as discussed further in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.” Indemnities that we may be required to provide ParentCo are not subject to any cap, may be significant and could

 

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negatively impact our business, particularly indemnities relating to our actions that could impact the tax-free nature of the distribution and related transactions. Third parties could also seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities that ParentCo has agreed to retain. Any amounts we are required to pay pursuant to these indemnification obligations and other liabilities could require us to divert cash that would otherwise have been used in furtherance of our operating business. Further, the indemnity from ParentCo may not be sufficient to protect us against the full amount of such liabilities, and ParentCo may not be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from ParentCo any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses ourselves. Each of these risks could negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

If the distribution, together with certain related transactions, does not qualify as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, ParentCo, New Energizer and ParentCo’s shareholders could be subject to significant tax liabilities and, in certain circumstances, New Energizer could be required to indemnify ParentCo for material taxes and other related amounts pursuant to indemnification obligations under the tax matters agreement.

It is a condition to the distribution that ParentCo receives an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the ParentCo Board of Directors, regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The opinion of counsel will be based upon and rely on, among other things, certain facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of ParentCo and New Energizer, including those relating to the past and future conduct of ParentCo and New Energizer. If any of these representations, statements or undertakings are, or become, inaccurate or incomplete, or if ParentCo or New Energizer breaches any of its covenants in the separation documents, the opinion of counsel may be invalid and the conclusions reached therein could be jeopardized.

Notwithstanding the opinion of counsel, the Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the “IRS,” could determine that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, should be treated as a taxable transaction if it determines that any of the representations, assumptions or undertakings upon which the opinion of counsel was based are false or have been violated, or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion of counsel. The opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert a contrary position.

If the distribution, together with certain related transactions, fails to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, in general, ParentCo would recognize taxable gain as if it had sold the New Energizer common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value and ParentCo shareholders who receive New Energizer shares in the distribution would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of such shares. For more information, see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”

Under the tax matters agreement that ParentCo will enter into with New Energizer, New Energizer may be required to indemnify ParentCo against any additional taxes and related amounts resulting from (i) an acquisition of all or a portion of the equity securities or assets of New Energizer, whether by merger or otherwise (and regardless of whether New Energizer participated in or otherwise facilitated the acquisition), (ii) other actions or failures to act by New Energizer or (iii) any of New Energizer’s representations or undertakings in connection with the separation and the distribution being incorrect or violated. Any such indemnity obligations could be material. For a more detailed discussion, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement.” In addition, Parent, New Energizer and their respective subsidiaries may incur certain tax costs in connection with the separation, including non-U.S. tax costs resulting from separations in non-U.S. jurisdictions, which may be material.

 

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We may not be able to engage in desirable strategic or capital-raising transactions following the separation.

Under current law, a spin-off can be rendered taxable to the parent corporation and its shareholders as a result of certain post-spin-off acquisitions of shares or assets of the spun-off corporation. For example, a spin-off may result in taxable gain to the parent corporation under Section 355(e) of the Code if the spin-off were later deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, shares representing a 50% or greater interest (by vote or value) in the spun-off corporation. To preserve the tax-free treatment of the separation and the distribution, and in addition to New Energizer’s indemnity obligation described immediately above, the tax matters agreement will restrict New Energizer, for the two-year period following the separation, except in specific circumstances, from: (i) entering into any transaction pursuant to which all or a portion of shares of New Energizer common stock would be acquired, whether by merger or otherwise, (ii) issuing equity securities beyond certain thresholds, (iii) repurchasing New Energizer shares other than in certain open-market transactions, (iv) ceasing to actively conduct the Household Products businesses or (v) taking or failing to take any other action that prevents the distribution and related transactions from qualifying as a transaction that is generally tax-free, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. These restrictions may limit New Energizer’s ability to pursue certain equity issuances, strategic transactions or other transactions that may maximize the value of New Energizer’s business. For more information, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement” and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”

The terms we will receive in our agreements with ParentCo could be less beneficial than the terms we may have otherwise received from unaffiliated third parties.

The agreements we will enter into with ParentCo in connection with the separation, including a separation and distribution agreement, a transition services agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement and reciprocal trademark license agreements, were prepared in the context of the separation while New Energizer was still a wholly owned subsidiary of ParentCo. Accordingly, during the period in which the terms of those agreements were prepared, New Energizer did not have an independent board of directors or a management team that was independent of ParentCo. As a result, the terms of those agreements may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm’s-length negotiations between unaffiliated third parties. Arm’s-length negotiations between ParentCo and an unaffiliated third party in another form of transaction, such as a buyer in a sale of a business transaction, are likely to have resulted in more favorable terms to the unaffiliated third party. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

We may be held liable to ParentCo if we fail to perform certain services under the transition services agreement, and the performance of such services may negatively impact our business and operations.

New Energizer and ParentCo will enter into a transition services agreement in connection with the separation pursuant to which New Energizer and ParentCo will provide each other certain transitional services, including treasury and employee benefits administration, information technology, distribution and importation, regulatory and general administrative services, on an interim, transitional basis. The fees we will be paid under the transition services agreement may not be adequate to compensate us for the costs of performing the services. If we do not satisfactorily perform our obligations under the agreement, we may be held liable for any resulting losses suffered by ParentCo. In addition, during the transition services periods, our management and employees may be required to divert their attention away from our business in order to provide services to ParentCo, which could adversely affect our business.

Until the separation occurs, ParentCo has sole discretion to change the terms of the separation in ways which may be unfavorable to us.

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separation, including the establishment of the record date for the distribution and the distribution date. These changes could be unfavorable to us. In addition, ParentCo may decide at any time not to proceed with the separation and distribution.

We expect to incur both one-time and ongoing material costs and expenses as a result of our separation from ParentCo, which could adversely affect our profitability.

We expect to incur both one-time and ongoing costs and expenses greater than those we currently incur as a result of our separation from ParentCo. ParentCo currently estimates that total spin costs through the close of the separation will be approximately $350 to $425 million. Of this amount, approximately $210 to $265 million is related to the transaction evaluation, planning and execution, $80 to $100 million is related to certain spin restructuring initiatives, and approximately $60 million is related to debt breakage fees. These estimates do not include costs related to potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. Approximately $170 to $200 million of these spin costs will be allocated to New Energizer. These increased ongoing costs and expenses may arise from various factors, including financial reporting, costs associated with complying with federal securities laws (including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), tax administration, and legal and human resources related functions, and it is possible that these costs will be material to our business. These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made.

Transfer or assignment to us of certain contracts and other assets may require the consent of a third party. If such consent is not given, we may not be entitled to the benefit of such contracts, and other assets in the future.

Transfer or assignment of certain of the contracts and other assets in connection with our separation from ParentCo require the consent of a third party to the transfer or assignment. In addition, in some circumstances, we are joint beneficiaries of contracts, and we will need to enter into a new agreement with the third party to replicate the existing contract or assign the portion of the existing contract related to our business. Some parties may use the consent requirement to seek more favorable contractual terms from us, which we expect would primarily take the form of price increases, which may require us to expend additional resources in order to obtain the services or assets previously provided under the contract, or to seek arrangements with new third parties. Other than our debt arrangements, none of the contracts to be assigned or replaced are material to New Energizer’s business or to the current business of ParentCo. If we are unable to obtain such consents on commercially reasonable and satisfactory terms, we may be unable to obtain some of the benefits, assets and contractual commitments that are intended to be allocated to us as part of our separation from ParentCo, and we may be required to seek alternative arrangements to obtain the distribution, wholesale, retail, legal, accounting, auditing, administrative and other services and assets that we would otherwise have had under such agreements. In addition, where we do not intend to obtain consent from third-party counterparties based on our belief that no consent is required, the third-party counterparties may challenge a transfer of assets to us on the basis that the terms of the applicable commercial arrangements require their consent. We may incur substantial litigation and other costs in connection with any such claims and, if we do not prevail, our ability to use these assets could be adversely impacted.

ParentCo may fail to perform under various transaction agreements that will be executed as part of the separation or we may fail to have necessary systems and services in place when certain of the transaction agreements expire.

In connection with the separation, New Energizer and ParentCo will enter into a separation and distribution agreement and will also enter into various other agreements, including a transition services agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement and reciprocal trademark license agreements. The separation agreement, the tax matters agreement and the employee matters agreement, together with the documents and agreements by which the internal reorganization will be effected, will determine the allocation of assets and

 

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liabilities between the companies following the separation for those respective areas and will include any necessary indemnifications related to liabilities and obligations. The transition services agreement will provide for the performance of certain services by each company for the benefit of the other for a period of time after the separation. New Energizer will rely on ParentCo to satisfy its performance and payment obligations under these agreements. If ParentCo is unable to satisfy its obligations under these agreements, including its indemnification obligations, we could incur operational difficulties or losses. If we do not have in place our own systems and services, or if we do not have agreements with other providers of these services once certain transaction agreements expire, we may not be able to operate our business effectively and our profitability may decline. We are in the process of creating our own, or engaging third parties to provide, systems and services to replace many of the systems and services that ParentCo currently provides to us. However, we may not be successful in implementing these systems and services or in transitioning data from ParentCo’s systems to ours.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

We cannot be certain that an active trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained after the separation and, following the separation, our stock price may fluctuate significantly.

A public market for our common stock does not currently exist. We anticipate that on or prior to the record date for the distribution, trading of shares of our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis and will continue through the distribution date. However, we cannot guarantee that an active trading market will develop or be sustained for our common stock after the separation. Nor can we predict the prices at which shares of our common stock may trade after the separation. Similarly, we cannot predict the effect of the separation on the trading prices of our common stock or whether the combined market value of [●] share[s] of our common stock and one share of ParentCo common stock will be less than, equal to or greater than the market value of a share of ParentCo common stock prior to the distribution.

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:

 

    actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

 

    changes in earnings estimated by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates;

 

    the operating and stock price performance of comparable companies;

 

    changes to the regulatory and legal environment under which we operate; and

 

    domestic and worldwide economic conditions.

A significant number of shares of our common stock may be sold following the distribution, which may cause our stock price to decline.

Any sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market or the perception that such sales might occur, in connection with the distribution or otherwise, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline. Upon completion of the distribution, we expect that we will have an aggregate of approximately [●] million shares of our common stock issued and outstanding on [●], 2015. These shares will be freely tradeable without restriction or further registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer to as the “Securities Act,” unless the shares are owned by one of our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. We are unable to predict whether large amounts of our common stock will be sold in the open market following the distribution. We are also unable to predict whether a sufficient number of buyers of our common stock to meet the demand to sell shares of our common stock at attractive prices would exist at that time.

We cannot guarantee the timing, amount or payment of dividends on our common stock.

Although we expect to initially pay regular cash dividends following the separation, the timing, declaration, amount and payment of future dividends to shareholders will fall within the discretion of our Board of Directors.

 

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The Board of Director’s decisions regarding the payment of dividends will depend on many factors, such as our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, covenants associated with certain of our debt service obligations, industry practice, legal requirements, regulatory constraints and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant. For more information, see “Dividend Policy.” Our ability to pay dividends will depend on our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and on our access to the capital markets. We cannot guarantee that we will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividend if we commence paying dividends.

Your percentage of ownership in New Energizer may be diluted in the future.

In the future, your percentage ownership in New Energizer may be diluted because of equity issuances for acquisitions, capital market transactions or otherwise, including equity awards that we will be granting to our directors, officers and employees. Our employees will have stock-based awards that correspond to shares of our common stock after the distribution as a result of conversion of their ParentCo stock-based awards. We anticipate that our compensation committee will grant additional stock-based awards to our employees after the distribution. Such awards will have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. From time to time, we will issue additional stock-based awards to our employees under our employee benefits plans.

In addition, our amended and restated articles of incorporation will authorize us to issue, without the approval of our shareholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, including preferences over our common stock respecting dividends and distributions, as our Board of Directors generally may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our common stock. For example, we could grant the holders of preferred stock the right to elect some number of our directors in all events or on the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences we could assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of our common stock. See “Description of New Energizer Capital Stock.”

Certain provisions in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws, and of Missouri law, may deter or delay an acquisition of us.

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws in effect at the time of the separation will contain, and the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, which we refer to as “Missouri law,” contains, provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids by making such practices or bids unacceptably expensive to the bidder and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover by making the replacement of incumbent directors more time-consuming and difficult. These provisions include, among others:

 

    the inability of our shareholders to call a special meeting;

 

    rules regarding how we may present proposals or nominate directors for election at shareholder meetings;

 

    the right of our Board to issue preferred stock without shareholder approval;

 

    the initial division of our Board of Directors into three classes of directors, with each class serving a staggered three-year term;

 

    a provision that our shareholders may only remove directors “for cause” and with the approval of the holders of two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock at a special meeting of shareholders called expressly for that purpose;

 

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    the requirement that any amendment or repeal of specified provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation (including provisions relating to directors, calling special meetings, shareholder-initiated business and director nominations, action by written consent and amendment of our amended and restated bylaws) must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of our common stock and any other voting shares that may be outstanding, voting together as a single class.

In addition, because we have not chosen to opt out of coverage of Section 351.459 of Missouri law, which we refer to as the “business combination statute,” these provisions could also deter or delay a change of control that you may favor. The business combination statute restricts certain business combination transactions between us and an “interested shareholder,” generally any person who, together with his or her affiliates and associates, owns or controls 20% or more of the outstanding shares of our voting stock, for a period of five years after the date of the transaction in which the person becomes an interested shareholder, unless either such transaction or the interested shareholder’s acquisition of stock is approved by our Board on or before the date the interested shareholder obtains such status. The business combination statute also provides that, after the expiration of such five-year period, business combinations are prohibited unless (i) the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting stock, other than the stock owned by the interested shareholder, or any affiliate or associate of such interested shareholder, approve the business combination or (ii) the business combination satisfies certain detailed fairness and procedural requirements.

We believe that these provisions will help to protect our shareholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board of Directors and by providing our Board of Directors with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make us immune from takeovers. However, these provisions will apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some shareholders and could deter or delay an acquisition that our Board of Directors determines is not in our best interests or the best interests of our shareholders. These provisions may also prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors.

In addition, an acquisition or further issuance of our stock could trigger the application of Section 355(e) of the Code. For a discussion of Section 355(e), see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.” Under the tax matters agreement, New Energizer would be required to indemnify ParentCo for the resulting tax, and this indemnity obligation might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control that you may consider favorable.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This information statement and other materials ParentCo and New Energizer have filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the “SEC,” contain, or will contain, certain forward-looking statements regarding business strategies, market potential, future financial performance and other matters. The words “believe,” “expect,” “expectation,” “anticipate,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “belief,” “estimate,” “plan,” “target,” “predict,” “likely,” “will,” “should,” “forecast,” “outlook,” or other similar words or phrases, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date the statements were made. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. In particular, information included under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” and “The Separation and Distribution” contain forward-looking statements. Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of our management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to modify or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this information statement. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated include the matters described under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in addition to the following other factors:

 

    whether the separation is completed, as expected or at all, and the timing of the separation and the distribution;

 

    whether the conditions to the distribution can be satisfied;

 

    whether the operational, marketing and strategic benefits of the separation can be achieved;

 

    whether the costs and expenses of the separation can be controlled within expectations;

 

    general market and economic conditions;

 

    market trends in the categories in which we operate;

 

    the success of new products and the ability to continually develop and market new products;

 

    our ability to attract, retain and improve distribution with key customers;

 

    our ability to continue planned advertising and other promotional spending;

 

    our ability to timely execute strategic initiatives, including restructurings, in a manner that will positively impact our financial condition and results of operations and does not disrupt our business operations;

 

    the impact of strategic initiatives, including the planned separation as well as restructurings, on our relationships with employees, customers and vendors;

 

    our ability to maintain and improve market share in the categories in which we operate despite heightened competitive pressure;

 

    our ability to improve operations and realize cost savings;

 

    the impact of foreign currency exchange rates and currency controls, particularly in Venezuela and Argentina, as well as offsetting hedges;

 

    the impact of raw material and other commodity costs;

 

    the impact of change in accounting position as it relates to the selection of the applicable Venezuelan translation rate;

 

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    goodwill impairment charges resulting from declines in profitability or estimated cash flows related to intangible assets or market valuations for similar assets;

 

    costs and reputational damage associated with cyber-attacks or information security breaches;

 

    our ability to acquire and integrate businesses, and to realize the projected results of acquisitions;

 

    the impact of advertising and product liability claims and other litigation;

 

    compliance with debt covenants and maintenance of credit ratings as well as the impact of interest and principal repayment of our existing and any future debt; and

 

    the impact of legislative or regulatory determinations or changes by federal, state and local, and foreign authorities, including taxing authorities.

In addition, other risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we consider immaterial could affect the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements. The list of factors described above is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive.

All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. Additional risks and uncertainties include those detailed from time to time in New Energizer’s publicly filed documents.

 

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THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Overview

On April 30, 2014, ParentCo announced its intention to separate its Household Products and Personal Care businesses. The separation will occur by means of a pro rata distribution to ParentCo shareholders of 100% of the shares of common stock of New Energizer, which was formed to hold ParentCo’s Household Products business.

In connection with such distribution, we expect that:

 

    ParentCo will complete an internal reorganization, which we refer to as the “internal reorganization,” in connection with which New Energizer will become the parent company of those ParentCo operations comprising, and the entities that will conduct, the Household Products business;

 

    ParentCo will change its name to “Edgewell Personal Care Company;”

 

    New Energizer will change its name to “Energizer Holdings, Inc.;”

 

    New Energizer will enter into senior secured credit facilities, consisting of a $400 million term loan facility, which will be fully drawn upon completion of the internal reorganization, and a $250 million revolving credit facility and $600 million in additional unsecured long-term financing arrangements; and

 

    in the final step of the reorganization, we will transfer approximately $1 billion to ParentCo in connection with its contribution of certain assets to us immediately prior to the completion of the separation, retaining a minimum of $300 million of cash in accordance with the separation agreement, substantially all of which will be held by foreign subsidiaries.

On [●], 2015, the ParentCo Board of Directors approved the distribution of all of New Energizer’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the basis of [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock held as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution.

At [●] on [●], 2015, the distribution date, each ParentCo shareholder will receive [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock held at the close of business on the record date for the distribution, as described below. ParentCo shareholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of New Energizer common stock that they would have received after application of this ratio. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your ParentCo common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of New Energizer common stock in the distribution. The distribution of New Energizer common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. For a more detailed description of these conditions, see “—Conditions to the Distribution.”

Reasons for the Separation

The ParentCo Board of Directors believes that separating the Household Products business from the remaining businesses of ParentCo is in the best interests of ParentCo and its shareholders for a number of reasons, including:

 

    Focus on Distinct Commercial Opportunities . The separation will enable the management of both companies to focus on strengthening its core business, pursue unique opportunities for long-term growth and profitability, and more effectively pursue its own distinct capital structures and capital allocation strategies. It will also allow investors to separately value ParentCo and New Energizer based on their own unique investment identities.

 

    Allocation of Financial Resources . The separation will permit each company to allocate its financial resources to meet the needs of its own business, which will allow each company to intensify its focus on its distinct commercial priorities and facilitate a more efficient allocation of capital.

 

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    Management Focus and Separate Capital Structures . The separation will enable the management of both companies to pursue targeted opportunities for long-term growth and profitability and will allow each business to more effectively pursue its own distinct capital structures and capital allocation strategies.

 

    Targeted Investment Opportunity . The separation will allow each company to provide a clear investment thesis and visibility to attract a long-term investor base suited to its business. The separation will also provide investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities.

 

    Creation of Independent Equity Currencies . The separation will create an independent equity currency that will afford New Energizer direct access to the capital markets and will facilitate New Energizer’s ability to consummate future acquisitions utilizing its common stock. As a result, each company will have more flexibility to capitalize on its individual growth opportunities.

The ParentCo Board of Directors also considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the separation, including that:

 

    Increased Administrative Costs . As a current part of ParentCo, New Energizer takes advantage of certain functions performed by ParentCo, such as accounting, tax, legal, human resources and other general and administrative functions. After the separation, ParentCo will not perform certain of these functions for us, and, because of our smaller scale as a standalone company, our cost of performing such functions will be higher than the amounts reflected in our historical financial statements, which will cause our profitability to decrease.

 

    Disruption Related to the Separation . The actions required to separate ParentCo’s and New Energizer’s respective businesses could disrupt our operations.

 

    Increased Impact of Certain Costs . Certain costs and liabilities that were otherwise less significant to ParentCo as a whole will be more significant for us as a standalone company due to our being smaller than ParentCo.

 

    Significant Separation Costs . We will incur costs in connection with the transition to being a standalone public company that may include accounting, tax, legal, and other professional services costs, recruiting and relocation costs associated with hiring key senior management personnel who are new to New Energizer, costs related to establishing a new brand identity in the marketplace, tax costs and costs to separate information systems. ParentCo currently estimates that total spin costs through the close of the separation will be approximately $350 to $425 million, of which approximately $170 to $200 million will be allocated to New Energizer. Included in the range are debt breakage fees of approximately $60 million, of which approximately $30 million will be allocated to New Energizer. These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction.

 

    Risk of Failure to Achieve Anticipated Benefits of the Separation . We may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the separation for a variety of reasons, including, among others: (a) the separation will require significant amounts of management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business; and (b) following the separation, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if we were still a part of ParentCo because our business will be less diversified than ParentCo’s business prior to the completion of the separation.

 

    Limitations on Strategic Transactions . Under the terms of the tax matters agreement that we will enter into with ParentCo, we will be restricted from taking certain actions that could cause the distribution or certain related transactions to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions under applicable law for a period of time. During this period, these restrictions may limit our ability to pursue certain strategic transactions and equity issuances or engage in other transactions that might increase the value of our business.

 

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    Loss of Scale . As a current part of ParentCo, New Energizer takes advantage of ParentCo’s size and purchasing power in procuring certain goods and services. After the separation, as a standalone company, we may be unable to obtain these goods, services, and technologies at prices or on terms as favorable as those ParentCo obtained prior to completion of the separation.

 

    Loss of Joint Arrangements . As a current part of ParentCo, New Energizer takes advantage of ParentCo’s overall presence to procure more advantageous distribution arrangements. After the separation, as a standalone company, we may be unable to obtain similar arrangements to the same extent as ParentCo did, or on terms as favorable as those ParentCo obtained, prior to completion of the separation.

 

    Uncertainty Regarding Stock Prices . We cannot predict the effect of the separation on the trading prices of New Energizer or ParentCo common stock or know with certainty whether the combined market value of [●] share[s] of our common stock and one share of ParentCo common stock will be less than, equal to, or greater than the market value of a share of ParentCo common stock prior to the distribution.

In determining to pursue the separation, the ParentCo Board of Directors concluded that the potential benefits of the separation outweighed these factors.

Formation of New Energizer

New Energizer was formed in Missouri on January 9, 2015 for the purpose of holding ParentCo’s Household Products business. As part of the plan to separate the Household Products business from the remainder of its businesses, in connection with the internal reorganization, ParentCo plans to transfer the equity interests of certain entities that are expected to operate the Household Products business and the assets and liabilities of the Household Products business to New Energizer prior to the distribution.

When and How You Will Receive the Distribution

With the assistance of Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the distribution agent for the distribution, which we refer to as the “distribution agent” or “Continental,” ParentCo expects to distribute New Energizer common stock at [●] on [●], 2015, the distribution date, to all holders of outstanding ParentCo common stock as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution. Continental, which currently serves as the transfer agent and registrar for ParentCo common stock, will serve as the settlement and distribution agent in connection with the distribution and the transfer agent and registrar for New Energizer common stock.

If you own ParentCo common stock as of the close of business on the record date for the distribution, New Energizer common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution will be issued electronically, as of the distribution date, to you in direct registration form or to your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf. If you are a registered holder, Continental will then mail you a direct registration account statement that reflects your shares of New Energizer common stock. If you hold your ParentCo shares through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the New Energizer shares. Direct registration form refers to a method of recording share ownership when no physical share certificates are issued to shareholders, as is the case in this distribution. If you sell ParentCo common stock in the “regular-way” market up to and including the distribution date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of New Energizer common stock in the distribution.

Commencing on or shortly after the distribution date, if you hold physical share certificates that represent your ParentCo common stock and you are the registered holder of the shares represented by those certificates, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of New Energizer common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name.

 

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Most ParentCo shareholders hold their common stock through a bank or brokerage firm. In such cases, the bank or brokerage firm is said to hold the shares in “street name” and ownership would be recorded on the bank or brokerage firm’s books. If you hold your ParentCo common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the New Energizer common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having shares held in “street name,” please contact your bank or brokerage firm.

Transferability of Shares You Receive

Shares of New Energizer common stock distributed to holders in connection with the distribution will be transferable without registration under the Securities Act, except for shares received by persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates. Persons who may be deemed to be our affiliates after the distribution generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with us, which may include certain of our executive officers, directors or principal shareholders. Securities held by our affiliates will be subject to resale restrictions under the Securities Act. Our affiliates will be permitted to sell shares of our common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Number of Shares of New Energizer Common Stock You Will Receive

For every share of ParentCo common stock that you own at the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution, you will receive [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock on the distribution date. ParentCo will not distribute any fractional shares of New Energizer common stock to its shareholders. Instead, if you are a registered holder, Continental (which is sometimes referred to herein as the “distribution agent”) will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell the whole shares in the open market at prevailing market prices and distribute the aggregate cash proceeds (net of discounts and commissions) of the sales pro rata (based on the fractional share such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive) to each holder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fractional share in the distribution. The distribution agent, in its sole discretion, without any influence by ParentCo or New Energizer, will determine when, how, and through which broker-dealer and at what price to sell the whole shares. Any broker-dealer used by the distribution agent will not be an affiliate of either ParentCo or New Energizer and the distribution agent is not an affiliate of either ParentCo or New Energizer. Neither New Energizer nor ParentCo will be able to guarantee any minimum sale price in connection with the sale of these shares. Recipients of cash in lieu of fractional shares will not be entitled to any interest on the amounts of payment made in lieu of fractional shares.

The aggregate net cash proceeds of these sales of fractional shares will be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” for an explanation of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution. If you hold physical certificates for shares of ParentCo common stock and are the registered holder, you will receive a check from the distribution agent in an amount equal to your pro rata share of the aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales. We estimate that it will take approximately two weeks from the distribution date for the distribution agent to complete the distributions of the aggregate net cash proceeds. If you hold your shares of ParentCo common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales and will electronically credit your account for your share of such proceeds.

Treatment of Equity Based Compensation

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stock that would have been provided upon the settlement of the corresponding ParentCo award multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the volume weighted average price of ParentCo common stock (on the “regular way” market) during the five-trading-day period prior to the distribution date, and the denominator of which is the volume weighted average price of New Energizer common stock during the five-trading-day period following the distribution date. In addition, performance criteria applicable to the performance-based restricted stock equivalent awards will be modified to reflect the separation. Otherwise, the converted restricted stock equivalent awards will be subject to substantially the same terms, vesting conditions and other restrictions that applied to the original ParentCo restricted stock equivalent award immediately before the separation.

Internal Reorganization

As part of the separation, and prior to the distribution, ParentCo and its subsidiaries expect to complete an internal reorganization in order to transfer to New Energizer the Household Products business that New Energizer will hold following the separation. Among other things and subject to limited exceptions, the internal reorganization is expected to result in New Energizer owning, directly or indirectly, the operations comprising and the entities that conduct the Household Products business.

The internal reorganization is expected to include various restructuring transactions pursuant to which (1) the operations, assets and liabilities of ParentCo and its subsidiaries used to conduct the Household Products business will be separated from the operations, assets and liabilities of ParentCo and its subsidiaries used to conduct the Personal Care business and (2) such Household Products operations, assets and liabilities will be contributed, transferred or otherwise allocated to New Energizer or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries. Such restructuring transactions may take the form of asset transfers, mergers, demergers, dividends, contributions and similar transactions, and may involve the formation of new subsidiaries in U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions to own and operate the Household Products business or the Personal Care business in such jurisdictions.

In the final step of the internal reorganization, ParentCo will contribute to New Energizer certain assets, including all of the equity interests in the entities that are expected to conduct the Household Products business, in exchange for additional shares of New Energizer common stock and cash.

Following the completion of the internal reorganization and immediately prior to the distribution, New Energizer will be the parent company of the entities that are expected to conduct the Household Products business and ParentCo (through subsidiaries other than New Energizer and its subsidiaries) will remain the parent company of the entities that are expected to conduct the Personal Care business.

The diagram below shows the simplified current structure of ParentCo:

 

LOGO

This diagram has been simplified for illustrative purposes and does not set forth all affiliated entities, including intermediate subsidiaries.

 

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The diagram below shows what we expect will be the simplified structure of each of New Energizer and ParentCo after completion of the internal reorganization, the separation and the distribution:

 

LOGO

This diagram has been simplified for illustrative purposes and does not set forth all affiliated entities, including intermediate subsidiaries.

Results of the Distribution

After the distribution, New Energizer will be an independent, publicly traded company. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined at the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution, and will reflect any exercise of ParentCo options between the date the ParentCo Board of Directors declares the distribution and the record date for the distribution. The distribution will not affect the number of outstanding shares of ParentCo common stock or any rights of ParentCo shareholders. ParentCo will not distribute any fractional shares of New Energizer common stock.

We will enter into a separation agreement and other related agreements with ParentCo before the distribution to effect the separation and provide a framework for our relationship with ParentCo after the separation. These agreements will provide for the allocation between ParentCo and New Energizer of ParentCo’s assets, liabilities and obligations (including employee benefits, intellectual property, and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to New Energizer’s separation from ParentCo and will govern the relationship between ParentCo and New Energizer after the separation. For a more detailed description of these agreements, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Market for New Energizer Common Stock

There is currently no public trading market for New Energizer common stock. New Energizer intends to apply to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENR.” New Energizer has not and will not set the initial price of its common stock. The initial price will be established by the public markets.

We cannot predict the price at which New Energizer common stock will trade after the distribution. In fact, the combined trading prices, after the distribution, of the shares of New Energizer common stock that each ParentCo shareholder will receive in the distribution and the ParentCo common stock held at the record date for the distribution may not equal the “regular-way” trading price of the ParentCo common stock immediately prior to the distribution. The price at which New Energizer common stock trades may fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly public market develops. Trading prices for New Energizer common stock will be determined in the public markets and may be influenced by many factors. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Common Stock.”

Incurrence of Debt

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Trading Between the Record Date and Distribution Date

Beginning on or shortly before the record date for the distribution and continuing up to and including through the distribution date, ParentCo expects that there will be two markets in ParentCo common stock: a “regular-way” market and an “ex-distribution” market. ParentCo common stock that trades on the “regular-way” market will trade with an entitlement to New Energizer common stock distributed in the distribution. ParentCo common stock that trades on the “ex-distribution” market will trade without an entitlement to New Energizer common stock distributed in the distribution. Therefore, if you sell shares of ParentCo common stock in the “regular-way” market up to and including through the distribution date, you will be selling your right to receive shares of New Energizer common stock in the distribution. If you own ParentCo common stock at the close of business on the record date and sell those shares on the “ex-distribution” market up to and including through the distribution date, you will receive the shares of New Energizer common stock that you are entitled to receive pursuant to your ownership of shares of ParentCo common stock as of the record date.

Furthermore, beginning on or shortly before the record date for the distribution and continuing up to and including the distribution date, New Energizer expects that there will be a “when-issued” market in its common stock. “When-issued” trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. The “when-issued” trading market will be a market for New Energizer common stock that will be distributed to holders of ParentCo common stock on the distribution date. If you owned ParentCo common stock at the close of business on the record date for the distribution, you would be entitled to New Energizer common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. You may trade this entitlement to shares of New Energizer common stock, without trading the ParentCo common stock you own, on the “when-issued” market. On the first trading day following the distribution date, “when-issued” trading with respect to New Energizer common stock will end, and “regular-way” trading will begin.

Conditions to the Distribution

The distribution will be effective at [●] on [●], 2015 which is the distribution date, provided that the conditions set forth in the separation agreement have been satisfied (or waived by ParentCo in its sole and absolute discretion), including, among others

 

    the internal reorganization having been completed and the transfer of assets and liabilities of the Household Products business from ParentCo to New Energizer having been completed in accordance with the separation agreement;

 

    the receipt of an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the ParentCo Board of Directors, regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

 

    the SEC declaring effective the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part;

 

    there being no order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement in effect and no proceedings for such purposes pending before or threatened by the SEC;

 

    the mailing of this information statement to ParentCo shareholders;

 

    all actions necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, state, foreign or other securities laws having been taken;

 

    all government approvals and consents necessary to effect the distribution, the separation and the related transactions and to permit the operations of ParentCo and New Energizer after the distribution date having been received and remaining in full force and effect;

 

    the transaction agreements relating to the separation having been duly approved, executed and delivered by the parties thereto;

 

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    New Energizer having transferred approximately $1 billion to ParentCo in connection with the contribution of certain assets to New Energizer immediately prior to the completion of the separation;

 

    certain financing arrangements relating to a new revolving credit facility of ParentCo and a revolving credit facility of a foreign subsidiary of ParentCo having been completed;

 

    the New Energizer financing arrangements described under “Description of Material Indebtedness” having been completed;

 

    the individuals listed as members of the New Energizer post-separation Board of Directors in this information statement (other than those members identified as being appointed following the closing of the separation) having been duly elected or appointed, and being members of the New Energizer Board of Directors;

 

    the individuals listed as post-separation officers of New Energizer in this information statement having been duly elected or appointed, effective as of the distribution;

 

    prior to the separation, ParentCo delivering or causing to be delivered to New Energizer resignations from New Energizer positions, effective as of the distribution, of any individual who will be an employee of ParentCo or its subsidiaries after the separation and who is an officer or director of New Energizer or its subsidiaries immediately prior to the separation;

 

    prior to the separation, New Energizer delivering or causing to be delivered to ParentCo resignations from ParentCo positions, effective as of the distribution, of any individual who will be an employee of New Energizer or its subsidiaries after the separation and who is an officer or director of ParentCo or its subsidiaries immediately prior to the separation;

 

    immediately prior to the separation, the New Energizer amended and restated articles of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part, being in effect;

 

    the distribution not violating or resulting in a breach of any applicable law or material contract of either New Energizer or ParentCo;

 

    ParentCo and New Energizer having taken all actions necessary or appropriate to approve the stock-based employee benefit plans of New Energizer (and the grants of adjusted awards over ParentCo stock by ParentCo and of awards over New Energizer stock by New Energizer) in order to satisfy applicable legal and regulatory requirements;

 

    the receipt of one or more opinions from an outside financial advisor to the ParentCo Board of Directors, in each case in a form and substance acceptable to the ParentCo Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion, as to the solvency of ParentCo and New Energizer;

 

    no order, injunction, or decree issued by any government authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the separation, distribution or any of the related transactions being in effect;

 

    no other event having occurred or failed to occur that prevents the consummation of the distribution, the separation or any of the related transactions;

 

    the shares of New Energizer common stock to be distributed having been accepted for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of distribution;

 

    ParentCo being satisfied in its sole and absolute discretion that as of the effective time of the distribution, it shall have no further liability under any of the New Energizer financing arrangements described under “Description of Material Indebtedness”; and

 

    no other event or development existing or having occurred that, in the judgment of ParentCo’s Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the separation, distribution and other related transactions.

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discretion to waive any of the conditions to the distribution. ParentCo does not intend to notify its shareholders of any modifications to the terms of the separation or distribution that, in the judgment of its Board of Directors, are not material. For example, the ParentCo Board of Directors might consider material such matters as significant changes to the distribution ratio and the assets to be contributed or the liabilities to be assumed in the separation. To the extent that the ParentCo Board of Directors determines that any modifications by ParentCo materially change the material terms of the distribution, ParentCo will notify ParentCo shareholders in a manner reasonably calculated to inform them about the modification as may be required by law, by, for example, publishing a press release, filing a current report on Form 8-K, or circulating a supplement to this information statement.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We expect that we will initially pay regular cash dividends. However, the timing, declaration, amount of and payment of any dividends by us following the separation is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our operating subsidiaries, debt service obligations, covenants associated with certain of our debt service obligations, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice, ability to gain access to capital markets, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. Moreover, if we determine to pay any dividend in the future, there can be no assurance that we will continue to pay such dividends or the amount of such dividends.

 

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CA PITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2015, on a historical basis and on a pro forma basis to give effect to the pro forma adjustments included in our unaudited pro forma financial information. The information below is not necessarily indicative of what our capitalization would have been had the separation, distribution and related financing transactions been completed as of March 31, 2015. In addition, it is not indicative of our future capitalization. This table should be read in conjunction with “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our combined financial statements and notes included in the “Index to Financial Statements” section of this information statement.

 

     March 31, 2015  
(dollar amounts in millions)    Actual      Pro Forma  

Cash(1)

   $ 90.1       $ 300.0   

Capitalization:

     

Debt Outstanding

     

Long-term debt(2)

   $ —        $ 1,020.0   

Equity

     

Common stock par value and additional paid-in capital

   $ —        $ (6.3

ParentCo investment

     740.4         —     

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income

     (73.6      (158.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

  666.8      (164.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capitalization

$ 666.8    $ 855.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Pursuant to the terms of the separation, as of immediately prior to the separation, New Energizer and its subsidiaries are expected to have a minimum cash balance of approximately $300 in the aggregate in accordance with the separation agreement, substantially all of which will be held by foreign subsidiaries. This intended amount may be subject to increase or decrease depending on foreign currency fluctuations and other adjustments deemed appropriate by the parties.
(2) We expect to have available $230 under our revolving credit facility that is expected to be available for future borrowings from the effective time of the distribution, excluding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4.

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA OF

ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

All amounts discussed are in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

We derived the selected combined income statement data for the six months ended March 31, 2015, and the selected combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2015, as set forth below, from our Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements. We derived the selected combined income statement data for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and selected combined balance sheet data as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, as set forth below, from our audited Combined Financial Statements. Both the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements and the audited Combined Financial Statements are included in the “Index to Financial Statements” section of this information statement. We derived the selected combined income statement data for the years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and the selected combined balance sheet data as of September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 from New Energizer’s unaudited underlying financial records, which were derived from the financial records of ParentCo and are not included in this information statement. The historical results do not necessarily indicate the results expected for any future period. To ensure a full understanding, you should read the selected historical combined financial data presented below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the combined financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

    FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,  
            2015                      2014              2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Statements of Earnings Data

             

Net sales

  $ 858.2      $ 942.0      $ 1,840.4      $ 2,012.2      $ 2,087.7      $ 2,196.0      $ 2,199.7   

Depreciation and amortization

    22.3        17.9        42.2        55.9        56.8             (a)           (a)

Earnings before income taxes (b)

    9.7        98.5        215.2        162.0        257.6             (a)           (a)

Income taxes

    17.2        24.0        57.9        47.1        70.6             (a)           (a)

Net (loss)/earnings (c)

  $ (7.5 )     $ 74.5      $ 157.3      $ 114.9      $ 187.0             (a)           (a)

 

     AT MARCH 31,      AT SEPTEMBER 30,  
     2015      2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  

Balance Sheet Data

                 

Working capital (d)

   $ 296.1       $ 366.7       $ 357.9         556.2         587.9              (a)

Property, plant and equipment, net

     217.3         212.5         240.6         318.0         338.1              (a)

Total assets

     1,069.6         1,194.7         1,238.8         1,399.3         1,531.7              (a)

 

(a) Omission of data due to inability to provide this information without unreasonable effort and expense. A combination of factors resulted in our inability to provide this information without unreasonable effort and expense; the predominant factor being the existence of the underlying accounting data on a prior general ledger system. We believe the omission of this selected financial data does not have a material impact on a reader’s understanding of our financial results and related trends.
(b) Earnings before income taxes were (reduced)/increased by the following items:

 

     FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
     FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
             2015                       2014               2014      2013      2012  

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

   $ (65.2    $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

2013 restructuring (e)

     9.2         (40.1      (50.4      (132.6      (6.5 )

Spin costs

     (45.1      —           (21.3      —           —     

Prior restructuring

     —           —           —           —           6.8   

Spin restructuring

     (24.3 )        —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ (125.4 )   $ (40.1 $ (71.7 )     $ (132.6 $ 0.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(c) Net earnings were (reduced)/increased by the following items:

 

     FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED MARCH 31,
     FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
         2015               2014           2014      2013      2012  

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

   $ (65.2    $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

2013 restructuring (f)

     7.0         (26.9      (34.1      (86.5      (4.1 )

Spin costs

     (30.9      —           (16.5      —           —     

Prior restructuring

     —           —           —           —           5.7   

Spin restructuring

     (16.7      —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ (105.8 $ (26.9 $ (50.6 $ (86.5 $ 1.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(d) Working capital is current assets less current liabilities.
(e) Includes pre-tax costs of $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, recorded within Cost of products sold and SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income, respectively. Also includes pre-tax costs of $0.1 and $2.8 associated with information technology enablement activities for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, recorded within SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project.
(f) Includes net of tax costs of $0.8 and $3.8 associated with certain inventory obsolescence and $3.7 and $1.6 associated with information technology enablement activities for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, recorded within Cost of products sold and SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income, respectively. Also includes net of tax costs of $0.0 and $0.3 associated with certain inventory obsolescence and $0.1 and $1.8 associated with information technology enablement activities for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, recorded within SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements presented below have been derived from New Energizer’s historical combined financial statements included in this information statement. While the historical combined financial statements reflect the past financial results of our Household Products business, these pro forma statements give effect to the separation of that business into an independent, publicly traded company. The pro forma adjustments to reflect the separation include:

 

    the separation of the assets (including the equity interests of certain subsidiaries) and liabilities related to ParentCo’s Household Products business from ParentCo and the transfer of those assets (including the equity interests of certain subsidiaries) and liabilities to New Energizer;

 

    the distribution of 100% of our issued and outstanding common stock by ParentCo in connection with the separation;

 

    the effect of our anticipated post-separation capital structure, which includes 1) the issuance of $1,020 million in additional indebtedness as described in this information statement, 2) an assumed minimum post-separation cash balance of $300 million in accordance with the separation agreement, substantially all of which will be held by foreign subsidiaries, and 3) a cash distribution to ParentCo equal to the excess of pre-separation cash balances subsequent to the debt issuance described above over the assumed minimum post-separation cash balance; and

 

    the impact of, and transactions contemplated by, the separation and distribution agreement, the transition services agreement and the tax sharing and indemnification agreement between us and ParentCo and the provisions contained therein.

The pro forma adjustments are based on available information and assumptions our management believes are reasonable; however, such adjustments are subject to change as the costs of operating as a standalone company are determined. In addition, such adjustments are estimates and may not prove to be accurate. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements do not reflect all of the costs of operating as a standalone company, including possible higher information technology, tax, accounting, treasury, legal, investor relations, insurance and other similar expenses associated with operating as a standalone company. Only costs that management has determined to be factually supportable and recurring are included as pro forma adjustments, including the items described above. Incremental costs and expenses associated with operating as a standalone company, which are not reflected in the accompanying pro forma combined condensed financial statements, are not practicable to estimate as of the date of this filing.

Subject to the terms of the separation agreement, ParentCo intends to settle the majority of the nonrecurring third-party costs and expenses related to the separation and incurred by us or ParentCo prior to the separation date. Such nonrecurring amounts include costs to separate and/or duplicate information technology systems, investment banker fees, outside legal and accounting fees, debt issuance and other similar costs. After the separation, subject to the terms of the separation agreement, all costs and expenses related to the separation incurred by either ParentCo or us will be borne by the party incurring the costs and expenses.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 have been prepared as though the separation occurred on October 1, 2013. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet at March 31, 2015 has been prepared as though the separation occurred on March 31, 2015. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements are for illustrative purposes only, and do not reflect what our financial position and results of operations would have been had the separation occurred on the dates indicated and are not necessarily indicative of our future financial position and future results of operations.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our historical combined financial statements, “Capitalization” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this information statement. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements constitute forward-looking information and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. See “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015

 

(dollar amounts in millions)

 

Statement of Earnings

   Historical
New
Energizer
     Pro Forma
Separation
Adjustments
    Pro Forma
for
Separation
 

Net sales

   $ 858.2       $ —        $ 858.2   

Cost of products sold

     455.9         —          455.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

$ 402.3    $ —      $ 402.3   

Selling, general and administrative expense

  214.3      (55.7 )(1)(2)(6)    158.6   

Advertising and sales promotion expense

  63.9      —        63.9   

Research and development expense

  12.6      —        12.6   

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

  65.2      —        65.2   

2013 restructuring

  (9.3   —        (9.3

Spin restructuring

  24.3      (24.3 )(2)    —     

Interest expense

  27.7      (2.6 )(3)    25.1   

Other financing items, net

  (6.1   —        (6.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

  9.7      82.6      92.3   

Income taxes

  17.2      30.7 (4)    47.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)/earnings

$ (7.5   51.9    $ 44.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

 

(dollar amounts in millions)

 

Statement of Earnings

   Historical
New
Energizer
     Pro Forma
Separation
Adjustments
    Pro Forma
for
Separation
 

Net sales

   $ 1,840.4       $ —        $ 1,840.4   

Cost of products sold

     990.0         —          990.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

$ 850.4    $ —      $ 850.4   

Selling, general and administrative expense

  391.3      (24.7 )(1)(2)(6)    366.6   

Advertising and sales promotion expense

  121.7      —        121.7   

Research and development expense

  25.3      —        25.3   

2013 restructuring

  43.5      —        43.5   

Interest expense

  52.7      (2.5 )(3)    50.2   

Other financing items, net

  0.7      —        0.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

$ 215.2    $ 27.2    $ 242.4   

Income taxes

  57.9      9.7 (4)    67.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

$ 157.3    $ 17.5    $ 174.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

 

(dollar amounts in millions)    Historical
New

Energizer
    Pro Forma
Separation

Adjustments
    Pro Forma
for

Separation
 

Assets

      

Current assets

      

Cash

   $ 90.1      $ 209.9 (5)    $ 300.0   

Trade receivables, net

     137.0        —          137.0   

Inventories

     271.6        —          271.6   

Other current assets

     127.0        —          127.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  625.7      209.9      835.6   

Property, plant and equipment, net

  217.3      —        217.3   

Goodwill

  38.0      —        38.0   

Other intangible assets, net

  78.0      —        78.0   

Long term deferred tax asset

  76.1      19.0 (6)    95.1   

Other assets

  34.5      15.8 (6)(7)    50.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,069.6    $ 244.7    $ 1,314.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities

Current maturities of long-term debt

  —        —        —     

Accounts payable

  148.9      —        148.9   

Other current liabilities

  174.8      —        174.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  323.7      —        323.7   

Long-term debt

  —        1,020.0 (7)    1,020.0   

Other liabilities

  79.1      55.9 (6)    135.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  402.8      1,075.9      1,478.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

Parent company investment

  740.4      (740.4 )(8)    —     

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income

  (73.6   (84.5 )(6)    (158.1

Common stock

  —        —        —     

Additional paid-in capital

  —        (6.3 )(8)    (6.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

  666.8      (831.2   (164.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$ 1,069.6    $ 244.7    $ 1,314.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See the accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements, which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(1) Reflects the pro forma adjustment relating to the defined benefit pension plans of $10.6 and $3.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and year ended September 30, 2014, respectively, that will be assumed by New Energizer, had the separation occurred at the beginning of the period presented. On a carve-out basis, pension expense is equivalent to cash contributions made by ParentCo on behalf of New Energizer. These contributions are higher than the expense that would have been recognized had the plans been treated as defined benefit plans. Actual benefits under the U.S. pension plan were frozen and future service benefits are no longer being accrued. As a result, the amortization period for unrecognized gains and losses was changed for fiscal 2015 and beyond from the average remaining service period of active employees to the average remaining life expectancy of all plan participants. Because unrecognized losses currently exist, this change resulted in a decrease in future pension expense due to the longer amortization period being applied.

 

(2) Reflects the removal of separation costs of $45.1 and $24.3 recorded in selling, general and administrative expense and spin restructuring, respectively, for the six months ended March 31, 2015, and $21.3 in selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended September 30, 2014, directly related to the separation that were incurred during the historical period. These costs were primarily for restructuring, legal, tax, accounting and other professional fees.

 

(3) Reflects the pro forma adjustment for interest of $25.1 and $50.2 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended September 30, 2014, respectively, that would be incurred on the debt issuance if the separation had occurred at the beginning of the period presented and the elimination of historical interest expense of $27.7 and $52.7 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The historical interest reflected an allocation of New Energizer’s share of ParentCo debt that will not be an obligation of New Energizer following the separation. Interest expense on the new debt was computed based on a weighted average interest rate of 4.9%, including fees and assuming the debt is issued at par. Actual interest expense may be higher or lower based on final terms of our debt arrangements. See “Description of Material Indebtedness.” A 1/8% change to the annual interest rate would change interest expense by approximately $1.3 on an annual basis.

 

(4) The provision for income taxes reflected in our historical combined financial statements was determined as if we filed separate, standalone income tax returns in each relevant jurisdiction. In determining the tax rate to apply to our pro forma adjustments we used, consistent with Instruction 7 to Rule 11-02(b) of Regulation S-X, the applicable statutory rate based on the jurisdiction in which the adjustment relates. If the adjustment relates to an item that would never be taxed in that particular jurisdiction, we did not provide for any tax.

 

(5) Pursuant to the terms of the separation, as of immediately prior to the separation, New Energizer and its subsidiaries are expected to have a minimum cash balance of approximately $300 in the aggregate in accordance with the separation agreement, substantially all of which will be held by foreign subsidiaries. This intended amount may be subject to increase or decrease depending on foreign currency fluctuations and other adjustments deemed appropriate by the parties.

 

(6) Certain employees participate in defined benefit pension plans sponsored by ParentCo. When we become a standalone independent company, we will assume these obligations and provide the benefits directly. ParentCo will transfer to us the plan liabilities in the amount of $55.9 and assets in the amount of $3.7 associated with our active employees. The obligations associated with such plans will result in us recording $19.0 of additional deferred tax assets. The unrecognized loss on these plans is $129.7. The pro forma adjustment also includes deferred income taxes of $45.2 related to this unrecognized loss.

 

(7) Reflects $1,020 debt issuance and related debt issuance costs of $12.1 as if it had taken place on March 31, 2015.

 

(8) Reflects the pro forma recapitalization of our equity. On the distribution date, ParentCo’s net investment in New Energizer will be re-designated as New Energizer’s stockholders’ equity and will be allocated between common stock and additional paid-in capital based on the number of shares of New Energizer common stock outstanding at the distribution date. New Energizer has not yet finalized its post-distribution equity capitalization. Pro forma financial information reflecting New Energizer’s post-distribution capitalization will be included in an amendment to this information statement.

 

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BUSINESS

All amounts discussed in this section are in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Our Company

New Energizer, through its worldwide operating subsidiaries, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and marketers of batteries and lighting products. New Energizer manufactures, markets and/or licenses one of the most extensive product portfolios of household batteries, specialty batteries and portable lighting in the world.

New Energizer is the beneficiary of over 100 years of expertise in the battery and portable lighting products industries. Our brand names, Energizer and Eveready, have worldwide recognition for innovation, quality and dependability, and are marketed and sold around the world.

Our product portfolio includes batteries manufactured using many technologies including lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide. These products are sold under the Energizer and Eveready brands in the performance, premium and price segments and include primary, rechargeable, specialty and hearing aid products. In addition, New Energizer has an extensive line of lighting products designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs. We distribute, market, and/or license lighting products including headlights, lanterns, kid’s lights, and area lights. In addition to the Energizer and Eveready brands, we market our flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and Weather Ready sub-brands.

Our Reporting Segments

While consumers can buy our products around the globe, New Energizer organizes its business into four geographic reportable segments:

 

    North America, which is comprised of the U.S. and Canada;

 

    Latin America, which includes our markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America;

 

    Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and

 

    Asia Pacific, which is comprised of our markets in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

The following table presents the total segment net sales attributable to each reportable segment for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and the last three fiscal years. See Note 3, “Segments,” to our Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements and Note 15, “Segment Information,” to our historical combined financial statements, respectively, for information regarding net sales by reportable segment.

 

     For the six
months ended
March 31,
     For the year ended September 30,  
     2015      2014      2014      2013      2012  

Net Sales

              

North America

   $ 421.0       $ 460.6       $ 909.2       $ 1,041.9       $ 1,103.4   

Latin America

     72.1         82.5         162.1         182.0         183.1   

EMEA

     205.1         225.7         419.1         423.3         431.6   

Asia Pacific

     160.0         173.2         350.0         365.0         369.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 858.2    $ 942.0    $ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2015

North America

Our North America segment had net sales of $421.0 in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 49% of our net sales and approximately 55% of segment profit for the period. Sales in the U.S. represent a significant majority of sales in the North America segment.

 

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Latin America

Our Latin America segment is made up of markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Latin America segment had net sales of $72.1 in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 8% of our net sales and approximately 5% of segment profit for the period. Included within the results for the six months ended March 31, 2015, for Venezuela are net sales of $8.5, which we deconsolidated on March 31, 2015.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Our EMEA segment is made up of markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including the United Kingdom, the Nordic countries, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, as well as Egypt, South Africa, Dubai, Russia and a number of other countries across the region. The EMEA segment had net sales of $205.1 in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 24% of our net sales and approximately 21% of segment profit for the period.

Asia Pacific

The Asia Pacific segment is comprised of our markets in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia, including Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and other markets in Asia. The Asia Pacific segment had net sales of $160.0 in the six months ended March 31, 2015 and contributed approximately 19% of our net sales and approximately 20% of segment profit for the period.

For the year ended September 30, 2014

North America

Our North America segment had net sales of $909.2 in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 49% of our net sales and approximately 59% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014. Sales in the U.S. represent a significant majority of sales in the North America segment.

Latin America

Our Latin America segment is made up of markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Latin America segment had net sales of $162.1 in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 9% of our net sales and approximately 6% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014. Included within the fiscal 2014 results for Venezuela are net sales of $25.8, which we deconsolidated on March 31, 2015.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Our EMEA segment is made up of markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including the United Kingdom, the Nordic countries, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, as well as Egypt, South Africa, Dubai, Russia and a number of other countries across the region. The EMEA segment had net sales of $419.1 in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 23% of our net sales and approximately 14% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014.

Asia Pacific

The Asia Pacific segment is comprised of our markets in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia, including Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and other markets in Asia. The Asia Pacific segment had net sales of $350.0 in fiscal year 2014 and contributed approximately 19% of our net sales and approximately 22% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014.

 

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Our Products

Today, New Energizer offers batteries using many technologies including lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide. These products are sold under the Energizer and Eveready brands in the performance, premium and price segments and include primary, rechargeable, specialty and hearing aid products. In addition, New Energizer has an extensive line of lighting products designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs. We distribute, market, and/or license lighting products including headlights, lanterns, kid’s lights and area lights. In addition to the Energizer and Eveready brands, we market our flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and Weather Ready sub-brands. In addition to batteries and portable lights, New Energizer licenses the Energizer and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in gaming, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices (like smart phones), LED light bulbs and other lighting products.

New Energizer has a long history of innovation within our categories. Since our commercialization of the first dry-cell battery in 1893 and the first flashlight in 1899, we have been committed to developing and marketing new products to meet evolving consumer needs and consistently advancing battery technology as the universe of devices powered by batteries has evolved. Over the past 100+ years we have developed or brought to market:

 

    the first flashlight;

 

    the first mercury-free alkaline battery;

 

    the first mercury-free hearing aid battery;

 

    Energizer Ultimate Lithium, the world’s longest-lasting AA and AAA battery for high-tech devices; and

 

    our latest innovation, Energizer EcoAdvanced™. Energizer EcoAdvanced™ is the world’s first high performance AA battery made with 4% recycled batteries.

Our approach is grounded in meeting the needs of consumers. In household batteries, we offer a broad portfolio of batteries that deliver long-lasting performance, reliability and quality, which we believe provide consumers the best overall experience.

In addition to primary battery technology we offer consumers primary rechargeable options, as well as hearing aid and specialty batteries. This broad portfolio allows us to penetrate a wide range of markets and consumer segments.

There are numerous and varied types of devices that require batteries, including:

 

    toys and gaming controllers;

 

    flashlights, clocks, radios, remotes and smoke detectors;

 

    wireless computer input devices (such as, keyboards and mice);

 

    smart home automation; and

 

    medical and fitness devices.

Our technically advanced line of portable lighting products is designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs, from outdoor activities to emergency situations. With our experience and insight, we are bringing lighting solutions to market that are designed to enhance the lives of consumers worldwide. Our portable lighting portfolio focuses on:

 

    headlights that deliver performance, mobility and improved vision;

 

    Energizer with Light Fusion Technology, which is a combination of new technology and creative design ideas to make our most powerful and portable light ever;

 

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    our Dolphin brand, which is designed for a range of outdoor and work activities, is impact resistant and waterproof and floats;

 

    our line of lanterns and area lights, which are a safe, reliable way to provide area illumination where it is needed; and

 

    our Hard Case professional line of solutions for do-it-yourself and professional users.

The table below sets forth our net sales by product class for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and the last three fiscal years ended:

 

     For the six
months ended
March 31,
     For the year ended September 30,  
     2015      2014      2014      2013      2012  

Net Sales

           

Alkaline batteries

   $ 552.3       $ 593.3       $ 1,167.6       $ 1,241.0       $ 1,263.4   

Other batteries and lighting products

     305.9         348.7         672.8         771.2         824.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 858.2    $ 942.0    $ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ParentCo Products

Following the separation, ParentCo will retain the products associated with its personal care division, including wet shave, skin care, feminine care and infant products.

 

    In wet shave, ParentCo will continue to manufacture and distribute Schick ® and Wilkinson Sword ® razor systems, composed of razor handles and refillable blades, and disposable shave products for men and women under the Edge ® and Skintimate ® brands. In the U.S., ParentCo will continue to sell key razor and blade brands, including shaving gels and creams under the Edge and Skintimate brands. ParentCo will also continue to manufacture, distribute and sell a complete line of private label and value-priced wet shaving disposable razors, shaving systems and replacement blades. These wet shave products are sold primarily under a retailer’s store name or under value brand names such as Personna ® and GEM ® .

 

    In skin care, ParentCo will continue to market sun care products under the Banana Boat ® and Hawaiian Tropic ® brands. ParentCo will also continue to offer Wet Ones ® , in the U.S. portable hand wipes category, and Playtex ® household gloves.

 

    In feminine care, ParentCo will continue to market products under the Playtex brand, and in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, under the Stayfree ® , Carefree ® and o.b. ® brands. It will offer plastic applicator tampons under the Playtex Gentle Glide ® and Playtex Sport ® brands, and continue to sell Playtex Personal Cleansing Cloths, a pre-moistened wipe for feminine hygiene as well as pads, liners and tampons under the Stayfree, Carefree and o.b. brands in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

 

    In infant care, ParentCo will continue to market a broad range of products including bottles, cups, and mealtime products under the Playtex brand name. ParentCo will also continue to offer its Playtex Diaper Genie ® brand of diaper disposal systems. ParentCo will also continue to market Litter Genie ® , a waste disposal solution for cat owners originating from the Diaper Genie technology.

As of September 30, 2014, ParentCo estimates that the size of the portfolio of products to be retained by ParentCo will represent approximately 59% of the net sales relative to the overall product portfolio of ParentCo prior to separation, and the portfolio of products that will be transferred to New Energizer will represent approximately 41% of the pre-separation net sales.

 

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Our Strengths

We possess a number of competitive advantages, including:

 

    Universally recognized brands . Our reputation and the strength of our globally recognized Energizer and Eveready brands permit us to maintain strong market positions in our categories and to generate strong margins through the attractive pricing our brand strength currently permits us to enjoy.

 

    Differentiated product portfolio . Our extensive range of battery technologies, including lithium and carbon zinc technologies, allows us to service a wide range of markets, and meet the unique needs of diverse consumers around the world, including household needs such as recreational activities, weather preparedness, and home improvement.

 

    Strong market positions across the globe . Our brands maintain strong market shares around the globe, and we strive to have one of the strongest brands in the markets where we compete.

 

    Focus on cost management . We believe our success with our multi-year working capital initiative and the success of our recent restructuring project have created a culture that will facilitate a relentless focus on costs and productivity improvements into the future.

 

    Strong management team with a demonstrated commitment to disciplined operations . Led by Alan R. Hoskins, who has more than 30 years’ experience in our industry, our leadership team brings a wealth of experience in the global consumer products industry. Our leadership team is made up of individuals who were integral in overseeing our cost reductions and restructuring projects and have evidenced their ability to operate a disciplined, focused and results-driven enterprise.

Our Strategies

We believe that we will be attractively positioned to:

 

    Build our business through increased distribution and investment in effective category fundamentals . Our philosophy is that if we help our retail partners grow their categories of product offerings, we will benefit both through increased sales and better long-term customer relationships. Our sales teams have extensive experience and can provide valuable shopper insights that can greatly benefit our retailer customers. We also expect that increasing our selective use of distribution arrangements will permit our distributor partners to continue selling and building our brands in markets where our footprint requires a more limited presence.

 

    Strengthen and support our brands through relevant, consumer-led marketing innovation . Continuing to innovate will be critical to the success of our business. We plan to use our decades of experience in product development, marketing and promotional efforts to work collaboratively with our customers on targeted advances and improvements, both in our primary product offerings and in related areas such as packaging and distribution, to make life better for consumers that use our products.

 

    Maintain our relentless focus on challenging costs across the enterprise . Prior to the separation ParentCo implemented a significant multi-year restructuring project and working capital initiative, both of which have been substantially completed with respect to New Energizer. We plan to constantly challenge costs in our business to strive for an optimized cost structure.

 

    Bolster free cash flow to deliver long-term value to all our stakeholders . We believe that the strategies outlined above will allow us to generate significant free cash flow that we can use to deliver enhanced value to shareholders through dividends, share repurchases, reinvestment in our business and future acquisition opportunities.

While we have set forth our competitive strengths and strategies above, our business involves numerous risks and uncertainties that may prevent us from executing our strategies. These include, among others, risks relating to: global economic conditions; the development of new products in a timely manner and at favorable margins; our highly competitive industry; our reliance on our Energizer and Eveready leading brands; changes in

 

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technology and device trends; our international operations, including currency fluctuations; the restructuring of our operations and uncertainty with respect to our ability to achieve estimated cost savings; increasing regulations in the United States and abroad; tax contingencies; changes in production costs, including raw material prices; changes in our leadership team; and our pension plans. For a more complete description of the risks associated with our business, see “Risk Factors.”

Our Industry

Our business is highly competitive, both in the U.S. and on a global basis. As a large manufacturer with global operations, we compete for consumer acceptance and, increasingly, limited retail shelf space. Competition is based upon brand perceptions, product performance, customer service and price. Additionally, an increasing number of devices are using built-in rechargeable battery systems, particularly in developed markets. We believe this has and could continue to create a negative impact on the demand for primary batteries. This trend, coupled with aggressive competitive activity in the U.S. and other markets, has and could continue to put additional pressure on our results going forward.

In household batteries, New Energizer offers batteries using carbon zinc, alkaline, lithium, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide. These products are sold under the Energizer and Eveready brands in the performance, premium and price segments and include primary, rechargeable, specialty and hearing aid products. In the higher-price premium and performance market segments, characterized by the alkaline and lithium technologies, our principal competitor in North America is Duracell International, Inc. Duracell, which primarily produces batteries using alkaline technology, is also a significant competitor in Latin America, Asia and EMEA. In the price-conscious market segment, characterized by alkaline and carbon zinc technologies, we compete with a number of local country and regional manufacturers of private-label, or “non-branded,” batteries, as well as branded battery manufacturers such as Spectrum Brands, Inc. and Panasonic Corporation, primarily in Latin America, Asia and EMEA.

Alkaline and lithium batteries are generally both more technologically advanced and generally more expensive, with a longer battery life, than carbon zinc batteries. Our sales in North America, Europe and more developed economies throughout the world are concentrated in alkaline batteries.

We believe that private-label, or “non-branded,” sales by large retailers also have an impact on the market in some parts of the world, particularly in certain European markets such as Germany, France and Spain.

To compete more effectively, following the separation we intend to increase our use of exclusive and non-exclusive third-party distributors and wholesalers, and decrease or eliminate our business operations in certain countries, consistent with our international go-to-market strategy. We expect the revenue impact of eliminating business operations in certain countries to be less than 2% of our total net sales and the segment profit impact is not expected to be material to New Energizer. Along with ParentCo, we also plan to execute certain restructuring initiatives in order to prepare to operate as a standalone entity. These restructuring initiatives will include efforts to (i) adapt the global go-to-market footprint to adjust to our future strategies and scale of each standalone business; (ii) centralize certain back-office functions to increase efficiencies; (iii) outsource certain non-core transactional activities; and (iv) reduce headcount to optimize the cost structures of each standalone business. These restructuring initiative savings are targeted to offset incremental costs expected to be incurred to develop the standalone organizations.

Sales and Distribution

We distribute our products to consumers through numerous retail locations worldwide, including mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs, food, drug and convenience stores, electronics specialty stores and department stores, hardware and automotive centers, military stores and ecommerce. Although a large percentage of our sales are attributable to a relatively small number of retail customers, in fiscal year 2014 no one retail customer accounted for 10% or more of our annual sales.

 

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Our products are marketed primarily through a direct sales force, but also through exclusive and non-exclusive distributors and wholesalers. In the U.S., New Energizer has separate dedicated commercial organizations. Outside of the U.S., ParentCo’s commercial teams currently market our full portfolio of product offerings, although in connection with the separation, we plan to establish separate, dedicated commercial organizations globally in the markets where we intend to utilize a direct sales force. We also plan to increase our use of exclusive and non-exclusive third-party distributors and wholesalers rather than directly selling product to our retail customers in certain markets. These markets currently account for less than 10% of New Energizer’s total fiscal 2014 sales.

Our products are sold through both “modern” and “traditional” trade. “Modern” trade, which is most prevalent in North America, Western Europe, and more developed economies throughout the world, generally refers to sales through large retailers with nationally or regionally recognized brands. “Traditional” trade, which is more common in developing markets in Latin America, Asia and EMEA, generally refers to sales by individuals or small retailers who may not have a national or regional presence.

Because of the short period between order and shipment date (generally less than one month) for most of our orders, the dollar amount of current backlog is not material and is not considered to be a reliable indicator of future sales volume. Generally, sales to our top customers are made pursuant to purchase orders and we do not have supply agreements or guarantees of minimum purchases from them. As a result, these customers may cancel their purchase orders or reschedule or decrease their level of purchases from us at any time.

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials

The principal raw materials used by New Energizer include electrolytic manganese dioxide, zinc, silver, nickel, acetylene black, graphite, steel cans, nylon, brass wire, separator paper, and potassium hydroxide. The prices and availability of these raw materials have fluctuated over time. We believe that adequate supplies of the raw materials required for our operations are available at the present time, although we cannot predict the future availability or prices of such materials. These raw materials are generally available from a number of different sources, and the prices of those raw materials are susceptible to currency fluctuations and price fluctuations due to transportation, government regulations, price controls, economic climate, or other unforeseen circumstances. In the past, we have not experienced any significant interruption in availability of raw materials. We believe we have extensive experience in purchasing raw materials in the commodity markets. From time to time, our management has purchased materials or entered into forward contracts for various ingredients to assure supply and to protect margins on anticipated sales volume.

Our Patents, Technology and Trademarks

We own thousands of Energizer and Eveready trademarks globally, which we consider of substantial importance and which are used individually or in conjunction with other New Energizer trademarks. Our ability to compete effectively in the battery and portable lighting categories depends, in part, on our ability to maintain the proprietary nature of technology and manufacturing processes through a combination of patent and trade secret protection, non-disclosure agreements and licensing agreements. Currently, the Energizer trademark is registered in 170 countries, and the Eveready trademark is registered in 151 countries, including, in each case, in the United States. The actual number of Energizer and Eveready trademarks is currently over 3,500. We also own a number of patents, patent applications and other technology which we believe are significant to our business. These relate primarily to battery product and lighting device improvements and additional battery product features.

Upon the completion of the separation, we will own approximately 596 unexpired United States patents which have a range of expiration dates from July 2015 to August 2032, and approximately 62 United States patent applications pending. We expect to routinely prepare additional patent applications for filing in the United

 

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States. We also actively pursue foreign patent protection in a number of foreign countries. Upon the completion of the separation, we will own (directly or beneficially) approximately 1,277 foreign patents and approximately 182 patent applications pending in foreign countries.

Seasonality

Sales and operating profit for our business tend to be seasonal, with increased purchases of batteries by consumers and increases in retailer inventories during our fiscal first quarter. In addition, natural disasters such as hurricanes can create conditions that drive short-term increases in the need for portable power and lighting products and thereby increase our battery and flashlight sales.

Employees

Following the separation, we expect to have approximately 5,500 employees, including approximately 1,400 employees based in the U.S. Approximately 30 employees are unionized, primarily at our Marietta, Ohio facility. Overall, we consider our employee relations to be good.

Our Properties

Our principal executive office is in St. Louis, Missouri. Below is a list of our principal plants and facilities that are operational as of the date of this information statement. We believe that our production facilities are adequate to support our business and our properties and equipment have been well maintained.

North America

Asheboro, NC (an owned manufacturing plant and packaging facility)

Bennington, VT (an owned manufacturing plant)

Garrettsville, OH (an owned manufacturing plant)

Marietta, OH (an owned manufacturing plant)

Walkerton, Ontario, Canada (an owned packaging facility)

Westlake, OH (an owned research facility)

Asia

Bogang, People’s Republic of China (a leased manufacturing facility)

Cimanggis, Indonesia (an owned manufacturing facility on leased land)

Jurong, Singapore (an owned manufacturing facility on leased land)

Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (a leased manufacturing facility)

Tianjin, People’s Republic of China (a leased manufacturing facility)

Ekala, Sri Lanka (a majority owned manufacturing facility)

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Alexandria, Egypt (an owned manufacturing facility)

In addition to the properties identified above, we own and/or operate sales offices, regional offices, storage facilities, distribution centers and terminals and related properties.

Through our global supply chain and global manufacturing footprint, we strive to meet diverse consumer demands within each of the markets we serve. Our portfolio of household and specialty batteries and portable lighting products is distributed through a global sales force and global distributor model.

 

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Governmental Regulations and Environmental Matters

Our operations are subject to various federal, state, foreign and local laws and regulations intended to protect public health and the environment.

Contamination has been identified at certain of our current and former facilities as well as third-party waste disposal sites, and we are conducting investigation and remediation activities in relation to such properties. In connection with certain sites, we have received notices from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies and/or private parties seeking contribution that we have been identified as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and that we will be required to share in the cost of cleanup. The amount of our ultimate liability in connection with such facilities and sites will depend on many factors, including the type and extent of contamination, the remediation methods and technology to be used, the extent to which other parties may share liability and, in the case of waste disposal sites, the volume and toxicity of material contributed to the site. In fiscal year 2014, we spent approximately $3 million on environmental remedial matters. However, our remediation costs could increase, including from the discovery of additional contamination or the imposition of further cleanup obligations.

Total environmental capital expenditures and operating expenses are not expected to have a material effect on our total capital and operating expenditures, consolidated earnings or competitive position. However, current environmental spending estimates could be modified as a result of changes in our plans or our understanding of the underlying facts, changes in legal requirements or the enforcement or interpretation of existing requirements, including any requirements related to global climate change, or other factors. For example, many European countries, as well as the European Union, have been very active in adopting and enforcing environmental regulations. In addition, certain regulations have been enacted or are being considered in North America and certain European and Latin American countries with respect to battery recycling programs. Any imposition of more stringent environmental requirements may increase the risk and expense of doing business in such countries.

Legal Proceedings

We are parties to a number of legal proceedings in various jurisdictions arising out of our business operations. Many of these legal matters are in preliminary stages and involve complex issues of law and fact, and may proceed for protracted periods of time. The amount of liability, if any, from these proceedings cannot be determined with certainty. However, based upon present information, we believe that our liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which are likely to be asserted, are not reasonably likely to be material to our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion is a summary of the key factors management considers necessary in reviewing New Energizer’s historical-basis results of operations, operating segment results, and liquidity and capital resources. Statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) that are not historical may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

You should read the following MD&A in conjunction with the audited Combined Financial Statements and corresponding notes and the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements and corresponding notes included elsewhere in this information statement. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risk, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Please see “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

All amounts discussed are in millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

While New Energizer reports financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”), this discussion includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures, such as other non-GAAP comparatives in this discussion include operating results, organic sales, gross margin and other comparison changes, exclude such items as the impact of changes in foreign currency rates on a period over period basis versus the U.S. dollar, separation related costs and costs associated with restructuring activities. New Energizer believes these non-GAAP measures (which are accompanied by reconciliations to the comparable GAAP measures) provide a meaningful comparison to the corresponding reported period and assist investors in performing their analysis and provide investors with visibility into the underlying financial performance of New Energizer’s business. New Energizer believes that these non-GAAP measures are presented in such a way as to allow investors to more clearly understand the nature and amount of the adjustments to arrive at the non-GAAP measure. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

The Separation

On April 30, 2014, ParentCo announced its intent to separate its Household Products and Personal Care businesses. The separation will occur by means of pro rata distribution to the ParentCo shareholders of 100% of the shares of common stock of New Energizer, which was formed to hold ParentCo’s Household Products business. As part of the separation, ParentCo intends to complete an internal reorganization, which is expected to result in New Enegizer becoming the parent company of those ParentCo operations comprising, and the entities that will conduct, the Household Products business.

On [●], 2015, the ParentCo Board of Directors approved the distribution of all of New Energizer’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock on the basis of [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock held as of the close of business on [●], 2015, the record date for the distribution.

Overview

General

New Energizer, through its worldwide operating subsidiaries, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and marketers of primary batteries and lighting products. New Energizer manufactures, markets and/or licenses one of the most extensive product portfolios of household batteries, specialty batteries and portable lighting.

 

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New Energizer is the beneficiary of over 100 years of expertise in the battery and portable lighting products industries. Its brand names, Energizer and Eveready, have worldwide recognition for innovation, quality and dependability, and are marketed and sold around the world.

New Energizer has a long history of innovation within our categories. Since our commercialization of the first dry-cell battery in 1893 and the first flashlight in 1899, we have been committed to developing and marketing new products to meet evolving consumer needs and consistently advancing battery technology as the universe of devices powered by batteries has evolved. Over the past 100+ years we have developed or brought to market:

 

    the first flashlight;

 

    the first mercury-free alkaline battery;

 

    the first mercury-free hearing aid battery;

 

    Energizer Ultimate Lithium, the world’s longest-lasting AA and AAA battery for high-tech devices; and

 

    our latest innovation, Energizer EcoAdvanced™. Energizer EcoAdvanced™ is the world’s first high performance AA battery made with 4% recycled batteries.

Today, New Energizer offers batteries using many technologies including lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide. These products are sold under the Energizer and Eveready brands in the performance, premium and price segments and include primary, rechargeable, specialty and hearing aid products. In addition, New Energizer has an extensive line of lighting products designed to meet a breadth of consumer needs. We distribute, market, and/or license lighting products including headlights, lanterns, kid’s lights and area lights. In addition to the Energizer and Eveready brands, we market our flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and Weather Ready sub-brands.

Through our global supply chain, global manufacturing footprint and seasoned commercial organization, we seek to meet diverse customer demands within each of the markets we serve. New Energizer distributes its portfolio of batteries and lighting products through a global sales force and global distributor model. We sell our products in multiple retail and business-to-business channels, including: mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, e-commerce, office, industrial, medical and catalogue.

In recent years, we have also focused on reducing our costs and improving our cash flow from operations. Our restructuring efforts and working capital initiative have resulted in substantial cost reductions and improved cash flows. These initiatives, coupled with our strong product margins over recent years, have significantly contributed to our results of operations and working capital position.

New Energizer manages its business in four geographic reportable segments: North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), and Asia Pacific. Our four geographic segments have distinct characteristics that help New Energizer deliver its strategic objectives.

North America . The North America segment, including the United States and Canada, accounts for approximately 49% of global sales and 59% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014.

The competitive environment in the North America segment has remained intense over the past several years. As a result, we have experienced distribution gains and losses. At the end of fiscal year 2013, we lost distribution within two major U.S. retail customers which resulted in market share and net sales declines through fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Latin America . The Latin America segment, including Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, accounts for approximately 9% of global sales and 6% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014. Sales are

 

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distributed across the modern and traditional classes of trade. While carbon zinc battery sales continue to represent a sizeable portion of the overall market volume, consumption of higher priced alkaline batteries continues to grow. The Energizer and Eveready dual brand strength allows us to compete effectively by focusing on carbon zinc and alkaline product solutions under a premium brand and a price brand.

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, ParentCo recorded a one-time charge of $144.5 as a result of deconsolidating their Venezuelan subsidiaries, which had no accompanying tax benefit. New Energizer was allocated $65.2 of this one-time charge. The Venezuela deconsolidation charge was reported on a separate line in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. Included within New Energizer’s fiscal year 2014 results for Venezuela are net sales of $25.8 and segment profit of $13.1. See “Financial Results” for the six months ended March 31, 2015 for further discussion.

EMEA . The EMEA segment accounts for approximately 23% of global sales and 14% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014. Premium and performance alkaline, as well as rechargeable battery penetration is high across many European markets, while carbon zinc represents the majority of the category volume in our Middle East and Africa markets. The Energizer and Eveready brands allow us to compete effectively across this diverse set of markets offering consumers and retailers a portfolio of products under a premium brand and a price brand.

The demand for private label batteries remains high in certain European markets, primarily Germany, France and Spain.

Asia Pacific . The Asia Pacific segment accounts for approximately 19% of global sales and 22% of segment profit in fiscal year 2014.

The Energizer and Eveready dual brand strength provides critical mass and category leadership in certain Asia Pacific markets as we are able to offer retailers and consumers a full portfolio of products both under a premium brand and a price brand.

We use the Energizer name and logo as our trademark as well as those of our subsidiaries. Product names appearing throughout are trademarks of New Energizer. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations also may refer to brand names, trademarks, service marks and trade names of other companies and organizations, and these brand names, trademarks, service marks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Fiscal 2014 Summary

In fiscal 2014, New Energizer’s net earnings were $157.3.

Following is a summary of key fiscal year 2014 results. All comparisons are to fiscal 2013, unless otherwise noted.

 

    Net sales down 8.5% (down 6.8% organically, as shown in the Financial Results section) due primarily to the loss of distribution in two U.S. retail customers during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2013;

 

    Gross margin up 140 basis points as a percent of net sales driven by improvements realized from ParentCo’s 2013 restructuring project;

 

    Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) as a percent of net sales increased 200 basis points versus prior year. SG&A as a percent of net sales increased 70 basis points versus prior year exclusive of separation related costs and restructuring related costs. SG&A as a percent of net sales was unfavorably impacted by the decline in net sales mentioned above.

 

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2014 Developments

Restructuring Project

In November 2012, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an enterprise-wide restructuring plan and delegated authority to ParentCo’s management to determine the final actions with respect to this plan (referred to as the “2013 restructuring project”). This initiative impacted both ParentCo’s Household Products and Personal Care businesses.

In January 2014, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an expansion of scope of the previously announced 2013 restructuring project. As a result of the expanded scope of ParentCo’s restructuring efforts, the project is expected to generate additional savings and ParentCo expects to incur additional charges in order to execute the planned initiatives.

The 2013 restructuring project had a significant effect on New Energizer. Through September 30, 2014, New Energizer estimates that gross restructuring savings totaled approximately $185 since the inception of the project. New Energizer expects to achieve over $190 of savings through June 30, 2015 and total annual project savings of $200 through the end of fiscal 2016. New Energizer does not expect to incur significant additional costs associated with the 2013 restructuring project.

Total pre-tax restructuring charges attributed to New Energizer since the inception of the project and through September 30, 2014, have totaled approximately $174. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2014, New Energizer recorded $43.5 in pre-tax restructuring charges related to the 2013 restructuring project as compared to $123.9 in the prior fiscal year. Restructuring charges were reflected on a separate line in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, pre-tax costs of $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence charges were recorded within Cost of products sold and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities were recorded within SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project.

Spin Costs

ParentCo is incurring incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the separation, and New Energizer is allocated a pro rata portion of those costs. ParentCo estimates total spin costs through the close of the separation will be approximately $350 to $425, of which approximately $170 to $200 will be allocated to New Energizer. Included in the range are debt breakage fees of approximately $60, of which approximately $30 will be allocated to New Energizer as a result of the April notice of prepayment to the holders of certain of ParentCo’s outstanding notes. These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. These additional costs could be significant. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2014, ParentCo has incurred $44.7 in pre-tax spin costs, of which $21.3 of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit

Certain New Energizer employees participate in defined benefit pension plans (“Shared Plans”) sponsored by ParentCo, which include participants of other ParentCo subsidiaries. For purposes of these standalone financial statements, New Energizer accounts for Shared Plans as multiemployer benefit plans. Accordingly, New Energizer does not record an asset or liability to recognize the funded status of the Shared Plans. However, the related pension expenses allocated to New Energizer are based primarily on pensionable compensation of active participants.

 

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Certain of ParentCo’s plans that are specific to New Energizer (“Direct Plans”) are accounted for as defined benefit pension plans. Accordingly, the funded and unfunded position of each Direct Plan is recorded in the Combined Balance Sheet. Actuarial gains and losses that have not yet been recognized through income are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income net of taxes, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. The determination of benefit obligations and the recognition of expenses related to Direct Plans are dependent on various assumptions. The major assumptions primarily relate to discount rates, long-term expected rates of return on plan assets, and future compensation increases. Management develops each assumption using relevant company experience in conjunction with market-related data for each individual country in which such plans exist. The funded status of the Direct Plans can change from year to year, but the assets of the funded plans have been sufficient to pay all benefits that came due in each of fiscal 2014, 2013, and 2012.

Financial Results

For the year ended September 30, 2014, net earnings were $157.3 compared to net earnings of $114.9 in fiscal 2013 and $187.0 in fiscal 2012.

Net earnings for each fiscal year were impacted by certain items related to restructuring and separation as shown in the table below. The impacts of these items on the reported net earnings are provided below as a reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted net earnings which are non-GAAP measures.

 

     For The Years Ended
September 30,
 
     2014      2013      2012  

Net Earnings

   $ 157.3       $ 114.9       $ 187.0   

Impacts, net of tax: expense (income)

        

2013 restructuring and related costs, net (1)

     34.1         86.5         4.1   

Spin costs

     16.5         —          —    

Prior restructuring

     —          —          (5.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Earnings—adjusted (Non-GAAP)

$ 207.9    $ 201.4    $ 185.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes net of tax costs of $0.8 and $3.8 associated with certain inventory obsolescence and $3.7 and $1.6 associated with information technology enablement activities for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, recorded within Cost of products sold and SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income, respectively. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project.

Net Sales—Total

For the Years Ended September 30,

 

     2014     % Chg     2013     % Chg     2012  

Net sales—prior year

   $ 2,012.2        $ 2,087.7        $ 2,195.9   

Organic

     (136.9     -6.8     (59.5     -2.8     (70.5

Impact of currency movements

     (34.9     -1.7     (16.0     -0.8     (37.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales—current year

$ 1,840.4      -8.5 $ 2,012.2      -3.6 $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales for the year ended September 30, 2014 decreased 8.5%, inclusive of a 1.7% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic sales declined 6.8% due primarily to reduced volumes as a result of:

 

    loss of distribution, resulting in lower sales, within two U.S. retail customers (which occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013) which accounted for approximately 5% of the total organic net sales decline;

 

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    continued household battery category volume declines due in part to more devices using built-in rechargeable battery systems; and

 

    hurricane response storm volumes that occurred in fiscal 2013 but did not repeat in fiscal 2014 which accounted for approximately 1% of the total organic net sales decline.

Net sales for the year ended September 30, 2013 decreased 3.6%, inclusive of a 0.8% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic sales declined 2.8% due primarily to reduced volumes as a result of:

 

    the loss of distribution, resulting in lower sales, within two U.S. retail customers (which occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013), which accounted for approximately 2% of the total organic net sales decline; and

 

    continued household battery category declines due in part to more devices using built-in rechargeable battery systems.

For further discussion regarding net sales in each of our geographic segments, including a summary of reported versus organic changes, please see the section titled “Segment Results” provided below.

Gross Profit

Gross profit dollars were $850.4 in fiscal 2014, $901.9 in fiscal 2013 and $894.1 in fiscal 2012. The decrease in gross profit in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 was due primarily to the decline in net sales mentioned earlier and unfavorable foreign currency movements.

Gross margin as a percent of net sales for fiscal 2014 was 46.2%, up 140 basis points as compared to fiscal 2013. The increase was driven by the favorable impact of the 2013 restructuring project.

Gross margin as a percent of net sales for fiscal 2013 was 44.8%, up approximately 200 basis points as compared to fiscal 2012. This increase was driven by the favorable impact of the 2013 restructuring project and lower product input costs.

Selling, General and Administrative

SG&A expenses were $391.3 in fiscal 2014, or 21.3% of net sales as compared to $387.7, or 19.3% of net sales for fiscal 2013 and $416.1, or 19.9% of net sales for fiscal 2012. Included in SG&A in fiscal 2014 was $21.3 of pre-tax separation related charges. New Energizer incurred, and will continue to incur, incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the transaction. In addition, there was $5.9 of pre-tax information technology enablement costs directly associated with our restructuring initiatives recorded within SG&A during fiscal 2014. Similarly, fiscal years 2013 and 2012 included $2.6 and zero, respectively, of pre-tax information technology enablement costs directly associated with our restructuring initiatives that were recorded within SG&A. Excluding the impacts of these items, SG&A as a percent of net sales was 19.8% in fiscal 2014 as compared to 19.1% in fiscal 2013.

Advertising and Sales Promotion

For fiscal 2014, advertising and sales promotion expense (A&P) was $121.7, down $5.7 as compared to fiscal 2013. A&P as a percent of net sales was 6.6% for fiscal 2014 and was 6.3% and 5.3% in fiscal years 2013 and 2012, respectively. The higher level of A&P spending as a percentage of net sales in fiscal years 2014 and 2013 was due to the increase in overall strategic brand support initiative spending. A&P expense may vary from year to year due to new product launches, strategic brand support initiatives, the overall competitive environment, and the type of A&P spending.

 

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Research and Development

Research and development (R&D) expense was $25.3 in fiscal 2014, $29.7 in fiscal 2013 and $41.8 in fiscal 2012. The decreases in fiscal years 2014 and 2013 were due primarily to cost reductions as a result of our 2013 restructuring project. As a percent of net sales, R&D expense was 1.4% in fiscal 2014, 1.5% in fiscal 2013 and 2.0% in fiscal 2012.

Interest and Other Financing Items, Net

Interest expense for fiscal 2014 was $52.7, a decrease of $15.4 as compared to fiscal 2013 due to lower allocated interest costs from ParentCo based on their lower average debt outstanding. Interest expense for fiscal 2013 was $68.1, a decrease of $0.8 as compared to fiscal 2012.

Other financing, net was $0.7 in fiscal 2014 reflecting the net impact of hedging contract gains and interest income offset by revaluation losses on nonfunctional currency balance sheet exposures. In fiscal 2013, Other financing, net was $3.1 due largely to a loss of $1.9 related to the termination of certain commodity derivative contracts.

Income Taxes

Income taxes, which include federal, state and foreign taxes, were 26.9%, 29.1% and 27.4% of earnings before income taxes in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

For fiscal 2014, the effective tax rate was 26.9%, which was favorably impacted by costs related to the proposed separation and the 2013 restructuring project. Both of these charges were primarily incurred in the U.S., which has resulted in a higher tax benefit as compared to our overall global effective tax rate. In addition, the effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the mix of countries from which earnings were derived as foreign earnings increased in lower tax rate countries, most significantly Singapore.

For fiscal 2013, the effective tax rate was 29.1%, which was favorably impacted by costs associated with our 2013 restructuring project that have been primarily incurred in the U.S., which has resulted in a higher tax benefit as compared to our overall global effective tax rate, and to a lesser extent, the favorable impact of items such as the retroactive reinstatement of the R&D credit.

For fiscal 2012, the effective tax rate was 27.4%, which was favorably impacted by the mix of countries from which earnings were derived as foreign earnings increased in lower tax rate countries, most significantly Singapore.

New Energizer’s effective tax rate is highly sensitive to the mix of countries from which earnings or losses are derived. Declines in earnings in lower tax rate countries, earnings increases in higher tax rate countries, repatriation of foreign earnings or foreign operating losses in the future could increase future tax rates.

Segment Results

Operations for New Energizer are managed via four major geographic segments – North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Segment performance is evaluated based on segment operating profit, exclusive of general corporate expenses, share-based compensation costs, costs associated with most restructuring initiatives, including the 2013 restructuring project detailed above, business realignment activities, research & development costs, amortization of intangible assets and other items determined to be corporate in nature. Financial items, such as interest income and expense, are managed on a global basis at the corporate level. The exclusion of substantially all restructuring and realignment costs from segment results reflects management’s view on how it evaluates segment performance.

 

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New Energizer’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and shared business functions between the geographic segments, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions include IT and finance shared service costs. New Energizer applies a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between the segments. Such allocations are estimates, and also do not represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

Certain costs previously allocated to the Household Product segment within ParentCo’s segment reporting have been reflected as corporate within New Energizer’s segment reporting. These amounts for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $20.7, $21.8 and $29.1, respectively. This reflects management’s view as to how our costs will be managed as a standalone company.

This structure is the basis for New Energizer’s reportable operating segment information, as included in the tables in Note 15 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, New Energizer recorded $43.5 and $123.9, respectively, in pre-tax restructuring charges related to the 2013 restructuring project. Restructuring charges are reported on a separate line in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, pre-tax costs of $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence charges were recorded within Cost of products sold and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities were recorded within SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project. In fiscal 2012, New Energizer recorded $6.5 of charges for the 2013 restructuring project related to consulting costs. See Note 3 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

ParentCo is incurring incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the separation, and New Energizer is allocated a pro rata portion of those costs. ParentCo estimates total spin costs through the close of the separation will be approximately $350 to $425 on a pre-tax basis, of which approximately $170 to $200 will be allocated to New Energizer. These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to potential debt breakage, potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. These additional costs could be significant. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2014, ParentCo has incurred $44.7 in pre-tax spin costs, of which $21.3 of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, our prior restructuring activities generated pre-tax income of $6.8 due to the gain on the sale of our former battery manufacturing facility in Switzerland, which was shut down in fiscal 2011. This gain was $12.8. This gain was partially offset by additional restructuring costs of $6.0. These costs, net of the gain on the sale of the former manufacturing facility in fiscal 2012, are included as a separate line item on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. See Note 3 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

 

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Net Sales

For the Years Ended September 30,

 

     2014     % Chg     2013     % Chg     2012  

North America

          

Net sales—prior year

   $ 1,041.9        $ 1,103.4        $ 1,133.3   

Organic

     (127.2     -12.2     (61.0     -5.6     (27.9

Impact of currency

     (5.5     -0.5     (0.5     0.0     (2.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales—current year

$ 909.2      -12.7 $ 1,041.9      -5.6 $ 1,103.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Latin America

Net sales—prior year

$ 182.0    $ 183.1    $ 181.8   

Organic

  (1.6   -0.8   7.4      4.0   9.5   

Impact of currency

  (18.3   -10.1   (8.5   -4.6   (8.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales—current year

$ 162.1      -10.9 $ 182.0      -0.6 $ 183.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EMEA

Net sales—prior year

$ 423.3    $ 431.6    $ 472.9   

Organic

  (5.6   -1.3   (2.9   -0.6   (21.2

Impact of currency

  1.4      0.3   (5.4   -1.3   (20.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales—current year

$ 419.1      -1.0 $ 423.3      -1.9 $ 431.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asia Pacific

Net sales—prior year

$ 365.0    $ 369.6    $ 407.9   

Organic

  (2.5   -0.7   (3.0   -0.8   (30.9

Impact of currency

  (12.5   -3.4   (1.6   -0.4   (7.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales—current year

$ 350.0      -4.1 $ 365.0      -1.2 $ 369.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

Net sales—prior year

$ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7    $ 2,195.9   

Organic

  (136.9   -6.8   (59.5   -2.8   (70.5

Impact of currency

  (34.9   -1.7   (16.0   -0.8   (37.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales—current year

$ 1,840.4      -8.5 $ 2,012.2      -3.6 $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 decreased 8.5%, inclusive of a 1.7% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic sales declined 6.8%.

 

    North America net sales declined 12.7% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 0.5% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 12.2% due primarily to the loss of distribution within two U.S. retail customers (which occurred in the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal 2013), continued household battery category declines and hurricane response storm volumes that occurred in fiscal 2013 but did not repeat in fiscal 2014.

 

    Latin America net sales declined 10.9% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 10.1% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 0.8% as pricing gains across several markets were offset by volume declines due primarily to inventory import restrictions in Argentina and Venezuela.

 

    EMEA net sales declined 1.0% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 0.3% benefit due to favorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 1.3% due to continued household battery category declines.

 

    Asia Pacific net sales declined 4.1% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 3.4% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 0.7% due to continued household battery category declines and increased competitive pressures.

 

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Net sales for the twelve months ended September 30, 2013 decreased 3.6%, inclusive of a 0.8% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic sales declined 2.8%.

 

    North America net sales declined 5.6% versus the prior fiscal year due primarily to the loss of distribution within two U.S. retail customers (which occurred in the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal 2013), continued household battery category declines and the exiting of certain non-core product lines earlier in fiscal 2013 (as part of the 2013 restructuring project).

 

    Latin America net sales declined 0.6% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 4.6% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales increased 4.0% due to pricing gains across several markets.

 

    EMEA net sales declined 1.9% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 1.3% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 0.6% as distribution gains in certain markets (Germany and Russia) were offset by overall household battery declines in the EMEA segment.

 

    Asia Pacific net sales declined 1.2% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 0.4% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 0.8% as distribution gains in Australia were offset by continued household battery category declines and increased competitive pressures.

Segment Profit

For the Years Ended September 30,

 

     2014     % Chg     2013     % Chg     2012  

North America

          

Segment Profit—prior year

   $ 307.1        $ 302.9        $ 288.2   

Operations

     (39.2     -12.8     4.5        1.5     16.1   

Impact of currency

     (4.0     -1.3     (0.3     -0.1     (1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Profit—current year

$ 263.9      -14.1 $ 307.1      1.4 $ 302.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Latin America

Segment Profit—prior year

$ 32.9    $ 32.3    $ 27.6   

Operations

  5.0      15.2   6.2      19.2   9.1   

Impact of currency

  (11.5   -35.0   (5.6   -17.3   (4.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Profit—current year

$ 26.4      -19.8 $ 32.9      1.9 $ 32.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EMEA

Segment Profit—prior year

$ 49.9    $ 50.4    $ 52.3   

Operations

  11.5      23.0   3.7      7.3   9.1   

Impact of currency

  —       0.0   (4.2   -8.3   (11.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Profit—current year

$ 61.4      23.0 $ 49.9      -1.0 $ 50.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asia Pacific

Segment Profit—prior year

$ 98.2    $ 85.9    $ 112.2   

Operations

  7.7      7.9   13.9      16.2   (20.7

Impact of currency

  (8.8   -9.0   (1.6   -1.9   (5.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Profit—current year

$ 97.1      -1.1 $ 98.2      14.3 $ 85.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Segment Profit

Segment Profit—prior year

$ 488.1    $ 471.5    $ 480.3   

Operations

  (15.0   -3.1   28.3      6.0   13.6   

Impact of currency

  (24.3   -5.0   (11.7   -2.5   (22.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Profit—current year

$ 448.8      -8.1 $ 488.1      3.5 $ 471.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Segment profit in fiscal 2014 was $448.8, a decrease of $39.3 or 8.1% versus the prior fiscal year.

 

    North America segment profit was $263.9, a decrease of $43.2 or 14.1% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit decreased $39.2, or 12.8%, due to the gross profit impact of the net sales shortfall mentioned above which was partially offset by restructuring savings.

 

    Latin America segment profit was $26.4, a decrease of $6.5 or 19.8% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $5.0, or 15.2%, due to favorable product costs as a result of savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project.

 

    EMEA segment profit was $61.4, an increase of $11.5 or 23.0% versus the prior fiscal year due primarily to savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project. These savings were able to offset the gross profit impact of the net sales shortfall mentioned above.

 

    Asia Pacific segment profit was $97.1, a decrease of $1.1 or 1.1% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $7.7, or 7.9%, due to savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project. These savings were able to offset the gross profit impact of the net sales shortfall mentioned above.

Segment profit in fiscal 2013 was $488.1, an increase of $16.6 or 3.5% versus the prior fiscal year.

 

    North America segment profit was $307.1, an increase of $4.2 or 1.4% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $4.5, or 1.5%, due primarily to improved gross margins driven by savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project. These savings were able to offset the gross profit impact of the net sales shortfall mentioned above.

 

    Latin America segment profit was $32.9, an increase of $0.6 or 1.9% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $6.2, or 19.2%, due to the favorable impact of pricing gains across several markets. These gains were able to offset inflationary cost increases incurred primarily in Argentina and Venezuela.

 

    EMEA segment profit was $49.9, a decrease of $0.5 or 1.0% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $3.7, or 7.3%, due primarily to savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project.

 

    Asia Pacific segment profit was $98.2, an increase of $12.3 or 14.3% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $13.9, or 16.2%, due to savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project and distribution gains in certain markets.

General Corporate and Other Expenses

 

     For The Years Ended September 30,  
       2014          2013          2012    

General corporate expenses

   $ 62.5       $ 70.8       $ 74.2   

Global marketing expenses (1)

     20.7         21.8         29.1   

2013 restructuring and related costs

     50.4         132.6         6.5   

Spin costs

     21.3         —          —    

Prior restructuring

     —          —          (6.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

General corporate and other expenses

$ 154.9    $ 225.2    $ 103.0   

% of net sales

  8.4   11.2   4.9

 

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(1) Historically, these amounts were included in ParentCo’s Household Products segment. For purposes of the New Energizer carve-out financial statements, Global marketing expenses are considered corporate in nature.

For fiscal 2014, general corporate expenses were $62.5, a decrease of $8.3 as compared to fiscal 2013 due primarily to the decrease in the allocated Pension expense resulting from the U.S. pension plan freeze effective January 1, 2014. For fiscal 2013, general corporate expenses were $70.8, a decrease of $3.4 as compared to fiscal 2012.

Certain costs previously allocated to the Household Products segment within ParentCo’s segment reporting have been reflected as corporate within New Energizer’s segment reporting. This reflects management’s view as to how our costs will be managed as a standalone company. These reclassified expenses amounted to $20.7 in fiscal 2014, $21.8 in fiscal 2013, and $29.1 in fiscal 2012. The decrease in fiscal 2013 as compared to fiscal 2012 is due primarily to cost reductions realized from the 2013 restructuring project.

2013 restructuring and related costs includes pre-tax costs of $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence charges were recorded within Cost of products sold and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities were recorded within SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for our restructuring project.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, ParentCo has provided capital, cash management and other treasury services to New Energizer. ParentCo will continue to provide these services to New Energizer until the separation is consummated. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Combined Financial Statements. Transfers of cash, both to and from ParentCo’s centralized cash management system, are reflected as a component of ParentCo investment in New Energizer’s Combined Financial Statements.

New Energizer’s primary future cash needs will be centered on operating activities, working capital and strategic investments. Following the separation, New Energizer’s capital structure and sources of liquidity will change significantly from its historical capital structure. New Energizer will no longer participate in capital management with ParentCo, but rather New Energizer’s ability to fund its cash needs will depend on its ongoing ability to generate and raise cash in the future. Although we believe that our future cash from operations, together with our access to capital markets, will provide adequate resources to fund our operating and financing needs, our access to, and the availability of, financing on acceptable terms in the future will be affected by many factors, including: (i) our credit rating, (ii) the liquidity of the overall capital markets and (iii) the current state of the economy. There can be no assurances that we will continue to have access to capital markets on terms acceptable to us. See “Risk Factors” for a further discussion. Moreover, to preserve the tax-free treatment of the separation, New Energizer may not be able to engage in certain strategic or capital-raising transactions following the separation, such as issuing equity securities beyond certain thresholds, which may limit New Energizer’s access to capital markets, ability to raise capital through equity issuances, and ability to make acquisitions using its equity as currency, potentially requiring New Energizer to issue more debt than would otherwise be optimal. There can be no assurances that we will continue to have access to capital markets on terms acceptable to us. See “Risk Factors” for a further discussion.

Cash is managed centrally with net earnings reinvested locally and working capital requirements met from existing liquid funds. Accordingly, the cash held by ParentCo at the corporate level were not attributed to New Energizer for any of the periods presented. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Combined Balance Sheet.

 

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At September 30, 2014, New Energizer had $89.6 in cash, all of which was outside of the U.S. Given our extensive international operations, the majority of our cash is denominated in foreign currencies. We manage our worldwide cash requirements by reviewing available funds among the many subsidiaries through which we conduct our business and the cost effectiveness with which those funds can be accessed. The repatriation of cash balances from certain of our subsidiaries could have adverse tax consequences or be subject to regulatory capital requirements; however, those balances are generally available without legal restrictions to fund ordinary business operations. U.S. income taxes have not been provided on a significant portion of undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries. New Energizer is currently evaluating its local and global cash needs for future business operations and anticipated debt facilities, which may influence future repatriation decisions.

Operating Activities

Cash flow from operating activities is the primary funding source for operating needs and capital investments. Cash flow from operating activities was $219.9 in fiscal 2014, $329.6 in fiscal 2013 and $285.3 in fiscal 2012.

The change in cash flow from operating activities in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 and as compared to fiscal 2012 was due primarily to improved managed working capital. We define managed working capital as accounts receivable (less trade allowance in accrued liabilities), inventory and accounts payable. Cash flow from operating activities related to changes in assets and liabilities used in operations was a (use)/source of cash of ($2.5), $156.7 and $54.0 in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This significant improvement over a three year period was due primarily to New Energizer’s multi-year initiative to improve managed working capital. New Energizer realized a significant improvement in accounts receivable in fiscal 2013. Due to this improvement, the company recognized a one-time benefit in operating cash flow during fiscal 2013 and was able to maintain the improvement in fiscal 2014.

Investing Activities

Net cash used by investing activities was $22.8, $16.8 and $20.8 in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The primary driver of the change in net cash used by investing activities versus the prior year was due to the timing of capital expenditures. Capital expenditures were $28.4, $17.8 and $38.1 in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These capital expenditures were funded by cash flow from operations. See Note 15 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements for capital expenditures by segment.

Investing cash outflows of approximately $25 to $35 are anticipated in fiscal 2015 with a large percentage of the disbursements for acquisitions, cost reduction-related capital, and maintenance. These estimated amounts do not include potential expenditures related to the proposed separation transaction. Total capital expenditures are expected to be financed with funds generated from operations.

Financing Activities

Net cash used by financing activities was $185.5, $301.2 and $255.6 in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively which represent the cash flow impact of New Energizer’s transactions with ParentCo.

Six Months Ended March 31, 2015

Financial Results

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, net loss was $7.5, compared to net earnings of $74.5 for the six months ended March 31, 2014.

 

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Net (loss)/earnings for the time periods presented were impacted by certain items related to restructuring and realignment activities, spin restructuring costs, spin transaction costs and the Venezuela deconsolidation charge as described in the table below. The impact of these items on reported net (loss)/earnings are provided below as a reconciliation of net (loss)/earnings to adjusted net earnings, which are non-GAAP measures.

 

     Six Months Ended March 31,  
         2015              2014      

Net Earnings

   $ (7.5    $ 74.5   

Impacts, net of tax: expense (income)

     

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

     65.2         —     

Spin costs

     30.9         —     

Spin restructuring

     16.7         —     

2013 restructuring costs (1)

     (7.0      26.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Earnings—adjusted (Non-GAAP)

  98.3      101.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes net of tax costs of $0.1 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and $1.8 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with certain information technology and related activities, which are included in Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. Additionally, net of tax costs of $0.3 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with obsolescence charges related to our restructuring, were included in Cost of products sold on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

The following table provides a recap of the change in total net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2014.

Net Sales—Total Company (In Millions—Unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2015:

 

            %Chg  

Net Sales—FY ‘14

   $ 942.0      

Organic

     (35.0      -3.7

Impact of currency

     (48.8      -5.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales—FY ‘15

$ 858.2      -8.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, on a reported basis, net sales were $858.2, a decrease of $83.8, or 8.9%, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year including a decrease of 5.2% due to the unfavorable impact of currency movements. Exclusive of the impact of unfavorable currency movements, net sales declined 3.7% versus the prior year six-month period due primarily to the following:

 

    the timing of holiday shipments, which accounted for approximately 1% of the total organic net sales decline;

 

    increased contractual and promotional spending, which accounted for approximately 1% of the total organic net sales decline;

 

    continued household battery category volume declines due in part to more devices using built-in rechargeable battery systems; and

 

    inventory import restrictions in Venezuela, which accounted for approximately 0.5% of the total organic net sales decline.

 

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These items were partially offset by increased volume associated with the new product launch, EcoAdvanced , during second fiscal quarter which accounted for approximately 2% of net sales growth for the six months ended March 31, 2015 versus the prior year period.

Gross Profit

Gross margin for the six months ended March 31, 2015 increased approximately 200 basis points to 46.9%. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to savings from the 2013 restructuring project and lower commodity costs.

Selling, General and Administrative

Total SG&A was $214.3, or 25.0% of net sales, for the six months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to $187.1, or 19.9% of net sales, for the prior year comparable period. Included within the results for the six months ended March 31, 2015 were pre-tax costs of approximately $45.1 related to the spin transaction and $0.1 of information technology enablement costs (recorded within SG&A, but are considered part of the overall 2013 restructuring project). Included within the prior year comparable period results were pre-tax costs of $2.8 related to information technology enablement costs (recorded within SG&A, but are considered part of the overall 2013 restructuring project).

Advertising and Sales Promotion

For the six month period, advertising and sales promotion (A&P) was $63.9, or 7.4% of net sales, as compared to $62.4, or 6.6% of net sales, in the prior year comparative period. The increase in A&P spending was due to increased support of the EcoAdvanced new product launch which occurred in the second quarter.

Research and Development

Research and development (R&D) expense was $12.6, or 1.5% of net sales, as compared to $12.0, or 1.3% of net sales, in the prior year comparative period.

Venezuela Deconsolidation Charge

Prior to March 31, 2015, ParentCo included the results of its Venezuelan operations in its consolidated financial statements using the consolidation method of accounting. ParentCo’s Venezuelan earnings and cash flows are reflected in their consolidated financial statements at the official exchange rate of 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At March 31, 2015, the ParentCo had $33.8 of USD intercompany receivables due from its Venezuela subsidiaries, for household and personal care products previously imported, the majority of which have been outstanding since Fiscal 2010. As of March 31, 2015 the ParentCo’s Venezuela subsidiary held bolivar denominated cash deposits of $93.8 (at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate).

Venezuelan exchange control regulations have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and U.S. dollar, and have restricted ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ ability to pay dividends and settle intercompany obligations. The severe currency controls imposed by the Venezuelan government have significantly limited New Energizer’s ability to realize the benefits from earnings of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations and access the resulting liquidity provided by those earnings. We expect that this condition will continue for the foreseeable future. This lack of exchangeability has resulted in a lack of control over ParentCo’s Venezuelan subsidiaries for accounting purposes. Therefore, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 810 — Consolidation, ParentCo deconsolidated its Venezuelan subsidiaries on March 31, 2015 and began accounting for its investment in its Venezuelan operations using the cost method of accounting.

 

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As a result of deconsolidating its Venezuelan subsidiaries, ParentCo recorded a one-time charge of $144.5 in the second quarter of 2015, of which $65.2 was allocated to New Energizer based on the Venezuelan operations being distributed as part of New Energizer. This charge included:

 

    foreign currency translation losses previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, of which $16.2 was allocated to New Energizer

 

    the write-off of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ cash balance, of which $44.6 was allocated to New Energizer, (at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate)

 

    the write-off of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ other net assets, of which $4.4 was allocated to New Energizer.

In future periods, our financial results will not include the operating results of New Energizer’s Venezuelan operations. Instead, New Energizer will record revenue for sales of inventory to our Venezuelan operations in our consolidated financial statements to the extent cash is received. Further, dividends from New Energizer’s Venezuelan subsidiaries will be recorded as other income upon receipt of the cash. Included within the results for the six months ended March 31, 2015, for Venezuela are net sales of $8.5 and segment profit of $2.5. See “Financial Results” for the six months ended March 31, 2015 for further discussion.

2013 Restructuring

For the six months ended March 31, 2015 New Energizer recorded pre-tax income of $9.3 related to ParentCo’s 2013 restructuring, which was driven by the gain on the sale of the Asia battery packaging facility that was closed as part of the restructuring efforts. Pre-tax expense of $36.9 was recorded in the prior year comparative period by New Energizer:

 

    Accelerated depreciation charges of $7.2 for the six month period ended March 31, 2014,

 

    Severance and related benefit costs of $0.1 and $7.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, associated with staffing reductions that have been identified to date,

 

    Consulting, program management and other charges associated with the restructuring of $1.6 and $22.3 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively; and,

 

    Net gain on the sale of fixed assets of $11.0 for the six months ended March 31, 2015.

The 2013 restructuring costs are reported on a separate line in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, pre-tax costs of $0.1 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and $2.8 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with certain information technology enablement activities related to the restructuring initiatives were included in SG&A on New Energizer’s Unaudited Combined Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. These information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring initiative. Additionally, pre-tax costs of $0.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with obsolescence charges related to our restructuring, were included in Cost of products sold on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

New Energizer estimates that restructuring savings increased approximately $25 during the six months ended March 31, 2015 versus the prior year comparative period. The primary impacts of savings were reflected in improved gross margin and lower overhead expenses. Project-to-date savings are estimated to be over $210 for New Energizer.

Spin Costs

ParentCo is incurring incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the spin transaction, and New Energizer is allocated a pro rata portion of those costs. ParentCo estimates total spin costs through the close of

 

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the separation will be approximately $350 to $425, of which approximately $170 to $200 will be allocated to New Energizer. Included in the range are debt breakage fees of approximately $60, of which approximately $30 will be allocated to New Energizer as a result of the April notice of prepayment to the holders of certain of ParentCo’s outstanding notes.

These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to certain tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. These additional costs could be significant.

For the six months ended March 31, 2015 and on a project-to date basis, ParentCo has incurred $89.1 and $133.8, respectively, in pre-tax spin costs, of which $45.1 and $66.4, respectively, of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and on a project-to-date basis, ParentCo incurred $48.3 for spin restructuring related charges, of which $24.3 was allocated to New Energizer, that were recorded on a separate line item on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

Interest and Other Financing Items, Net

Interest expense was $27.7 for the six months ended March 31, 2015, down $2.3 as compared to the prior year comparative period. The decrease in interest expense was due primarily to lower allocated interest costs resulting from lower average interest rates on ParentCo’s debt outstanding.

Other financing income was $6.1 for the six months ended March 31, 2015, primarily reflecting the net impact of hedging contract gains partially offset by revaluation losses on nonfunctional currency balance sheet exposures, as compared to income of $3.5 in the prior year comparative six month period ended March 31, 2014.

Income Taxes

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, New Energizer’s effective tax rate was approximately 177.3% as compared to 24.4% in the prior year comparative period, driven primarily by the Venezuela deconsolidation charge. Excluding the tax impact of the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciling items detailed in the table above, the effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2015 was 27.4% as compared to 26.4% in the prior year comparative period.

Segment Results

Operations for New Energizer are managed via four major geographic segments – North America (U.S. and Canada), Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. Segment performance is evaluated based on segment operating profit, exclusive of general corporate expenses, share-based compensation costs, costs associated with most restructuring initiatives, including the 2013 restructuring project detailed above, the second fiscal quarter 2015 charge related to the Venezuela deconsolidation, business realignment activities, research & development costs, amortization of intangible assets and other items determined to be corporate in nature. Financial items, such as interest income and expense, are managed on a global basis at the corporate level. The exclusion of substantially all restructuring and realignment costs from segment results reflects management’s view on how it evaluates segment performance.

New Energizer’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and shared business functions between the geographic segments, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions include IT and finance shared service costs. New Energizer applies a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between the segments. Such allocations are estimates, and also do not represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2015, ParentCo recorded a one-time charge of $144.5 as a result of deconsolidating their Venezuelan subsidiaries, which had no accompanying tax benefit. New Energizer was allocated $65.2 of this one-time charge. The Venezuela deconsolidation charge was reported on a separate line in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. See “Financial Results” for the six months ended March 31, 2015.

Certain costs previously allocated to New Energizer within ParentCo’s segment reporting have been reflected as corporate within New Energizer’s segment reporting. These amounts for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $10.4 and $7.0, respectively. This reflects management’s view as to how our costs will be managed as a standalone company.

This structure is the basis for New Energizer’s reportable operating segment information, as included in the tables in Note 3 to the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements for the six months ended March 31, 2015.

Segment sales and profitability for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are presented below.

Net Sales (In millions—Unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

     2015      % Chg  

North America

     

Net Sales—FY ‘14

   $ 460.6      

Organic

     (36.1      -7.8

Impact of currency

     (3.5      -0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales—FY ‘15

$ 421.0      -8.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Latin America

Net Sales—FY ‘14

$ 82.5   

Organic

  (1.9   -2.3

Impact of currency

  (8.5   -10.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales—FY ‘15

$ 72.1      -12.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

EMEA

Net Sales—FY ‘14

$ 225.7   

Organic

  7.3      3.3

Impact of currency

  (27.9   -12.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales—FY ‘15

$ 205.1      -9.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asia Pacific

Net Sales—FY ‘14

$ 173.2   

Organic

  (4.3   -2.5

Impact of currency

  (8.9   -5.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales—FY ‘15

$ 160.0      -7.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

Net Sales—FY ‘14

$ 942.0   

Organic

  (35.0   -3.7

Impact of currency

  (48.8   -5.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Sales—FY ‘15

$ 858.2      -8.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Net sales for the six months ended March 31, 2015 decreased 8.9%, inclusive of a 5.2% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic sales declined 3.7%.

 

    North America net sales declined 8.6% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 0.8% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 7.8%. This decline was due primarily to increased contractual spending and promotions, timing of holiday shipments and continued category declines partially offset by increased shipments related to the EcoAdvanced new product launch during the second fiscal quarter.

 

    Latin America net sales declined 12.6% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 10.3% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 2.3% as pricing gains across several markets and lower promotional spending were offset by volume declines. These volume declines were due primarily to inventory import restrictions in Argentina and Venezuela, timing of shipments and continued category declines.

 

    EMEA net sales declined 9.1% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 12.4% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales improved 3.3% due to volume increases associated with new distribution and increased space gains in Western Europe. These gains were partially offset by increased contractual and promotional spending.

 

    Asia Pacific net sales declined 7.6% versus the prior fiscal year, inclusive of a 5.1% decline due to unfavorable currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, organic net sales declined 2.5% due to increased contractual and promotional spending, increased competitive activity in Australia and retailer inventory reductions in certain markets.

Segment Profit (In millions—Unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

     2015      % Chg  

North America

     

Segment Profit—FY ‘14

   $ 123.3      

Operations

     (4.5      -3.7

Impact of currency

     (2.1      -1.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Profit—FY ‘15

$ 116.7      -5.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Latin America

Segment Profit—FY ‘14

$ 13.1   

Operations

  1.6      12.2

Impact of currency

  (4.7   -35.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Profit—FY ‘15

$ 10.0      -23.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

EMEA

Segment Profit—FY ‘14

$ 35.6   

Operations

  24.7      69.4

Impact of currency

  (16.3   -45.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Profit—FY ‘15

$ 44.0      23.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asia Pacific

Segment Profit—FY ‘14

$ 46.9   

Operations

  2.4      5.1

Impact of currency

  (6.2   -13.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Profit—FY ‘15

$ 43.1      -8.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Segment Profit

Segment Profit—FY ‘14

$ 218.9   

Organic

  24.2      11.1

Impact of currency

  (29.3   -13.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Profit—FY ‘15

$ 213.8      -2.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Segment profit for the six months ended March 31, 2015 was $213.8, a decrease of $5.1 or 2.3% versus the six months ended March 31, 2014.

 

    North America segment profit was $116.7, a decrease of $6.6 or 5.4% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit decreased $4.5, or 3.7%, due to the gross profit impact of the net sales shortfall mentioned above which was partially offset by restructuring savings.

 

    Latin America segment profit was $10.0, a decrease of $3.1 or 23.7% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $1.6, or 12.2%, due to favorable product costs as a result of savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project partially offset by an increase in overhead spending due to inflation.

 

    EMEA segment profit was $44.0, an increase of $8.4 or 23.6% versus the prior fiscal year due primarily to savings realized from the 2013 restructuring project, favorability due to manufacturing footprint changes and improved product mix. These savings enhanced the profitability of the sales increase mentioned above.

 

    Asia Pacific segment profit was $43.1, a decrease of $3.8 or 8.1% versus the prior fiscal year inclusive of the negative impact of currency movements. Excluding the impact of currency movements, segment profit increased $2.4, or 5.1%, as topline shortfalls were more than offset by the savings from the 2013 restructuring project.

General Corporate and Other Expenses

 

     Six Months Ended March 31,  
             2015                     2014          

General corporate expenses

   $ 34.1      $ 34.8   

Global marketing expenses (1)

     10.4        7.0   

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

     65.2        —     

Spin costs

     45.1        —     

Spin restructuring

     24.3        —     

2013 restructuring and related costs (2)

     (9.2     40.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

General corporate and other expenses

  169.9      81.9   

% of net sales

  19.8   8.7

 

(1) Historically these amounts were included in ParentCo’s Household Products segment. For purposes of New Energizer carve-out financial statements, Global marketing expenses are considered corporate in nature.

 

(2) Includes pre-tax costs of $0.1 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and $2.8 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with certain information technology and related activities, which are included in SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. Additionally, pre-tax costs of $0.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with obsolescence charges related to our restructuring, were included in Cost of products sold on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, general corporate expenses were $34.1, a decrease of $0.7 as compared to the prior year comparative period due primarily to the decrease in the allocated Pension expense resulting from the U.S. pension plan freeze in fiscal 2014.

Certain costs previously allocated to the Household Products segment within ParentCo’s segment reporting have been reflected as corporate within New Energizer’s segment reporting. This reflects management’s view as to how our costs will be managed as a standalone company. These reclassified expenses amounted to $10.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and $7.0 in the prior year comparative period.

 

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For the six months ended March 31, 2015, New Energizer recorded pre-tax income of $9.3 related to the 2013 restructuring project primarily driven by the gain recorded as a result of the sale of the Asia battery packaging facility of $11, offset by $1.7 of pre-tax restructuring charges incurred in the current period. For the six months ended March 31, 2014, New Energizer recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge of $36.9. In addition, 2013 restructuring and related costs include pre-tax costs of $0.1 and $2.8 associated with information technology enablement activities that were recorded within SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project. Additionally, pre-tax costs of $0.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with obsolescence charges related to our restructuring, were included in Cost of products sold on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, ParentCo has provided capital, cash management and other treasury services to New Energizer. ParentCo will continue to provide these services to New Energizer until the separation is consummated. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements. Transfers of cash, both to and from ParentCo’s centralized cash management system, are reflected as a component of ParentCo investment in New Energizer’s Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

New Energizer’s primary future cash needs will be centered on operating activities, working capital and strategic investments. Following the separation, New Energizer’s capital structure and sources of liquidity will change significantly from its historical capital structure, as described in “Description of Material Indebtedness.” New Energizer will no longer participate in capital management with ParentCo, but rather New Energizer’s ability to fund its cash needs will depend on its ongoing ability to generate and raise cash in the future. Although we believe that our future cash from operations, together with our access to capital markets, will provide adequate resources to fund our operating and financing needs, our access to, and the availability of, financing on acceptable terms in the future will be affected by many factors, including: (i) our credit rating, (ii) the liquidity of the overall capital markets and (iii) the current state of the economy. Moreover, to preserve the tax-free treatment of the separation, New Energizer may not be able to engage in certain strategic or capital-raising transactions following the separation, such as issuing equity securities beyond certain thresholds, which may limit New Energizer’s access to capital markets, ability to raise capital through equity issuances, and ability to make acquisitions using its equity as currency, potentially requiring New Energizer to issue more debt than would otherwise be optimal. There can be no assurances that we will continue to have access to capital markets on terms acceptable to us. See “Risk Factors” for a further discussion.

Cash is managed centrally with net earnings reinvested locally and working capital requirements met from existing liquid funds. Accordingly, the cash held by ParentCo at the corporate level were not attributed to New Energizer for any of the periods presented. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet.

At March 31, 2015, New Energizer had $90.1 in cash, all of which was outside of the U.S. Given our extensive international operations, a significant portion of our cash is denominated in foreign currencies. We manage our worldwide cash requirements by reviewing available funds among the many subsidiaries through which we conduct our business and the cost effectiveness with which those funds can be accessed. The repatriation of cash balances from certain of our subsidiaries could have adverse tax consequences or be subject to regulatory capital requirements; however, those balances are generally available without legal restrictions to fund ordinary business operations. Under the current structure of ParentCo, our intention is to reinvest these earnings indefinitely. As part of our planning for the proposed spin-off transaction, we are evaluating our world wide cash balances and how those cash balances will be allocated to the two independent companies following the consummation of the planned spin-off on July 1, 2015. As part of the spin-off transaction, it is possible that

 

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foreign cash and foreign earnings currently considered to be indefinitely reinvested may be repatriated. Based on our ongoing analysis, we believe the repatriation of certain foreign cash balances can be done in a tax efficient manner. However, some repatriation could result in the need to record U.S. income tax expense in a future period which would likely be material. Our plans in this regard are not final and will not be finalized until the capitalization plans are complete.

Operating Activities

Cash flow from operating activities was $126.9 in the six months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to $133.4 in the prior year comparative period. This change of $6.5 was largely driven by changes in working capital. The change in working capital was largely driven by higher inventory as a result of temporary inventory builds ahead of the EcoAdvanced product launch and changes in the manufacturing footprint.

Prior to March 31, 2015, ParentCo included the results of their Venezuelan operations in its consolidated financial statements using the consolidation method of accounting. ParentCo’s Venezuelan earnings and cash flows are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at the official exchange rate of 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At March 31, 2015, ParentCo had $33.8 of USD intercompany receivables due from their Venezuela subsidiaries, for household and personal care products previously imported, the majority of which have been outstanding since Fiscal 2010. As of March 31, 2015 the ParentCo’s Venezuela subsidiary held bolivar denominated cash deposits of $93.8 (at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate).

Venezuelan exchange control regulations have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and U.S. dollar, and have restricted ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ ability to pay dividends and settle intercompany obligations. The severe currency controls imposed by the Venezuelan government have significantly limited New Energizer’s ability to realize the benefits from earnings of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations and access the resulting liquidity provided by those earnings. We expect that this condition will continue for the foreseeable future. This lack of exchangeability has resulted in a lack of control over ParentCo’s Venezuelan subsidiaries for accounting purposes. Therefore, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 810 — Consolidation, ParentCo deconsolidated its Venezuelan subsidiaries on March 31, 2015 and began accounting for its investment in its Venezuelan operations using the cost method of accounting. As a result of deconsolidating its Venezuelan subsidiaries, ParentCo recorded a one-time charge of $144.5 in the second quarter of 2015, of which $65.2 was allocated to New Energizer.

Investing Activities

Net cash used by investing activities was $15.6 during the first six months of this fiscal year as compared to $13.3 in the prior fiscal year comparative period. This was due to the acquisition of a battery manufacturing facility in China for approximately $11, primarily related to the purchase of fixed assets. Proceeds from the sale of assets increased in the current six month period due to the sale of our Asia battery packaging facility.

Capital expenditures were $18.0 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to $14.2 over the same period last year. Full year capital expenditures for normal operations are estimated to be approximately $25 to $35. We expect these expenditures will be financed with cash flow from operations.

Financing Activities

Net cash used by financing activities was $110.0 in the current fiscal six month period as compared to $118.7 in the prior year, which represent the cash flow impact of New Energizer’s transactions with ParentCo.

 

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Contractual Obligations

A summary of New Energizer’s significant contractual obligations at March 31, 2015 is shown below:

 

     Total      Less than 1 year      1-3 years      3-5 years      More than 5 years  

Operating leases

   $ 1.6       $ 0.8       $ 0.6       $ 0.2       $ —     

Purchase obligations and other (1)

     28.7         10.8         9.9         4.0         4.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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$ 30.3    $ 11.6    $ 10.5    $ 4.2    $   4.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in the table above are approximately $11.2 of fixed costs related to third party logistics contracts.

New Energizer is also party to various service and supply contracts that generally extend approximately one to three months. These arrangements are primarily individual, short-term purchase orders for routine goods and services at market prices, which are part of our normal operations and are reflected in historical operating cash flow trends. We do not believe such arrangements will adversely affect our liquidity position. These contracts can generally be cancelled at our option at any time.

Market Risk Sensitive Instruments and Positions

The market risk inherent in New Energizer’s financial instruments’ positions represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in currency rates and commodity prices. The following risk management discussion and the estimated amounts generated from the sensitivity analysis are forward-looking statements of market risk assuming certain adverse market conditions occur. New Energizer’s derivatives are used only for identifiable exposures, and we have not entered into hedges for trading purposes where the sole objective is to generate profits.

ParentCo manages the exposure to various risks within the Combined Financial Statements by engaging in transactions involving various derivative instruments to hedge foreign currency denominated inventory purchases and commodity prices on behalf of New Energizer. New Energizer’s pro rata share of the financial statement impacts of entering into such transactions are described below.

Currency Rate Exposure

Currency Rate Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

A significant portion of New Energizer’s product cost is more closely tied to the U.S. dollar than to the local currencies in which the product is sold. As such, a weakening of currencies relative to the U.S. dollar results in margin declines unless mitigated through pricing actions, which are not always available due to the economic or competitive environment. Conversely, strengthening of currencies relative to the U.S. dollar can improve margins.

ParentCo has entered into a series of forward currency contracts to hedge the cash flow uncertainty of forecasted inventory purchases due to short term currency fluctuations. The primary currencies to which New Energizer is exposed include the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar. At March 31, 2015 and 2014, New Energizer had a pro-rated share of the unrealized pre-tax gain on these forward currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges of $12.9 and $5.4, respectively, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. Assuming foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar remain at March 31, 2015 levels, over the next twelve months, $12.9 of the pre-tax gain included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss will be included in earnings. Contract maturities for these hedges extend into fiscal year 2016.

 

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Currency Rate Derivatives Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

New Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries enter into internal and external transactions that create non-functional currency balance sheet positions at the foreign subsidiary level. These exposures are generally the result of intercompany purchases, intercompany loans and to a lesser extent, external purchases, and are revalued in the foreign subsidiary’s local currency at the end of each period. Changes in the value of the non-functional currency balance sheet positions in relation to the foreign subsidiary’s local currency results in an exchange gain or loss recorded in Other financing items, net on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The primary currency to which New Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries are exposed is the U.S. dollar.

ParentCo enters into foreign currency derivative contracts which are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes to hedge balance sheet exposures. Any gains or losses on these contracts would be offset by corresponding exchange losses or gains on the underlying exposures; thus, they are not subject to significant market risk.

Commodity Price Exposure

New Energizer uses raw materials that are subject to price volatility. At times, ParentCo has used, and New Energizer may in the future use, hedging instruments to reduce exposure to variability in cash flows associated with future purchases of certain materials and commodities. At March 31, 2015, there were no open derivative or hedging instruments for raw materials or commodities.

Other Matters

Environmental Matters

The operations of New Energizer, like those of other companies, are subject to various federal, state, foreign and local laws and regulations intended to protect the public health and the environment. These regulations relate primarily to worker safety, air and water quality, underground fuel storage tanks and waste handling and disposal. Contamination has been identified at certain of New Energizer’s current and former facilities, as well as third-party waste disposal sites, for which it may have joint and several liability. New Energizer is conducting investigation and remediation activities in relation to such properties, and has received notice that it is potentially responsible for the cleanup of several federal “Superfund” sites. It may also be required to share in the cost of cleanup with respect to other contamination relating to its current or former facilities or third-party waste disposal sites.

Accrued environmental costs at March 31, 2015 were $5.3. It is difficult to quantify with certainty the cost of environmental matters, particularly remediation and future capital expenditures for environmental control equipment. Total environmental capital expenditures and operating expenses are not expected to have a material effect on our total capital and operating expenditures, earnings or competitive position. However, current environmental spending estimates could be modified as a result of changes in our plans or our understanding of underlying facts, changes in legal requirements, including any requirements related to global climate change, or other factors.

Legal and other contingencies

ParentCo and its affiliates are subject to a number of legal proceedings in various jurisdictions arising out of operations, including those of New Energizer. Many of these legal matters are in preliminary stages and involve complex issues of law and fact, and may proceed for protracted periods of time. The amount of liability, if any, from these proceedings cannot be determined with certainty. However, based upon present information, New Energizer believes that its liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims that are likely to be asserted, are not reasonably likely to be material to New Energizer’s

 

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financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities. We are a party to legal proceedings and claims that arise during the ordinary course of business. We review our legal proceedings and claims, regulatory reviews and inspections and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and follow appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We establish accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and we disclose the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our financial statements to not be misleading. We do not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has been incurred is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Based upon present information, New Energizer believes that its liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which are likely to be asserted, is not reasonably likely to be material to New Energizer’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities.

Critical Accounting Policies

The methods, estimates, and judgments New Energizer uses in applying its most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results New Energizer reports in its Combined Financial Statements. Specific areas, among others, requiring the application of management’s estimates and judgment include assumptions pertaining to basis of presentation, corporate expense allocations, revenue recognition, share-based compensation, and income taxes. On an ongoing basis, New Energizer evaluates its estimates, but actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

New Energizer’s critical accounting policies have been reviewed with ParentCo’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. This listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of New Energizer’s accounting policies.

 

    Basis of Presentation The Combined Financial Statements include the accounts of New Energizer. New Energizer has no material equity method investments or variable interests. Account allocations of shared functions to New Energizer are based on the allocations to the Household Products segment within ParentCo’s financial statements. Shared functions between ParentCo’s Household Products and Personal Care segments and ParentCo itself include product warehousing and distribution, various transaction processing functions, and in some countries, a combined sales force and management. ParentCo has historically applied a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between the segments. Such allocations by ParentCo are estimates, and do not fully represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

The Combined Financial Statements were prepared on a standalone basis derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of ParentCo. These statements reflect the historical results of operations, financial position and cash flows of New Energizer in accordance with GAAP. The Combined Financial Statements are presented as if New Energizer had been carved out of ParentCo for all periods presented. All significant transactions within New Energizer have been eliminated. The assets and liabilities in the carve-out financial statements have been reflected on a historical cost basis, as immediately prior to the distribution all of the assets and liabilities presented are wholly owned by ParentCo and are being transferred to New Energizer at carry-over basis.

 

   

Corporate Expense Allocations These Combined Financial Statements include expense allocations for (1) certain product warehousing and distribution; (2) various transaction process functions; (3) a combined sales force and management for certain countries; (4) certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis within ParentCo and not recorded at the business division level including, but not limited to, finance, audit, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, facilities, and compliance; (5) employee benefits and compensation; (6) share-based compensation; (7) financing costs, and (8) the effects of restructuring and the Venezuela deconsolidation. These expenses have been allocated to New Energizer on the basis of direct usage

 

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where identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a basis of global net sales, cost of sales, operating income, headcount or other measures of New Energizer and ParentCo. Certain debt obligations of ParentCo have not been included in the Combined Financial Statements of New Energizer, because New Energizer is not a party to the obligation between ParentCo and the debt holders. Financing costs related to such debt obligations have been allocated to New Energizer based on the extent to which New Energizer participated in ParentCo’s corporate financing activities. For an additional discussion of expense allocations see Note 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

Management believes the assumptions underlying the carve-out financial statements, including the assumptions regarding allocated expenses reasonably reflect the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by New Energizer during the periods presented. Nevertheless, the Combined Financial Statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred by New Energizer and may not reflect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows had we been a standalone company during the periods presented. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had New Energizer been a standalone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if New Energizer had been a standalone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure

 

    Revenue Recognition New Energizer’s revenue is from the sale of its products. Revenue is recognized when title, ownership and risk of loss pass to the customer. Discounts are offered to customers for early payment and an estimate of the discounts is recorded as a reduction of net sales in the same period as the sale. Our standard sales terms are final and returns or exchanges are not permitted unless a special exception is made. Reserves are established and recorded in cases where the right of return does exist for a particular sale.

New Energizer offers a variety of programs, such as consumer coupons and similar consumer rebate programs, primarily to its retail customers, designed to promote sales of its products. Such programs require periodic payments and allowances based on estimated results of specific programs and are recorded as a reduction to net sales. New Energizer accrues, at the time of sale, the estimated total payments and allowances associated with each transaction. Additionally, New Energizer offers programs directly to consumers to promote the sale of its products. Promotions which reduce the ultimate consumer sale prices are recorded as a reduction of net sales at the time the promotional offer is made, generally using estimated redemption and participation levels. Taxes we collect on behalf of governmental authorities, which are generally included in the price to the customer, are also recorded as a reduction of net sales. New Energizer continually assesses the adequacy of accruals for customer and consumer promotional program costs not yet paid. To the extent total program payments differ from estimates, adjustments may be necessary. Historically, these adjustments have not been material.

 

    Share-Based Compensation New Energizer employees have historically participated in ParentCo’s equity-based compensation plans. Equity-based compensation expense has been allocated to New Energizer based on the awards and terms previously granted to ParentCo employees. Until consummation of the distribution, New Energizer will continue to participate in ParentCo’s equity-based compensation plans and record equity-based compensation expense based on the equity-based awards granted to New Energizer’s employees. Accounting guidance requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. Guidance establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all companies to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for generally all share-based payment transactions with employees.

 

   

Income Taxes New Energizer accounts for income taxes in accordance with the required asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for

 

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income tax purposes. Valuation allowances are established where management determines that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred taxes have not been provided on the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries to the extent amounts are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

The following accounting pronouncement was newly issued for the six months ended March 31, 2015. The pronouncement did not have a material impact on New Energizer’s Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued a new ASU, which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liabilities, consistent with debt discounts. The update will be effective for New Energizer beginning October 1,

2016, and early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. Retrospective application is required, and an entity is required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in accounting principles upon adoption. New Energizer is in the process of evaluating the impact the revised guidance will have on its financial statements.

The following accounting pronouncements were newly issued for the year ended September 30, 2014. These pronouncements did not have a material impact on our Combined Financial Statements.

On April 10, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (the revised standard). The revised standard changes the current guidance and, in many cases, is expected to result in fewer disposals being presented as discontinued operations. The standard is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and is to be applied prospectively to all new disposals of components and new classifications as held for sale beginning in 2015 for most entities, with early adoption allowed in 2014. New Energizer’s first reporting date with the new standard will be December 31, 2015. We will evaluate the effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as applicable.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue for Contracts with Customers, which provides a single comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within industries, across industries, and across capital markets. The standard is effective for public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is not permitted. New Energizer’s first reporting date with the new standard will be December 31, 2017. The effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows are not yet known.

On August 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to continue as a Going Concern, which requires management to assess New Energizer’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures in certain circumstances. The standard is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. New Energizer’s first reporting date with the new standard will be September 30, 2017. We will evaluate the effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as applicable, but currently do not expect an impact.

Responsibility for Financial Statements

The preparation and integrity of the financial statements of New Energizer are the responsibility of its management. These statements have been prepared in conformance with GAAP, and in the opinion of management, fairly present New Energizer’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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New Energizer maintains accounting and internal control systems, which it believes are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition and that the financial records are reliable for preparing financial statements. The selection and training of qualified personnel, the establishment and communication of accounting and administrative policies and procedures, and an extensive program of internal audits are important elements of these control systems.

ParentCo’s Board of Directors, through its Audit Committee consisting solely of non-management directors, meets periodically with management, internal audit and the independent auditors to discuss audit and financial reporting matters. To assure independence, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has direct access to ParentCo’s Audit Committee.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers Following the Distribution

The following table sets forth information as of May [11], 2015 regarding the individuals who are expected to serve as executive officers of New Energizer following the distribution. Some of New Energizer’s executive officers are currently executive officers and employees of ParentCo, but will cease to hold such positions upon the consummation of the separation. One of New Energizer’s executive officers will also hold a position as a member of New Energizer’s Board of Directors. For more information see “Directors.”

 

Name

   Age     

Position

Alan R. Hoskins

     53       Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Brian K. Hamm

     41       Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer

Gregory T. Kinder

     54       Executive VP and Chief Supply Chain Officer

Mark S. LaVigne

     43       Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer

Emily K. Boss

     53       Vice President, General Counsel

Timothy W. Gorman

     54       Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

Alan R. Hoskins will be the President and Chief Executive Officer of New Energizer. At ParentCo, he is currently President and Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Household Products, a position he has held since April 2012. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hoskins held several leadership positions at ParentCo, including Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East from 2008 to 2011, Vice President, North America Household Products Division from 2005 to 2008, Vice President, Sales and Trade Marketing from 1999 to 2005, and Director, Brand Marketing from 1996 to 1999. He started his career at Union Carbide in 1983 following several years in the retailer, wholesaler and broker industry. Mr. Hoskins holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Western New England College and a Masters of Business Administration from Webster University. He also completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University.

Brian K. Hamm will be the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of New Energizer. Currently Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of ParentCo, Mr. Hamm has been with ParentCo since 2008, previously serving as Vice President, Global Business Transformation and Vice President, Global Finance, Energizer Household Products. Mr. Hamm led the 2013 enterprise-wide restructuring project and was a driving force behind ParentCo’s Working Capital initiative. Prior to joining ParentCo, he spent 10 years with PepsiAmericas, Inc., a publicly traded beverage company, most recently as Vice President, Domestic Planning. Mr. Hamm holds a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois.

Gregory T. Kinder will be the Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of New Energizer. Mr. Kinder has strong experience in maximizing efficiencies across end-to-end Supply Chain and the ability to leverage the scale of our company globally. He joined ParentCo in May 2013, bringing with him over 30 years of Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations experience. He has previously worked with leading manufacturing companies and suppliers across diverse industries and geographies, including experience working and living abroad for five years in Europe and six years in Asia (Singapore and Shanghai, China). Prior to joining ParentCo, Mr. Kinder served as Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Doosan Infracore International, Inc. from 2009 to 2013. He has also served as Vice President, Global Sourcing for Modine Manufacturing Company. Mr. Kinder also held a variety of purchasing and supply chain/operations related positions over 21 years with Johnson Controls, Inc., including Vice President of Purchasing, APAC. Mr. Kinder holds a B.A. in Procurement and Materials Management and Production Operations from Bowling Green State University.

Mark S. LaVigne will be the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of New Energizer. He has been with ParentCo since 2010, most recently serving as the Separation Lead and a member of the Executive Steering Committee in addition to his duties as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining ParentCo, Mr. LaVigne was a partner at Bryan Cave LLP from 2007 to 2010, where he advised ParentCo on the Playtex and Edge/Skintimate acquisitions. Mr. LaVigne holds a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.

 

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Emily K. Boss will be Vice President, General Counsel of New Energizer. Ms. Boss brings over 25 years of experience and expertise to her role as Vice President, General Counsel. She joined ParentCo in September 2013 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Commercial and IP. Prior to ParentCo, Ms. Boss spent 14 years at Georgia-Pacific where she was Assistant General Counsel in Consumer Products & Intellectual Properties from 2007 to 2013. Before that, she spent nine years at Diageo PLC, a beverage segment consumer packaged goods company where she last served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Ms. Boss holds a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law and a B.S. in Political Science from James Madison University.

Timothy W. Gorman will be Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of New Energizer. Mr. Gorman brings over 30 years of finance and controllership experience, including over 25 years of experience with a standalone public company. He joined ParentCo in September 2014 as Vice President and Controller of Energizer Household Products Group. Prior to ParentCo, Mr. Gorman was a consultant in private practice from December 2010 to August 2014 advising clients on a variety of matters. Before that, he spent 26 years with PepsiAmericas, Inc., a publicly traded beverage company, most recently as Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer serving in that role from January 2008 to November 2010 leading all corporate finance functions, including external and internal financial reporting, accounting, tax, risk management and back office functions. Mr. Gorman holds a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University.

 

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DIRECTORS

Board of Directors Following the Distribution

The following table sets forth information as of May [11], 2015 regarding those persons who are expected to serve on New Energizer’s Board of Directors following the distribution and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. All of the nominees marked with a “*” below will be elected or appointed to the New Energizer Board of Directors prior to the separation. Each of the remaining nominees is expected to be appointed to the New Energizer Board of Directors by the existing directors immediately following the separation. After the distribution, none of these individuals will be directors or employees of ParentCo, except for Mr. Johnson, who is expected to continue as a director of ParentCo.

 

Name

   Age     

Position

J. Patrick Mulcahy*

     71       Chairman

Alan R. Hoskins*

     53       Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Bill G. Armstrong*

     67       Director

Cynthia Brinkley

     55       Director

Kevin J. Hunt

     63       Director

James C. Johnson*

     62       Director

John E. Klein*

     69       Director

W. Patrick McGinnis*

     67       Director

Patrick J. Moore

     60       Director

John R. Roberts*

     73       Director

Upon completion of the distribution, New Energizer’s Board of Directors will be divided into three classes, two comprised of three directors and one comprised of four directors. The directors designated as Class I directors will have terms expiring at our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. The directors designated as Class II directors will have terms expiring at our 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. The directors designated as Class III directors will have terms expiring at our 2018 meeting of shareholders. At our 2017 annual meeting, the first annual meeting after our first full fiscal year as an independent company, we plan on proposing to shareholders an amendment to the articles of incorporation that will provide for the staged declassification of the Board of Directors. If approved, our articles of incorporation will provide that (i) commencing with the class of directors standing for election at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting, directors will stand for election for one-year terms; (ii) directors who were elected prior to the 2018 annual meeting would continue to hold office until the ends of the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified; and (iii) beginning with the Company’s 2020 annual meeting, and at each annual meeting thereafter, all directors would stand for election for a one-year term.

J. Patrick Mulcahy will be the Chairman of New Energizer’s Board of Directors. Mr. Mulcahy has served as Chairman of ParentCo’s Board of Directors since 2007. He served as Vice Chairman of the ParentCo Board from January 2005 to January 2007, and prior to that time served as Chief Executive Officer of ParentCo from 2000 to 2005, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Eveready Battery Company, Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in 2005. He is also a director of Hanesbrands Inc. and was formerly a director of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. and Solutia, Inc. Solutia and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for bankruptcy in 2003 and emerged from bankruptcy in 2008. Mr. Mulcahy has over 40 years of experience in consumer products industries, including almost 20 years as chief executive of ParentCo’s battery business. He was ParentCo’s first chief executive officer, and managed and directed the acquisition of ParentCo’s Schick-Wilkinson Sword business in 2003. Mr. Mulcahy holds a B.A. in Agricultural Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from Cornell University. He is very knowledgeable about the dynamics of our business and the categories in which we compete. His experience with the complex financial and operational issues of consumer products businesses brings critical financial, operational and strategic expertise to our Board of Directors.

 

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Alan R. Hoskins will be the President and Chief Executive Officer of New Energizer. At ParentCo, he is currently President and Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Household Products, a position he has held since April 2012. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hoskins held several leadership positions at ParentCo, including Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East from 2008 to 2011, Vice President, North America Household Products Division from 2005 to 2008, Vice President, Sales and Trade Marketing from 1999 to 2005, and Director, Brand Marketing from 1996 to 1999. He started his career at Union Carbide in 1983 following several years in the retailer, wholesaler and broker industry. Mr. Hoskins holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Western New England College and a Masters of Business Administration from Webster University. He also completed the Senior Executive Program at Columbia University. Mr. Hoskins is very knowledgeable about the dynamics of our business and the categories in which we compete. His experience with the complex financial and operational issues of consumer products businesses brings critical financial, operational and strategic expertise to our Board of Directors.

Bill G. Armstrong has been a Director of ParentCo since 2005. Mr. Armstrong is a private equity investor and a former director of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Armstrong served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Cargill Animal Nutrition. Prior to his employment with Cargill, Mr. Armstrong served as Chief Operating Officer of Agribrands International, Inc., an international agricultural products business, and as Executive Vice President of Operations of the international agricultural products business of Ralston Purina Company. He also served as managing director of Ralston’s Philippine operations, and during his tenure there, was a director of the American Chamber of Commerce. New Energizer believes that as a result of his international and operational experience, as well as his extensive experience with corporate transactions, he will provide a global perspective to the Board.

Cynthia Brinkley is Executive Vice President for International Operations and Business Integration for Centene Corporation. Prior to joining Centene in 2014, Ms. Brinkley was Vice President of Global Human Resources for General Motors from 2011 to 2013. Prior to GM, she was Senior Vice President of Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer for AT&T from 2008 to 2011. Ms. Brinkley worked for SBC Communications from 1986 to 2008, lastly as President of SBC / AT&T Missouri, while SBC Communications acquired AT&T. She is currently Chair of the National Oasis Institute. New Energizer believes that Ms. Brinkley will bring significant experience in communications and human resources to New Energizer’s Board of Directors and will provide the Board with a unique perspective on high-profile issues facing our core businesses.

Kevin J. Hunt served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Ralcorp Holdings from January 2012 to January 2013. Mr. Hunt previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and President of Ralcorp Holdings from 2003 to 2011 and Corporate Vice President from 1995 to 2003. Prior to joining Ralcorp Holdings, he was Director of Strategic Planning for Ralston Purina and before that he was employed in various roles in international and domestic markets and general management by American Home Products Corporation. Mr. Hunt serves as an Advisory Director for Berkshire Partners and is a Director of the Clearwater Paper Corporation Board. As a former CEO and President of a NYSE-listed company, New Energizer believes that Mr. Hunt will bring his considerable experience to our Board and the committees thereof on which he will serve.

James C. Johnson has been a Director of ParentCo since 2013, and will remain a director of ParentCo following the separation. Mr. Johnson served as General Counsel of Loop Capital Markets LLC from November 2010 until his retirement in January 2014. From 1998 to 2009, Mr. Johnson served in a number of positions at The Boeing Company, an aerospace and defense firm, including Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel from 2003 until 2007, and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Airplanes from 2007 to his retirement in March 2009. He is also a director of Ameren Corporation and Hanesbrands Inc. Mr. Johnson has extensive executive management and leadership experience as the General Counsel of a financial services firm and the former Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of an aerospace and defense firm; and strong legal, compliance, risk management, corporate governance and compensation skills and experience.

 

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John E. Klein has been a Director of ParentCo since 2003. Mr. Klein served as President of Randolph College from 2007 to 2013. Previously, Mr. Klein served as Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration, Washington University in St. Louis from 2004 to 2007. From 1985 to 2003, Mr. Klein served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Bunge North America, Inc. Prior to his appointment as CEO, he served in various senior executive positions for Bunge North America, and earlier in his career, in a variety of positions internationally for Bunge, Ltd. Mr. Klein earned a law degree and practiced law in New York City for several years before joining Bunge Ltd. He is a former director of Embrex, Inc. Mr. Klein had a number of international postings in Europe and South America and senior positions in the United States before being named chief executive of Bunge’s North American operations. He has also obtained significant administrative experience in the field of higher education. Accordingly, New Energizer believes that he will bring the benefits of his diverse legal, international, operational and administrative background and experience to our Board.

W. Patrick McGinnis has been a Director of ParentCo since 2002. Mr. McGinnis served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Nestlé Purina PetCare Company from 2001 through January 1, 2015. From 1980 to 1999, he served various roles of increasing responsibility at Ralston Purina Company, including President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McGinnis serves on the Board of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Mr. McGinnis has almost forty years of experience in consumer products industries, including almost twenty years as chief executive of the Purina pet food business. As a result, he has expertise with respect to marketing and other commercial issues, competitive challenges, and long-term strategic planning, as well as valuable perspectives with respect to potential acquisitions of consumer products businesses that New Energizer believes will make him an invaluable member of our Board.

Patrick J. Moore is President and Chief Executive Officer of PJM Advisors, LLC, a private equity investment and advisory firm. Prior to PJM, Mr. Moore served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation from 2002 to 2011. He previously held positions in corporate lending, international banking and corporate administration at Continental Bank in Chicago. He serves on the North American Review Board of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. and on the Board of Archer Daniels Midland Company. New Energizer believes that Mr. Moore’s experience and financial expertise will allow him to contribute strongly to the oversight of overall financial performance and reporting by our Board.

John R. Roberts has been a Director of ParentCo since 2003. He served as Executive Director of Civic Progress St. Louis from 2001 to 2006. Mr. Roberts served as a Managing Partner of Mid-South Region at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1993 to 1998. He serves as a Director of Centene Corporation Mr. Roberts is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and formerly served on the Board of Regions Financial Corporation. New Energizer believes that Mr. Roberts will bring many years of experience as an audit partner at Arthur Andersen to our Board. His extensive knowledge of financial accounting, accounting principles, and financial reporting rules and regulations, and his experience in evaluating financial results and generally overseeing the financial reporting process of large public companies from an independent auditor’s perspective, will provide invaluable expertise to our Board. His service as a board member and audit committee chair for other public companies reinforces the knowledge and insight that New Energizer believes he will provide to our Board.

Upon completion of the separation, Messrs. Mulcahy, Roberts, Armstrong, Klein and McGinnis are expected to resign as directors of ParentCo.

Director Independence

A majority of our Board of Directors, and the entire membership of our Audit and Nominating and Executive Compensation Committees of our Board, will consist of independent, non-employee directors who meet the criteria for independence required by the NYSE listing standards. In addition, our Corporate Governance Principles will provide that there may not be at any time more than two employee directors serving on our Board.

 

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A director will be considered independent if he or she does not have a material relationship with us, as determined by our Board and consistent with the listing standards of the NYSE. To that end, our Board of Directors, in the Corporate Governance Principles, will establish guidelines for determining whether a director is independent. A director will not be considered independent if:

 

    within the last three years the director was employed by us or one of our subsidiaries, or an immediate family member of the director was employed by us or one of our subsidiaries as an executive officer;

 

    the director is a current partner or employee of a firm that is our internal or external auditor;

 

    the director has an immediate family member who is a current partner of such a firm;

 

    the director has an immediate family member who is a current employee of such a firm and personally works on our audit;

 

    the director or an immediate family member was within the last three years a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on our audit within that time; or

 

    any of our present executive officers served on the compensation committee of another company that employed the director or an immediate family member of the director as an executive officer within the last three years.

The following relationships will be considered material:

 

    a director or an immediate family member is an executive officer, or the director is an employee, of another company which has made payments to, or received payments from, us, and the payments to, or amounts received from, that other company in any of the last three fiscal years, exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues;

 

    a director or an immediate family member, during any 12-month period within the last three years, received more than $120,000 in direct compensation from us, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided that such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service);

 

    a director is an executive officer of a charitable organization and our annual charitable contributions to the organization (exclusive of gift-match payments), in any single fiscal year within any of the last three years, exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2% of such organization’s total charitable receipts;

 

    a director is a partner of or of counsel to a law firm that, in any of the last three years, performed substantial legal services to us on a regular basis; or

 

    a director is a partner, officer or employee of an investment bank or consulting firm that, in any of the last three years, performed substantial services to us on a regular basis.

For relationships not described above or otherwise not covered in the above examples, a majority of our independent directors, after considering all of the relevant circumstances, may make a determination whether or not such relationship is material and whether the director may therefore be considered independent under the NYSE listing standards. We will also consider and determine that members of our Audit Committee and Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee satisfy the additional independence requirements of the NYSE and SEC for such committees.

Director affiliations and transactions will be regularly reviewed to ensure that there are no conflicts or relationships with New Energizer that might impair a director’s independence. Every year, we will submit a questionnaire to each director and executive officer, in addition to conducting our own internal review, for the purpose of identifying certain potentially material transactions or relationships between each director, or any member of his or her immediate family, and New Energizer, our senior management and our independent auditor.

 

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Committees of the Board of Directors

Effective upon the completion of the distribution, our Board of Directors, which we refer to as “our Board,” will have the following standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee, and a Finance and Oversight Committee. The full membership of each of the committees will be subject to the determination of our Board of Directors once it is fully constituted.

Audit Committee. Bill G. Armstrong, John E. Klein, Patrick J. Moore and John R. Roberts are expected to be the members of our Board’s Audit Committee. John R. Roberts is expected to be the Audit Committee Chairman. Our Board of Directors is expected to determine that at least one member of the Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” for purposes of the rules of the SEC. In addition, our Board is expected to determine that at least one member of the Audit Committee has accounting or related financial management expertise and that each member is financially literate as required by NYSE rules. In addition, we expect that our Board of Directors will determine that each of the members of the Audit Committee will be independent, as defined by the rules of the NYSE, Section 10A(m)(3) of the Exchange Act, and in accordance with our Corporate Governance Principles. The Audit Committee will review auditing, accounting, financial reporting and internal control functions. It will be responsible for engaging and supervising our independent accountants, resolving differences between management and our independent accountants regarding financial reporting, pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by our independent accountants, and establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters. The head of our internal audit department will report directly to the Audit Committee and will provide the Audit Committee reports on the internal audit department’s findings.

Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee. Bill G. Armstrong, Cynthia Brinkley, Kevin J. Hunt and James C. Johnson are expected to be the members of our Board’s Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee. James C. Johnson is expected to be the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee Chairman. Our Board of Directors is expected to determine that each member of the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee will be independent, as defined by the rules of the NYSE and in accordance with our Corporate Governance Principles. In addition, we expect that the members of the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee will qualify as “non-employee directors” for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and as “outside directors” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee will set compensation of our executive officers, approve deferrals under our deferred compensation plan, administer our incentive stock plans and grant equity-based awards, including performance-based awards, under those plans. The Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee will administer and approve performance-based awards under our executive officer bonus plan and will establish performance criteria for performance-based awards and certify as to their achievement. The committee will monitor management compensation and benefit programs, and review principal employee relations policies. It will also recommend nominees for election as directors or executive officers to our Board of Directors, as well as committee memberships and compensation and benefits for directors, administer our stock ownership guidelines, conduct the annual self-assessment process of our Board and its committees, and regularly review and update our Corporate Governance Principles.

Finance and Oversight Committee. Alan R. Hoskins, Kevin J. Hunt, John E. Klein, J. Patrick Mulcahy and W. Patrick McGinnis are expected to be the members of our Board’s Finance and Oversight Committee. W. Patrick McGinnis is expected to be the Finance and Oversight Committee Chairman. The Finance and Oversight Committee will review our financial condition, objectives and strategies, and acquisitions and other major transactions, and make recommendations to our Board concerning financing requirements and dividend policy, foreign currency management and pension fund performance, and act on behalf of our Board in the intervals between board meetings as determined by the Board.

Our Board of Directors expects to adopt a written charter for each of the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee, and the Finance and Oversight Committee. These charters will be posted on our website in connection with the separation.

 

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During our fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, New Energizer was not an independent company, and did not have a compensation committee or any other committee serving a similar function. Decisions as to the compensation of those who currently serve as our executive officers were made by ParentCo, as described in the section of this information statement captioned “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

Corporate Governance

Shareholder Recommendations for Director Nominees

Our amended and restated bylaws will contain provisions that address the process by which a shareholder may nominate an individual to stand for election to our Board of Directors. We expect that our Board of Directors will adopt a policy concerning the evaluation of shareholder recommendations of Board candidates by the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee.

Corporate Governance Principles

Our Board of Directors is expected to adopt a set of Corporate Governance Principles in connection with the separation to assist it in guiding our governance practices. These practices will be regularly re-evaluated by the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee in light of changing circumstances in order to continue serving New Energizer’s best interests and the best interests of our shareholders.

Communicating with our Board of Directors

Our Corporate Governance Principles will include procedures by which shareholders and other interested parties who would like to communicate their concerns to one or more members of our Board of Directors, a Board committee or the independent non-management directors as a group may do so, including by writing to any such party at Energizer SpinCo, Inc., c/o Corporate Secretary, 533 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63141.

Our “whistleblower” policy will prohibit us and any of our employees from retaliating or taking any adverse action against anyone for raising a concern.

Director Qualification Standards

Our Corporate Governance Principles will provide that the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing with our Board of Directors the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the makeup of our Board of Directors and developing criteria for identifying and evaluating Board candidates.

The process that the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee will use to identify a nominee to serve as a member of our Board of Directors will depend on the qualities being sought. From time to time, we may engage an executive search firm to assist the committee in identifying individuals qualified to be Board members. The committee will consider the knowledge, experience, diversity, and personal and professional integrity of potential directors, as well as their willingness to devote the time necessary to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of membership on our Board. The committee may re-evaluate the relevant criteria for Board membership from time to time in response to changing business factors or regulatory requirements. Our full Board of Directors will be responsible for selecting candidates for election as directors based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee.

 

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Risk Oversight and Risk Management

The role of our Board of Directors in risk oversight will be consistent with our leadership structure, with management having day-to-day responsibility for assessing and managing our risk exposure and our Board of Directors and its committees providing oversight in connection with those efforts, with particular focus on the most significant risks facing us.

The risk oversight responsibility of our Board of Directors and its committees will be enabled by management reporting processes that are designed to provide visibility to our Board of Directors about the identification, assessment and management of critical risks, and management’s risk mitigation strategies. Management of day-to-day operational, financial and legal risks will be the responsibility of our operational and executive leadership. We will maintain a Risk Committee of senior personnel in a number of functional areas. The Risk Committee will be sponsored jointly by our chief financial officer and general counsel.

Policies on Business Ethics

In connection with the separation, we will adopt a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which we refer to as the “Code of Conduct,” that will require all our business activities to be conducted in compliance with laws, regulations and ethical principles and values. All of our directors, officers, and employees will be required to read, understand and abide by the requirements of the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct will be accessible on our website. Any waiver of the Code of Conduct for directors or executive officers may be made only by our Board of Directors. We will disclose any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code of Conduct for the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, on our website within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver. In addition, we will disclose any waiver from the Code of Conduct for the other executive officers and for directors on our website.

Procedures for Treatment of Complaints Regarding Accounting, Internal Accounting Controls, and Auditing Matters

In accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we expect that our Audit Committee will adopt procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, and auditing matters and to allow for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees and others of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview of Compensation Determinations Prior to the Separation and Named Executive Officers

Until the separation, we will be a wholly owned subsidiary of ParentCo, and therefore ParentCo’s senior management and the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee (“ParentCo’s NECC”) of ParentCo’s Board of Directors determined our historical compensation strategy. Since the information presented in the compensation tables of this information statement relates to fiscal year 2014, which ended on September 30, 2014, this Compensation Discussion and Analysis focuses primarily on ParentCo’s compensation programs and decisions with respect to fiscal year 2014 and the processes for determining fiscal year 2014 compensation while we were part of ParentCo. Specifically, in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we:

 

    describe the anticipated features of our compensation program following the separation;

 

    describe ParentCo’s goals for compensating our named executive officers, who are identified below, in fiscal year 2014;

 

    describe the elements of ParentCo’s compensation program and explain how executive compensation decisions in fiscal year 2014 reflect ParentCo’s business performance; and

 

    explain the tables and other disclosures that follow this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

In connection with the separation, our Board of Directors will form its own Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee. Following the separation, that committee will determine our executive compensation strategy.

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis presents historical compensation information for the following individuals, whom we refer to as our “named executive officers”:

 

    Alan R. Hoskins, President and Chief Executive Officer; prior to the separation, Mr. Hoskins served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Household Products;

 

    Brian K. Hamm, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; prior to the separation, Mr. Hamm served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of ParentCo; and

 

    Mark S. LaVigne, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; prior to the separation, Mr. LaVigne served as Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary as well as Separation Lead.

Additional information about New Energizer’s expected senior executive team following the separation is set forth in the section of this information statement captioned “Management-Executive Officers Following the Distribution.”

Anticipated Compensation Program Design Following the Separation

Our Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee has not yet been established and therefore has not established a specific set of objectives or principles for our executive compensation program. Until the separation, ParentCo’s NECC will continue to make certain compensation decisions and take actions regarding our compensation philosophy, principles and program design. Following the separation, such decisions will be made, and related actions taken, by our Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee.

It is anticipated that ParentCo’s NECC, and after the separation, our Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee, will establish objectives and principles similar to the objectives and principles that ParentCo maintained for its compensation program in fiscal year 2014, as described in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

 

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We expect that our executive compensation program following the separation will generally include the same elements as ParentCo’s executive compensation program. In connection with the separation, we expect to adopt an equity incentive plan under which various awards in respect of our common stock may be granted to our employees and directors as well as an annual cash bonus program. We expect that the terms of these plans will be similar to those of ParentCo’s Second Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Stock Plan and ParentCo’s annual cash bonus program, respectively. We also expect to adopt stock ownership guidelines in connection with the separation that are similar to those adopted by ParentCo.

In addition, we expect to provide change in control severance benefits to our named executive officers that are similar to those currently provided by ParentCo to our named executive officers. In connection with the separation, we will assume from ParentCo the obligation to provide our named executive officers the benefits provided for in their respective change of control employment agreements with ParentCo. We also expect to adopt a defined contribution 401(k) plan, excess 401(k) plan and deferred compensation plan that are similar to those maintained by ParentCo and to assume certain liabilities related to employees of New Energizer under these plans. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Agreements with ParentCo—Employee Matters Agreement” for information on the allocation of liabilities with respect to employees and employee benefit plans between ParentCo and New Energizer.

Once established, our Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee will review the impact of our separation from ParentCo and all aspects of compensation and make appropriate adjustments to our compensation programs and practices.

Principles of ParentCo’s Compensation Program

ParentCo is committed to maintaining competitive compensation practices. The principles ParentCo follows are:

Pay for Performance . ParentCo’s primary goal is to instill a “pay for performance” culture throughout its organization, with a significant portion of targeted compensation for its named executive officers dependent upon achievement of performance goals, and forfeited if goals are not achieved.

Competitive Total Compensation Packages . ParentCo strives to attract and retain strong executive leaders, with competitive total compensation opportunities near the 50th percentile of its peer group. ParentCo’s compensation program is designed to motivate these leaders with objectives aligned with operating results and execution of significant initiatives.

Alignment with Shareholder Interests . A substantial portion of our named executive officers’ total compensation is in the form of restricted stock equivalents and ParentCo has stock ownership guidelines for its executive officers and prohibitions on the hedging of ParentCo stock, in order to align the compensation received by executives with the returns received by ParentCo’s shareholders.

Key Elements of Executive Compensation in Fiscal Year 2014

In the beginning of fiscal 2013, ParentCo’s NECC made several significant changes to executive officer compensation in order to improve its linkage to shareholder value and streamline executive compensation programs.

 

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Continued enhancements to the long-term incentive program

Beginning in fiscal 2013, ParentCo’s NECC adopted three metrics for the long-term incentive program, replacing the Adjusted EPS metric used in past years. At the start of fiscal year 2014, ParentCo’s NECC reviewed the compensation elements and determined that the compensation elements adopted in fiscal 2013 continued to be consistent with ParentCo’s compensation philosophy and approved the same metrics for fiscal year 2014:

 

    adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC) , to support ParentCo’s focus on cash flow, including improved working capital performance, and to emphasize the importance of capital allocation decisions;

 

    cumulative adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) , to emphasize growth in core operating earnings; and

 

    relative total shareholder return to further ensure that realized results are aligned with, and shareholder value creation results from ROIC and EBITDA can be further impacted by relative total shareholder return.

For fiscal year 2014, to continue to enhance the emphasis on ParentCo’s performance, ParentCo’s NECC adjusted the mix of restricted stock equivalents by increasing the performance-based portion to 75% of the restricted stock equivalents available to be earned at target. This is an increase from 54% of the restricted stock equivalents at target in fiscal 2013.

Multiple metrics of the short-term incentive program

Beginning in fiscal 2013, ParentCo’s NECC also approved four metrics to measure performance in the short-term incentive program, replacing the Adjusted EPS metric used in past years. At the start of fiscal year 2014, ParentCo’s NECC reviewed the compensation elements and determined that the compensation elements adopted in fiscal 2013 continued to be consistent with ParentCo’s compensation philosophy and approved the same metrics for fiscal year 2014:

 

    Company-wide cost savings associated with restructurings, which constitutes 20% of the weighting, to focus on delivering the three-year global cost savings to investors announced by ParentCo, to be paid annually, as cost savings for the multi-year restructuring project are achieved;

 

    adjusted earnings per share (EPS) , which constitutes 30% of the weighting, to encourage executives to deliver on bottom-line results;

 

    Company-wide pre-tax adjusted operating profit , which constitutes 30% of the weighting, to reward operating performance; and

 

    adjusted net working capital as a percentage of sales (NWC) , which constitutes 20% of the weighting, to encourage improved management of working capital.

 

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Elements of Compensation

The elements of ParentCo’s fiscal year 2014 executive compensation program as well as the purpose of each item are shown in the following table:

 

Compensation Element

  

Description

 

Purpose

Base Salary

   Annual fixed salary, payable in cash.   Helps attract and retain key individuals.

Annual Cash Bonus

  

Bonuses are payable in cash upon achievement of the pre-determined company-wide metrics:

 

•    Adjusted EPS target (30%)

 

•    Adjusted Operating Profit (30%)

 

•    Three-Year global Cost Savings (20%)

 

•    Adjusted Net Working Capital (20%)

  Promotes achievement of company-wide performance goals.

Three Year Equity Awards

   75% of the restricted stock equivalents available to be awarded at target vest, based on performance targets of three metrics: (i) adjusted return on invested capital, (ii) cumulative adjusted EBITDA and (iii) results from (i) and (ii) above can be further impacted by ParentCo’s relative total shareholder return. The remaining portion vests on the third anniversary of the grant if the recipient remains employed with ParentCo.  

Promotes achievement of long-term company-wide earnings performance goals.

 

Provides a direct link to shareholder interests by tying a significant portion of executive’s personal wealth to the performance of ParentCo’s common stock.

 

Vesting requirements help to retain key employees.

Supplemental Retirement Plans

   Executives participate in the retirement plans available for all employees; the supplemental retirement plans restore retirement benefits otherwise limited by federal statute.   Ensures that our named executive officers receive the same relative value compared to other employees who are not subject to these limits.

Change of Control Severance Agreements

   Executives are entitled to benefits in the event of a change of control only if they are involuntarily terminated (or they resign for good cause) following a change of control of ParentCo.   Allows executives to make decisions focusing on the interests of shareholders while using a “double trigger” (a change of control plus termination) to avoid a windfall.

Objectives

The key objective of ParentCo’s compensation philosophy is to reward management based upon their success in increasing shareholder value. With a focus on achieving this overarching goal, the overall executive compensation program is designed to provide a compensation package that will enable ParentCo to attract and retain highly talented executives and maintain a performance-oriented culture.

Pay for Performance

ParentCo’s goal is to instill a “pay for performance” culture throughout its operations, with total compensation opportunities targeted near the 50 th percentile of its peer group.

 

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In 2014, a significant portion of targeted compensation for ParentCo’s named executive officers, consisting of the annual cash bonus and three-year equity awards, was variable—not fixed—compensation, rewarding our named executive officers for the achievement of outstanding and sustained Company performance, which builds shareholder value. ParentCo believes this compensation structure offers higher potential rewards for superior performance, and significantly lower compensation for results below target.

Competitive Total Compensation Package

ParentCo’s executive officers are highly experienced, with average industry experience of over 20 years, and have been successful in diversifying ParentCo’s businesses, improving operating results and sustaining long-term adjusted EPS growth. Because of management’s level of experience and successful track record, as well as the value of maintaining continuity in senior executive positions, ParentCo views retention of key executives as critical to the ongoing success of its operations. Consequently, ParentCo:

 

    targets total compensation packages near the 50 th percentile of ParentCo’s peer group of companies to help retain key executives and remain competitive in attracting new employees; and

 

    establishes vesting periods for ParentCo’s time-based equity-based awards, to provide additional retention incentives.

ParentCo’s executive compensation program also includes features to address other compensation-related issues such as retirement concerns of employees, which ParentCo believes have played an important role in its executive compensation structure.

Alignment with Shareholder Interests

A significant portion of ParentCo’s compensation program consists of equity grants that align its officers’ interests with those of shareholders by tying a significant portion of the officers’ personal wealth to the performance of ParentCo’s common stock.

ParentCo’s incentive compensation program focuses on a combination of short- and long-term profitability metrics and other metrics which motivate the achievement of significant corporate project goals. Specifically, in the short-term incentive plan, ParentCo uses two profitability metrics, with a combined weighing at 60% of the total annual bonus opportunity, and two project metrics, with a combined weighting at 40% of the total bonus opportunity.

Profitability Metrics

 

    Adjusted EPS (30% weighting), aligned with overall performance

 

    Adjusted Operating Profit (30% weighting), aligned with underlying operational performance

Project Metrics

 

    Company-Wide Three-Year Global Cost Savings (20% weighting), supporting ParentCo’s 2013 restructuring

 

    Net Working Capital as a Percentage of Sales (20% weighting), supporting ParentCo’s net working capital initiative

During fiscal year 2014, the long-term incentive plan performance restricted stock equivalents, approved in November 2011, vested based on compound annual growth in adjusted EPS over the three-year performance period, which aligned with shareholder interests in adjusted EPS growth and stock price appreciation during the performance period.

 

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Implementation of the Compensation Program

ParentCo’s Board of Directors has delegated authority to ParentCo’s NECC to approve all compensation and benefits for ParentCo’s executive officers. ParentCo’s NECC sets executive salaries and bonuses, reviews executive benefit programs, including change in control severance agreements, and grants cash bonus awards to ParentCo’s executive officers under ParentCo’s cash bonus program, as well as equity awards to executives under ParentCo’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Stock Plan.

To assist ParentCo’s NECC in evaluating ParentCo’s executive and director compensation programs on a competitive market basis, ParentCo’s NECC has directly retained an outside consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC, which is asked to:

 

    provide comparative market data for ParentCo’s peer group (and other companies, as needed) with respect to the compensation of ParentCo’s named executive officers and directors;

 

    analyze ParentCo’s compensation and benefit programs relative to its peer group; and

 

    advise ParentCo’s NECC on trends in compensation and governance practices and on management proposals with respect to executive compensation.

ParentCo’s NECC has reviewed the independence of Meridian and has determined that Meridian has no conflicts of interest. In particular:

 

    Meridian does not provide any other services to ParentCo.

 

    ParentCo’s NECC has sole authority to retain or replace Meridian in its role as its consultant.

 

    ParentCo’s NECC regularly reviews the performance and independence of Meridian, as well as fees paid.

 

    Management has retained a separate consultant, Towers Watson, which advises management (but not ParentCo’s NECC) on market trends in executive compensation, provides ad hoc analysis and recommendations, and reviews and comments on compensation proposals.

ParentCo believes that having separate consultants promotes Meridian’s independence.

A representative of Meridian attends committee meetings as requested to serve as a resource on executive and director compensation matters. In order to encourage independent review and discussion of executive compensation matters, ParentCo’s NECC meets with Meridian in executive session.

Meridian, with input from ParentCo’s NECC, has developed a customized peer group of 24 companies based on a variety of criteria, including consumer products businesses, businesses with a strong brand focus, competitors for executive talent, and similarly-sized businesses in terms of revenue.

Meridian uses data provided by that peer group to determine a market comparison for ParentCo’s executive compensation program. Total compensation opportunities are targeted at the 50th percentile of the peer group. The market comparison is made for each key component of compensation, including base pay, target annual bonus, target total cash compensation and grant-date value of long-term incentives. Meridian also analyzes the aggregate equity utilization as compared to the peer group. In addition, Meridian reviews the terms of our change-in-control program for ParentCo’s executives for consistency with market practices.

 

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The peer group utilized by Meridian, and approved by ParentCo’s NECC, for its review of fiscal year 2014 executive compensation consists of the following companies. The industries in which the companies are engaged are noted: (1) household products; (2) personal care; (3) food and beverage; and (4) apparel.

 

Avery Dennison(1)   Del Monte Foods Company(3)   Hasbro(1)   NuSkin Enterprises(2)
Avon Products(2)   Elizabeth Arden(2)   The Hershey Company(3)   Revlon(2)
Brown-Forman(3)   Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.(2)   Masco Corporation(1)   S.C. Johnson & Son(1)
Church & Dwight(1)(2)  

Fortune Brands Home &

Security, Inc.(1)

  Mattel, Inc.(1)   The Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company(1)
The Clorox Company(1)   Hallmark Cards(1)   Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.(3)   The Sherwin-Williams Company(1)
Colgate-Palmolive Company(2)   Hanesbrands(4)   Newell Rubbermaid(1)   Tupperware Brands Company(1)

The following table provides an overview of how ParentCo compared to its peer group companies based on revenue:

 

(in millions of dollars)    Revenue  

75 th Percentile

     6,808   

50 th Percentile

     4,307   

25 th Percentile

     2,898   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

     4,600   

Results of 2014 Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

At ParentCo’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on January 27, 2014, ParentCo submitted a proposal to its shareholders for an advisory vote on our fiscal year 2013 compensation awarded to its named executive officers. ParentCo’s shareholders approved the proposal with approximately 94% of the votes cast in favor of the proposal. ParentCo believes that the outcome of its say-on-pay vote signals its shareholders’ support of the approach of ParentCo’s NECC to executive compensation, specifically our efforts to attract, retain and motivate ParentCo’s named executive officers.

ParentCo was pleased with its shareholders’ support of its fiscal 2013 compensation program, and ParentCo’s NECC continues to review ParentCo’s executive compensation practices to further align its compensation practices with its pay-for-performance philosophy and shareholder interests. ParentCo values the opinions of its shareholders and will continue to consider the outcome of future say-on-pay votes, as well as feedback received throughout the year, when making compensation decisions for its named executive officers.

Elements of Compensation

Base Pay

ParentCo benchmarks base pay against its peer group annually as a guide to setting compensation for key positions, including our named executive officers, in the context of prevailing market practices. ParentCo’s management and ParentCo’s NECC believe an important benchmark for base salaries is the 50th percentile for the peer group, but also that it is important to consider the interplay of all of the benchmarked components of total compensation as well as the individual’s performance.

 

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At the beginning of each fiscal year ParentCo’s NECC establishes the salaries of ParentCo’s executive officers (other than the chief executive officer) based on recommendations of the chief executive officer. These recommendations are based on an assessment of the individual’s responsibilities, experience and individual performance. Where the recommendations of ParentCo’s chief executive officer and compensation consultant for the salaries of executives remain within the targeted range relative to the peer group, and ParentCo’s NECC concurs with the assessment of performance, ParentCo’s NECC has historically approved the recommendations made by ParentCo’s chief executive officer.

The salary of ParentCo’s chief executive officer is set by ParentCo’s NECC, taking into account the recommendation of the compensation consultant of ParentCo’s NECC. In connection with that review, Meridian, without input from management, provides ParentCo’s NECC with a range of possible salary and long-term incentive award levels. ParentCo’s NECC uses this information, along with its analysis of the performance and contributions of ParentCo’s chief executive officer against performance goals, to determine an appropriate salary.

ParentCo’s NECC evaluated the base salaries of our named executive officers at its November 2013 meeting and set the base salaries of our named executive officers for fiscal year 2014 as follows: Mr. Hoskins—$460,000; Mr. Hamm—$301,600 and Mr. LaVigne—$440,000.

Incentive Programs

ParentCo’s NECC has annually approved a two-tier incentive compensation structure for ParentCo’s key executives, consisting of an annual performance program, paid in cash, and a three-year performance program, paid in restricted stock equivalents. Consistent with the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), awards to officers under ParentCo’s annual performance program are made under the terms of ParentCo’s shareholder-approved executive officer bonus plan, and the three-year performance awards are granted under the terms of ParentCo’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Stock Plan.

Annual Cash Bonus Program

Annual cash bonuses to our named executive officers are based on a percentage of the executive’s annual salary, and adjusted based on performance on metrics determined by ParentCo’s NECC. The 2014 annual bonus program was designed to measure performance against four metrics:

 

    Adjusted EPS (30% of the named executive officer’s bonus target)

 

    Adjusted Operating Profit (30% of the named executive officer’s bonus target)

 

    Company-wide Three-Year Global Cost Savings (20% of the named executive officer’s bonus target)

 

    Adjusted NWC (20% of the named executive officer’s bonus target)

The performance goals for each metric were set by ParentCo’s NECC at the beginning of the fiscal year. ParentCo’s NECC assigned individual “bonus targets” to each of the officers, based upon individual performance and prevailing market practice information provided by the consultant of ParentCo’s NECC. For fiscal year 2014, the following “bonus targets,” defined as a percentage of the individual’s base pay, were assigned to our named executive officers:

 

    Mr. Hoskins—80%

 

    Mr. Hamm—50%

 

    Mr. LaVigne—65%

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the payout. Due to changes in the compensation of our named executives for the period covered by the Cost Savings pool (one of the performance metrics), however, the calculation of the overall bonus payouts differed slightly for each named executive. For fiscal year 2014, the following combined weighted payout ratio for each of our named executive officers was:

 

    Mr. Hoskins—167%

 

    Mr. Hamm—167%

 

    Mr. LaVigne—156%

These payouts are based on outcomes under the following performance metrics.

Adjusted EPS.

Adjusted EPS means ParentCo’s diluted earnings per share, determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), subject to adjustment for certain limited matters, including the effects of acquisitions, divestitures, extraordinary dividends, stock splits or stock dividends, recapitalizations, extraordinary transactions such as mergers or spin-offs, reorganizations, unusual or nonrecurring non-cash accounting impacts and costs associated with restructurings.

The threshold, target and stretch achievement levels, and the percent payout at each level, are as follows:

 

FY14 Annual Bonus

(30% of Bonus Target)

   Threshold      Target      Stretch  
   35% Payout      100% Payout      200% Payout  

Adjusted EPS

   $ 6.90       $ 7.30       $ 7.70   

Bonuses indicated increase proportionately in 1/10th of 1% increments for final results between the goals indicated with maximum bonus at stretch. No bonuses tied to ParentCo’s performance are paid for results below the Threshold goal.

ParentCo’s NECC, in consultation with management, considered whether to adjust for the negative financial impact (or whether to exercise its negative discretion to disregard the impact) of the following events when determining the achievement of targets: (i) costs associated with restructuring operations, (ii) costs associated with ParentCo’s efforts to effect the separation, and (iii) various integration and transaction costs. ParentCo’s NECC reviewed the adjustments and, through the use of its negative discretion, reduced the adjusted EPS ParentCo reported of $7.32 to $7.26, which reduced the amount of the awards payable under the annual bonus plan to 93.5% of target.

Adjusted Operating Profit.

Adjusted Operating Profit means net earnings plus taxes and interest expense, subject to adjustment for certain limited matters, including the effects of acquisitions, divestitures, extraordinary dividends, stock splits or stock dividends, recapitalizations, extraordinary transactions such as mergers or spin-offs, reorganizations, unusual or nonrecurring non-cash accounting impacts and costs associated with restructuring.

The threshold, target and stretch achievement levels, and the percent payout at each level, are as follows:

 

     Threshold      Target      Stretch  

(30% of Bonus Target)

   35% Payout      100% Payout      200% Payout  

Adjusted Operating Profit

   $ 748.2M       $ 783.5M       $ 819.5M   

Bonuses indicated increase proportionately in 1/10th of 1% increments for final results between the goals indicated with maximum bonus at stretch. No bonuses tied to ParentCo’s performance are paid for results below the Threshold goal.

 

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ParentCo’s NECC, in consultation with management, considered whether to adjust for the negative financial impact (or whether to exercise its negative discretion to disregard the impact) of the following events when determining the achievement of targets: (i) costs associated with restructuring operations, (ii) costs associated with our efforts to effect the separation, and (iii) various integration and transaction costs. ParentCo’s NECC reviewed the adjustments and, through the use of its negative discretion, reduced the amount of the awards and amounts payable under the annual bonus plan from $764.1 to $753.6, resulting in a payout of 44.9% of target.

Company-wide Three-Year Global Cost Savings.

ParentCo’s Company-wide Three-Year Global Cost Savings bonus metric was adopted by ParentCo’s NECC in support of ParentCo’s multi-year restructuring program, under which ParentCo expected to realize gross annualized pre-tax cost savings of approximately $200 million by fiscal 2015.

Because the restructuring program encompasses a three-year period, the cost savings bonus metric is a pool comprised of 20% of each named executive officer’s total bonus for the three years of the restructuring program. For fiscal year 2014, no bonus payment would have been made unless cost savings generated by the restructuring program exceeded $45 million. To the extent cost savings exceeded $45 million, the cost savings generated by the restructuring program would be divided by $200 million, and then multiplied by 100 to give the percentage payout of the three-year pool. In order to encourage performance beyond the initial program targets, if cost savings generated by the program were greater than $200 million but less than $250 million, the portion of the individual’s bonus target attributable to cost savings will be equal to the stretch payout factor (cost savings minus $200 million, divided by $50 million), multiplied by 20% of the individual’s annual bonus target multiplied by 3 (the number of years in the pool), in addition to the amount above. Payout under this program was approved at stretch. In fiscal year 2014, the restructuring program generated cost savings of $255 million. Accordingly, the 20% portion of the annual bonus program attributable to Cost Savings paid out 148.4% of the three-year pool target, which comprised the remainder of the pool following the initial payout of the pool in fiscal 2013.

Adjusted NWC

ParentCo’s Adjusted NWC metric was adopted by ParentCo’s NECC in support of ParentCo’s working capital management initiative, under which ParentCo committed to improving working capital as a percent of sales in excess of 400 basis points, over the fiscal 2011 baseline metric of 22.9% which ParentCo estimates would result in a reduction of more than $200 million of working capital.

“Adjusted NWC” means Average Net Working Capital, divided by net sales for the performance period, as adjusted for the effect of restructuring events such as plant closings, sales of facilities or operations and business restructurings, and expressed as a percentage.

“Average Net Working Capital” means, as of the end of the performance period, the average of the last four quarter end balances for each of (i) receivables, as reported, less the portion of accrued liabilities representing trade allowance, plus (ii) inventories, as reported, minus (iii) accounts payable.

The threshold, target and stretch achievement levels, and the percent payout at each level, are as follows:

 

FY14 Annual Bonus Proposed

Metric (20% of Bonus Target)

   Threshold
35% Payout
    Target
100% Payout
    Stretch
200% Payout
 

Adjusted NWC

     17.5     16.5     15.0

ParentCo’s NECC, in consultation with management, considered whether to adjust for the negative financial impact (or whether to exercise its negative discretion to disregard the impact) of the effect of restructuring events when determining the achievement of targets. ParentCo’s NECC reviewed the adjustments and determined that the 15% adjusted NWC as reported should not be reduced and the payout under the Adjusted NWC metric was 200% of target.

 

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Working Capital Special Incentive Program

Due to the leadership role Mr. Hamm played in connection with our net working capital program, he also received a Working Capital Special Incentive award. The award tracked achievement of net working capital percentage sales milestones beginning in April 2012.

The working capital incentive target was 17.4% and threshold was 21.0%. Upon achievement between threshold and target performance, payout was determined according to straight-line interpolation, and Mr. Hamm received a payout of 71.1% of target ($47,610) in fiscal 2014.

Equity Awards

ParentCo’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Stock Plan authorizes ParentCo’s NECC to grant various types of equity awards. Since 2005, ParentCo’s NECC has granted to key executives primarily restricted stock equivalent awards, with achievement of company performance targets over three years as a condition to vesting of the majority of the award, and continued employment with ParentCo over the same period as a condition to vesting of the remainder of the award. See “Executive Compensation—Potential Payments Upon Termination of Change in Control.” In November 2013, ParentCo’s NECC continued this practice, awarding three-year incentive awards with a performance-based component constituting 75% of the restricted stock equivalents available to be awarded at target and a time-vesting component constituting 25% at target of the award.

Timing and Procedures for Grants

Other than in exceptional cases, such as promotions or new hires, long-term incentive awards are generally granted in the first quarter of the fiscal year (October through December), at the time when salary levels and bonus programs for the new fiscal year are determined. ParentCo’s NECC and management have agreed that it is also an appropriate time to review and consider additional awards as part of the total compensation packages.

The size of equity awards for our named executive officers granted in November 2013 was based in part upon benchmarked data from our peer group provided by Meridian valued on the date of grant. The size of awards also reflects other factors, such as officers’ individual performance, current dilution rates, and the market run-rate for equity grants among the peer group. The number of restricted stock equivalents awarded, as well as the mix between time-based and performance-based awards, are based on the amounts targeted to be delivered after three years, and the corresponding grant date value of the restricted stock equivalents. The restricted stock equivalent awards are stock-settled at the end of the three-year period, when they convert into unrestricted shares of our common stock if and to the extent that the vesting requirements are met. Performance shares are earned based on performance over the three-year performance cycle against pre-established goals. In addition to the earned award fluctuating with performance against these goals, the value of the shares also may fluctuate based on performance of ParentCo’s common stock over time. This combination of financial performance and stock price performance enhances the alignment with shareholders.

ParentCo’s chief executive officer recommends to ParentCo’s NECC the number of shares or share units to be awarded for each named executive officer (other than ParentCo’s chief executive officer). With respect to awards to ParentCo’s chief executive officer, Meridian, without input from ParentCo’s chief executive officer or other members of management, provides a range of potential awards to ParentCo’s NECC. However, ParentCo’s NECC considers alternatives outside the range and determines the award considering the competitive posture, performance of ParentCo, returns to shareholders, and experience and effectiveness of ParentCo’s chief executive officer’s leadership, as well as the input from Meridian.

Performance Awards Vesting in 2014

In fiscal year 2014, the three-year vesting period for performance awards granted in November 2011 ended. ParentCo’s NECC exercised its discretion to adjust the fiscal year 2014 adjusted EPS result down from a reported amount of $7.32 to $7.26 per share, representing a compound adjusted EPS growth for that period of 8.3%. This resulted in vesting of 126% of the awards granted at target.

 

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Grants During Fiscal Year 2014

ParentCo’s NECC approved the grant of two types of restricted stock equivalent awards to our named executive officers in fiscal year 2014, time-based awards, which vest three years from the date of grant and can increase in value if ParentCo’s stock price rises, and performance-based awards. The performance-based awards granted in 2014 measure performance against two metrics:

 

    adjusted ROIC , to support ParentCo’s focus on cash flow, including improved working capital performance, and to emphasize the importance of capital allocation decisions; and

 

    cumulative adjusted EBITDA , to reward growth in core operating earnings.

Once the initial award amount is determined, the performance equivalent awards will then be subject to adjustment based on a third metric, ParentCo’s relative total shareholder return during the three-year performance period based on a relevant group of industrial and consumer goods companies.

The number of units granted to each named executive officer is shown in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table.

Other Equity Awards

ParentCo’s NECC has, from time to time, and most recently in 2009, granted non-qualified stock options as well as restricted stock equivalent awards which vest over time. No such grants were made to our named executive officers in fiscal year 2014.

Supplemental Retirement Plans

In fiscal year 2014, our named executive officers were covered, like other ParentCo employees, by ParentCo’s defined benefit pension plan. As a qualified plan, it is subject to maximum pay and benefit limits under the tax rules. The pension restoration plan (the executive supplemental retirement plan) provides a supplement to a named executive officer’s pension benefit equal to the amount that the named executive officer would have received but for the tax limitations. Details of pension benefits under the pension restoration plan are set forth in the “Pension Benefits Table,” including the accompanying narrative.

Our named executive officers were also covered by ParentCo’s qualified defined contribution 401(k) plan, and entitled to a company match on a portion of their deferrals to the plan. The amounts which may be deferred on a tax preferred basis into the qualified plan, as well as the amount of the matching contributions, are also subject to IRS limitations. ParentCo has also established supplemental plans to compensate executives for these limits. The excess 401(k) plan permits executives to defer any excess contributions and matching payments not permitted into the qualified 401(k) plan. According to market data provided by Meridian, these types of benefits are generally offered by ParentCo’s peer group described above, often with enhanced benefit formulas (which ParentCo does not provide).

Details of the excess 401(k) plan, including the contributions, earnings and year-end balances, are set forth in the “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Table.”

Effective January 1, 2014, the pension benefit earned to date by active participants under the legacy Energizer U.S. pension plan was frozen and future retirement service benefits are no longer accrued. The elimination of the U.S. pension benefit was partially offset by an increase in the company match to contributions made by participants into ParentCo’s defined contribution and excess contribution 401(k) plans. When the pension plan was frozen, the pension restoration plan for executives was similarly frozen. Account balances in the pension plans are credited with interest based on the 30-year treasury rate measured in August of each year for the next plan year.

 

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Severance and Other Benefits Following a Change of Control

Unlike many other public companies, ParentCo has not offered employment agreements to its executives. However, ParentCo has ongoing change of control agreements with each of its executive officers, as discussed under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control.”

The change of control agreements are designed to provide executives with increased security in the event of a change of control, and allow them to weigh alternative future courses for ParentCo focused on the interests of shareholders. ParentCo’s NECC annually reviews the cost and the terms of the agreements in light of advice provided by Meridian, based upon surveys of Fortune 500 companies as well as ParentCo’s peer group, and its own internal data and expertise. ParentCo believes that the retention value provided by the agreements, and the benefit to ParentCo when the named executive officer is provided the opportunity to focus on the interests of shareholders and not his own personal financial interests, outweighs the potential cost given that:

 

    such protections are common among companies of ParentCo’s size, and allow ParentCo to offer a competitive compensation package;

 

    Meridian has advised that the aggregate projected cost of the agreements is at the lower end of prevailing practice;

 

    such costs will only be triggered if the new controlling entity involuntarily terminates the protected named executive officers, or the named executive officers are able to resign for good reason, during the protected period;

 

    the agreements include non-compete and non-solicitation covenants binding on our named executive officers, which can provide significant benefit to the new controlling entity; and

 

    the individuals with the agreements are carefully selected by ParentCo’s Board of Directors, and ParentCo believes they are critical to the process of evaluating or negotiating a potential change of control transaction or in the operation of its business during the negotiations or integration process, so that their retention would be critical to the success of any such transaction.

ParentCo’s NECC has, from time to time in the last several years, initiated further limitations on the benefits provided. In November 2011, ParentCo’s Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of ParentCo’s NECC, adopted a policy pursuant to which ParentCo will not include tax gross-up payments relating to severance payments, and instead adopt the “best-of-net” approach for change in control employment agreements entered into with executive officers after that date. Of our named executive officers, Mr. LaVigne has an agreement including the prior tax gross-up treatment, and Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Hamm each have agreements providing the “best-of-net” treatment.

A description of the projected cost, if a change of control were to have occurred on the last day of fiscal year 2014 and all of our named executive officers were terminated on that date, is provided under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control.”

In connection with the separation, we will assume from ParentCo the obligation to provide our named executive officers the benefits provided for in their respective change of control agreements.

Strategic Transaction Incentive Agreements

In connection with the separation, ParentCo’s NECC approved Strategic Transaction Incentive Agreements for Mr. LaVigne and Mr. Hamm due to the leadership roles each individual will have in the execution of the separation. The agreements provide that upon the completion of the separation, Mr. LaVigne and Mr. Hamm will be entitled to receive a special cash bonus equal to $660,000 and $301,600 respectively; provided, that each of them completes performance objectives related to leadership of the execution of the separation.

 

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The agreements contain non-compete provisions that prohibit Mr. LaVigne and Mr. Hamm from competing against ParentCo and its affiliates for one year after termination. The agreements also contain non-solicitation, non-interference and confidentiality obligations. The agreements also provide that if ParentCo is subject to a change of control or if the recipient is terminated without cause prior to the completion of the separation, the recipient will be entitled to receive a pro-rated portion of the special cash bonus.

Perquisites

ParentCo offers a limited number of perquisites for our named executive officers, consisting of the executive financial planning program, executive long-term disability plan, and executive excess liability plan. ParentCo’s Board of Directors has also authorized individuals to bring family members and guests along on business flights. ParentCo regularly reviews the benefits provided to its executives and make appropriate modifications based on peer group analysis and the evaluation of ParentCo’s NECC of the retentive value of these benefits.

Stock Ownership Requirements

ParentCo’s stock ownership guidelines provide that ParentCo’s chief executive officer must maintain ownership of ParentCo’s common stock with a value of at least five times his base salary, and other executive officers must maintain common stock ownership with a value of at least three times their base salaries. New executive officers are given a period of five years to attain full compliance with the guidelines.

For purposes of this determination, stock ownership includes shares of ParentCo’s common stock which are owned directly or by family members residing with the named executive officer or by family trusts, as well as vested options, vested and deferred restricted stock equivalents, unvested restricted stock equivalents (other than equivalents subject to achievement of performance targets), and common stock or stock equivalents credited to an officer under ParentCo’s defined contribution 401(k) plan, ParentCo’s excess 401(k) plan, or ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan. As of September 30, 2014, each of our named executive officers was in compliance with the guidelines.

Trading in Energizer Stock

Under ParentCo’s insider trading policy, directors, officers and employees or their designees are prohibited from engaging in speculative trading or hedging transactions in ParentCo’s securities, including prohibitions on:

 

    Investing or trading in market-traded options on ParentCo’s securities— i.e ., puts and calls; or

 

    Purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) that are designed to profit from, hedge or offset any change in the market value of equity securities (1) granted to the director, officer or employee by ParentCo as part of the compensation of the employee or member of ParentCo’s Board of Directors; or (2) held, directly or indirectly, by the director, officer or employee; or

 

    Engaging in “short-sales” of ParentCo’s securities— i.e ., selling ParentCo’s stock not owned at the time of the sale; or

 

    Speculating on relatively short-term price movements of ParentCo’s securities— i.e ., engaging in a purchase and sale of ParentCo’s stock within a short period of time.

The policy also prohibits the transfer of funds into or out of ParentCo’s stock equivalent funds in ParentCo’s benefit plans while in possession or aware of material non-public information, or engaging in any other transaction involving ParentCo’s securities that suggests the misuse of information that is unavailable to the general public.

 

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Deductibility of Certain Executive Compensation

U.S. tax laws set a limit on deductible compensation of $1,000,000 per year per person for ParentCo’s chief executive officer and ParentCo’s next three highest paid officers (other than the chief financial officer). Performance-based awards, which meet certain requirements, are excluded when determining whether such a named executive officer has received compensation in excess of this limit. The applicable plan provisions give ParentCo’s NECC authority to require the deferral of certain bonus and salary payments to such officers in order to preserve the deductibility of those payments. By making payments under the annual cash bonus program and annual restricted stock equivalent grants contingent upon achievement of shareholder-approved performance goals, such payments may be deductible under the U.S. tax laws. ParentCo believes a significant portion of the compensation paid to our named executive officers may remain deductible as performance-based awards under shareholder-approved plans in the future. However, ParentCo’s NECC reserves the flexibility to approve compensation arrangements that are not fully tax deductible where ParentCo’s NECC considers such arrangements to be appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.

ParentCo’s NECC intends to continue to review and monitor its policy with respect to the deductibility of compensation.

COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES AS THEY RELATE TO RISK MANAGEMENT

ParentCo’s NECC annually reviews ParentCo’s compensation policies and practices for all employees, including executive officers, to determine whether, in its judgment, ParentCo’s compensation programs encourage risk-taking likely to have a material adverse effect on ParentCo. In particular, there are several design features of those programs that ParentCo’s NECC believes reduce the likelihood of excessive risk-taking:

 

    the executive compensation program design provides a balanced mix of cash and equity, annual and longer-term incentives;

 

    for the executive compensation program, maximum payout levels for bonuses and performance awards are capped;

 

    ParentCo does not grant stock options on a regular basis; and

 

    executive officers are subject to share ownership and retention guidelines.

ParentCo’s NECC determined that, for all employees of ParentCo, ParentCo’s compensation programs do not encourage excessive risk and instead encourage behavior that supports sustainable value creation.

 

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and Principal Position

  Year     Salary     Bonus
(1)
    Stock
Awards
(2)
    Option
Awards
    Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Comp. (1)(3)
    Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqual’d
Deferred
Comp.
Earnings (4)
    All Other
Compensation
(5)
    Total ($)  

Alan R. Hoskins

    2014      $ 458,350      $ 0      $ 830,001      $ 0      $ 613,425      $ 155,681      $ 65,710      $ 2,123,167   

President & Chief Executive Officer

    2013      $ 435,832      $ 0      $ 933,581      $ 0      $ 511,982      $ 133,291      $ 1,323,927      $ 3,338,613   
    2012      $ 367,076      $ 0      $ 450,064      $ 0      $ 413,400      $ 119,167      $ 692,171      $ 2,041,878   

Brian K. Hamm

    2014      $ 300,633      $ 0      $ 363,209      $ 0      $ 299,650      $ 26,724      $ 39,930      $ 1,030,146   

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

                 

Mark S. LaVigne

    2014      $ 436,665      $ 0      $ 778,159      $ 0      $ 446,858      $ 32,540      $ 56,881      $ 1,751,103   

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

                 

 

(1) All awards under ParentCo’s annual cash bonus program are based upon achievement of company performance measures established at the beginning of a performance period. Consequently, the value of all bonuses earned during the fiscal year have been included in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column of this table. See footnote (3) below.
(2) The amounts listed for fiscal year 2014 include performance-based compensation as well as compensation that vests over time (including the company match under the deferred compensation plan), assuming that the officer remains employed with ParentCo. The value of the performance-based compensation reflects the most probable outcome award value at the date of its grant in accordance with FASB ASC Section 718. ParentCo records estimated expense for the performance-based grants based on target achievement for the three-year period unless evidence exists that a different outcome is likely to occur. The maximum award value, if paid, for the performance-based awards granted in fiscal year 2014, would be: A. Hoskins, $1,260,058; B. Hamm, $551,329; and M. LaVigne, $1,181,358.
(3) The amounts reported in this column reflect bonuses earned by our named executive officers during the fiscal year under ParentCo’s annual cash bonus program, which is described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. For B. Hamm, this amount includes a portion of a bonus attributable to the Working Capital Special Incentive Program, also described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, paid in December 2013, in the amount of $47,610.
(4) The amounts reported in this column consist of:

 

  (i) aggregate changes in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefits under ParentCo’s retirement plan and the supplemental executive retirement plan, ParentCo’s pension restoration plan, which are ParentCo’s defined benefit pension plans described in the narrative to the Pension Benefits Table. For the final average earnings formula benefit under the retirement plan, this amount reflects the difference in the calculated present value of the benefit during fiscal year 2014. (To the extent that payments under the qualified retirement plan exceed limitations imposed by the IRS, the excess will be paid under the terms of the non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan.)

 

    Mr. Hoskins, $155,681

 

    Mr. Hamm, $26,725

 

    Mr. LaVigne, $32,540

 

(5) The amounts reported in this column with respect to fiscal year 2014 consist of the following:

 

  (i) Company matching contributions or accruals in ParentCo’s savings investment plan and executive savings investment plan:

 

    Mr. Hoskins, $44,350

 

    Mr. Hamm, $22,132

 

    Mr. LaVigne, $33,473

These amounts include benefits which were accrued by our named executive officers in ParentCo’s executive savings investment plan in lieu of the pension plus match account in ParentCo’s retirement plan (as described in the narrative to the “Pension Benefits Table”) due to certain limits imposed by the IRC on accruals in ParentCo’s retirement plan.

 

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  (ii) the group life insurance plan—term life insurance premiums paid by ParentCo for the first $40,000 of coverage for each of our named executive officers: $62.
  (iii) the incremental cost to ParentCo of the following perquisites provided to our named executive officers:

Executive Financial Planning Program . ParentCo reimburses our named executive officers for 80% of the cost of personal financial advisory services, up to certain annual maximums. During fiscal year 2014, the following reimbursement payments were made to our named executive officers:

 

    Mr. Hoskins, $6,000

 

    Mr. LaVigne, $4,800

Executive Excess Liability Plan. ParentCo pays the annual premium for a group policy providing each executive with personal excess liability coverage in excess of his or her primary personal liability insurance, the cost of which is borne by each executive. During fiscal year 2014, ParentCo paid $676 for each of our named executive officers.

Transportation and Living Expenses. The amounts listed in the All Other Compensation column for Mr. Hoskins do not include the amounts he repaid and/or were refunded to the Company for prior year tax equalization associated with his international assignment. The total amount repaid by Mr. Hoskins to ParentCo was $283,835.

The above list of perquisites does not include any contributions made by ParentCo’s charitable trust which may have been made at the request of any of our named executive officers. The trustees of that trust, who are employees of ParentCo, review requests for contributions to charitable organizations from employees, officers, and ParentCo’s NECC at large, and, in their sole discretion, authorize contributions in accordance with the purposes of the trust. Officers are also eligible to participate in ParentCo’s charitable trust matching gift program, which is generally available to ParentCo’s U.S. employees. Under this program, the foundation matches 100% of charitable donations of a minimum of $25 made to eligible charities, up to a maximum of $5,000 per year for each individual.

Dividend Equivalent Payments . Holders of restricted stock equivalents have the right to receive cash dividend equivalent payments on restricted stock equivalents but only if the underlying restricted stock equivalents vest. As ParentCo initiated a quarterly dividend in fiscal 2012, the amounts of such dividends are reflected in the closing price of Energizer Holdings, Inc. common stock on the NYSE and are included in the grant date fair value for the restricted stock equivalent grants made in fiscal 2013 and 2014; however, cash dividends were not reflected in grant date fair value of the restricted stock equivalents awarded to executive officers prior to fiscal 2013 as ParentCo historically did not declare regular cash dividends. Accordingly, cash dividend equivalent payments credited to our named executive officers in fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014 on unvested restricted stock equivalents awarded prior to fiscal 2013 are included in “All Other Compensation.”

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

Awards to our named executive officers, and to other key executives of ParentCo, were made in fiscal year 2014 under two separate plans or programs:

 

    potential cash awards under ParentCo’s annual cash bonus program, dependent upon achievement of company performance measures established at the beginning of the fiscal year, as described in more detail in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Incentive Programs—Annual Cash Bonus Program”;

 

    three-year restricted stock equivalent awards under the terms of ParentCo’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Stock Plan, which include a performance component and a time-vesting component, as described in more detail in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Incentive Programs—Equity Awards;” and

 

    Company-matching deferrals (payable in cash at retirement) under ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan, as described in more detail in the narrative to the “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Table” below.

 

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE

 

Name

 

Type of
Award

  Grant
Date
    Committee
Action
Date
   

 

Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards

   

 

Estimated Future
Payouts Under Equity
Incentive Plan Awards (#)

    All
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
of
Stock(#)
    All
Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of
Shares
Underlying
Options (#)
  Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
  Grant
Date
Fair
Value
of Stock
and
Option
Awards
(4)
 
        Threshold     Target     Maximum     Threshold     Target     Maximum          

A.R. Hoskins

  Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1)       $ 128,800      $ 368,000      $ 736,000                 
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

               
  Perf.Awd.     11/6/13 (2)      11/4/13              2,363        5,908        11,816            $ 630,029   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 
  Perf.Awd.: Time
Vest
    11/6/13 (3)      11/4/13                    1,969          $ 199,972   
                   

 

 

       

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

  Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1)       $ 52,780      $ 150,800      $ 301,600                 
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

               
  Perf.Awd.     11/6/13 (2)      11/4/13              1,034        2,585        5,170            $ 275,664   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 
  Perf.Awd.: Time
Vest
    11/6/13 (3)      11/4/13                    862          $ 87,545   
                   

 

 

       

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

  Bonus: Annl.Perf.(1)       $ 100,100      $ 286,000      $ 572,000                 
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

               
  Perf.Awd.     11/6/13 (2)      11/4/13              2,216        5,539        11,078            $ 590,679   
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 
  Perf.Awd.: Time
Vest
    11/6/13 (3)      11/4/13                    1,846          $ 187,480   
                   

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1) These amounts represent the amounts which potentially could have been earned under the fiscal year 2014 annual cash bonus program.
(2) Vesting of these restricted stock equivalents (the performance-linked component), awarded under the three-year performance awards granted on November 6, 2013, is subject to achievement of adjusted return on investment of capital, cumulative adjusted earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization and relative shareholder return goals over the three-year period commencing October 1, 2013, the beginning of our fiscal year 2014. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Incentive Programs—Equity Awards.”
(3) These restricted stock equivalents (the time-vesting component), awarded on November 6, 2013, will vest three years from the date of grant, if the officer remains employed with ParentCo at that time. The value of the amount calculated in accordance with accounting guidance is included in the “Stock Awards” column of the “Summary Compensation Table.”
(4) These amounts represent the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Section 718, excluding forfeiture assumptions. For the three-year performance awards, the value includes the grant date fair value of the awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Section 718, applying the same valuation model and assumptions applied for financial reporting purposes, excluding any forfeiture assumptions. These amounts may not correspond to the actual value realized by our named executive officers.

For three-year time-vesting awards, the value includes 100% of such awards, with no reduction for potential forfeiture.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END

The following types of equity awards have been granted to our named executive officers, and remain unvested, or, in the case of non-qualified stock options, unexercised, as of September 30, 2014.

 

    Non-qualified stock options granting the right to acquire shares of ParentCo’s common stock at an exercise price equal to its closing price on the date of grant. These options became fully exercisable on the third anniversary of grant, and remain exercisable over the ten-year period following grant. Outstanding option awards are described under “Option Awards,” in the table below. None of the named executive officers had any outstanding non-qualified stock options as of September 30, 2014.

 

   

Restricted stock equivalents that vest in three years and at vesting convert into non-restricted shares of ParentCo’s common stock which will then be issued to the officer. However, if the officer elected to defer receipt of such shares, they will not convert at vesting and, instead, will be issued following the officer’s retirement or other termination of employment. Vesting of restricted stock equivalents will accelerate, however, upon the death, disability, or

 

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involuntary termination (other than for cause) of the officer, and upon a change of control of ParentCo. A portion will also vest upon voluntary retirement if the awards have been held for at least 12 months and the officer is age 55 with at least 10 years of service. Unvested restricted stock equivalent awards are included under “Stock Awards—Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested,” in the table below.

 

    Restricted stock equivalents, the vesting of which is subject to the achievement of performance-linked and time-vesting conditions over a three-year period, as described in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Incentive Programs—Equity Awards.” Except as noted below, the performance awards granted in fiscal year 2012 vest based on achievement of compound growth targets for adjusted earnings per share and utilize a base adjusted earnings per share of $5.72. The maximum equivalents or units which would vest under the performance-linked component of these performance awards is included below under “Stock Awards—Equity Incentive Plan Awards,” and the number of equivalents or units that would vest under the time-vesting component is included under “Stock Awards—Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested,” in the table below. Fewer equivalents or units will vest for compound growth that is less than 12% but at least 5% over the applicable three-year period, and if growth for the period is below those thresholds, no performance-linked equivalents or units will vest.

The fiscal year 2013 and 2014 awards have similar terms but vest upon achievement of adjusted return on invested capital, cumulative adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and relative total shareholder return goals. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of Compensation—Incentive Programs—Equity Awards.”

 

    Until January 2013, voluntary deferrals of cash bonuses under ParentCo’s annual bonus program into ParentCo’s common stock unit fund of ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan received a company matching deferral of 25%, provided that the voluntary deferrals are retained in that fund for at least a year. The company matching deferrals are also credited to ParentCo’s common stock unit fund, and must remain in that fund until vested, which will occur three years from the date of initial crediting, if the officer remains employed with ParentCo at that time. Company matching deferrals will also vest upon an officer’s retirement, involuntary termination, disability or death, and upon a change of control of ParentCo. Unvested company matching deferrals as of September 30, 2014 are included under “Stock Awards—Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested,” in the table below. Effective January 1, 2013, the option to defer salary and bonuses and receive the company match was eliminated.

Non-qualified stock options, restricted stock equivalents and performance awards were granted under the terms of ParentCo’s Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Stock Plan. Company matching contributions have been granted under the terms of ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan. Awards under ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan are payable exclusively in cash at retirement or other termination of employment.

 

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END

 

    Option Awards     Stock Awards  

Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
    Option
Exercise
Price
($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number of
Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not
Vested (#)
    Market Value of
Shares or Units of
Stock That Have
Not Vested ($)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested (#)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested ($)
 

A.R. Hoskins

    0        0        —         —         9,463 (1)    $ 1,165,936        29,300 (4)    $ 3,610,053   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

  0      0      —       —       12,299 (2)  $ 1,515,360      17,856 (5)  $ 2,200,038   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

  0      0      —       —       10,260 (3)  $ 1,264,135      28,774 (6)  $ 3,545,245   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Of this total for Mr. Hoskins,

 

    2,960 restricted stock equivalents granted 11/7/11 vested in full on 11/7/14;

 

    4,534 restricted stock equivalents granted 12/10/12 will vest on 11/5/15; and

 

    1,969 restricted stock equivalents granted 11/6/13 will vest on 11/6/16.

 

(2) Of this total for Mr. Hamm,

 

    3,453 restricted stock equivalents granted 11/7/11 vested in full on 11/7/14;

 

    6,000 restricted stock equivalents granted 12/10/12 vested in full on 12/10/14;

 

    1,984 restricted stock equivalents granted 12/10/12 will vest on 11/5/15; and

 

    862 restricted stock equivalents granted 11/6/13 will vest on 11/6/16.

 

(3) Of this total for Mr. LaVigne,

 

    297 restricted stock equivalent units in ParentCo’s common stock unit fund of ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan granted as company matching deferrals in 2011 vested on 11/30/14;

 

    532 restricted stock equivalent units in ParentCo’s common stock unit fund of ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan granted as company matching deferrals in 2012 will vest on 11/30/15;

 

    3,618 restricted stock equivalents granted 11/7/11 vested in full on 11/7/14;

 

    3,967 restricted stock equivalents granted 12/10/12 will vest on 11/5/15; and

 

    1,846 restricted stock equivalents granted 11/6/13 will vest on 11/6/16.

 

(4) Of this total for Mr. Hoskins,

 

    6,906 restricted stock equivalent units represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 11/7/11—of this amount, 4,350 restricted stock equivalents vested on 11/12/14, based on annual compound growth in adjusted EPS over the preceding three-year period;

 

    10,578 restricted stock equivalents represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 12/10/12; and

 

    11,816 restricted stock equivalents represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 11/6/13.

 

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(5) Of this total for Mr. Hamm,

 

    8,058 restricted stock equivalent units represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 11/7/11—of this amount, 5,076 restricted stock equivalents vested on 11/12/14, based on annual compound growth in adjusted EPS over the preceding three-year period;

 

    4,628 restricted stock equivalents represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 12/10/12; and

 

    5,170 restricted stock equivalents represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 11/6/13.

 

(6) Of this total for Mr. LaVigne,

 

    8,440 restricted stock equivalent units represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 11/7/11—of this amount, 5,317 restricted stock equivalents vested on 11/12/14, based on annual compound growth in adjusted EPS over the preceding three-year period;

 

    9,256 restricted stock equivalents represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 12/10/12; and

 

    11,078 restricted stock equivalents represent the performance-linked component of ParentCo’s performance awards granted 11/6/13.

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED

 

     Option Awards      Stock Awards  

Name

   Number of Shares
Acquired on Exercise
(#)
     Value Realized on
Exercise ($)
     Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
(#) (1)(2)
     Value Realized on
Vesting ($)
 

A.R. Hoskins

     12,500       $ 594,089         6,489       $ 628,702   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

  0    $ 0      7,301    $ 707,370   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

  0    $ 0      7,917    $ 766,381   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) In fiscal year 2014, the time-based restricted stock equivalents granted to each of the officers in fiscal 2011 vested in accordance with the terms of the awards.

On 11/5/13, 73.8% of target of the performance restricted stock equivalent awards granted in fiscal 2011 vested in accordance with the terms of the award agreements based on adjusted EPS growth for the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2013 of 6.95%.

Upon vesting, the equivalents converted into shares of our common stock which were then issued to the officers free of any restrictions. If the officers, however, elected in advance to defer receipt of the shares of common stock, conversion will not occur until the officer terminates with ParentCo.

 

(2) Executive officers are given the opportunity to defer conversion of restricted stock until retirement. No officers elected to defer conversion of awards that vested during fiscal year 2014.

PENSION BENEFITS

Prior to January 1, 2014, ParentCo’s retirement plan covered essentially all U.S. employees of ParentCo after one year of service. As of December 31, 2013, which is the end of the first quarter of our fiscal year 2014, the plans were frozen and future retirement service benefits are no longer accrued under this retirement program. The freeze includes both ParentCo’s qualified and non-qualified plans.

 

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The Retirement Accumulation Account that was effective from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2013 included the future retirement benefits of the active participants in ParentCo’s qualified defined benefit pension plan, including our named executive officers, which were determined in accordance with a retirement accumulation formula. The participants received monthly credits equal to 6% of their eligible benefit earnings for each month, which amounts were credited with monthly interest equal to the 30-year Treasury rate that is reset annually. As a transition for older/longer-tenured employees, who may have had less time to adjust their retirement planning, including our named executive officers with age and years of service totaling at least 60 but not more than 74 as of December 31, 2009, such employees received an additional monthly credit equal to 2% of eligible benefit earnings for each month, and employees with age and years of service totaling 75 or more as of December 31, 2009 received an additional credit equal to 4% of their eligible benefit earnings for each month. These transition credits were available to eligible plan participants through 2013 (or, if earlier, their termination of employment with ParentCo).

ParentCo’s defined benefit plan has used the following other benefit calculation formulas for our named executive officers, all of which have been frozen as of the end of calendar year 2009:

 

    Pension Equity (PEP) benefit formula. Under PEP, a named executive officer is entitled to a benefit (payable in lump sum or as a monthly annuity) based on five-year average annual earnings, which were multiplied by “pension equity credits” earned with years of service. The benefit was subject to a three-year vesting period. PEP was applied for all of our named executive officers except Mr. LaVigne.

 

    PensionPlus Match Account (PPMA). The PPMA generally provided a 325% match under ParentCo’s retirement plan to those participants who made an after-tax contribution of 1% of their annual earnings to ParentCo’s savings investment plan. To the extent an officer’s PPMA benefit was unavailable due to the IRC limits, the benefit was restored under ParentCo’s excess 401(k) plan and not the pension restoration plan for executives. The benefit was generally subject to a three-year vesting requirement. The PPMA benefit was eliminated for all employees of ParentCo as of the end of calendar year 2009.

ParentCo does not have specific policies with regard to granting extra years of credited service, but ParentCo generally has not granted such extra credited service. However, the change of control employment agreements, described under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control” below, do provide, for purposes of determining the amounts to be paid under the retirement plan and the pension restoration plan, that the officers’ respective years of service with ParentCo, and their respective ages, will be deemed increased by three additional years if they are involuntarily terminated at any time prior to the expiration of the protected period of three years under the agreements.

PENSION BENEFITS TABLE

 

Name

  

Plan Name

   Number of Years
Credited Service
(#) (1)
     Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit ($) (2)
     Payments During
Last Fiscal Year ($)
 

A.R. Hoskins

   Energizer Retirement Plan      31       $ 974,240       $ 0   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan   30    $ 1,153,322    $ 0   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

Energizer Retirement Plan   6    $ 127,715    $ 0   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan   6    $ 51,765    $ 0   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

Energizer Retirement Plan   4    $ 74,769    $ 0   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan   4    $ 73,212    $ 0   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(1) The number of years of credited service reflects years of actual service. For Mr. Hoskins 14 of the years shown were with ParentCo and the remainder were with Ralston Purina Company, our former parent. In February of 2009, in order to reduce cash outlays and bolster ParentCo’s compliance with its debt covenants, ParentCo’s NECC, on a one-time basis, suspended accrual of benefits for officers in the pension restoration plan for the calendar year, and in lieu of those and other benefits, each officer was granted a 2009 performance award.
(2) Based on age, benefits are available without reduction. Assumptions utilized in the valuations are set forth in “Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of ParentCo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended September 30, 2014.

NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

ParentCo has adopted several plans or arrangements that provide for the deferral of compensation on a basis that is not tax-qualified.

Deferred Compensation Plan

Under the terms of ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan, an unfunded, non-qualified plan, prior to January 1, 2013, our named executive officers could elect to have up to 100% of their annual cash bonus deferred until their retirement or other termination of employment, or for a shorter, three-year period (at the named executive officer’s election, in advance). The amounts deferred under the terms of the plan are credited, at the election of the named executive officer, into:

 

    ParentCo’s common stock unit fund, a stock equivalent fund, with returns (based on stock price appreciation/decline) during fiscal year 2014 of 37.66%;

 

    a prime rate fund, which credits account balances at the prime rate quoted by The Wall Street Journal as of the first business day of the given quarter. For fiscal year 2014, the rate credited under this fund was 3.25%; or

 

    Vanguard measurement funds which track the performance of investment funds offered in ParentCo’s savings investment plan, a 401(k) plan, with returns during fiscal year 2014 ranging from 1.84% to 24.85%.

Interest equivalents are credited on a daily basis to the prime rate fund, and dividends and other earnings are credited to the Vanguard tracking funds and ParentCo’s common stock unit fund at the time, and to the extent, that they are paid with respect to the actual Vanguard funds or with respect to ParentCo’s shares, respectively. Units in the Vanguard tracking funds and ParentCo’s common stock unit fund can also appreciate in value as ParentCo’s common stock, or the underlying Vanguard funds, appreciate in value. All Vanguard tracking funds, other than the prime rate fund, and ParentCo’s stock fund were eliminated from the deferred compensation plan on November 14, 2014 for all non-director participants. ParentCo’s stock fund will be eliminated from the executive savings investment plan on December 15, 2014.

Until January 2013, deferrals of cash bonuses into ParentCo’s common stock unit fund during each calendar year were increased by a 25% match from ParentCo (which vests three years from the date of crediting, provided the deferred bonus is kept in that fund for at least a year). Vesting will accelerate upon a named executive officer’s retirement (which for purposes of this plan means the attainment of age 55 with ten years of service), death, permanent disability, involuntary termination, or a change in control of ParentCo (defined, for purposes of this plan, as the time when (i) an individual or group acquires more than 20% of ParentCo’s common stock, (ii) ParentCo’s continuing directors no longer constitute a majority of ParentCo’s Board of Directors, or (iii) a majority of the continuing directors approve a declaration that a change of control has occurred). Effective

 

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January 1, 2013, our named executive officers no longer have the opportunity to defer portions of their salary and bonus compensation under ParentCo’s Deferred Compensation Plan, or to receive a company match on the qualifying portion of the deferral.

Deferrals, vested company matches and certain restricted stock equivalents (both performance- and time-based) may be transferred to different investment options at the named executive officer’s discretion consistent with ParentCo’s policies related to share ownership and insider trading. Account balances for executives who were employed at our former parent, Ralston Purina Company, prior to our spin-off in 2000, also generally include amounts credited during that prior employment. Ralston assigned liability for such amounts to ParentCo in the spin-off. Long-term deferrals in the plan may be paid out in a lump sum in cash six months following termination, or in five or ten-year increments commencing the year following termination of employment.

Executive Savings Investment Plan

Under the terms of ParentCo’s executive savings investment plan, ParentCo’s excess 401(k) plan, amounts that would be contributed, either by a named executive officer or by ParentCo on his behalf, to ParentCo’s qualified defined contribution plan (the savings investment plan) but for limitations imposed by the IRC, are credited to the non-qualified executive savings investment plan. Under that plan, executives may elect to defer their contributions, and company contributions, in the form of stock equivalents under ParentCo’s common stock unit fund, which tracks the value of ParentCo’s common stock, or in any of the measurement fund options, which track the performance of the Vanguard investment funds offered under ParentCo’s qualified savings investment plan. Deferrals and vested company contributions may be transferred to different investment options at the named executive officer’s discretion. Deferrals in the executive savings investment plan, adjusted for the net investment return, are paid out in a lump sum payment, or in five or ten annual installments, following retirement or other termination of employment. ParentCo’s stock fund was eliminated from the executive savings investment plan on December 15, 2014.

Deferred Equity Awards

Our named executive officers were given the opportunity to elect, in advance, to defer receipt of vested restricted stock equivalent awards which they could be granted in the future. These awards, which have been granted under the terms of ParentCo’s 2000 and 2009 Incentive Stock Plans, as amended and restated, provide that upon vesting, the equivalents granted will convert into non-restricted shares of ParentCo’s common stock, which are then issued to the officer. If deferral was elected, the equivalents will not convert into shares of ParentCo’s common stock until six months after the officer’s termination of employment with ParentCo. In the event that ParentCo would pay any dividends on its shares of common stock, these officers will also be credited with dividend equivalents with respect to their vested stock equivalents. No other earnings are credited or paid with respect to these deferrals.

 

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NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name

 

Plan

  Executive
Contributions in
Last FY ($) (1)
    Registrant
Contributions in
Last FY ($) (2)
    Aggregate
Earnings in Last
FY ($) (3)
    Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
    Aggregate Balance
at Last FYE ($) (4)
 

A.R. Hoskins

  Def’d Comp. Plan   $ 0      $ 0      $ 476,714      $ 6,084      $ 4,116,277   
  Exec. S.I.P.   $ 43,212      $ 29,342      $ 16,646      $ 0      $ 543,640   
  Vested Stock Equivs.   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total $ 43,212    $ 29,342    $ 493,360    $ 6,084    $ 4,659,917   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

Def’d Comp. Plan $ 0    $ 0    $ 93,551    $ 1,837    $ 708,176   
Exec. S.I.P. $ 15,087    $ 7,543    $ 9,305    $ 0    $ 100,211   
Vested Stock Equivs. $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total $ 15,087    $ 7,543    $ 102,856    $ 1,837    $ 808,387   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

Def’d Comp. Plan $ 0    $ 0    $ 107,356    $ 0    $ 485,244   
Exec. S.I.P. $ 72,363    $ 18,356    $ 20,378    $ 0    $ 225,808   
Vested Stock Equivs. $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total $ 72,363    $ 18,356    $ 127,734    $ 0    $ 711,052   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The officer contributions to ParentCo’s executive savings investment plan during fiscal year 2014 consist of deferrals of salary earned with respect to fiscal year 2014.

The officer contributions of vested stock equivalents during fiscal year 2014 consist of vested but deferred restricted stock equivalents granted in previous years. The values shown are as of the date of vesting. None of our named executive officers elected to defer in fiscal year 2014.

 

(2) ParentCo’s contributions to its executive savings investment plan consist of company contributions which would have otherwise been contributed to the savings investment plan and the PPMA but for limitations imposed by the IRS. These amounts, in their entirety, are included in the All Other Compensation column of the “Summary Compensation Table.”
(3) Aggregate earnings/(losses) shown in this column consist of:

 

    amounts credited to each executive under the investment options of each of the plans, reflecting actual earnings on investment funds offered under ParentCo’s savings investment plan, a qualified 401(k) plan;

 

    in the case of the prime rate option of ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan, interest at the prime rate, quoted by the Wall Street Journal;

 

    the appreciation or depreciation in value of each of the investment options in the plans between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014;

 

    in the case of ParentCo’s common stock unit fund, earnings credited for dividends paid on ParentCo’s common stock; and

 

    the appreciation or depreciation in value of vested restricted stock equivalents (see footnote 4 below) plus earnings credited for dividends paid on ParentCo’s common stock between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014, or from the date of vesting and September 30, 2013, for awards vesting and deferred during the fiscal year. The above-market portion of interest on the prime rate option (in excess of 120% of the APR) is set forth in the column titled “Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” of the “Summary Compensation Table.” None of the named executive officers had any vested deferred restricted stock as of September 30, 2014.

 

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(4) The balances in ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan for each of our named executive officers also include amounts deferred by them, company matching deferrals, and earnings thereon, in years in which they were not named executive officers and their compensation was not included in the “Summary Compensation Table.” The balances also reflect earnings and losses during the past fiscal year.

Of the aggregate balances shown in this column, with respect to ParentCo’s executive savings investment plan $5,513 for Mr. Hoskins was previously reported as compensation in the “Summary Compensation Table” of ParentCo’s proxy statements for prior years. The balances in that plan for each of our named executive officers also include amounts contributed by them, company matching contributions and earnings thereon, in years in which they were not named executive officers and their compensation was not included in the “Summary Compensation Table.” The balances also reflect earnings and losses during the past fiscal year.

The balances for each of our named executive officers also include vested but deferred stock equivalents granted in years in which they were not named executive officers and their compensation was not included in the “Summary Compensation Table.”

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

ParentCo has not entered into general employment agreements with any of our named executive officers, nor does ParentCo’s have executive severance plans or programs. However, equity awards under ParentCo’s 2009 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended and restated, and ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan provide for acceleration of vesting of certain awards in the event of certain terminations of employment. In addition, ParentCo has entered into change of control employment agreements with our named executive officers and certain of ParentCo’s other key employees which provide for severance compensation, acceleration of vesting, tax reimbursement and continuation of benefits upon qualified termination of employment following a change of control of ParentCo.

The information below reflects the value of acceleration or incremental compensation which each of our named executive officers would receive upon the termination of his employment or upon a change in control. Because the value of awards and incremental compensation depends on several factors, actual amounts can only be determined at the time of the event.

The information is based on the following assumptions:

 

    the event of termination (death, permanent disability, involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination), or a change of control of ParentCo, occurred on September 30, 2014, the last day of fiscal year 2014;

 

    the market value of ParentCo’s common stock on that date was $123.21 (the actual closing price on September 30, 2014);

 

    each of our named executive officers was terminated on that date; and

 

    corporate and individual federal tax rates were 39.6%, Missouri state tax rate was 6% and FICA was 2.35%.

The information does not reflect benefits that are provided under ParentCo’s plans or arrangements that do not discriminate in favor of executive officers and are available generally to all salaried employees of ParentCo—such as amounts accrued under ParentCo’s savings investment plan, accumulated and vested benefits under ParentCo’s retirement plans (including ParentCo’s pension restoration plan and executive savings investment plan), health, welfare and disability benefits, and accrued vacation pay.

 

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The information below also does not include amounts under ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan or executive savings investment plan that would be paid, or vested stock equivalents that would be issued, all as described in the “Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Table,” except to the extent that a named executive officer is entitled to an accelerated benefit as a result of the termination.

Death, Disability or Termination of Employment (Other Than Upon a Change of Control)

Upon a named executive officer’s death, permanent disability, involuntary termination other than for cause (defined as termination for gross misconduct), and, in some cases, retirement, the following plans or programs provide for acceleration of certain awards. Awards are accelerated for retirement after attainment of age 55 with 10 years of service if granted 12 or more months prior to retirement date. No awards are accelerated upon other voluntary termination or involuntary termination for cause. Performance awards vesting upon retirement are paid when results for the Performance Period are met.

 

     Involuntary
Termination
   Death    Disability    Retirement After
Age 55 with 10
years of service

Three-year restricted stock awards granted 11/7/11 and 11/6/13

   Forfeited    Accelerated    Accelerated    Pro Rata Vesting

Two- and Three-year restricted stock awards granted 12/10/12

   Forfeited    Accelerated    Forfeited    Pro Rata Vesting

Three-year performance awards granted 11/7/11 and 11/6/13

   Forfeited    Accelerated    Accelerated    Pro Rata Vesting

Three-year performance awards granted 12/10/12

   Forfeited    Accelerated    Forfeited    Pro Rata Vesting

Unvested 25% Company match

   Accelerated    Accelerated    Accelerated    Accelerated

Upon termination of employment for any reason, vested account balances in ParentCo’s deferred compensation plan are paid out in cash to the participant in either a lump sum, or over a five- or ten-year period, commencing six months from the date of termination.

In the event a named executive officer’s employment is terminated due to permanent disability, he may also be entitled to benefits under ParentCo’s executive long-term disability plan, which pays a supplemental benefit equal to 66-2/3% of the amount by which the named executive officer’s previous year’s salary and bonus exceeded $240,000. (Amounts below that figure are covered by ParentCo’s long-term disability plan, available generally to salaried U.S. employees of ParentCo.) As noted in the “Summary Compensation Table,” ParentCo pays the premiums for $40,000 of term life insurance for all of its U.S. employees, including our named executive officers.

Previously, upon retirement or death, the named executive officer, or his surviving spouse, may have also been entitled to continued coverage under ParentCo’s executive health plan, which generally covers medical/dental/vision expenses and deductibles and co-pays not otherwise covered by our underlying medical insurance plan. However, in order to qualify for continued coverage under ParentCo’s executive health plan, the covered person must pay for retiree coverage under ParentCo’s underlying medical and dental insurance plans. Effective December 31, 2012, ParentCo’s Executive Health Plan was terminated. As such, our named executive officers no longer have the opportunity to participate in this plan.

 

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The value of awards which would be accelerated for our named executive officers upon death, disability or retirement as of September 30, 2014 is shown in the following chart. The value of accelerated restricted stock equivalents (both performance- and time-based) and 25% company match for deferred annual bonus amounts reflects a ParentCo stock price of $123.21. Stock market changes since September 30, 2014 are not reflected in these valuations.

 

     Accelerated Awards  

Officer Termination Events

   Restricted Stock
Equivalents,
Including Three-Year
Performance Awards
     Unvested 25%
Company Match
     Total  

A.R. Hoskins: 1

   $ 2,970,963       $ 156,011       $ 3,126,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A.R. Hoskins: 2

$ 1,760,671    $ 156,011    $ 1,916,682   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A.R. Hoskins: 3

$ 0    $ 156,011    $ 156,011   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm: 1

$ 2,615,379    $ 88,484    $ 2,703,863   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm: 2

$ 1,346,562    $ 88,484    $ 1,435,046   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm: 3

$ 0    $ 88,484    $ 88,484   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne: 1

$ 2,934,616    $ 98,708    $ 3,033,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne: 2

$ 1,875,626    $ 98,708    $ 1,974,334   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne: 3

$ 0    $ 98,708    $ 98,708   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Termination Events:

1—Death;

2—Permanent disability; or

3—Involuntary termination of employment other than for cause.

Change of Control of the Company

In connection with the separation, we will assume from ParentCo the obligation to provide our named executive officers the benefits provided for in their respective change of control employment agreements with ParentCo.

ParentCo’s change of control employment agreement with Mr. Hamm has a term of two years from the effective date and ParentCo’s change in control agreements with Mr. Hoskins and Mr. LaVigne have terms of three years from their effective date (which term is automatically extended every year beginning the first year for an additional year unless ParentCo’s NECC elects to terminate an agreement at least 90 days prior to renewal). Each of these agreements provides that the named executive officer will receive severance compensation in the event of his involuntary termination (including voluntary termination for “good reason”), other than for cause, within two years for Mr. Hamm or three years for Mr. Hoskins and Mr. LaVigne following a change in control of ParentCo.

“Termination for cause” means a termination for willful breach of, or failure to perform, employment duties.

“Good reason” means, among other things, certain changes in the named executive officer’s status or duties, failure to pay certain compensation or awards or benefits, relocation of his office, or improper termination.

“Change of control” includes, among other things, acquisition of specified amounts of shares by any person, certain changes in the composition of ParentCo’s incumbent Board of Directors, approval of business combinations under certain circumstances, or other matters approved by ParentCo’s Board of Directors.

 

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Under the agreements, upon a change of control, each named executive officer, even if not terminated, will receive a pro rata annual bonus (equal to the greater of either the target bonus for the year in which the change of control occurred, or the actual bonus for the preceding year) for the portion of the year occurring prior to a change of control.

The agreements also provide that upon a change of control, outstanding equity awards held by each named executive officer will accelerate and vest in accordance with the terms of the awards, even if the awards have a higher threshold for a “change of control.” ParentCo’s equity awards generally define a “change of control” as an acquisition of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of ParentCo’s common stock. The terms of ParentCo’s outstanding equity awards vary as to the portion of the unvested award that will accelerate and vest upon a change of control, as indicated below:

 

Three-year performance awards granted 11/7/11

If the change of control occurs within 18 months of the date of grant, 100% of the equivalents granted at target vest. If the change of control occurs after 18 months of the date of grant, awards will vest at the greater of (i) 100% of the equivalents granted at target or (ii) the percentage of total equivalents which would have vested had the performance period ended as of the last fiscal quarter prior to the change of control and the performance been calculated on that period.

Three-year performance awards granted 12/10/12 and 11/6/13

If a change of control occurs, awards will vest at the greater of (i) 100% of the performance equivalents granted at target or (ii) the percentage of total performance equivalents which would have vested had the performance period ended on the date the change of control occurs and the extent to which performance goals have been met.

Two- and Three-year time-based awards granted 11/7/11, 12/10/12 and 11/6/13

100% vest upon change of control.

If Mr. Hamm is terminated within two years following the change of control or if Mr. Hoskins or Mr. LaVigne is terminated within three years following change of control, the severance compensation payable under the agreements consists of:

 

    a lump sum payment in an amount equal to two times for Mr. Hamm or three times for Mr. Hoskins’ and Mr. LaVigne’s annual base salary and target bonus (defined as the most recent five-year actual bonus percentages multiplied by the greater of base salary at either termination or change of control);

 

    a pro rata portion of the named executive officer’s target annual bonus for the year of termination;

 

    lump-sum retirement plan payments representing the additional years of age and service credits equal to the severance period;

 

    the continuation of other health, dental and welfare benefits for a period of two years for Mr. Hamm or three years for Mr. Hoskins and Mr. LaVigne following termination; and

 

    Company match on retirement plan payments for the severance period.

No severance payments under the agreements would be made in the event that a named executive officer’s termination is voluntary (other than for good reason), is due to death, disability or normal retirement, or is for cause. Following termination of employment, the named executive officers are each bound by a one-year covenant not to compete, a one-year non-solicitation covenant, and a covenant of confidentiality.

For Mr. LaVigne, in the event that it is determined that a “golden parachute” excise tax is due under the IRC, ParentCo will, if total benefits payable to the officer are within 10% of the threshold for benefits at which

 

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the excise tax is triggered, reduce benefits to the point at which the tax will no longer be due, or, if total benefits are in excess of 10% of the threshold, reimburse the named executive officer for the amount of such tax, including any excise or income taxes associated with such reimbursement. For Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Hamm, in the event that it is determined that a “golden parachute” excise tax is due under the IRC, ParentCo will reduce the aggregate amount of the payments payable to an amount such that no such excise tax will be paid if the resulting amount would be greater than the after-tax amount if the payments were not so reduced.

Payments of cash would be made in a lump sum no sooner than six months following termination of employment, and benefits would be provided for a two-year period for Mr. Hamm and a three-year period for Mr. Hoskins and Mr. LaVigne following termination, or if such continuation of benefits would not be possible under our benefit programs, the value of such benefits would also be paid in lump sum no sooner than six months following termination.

Estimated Payments and Benefits

Based on the assumptions set out above, the following chart sets forth estimated payments to ParentCo’s named executive officers upon termination following a change of control of ParentCo. If a change of control occurs but their employment is not terminated, the agreements provide a more limited value, as shown in the second chart below. The value of accelerated restricted stock equivalents, performance awards and 25% company match reflects a stock price of $123.21 (the closing price of ParentCo’s common stock on September 30, 2014). Stock market declines and vesting and forfeitures of unvested restricted stock equivalents since September 30, 2014 are not reflected in these valuations.

 

    Accelerated or Additional Benefits—Termination following Change of Control  
    Cash
Severance
    Retirement
Benefits
    25%
Company
Match
    Restricted
Stock Equivs.,
Three-Year
Performance
Awards
    Pro Rata
Transaction
Bonus
    Benefits     Excise
Tax
Gross-Up/
Reduction
    Total  

A.R. Hoskins

  $ 3,390,100      $ 173,163      $ 156,011      $ 2,970,963      $ 0      $ 65,477      $ -626,061 (1)    $ 6,129,653   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

$ 1,309,208    $ 99,177    $ 88,484    $ 2,615,379    $ 74,154    $ 56,806    $ -766,086 (1)  $ 3,477,122   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

$ 2,833,782    $ 139,895    $ 98,708    $ 2,934,616    $ 156,025    $ 40,024    $ 2,124,900    $ 8,327,950   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) It was determined that a “golden parachute” excise tax would be due under the IRC, and, based on the assumptions contained herein, Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Hamm would be placed in a more favorable after-tax position if ParentCo reduced the aggregate amount of the payments payable to an amount such that no excise tax would be due, as contemplated by their change-in-control severance agreements with ParentCo.

For purposes of the calculation of the excise tax gross-up in these charts, the ascribed value of accelerated vesting is based on three assumptions:

 

    Lapse-of-further-service portion is equal to the gain at the change of control date multiplied by 1% for each full month vesting is accelerated;

 

    Early receipt portion is equal to the difference between the gain at normal vesting and the present value of the gain at the time vesting is accelerated (present value based on 120% of the IRS Applicable Federal Rates, compounded semi-annually: 0.46% for short-term and 2.21% for mid-term, using October 1, 2014 rates); and

 

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    Performance restricted stock equivalents, under which vesting is contingent upon achievement of certain performance goals and continued employment, have been valued assuming a 100% parachute value for the portions of awards that will vest.

 

     Accelerated Awards Upon a Change of Control (No Termination of Employment)  
     Restricted Stock Equivalents,
Three-Year Performance Awards
     Excise Tax Gross-Up              Total          

A.R. Hoskins

   $ 2,970,963       $ 0       $ 2,970,963   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

B.K. Hamm

$ 2,615,379    $ 0    $ 2,615,379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

M.S. LaVigne

$ 2,934,616    $ 0    $ 2,934,616   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON COMPLETION OF THE SEPARATION

In connection with the separation, ParentCo’s NECC approved Strategic Transaction Incentive Agreements for Mr. LaVigne and Mr. Hamm due to the leadership roles each individual will have in the execution of the separation. The agreements provide that upon the completion of the separation, Mr. LaVigne and Mr. Hamm will be entitled to receive a special cash bonus equal to $660,000 and $301,600 respectively; provided, that each of them completes performance objectives related to leadership of the execution of the separation.

The agreements contain non-compete provisions that prohibit Mr. LaVigne and Mr. Hamm from competing against ParentCo and its affiliates for one year after termination. The agreements also contain non-solicitation, non-interference and confidentiality obligations. The agreements also provide that if ParentCo is subject to a change of control or if the recipient is terminated without cause prior to the completion of the separation, the recipient will be entitled to receive a pro-rated portion of the special cash bonus.

Director Compensation

Prior to the distribution, our directors have not received compensation for their services as directors. We expect that our Board of Directors will approve a compensation program for our directors who are not employees of us or ParentCo following completion of the distribution.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following discussion contains summaries of certain material agreements into which New Energizer will enter with ParentCo in connection with the separation. These agreements are intended to provide for an allocation between New Energizer and ParentCo of ParentCo’s assets, employees, liabilities and obligations and will govern certain relationships between New Energizer and ParentCo following the separation. The agreements will be limited in duration and may not fully capture the benefits that we have enjoyed as a result of being integrated with ParentCo. Please see “Risk Factors” for a discussion of the uncertainties and risks associated with our entrance into these agreements.

Agreements with ParentCo

Following the separation and distribution, New Energizer and ParentCo will operate separately, each as an independent public company. New Energizer will enter into a separation and distribution agreement with ParentCo, which is referred to in this information statement as the “separation agreement.” In connection with the separation, New Energizer will also enter into various other agreements to effect the separation and provide a framework for its relationship with ParentCo after the separation, including a transition services agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement and reciprocal trademark license agreements. These agreements, together with the documents and agreements by which the internal reorganization will be effected, will provide for the allocation between New Energizer and ParentCo of ParentCo’s assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including property and employee benefits, and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after New Energizer’s separation from ParentCo and will govern certain relationships between New Energizer and ParentCo after the separation.

The material agreements described below are filed as exhibits to the registration statement on Form 10 of which this information statement is a part, which we refer to as the “Form 10.” The summaries of each of these agreements set forth the terms of the agreements that we believe are material. These summaries are qualified in their entireties by reference to the full text of the applicable agreements, which are incorporated by reference into this information statement. When used in this section, “distribution date” refers to the date on which ParentCo distributes New Energizer common stock to the holders of ParentCo common stock.

Separation Agreement

Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities

The separation agreement will identify the assets to be transferred, the liabilities to be assumed and the contracts to be assigned to each of New Energizer and ParentCo as part of the separation of ParentCo into two companies, and will provide for when and how these transfers, assumptions and assignments will occur. Certain of the necessary transfers, assumptions and assignments will be accomplished through the internal reorganization. In particular, the separation agreement will provide that, among other things, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein:

 

    assets related to ParentCo’s Household Products business, which we refer to as the “New Energizer Assets,” will be retained by or transferred to New Energizer or one of its subsidiaries, including, among others:

 

    equity interests in certain ParentCo subsidiaries that hold assets relating to New Energizer’s business;

 

    the Energizer and Eveready brands, certain other trade names and trademarks, and certain other intellectual property (including, patents, know-how and trade secrets), software, domain names, information and technology primarily used in New Energizer’s business;

 

    production facilities related to New Energizer’s business located in North America, Asia, Africa and elsewhere;

 

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    a research facility located in Westlake, Ohio;

 

    rights to certain types of information that is primarily related to the New Energizer Assets, the New Energizer Liabilities or New Energizer’s business (and a non-exclusive license, described below, to information that is related to, but not primarily related to, such business, assets and liabilities);

 

    contracts (or portions thereof) that primarily relate to New Energizer’s business;

 

    rights and assets expressly allocated to New Energizer pursuant to the terms of the separation agreement or certain other agreements entered into in connection with the separation;

 

    permits that primarily relate to New Energizer’s business;

 

    other assets that are included in New Energizer’s pro forma balance sheet, such as the pension assets included in New Energizer’s Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements, which appear in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements”; and

 

    cash in an amount of not less than $300 million, subject to increase or decrease based on foreign currency fluctuations and other adjustments deemed appropriate by the parties;

 

    liabilities related to ParentCo’s Household Products business, which we refer to as the “New Energizer Liabilities,” will be retained by or transferred to New Energizer or one of its subsidiaries, including, among others:

 

    all liabilities relating to actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing at or prior to the effective time of the distribution, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from (i) the ownership or operation of the Household Products business or of any other business conducted by any member of the New Energizer group other than the Personal Care business (including acts or failures to act by certain affiliated persons that relate to the Household Products business), (ii) environmental liabilities resulting from properties or operations included in the New Energizer Assets or the Household Products business, (iii) liabilities associated with previously consummated divestitures of assets or businesses primarily related to the Household Products business, (iv) the New Energizer Assets or any real property of New Energizer, (v) any contract (or portion of any contract) primarily relating to the Household Products business and (vi) the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of Household Products employees located outside of the United States, or benefit plans with respect to such employees;

 

    liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the balance sheet of New Energizer included in this information statement, and liabilities of similar kind or character that would have been reflected on such balance sheet if they had arisen prior to such date;

 

    liabilities relating to the financing transactions to be consummated by New Energizer and described in this information statement; and

 

    liabilities related to any untrue statement or omission or alleged statement or omission of material fact in the Form 10, in this information statement or in certain offering materials relating to the financing transactions consummated prior to the separation, in each case relating to New Energizer’s business; and

 

    generally, assets and liabilities relating to the Personal Care business, including, among others, assets and liabilities of the types described above primarily related to the Personal Care business, will be retained by or transferred to ParentCo (such assets and liabilities to be retained by or transferred to ParentCo, we refer to as the “ParentCo Assets” and the “ParentCo Liabilities”).

 

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The separation agreement contemplates that certain liabilities will be shared by New Energizer and ParentCo. These liabilities include (i) liabilities related to certain types of shareholder litigation related to the separation and not relating to the business of either New Energizer or ParentCo, (ii) liabilities relating to certain financing transactions consummated prior to the effective time of the distribution that do not specifically relate to either New Energizer or ParentCo, and (iii) liabilities relating to the employment, service, termination of employment or termination of service of certain former ParentCo employees located outside of the United States and whose employment was not specifically allocated to either the Household Products business or the Personal Care business, and certain benefit plans with respect to such employees.

In addition, the separation agreement and the documents and agreements related to the internal reorganization contemplate that (i) certain ordinary course trade accounts receivable and payable relating to the New Energizer business will be retained by entities that will remain subsidiaries of ParentCo following the separation and the distribution and (ii) certain ordinary course trade accounts receivable and payable relating to the ParentCo business will be retained by entities that will be subsidiaries of New Energizer following the separation and the distribution. The applicable entity that retains such receivables and payables will continue to collect and pay such assets and liabilities in accordance with their terms following the separation and the distribution and will make periodic true-up payments to the in-market entity operating the business to which such receivables and payables relate.

Except as expressly set forth in the separation agreement or any ancillary agreement, neither New Energizer nor ParentCo will make any representation or warranty as to the assets, business or liabilities transferred, licensed or assumed as part of the separation, as to any approvals or notifications required in connection with the transfers, as to the value of or the freedom from any security interests of any of the assets transferred, as to the absence or presence of any defenses or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other asset of either New Energizer or ParentCo, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered to convey title to any asset or thing of value to be transferred in connection with the separation or any other representations or warranties. Except as expressly set forth in the separation agreement or any ancillary agreement, all assets will be transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis, and the respective transferees will bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance will prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of all security interests, that any necessary consents or governmental approvals are not obtained, or that any requirements of law, agreements, security interests, or judgments are not complied with.

Information in this information statement with respect to the assets and liabilities of the parties following the distribution is presented based on the allocation of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the separation agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. The separation agreement will provide that, subject to limited exceptions, in the event that the transfer or assignment of certain assets and liabilities to New Energizer or ParentCo, as applicable, does not occur prior to the separation, then until such assets or liabilities are able to be transferred or assigned, New Energizer or ParentCo, as applicable, will hold such assets on behalf and for the benefit of the other party and will pay, perform and discharge such liabilities, for which the other party will advance to New Energizer or ParentCo, or reimburse New Energizer or ParentCo, as applicable, for all commercially reasonable payments made in connection with the performance and discharge of such liabilities.

Intellectual Property License

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paidup and royalty-free. Subject to certain limited termination rights, including in the event of an uncured breach of a material term applicable to the licensed assets, the license grant to these information and other intellectual property assets will be perpetual and irrevocable.

ParentCo will also grant New Energizer a license to use certain information (such as technical, financial, employee or business information) and other intellectual property assets (such as tangible works of expression and copyrights therein, software, know-how, trade secrets and other similar rights and assets, advertising and promotional materials, rights of publicity and privacy, moral rights and other similar rights, but not rights in patents, trademarks, service marks or other indicia of origin) that ParentCo owns following the distribution but that had been used or held for use in the Household Products business prior to the distribution. The license to these information and other intellectual property assets will be worldwide, fully paid-up and royalty-free. Subject to certain limited termination rights, including in the event of an uncured breach of a material term applicable to the licensed assets, the license grant to these information and other intellectual property assets will also be perpetual and irrevocable.

Subsidiaries of New Energizer and ParentCo, during such time as they retain such subsidiary status, will have the right to exploit the licensed assets to the same extent as their respective parent companies.

The Distribution

The separation agreement will also govern the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the distribution following the completion of the separation. On the distribution date, ParentCo will distribute to its shareholders that hold ParentCo common stock as of the record date for the distribution all of the issued and outstanding shares of New Energizer common stock on a pro rata basis. Shareholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares, if applicable.

Conditions to the Distribution

The separation agreement will provide that the distribution is subject to satisfaction (or waiver by ParentCo) of certain conditions. These conditions are described under “The Separation and Distribution—Conditions to the Distribution.” ParentCo will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine (and change) the terms of, and to determine whether to proceed with, the distribution and, to the extent that it determines to so proceed, to determine the record date for the distribution, the distribution date and the distribution ratio.

Claims

In general, each party to the separation agreement will assume liability for all claims, demands, proceedings and similar legal matters primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from its own assets, business or its assumed or retained liabilities, as well as, following the effective time of the distribution, any such legal matters primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions under the control of such party or its subsidiaries, and will indemnify the other party for any liability to the extent arising out of or resulting from such assumed or retained legal matters as described below under “—Indemnification.”

Releases

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liabilities existing or arising from acts and events occurring or failing to occur, and all conditions existing, at or before the effective time of the distribution, including all liabilities existing or arising in connection with the implementation of the separation, and the distribution, except as expressly set forth in the separation agreement.

Among other exceptions, these releases will not extend to obligations or liabilities under any agreements between the parties that remain in effect following the separation, which agreements include, but are not limited to, the separation agreement, the transition services agreement, the tax matters agreement, the employee matters agreement, the reciprocal trademark license agreements, the documents by which the internal reorganization is effected and the transfer documents in connection with the separation.

Indemnification

In the separation agreement, New Energizer will agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ParentCo, each of ParentCo’s affiliates and each of ParentCo and its affiliates’ respective former and current directors, officers and employees, from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly:

 

    the New Energizer Liabilities;

 

    New Energizer’s failure or the failure of any other person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any of the New Energizer Liabilities, in accordance with their respective terms, whether prior to, at or after the effective time of the distribution;

 

    except to the extent relating to a ParentCo Liability, any guarantee, indemnification obligation or similar credit support instrument for the benefit of New Energizer by ParentCo that survives the distribution;

 

    any breach by New Energizer of the separation agreement or any of the ancillary agreements (unless an ancillary agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification, or no indemnification for such matter);

 

    New Energizer’s business and the conduct of any business, operation or activity by New Energizer from and after the effective time of the distribution (other than the conduct of business for the benefit of ParentCo pursuant to the separation agreement or any of the ancillary agreements); or

 

    any breach by New Energizer of its representations and warranties in the separation agreement.

ParentCo will agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless New Energizer, each of New Energizer’s affiliates and each of New Energizer and New Energizer’s affiliates’ respective former and current directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly:

 

    the ParentCo Liabilities;

 

    ParentCo’s failure or the failure of any other person to pay, perform, or otherwise promptly discharge any of the ParentCo Liabilities, in accordance with their respective terms whether prior to, at, or after the effective time of the distribution;

 

    except to the extent relating to a New Energizer Liability, any guarantee, indemnification obligation or similar credit support instrument for the benefit of ParentCo by New Energizer that survives the distribution;

 

    any breach by ParentCo of the separation agreement or any of the ancillary agreements (unless an ancillary agreement expressly provides for separate indemnification, or no indemnification, for such matter);

 

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    ParentCo’s business and the conduct of any business, operation or activity by ParentCo from and after the effective time of the distribution (other than the conduct of business for the benefit of New Energizer pursuant to the separation agreement or any of the ancillary agreements); or

 

    any breach by ParentCo of its representations and warranties in the separation agreement.

The separation agreement will also establish procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters.

Insurance

The separation agreement provides for the allocation between the parties of rights and obligations under existing insurance policies with respect to occurrences prior to the distribution and sets forth procedures for the administration of insured claims under such policies.

Further Assurances

In addition to the actions specifically provided for in the separation agreement, both New Energizer and ParentCo agree in the separation agreement to use 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 the separation agreement and the ancillary agreements and to permit the operations of the Personal Care and Household Products business following the distribution.

Dispute Resolution

The separation agreement contains provisions that govern, except as otherwise provided in any ancillary agreement, the resolution of disputes, controversies or claims that may arise between New Energizer and ParentCo related to the separation or distribution and that are unable to be resolved by New Energizer and ParentCo on a mutually acceptable negotiated basis using commercially reasonable efforts. These provisions contemplate that efforts will be made to resolve disputes, controversies and claims by escalation of the matter to executives of New Energizer and ParentCo. By mutual consent, New Energizer and ParentCo may select a mediator to aid in their discussions and negotiations. If such efforts are not successful, either New Energizer or ParentCo may submit the dispute, controversy or claim to binding alternative dispute resolution, subject to the provisions of the separation agreement.

Expenses

Except as expressly set forth in the separation agreement or in any ancillary agreement, ParentCo will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the separation incurred prior to the distribution date, including costs and expenses relating to legal and tax counsel, financial advisors and accounting advisory work related to the separation. Except as expressly set forth in the separation agreement or in any ancillary agreement, or as otherwise agreed in writing by ParentCo and New Energizer, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the separation after the distribution will be paid by the party incurring such cost and expense.

Other Matters

Other matters governed by the separation agreement will include access to financial and other information, the provision of litigation support, confidentiality, access to and provision of records, mutual employee solicitation restrictions and treatment of outstanding guarantees and similar credit support.

 

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Termination

The separation agreement will provide that it and all of the other agreements between the parties relating to the separation and distribution may be amended or terminated, and the separation and distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned, at any time prior to the effective time of the distribution in the sole discretion of ParentCo without the approval of any person, including New Energizer. In the event of a termination of the separation agreement, no party, nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees, will have any liability of any kind to the other party or any other person. After the effective time of the distribution, the separation agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by both ParentCo and New Energizer.

Transition Services Agreement

New Energizer and ParentCo will enter into a transition services agreement in connection with the separation pursuant to which New Energizer and ParentCo and their respective affiliates will provide each other, on an interim, transitional basis, various services, including, but not limited to, treasury administration, employee benefits administration, information technology services, services related to the wind-down of business operations in certain countries outside the United States, non-exclusive distribution and importation services for their products in certain countries outside the United States, regulatory, general administrative services and other support services. The charges for such services will be agreed between the parties at the time the agreement is executed. The party receiving each transition service will be provided with reasonable information that supports the charges for such transition service by the party providing the service.

The services generally will commence on the distribution date and continue for up to two years following the distribution date. Subject to limited exceptions, the receiving party may terminate any particular service by giving prior written notice to the provider of such service and paying any applicable wind-down charges.

Subject to certain exceptions, the liabilities of each party providing services under the transition services agreement will generally be limited to the aggregate charges actually paid to such party by the other party pursuant to the transition services agreement. The transition services agreement also will provide that, subject to certain exceptions, the provider of a service will not be liable to the recipient of such service for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages.

Tax Matters Agreement

In connection with the separation, New Energizer and ParentCo will enter into a tax matters agreement that will govern the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax matters, including responsibility for taxes, entitlement to refunds, allocation of tax attributes, preparation of tax returns, certain tax elections, control of tax contests, cooperation, and certain other tax matters.

Under the tax matters agreement, ParentCo generally will be responsible for all U.S. federal and state income taxes (and will be entitled to all related refunds of taxes) imposed on ParentCo and its subsidiaries (including New Energizer and its subsidiaries) with respect to taxable periods (or portions thereof) that end on or prior to the distribution date, except that New Energizer will be responsible for such taxes to the extent they result from any breach of any representation or covenant made by New Energizer in the tax matters agreement or other separation-related agreements. New Energizer generally will be responsible for all federal and state income taxes (and will be entitled to all related refunds of taxes) imposed on New Energizer and its subsidiaries with respect to taxable periods (or portions thereof) that begin after the distribution date, and all foreign taxes imposed on subsidiaries of New Energizer for any taxable period, except that ParentCo will be responsible for such taxes to the extent they result from any breach by ParentCo of any of its representations or covenants in the tax matters agreement or other separation-related agreements.

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so qualify, fails to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code (each, a “Separation Taxable Event”). Under the tax matters agreement, ParentCo and New Energizer generally will be responsible for any taxes and related amounts imposed on either of the parties as a result of a Separation Taxable Event to the extent that such Separation Taxable Event is attributable to a breach of the relevant representations or covenants made by that party in the tax matters agreement or an acquisition of such party’s equity securities or assets.

In addition, the tax matters agreement will impose certain restrictions on New Energizer and its subsidiaries during the two-year period following the distribution that are intended to prevent a Separation Taxable Event. Specifically, during such period, except in specific circumstances, New Energizer and its subsidiaries are generally prohibited from: (i) ceasing to conduct the Household Products businesses, (ii) entering into certain transactions or series of transactions pursuant to which all or a portion of the shares of New Energizer common stock would be acquired or all or a portion of certain assets of New Energizer and its subsidiaries would be acquired, (iii) liquidating, merging or consolidating with any other person, (iv) issuing equity securities beyond certain thresholds, (iv) repurchasing New Energizer shares other than in certain open-market transactions, or (v) taking or failing to take any other action that would cause a Separation Taxable Event.

Under the tax matters agreement, ParentCo generally will have the right to control any audits or other tax proceedings with respect to any ParentCo consolidated federal income tax return, and any state income tax returns for taxable periods (or portions thereof) that end on or prior to the distribution date, provided that New Energizer will have specified participation rights with respect to any such audit or tax proceeding with respect to a Separation Taxable Event that could result in additional taxes for which New Energizer is liable under the tax matters agreement.

Employee Matters Agreement

New Energizer and ParentCo will enter into an employee matters agreement in connection with the separation to allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to U.S. employment matters, U.S. employee compensation and benefits plans and programs, and other related matters. The employee matters agreement will govern certain compensation and employee benefit obligations with respect to the current and former employees of each company in the United States. The treatment of employment matters and benefit plans and programs maintained outside of the United States is generally subject to the provisions of the applicable local law, the documents and agreements entered into in connection with the internal reorganization and the separation agreement (except as specifically stated below).

The employee matters agreement will provide that, unless otherwise specified, ParentCo will be responsible for liabilities associated with employees who will be employed by ParentCo following the separation (“ParentCo Employees”) and former employees whose last employment was with the business remaining with ParentCo after the separation (“ParentCo Former Employees”), and New Energizer will be responsible for liabilities associated with employees who will be employed by New Energizer following the separation (“New Energizer Employees”) and former employees whose last employment was with New Energizer’s business (“New Energizer Former Employees”). Consistent with the foregoing, New Energizer will be responsible for liabilities associated with bonus awards that become due to employees who will be employed by New Energizer following the separation (including our named executive officers). ParentCo does not anticipate making any adjustments to the size of bonus opportunities attributable to periods prior to the separation (including those provided to our named executive officers). Following the separation, New Energizer and ParentCo may establish bonus arrangements covering their respective employees for periods following the separation, with performance criteria and bonus award opportunities attributable to periods following the separation.

In addition, the employee matters agreement will provide that each outstanding ParentCo restricted stock equivalent award held by New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees following the separation (including our named executive officers) will be reissued and converted, at the time of the distribution, into a restricted stock equivalent award in respect of New Energizer common stock. Such awards held by

 

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ParentCo Employees and ParentCo Former Employees (including named executive officers) will also be reissued, at the time of the distribution, into a restricted stock equivalent award in respect of ParentCo common stock, with an adjustment in a manner to reflect the intrinsic value of such award. In order to preserve the aggregate value of such reissued and converted award immediately before and immediately after the distribution, the number of shares of New Energizer common stock (or ParentCo common stock, if applicable in the conversion) subject to each reissued and converted award will be equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of ParentCo common stock that would have been provided upon the settlement of the corresponding ParentCo award, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the volume weighted average price of ParentCo common stock during the five-trading-day period prior to the effective time of the distribution, and the denominator of which is the volume weighted average price of New Energizer common stock (or ParentCo common stock, whichever is applicable in the conversion) during the five-trading-day period following the effective time of the distribution. Volume weighted average price will be the Bloomberg volume weighted average price function for the respective shares as reported by the Treasury department. Otherwise, the reissued and converted restricted stock equivalent awards will be subject to substantially the same terms, vesting conditions and other restrictions that applied to the original ParentCo restricted stock equivalent award immediately before the separation; provided that any performance-based restricted stock equivalent awards that would otherwise vest in November 2016 based on achievement of certain performance-criteria will be converted to time-based vesting instead of performance-based vesting in the conversion. Any similar awards held by employees and former employees outside of the United States shall be treated in a manner similar to the foregoing.

ParentCo Employees will continue to participate in its defined benefit pension plan and defined contribution plan, as applicable. New Energizer will establish a defined benefit pension plan and a defined contribution plan to be effective on the separation. ParentCo will transfer from its defined benefit plan any assets and liabilities representing any benefits accrued by New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees to the New Energizer defined benefit plan. In addition, ParentCo will transfer from its defined contribution plan any assets and liabilities (including participant loans) representing any benefits accrued by New Energizer Employees and Former Employees to the New Energizer defined contribution plan. However, in no event shall New Energizer or any New Energizer benefit plan assume any assets or liabilities with respect to or otherwise be responsible for the American Safety Razor Company Salaried Employees’ Retirement Plan or the ASR Staunton Employees’ Retirement Plan.

In connection with the separation, New Energizer will establish an excess benefit plan, supplemental executive retirement plan, and a deferred compensation plan with terms substantially similar to the existing ParentCo excess benefit, supplemental executive retirement, and deferred compensation plans. New Energizer will assume under such New Energizer plans any liabilities representing any benefits accrued by New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees under such ParentCo plans.

New Energizer will also establish welfare benefit plans and employment practices that are no less favorable in the aggregate as those maintained by ParentCo for the New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees. New Energizer will waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions and service conditions with respect to participation and coverage requirements for New Energizer Employees who participated in a ParentCo welfare plan, and will honor any deductibles, out-of pocket maximums and co-payments incurred by such employees. ParentCo will retain all covered welfare benefit liabilities for New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees which occur on or before the separation. ParentCo will retain existing covered retiree welfare and COBRA liabilities for ParentCo Employees and ParentCo Former Employees after the separation, and New Energizer will assume retiree welfare and COBRA liabilities associated with New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees after the separation.

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spending accounts. New Energizer will credit the flexible spending accounts of New Energizer Employees and New Energizer Former Employees with an amount equal to the balance of such participant’s account under the ParentCo flexible spending accounts immediately prior to the separation. As soon as practicable after the distribution, but in any event within 30 days after the amount of the aggregate balance of such transferred accounts is determined, or such later date as is mutually agreed, ParentCo shall pay New Energizer the net aggregate balance if such amount is positive, and New Energizer shall pay ParentCo the net aggregate balance if such amount is negative.

ParentCo and New Energizer will each retain responsibility for leave of absence obligations related to their respective employees. New Energizer will assume liability for the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc. and EMD Facility, Marietta, Ohio and United Steelworkers Local 10069P effective May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2016. All workers’ compensation liabilities known as of the separation will be scheduled and responsibility for such liabilities allocated to ParentCo or New Energizer, as applicable, and any such claim that is not scheduled shall be allocated to ParentCo or New Energizer based on whether the claim is by a ParentCo Employee or ParentCo Former Employee or New Energizer Employee or New Energizer Former Employee. In addition, claims and litigation shall be the responsibility of ParentCo or New Energizer in the manner allocated in the separation agreement and schedules thereto.

Reciprocal Trademark License Agreements

ParentCo and a subsidiary of New Energizer will enter into a trademark license agreement in connection with the separation, pursuant to which the New Energizer subsidiary will provide ParentCo with a two-year transitional license to use and display certain New Energizer trademarks (including ENERGIZER and the Energizer logo) in connection with, among other things: advertising, marketing, sales and promotional materials, products and product packaging, inventory and business names. Similarly, New Energizer and certain subsidiaries of ParentCo will enter into a trademark license agreement in connection with the separation, pursuant to which the ParentCo subsidiaries will provide New Energizer with a two-year transitional license to use and display certain ParentCo trademarks (including SCHICK, WILKINSON-SWORD and certain logos) in connection with, among other things: advertising, marketing, sales, promotional materials, products and product packaging, inventory, and business names.

These transitional trademark licenses will be worldwide, fully paid-up and royalty-free. Each of the licensors will exercise quality control over the licensee’s use of the licensed trademarks. Subject to certain limited termination rights, including in the event of an uncured breach of a material term applicable to the licensed trademarks, the transitional trademark licenses will be irrevocable. Upon certain termination events, an additional sell-off period of up to one year will apply for inventory in existence as of the distribution date. Under these trademark license agreements, subsidiaries of New Energizer and ParentCo, during such time as they retain such subsidiary status, will have the right to exploit the licensed assets to the same extent as their respective parent companies.

Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions

New Energizer’s Board of Directors will adopt a written policy regarding the review and approval or ratification of transactions involving New Energizer and its directors, nominees for directors, executive officers, immediate family members of these individuals, and shareholders owning 5% or more of our outstanding common stock, each of whom is referred to as a “related party.” The policy will cover any related party transaction, arrangement or relationship where a related party has a direct or indirect material interest and the amount involved exceeds $100,000 in any calendar year. Under the policy, the Audit Committee of New Energizer’s Board will be responsible for reviewing and approving, or ratifying, the material terms of any related party transactions. The committee will be charged with determining whether the terms of the transaction are any less favorable than those generally available from unaffiliated third parties, and determining the extent of the related party’s interest in the transaction.

 

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Related party transactions that will require review by the Audit Committee pursuant to this policy will be identified in:

 

    questionnaires annually distributed to New Energizer’s directors and officers;

 

    certifications submitted annually by our officers related to their compliance with New Energizer’s Code of Conduct; or

 

    communications made directly by the related party to New Energizer’s chief financial officer or general counsel.

In determining whether to approve or ratify a related party transaction, the Audit Committee will consider the following items, among others:

 

    the related party relationship with New Energizer and interest in any transaction with New Energizer;

 

    the material terms of a transaction with New Energizer, including the type and amount;

 

    the benefits to New Energizer of any proposed or actual transaction;

 

    the availability of other sources of comparable products and services that are part of a transaction with New Energizer; and

 

    if applicable, the impact on a director’s independence.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following is a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution of New Energizer common stock to “U.S. holders” (as defined below) of ParentCo common stock. This summary is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, rulings and other administrative pronouncements issued by the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date of this information statement, and all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below. This discussion applies only to U.S. holders of shares of ParentCo common stock who hold such shares as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion is based upon the assumption that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will be consummated in accordance with the separation documents and as described in this information statement. This summary is for general information only and is not tax advice. It does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular holder in light of its particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules under the Code (including, but not limited to, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, financial institutions, broker-dealers, partners in partnerships that hold New Energizer common stock, pass-through entities, traders in securities who elect to apply a mark-to-market method of accounting, shareholders who hold New Energizer common stock as part of a “hedge,” “straddle,” “conversion,” “synthetic security,” “integrated investment” or “constructive sale transaction,” individuals who receive New Energizer common stock upon the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, holders who are liable for alternative minimum tax or any holders who actually or constructively own more than 5% of ParentCo common stock). This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to investors who do not hold their ParentCo common stock as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion also does not address any tax consequences arising under the unearned Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, nor does it address any tax considerations under state, local or foreign laws or U.S. federal laws other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax.

If a partnership, including for this purpose any entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds ParentCo common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. An investor that is a partnership and the partners in such partnership should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution.

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. holder” is any beneficial owner of ParentCo common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

    an individual who is a citizen or a resident of the United States;

 

    a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

    an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

    a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (ii) it has a valid election in place under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a United States person.

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION UNDER CURRENT LAW AND IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. ALL HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION TO THEM, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.

 

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New Energizer has not sought and does not intend to seek a ruling from the IRS with respect to the treatment of the distribution and certain related transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert that the distribution and/or certain related transactions are taxable. It is a condition to the distribution that ParentCo receive an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the ParentCo Board of Directors, regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is generally tax-free under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The opinion of counsel will be based upon and rely on, among other things, certain facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of New Energizer and ParentCo (including those relating to the past and future conduct of New Energizer and ParentCo). If any of these representations, statements or undertakings are, or become, inaccurate or incomplete, or if New Energizer or ParentCo breach any of their respective covenants in the separation documents, the opinion of counsel may be invalid and the conclusions reached therein could be jeopardized. An opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS or the courts.

Notwithstanding receipt by ParentCo of the opinion of counsel, the IRS could assert that the distribution and/or certain related transactions do not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS were successful in taking this position, ParentCo, New Energizer and ParentCo shareholders could be subject to significant U.S. federal income tax liability. Please refer to “—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences if the Distribution is Taxable” below.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences if the Distribution Qualifies as a Transaction That is Generally Tax-Free Under Sections 355 and Sections 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

Assuming the distribution, together with certain related transactions, qualifies as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the distribution are as follows:

 

    no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be includible in the income of ParentCo as a result of the distribution, other than gain or income arising in connection with certain internal restructurings undertaken in connection with the separation and distribution (including with respect to any portion of the borrowing proceeds transferred to ParentCo from New Energizer that is not used for qualifying purposes) and with respect to any “excess loss account” or “intercompany transaction” required to be taken into account by ParentCo under U.S. Treasury regulations relating to consolidated federal income tax returns;

 

    no gain or loss will be recognized by (and no amount will be included in the income of) U.S. holders of ParentCo common stock upon the receipt of New Energizer common stock in the distribution, except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of New Energizer common stock (as described below);

 

    the aggregate tax basis of the ParentCo common stock and the New Energizer common stock received in the distribution (including any fractional share interest in New Energizer common stock for which cash is received) in the hands of each U.S. holder of ParentCo common stock after the distribution will equal the aggregate basis of ParentCo common stock held by the U.S. holder immediately before the distribution, allocated between the ParentCo common stock and the New Energizer common stock (including any fractional share interest in New Energizer common stock for which cash is received) in proportion to the relative fair market value of each on the date of the distribution; and

 

    the holding period of the New Energizer common stock received by each U.S. holder of ParentCo common stock in the distribution (including any fractional share interest in New Energizer common stock for which cash is received) will generally include the holding period at the time of the distribution for the ParentCo common stock with respect to which the distribution is made.

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an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash received and such U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in such fractional share. Such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period for its ParentCo common stock exceeds one year at the time of distribution.

If a U.S. holder of ParentCo common stock holds different blocks of ParentCo common stock (generally shares of ParentCo common stock purchased or acquired on different dates or at different prices), such holder should consult its tax advisor regarding the determination of the basis and holding period of shares of New Energizer common stock received in the distribution in respect of particular blocks of ParentCo common stock.

U.S. Treasury regulations require certain U.S. holders who receive shares of New Energizer common stock in the distribution to attach to such U.S. holder’s federal income tax return for the year in which the distribution occurs a detailed statement setting forth certain information relating to the tax-free nature of the distribution.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences if the Distribution is Taxable.

As discussed above, ParentCo has not sought and does not intend to seek a ruling from the IRS with respect to the treatment of the distribution and certain related transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding receipt by ParentCo of an opinion of counsel, the IRS could assert that the distribution does not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS were successful in taking this position, the consequences described above would not apply and ParentCo, New Energizer and ParentCo shareholders could be subject to significant U.S. federal income tax liability. In addition, certain events that may or may not be within the control of ParentCo or New Energizer could cause the distribution and certain related transactions to not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Depending on the circumstances, New Energizer may be required to indemnify ParentCo for taxes (and certain related losses) resulting from the distribution not qualifying as tax-free.

If the distribution fails to qualify as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in general, ParentCo would recognize taxable gain as if it had sold the New Energizer common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value (unless ParentCo and New Energizer jointly make an election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the distribution, in which case, in general, (i) the ParentCo group would recognize taxable gain as if New Energizer had sold all of its assets in a taxable sale in exchange for an amount equal to the fair market value of the New Energizer common stock and the assumption of all New Energizer’s liabilities and (ii) New Energizer would obtain a related step up in the basis of its assets) and ParentCo shareholders who receive New Energizer common stock in the distribution would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of such shares.

Even if the distribution were to otherwise qualify as tax-free under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, it may result in taxable gain at the entity level under Section 355(e) of the Code if the distribution were later deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, shares representing a 50% or greater interest (by vote or value) in ParentCo or New Energizer. For this purpose, any acquisitions of ParentCo or New Energizer shares within the period beginning two years before the separation and ending two years after the separation are presumed to be part of such a plan, although New Energizer or ParentCo may be able to rebut that presumption.

In connection with the distribution, New Energizer and ParentCo will enter into a tax matters agreement pursuant to which New Energizer will be responsible for certain liabilities and obligations following the distribution. In general, under the terms of the tax matters agreement, if the distribution, together with certain related transactions, were to fail to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (including as a result of Section 355(e) of the Code) or if certain related transactions were to fail to qualify as tax free and, in each case, if such failure were the result of actions taken after the distribution by ParentCo or New Energizer, the party responsible for such failure will be responsible for all taxes imposed on ParentCo or New Energizer to the extent such taxes result from such actions. However, if such failure was the result of any

 

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acquisition of New Energizer shares or assets, or of any of New Energizer’s representations, statements or undertakings being incorrect, incomplete or breached, New Energizer generally will be responsible for all taxes imposed as a result of such acquisition or breach. For a discussion of the tax matters agreement, see “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement.” New Energizer’s indemnification obligations to ParentCo under the tax matters agreement are not expected to be limited in amount or subject to any cap. If New Energizer is required to pay any taxes or indemnify ParentCo and its subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors under the circumstances set forth in the tax matters agreement, New Energizer may be subject to substantial liabilities.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting.

Payments of cash to U.S. holders of ParentCo common stock in lieu of fractional shares of New Energizer common stock may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 28%), unless such U.S. holder delivers a properly completed IRS Form W-9 certifying such U.S. holder’s correct taxpayer identification number and certain other information, or otherwise establishing a basis for exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be refunded or credited against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION UNDER CURRENT LAW AND IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION DOES NOT PURPORT TO ADDRESS ALL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OR TAX CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THE TAX LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS OR THAT MAY APPLY TO PARTICULAR CATEGORIES OF SHAREHOLDERS. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION TO THEM, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, AND THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN TAX LAWS THAT MAY AFFECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED ABOVE.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS

As part of the separation, New Energizer expects to incur a total of approximately $1,020 million in new indebtedness, and will have an additional approximately $230 million available under a senior secured revolving credit facility, excluding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million. We expect that the outstanding indebtedness at the closing of the separation will consist of:

 

    a $400 million senior secured term loan facility;

 

    $600 million in additional unsecured long-term financing arrangement; and

 

    $20 million outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility.

The following summarizes the expected terms of the senior secured term loan facility and senior secured revolving credit facility (we refer to these collectively as the “Credit Facilities”).

Senior Credit Facilities

New Energizer expects to enter into a credit agreement and related security and other agreements for a new senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $250 million (the “Revolving Facility”) and a senior secured term loan B facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million (the “Term Loan Facility”) with certain lenders, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi-UFJ, LTD., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Revolving Facility will include (i) a $25 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit on customary terms, and (ii) a $10 million sublimit for swing line loans on customary terms.

New Energizer expects that the Revolving Facility will be used for working capital, for general corporate purposes and to pay transaction fees and expenses in connection with the separation. New Energizer expects that approximately $20 million of the Revolving Facility will be drawn as of the consummation of the separation and the related transactions, in addition to outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $5.4 million.

The Term Loan Facility proceeds will be used for a transfer to ParentCo in connection with the contribution of certain assets to New Energizer immediately prior to the completion of the separation and to the extent of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes.

Incremental Facilities

New Energizer will have the right from time to time to increase the size or add certain incremental revolving or term loan facilities (the “Incremental Facilities”) in minimum amounts to be agreed upon. The aggregate principal amount of all such Incremental Facilities may not exceed an amount equal to the sum of (i) $325 million plus (ii) an additional amount, so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional amount, the pro forma senior secured leverage ratio does not exceed 2.75 to 1.00. The maximum amount of incremental revolving facilities may not exceed $100 million.

Interest Rate

Borrowings under the Credit Facilities are expected to bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of New Energizer, (i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin of approximately 2.75% - 3% for term loans subject to a 0.75% LIBOR floor and 1.5% - 2.5% for revolving loans, based on total leverage, or (ii) the Base Rate plus the applicable margin, which will be 1.0% lower than for LIBOR loans.

Maturity and Amortization

The loans and commitments under the Revolving Facility are expected to mature or terminate on the fifth anniversary of the closing date. The loans and commitments under the Term Loan Facility are expected to mature or terminate on the seventh anniversary of the closing date and will require quarterly principal payments at a rate of 0.25% of the original principal balance.

 

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Mandatory Prepayments

Mandatory prepayments on the Term Loan Facility will be required, subject to customary exceptions, (i) from the receipt of net cash proceeds by New Energizer or any of its subsidiaries from certain asset dispositions and casualty events, in each case, to the extent such proceeds are not reinvested or committed to be reinvested in assets useful in the business of New Energizer or any of its subsidiaries within twelve months of the date of such disposition or casualty event, (ii) following the receipt of net cash proceeds from the issuance or incurrence

of additional debt of New Energizer or any of its subsidiaries and (iii) in an amount equal to 50% of excess cash flow of New Energizer and its subsidiaries with step-downs to 25% and 0% at senior secured leverage ratio levels of 2.50 to 1.00 and 2.00 to 1.00, respectively.

Guarantees and Security

Obligations of New Energizer under the Credit Facilities will be jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of its existing and future direct and indirectly wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries (but excluding (i) unrestricted subsidiaries, (ii) immaterial subsidiaries, (iii) any subsidiary that is prohibited by law from issuing guarantees under these circumstances, (iv) any direct or indirect subsidiary of a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, and (v) any domestic subsidiary with no material assets other than equity interests of one or more foreign subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations”).

There will be a first priority perfected lien on substantially all of the assets and property of New Energizer and guarantors and proceeds therefrom excluding certain excluded assets. The liens securing the obligations of New Energizer under the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility will be pari passu .

Certain Covenants and Events of Default

The credit agreement contains customary financial covenants including (a) a maximum senior secured leverage ratio set at 3:00 to 1:00 and (b) a minimum interest coverage ratio set at 3:00 to 1:00. Only lenders holding at least a majority of the Revolving Facility will have the ability to amend the financial covenants, waive a breach of the financial covenants or accelerate the Revolving Facility upon a breach of the financial covenants, and a breach of the financial covenants will not constitute an event of default with respect to the Term Loan Facility or trigger a cross-default under the Term Loan Facility until the date on which the Revolving Facility has been accelerated and terminated.

In addition, the credit agreement is expected to contain a number of covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, will restrict our ability and the ability of our other restricted subsidiaries to:

 

    incur additional indebtedness;

 

    pay dividends and other distributions;

 

    make investments, loans and advances;

 

    engage in transactions with our affiliates;

 

    sell assets or otherwise dispose of property or assets;

 

    alter the business we conduct;

 

    merge and engage in other fundamental changes;

 

    prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; and

 

    incur liens.

The credit agreement will also contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and provisions relating to events of default.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Before the separation and distribution, all of the outstanding shares of New Energizer common stock will be owned beneficially and of record by ParentCo. Following the separation and distribution, New Energizer expects to have outstanding an aggregate of approximately [●] million shares of common stock based upon approximately [●] million shares of ParentCo common stock issued and outstanding on [●], 2015, excluding treasury shares and assuming no exercise of ParentCo options, and applying the distribution ratio.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

The following table reports the number of shares of New Energizer common stock that New Energizer expects will be beneficially owned, immediately following the completion of the distribution by each person who is expected to beneficially own more than 5% of New Energizer common stock at such time. The table is based upon information available as of [●] as to those persons who beneficially own more than 5% of ParentCo common stock and an assumption that, for every share of ParentCo common stock held by such persons, they will receive [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

   Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
     Percent of Class  

[●]

     [●]         [●]   

Share Ownership of Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth information, immediately following the completion of the distribution calculated as of [●], 2015, based upon the distribution of [●] share[s] of New Energizer common stock for every share of ParentCo common stock, regarding (i) each expected director, director nominee and named executive officer of New Energizer and (ii) all of New Energizer’s expected directors and executive officers as a group. The address of each director, director nominee and executive officer shown in the table below is c/o Energizer SpinCo, Inc., Attention: [●], 533 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63141.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

   Shares
Beneficially Owned
     Exercisable
Stock Options
     Percent of Class  

[●]

     [●]         [●]         [●]   

 

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DESCRIPTION OF NEW ENERGIZER CAPITAL STOCK

New Energizer’s articles of incorporation and bylaws will be amended and restated prior to the distribution. The following is a summary of the material terms of our capital stock that will be contained in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws. The summaries and descriptions below do not purport to be complete statements of the relevant provisions of our articles of incorporation or of the bylaws to be in effect at the time of the distribution, which you must read for complete information on our capital stock as of the time of the distribution. The articles of incorporation and bylaws, each in a form expected to be in effect at the time of the distribution, are included as exhibits to New Energizer’s registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part. We will include our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws, as in effect at the time of the distribution, in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The following also summarizes some relevant provisions of the General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, which we refer to as “Missouri law.” Since the terms of Missouri law are more detailed than the general information provided below, you should read the actual provisions of Missouri law for complete information.

General

New Energizer’s authorized capital stock will consist of three hundred and ten million shares, of which:

 

    three hundred million shares will be designated as common stock, par value $.01 per share; and

 

    ten million shares will be designated as preferred stock, par value $.01 per share.

Immediately following the distribution, we expect that approximately [●] million shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding and that no shares of our preferred stock will be issued and outstanding.

Holders of capital stock will have no preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any stock or other securities and will not have any right to cumulative voting in the election of directors or for any other purpose.

Common Stock

The holders of our common stock will be entitled to one vote per share held of record on all matters to be voted on by shareholders, including the election of directors. Generally, all matters on which shareholders vote must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares constituting a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter, unless the vote of a greater number of shares is required by our amended and restated articles of incorporation or bylaws, subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any preferred stock.

Subject to the prior rights of the holders of any shares of preferred stock which later may be issued and outstanding, holders of common stock will be entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by our Board of Directors out of legally available funds, and, if New Energizer is liquidated, dissolved, or wound up, to share ratably in all remaining assets after we pay liabilities. There will be no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions for the common stock.

Preferred Stock

Under the terms of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, our Board of Directors will be authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Missouri law and by our amended and restated articles of incorporation, to issue up to ten million shares of preferred stock in one or more series without further action by the holders of our common stock. Our Board of Directors will have the discretion, subject to limitations prescribed by Missouri law and by our amended and restated articles of incorporation, to determine the designations, preferences, conversion, relative, participating, optional and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, and limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of each series of preferred stock.

 

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Although our Board of Directors does not currently intend to do so, it could authorize us to issue a class or series of preferred stock that could, depending upon the terms of the particular class or series, delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of our company, even if such transaction or change of control involves a premium price for our shareholders or our shareholders believe that such transaction or change of control may be in their best interests.

Certain Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock

We may issue additional shares of common stock or preferred stock without shareholder approval, subject to applicable rules of the NYSE and Missouri law, for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public or private offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions, and employee benefit plans and equity grants. The existence of unissued and unreserved common and preferred stock may enable us to issue shares to persons who are friendly to current management, which could discourage an attempt to obtain control of New Energizer by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise. We will not solicit approval of our shareholders for issuance of common or preferred stock unless our Board of Directors believes that approval is advisable or is required by applicable stock exchange rules or Missouri law.

Limitation on Liability of Directors; Indemnification

Our articles of incorporation will limit the personal liability of our directors, officers and employees to New Energizer and its shareholders to the maximum extent permitted by Missouri law.

Our articles of incorporation will provide that New Energizer will indemnify each person (other than a party plaintiff suing on his or her own behalf or in the right of New Energizer) who at any time is serving or has served as a director, officer or employee of New Energizer against any claim, liability or expense incurred as a result of such service, or as a result of any other service on behalf of New Energizer, or service at the request of New Energizer (which request need not be in writing) as a director, officer, employee, member or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, trade or industry association, or other enterprise (whether incorporated or unincorporated, for-profit or not-for-profit), to the maximum extent permitted by law unless the conduct of such person underlying the proceeding in question has been finally adjudicated to have been knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest or to constitute willful misconduct, or unless New Energizer is otherwise prohibited by law from providing such indemnification. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, New Energizer will indemnify any such person (other than a party plaintiff suing on his or her behalf or in the right of New Energizer) 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 (including, but not limited to, an action by or in the right of New Energizer) by reason of such service or any service on behalf of New Energizer while also serving as a director, officer or employee against expenses (including, without limitation, costs of investigation and attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation will expressly authorize us to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect New Energizer, its directors, officers, employees or agents for some liabilities.

Directors, officers and employees of Energizer will be permitted to rely on the indemnification rights set forth in the articles of incorporation as a binding contract with New Energizer. New Energizer will also enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers, pursuant to which New Energizer will agree to indemnify its directors and officers to the full extent authorized or permitted by Missouri law insofar as the underlying matter, liability or expense relates to such director or officer by reason of the fact that such person is, was or at any time becomes a director, officer, employee or agent of New Energizer, or is or was serving or at any time serves at the request of New Energizer as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The agreements will also provide for the advancement of expenses of investigating, prosecuting, preparing to defend, defending or preparing to serve

 

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and serving as a witness in any civil arbitrative, administrative, investigative or criminal action, claim, suit or proceeding against our directors and officers and for repayment of such expenses by the director or officer if it is ultimately judicially determined that the director or officer is not entitled to such indemnification.

Missouri law authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their shareholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors subject to specified exceptions. New Energizer’s articles of incorporation will include such an exculpation provision.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions that will be in our amended and restated articles of incorporation may discourage our shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors, officers and employees, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our shareholders. However, these provisions will not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any shareholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. The provisions will not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors, officers and employees pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding against any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

Amendment of Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

Missouri law provides that a corporation may amend its articles of incorporation upon a resolution of the Board of Directors submitting the amendment to the shareholders for their approval by the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote on the amendment. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation will provide that the articles of incorporation may be amended in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Missouri, except that the holders of two-thirds of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, will be required to amend, alter, change or repeal the provisions of the articles of incorporation relating to directors, calling special meetings, shareholder-initiated business and director nominations, action by written consent or amendment of the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

Under Missouri law, the bylaws of a corporation may be made, altered, amended or repealed by the shareholders, unless and to the extent that this power is vested in the Board of Directors by the articles of incorporation. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation will provide that only a majority of our entire Board of Directors may amend alter, change or repeal our bylaws.

Anti-Takeover Provisions in New Energizer’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

Some of the provisions in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws and Missouri law could have the following effects, among others:

 

    delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of New Energizer;

 

    delaying, deferring or preventing the removal of our existing management or directors;

 

    deterring potential acquirors from making an offer to our shareholders; and

 

    limiting our shareholders’ opportunity to realize premiums over prevailing market prices of our common stock in connection with offers by potential acquirors.

The following is a summary of some of the provisions that will be in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws that could have the effects described above.

 

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Supermajority Voting Requirements

Generally, all matters on which shareholders vote must be approved by the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any preferred stock. However, our amended and restated articles of incorporation will contain certain supermajority requirements, including:

 

    a requirement that the vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of our common stock and any other shares that may be outstanding and entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class at a special meeting of shareholders called expressly for that purpose, (in addition to any required class or other vote) will be required to remove a director for cause; and

 

    a requirement that any amendment or repeal of specified provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation (including these supermajority requirements and provisions relating to directors, calling special meetings, shareholder-initiated business and director nominations, action by written consent and amendment of our amended and restated bylaws) must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of our common stock and any other shares of capital stock that may be outstanding and entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Classified Board of Directors

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that our Board of Directors will be divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms. Each class, to the extent possible, will be equal in number. The initial term of the first class of directors expires upon the election of directors at our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders; the initial term of the second class of directors expires upon the election of directors at our 2017 annual meeting of shareholders; and the initial term of the third class of directors expires upon the election of directors at our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. Thereafter, each class will hold office until the third annual shareholders’ meeting for election of directors following the most recent election of such class and until a successor of the director shall have been elected and qualified. At our 2017 annual meeting, the first annual meeting after our first full fiscal year as an independent company, we plan on proposing to shareholders an amendment to the articles of incorporation that will provide for the staged declassification of the Board of Directors. If approved, our articles of incorporation will provide that (i) commencing with the class of directors standing for election at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting, directors will stand for election for one-year terms; (ii) directors who were elected prior to the 2018 annual meeting would continue to hold office until the ends of the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified; and (iii) beginning with the Company’s 2020 annual meeting, and at each annual meeting thereafter, all directors would stand for election for a one-year term.

The size of our Board of Directors will not be less than three nor more than 15, and our Board of Directors can amend the number of directors by majority vote.

Directors, and Not Shareholders, Fix the Size of the Board of Directors

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that the number of directors will be fixed from time to time exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of our Board of Directors, but in no event will it consist of less than three nor more than 15 directors. We anticipate that we will have a ten-person Board of Directors as of immediately after the distribution.

Directors are Removed for Cause Only

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approval of the holders of two-thirds of our outstanding stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, at a special meeting of shareholders called expressly for that purpose (in addition to any required class or other vote).

Board Vacancies to Be Filled by Remaining Directors and Not Shareholders

Unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors, any vacancy created by any reason prior to the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurs will be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum. A director elected to fill a vacancy will be elected for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

Shareholders May Only Act by Written Consent Upon Unanimous Written Consent

Under our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws and Missouri law, shareholder action by written consent must be unanimous.

No Special Meetings Called by Shareholders

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that special meetings may only be called by the chairman of our Board of Directors, our president or a majority of our entire Board of Directors. Only such business will be conducted, and only such proposals will be acted upon, as are specified in the notice of the special meeting. Shareholders will have no right to request to call a special meeting.

Advance Notice for Shareholder Proposals and Nominations

Our amended and restated bylaws will contain provisions requiring that advance notice be delivered to New Energizer of any business to be brought by a shareholder before an annual meeting (or, if applicable in limited circumstances, a special meeting) and providing for procedures to be followed by shareholders in nominating persons for election to our Board of Directors or proposing other business to be brought before the meeting. Our amended and restated bylaws will provide that, ordinarily, a shareholder must give notice not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the date of the first anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting; provided, that for the purpose of calculating the timeliness of shareholder notices for the 2016 annual meeting, the date of the prior year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be January 26, 2015; and provided that in the event that for each year beginning after 2016, no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the first anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting, notice by the shareholder must be received no earlier than the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the seventh day following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or on which public notice was given. The shareholder’s notice must include information about the proposing shareholder, if applicable, information about the proposed nominee, if applicable, a description of the proposal, and the reasons for the proposal, and other specified matters. The chairman of the meeting will be able to reject any proposals that have not followed these procedures or that are not a proper subject for shareholder action in accordance with the provisions of the amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws or applicable law.

Amendment of Our Amended and Restated Bylaws

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that only a majority of our entire Board of Directors may amend our amended and restated bylaws.

Missouri Statutory Provisions

Missouri law also contains certain provisions which may have an anti-takeover effect and otherwise discourage third parties from effecting transactions with us, including business combination statutes.

 

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Business Combination Statute

Missouri law contains a “business combination statute” which restricts certain “business combinations” between us and an “interested shareholder,” or affiliates of the interested shareholder, for a period of five years after the date of the transaction in which the person becomes an interested shareholder, unless either such transaction or the interested shareholder’s acquisition of stock is approved by our Board of Directors on or before the date the interested shareholder obtains such status.

The statute also provides that, after the expiration of such five-year period, business combinations are prohibited unless:

 

    the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting stock, other than the stock owned by the interested shareholder, or any affiliate or associate of such interested shareholder, approve the business combination; or

 

    the business combination satisfies certain detailed fairness and procedural requirements.

A “business combination” for this purpose includes a merger or consolidation, some sales, leases, exchanges, pledges and similar dispositions of corporate assets or stock and any reclassifications or recapitalizations that generally increase the proportionate voting power of the interested shareholder. An “interested shareholder” for this purpose generally means any person who, together with his or her affiliates and associates, owns or controls 20% or more of the outstanding shares of New Energizer’s voting stock.

A Missouri corporation may opt out of coverage of the business combination statute by including a provision to that effect in its governing corporate documents. We do not intend to opt out of the business combination statute.

The business combination statute may make it more difficult for a 20% beneficial owner to effect other transactions with us and may encourage persons that seek to acquire us to negotiate with our Board prior to acquiring a 20% interest. It is possible that such a provision could make it more difficult to accomplish a transaction which shareholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interest.

Takeover Bid Disclosure Statute

Missouri’s “takeover bid disclosure statute” requires that, under some circumstances, before making a tender offer that would result in the offeror acquiring control of us, the offeror must file certain disclosure materials with the Missouri commissioner of securities.

Listing

We intend to apply to have our shares of common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ENR.”

Sale of Unregistered Securities

On January 9, 2015, New Energizer issued 1,000 shares of its common stock to ParentCo pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. We did not register the issuance of the issued shares under the Securities Act because such issuance did not constitute a public offering.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

After the distribution, the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of our common stock being distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respect to New Energizer and New Energizer common stock, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements made in this information statement relating to any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement include the material terms of such contract or other document. However, such statements are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules, at the SEC’s public reference room, located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549, by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330, as well as on the Internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov . Information contained on any website referenced in this information statement is not incorporated by reference in this information statement.

As a result of the distribution, New Energizer will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.

We intend to furnish holders of our common stock with annual reports containing consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audited and reported on, with an opinion expressed, by an independent registered public accounting firm.

You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or to which this information statement has referred you. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Audited Combined Financial Statements of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the years ended September  30, 2014, 2013 and 2012

     F-3   

Combined Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and 2013

     F-4   

Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012

     F-5   

Combined Statements of Equity for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012

     F-6   

Notes to Combined Financial Statements

     F-7   

Unaudited Interim Combined Condensed Financial Statements of Energizer SpinCo, Inc.

  

Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the Six Months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

     F-38   

Combined Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014

     F-39   

Combined Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

     F-40   

Notes to Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements

     F-41   

All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, the required matter is not present, or the required information has been otherwise supplied in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of Energizer Holdings, Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying combined balance sheets and the related combined statements of earnings and comprehensive income, cash flows and equity present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Energizer SpinCo, Inc. at September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in millions)

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
     2014     2013     2012  

Statement of Earnings

      

Net sales

   $ 1,840.4      $ 2,012.2      $ 2,087.7   

Cost of products sold

     990.0        1,110.3        1,193.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

  850.4      901.9      894.1   

Selling, general and administrative expense

  391.3      387.7      416.1   

Advertising and sales promotion expense

  121.7      127.4      109.8   

Research and development expense

  25.3      29.7      41.8   

2013 restructuring

  43.5      123.9      6.5   

Prior restructuring

  —       —       (6.8

Interest expense

  52.7      68.1      68.9   

Other financing items, net

  0.7      3.1      0.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

  215.2      162.0      257.6   

Income taxes

  57.9      47.1      70.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

$ 157.3    $ 114.9    $ 187.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Net earnings

$ 157.3    $ 114.9    $ 187.0   

Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  (1.9   (12.0   6.3   

Pension/postretirement activity, net of tax of $0.2 in 2014, $1.4 in 2013 and $0.6 in 2012

  (1.4   6.4      3.4   

Deferred gain/(loss) on hedging activity, net of tax of $1.1 in 2014, ($0.4) in 2013, and ($0.8) in 2012

  6.2      0.4      (7.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

$ 160.2    $ 109.7    $ 189.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions)

 

     SEPTEMBER 30,  
     2014     2013  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash

   $ 89.6      $ 78.0   

Trade receivables, net

     218.5        205.5   

Inventories

     292.4        327.9   

Other current assets

     146.6        141.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  747.1      753.0   

Property, plant and equipment, net

  212.5      240.6   

Goodwill

  37.1      37.2   

Other intangible assets, net

  80.1      81.5   

Long term deferred tax asset

  76.2      80.3   

Other assets

  41.7      46.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,194.7    $ 1,238.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$ 190.9    $ 179.3   

Other current liabilities

  189.5      215.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  380.4      395.1   

Other liabilities

  89.8      106.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  470.2      501.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

Parent company investment

  756.2      772.3   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (31.7   (34.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

  724.5      737.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$ 1,194.7    $ 1,238.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The above financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes To Combined Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions)

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
     2014     2013     2012  

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

      

Net earnings

   $ 157.3      $ 114.9      $ 187.0   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flow from operations:

      

Non-cash 2013 restructuring costs

     4.1        42.9        —    

Depreciation and amortization

     42.2        55.9        56.8   

Deferred income taxes

     5.6        (12.8     (19.3

Share based payments

     13.2        16.0        20.7   

Other non-cash charges

     16.1        12.1        3.1   

Other, net

     (16.1     (56.1     (17.0

Changes in assets and liabilities used in operations

      

(Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable, net

     (13.5     119.6        25.7   

Decrease in inventories

     35.5        5.0        17.2   

Increase in current assets

     (10.0     (26.5     (1.1

Increase in accounts payable

     10.7        12.3        27.9   

(Decrease)/increase in current liabilities

     (25.2     46.3        (15.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from operating activities

$ 219.9    $ 329.6    $ 285.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Capital expenditures

  (28.4   (17.8   (38.1

Proceeds from sale of assets

  5.6      1.0      17.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by investing activities

$ (22.8 $ (16.8 $ (20.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Net transfers to Parent and affiliates

  (185.5   (301.2   (255.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by financing activities

$ (185.5 $ (301.2 $ (255.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  —       (0.3   (0.3

Net increase in cash

  11.6      11.3      8.6   

Cash, beginning of period

  78.0      66.7      58.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

$ 89.6    $ 78.0    $ 66.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The above financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes To Combined Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Dollars in millions)

 

     Parent
Company
Investment
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)/Income
    Total
Equity
 

Balance, September 30, 2011

   $ 1,017.5      $ (31.5   $ 986.0   

Net earnings

     187.0          187.0   

Other comprehensive income

       2.1        2.1   

Net decrease in ParentCo investment

     (240.5       (240.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2012

  964.0      (29.4   934.6   

Net earnings

  114.9      114.9   

Other comprehensive loss

  (5.2   (5.2

Net decrease in ParentCo investment

  (306.6   (306.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

  772.3      (34.6   737.7   

Net earnings

  157.3      157.3   

Other comprehensive income

  2.9      2.9   

Net decrease in ParentCo investment

  (173.4   (173.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2014

$ 756.2    $ (31.7 $ 724.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The above financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes To Combined Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

The Proposed Distribution

On April 30, 2014, Energizer Holdings, Inc. (“ParentCo”) announced its intent to pursue the separation of its business into two separate independent public companies, one of which will hold ParentCo’s Household Products product group, Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“New Energizer”), and another which will hold the Personal Care product group (“New Personal Care”). The separation is planned as a tax-free spin-off to ParentCo’s shareholders and is expected to be completed by July 1, 2015.

The internal reorganization and, in turn, the distribution, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by ParentCo of a number of conditions. Additionally, ParentCo may determine not to complete the internal reorganization or the distribution if, at any time, the Board of Directors of ParentCo determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the distribution is not in the best interest of ParentCo or its stockholders or is otherwise not advisable.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these Notes to the Combined Financial Statements to Household Products, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to New Energizer. References in these Notes to “ParentCo” refer to Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than, after the distribution, New Energizer).

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Combined Financial Statements include the accounts of New Energizer. New Energizer has no material equity method investments or variable interests or non-controlling interests. New Energizer account allocations are based on the allocations of shared functions to New Energizer.

ParentCo’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and combined business functions amongst New Personal Care and New Energizer, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions among the New Personal Care and New Energizer segments of ParentCo include product warehousing and distribution, various transaction processing functions, and, in some countries, a combined sales force and management. ParentCo has historically applied a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between the segments. Such allocations by ParentCo are estimates, and also do not fully represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

These Combined Financial Statements were prepared on a standalone basis derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of ParentCo. These statements reflect the historical results of operations, financial position and cash flows of New Energizer in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

These Combined Financial Statements are presented as if New Energizer had been carved out of ParentCo for all periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions within New Energizer have been eliminated. The assets and liabilities in the carve-out financial statements have been presented on a historical cost basis, as immediately prior to the distribution all of the assets and liabilities presented are wholly owned by ParentCo and are being transferred to New Energizer at carry-over basis.

These Combined Financial Statements include expense allocations for: (1) certain product warehousing and distribution; (2) various transaction process functions; (3) a combined sales force and management for certain countries; (4) certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis within ParentCo and not recorded at the business division level, including, but not limited to, finance, audit, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, facilities, and compliance; (5) employee benefits and compensation; (6) share-based

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

compensation; (7) financing costs; and (8) the effects of restructuring. These expenses have been allocated to New Energizer on the basis of direct usage where identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a basis of global net sales, cost of sales, operating income, headcount or other measures of New Energizer and ParentCo. Certain debt obligations of ParentCo have not been included in the Combined Financial Statements of New Energizer, because New Energizer is not a party to the obligation between ParentCo and the debt holders. Financing costs related to such debt obligations have been allocated to New Energizer based on the extent to which New Energizer participated in ParentCo’s corporate financing activities. For an additional discussion of expense allocations see Note 7 of the Notes to the Combined Financial Statements.

Management believes the assumptions underlying the carve-out financial statements, including the assumptions regarding allocated expenses, reasonably reflect the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by New Energizer during the periods presented. Nevertheless, the Combined Financial Statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred by New Energizer and may not reflect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows had we been a standalone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if New Energizer had been a standalone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure.

Cash is managed centrally with certain net earnings reinvested locally and working capital requirements met from existing liquid funds. Accordingly, the cash and cash equivalents held by ParentCo at the corporate level were not attributed to New Energizer for any of the periods presented. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Combined Balance Sheet. Transfers of cash, both to and from ParentCo’s centralized cash management system, are reflected as a component of ParentCo investment in New Energizer’s Combined Balance Sheet and as a financing activity on the accompanying Combined Statement of Cash Flows.

The income tax provision in the carve-out statement of earnings has been calculated as if New Energizer was operating on a standalone basis and filed separate tax returns in the jurisdiction in which it operates. Therefore cash tax payments and items of current and deferred taxes may not be reflective of New Energizer’s actual tax balances prior to or subsequent to the carve-out.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

New Energizer’s significant accounting policies, which conform to GAAP and are applied on a consistent basis in all years presented, except as indicated, are described below.

Use of Estimates— The preparation of New Energizer’s Combined Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, New Energizer evaluates its estimates, including those related to customer promotional programs and incentives, product returns, bad debts, the carrying value of inventories, intangible and other long-lived assets, income taxes, pensions and other postretirement benefits, share-based compensation, contingencies and acquisitions. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. However, in regard to ongoing impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets, significant deterioration in future cash flow projections, changes in discount rates used in discounted cash flow models or changes in other assumptions used in estimating fair values, versus those anticipated at the time of the initial acquisition, as well as subsequent estimated valuations, could result in impairment charges that may materially affect the financial statements in a given year.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Cash— Cash consists of cash on hand. Cash is managed centrally with net earnings reinvested locally and working capital requirements met from existing liquid funds. Accordingly, the cash held by ParentCo at the corporate level were not attributed to New Energizer for any of the periods presented. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Combined Balance Sheet.

Principles of Combination The Combined Financial Statements include certain assets and liabilities that have historically been held at ParentCo’s corporate level but are specifically identifiable or otherwise attributable to New Energizer. Intercompany transactions and accounts within New Energizer have been eliminated. All intercompany transactions between ParentCo and New Energizer have been included within ParentCo investment in these Combined Financial Statements.

Foreign Currency Translation —Financial statements of foreign operations where the local currency is the functional currency are translated using end-of-period exchange rates for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during the period for results of operations. Related translation adjustments are reported as a component within accumulated other comprehensive income in the equity section of the Combined Balance Sheets, except as noted below.

Effective January 1, 2010, the financial results for New Energizer’s Venezuela subsidiary are combined under the rules governing the translation of financial information in a highly inflationary economy based on the use of the blended National Consumer Price Index in Venezuela. Under GAAP, an economy is considered highly inflationary if the cumulative inflation rate for a three-year period meets or exceeds 100%. If a subsidiary is considered to be in a highly inflationary economy, the financial statements of the subsidiary must be re-measured into our reporting currency (U.S. dollar) and future exchange gains and losses from the re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in current earnings, rather than exclusively in the equity section of the balance sheet, until such time as the economy is no longer considered highly inflationary.

Financial Instruments and Derivative Securities —ParentCo uses financial instruments, from time to time, in the management of foreign currency and commodity price risks that are inherent to its business operations. Such instruments are not held or issued for trading purposes.

Every derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) is required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as either an asset or liability. Changes in fair value of recorded derivatives are required to be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.

Foreign exchange instruments, including currency forwards, are used primarily to reduce cash transaction exposures and to manage other translation exposures. Foreign exchange instruments used are selected based on their risk reduction attributes, costs and the related market conditions. ParentCo has designated certain foreign currency contracts as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes as of September 30, 2014 and 2013.

New Energizer uses raw materials that are subject to price volatility. ParentCo may use hedging instruments as it desires to reduce exposure to variability in cash flows associated with future purchases of commodities. In September 2012, ParentCo discontinued hedge accounting treatment for its then-existing zinc contracts as these contracts no longer met the accounting requirements for classification as cash flow hedges because of an ineffective correlation to the underlying zinc exposure being hedged. There were no outstanding derivative contracts for the future purchases of commodities as of September 30, 2014.

New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of financial instruments used in the management of foreign currency risks that are inherent to its business operations. For allocation of New Energizer’s pro rata share of the estimated fair values of financial instruments and corresponding gains and losses, see Note 10 of the Notes to the Combined Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Cash Flow Presentation —The Combined Statements of Cash Flows are prepared using the indirect method, which reconciles net earnings to cash flow from operating activities. The reconciliation adjustments include the removal of timing differences between the occurrence of operating receipts and payments and their recognition in net earnings. The adjustments also remove cash flows arising from investing and financing activities, which are presented separately from operating activities. Cash flows from foreign currency transactions and operations are translated at an average exchange rate for the period. Cash flows from hedging activities are included in the same category as the items being hedged, which is primarily operating activities. Cash payments related to income taxes are classified as operating activities.

Trade Receivables, net —Trade receivables are stated at their net realizable value. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects New Energizer’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the receivables portfolio determined on the basis of historical experience, specific allowances for known troubled accounts and other currently available information. Bad debt expense is included in Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A) in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

Trade Receivables, net consists of:

 

     September 30,  
     2014      2013  

Trade Receivables

   $ 225.9       $ 215.0   

Allowances for returns and doubtful accounts

     (7.4      (9.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trade Receivables, net

$ 218.5    $ 205.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Inventories —Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost generally being determined using average cost or the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. New Energizer records a reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based upon the historical usage rates, sales patterns of its products and specifically-identified obsolete inventory.

Capitalized Software Costs —Capitalized software costs are included in other assets. These costs are amortized using the straight-line method over periods of related benefit ranging from three to seven years. Expenditures related to capitalized software are included in the Capital expenditures caption in the Combined Statements of Cash Flows. Amortization expense was $1.9, $1.1 and $1.5 in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Property, Plant and Equipment, net —Property, plant and equipment, net is stated at historical costs. Expenditures for new facilities and expenditures that substantially increase the useful life of property, including interest during construction, are capitalized and reported in the Capital expenditures caption in the Combined Statements of Cash Flows. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are expensed as incurred. When property is retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and gains or losses on the disposition are reflected in earnings. Depreciation is generally provided on the straight-line basis by charges to pre-tax earnings at rates based on estimated useful lives. Estimated useful lives range from two to 25 years for machinery and equipment and three to 30 years for buildings and building improvements. Depreciation expense was $40.3 in fiscal 2014, excluding accelerated depreciation charges of $4.1, related primarily to certain manufacturing assets including property, plant and equipment located at the facilities to be closed or streamlined, and $54.8 in fiscal 2013, excluding non-cash impairment charge of $19.3 and accelerated depreciation charges of $23.6, and $55.3 in fiscal 2012, respectively. See Note 3 of the Notes to the Combined Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed and, when appropriate, changes are made prospectively. When certain events or changes in operating conditions occur, asset lives may be adjusted and an impairment assessment may be performed on the recoverability of the carrying amounts.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets —Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are not amortized, but are evaluated annually for impairment as part of ParentCo’s annual business planning cycle in the fourth fiscal quarter, or when indicators of a potential impairment are present. In preparing the Combined Financial Statements, our goodwill and other intangible assets were re-evaluated for potential impairment on a standalone basis. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using valuation models that incorporate assumptions and projections of expected future cash flows and operating plans.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets —New Energizer reviews long-lived assets, other than goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment, when events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the remaining useful life may warrant revision or that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be fully recoverable. New Energizer performs undiscounted cash flow analysis to determine if impairment exists. If impairment is determined to exist, any related impairment loss is calculated based on estimated fair value. Impairment losses on assets to be disposed of, if any, are based on the estimated proceeds to be received, less cost of disposal.

In November 2012, which was the first quarter of fiscal 2013, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an enterprise-wide restructuring plan, which included the closure of certain ParentCo facilities in fiscal 2013 and 2014. New Energizer recorded accelerated depreciation charges of $4.1 for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014 and non-cash impairment charge of $19.3 and accelerated depreciation charges of $23.6 for 12 months ended September 30, 2013 (collectively $42.9) related primarily to certain manufacturing assets including property, plant and equipment located at the facilities to be closed or streamlined. We do not believe the restructuring plan is likely to result in the impairment of any other material long-lived assets, other than this identified property, plant and equipment. See Note 3 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition —New Energizer’s revenue is from the sale of its products. Revenue is recognized when title, ownership and risk of loss pass to the customer. Discounts are offered to customers for early payment and an estimate of the discounts is recorded as a reduction of net sales in the same period as the sale. Our standard sales terms are final and returns or exchanges are not permitted unless a special exception is made. Reserves are established and recorded in cases where the right of return does exist for a particular sale.

New Energizer offers a variety of programs, such as consumer coupons and similar consumer rebate programs, primarily to its retail customers, designed to promote sales of its products. Such programs require periodic payments and allowances based on estimated results of specific programs and are recorded as a reduction to net sales. New Energizer accrues, at the time of sale, the estimated total payments and allowances associated with each transaction. Additionally, New Energizer offers programs directly to consumers to promote the sale of its products. Promotions which reduce the ultimate consumer sale prices are recorded as a reduction of net sales at the time the promotional offer is made, generally using estimated redemption and participation levels. Taxes we collect on behalf of governmental authorities, which are generally included in the price to the customer, are also recorded as a reduction of net sales. New Energizer continually assesses the adequacy of accruals for customer and consumer promotional program costs not yet paid. To the extent total program payments differ from estimates, adjustments may be necessary. Historically, these adjustments have not been material.

Advertising and Sales Promotion Costs —New Energizer advertises and promotes its products through national and regional media and expenses such activities as incurred. Advertising costs attributable to New Energizer were $70.7, $83.6, and $66.2 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012 respectively.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Income Taxes— New Energizer accounts for income taxes in accordance with the required asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Valuation allowances are established where management determines that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred taxes have not been provided on the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries to the extent amounts are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

Share-Based Payments —New Energizer employees have historically participated in ParentCo’s equity-based compensation plans. Equity-based compensation expense has been allocated to New Energizer based on the awards and terms previously granted to ParentCo employees. Until consummation of the distribution, New Energizer will continue to participate in ParentCo’s equity-based compensation plans and record equity-based compensation expense based on the equity-based awards granted to New Energizer’s employees. Accounting guidance requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements. Guidance establishes fair value as the measurement objective in accounting for share-based payment arrangements and requires all companies to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting generally for all share-based payment transactions with employees.

Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments —Certain financial instruments are required to be recorded at the estimated fair value. Changes in assumptions or estimation methods could affect the fair value estimates; however, we do not believe any such changes would have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Other financial instruments including cash and short-term borrowings, including notes payable, are recorded at cost, which approximates estimated fair value.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements On April 10, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (the revised standard). The revised standard changes today’s guidance and, in many cases, is expected to result in fewer disposals being presented as discontinued operations. The standard is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and is applied prospectively to all new disposals of components and new classifications as held for sale beginning in 2015 for most entities, with early adoption allowed in 2014. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as applicable.

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue for Contracts with customers, which provides a single comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers to improve comparability within industries, across industries, and across capital markets. The standard is effective for public companies for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is not permitted. New Energizer’s first reporting date with the new standard will be December 31, 2017. The effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows are not yet known.

On August 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which requires management to assess New Energizer’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures in certain circumstances. The standard is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. New Energizer’s first reporting date with the new standard will be September 30, 2017. We will evaluate the effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as applicable.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

(3) Restructuring

2013 Restructuring

In November 2012, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an enterprise-wide restructuring plan and delegated authority to ParentCo’s management to determine the final actions with respect to this plan (2013 restructuring project). This initiative impacted ParentCo’s Household Products and Personal Care businesses.

In January 2014, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an expansion of scope of the previously announced 2013 restructuring project. As a result of the expanded scope of ParentCo’s restructuring efforts, the project is expected to generate additional savings and ParentCo expects to incur additional charges in order to execute the planned initiatives.

The 2013 Restructuring Project had a significant effect on New Energizer. Through September 30, 2014, New Energizer estimates that gross restructuring savings totaled approximately $185 since the inception of the project.

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2014, significant progress has been made against all of the aforementioned objectives. The pre-tax expense for charges related to the 2013 restructuring project attributed to New Energizer for the years ended September 30:

 

     Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2014  
     North America      Latin America      EMEA      Asia Pacific      Corporate      Total  

Severance and related benefit costs

   $ 4.3       $ 1.4       $ 2.1       $ 2.1       $ 1.6       $ 11.5   

Accelerated depreciation

     4.1         —           —           —             —           4.1   

Consulting, program management and other exit costs

     17.3         1.4         3.1         3.7         —           25.5   

Net loss on asset sale

     2.4         —           —           —           —           2.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 28.1    $ 2.8    $ 5.2    $ 5.8    $ 1.6    $ 43.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2013  
     North America      Latin America      EMEA      Asia Pacific      Corporate      Total  

Severance and related benefit costs

   $ 27.6       $ 1.8       $ 5.5       $ 3.4       $ 4.9       $ 43.2   

Non-cash asset impairment charges

     19.3         —           —           —             —           19.3   

Accelerated depreciation

     23.6         —           —           —           —           23.6   

Consulting, program management and other exit costs

     25.6         2.1         4.6         5.5         —           37.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 96.1    $ 3.9    $ 10.1    $ 8.9    $ 4.9    $ 123.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     North America      Latin America      EMEA      Asia Pacific      Corporate      Total  

Consulting, program management and other exit costs

   $ 4.4       $ 0.4       $ 0.8       $ 0.9       $   —         $ 6.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 4.4    $ 0.4    $ 0.8    $ 0.9    $ —      $ 6.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total pre-tax restructuring charges attributed to New Energizer, since the inception of the project and through September 30, 2014, have totaled approximately $174. For the 12 months ended September 30, 2014, New Energizer recorded $43.5 in pre-tax restructuring charges related to the 2013 restructuring project as

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

compared to $123.9 in the prior fiscal year. Restructuring charges were reflected on a separate line in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, pre-tax costs of $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence charges were recorded within Cost of products sold and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities were recorded within SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for 2013 the restructuring project.

We do not expect the remaining costs for New Energizer to be material.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the 2013 restructuring for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

    October 1,
2013
    Charge to
Income
    Other (a)     Utilized     September 30,
2014
 
          Cash     Non-Cash    

Severance & Termination Related Costs

  $ 13.8      $ 11.5      $ (0.3   $ (12.6   $ —        $ 12.4   

Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation

      —          4.1        —          —          (4.1     —     

Other Related Costs

    5.7        25.5        —          (29.9     (1.3     —     

Net (gain)/loss on asset sale

    —          2.4        —          4.9        (7.3     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 19.5    $ 43.5    $ (0.3 $ (37.6 $ (12.7 $ 12.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    October 1,
2012
    Charge to
Income
    Other (a)     Utilized     September 30,
2013
 
          Cash     Non-Cash    

Severance & Termination Related Costs

  $   —        $ 43.2      $ (0.1   $ (29.3   $ —        $ 13.8   

Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation

    —          42.9        —          —          (42.9     —     

Other Related Costs

    2.5        37.8        —          (34.6     —          5.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 2.5    $ 123.9    $ (0.1 $ (63.9 $ (42.9 $ 19.5   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes the impact of currency translation.

Prior Restructuring

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2012, our prior restructuring activities generated pre-tax income of $6.8. The prior year pre-tax income was due to the gain on the sale of our former battery manufacturing facility in Switzerland, which was shut down in fiscal 2011. This gain was $12.8. This gain was offset by additional restructuring costs of $6.0. These costs are included as separate line items on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

Spin Costs

ParentCo is incurring incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the spin-off transaction, and New Energizer is allocated a pro rata portion of those costs. ParentCo estimates total spin costs through the close of the separation will be approximately $350 to $425 on a pre-tax basis, of which approximately $170 to $200 will be allocated to New Energizer. These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to potential debt breakage, potential tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

transaction. These additional costs could be significant. For the 12 months ended September 30, 2014, ParentCo has incurred $44.7 in pre-tax spin costs, of which $21.3 of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

(4) Venezuela

Effective January 1, 2010 and continuing through September 30, 2014, the financial statements for our Venezuela subsidiary are consolidated under the rules governing the translation of financial information in a highly inflationary economy based on the use of the blended National Consumer Price Index in Venezuela. Under GAAP, an economy is considered highly inflationary if the cumulative inflation rate for a three-year period meets or exceeds 100%. If a subsidiary is considered to be in a highly inflationary economy, the financial statements of the subsidiary must be re-measured into our reporting currency (U.S. dollar) and future exchange gains and losses from the re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in current earnings, rather than exclusively in the equity section of the balance sheet, until such times as the economy is no longer considered highly inflationary.

On February 13, 2013, the Venezuela government devalued the Bolivar Fuerte relative to the U.S. dollar. The revised official exchange rate moved from 4.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar to an exchange rate of 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar. The Central Government also suspended the alternate currency market administered by the central bank known as SITME that made U.S. dollars available at a rate higher than the previous official rate, generally in the range of 5.50 bolivars per U.S. dollar. As a result of the devaluation noted above and the elimination of the SITME market, New Energizer revalued its net monetary assets at March 31, 2013 using the revised official rate of 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar. Thus, New Energizer recorded a devaluation charge of $0.3 during the second fiscal quarter of 2013. This charge was included in Other financing items, net on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The official exchange rate is determined and administered by the Cadivi/Cencoex System (the National Center for International Trade that administers the authorization for the acquisition and the actual payment of foreign currency conducted for essential imports).

On January 24, 2014, the Venezuelan government issued Exchange Agreement No. 25, which stated the rate of exchange established in the most recent SICAD I auction will be used for payments related to international investments, royalties and the use and exploitation of patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises and technology.

On March 10, 2014, the Venezuelan government announced the inception of the SICAD II program as an additional mechanism to purchase foreign currency. The SICAD II program does not supersede the Cadivi/Cencoex for essential imports (currently at 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar) nor SICAD I (equal to 12.00 bolivars per U.S. dollar as of September 30, 2014).

Thus far, ParentCo has not been invited to participate in the SICAD I auction process nor chosen to utilize the SICAD II auction system. Whether we will be able to access or participate in either SICAD system in the foreseeable future or what volume of currency exchange we would be able to transact through these alternative mechanisms is unknown at the present time. We continue to monitor these situations, including the impact restrictions may have on our future business operations. At this time, New Energizer is unable to predict with any degree of certainty how recent and future developments in Venezuela will affect our Venezuela operations.

For all of fiscal 2014, New Energizer’s overall results in Venezuela are reflected in the Combined Financial Statements at the official exchange rate equal to 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar. During fiscal year 2014, New Energizer received $5.3 of payments at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate for household products previously imported in accordance with Non National Production Certificates (CNP) executed between ParentCo and the Venezuela

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

government. In addition, New Energizer is awaiting payment for an additional $1.1 as of September 30, 2014 (at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate) for household products imported in accordance with the second CNP executed between ParentCo and the Venezuela government.

Cash balances in Venezuela are managed centrally by ParentCo on behalf of New Energizer and New Personal Care. As discussed in Note 1 and Note 2, only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in its Combined Balance Sheet. Therefore, Venezuela’s cash balance remains on ParentCo’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and no cash amounts held in Venezuela have been reflected in New Energizer’s Combined Balance Sheet as of September 2014 and 2013. As a result, New Energizer’s net monetary asset balance is immaterial.

Depending on the ultimate transparency and liquidity of the SICAD I and II markets, it is possible that in future periods New Energizer may need to remeasure a portion or substantially all of its net monetary balances at a rate other than the official exchange rate of 6.30 currently being used. To the extent that the SICAD I or II rates are higher than the official exchange rate at the time our net monetary balances are remeasured, this could result in an additional devaluation charge. In addition, operating results translated using a rate higher than the official exchange rate of 6.30 bolivars to one U.S. dollar would result in a reduction in earnings, which could be material.

A devaluation or change in accounting position could have a material effect on the results of New Energizer’s operations. New Energizer has noted the recent public announcements by certain SEC registrants relative to changes made in the accounting for their Venezuela operations, including de-consolidation and translating their results at the SICAD II exchange rate. New Energizer has been and continues to evaluate the appropriate accounting as it relates to its Venezuelan operations, including these options recently announced. Although New Energizer does not believe a change in the accounting for its Venezuelan operations is necessary at September 30, 2014, it is reasonably possible New Energizer could conclude a change is necessary in the near-term and the impact could be material.

Transactions executed through SICAD I and SICAD II auctions as of September 30, 2014 were at a rate of 12.00 and 49.98 Bolivares Fuertes to one U.S. dollar, respectively.

Net sales for Venezuela represented 1.4% of combined net sales and segment profit attributed to New Energizer’s Venezuela market was $11.9 for fiscal 2014.

(5) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life are not amortized, but reviewed annually for impairment of value or when indicators of a potential impairment are present. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are not amortized, but are evaluated annually for impairment as part of ParentCo’s annual business planning cycle in the fourth fiscal quarter, or when indicators of a potential impairment are present. In preparing the Combined Financial Statements, our goodwill and other intangible assets were re-evaluated for potential impairment on a standalone basis. There were no indications of impairment of goodwill noted during this testing as fair value significantly exceeded carrying value.

The following table represents the change in the carrying amount of goodwill at September 30, 2014:

 

     North
America
    Latin
America
     EMEA      Asia Pacific         

Balance at October 1, 2013

   $ 19.2      $ 1.7       $ 6.5       $ 9.8       $ 37.2   

Cumulative translation adjustment

     (0.1     —          —          —          (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

$ 19.1    $ 1.7    $ 6.5    $ 9.8    $ 37.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

New Energizer had indefinite-lived intangible assets of $80.1 at September 30, 2014 and $81.5 at September 30, 2013. Changes in indefinite-lived intangible assets are due to changes in foreign currency translation.

In addition, we completed impairment testing on indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill, which are trademarks/brand names used in our various product categories. No impairment was indicated as a result of this testing. New Energizer had no amortizable intangible assets at September 30, 2014 and 2013.

(6) Income Taxes

New Energizer’s operations have historically been included in the income tax filings of ParentCo. New Energizer has calculated its provision for income taxes using a separate return method. Under this method, New Energizer is assumed to file hypothetical separate returns with the tax authorities, thereby reporting its taxable income or loss and paying the applicable tax to or receiving the appropriate refund from its ParentCo. Current income tax liabilities are assumed to be immediately settled with ParentCo against the parent company investment account. New Energizer reports deferred taxes on its temporary differences and on any carryforwards that it could claim on its hypothetical return. Cash tax payments, current and deferred tax balances and unremitted foreign earnings may not be reflective of New Energizer’s actual tax balances prior or subsequent to the distribution.

The provisions for income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended September 30:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Current:

        

United States—Federal

   $ 15.0       $ 22.3       $ 43.1   

State

     0.8         1.4         4.2   

Foreign

     36.5         36.2         42.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current

$ 52.3    $ 59.9    $ 89.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred:

United States—Federal

$ 4.3    $ (10.4 $ (17.7

State

  0.4      (1.2   (1.7

Foreign

  0.9      (1.2   0.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Deferred

$ 5.6    $ (12.8 $ (19.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

$ 57.9    $ 47.1    $ 70.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The source of pre-tax earnings for the 12 months ended September 30 was:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

United States

   $ 33.6       $ 16.7       $ 80.6   

Foreign

     181.6         145.3         177.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pre-tax earnings

$ 215.2    $ 162.0    $ 257.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

A reconciliation of income taxes with the amounts computed at the statutory federal income tax rate follows:

 

     2014     %     2013     %     2012     %  

Computed tax at federal statutory rate

   $ 75.3        35.0   $ 56.7        35.0   $ 90.2        35.0

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     0.8        0.4        0.1        0.1        1.6        0.6   

Foreign tax less than the federal rate

     (26.1     (12.1     (15.8     (9.8     (19.2     (7.4

Other taxes including repatriation of foreign earnings

     7.3        3.4        9.8        6.1        (0.4     (0.2

Nontaxable share option

     (2.5     (1.2     (3.4     (2.1     (1.5     (0.6

Nondeductible Spin Costs

     3.0        1.4        —         —         —         —    

Other, net

     0.1        —         (0.3     (0.2     (0.1     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 57.9      26.9 $ 47.1      29.1 $ 70.6      27.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities recorded on the balance sheet at September 30 for the years indicated are as follows and include current and noncurrent amounts:

 

     2014      2013  

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Depreciation and property differences

   $ (8.1    $ (15.3

Other tax liabilities

     (1.7      (0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

$ (9.8 $ (15.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

Accrued liabilities

$ 35.1    $ 40.9   

Deferred and stock-related compensation

  27.6      34.4   

Tax loss carryforwards and tax credits

  19.6      18.8   

Intangible assets

  46.4      46.6   

Other tax assets

  10.5      9.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

$ 139.2    $ 150.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

  (14.5   (11.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

$ 114.9    $ 123.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no material tax loss carryforwards that expired in fiscal 2014. Future expirations of tax loss carryforwards and tax credits, if not utilized, are $1.6 for 2015 and $8.8 for 2018 at September 30, 2014. For years subsequent to 2019 or for tax loss carryforwards and tax credits that have no expiration, the value at September 30, 2014 was $9.2. The valuation allowance is attributed to tax loss carryforwards and tax credits outside the U.S.

Historically, ParentCo has regularly repatriated a portion of current year earnings from select non-U.S. subsidiaries. Generally, these non-U.S. subsidiaries are in tax jurisdictions with effective tax rates that do not result in materially higher U.S. tax provisions related to the repatriated earnings. No provision has been made for additional taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign affiliates that ParentCo intended and planned to be indefinitely invested in the affiliate. At September 30, 2014, approximately $575 of foreign subsidiary earnings related to New Energizer activity was considered indefinitely invested in those businesses. We estimate that the U.S. federal income tax liability that could potentially arise if indefinitely invested earnings of foreign subsidiaries were repatriated in full to the U.S. would be significant. While it is not practicable to calculate a

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

specific potential U.S. tax exposure due to changing statutory rates in foreign jurisdictions over time, as well as other factors, we estimate the range of potential U.S. tax may be in excess of $85, if all undistributed earnings were repatriated assuming foreign cash was available to do so. Applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes would be provided on these earnings in the periods in which they are no longer considered indefinitely reinvested. New Energizer is currently evaluating the local and global cash needs for the future business operations and anticipated debt facilities, which may influence future repatriation decisions.

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are summarized below:

 

     2014      2013  

Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year

   $ 13.5       $ 15.1   

Additions based on current year tax positions and acquisitions

     1.9         1.6   

Reductions for prior year tax positions

     (0.1      (0.1

Settlements with taxing authorities/statute expirations

     (2.6      (3.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year

$ 12.7    $ 13.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Included in the unrecognized tax benefits noted above are $10.1 of uncertain tax positions that would affect New Energizer’s effective tax rate, if recognized. New Energizer does not expect any significant increases or decreases to their unrecognized tax benefits within 12 months of this reporting date. In the Combined Balance Sheets, unrecognized tax benefits are classified as Other liabilities (non-current) to the extent that payments are not anticipated within one year.

New Energizer classifies accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision. The accrued interest and penalties are not included in the table above. New Energizer accrued $3.6 of interest (net of the deferred tax asset of $1.3) at September 30, 2014 and $3.2 of interest (net of the deferred tax asset of $1.2) at September 30, 2013. Interest was computed on the difference between the tax position recognized in accordance with GAAP and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in ParentCo’s tax returns.

New Energizer is included in the income tax returns filed by ParentCo in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various cities and states, and more than 50 foreign jurisdictions where New Energizer has operations. U.S. federal income tax returns for tax years ended September 30, 2007 and after remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. With few exceptions, ParentCo affiliates are no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations for years before September 30, 2004. The status of international income tax examinations varies by jurisdiction. At this time, New Energizer does not anticipate any material adjustments to its financial statements resulting from tax examinations currently in progress.

(7) Related Party Transactions and ParentCo Investment

Related party transactions

New Energizer does not enter into transactions with related parties to purchase and/or sell goods or services in the ordinary course of business. Transactions between New Energizer and ParentCo are reflected in equity in the Combined Balance Sheet as “ParentCo investment” and in the combined statement of cash flows as a financing activity in “Net transfers (to) from ParentCo and affiliates.” New Energizer engages in cash pooling arrangements with related parties that are managed centrally by ParentCo. The amount owed by New Energizer into this arrangement is $86.2 as at September 30, 2014 and $92.3 as at September 30, 2013.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Corporate allocations and ParentCo investment

ParentCo’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and combined business functions between New Energizer and New Personal Care, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions include product warehousing and distribution, various transaction processing functions, and, in some countries, a combined sales force and management. The Combined Financial Statements include allocations related to these costs applied on a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between New Energizer and New Personal Care. Such allocations are estimates, and also do not represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

New Energizer’s Combined Financial Statements include general corporate expenses of ParentCo which were not historically allocated to New Energizer for certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis within ParentCo and not recorded at the segment level, such as expenses related to finance, audit legal, information technology, human resources, communications, compliance, facilities, employee benefits and compensation, share-based compensation, and financing costs (“General corporate expenses”). For purposes of these standalone financial statements, the General corporate expenses have been allocated to New Energizer. The General corporate expenses are included in the combined statements of operations in Cost of products sold and SG&A expenses and accordingly as a component of ParentCo investment. These expenses have been allocated to New Energizer on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro rata basis of net global sales, operating income, headcount or other measures of New Energizer. Certain debt obligations of ParentCo have not been included in the Combined Financial Statements of New Energizer, because New Energizer is not a party to the obligation between ParentCo and the debt holders. Financing costs related to such debt obligations have been allocated to New Energizer based on the extent to which New Energizer participated in ParentCo’s corporate financing activities. Management believes the assumptions underlying the Combined Financial Statements, including the assumptions regarding allocating General corporate expenses from ParentCo are reasonable.

Nevertheless, the Combined Financial Statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred and may not reflect New Energizer’s combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows had it been a standalone company during the periods presented. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had New Energizer been a standalone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if New Energizer had been a standalone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. General corporate expenses allocated to New Energizer during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $62.5, $70.8 and $74.2, respectively.

All significant intercompany transactions between New Energizer and ParentCo have been included in these Combined Financial Statements and are considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction is recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the Combined Statements of Cash Flows as a financing activity and in the Combined Balance Sheets as ParentCo investment.

Guarantees

Certain of ParentCo’s subsidiaries, which includes a portion of New Energizer’s operations in the carve-out group (“ParentCo Subsidiaries”), have entered into guarantee agreements with ParentCo whereby these entities have historically guaranteed debt issued by ParentCo on a joint and several basis. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the debt issued by ParentCo guaranteed by ParentCo Subsidiaries was $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2014. It is assumed these guarantee agreements will be terminated pursuant to the close of the spin-off of New Energizer. Therefore, New Energizer has not recognized any liability associated with this guarantee in its Combined Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

(8) Share-Based Payments

Until consummation of the distribution from ParentCo, New Energizer’s employees participate in ParentCo’s Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”). ParentCo has authorized a plan to grant awards of restricted stock, restricted stock equivalents or options to purchase ParentCo’s common stock to directors, officers and employees. The share-based payment expense recorded by New Energizer, in the periods presented, includes the expense associated with the employees historically attributable to New Energizer’s operations, as well as the expense associated with the allocation of stock compensation expense for corporate employees. ParentCo’s Board of Directors determines the recipients, type of award to be granted and the amounts of awards to be granted under the Plan.

Through December 31, 2012, ParentCo’s Incentive Stock Plan also permitted employee deferrals of bonus and, in the past, permitted deferrals of retainers and fees for directors, under the terms of its Deferred Compensation Plan. Under this plan, employees or directors that deferred amounts into ParentCo’s Common Stock Unit Fund were credited with a number of stock equivalents based on the estimated fair value of ENR stock at the time of deferral. In addition, the participants were credited with an additional number of stock equivalents, equal to 25% for employees and 33% for directors, of the amount deferred. This additional match vested immediately for directors and vests three years from the date of initial crediting for employees. Effective January 1, 2011, the 33% match for directors was eliminated for future deferrals. Effective January 1, 2013, future deferrals of compensation by employees is no longer permitted, thus eliminating any further ParentCo matching for employee deferrals as well. Amounts deferred into ParentCo’s Common Stock Unit Fund, and vested matching deferrals, may be transferred to other investment options offered under the plan after specified restriction periods. At the time of termination of employment, or for directors, at the time of termination of service on the Board, or at such other time for distribution, which may be elected in advance by the participant, the number of equivalents then vested and credited to the participant’s account is determined and an amount in cash equal to the estimated fair value of an equivalent number of shares of ENR stock is paid to the participant. This plan is reflected in Other liabilities on New Energizer’s Combined Balance Sheets.

New Energizer uses the straight-line method of recognizing compensation cost. Total compensation cost charged against income for New Energizer’s share-based compensation arrangements was $13.2, $16.0 and $20.7 for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and was recorded in SG&A expense. The total income tax benefit recognized in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for share-based compensation arrangements was $4.9, $6.0 and $7.7 for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Restricted Stock Equivalents (RSE)

ParentCo records estimated expense for the performance-based grants based on target achievement of performance metrics for the three-year period for each respective program unless evidence exists that achievement above or below target for the applicable performance metric is more likely to occur. The estimated fair value of the award is determined using the closing share price of ParentCo’s common stock on the date of the grant.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

The following table summarizes ParentCo’s RSE activity during the current fiscal year (shares in millions):

 

     Shares      Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Estimated Fair
Value
 

Nonvested RSE at October 1, 2013

     1.64       $ 75.75   

Granted

     0.48         104.22   

Vested

     (0.47      73.71   

Canceled

     (0.24      77.51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonvested RSE at September 30, 2014

  1.41    $ 85.81   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2014, there was an estimated $25.5 of total unrecognized compensation costs allocated to New Energizer related to RSE granted to date, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years. The amount recognized may vary as vesting for a portion of the awards depends on the achievement of the established performance targets. ParentCo’s weighted-average estimated fair value for RSE granted in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $104.2, $84.3 and $70.3, respectively. ParentCo’s estimated fair value of RSE vested in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $47.2, $46.7 and $29.3, respectively. Expense allocated to New Energizer was $13.2, $16.1 and $20.3 for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

(9) Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

Certain New Energizer employees participate in defined benefit pension plans (“Shared Plans”) sponsored by ParentCo, which include participants of other ParentCo subsidiaries. For purposes of these standalone financial statements, New Energizer accounts for Shared Plans as multiemployer benefit plans. Accordingly, New Energizer does not record an asset or liability to recognize the funded status of the Shared Plans. However, the related pension expenses allocated to New Energizer are based primarily on pensionable compensation of active participants.

Certain of ParentCo’s plans that are specific to New Energizer entities (“Direct Plans”) are accounted for as defined benefit pension plans. Accordingly, the funded and unfunded position of each Direct Plan is recorded in the Combined Balance Sheet. Actuarial gains and losses that have not yet been recognized through income are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income net of taxes, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. The determination of benefit obligations and the recognition of expenses related to direct Plans are dependent on various assumptions. The major assumptions primarily relate to discount rates, long-term expected rates of return on plan assets, and future compensation increases. Management develops each assumption using relevant company experience in conjunction with market-related data for each individual country in which such plans exist. The funded status of the Direct Plans can change from year to year, but the assets of the funded plans have been sufficient to pay all benefits that came due in each of fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

The following tables present the benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status of the Direct Plans:

 

     September 30,  
     2014      2013  

Change in Projected Benefit Obligation

     

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 64.1       $ 70.2   

Service cost

     0.7         1.1   

Interest cost

     1.3         1.2   

Plan participants’ contributions

     0.1         0.2   

Actuarial loss/(gain)

     3.4         (3.0

Benefits paid, net

     (6.9      (4.5

Plan curtailments

     —          (2.6

Plan settlements

     (1.6      (0.4

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

     (3.0      1.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Projected Benefit Obligation at end of year

$ 58.1    $ 64.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Change in Plan Assets

Estimated fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

$ 51.6    $ 50.5   

Actual return on plan assets

  3.2      3.7   

Group contributions

  0.4      0.6   

Plan participants’ contributions

  0.1      0.2   

Plan settlements

  (1.6   (0.4

Benefits paid

  (6.9   (4.5

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

  (2.2   1.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated fair value of plan assets at end of year

$ 44.6    $ 51.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year

$ (13.5 $ (12.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the amounts recognized in the Combined Balance Sheets and Combined Statements of Shareholders’ Equity.

 

     September 30,  
     2014      2013  

Amounts Recognized in the Combined Balance Sheets

     

Noncurrent liabilities

   $ (13.5    $ (12.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net amount recognized

$ (13.5 $ (12.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Net loss

$ 8.3    $ 7.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net amount recognized

$ 8.3    $ 7.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Pre-tax changes recognized in other comprehensive income for the year ended September 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss

Net loss arising during the year

$ 2.0   

Effect of exchange rates

  (0.5

Amounts recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost

Amortization or settlement recognition of net loss

  (0.3
  

 

 

 

Total recognized in other comprehensive income

$ 1.2   
  

 

 

 

New Energizer expects to contribute $0.2 to its Direct Plans in fiscal 2015.

New Energizer’s expected future benefit payments for Direct Plans are as follows:

 

For The Years Ending September 30,

  

2015

$ 4.0   

2016

$ 2.8   

2017

$ 2.6   

2018

$ 2.6   

2019

$ 2.6   

2020 to 2024

$ 14.0   

The accumulated benefit obligation for Direct Plans was $45.0 and $50.6 at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The following table shows Direct Plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets at the dates indicated.

 

     September 30,  
     2014      2013  

Projected benefit obligation

   $ 58.1       $ 64.1   

Accumulated benefit obligation

   $ 45.0       $ 50.6   

Estimated fair value of plan assets

   $ 44.6       $ 51.6   

Investment policy for the Direct Plans includes a mandate to diversify assets and invest in a variety of asset classes to achieve that goal. The Direct Plans’ assets are currently invested in several funds representing most standard equity and debt security classes. The broad target allocations are approximately: (a) equities, including U.S. and foreign: 25%, (b) debt securities, including U.S. bonds: 56% and (c) other: 19%. Actual allocations at September 30, 2014 approximated these targets.

The following table presents Direct Plan pension expense:

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
       2014          2013          2012    

Service cost

   $ 0.7       $ 1.1       $ 1.4   

Interest cost

     1.3         1.2         1.6   

Expected return on plan assets

     (1.8      (1.8      (2.0

Recognized net actuarial loss/(gain)

     0.1         0.4         0.4   

Settlement loss recognized

     0.2         0.1         2.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 0.5    $ 1.0    $ 3.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Amounts expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net period benefit cost during the year ending September 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

Net actuarial loss

$  (0.2)   

The following table presents assumptions, which reflect weighted averages for the component plans, used in determining the above information:

 

     September 30,  
     2014     2013  

Plan obligations:

    

Discount rate

     1.5     2.1

Compensation increase rate

     2.3     2.3

Net periodic benefit cost:

    

Discount rate

     2.1     1.5

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

     3.5     3.6

Compensation increase rate

     2.3     2.3

The expected return on Direct Plan assets was determined based on historical and expected future returns of the various asset classes, using the target allocations described above.

The following table sets forth the estimated fair value of New Energizer’s Direct Plan assets as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 segregated by level within the estimated fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 10 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements for further discussion on the estimated fair value hierarchy and estimated fair value principles.

 

     2014 Assets  

ASSETS AT ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE

   Level 1      Level 2      Total  

EQUITY

        

U.S. Equity

   $ 1.5       $ 0.7       $ 2.2   

International Equity

     6.1         2.8         8.9   

DEBT

        

U.S. Government

     —          0.6         0.6   

Other Government

     —          9.4         9.4   

Corporate

     —          14.8         14.8   

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS

     —          2.4         2.4   

OTHER

     —          6.3         6.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

$ 7.6    $ 37.0    $ 44.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2013 Assets  

ASSETS AT ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE

   Level 1      Level 2      Total  

EQUITY

        

U.S. Equity

   $ 0.3       $ 1.1       $ 1.4   

International Equity

     17.5         4.8         22.3   

DEBT

        

U.S. Government

     —          0.6         0.6   

Other Government

     —          1.3         1.3   

Corporate

     —          18.4         18.4   

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS

     —          1.9         1.9   

OTHER

     —          5.7         5.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

$ 17.8    $ 33.8    $ 51.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

There were no Level 3 pension assets at September 30, 2014 and 2013.

There were no postretirement plan assets at September 30, 2014 and 2013.

The investment objective for Direct Plan assets is to satisfy the current and future pension benefit obligations. The investment philosophy is to achieve this objective through diversification of the retirement plan assets. The goal is to earn a suitable return with an appropriate level of risk while maintaining adequate liquidity to distribute benefit payments. The diversified asset allocation includes equity positions, as well as fixed income investments. The increased volatility associated with equities is offset with higher expected returns, while the long duration fixed income investments help dampen the volatility of the overall portfolio. Risk exposure is controlled by re-balancing the retirement plan assets back to target allocations, as needed. Investment firms managing retirement plan assets carry out investment policy within their stated guidelines. Investment performance is monitored against benchmark indices, which reflect the policy and target allocation of the retirement plan assets.

Shared Pension Plans

Certain of New Energizer’s employees participate in defined benefit pension plans and postretirement benefit plans sponsored by ParentCo. The combined statements of operations include expenses related to these Shared Plans including direct expenses related to New Energizer employees as well as allocations of expenses related to corporate employees. New Energizer expenses related to Direct Shared Pension plans were $5.0, $20.7 and $17.8 for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decline in 2014 was driven by the U.S. pension plan freeze effective January 1, 2014. Total defined benefit plan expenses allocated to New Energizer were $1.4, $2.4 and $1.9 for the years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Defined Contribution Plan

ParentCo sponsors a defined contribution plan, which extends New Energizer participation eligibility to the vast majority of U.S. employees. As a result of the freezing of the U.S. pension plan effective January 1, 2014, ParentCo matches 100% of participant’s before tax contributions up to 6% of eligible compensation. Amounts allocated from ParentCo and charged to expense during fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $5.0, $4.1 and $4.4, respectively, and are reflected in SG&A and Cost of products sold in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

(10) Financial Instruments and Risk Management

The market risk inherent in New Energizer’s operations creates potential earnings volatility arising from changes in currency rates and commodity prices. ParentCo’s policy (and inherently New Energizer’s) allows derivatives to be used only for identifiable exposures and, therefore, ParentCo does not enter into hedges for trading purposes where the sole objective is to generate profits.

Concentration of Credit Risk —The counterparties to derivative contracts consist of a number of major financial institutions and are generally institutions with which ParentCo maintains lines of credit. ParentCo does not enter into derivative contracts through brokers nor does it trade derivative contracts on any other exchange or over-the-counter markets. Risk of currency positions and mark-to-market valuation of positions are strictly monitored at all times.

ParentCo continually monitors positions with, and credit ratings of, counterparties both internally and by using outside rating agencies. While nonperformance by these counterparties exposes ParentCo (and inherently New Energizer) to potential credit losses, such losses are not anticipated.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

New Energizer sells to a large number of customers primarily in the retail trade, including those in mass merchandising, drugstore, supermarket and other channels of distribution throughout the world. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries accounted for 8.5%, 13.3% and 13.6% of total net sales in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, primarily in North America. ParentCo, on behalf of New Energizer, performs ongoing evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and creditworthiness, but does not generally require collateral. New Energizer’s largest customer had obligations to New Energizer with a carrying value of $14.4 at September 30, 2014. While the competitiveness of the retail industry presents an inherent uncertainty, ParentCo (and inherently New Energizer) does not believe a significant risk of loss from a concentration of credit risk exists with respect to accounts receivable.

In the ordinary course of business, ParentCo enters into contractual arrangements (derivatives) to reduce its exposure to commodity price and foreign currency risks. The section below outlines the types of derivatives that existed at September 30, 2014 and 2013, as well as ParentCo’s (and inherently New Energizer’s) objectives and strategies for holding these derivative instruments.

Commodity Price Risk —New Energizer uses raw materials that are subject to price volatility. At times, ParentCo has used, and New Energizer may in the future use, hedging instruments to reduce exposure to variability in cash flows associated with future purchases of certain materials and commodities. At September 30, 2014, there were no open derivative or hedging instruments for future purchases of raw materials or commodities.

Foreign Currency Risk A significant portion of New Energizer’s product cost is more closely tied to the U.S. dollar than to the local currencies in which the product is sold. As such, a weakening of currencies relative to the U.S. dollar results in margin declines unless mitigated through pricing actions, which are not always available due to the economic or competitive environment. Conversely, a strengthening in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar can improve margins.

Additionally, New Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries enter into internal and external transactions that create nonfunctional currency balance sheet positions at the foreign subsidiary level. These exposures are generally the result of intercompany purchases, intercompany loans and, to a lesser extent, external purchases, and are revalued in the foreign subsidiary’s local currency at the end of each period. Changes in the value of the non-functional currency balance sheet positions in relation to the foreign subsidiary’s local currency results in a transaction gain or loss recorded in Other financing items, net on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The primary currency to which New Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries are exposed is the U.S. dollar.

Cash Flow Hedges

ParentCo has entered into a series of forward currency contracts to hedge the cash flow uncertainty of forecasted inventory purchases due to short term currency fluctuations. New Energizer’s primary foreign affiliates, which are exposed to U.S. dollar purchases, have the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar as their local currencies. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, New Energizer had a pro-rated share of the unrealized pre-tax gain on these forward currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges of $5.4 and an unrealized pre-tax loss of $2.3, respectively, included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Combined Balance Sheets. Assuming foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar remain at September 30, 2014 levels, over the next 12 months, $5.1 of the pre-tax gain included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss is expected to be included in earnings. Contract maturities for these hedges extend into fiscal year 2016.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Derivatives not Designated in Hedging Relationships

ParentCo holds a share option with a major financial institution to mitigate the impact of changes in certain of ParentCo’s unfunded deferred compensation liabilities, which are tied to ParentCo’s common stock price.

In addition, ParentCo enters into foreign currency derivative contracts which are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, to hedge existing balance sheet exposures. Any gains or losses on these contracts would be offset by corresponding exchange losses or gains on the underlying exposures; and as such are not subject to significant market risk.

New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of financial instruments used in the management of foreign currency risks that are inherent to its business operations. The following table provides New Energizer’s pro rata share of the estimated fair values as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the pro rata share of the amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges as of and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

     At September 30,
2014
     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2014
 

Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   Estimated Fair
Value Asset
(Liability) (1)(2)
     Gain(Loss)
Recognized
in OCI (3)
     Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified
From OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion) (4)(5)
 

Foreign currency contracts

   $  5.4       $  6.6       $ (1.1

 

     At September 30,
2013
     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2013
 

Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   Estimated Fair
Value Asset
(Liability) (1)(2)
     Gain(Loss)
Recognized
in OCI (3)
     Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified
From OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion) (4)(5)
 

Foreign currency contracts

   $ (2.3    $ (0.l    $ (0.9

 

(1) All derivative assets are presented in Other current assets or Other assets.
(2) All derivative liabilities are presented in Other current liabilities or Other liabilities.
(3) OCI is defined as other comprehensive income.
(4) Gain/(loss) reclassified to Income was recorded as follows: Foreign currency contracts in other financing items, net.
(5) Each of these hedging relationships has derivative instruments with a high correlation to the underlying exposure being hedged and has been deemed highly effective in offsetting the underlying risk.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of financial instruments used in the management of unfunded deferred compensation liabilities and foreign currency and commodity risks that are inherent to its business operations. The following table provides New Energizer’s pro rata share of the estimated fair values as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, and the pro rata share of the amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments not classified as cash flow hedges as of and for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Derivatives not designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   At September 30, 2014
Estimated Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2014
Gain/(Loss) Recognized
in Income (1)
 

Share option

   $ —        $ 7.1   

Foreign currency contracts

     1.0         1.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 1.0    $ 8.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   At September 30, 2013
Estimated Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2013
Gain/(Loss) Recognized
in Income(1)
 

Share option

   $ —        $ 9.7   

Commodity contracts(2)

     —          (1.9

Foreign currency contracts

     (1.3      0.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ (1.3 $ 7.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Gain/(loss) recognized in Income was recorded as follows: Share option in Selling, general and administrative expense and foreign currency and commodity contracts in Other financing.
(2) ParentCo discontinued the zinc hedging program in fiscal 2013. The final settlement of outstanding zinc contracts resulted in New Energizer’s pro rata share of the loss of $1.9 for the year ended September 30, 2013.

New Energizer has the following recognized pro rata share of the financial assets and financial liabilities resulting from those transactions that meet the scope of the disclosure requirements as necessitated by applicable accounting guidance for balance sheet offsetting:

 

        Offsetting of derivative assets  
        September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

Description

  Balance Sheet location   Gross
amounts
of
recognized
assets
    Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of assets
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
    Gross
amounts
of
recognized
assets
    Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of assets
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
 

Foreign currency contracts

  Other current assets,
Other assets
  $  7.2      $ (0.2   $ 7.0      $  1.9      $ (0.2   $ 1.7   

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

        Offsetting of derivative liabilities  
        September 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

Description

  Balance Sheet location   Gross
amounts
of
recognized
liabilities
    Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of
liabilities
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
    Gross
amounts
of
recognized
liabilities
    Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of
liabilities
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
 

Foreign currency contracts

  Other current
Liabilities, Other
liabilities
  $ (0.8   $ 0.2      $ (0.6   $ (5.5   $ 0.2      $ (5.3

Fair Value Hierarchy New Energizer has various pro rata shares of the financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including derivatives. ParentCo (and inherently New Energizer) also applies the provisions of fair value measurement to various non-reoccurring measurements for New Energizer’s non-financial assets and liabilities. ParentCo (and inherently New Energizer) measures assets and liabilities using inputs from the following three levels of fair value hierarchy:

 

Level 1:

   Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

   Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

   Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions or external inputs from inactive markets.

New Energizer’s pro rata share of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include long-lived assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. New Energizer reviews the carrying amounts of such assets at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Any resulting asset impairment would require that the asset be recorded at its fair value. The resulting fair value measurements of the assets are considered to be Level 3 measurements.

Under the fair value accounting guidance hierarchy, an entity is required to maximize the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following table sets forth New Energizer’s pro rata share of the financial assets and liabilities, which are carried at fair value, as of September 30, 2014 and 2013 that are measured on a recurring basis during the period, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy:

 

     Level 2  
     September 30,  
     2014      2013  

Assets/(Liabilities) at estimated fair value:

     

Deferred Compensation

   $ (45.8    $ (60.6

Derivatives—Foreign currency contracts

     6.4         (3.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities at estimated fair value

$ (39.4 $ (64.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

New Energizer had no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities at September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Due to the nature of cash, carrying amounts on the balance sheets approximate estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of cash has been determined based on Level 1 inputs.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

At September 30, 2014, the estimated fair value of foreign currency contracts as described above is the amount that ParentCo would receive or pay to terminate the contracts, considering first, quoted market prices of comparable agreements, or in the absence of quoted market prices, such factors as interest rates, currency exchange rates and remaining maturities. The estimated fair value of ParentCo’s unfunded deferred compensation liability is determined based upon the quoted market prices of ParentCo Common Stock Unit Fund as well as other investment options that are offered under the plan. New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of risks and benefits.

(11) Environmental and Legal Matters

Government Regulation and Environmental Matters —The operations of New Energizer are subject to various federal, state, foreign and local laws and regulations intended to protect the public health and the environment. These regulations relate primarily to worker safety, air and water quality, underground fuel storage tanks and waste handling and disposal. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, New Energizer is identified as a “potentially responsible party” (PRP) and may be required to share in the cost of cleanup with respect to eight federal “Superfund” sites. It may also be required to share in the cost of cleanup with respect to state-designated sites or other sites outside of the U.S.

Accrued environmental costs at September 30, 2014 were $4.7, of which $1.8 is expected to be spent in fiscal 2015. It is difficult to quantify with certainty the cost of environmental matters, particularly remediation and future capital expenditures for environmental control equipment. Total environmental capital expenditures and operating expenses are not expected to have a material effect on our total capital and operating expenditures, combined earnings or competitive position. However, current environmental spending estimates could be modified as a result of changes in our plans or our understanding of underlying facts, changes in legal requirements, including any requirements related to global climate change, or other factors.

Legal Proceedings —ParentCo and its affiliates are subject to a number of legal proceedings in various jurisdictions arising out of its operations, including those of New Energizer. Many of these legal matters are in preliminary stages and involve complex issues of law and fact, and may proceed for protracted periods of time. The amount of liability, if any, from these proceedings cannot be determined with certainty. We are a party to legal proceedings and claims that arise during the ordinary course of business. We review our legal proceedings and claims, regulatory reviews and inspections and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and follow appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We establish accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and we disclose the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our financial statements to not be misleading. We do not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has been incurred is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Based upon present information, New Energizer believes that its liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which are likely to be asserted, is not reasonably likely to be material to New Energizer’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities.

(12) Other Commitments and Contingencies

Total rental expense less sublease rental income for all operating leases has been allocated as:

 

     Rental Expense  

2014

   $ 11.3   

2013

   $ 10.0   

2012

   $ 10.1   

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases held by New Energizer directly in effect as of September 30, 2014:

 

     Future Commitments  

2015

   $ 0.8   

2016

   $ 0.3   

2017

   $ 0.3   

2018

   $ 0.2   

Thereafter

   $   —    

(13) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of tax by component:

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
     Pension/
Postretirement
Activity
     Hedging
Activity
     Total  

Balance at September 30, 2013

   $ (26.8    $ (5.9    $ (1.9    $ (34.6

OCI before reclassification

     (1.9      (1.5      7.2         3.8   

Reclassifications to earnings

     —          0.1         (1.0      (0.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

$ (28.7 $ (7.3 $ 4.3    $ (31.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the reclassifications out of AOCI:

 

     For the Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2014

Details of AOCI Components

   Amount
Reclassified from
AOCI (1)
    Affected Line Item in the
Consolidated Statements of
Earnings

Gains and losses on cash flow hedges

    

Foreign currency contracts

   $ (1.1   Other financing items, net
  

 

 

   
  (1.1 Total before tax
  0.1    Tax benefit
  

 

 

   
$ (1.0 Net of tax
  

 

 

   

Amortization of defined benefit pension/ postretirement items

Actuarial loss

  0.1    (2)

Settlement loss

  0.2    (2)
  

 

 

   
  0.3    Total before tax
  (0.2 Tax expense
  

 

 

   
$ 0.1    Net of tax
  

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

$ (0.9 Net of tax
  

 

 

   

 

(1) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
(2) These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 9 for further details).

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

(14) Supplemental Financial Statement Information

The components of certain balance sheet accounts at September 30 for the years indicated are as follows:

 

     2014      2013  

Inventories

     

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 38.5       $ 37.7   

Work in process

     68.4         95.4   

Finished products

     185.5         194.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

$ 292.4    $ 327.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Current Assets

Miscellaneous receivables

$ 31.4    $ 26.6   

Deferred income tax benefits

  43.7      48.0   

Prepaid expenses

  35.7      32.8   

Value added tax collectible from customers

  22.9      26.4   

Other

  12.9      7.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current assets

$ 146.6    $ 141.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

Land

$ 10.3    $ 10.8   

Buildings

  143.6      144.9   

Machinery and equipment

  871.8      937.8   

Construction in progress

  10.1      13.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total gross property

  1,035.8      1,107.3   

Accumulated depreciation

  (823.3   (866.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

$ 212.5    $ 240.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Current Liabilities

Accrued advertising, sales promotion and allowances

$ 25.7    $ 37.4   

Accrued trade allowances

  35.6      42.5   

Accrued salaries, vacations and incentive compensation

  45.9      46.6   

2013 restructuring reserve

  12.4      19.5   

Other

  69.9      69.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

$ 189.5    $ 215.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

Pensions and other retirement benefits

  12.8      12.7   

Deferred compensation

  45.8      60.6   

Other non-current liabilities

  31.2      32.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

$ 89.8    $ 106.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Allowance for Returns and Doubtful Accounts

        

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 9.5       $ 9.5       $ 9.7   

Provision charged to expense, net of reversals

     1.6         2.3         1.1   

Write-offs, less recoveries, translation, other

     (3.7      (2.3      (1.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

$ 7.4    $ 9.5    $ 9.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2014      2013      2012  

Income Tax Valuation Allowance

        

Balance at Beginning of Year

   $ 11.4       $ 10.4       $ 10.5   

Provision Charged to Expense

     8.2         0.9         1.6   

Reversal of Provision Charged to Expense

     (3.5      (0.1      (1.1

Translation, other

     (1.6      0.2         (0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

$ 14.5    $ 11.4    $ 10.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2014      2013      2012  

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

        

Interest paid, including cost of early debt retirement

   $ 52.2       $ 67.1       $ 67.9   

Income taxes paid

   $ 53.1       $ 61.6       $ 89.0   

(15) Segment Information

Operations for New Energizer are managed via four major geographic reportable segments: North America (the United States and Canada), Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), and Asia Pacific. New Energizer’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and shared business functions between the geographic segments, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions include IT and finance shared service costs. New Energizer applies a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between segments. Such allocations are estimates, and also do not represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, New Energizer recorded $43.5 and $123.9, respectively, in pre-tax restructuring charges related to the 2013 restructuring project. Restructuring charges are reported on a separate line in the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, pre-tax costs of $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence charges were recorded within Cost of products sold and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities were recorded within SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These inventory obsolescence and information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the restructuring project. In fiscal 2012, New Energizer recorded $6.5 of charges for the 2013 restructuring project related to consulting costs. See Note 3 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

ParentCo is incurring incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the separation, and New Energizer is allocated a pro rata portion of those costs. For the 12 months ended September 30, 2014, ParentCo has incurred $44.7 in pre-tax separation costs, of which $21.3 of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, the prior restructuring activities generated pre-tax income of $6.8 due to the gain on the sale of our former battery manufacturing facility in Switzerland, which was shut down

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

in fiscal 2011. This gain was $12.8. This gain was partially offset by additional restructuring costs of $6.0. These costs, net of the gain on the sale of the former manufacturing facility in fiscal 2012, are included as a separate line item on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. See Note 3 of the Notes to Combined Financial Statements.

Corporate assets shown in the following table includes all cash (see Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” under “Cash”), financial instruments and deferred tax assets that are managed outside of operating segments. The following table provides segment information for the years ended or at September 30 for the periods presented:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Net Sales

        

North America

   $ 909.2       $ 1,041.9       $ 1,103.4   

Latin America

     162.1         182.0         183.1   

EMEA

     419.1         423.3         431.6   

Asia Pacific

     350.0         365.0         369.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2014      2013      2012  

North America

   $ 263.9       $ 307.1       $ 302.9   

Latin America

     26.4         32.9         32.3   

EMEA

     61.4         49.9         50.4   

Asia Pacific

     97.1         98.2         85.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment profit

$ 448.8    $ 488.1    $ 471.5   

General corporate and other expenses

  (62.5   (70.8   (74.2

Global marketing expenses (1)

  (20.7   (21.8   (29.1

Research and development expense

  (25.3   (29.7   (41.8

2013 restructuring (2)

  (50.4   (132.6   (6.5

Spin costs

  (21.3   —       —    

Prior restructuring

  —       —       6.8   

Interest and other financing items

  (53.4   (71.2   (69.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earnings before income taxes

$ 215.2    $ 162.0    $ 257.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

North America

$ 17.6    $ 25.1    $ 31.7   

Latin America

  0.1      0.7      0.4   

EMEA

  0.6      1.4      1.2   

Asia Pacific

  20.9      26.2      21.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

$ 39.2    $ 53.4    $ 54.7   

Corporate

  3.0      2.5      2.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total depreciation and amortization

$ 42.2    $ 55.9    $ 56.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Total Assets

        

North America

   $ 371.7       $ 398.7      

Latin America

     58.6         60.3      

EMEA

     188.3         196.6      

Asia Pacific

     329.6         328.9      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total segment assets

$ 948.2    $ 984.5   

Corporate

  129.3      135.6   

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

  117.2      118.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total assets

$ 1,194.7    $ 1,238.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Capital Expenditures

North America

$ 15.9    $ 5.7    $ 19.0   

Latin America

  0.6      2.2      1.1   

EMEA

  1.9      1.5      2.3   

Asia Pacific

  10.0      8.4      15.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

$ 28.4    $ 17.8    $ 38.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Historically, these amounts were included in ParentCo’s New Energizer segment. For purposes of the New Energizer carve-out financial statements, Global marketing expense is considered corporate in nature.
(2) Includes pre-tax costs $1.0 and $6.1 associated with certain inventory obsolescence charges that were recorded within Cost of products sold and $5.9 and $2.6 associated with information technology enablement activities that were recorded within SG&A on the Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Geographic segment information on a legal entity basis for the years ended September 30:

 

    2014     2013     2012  

Net Sales to Customers

     

United States

  $ 822.0      $ 951.2      $ 993.5   

International

    1,018.4        1,061.0        1,094.2   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-Lived Assets

United States

$ 95.3    $ 114.0   

Singapore

  81.9      86.3   

Other International

  153.2      166.8   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total long-lived assets excluding goodwill and intangibles

$ 330.4    $ 367.1   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions)

 

Supplemental product information is presented below for net sales for the years ended September 30:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Net Sales

        

Alkaline batteries

   $ 1,167.6       $ 1,241.0       $ 1,263.4   

Other batteries and lighting products

     672.8         771.2         824.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 1,840.4    $ 2,012.2    $ 2,087.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(16) Subsequent Events

On December 12, 2014, ParentCo, on behalf of New Energizer, completed an acquisition related to the Household Products business for approximately $11, primarily related to the purchase of fixed assets. The estimated value for assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be adjusted when the final purchase price allocations are complete. Any changes to the preliminary estimates will be allocated to residual goodwill and reflected from the acquisition date. New Energizer has developed a preliminary estimate of the fair values for purposes of allocating the purchase price, but this is subject to change as we complete our valuation activities. The purchase price allocation is not complete due to the timing of the acquisition and is expected to be finalized no later than June 30, 2015. New Energizer expects this transaction will result in little to no goodwill.

 

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COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended
March 31,
 
         2015             2014      

Statement of Earnings

    

Net sales

   $ 858.2      $ 942.0   

Cost of products sold

     455.9        518.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

  402.3      423.4   

Selling, general and administrative expense

  214.3      187.1   

Advertising and sales promotion expense

  63.9      62.4   

Research and development expense

  12.6      12.0   

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

  65.2      —     

2013 restructuring

  (9.3   36.9   

Spin restructuring

  24.3      —    

Interest expense

  27.7      30.0   

Other financing items, net

  (6.1   (3.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

  9.7      98.5   

Income taxes

  17.2      24.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)/earnings

$ (7.5 $ 74.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statement of Comprehensive Income

Net (loss)/earnings

$ (7.5 $ 74.5   

Other comprehensive (loss)/income net of tax

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  (47.1   (3.4

Pension/postretirement activity, net of tax of $(0.1) in 2015 and $(0.1) in 2014

  (0.5   0.2   

Deferred gain on hedging activity, net of tax of $1.8 in 2015 and $(0.1) in 2014

  5.7      1.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive (loss)/income

$ (49.4 $ 72.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The above financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes To (Unaudited) Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2015
    September 30,
2014
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash

   $ 90.1      $ 89.6   

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $6.0 and $7.6, respectively

     137.0        218.5   

Inventories

     271.6        292.4   

Other current assets

     127.0        146.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

  625.7      747.1   

Property, plant and equipment, net

  217.3      212.5   

Goodwill

  38.0      37.1   

Other intangible assets, net

  78.0      80.1   

Long term deferred tax asset

  76.1      76.2   

Other assets

  34.5      41.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,069.6    $ 1,194.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$ 148.9    $ 190.9   

Other current liabilities

  174.8      189.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  323.7      380.4   

Other liabilities

  79.1      89.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  402.8      470.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

Parent company investment

  740.4      756.2   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (73.6   (31.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

  666.8      724.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$ 1,069.6    $ 1,194.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The above financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes To (Unaudited) Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended
March 31,
 
         2015             2014      

Statement of Cash Flows

    

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

    

Net (loss)/earnings

   $ (7.5   $ 74.5   

Non-cash restructuring costs

     2.6        7.2   

Depreciation and amortization

     22.3        17.9   

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

     65.2        —     

Deferred income taxes

     5.3        2.3   

Share-based payments

     5.4        6.9   

Other non-cash charges

     (1.7     15.7   

Other, net

     (16.6     (20.4

Changes in assets and liabilities used in operations

     51.9        29.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flow from operating activities

  126.9      133.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Capital expenditures

  (18.0   (14.2

Proceeds from sale of assets

  13.5      0.9   

Acquisition, net of tax

  (11.1   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by investing activities

  (15.6   (13.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Net transfers to Parent and affiliates

  (110.0   (118.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by financing activities

  (110.0   (118.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  (0.8   —     

Net increase in cash

  0.5      1.4   

Cash, beginning of period

  89.6      78.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

$ 90.1    $ 79.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The above financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes To (Unaudited) Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

The Proposed Distribution

On April 30, 2014, Energizer Holdings, Inc. (“ParentCo”) announced its intent to pursue the separation of its business into two separate independent public companies, one of which will hold ParentCo’s Household Products product group, Energizer SpinCo, Inc. (“New Energizer”), and another which will hold the Personal Care product group (“New Personal Care”). The separation is planned as a tax-free spin-off to ParentCo’s shareholders and is expected to be completed by July 1, 2015.

The internal reorganization and, in turn, the distribution, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by ParentCo of a number of conditions. Additionally, ParentCo may determine not to complete the internal reorganization or the distribution if, at any time, the Board of Directors of ParentCo determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the distribution is not in the best interest of ParentCo or its stockholders or is otherwise not advisable.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these Notes to the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements to Household Products, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to New Energizer. References in these Notes to “ParentCo” refer to Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than, after the distribution, New Energizer).

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts of New Energizer. New Energizer has no material equity method investments or variable interests or non-controlling interests. New Energizer account allocations are based on the allocations of shared functions to New Energizer.

ParentCo’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and combined business functions amongst New Personal Care and New Energizer, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions among the New Personal Care and New Energizer segments of ParentCo include product warehousing and distribution, various transaction processing functions, and, in some countries, a combined sales force and management. ParentCo has historically applied a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between the segments. Such allocations by ParentCo are estimates, and also do not fully represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

The accompanying Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The year-end Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet was derived from audited combined financial statements, but do not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. New Energizer has evaluated subsequent events and has determined no disclosure is necessary beyond those events disclosed herein. Operating results for any six month periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other six month period or for the full year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the combined financial statements and notes thereto for New Energizer for the year ended September 30, 2014 included in this amendment to the initial Form 10, filed on February 6, 2015 and the first amendment to the initial Form 10 filed on March 25, 2015.

These Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements were prepared on a standalone basis derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of ParentCo. These statements reflect the historical results of operations, financial position and cash flows of New Energizer in accordance with GAAP.

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

These Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements are presented as if New Energizer had been carved out of ParentCo for all periods presented. All intercompany transactions within New Energizer have been eliminated. The assets and liabilities in the Unaudited carve-out financial statements have been presented on a historical cost basis, as immediately prior to the distribution all of the assets and liabilities presented are wholly owned by ParentCo and are being transferred to New Energizer at carry-over basis.

These Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements include expense allocations for: (1) certain product warehousing and distribution; (2) various transaction process functions; (3) a combined sales force and management for certain countries; (4) certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis within ParentCo and not recorded at the business division level, including, but not limited to, finance, audit, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, facilities, and compliance; (5) employee benefits and compensation; (6) share-based compensation; (7) financing costs; and (8) the effects of restructuring and the Venezuela deconsolidation. These expenses have been allocated to New Energizer on the basis of direct usage where identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a basis of global net sales, cost of sales, operating income, headcount or other measures of New Energizer and ParentCo. Certain debt obligations of ParentCo have not been included in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements of New Energizer, because New Energizer is not a party to the obligation between ParentCo and the debt holders. Financing costs related to such debt obligations have been allocated to New Energizer based on the extent to which New Energizer participated in ParentCo’s corporate financing activities. For an additional discussion of expense allocations see Note 7 of the Notes to the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

Management believes the assumptions underlying the unaudited carve-out financial statements, including the assumptions regarding allocated expenses, reasonably reflect the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by New Energizer during the periods presented. Nevertheless, the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred by New Energizer and may not reflect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows had we been a standalone company during the periods presented. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had New Energizer been a standalone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if New Energizer had been a standalone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure.

Cash is managed centrally with certain net earnings reinvested locally and working capital requirements met from existing liquid funds. Accordingly, the cash held by ParentCo at the corporate level was not attributed to New Energizer for any of the periods presented. Only cash amounts specifically attributable to New Energizer are reflected in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet. Transfers of cash, both to and from ParentCo’s centralized cash management system, are reflected as a component of ParentCo investment in New Energizer’s Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet and as a financing activity on the accompanying Unaudited Combined Condensed Statement of Cash Flows.

The income tax provision in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income has been calculated as if New Energizer was operating on a standalone basis and filed separate tax returns in the jurisdiction in which it operates. Therefore cash tax payments and items of current and deferred taxes may not be reflective of New Energizer’s actual tax balances prior to or subsequent to the carve-out.

(2) Spin Costs

ParentCo is incurring incremental costs to evaluate, plan and execute the spin transaction, and New Energizer is allocated a pro rata portion of those costs. ParentCo estimates total spin costs through the close of the separation

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

will be approximately $350 to $425, of which approximately $170 to $200 will be allocated to New Energizer. Included in the range are debt breakage fees of approximately $60, of which approximately $30 will be allocated to New Energizer as a result of the April notice of prepayment to the holders of certain of ParentCo’s outstanding notes. The breakout of estimated spin-off and spin restructuring is shown below.

 

    $270 to $325 related to the transaction evaluation, planning and execution, of which approximately $130 to $150 will be allocated to New Energizer

 

    $80 to $100 related to spin restructuring initiatives, of which $40 to $50 will be allocated to New Energizer.

These estimates are based on currently known facts and may change materially as future operating decisions are made. These estimates do not include costs related to certain tax related charges or potential capital expenditures which may be incurred related to the proposed transaction. These additional costs could be significant.

ParentCo has incurred the following pre-tax charges related to the transactions evaluation, planning and execution for the fiscal year-to-date and project-to-date:

 

    $89.1 for the six months ended March 31, 2015, of which $45.1 of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

 

    $133.8 for the project-to date, of which $66.4 of the pre-tax charges were allocated to New Energizer and recorded in SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

In addition, ParentCo has incurred the following pre-tax charges related to spin restructuring activities which are recorded as a separate line item on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the fiscal year-to-date and project-to-date:

 

    $48.3 for the six months ended March 31, 2015, of which $24.3 was allocated to New Energizer

 

    $48.3 for the project-to-date, of which $24.3 was allocated to New Energizer

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, New Energizer recorded pre-tax expense related to the Spin restructuring. New Energizer does not include the Spin restructuring costs in the results of its reportable segments. The estimated impact of allocating such charges to segment results would have been as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended March 31, 2015  
    North America     Latin America     EMEA     Asia Pacific     Corporate     Total  

Severance and termination related costs

  $ 4.1      $ 2.7      $ 0.7      $ 6.6      $ 7.2      $ 21.3   

Non-cash asset write-down

    —          2.6        —          —          —          2.6   

Other exit costs

    —          0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.4   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 4.1    $ 5.4    $ 0.8    $ 6.7    $ 7.3    $ 24.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

     October 1,
2014
     Charge to
Income
           Utilized     March 31,
2015
 
           Other (a)     Cash      Non-Cash    

Severance & Termination Related Costs

   $ —         $ 21.3       $ —        $ —         $ —        $ 21.3   

Non-cash asset write-down

     —           2.6         —          —           (2.6     —     

Other exit costs

     —           0.4         (0.4     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ —      $ 24.3    $ (0.4 $ —      $ (2.6 $ 21.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes the impact of currency translation and contributions from ParentCo.

(3) Segments

Operations for New Energizer are managed via four major geographic reportable segments: North America (the United States and Canada), Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), and Asia Pacific.

New Energizer’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and shared business functions between the geographic segments, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions include IT and finance shared service costs. New Energizer applies a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between segments. Such allocations are estimates, and also do not represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

For the six months ended March 31, 2015, ParentCo recorded a one-time charge of $144.5 as a result of deconsolidating their Venezuelan subsidiaries, which had no accompanying tax benefit. New Energizer was allocated $65.2 of this one-time charge. The Venezuela deconsolidation charge was reported on a separate line in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. See Note 6 to the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

Corporate assets shown in the following table include all cash, financial instruments and deferred tax assets that are managed outside of operating segments.

Segment sales and profitability for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are presented below.

 

     For the six months ended March 31,  
               2015                          2014            

Net Sales

     

North America

   $ 421.0       $ 460.6   

Latin America

     72.1         82.5   

EMEA

     205.1         225.7   

Asia Pacific

     160.0         173.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 858.2    $ 942.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

 

     For the six months ended March 31,  
               2015                          2014            

Segment Profit

     

North America

   $ 116.7       $ 123.3   

Latin America

     10.0         13.1   

EMEA

     44.0         35.6   

Asia Pacific

     43.1         46.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment profit

$ 213.8    $ 218.9   

General corporate and other expenses

  (34.1   (34.8

Global marketing expenses (1)

  (10.4   (7.0

Research and development expense

  (12.6   (12.0

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

  (65.2   —     

Spin costs

  (45.1   —     

Spin restructuring

  (24.3   —     

2013 restructuring (2)

  9.2      (40.1

Interest and other financing items

  (21.6   (26.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earnings before income taxes

$ 9.7    $ 98.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Historically, these amounts were included in ParentCo’s New Energizer segment. For purposes of the New Energizer carve-out financial statements, Global marketing expense is considered corporate in nature.

 

(2) Includes pre-tax costs of $0.1 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and $2.8 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with certain information technology and related activities, which are included in SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. Additionally, pre-tax costs of $0.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with obsolescence charges related to our restructuring, were included in Cost of products sold on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

Supplemental product information is presented below for revenues from external customers:

 

     For the six months ended March 31,  
               2015                          2014            

Net Sales

     

Alkaline batteries

   $ 552.3       $ 593.3   

Other batteries and lighting products

     305.9         348.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 858.2    $ 942.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

Total assets by segment are presented below:

 

     March 31,
2015
     September 30,
2014
 

Total Assets

     

North America

   $ 311.5       $ 371.7   

Latin America

     36.4         58.6   

EMEA

     139.1         188.3   

Asia Pacific

     332.9         329.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment assets

$ 819.9    $ 948.2   

Corporate

  133.7      129.3   

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

  116.0      117.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,069.6    $ 1,194.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(4) Acquisitions

On December 12, 2014, ParentCo, on behalf of New Energizer, completed an acquisition for approximately $11, primarily related to the purchase of fixed assets. The estimated value for assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be adjusted when the final purchase price allocations are complete. Any changes to the preliminary estimates will be allocated to residual goodwill and reflected from the acquisition date. New Energizer has developed a preliminary estimate of the fair values for purposes of allocating the purchase price, but this is subject to change as we complete our valuation activities. The purchase price allocation is not complete due to the timing of the acquisition and is expected to be finalized no later than June 30, 2015. As at March 31, 2015, New Energizer expects this transaction to result in approximately $2 of goodwill.

(5) Restructuring

In November 2012, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an enterprise-wide restructuring plan and delegated authority to ParentCo’s management to determine the final actions with respect to this plan (2013 restructuring project). This initiative impacted ParentCo’s Household Products and Personal Care businesses.

In January 2014, ParentCo’s Board of Directors authorized an expansion of scope of the previously announced 2013 restructuring project. As a result of the expanded scope of ParentCo’s restructuring efforts, the project is expected to generate additional savings and ParentCo expects to incur additional charges in order to execute the planned initiatives.

The pre-tax (income)/expense for credits and charges related to the 2013 restructuring project attributed to New Energizer for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are noted in the tables below:

 

    Six Months Ended March 31, 2015  
    North America     Latin America     EMEA     Asia Pacific     Corporate     Total  

Severance and related benefit costs

  $ (0.2   $   0.3      $   0.3      $ (0.1   $   (0.2)      $   0.1   

Consulting, program management and other exit costs

    1.1        0.1        0.2        0.2        —          1.6   

Net gain on asset sale

    —          —          —          (11.0     —          (11.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$   0.9    $ 0.4    $ 0.5    $ (10.9 $ (0.2 $ (9.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

    Six Months Ended March 31, 2014  
    North America     Latin America     EMEA     Asia Pacific     Corporate     Total  

Severance and related benefit costs

  $   1.8      $   1.3      $   1.9      $   1.5      $   0.9      $   7.4   

Accelerated depreciation

    7.2        —          —          —          —          7.2   

Consulting, program management and other exit costs

    15.8        1.3        2.4        2.8        —          22.3   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 24.8    $ 2.6    $ 4.3    $ 4.3    $ 0.9    $ 36.9   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pre-tax restructuring charges attributed to New Energizer, since the inception of the project have totaled approximately $165. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, New Energizer recorded pre-tax income of $9.3 related to the 2013 restructuring project primarily driven by the gain recorded as a result of the sale of the Asia battery packaging facility of $11, offset by $1.7 of pre-tax restructuring related to charges incurred in the current six month period. For the six months ended March 31, 2014, New Energizer recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge of $36.9. Restructuring charges were reflected on a separate line in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. In addition, pre-tax costs of $0.1 and $2.8 associated with information technology enablement activities were recorded within SG&A on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. These information technology costs are considered part of the total project costs incurred for the 2013 restructuring project. Additionally, pre-tax costs of $0.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2014, associated with obsolescence charges related to our restructuring, were included in Cost of products sold on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

We expect the remaining costs for New Energizer to be approximately $20, primarily related to severance and fixed asset write-offs.

The following table summarizes the 2013 restructuring activities and related accrual (excluding certain information technology enablement and obsolescence charges related to the restructuring) for the first six months of fiscal 2015.

 

     October 1,
2014
     Charge to
Income
    Other (a)     Utilized     March 31,
2015
 
            Cash     Non-Cash    

Severance & Termination Related Costs

   $ 12.4       $ 0.1      $ (9.9   $ (0.5   $   —        $   2.1   

Other Related Costs

     —           1.6        —          (1.6     —          —     

Net gain on asset sale

     —           (11.0       0.2           13.8        (3.0     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 12.4    $ (9.3 $ (9.7 $ 11.7    $ (3.0 $ 2.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     October 1,
2013
     Charge to
Income
     Other (a)     Utilized     September 30,
2014
 
             Cash     Non-Cash    

Severance & Termination Related Costs

   $ 13.8       $ 11.5       $ (0.3   $ (12.6   $ —        $ 12.4   

Asset Impairment/Accelerated Depreciation

     —           4.1         —          —          (4.1     —     

Other Related Costs

     5.7         25.5         —          (29.9     (1.3     —     

Net (gain)/loss on asset sale

     —           2.4         —          4.9        (7.3     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 19.5    $ 43.5    $ (0.3 $ (37.6 $ (12.7 $ 12.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes the impact of currency translation and contributions from ParentCo.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

(6) Venezuela

Effective January 1, 2010, the financial statements for ParentCo’s Venezuelan subsidiary were consolidated under the rules governing the translation of financial information in a highly inflationary economy based on the use of the blended National Consumer Price Index in Venezuela. Under generally accepted accounting principles an economy is considered highly inflationary if the cumulative inflation rate for a three year period meets or exceeds 100 percent. If a subsidiary is considered to be in a highly inflationary economy, the financial statements of the subsidiary must be re-measured into our reporting currency (U.S. dollar) and future exchange gains and losses from the re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities are reflected in current earnings, rather than exclusively in the equity section of the balance sheet, until such times as the economy is no longer considered highly inflationary.

Prior to March 31, 2015, ParentCo included the results of its Venezuelan operations in its consolidated financial statements using the consolidation method of accounting. ParentCo’s Venezuelan earnings and cash flows are reflected in their consolidated financial statements at the official exchange rate of 6.30 bolivars per U.S. dollar for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. At March 31, 2015, the ParentCo had $33.8 of USD intercompany receivables due from its Venezuela subsidiaries, for household and personal care products previously imported, the majority of which have been outstanding since Fiscal 2010. As of March 31, 2015 the ParentCo’s Venezuela subsidiary held bolivar denominated cash deposits of $93.8 (at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate).

Venezuelan exchange control regulations have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and U.S. dollar, and have restricted ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ ability to pay dividends and settle intercompany obligations. The severe currency controls imposed by the Venezuelan government have significantly limited New Energizer’s ability to realize the benefits from earnings of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations and access the resulting liquidity provided by those earnings. We expect that this condition will continue for the foreseeable future. This lack of exchangeability has resulted in a lack of control over ParentCo’s Venezuelan subsidiaries for accounting purposes. Therefore, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 810 — Consolidation, ParentCo deconsolidated its Venezuelan subsidiaries on March 31, 2015 and began accounting for its investment in its Venezuelan operations using the cost method of accounting. As a result of deconsolidating its Venezuelan subsidiaries, ParentCo recorded a one-time charge of $144.5 in the second quarter of 2015, of which $65.2 was allocated to New Energizer based on the Venezuelan operations being distributed as part of New Energizer. This charge included:

 

    foreign currency translation losses previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, of which $16.2 was allocated to New Energizer

 

    the write-off of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ cash balance, of which $44.6 was allocated to New Energizer, (at the 6.30 per U.S. dollar rate)

 

    the write-off of ParentCo’s Venezuelan operations’ other net assets, of which $4.4 was allocated to New Energizer

In future periods, our financial results will not include the operating results of New Energizer’s Venezuelan operations. Instead, New Energizer will record revenue for sales of inventory to our Venezuelan operations in our consolidated financial statements to the extent cash is received. Further, dividends from New Energizer’s Venezuelan subsidiaries will be recorded as other income upon receipt of the cash.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

(7) Related Party Transactions and ParentCo Investment

Related party transactions

New Energizer does not enter into transactions with related parties to purchase and/or sell goods or services in the ordinary course of business. Transactions between New Energizer and ParentCo are reflected in equity in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet as “ParentCo investment” and in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statement of Cash Flows as a financing activity in “Net transfers (to) from ParentCo and affiliates.” New Energizer engages in cash pooling arrangements with related parties that are managed centrally by ParentCo. These arrangements were wound up on February 2, 2015. Accordingly, there were no amounts owed by New Energizer under such arrangements at March 31, 2015. The amount owed by New Energizer under cash pooling arrangements at September 30, 2014 was $86.2.

Corporate allocations and ParentCo investment

ParentCo’s operating model includes a combination of standalone and combined business functions between New Energizer and New Personal Care, varying by country and region of the world. Shared functions include product warehousing and distribution, various transaction processing functions, and, in some countries, a combined sales force and management. The Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements include allocations related to these costs applied on a fully allocated cost basis, in which shared business functions are allocated between New Energizer and New Personal Care. Such allocations are estimates, and also do not represent the costs of such services if performed on a standalone basis.

New Energizer’s Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements include general corporate expenses of ParentCo which were not historically allocated to New Energizer for certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis within ParentCo and not recorded at the segment level, such as expenses related to finance, audit legal, information technology, human resources, communications, compliance, facilities, employee benefits and compensation, share-based compensation, and financing costs (“General corporate expenses”). For purposes of these Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements, the General corporate expenses have been allocated to New Energizer. The General corporate expenses are included in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Operations in Cost of products sold and SG&A expenses and accordingly as a component of ParentCo investment. These expenses have been allocated to New Energizer on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro rata basis of net global sales, cost of sales, operating income, headcount or other measures of New Energizer and ParentCo. Certain debt obligations of ParentCo have not been included in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements of New Energizer, because New Energizer is not a party to the obligation between ParentCo and the debt holders. Financing costs related to such debt obligations have been allocated to New Energizer based on the extent to which New Energizer participated in ParentCo’s corporate financing activities. Management believes the assumptions underlying the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements, including the assumptions regarding allocated General corporate expenses from ParentCo are reasonable.

Nevertheless, the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements may not include all of the actual expenses that would have been incurred and may not reflect New Energizer’s combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows had it been a standalone company during the periods presented. It is not practicable to estimate actual costs that would have been incurred had New Energizer been a standalone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if New Energizer had been a standalone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. General corporate expenses allocated to New Energizer during the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $34.1 and $34.8, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

All significant intercompany transactions between New Energizer and ParentCo have been included in these Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements and are considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction is recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Cash Flows as a financing activity and in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheets as ParentCo investment.

Guarantees

Certain of ParentCo’s subsidiaries, which includes a portion of New Energizer’s operations in the carve-out group (“ParentCo Subsidiaries”), have entered into guarantee agreements with ParentCo whereby these entities have historically guaranteed debt issued by ParentCo on a joint and several basis. The aggregate unpaid principal balance of the debt issued by ParentCo guaranteed by ParentCo Subsidiaries was $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2015. It is assumed these guarantee agreements will be terminated pursuant to the close of the spin-off of New Energizer. Therefore, New Energizer has not recognized any liability associated with this guarantee in its Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements.

(8) Share-based payments

Total compensation cost charged against income for New Energizer’s share-based compensation arrangements was $5.4 and $6.9 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and was recorded in SG&A expense. The total income tax benefit recognized in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income for share-based compensation arrangements was $2.0 and $2.6 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Restricted Stock Equivalents (RSE)—(in whole dollars and total shares)

In November 2014, ParentCo granted RSE awards to a group of key employees which included approximately 146,300 shares that vest ratably over four years or upon death, disability or change in control. ParentCo also granted additional RSE awards to a group of key executives totaling 113,300 shares which vest on the second anniversary of the date of the grant or upon death, disability or change of control and potential pro rata vesting for retirement based on age and service requirements. The closing stock price on the date of the grant used to determine the award fair value was $128.47.

In November 2013, the Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of ParentCo (the “Committee”) granted three-year performance restricted stock equivalent awards subject to achievement of certain performance conditions over the three-year period commencing October 1, 2013, the beginning of ParentCo’s fiscal 2014 (the “2013 Awards”).

Subsequent to the quarter and in light of the spin-off transaction, on April 27, 2015, the Committee authorized the conversion of the 2013 Awards contingent upon completion of the spin-off into time-based restricted stock equivalent awards of New Energizer at target. The modification of the 2013 Awards will result in incremental cost that is not expected to be material.

(9) Pension plans and other postretirement benefits

Certain New Energizer employees participate in defined benefit pension plans (“Shared Plans”) sponsored by ParentCo, which include participants of other ParentCo subsidiaries. For purposes of these standalone financial statements, New Energizer accounts for Shared Plans as multiemployer benefit plans. Accordingly, New Energizer does not record an asset or liability to recognize the funded status of the Shared Plans. However, the related pension expenses allocated to New Energizer are based primarily on pensionable compensation of active participants.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

Certain of ParentCo’s plans that are specific to New Energizer entities (“Direct Plans”) are accounted for as defined benefit pension plans. Accordingly, the funded and unfunded position of each Direct Plan is recorded in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet.

Net periodic pension benefit (cost) for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were immaterial.

Effective January 1, 2014, benefits under the U.S. pension plan were frozen and future service benefits are no longer being accrued. As a result, the amortization period for unrecognized gains and losses was changed for fiscal 2015 and beyond from the average remaining service period of active employees to the average remaining life expectancy of all plan participants. Because unrecognized losses currently exist, this change will result in a decrease in future pension expense due to the longer amortization period being applied.

Shared Pension Plans

Certain of New Energizer’s employees participate in defined benefit pension plans and postretirement benefit plans sponsored by ParentCo. The combined statements of operations include expenses related to these Shared Plans including direct expenses related to New Energizer employees as well as allocations of expenses related to corporate employees. Total defined benefit plan expenses allocated to New Energizer were $6.0 and $5.5 for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(10) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have an indefinite life are not amortized, but reviewed annually for impairment of value or when indicators of a potential impairment are present. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are not amortized, but are evaluated annually for impairment as part of ParentCo’s annual business planning cycle in the fourth fiscal quarter, or when indicators of a potential impairment are present. In preparing the Unaudited Combined Condensed Financial Statements, our goodwill and other intangible assets were re-evaluated for potential impairment on a standalone basis. There were no indications of impairment of goodwill noted during this testing as fair value significantly exceeded carrying value.

The following table sets forth goodwill by segment as of October 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015:

 

     North
America
     Latin
America
    EMEA     Asia Pacific     Total  

Balance at October 1, 2014

   $ 19.1       $ 1.7      $ 6.5      $ 9.8      $ 37.1   

Household Products acquisition

     —           —          —          1.9        1.9   

Cumulative translation adjustment

     —          (0.1     (0.4     (0.5     (1.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2015

$ 19.1    $ 1.6    $ 6.1    $ 11.2    $ 38.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

New Energizer had indefinite-lived intangible assets of $78.0 at March 31, 2015 and $80.1 at September 30, 2014. Changes in indefinite-lived intangible assets are due to changes in foreign currency translation. New Energizer had no amortizable intangible assets at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

(11) Income Taxes

Our six month effective tax rate was 177.3% as compared to 26.9% for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted by the Venezuela deconsolidation charge of $65.2, which had no accompanying tax benefit. This charge had a 154.4% impact on our effective tax rate in the six months ended March 31, 2015.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

(12) Financial Instruments and Risk Management

In the ordinary course of business, ParentCo enters into contractual arrangements (derivatives) to reduce its exposure to commodity price and foreign currency risks. The section below outlines the types of derivatives that existed at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, as well as ParentCo’s (and inherently New Energizer’s) objectives and strategies for holding these derivative instruments.

Commodity Price Risk —New Energizer uses raw materials that are subject to price volatility. At times, ParentCo has used, and New Energizer may in the future use, hedging instruments to reduce exposure to variability in cash flows associated with future purchases of certain materials and commodities. At March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 there were no open derivatives or hedging instruments for future purchases of raw materials or commodities.

Foreign Currency Risk —A significant portion of New Energizer’s product cost is more closely tied to the U.S. dollar than to the local currencies in which the product is sold. As such, a weakening of currencies relative to the U.S. dollar results in margin declines unless mitigated through pricing actions, which are not always available due to the economic or competitive environment. Conversely, a strengthening in currencies relative to the U.S. dollar can improve margins.

Additionally, New Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries enter into internal and external transactions that create non-functional currency balance sheet positions at the foreign subsidiary level. These exposures are generally the result of intercompany purchases, intercompany loans and, to a lesser extent, external purchases, and are revalued in the foreign subsidiary’s local currency at the end of each period. Changes in the value of the non-functional currency balance sheet positions in relation to the foreign subsidiary’s local currency results in a transaction gain or loss recorded in Other financing items, net on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income. The primary currency to which New Energizer’s foreign subsidiaries are exposed is the U.S. dollar.

Cash Flow Hedges

ParentCo has entered into a series of forward currency contracts to hedge the cash flow uncertainty of forecasted inventory purchases due to short term currency fluctuations. New Energizer’s primary foreign affiliates, which are exposed to U.S. dollar purchases, have the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar as their local currencies. At March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, New Energizer had a pro-rated share of the unrealized pre-tax gain on these forward currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges of $12.9 and $5.4, respectively, included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheets. Assuming foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar remain at March 31, 2015 levels, over the next 12 months, $12.9 of the pre-tax gain included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss at March 31, 2015, is expected to be included in earnings. Contract maturities for these hedges extend into fiscal year 2016.

Derivatives not Designated in Hedging Relationships

ParentCo held a share option with a major financial institution to mitigate the impact of changes in certain of ParentCo’s unfunded deferred compensation liabilities, which are tied to ParentCo’s common stock price. The share option matured in November 2014 and was subsequently not renewed.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

In addition, ParentCo enters into foreign currency derivative contracts which are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, to hedge existing balance sheet exposures. Any gains or losses on these contracts would be offset by corresponding exchange losses or gains on the underlying exposures; and as such are not subject to significant market risk. The change in estimated fair value of the foreign currency contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2015 resulted in income of $2.5, and income of $2.4 for the six months ended March 31, 2014 and was recorded in Other financing items, net on the Combined Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income.

New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of financial instruments used in the management of foreign currency risks that are inherent to its business operations. The following table provides New Energizer’s pro rata share of the estimated fair values as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, and the pro rata share of the amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges for the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

     At March 31, 2015      For the Six Months Ended
March 31, 2015
 

Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   Estimated Fair
Value Asset
(Liability) (1)(2)
     Gain/(Loss)
Recognized
in OCI(3)
     Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified
From OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion) (4)(5)
 

Foreign currency contracts

   $ 12.9       $ 13.7       $ 6.2   

 

     At September 30, 2014      For the Six Months Ended
March 31, 2014
 

Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   Estimated Fair
Value Asset
(Liability) (1)(2)
     Gain/(Loss)
Recognized
in OCI(3)
     Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified
From OCI into
Income (Effective
Portion) (4)(5)
 

Foreign currency contracts

   $ 5.4       $ 2.3       $ 1.4   

 

(1) All derivative assets are presented in other current assets or other assets.
(2) All derivative liabilities are presented in other current liabilities or other liabilities.
(3) OCI is defined as other comprehensive income.
(4) Gain/(Loss) reclassified to Income was recorded as follows: Foreign currency contracts in Other financing items, net.
(5) Each of these derivative instruments had a high correlation to the underlying exposure being hedged for the periods indicated and had been deemed highly effective in offsetting associated risk.

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of financial instruments used in the management of unfunded deferred compensation liabilities and foreign currency and commodity risks that are inherent to its business operations. The following table provides New Energizer’s pro rata share of the estimated fair values as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014, and the pro rata share of the amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments not classified as cash flow hedges as of the six months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Derivatives not designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   At March 31, 2015
Estimated Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
     For the six months Ended
March 31, 2015
Gain/(Loss) Recognized
in Income (1)
 

Share option (2)

   $ —         $ 0.3   

Foreign currency contracts

     (1.1      2.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ (1.1 $ 2.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

   At September 30, 2014
Estimated Fair Value
Asset (Liability)
     For the six months Ended
March 31, 2014
Gain/(Loss) Recognized
in Income (1)
 

Share option

   $ —         $ 3.0   

Foreign currency contracts

     1.0         2.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 1.0    $ 5.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Gain/(Loss) recognized in Income was recorded as follows: Share option in Selling, general and administrative expense and foreign currency contracts in Other financing items, net.
(2) ParentCo held a share option with a major financial institution, which matured in November 2014 and was subsequently not renewed.

New Energizer has the following recognized pro rata share of the financial assets and financial liabilities resulting from those transactions that meet the scope of the disclosure requirements as necessitated by applicable accounting guidance for balance sheet offsetting:

 

          Offsetting of derivative assets  
          March 31, 2015      September 30, 2014  

Description

  

Balance Sheet location

   Gross
amounts
of
recognized
assets
     Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of assets
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
     Gross
amounts
of
recognized
assets
     Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of assets
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
 

Foreign currency
contracts

   Other current assets, Other assets    $ 14.5       $ (0.3   $ 14.2       $ 7.2       $ (0.2   $ 7.0   

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

          Offsetting of derivative liabilities  
          March 31, 2015     September 30, 2014  

Description

  

Balance Sheet location

   Gross
amounts
of
recognized
liabilities
    Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
    Net
amounts
of
liabilities
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
    Gross
amounts
of
recognized
liabilities
    Gross
amounts
offset in
the
Balance
Sheet
     Net
amounts
of
liabilities
presented
in the
Balance
Sheet
 

Foreign currency
contracts

   Other current Liabilities, Other liabilities    $ (2.3   $ (0.1   $ (2.4   $ (0.8   $ 0.2       $ (0.6

The net amounts of derivative assets and liabilities are reconciled to the individual line item amounts presented in the Unaudited Combined Condensed Balance Sheet.

Fair Value Hierarchy —New Energizer has various pro rata share of the financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including derivatives. ParentCo (and inherently New Energizer) also applies the provisions of fair value measurement to various non-reoccurring measurements for New Energizer’s non-financial assets and liabilities. ParentCo (and inherently New Energizer) measures assets and liabilities using inputs from the following three levels of fair value hierarchy:

 

Level 1:

   Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

   Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

   Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions or external inputs from inactive markets.

New Energizer’s pro rata share of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis includes long-lived assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. New Energizer reviews the carrying amounts of such assets at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Any resulting asset impairment would require that the asset be recorded at its fair value. The resulting fair value measurements of the assets are considered to be Level 3 measurements.

Under the fair value accounting guidance hierarchy, an entity is required to maximize the use of quoted market prices and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following table sets forth New Energizer’s pro rata share of the financial assets and liabilities, which are carried at fair value, as of March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014 that are measured on a recurring basis during the period, segregated by level within the fair value hierarchy:

 

     Level 2  
     March 31,
2015
     September 30,
2014
 

Assets/(Liabilities) at estimated fair value:

     

Deferred Compensation

   $ (36.1    $ (45.8

Derivatives—Foreign currency contracts

     11.8         6.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities at estimated fair value

$ (24.3 $ (39.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

New Energizer had no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities at March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014.

Due to the nature of cash, carrying amounts on the balance sheets approximate estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of cash has been determined based on Level 1 inputs.

At March 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of foreign currency contracts as described above is the amount that ParentCo would receive or pay to terminate the contracts, considering first, quoted market prices of comparable agreements, or in the absence of quoted market prices, such factors as interest rates, currency exchange rates and remaining maturities. The estimated fair value of ParentCo’s unfunded deferred compensation liability is determined based upon the quoted market prices of ParentCo Common Stock Unit Fund as well as other investment options that are offered under the plan. New Energizer has received an allocation of an appropriate share of risks and benefits.

(13) Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of tax by component:

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
     Pension/
Postretirement
Activity
     Hedging
Activity
     Total  

Balance at September 30, 2014

   $ (28.7    $ (7.3    $ 4.3       $ (31.7

OCI before reclassification

     (63.3      (0.6      1.2         (62.7

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

     16.2         —           —           16.2   

Reclassifications to earnings

     —           0.1         4.5         4.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2015

$ (75.8 $ (7.8 $ 10.0    $ (73.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

    For the Six
Months Ended
March 31,
2015
    For the Six
Months Ended
March 31,
2014
     

Details of AOCI Components

  Amount
Reclassified
from AOCI (1)
    Amount
Reclassified
from AOCI (1)
   

Affected Line Item in the
Combined Condensed

Statements of Earnings

Gains and losses on cash flow hedges

     

Foreign currency contracts

  $ 6.2      $ 1.4      Other financing items, net
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
  6.2      1.4    Total before tax
  (1.7   (0.7 Tax expense
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
$ 4.5    $ 0.7    Net of tax
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Amortization of defined benefit pension/ postretirement items

Actuarial loss

  0.1      —      (2)

Settlement loss

  —        0.1    (2)
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
  0.1      0.1    Total before tax
  0.0      0.0    Tax (expense)/benefit
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
$ 0.1    $ 0.1    Net of tax
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Venezuela deconsolidation charge

$ 16.2    $ —      Venezuela deconsolidation charge
 

 

 

   

 

 

   
$ 16.2    $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

$ 20.8    $ 0.8    Net of tax
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to profit/loss.
(2) These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 9 for further details).

 

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NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

(14) Supplemental Financial Statement Information

 

     March 31,
2015
     September 30,
2014
 

Inventories

     

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 35.9       $ 38.5   

Work in process

     82.0         68.4   

Finished products

     153.7         185.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

$ 271.6    $ 292.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Current Assets

Miscellaneous receivables

$ 19.4    $ 31.4   

Deferred income tax benefits

  43.0      43.7   

Prepaid expenses

  34.4      35.7   

Value added tax collectible from customers

  18.1      22.9   

Other

  12.1      12.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current assets

$ 127.0    $ 146.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

Land

  10.0      10.3   

Buildings

  140.7      143.6   

Machinery and equipment

  878.4      871.8   

Construction in progress

  14.9      10.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total gross property

  1,044.0      1,035.8   

Accumulated depreciation

  (826.7   (823.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, net

$ 217.3    $ 212.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Current Liabilities

Accrued advertising, sales promotion and allowances

$ 27.4    $ 25.7   

Accrued trade allowances

  42.2      35.6   

Accrued salaries, vacations and incentive compensation

  23.8      45.9   

2013 restructuring reserve

  2.1      12.4   

Spin restructuring

  21.3      —     

Other

  58.0      69.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other current liabilities

$ 174.8    $ 189.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

Pensions and other retirement benefits

$ 13.7    $ 12.8   

Deferred compensation

  36.1      45.8   

Other non-current liabilities

  29.3      31.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

$ 79.1    $ 89.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ENERGIZER SPINCO, INC.

NOTES TO COMBINED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in millions—Unaudited)

 

(15) Recently issued accounting pronouncements

On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued a new ASU, which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liabilities, consistent with debt discounts. The update will be effective for New Energizer beginning October 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. Retrospective application is required, and an entity is required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in accounting principles upon adoption. New Energizer is in the process of evaluating the impact the revised guidance will have on its financial statements.

(16) Legal Proceedings/Contingencies

ParentCo and its subsidiaries are parties to a number of legal proceedings in various jurisdictions arising out of the operations of the ParentCo’s businesses. Many of these legal matters are in preliminary stages and involve complex issues of law and fact, and may proceed for protracted periods of time. The amount of liability, if any, from these proceedings cannot be determined with certainty. However, based upon present information, ParentCo believes that its liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which are likely to be asserted, are not reasonably likely to be material to ParentCo’s or New Energizer’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities. We are a party to legal proceedings and claims that arise during the ordinary course of business. We review our legal proceedings and claims, regulatory reviews and inspections and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and follow appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We establish accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and we disclose the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our financial statements to not be misleading. We do not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has been incurred is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Based upon present information, the Company believes that its liability, if any, arising from such pending legal proceedings, asserted legal claims and known potential legal claims which are likely to be asserted, is not reasonably likely to be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, taking into account established accruals for estimated liabilities.

 

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